Chapter 166: Retreat and Shelter

On both sides of the road from the imperial palace to the temple, a large number of forbidden troops followed Liu Rumo to guard on both sides of the road, the armor glowing with silver light was solemn and majestic, the light of the early sun gradually rose, shining in every corner of the capital of Qingguo, as time went by, the sun gradually rose, and the people on both sides of the street gradually increased, chatting in a low voice through the wall surrounded by the forbidden army, waiting to see the emperor's demeanor.

"Which prince did you say the emperor brought to the heavens?"

"I don't know, didn't the prince just be deposed? It is estimated that I will choose one of the three princes and the six princes! ”

"Don't say it, look!"

After a reminder, the people unanimously looked at the honor guard that came not far away, symbolizing the bright yellow sedan chair of the royal family, on the golden flag, the dragon embroidered with colored thread and gold was lifelike, hovering on the flag, extremely luxurious.

The honor guard approached, the neighing of the people invariably lowered, five pairs of juxtaposed tall horses with strong muscles, four powerful hooves, and bright yellow saddle embroidered dragons on their backs, and the cavalry backs followed the horses straight forward, opening the way for the Qingdi.

The cavalry was followed by a hundred palace maids, divided into two columns, the first fifty held embroidered dragon yellow fans, the palace bun was high, supplemented by step shaking tassels, each of them looked like a person in the painting, and many men saw that their eyes were straight. The last fifty palace maids held a tray with both hands, and all kinds of prayer utensils for blessings and sacrifices were different on it, and there were countless other rare treasures.

The jade chariot of the Qing Emperor, the wheels are decorated with jade gems, the curtains and wheels are inlaid with gold and jade, the carriage shines in the sun, the light gauze curtain is supplemented by the curtain, and the people who see better can even get a glimpse of the emperor's demeanor.

The jade chariot of the Qing Emperor is followed by the wooden chariot that Qingyuan rides, although it is not as luxurious and complex as the Qing Emperor. But in the eyes of the people, it is also extremely extravagant, with purple dragon-shaped flags leading the way, and on both sides of the carriage are two richly dressed high-class palace maids. Holding a fan with a feather in his hand, he moved slowly with the speed of the carriage.

Qingyuan sat in the carriage. Looking out through the thin curtain, the people outside have surrounded both sides of the road, and they are scrambling to raise their heads to look at the carriage, his palms are faintly sweating, Mother Concubine, the son is going to follow his father to worship the sky today, have you seen it in the sky?

Liu Rumo was wearing a purple long skirt, and her waist was an auspicious cloud jade belt embroidered with gold thread. The blue jacket is on her body, with four cardamom-like bead buttons obliquely, she will preside over the ceremony of worshipping the heavens today, so she has a rare makeup, the ink pen outlines the slender eyebrows, the cheeks are thin with rouge, and the cherry red lips are gently pursed at the moment, standing intently on the steps of the highest point of the temple to look at the imperial city.

Her long hair was lightly tied with silk of the same color, accompanied by a slight breeze gusting lightly, and her eyes were filled with thick ink that could not be dissolved. This day has finally arrived, and the new chapter of Qingguo will start under her.

"Master Guoshi, the princes have arrived!" There was a palace maid behind him who came to report. Liu Rumo tilted his head slightly, "Where is Lord Liu now?" ”

After a little hesitation, the palace maid understood that she was asking the former national teacher Liu Lin, so she continued to bow down respectfully and replied: "Lord Liu, together with his wife and the second lady of the house, are waiting outside the temple!" ”

"Got it, you go down first!" Liu Rumo commanded lightly, as far as the eye could see, it was the shape of the honor guard of the Qing Emperor, and from where she occupied, the honor guard like a swimming dragon was slowly coming towards the temple where she was.

The ceremony of worshipping the heavens is a major event for the whole country. The people scrambled to look along the street, except for Qingyuan. The rest of the princes also drove outside the Jongmyo in their own cars, of course. This also includes the sixth prince Qingli, who is said to be sick and bedridden, and the second prince Qinglin, who is grounded.

Qinglin changed the hustle of the past, his face was sad and sad, he had not yet recovered from the death of the Su family, the prince was lost in the blink of an eye, he was sad, drunk and anesthetized himself, was grounded in the middle palace, and the queen mother accompanied and persuaded him, but the sudden death of the queen mother made him completely hopeless, and then he heard that the Su family led by his uncle was beheaded by the whole family, and overnight, he became nothing, and Qingyuan, but in his grief, accompanied the Qing Emperor to become the prince in the crowd of ten thousand people, The resentment in his heart completely exploded when he saw Qingli.

According to the ancestral system, only the emperor selected the prince can go to the temple with the emperor, and these princes must rush to the temple before the arrival of the emperor's guard of honor, and wait in place to welcome the emperor and the prince's guard of honor.

Qinglin got out of the car, and saw that no one was standing in front of the carriage parked opposite, only a coachman was still sitting in front of the car, and it seemed that the people in the car had not come down.

