The mist and rain are hazy. At first glance, it looks like Jiangnan in March, but the solemn and solemn atmosphere is very different from the singing and singing of birds in Jiangnan. The grass and trees are green and frosty, and the grass is growing and the orioles are flying.
The eldest princess's team returned to Kyoto in a rainy and gloomy time.
This time, of course, there were no Taoist priests blocking Nanyumen, but there were more people to greet them.
Xue Poye saw from a distance the white flags fluttering in front of Nanyu Gate 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, there was an atmosphere of vicissitudes of life and desolation.
When Xue Poye came back this time, he did not ride in a carriage, but on a tall horse, carrying a long bow, following Princess Yi's carriage, and wandering around the Rouge Camp.
The whole journey was full of beauty. The strong and plump bodies of the female knights had a different flavor than those white jade beauties.
Seeing the mourning scene in front of the city gate, Xue Poye seemed to have thought of something. He frowned, turned his head and looked back. Not far behind him, there was the banner carriage carrying Liu Jin's coffin.
Approaching the city gate, the eldest princess's car finally stopped.
Xue Poye looked at the towers on the city gate, and finally sighed that he had finally arrived in the center of the Chu Kingdom, in Kyoto.
"Jin'er, Jin'er...!" An old but sad figure called softly. In the voice, Xue Poye saw the crowd in front of him moving away and making way for him.
From the crowd, an old man with white hair gradually walked up, wearing a light yellow brocade robe, with a sad face, followed by a middle-aged man in white, no more than thirty years old, with a serious face, and a pair of
The thick and thick eyebrows are almost in a line and squeezed together. He looks like a man who is good at martial arts, and his Taoist skills are obviously not low.
When the two of them passed by, the eunuchs and palace maids on both sides knelt down and said, "Your Majesty is well!"
Xue Poye frowned slightly, and immediately understood that this might be Liu Jin's grandfather, His Majesty's uncle, Prince Qian. However, he didn't know who the middle-aged man beside him was. His features and eyes were somewhat similar to Prince Qian. Could it be that he was Liu Jin's grandfather?
Just to fuck the prince?
Prince Qian stared straight at the banner carriage not far behind Xue Poye. He burst into tears and walked tremblingly towards the banner carriage. Passing by Xue Poye, Xue Poye also got off his horse and knelt down to pay homage.
Prince Qian didn't pay any attention to the etiquette of the people around him. He walked straight in front of the banner car. Prince Qian next to him waved his hand and opened the yellow curtain, revealing a small and exquisite coffin.
Prince Qian's body trembled slightly, he stretched out his hand, gently stroked the smooth surface of the coffin, and murmured: "Why did you just go like this? Why did you leave grandpa like this?"
Prince Qian gritted his teeth, looked up to the sky and closed his eyes, wanting to cry but without tears.
When everyone around saw this scene, they all sighed in their hearts.
The rain was continuous, dripping from the sky like cow hair. Prince Qian stood in the drizzle, letting the rain hit his body and fall on his bun. He lay down along his forehead, his face was moist, and he could no longer tell where the rain was.
Where are the tears.
"Father!" Seeing that the old prince was overly sad and shaky, Prince Qian hurriedly supported him and reluctantly advised: "Don't be too sad. We will always avenge Jin'er."
Prince Qian said bitterly: "Retribution, I must take revenge. Whoever returns my grandson, I will make his whole family live in peace forever. Chengjing, I want you to find out the truth as soon as possible and avenge Jin'er." The old prince was already a little bit confused.
Excited, regardless of the identity of the prince, he raised his fists. At the end, he was already gnashing his teeth. Everyone saw it and their hearts were filled with fear. If the murderer was really found out by Prince Qian, the murderer might really kill the entire clan.
Got killed.
At this moment, Xue Poye suddenly discovered that the eldest princess had stepped off the Luan Jia at some point. This was the first time that Xue Poye saw her face in Lushan. Unfortunately, it was not her true face, because the eldest princess was wearing a brocade raincoat.
On her head was a bamboo hat made from willow and bamboo produced in Nanli, and the light gauze rolled down like clouds, blocking her face.
Even though her appearance is blocked, even though she is wearing a raincoat, the eldest princess's flawless figure like a fairy is amazing to the world.
The tall and elegant eldest princess, who was as dreamy as a cloud and mist, walked slowly. When she passed by Xue Poye, she stopped for a moment, turned to look at Xue Poye, and smiled softly.
