After the salted fish is married

Imperial edict

Aunt Zhang's large plate chicken is as attractive as ever. This year, there is a lot of food, and the free-range chickens at home have grown very large.The large plate of chicken with firm meat is stewed just right, and the soup is delicious for mixing noodles.

After days of running around, Yan Xining hasn't eaten properly for several days.His appetite was particularly good today. After eating chicken and potatoes, he also ate two bowls of Latiaozi.

In addition to the big plate chicken, Aunt Zhang also made a pot of marzipan.Marten candy is a delicacy of the Qiang nationality. There are various preserved fruits and nuts in it. When eating, you have to cut it with a sharp knife.In order to make it easier for Yan Xining to eat, Lao Zhang and the others cut the marzipan into bite-sized pieces.Each bite is full of nuts and candied fruit.Take a bite of marzipan, it is sweet from the mouth to the heart.

Aunt Zhang looked at Yan Xining lovingly, wishing she could take out all the craftsmanship at the bottom of the box.She muttered something quickly, and Lao Zhang translated: "My wife said that this time there is no time to kill the sheep. When the princess comes next time, she will make you grilled buns and kebabs."

Yan Xining nodded happily: "Okay! Thank you Uncle and Aunt Zhang!"

After eating the big plate chicken at Lao Zhang's house and packing a lot of marzipan, Ji Song and the others were ready to go home.Just when Yan Xining was about to get in the car, Aunt Zhang chased her out of the house, holding a ball of fur cape in her arms and went straight to Yan Xining: "Ningning."

Yan Xining turned around in surprise, and saw a ball of fur covering his body.He couldn't help being stunned for a moment, and while he was in a daze, Aunt Zhang had already firmly tied the strap on the fur to his chest.Taking a closer look, it was a wolf fur cloak. The off-white wolf fur was soft and fluffy after several coats of tanning, and it fit perfectly on the body.

Aunt Zhang took a few steps back in satisfaction, and she said a few words with a smile on her face.Lao Zhang explained: "These are a few wolf skins I bought before, and they are useless to keep at home. After seeing the princess that day, my wife thought that these wolf skins are very suitable for the princess to make a cloak."

The wolf fur cloak uses several wolf skins, which are similar in color and thick in fur.The soft leather kept the severe cold out, and after putting it on for a while, Yan Xining felt much warmer.

Watching the caravan trade on North Street some time ago, Yan Xining clearly knew the value of this wolf fur cloak.Such a cloak can be exchanged for a house in Pingchang City, and he hesitated at the moment: "This is too expensive, I can't accept it..."

Just when Yan Xining was about to untie the tie around his neck, Lao Zhang took a step forward and pressed the back of Yan Xining's hand with his remaining hand: "Princess, this is a wish from my wife and I."

Aunt Zhang anxiously spoke Qiang dialect next to her. She didn't know whether it was because of the cold weather or because of excitement, her face turned red.Lao Zhang's lips moved, and he looked at Yan Xining expectantly: "The princess is willing to call us uncle and aunt because she thinks highly of us. It doesn't take much trouble for people in the mountains to kill a few wolves, and it doesn't take much trouble to make clothes. If the princess dresses well, we will be happy."

Although Lao Zhang said it lightly, how could Yan Xining not know how much effort the old couple put in for this outfit.Even if Lao Zhang killed a few wolves without much effort, the tanning of the leather alone required many processes, and without one process, he would not be able to tan such a bright and soft fur.Aunt Zhang's eyesight is not good, because of this dress, she must have stabbed her hands a lot.

If there is no sincerity and sincerity, who is willing to spend this kind of time and energy just to make a suit of clothes!

At this time, Ji Song said slowly: "A Ning, take it." As Lao Zhang and the others said, this is their wish, only for Yan Xining, no one else.If Yan Xining does not accept, the old couple will be very disappointed.

Yan Xining was both ashamed and touched, he obviously didn't give Aunt Zhang anything, but they gave him the best thing.Seeing Aunt Zhang and the others standing in the snow and waving to the carriage, he felt heavy in his heart: "I don't know how to repay Uncle Zhang and the others."

Although Yan Xining gave a lot of things to the veterans a few days ago, it feels different compared to what Uncle Zhang and Aunt Zhang gave him.This mind is priceless and cannot be measured by material things.

Ji Song understood Ah Ning's feelings, and he held Yan Xining's hand: "Then come and see them when you have time, as long as you come, they will be happy."

Yan Xining pinched a piece of marzipan and stuffed it into his mouth. He suddenly remembered something and the corners of his lips rose happily: "That's not okay. If I come here too many times, Aunt Zhang's chickens will hate me to death."

