In the ancient city of Yinzhou, there is an extremely spacious Guogong Mansion, which is the North Wing Guogong Mansion.
On this day, the postman galloped into the city and went straight to the Duke's mansion.
Many people on the streets of Yinzhou City looked around and knew that this was another message coming from the capital. The shopkeeper of the teahouse leaned against the door with his hands on his sleeves, "Years ago, I sent a message to our Duke from the capital.
I bought dozens of cars as a New Year's gift, but the year has not even ended yet, and the letter from the capital has arrived again."
"That's right! I heard that the emperor called our prince uncle." The owner of the mutton restaurant nearby also came out, wearing a sheepskin coat, and hurriedly said, "Look, on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, there are people sending lanterns in the capital again.
. The people delivering the lanterns have just arrived in the capital, and the people delivering the spring plowing gifts in March have arrived again. Those delivering the gifts in March have not yet arrived in the capital, and the Ministry of Rites of the capital should send ceremony officials again, and they have to pay homage to the souls of those who died in the war during the Qingming Festival. Follow closely.
It's the Dragon Boat Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the Double Ninth Festival again. Every year, on the road from the capital to Yinzhou, the officials from the capital come and go... They can run. Now, it's the imperial court that can't leave the northwest, not the northwest that can't leave the capital.
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The owner of the teahouse came over and whispered: "I heard from the tea merchants that the second master has an extraordinary status in the capital. He is the princess, and the emperor is very pampered by him."
The owner of the mutton restaurant said in a lower voice, "This kind of thing... everyone knows very well. It is connected to the northwest, so naturally it is particularly favored. Speaking of which, it is not because the second master and the princess are favored that it is called the capital.
They look at Xixi in a different light; it is because of Northwest that the second master and the princess are looked at in a different light."
The owner of the teahouse gave him a thumbs up. You hit the nail on the head, but "Why don't you know the letter from the capital?"
The owner of the mutton restaurant hissed and laughed awkwardly, "How can you guess this?"
Yes! Who could have guessed? It was the uncle who brought the princess and the princes to the northwest.
The Lin family's huge mansion suddenly burst into joy.
Old Madam Yao called Madam Prince, "While the weather is nice, the decoration in Youyi Courtyard needs to be fully exposed. There are two distinguished female guests who have to tidy up the guest rooms in the inner courtyard. Tongtong stays with me, let's go."
Go to Xinuang Pavilion and have a look..."
Yao was born into a powerful family. After marrying Lin Chongwei, she gave birth to four sons: Lin Keqin, Lin Keyong, Lin Kegong and Lin Kejian.
This is already the fourth son.
Later, some of the generals who followed Lin Chongwei died in battle. Among the orphans, the younger ones were adopted and adopted as sons. Three of them were raised by themselves: Cao Kexiu, Tao Kemin, and Zhang Kejing.
That adds up to seven sons!
And the seven sons gave birth to twelve grandsons, with the character Chong as their generation, and the preface of "Wen Tao and military strategy, knowledgeable about the past and the present, governing the world through latitude and longitude".
The prince's wife, Ma, was the daughter of Zuo Shuai Ma Changzong. She gave birth to three sons: his grandson Lin Chongwen, Lin Chongtao who almost adopted him before, and Lin Chongjin who was born in the eighth year of his life.
At this moment, the old lady was going to Xinuang Pavilion to clean up the house. Ma said hurriedly: "Erlang has been with his sister for a long time and knows Tongtong's preferences. Should I send someone to ask him?"
OK! Call Erlang.
Lin Chongtao hurried over, sweating on his forehead: "Grandma is really biased, and I haven't seen you so eager when my grandson comes back. When I say that my sister is back, look at you..."
Where are those words? The old lady pointed to the gold vessel, "Look, I prepared these for your sister, how about putting them there?"
The corner of Lin Chongtao's mouth twitched. It was a good thing that his second uncle did not return to his grandmother to raise him, otherwise he would not be able to become a good man of the Lin family. In fact, my younger sister doesn't like those luxurious things, but... I can't say this. It's too simple and seems to be indifferent. Everything here is vulgar, but everything is carefully prepared by the grandmother.
He looked around and kept nodding, "Okay! My sister will definitely like it. And those pair of bright red plum vases are placed in the corner..."
The old lady was indeed very happy, "That's right! I put all my thought into everything I picked."
Yes! They are all excellent.
Mrs. Shizi looked around and then said to her mother-in-law, "I think it's very good too. There are still a few rolls of pink gauze in the New Year's gift. Do you want to make bed tents for Tongtong?"
Why did you forget this? Yes, yes! Use that to make a bed curtain.
Ma asked again, "Those two female guests, how do you arrange this?"
"They are all young girls. Whatever Tongtong likes, they must like something. If this pink gauze is not enough for the tent... then ask someone to find some outside..."
Ma hurriedly said: "If the fine yarn is not enough, there are other colors. Fruit green and goose yellow are both extremely fresh and tender. They can be used in staggered combinations."