Xue Poye couldn't help but look up. Looking from bottom to top, he saw the eldest princess's tender white neck and pointed cheeks. Apart from that, she could only see through the cicada-thin skin.
A pair of enchanting eyes could be faintly seen through the veil of wings.
"Princess is well!" Xue Poye said softly, but now in front of the eldest princess whose true appearance was invisible, his heartbeat seemed to be a lot faster. What was even worse was that he actually felt that the eldest princess had the magic power to see through people's hearts.
, as if seeing through his own inner world.
The eldest princess smiled softly, nodded, continued to move forward, walked to Prince Qian, followed the etiquette of a junior meeting an elder, and said softly: "Qiong'er has met your uncle!"
Prince Qian immediately knelt down and said, "See you, princess!"
Prince Qian turned his head tremblingly, and when he saw the eldest princess, his face became even more gloomy, and he said coldly: "Liu Qiong!"
"My condolences, uncle!" The eldest princess sighed softly: "No one would have thought of this. Please don't hurt your body, uncle."
"I can't hurt my old bones." Prince Qian waited for the eldest princess and said, "Well, Liu Qiong, I sent a letter asking you to take good care of Jin'er, but is this how you take care of her?"
The eldest princess shook her head and said, "Qiong'er didn't take good care of Jin'er. I hope your uncle will forgive me."
"Excuse me?" Prince Qian shouted fiercely: "Liu Qiong, I will put down my words for you today. If the real culprit cannot be found within ten days, I will definitely sue the emperor and ask him to provide justice.
." Tears flowed again, and he said painfully: "I gave you a living brocade, what do you think you brought back?" Pointing to the coffin, he shouted: "Is this the only thing you brought to me?"
The eldest princess did not speak, but sighed quietly.
At this moment, I heard a clear voice saying: "Grandpa Qian Wang...!" A child ran towards me quickly, but it was a small stone.
Xiao Shitou followed Lady Green in the carriage along the way. At this moment, he saw Prince Qian and hurriedly got out of the car and ran over.
When Prince Qian raised his head and saw the little stone, his expression suddenly became a little excited. He couldn't help but stretched out his hands to greet him. However, he heard the eldest princess cough twice naturally, and her expression immediately became stern. She was originally embracing her.
, when Xiao Shitou ran up to him, he flicked his backhand and gave Xiao Shitou a heavy blow. Clear red marks on his five fingers immediately appeared on Xiao Shitou's face.
Xue Poye was surprised, everyone was surprised, and Xiao Shitou was even more surprised. He covered his face and looked at Prince Qian blankly.
Prince Qian glared at Xiao Shitou and shouted: "You little slave, I told you to take good care of my little master, how did you do it? Now that the little master is gone, but you are safe and sound, do you still have the face to see me? Thank you for my kindness.
If I give you food and drink, raising a dog will be more useful to you."
Xiao Shitou opened his eyes wide, full of panic and fear, and his thin and thin body trembled slightly. Xue Poye couldn't bear to see it, but he clearly understood in his heart that these people in front of him had great power. I really don't have the ability to take care of the central character.
"Fuck you... Grandpa...!" Xiao Shitou burst into tears: "I... I deserve to die, I failed to take care of my little master, you... you punish me!"
"Everyone has gone, what's the use of punishing you?" Prince Qian roared, like an old mad lion: "From now on, you have nothing to do with my Prince Qian's house, you can go wherever you want, whatever you want, Just do whatever you want, it has nothing to do with me anymore."
Prince Qian seemed very excited and angry, and he continuously rebuked Princess Yuan and Xiao Shitou. In everyone's eyes, they were very considerate. After all, Prince Qian was also a person, an old man, and such a person lost his beloved grandson in his later years. , it is understandable to be a little emotional.
"Grandpa Qianwang, you...you don't want me anymore?" Xiao Shitou trembled.
Prince Qian pushed the small stone away and said loudly: "Yes, if it weren't for your young age, I would have wanted to kill you." He ignored it and shouted: "I'm not going to bring Jin'er back."
After he finished speaking, seven or eight servants dressed in white rushed over from the crowd guarding Nanyumen, and together they pushed Liu Jin's banner carriage through the vacated road into Nanyumen.
"Liu Qiong, don't forget what I said to you. Ten days. I will give you ten days. I will wait for you at the palace. When time passes, if you haven't found the murderer yet, we will go Let’s go to the Jinluan Palace to discuss it with the Holy One.” Prince Qian followed Liu Jin’s coffin and dropped these words coldly.
