After listening to Princess Jinyang's instructions, the maid's little mouth grew into a round shape, and her little face turned pale with fright. It took a long time to come back to her senses, waved her hands repeatedly, and said: "This, this, this... how do you do this?"
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Princess Jinyang stretched out her hand and pinched the face of the little maid who was about the same age as her, pretending to be displeased and said: "How can I not do it? I let you do it, just go ahead! Even if something happens, I won't let it go."
You take responsibility, and I will bear it all."
"But……"
The little maid still hesitated, but was pushed out of the palace gate by Princess Jinyang. In desperation, she had no choice but to stamp her feet, trot to the palace gate where the imperial guard was stationed, and called Princess Jinyang's imperial guard school.
Lieutenant, call to a place where no one is around and give some instructions in a low voice.
The imperial guard was also startled, but he did not dare to refuse. After accepting the order, he took two of his confidants and hurriedly left the palace.
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The Wei family's mansion is located in Buzhengfang, just across the wall from Taiji Palace. The mansion is extremely grand and luxurious, and the battle situation is half the size of Buzhengfang.
There is a courtyard just one alley away from the back house and the square wall, which is where the Wei family school is located.
Wei Zhengju was sitting in the school building, throwing the book in his hand on the desk. He opened the window behind him and took a look at the trees in the yard that had lost their leaves. He felt very depressed.
It is said that he has already been crowned and has already graduated from school. Naturally, he does not need to study with all the urchins in this school. It is just because he got into a big trouble some time ago and almost got his family implicated.
He was severely punished by the elders of the clan and had to be locked up in the ancestral hall to face the wall and reflect.
Wei Zhengju always escaped, how could he endure being locked up in the ancestral hall?
Only in the name of studying can he live in the school building. Although the clan did not ban him, he himself knew how much trouble he had caused. These days, he has been studying quietly and letting himself go as usual.
The friends here are looking for recruits all day long, but they never go out to fool around.
But how could he endure such quiet days? After living there for a month, grass grew in his heart, and he just wanted to go out and play.
But when I think about the almost hopeless chance of marrying Princess Jinyang, I can't help but feel disappointed and angry. I wish I could just throw myself into a wine vat and drink away my sorrow...
He asked to marry Princess Jinyang not only for the almost unlimited political resources, but also because he really liked Princess Jinyang!
As soon as he thought of the incomparable beauty, intelligence and cunning little princess in his heart, it was very likely that he would become someone else's darling wife and be held in someone else's arms and kiss me, Wei Zhengju's heart would throb with pain.
It's hard to breathe...
Just as he was feeling sad, he suddenly saw his bookboy running in from outside. When he walked around the window, he almost lost his footing and almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, he had good balance and managed to stand still, and then retreated to the window.
, winked at Wei Zhengju through the window and said, "Mr. Lang, there are guards in the palace who want to see you!"
Wei Zhengju was stunned for a moment, his graceful eyebrows furrowed like a spring mountain, and he wondered: "I have no contact with the palace, so why did the palace guards come to see me... Oh! Could it be..."
Seeing the boy winking at him, he suddenly felt blessed and exclaimed.
As expected, the book boy was so excited that he lowered his voice and said, "It was sent by Princess Jinyang!"
Wei Zhengju also became excited. A little princess living in a secluded palace sent someone to look for him. What else could it be for?
Naturally, the brocade book is delivered by flying, secretly communicating...
"Please, please, please!"
Wei Zhengju said repeatedly.
"Here!"
The book boy responded and trotted out of the yard. Not long after, he brought in a captain of the imperial army who was covered in armor.
The captain entered the room and saw Wei Zhengju kneeling behind the shorter table. He bowed his hands and saluted, and asked, "But Mr. Wei in person?"
Wei Zhengju nodded and said, "That's right. I wonder what important business the general has here?"
As he said that, he dusted off the non-existent wrinkles at the corners of his clothes. His face was calm, his eyes were pure, and he did indeed look like he had red lips, white teeth, and a handsome face.
The captain glanced at the book boy beside him. The book boy understood immediately, turned around and stood at the door, strictly prohibiting anyone from passing by and eavesdropping.
Seeing that there was no one in the house, the school captain said: "Tomorrow, my highness will go to the Zhaoling Mausoleum on Jiuwei Mountain to pay homage. Ming Dynasty will come to invite you to meet me at the foot of Jiuwei Mountain tomorrow evening. He said that he has something important to do."
Please discuss with me and please arrive on time."
Wei Zhengju tried his best to suppress the excitement in his heart, nodded and said: "His Highness summons you, but it is always a sea of swords and fire. How dare you not come? General, please reply to Your Highness, see you there or not."
"Well! Then I will leave for now."
"General, walk slowly."
When the captain left, Wei Zhengju jumped up from behind and almost did a somersault!
