After the scorching sun sets, the hot breath lingers on the ground, making the towering city in the distance look like a mirage.
The guard in front turned around and returned to a carriage. Next to the carriage sat the driver and a maid.
The guard asked from inside the car: "Does the fourth lady go directly to the city or go home first?"
"Of course we are going into the city." The female voice in the car was a little irritated. She didn't know whether it was because she was leaving the warm Wudu or because the weather was too hot and the journey was hard. "My home is in the city, which home should I go back to?"
The guard did not dare to say anything more and responded. The carriage sped up, and the potholes on the road caused the carriage to shake one after another. Children's cries could be heard in the carriage——
"Watch the road!" The female voice in the car was angry again.
The coachman turned pale with fright and responded repeatedly, wiping the sweat from his forehead and slowing down the horse - but the female voice in the car became anxious again: "It's just such a short distance, do we have to go until midnight? Seeing that
The city gates are about to close. Do you think this is the capital of Wu? Anyone can enter at will?"
The driver hurriedly got out of the car and knelt on the ground, kowtowing and saying softly to accept the sin.
"Hurry up and hurry up." The female voice shouted.
The maid sitting in the car said: "Get up, the lady is in a hurry to go home."
The guard next to him also winked at the coachman. The coachman quickly got up and did not dare to sit in the car anymore. He led the horse and ran at a small trot.
The child in the car was crying, and a female voice coaxed softly, "Don't cry, I'll sing to you." Then a low hum came out, sweet and sweet——
The children were gradually put to sleep, and the trembling heart of the scolded coachman seemed to be soothed.
The carriage quickly arrived in front of the city gate, and the guards came forward to check with eager eyes. The guard handed over the yellow name of the noble family, but the guard still ordered the door to be opened for inspection.
The guard could only open the car door. In the twilight, he saw a woman of about twenty years old sitting inside, with her head slightly lowered and holding a child in her arms, shaking her gently. When the car door opened, she raised the end of her eyes, and her flowing eyes swept over the guard.
Soldier——
At this moment, someone came rushing towards the city and asked loudly: "Is the Fourth Miss here?"
The woman sat up straight, looked outside, and raised her voice softly: "It's me—Fuqing, you're here."
The person who came was an older man. He was wearing Gebu clothes and was inconspicuous among the crowd. However, the city guards here, who were not willing to let him go easily even if they had the yellow certificates of famous families, all gave way to him.
Fuqing looked inside the car and saw that the woman's face was exposed in front of him. Her facial features were exquisite and graceful. She was a complete beauty.
Fuqing smiled at her: "It's been a long time since I last saw Miss Fourth." His eyes fell on the woman's arms again, his eyes lovingly, "This is the young master, he's already so old."
Without waiting for the woman to say anything, he closed the car door.
"Don't disturb the young master, let's go home quickly."
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The guards at the city gate watched these people leave. One of them, who was newly transferred, asked with some confusion: "Why don't you check them? Although this woman is a member of the Huang family, the prince has an order, and so does the emperor's relatives."
Verification——"
Because the princes and kings conspired to cause the death of Zhou Qing, the imperial censor, your majesty was furious and attacked the princes and kings. Yujia personally went to conquer the country. The prince was in charge of the court and supervised the country. The prince worked conscientiously and strictly enforced laws and regulations.
The guard next to him looked at him: "Because this Eunuch Fuqing is from the Prince's Mansion."
The previous guard suddenly stopped talking. He was actually from the Prince's Mansion?
He looked at the car driving away with some curiosity. The prince was married and had a son and a daughter. The princess was gentle and virtuous. Who was this young woman holding a child in the prince's palace?
I couldn't ask out of curiosity.
If the guard had followed, he would have seen that the carriage, accompanied by Fu Qing, the eunuch of the Prince's Mansion, did not drive into the Prince's Mansion, but headed for a large mansion in the west of the city.
This house occupies a large area. To have such a big house in the capital means one must be rich or noble.
This is the home of Yao Shu, the minister of Honglu Temple, and the eldest daughter of Yao Temple Minister is the crown prince.
At this time, the main door of Yao's house opened, and several respectable servants were looking around. When they saw the carriages and horses - mainly Eunuch Fuqing, they immediately ran to greet him.
"Eunuch Fuqing, your Excellency is waiting for you."
"Eunuch Fuqing, would you like to wash your hands and drink tea first?"
They asked respectfully and considerately, treating the eunuch like their own master.
Fuqing thanked him with a smile and pointed to the car behind him: "Miss Fourth is here, let's go see the Lord first."
The servants seemed to have just seen the car behind Fu Qing, and they hurriedly responded. The car slowly drove into the house, the door closed, and the last trace of twilight dissipated and the night enveloped the earth.
Several servants were waiting in the house, watching the woman in the car get out with her child in her arms.
"Miss Fourth." They stepped forward and saluted, "The room has been tidied up. Would you like to wash up and change clothes first?"
Miss Yao Si shook her head: "No, I'm going to see my uncle first." She knew that these servants treated her like a lady, and she couldn't really act like a lady here.
She called out to Ah Qin, and the maid came forward to take the sleeping child from her arms.
"You take Le'er to have a rest."
Ah Qin responded and followed the servants to the inner courtyard, while Miss Yao Si hurried to the main hall.
In the main hall, Yao Siqing was talking to Fu Qing: "You came in person, I will just take her there when the time comes."
"The Crown Princess is really worried." Fu Qing said, "Let me take a look. As you know, Sir, the Crown Prince is too busy now. There are things happening everywhere and nothing can go wrong."
Thinking of the emperor's regard for the prince, Yao Siqing couldn't hide his joy: "Your Highness, don't be too nervous, everything is going well. Please be careful and don't get exhausted."
"Your Majesty himself did not mention the hardships of the expedition, but no one else dares to say so." Fu Qing said with a smile.
Yao Siqing coughed lightly and said happily: "Your Majesty's personal campaign has led to successes one after another. First, the King of Zhou was destroyed, and then the King of Wu surrendered the country. Only the princes and kings of Qi were left, and the King of Qi was too weak to be attacked -"
When he said this, he saw the young woman standing at the door with lowered eyebrows, and his face suddenly darkened.
"Afu, what's going on? Why was Li Liang killed? Do you know that you almost ruined the prince's important event!"
Yao Fu looked at the uncle in front of her. In fact, this was not his biological uncle. She was from a remote lineage in the Yao clan. The emperor designated the prince's marriage to the Yao Siqing family, and Yao Siqing selected a girl of the right age from the clan.
Children provide companions to their daughters - Miss Yao is a virtuous and virtuous woman, but she has an average appearance. Yao Siqing is afraid that her daughter will be disliked by the prince.
Yao Fu was selected because of her good looks, but it was precisely because of her good looks that she was sent back by the prince.
The prince said that he chose Miss Yao because of her temperament, and it was enough to win Miss Yao.
For a time, it became the talk of the capital, and Yao Siqing was happy and proud. Then the prince and Miss Yao fell in love, and they had three children after five years of marriage.
