The Queen's Beggar's Wife

It was just dawn, and several farmers came out from a farmer's house outside the capital of Tibet. Some of them were pushing wheelbarrows with freshly harvested corn on the carts, and some were carrying burdens with water and spirits in them. Picked greens.They looked at the sky and headed towards the east gate together.

After a while, several people walked out of the farmyard.Although these people were also wearing short-sleeved short-sleeved shirts, one could tell at a glance that they were hunters in the mountains, especially since they were carrying steel forks on which wild animals such as rabbits and pheasants were carried. There are several turtledoves hanging on the waist.They talked and laughed and walked along the official road to the capital.

After about a stick of incense, three more people walked out of the farmyard.The clothes on their bodies were covered with patches, and each of them held a green bamboo stick in their hands.Looking at the dress, he looks like a beggar who lives by begging.The person walking in the middle had a darker complexion and ordinary appearance. Although he was the tallest of the three, he was not as energetic as the two next to him because he was a little hunched.The two people on the left and the right are thicker in stature, although they also have disheveled faces, but they walk with a bit of a hurry.The three walked straight up the official road leading to the capital without any hesitation.

After walking for less than half an hour, the three beggars arrived outside the east gate of the capital. They stopped and sat under a tree to rest.Seeing that the farmers and the hunters had successfully passed the inspection at the gate of the city, they stood up slowly, patted the dust off their bodies, and walked towards the gate of the city.

At this moment, a luxurious carriage drove quickly on the official road behind them. The cloth apron was made of royal blue silk, with dark blue top lace and tassels. Blooming red peony.The soldiers guarding the city became agitated when they saw the carriage.When the carriage stopped at the gate of the city, several city guards rushed to the front of the carriage, excitedly looking at the curtain, wishing to see the people inside through the curtain.

The leader was a guard commander. He imitated the tone of the son, and asked politely: "Is the one sitting in the carriage Mr. Yunqing?"

Hearing the question, a pleasant voice came from the carriage, "It's Yun Qing. What's the matter with this official?"

"No...it's nothing, it's just...just..." The guard commander started to stammer in anxiety.

Yun Qing in the carriage couldn't help laughing, and the clear laughter spread outside the carriage, making the five big and three rough guard commanders instantly blush and stand dumbfounded.Mr. Yunqing's voice is really nice!

Yun Qing said: "Do you want to check whether there are any people in my carriage? Please, sir!"

When the guard leader heard this, his heart beat like a drum, and he quickly handed over the long sword in his right hand to his left, and opened the curtain of the carriage with trembling hands.The guards behind him came over and probed their brains, all wanting to catch a glimpse of Mr. Yunqing's peerless appearance.

Wow!I don't know which reckless guard saw Yun Qing's appearance, and shouted out.As a result, the two guards who were already itching to check the beggars couldn't bear it anymore, waved their hands to let the beggars pass, and then ran to the front of the carriage, and were about to look around, the guard commander had already lowered the curtain of the carriage with a nod and bowed his head, let go.

The two guards were feeling regretful, they were glared at by the guard leader who turned around, smiled embarrassingly, and obediently returned to their original positions to continue checking the pedestrians and their belongings.

The carriage slowly entered the city, and after walking on the avenue for half an hour, it turned into a small alley, walked another mile, and stopped in front of a blue brick house.After a while, the farmer, the hunter and the beggar all arrived one after another.Yun Qing didn't get out of the car, opened the curtains of the car and watched them enter the yard, and asked the coachman to continue driving the carriage slowly along the alley, and returned to the main road from another exit, driving to Lianxiang Pavilion.

Time flies, and the day when Xiulou chooses a son-in-law arrives in no time.

Since midnight, the road from the Donghua Gate of the Imperial Palace to Tianjie has been closed. On both sides of the road, there are guards standing every ten feet away. No one is allowed to approach until the princess' chariot passes by. Only then will the roads be opened for civilian use.At the same time, the Xiulou on Tianjie was surrounded by a large number of Imperial Guards, and the restaurants and tea shops near the Xiulou were also ordered to close for a day, and the Imperial Guards were stationed and guarded to prevent unruly people from taking advantage of the opportunity. thing.

As the sky turns white, the tall and gorgeous embroidery building reveals its true face to people in the gradually bright morning light.The embroidered building is about two feet high, and behind it is a large curtain wall, made of one-inch thick wooden boards, painted a festive bright red, painted with graceful and luxurious peonies and a colorful phoenix, surrounded by golden light Decorated with gauze, implying that the owner of the embroidered building is a noble princess, the daughter of heaven.

The bottom floor of the embroidered building is a shelf made of rough wood, covered by red silk, to support the whole embroidered building; Red embroidered gold-edged banners are written with big characters such as "Princess Yuehua" and "Embroidered House Recruiting Son-in-law".Go to the back of the second floor and go up a few stairs, which is the highest floor of the embroidery building, and it is also the place where Princess Yuehua will appear.A rosewood high-back chair carved with phoenixes and hundreds of flowers is placed in the middle of this floor.

A large number of men flocked to the embroidery building on Tianjie, ready to take a good seat. Firstly, they wanted to see whether Princess Yuehua, who was favored by the emperor and raised a high-profile husband-in-law, was as beautiful as the legend. Can be chosen by the princess and become the royal consort.

