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After a group of people ate breakfast and packed up their clothes, Su Lang Ye Xinghui and the fifteen emperor shadow guards from the imperial capital went to the princess mansion together.

A carriage with four horses and bridles was slowly driving on the avenue of Lianyan City. Fifteen bodyguards in black clothes rode tall black horses with solemn expressions, surrounding the carriage. .

At the beginning of April, the city is breezy and full of spring, and the red gold carved incense burner in the carriage is burning with precious aloe incense, and the green smoke is curling upwards, and the elegant fragrance slowly diffuses, enveloping the entire carriage. Smudged with a layer of expensive and luxurious atmosphere.

Ye Xinghui sat in the car and closed his eyes to rest, the emperor was worried about him, Su Lang was testing him, Ling Qi was watching him, since he deliberately pointed out a word during breakfast, Su Lang and him, each other They were all silent.

The Princess Mansion arrived soon, and Su Lang got out of the car first.

Because Su Lang came this time to declare the emperor's will, so at this moment the door of the princess mansion is open, and the incense table is placed in the main hall.

When Su Lang entered the princess mansion, he saw Jiang Zhengyang, the patriarch of the Jiang family, Yuan Shi, the imperial wife, Jiang Chengan, the son-in-law, Jiang Chengping, the second younger brother of the son-in-law, Jiang Chengping and other prominent figures from the Jiang family all came.

Su Lang glanced at them lightly, went straight to the hall, stood facing the south, unfolded a scroll of bright yellow scrolls with flowing clouds, auspicious dragons, and read: "Fengtian Chengyun Emperor, the order says: The emperor's sister Qinghe Sui Anchang Princess, Roujiaju Quality, gentleness and manners. Follow the rules of the history of the movement, and walk in the festival of honour. In the third year of Xuanxi, the princess was married. Respect your superiors, be cautious and respectful, and control your subordinates with generosity, kindness and kindness. It has been more than seven years. My heart Very much, it is Yixuan'er who went back to the capital to visit his relatives, offering sacrifices to the emperor and examining Huiyuan's noble concubine. Qinzai."

After the decree was announced, Su Lang glanced at the kneeling people below, and for a moment, everyone had different expressions on their faces.

Princess Qinghe gave a big gift to thank her first, Su Lang hurriedly helped the princess up, then bowed and saluted, and said solemnly: "Minister Su Lang, by His Majesty's order, welcome the princess back to the imperial capital."

The isolation and helplessness in the city for seven years, the chills and bitterness seemed to have all turned into green smoke at this moment, dissipating invisible, the princess choked up, and said goodbye, tears welled up in her eyelashes.

Jiang Chengan was stunned on the spot for a while, his face was livid, the emperor's decree was not a light order, he didn't even mention it, but to take the married princess back to the palace?

On the face of it, it sounds nice, visiting relatives and offering sacrifices to mother?The Qing and the eldest princess are not the sisters of the emperor and his mother. Since the founding of the Dayin dynasty for hundreds of years, there has been no eldest princess who married the mother and concubine and returned to the palace to visit her relatives.

Who doesn't know, the emperor is blatantly announcing that the concubine is taking a concubine, and the princess has been wronged by Jiang's family. He wants to take the princess back to her natal family. What kind of royal face, the family's ugliness should not be publicized, is not as important as the princess.This imperial decree is undoubtedly to slap them directly on Jiang's face.

Since Su Lang entered the princess mansion, he didn't give him a single glance, as if he didn't exist. No matter what, the Jiang family is an aristocratic family that governs a city. Noble, Su Lang has this attitude now, don't need to think about it, it is naturally the meaning of the emperor.

Jiang Chengan finally started to panic at this moment.

Jiang Zhengyang, the Patriarch of the Jiang family, Anpingbo, naturally had a bad complexion. The emperor meant to blame the Jiang family, but he didn't say clearly that there was no reprimand, responsibility or punishment in the imperial decree. For a while, even he was not sure whether the emperor cared The Jiang family is of a rich family, so it is not easy to act rashly, let this matter go lightly, or wait for the princess to return to the imperial capital, and then be furious and reprimanded heavily.

The emperor held it up high but did not put it down, just like hanging a sword over Jiang's head. He didn't know if it would fall or when it would fall.

Jiang Zhengyang managed to regain his composure, and asked with a friendly face, "Mr. Su has worked hard all the way from the imperial capital. The princess is going back to the imperial capital. It's a big matter, so I have to make careful arrangements and preparations."

