since your farewell

In the first month of the 16th year of Jian'an, the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, the streets of the capital market were deserted, and only a few wine shops hung up red lanterns sparsely.

On the window sill of the private room in the restaurant next to the street, a woman in a black dress sat at the wine table, frowning,

"My subordinates searched the Imperial Academy and found no useful information. Major General, what did you find there?"

The boy in white on the opposite side shook his head,

"There are records of village officials in the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War. Unfortunately, the records about the transfer of officials in Jiangping County stopped a few years ago, as if they were deliberately erased."

Jiangping County is an inconspicuous small county in the north. It is located close to the desert. During the war, Situ Qingyun and the others would place the wounded and disabled in the general camp in several concentrated villages in Jiangping County, and the people in the village were willing to accept them. them.

But the nearest village is not peaceful. First, all the strong men in the village were hired with a lot of money, and they left their hometowns to do business. The county magistrate of Jiangping County, but not long after, all these villages were buried in the flames and turned into ashes.

When Situ Che led his subordinate Qingfeng to find the county magistrate, the man calmly took out the document with the seal of the imperial court, explaining that these villages were important places for recruiting troops and were not under his jurisdiction. "Village official", the identity of "village official" is kept secret, and he doesn't know who it is.

"It seems that it is as expected by the general, this matter is not simple",

"Um".

"Major General",

Qingfeng pondered for a moment, then said in a low voice,

"The general and the prime minister are old friends, and you have a marriage contract with the eldest daughter of the prime minister's family. The prime minister will definitely have a solution for this matter."

Situ Che immediately rejected the proposal,

"Before leaving, my father told me that I must investigate this matter myself, and the ministers of the court and China must not be disturbed."

When she said this, she couldn't help but secretly clenched the wine glass in her hand. She was very resistant to this inexplicable engagement. She was also a woman, so how could she marry the prime minister's daughter?

If... If she must get married, a small snow-white figure flashed in her mind.

After you, marry me.

The milky voice seemed to be still in her ears, and her eyes were dark, trying to suppress the turbulent emotions.

Qingfeng was dumbfounded, she also knew the general's rejection of this marriage contract, but now the investigation has lost its direction and clues, and everything has come to an impasse.

Not long after, the street suddenly became lively. Situ Che glanced out the window, and saw a carriage rolling past the street. The horses pulling the cart were strong and strong, full of energy. You can tell that this horse is unusual. The curtain of the carriage is made of soft silk and satin. The owner seems to be unwilling to let others see the real face. The guards of the Young Imperial Guards shouted from front to back, and the spacious streets were instantly occupied by soldiers and horses.

In this situation, the emperor must not be traveling in person, but at least someone with the status of the empress dowager, Situ Che thought to himself.

But the queen mother has passed away long ago, and the queen is also a confidante, so who could it be?

"Little brother",

Qingfeng beckoned to the guy who poked his neck out and watched,

"Do you know who is coming?"

"You two are outsiders, right?"

Xiao Er looked at the clothes and attire of the two of them, and asked carefully and respectfully with his back arched.

"That's right, it's the first time a countryman comes to the capital, and he has never seen such a big battle,"

Situ Che babbled nonsense, lowered his identity with one sentence, then his eyes lit up,

"Is it the eldest lady of which family?"

Sure enough, after hearing what she said, the shop clerk guessed that the upstart young master in front of him, who was probably from a remote area, straightened his waist instantly, and put the cloth on his shoulders, with a hint of complacency,

"Hey, this is not a young lady. The person in the carriage is the most beloved Princess Jingyang!"

"Oh?"

Situ Che raised his eyebrows, still looking dissolute,

"Hello, princess. I heard that the son-in-law is also a very big official, but I don't know what the princess looks like?"

"Stop daydreaming",

The waiter rolled his eyes.

"how do I say this?"

Situ Che looked unconvinced,

"My young master's family has a great career, and the three generations of my ancestors were high-ranking officials. Could it be that I can't afford a son-in-law?"

"Ah",

The waiter laughed at her mercilessly,

"It's not that you can't afford a son-in-law, but the eldest princess has no intention of choosing a son-in-law at all. If you want to climb up to her, I'm afraid you can only be a face-to-face."

"Mian... Mian Shou",

Situ Che blushed and was furious,

"How is that possible!"

Seeing that there was no one around, the waiter in the shop sighed in a low voice,

"It is rumored that the eldest princess looks like a fairy, but she suffered from a serious illness when she was a child, and her body was very weak. She has been taken by her side all the time. No, she just returned to Beijing not long ago, and she may not be able to have children."

"Unable to bear children",

Situ Che hesitated for a moment, faltering,

"That...that's not okay, my parents only have me as a son."

"Come on, the eldest princess may not like you",

He licked his dry lips, showing a hopeless look,

"Even if she is unable to do anything, the emperor still loves her very much. Everyone in the capital knows that when she returned to the capital, the emperor announced to the world that she would go out of the palace to greet her in person. You saw it just now, and the prince did not have such an arrangement. ".

Situ Che saw that there was no important news, so he didn't say much, but the little girl sighed again,

"That's not enough. Last time I heard a guest official say that the emperor dared to hand over all the government affairs to the princess. How could this woman be involved in politics?"

Situ Che and Qingfeng looked at each other,

"According to what you said, if you can get the favor of this princess, you don't have to worry about it in this life?"

"Don't you have a great family and a great career, and you have three generations of high-ranking officials?"

"That's not mine either",

Situ Che lowered his head in frustration,

"My father asked me to go to Beijing to take the imperial examination, but I am not a material for studying at all."

