Records of the King of Xin'an County

The next day, by the order of the sage, Li Hui and Princess Changning came to the Yue Palace with an imperial edict.However, after being heavily confined by the Jinwu Guards for dozens of days, the formerly elegant and beautiful Yuewang Mansion has already revealed a dilapidated atmosphere.Weeds are overgrown and dust is everywhere, as if all the palaces and pavilions have lost their color with the autumn wind and fallen leaves.In the huge palace, apart from the female relatives living in the main courtyard and a few trusted servants who served them, there was no one inhabited.

Li Hui stood outside the main courtyard, looking back at the empty courtyards in the distance, and couldn't help but think of the scene of people coming and going in Yuewang's mansion.When it comes to descendants, Li Heng is the leader among a group of brothers and sisters, there is no shortage of legitimate sons and daughters, and there are many concubines and concubines.Because Li Heng didn't want to separate the family, all the children, whether adults or minors, lived in the mansion in the past, and almost every courtyard had a master living there, and it was very lively.

However, what about the prosperity of offspring?In the final analysis, the overthrow of the Yue Palace was due to the failure to educate the brothers Guizheng County King and Langling County King well.Perhaps, the treason case of the Yue Palace has also made many discerning people finally realize that having more children is not a blessing, only well-educated children can bring blessings, and poorly-educated children will only harm others and themselves.

The Wang family, Gao family and others who have been under house arrest for many days are also dressed in plain clothes, and they come out to receive the order with tired faces.When hearing the imperial decree that Li Huanniang, a commoner, invited her to guard Zhaoling, the sage felt that her filial piety was commendable, so she retained her title of Xin'an county lord, and when the king of Xin'an immediately escorted her to Zhaoling, the Wang family and the Gao family They were all stunned.

County Lord Xin'an accepted the imperial edict with a very calm expression, and her eyes were full of firmness: "Thank you for your help and cousin." She used to envy Princess Changning for having a happy young man, and regretted that they could not be together after all.She also fantasized about being on the same level as her future husband-in-law, but what the Wang family did made her unbearable any longer.She is a noble daughter of the clan, how can she swallow her anger for the sake of wealth and stability?Living with a man who made her feel ashamed?

Instead of being miserable and suffering from inner torment for decades to come, it would be better to give myself some peace.Even if she has wasted her youth and it is difficult to get a good marriage again, it is not bad to live a peaceful life for the rest of her life.What's more, being filial to your grandparents is what you should do, and at the same time, maybe you can also regain some praise for your father and brother who have ruined their reputation for treason?

"Huan Niang...you...you are such a silly child..." Wang said in a daze, tears streaming down her face in an instant.At this moment, she was extremely regretful—why did she insist on letting the young girl marry back to her natal family?Let the youngest son marry the royal daughter as a concubine?A Lang has said to her several times that the Wang family is not as good as the previous generation, and their vision is too short-sighted, so they are not suitable for entering the court.But she insisted on not believing it, and blamed him for not helping the Wang family to seek high-ranking officials.Even her aunt Wang Taifei reminded her several times not to be swayed by her natal family, she didn't take it to heart.

Now, her children have been humiliated by the Wang family, but she still wants to make a compromise and let her daughter marry into another person's family. She is really too naive! !Yes, a strong natal family can make a woman look up in her husband's family, but if her natal family is no longer trustworthy, no longer protects her, no longer cherishes the blood relationship, why should she hurt her family's heart by caring about them?

"I just want you to live a more stable life, no matter..." After wiping away the tears, Mrs. Wang sighed softly, "It should be good to stay in Zhaoling, your grandmother is still here, so will Yue Niang and Xuan Qi. Take care of you..." She should be thankful that both Princess Changning and Li Hui are believable and good children.Moreover, the conspiracy did not implicate Princess Wang, and she will definitely try her best to protect her granddaughter.

"Don't worry, Auntie, I will ask the spirits of my grandparents to bless you to reach Lingnan safely, and then return to Chang'an as soon as possible." The county magistrate of Xin'an knelt down in front of her and bowed his head in a big salute.Then, she said to the emaciated Gao Shi: "In the future, Mrs. Lao will be filial to my father and mother on my behalf."

"Sister, don't worry." Gao Shi nodded and replied, neither envious nor jealous, still calm as usual.

She had never been Wang's favorite daughter-in-law, but now it seems that the youngest daughter-in-law she likes is far inferior to the eldest daughter-in-law.Moreover, after they were placed under house arrest in the Yue Palace, the Wang family was in a hurry to draw a clear line. The Gao family was silent on the surface, but secretly sent a lot of money and food and clothing. They were indeed loving relatives.

"I want to take Yingniang away." County Lord Xin'an said again.