Princess Jinyang asked me to meet in private. What does this mean? It means that the princess has a very good impression of me and approves of me! Fortunately, there are still rumors that the little princess and Fang Jun are not clear about each other. Bah, it is simply nonsense!
How can a woman as smart and intelligent as Princess Jinyang look down on an arrogant and domineering playboy like Fang Jun?
As long as he can gain Princess Jinyang's peace of mind, even if Fang Jun still objects when the marriage is discussed in the future, what can he do?
Princess Jinyang is the apple of His Majesty's eye. No one can stop her from marrying the man she likes...
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That night, the Xiao family, the Wang family, the Dou family, the Tang family, the Chai family, the Gao family, the Fang family and other chariots from the prince-in-law's house, carrying their princesses, all gathered outside Chengtian Gate. At the beginning of the morning, they stayed in the palace.
Princess Changle and Princess Jinyang came out of Taiji Palace in a gorgeous carriage, joined the chariots from various mansions that had been waiting outside Chengtian Gate, and headed west out of Kaiyuanmen, then turned north and crossed the Wei River along the official road.
Heading towards Jiuwei Mountain.
In the vast northern part of Guanzhong, there is a mountain range that stretches east and west in Liquan County. It has undulating mountains and crisscrossed hills and peaks, facing the Qinling Mountains south of Chang'an City.
A mountain peak rises suddenly, piercing the blue sky, and is surrounded by nine mountain ridges evenly distributed, just like stars over the moon. In ancient times, small mountain ridges were called Wei, hence the name "Jiu Wei Mountain".
When His Majesty Li Er saw the lush greenery here, the jagged rocks, the flowing springs, and the surrounding mountains, with the main peak of Jiuwei towering solitary and winding, he liked it very much, so he ordered a group of Feng Shui experts from the Taishi Bureau to come here to survey.
We came to the conclusion that "it is a treasure place that hides wind and gathers Qi, and its shape is superior to the world."
In the 10th year of Zhenguan, Empress Wende was critically ill. On her deathbed, she told His Majesty Li Er: "Don't pay too much for your death now. And those who are buried should be hidden so that no one can see them. Since ancient times, sages have all admired frugality, but there is no such thing as frugality."
In the age of Tao, mountains and mausoleums are built in great numbers, and the whole world is wasted, making the wise people laugh. But please be buried because of the mountains. There is no need to raise a grave, no coffins, and all the necessary utensils and clothes are made of wooden tiles.
Forget about my concubine."
In compliance with Empress Wende's last words, His Majesty Li Er temporarily placed her in a newly dug grotto in Mount Jiuwei after her death. The mausoleum was named Zhaoling. He also decided to use Zhaoling as his final destination until his death.
Later, he was buried with the queen, so he began to dig out the underground palace in Zhaoling and started large-scale construction projects.
Today's Zhaoling Mausoleum is like a mausoleum, with temples scattered all over the place, trees planted all over the mountains, and huge ancient pines rising into the sky. Even in early winter, it is still lush and green.
It was already midnight when all the princesses arrived at Zhaoling. After getting off the bus, they washed up in the palace under the mausoleum mountain, had a simple vegetarian meal, and then fell asleep.
The next morning, after washing, the princesses put on plain clothes and went to Lingshan in order of eldest and youngest.
Zhaoling Mausoleum Mountain is surrounded by a wall, with turrets built at the four corners of the wall, and a door in the middle. The Suzaku Gate is in the south, the Xuanwu Gate is in the north, the Qinglong Gate is in the east, and the White Tiger Gate is in the west. The Suzaku Gate is two hundred feet south of the mausoleum mountain.
There are two terraces outside the door and a sacrificial hall inside the door.
The Zhuque Gate leads directly to the altar in front of the mausoleum. On the altar, stonemasons are carving stone statues. From a distance, they all look like human figures. However, in order to show the martial virtues of the surrender of the barbarians during the Zhenguan period, His Majesty Li Er ordered the leader of the Hu tribe to be carved.
Stone statues are used to record merit.
At present, the siege has just begun, and only four or five stone statues have been carved. The stone statues are nine feet high, all have deep eyes and big noses, and are equipped with bows and knives. They are lifelike and extremely spectacular.
For ordinary annual festivals like this, naturally you cannot enter the mausoleum. You can only place sacrifices in the dedication hall and pay homage to each other from a distance.
The paper-made winter clothes, shoes, hats and other ritual utensils that had been prepared were placed in the altar and burned, leaving wisps of green smoke and swirling paper ashes.
At noon, the princesses had another simple lunch, then left Zhaoling together and hurried back to Chang'an City.
Princess Jinyang said to Princess Changle: "I have always heard that the warm soup at the foot of Jiuwei Mountain is warm and nourishing, which strengthens the body and strengthens the body. My sister wants to take a dip and return to Chang'an one day later."
Princess Changle looked her up and down. She always felt that this little girl seemed to have something on her mind today. She often pursed her lips and smiled mischievously. She frowned and said, "You are not up to something, are you?"