Pink, green, goose yellow, Lin Chongtao almost couldn't help but want to break the skill. But he couldn't help nodding, "Excellent! Excellent, excellent!" After praising them one by one, he left, "Grandpa sent someone Called, the grandson ran back to see the grandmother first, and the grandfather is still waiting. I am afraid that the grandfather wants to send the grandson to lead someone forward to greet him..."
That's business, go ahead.
Lin Chongtao warned again, "The eldest prince, the second prince and Prince Yong are here, as well as the eldest son of the Han family..."
Oops! That’s verbose. There’s plenty of room in the guest yard, and the boy from the Han family is not an outsider. There is a yard prepared for the Han family all year round, so he can just live in it.
That's right! Lin Chongtao smiled and exited, and then walked out of the main courtyard. From a distance, he saw a slender figure walking this way. He wanted to run but was stopped by the other party, "Where are you going, second cousin?" "
Lin Chongtao had to stand still, and then nodded, "Is it Cousin Yao? Why did it come out in such a cold weather? Be careful of the wind and cough."
Yao Shougu covered her mouth with a handkerchief and coughed lightly: "I heard that my second cousin was coming with the princess. I guess the old lady must be busy cleaning the princess' house. I wanted to go and see what I could do to help. Are you busy?" After saying that, he coughed a few more times.
Lin Chongtao smiled and said, "Then cousin, let's go and have a look. I have something else to do, so I'll take my leave first."
"Please, cousin."
As expected, Lin Chongtao jumped over the fence, jumped over the flowers and trees, and walked away.
The maid Tao'er helped Yao Shougu: "Madam, don't get caught up in the wind and go into the yard."
Um!
The servants in the yard were as enthusiastic as before. When they saw her, they called her ma'am and gave directions, "The old lady and the prince's wife are at Xinuang Pavilion."
Ma heard some noise inside and glanced at the person waiting beside her.
Biyun quietly exited. As soon as she opened the curtain, she saw the Yao family's wife going up the steps. She hurriedly smiled and said: "Why is my wife here? They are sweeping the inside. How can I get better if I choke?" After that, she personally He supported me and went to the main hall, "The main hall is warm, please wait a moment, the old lady and the prince's wife will come out in a moment."
Yao Shougu was embarrassed, "Look, I wanted to help, but I couldn't do anything. Instead, I asked the elders to follow Xuan Xin. It's my fault."
Just as he was talking, the old lady and the prince's wife came back as expected. Biyun quietly withdrew and told the maid in Xinuang Pavilion, "Lock the door and don't let anyone in."
The maid didn't know why, but she still locked up Nuange obediently.
Yun Gu, who was serving the old lady, silently withdrew her gaze, and when she was free, she said to the old lady: "Mrs. Crown Prince, don't let the Yao family girls approach the princess's house..."
The old lady sighed, "She is right! Shougu has always been ill, and Tongtong has been weak since she was born. If she is sick again, how can she recover?"
Yao Shougu is the grand-niece of the old lady's family. The child's father died in the war, and the mother, Zhou, remarried Zhang Kejing, the adopted son of the Lin family, and soon became pregnant. When the old lady saw this grand-niece, she remembered that she was far away in the capital.
Granddaughter. At that time, the second master was lying there like a living dead. The poor princess was so young that her mother remarried and could not take care of her... This experience was similar to that of the longevity aunt. The old lady felt compassion and sent the longevity aunt to her.
He was raised by his side. He has been raised well over the years, but he has always been sick and crooked.
Over the years, the old lady's four sons have given her eight direct grandchildren, but the only granddaughter is the princess.
On the other hand, the three adopted sons gave birth to several girls, and they were all doted upon, but everyone knew that the most pampered one was the longevity aunt.
Who in the northwest doesn't know that Shougu and the princess have the same character. The old lady misses her granddaughter and only loves Shougu as her own granddaughter.
Shougu spent a lot of time in the main courtyard. When she came out, she saw that the door of Xinuang Pavilion was locked. Seeing that the window was open, she went up the steps and took a few glances through the window.
I saw that the curtains were not hung, the room was unobstructed, and I could see the bottom at a glance. On the ancient shelf, the golden lotus ornaments were particularly eye-catching, and there were magpies on the branches, branches made of golden branches and jade leaves, and magpies made of precious stones. This was a gift from the Queen Mother.
It was given to the old lady. The old lady was very precious and would not touch anyone. Now, it is placed on the ancient shelf. Looking at the bed, it has been made for several years. I thought it was a dowry for myself. It turns out that it was given to me as a dowry.
No, it was specially made for the princess.
She coughed, grabbed Tao'er's hand and slowly walked down the steps.
Tao'er asked in a low voice: "Are you going to inquire about the princess's preferences? I should have prepared the meeting gift..."
Shou Gu shook her head, "Don't bother to ask..." What you heard may not be true, "What mother said should be somewhat accurate! The princess is so pampered in the palace, what haven't you seen? I heard that she and the princess
He often fights and comments on his appearance in the capital... With such a temperament, he avoids her and lets her go. Anyway, she won't stay for long, it's just a few months, it doesn't matter."
