==Chapter 155==

King Zhao came out of Fengyi Fang, and it was already twilight.

The day of October is already a little cold, especially at this time when it is dripping with light rain, and when the autumn wind blows, the coolness will go straight to the seams of people's clothes, making people brave the chill from under the soles of their feet.

King Zhao came out this time and the preparations were not complete, he didn't expect the sky to become so fast, and at this time he turned around to get his clothes, which was not possible in his opinion, so he urged the guards to drive the carriage back. Naturally, he didn't go back to Zhao Wangfu directly, but also needed to go to the restaurant under his name to change his clothes and carriage.

King Zhao has not been so cautious for a long time, but this time is not that time, the chess piece in his hand is too important, and the Chu Wangfu has been privately ordering people to find this person. After dealing with the King of Chu for so many years, he understood this younger brother's abilities too well, so he had to be so cautious.

The chamberlain Quanfu wanted to find a cotton handkerchief from the car and wipe the rain off King Zhao's clothes and hair, but he couldn't find it, so he could only say on the side: "Your Highness has been wronged." ”

This carriage is for temporary cover, and naturally it cannot be compared with the carriage that King Zhao usually rides. The carriage that King Zhao sat in on weekdays seemed simple on the outside, but in fact it was extremely luxurious on the inside, with a smoking cage in winter, ice cubes in summer, and a wind stove for boiling water and tea.

"It doesn't matter."

Zhao Wanghun waved his hand indifferently, he was in a very good mood at this moment, as long as he thought that if his next plan could be successful, not only would he be able to kill a few birds with one stone, but also succeed in the great cause, he would tremble with excitement, how could he feel cold.

His mother has always said that he is not as good as King Cheng, and in King Zhao's view, he is indeed inferior to King Cheng in some places, but King Cheng is not as lucky as him. He felt that King Cheng was a fool, and the chess pieces that were so easy to use didn't come into his hands early, and let him pick them up, so it was no wonder that he took the lead.

By the time King Zhao returned to King Zhao's mansion, it was already dark.

Quan Fu asked him if he would go back to the study or go to the backyard, King Zhao thought for a while and said, "Go to Concubine Meng." ”

*

The weather was getting colder and colder, and there was a light snow last night, which stopped in the middle of the night, but when I woke up the next morning, there was still a thin layer of snow on the ground.

The subordinates of the Chu Wangfu have already changed into winter clothes, not to mention the main courtyard, in addition to the rules issued by the mansion, Jiu Niang also deliberately took out a batch of fabrics and rewarded them, and changed them into new winter clothes for the subordinates who served in the main courtyard.

Early in the morning, the morning light was faint, and the people here in the main courtyard were already busy.

Shoveling snow shoveling, sweeping the floor, and thin ice that is specifically responsible for the formation of the ground must be leveled everywhere, so that the master does not accidentally slip, which is the end of losing his life.

Lianzhi and Xiaocui walked to the main room together, and the rough envoy Xiaonei who met along the way bowed down and shouted, "Hello two sisters." Last night was the night when Lianfang and Xiaocan were on duty, and at this time the two of them came to take over. As soon as I arrived at the porch of the main room, I saw the corner door open from the inside, and Chang Shun walked out neatly dressed, without the slightest sleepiness when he first got up.

Since the wedding of the king of Chu, he rested in the main house every day, and Chang Shun's daily resting place was changed, and Jiuniang specially opened a room for him in the main house for night rest.

"Mr. Chang."

Lian Zhi and Xiao Cui bowed, Chang Shun waved his hand absently, and the two opened the curtain and entered the house. Chang Shun stood under the porch, let out a long breath, and looked at the sky in a daze.

"Manager Chang, breakfast has been prepared, let's go and use some first. lest you stay for a while and the master gets up, and you don't have time to use it. A small chamberlain walked over and whispered.

Chang Shun didn't refuse, turned around and entered the house again.

