female concubine

When the carriage arrived in Qishan County, it was already dark. Several government officials patrolling the streets found a group of outsiders wearing armor and holding sharp knives like an army, so they stepped forward vigilantly, "Who are you, and what are you doing here in Qishan?"

Jiang Luochuan drove the horse to the side, raised his hand immediately, and the guard of honor approached the carriage with a lantern, "Open your eyes and take a good look."

The carriage in front of me has the same style as the eaves. Unless it is an official or court wife, ordinary people can only ride in it when they get married. Except for the guard of honor, the rest are all armored soldiers.

The yamen servants also saw that the person who was leading the conversation was wearing official uniforms, so they slowed down and cupped their hands: "Qishan County has not received any official documents. Nobles are coming, and you long walkers are wearing armor and holding sharp knives. We are waiting for Qishan." His dispatch is related to the safety of tens of thousands of people in Qishan, please don't embarrass us."

Xiao Youqing heard the words of the yamen servant very clearly, Jiang Luochuan turned around and walked to the side of the carriage with a smile, "Sister, it's no wonder that my brother-in-law manages Qishan, these yamen servants are very cautious."

Xiao Youqing took Xiao Zongren's hand, lowered his head and smiled, "Since I'm here to announce the decree, I will reveal my identity sooner or later, so you go and tell them who I am, don't delay here, lest you attract people to watch."

"Yes."

Jiang Luochuan jumped off his horse, and immediately showed his waist card, "The one sitting in the car is the concubine Yuan of the current king of Chu, my official is the newly appointed Fengxiang general judge, and the magistrate of your home is the sixth prince of the current emperor, the king of Chu. I came here to welcome the prince back to the capital, so can all the dispatchers let you go with peace of mind?"

Several yamen servants listened, unable to calm down for a while, and immediately stared, "Princess Chu?" Then they looked at each other blankly, "Prince Chu?"

"How could this magistrate be the prince?"

"How is it impossible? How can this battle be false? Under the rule of the Holy One, who dares to pretend to be the prince." One of the more clever yamen servants pinched his side, "Don't be stupid and go back to the county government to inform the county magistrate and Boss."

Several yamen servants quickly walked away to make way, "The county magistrate is in the back yamen, and the Mid-Autumn Festival will be closed tomorrow, and the master is still there. Someone has already gone back and notified me. I have offended you a lot earlier, and I ask Princess Chu to come down."

Jiang Luochuan rode back on his horse again, gently pinched the horse's belly and moved forward, "Don't worry, the princess is always kind, let alone at night, as the county law enforcement, it's good for you to be strict."

"They're all county magistrates, oh no, it's Prince Chu who taught them well."

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In Qishan County Yamen, Liu Shubai put on a big cloak and walked out of the side hall to go home, when he saw the king of Chu who was drunk and asleep in the courtyard.

The bright moonlight made the person extremely haggard, Liu Shubai looked to the left and right, and when he saw no one, he frowned and approached, "Why did the magistrate fall asleep in such a place?" He wanted to take off his cloak and cover it up When the king of Chu was on him, a servant ran in at a gallop.

"Look at your anxious face, what's going on?"

The yamen servant put his hands on his knees and panted, "It's not an accident, yes, yes..."

"Yes, yes, what are you talking about?"

"It's Princess Chu who came to our Qishan County, accompanied by the prefect of Fengxiang."

The conjecture in Liu Shubai's heart seemed to be confirmed by the words of the yamen servant at this time, he still asked suspiciously: "Nonsense, why did Princess Chu come to Qishan?"

"He said he was here to take the King of Chu back to Beijing."

"King Chu?"

"It's our county magistrate."

Liu Shubo opened his eyes and looked at King Chu on the reclining chair.

"The carriage has already arrived in the city, and it will soon be at the gate of the Yamen."

Liu Shubai squinted his eyes slightly, and immediately shook his sleeves, "Quickly, go and open the door of the instrument, and gather other people to wait at the gate."

"Yes."

Liu Shubo looked at the cloak in his hand, and immediately put it back on.

