104. 【103】Arrive in the capital

At dusk, the group finally arrived in the capital.

The weather was gloomy for the past few days, and in the evening, the sky finally began to rain lightly. Rao is a lively and bustling street in the capital, and it is also sparsely populated because of this rain...... The vendors at the gate of the city returned home because of the rain, and the entrance of the huge capital city was empty.

When Nangong Jue and Tang Li returned to the capital, the scene was inevitably a little lonely-

Not a single one was greeted!

After all, Nangong Jue himself has a poor reputation in the capital, and those officials who flatter Nangong Ze are afraid to avoid Nangong Jue, so how can they come out and go to the city gate to pick it up? As for Tang Li, there may have been high-ranking officials and daughters waiting before, to see the demeanor of the future princess, and to have a good relationship by the way...... But as soon as the holy decree of "canceling harmony" came out, her worth plummeted, who would brave the rain to pick up a woman who would only be a court wife in the future?

And in the end, because Nangong Ze himself was not in the capital, he even sent the palace soldiers to protect this kind of superficial effort, but also directly omitted it......

A huge street, deserted, only the convoy slowly advanced.

It's not like a royal palace noble, but it's like an ordinary business travel home......

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In the luxurious carriage, Ah Liu opened the curtain from time to time to look, but when he saw the empty street scene, he sighed in disappointment.

Before entering the capital, she deliberately dressed up Tang Li in the carriage - she helped her coil her hair and comb in the car, from that casual and ordinary style, to a charming and proud princess dress, in order to show the people the beauty and majesty of Princess Qinglan! But who knows......

It's all ready in vain!

Including the previous Nangong Jue deliberately stayed in Liangcheng, recruited so many maids and entourage, and changed to such a luxurious and high-profile carriage...... All of this has become meaningless! It's almost the same as walking in on foot!

"Alas......" Aliu sighed heavily, shaking his head in regret for the N+1st time.

Tang Li didn't care, he just ended up idle. She lifted the curtain on the other side, and as the convoy moved forward, she looked left and right at this novel city - there were few people on the road, and the inns and shops on both sides were lined up one after another, and it was extremely prosperous!

There is a century-old shop that sells pastries, and even made a huge stone mill and placed it as a decoration at the door of the store, which attracted a lot of her attention.

'I'll take you to the capital to see it later!' There is a shop not far from the city, and the stone mill in front of the store is much more than yours! While looking at the giant stone mill, such a sentence popped into my mind for no reason.

Tang Li was stunned for a moment, and his hand holding the curtain froze in mid-air.

Whose voice is this?

Someone seems to ...... Said so to her!

And this huge stone mill in front of me also proves ...... This is not her subjective conjecture! These were indeed the words that popped up from the depths of her memory......

But other than that, I can't think of it at all!

"Aliu." Tang Li shook his head, took the initiative to dispel this inexplicable thought from his mind, and found Ah Liu next to him to talk to divert his attention, "Since you don't have to go into the palace and kiss, then where do we stay tonight?" ”

In the past, according to the rules of the dynasty and relatives, there was a specially built "side palace" in a corner of the imperial palace to entertain important ministers and envoys from other countries. The princess who is close to each other will also stay here before they officially get married! But now......

Tang Li's current identity is really embarrassing!

She definitely can't go into the palace to live! When you enter the palace, you will be married to the emperor by default! But if she doesn't enter the palace, there is a huge capital, where can she live?

"This ......" Aliu was also knocked down by her question.

yes, right now, where to stay?

"Stop!"

The sound of guards was heard outside, and the swaying carriage stopped at a cross-section, bluestone intersection.

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Through the curtain, Tang Li heard the sound of rain, and the sound of hurried footsteps approaching through puddles......