Since the princess entered the door, Chang Shun's days have been much more relaxed than before. used to follow the king of Chu, except for His Royal Highness to rest for twelve hours a day, most of the time he had to wait on the side. Not to mention sleeping, sometimes I don't even have time to eat. Now that there is a princess, His Royal Highness will return to the main courtyard when the time comes, and there will be a princess and a few maids waiting in the house, and Chang Shun will have a lot more free time.

In the bedroom, Jiu Niang had already woken up.

It's cold, and people are a lot lazy, always thinking about the warmth in the bed, and they don't want to get up. Especially in winter, the king of Chu is not as diligent as before, in the past, he always got up when he couldn't move, and now he will sleep a little longer.

However, Jiuniang knew that she couldn't lie down for long, and Mu Mu would recognize people now, and every morning when she woke up and couldn't see her mother, she would howl and cry. He couldn't stop crying without her, so when the time came, the nurse would come to the main house on time with Mu Mu to report.

It's all what she's used to! This is the statement of the king of Chu.

Jiuniang does not agree with this statement, her son Mumu has been in addition to this, and he usually brings it very well.

She closed her eyes and estimated the time in her heart, thinking about whether to get up, but there was no movement next to her, and she didn't want to wake up King Chu.

Just thinking like this, the arm around his waist moved, and his big palm moved upstream. Before Jiuniang could react, the whole person was covered, and the king of Chu kissed her lightly, gnawed her lips, and took the tip of her tongue again.

This kiss came down and kissed Jiuniang to the point of panting, and the man didn't stop, and pulled her bedclothes with his hands and feet.

At this moment, a little sobbing came in from outside, and the king of Chu stiffened, looked at Jiuniang below and said angrily: "This little thing is here again!" ”

Jiu Niang was ashamed and wanted to laugh, so she pushed him, "Okay, get up quickly, be careful to let your son see it." ”

The king of Chu turned to the side with a gloomy face, and Jiu Niang hurriedly sat up and tidied up her bedclothes. At the same time, Lian Fang's cautious voice sounded outside: "Princess, the little master is here." ”

Jiuniang pulled a piece of clothing from the side and put it on her body, and said, "Come in." ”

Soon, Mu Mu was hugged by Lianzhi, and she lowered her head and handed Mu Mu to Jiu Niang, who was sitting on the edge of the couch. Xiao Mumu stopped crying when he saw his mother, stretched out his little hand, and asked for his mother in his mouth.

Jiu Niang waved her hand, and the lotus branch put down the curtain and retreated outside. Jiuniang didn't avoid King Chu, held her son in her arms, and untied her clothes sideways, Xiao Mumu sobbed while bullying herself.

Jiuniang wiped the sweat on her son's head, this child doesn't cry, it's just that, when he cries, he is hysterical, and he always cries with a thin sweat. She coaxed softly: "Okay, don't cry, Xiao Mumu is hungry, Auntie feed you." ”

"You just get used to him!" Behind him, the King of Chu, who was lying inside, said coldly.

"My son is still young now, everyone was like this when he was a child, and you have to worry about him."

This kind of conversation has been repeated many times, which is why the king of Chu does not want to see his son, not to mention the disturbing dreams, he is still a man who only has a mother and no father in his eyes.

If Mu Mu can talk at this time, he will probably say, you are not close to me, how can I be close to you. It's a pity that Mu Mu can't speak at this time, and even occasionally his father secretly glares at him behind his mother's back, he doesn't understand, and thinks that King Chu is playing with him.

After feeding Mu Mu, Jiu Niang pulled the bib stuffed in Mu Mu's small cotton jacket and wiped his mouth and little face. This kid is an obedient person, when he is full and sees his mother, he will not make trouble, Jiu Niang put him on the couch, rested beside the king of Chu, and then stayed and put on the soft-soled embroidered shoes, opened the curtain in front of the bed, and called Lianzhi and others to wait for her to wash and change clothes.

