Misty and rainy, at first glance, it looks like Jiangnan in March, but the solemn and solemn atmosphere is quite different from the Yingge Yanyu in Jiangnan.
The eldest princess's team returned to Kyoto when it was raining.
This time, of course, there would be no Taoist priests blocking Nanyu Gate, but there were more people to welcome them.
Xue Poye saw the white banners fluttering in front of Nanyu Gate from a long distance, and the gold paper was dejected. Nearly a hundred people gathered in front of Nanyu Gate, in front of the thick and simple city wall, showing a vicissitudes of life.
When Xue Poye came back this time, he did not take a carriage, but sat on a tall horse with a longbow on his back, followed Princess Yi's carriage, and wandered in the Rouge Camp.
The journey was full of spring, and the strong and plump bodies of the female knights were different from those white jade beauties.
Seeing the mourning scene in front of the city gate, Xue Poye seemed to have thought of something, frowned, turned his head and looked back, not far behind was the banner car carrying Liu Jin's coffin.
Approaching the city gate, the eldest princess' car finally stopped.
Xue Poye looked at the towers on the city gate, and finally sighed that he had finally come to the center of the Great Chu Kingdom, and came to the capital.
"Jin'er, Jin'er...!" A somewhat old but sad figure called softly. In the voice, Xue Poye saw the crowd in front of him move away one after another, making way for him.
From the crowd, gradually came an old man with white hair, wearing a light yellow brocade robe, with a sad face, followed by a middle-aged man in white clothes, only in his thirties, with a serious face, a couple Thick and thick eyebrows are almost connected in a line, squeezed together, it looks like a person who is good at martial arts, and his skills are obviously not low.
As the two passed by, the eunuchs, maids, and guards on both sides knelt down one after another, saying "Your Highness is in peace"!
Xue Poye frowned slightly, and immediately understood that this might be Liu Jin's grandfather, His Majesty's uncle Qian Wangye, but he didn't know who the middle-aged man was by his side, his facial features were somewhat similar to Qian Wang Ye, could it be Is it the son of a prince
The Lord Qian stared at the flag carriage not far behind Xue Poye, with tears streaming down his face, and tremblingly walked towards the flag carriage, passing by Xue Poye, Xue Poye also got off the horse, and knelt down to pay respects.
The Lord Gan didn't pay attention to the etiquette of the people around him. He walked straight in front of the road banner car, and the son of the Prince Gan waved his hand and lifted the yellow curtain, and a small and delicate coffin suddenly appeared in front of him.
The dry prince trembled slightly, stretched out his hand, stroked the smooth surface of the coffin lightly, and murmured: "Why did you go like this? Why did you leave Grandpa like this?"
The son of the dry prince gritted his teeth, looked up to the sky and closed his eyes, wanting to cry but no tears.
When everyone around saw this scene, they all sighed in their hearts.
It was raining continuously, dripping from the sky like ox hair, the dry prince stood in the drizzle, let the rain hit his body, fell on his hair, lay down along his forehead, his face was wet, and he couldn't tell where it was. Where is the rain there are tears.
"Father!" Seeing that the old prince was too sad and his body was crumbling, the prince Gan hurriedly supported him, and persuaded with pain: "Don't be too sad, we will always avenge Jin'er's revenge."
Prince Qian said bitterly: "Report, you must report. Whoever returns my grandson will make his whole family restless forever. Chengjing, I want you to find out the truth as soon as possible and avenge Jin'er." Excited, ignoring the identity of the prince, he raised his fist, and at the end, he was already gnashing his teeth. Everyone saw it, and their hearts were terrified. If the murderer is found out by the prince, the murderer may really want to wipe out the entire clan. was punished.
At this moment, Xue Poye suddenly discovered that the eldest princess had stepped down from the Luanjia at some point, and this was the first time Xue Poye saw her Lushan face, but unfortunately it was not the real face, because the eldest princess was wearing a brocade wool guard. She wears a raincoat and a hat woven from willow and bamboo produced in Nanli on her head, covered by a light gauze like a cloud, blocking her face.
Even though her face was blocked and she was wearing a raincoat, the eldest princess's perfect figure like a fairy has amazed the world.
Tall, elegant, dreamlike, and like a cloud, the eldest princess walked gracefully. When she passed by Xue Poye, she stopped for a moment, turned her head to look at Xue Poye, and smiled lightly when she heard the smile. Xue Poye couldn't help but looked up, from the bottom up, and found the eldest princess's tender white neck and pointed cheeks, which could only be seen through the skin as thin as a cicada. Yi's veil faintly saw a pair of soul-stirring eyes.