Ji Song chuckled, "It makes sense."

The snow was getting heavier and heavier, and when they returned to the palace, the snowflakes on the road were already an inch thick.I haven't returned to Pingchang City for nearly a month, and the changes in the city are still quite big.The common people were in high spirits, and before the snow fell, several streets in the city were paved with stone slabs.

As soon as the carriage stabilized in front of the palace, Xiao Song rushed out of the palace.It fell to the ground excitedly, twisting its body and exposing its belly. If Yan Xining didn't touch it a few times, it would fall to the ground.Yan Xining bent down and touched Xiaosong's head, he coaxed: "Hey, wake up soon."

Before he straightened up, Huang Xingjian led the Liangzhou officials and quickly walked over from the direction of the governor's mansion: "My lord, you are back! I hope you will come back!"

Yan Xining looked up at the sky, it seemed that Ji Song was too busy to touch the ground again.But think about the good, people always have something to do, otherwise it would be so boring.

It snowed heavily for a day and a night. After the snow stopped, Pyeongchang City was covered with snow and became a world of ice and snow.Liangzhou has officially entered winter. The people of Chu and Liao pay attention to autumn harvest and winter storage. In winter, people like to stay at home and cat winter. But there are still many things to do after this year's winter, and officials can't slack off.

Although Liangzhou is slightly arid compared to other state capitals, Liangzhou also has rivers and lakes.Winter is the dry season, and the silted river is exposed.None of the officials of Liangzhou in the past had ever thought of dredging the river and digging the river network, but this year is different.

The government is still using Pingchang City as a test site, and the government has invested in people and people to dredge the river and dig the river network during the low water level in winter.Once the river network is formed, it will be convenient to use water in the future.

Digging a river is not something that can be done in a day or two. When the river dredging work in Pingchang City is halfway through, the time has also entered the twelfth lunar month.

In Yan Xining's impression, the twelfth lunar month is the most relaxing month of the year.The twelfth lunar month is connected with the Spring Festival. During this month, migrant workers will receive year-end bonuses, and children will have a winter vacation. The whole family can happily gather together to prepare various delicious food for the Spring Festival.

This year's twelfth lunar month has not been easy at all, with officials coming and going every day, he and Ji Song are still too busy to touch the ground, and the rare rest is not idle.

During this time, the situation in Beijing became more and more tense. On the morning of the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month, Ji Song received news from Beijing.The news said that Emperor Pingyuan was ill.

It is normal for people to get sick from eating whole grains, but Emperor Pingyuan is an old man who is about to reach his sixtieth year.If you fall ill at this age, it is unknown whether you can get better.To make matters worse, he has not yet decided who will succeed him.This caused the princes to make small moves, and the court situation was turbulent, and everyone in Beijing was in danger.

Compared with the big moves of the prince and the second prince, the actions of the fifth prince Ji Yu made Ji Song and the others more alert.Ji Yu has had too many contacts with Lin Chuang, the commander of the imperial army recently. Besides, he went to the imperial city garrison and had secret talks with the garrison general Jiang Fuping several times.

The imperial city garrison originally belonged to the forbidden army, and the number of the forbidden army reached 15 in the previous dynasty.Obviously such a huge army could not be stationed in the imperial city, so they stationed in the mountains and forests thirty miles northwest of the capital.

The former commander of the Forbidden Army was involved in the rebellion, which made the emperor vigilant: it would not work if there were too many Forbidden Army.Therefore, when Emperor Pingyuan came to power, the imperial army was reduced to only 8 people.

Emperor Pingyuan divided the Forbidden Army into two, and the Forbidden Army stationed in the imperial city was only 1 people, and the remaining 7 people became the garrison army, led by the old general Jiang Fuping.

Ji Yu's actions gave Ji Song a signal: he is uniting the troops inside and outside the capital.

When does one need an army?Ji Song couldn't think of a second reason other than the palace change to seize the heir.

If the other princes have this plan, it's fine for Ji Song to turn a blind eye.But Ji Yu wanted a palace change, but he would never allow it.Ji Yu is cruel and ruthless, if he is in power, Chu Liao will never have peace.

Considering that Ji Yu can place his chess pieces in the Chiling Army, Ji Song has no doubts about Ji Yu's ability.If Ji Yu was allowed to take the leadership of the Forbidden Army and the Defense Army, it would only be a matter of time before the palace changed.

The capital is in chaos, and the lives of the people in the city are not easy.Those with foresight temporarily withdrew from the capital, and only returned after the situation stabilized.