How many months will it take? I can’t say, it depends on the situation.
Link leaned on the carriage, played a move of chess leisurely, and said to these boys, "The situation in the northwest is much more complicated than you think. You will know when you get there. It is not as difficult as in the aristocratic family."
Under trouble."
The fourth master followed up and made a move, "The forces are a bit complicated and difficult to manipulate?"
Link glanced at the fourth master with admiration, twisting the chess piece in his hand before he started to play it. Suddenly he felt that this move was a bit interesting. He stopped his hand, looked at it for a while, and then made another move, "You guys are here
The time in the capital is too long, and it won't do you any harm to stay outside for a while. Let me remind you that here in the northwest, there are many veteran generals who followed us to conquer the world, and there are also generals who have made great achievements while guarding the border over the years... They
They haven’t been back to the capital for many years. They don’t know the capital or the royal family. And what about the royal family and the imperial court? They don’t know much about them either. So you have to be mentally prepared.”
Understand! They recognize the Lin family, not necessarily the royal family.
This is what the two old princes are worried about! This is not to say that the Lin family has won over people's hearts, but that this situation will naturally arise as time goes by. No one can stop it!
At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the northern wing of the Duke's Palace was used to unify and stabilize the northwest. The Western Region could not be torn apart.
After that, the northwest must be completely returned to the imperial court, belong to the imperial court, integrate into the imperial court, and then be completely integrated with the Central Plains. This was not something that Taizu could accomplish, or even Emperor Wen Zhao could accomplish. This would have to be done by the next generation.
Only with the perseverance of three or five generations can complete success be achieved.
It can be said that this would not be possible without the efforts of any generation.
The eldest prince felt that under such circumstances, it was extremely difficult for the old prince to have no other ambitions. But under such circumstances, it was normal for anyone to have any ambitions.
As for Tongtong, she had been listening to Lin Kuan talk about the Lin family in detail along the way, and also asked Zheng Yuanniang and Liu Siniang to listen together. With these two people as companions, Tongtong was not lonely along the way.
Liu Siniang had a round baby face, almond-shaped eyes, peach cheeks, willow-leaf eyebrows, and a cherry mouth. She looked voluptuous. She spent most of the time in the carriage dozing off. As long as there was nothing particularly important, she was very capable of sleeping.
Tongtong and Zheng Yuanniang could still talk about the customs and customs of the places they passed by, but Liu Siniang didn't know whether they were listening or not. Anyway, they were either this way or that way.
She must ask one question every day, and that is: How many days will it take to arrive?
It's early!
How long is it for? Tongtong deliberately teased her: "It's three months."
Ah? It’s been so long! Doesn’t it still take three months to come back?
Zheng Yuanniang laughed and said, "Listen to the princess coaxing you! Yinzhou is close to the land of Sanqin, so it's not too far away. We don't want to go further west, so we can reach it in less than three months and more than a month."
What now? It’s only half a month, is there still half the journey?
Yes! There’s still half the journey.
Liu Siniang sat up and said, "I thought that this marriage would allow me to stay in the house peacefully for the rest of my life, and no one would bother me, and no one would think I was lazy! But who knew that this marriage has not yet been decided, and I will have to bear it.
It's such a pain. I thought that it would be fine if I came from a noble family and could eat and drink every day and take good care of my face... Who knew that when I got tired, I would not lose to a woman from a poor family. After such a comparison, I felt that there was no one else in the world.
There is no pure place to go.”
While she was complaining, there were still marks on her chubby face and some saliva marks on the corners of her mouth.
Zheng Yuanniang pointed to the corner of her mouth, then she took out a small mirror and slowly wiped it with a handkerchief in front of the mirror, which looked quite interesting.
Zheng Yuanniang envied such a girl. Just by looking at her, she could tell that she had been pampered and pampered since she was growing up.
She couldn't help but ask, "Can you ride a horse?"
"Yes!" Liu Siniang frowned, "My aunt's family owns an escort agency. I go to the horse village to live for a few months every year, so I know how to ride a horse."
Zheng Yuanniang looked outside, "I used to ride horses when I was young, but in recent years I don't ride much anymore. I'm afraid I'm unfamiliar with it."
"Does Sister Zheng want to ride a horse?" Liu Siniang became happy and immediately shouted out: "Prince Han - Crown Prince Han - I and Sister Zheng want to ride a horse, please bring me the horse quickly."
Han Siyuan was watching a chess game, and when he was called like that, he froze up. There were so many people waiting outside, why did they just call me?
Link raised his foot and kicked Han Siyuan: "What are you doing here? Take this girl to ride a horse!"
The eldest prince followed him down, but before he could go down, he heard Tongtong imitating Liu Siniang's voice and shouting: "Silang - Silang - my sister Zheng and I want to ride a horse, please bring me the horse quickly!"
Everyone was silent at first, and then burst into laughter!
The Fourth Master put down the chess pieces and said, "Uncle Third, I have to take the girl to ride a horse."