King Chu looked at the milk baby lying beside him, chubby and white and tender, with big dripping eyes, a red and bright mouth, and a big red padded jacket and small padded pants, which looked very cute and festive.

Xiao Mumu is also thick-skinned, although the king of Chu has a cold face, he is not afraid to pull his shirt sideways, and he will not lose it if he pulls it, and he smiles so much that he shows his gums that have not yet grown teeth, and he doesn't take his father's spring light to heart at all. Fortunately, the bed tent was put down, and no one else could see what was on the bed.

The king of Chu went to break his son's hand, don't look at the little wooden man, the strength of his hand is not small at all, and the king of Chu did not dare to use force, so he had no choice but to hold it. He glared at Mu Mu, who thought his father was playing with him and giggled.

Hearing the laughter on the other side of the bed, not only Jiu Niang smiled, but even the lotus branches were very happy.

His Royal Highness has always been indifferent to people, even if he looks at the little master, he is not very close, and now it seems that His Royal Highness is not close to the little master, but ordinary people can't see it.

Also, His Royal Highness has always been majestic, how can he let others see this unsuitable side.

After Jiuniang washed, she changed into homely clothes, and went to take her son out, and the king of Chu got up to wash. At this time, breakfast was also delivered, and the two had breakfast together.

After breakfast, Jiu Niang sent the king of Chu away, and then turned around and went back to the house.

Xia Liu was cleaning up the table, Xiao Mumu was playing on the small bed by himself, and Xiao Cui was watching from the side.

Since she saw the special small bed in the East Palace, Jiu Niang ordered someone to make two for her son, one in the main room and one in Xiao Mumu's own room. It is larger than the one in the East Palace, fenced on all sides, so that Xiao Mumu can play in it by himself, and he will not lose his hand if he is hugged too much. And Doctor Liu also said that the little baby at this time is always held in his arms, his bones are soft, and he will walk later than others in the future.

Jiuniang sat in front of the small bed, watching her son play by himself, looking a little stunned.

Lian Fang smiled and wanted to say something, but was pulled by the lotus branch. The two went outside together, and Lian Zhi said: "I am going to enter the palace today, the princess is in a bad mood, don't disturb her." ”

Only then did Lian Fang come to her senses and muttered, "Why are you going to enter the palace again?" ”

"I haven't been there for four days, and the princess mentioned it yesterday. After serving the princess for a while, you and Xiaocan will go back to the room to rest, and leave someone to watch the main room here. ”

Lian Fang nodded, and went in to get busy.

Jiu Niang sat for a while, then ordered someone to dress her up, and changed the clothes she was going to wear when she went out. Xiao Mumu was also fully armed, not only wearing a tiger head hat, but also wearing tiger head shoes on his feet, and a thick cloak on the outside.

After all, going out is different at home, and the earth dragon is burning in the house, which is warm. The weather outside is cold, and it takes a long time to enter the palace, for fear that the child will catch a cold from the wind.

It was already two o'clock when Jiuniang went out, and she went out at this point, stayed in the East Palace, stayed for half an hour, and came back just in time for lunch. Jiuniang has a good time, she is now more and more reluctant to go to the East Palace, but it is useless to reject, just like a person who knows that there is a cliff in front of her, and is still pushed by others, now she is usually fine, but once it is time to go to the East Palace, she is full of resentment.

Fortunately, Jiu Niang can do superficial work, and the East Palace has not noticed her feelings for the time being, but Jiu Niang found that Ruan Ling'er is now more and more cautious with her, and she seems to be a little weak-hearted.

Could it be that Ruan Ling'er knew that Emperor Chengyuan wanted to pass on Mu Mu to the crown prince, or did she know something? Jiu Niang never asked, because of this delicate state, she felt that she was even more light-hearted towards Ruan Ling'er, and the friendship between the two seemed to have long since lost a thin layer of time, and it would break when she poked.