"Who's in the car on the other side?" Qinglin whispered to the palace maid who was waiting beside him, the person he brought with him when he was traveling now was the person who was sent to the East Palace by the Su clan at the beginning, and he was considered to be his own person who was lucky to stay, and the palace maids and palace eunuchs in the middle palace were all secretly disposed of.

"Back to the master, it's the sixth prince!"

After receiving this answer, Qinglin looked at the carriage opposite again, hesitated for a moment, and then walked towards the carriage.

"The slave greets the second prince!" As soon as the coachman saw him, he immediately jumped out of the car, knelt down and saluted, Qinglin waved his hand, "You retreat first, this hall and the sixth brother have a few words!" He habitually wanted to call himself "Bengong", and when the word was about to come out, he remembered that he was no longer the crown prince, and as the second prince, he could only use the name of "Bengong".

"This" The coachman glanced at the curtain in embarrassment, and the people inside seemed to sense his embarrassment, first coughed, and said in a tired and sickly voice: "Stand down first!" ”

After getting the order of his master, the coachman no longer hesitated, and immediately retreated a little farther, Qinglin looked around, helped the chariot to board the carriage, and threw the curtain in.

The bitter smell of the carriage filled his nose in an instant, and Qinglin, who was rushing, wiped his nose, sat down near the curtain of the carriage, and then spoke: "The sixth brother looks very sick!" ”

There was a futon in the carriage, Qingli sat on the wall of the carriage with a sick face, hearing his words, his pale and dry lips fluttered, and his voice was a little weak: "It's much better than a few days ago!" ”

Qingli's sick face was engraved in Qinglin's eyes, and then he thought of his current situation, and in front of him was Qingyuan's smug look, and suddenly felt deeply sad, and couldn't help but sigh: "Sixth brother, we all lost!" ”

"Second brother, the younger brother has given up a long time ago, life is destined in the world, the younger brother in that position is unwilling to be persistent anymore, and now his body is in trouble again, and he needs to recuperate quietly in the short term, the little brother of the queen mother and the uncle of the country has just heard some of it, please mourn the second brother, don't be too sad and hurt your body!"

"The sixth brother is so cowardly and cautious today, aren't you afraid that he will be on the Ninth Five-Year Plan in the future and take you and me under the knife?" One of him and Qingli is the former prince, and the other is the sixth prince who is favored by everyone, Qingyuan wants to sit firmly in the country, and their two former competitors will never end well.

But even if he said this, Qingli still drooped his eyelids, looking unmoved, "Don't hide it from the second brother, the younger brother has asked his father for the emperor's will, if the third brother ascends the throne and can't let go of the younger brother, the younger brother will go away to the fief in accordance with his father's will, and he will never enter Beijing without the third brother summoning him forever." ”

"You're crazy!" Qinglin couldn't help but whisper, "Do you think you can save your life by going away from the fiefdom?" When you get to those remote fiefdoms, whether you are dead or alive is just a random excuse to do."

"Second brother!" Qingli hurriedly interrupted what Qinglin was about to say, but it was as if he was angry, and after taking a big breath, he continued: "Today is the father's sacrifice ceremony, the second brother has some things to say, and some things should not be said, and you have to be cautious, don't be taken advantage of by someone with a heart, take the opportunity to make trouble, the queen mother will not be willing to watch the second brother catch up with her steps so quickly!" ”

Qinglin smiled bitterly, "The queen mother is dead, my uncle is dead, the Su family is now gone, who else can I rely on, I'm afraid this life will be taken away by that person sooner or later!" ”

"The life is his own, the younger brother is willing to retreat outside the court to protect himself, how can the second brother decide, the younger brother is powerless to dissuade, or the second brother himself has to figure it out!"

Having said all that, it seems that Qingli has made up his mind not to go against Qingyuan, the queen mother has been persuading him to win over Qingli and form an alliance with him before his death, so that he has a chance to bring down Qingyuan, he just hesitated a little, and he lost the opportunity, and although Qingli's reaction was unexpected, it was also reasonable, maybe Qingli was sick like this, and Qingyuan was inseparable, so Qingli was subject to this, and he didn't dare to agree to form an alliance with him lightly, but chose to retreat.

"Well, no matter what, since you have decided to do so, I won't be strong, I hope your retreat can really make you comfortable in the fiefdom!" After Qinglin finished speaking, he lifted the curtain and got out of the car without looking back, and returned to his carriage to stand still.

Qingdi's body couldn't withstand too much tossing, so the honor guard walked slowly, and Qingli stayed in the carriage after Qinglin left, and the coachman followed back to the carriage.

The other princes were still young, even when they went outside the temple, they all stayed near the carriage peacefully, and did not run around, Liu Lin took Qi and Liu Ruxue to get out of the carriage, standing in front of the carriage of the National Teacher's Mansion, quietly observing the movements of others.

Liu Ruxue is not as peaceful as others, as soon as she got out of the carriage, her eyes began to search around, she was looking for Shenghua, it stands to reason that he is the eldest princess's sister-in-law, and he should be present today, right?

At this moment, Liu Ruxue just wanted to see Shenghua's appearance and see what kind of grace that stupid soul clinging man was, which made her make mistakes for him again and again. (To be continued)