Yuniang is one of them. She didn't come to Liangzhou alone. She set off from the capital with a long motorcade and went straight to Liangzhou.The car is full of things from the capital, such as silk, ceramics, tea... These items will enter the North Street of Pingchang City, where they will be bought by the common people and foreign caravans and exchanged for a large amount of money.

On the return trip, you can bring Liangzhou's specialties to the capital.Yan Xining had been thinking about how to develop Liangzhou's market, and he took advantage of this opportunity to let the people in the capital see the good things of Liangzhou.

Thousands of horse-drawn carriages were majestic, each of which was hung with red lanterns from Prince Rong's Mansion, attracting the attention of countless people along the way.I heard that the situation in Liangzhou is stable, and many small caravans followed the vehicles and arrived in Liangzhou.

When Yuniang's convoy came to Pingchang City, the whole Pingchang City was a sensation.This is a caravan from the capital, and more importantly, this caravan belongs to Prince Rong's Mansion!The common people all know that Rong Wang is diligent in government and loves the people, and his caravan must bring good things.

The convoy was placed on North Street, and the goods on the vehicle were carefully removed.The impatient people have already gone to the North Street to watch the excitement. The things that are usually placed on the streets of the capital have come to Liangzhou, which has opened the eyes of the people.

Ask the price is not expensive, all within the range that everyone can afford.Don't you have to buy some new things for the Chinese New Year?So the stalls have not yet been set up, and the people have already started bargaining.

The steward of the caravan, Yu Niang, followed the guards of the palace and walked in the direction of the palace. While walking, Yu Niang looked at the scenery on the side of the road.She had never been to Liangzhou before, and she thought Liangzhou was a remote place, but seeing her today changed her mind a lot.

Yuniang said softly: "It seems that the prince and concubine have indeed done a lot of things in Liangzhou." On the way here, she heard a lot of stories about Liangzhou, and she never thought that Princess Rong could perform so well in Liangzhou. Great light and heat.With such a master, Yuniang felt at ease.

Today was when Ji Song was taking a rest, and the two of them had been waiting in the main hall for quite a while.The smell of roasted sweet potatoes wafted through the hall, Yan Xining was wearing a wolf fur coat and curled up beside the fire like a round ball.He squinted his eyes and leaned back slightly against Ji Song. Ji Song was holding a comb to comb Ah Ning's soft long hair neatly.

The two only exchanged a few simple words, but the intimacy and trust revealed in the physical touch could no longer tolerate the intervention of a third person.Yuniang stood quietly at the door, until Ji Song finished combing the concubine's hair, then she stepped forward and saluted respectfully: "Yuniang has met the prince and concubine."

Yan Xining hurriedly stepped forward to help her up: "Are you tired? Come on, sit down quickly. It's been a hard trip for you."

Yuniang looked at Yan Xining with a smile, "Doing things for master is not hard work." Obviously only a few months have passed, but Yan Xining seems to be a different person, his whole spirit is completely different.

Yu Niang didn't expect to see the prince and concubine again, and the three of them would roast their hands around the stove and eat sweet potatoes.The soil in Liangzhou is loose, and the sweet potatoes that are planted are roasted, soft, glutinous, fragrant and sweet, and the sweetness is sweet to the heart.

Ji Song asked Yuniang about the situation along the way in detail, and Yuniang was not a coy person, so she told Ji Song all the people and things she met on the road.Leading thousands of horse-drawn carriages, it is inevitable to encounter unexpected situations.When Yan Xining heard about the danger, Yan Xining was sweating for her.

After Yuniang finished talking about the situation along the way, Yan Xining said with emotion: "Yu Niang is a woman who does not give way to a man." Who said women are inferior to men?Since arriving in Chuliao, all the girls he met were brave and resourceful.

At this time, Ji Ying stood outside the door and said softly: "Third brother and third sister-in-law, the family banquet is ready."

Yu Niang turned her head suspiciously. When she saw Ji Ying's face clearly, her always dignified face was shocked: "Princess Six?!"

Yuniang's business in Beijing is very large, and many of her guests are family members of officials in the city.Because of their relationship, Yu Niang actually knew a lot of people.Just like now, she immediately recognized Ji Ying in front of her as Ji Yin, the sixth princess of Chu and Liao who had already been sent to marry her.At that time, part of Ji Yin's dowry came from her shop.

Unexpectedly, seeing an old friend here, Ji Ying and Yuniang were both dumbfounded.After a pause, Ji Ying saluted: "The sixth princess has passed away, and now I am called Ji Ying, and I am the righteous sister of the princess."

