Chapter 20: Breaking the Teacup Again

I need your love every day, and my mind is up to you to guess.

Liu Zuochen once remembered that the lyrics were like this, but he couldn't guess what Princess Ruxuan was thinking. I thought to myself, why do we have to guess each other's thoughts when we love each other? In the carriage of "squeaky squeak", whether the princess was also guessing his thoughts, Liu Zuochen didn't know.

On the official road in the suburbs of Beijing, there are not many pedestrians, and the old man who pulls the shadows of trees and people in the slanting sun, as far as Liu Zuochen's eyes can see, all the silent scenes seem to come to life, and the branches of the trees with teeth and claws pass in vain over the horses, carts and people.

Remembering that before leaving, Princess Ruxuan repeatedly asked to ride with her, and Liu Zuochen smiled slightly.

"Childe, the general must be so happy to see you!"

Wu Jiang noticed that Liu Zuochen was smiling, thinking that he couldn't help but think that he was going to see the general, but in fact, Liu Zuochen was really happy to see Lao Tzu, but now he had other thoughts.

"Uh...... that's what Uncle Wu said."

Pushing the boat down the river, Liu Zuochen's slightly embarrassed expression fell into Wu Jiang's eyes, and the latter knew that it might be that his mind would be deviated, and he couldn't help but look at the carriage moving forward thoughtfully.

Childe has grown up! Wu Jiang thought to himself.

"I'll go to the front to talk to Zhang Kang." Wu Jiang, who was moving forward with the horse, did not wait for Liu Zuochen to answer, and then clamped the horse's belly with his legs to pass the carriage, but heard the princess in the carriage behind him say: "Zuochen, how far is it?" ”

"Two quarters of an hour in time should come, don't stick your head out the window, beware of freezing......"

Besides, Wu Jiang, who was riding away on horseback, couldn't hear it very clearly, so he gently sighed in relief and pursed his lips, stunned and embarrassed to turn back.

The journey of two quarters of an hour was quickly consumed by the horse's hooves.

The staff in the post station have never encountered such a situation as the princess in person, and they can't help but be nervous, and they can still be faintly excited to see Princess Ruxuan, who is regarded as the pearl of the palm by the emperor.

So, in addition to the unprecedentedly tense busyness, he took special care of Liu Zuochen and his party, and quickly reported to the Ministry of Rites in Kyoto City, which was naturally not a problem.

"Little brother, have you gotten any news, when will the general arrive at the post station?"

The post official who was called so by Liu Zuochen was so excited that he almost fainted, what a glorious thing it is for the master to call himself "little brother"! The post officer, who was trying to calm down his heart, bowed down and said, "Back to the horse's words, I should arrive at the post station at night." ”

Princess Ruxuan waved her hand and said, "Go down!" The food and drinks are ready, and we will eat together after the general has stayed. ”

What a good daughter-in-law who is considerate of her elders! The postman thought to himself, and after withdrawing from the salute, he hurriedly arranged for the postman to quickly whip up the horse and inform the general that the princess was hungry for a long time was not something that a postman could afford.

Liu Shangwu's annual return to Kyoto to resume his life, this time, because of Princess Ruxuan's harmony and is particularly different, Xu Zaibo, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites who got the news, is the second monk who is confused, before the border generals meet the saint, the etiquette of the officials who are not allowed to meet privately is obviously conflicting, although the princess is not a minister who participates in politics, but after all, she has the status of royal respect.

Xu Zaibo absolutely didn't believe that the emperor would not know that Princess Ruxuan had left the palace and arrived at the post station, so how could such an inference that the emperor's acquiescence not make him nervous? Safety is a very important issue, and the complex relationship reflected from Princess Ruxuan's behavior should not be underestimated.

At the moment, Xu Zaibo had no time to take care of anything else, so he hurriedly asked people to prepare the carriage and hurriedly went on the road.

Why was it reused by the emperor and how to make the emperor satisfied, he has thought about it countless times in his heart in the past few years, how dare Xu Zaibo, who has seen the clues, dare to be careless. What's more, this post station was originally under the jurisdiction of the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites.

Here, Xu Zaibo went straight to the post station in a hurry, and Liu Shangwu on the other side couldn't help but rub his temples after listening to the report of his own soldiers.

There was no surprise that his son Liu Zuochen arrived in Kyoto. How Liu Zuochen and Princess Ruxuan bonded together was something that made Liu Shangwu have a headache, the emperor's nephew Li Ziqin, the pearl of the palm, deliberately went to the post station to greet him at this time, which one the emperor was singing, Liu Shangwu could also guess in his heart.

At the time of the palm lamp, as Liu Shangwu stepped into the footsteps of the post station, the feet of the people in the post station were also busy.

"Meet Her Royal Highness Princess Ruxuan!"

Seeing that Princess Ruxuan came out of the house accompanied by Liu Zuochen to greet her, Liu Shangwu hugged his fists and bowed.

Liu Zuochen, who was a little at a loss, rubbed his hands, and came to the post station with a princess who had crushed Lao Tzu, I don't know if Lao Tzu will settle accounts after the autumn.

"General Liu is very polite, this is not the palace ......" Princess Ruxuan said, moved forward and stretched out her hand to support Liu Shangwu's arm, and said: "The junior should give you a salute." After finishing speaking, his hands were folded in front of his abdomen and his legs were slightly squatting, and the standard court etiquette was saluted.

