Ma Cheng is clever and clever, but he is disgusting about his broken mouth, he raised his eyes after speaking, and looked straight at Jiang You sitting on the bed, so frightened that he trembled all over, and hurriedly knelt on the ground, almost knocking over the medicine in his hand: "The slave is too talkative, the emperor forgives the sin." After he finished speaking, he peeked at Xue Yuan, it doesn't matter whether the emperor forgives sins or not, whether this person can forgive sins or not is the key.

Jiang You looked at it suspiciously: "What did you say that I should be anxious if I know about it?" ”

Ma Cheng swallowed: "This" He saw Xue Yuan bowing his head lightly, and then spoke: "Princess Changping is gone." ”

Jiang You propped himself up and sat up, turned his head in surprise and asked, "What's missing?" What happened to cousin Changping? Why is it so good that it is gone? ”

Ma Cheng sighed and said: "When you just went to the paddock a few days ago, Princess Changping ordered someone to pass the news, to see the Empress Dowager, and tell her about discussing marriage with the Zhang family, but it was inconvenient on the road, and you disappeared for a few days, so the news did not come in time, and as a result, our front foot received the news that the princess rushed to Zhongnan Mountain, and the news of the princess's disappearance came in less than an hour, saying that she was missing that day when she went to visit the Empress Dowager." ”

Jiang You's heart tightened when he heard this: "Why is she gone, is she found now?" ”

Ma Cheng shook his head in embarrassment, but Xue Yuan said: "I have ordered someone to look for it, but now the person has not found it." ”

Jiang Youhu looked at the faces of the two suspiciously: "What can't you say at once?" I'm not seventy or eighty, and I can't be stimulated! ”

Ma Cheng's face was stunned, and he said embarrassedly: "What a big deal about the disappearance of the princess, the news was originally locked up, but now somehow, it has spread, and many people in Beijing say that the princess of Changping was robbed by gangsters, and she has lost her reputation, and the Zhang family has always been upright, and she will definitely not want such an eldest daughter-in-law."

The Zhang family is a noble family of the founding auxiliaries, the family style is noble, the family style is rigorous, and there are even three queens, although there is no real power now, but the family background can not be underestimated. In addition to the fact that this rumor can spread quickly, there are also many people with dark thoughts who hate Changping, so they fall into the ground.

Jiang You coughed angrily a few times, and a sickly blush appeared on his face: "This group of rotten things, what nonsense is there to talk about things without a score?!" She naturally knew that the three of them were terrifying, and she tightened her eyebrows when she heard the words.

Xue Yuan raised his hand and took her in his arms, while gently patting her on the back to comfort: "What is the emperor doing in such a hurry, hasn't the princess been found yet?" When the princess returns unscathed, the rumors will be self-defeating. ”

Ma Cheng also rubbed his hands and made her happy: "Yes, yes, it's all that black-hearted person's nonsense, Zhang Xiaogong still cares about the princess, as soon as he heard that the princess was in trouble, he immediately rushed to Zhongnan Mountain from the camp overnight, plunged into the mountain nest, and almost turned over the whole mountain, the slave said something inappropriate, look at this situation, Princess Changping and the little grandfather's family affairs can't run, the emperor is waiting for the matchmaker to receive the red envelope." ”

Jiang You's expression was relieved when he heard this, and then he frowned and said: "You don't come to mess with me, it's not certain whether Changping can find it, in case there is one" She didn't dare to continue to think about it, and changed her words: "Since Changping disappeared in Zhongnan Mountain, then the Empress Dowager has to give a word, right?" ”

Ma Cheng's face stiffened again when he heard this, and he looked at Xue Yuan cautiously, who gently stroked her shoulder, and smiled with some sarcasm; "The Empress Dowager is very anxious, and she has already rushed back to Beijing under this pretext."