The carriage went all the way out of the square where the Chu Wangfu was located and drove in the direction of the palace.

The wheels were grinding against the snow on the road, making a creaking sound, Jiuniang was holding Xiao Mumu, this kid was lying in her arms but was stable, and suddenly there was a sound of musical instruments blowing and crying in the distance, and the sound was getting closer and closer.

The carriage stopped suddenly, and Lianzhi pushed the door out and asked, and after a while turned back, his face was not very good.

"What's wrong?"

"I met a funeral procession, and I just blocked the road ahead."

When I met a dead person at the funeral while traveling, it's no wonder that Lianzhi's face is not good-looking, but I can't blame anyone for this kind of thing. The cycle of life and death is normal, and you can't control it to prevent others from dying, but you will inevitably feel unlucky.

"Make way for the dead."

In other words, the general magnates already feel unlucky, and they will not give way lightly, but Jiu Niang has never been an unreasonable person, as she said, the dead are great, and it is difficult for the living to grab the way with the dead, so it is not even more unlucky.

Lianzhi nodded, then poked his head out again and ordered.

The carriage moved slowly, and seemed to move aside, and the sound of musical instruments and mournful cries came closer.

Xiao Mumu was held in Jiu Niang's arms, it was the first time he heard this kind of voice, and he was a little stunned. Jiuniang didn't notice her son's expression, and when she found out, she hurriedly went to cover her son's ears, but it was too late, and Xiao Mumu cried.

Jiuniang was already in an irritable mood, and when her son cried, she was even more annoyed. But she was reluctant to let her son out, so she could only ask Lianzhi to go out with an angry face to urge the funeral procession to hurry up.

While coaxing her son, she anxiously waited for the movement outside to hurry over, but she didn't know that the sound had subsided, but it had become louder.

Jiuniang was about to get angry, but Lianzhi came back, looking angry and angry: "Master, there is another funeral procession, and the two families just collided, and they didn't give way, and they quarreled outside." ”

What the hell is this called!

Jiuniang almost wanted to go back to the house to take the yellow calendar and flip it over, is it not suitable to travel today, so that she encountered such an unlucky thing.

On a road that is not wide, the two carriages of the Chu Wangfu have stopped on the side of the street, and the guards of the palace will protect the two carriages, and in the center of the road is a team of funeral teams.

The two funeral battles are similar. In front of the road is two people wearing filial piety clothes, throwing paper money along the road, followed by the guard of honor and a variety of paper and blowing teams, followed by a few men wearing linen and filial piety, carrying the soul banner and a stool, and then the filial son holding the mourning stick, after the filial son is the coffin carried by eight people, and the coffin is followed by a group of men and women who are dressed in linen and filial piety or plain clothes.

At this time, the two families have already quarreled, you don't let me, I don't let you, but in the end they don't let each other. The filial son and daughter-in-law of one of them seemed to be a short-tempered person, and when he saw that it didn't make sense, he scolded him. The other did not back down and scolded the other party.

For a time, the scene was extremely chaotic.

This road is so wide, it has been taken up by Jiuniang's line, if it is just a group of people, it can naturally pass without hindrance, but if it is over two groups of people, it is very reluctant, and the coffin carried by the eight people alone cannot be wrong. This means that there is only one solution, and one of the teams must go back, let one side pass, and come back again.

But nowadays funerals are particular, first, the coffin cannot fall to the ground, and it must be sent to the cemetery all the way. The second is that there is no turning back, which is the so-called lifting of the corpse and turning back.

Why can't we go back? This is related to the old rules that have been passed down for many years, and it is also superstitious. The purpose of not turning back is to prevent the deceased from remembering the world, and also to be auspicious, so that the deceased can ascend to Elysium as soon as possible.

