"Beauty is a disaster!" The Tai Tu sighed deeply while stroking his beard with his hand.
"Master Taifu! We have met the princess. She is kind and gentle and will not harm Xiling." Wuyou walked to the Taifu and said. Yun Shang and Ni'er Xiaohui also nodded vigorously.
"Maybe she doesn't want to cause trouble, but her fate will force her to do it! Once she enters the palace, I'm afraid there will be endless troubles. For our Daxiling, I can't be kind to a woman!" The Taifu said firmly, without any hint.
Room for negotiation.
"Master Taifu!" Wuyou became anxious and hugged Taifu's arm.
"Just let me handle this matter. You don't have to do it yourself. This matter has nothing to do with you. You all have a rest. I will go to the palace to see the emperor first." Taifu patted Wuyou's hand and said directly.
Gone.
After Taifu Sima entered the palace, he found out that the emperor was reading in the Manna Hall, so he walked tremblingly to the Manna Hall, leaning on the dragon-headed cane given by the late emperor.
"Lord Sima is here!" the eunuch announced, and came over to help him into the palace.
"Old minister, I see you, Your Majesty." Tai Fu Sima bowed and was supported by Liu Hongjing. "Tai Fu, you are not in good health, why did you come into the palace again?"
Taifu Sima glanced at the eunuchs in the palace. The eunuchs understood and hurriedly bowed their heads and stepped back, closing the door smoothly.
"Your Majesty! I have news about His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" Sima Taifu waited for everyone to go out and grabbed Liu Hongjing's arm excitedly.
Liu Hongjing's eyes widened: "Is there any news about Fan'er? Is he alive or dead?"
"His Royal Highness is on his way back to the capital. Your Majesty, please send the Royal Guards to welcome His Highness back to the palace." After speaking, Master Sima burst into tears.
"That's great! Fan'er is not dead! That's great! Ruoxi! It must be your spirit in heaven protecting Fan'er! Fan'er is fine, I finally feel at ease!" Liu Hongjing suddenly slapped the dragon case, and within the tiger's eyes, there was already
It is covered with bloodshot eyes.
"Your Majesty, I have one more thing to report to Your Majesty." Taifu Sima told Liu Hongjing about Dongling's poisoning of Luo Lianyi, but he concealed the truth about the red cinnabar mole on her eyebrows.
Liu Hongjing laughed loudly after hearing this: "Hahaha, Qi Yu underestimates me too much! How can a mere woman mess up my kingdom in Xiling? Hahaha - kill! Not to mention the most beautiful woman in Dongling
, even if the fairy descends to earth, she will never touch my heart!"
"I obey the order!" Taifu Sima accepted the order.
"Pass my message and prepare your carriage as soon as possible. I will leave the palace in person to welcome the prince back."
"According to the decree." The old master came out of Ganlu Hall and handed down the emperor's decree. At this moment, Duan Muchun, the Minister of War, came in a hurry. "Master Taifu." When he saw the old master, he stopped and saluted.
"Master Shangshu." The old lady clasped her fists and returned the greeting. Without saying much to him, she walked away step by step with a cane.
"See your Majesty." Duanmuchun entered the palace and knelt down to see you after the eunuch informed him.
"Pingsheng." Liu Hongjing said calmly, holding a book in his hand. There has been no war recently, so I guess he doesn't have anything important to do.
"Your Majesty, His Highness the First Prince is about to enter the city." Duanmu Chun reported.
"Well, you should arrange for people to take him back to the palace." Liu Hongjing didn't even raise his head.
"According to the order." Duanmuchun got up from the ground and retreated.
He walked around the winding verandah and was stopped by Eunuch Tong beside a rockery.
"Eunuch Tong, I am looking for you." Duanmuchun looked around and said in a low voice, "Go and report to the empress, the eldest prince is about to enter the capital." He said and left, noting the important officials in the court.