Jiang You's face was slightly gloomy, of course she remembered how hard it took to send the Empress Dowager out, and how to send her back this time to let her enter the palace again? She tugged at his sleeve and asked, "Did she live in the palace then?" ”

Xue Yuan pinched her fingertips and said with a gentle smile: "Naturally not, it's not the right time for the Empress Dowager to come back, the weather in Beijing has been dry these days, the palace has gone water, she almost died in the fire, and now she has moved to the palace on the outskirts of Beijing." ”

Jiang You was stunned at first, how could it be so easy to walk in the palace? When I came back to my senses, my eyes lit up: "It's you who you are"

Xue Yuanen sighed: "Now that the Zhao family has lost power, she has no one to rely on, I wanted to finish her directly, but I didn't expect that she was also alert, and she escaped the power of the fire god and hurriedly moved to the suburbs of Beijing. ”

Jiang You had always known that he had no reverence for the royal people, and when he heard him say it was like slaughtering chickens and dogs, he couldn't help but sigh. Ma Cheng followed with a hideous expression: "Originally, if her old man stayed in the mountains well, she would be able to live for a long time, but this time she entered Beijing, there was no return!" ”

Jiang You frowned and thought for a while, then turned to Xue Yuan and said, "Palm Prints help me to go down, I am going back to Beijing." ”

Xue Yuan frowned at her, he didn't care about Changping's life or death, and he couldn't see Jiang You's nervous look: "The emperor's body is good?" ”

Jiang You hurriedly said: "I'm almost done." Seeing Xue Yuan's faint expression, she hurriedly smiled and said, "I and you are not in the capital now, everyone in the capital is in charge, who knows if the empress dowager will have any more moths?" If she uses another excuse to seize power, our original efforts will not be in vain. ”

Seeing that Xue Yuan's expression was still indifferent, she continued to grin: "Changping is my cousin, and she will be my cousin-in-law in the future, not your cousin-in-law, and she should contribute to her." ”

This is a good sound, Xue Yuan eased his expression, but Ma Cheng couldn't close his mouth in surprise, and when he saw him coming over, he covered his heart and ran out to prepare.

With so many people in one place, it is not that you can just leave, Jiang You waited anxiously for most of the day, but when it was time to set off, he was hugged by Xue Yuan in his arms and got into the carriage, and he didn't let her come out.

After a long journey day and night, he finally arrived in Beijing, and heard that the Empress Dowager had ordered people to discuss with the Tatar envoys about making Changping peaceful, and Jiang You went directly to the palace on the outskirts of Beijing without having time to take a breath in the palace.

In the palace, the Tatar envoy Buyan has become the guest of honor of the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager is sitting in the hall, sipping a teacup: "Did Changping find it?" ”

Changping disappeared, not only did Chaoli send someone to look for him, but Bu Yan naturally had to search for it secretly for his own plan, and his face sank slightly: "I don't know why, I sent people to look for it overnight and didn't find it, recently you have sent people to Chaoli, but I can't blatantly look for someone." ”

He thought that if he found someone, he would be able to continue to calculate Changping and confirm the fact that her reputation had been ruined, but he didn't expect that the people he sent out would not be able to find her for a long time, and he was also very anxious.

The Empress Dowager paused, and then crossed the Buddhist beads in her hand: "It's been a few days, and I can't find anyone, don't something happen?" Although it is a word of concern, it has a taste of indifference that cannot be concealed.

Bu Yan thought about it, Changping is dead, as long as he bears the name of Kedun, Mo Si can still get benefits, of course, Changping or Mo Si will naturally get more benefits, and it will be more advantageous to seize the position of Khan in the future. Thinking of this, he hurriedly said: "If something really happens to the princess, it will be a matter of harmony."

The Empress Dowager said lightly: "Don't worry, Changping is the granddaughter of the mourning family after all, and this main mourning family can still do it." ”

"The imperial grandmother came here specially for the sake of cousin Changping?" Jiang You walked in as he spoke, Xue Yuan was side by side with her, and his eyes also looked towards the Empress Dowager.

