Chapter 62: The Queen of the South
Since that conversation, although Beiqi's feelings are still low, he has not indulged in it anymore, but has slowly improved.
Maybe it's also because of Qixin, so Northern Qi is doing quite well. The prince of Yongchang asked Beiqi to teach Qixin homework, Qixin was still young and didn't understand a lot of things, Beiqi would slowly tell her, sometimes she simply didn't talk about it, and she could learn how to be happy with Qixin.
The seven girls and the nurses of Princess Qixin sat on the side and watched the two children, doing some needlework by the way. The Seventh Girl has already made a lot of clothes from Northern Qi, and she always thinks that she may not have such free time in the future, so she will not do it in white or black. At least the clothes of the Northern Qi to the age of twelve, the four seasons have done a set. Everyone praised the seventh girl's good craftsmanship, and they had to ask the seventh girl to make some for the little princess Qixin, and the seventh girl also smiled and agreed.
Mother-in-law Chunfu has also quietly started to make medicine again in the past two days, there are a lot of bottles and cans of all colors, she is only allowed to touch them by herself, and Beiqi and Qixin can't even go into that room.
With nearly half a month of contact, Gong Zhu's expression is getting clearer day by day. The methods discussed with the prince of Yongchang last time began to be implemented one by one, and the results were good from the reports received. Chang Gui also sent a letter saying that the situation was very good, and the ministers of the DPRK and China still had the emperor in their hearts, and they were also looking forward to the prince. said that after confirming some things, he could help Miyatake return to the city.
Only Flower Face, no one has ever seen him.
At this time, Hua Mian had just arrived in Nanli Kingdom.
Nanli was originally the weakest country among the three brother countries, but since it started doing business, its national strength has become stronger and stronger, and it can even be said that it has surpassed Qingguo. Although the Southern Li Kingdom is far away from the Northern Qi Kingdom, the relationship between the two countries is good, and the youngest daughter of the former emperor and the current emperor's own sister married into the Southern Li Kingdom. It is the queen mother of the current Nanli Kingdom, the queen of the south.
Flower face came to see Nanhou on the order of Gong Zhu's political service this time.
Hua Mian finally sneaked into the palace of Nanli Kingdom, and it took a long time to inquire where the queen was. It is said that the queen of the south invited the family members of the important officials of the court and the central government to come and plan to choose a concubine for the crown prince. After spending the day figuring out everything in the palace, Hua Face stayed quietly somewhere and waited for the night to come.
When night came, the whole palace became quieter, and Huamian waited until the lights of the queen's palace went out and quietly entered.
Hua Mian first made a move to stun the little palace maid who was kneeling beside the bed and kept vigil, and then made a noise when the little palace maid fell, and Nanhou on the bed sat up suddenly.
"Who is it?"
Hua Mian lifted the curtain and quickly covered Nanhou's mouth.
"Don't make a sound, it was Gong Zhu, the Grand Duke of the Northern Qi Kingdom, who called me here."
Nanhou's eyes widened and she looked incredulously into the darkness.
In fact, the name Gong Zhu has not been remembered for a long time, after she got married, the contact with the Northern Qi Kingdom has become less and less in October, but she often hears some news from other people's mouths. Including the name Gong Zhu, she just heard from the mouth of the Foreign Minister a few days ago, and the empress of the Northern Qi Kingdom sent a letter asking people from all over the world to help arrest Gong Zhu.
However, Gong Zhu is not a stranger to her. Gong Zhu has been by the emperor's side since he was a child, and the relationship between Nanhou and Gong Zhu as the emperor's sister is not far away, so she will ask Gong Zhu for help at that time.
Nanhou was speechless at this time, and when he washed and evoked the name Gong Zhu from his memory, she was worried that Gong Zhu would not appear in front of her, but she was quickly relieved, after all, she knew that Gong Zhu was a person who kept his promises.
After seeing Nan, Hua Mian couldn't speak anymore, so he slowly let go of his hand.
"Gong Zhu's promise, he said that he would never come to this palace again at this time."
"Nanhou atoned for his sins, the lord said, the situation at this time forced him to take this step, and asked Niangniang not to blame."
Nanhou didn't speak, looking at the darkness ahead. After a long time, I gently highlighted a sentence,
"Is that rumor true? Brother's child? β
After hearing the name Gong Zhu a few days ago, I inquired a little more and heard this shocking news.
"Yes, it's true, the name is Beiqi, and he is a very good child."
"Very good boy? What does it mean to be a good child? Is it possible to inherit the throne? β
This time, he lowered his head and did not speak.
"Niangniang, my lord just wants to ask you to explain what happened back then."
"It's been so long since what happened back then, what does it have to do with the present, is this situation caused by this palace?"
Nanhou's voice unconsciously raised, and the entire dormitory echoed.
Immediately after that, the voices of the palace ladies came from outside,
"Mother, Queen Mother, you have nothing to do."
Hua looked at Nanhou nervously, Nanhou took a deep breath,
"It's nothing, you all stand down."
Nanhou got up and put on a dress, walked to the window, looked at the moonlight that was scattered from the window, thinking about the past, after coming over for a long time, he seemed to have made a lot of determination, took a deep breath and turned to look at the flower face.
"You go back, go back and tell SΓΉ Gongzhu, if there is anything, this palace will help."
An unassuming carriage drove out in the Northern Qi Palace, and the one who sat in front of the cart was the one who pulled the cart for Gongzhu before, and the soldiers guarding the door passed directly without asking as soon as they saw his face.
The carriage traveled for a while, and finally stopped at the back door of a certain house. As soon as the carriage stopped, he opened the back door with a person, Chang Gui got out of the car, and flashed in in a moment. The person who opened the door poked his head out and looked left and right for a moment before closing the door.
If you look closely, the person who opened the door may be familiar. It was the close attendant of Vice General Lin, who had a new love for Luping. He led Chang Gui through the corridor to the front of a quiet courtyard.
"My lord has been staying here since he came back, and the old lady said to tell him to be pure-hearted, but I know that he doesn't want to come out of it himself."
Chang Gui's expression became a little solemn, nodded to the other party, and pushed open the door and went in.
In the middle of the courtyard, Vice General Lin sat there, staring blankly at a certain place.
Chang Gui stepped forward and stretched out his hands from his cloak, and now he could see that Chang Gui still had an altar in his hand.
"Vice General Lin, I brought Luping here."
Vice General Lin slowly turned his head, saw the jar in Chang Gui's hand, and smiled.
"Is Luping here?"
"Yes, Luping is in here."
After Chang Gui answered affirmatively, Vice General Lin stood up and took the jar in Chang Gui's hand to look at it himself.
"Luping, are you willing to stay in my Lin family?"
Chang Gui looked at Vice General Lin's infatuated appearance somewhat unbearable, and gently comforted,
"Vice General Lin, since Luping has come to you, you should quickly cheer up."