Yuniang gave birth to an exquisite heart, how could she not know what Ji Ying said to her liking?After hearing what Ji Ying said, she bowed profusely: "I've seen Miss Ji."

Yuniang had to spend the Spring Festival in Liangzhou, because she and Ji Ying knew each other, so Ji Song simply arranged for them to live in the same courtyard.The girls always whispered endlessly, and it didn't take long for the two of them to go shopping hand in hand and kissing each other.

This made Wu Chengzhu very depressed. Now that the Spring Festival is approaching, the children will be on holiday and the officials will not make up lessons.He originally wanted to be with Ji Ying, but he couldn't stop Yuniang from appearing out of nowhere.

Depressed, Wu Chengzhu wanted to ask Yan Xining to do arithmetic, but Yan Xining was so busy that she couldn't see her.Depressed, Wu Chengzhu could only hold his arithmetic book and start studying arithmetic problems. When school starts next year, he wants to let the children and officials in Liangzhou feel the beauty of arithmetic.

Yan Xining really didn't avoid Wu Chengzhu on purpose, he is really busy recently.Dredging river channels, transforming terraced fields... Although he doesn't have to do everything himself, he has to be present most of the time.

When he was a social animal before, he didn't understand why those leaders were in meetings all day long, but now that it's his turn, he finally understands.Because some things must be discussed together before they can be implemented, and only after the opinions of all parties are unified can they continue to develop.

Sometimes when he gets dizzy from work, he will give a wry smile.After working so hard to travel to Chuliao, he still couldn't get rid of the life of the social animal.

But he didn't dare to stop, because he didn't know how long their stable days would last.Ever since receiving the news that Emperor Pingyuan was ill, pigeons from the capital would fly into the pigeon coop of the palace every day.The more diligently the pigeons fly, the less optimistic the situation proves.

In today's imperial city, the emperor is sick, the prince and the second prince are fighting against each other, and the fifth prince Ji Yu is hiding in an ambush. The forces of all parties can barely maintain the peace on the surface.However, peace will eventually be broken, and when the time comes, it will depend on whose hands and feet are fast.

From the information sent back so far, it can be confirmed that Ji Yu indeed joined forces with Lin Chuang and Jiang Fuping to force the palace.Ji Yu thought carefully and calculated everything. Since he wanted to force the palace, he would definitely choose a perfect time to wipe out all his opponents.

Ji Song and the others had already prepared the countermeasures, and they were waiting now, waiting for a signal that would allow them to take action, waiting for an imperial decree that would allow them to return to the capital in a fair manner.

The road to seizing the heirloom is not easy, once it fails, it will be beyond redemption.Yan Xining knew this truth very well, so he hoped that he could do more things for the people of Liangzhou within a certain time.

The days are short in winter and each day flies by.When Yan Xining and the others finally stopped to catch their breath, the twelfth lunar month was drawing to a close.Red lanterns and occasional firecrackers were lit in the city of Pyeongchang to tell them: Tomorrow is the Spring Festival.

This is the busiest and most fulfilling twelfth lunar month that Yan Xining has spent. When the sound of firecrackers came from outside the palace, he couldn't help but sigh: "Time flies so fast."

Ji Song hugged Yan Xining's waist from behind, and rested his chin on Aning's shoulder: "Yes." Looking back on this year, many things happened.This time last year, he was dying.But now, he stood up again, and returned to the familiar Liangzhou with his lover.

It was just that he was so busy during this time that he didn't even have time to sit down with Ah Ning and have a good meal.Even tonight's reunion dinner, he can't enjoy it exclusively with Aning.Thinking of these things, he felt that he owed Ah Ning too much.

Yan Xining tilted her head and rubbed against Ji Song, enjoying the rare quiet time.

At this moment, Yan Ke's communication voice came from outside the door: "Master, Wangfei, someone from the palace has sent a decree."

Ji Song and Yan Xining's bodies froze at the same time, and their eyes met: the imperial decree is coming!

This is not an ordinary imperial decree, if Ji Song's prediction is correct, this imperial decree is an imperial decree to call the two of them back to the capital.On the 25th day of the first lunar month, Emperor Pingyuan had his [-]th birthday, which was already a long life in the sixtieth year of Chu and Liao.Regardless of whether he is in good health or not, he will let the princes go back to attend the birthday banquet.

And this birthday banquet was the day that Ji Yu had chosen long ago to force her into the palace.An army of [-] surrounded the imperial city, and the princes and courtiers who participated in the birthday banquet were the turtles in the urn.

After a while, Ji Song said slowly: "Understood, let the messenger wait in the side hall."