In the middle of December of the fifth year of Yonghui, Emperor Li Zhi decided to pay homage to Zhaoling in person. Li Chunfeng, as Taishi, naturally wants to go with the team. When he passed the news to Tang Ying, she had just learned that she was going to go with her.

If she only brought herself, she would never agree. But Wu Mei is close to production, so it is not suitable for bumping; Queen Wang said that she was seriously ill, and Concubine Xiao Shu had already closed the palace. Only the emperor is left alone, and he has to bring a few old concubines of Emperor Taizong with him, and the depression in his heart can be imagined.

He couldn't touch Tang Ying, so he naturally had a hot fight with Mrs. Helan, who was half-pushed and half-pushed, and privately said that he would take her with him. Mrs. Helan was relatively simple-minded, and she was very happy when she heard about it, so she told her sister Wu Mei directly.

When the emperor came up to find Wu Mei to say goodbye, Wu Mei praised Li Zhi for her thoughtfulness, Li Zhi was puzzled, so she told him with a smile, "In order to serve me, who is unable to move, wouldn't it be intimate to bring my sister with you?" ”

Li Zhi's complexion changed instantly, but Wu Mei was calm, his eyes were not shocked, and sure enough, he was defeated soon and compromised.

In Tang Ying's view, the relationship between Wu Mei and Li Zhi is a bit like a strict mother and a child in a rebellious period. But she felt that the emperor was enjoying it, and sure enough, the legend of his mother-lover complex was true.

Li Zhi caught a glimpse of Tang Ying and immediately proposed to let her accompany him. Wu Mei readily agreed without even fighting, as smart as she knew when to insist on her own views and when to give in. What's more, years of hardships have made her more or less dependent on Tang Ying, and she wants Tang Ying to be by her side more than her sister.

When the personnel are selected, it is time for the Son of Heaven to travel.

The Tang Dynasty Emperor also had to implement "martial law" when he traveled. It is recorded that "there are 12 songs of the night police, 7 songs of the middle police, and three links in the morning." The sound of drumming resounded inside and outside Chang'an, in addition to warning the people that the Son of Heaven should avoid traveling as much as possible, it also had the function of telling the entourage the time schedule.

Early in the morning of December 17th. As the elder brother of the late Empress Wende, Li Zhi's biological mother, the eldest grandson Wuji, and the founding father, naturally led a group of courtiers to walk with the emperor. He leans towards the government and the opposition, is a representative of the old-school clan, and his words and deeds are very important. It was the cold season, and many of the waiting courtiers were already swaying awkwardly, but he stood proudly with his head held high, and he was full of spirit under the colorful flags around the square.

The first to pass in front of the ministers was the first frame in the Lu Book (the guard of the holy car, the guard of honor, etc.). The corresponding officials led the procession through the row, and the number of horses in each team ranged from dozens to dozens of horses, all of which were solemn and uniform. Holding various flags, the Kongo guards sandwiched the queue in the middle. First Bai Zeqi in order to seek good fortune and avoid evil, then the dragon flag to show the status of illustrious, and then the red bird to show auspiciousness. After the flags were waved, the horseshoe Dada, and the vast cavalry passed, I finally saw the guide and other vehicles following closely.

When the ministers stood with sore legs and feet and their necks were about to be torn off, the emperor's special four-view car (empty car on all sides) slowly drove out of the Xuanwu Gate. The ministers knelt down and shouted long live. The eldest grandson Wuji has a prominent status, and he usually does not have to make a big salute. When Yu Yuan passed by, he saw that in the bright yellow gauze curtain, sitting side by side with Li Zhi was the bloated and clumsy Wu Mei!

