Chapter 149: The Palace of the Holy Maiden
Leaning on the southern capital, Duncheng. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
The hot flashes in the south are cold in the north and incomparable, the closer to Duncheng, the higher the temperature becomes, until Miao Zhi and the others arrived at the gate of the city, the cotton clothes on their bodies have long been gone, replaced by slightly thick cloth clothes. Despite this, at noon, when the sun is shining, those who are still hot are eager to roll up their sleeves, but in ancient times it was inconvenient.
Whether in the 21st century or after her rebirth, Miao Zhi has always lived in the north with four distinct seasons, and the beautiful scenery and pleasant climate of the south are something she has never experienced. But no matter how good the south is, it can't withstand all kinds of mosquitoes everywhere she goes, which is the most unbearable for her.
Entering the city was very smooth, Tuan Zhi only showed her waist card to the guards guarding the city, and those people immediately respectfully moved out of the way, which shows how supreme the status of the saint in Yinan is.
Miao Zhi lifted the corner of the carriage curtain and looked out into the street. The lively scene on the streets is no different from that of Beixin. Both sides of the street are full of vendors, but they sell much richer things than Beixin, in addition to some daily necessities, you can also see a lot of fruits unique to the south.
The style of the house is also the same as that of Beixin, but it seems that there are a few more windows than Beixin's house, probably to facilitate ventilation! However, gauze tents can be seen everywhere, and every shop or house facing the street can see a lot of mosquito-proof gauze tents on the windows.
The only difference is that in just a few streets, Miao Zhi saw two temple-like places. After a quick glance, she could only vaguely see that there was an offering table and a statue inside, but she didn't know who was enshrined, because she couldn't see the face of the statue clearly.
The road was unimpeded, and their carriage soon arrived at the gate of the Yinan Palace.
Several people all got out of the carriage, there was no suspense, the guards at the door immediately saluted the moment they saw Shuang Ningshi, Miao Zhi felt that it would be nothing more than seeing the emperor!
Before entering the palace, Shuang Ningshi told the three of them on the carriage that they could not run around casually when they entered the palace, let alone speak casually, and also let them also cover their faces.
After some disguise, they became the maidservants of the Holy Maiden Palace.
Most of the palaces are the same, red walls and yellow tiles, golden and splendid, everywhere exudes high-end, atmospheric, high-grade taste, but here is full of greenery, flowers and plants, and there are a lot of rockery ponds.
Passing through the layers of palace gates and crossing the thresholds, you can see a palace in the distance.
The Palace of the Holy Maiden, built on a clear spring, the spring water is crystal clear, and it does not stop all year round.
The water pavilion in front of the palace is connected by twelve curved arch bridges, and each bend is inlaid with Yuhuatai stone, which is exquisite and elegant, and beautiful. In front of the water pavilion, is the main hall of the Holy Maiden Palace, the main hall is supported by fine white marble carved columns, and the architectural style is also somewhat biased towards the modern Western Regions, with domes stacked and finally pointed. The hall is bright and spacious, surrounded by the most precious moon shadow veil in Yinan, and the hall is not a deep dark red, but instead of a light pink that makes people feel good.
As soon as she entered, Miaozhi felt a little girl's heart burst, which is the palace here, it is clearly the castle where the princess lives in the fairy tale.
Shuang Ningshi dismissed the maidservant, turned around and saw the joy on Miao Zhi's face, and she was in a good mood.
Her daughter finally returned to her side, so that her mother, who had been empty for more than ten years, finally had a sense of steadiness.
Just as he was about to take Miao Zhi and the three of them to visit the whole picture of the Holy Maiden Temple, a small palace maid suddenly came and bowed slightly to Shuang Ningshi, obviously having something to say, but because of the presence of others, I didn't know whether to speak or not.
"Say it!"
Hearing Frost Ningshi's words, she no longer shied away.
"I heard that the two princesses of Beixin were attacked by assassins on the way, and their whereabouts are unknown. Now the situation in the three countries is deadlocked, and Dongyuan and Moonset both suspect that Beixin is secretly playing tricks, so they want to unite against Beixin, and there are messengers from the two countries who sent a post this morning, you can see. ”
The little palace maid delivered the two letters to Frost Ningshi, and then committed herself to retreat.
Miao Zhi heard that the little palace maid was talking about the situation in the Three Kingdoms, and she also hurriedly came over.
Shuang Ningshi didn't hide it, and immediately opened all the two letters, and quickly flipped through them with ten lines at a glance.
After reading the letter, Miao Zhi's expression instantly became a little solemn, she left, avoiding the place of right and wrong, but half of it was because of her.
The letters from both countries all expressed a willingness to join forces to suppress Beixin. This shows that if the conflict becomes more intense, war is inevitable.
Although she is not a righteous and awe-inspiring person, she knows that if there is a war, the people will suffer the most, and if she starts a war for the two princesses, I don't know how many innocent people will die.
Thinking of this, she suddenly felt a tightness in her chest, and an invisible sense of guilt arose.
"Mother," her voice trembled a little, "can you, if you don't participate in this dispute, you will beg your daughter." Miao Zhi thinks that maybe Yi Nan refuses, and if the two countries are only Dongyuan and Moonset, this battle may not be able to be fought?
Shuang Ningshi's wrist was held in the palm of Miao Zhi's hand, but a trace of helplessness floated in her eyes, and it was easy to spit out a sentence: "Zhi'er, this matter needs to be discussed with the courtiers to decide, you know, I am not the emperor after all." ”
She looked at her daughter beside her apologetically, and grabbed Miaozhi's hand in her palm with her backhand, "Although almost all of Yinan's state affairs are taken care of by me now, can ...... I also have my helplessness! , after all, the mother is the saint of Yinan. ”
Frost Ningshi said this, and there was a hint of helplessness in her eyes. She is not only Miao Zhi's mother, but also the saint of Yinan, she bears the responsibility of thousands of people in Yinan, you know, in the more than ten years since the signing of the defeated treaty, they have to hand over so many precious cloths, silver and things to Beixin every year, which one is not cut out of the hands of the people, just counting on the treasury, I am afraid that even the things handed over in a year will not be able to make up!
In the years that she has served as a saint, she has been trying to improve the living standards of the people, reduce taxes, and visit outside all the year round, in order to do more practical things for the people, but even if she does so much, it is a drop in the bucket.
Whenever it was time to hand in something, she had to issue a decree to force the people to hand in their blood and sweat. At this time, in her heart, it was as if there was a red soldering iron, ironing her back and forth.
At this time, both countries have made clear their stance of unity, and what a great opportunity it is. If they succeed, they will lean south and no longer have to carry the heavy shackles. (To be continued.) )