After all, her expression changed, and she looked at the waiter expectantly,

"Tell me, how can I become a face leader?"

Qingfeng who was sitting opposite coughed. When it came to acting skills, she also had to obey her own general. It was unexpected for a normally shy and reserved person to be so unrestrained.

The waiter gave her a contemptuous look, but didn't speak.

Situ Che thought hard for a while, and then stuffed two banknotes into his hand as if suddenly realizing it.

Seeing that she was so "sensible", the waiter stuffed the ticket into his waist,

"Your little white face is pretty, and your mouth is sweet, much more pleasing to the eye than those faces before."

"hey-hey".

"It's a pity that you came a step late. The last batch of interviews was selected two days ago. If you want to enter the princess mansion, you have to wait a few more months."

After saying this, he seemed to be afraid that Situ Che would go back on his word and ask for the money back, so he quickly went to the back kitchen.

After confirming that he left, Situ Che shook his head, and his expression returned to normal. This little boy has sharp eyes, and he must have seen that they are interested in the princess, so he set up this trap to get some benefits, but it is worth it to get the news of.

Qingfeng sized up the person across from him, so he couldn't help questioning the waiter's vision. Can her general's appearance be described as "pleasing to the eye"?It's hard to say who looks like a fairy in a different outfit.

"Qingfeng, what do you think?"

"The subordinate thought to himself, the princess should not be regarded as a "minister of the court", right? "

Situ Che understood, and the two looked at each other and smiled.

In the middle of the night, two uninvited guests lurked outside the walls of the Princess Mansion. After observing the mansion for a while, Situ Che was a little surprised. The shift change has also undergone strict training, leaving no loopholes to exploit, she jumped lightly to the commanding heights of the tower, and discovered another world - a group of archers buried in the woods not far from the princess mansion , it can be foreseen what will happen if someone breaks into the mansion by force.

What is the reason that makes this place so heavily guarded?

"Major General, look over there!"

Qingfeng pointed to a side room in the mansion. The guards there seemed much more relaxed in comparison. A few men in white clothes walked through the corridor from the hall one by one. After being checked by the guards, they could return to the wing room.

Could these men be the legendary face heads?

"General, do you really want to go in as a face-to-face? What if this princess is really as hungry as the rumors say..."

"Hungry wolves rushing for food?"

Situ Che chuckled. It was inexplicably funny to say these words from Qingfeng, who was serious. This guy had been inquiring about the eldest princess for a day, and he didn't know what rumors he had heard. In her eyes, the princess was already a beast more terrifying than a satyr.

"I heard that the eldest princess is licentious",

Qingfeng is a little worried. The general's figure and appearance are extraordinary, and he will definitely be able to attract the attention of the princess.

"Not so much",

Situ Che disagreed with her statement,

"Look at those men, they are still full of energy, and their expressions are normal. They don't look like they are overindulgent. Besides, if the princess is really as the rumors say, isn't this big night just a good time for the warm spring night? Where are those people going back to the side room? In my opinion, the princess didn’t raise any face. She just arrived here and is not very familiar with the capital. It’s more likely that she recruited some companions. Dissatisfied, these demons and goblins are the result of deliberate misrepresentation."

The breeze is silent.

"Let's let the subordinates go, the status of the major general is honorable, this face..."

"If you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you get tiger cubs?"

She turned and smiled,

"Qingfeng, I remember you did a good job modeling your face."

At daybreak, the major general transformed himself and completely changed the foundation of one of the "face heads" in the mansion. She was tall and thin, but fortunately this person was not very generous, and her clothes were thicker. Make no difference.

"This person's name is Jia Yunqing, and the Jia family is also a well-known and prestigious family in the capital. However, as a concubine, he is not favored in the family, and he has nothing but his face. The princess was very attentive, and the other companions thought he was too spineless and alienated him."

It was precisely because of this that Qingfeng had the opportunity to catch him, and told Situ Che all the identity information of this person, and couldn't help but add at the end, in fact, this face is not very outstanding.

Situ Che smiled softly, touched his ears again and again to make sure that the mask was not flawed,

"Fifty steps laugh at a hundred steps."

"Jia Yunqing, where did you go so early in the morning? Is the Princess Mansion a place where you wander around?"

As soon as Situ Chefu turned the corner, before entering the door, he met an imposing woman, holding a white whisk in her hand, staring at him sharply, and she seemed not to be dressed like an ordinary court lady.

"Like...going to the toilet",

Situ Che stretched his waist and yawned. When observing last night, she remembered that this woman was the one who supervised and directed the guards to check. She presumably was someone close to the princess, so she was very defensive.

"so long?"

The other party squinted his eyes and didn't seem to believe it. Apparently the guard had reported the situation to her.

"Hey, the Princess Mansion is so majestic, I couldn't help but look at it more",

Situ Che sneered, instead of sophistry, it is better to admit the other party's conjecture generously, which is also in line with Jia Yunqing's greasy personality.

"What are you looking at? It's not yours. I advise you to give up the idea of ​​seducing the princess. A big man is showing his breasts all day long and flaunting his head."

The woman showed a look of distaste and disgust,

"Are you sick or not?"

"..."

Situ Che's face turned red and white, she never thought that this man would be so sloppy, no matter how thick-skinned she was, she couldn't bear it, not to mention she pretended to be thick-skinned, the shy major general's neck swelled Get flushed.

Seeing that she was still a little ashamed, the woman gave up, looked up at the sky, turned around and ordered,

"Okay, hurry up and pack up and prepare to serve the princess."