It was already dusk, and the merchant ships arrived in Baling two hours later than expected. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

West of Baling City, Sanjiang Wharf.

Here, it is twice as big as the Padang Ferry, with thousands of sails and thousands of oars, full of dense fishing boats, merchant ships, and passenger ships, and you can't see the end at a glance.

According to Li Yuhuai, Baling is a place where merchants must pass through from the south to the north, and it is also the main road of the Yangtze River from Sichuan to Sichuan, and as the capital of Hunan State, it is a big city with a population of more than 100,000, and it is also a place where soldiers must fight since ancient times.

"Bang! Bang! Two real salutes sounded, the wooden ladder on the deck was slowly lowered, set up on the riverbank, and a red satin carpet was spread straight to the ship, and the king of Xiang personally greeted him at the dock.

Gift of State Guests!

King Xiang really values Gu Yin.

We walked off the boat one after another, I looked at the King of Xiang, and saw about fifty men a year, dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe, slightly fat, soft eyes, with a slightly exaggerated smile on a round face, two mustaches up, open arms to Gu Yin and say: "The virtuous nephew is here!" ”

Gu Yin bowed and said, "Little nephew Gu Yin, see His Royal Highness the King of Xiang!" ”

I saw Han Jins step forward and whisper a few words in King Xiang's ear, thinking that it was to report the explosion of the official ship just now, King Xiang's smiling face suddenly froze, he lost his mind slightly, hurriedly turned his smiling face, helped Gu Yin and said: "Let the virtuous nephew be frightened!" Let's go back to the palace first! ”

A palace maid dressed in gorgeous clothes came to welcome me into a delicately decorated carriage, the interior of the carriage is spacious and gorgeous, the four walls are paved with silver thread silk, a layer of bright yellow dragon and phoenix pattern brocade cushions are laid on the cushion, and a hand-held brass carved stove is placed under the seat, which is really worthy of the royal family, and is a little more extravagant than Li Yuhuai's luxury.

After walking straight for a cup of tea, I arrived at the gate of Baling City.

When I entered the city, I panicked, lifted up the thick cotton brocade curtains, and saw that there was a crepe on the outside, so that the people in the car could watch the scenery, but the people outside the car could not see the inside of the car, so I was relieved to look carefully.

I saw that the houses in the city are all white walls and black tiles, mostly two-storey small buildings, with eaves and mullions, compared with the blue tile houses in the river, more like ink paintings.

The streets are wide and straight, with many shops, and some entire streets are covered with flags of various colors.

At this time, the night is approaching, and many buildings are lit up with red lanterns at the door, and there are many passers-by but not chaotic.

Xu was the emperor traveling, the carriage passed by, the guards went first, and the pedestrians avoided one after another.

Most of them are business travelers, foot sellers, and many women dressed in exquisite and luxurious clothes walk through it.

The shouting of shops, the laughter of restaurants, and the rumbling of cars and horses are endless, and it is very lively.

I am still the first time to enter a city, Yizhou is not counted, Luzhou is a shallow taste, Badong does not enter, only to feel dazzling, dazzling, can not see at all, the real world is like this.

It would be nice if I could take my grandmother out and find a city like this and live in peace.

After a while, the streets were lined with fewer pedestrians, and they crossed two long streets before a row of gray walls that were two stories high.

This is the palace wall.

After passing through the palace gate and walking for half a cup of tea, the carriage stopped, and a palace maid came to lift the curtain and help me get out of the car, while saying: "Girl, Xianghe Hall has arrived." ”

"Xianghe Palace." I muttered to myself, got out of the car, three rows of white jade steps up to two feet wide, extended to the high platform, and a palace with carved beams and paintings stood majestically in front of me.

I opened my mouth wide, this is the palace, just this one house, bigger than the small square of our village.

I saw that there were such palaces all around, stretching out in the night, and the large lanterns hanging high everywhere, separated by high walls, reflected the vermilion and blue tiles, which looked even more mysterious and brilliant.

A long carriage stopped in front of the steps, and the King of Xiang and Gu Yin had climbed the steps side by side, and the road was full of guards standing with spears, as well as groups of palace maids wearing brocade embroidery.

