Qing Ping Le · Double Songs

When the lights came on, Rong Cheng returned to the palace, Xiao Kecheng had been waiting in the front hall for a long time and got up to greet her when he came back. He caught a glimpse of the familiar box brought by the guard, and he frowned but didn't say much.It wasn't until Rong Cheng was sent to the Nuan Pavilion that he asked, "Master Min, did you make things difficult for the princess?"

Rong Cheng smiled lightly, "Master Min is an upright person and only picked a painting of Mr. Yuzhu's calligraphy."

Hearing this, Xiao Kecheng's brows stretched, and his expression was joyful, "Your Majesty is really thankful. You should rest early, and the ship is ready to set sail tomorrow."

"The Sixth Prince is bothering you."

The position of the courtiers in the Western Zhou Dynasty has been vacillating between the eldest prince and the third prince over the years, and the emperor is the same, but he has to go against the courtiers every time. If the courtiers support the eldest prince this time, the emperor will use it more The third prince, in short, will not be in harmony with the courtiers.Xiao Kecheng was full of strategies but could not overcome the situation. He secretly watched the two princes for a long time to collect a lot of criminal evidence, just waiting for a good time, and now he finally told him to wait.

He wanted to overthrow the third prince and take advantage of the situation, but he had to use Min Wenhao's hand to make everything more logical. If he came forward to impeach, although it would be useful, the emperor would think it was the prince's rivalry, and he wanted to be big and turn small, but Min Wenhao always Upright and upright, if he takes the lead in impeaching the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, he must follow closely, and it will be difficult for the emperor to cover up if he wants to.

What's more, in this way, Xiao Kecheng's ambition can be concealed, and the other princes will not be jealous and suspicious, and it can hold Min Wenhao's handle for later use, killing two birds with one stone, with a deep scheming mind.

Rong Cheng sat by the bed after taking a bath, his eyes were empty, his thoughts had already flown through thousands of mountains and rivers.I don't know how the new potted flowers raised by my father look like?I don't know if she is angry after not going to pay homage to her mother for many days?I don't know if something happened between Ah Che and Huang Jie?I don't know if the people in Nanyang City are busy with the New Year's Eve?

"Ah Cheng?" Seeing her face turning pale from the cold, Bai Qingtong called out.

Rong Cheng returned to his senses and smiled, "Are Qingtong's parents still alive?"

Bai Qingtong shook her head, "I was taken back to Baihua Palace since I was a child, I don't know who my parents are?"

"What's New Year's Eve like in Baihua Palace?"

"It's the same as usual, but the disciples will be allowed to drink pepper and cypress wine during dinner."

Rong Cheng was about to speak but was interrupted by a knock on the door. Mr. Hai had to check her pulse every day, no matter how late it was, he would never miss a day's checkup. It just so happened that she came back early when he entered the palace today Night.Rong Cheng rolled up his sleeves and stretched out his wrists as usual, Mr. Hai focused on his pulse and his face was serious, Bai Qingtong accompanied him silently, and the candles were bright and the room was quiet.

"You are leaving here tomorrow. I took advantage of these few days to borrow a bottle of medicine from the pharmacy in the palace to make you a bottle of medicine. One pill a day with warm water is enough for you to take back to Beijing." He handed over the white porcelain medicine bottle .

Rong Cheng took the medicine bottle and squeezed it in his hands to play with, "From now on, you will be able to hear about the changes in the court when you serve the emperor every day." She stopped talking, and said with a smile, "You will know in ten days. How did the third prince lose power, once Xiao Kecheng became betrayed after I returned to Dongxia, you would encourage Xiao Hanqing to repeat the old tricks."

"Don't worry about these things. After you go back, take good care of your body. It will be difficult for you to go out in winter."

"Xiao Hai, be careful after I leave." Seeing him nodding, she said again, "Tell me all the big and small things in the Western Zhou Dynasty. Don't act without authorization. If something happens to you, I can't explain it to Mr. Yuzhu."

Xiao Hai only said in a deep voice, "Don't worry, go back." He got up and packed the medicine box. As usual, he straightened his wrinkled robes before carrying the medicine box, and said, "I'll go to you in half a year. Mr. Zhuge in the movie is not as good as me, and I have to take care of your body. Well, you have a good rest, you may not have time to see you off tomorrow, take care of yourself along the way."

The cold night was a bit shorter, as if it was dawn not long after I fell asleep, a boat was moored on the river on the outskirts of the city, and the east wind blowing today is suitable for sailing.Rong Cheng boarded the boat and watched, the Western Zhou Dynasty was far away and the grand scene was still there. The two sides of the river were misty and green hills.