"Princess Ankang!" Xue Poye whispered, but found that his heartbeat seemed to be a lot faster in front of this eldest princess who couldn't see her true face. The magic power seems to see through one's inner world.
The Eldest Princess smiled softly, nodded, and continued on her way until she walked to the side of the dry prince, and then performed the etiquette of a junior meeting an elder, and said softly: "Qiong'er has seen the emperor's uncle!"
Prince Qian knelt down immediately and said, "See the princess!"
The dry prince turned his head tremblingly, and when he saw the eldest princess, his face became more gloomy, and he said coldly: "Liu Qiong!"
"Uncle Emperor's condolences!" The eldest princess sighed lightly: "No one would have thought of this, Uncle Emperor, please don't hurt yourself."
"I'm an old bone, and I can't hurt it." The dry prince waited for the eldest princess and said, "Okay, Liu Qiong, this king sent a letter to ask you to take good care of Jin'er, but is this how you take care of him?"
The eldest princess shook her head and said, "Qioner didn't take good care of Jiner, I hope the emperor will forgive me."
"Forgive?" Lord Gan yelled fiercely, "Liu Qiong, I'll leave what I said to you today. If the real culprit is not found within ten days, I will sue the Holy One and ask him to uphold justice." "The old man burst into tears again, and said painfully: "This king gave you a living brocade, what do you think you brought back?" Pointing at the coffin, he shouted: "Is this the only thing you want to bring to this king?"
The eldest princess did not speak, but sighed faintly.
At this moment, a crisp voice said: "Grandpa Qianwang...!" A little boy ran quickly, but it was a little stone.
Xiao Shitou followed Lady Lv in the carriage all the way, when he saw Lord Qian, he hurriedly got out of the carriage and ran over.
As soon as Lord Qian raised his head and saw the little stone, his expression immediately became a little excited, and he couldn't help stretching out his hands to meet him, but he heard the eldest princess coughed twice naturally, and his expression immediately became serious, as if he was embracing him , when Xiaoshitou ran to the front, he swung his backhand and gave Xiaoshitou a heavy big-eared melon seed. Clear five-finger red marks appeared on Xiaoshitou's face immediately.
Xue Poye was surprised, everyone was surprised, Xiao Shitou was even more surprised, covering his face, staring blankly at Lord Qian.
The dry prince glared at the little stone, and shouted: "You little slave, I told you to take good care of the little master, what did you do? Now that the little master is gone, you are safe and sound, do you still have the face to see me? Thanks to me You eat and drink for you, and having a dog is more useful than you."
Xiao Shitou's eyes were wide open, his eyes were full of panic and fear, his thin and thin body trembled slightly, Xue Poye couldn't bear it when he saw it, but he clearly understood in his heart that the people in front of him were the power of the Great Chu. The characters in the center, I really don't have the ability to take care of them.
"Damn prince... grandpa...!" Xiaoshitou burst into tears, "I... damn, I failed to take good care of my little master, you...you punish me!"
"Everyone is gone, what's the use of punishing you?" Lord Gan roared, like an old mad lion: "From now on, you have nothing to do with my Palace of Ganwang, you can go wherever you want, you can go wherever you want Do whatever you want, it has nothing to do with me anymore."
The dry prince seemed very excited and angry. He continuously reprimanded Princess Yu'an and Xiao Shitou. In everyone's eyes, he was very considerate. After all, the dry prince was also a person, an old man, and such a person lost his beloved grandson in his later years. , It is understandable to be emotional.
"Grandpa Qianwang, you... you don't want me anymore?" Xiao Shitou trembled.
The Lord Gan pushed the small stone away and said loudly: "That's right, if it weren't for your young age, this king would like to kill you." Ignore it again, and shouted: "I don't want to talk about Jin'er and bring it back."
After he finished speaking, among the crowd guarding Nanyumen, seven or eight servants dressed in white rushed over, and together they pushed Liu Jin's banner cart into Nanyumen through the vacated road.
"Liu Qiong, don't forget what this king said to you, ten days, I will give you ten days to wait for you in the palace at all times, once the time is over, if you haven't found the murderer, we will go In the Golden Luan Hall, ask the Holy One to discuss it." The Lord Qian followed Liu Jin's coffin, and left these words coldly.