Hahaha...... Liu Shangwu laughed heartily, "According to the princess's opinion, it's all free!" ”

It's not that I haven't seen the princess, Liu Shangwu has never been in close contact with her before, but now I see that she is not as domineering as I imagined, and the boss in my heart has a stone that has been put into practice, and I faintly have a good feeling. In any case, Princess Ruxuan will be the daughter-in-law of the old Liu family, which has become a fact.

"Meet my father!" Seeing the vacancy, Liu Zuochen bowed in a panic.

"Hmm!" Inadvertently glanced at Liu Zuochen, waved his hand lightly, and looked at Princess Ruxuan, "Princess, please." ”

Liu Zuochen, who was ignored and ignored by Lao Tzu like this, pinched his nose, looked at Wu Jiang awkwardly, and shook his head with a wry smile.

The brightly lit post station has never been so lively, and when no general of the border pass entered Kyoto to restore his life, a family member dared to disobey the king's order for a private meeting. lest the rebels attack Kyoto, therefore, all the troops returning to Kyoto must be stationed a hundred miles away, and the personnel will be reduced before they are allowed to enter Kyoto, and then the personnel will be reduced before they are allowed to enter the imperial city. This is the case after years of accumulation, not to mention the fear that there will be people in the capital who will cooperate with each other.

With Princess Xuan present, all the issues seem insignificant, but after all, it is not a family banquet, if so, it is still sitting with official table etiquette.

The first seat was supposed to be Liu Shangwu sitting, but it was also because Princess Ruxuan drove to pass the buck to each other, so she had to be vacant. Liu Zuochen, who had the heart to sit side by side with Lao Tzu, was pulled by Princess Ruxuan's wrist to his side, looking at him helplessly Lao Tzu smiled helplessly, and he was helpless.

Before the wine and food were served, as soon as two cups of tea were drunk, Xu Zaibo hurried into the house.

"Xiaguan, meet Her Royal Highness the Princess."

Xu Zaibo, who has broad shoulders and a thick waist, may be regarded as a burly body among civil officials, but at this moment, he is full of weakness, just like a noodle pinched out by hand, and the body under the bow can easily overlap together.

Anyone who knows him knows that it's just what it seems! This guy's heart is as hard as iron and stone, and he doesn't recognize it with his ruthless six relatives.

"Flat!" Princess Ruxuan replied without being salty, frowned slightly and glanced at Xu Zaibo, showing displeasure. This guy rushed to the post station unexpectedly, and secretly thought to herself, what should be done to make Liu Shangwu suspicious? Thinking so, looking at Liu Shangwu's gradually cold face, he couldn't help but chuckle in his heart.

Xu Zaibo, who didn't know what was going on, heard that the princess's words were a little cold, but he didn't mind, and he was still accompanied by a smiling face when the number of courtesies arrived, and there was no problem of scruples about his duties. Turning around, he arched his hands and said to Liu Shangwu: "General Liu, this official is polite to you." ”

Stretch out your hand and don't hit the smiling person, even if the Tao is different and does not conspire with each other, the proper etiquette Liu Shangwu will naturally not fall into the hands of others, "Lord Xu saw the outside, sat down and drank a cup of tea and chatted slowly, the official was only consciously sweaty, and he would come later after bathing and changing. ”

After hearing this Xu Zaibo calamity to the courtiers for a long time, Liu Shangwu, who has an upright temperament, naturally does not want to see him. Liu Shangwu believes that being a person can be wronged in the general environment, but it is a bit too much to help the abuse and the tiger. Taking people's lives with trivial things, in order to achieve the measure of being above others, really made Liu Shangwu unwilling to say more to him.

Liu Shangwu said that he was sweaty, and the implication is self-evident!

Liu Shangwu, who got up and left his seat, deliberately did not look at Princess Ruxuan, smiled at Xu Zaibo and passed by, and winked at Wu Jiang when he went out.

Embarrassed! The original happy atmosphere was dissipated by Xu Zaibo, not to mention, no one beckoned him to sit down, and let him go or sit down, because there was no place for him at all, he didn't have the courage to sit in the middle of the main seat, and Liu Shangwu left the seat in the space, which was not where he could sit.

In the place under the jurisdiction of his own yamen, he is at a loss and has no place to embarrass himself, and it is estimated that there is no one left.

"Xu Shangshu, look..., when will the food be served?" The timely arrival of the interpreter undoubtedly gave Xu Zaibo a great opportunity to get out of the predicament.

"It's been such an hour, and you haven't eaten yet? Hurry up ......, hurry up and serve the food! Xu Zaibo, who didn't know why, immediately became energetic, and showed his duty as a courtier in front of the princess, and he was familiar with his loyalty.

Unable to hold back the disgust in her heart anymore, Princess Ruxuan was already raising her eyebrows, pointing at Xu Zaibo and angrily scolding: "Get out!" Get out of the way to Princess Ben! ”

The sudden sound made everyone's hearts tremble, and they all saw that when she and Liu Zuochen were together, they were reserved and gentle, how could they have thought that starting a fire would be so fierce.

The most unbearable thing is Xu Zaibo, who turned around blankly when he heard Princess Ruxuan's scolding, but he didn't expect a teacup to come to him, hitting his chest hard and falling to the ground. There was a crisp sound of "pop", and Xu Zaibo only felt that it was not a teacup that was broken, but more like his heart.

Embarrassed like a lost dog! Xu Zaibo, who stumbled out of the house, found that he had really done something wrong, what kind of state affair was this, it was clearly the family affair of the old Liu family!

Liu Zuochen couldn't help but be happy when he saw the dignified Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites hugging his head, tilting his head slightly to look at Princess Ruxuan, and gave a thumbs up.