A dozen or so yamen servants lined up neatly in front of the Qishan County yamen, holding a lighting lantern in their hands.

The sound of horseshoes mixed with the sound of wheels is slowly approaching the gate of the yamen. The moon is extremely round when the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching. Even without lanterns, every plant and tree on the ground can be seen clearly.

The cold light shone on the sergeant's iron armor, and when viewed from a distance, the dangling green color of the horse was very conspicuous.

The four horses pulling the cart stopped firmly at the gate of the Yamen, Jiang Luochuan grabbed the reins and jumped off the horses.

Liu Shubo then stepped forward, bowed and said, "Your Majesty has seen Fengxiang pass the sentence."

"You are Qishan Master Bo?"

"It's the lower officer."

Jiang Luochuan nodded, turned around and walked slowly towards the carriage, "Sister, we're here."

Xiao Youqing led the child out of the car, and Jiang Luochuan carried the child out of the car first, "If Zong Ren is afraid, hide behind uncle."

The woman who walked out of the car looked only twenty years old, and the female envoy helped her down, she was graceful and graceful, she was the grandson of Duke Longde, Liu Shubo was startled for a while, and then walked forward , cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty Bo Liu Shubo, the head of Qishan County, has met Princess Chu and Duke Qing."

"Master Liu has such good eyesight that he recognized Xiao Guogong at a glance?"

Xiao Youqing hugged the child after getting out of the car, "It should be called Zhifu Liu now."

Liu Shubo raised his head in surprise, "Prefect?"

"Yes, this official is here not only to take up his post, but also to convey the will of the emperor." Jiang Luochuan stretched out his hand, and the attendant handed over an edict.

Liu Shubai immediately knelt down, "I ask you to be safe."

"Under the sect, the magistrate of Fengxiang Prefecture on Qinfeng Road has been vacant for a long time. You Zhiming was dismissed, and the officials of the prefecture were condemned. The head of Qishan County, Bo Liu Shubai, has a bright mirror hanging high. He has feet in Yangchun and has outstanding achievements. He will immediately be moved to be the prefect of Fengxiang."

Liu Shubai lowered his head and stretched out his hands to receive the edict, then immediately kowtowed, "I thank the Son of Heaven for your grace!"

Jiang Luochuan helped him up, "Your Majesty is the new general judge of Fengxiang Mansion. I am new to Fengxiang, so please give me some advice from the magistrate in the future."

Liu Shubo then said modestly: "Tong San was appointed by the imperial court, and he is also a young Jinshi. I dare not be an official."

The child in Xiao Youqing's arms stretched out his chubby little hands, as if he was very interested in the straight feet on Napa's head.

Liu Shubai turned around and cupped his hands, "Concubine, Duke Qing." He immediately explained what the judge had asked, "The lower official only recognized Princess Chu, because when the six kings talked with the lower official in Qishan, there was always something in every ten sentences. I want to mention you, Wangfei, not long ago, the imperial court also issued an official document, canonizing the eldest son of the King of Chu as the Duke of Qing, and this is how I boldly speculated."

"He just likes to talk nonsense."

Liu Shubai slightly lowered his head and smiled, "I think the six kings are just because they can't hide their liking in their hearts."

"If she wants to hide, why can't she hide?" Xiao Youqing smiled slightly, "After all, I was deceived by her before."

Liu Shubo said again: "In all things, only the true heart cannot be hidden. With the heart of the six kings, it should never have been thought of hiding."

Xiao Youqing looked at Liu Shubo, and then saw him stepping forward suddenly, kneeling down in front of him, "This is Liu Shubo?"

"When the six kings first arrived in Qishan, the lower officials didn't know their identities. Seeing that the prince was young, he thought about getting married. Later, the prince sternly refused. Now that he knows the identity of the prince, he is terrified. It was really a mistake, and I ask the princess to punish me."

"Get married?"

"Yes, Xiaguan has a daughter-in-law who has reached the age of Meimei. Seeing that Prince Chu is about the same age as her, he has unreasonable thoughts."