Gao's eyes brightened slightly, and he went back to the room without hesitation and carried out his half-year-old daughter.She is also quite difficult in terms of children. She has been married to Li Wei for many years, and now she only has one daughter, Yingniang.After learning that the whole family was exiled to Lingnan, she panicked in her heart—her daughter is too young, and it is very likely that she will die halfway through trekking thousands of miles to Lingnan in the cold winter months.Originally, she wanted to entrust the child to her natal family, or Wang Taifei, but now Xin'an County Lord offered to bring her niece with her, but it couldn't be better.

Seeing Xin'an county magistrate carefully holding her little niece, Wang wanted to ask her to bring her two grandchildren with her.However, if you think about it carefully, you may turn a blind eye and close your eyes if you bring your little granddaughter, but the grandchildren are too eye-catching.Moreover, the Lord of Xin'an County has very little affection for the concubine's nephews, and probably will not agree to this matter.

"Second mother, don't worry, my nephew will send Huanniang and Yingniang to Zhaoling safely." Li Hui said.After receiving the imperial decree, he made full preparations to ensure that the Lord Xin'an had enough food and clothing in Zhaoling.

Princess Changning also said: "As long as I am here, I will never allow anyone to bully Sister Huanniang and Yingniang." She has quietly put her trusted maid into Zhaoling under some excuse, so that she can take good care of her cousin and Yingniang in the future. Xiaotang's niece.

In fact, there are not many people guarding the mausoleum in Zhaoling.There are both those who voluntarily guard the tomb—such as some low-level military officers and civil officials who were deeply impressed by Emperor Taizong and voluntarily resigned from office;After all, the identity of Xin'an County Lord is different from them, so the saint made an exception and let her live in the palace outside Zhaoling.Taking advantage of the situation, Li Hui planted some eyeliners nearby, and ordered them to focus on monitoring Li Ge's movements while protecting Xin'an County Lord and his niece.

With Li Ge's "innocence" and "stupidity", Li Hui has no doubt that as long as he has the opportunity, he will definitely cheat King Jing once.Even if all the loopholes in King Jing's Mansion are closed, as long as Li Ge is still there, there will be opportunities for Princess Anxing and her followers to take advantage of.

After everything was settled properly, Li Hui hurried back to Chang'an, just in time to see off everyone in the Yue Palace.

It is completely different from the former king of Chu who left Chang'an in a mighty way. They look even more desolate-because they have been abolished as common people, and exile to Lingnan is also a punishment, so everyone wears plain clothes, even their luggage. Very shabby, let alone bring any money.Moreover, there are about fifty Jinwu Guards watching over them, responsible for "escorting" them all the way there.

The only people who saw them off in person were relatives, not family friends.Among the royal family, all the elders never appeared, only Princess Linchuan and Princess Qinghe came in person, the head of Xuancheng County and her husband-in-law, as well as Li Hui, Princess Changning, Princess Yongan, Qin Cheng, Qin Yun, Zhou Jian, Zhou Yi and other juniors; the in-laws are only the head lady sent by the Gao family, and only a few juniors from the Wang family.

The Wang family didn't pay any attention to the younger generation of her natal family, but affectionately held the Xuancheng county head and Qinghe princess on her arms, and talked with Linchuan princess and the head lady of the Gao family.Mrs. Gao was accompanied by two or three taciturn younger brothers and sisters. In addition to Guizheng County King and Langling County King, the Yue Palace also had a few concubine princes who really had no sense of existence. Implications, exile with the whole family.

The young female family members of the Wang family were completely ignored and had to stand aside in embarrassment.And their husbands and son-in-law also tried their best to talk to Li Wei and Li Jing, but the two brothers were no longer as soft-hearted as before, and they also regarded them as nothing.After the insult of repenting the marriage, why are the people in Yue Palace still willing to associate with them?Not to turn against the Wang family of Qi County, it is already for the face of the Wang Taifei and the Wang family! !

"Hmph, this marriage is ruined very well!" Li Jing sneered loudly, regardless of whether these cousins ​​could hear her, "If I really married her, I would lose nothing! With the ups and downs in the officialdom, she can't wait to reconcile with me!! We can only share wealth, not adversity, what good is it to marry such a woman?!"

"Since this matter has passed, you don't have to worry about it." Li Hui glanced at the blushing Wang family, "Why bother with such a villain? You still have more things to consider."

"That's right, why don't a man have a wife." Princess Changning also smiled, "When you return to Chang'an in a few years, I promise to help you find a satisfactory cousin. Like cousin Jueqing, marrying the woman you like is your Only when you have a wife can you live comfortably." After she landed, she was able to hold banquets in her princess mansion.At that time, all the high-ranking officials and young ladies from the aristocratic families in Chang'an City will be invited to come and see each other. Are you still worried that you won't be able to find a sister-in-law?

Li Jing only felt a warmth in his heart, and couldn't help coughing, the anger in his eyes subsided a lot.Ever since the treason case happened, he has been anxious all the time, restless day and night, almost completely changed his temperament after being stimulated by Langling County King and Guizheng County King.However, when facing the smiling cousins, it seems that they have returned to the past.