Walking straight to the gate of the city, Prince Qian stopped and looked back. Xue Poye could see clearly that his eyes were looking at the small stone standing in the drizzle. Xue Poye could even feel that in the There was actually a hint of relief in Prince Qian's slightly groggy eyes, which was a feeling that came from his bones.
Xue Poye frowned, deep in his heart he just felt that what Prince Qian was doing in Nanyumen today seemed a bit extraordinary.
Prince Qian followed Liu Jin's carriage into the city and took away the servants who came with him. The whole Nanyumen became deserted for a while, which was a pain for the city gate captain. On weekdays, he only saw noble people coming and going. , who would have expected that some strange things have always happened these days. The conflict between the eldest princess and the imperial master was not over last time, but here the eldest princess seems to have a conflict with Prince Qian again.
It is difficult to be a school captain, but it is even harder to be a city guard school captain. I don't know when these noble people will get angry, and they may be beheaded.
"Princess, my father is too sad and has been rude to you. I hope the princess will not take offense!" Prince Qian did not go into the city with Prince Qian. When he saw his father walking away, he shook his head and said, "Father has always doted on Jin'er. Now that Jin'er has been killed, my mood is always a bit wrong."
Liu Chengjing, the crown prince of Prince Qian, was a shrewd man. Of course he knew that although his father's title seemed to be that of a prince, his real power was not as powerful as that of the weak Princess Yuan.
Princess Yuan is the younger sister of the current Holy Emperor. She is deeply loved by the Emperor. The Emperor can also listen to the words of his little sister. If there is really someone in this world who can influence His Majesty the Emperor with his words, then he will definitely not There are three people, and Princess Yuan Liu Qiong is definitely one of them.
For a person who can make even the emperor obey, one can imagine her power and power.
"Chengjing, don't be too sad. When you go back, please advise the emperor. He is old and cannot bear the pain." The eldest princess's voice always seems to be so soft and kind:
"Ten days? It seems that the emperor really wants the emperor to punish me." After saying this, she shook her head, sighed softly, and then walked to the dumbfounded little stone and led him
He walked directly to Xue Poye and said softly: "Leave it to you!" He let go of Xiao Shitou's hand and returned to Luan Jiazhong.
Xue Poye led the pale little stone back to the carriage and sighed, knowing in his heart that he would probably take care of the little stone in the future.
In the drizzle, the eldest princess's team finally entered Kyoto in an orderly manner.
Kyoto is not an imperial palace. In fact, the area of Kyoto is surprisingly large.
This is not a strange thing. After all, it is the political center of Dachu and the largest cultural exchange center in the world today. It has many mountains, many eaves, and well-designed street paths, always exuding an aura of majesty.
In addition to the majestic Imperial Palace, Kyoto also has four urban areas in the southeast, northwest and northwest. The area is extremely huge, and the majestic but solemn Imperial Palace is located in the center of the four cities.
The drizzle fell on the flat road paved with bluestone, making the whole street look quiet and depressing.
Entering the city from Nanyumen, you will naturally have to pass through the huge Nancheng District, and this area is also where the residences of many powerful and high-ranking officials are located.
The eldest princess lives in the Changqing Palace within the palace. It is said that His Majesty the Emperor could not bear to part with his only sister. Even if the eldest princess got married, he still kept her residence in the palace. Moreover, because the empress dowager deplored her daughter, the eldest princess stayed there.
The princess lived in Changqing Palace for eight months of the year, while her husband's Prince Consort's Mansion became a separate courtyard.
This is a strange thing. Husband and wife always live apart for a long time throughout the year, which makes people really doubt their relationship as husband and wife deep down.
But if there is nothing strange about the royal family, it would be very strange.
The street that the eldest princess is walking on is called Changhe Road, which means "the source of the long river". It is a royal road. I don't know how long they walked. Princess Yi's team suddenly stopped and got off the car at a fork in the road.
He went straight to the eldest princess's car and talked for a long time before getting off the bus, somewhat reluctant to leave. The eldest princess's team then continued to move forward, but Xue Poye followed Princess Yi's team and turned in.
Forked road.
Xue Poye finally understood that Princess Yi did not live in the palace. After asking the female knight around him, he easily found out that although Princess Yi was married, that strange thing happened after all, so His Majesty the Emperor
It is decreed that Princess Lingyi can return to the Prince Consort's Mansion to live with her father.
Not long after walking along this branch road, you entered a wide and flat street.