Xiao Youqing sighed lightly, raised his hand and said: "Prefect Liu, get up and seek a good family for your children. This is a father who loves his children. If you don't know, how can I blame you."

"The princess is magnanimous, and I am ashamed to be an official."

Then Liu Shubo led Princess Chu into the Yimen, hesitatingly said: "The prince is inside, but..."

"But what?" When entering the courtyard, the child in Princess Chu's arms struggled to get down, so she put it down gently.

Liu Shubo then looked aside, "Your Highness was drunk and fell asleep in the courtyard."

Under the moonlight, a slanted figure was printed on the bluestone floor, the skirt fluttered gently by the wind, and a hand was hanging down from the side of the chair, with an empty white porcelain jug hooked in it.

Xiao Zongren approached with stumbling steps, tugged at the hem of the sleeping man's robe, and wanted to climb up the chair, but when he found that he couldn't climb up, he was so anxious that he was about to cry.

Jiang Luochuan approached him in surprise and picked him up and put him on the chair beside the King of Chu, "This is, you recognized your father?" Then he saw him stretching out his immature hands to pull the black jade belt around King Chu's waist .

The little six who came out of the house almost knocked over the hangover soup in his hand, and said in surprise: "Princess?"

Xiao Youqing raised her eyebrows, "Didn't I tell you not to give her alcohol?"

Little Six shook his head lightly, "The villain has always remembered, isn't it the Mid-Autumn Festival that is approaching, so the villain went to buy two taels of wine for A Lang."

"Erliang can make her drunk?" Xiao Youqing didn't believe it.

"Did the princess come here to celebrate the prince's birthday before the Mid-Autumn Festival?"

Xiao Youqing lowered her brows, "Yes, and no, you have been following her in Qishan for the past few years, and she came back twice but didn't say anything. She didn't want to say anything, and I didn't dare to ask."

Little Liuzi lowered his head while holding the soup, "The princess wants to ask why Alang's temperament has changed so much?" Little Liuzi turned his head to look at King Chu, "Please forgive me, little man, I have no comment. When Alang wakes up, I think , if you asked the question yourself, Alang would definitely say it."

The person who fell asleep vaguely noticed that there seemed to be a little monster moving beside him, and immediately woke up from his sleep. When he opened his eyes, he found a pair of small round eyes staring at him.

——Kuang, when! ——The flagon slipped from her hands, and she jumped up immediately after being frightened. Xiao Zongren rolled down from the chair, but fortunately, Jiang Luochuan hugged him in time, but he was so scared that he burst into tears.

"Who?" King Chu frowned vigilantly.

"My lord hasn't sent home a letter for half a year, so he doesn't even recognize his son?"

The mid-autumn wind gently blew across the courtyard, bringing the fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus outside the courtyard, and blowing the familiar smell to King Chu's nose.

The King of Chu sat up, opened his eyes wide, and immediately stretched out his hand to rub it, before reacting and said, "Ah Xi?" He turned his head to look at the child Jiang Luochuan was squatting in his arms to comfort, and slowly stood up from the couch. Suddenly, I was speechless for a while, "He, you..." explained: "It's not that I don't want to send a letter home, it's just..."

"Okay, I know it all, I shouldn't force you to ask the prince," Xiao Youqing took a step closer, straightening out the messy hair on her forehead, "Look at the smell of alcohol on your body, even if it's the Mid-Autumn Festival, you shouldn't do this." Indulge yourself like this, and sleep in this kind of place, and you won’t be afraid of catching a cold.”

King Chu scratched his head and smiled foolishly, "I just thought of someone when I was staring at the full moon, and fell asleep thinking about it."

"Really?" Xiao Youqing bent down with a smile, and stretched out his hand towards the child. Xiao Zongren broke free from his uncle's arms and ran to his mother's side, but because he was afraid of King Chu, he hid behind Xiao Youqing's legs and refused to come out. It is like hiding the emperor in Wende Hall every day.

"The prince frightened him."

"..." King Chu looked down at the child who was already able to walk, and his face was not very happy. "I left after he was full moon, and he has been able to walk until now, and suddenly appeared... Forget it, come back Let me tell you later."