The weather was fine and the sky was high and cloudy. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info pure sky, dotted with a few snow-white clouds. It looks like a snow-white shell rolled up in the depths of the sea, clear and transparent. When Chu Yunhong's convoy came to Yingdu, it happened that the city gate was wide open, and it was Yin Fu Anhua, the commander of Shu State, who was guarding the city.

But seeing Fu Anhua smiling and greeting him: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince from the eastern foot has come from afar, and the king has specially ordered the old ministers to come here to greet the prince!" After some polite words, he led Chu Yunhong's carriage and went straight to Congtai, the capital of Shu State.

"But please ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to stay in Congtai and rest for a while, and someone will lead His Highness to meet the king tomorrow." Fu Anhua said with a smile, clapped his hands, and several pretty women came close to kneel on the ground, "My king specially ordered a few Chu girls for His Royal Highness to call ......."

Looking at the few slender women in front of him, Chu Yunhong naturally understood the meaning. It must have been Shu who sent people to spy on him, so that they could make a move on the alliance. But if you refuse, then it will annoy the King of Shu, and it is really a dilemma.

Chu Yunhong stood up and said humbly: "Then thank you King Shu!" "Okay, then we'll see you in court tomorrow!" His Royal Highness is resting, if you need anything, just tell me, and the old minister will retire. As he spoke, Vol Anhua waved his hand, leaving a small group of soldiers to guard in front of Congtai's door.

Wang Qibo walked to the door and looked at it, then turned back and said in a low voice: "Your Highness's expectation is not bad, there are Chu soldiers outside the door, what can we do?" "If you come, you will be safe." Don't look at Chu Yunhong, who is only twelve years old, he is still extraordinarily calm and experienced in the face of political affairs in the court, and he has the demeanor of his father, Chu Chujunhao.

Shu sent five women, and Chu Yunhong sent them to the backyard to do miscellaneous labor. so as not to hinder himself from doing things, and then instructed Wang Qibo to grind and lay paper, and he was going to write a letter to the palace to inform him of everything here. Then the palace should be on good precautions.

But who knew that when he was about to pick up the pen and write, he heard a burst of crying from the backyard. Who is crying there, Chu Yunhong put down the brush, and looked for it in confusion. On the eaves of the porch sat a woman dressed in algae blue, covering her cheeks and sobbing.

"What's your name and why are you crying?" He could hear that there was a hint of sadness in this cry. Maybe this woman has something unspeakable. Although he has no freedom, it can be regarded as a relief to talk to each other.

"The little girl Haoxue, just because she misses her father, she is crying, and she looks forward to His Highness's capacity!" In her hoarse voice, she revealed the warmth she once had. Haoxue in the past is also after the famous family. It's just that the family road is in decline, so he was arrested by the king of Shu to be the maid of His Royal Highness.

Because she didn't want to serve the prince, she wanted to escape. Who knows that fate has already been arranged, and fleeing will not escape the shackles of freedom. But fortunately, the child who saved her at the beginning happened to be His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Donglu - Chu Yunhong.

Is it fate, a coincidence, or a chance encounter? When Haoxue wiped away her tears and saw the familiar faces really presented in front of her, she only felt like she was in a dream. It seems that only in dreams can I feel such a real feeling.

Tears blurred her eyes again, and she suddenly felt like a dream: "You are the prince?" The prince of the eastern foothills? Mine, life-saver? I can't believe it's true, but I still have to admit that things in the world are always so coincidental.

"I didn't say goodbye at the beginning, I also had a hard time," Chu Yunhong felt a little guilty in his heart when he faced Haoxue and this sister, "You also saw that there are people guarding outside, and I can't go anywhere-" His Royal Highness the Prince, when he arrives in Shu Kingdom, he is really a fish on the chopping board, and he is slaughtered by others.