This is also the reason why these two families do not give in to each other, not only for the filial piety of the deceased in the family, but also for the face of the family and the fortune in the future. When it comes to this kind of thing, no one will let it go, unless the power of one party can stabilize the other.

It's a pity that Jiuniang heard Lianzhi say that these two families are about the same, and they are not big families, but they are not poor and small families. The two seem to be merchants, and it seems that there was a little conflict in business before, so they didn't give in to each other, and they didn't even discuss, so they quarreled.

The sound of the playing instruments and the cries had long since ceased, leaving only the sound of quarrels and swearing. Listening to this movement, if it weren't for the taboo of funerals, I'm afraid the two would have fought a long time ago.

Today, Wang Xing took the lead to escort the little master of the princess out of the house, although his status in the palace of the king of Chu is not high, but he can be regarded as a confidant of the king of Chu. Encountering this kind of bad luck has already made him irritable, and he has scraped the guard who has only explored the road in front of him countless times with an eye knife, and the guard also feels very aggrieved, obviously this road was good before, who would have thought that this kind of thing would have happened.

The rules of the palace have always been strict, and it is indispensable to go back and be whipped this time.

Wang Xing rode on a tall horse, patiently waiting for the two teams to discuss an ugly man, so that everyone could pass. Who would have thought that as soon as the two families faced each other, they would thicken their necks and blush, and quarrel. At first, it was just a quarrel between one or two people, and soon a large group of people wearing linen and filial piety came up from behind, jumping and scolding each other.

What the hell is this!

In the past, Wang Xing naturally did not hesitate to use the power of the palace to suppress people, but this is the dead person who went out of the funeral, or the two families, using the power of the palace to crush people, not to mention that the princess in the car has not spoken, so Wang Xing himself feels that it is not like that. When the matter spreads, others should laugh at the Chu Wangfu, and if they bump into the funeral, they will be unlucky, and they will use their power to suppress the small people who don't know anything, and the other party is still in the funeral team, this matter is probably enough for others to talk about it for more than half a month.

"Boss, what should I do?" One of the guards asked.

"Find someone to go up and let them stop arguing, quickly get out of the way, and have a better attitude, don't mention that we are from the palace."

Soon, someone got the order and stepped forward to persuade him to fight.

But I don't know if the attitude of the people who persuaded the fight was too good, or these people were carried away by anger, and they didn't recognize that the person who persuaded the fight was dressed unusually and had a knife on his body, but they also scolded the person who persuaded the fight.

The guard who persuaded the fight was so angry that his face turned purple, but when the other party's men, women, and children went into battle, he couldn't win so many mouths with one mouth, and the people above might not make a big fuss, so he could only suppress his anger and 'roll' back.

This person's predicament has already fallen in the eyes of everyone, and Wang Xing didn't reprimand him, but only scolded secretly: "This group of Diao people! ”

Isn't it Diaomin?

In Chang'an City, people begging for a living, there is no water in their eyes, and in this place where a plaque can be smashed to death for a few petty officials, even ordinary people know who can be messed with and who can't. The two carriages were so bright and dangling on the Chu Palace, and their guards were all riding tall horses, wearing clear guard uniforms, and knives were pinned to their waists. Did they turn a blind eye, or did they not see it at all?

Abnormality is a demon.

Wang Xing had already realized that something was wrong at this time, but except for this abnormality, the other qiē in front of him was very reasonable, and the two families were also really quarreling shirtless, but they didn't do anything. He could only suppress the doubts in his heart, and ordered the guards to be on guard with a single look, and at the same time ordered someone to step forward to deal with this matter.

This time it wasn't as gentle as Fang Cai, but a few guards stepped forward and flashed their knives, directly stopping all the discordant sounds.

In the car, Jiuniang coaxed her son while listening to the movement outside. Looking at her crying red-necked son in her arms, Jiu Niang couldn't wait to rush out and drag those people out and beat them to death.

"Lianzhi, what's going on outside?"

