The eunuch who announced the decree came from Kyoto. He rushed for eight hundred miles and almost lost his life. The journey was dusty and there was no time to clean up.
Unexpectedly, after entering Prince Rui's Mansion, Xiao Ci took his wife and children to the summer resort to play in the water.
When they returned to Prince Rui's Mansion, it was already two hours later. The eunuch was so anxious that he did not dare to say a single disrespectful word and hurriedly begged Xiao Ci to accept the imperial edict.
The imperial edict was issued by Emperor Chengxing, and there was no other reason other than asking Xiao Ci to return to Kyoto with his family.
The eunuch read out the imperial edict once and handed it to Xiao Ci. Then he breathed a long sigh of relief: "The Holy One has an edict. Prince Mingrui will set off immediately after receiving the edict."
After Xiao Ci got over the initial surprise, although he was full of doubts, his face didn't show it. He took the imperial edict in his hand and looked at it once, then asked: "I didn't know that the emperor was so anxious to summon me back to the capital.
But for what purpose? And the whole family is going back to Beijing."
The eunuch's eyes flashed slightly, and he was about to say he didn't know, when he felt a thick wallet in his hand, and his words suddenly went around in a circle again: "Well, it's a good thing to say it. Your Majesty is encountering some difficulties now.
, I need your prince’s help.”
The purse was stuffed into the sleeve pocket smoothly, but the words were only mentioned.
Xiao Ci knew the tricks of these people, so he smiled and didn't say much, and just placed the eunuch who announced the decree.
As soon as the eunuch left, Chuhan followed him and sent someone to investigate the matter.
The ignorant Xiao Jingrou could only be held in someone's arms, looking at this and that, having no idea what returning to Beijing meant.
Song Qinghuan, Xiao Jingchuan, and Xiao Jingtong both looked very ugly, and no one wanted to go back to Beijing.
Not to mention that they are living a very good life in Ruizhou, and they don't want to go back to Kyoto to see people's faces. More importantly, returning to Kyoto this time is probably not a trivial matter.
Xiao Ci looked at the faces of several people, grinned first and said, "What are you doing with all these sad faces? We have been coming to Ruizhou for several years, and we just happened to take Brother Chuan back to see if there is anything suitable."
Girl, decide on the marriage."
Xiao Jingchuan frowned, and his face turned cold: "No need, I'm still young."
Xiao Jingchuan is now ten years old, and he is already old enough to get married. When Xiao Ci was this age, the princess had already entered the house.
But he didn't like Kyoto, and he even felt repulsive towards the girls in Kyoto.
Knowing that Xiao Ci was teasing Xiao Jingchuan, Song Qinghuan didn't say anything, but worriedly asked: "Will this be the Hongmen Banquet?"
The imperial edict to summon him to Kyoto came so quickly and urgently that no one was prepared at all, and he was also designated to bring his family back with him. Thinking about the chaos in Kyoto in the past two years, I didn't think it was a good thing.
What Song Qinghuan could think of, Xiao Ci could also think of. He held the imperial edict with his hands behind his back and walked towards the ancestral hall of Prince Rui's Mansion.
Song Qinghuan, Xiao Jingchuan, and Xiao Jingtong followed, and it took a while before they heard him say: "Maybe something has really happened to your brother."
No matter whether you like it or not, there is no room for negotiation about returning to Beijing. Song Qinghuan thought that there was no peace in Beijing, so he thought of an excuse to let the children stay.
Xiao Jingtong was the first to disagree. After Song Qinghuan finished her words, she said: "No, I want to go back to Beijing with you. I will be where you are, and I don't want to be separated from you."
Xiao Jingchuan understood what Song Qinghuan meant, and after a long silence he said, "Maybe it's not as serious as my parents thought."
The purpose of leaving a few children behind is to give them a life. If we go back to Kyoto together, if there is any emergency, it will not be easy to escape from Kyoto safely. Ruizhou is Xiao Ci's territory. After this
After several years of operation, even if someone really leads an army to besiege the city, they can still compete with it. Even if they can't compete, the worst is to delay their escape.
Xiao Jingrou didn't understand what everyone was talking about. She held a piece of rose cake in her hand and ate it in small bites. She swayed her short legs twice and looked at this and that, not knowing what to say.
When Song Qinghuan saw Xiao Jingchuan and Xiao Jingtong wanted to follow him to Beijing, they couldn't help but look at Xiao Ci.
Xiao Ci accepted her look of help, and then he sat up straight, cleared his throat and said to Xiao Jingchuan: "Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the worst. You should also use the things I teach you flexibly, and follow you."
The sisters staying in Ruizhou left a way for them to survive, and it also left a way for their father and mother to escape."
Although Xiao Ci's words came to an end, Xiao Jingchuan understood it and was a little annoyed for a moment because he thought it was too simple.
The imperial edict asked Xiao Ci to return to Beijing with his family and leave a few children behind in every possible way. Firstly, it would give them a way to survive. Secondly, if something happened to Xiao Ci and Song Qinghuan in Beijing, how could Xiao Jingchuan still be in Kyoto?
Trying to find a way to rescue them would be like catching a turtle in a urn if they all go away.
Xiao Jingchuan understood the meaning of this and stopped talking about going to Kyoto. He only said: "Father is right. It is his son who wants to make a mistake. Don't worry, father, as long as I am here, I will protect the two sisters well."
Early the next morning, Xiao Ci and Song Qinghuan set out in plain clothes. The eunuch who announced the decree followed them. Seeing that the young masters of Prince Rui's Mansion had no intention of traveling, they said: "The Holy One's decree is for Prince Rui's Mansion to bring his wife, son and daughter with him."
Entering Beijing..."
Xiao Ci looked at the eunuch and said, "Children are young and weak, so they can't travel day and night with the adults. If they are sick or something else, it will be even more delayed on the way."
He added: "Brother Huang wants to see the king, not a few children. If it is delayed, my father-in-law will not be able to bear it."
The eunuch thought for a while and realized that this was really the case. Seeing that Princess Rui was with him, he thought about it in his mind and decided not to worry about it anymore.
Xiao Jingchuan held Xiao Jingrou and pulled Xiao Jingtong and stood outside the gate to watch Xiao Ci and Song Qinghuan off. Until the carriage was out of sight and no one said anything anymore.
As soon as he turned around to go home, Xiao Jingtong pulled Xiao Jingrou's little hand: "Do you miss your mother?"
Xiao Jingrou didn't speak very fluently, but she understood what it meant and nodded when she heard the words.
Xiao Jingtong said: "I don't know why, but I missed her before she left."
Going from Ruizhou to Kyoto requires both land and water routes. Even if you travel day and night, it will take four or five days to reach Tongzhou.
Chu Han sent people to Kyoto to inquire about the news. The news was not found until the third day of the trip. At that time, the ship docked and was buying daily necessities. Chu Han got off the ship and bought two bowls of stinky stinky tofu and returned to Xiao.
As soon as he sent it, he lowered his voice and said: "Your Majesty, there is news...
