It was already late October when we arrived at Jingling City. After marching for nearly ten days, although we were tired and exhausted, seeing that the gate to enter Kyoto was close at hand, everyone became energetic again and rested for a few hours in the suburbs.
It was still early and I hurried to the city.
As soon as he arrived at the gate of Nancheng, Chu Nanzhi saw a few familiar figures at the gate from the car curtain across a long distance.
Standing on the white horse, that heroic figure, although she had not seen her for many months, had an unusually cold aura, and she recognized it as Princess Lin Jinshu at just one glance.
Seeing Ji Cen'an leading the team slowly, Lin Jinshu could no longer hold back the excitement and joy in his heart and drove forward directly.
When he arrived at Chu Nanzhi's carriage, he jumped off the horse and stood firmly on the ground.
Sang Qi was really frightened by this extraordinary woman, and quickly reined in the horse. While still hesitating, she heard the woman calling towards the carriage with a pleasant face: "Junior sister, long time no see, how are you?"
Seeing this goddess whom the original owner had admired for many years, Chu Nanzhi couldn't help but feel excited. Leaving Liu Yun and the five little treasures behind, she rushed out of the carriage, looked at each other with Lin Jinshu, and said happily: "
I'm really sorry to have kept the imperial sister waiting for so long."
After not seeing each other for several months, she still refused to give in on the issue of generation. Lin Jinshu narrowed his bright almond eyes in a fit of laughter and tears, stepped forward and hugged her affectionately, and happily replied: "Being able to work in Jing
It doesn't matter if we wait a little longer to see my brother and sister-in-law in Lingcheng."
Chang Yanjue and Nie Huaian heard in the carriage that the two of them were arguing over the names of sisters again. They hurried out of the carriage with a sad face, but when they heard Princess Shu compromise and saw the two hugging each other affectionately, they finally
He laughed happily.
Chang Yanjue covered his mouth and coughed lightly. He looked at the large number of officials waiting at the city gate and reminded them beside them: "Jin Shu, it's getting late. It's better to take your brother and sister-in-law and their family into the city to settle down and have some rest."
It’s good to enter the palace and meet the saint.”
"Yes, the teacher reminded me."
Lin Jinshu hurriedly let go of Chu Nanzhi, bowed respectfully to the two elders, and cast a playful wink at Ji Cen'an who was riding on the horse: "Your Majesty, you are tired from the journey. There is no need for your Majesty here. Please go see Shangshu Ling soon."
Return to the palace."
Ji Cen'an glanced at the two of them blankly. Although the sadness in his heart kept rising, the future wife's charming eyes immediately melted his neglected heart. He knew that she was caring for him after waiting for a long time.
On the way, he immediately agreed with a smile and said: "Then I will hand over all the people who are dear to my heart, including my brother, to Her Highness the Princess."
"Go ahead."
Lin Jinshu pursed his lips and looked at him with a slight smile, letting him go out and have fun for several months, but he couldn't let him go like this. At the moment when Ji Cen'an smiled happily, he suddenly changed the subject: "I store some things in the cellar of the new mansion.
I bought some jasmine flowers. Please remember to cook a pot of jasmine shrimp and tofu soup tomorrow and deliver it to the post house personally. I want to try it with my brother and sister-in-law."
Hearing this, Chu Nanzhi couldn't help but burst into laughter.
She had long heard the pretty boy mention that Princess Shu had forced Ji Cen'an to learn how to make this soup over the years.
As soon as the prince-in-law returned to Kyoto, she couldn't wait to let him make soup. Looking at the prince-in-law with a miserable face, Chu Nanzhi smiled and joked: "Princess, please don't make things difficult for me."
"Is it difficult for him?"
Lin Jinshu looked straight at him arrogantly. Ji Cen'an quickly shook his head and said: "Don't be embarrassed, I will deliver the soup to the posthouse in person tomorrow."
"That's pretty much it."
Lin Jinshu looked at Chu Nanzhi with a smile and said jokingly: "It seems that our commander has made a lot of progress after following Brother Wang for a few months at Luyan Port."
A few people were chatting happily when a charming female voice suddenly sounded from behind them: "Jin Shu is really good at training her husband."