The car door was pushed open, and Lianzhi came in: "The Wang guards are already dealing with it, this person is really embarrassed, just now we ordered someone to persuade peace, they didn't listen but scolded people, and now they went directly to the hard, but everyone was frightened." ”

As he spoke, the movement outside had stopped, and the whole street was silent.

"What do you want to do, this is at the feet of the Son of Heaven!" A man dressed in linen and filial piety stepped forward and said.

A five-year-old and three-thick, bearded guard shook the knife in his hand: "Don't tell Lao Tzu about the feet of the Son of Heaven, it shocked my master, and your whole family is not enough to accompany you." Hurry up, let the way out, grandpa kind words to tell you not to listen, you have to show grandpa knife! ”

The family members of the deceased still wanted to distinguish something, but these guards looked too vicious, and the knives in their hands were too shiny, and they didn't know where to go, and they all looked like quails.

"Give you a stick of incense time, and if you don't know the way, let's help you clear it, and when the time comes, you will be dead and injured, don't say that we are bullying!"

With that, the guard retreated to the side of the car, but Brass Bell's big eyes were still fixed on it.

The two families did not dare to delay, and one person from the family stepped forward to discuss, and the final result was that everyone took a step back, retreated, and diverted their ways. No matter how big a dead person is, it is no bigger than a living person, and it is better than losing a small life.

The scene suddenly became chaotic, and the overwhelming white retreated to both sides.

Wang Xing breathed a sigh of relief and drove his horse to the carriage.

"Princess, the road has been cleared, you and the little master are okay."

Jiuniang looked at her son, who had stopped crying in her arms, but hiccups from time to time, and sighed: "Go home, I won't enter the palace today." ”

The son cried like this, and then went to the palace to toss around, Jiuniang was reluctant, especially because she didn't want to enter the palace in the first place.

*

Li Hu was a Yulin soldier guarding Yong'anmen.

It is said that it is the Yulin Army, but in fact, it is only the lowest-level soldier in the Yulin Army, and he is responsible for security matters in front of the major palaces every day.

Li Hu was not guarding Yong'anmen in the past, and he was only transferred in the last few days. Since guarding Yong'an Gate, he has seen many noble ladies and ladies who have entered and exited Yong'an Gate, but he has feasted his eyes. Of course, it's just a feast for his eyes, and he can't even think about anything else.

It was cold, gloomy, and it looked like it was going to snow again.

Li Hu was dressed in standard armor, standing straight with his companions, standing on both sides of Yong'an Gate.

Of course, this is only the surface situation, but in fact, these seemingly mighty Yulin troops are all talking in a whisper. Otherwise, this kind of weather, such a long time, it is not easy to get through.

In the distance, several guards on tall horses surrounded two carriages and walked here, and at first glance, this posture was not an ordinary person, it must be a nobleman from which province. When the group reached a short distance in front of the door, the guards retreated, and the two carriages roared past Li Hu's eyes without stopping.

Li Hu raised his hand and was about to say something, but his companion next to him dragged him, "What are you calling, didn't you see that it was the carriage of the Chu Palace?" ”

No matter which carriage passes, it also needs to be checked, this is the rule! Although Li Hu didn't say this, the expression on his face was like this.

His companion sneered and put on the appearance of an 'old man' to teach him: "This is Princess Chu's carriage, and she will enter the palace every two days, and we all know it." It's just that the princess of Chu took the little master of the Chu Palace, and two maids, all of whom were female dependents, searching for something. Do you know where they go? ”

Li Hu was stunned by the question.

"It's to go to the East Palace, now the little master of the Chu Palace's Mansion can get the eyes of His Royal Highness the Prince, it is said that because of the company of the little master of the Chu Palace, our Royal Highness the Prince's body is getting better and better day by day. You still dare to search for them, you don't want it?! ”

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?

That's the storage zài that Li Hu can't look up to even if he wants to look up on weekdays.