Sanxing ran to my side and whispered, "The girl is okay, senior brother asked me to follow you." ”

It's rare that he is still thinking about me at this time, and I can't tell what it's like in my heart.

This is the place that belongs to him, Qionglou Jade Palace, hundreds of servants and thousands of troops, can determine the general trend of the world in a word, how can I be compared with a few women in the mountains.

Entering the hall, there is already a figure of longing, the fire and candles reflect each other, the hall is full of jade flowing colors, the palace maid's shirt and skirt fly between the banquet seats like butterflies, and the melon and fruit food plate, Qiongzhen jade dew are placed on the table, which dazzles me.

I picked up a position in the back and sat cross-legged, my stomach was growling, no matter what I had, I picked up the jasper grapes on the table and ate them.

"Hmm, that's sweet!"

Sanxing sat next to me and gave me a look, and I glared at him: "What's wrong?" ”

He whispered: "King Xiang hasn't announced the feast yet?" ”

I stuck out my tongue, the royal rules are many, seeing that no one was paying attention, I quickly threw the two grapes in my hand into my mouth, and when I looked up, I saw Min Qiu, who was sitting diagonally opposite, staring at me and snickering.

I rolled my eyes and laughed at what I was doing, he wasn't a bandit himself.

King Xiang and Gu Yin they have been seated, King Xiang is at the top, Gu Yin is on the lower right side, and then down is Han Jin is with two men I don't know, listening to King Xiang introduce them, it seems that King Xiang is currently the most important military general.

Further down, for Li Yuhuai and Min Qiu, who are at the right cross, they seem to have endless words.

The three seats on the lower left side were still empty, and everyone had just sat down when they saw a colorful cloud drifting into the hall.

A woman who is about ten years old, with a red dress and colorful skirt, a fairy bun on her head, and a golden hairpin full of steps, is quite similar to the appearance of the ugly mother-in-law on the goddess peak that day.

This should be the princess of Xiangguo, I looked carefully.

She inherited the small round face of the King of Xiang, with the delicate nature of a girl like an apple, with round eyes, delicate eyebrows and picturesque eyebrows, cheeks like clotted fat, slightly plump lips, and a more lively and brutal appearance.

Gu Yin is blessed, and this princess is worthy of him.

I saw her trotting all the way to Gu Yin, and opened her mouth: "Brother Gu, I heard that your ship was attacked, are you okay?" ”

"Zhizhi!" King Xiang feigned anger and said: "Don't be rude, say hello first." ”

Gu Yin stood up and bowed to Princess Nazhizhi: "Her Royal Highness the princess is well!" There were no injuries under it. ”

Zhizhi said: "You and I still see each other like this, we met when I was seven years old, have you forgotten?" You might as well call me Zhizhi. ”

King Xiang said again: "Zhi'er, sit down first!" ”

He shook his head with a smile at Gu Yin and said, "Look, I gave it all to me." ”

Na Zhizhi reluctantly sat down at the table opposite Gu Yin, looked at the empty seat beside him, and said, "Isn't my brother here yet?" ”

King Xiang nodded: "It's almost there." ”

Brother? I haven't heard that King Xiang also has a son, and I thought that as soon as Gu Yin came, he would be a proper heir to the crown prince.

As soon as the words fell, three figures walked out of the side hall.

One is ***** who looks like he is in his thirties, his eyes are like waves, his complexion is dignified and beautiful, and he has a natural shyness, and he looks like a girl.

I saw Han Jins greet him and bowed: "Mother! ”

It turned out to be his mother, who looked like his sister, so young and beautiful!

There was also a dignified young man, with dark eyes, a square mouth and a straight nose, and a smiling face, who sat next to Zhizhi with the help of a woman.

King Xiang said to him: "Tong'er, say hello to Brother Gu." ”

I saw that the man stood up when he heard this, still with the same smiling expression, his eyes were soft but dazed, looking at the center of the hall, and Mu Ran said, "Brother Gu is well!" ”

This is not a normal person!

Gu Yin got up and saluted in return, and said to King Xiang: "Brother Tong looks much better. ”

"Hey!" King Xiang sighed and said, "The doctors who should be seen have seen it, and it's still like that." ”

No wonder people say that there is no prince in Xiang, it turns out that this son of the king of Hunan is a fool!