They were asked to line up in two lines, and only after careful examination and interrogation could they enter the open space under Xiulou surrounded by the Guards.Due to the orderly organization, the interrogation went smoothly, except for a few men who wanted to sneak in, either they were obviously too old, or they already had wives at home, and they were driven away under the eyes of the imperial guards.There was a young son of an official family who didn't want to leave, so he used his father's name to frighten the guards who were in charge of the investigation and insisted on entering.

Leng Feng, who had just come to Tianjie from the imperial palace on a tall horse, knew that son, he was the son of a second-rank official in the court, and he had just married the daughter of his father's colleague two months ago.Leng Feng frowned, and asked someone to hang the brocade cloth embroidered with Yu Wenhua's oration that he brought with him high on the embroidered tower, and called a few imperial guards, and ordered a few words.

Those few people walked into the crowd and shouted: "The emperor has ordered that men who participate in the selection of son-in-law in Xiulou only need to be under 30 years old, in good health, and have not married wives and concubines. Others are ignored. Anyone over 30 years old , or those who already have wives and concubines at home, leave immediately. Those who conceal the truth and participate in the selection of son-in-law in Xiulou, once they are found out, they and their fathers and brothers who have official positions will be dismissed and investigated. The workers confiscated their property and sent them to prison.”

The crowd was in an uproar, such a punishment was too heavy.After hearing this, the son of the second-rank official didn't dare to pester him anymore, and left in despair.Then, several people in the crowd left quietly from the long line.

After all the men who met the requirements had entered the open space below Xiulou, the imperial guards sealed the entrance, and only waited for Princess Yuehua to arrive.

Standing on the second floor of the Embroidery Building, Leng Feng coldly swept across the densely packed crowd below, everyone had expressions of anticipation on their faces.He sneered secretly in his heart, there are quite a few people who want to jump into the dragon gate without hard work.If they knew that Princess Yuehua was actually the original empress, would they dare to marry her?

"My subordinates see General Leng!" Zhao Wu walked up to the embroidery building and bowed his hands respectfully.

Leng Feng turned his head to look at Zhao Wu, and asked, "Did you find anything?"

Zhao Wu replied: "The subordinates have carefully looked at everyone who came in, and did not find any trace of Huangfuyan."

Leng Feng pondered for a moment, "Continue to keep an eye on the candidates, and don't relax. If you find anything unusual, report it immediately."

"Yes!" Zhao Wu agreed, and went down the embroidery building.

At the same time, Chu Yueyin knelt farewell to Yu Wenhua in Qianqing Palace, got on the chariot and went to Donghua Gate to change to the royal carriage, then went out of Donghua Gate and went straight to Tianjie Xiulou.There were eight fast horses at the front and back of the carriage, and the guards who were carefully selected by Leng Feng sat on the horses, while Liu Qing and Zhang Qing rode horses to guard the left and right sides of the carriage.Except for Yin Qiao who sat in the same carriage as Chu Yueyin, Mother Feng and several other court ladies sat in a carriage behind the procession.

Seeing that they were about to reach the Xiulou, a guard who opened the way in front shouted loudly: "Princess Yuehua is here!" Immediately, there was a commotion among the eagerly awaited crowd below the Xiulou, and then everyone knelt on the ground, bowed their heads and shouted loudly. : "Congratulations to Princess Yuehua Fengjia!"

The carriage stopped slowly, and the curtain was gently lifted. Yinqiao got out of the carriage first, and turned around to help Chu Yueyin get out of the carriage.Leng Feng had already got off the embroidered building, and was waiting by the side, when he saw Chu Yueyin get off the carriage and strode forward.

"Leng Feng has seen the princess!"

"Your son-in-law is polite!" Chu Yueyin couldn't help smiling as she looked at Leng Feng who was wearing a crimson official robe.After he changed his black clothes, he was not so serious and cold anymore.Perhaps because of his marriage to the lively Yu Wenshan, the current Leng Feng is a little more human than the previous him.

Led by Leng Feng, Chu Yueyin walked gracefully to the embroidery building, went up the stairs to the highest floor, and sat down on a red sandalwood chair with a high back. , followed by Nanny Feng and the maids.Under the banners on the second floor stood eight palace guards, all wearing swords, full of energy and majestic.

Chu Yueyin's eyes slowly swept across the kneeling crowd below, her heart skipped a beat unexpectedly, as if she was about to jump out of her chest.Yan, are you there?Did you come to pick me up?

After a while, Chu Yueyin withdrew her mind and nodded towards Leng Feng.Leng Feng turned around and said loudly: "The princess has orders, everyone is exempt!"

The imperial guards and the crowd below got up one after another, and the bold ones used the movement of getting up to look up the embroidered building, and saw a woman wearing a bright red palace dress sitting on the embroidered building, but unfortunately her face was covered with a veil. Can't see face.He couldn't help sighing, but when he saw Yin Qiao beside Chu Yueyin, his eyes lit up.The serving maids are all so delicate, presumably the princess's appearance is not so bad even if she is not as beautiful as a fairy.