Chapter 38 Departure to the Mausoleum
It was getting late, and the sunset in the west was as red as the cheeks of a merchant in front of a tombstone. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
On the way back to the city, Li Mo kept a faint smile, and the businessmen leaning on his arms also felt his good mood. The two have known each other so far, although they have made up their minds early, but there are not many times when they can really calm down and get along. Therefore, both of them cherish this moment of embrace.
The carriage drove past the North City Gate. Looking at the already dark sky, Li Mo was a little puzzled, and then he remembered that he forgot to ask Shang Shang why he came out of the palace today.
"Shangshang, the palace is busy today, how can you have time to leave the palace?" Li Mo hugged the merchant and asked softly. Looking at this day, when they rushed back to the city, they were afraid that the palace gate would have been given a long time ago.
When the merchant heard Li Mo ask, his body stiffened slightly, knowing that he couldn't hide. Although she hadn't figured out how to explain to Li Mo yet, she had to straighten up and look into Li Mo's eyes.
"What would you think if I said that the emperor gave me a waist card so that I could leave the palace at any time?" The businessmen were a little unsure of what Li Mo's attitude would be, after all, Li Mo's dislike for Li Shimin and Empress Changsun had always been obvious.
"Will he be so good?" Li Mo raised his eyebrows and waited for Shang Shang's next step.
Although he does not recognize this father, he still knows Li Shimin's style very well. With Li Shimin's shrewdness, he will never do things that are not beneficial to himself, let alone things for no reason. He will give the merchant a waist card to enter and leave the palace at any time, and he will inevitably ask the merchant to make what he thinks is the same return!
"Of course he won't be so good!" Shang Shang smiled slightly bitterly, paused and decided to tell Li Mo. "He wants me to persuade you to pay tribute to the tomb of the eldest grandson empress."
"I see-" The smile on Li Mo's face gradually faded, he should have known that Li Shimin would not be so easy to speak!
originally thought that the concessions at the Qujiang banquet would make Li Shimin satisfied for at least a while, but it has only been a few days? And he struck again! Do you really think that I, Li Mo, can only live under his control?
Shang Shang was a little sad, she knew that things would definitely turn out like this. But she really couldn't find a good balance to deal with it. The most important thing is that her brother is also involved! The palms and backs of her hands are full of meat, and she is really hard to choose!
"Merchant! Actually, it's all my fault for this, I should have thought that the emperor wouldn't give up so easily. Li Mo stroked the merchant's somewhat apologetic face, and he understood the merchant's embarrassment.
"Then will you go to the mausoleum tomorrow?" The merchant looked at Li Mo with some concern. She persuaded Li Mo to go to the mausoleum, but it wasn't all for Li Shimin, in the final analysis, she still hoped that Li Mo would let herself go.
"Go! Why not go? If I don't go, won't you be embarrassed? Li Mo replied softly, no matter what, he didn't want to be embarrassed by business, even if it was because of Li Shimin that she came to persuade him!
"You still don't want to go, I don't want you to force it!" Shang Shang looked at Li Mo seriously, if he didn't let go, then forcing him to go would only increase his disgust even more, she didn't want to backfire.
"Silence! I don't care what you think, but I didn't advise you to go to the tomb of Empress Changsun to pay tribute to Empress Changsun because of Li Shimin's order. Shang Shang stopped Li Mo's words that were about to be spoken, and said softly but firmly: "I advise you to go, I just hope that you can face up to this woman who gave you life and the fact that you are her child." Now that you are an adult and you have your own future to live, how can you always indulge in the pain of the past? ”
"Even if you can't forgive, but go and see her, maybe you will have some different thoughts, and it will be easier to let go!" Shang Shang's voice was a little hurried, but the last sentence she said was extremely clear: "Mo! I hope you are happy! ”
The businessman disrespectfully called Li Shimin's name, which made Li Mo a little surprised. Only then did he realize that whether it was the emperor or the crown prince, in the eyes of the merchants, they were only like the uncles and big brothers next door, and she never looked at them from the perspective of looking up.
And the last words of the businessman: I hope you are happy! But it hit him hard in the heart.
At that moment, Li Mo only felt that his heart was full of sourness, and there seemed to be something in his heart that had been frozen for a long time, and it seemed that something that had been frozen for a long time flowed out hotly, soaking his whole heart soft, making him unable to help himself choke unspeakably!
He stretched out his arm suddenly, took the sad and distressed merchant into his arms, hugged her tightly, and used all his strength to make sure that she was in his arms.
"I understand! Merchants! I get it! Li Mo buried his face in the merchant's hair, and a cry of tears filled his eyes.
"I will go to worship the Empress of the Eldest Sun! I want to thank her for giving birth to me and for meeting you in this life! Li Mo whispered in the ears of the businessman, and the strong affection in the words spread into a faint fragrance throughout the carriage, surrounding the two tightly.
The merchant snuggled quietly in Li Mo's arms, even if the strength of Li Mo's arms had made her body feel a little painful, she was unwilling to push him away.
"I'll go with you tomorrow, right? Let me also meet this world-famous generation of virtuous queens! The merchant leaned on Li Mo, and his tone was as relaxed as possible.
"Hmmm! Tomorrow, after the emperor and the ministers pay respects, we will go again! I can't afford to crash into them! Li Mo relaxed the strength of his arm, hugged Shang Shang lightly, rubbed the thin hair between Shang Shang's ears on his cheeks, and absorbed the faint body fragrance on Shang Shang's body.