Su Lang nodded, and said indifferently: "Naturally, I brought people here this time, I dare not bother Uncle An Ping."

Jiang Zhengyang's face changed for a moment.

A group of people entered the hall and sat down, the maid from the Princess Mansion served tea, Su Lang didn't speak anymore, just sipping tea by himself.For a while, the members of the Jiang family in the hall were restless.

The mother of the Jiang family, Yuan Shi, felt anxious when she heard the order. She inevitably had to worry about her eldest son. She took a sip of tea to try to calm herself down. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw that her second son, Jiang Chengping, was still calm and composed, without changing his face, and immediately felt a little bit of a smile. Certainly.

That's right, the princess hurts the family. As long as you insist on this, it's not all the Jiang family's fault. Although the Jiang family married the princess, they are still a respectable family. They must always take the clan into consideration and put the overall situation first.

Besides, whether it is true or not, this matter is related to the reputation of the princess.Good things do not go out, and evil things travel thousands of miles, and public opinion is most likely to be influenced by bad things.It's easy to tell the good and the bad, but it's even more difficult to restore the bad to the good.It’s like a piece of white silk stained with ink. People will only see that the white silk is stained. No one will care whether the ink was splashed on it intentionally by others, and no one will remember that the white silk was originally spotless and clean. If it is dirty, it is dirty, and no matter how much you wash it, it is useless.

She coughed lightly, wiped the matcha cup and cover bowl, and said with apologetic face: "The princess has been married to a dog since she was married. She is gentle and graceful, and she is very good in everything. She is also very polite to me, a mother-in-law, although..." Yuan Shi hesitated to speak and glanced at the princess sitting on the main seat, then glanced at the second son Jiang Chengping, Fang continued: "Hey, this matter is ultimately the dog's fault."

The meaning of what she said was naturally understood by those present, and a sullen expression suddenly appeared on the princess's face.

Su Lang was noncommittal, just glanced at Yuan shi indifferently, seemingly unintentionally said: "I heard that Second Young Master Jiang learned from Lishan Mountain."

When Jiang Chengping heard this, there was an undisguised smile on the corner of his mouth, and his brows and eyes were full of self-satisfaction: "Exactly, I learned from the Lishan Astrology Pavilion, and I am best at predicting bad luck and good fortune." The princess swept slowly.

Seeing Jiang Chengping like this, Princess Qinghe couldn't bear it, her eyes were fixed on Jiang Chengping like a torch, her chest heaved violently, and bouts of dull pain kept coming to her heart, she bit the tip of her tongue until her mouth was filled with a little blood The smell was relieved and there was no attack.

The emperor had already issued an order, and Jiang still poured dirty water on her head, but after all, Jiang Chengping was a teacher of everyone, and the princess herself was not easy to refute such things, so she could only swallow her breath for the time being. .

Jiang Chengping saw the princess's eyes were cold and sullen, but he still didn't say a word, and the corners of his lips were raised, contented.

Shimen Lishan has never asked about the royal family. He is very talented in astrology and is well-known in the whole city. The four virtues have a weak reputation, and no one in Wanzhou is qualified and capable to refute him. No matter how eloquent Ren Sulang is, he can't speak. Even the emperor can only let this matter go lightly, unless it is true. I don't want the reputation of a princess anymore.If this matter becomes serious, no matter it is true or not, it will be very difficult for the princess to be a human being, so she should guard against the mouth of the people on such a matter that is talked about?It's too difficult.

Su Lang remained silent, and only gave the princess a comforting look. After watching Jiang Chengping complacently for a while, Fang smiled and said to him: "It seems that Mr. Jiang has made a lot of achievements in astrology. Su admires it." very."

Jiang Chengping laughed out loud, without a trace of humility on his face, and said as a matter of course: "I'm grateful, it all depends on the profound background of the teacher."

When Su Lang heard the words, his eyes were even more bent: "Mr. Jiang Er is a young and handsome man. Someone heard that the young master is good at astrology. He has admired him for a long time. He came here with me today."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a handsome young man approaching against the light. He walked straight to the princess, bowed his hands and bowed respectfully: "Chen Lishan Ye Xinghui pays homage to Princess Qinghe Sui'an."

The moment he saw the boy, Jiang Chengping's smile immediately froze on his face.

The author says:

[1.] The shadow guard of the princess will definitely go back to report to the princess when he arrives in Lianyan City, so the beginning of this chapter mentions fifteen.

[2.] The content of the imperial decree refers to the collection of imperial edicts of the Song Dynasty, which may not be standardized.

【3.】Fame was really important to ancient women.