At that time, he was straightforward and almost innocent, and there was hardly any shadow and darkness in his eyes.Now, but never go back.Even if a few years later, the Yue Palace can be rehabilitated and return to Chang'an to reunite with them, he also knows in his heart that everything will be different.

"Your Majesty." A gentle voice suddenly sounded from the side. He followed the sound and saw Du Chongfeng coming in a hurry.For some reason, the moment he saw this friend he wasn't very familiar with, he felt a faint sigh of relief.And he didn't seem to realize until this time that in fact, he had always hoped to see him again when he parted—perhaps only in this way could he prove that they were indeed true friends.

"When did they become so close?" Princess Changning raised her eyebrows, looking at her cousin's rare smile, feeling vaguely familiar yet unfamiliar.

"Jing Xing didn't miss it this time." Li Hui replied, "When he was under house arrest, Du Chongfeng quietly visited Prince Pu's Mansion several times to find out about him. If I hadn't guaranteed that Jing Xing would be fine, he would I don't know what the rush will be." Actually, he didn't think that Du Chongfeng had regarded Li Jing as a friend before.After all, it was Li Jing who always took the initiative to look for him, but Du Chongfeng never visited the Yue Palace.Now it seems that he really wanted to go wrong.

"Is this person trustworthy?"

"It still needs to be considered, let's get in touch for a while."

"Brother, we have too few people available. Look at Anxing's henchmen, and then look at us, there is simply no power to fight back."

"What kind of counterattack can a mere Du Chongfeng bring?" Li Hui shook his head and said, "Even if he wins the first prize next year, after entering the officialdom, he will be implicated because of the Yang family, and he will not be able to gain the trust of his uncle. Besides, mere It is useless to be a school clerk or a county lieutenant. It is better to wait for the Yang family to be destroyed before arranging him to be an official." Du Chongfeng and the Yang family got too close.Besides, apart from his unwillingness to marry the young lady of the Yang family, and his unwillingness to join forces with the Yang family, he has no ill feeling toward the Yang family.Such people may be available, but they must not be trusted.

After hearing this, Princess Changning frowned slightly, and could only sigh: "Brother, will our life be more difficult in the next two or three years?"

"...Uncle is here." Li Hui said lightly.

"..." Princess Changning lowered her eyes and remained silent.In fact, they all understand that once the saint has a satisfactory heir, no matter how favored their sisters are, they will definitely not be as important as the future prince of the Eastern Palace.It's hard to say whether the prince will turn to Empress Du, and whether he will really get close to them in the future.

On the other side of the Baqiao, Wang Zixian brought He Cheng, Wang Luoniang and Wang Xiangniang to bid farewell to Yuanwu.After the incident of Yinchan Temple last time, Yuan Wu no longer avoided them, and sister Wang Luoniang also understood his determination to devote himself to Buddhism, so they finally lived in peace.So when they learned that he would go out to Beijing again, they came here to see him off.

"Be careful all the way." Prince Xian warned, "Don't take any risks, act with discretion."

"Amitabha." Yuan Wu folded his palms together, bowed to him and the tearful sisters, and turned to leave.

When he walked away slowly, Princess Changning noticed the familiar figure from the distance, and her eyes moved slightly.However, in the end, she just watched the young man who was hidden deep in her heart walk away without saying a word, and even her expression didn't seem to change.

Soon, everyone in the Yue Palace is about to leave.The Wang family, the Gao family and other female relatives boarded the simple ox cart, Li Heng rode a rough horse alone, and Li Wei, Li Jing and others could only walk.Seeing this, the county magistrate of Xuancheng couldn't help weeping in a low voice.She brought several cars of packed luggage to her parents and brothers, and there was still a lot of money in them, but Li Heng refused without hesitation.It's not that he's stubborn and inflexible, but that it's too dangerous to travel thousands of miles, and it's not appropriate to carry several cars of luggage and heavy wealth.

The people in Yue Wang's mansion left slowly, and there was a huge motorcade approaching in the distance, and the jade-decorated ox carts and horse-drawn carriages were still eye-catching. According to the regulations, it was obvious that they were absolutely extraordinary.When the two sides missed each other, against the backdrop of the huge oncoming convoy, everyone in the Yue Palace looked even more embarrassed.Even the Jinwu guards who escorted them had to avoid the convoy, which even the coachman was a bit arrogant.

"Who is that?" Li Hui suddenly felt uncomfortable.

Wang Zixian, who came to his side at some time, looked at it carefully, and replied leisurely: "Jiangxia County King."

"I hate it!" Princess Yong'an said in a childish voice that almost all the juniors felt at this time.

So what if they vent their anger?The eye relationship between people is originally very wonderful.

Volume VII: Homeopathic Counterattack