For a while, the nameless anger rushed straight to his head, he was so angry that his beard stood up, and he pointed at Wu Mei and scolded regardless of his image: "The daughter of a lowly merchant is so delusional that she wants to take the position of the queen!" ”

His voice was so loud that not only the civil and military ministers but even Li Zhi in the car could hear it clearly. But Li Zhi pretended not to hear, and just closed his eyes. Half of them habitually dare not disobey the eldest grandson Wuji, and the other half is also dissatisfied with Wu Mei's insistence on coming along, but they are happy to listen to their uncle to vent for themselves.

Wu Mei had a dignified smile on her face, carefully imprinting every word he said in her heart, but her fists were secretly clenched, and she was about to pinch blood. The eldest grandson Wuji said that she coerced the saint, but wasn't it enough for him to bully Li Zhi? From this moment on, she gambled that she would give this old guy a little color in the future!

Following the emperor's jade chariot, it was Mrs. Helan and Tang Ying's carriages that passed in front of the eldest grandson Wuji one after another. When he saw a widow lined up in front of his car with the emperor's light, he was even more angry. Regardless of his status as a relative of the emperor, he scolded Mrs. Helan again. If it weren't for the fact that I didn't know what Tang Ying's name was and where it came from, I'm afraid I wouldn't even let her go.

Tang Ying didn't mind him being angry with herself at the moment, her eyes were only looking for Li Chunfeng in the crowd. It just so happened that he was standing behind the eldest grandson Wuji, so she couldn't hide her smile at him. He caught it, and responded with a gentle gaze. The colleague next to him asked him in a low voice, "Taishi Gong, do you know which concubine of the saint is this?" Tsk, although she is beautiful, she seems to be very young? ”

Although Li Chunfeng hated others seeing Tang Ying's beauty, he didn't have a good seizure, so he had to pretend to be stupid and said: "I'm dizzy and can't see clearly." ”

Tang Ying smiled casually at him, and was taken into the eyes of the eldest grandson Wuji by chance. The delicate appearance and the deep dimples at the corners of his mouth made him think that he had seen the young Empress Eldest Sun. The cursing stopped abruptly for a while, and he stood in place, watching Tang Ying walk away with the car.

The momentary blankness of the brain was quickly filled by the whispers of the surrounding bureaucrats. He unconsciously got bored with those who said bad things about this girl, and couldn't help but shout angrily: "Shut up for me!" What a system! In Liequnchen, he originally sneered at Wu Mei and his party in order to please the eldest grandson Wuji, but when he suddenly turned his face, he was puzzled one by one, but he didn't dare to be disobedient, so he had to shrink his tongue, get on the car and get on the horse, and move forward with the royal car.

After the chariots of the civil and military officials, there is a queue of musicians and craftsmen, and zuihou are some ladies and craftsmen and other servants who serve the nobles of the Son of Heaven in front.

In one of the carriages, full of bells and drums, a girl in a musician's uniform dress was huddled in a corner shivering. A female musician beside her kindly asked, "Zhu Niang, what's wrong with you?" The face is so pale. ”

The girl known as Zhu Niang slowly raised her head, not only did she have no trace of blood on her face, but her lips were blue. Are you sick? The female musician took out a shawl and wrapped it around her, and when she touched her arm, she couldn't help but exclaim, "Zhu Niang, why are you so cold?" Why don't I tell the steward that I won't use you later? ”

Zhu Niang's eyes turned up bluntly, and the female musician saw that her eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of white mist, and she didn't feel a little hairy. She is also a big mouth, and when she saw this, she muttered indignantly: "I asked you not to go to Shujing Hall to play music for Concubine Shu, you still want to go." You don't know, everybody says it's evil......"

She didn't see it, the white film on Zhu Niang's eyes flashed, and then turned to under the eyelids. Zhu Niang lazily sighed, hugged the scarf tightly and shrunk into a ball, and whispered, "Okay." Aren't they all out of the palace? What else do you do about this? ”

When the female musician saw that her face was strangely rosy, she shrugged her shoulders and sat down against her.

No one saw the sneer that appeared at the corner of Zhu Niang's mouth.