The sinister tone seems incompatible with the pleasant atmosphere around him.
Chu Nanzhi turned around and saw the eldest princess Lin Luotong walking forward unhurriedly.
Behind her were the second eldest princess Lin Luoxuan and the sixth uncle Lin Tingyan.
Although they had not seen each other for a long time, the two eldest princesses were still dressed like Taoist nuns when they returned to the palace, with the whisks in their hands slowly swaying with their light steps.
Lin Luoxuan glanced at Chu Nanzhi and saw that what she was wearing now was no different from when she visited Nanhua. It was just that the fabric looked much nobler and the color was still simple and unpretentious. She said with a sarcastic smile:
"If it is Jin Shu who knows how to train a husband, it is better to say that our niece-in-law is capable. Even Jin Shu, who has always been aloof and proud, is willing to wait for her for half a day outside Chaoguang Gate. Even the niece-in-law is now a prince after all.
Madam, you are so shabbily dressed, and those who don’t know would have thought that Prince Pingning’s palace is in such dire straits that it relies on the princess to come to the capital to counteract the autumn wind.”
"Second aunt has really become a master in the world while living in seclusion in Nanhua. Don't you know that Pingning Prefecture is suffering from drought this year? Sister-in-law Wang is aware of the people's sentiments and knows that people's livelihood is suffering. If you are more frugal, you will naturally share the joys and sorrows with the people."
Lin Jinshu looked at the two eldest princesses who came forward, and said sarcastically: "It's not like some of the royal family and nobles in our capital, who talk about benevolence, justice and morality all day long, and are used to talking about the country and the people.
But they don’t know how to practice it personally, they just want to indulge in pleasure.”
She did not name her by name, but everyone could tell that Princess Shu was criticizing the two eldest princesses for their extravagant behavior after returning to the capital. They seemed to lack the purity of mind and desire that a cultivator should have.
Beibin Wang Lin Tingyan was well aware of the grudge between the two eldest princesses and Chu Nanzhi, but his niece-in-law was now his ally. He did not want to see the situation become so tense as soon as they met, so he hurriedly reconciled it.
: "The two imperial sisters have lived in Taoism for a long time and have little contact with their niece-in-law. They don't know her temperament. She has always been so informal."
Quietly looking at Chu Nanzhi, who had an indifferent expression, he added with a smile: "I think this is also the reason why our unruly nephew is so fond of her."
Such an alternative iron lady who has the world's righteousness at heart is much cuter than those vulgar fans who only wear rouge and gouache all day long, love vanity, and only think about marrying into a wealthy family.
The eldest princess, Lin Luotong, had already seen that the sixth brother's temperament had changed drastically since he returned from Luyan Port. Now that he had become the regent, he would naturally compliment Princess Pingning very wisely: "Brother Sixth Emperor,
To be honest, compared to the thunderous methods of our nephew-in-law, I and my second sister are indeed ashamed."
Otherwise, that stinky girl Luo Chu wouldn't have fallen into her hands.
Chu Nanzhi looked at the unfriendly eyes of the two eldest princesses, and bowed her body with a smile on her face: "The eldest princess is too praised. I was born as a human being, and I just followed the way of heaven and performed my duties.
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"you"
These words made Lin Luoxuan very angry. It was obvious that she was accusing her three sisters of not being human.
But Lin Luochu's wanton accumulation of money in Nanhua Temple has been criticized so far. She has no confidence to argue, so she can only hold back her breath and forcefully smile and say: "Just now, your uncle Liu Huang was saying that you are a person who doesn't stick to trivial matters.
We are a family, and my niece-in-law does not need to be so rigid. She should call me and my eldest sister aunt, just like Jin Shu did."
"The second eldest princess is joking. I am just a village woman. As soon as I entered Jingling City, I was suspected that I was here to catch the autumn wind. How dare I cling to the two eldest princesses?"
Chu Nanzhi replied neither humble nor overbearing.
This sharp tongue completely made Lin Luoxuan lose face, but she had no way to argue. Lin Jinshu and Lin Tingyan almost laughed out loud while listening.
Seeing Lin Luoxuan's expressionless expression, both of them couldn't help but secretly sighed: She really has a clever mouth.