When the Empress Dowager saw Xue Yuan, she thought of writing a few days ago that she was buried in the sea of fire, her body couldn't help but tremble, her eyes were mixed with a little fear, and the whole person was gathered in the cigarette smoke coming out of the Boshan furnace, like an evil god enshrined in the temple. She stared at Xue Yuan for a while, and then slowly spoke: "Why is the emperor here, no one has reported it." ”

Jiang You said lazily: "Why pay attention to those false courtesies, didn't the imperial grandmother report to me when she returned to Beijing this time?" My question has not yet been answered. ”

The Empress Dowager sighed lightly and tucked the corners of her eyes with a silk: "Changping is my only bloodline, and I was anxious when I heard that something happened to her, so I rushed back to Beijing to see if there was anything I could do to help." ”

Jiang You sneered: "This is really strange, cousin Changping disappeared in the mountains, if the imperial grandmother wants to find someone, she should also stay in Zhongnan Mountain to find it, why did Tete come to the capital?" My cousin didn't get lost in Kyori. ”

The Empress Dowager looked concerned and affectionate; "A few days ago, you were also in distress, so I thought about going back to Beijing to sit down, and it just so happened that both ends could help."

Jiang You glanced at Bu Yan lightly: "Didn't the envoy stay in the paddock originally?" Why did you come to Beijing in a blink of an eye? ”

Since Bu Yan dared to make a move, he naturally prepared his words a long time ago: "The minister is not comfortable with the water and soil, and the climate of the paddock is humid, so he rushed back to the capital without saying goodbye, but he didn't expect to hear the news of the princess's accident as soon as he came back, and he was very sad in his heart." ”

Jiang You sighed: "Since he is sick, the envoy should recuperate well, and what do you want to do in the palace if you have nothing to do?" She turned her gaze to the Empress Dowager, and said before she could speak: "After all, the Tatar envoys are outsiders, what is there that the imperial grandmother can't send someone to spread the word, where will my imperial grandfather's face be put away if she meets so directly?" ”

This is almost clear that the empress dowager does not abide by women's morals, the Qi Dynasty because of several female emperors, the atmosphere is broad, the requirements for women are not strict, and the etiquette requirements for women in the clan are even more loose, but it is not appropriate to share a room alone with a foreign man.

The Empress Dowager said it so unpleasantly for the first time, she was so angry that she almost dropped the tea cup, took a deep breath to suppress the anger in her heart, and said lightly: "The emperor is too careful, and there is naturally a reason for the mourning family to do this. ”

Jiang You made up his mind to delay the time, and he messed with her to the end, pretending to be surprised and angry: "Propose to the imperial grandmother? Could it be that the imperial grandmother still wants to remarry to Tatar?! ”

Xue Yuan couldn't hold back his laughter, the Empress Dowager was so angry that her face turned purple, and she raised her hand and waved a teacup down; "Nonsense!" She was so angry that she trembled all over, and only after a while did she reluctantly open her mouth, and forcibly refused to look at Jiang You's face: "Now the news has spread in the capital, saying that Changping was hijacked by bandits and ruined its reputation, and the mourning family was ready to respond to the Tatar envoy's request for marriage for the sake of the reputation of the clan." ”

Jiang You rolled his eyelids and said lukewarmly: "Cousin Changping hasn't been found yet, what is going on is still unclear, what is the imperial grandmother doing in such a hurry?" Besides, the Tatars' request to marry me has been refused, isn't the emperor's grandmother's act a slap in the face? ”

The Empress Dowager smiled gently: "The emperor first heard from the mourning family that Changping has been missing for so long, and his reputation is only afraid that his reputation will be ruined long ago, so let her marry away to Tatar, firstly, it can smooth out the rumors in Beijing and save the royal face, and secondly, it can also let Daqi and Tatar tie the good of Qin and Jin, killing two birds with one stone, why should the emperor be so twisted." ”

Although these words are cold-blooded, they are also quite reasonable, Jiang You looked at her coldly, and had a new understanding of the cruelty of this old witch: "Tatar is a bitter cold place, and the imperial grandmother is really willing to do it." ”

The Empress Dowager heard the ridicule in her words, and said lightly: "The most important thing for a woman is her reputation, and since Changping has lost her innocence, marrying a Tatar can be regarded as her usefulness." ”

In a col in Zhongnan Mountain, Changping had a pale face, shrunk in Zhang Dongzheng's arms and trembled, Zhang Dongzheng didn't care about the defense of men and women, hugged her tightly, patted her back a little clumsily and comforted softly, but his face was a little afraid.