Going straight to the gate of the city, the Lord Gan stopped and looked back. Xue Poye could see clearly that his gaze was on the little stone standing blankly in the drizzle. Xue Poye could even feel that in the In the slightly drowsy eyes of Lord Gan, there was actually a hint of relief, which was a feeling that came from the bottom of his bones.
Xue Poye frowned, deep in his heart, he only felt that the disturbance of Lord Qian at Nanyu Gate today seemed a bit uneasy.
Lord Gan entered the city with Liu Jin's banner car, and took away the servants who came with him. The whole Nanyu Gate became deserted for a while, and it was hard for the captain of the city gate. He only saw the nobles going in and out on weekdays. Unexpectedly, some weird things are always happening these days. The conflict between the eldest princess and the national teacher last time was not over, but here the eldest princess seems to have a conflict with the dry prince.
It is difficult to be a school captain, and it is even more difficult to be a city guard school captain. I don't know when these nobles get angry for a while, they may kill themselves.
"Princess, father is too sad and rude to you. I hope the princess will not be offended!" The son of the dry prince did not enter the city with the dry prince. Seeing his father walking away, he shook his head and said: "Father has always loved Jin'er, Now that Jin'er has been killed, there is always something wrong with her emotions."
The eldest son of the dry prince, Liu Chengjing, is a shrewd person. Of course he knows that although his father's title seems to be a prince, his real power is not comparable to this weak Princess Yu'an.
Princess Yu'an is the younger sister of the current emperor, and she is deeply loved by the emperor. The emperor can listen to the words of his little sister. If there is really someone in this world who can influence the emperor with words, then absolutely not More than three people, and Princess Yu'an Liu Qiong is definitely one of them.
A person who can make the emperor obedient, her influence can be imagined, and her power can also be imagined.
"Chengjing, don't be too sad. When you go back, persuade the emperor well. He is old and can't bear too much pain." The voice of the eldest princess seems to be so soft and kind forever: "Ten days? It seems that the emperor really wants the emperor to punish me." After saying this, she shook her head and sighed softly, then walked to the dumbfounded little stone and led him He walked directly to Xue Poye's side, and said softly: "I'll leave it to you!" He let go of Xiao Shitou's hand and returned to the car.
Xue Poye led the pale little stone back into the carriage, sighed, and knew in his heart that in the future, the little stone would most likely be taken care of by himself.
In the drizzle, the princess's team finally entered the capital in an orderly manner.
Kyoto is not an imperial palace. In fact, the size of Kyoto is surprisingly large.
This is not a strange thing. After all, it is the political center of Dachu, and it is also the largest cultural exchange center in the world today.
In addition to the majestic imperial palace in Kyoto, there are also four urban areas in the southeast, north, and west. The area is extremely large, and the majestic but solemn and heavy imperial palace is located in the center of the four cities.
The drizzle fell on the flat road paved with bluestone, and the whole street looked quiet and depressing.
Entering the city from Nanyumen, it is natural to pass through the huge Nancheng District, and this area is also the residence of many dignitaries.
The eldest princess lives in the Changqing Palace in the imperial palace. It is said that His Majesty the Emperor is reluctant to part with his only sister. Even if the eldest princess gets married, she still keeps her residence in the palace. The princess lived in Changqing Palace for eight months of the year, but her husband's son-in-law's mansion became a separate courtyard.
This is a weird thing, the husband and wife are always separated for a long time throughout the year, which makes people really doubt the relationship between husband and wife in their hearts.
However, if there is no strange thing about the royal family, it would be very strange.
The street that the eldest princess is currently walking on is called Changhe Road, which means "the source of the long river". He went straight to the princess's car and talked for a while, then got out of the car, a little reluctant to part, but the team of the princess continued to move forward, but Xue Poye followed the team of Princess Yi and turned in. fork.
It was only then that Xue Poye realized that Princess Yi did not live in the palace. After inquiring about the female knights around her, she found out easily that although Princess Yi was married, after all, that strange thing happened, so His Majesty the Emperor It was decreed that Princess Yi could go back to the consort's mansion to live with his father.
Not long after this fork, they entered a wide and flat street.
This is the place where high officials and nobles live, and there are no common people, so it looks very deserted. On this deserted street, there are mansion gates every ten feet, and every mansion gate is quiet. A pair of stone lions squatted, and dozens of stone lions squatted in front of their own doors, staring boredly at the carriages and pedestrians passing by the door.