The calm surface of the river reflected the sky, and a white eagle hovered in the light of Ling Lingbo. Xia Feng put his fingers on his lips and blew a whistle. The bamboo tube took out the note and handed it to Rong Cheng.Rong Cheng unfolded the note and saw the words "Tong Ping Zhang Shi Pei Qingyang". She raised her hand and the river wind blew the note onto the surface of the river. The thin paper sank quickly after it got wet.

"It seems that the emperor has noticed this person." She glanced at Dong Xia's direction, and said, "According to the temperament of the emperor, she will not sit still, I don't know how the emperor will attack, you write a letter back to let them get close Pay attention to the movement in the palace."

"Yes." Not long after, a white eagle spread its wings from the river and disappeared in the direction of Dong Xia.

On this day of Dahan, Pei Qingyang, as usual, went in and out of the harem under the guidance of the empress's servants. The empress usually stayed in the west hall in the afternoon, and the way to the west hall happened to bypass the Linhua hall. All eunuchs and maidservants saluted him.He struts on cowhide winter boots with his head held high and his toes proud, with a pink tassel jade pendant and a goose yellow sachet hanging around his waist, which sway from side to side as he moves.

Just as he was about to bypass the Linhua Palace, a team of gold guards appeared and escorted him without a word. The gold guards in charge of the palace patrolled the palace day and night and guarded him. He knew it well, but he went in and out of the harem many times without incident, and he couldn't figure out why I stumbled.

According to Pei Qingyang's personality, he naturally wanted to yell, punch and kick, but the expressions of these gold guards did not change, and they did not line up until they dragged him to the Linhua Hall and threw him on the ground. , like a wall standing still.Pei Qingyang stood up angrily and cursed arrogantly. He was kicked to the ground just after he said a few words.

"Who are you, do you know who this official is?" After being kicked to the ground again and again, his calf felt a sharp pain, and he didn't dare to try to stand up again, but he still shouted, "This official is the same as Pingzhang." Pei Qingyang, you are bold and presumptuous."

"Does Mr. Pei know that it is a capital offense for foreign ministers to enter and leave the harem without authorization?" Rong Ling vaguely saw that Mr. Pei's complexion was fair and handsome, and he was indeed quite attractive.

Only then did Pei Qingyang see a screen placed in front of the high seat in the main hall, and a very pleasant female voice came from inside, and he shouted, "I hold the gold medal specially bestowed by the Queen, who are you? It can be seen that it is a serious crime to hold an official from the imperial court."

"Where's the gold medal?"

Pei Qingyang triumphantly took off the gold medal from his waist, "Your Majesty bestows this gold medal on you, kneel down quickly." He lifted the gold medal and was about to get up, but before he could raise his knee, he was kicked back.

"Present the gold medal."

Before Pei Qingyang could react that the gold medal had been taken away, he was about to explode when he heard the female voice say again, "Master Pei, where is your gold medal?"

"It's not in your hands."

Rong Ling let out a chuckle, "Master Pei doesn't have a gold medal, but still argues." She said lazily, "Come on, slap your mouth first."

The black-faced guard who escorted him just took a step forward. Pei Qingyang was so frightened that he slapped backwards, but he still received a heavy slap. He felt dizzy and half of his face was burning like fire. He grinned and continued to curse, "Bold, presumptuous, This is the forbidden area of ​​Miyagi, how can you wait to be presumptuous, His Majesty will not let you go." He shouted to the outside of the hall again, "Come on, come on."

After he yelled for a while and saw that there was no movement outside the hall, he stopped himself, and the female officer next to Rong Ling said, "Presumptuous, how dare a mere third rank be disrespectful to the eldest princess here, Mr. Pei uses His Majesty as a cover when he speaks and shuts his mouth Don't you want to live?"

"Nonsense, what kind of princess is there if the eldest princess of this dynasty dies early? You deserve death if you pretend to be a princess."

Rong Ling sneered, and said coldly, "I will call you death today."

Pei Qingyang was completely frightened and was about to take the opportunity to escape when he heard a loud voice outside, "Your Majesty is here." His face turned bitter and he tried to get up again, but he fell back because of the kick and his legs went numb .

Rong Ling raised her eyebrows lightly, and walked out from behind the screen to meet her. When the Empress stepped into Linhua Hall, she glanced at Pei Qingyang who was on the ground, and Pei Qingyang quickly crawled towards her.

Rong Ling approached and saluted, "I respectfully welcome my mother."

"Yuanjia is so lively here." The screen was put away, and the queen sat down and stopped looking at Pei Qingyang, but said, "Why is Pei Aiqing here?"