In fact, he didn't find Changping, but there were people all the way, several people dressed as woodcutters chopping wood on the mountain and prepared to go down the mountain, fortunately Changping had a quick wit, scraping the wooden planks in the car with the beads on his head, he took down those people, threw away the firewood stack, and found that Changping was tied to the bottom, if he didn't notice Changping for a while, the consequences were really unimaginable.

Changping trembled in fear for a while, gradually eased his expression, and saw that he was still being held in Zhang Dongzheng's arms, so he took a few steps back with embarrassment, and said softly: "Why did you get here?" ”

Zhang Dongzheng knew that she must have no good food to eat and sleep in the past few days, so he ordered someone to boil some white porridge for her on the spot: "Eat this kind of stomach first." He smiled bitterly: "I heard that the princess had an accident, I immediately led people out of the camp, but I didn't expect to come to the mountains but got lost, and went around blindly for several days, only then did I meet those traitors and save the princess." ”

Changping comforted him and said: "This mountain is so big, if it weren't for the crooked beating after turning around, you might not be able to meet me." ”

Zhang Dongzheng was afraid to mention her sadness, so he looked at Changping hesitantly, and pondered the words: "What's wrong with the princess?" What are those villains going to do to the princess? ”

Changping had a strong temperament, his face sank when he heard the words, and he said indifferently: "What does this mean, little grandfather?" Are you afraid that I will ruin my reputation and bring the innocence of the Zhenguo Mansion to the people? ”

Zhang Dongzheng didn't care about the politeness, holding her hand, Jun's face was full of sweat: "Why do I miss you so much?" I really admire you, reputation is something outside of your body, as long as you're okay. Fang Cai was just worried about you, so I asked a few words, if you don't want to mention it, I won't ask again. ”

Changping softened his expression when he heard this, and lowered his head a little embarrassed: "That day, I came out of the temple where the imperial grandmother prayed, and I met a group of gangsters, and then accidentally fell off the cliff, fortunately, there was an inconspicuous stone platform at the bottom of the cliff, and the stone platform led to the cave, so I went down the mountain from the cave, I could only eat wild fruits and dew all the way, and I don't know how long it took to get to the bottom of the mountain, but I didn't expect to meet that group of people again as soon as I came out." ”

Zhang Dongzheng listened to her experience and knew that she must have suffered a lot, but she was stupid and couldn't say sweet words, but she couldn't stop persuading her to eat more.

Changping smiled again when he heard this, took a shallow sip of porridge, and suddenly looked solemn: "That group of people came too strangely, I just came out of the temple with my front feet, and they were waiting to rob people halfway up the mountain, and I saw that the faces of several of them did not look like Daqi people, but I was afraid that there was a bigger plan." ”

Zhang Dongzheng hasn't been in contact with Jingli these days, and he doesn't know those rumors, but he knows what she said strictly, so he sighed: "Your body is still weak, I'm afraid that you won't be able to withstand the big bumps." ”

Changping shook his head and said: "No, I have to hurry back to Beijing, I may not be able to hide such a big thing as my disappearance, in case someone else adds fuel to the trouble, my reputation will be ruined." She was exquisite, and in the blink of an eye, she guessed the current situation.

Zhang Dongzheng couldn't persuade her, so he had to accompany her throughout the whole process, and found a hunter who knew the way to wait for her to go out of the mountain, and went directly to Beijing, and when he arrived in Changping, who had been in a hurry on the outskirts of Beijing, he stopped, and said to Zhang Dongzheng: "I look like a wolf, and it is a joke to enter Beijing, so I should first pack up and freshen up and then rush to Beijing, I have to make up a decent excuse to come out, and the things that meet bad people on the road must not be noticed." ”

Zhang Dongzheng naturally had nothing to do with her, and immediately ordered someone to go down to prepare, Changping took the time to change into a luxurious and extraordinary carmine red dot red gold thread satin jacket, and there was also a hairpin on the head of the eight treasures holding beads and flying swallow hairpins, the thin fat powder covered the pale complexion, and her face was radiant with light makeup, and she rushed back to Beijing when she was cleaned up, but she didn't expect the gossip in Beijing to be so strict, and it was also spread that the Empress Dowager returned to Beijing, and the Tatar envoys went to intercede.