Princess Yi's team walked slowly through this street, and went straight to a big house. Princess Yi's car finally stopped.
When Xue Poye walked through this street, he always felt a little uncomfortable all over his body and panicked in his heart. Maybe it was the desertedness, or maybe it was the solemn atmosphere that made him feel depressed.
Princess Yi's team is not big, except for the female knights of the Rouge Camp, there are only a few serving maids. As for the eunuchs and maids, they are all brought out by the eldest princess from the palace. There are no eunuchs and maids serving in the consort's house.
The vermilion gate and the two large stone lions look even more majestic than the stone lions in other mansions. On the main plaque, there are three big characters stamped in gold.
"Consort House"!
In the system of Dachu, concubines are not allowed to be officials, so concubines themselves are not official positions, and many concubines can only become the same as the head of the family. Many people don't like it in their hearts.
But the son-in-law in this mansion, no one dares to underestimate him.
Although this has something to do with the power and influence of Princess Yu'an, the most important thing is that the father of this son-in-law had also served as the prime minister, and he himself had worked in Nanlin Daying, one of the three major camps in Kyoto. Commander, Wen Tao Wu Lue, can be regarded as a remarkable man.
The three major battalions in Kyoto, the Southern Forest Camp, the Northern Forest Camp, and the Shenwu Camp are all the elites of the Great Chu Kingdom. There are only nine commanders in total, which shows how powerful they are.
The son-in-law was able to be favored by the first emperor and marry the eldest princess, of course it was because of the son-in-law's literary and military strategy, and because of the loyalty of the prime minister, but there is one thing that cannot be ignored.
appearance!
This son-in-law's appearance is really very beautiful. It is said that when he was young, he was one of the most handsome men in the Great Chu Kingdom.
There is a very interesting story about the appearance of this son-in-law in the Great Chu Kingdom. It is said that a prince with a far-flung fief has a son who is also handsome and handsome. I heard that the son-in-law is the most beautiful man in the Great Chu Kingdom , so I was very unconvinced, so I went to Kyoto to pay a visit to the son-in-law to see if the rumors were true. When the son-in-law hosted a banquet, the son-in-law saw the real face of the son-in-law, and immediately left, leaving a very classic sentence if.
"The appearance of the son-in-law, I have eaten with him, and I have also tarnished his beauty!"
This story also became a topic that common people and dignitaries talked about at that time.
When the servants in front of the consort's mansion saw the Princess' return, they immediately got up courteously and stood on both sides respectfully. Everyone got busy and began to carry the luggage on the car back to the mansion.
Princess Yi dismounted, smiled and said to Xue Poye: "Master, you should stay here for a while, if you are not satisfied, I will find a place for you."
Xue Poye got off his horse, handed the reins to the female knight, rubbed his nose and said with a smile: "If I am not satisfied even here, then I really don't know where else is suitable for me."
Princess Yi grinned, and told the servant: "Lead master to the north courtyard, clean up the small courtyard where I used to live, and arrange for master to live with them."
The boy immediately agreed respectfully.
Xue Poye called Lady Lv, led the little stone who had been stunned, and followed the servant to enter the mansion, but before entering the mansion, after thinking about it, he turned around and asked for a bow and a box of arrows, and then he went in with satisfaction. the government.
All the way in, there are rockery and flat grass inside, flowers and branches in shallow water, exquisite and elegant and clean, and the women, maids and servants I met along the way, when they saw someone coming, they all stood quietly by the road , there is no confusion at all.
As they walked deeper and deeper, they never reached Xiyuan. Obviously, the Prince Consort's Mansion is extremely spacious, and it is precisely this that can reflect the majesty of the Eldest Princess and the Prince Consort.
Xue Poye walked all the way, with a smile on his face, without a trace of restraint. Ordinary people must be a little shy when entering these noble mansions, but he is very free and easy. When passing by weeping willows, he touches willow branches. Take a look at the golden scales in the water, everything seems very natural.
After walking for a long time, I finally came to the small courtyard that Princess Yi said. After seeing it, I realized that the imperial aura is really extraordinary. There is a huge courtyard with pavilions, artificial mountains and jade lakes, weeping willows and green pines, kingfishers and red cherry blossoms. It has everything you need, and the area is very large. I don't know why it is "small" in the eyes of Princess Yi.