It is necessary to avoid suspicion with the eunuchs in the palace, and it is not convenient to show too close contacts.
Eunuch Tong got the news and ran all the way to Qingning Palace.
"Your Majesty is so happy!" Others were still outside the palace and couldn't wait to announce the good news.
Duanmu Yunji was taking a nap on the soft couch. After hearing his announcement, she hurriedly sat up and asked, "Has Huo'er come to Beijing?"
"Enter the capital immediately. The old slave just came from the palace gate and saw the royal guards preparing horses for the emperor. Later, he met Lord Shangshu outside the Ganlu Palace. The Lord told me that His Highness was about to enter the capital. The old slave speculated that the emperor was going to
Go and greet His Highness personally!"
"Really?! You said the emperor is going to greet Huo'er in person? That's great! That's great!" Duanmu Yunji's voice trembled with excitement.
"It's absolutely true! Your Majesty is overjoyed!" Eunuch Tong smiled flatteringly.
"Is there any news about that person?" Duanmu Yunji suddenly darkened her face.
"The people we sent went to the cliff to search, and saw a bottomless lake under the cliff. The prince and the Dongling Princess probably sank to the bottom of the lake to be eaten by the fish. Please don't worry, my lady, they fell from such a high place.
If you go down, unless there is help from gods, no one will be able to come back alive." Mr. Tong was fair.
"Well, very good." A smile finally appeared on Duanmu Yunji's face. "Come, please change my clothes quickly. I have to go to the palace gate in person to greet His Highness the eldest prince." She ordered the palace maid.
After a while, she had put on a golden dress embroidered with nine phoenixes. Her bun was set off with an imperial phoenix hairpin, embellished with broken beads and tassels, and her arms were wrapped with soft gold gauze. She admired herself in the mirror, her face was still the same, but
Those who don't appreciate it can't help but feel a little sad between their eyebrows.
"Your Majesty, please!" Eunuch Tong shouted in a high voice and stood beside her.
"Has the Emperor set out on his journey?" she turned around and asked.
"It's time to set off." Eunuch Tong replied.
"Oh, let's go." She sighed and stretched out her hand for Eunuch Tong to hold her.
When the group passed the Xianglong Bridge in the front hall, they met the emperor and his entourage hurriedly coming from the verandah. Duanmu Yunji hurriedly stopped and looked happy.
"My concubine is here to see the Emperor." She paid homage with great blessings.
"No courtesy." Liu Hongjing didn't even stop, he waved his hand and strode past her.
"Your Majesty! I, my concubine, will go with you to welcome Huo'er back to the palace." Duanmu Yunji turned around hurriedly, chasing after Liu Hongjing and shouted loudly, regardless of her status and demeanor.
Liu Hongjing stopped, turned around and said calmly: "I'm not going to pick up Huo'er, I'm going to pick up the prince back to the palace."
"Prince?!" Duanmu Yunji's vision went dark and she almost fainted.
"Humph, are you disappointed?" Liu Hongjing smiled coldly, and strode away surrounded by the guards.
Duanmu Yunji watched him go away and didn't come back to her senses for a long time.
"Your Majesty." Eunuch Tong called to the side tremblingly.
"Pa!" Duanmu Yunji slapped Eunuch Tong hard on the face, and five blood marks immediately appeared on his old, bloodless face.
There was silence in the verandah. The eunuchs and maids around Duanmu Yunji all held their breaths and lowered their eyebrows.
"Let's go! I still have to welcome Huo'er back to the palace!" Duanmu Yunji shouted sharply.
"Your Majesty, please." Eunuch Tong's face was swollen, but he did not dare to show any grievance. He bowed over, held Duanmu Yunji's arm, and the group continued to walk towards the palace gate.
When they arrived at the palace gate, the emperor's mighty team had already meandered out of the palace, and another team led by Duanmuchun waited until the emperor had gone far before the team prepared to go out. He only slightly ordered two hundred people, and the emperor walked in front.