Changping had just entered Beijing, and he wanted to go to the other courtyard first, so he heard some noble girls who usually rushed to slap her sneer: "The eldest princess has lost her reputation this time, and she can't marry Tatar not far away, and the Zhang family will definitely not want her again, even if she is a princess." ”

Changping directly ordered someone to slap his mouth, but he also knew the truth that the three of them became tigers, so he simply put out the full princess honor guard and returned to the palace, and said lightly to a few good ladies and noblewomen: "I originally went to Zhongnan Mountain to visit the emperor's grandmother, and then I made a fortune on the road, so I went to the local eight prestigious temples to visit, and I originally sent someone to pass the news to the capital, and I was delayed on the road without paying attention. ”

Those people didn't believe it, but when they saw that Changping was radiant, there was no panic in his eyes, and the guard of honor was all open, and he couldn't see that half of it had been kidnapped, and he couldn't help but hesitate in his heart.

Changping only planned to spread the word here, and the main thing was still with the Empress Dowager, so he rushed directly to the palace on the outskirts of Beijing, walked to the door of the main hall, and heard the Empress Dowager's sentence "Since Changping has lost her innocence, marrying a Tatar can be regarded as her usefulness." ”

When she heard this outside the door, she smiled sarcastically, cut off the idea of blood and family, pushed the door and walked in, covered her mouth with a silk, and said with a stunned face: "What does the imperial grandmother say again?" When did the granddaughter lose her innocence? ”

When the Empress Dowager saw her coming suddenly, her face was also shocked, and she quietly exchanged a look with Bu Yan, and said with a look of surprise: "Yuan'er is back, why don't you let anyone pass on the word?" God forbid, Grandmother has been worried about you for days. After she finished speaking, she sighed and said, "Since you are back, then let's talk about everything." ”

Jiang You saw that Changping came back unscathed, and he was also relieved, and turned to the Empress Dowager and said, "Cousin Changping has come back safely, what else does the imperial grandmother have to say?" ”

The Empress Dowager gently held her forehead and said in a mournful voice: "What if she comes back, now that the news that she was taken away by someone has spread in Beijing, and her reputation has been ruined, how important is the innocence of her daughter's family?" She is like this now, how can the mourning family have the face to see her dead father. ”

Changping's eyes were indifferent, but his face made an inexplicable look: "What did the imperial grandmother say?" Why was her granddaughter robbed by someone? ”

The Empress Dowager's brows jumped inadvertently: "You were robbed by the gangsters the day before yesterday, and you have been staying with those gangsters for the past few days, is what the mourning family said wrong?" She said with a kind face: "But you don't have to be too sad, the Khan has admired you for a long time, and he doesn't mind that you have a bad reputation, and he has decided to marry you with a great gift, and my son will have a lifelong dependence." ”

Jiang You said coldly: "How did the imperial grandmother say so true, it seems that you personally planned it, and the people next to you encountered this kind of thing before it was too late to cover it up, you almost shouted all over the world, what is this for?" ”

The Empress Dowager knew that she couldn't bargain with her, so she didn't pay attention to her, and her eyes just stared straight at Changping.

Changping looked as usual, and then covered his mouth and said in astonishment: "What is this, I came out of the imperial grandmother, and when I saw the beauty of the mountains and lakes, I moved the idea of traveling, so I simply went to a short distance to play for a few days, how did I become robbed?" ”

The Empress Dowager's expression changed slightly: "You're not" She was busy and said with a soothing expression: "Changping, why do you have to hide it when you encounter such a big event?" Even if you say it, the mourning family and the emperor will definitely catch that gang of gangsters and make decisions for you. ”

Changping lowered his head slightly, with a puzzled look on his face: "What did the imperial grandmother say?" The granddaughter really went to play, what is there to hide? ”

Jiang You couldn't help but feel the importance of having a good sister at this time, if today's things were changed to Roufu, maybe he would be scared and explain the truth.

The Empress Dowager's eyes flashed, and she said slowly: "Since you said that you went out to play, why didn't you send someone back to spread the word?" You have been searched for the past few days, and no one knows where you have gone, why is that? ”