"Princess!" The guard quickly stood in front of her car, and through the curtain, the guard could be vaguely seen standing respectfully in front of him in the rain, "The prince has come to let his subordinates escort the princess to the post station to rest!" ”

Ah Liu twisted his eyebrows, ignoring etiquette, and said angrily: "Why is it a post station?" ”

It's okay to stay at a post station along the way, after all, the conditions on the road are difficult, and the princess can endure it! But now that it is at the feet of the Son of Heaven, what kind of arrangement will determine what kind of status the princess will have in the future...... Post? That's where the ordinary officials of this dynasty live!

If the princess lives in it, how will she deal with herself in the future?

"Well, this is what the prince explained." I didn't expect Ah Liu to have such a big reaction, the guard was stunned in embarrassment, and explained out loud in embarrassment, "The palace didn't send anyone out to pick it up, and the emperor didn't have any arrangements, if you don't go to the post station, you won't have a place to live......"

Can't you go to the capital and find an inn by yourself, right?

The grade of the inn is lower!

Ordinary business travelers and ordinary people will stay in the inn!

"But ......" the guard's explanation left Aliu speechless. But she was not reconciled, so she could only stir her fingers hatefully, and sit silently on the side sulking.

Tang Li didn't mind much about this kind of thing, what she asked was-

"What about Nangong Jue?"

"Lord, naturally, I am going back to the palace." The guard replied. Moreover, to be precise, the prince was only responsible for escorting her into Beijing before, but now that the task has been completed, the two no longer have any necessary contact.

"That's how he went back?" Tang Li tilted his head and lifted the curtain on the other side to look.

Outside the window, on the rain-soaked bluestone path, Nangong Jue's car was gradually moving away, and the slight squeaking of wood was getting farther and farther away in the shaking...... And he just left? Didn't even say a word to her!

Tang Li was depressed.

This time, she was really depressed.

"Got it!" Throwing down the curtain with one hand, Tang Li responded in a muffled voice, "Let's go, go to the post station." ”

"Yes!" There was a sound outside the carriage, and the body soon moved again.

Ah Liu glanced at Tang Li silently: It turned out that the princess was also very depressed...... Indeed, it is too embarrassing to live in a post station!

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And at this time inside another carriage.

Nangong sat upright, always closing his eyes and recuperating. The car shook, but he remained calm, listening to the small movements outside - including the sound of rain and human voices...... and the sentence she asked, "What about Nangong Jue?" The voice of this sentence ......

Thinking of this, his brows couldn't help frowning, and a trace of obvious unbearability appeared on Junyi's side face.

It's not that he doesn't want to care about her, but he can't care about her.

Tang Li, I can only wronged you to live in a post station!

The capital is completely different from this road! This is not only Nangong Ze's territory, but also a place of right and wrong...... Any justifiable help he gives her here could drag her into a quagmire!

Therefore, he pretended to leave indifferently, and in the eyes of outsiders, he had completed this task and had nothing to do with her.

As for helping her recover her memories or something......

Then I can only secretly go to her again!

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"Lord Wang!" The car moved forward for a while, and the voice of his subordinates came from outside, and Nangong Jue opened his eyes at this time, and his dark eyes were clear and deep.

"Delivered to the station?"

"Yes!" The commander of the guards answered, wiping a handful of the rain on his face, "As soon as the princess gets out of the car, her subordinates will come back!" ”

Everything is according to the king's instructions: as long as you "do your duty", the more indifferent the others, the better!

"Yes." Nangong Jue nodded with satisfaction in the car, dismissed the guards in a low voice, and asked them to return to their respective posts to continue on duty. And he only took a coachman who was in charge of driving the car and returned to the palace in a low-key manner.

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The car traveled slowly, and by the time we reached the entrance of the palace, the wheels had been soaked in the rain and turned a dark color.

As soon as his car stopped, the old butler who had been waiting for a long time hurriedly greeted him, unfolded the oil-paper umbrella in his hand and picked Nangong Jue out of the car.

"Lord Wang." After Nangong Jue got out of the car, the housekeeper followed behind him, lowered his voice and whispered, "Everyone has already come, and I have been waiting in the back hall for several hours." ”

"Did anyone see it?"

"Definitely not!" The housekeeper replied quickly, "Lord Wang, go over quickly......"