Seeing Chu Yunhong's lonely look, Hao Xue unconsciously held his little hand, blinked his eyes and said, "They can only control His Highness, but they can't control me!" Tell me what your Highness wants to eat and play, and I will help Your Highness! ”

The moon is shining, and it is as bright as snow. In the deep blue sky, a few stars were scattered sparsely. It is bright or dark, and it looks higher and deeper in the autumn night of September. At that time, a white dove fluttered its wings and flew from the north into the windowsill of the cluster.

"The emperor has rushed to Fengqiu five days ago, Xiao Yihan and the Ganges River Protector are ambushed, His Royal Highness is hereby relieved! Yan Wan condensed. This letter is from Kyoto, and the meaning of the letter is obvious. Chu Yunhong had already been informed, Chu Chujun Hao left the palace, and Xiao Yihan secretly escorted him.

Very good, Chu Yunhong slowly put the letterhead into the brazier, and his heart was much more steady. These days, he has been worried about his father, but when he saw Aunt Yan's letter this time, he knew that Aunt Yan would not leave his father alone. He took a deep breath and brought the letter he had just written during the day with the delivery pigeon.

"Oops-" The sound of Haoxue came from under the eaves of the corridor, and Chu Yunhong hurriedly rushed over. saw Haoxue lying on the ground, spraining her foot and neck. She wanted to bring tea to Chu Yunhong, but she accidentally stepped on the air, and she burst into tears when she was in pain.

"You wait, I'll get you medicine!" When the kind-hearted Chu Yunhong saw it, he unconsciously helped Haoxue to rest on the soft couch, and he went to the baggage to find the ointment. Seeing Chu Yunhong's back leaving, Hao Xue moved to the brazier despite the pain of the sprain, but unfortunately all the handwriting had been burned by him.

It's just that Haoxue is too negligent, otherwise she would have read the contents of the letter. However, Haoxue thought of the threat of the King of Shu to her family, as well as her father's helplessness. She had no choice but to tearfully agree to the special position of "fine work", so that her father's official position could be preserved.

What was chased and killed by someone, and what was rescued by chance, was just arranged by Haoxue's father, Volt Anhua. The purpose was for her to meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but unfortunately the cautious Chu Yunhong threw her at the inn. So Fu Anhua sent his daughter to Chu Yunhong again on the pretext of escorting the maid.

But fifteen-year-old Haoxue, where does she know how to be a country. She just thought about the safety of her family, which was also the promise made to her by the King of Shu. Haoxue, who had no choice, had to stay by Chu Yunhong's side to do fine work. The carrier pigeon in the air, Haoxue found it early in the morning, and she used bitter meat to lure Chu Yunhong away.

The letterhead was burned to pieces, and Haoxue rummaged back and forth with fire tongs. When I thought I would find nothing, I accidentally caught a glimpse of two sets of words: "Qua River" and "Ambush". Gentle? She looked at it carefully, but saw that on the left side of the word "亘", there was a half-burned vertical center.

Yes, there is an ambush in the Ganges. It must be a soldier sent by Donglu to escort him, and this news is particularly important to Haoxue. She carefully put away the two pieces of broken paper, but was discovered by Chu Yunhong, who suddenly rushed over. "What are you doing?" He saw Haoxue beside the charcoal fire, and he didn't know what he was doing.

The shrewd Haoxue overturned the stove with her hand, and she was crooked to the side: "The slave is just thinking about it, drinking saliva, but who knows that it touched the stove—" She said as she wiped her tears. Chu Yunhong looked at it, isn't it true, Haoxue's sleeves were all on fire.

"You just wait for me to come, why bother doing it yourself?" Chu Yunhong slowly helped Hao Xue up, then handed her a bowl of tea, and said softly, "Sister, don't cry, just say any grievances, you always cry, it's not good for your eyes......"

Is this a comforting word, Haoxue held the tea, and tears of gratitude overflowed her eyes. Chu Yunhong stretched out his hand to wipe her tears, squatted down again, and drugged her ankle. Seeing Chu Yunhong taking care of him so carefully, Hao Xue realized more and more that he should tell him his true identity.