Pei Qingyang crawled over and knelt down, "Your Majesty, save me, these people, Your Majesty, dare to beat me."

"Presumptuous." Eunuch An who was beside the empress hurriedly interrupted, "You are not allowed to make any noise in the forbidden area of ​​the palace." Pei Qingyang was immediately shocked and did not dare to make any more noise.

"So this is Mr. Pei." Rong Ling suddenly said, "This person is obviously not from the inner palace, but he walked around the inner palace at will. My son thought he was an assassin, so he arrested him and questioned him to ensure the safety of the mother."

"Yuan Jia still has filial piety." The queen asked with a smile, "I heard you outside just now, what's the matter?"

Rong Ling naturally heard the sharpness in the seemingly gentle questioning, she lowered her head and answered, "According to the law of this dynasty, entering and leaving the inner palace without authorization is a death penalty."

The queen seemed to be in deep thought, "That's right, Yuan Jia just returned to the palace and didn't know that Pei Aiqing had a gold medal from me." She turned to Pei Qingyang and said, "Since Aiqing has a gold medal, why didn't she show it."

Seeing that Pei Qingyang was about to open his mouth to argue again, Eunuch An quickly helped him up and took away his talk, "Master Pei must have forgotten this kindness. It's cold on the ground, Mr. Pei, hurry up so you don't freeze yourself." Pei Qingyang was dizzy Being supported, his calves were sore and sore that he couldn't stand up, so he had to put half of his body weight on Eunuch An.

The empress nodded in satisfaction, "It's rare for me to come to Yuanjia's place, so I'll stay here to eat with Yuanjia, and go and order the imperial dining room to cook some Yuanjia's favorite food, and the rest of you should leave."

"Yes, the old slave will leave." Eunuch An dragged the dumbfounded Pei Qingyang out of the Linhua Hall together, and when he walked out of the Linhua Hall, he continued, "Thanks to Xiao Dezi who ran fast enough to invite His Majesty, Otherwise, Mr. Pei's life may be gone."

"Yes, yes, I will thank Xiao Dezi well later." Seeing Eunuch An nodding with a smile, he pointed to Linhua Palace and asked in a low voice, "Is it really the eldest princess?"

"Is this still fake?" Eunuch An suppressed his smile, "Now, not many people in the court know about it." He stopped talking and didn't say much, "Master Pei, go slowly. When the old slave wants to go back, His Majesty, I won't send you off." It's gone." Pei Qingyang hurriedly cupped his hands and watched Eunuch An leave.

After everyone had left, the empress opened her mouth again, and Xingshi asked her to blame, "Ling'er was a bit reckless this time, knowing that Pei Aiqing has my gold medal and dared to use punishment, did she not take me seriously?"

Rong Ling knelt down, and answered calmly as usual, "Mother Emperor clearly knows that Pei Qingyang is the Duke, why does she still stay by my side?"

"Of course I have my intentions." Knowing that Rong Ling was worried for herself, she showed a gentle face again, "Liang Ling'er on the ground should get up first, and we must stop innocently criticizing Mr. Pei in the future."

"My son knows."

It took only a day for this palace secret to reach the ears of some people, and Rong Che immediately entered the palace to see Rong Ling.It took another three days before it was passed to Rong Cheng on the boat, Rong Cheng pinched the note and read it one by one with a smile on the corner of his eyes and brows.

Dong Ge asked puzzledly from the side, "Since the eldest princess has spent a lot of time tying him to Linhua Palace, why not get rid of him as soon as possible."

"Miss Huang is just trying to test this person, and to test your Majesty's reaction." She laughed, "If this person is a fool, Huang Jie will naturally let him go, but if this person has unfathomable schemes in the city, Huang Jie How could he let him go." Looking at the lake from the window, she saw Jiang Shui and Chu Tiankuo asked again, "Are we going to change to the dry road tomorrow?"

"Yes, the boat will stop at Wucheng Wharf tomorrow morning."

"How many days will it take to return to Beijing?"

"It will take four days to reach the capital after getting off the boat." Dong Ge naturally knew why she had to calculate the time, and said, "The eldest princess should not be able to make a sacrifice to the ancestral temple in time."

Rong Cheng joked with a smile, "After that day, no one will dare to say the phrase 'the eldest princess of this dynasty died early'."

The grand princess sacrificial ceremony is held by the Taichang Temple, and only officials of the third rank and above can participate in the ceremony. The emperor has decreed that the sacrificial ceremony and procedures are the highest standard of the royal family, and the intention is self-evident.Naturally, Taichang Temple did not dare to be negligent. The Eldest Princess fasted for three days before the ceremony, and the city was under martial law seven days ago.