This is a place where dignitaries live. There are no ordinary people, so it looks very deserted. On this deserted street, which makes people feel a little cold, there is a gate every ten feet, and people squat quietly outside each gate.
There was a pair of stone lions, and dozens of stone lions squatting in front of their own doors, staring lazily at the carriages and pedestrians passing by the door.
Princess Yi's team slowly passed through this street and went straight to a large house. Princess Yi's car finally stopped.
When Xue Po walked through this street at night, he always felt a little uncomfortable all over his body and his heart was filled with panic. Perhaps it was the desertedness or the solemn and solemn atmosphere that made him feel depressed.
Princess Yi's team is not large, except for the female knights from the Rouge Camp, there are just some serving maids. As for the eunuchs and maids, they were all brought by the eldest princess from the palace. There are no eunuchs and maids to serve in the Prince Consort's Mansion.
The vermilion gate and the two large stone lions look even more majestic than the stone lions of other mansions. On the main plaque, there are three large characters gilded in gold.
"The Prince Consort's Mansion"!
Under the system of Da Chu, princes-in-law were not allowed to be officials, so the prince-son-in-law itself was not an official position. Many princes-in-law could only become figures like the head of the family, which many people did not value in their hearts.
But no one dares to underestimate the Prince Consort in this mansion.
Although this has something to do with the power of Princess Yuan, the most important thing is that this prince-in-law is the son of the former prime minister, and he himself served as a commander in the Nanlin Camp, one of the three camps in Kyoto.
With his literary and military skills, he can be regarded as an extraordinary man.
The three major camps in Kyoto, the Nanlin Camp, the Beilin Camp, and the Shenwu Camp were all the elites of the Chu Kingdom. There were only nine commanders in total, which shows how powerful their own strength was.
The reason why the prince-in-law was able to be favored by the late emperor and marry the eldest princess was certainly because of the prince-son-in-law's civility, military skills, and the prime minister's loyalty, but there was one thing that could not be ignored.
appearance!
This prince-in-law is really very handsome. It is said that when he was young, he was one of the most handsome men in the Chu Kingdom.
There is a very interesting story about the appearance of the Prince Consort in the Kingdom of Chu. It is said that a prince whose fiefdom was far away had a son who was also handsome and handsome. I heard that the Prince Consort was one of the best in the Kingdom of Chu.
The handsome man was so unconvinced that he went to Kyoto to visit the prince-in-law to see if the rumors were true. When the prince-in-law hosted a banquet for him, the prince saw his true appearance and left immediately, leaving behind a message
Very classic words.
"The prince-in-law's appearance, when I dine with him, also tarnishes his beauty!"
This story also became a hot topic among the common people and dignitaries at that time.
When the servants in front of the Prince Consort's Mansion saw the princess returning, they immediately stood up diligently and stood respectfully on both sides. Everyone got busy and began to carry the luggage on the car back to the manor.
Princess Yi got off her horse, smiled and said to Xue Poye: "Master, you stay here for now. If you are not satisfied, I will find a place for you."
Xue Poye dismounted, handed the reins to the female knight, rubbed his nose and smiled: "If I'm not satisfied even here, then I really don't know where else would be suitable for me."
Princess Yi smiled and ordered the boy: "Take the master to the North Courtyard, clean up the small courtyard where I used to live, and arrange for the master to live with them."
The boy immediately agreed respectfully.
Xue Poye called Madam Green, holding Xiao Shitou, who had been dumbfounded, and followed the young man to enter the house. Before he entered the house, he thought for a while, turned back and asked for a bow and a box of arrows, and then went in with satisfaction.
Got the house.
All the way in, I saw rockery, flat grass, flower branches and shallow water, which was exquisite, elegant and clean. The women, maids, and boys I met along the way all stood by the road quietly when they saw someone coming.
, no confusion at all.
As we walked deeper and deeper, we still didn't reach Xiyuan. It was obvious that the Prince Consort's Mansion was really spacious, and it was precisely in this way that the majesty of the eldest princess and Prince Consort could be reflected.
Xue Poye walked all the way, with a smile on his face and no trace of restraint. Ordinary people would be a little timid when entering the mansions of these noble people for the first time, but he was very free and easy. When passing by the weeping willows, he touched the willow branches and stepped on the jade bridge.
Take a look at the golden scales in the water. Everything looks very natural.
After walking for a long time, we finally arrived at the small courtyard that Princess Yi mentioned. When we looked at it, we realized that the royal spirit was indeed extraordinary. It was a huge courtyard with pavilions, rockeries 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 Princess Yi’s eyes.dd