But thinking of the threat of the King of Shu, Haoxue still stopped: "Fang Cai's father sent a letter, the slave maid wants to go home tomorrow, can His Royal Highness agree?" "She always had to find an opportunity to go home and tell her father the news." I'll just enter the palace tomorrow, and you can go home by the way," Chu Yunhong replied without raising his head.

Since the beginning of autumn, the cool breeze has been blowing. The leaves of the branches are blown and make a rustling sound. It is like a wave in the sea, crashing against the reef on the shore. Burst after burst, revealing a thin autumn mood. Wanning sat under the west window, and removed the letterhead from Yingdu from the pigeon's leg.

On the letterhead, it is Chu Yunhong's clean and delicate font. They had arrived safely in Yingdu yesterday, but they were guarded by the soldiers of Shu and had no freedom. Lord Yin of Shu also bothered to send five maids. According to Chu Yunhong's speculation, he was probably sent to spy on him.

Wanning silently read the message, and then put the letterhead away. He then instructed He Jing to prepare the carriage to enter the palace. She always has to go back to the palace to tell the Zuo Xiang, after all, the affairs of the court and politics are now in charge of the Zuo Xiang. Moreover, Jiang Lingyan is not in the palace now, and Wanning just took advantage of this opportunity to return to the palace.

The palace is deep, and the willows are still the same. In the flower pots of the Zhengyang Palace, there is still the fragrance of gardenias. The wind blew up, blowing a few pages of letterhead on the desk to the ground. Chu Junhao has been away for a few days, and this big Zhengyang Hall is indeed unattended, which looks quite sad.

She bent down and picked up the letterhead on the ground. Then he gently wiped the dust on the table, and placed neat folds, books, rice paper, pen and ink and other objects. Suddenly, she caught a glimpse of a poetry collection "Qinglian Poems" next to the table.

"It's Li Bai's poetry collection, if you read it a few more times, you will naturally recognize the words." "This is a calligraphy, you take it and practice it well, and in three days, I will see your calligraphy." "When you will be able to read and write, I will give you the ...... of the deed of sale"

When he was a maid in front of the palace at the beginning, Chu Junhao gave him this collection of poems. She would never forget what Chu Junhao had said, she trembled her hands and picked up the book of poems. The words touched by the fingertips revealed the faint years of the past.

In the middle of the poetry collection, there is also a page: Heaven and earth are the same color, and the jade palace is in the middle of the palace. Who doesn't know you, it's lovesick. "The last two sentences, I look fine." This is Chu Junhao's judgment to herself, she unconsciously closed her eyes slightly, and let tears fill her eyes.

It turns out that after so many years, Wanning is still unforgettable. Although he was following Chu Junhao, he always gathered less and left more, and he couldn't even say a word of his own self. She held the book of poems in her arms, unable to calm down any longer, her mind full of memories.

"Aunt Yan?" A childish voice came into her ears, and Wanning slowly came back to her senses from her memories. Standing in front of her was a big-eyed little girl, who looked very clever and well-behaved. Just when she wondered who this little daughter was, she heard Lianyi say: "She is Qingluan, why doesn't the girl recognize her?" ”

Yes, it's a bit similar to Xianyun. It's just that when she left the palace, she spent less time seeing Qingluan. didn't look carefully, and now Qingluan stood in front of her. She unconsciously beckoned to her: "Come Luan'er, let my aunt take a good look at you......"

A smooth forehead, big eyes that flicker. Let Wanning love more and more when she looks at it: "Can you be obedient?" Learn court etiquette with your Aunt Lian? "Luan'er has been learning," Qingluan said as she gestured, "I can still read and write, aunt listen—"

"Zi said: If you learn without thinking, you will be reckless, and if you don't think about it, you will die," Qingluan shook his head and recited, "It means that if you blindly read without thinking, you can't understand it well." If you just think and don't learn, you will also fall into confusion. Excerpt from Confucius's "Analects for Politics". ”

Listening to Qingluan's fluent recitation and explanation, Wanning was very satisfied. Who knew that Lianyi on the side heard this, and realized more and more that something was wrong: "I only taught you court etiquette, where did I teach you to read?" Say it! Who taught you this? Isn't that His Royal Highness King Qing? ”

The cool breeze outside the window blew the curtains back and forth. looked at Qingluan kneeling innocently on the ground, and what Lian Yi said about what had happened these days. Wan Ning immediately understood the reason, so she called Zuo Xiang and Chu Yunzhao, and she wanted to ask for an understanding.