The weather is clear and the weather is clear and the wind is breezy. Rong Ling is dressed in a bright red long princess gown, a phoenix head crown carved with jade and gold threads, and white sheepskin boots with gold embroidered auspicious clouds and a phoenix. White jade hanging down the waist.She stepped up the white marble steps step by step along the long road paved with red carpet, ringing the ring pendant, which was crisp and sweet.

In front of the yellow futon is a double-eared bell tripod, in which three incense sticks are lit, and the green smoke is rising.She knelt on the futon three times and kowtowed nine times, hearing the high-pitched voice of the officials singing, "The eldest daughter, Princess Yuanjia, kowtows to the ancestors."

All the officials above the third rank outside knelt down and said in unison, "Welcome the eldest princess back to court." The shout was deafening and echoed in the ancestral temple for a long time.Rong Ling stepped into the main hall and knelt down three times and kowtowed nine times. The officials sang and the officials kowtowed. She looked at the solemn and solemn hall, and her heart was surging under the gaze of the ancestor's spirit tablet.

After passing Wucheng, Xia Feng intentionally slowed down because he couldn't keep up with the priests. Rong Cheng was weak, and the violent bumps would make her extremely uncomfortable. Fortunately, Dong Ge knew how to take care of her.The way back was much smoother than when it came. At night, Xia Feng jumped up to the roof to summon the white eagle. This time it was Mr. Hai's message from the Western Zhou Dynasty. Rong Cheng read it and burned it.

Min Wenhao took the lead in impeaching the third prince. As the prince secretly communicated with other countries, he even disregarded the safety of the border people for his own selfish desires, opened the door for Nanliang, and caused the border trade to lose money for three years.The eldest prince took the opportunity to frame the third prince for stealing the national treasury and filling his own pockets in the disaster relief last year. The emperor was furious because of this, and the court deprived him of his title of prince and shut him up in the palace for self-reflection.

It was only then that Rong Che realized that Xiao Kecheng's move was more than two birds, and she actually underestimated the eldest prince. He must have secretly pushed the eldest prince into trouble, and the eldest prince was so stupid that he thought of a way to slander the charges. The third prince jumped over the wall in a hurry. How could he stop biting him back, when Xiao Kecheng just sits and reaps the benefits, he doesn't know if the Ninth Prince can become a success.

She woke up from contemplation and asked, "Xia Feng, how long will it take to return to Beijing?"

"You can enter the city tomorrow night."

"I don't know why I'm eager to go back to Beijing these few days. I feel comfortable after taking a bath just now. Why don't I set off now and rush into the city tomorrow morning."

Dong Ge said from the side, "But for one night, the Princess still puts her body first."

She smiled and said, "I've been out for almost four months, and I really want to know if the flowers raised by my father are okay?"

Seeing her eagerness, Xia Feng said, "The Princess will be there later, I will prepare first."

The carriage was speeding through the night, the moonlight was as clear as water, Rong Cheng raised the curtain of the car to identify the scenery on the side of the road, so as to know where he was at the moment.Bai Qingtong closed her eyes and fell asleep, maybe because of Rong Cheng's influence, she was actually a little anxious.

Rong Cheng lowered the curtains and looked at Bai Qingtong's face. She looked at it carefully and said, "Qingtong, you will like it there."

Bai Qingtong opened her eyes and stared at her, not knowing how to answer, no matter how big the world was, it was the same for her, she was alone.Rong Cheng just smiled, it was warm, she responded with a smile.

The night continued to be quiet, and there was still a short distance to the capital, which made people feel that the night was long and anxious and helpless.As soon as the cold winter wind passed, it cooled the sweat that had just appeared on Xia Feng's forehead, and finally a glimmer of light appeared in the eastern sky.

The sun came out slowly through the curtain of cumulus clouds.Standing majestically in front is the gate of Nanyang City, with golden scales on the gray wall, but the carriage stopped at this moment.Rong Cheng lifted the curtain of the car and raised his eyes to look at the word Nanyang on the city tower. Thousands of emotions rushed into his heart. Before he left, his father's words "be careful in everything" rang in his ears again, but now this is where the most careful thing is. place.

She put down the curtain of the car and stepped on the horse's hoof again. The guard guarding the city was about to ask, but Xia Feng had already handed over the token of the princess.The guard quickly knelt down and said, "Welcome the princess back to the city."

Rong Cheng's carriage drove quickly into the city gate until it was far away, and the chief officer guarding the city called two soldiers and ordered in a quiet corner, "You go to the palace to see His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess, and you go to Jingyuan Palace to find Princess Qingping, just say, Princess Anle has returned to Beijing." The wheels were spinning on the stone road, crushing the silence of the city.

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