Such a warm day may no longer be just a luxury for yourself, right? Once he let go of the past and thought about the future of businessmen, Li Mo's mood also became better.
"Shall I make some food too?" The businessman affectionately pushed Li Mo. Li Mo can figure it out that is the best! Whatever he didn't dislike anymore, anyway, it's a good start, isn't it?
The carriage moved leisurely, and by the time it reached the kitchen road, it was completely dark. At this time, it was too late to enter the palace again, so the merchants simply spent the night in the kitchen, and by the way, they also prepared to worship the things of the eldest grandson queen the next day.
How can she say that she is also Li Mo's mother-in-law, although she has never cared for him, but after all, she is a blood relative, and she can't be too casual, right?
Although some wanted to leave Li Mo in the kitchen for the night, the businessman didn't say anything in the end, but just pushed Li Mo away with a red face, which made Su Minzhi and Green Sleeves joke for a while, and Su Ruizhi also watched the excitement from the sidelines, making the businessman red-faced, and hiding in as if flying.
On the fifth day of the fourth lunar month, the sun showed half of its face in the east in the morning, and there was no cloud in the sky, which was a rare sunny day.
Because it is the day of the festival of the eldest grandson and empress, white flags are hung in all squares in the city, and the pedestrians walking on the street are also dressed in plain clothes, which is very different from the garden of the past. Not for anything else, just because the emperor has always attached great importance to the eldest grandson queen, and on the sacrifice day of the eldest grandson queen, according to the emperor's order, she should be vegetarian and wear filial piety.
Early in the morning, before dawn, the main gate of the imperial city, the Suzaku Gate, was opened, and the Imperial Forest Army first cleared up the idle people on the Suzaku Street, and the emperor's imperial chariot drove out in the thin morning light.
Out of the Vermilion Bird Gate along the Taipingfang, Shanhefang all the way to the west, the long convoy of the emperor's royal chariot traveled for more than an hour before going out of the Jinguang Gate in the west of Chang'an, along the way in addition to the sparkling sound of the car, the pedestrians on the road are respectfully kneeling on the side with their heads bowed and solemn expressions.
It wasn't until the convoy was out of sight that Li Mo's carriage stopped at the door of the kitchen road. Looking at the businessman who was dressed extremely elegantly, Li Mo smiled lightly and stepped forward to take the basket from the merchant's hand.
"This memorial is a long way, even if we are faster than the emperor's car, it will take two days and one night to turn around, you have to bring some clothes with you, and you can have a change of clothes when you stay at night." Li Mo carefully reminded Shang Shang that this was the first time he had taken Shang Shang to a farther place, for fear that he had wronged her.
"Where is that delicate? I've already brought two changes of clothes, don't worry! We didn't stay for a long time, but we just went and went back. The merchant shook the other small burden he was carrying in his hand and smiled absently.
It's just a trip, she also came from Luoyang to Chang'an, just to pay tribute to an old man, even if the road is farther, how troublesome is it?
"Brother! I'll accompany Li Gongzi out of the door, and I'll be back in two days at the latest, you don't have to worry about me. The merchant turned around and confessed to Su Minzhi, who was standing in front of the store.
Su Minzhi looked at Shang Shang and then at Li Mo, and stopped talking a little. He is not stupid, he also has doubts about some things, but Shang Shang and Li Mo don't want to talk about it, so he doesn't ask. At least, judging from Li Mo's attitude towards businessmen, he believed that he was sincere, so he could only silently bless the two of them in his heart.
"Be careful on the road, if it's getting dark, find a store to drop it off early, don't rush to the road and miss the night." Su Minzhi whispered, then turned his head to Li Mo and said, "Lan Xin has never been out of such a far, so Li Gongzi will take care of it more!" ”
Li Mo nodded to Su Minzhi, helped the merchant to get into the carriage, and with a whip, the carriage drove briskly in the direction where the emperor's car was heading away.
Far away on the corner of the street, a figure in white stood in place for a long time, watching the carriage go away before turning to leave.
Li Ke, who followed the emperor's imperial chariot, was sitting in the car with a depressed face at this time. With his temperament, it is really torture to follow his father and the emperor on the road to Zhaoling to worship the first queen every year.
Not to mention the dullness along the way, just for the grievances that his mother suffered under the eldest grandson queen, it was really difficult for him to have a good impression of this woman.
Li Ke raised his head and drank a cup of sake, and then put down the cup, and felt the chariot shake slightly. When he looked up, it was Yu Wenjing, who was dressed in white, standing in front of him, and the cramped carriage made his body bow slightly in an awkward posture.
"What's the matter? Didn't you stare at Li Mo? Why did you end up here instead? Li Ke lifted the curtain and glanced outside the car, and poured another glass of wine.
"That's what I did." Yu Wenjing paused and said: "The subordinates found that Li Mo took Su Sile to follow the emperor's car out of Jinguangmen, and now he has rushed to the front of the imperial car, and it seems that he is also heading in the direction of the mausoleum of Empress Changsun." ”
"Li Mo? And merchants? Li Ke's brows furrowed.
Every time he mentioned this annoying name, there was always some stupidity in his heart, like a little worm gently biting at his heart, making him scratch it.
The two of them went to worship the eldest grandson queen? What's going on? Li Mo ---- just a Zhan Shi in the Prince's Mansion, right?
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