Who knew that when Chu Yunzhao saw Qingluan kneeling on the ground, he hurriedly stepped forward and explained: "I pulled her to the study!" If my aunt wants to punish her, punish me!" Lian Yi was very faceless when she said this, she looked at Wanning, she was angry but inconvenient to speak.

"I like this child, so it's not a big deal to let the prince bring her here," Zuo Xiang said slowly, "Is it wrong to let her read more books?" "Since the adults said so, then let Luan'er follow the study," Wan Ning didn't want to have any conflict with Chu Yunzhao because of this matter.

It's just that Lianyi on the side is indignant, and Wanning understands the truth very well. At the beginning, she ordered her to use Qingluan to win over His Royal Highness the Prince. The preparations made inside and outside the palace are all for His Royal Highness the Prince. If Qingluan and Chu Yunzhao had any connection at this time, then what they had done before would have been in vain.

Wan Ning secretly pinched Lianyi's hand, meaning that she should endure it for the time being. Helpless, Lianyi had to reluctantly agree: "Go to the study after dusk, two hours is enough!" As he spoke, he twisted his head to the side. Seeing this, Zuo Xiang arched his hand and said: "It's not too early, the prince has to go back to write......"

Looking at the back of him and Chu Yunzhao leaving, Wan Ning wanted to stop Zuo Xiang and tell him about Chu Yunhong's presence in Yingdu. But now that he has returned to the palace, Zuo Xiang has not asked the reason, which shows that his attitude towards himself is still a little confused.

Zuo Xiang is the prince's teacher, and now he is acting as the government. If he can take Zuo Xiang by his side during this time, it will be beneficial for him to return to the palace in the future, or to assist Chu Yunhong in the future. She has Wang Qibo's military power, and she only needs the power in the palace.

"The girl is too weak!" Lian Yi crossed her hands on her waist and shouted at the North Pavilion, "It's just the prince's teacher, what is it?" It's our girl who wants you to do something! Lian Yi has always had joy and anger written on her face, if it weren't for Wanning's presence, she would have scolded a long time ago.

Listening to Lianyi say this, Wan Ning unconsciously covered her mouth and smiled. When she was in the princess's mansion before, she just heard that there was a girl who was not good at words. Why is it that he has entered the palace now and speaks so viciously. It seems that someone provoked her, and there is nowhere to vent her anger.

"You're too short-sighted," Wan Ning sat on the stone bench and looked at the sinking sunset, "It's not difficult for me to return to the palace, but the difficulty is how to get the position of assistant to the crown prince...... "If Chu Yunhong ascends the throne in the future, there will definitely be a maid to assist him."

That position was not Wanning's gain, after all, Wanning was not only a wife at that time, but also the maid of the emperor. As usual, it is necessary to keep the spirit, where will Wanning be willing? All the efforts she made before she got married were for this final struggle.

Therefore, she has to pay close attention to every move in the palace. When she returned to the palace this time, she just wanted to see what Zuo Xiang meant, as well as the situation in the palace. Qingluan followed Chu Yunzhao to the study to study, which was a good way to win over Zuo Xiang. Instead of refusing, she readily agreed.

"It's cheaper, His Royal Highness King Qing!" Lianyi said angrily, "The girl I worked hard to train out, but I want to serve His Royal Highness the Prince, he is an abandoned prince, and he is not qualified to do so!" These days, Lianyi has always been angry in her heart and has nowhere to complain.

Wanning listened and smiled slightly: "It's okay, you just do what I told you before." But don't keep in mind that you must not let Luan'er and the prince have a private relationship...... "You can't read less, it's hard for the left minister to look down on Qingluan." However, the preparations for the crown prince must not allow Chu Yunzhao to benefit.