The old lady was old, and although she tried her best to speed up, she still delayed for some time. The eunuch who was waiting for the announcement was somewhat impatient, and when he saw that everyone was kneeling, he pulled the male duck's throat and said, "The Queen Mother has decreed that Shen Miaolan, the fifth girl of the Marquis of Ningyuan's Mansion, will set off on the same day and go to Mongolia with Princess Zhaohe to visit Princess Xihe. ”

After finishing speaking, he personally went to help the old lady get up, "The old lady get up quickly, the queen mother said, send someone to pick up the five girls early tomorrow morning." Although this is a long way, please don't worry about the old lady. The Holy Lord personally assigned sixteen forbidden army masters to protect the princess and the girl. ”

The old lady was still immersed in shock and confusion, and the old eunuch's words were not very clear. Just responded again and again, "I'm tired of Father-in-law Zhang's leaving, sit down and have a cup of tea." ”

The old eunuch, who had already drunk two cups of tea in a row, hurriedly waved his hand and put the floating dust on his arm again, "The Queen Mother is still waiting to return to her life, so I won't stay longer." As he spoke, he smiled and nodded to Shen Miaolan, who had been standing quietly behind the old lady, "Please also ask the fifth girl to prepare early, pack up, and leave early tomorrow morning." ”

Shen Miaolan nodded respectfully, "Father-in-law, don't worry, Miaolan Province." Please also ask your father-in-law to uphold the Queen Mother, Miaolan will definitely complete the task with all her heart on this trip. ”

The noble daughter who went out of Beijing with the princess, Shen Miaolan was the first in many years. The old eunuch naturally had to take a look at it, his eyebrows and eyes were bent, and he smiled very kindly, "Our family must bring the words for the girl." ”

"Thank you, father-in-law. Shen Miaolan curtsied and bowed, giving the old eunuch enough respect and decency.

After everyone in the palace left, the old lady took Miaolan back to Rongshoutang and asked the reason. instructed Miaolan to be cautious all the way and take care of the princess and herself. For a while, I couldn't figure out what the Queen Mother's intention was.

When Master Shen San returned home and got the news, his eyes were as big as copper bells. He said in a rough voice, "The day before, there was a riot on the border between the northern border and Mongolia, and the queen mother wants to let the princess and Miaolan go to Mongolia at this juncture?

Mrs. Shen San was taken aback, and hurriedly reached out to pull the third master, "If you want to scold, be quiet." ”

She wanted to scold the Queen Mother for a long time, but she endured it.

Master Shen San didn't care, and his sword eyebrows twisted, "Feng'an's guards beat Ben and sued Mongolia for attacking." The Mongolian old man brazenly wrote to ask for another princess. It's all bullied to the face, and now send a princess and the concubine of the Hou Mansion to Mongolia. I really don't know what to think. ”

"At present, the strength of the Great Qi country is gradually declining, and there are strong enemies around it. The saint is declining, and there are very few princes who are too weak to participate in court politics. The situation in the court is unstable, and even the generals are in charge and avoid war. I'm afraid that I have the heart to deal with a strong enemy, and I can't do it. Third Lady Shen sighed faintly, "It's time for your temper to change, you are always so open-mouthed, and you carefully invite trouble." ”

"I'm a rough man, I can say whatever I think in my heart. Master Shen San also knew that he had lost his words, but he was unwilling to admit his mistake, and said angrily, "Some people don't feel sorry for their daughter, but I feel sorry." ”

Mrs. Shen San was amused by his appearance, "Who wouldn't feel sorry for their daughter." Now is not the time to get angry. Mrs. Shen sent all the people in the house out, and only the husband and wife were left before she whispered, "I have heard my mother say that although Princess Xihe is the concubine of the Mongolian Khan, she has no children for many years and only gave birth to a little princess. Three years ago, the Khan made a new princess of Chesha as his concubine, and gave birth to a pair of twin sons in a year's work, and the Khan was very fond of her. Their mother and son are in full swing in Mongolia, and Princess Xihe has gradually fallen out of favor and has a hard time. The princess wrote to the Empress Dowager many times, hoping that the Empress Dowager would send a princess to join forces with her sisters to stabilize Daqi's power in Mongolia. The mother privately speculated that with the style of the queen mother, she would probably choose a young lady from the noble family in Beijing to marry Mongolia. It's just that now she has sent Zhaohe to Mongolia and Miaolan to accompany her, which is a little incomprehensible. ”

The mother mentioned by Mrs. Shen San refers to the eldest princess of Chaoyang.

After hearing this, Master Shen San frowned. "This matter is obviously not the Queen Mother's doing. It's really unfathomable. Speaking of this, he suddenly thought of something, slapped his head and said, "I have to quickly pick a few competent people to escort Miao'er, if there is really danger, I have to bring my Miao'er back safely first." ”

As he spoke, he blew out like a whirlwind. Mrs. Shen San looked at the door curtain that was still shaking, sighed and shook her head. She's so tired!

The jealous red-eyed second lady came to inquire about the news at this time, and she was colliding with the third master. The uncle and sister-in-law bumped into each other, and the second lady exclaimed while busy sorting out her messy bun, and said dissatisfiedly, "What is the third uncle doing in such a panic?"

Master Shen San clasped his fists and saluted, very sorry, "I'm sorry for my second sister-in-law, I have something urgent." ”

"I don't look at the road for anything terrible. Second Mrs. Shen fixed her eyes to take a look, and when she saw that the third master Shen had an unhappy face, she was a little curious in her heart. Don't worry about getting angry, hurry up and ask.

The third master was bent on picking a few safe secret guards to protect Shen Miaolan, where would he have time to take care of her. only said perfunctorily, "There are some important matters to deal with ahead, Yin is in the house, and the second sister-in-law is sitting in the house." The younger brother is out of company. ”

Before the second lady could react, the third master had already blown away with a gust of wind.

The second lady looked at his back and knew in her heart that something was wrong with the third room. The mood that had been unpleasant suddenly became clearer. Because the bun was messed up by the third master, it was inconvenient to continue to visit the door, so the second lady ordered the girl to help her back to the second room to take care of her appearance.

At this time, Shen Miaolan, who didn't know that she was in danger, was sitting on the soft couch, watching Mother Yun and a few people busily packing their luggage.

"The climate in Mongolia is cooler than in the Central Plains, so bring a few more thick clothes for the girl to avoid the cold. ”

"The Mongolian people are civilized, and there is not a lot of red tape and etiquette like the Central Plains. The girl can go outside more often, bring two more riding clothes, and don't restrain the girl because of her clothes. ”

"It will take several months to go, and there will inevitably be some headaches, brain fever, physical discomfort, or falls and bruises on the road. ”

"The Mongolian diet is not as light as the Central Plains, and the girl is only afraid that she doesn't like the meat there, so she brings more flowers and fruits, so as not to make the girl unaccustomed to it. ”

"Remember to bring more silver taels ......"

Mother Yun stood in the room, unable to stop worrying about nagging and commanding.

Shen Miaolan looked at her anxious appearance and couldn't help laughing. "Mom, I'm only coming back in ten days, where do I need to prepare so much. I'm going to travel with the princess, and if it's more cumbersome than the princess, it's not appropriate. ”