Tang Ning rode on his horse, looked at the majestic city wall in front of him, and breathed a long sigh of relief.

On the third day of the first month of March, when I set off from Beijing and arrived in Kyoto, Chu State, it was the ninth day of June, and after more than three months of turbulence, this journey could finally come to an end temporarily.

The main city gate is wide open, and no idle people are allowed to travel, there are onlookers on both sides, countless soldiers are under martial law on both sides of the road, and at the front, more than ten people in official uniforms are standing there, and it seems that the time of waiting has not been long.

"Welcome to Princess Pingyang!"

An official bowed his hand, and those behind him followed suit.

This time, the envoys and princesses of the Chen State arrived, and the pomp given by the Chu State was not small, and many officials led by the Ministry of Rites Shangshu and Honglu Siqing were greeted, and the people were standing on both sides, and they were congested.

Although this is not the highest courtesy, but the emperor of Chu is seriously ill, the crown prince avoids suspicion, and there is no one in the royal family, this camp is already very sincere.

The Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites of the State of Chu was a middle-aged man with a short beard, stepped forward, arched his hand, and said: "Your Majesty has already known the news of the princess's arrival in Beijing, please ask the princess and the envoys to move to the Splendid Palace first." ”

The group entered the city gate, and under the leadership of the Ministry of Rites, they came to a palace located outside the imperial palace.

The princess has not officially married, naturally can not live in the palace, the splendid palace is said to be a palace, in fact, it is a large royal garden, there are mountains and rivers in the forest, large enough to house the mission of nearly 1,000 people, and it does not seem crowded.

Although he had already arrived in the Chu State, after entering the courtyard, Lu Teng immediately arranged for manpower to patrol and did not relax his vigilance at all.

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu arched his hand to Tang Ning and said: "The princess and the envoys have worked hard all the way, you might as well rest in the Splendid Palace first, and after three days, the imperial court will set up a banquet to welcome you, and when the time comes, the official will send someone to pick you up." ”

When the Ministry of Rites was leaving, he also took away Zhao Man's birthday, saying that it was to combine the prince's birthday to calculate the auspicious day for marriage.

Along the way, most of the time in the narrow carriage, Zhao Man's spirit has always been a little sluggish, and now she finally doesn't have to take the carriage, but her mood has not improved at all.

Tang Ning finished dealing with the officials of the Chu State and found her, she was sitting by the lake in the garden in a daze.

A little palace maid saw him walking over, walked to the lake, pointed to the back, and said to the patrolling soldiers: "You go over there to patrol, don't disturb the princess." ”

Tang Ning sat beside Zhao Man and asked, "What do you think?" ”

Zhao Man looked at the lake and said, "It's already far, far away from Jingshi, can we go back?" ”

"Don't worry, you will." Tang Ning held her hand, slightly forced, and said, "I swear." ”

Zhao Man leaned his head on his shoulder and said, "My heart has been given to you, even if you die, you won't marry someone else." ”

Tang Ning coughed lightly, thinking that the girl's momentary impulses would eventually change with the passage of time, but she didn't expect that along the way, her dependence on him would become more serious.

It's not time to think about something deeper, but at least it's worth the trust she places in her.

There was no movement around her for a long time, and when Tang Ning looked down, she found that she didn't know when she actually fell asleep.

This lake is her place, Tang Ning picked her up horizontally, and he didn't have to worry about others seeing it, walked back to the dormitory, put her on the bed, and returned to his residence. ”

Tang Ning poured two cups of tea, saw He Rui come in, handed him a cup, and asked, "Lord He, drink tea." ”

He Rui had already habitually picked up the teacup, as if he remembered something, put it down again, and said, "Lord Xie Tang, the lower officials are not thirsty. ”

Tang Ning took a sip of tea and asked, "What is the matter with Lord He looking for me?" ”

He Rui stood up and arched his hand: "Lord Tang, among the envoys who arrived in Beijing this time, there are two more who were placed in it by King Duan, the purpose is to help him ask to marry the county lord of Changning, the lower officials have already talked to them, Lord Zhang and Lord Li are also willing to abandon the darkness and turn to the light, and everything is subject to the arrangements of the adults." ”

No wonder He Rui was able to sit in the position of the Honglu Temple, and along the way, the other envoys inserted by King Duan did not have his eyes and ability.

He Rui looked at him and said: "The initiative is in our hands, and the adults will only mention King Kang at that time, not King Duan, and as long as you make up a reason casually when you go back, you can prevaricate in the past." ”

Whether it is King Duan or King Kang, there is no difference in this matter, and besides, he doesn't know much about the situation in Chu State now, so he doesn't want to act rashly for the time being.

He looked at He Rui and said, "I have my own plans for this matter. ”

He Rui didn't say much, stood up, arched his hand, and said, "Then the lower official will retire first." ”

He sat in the house for a while, and then Butcher Zheng walked in and said, "I have some things to do, and I have to leave for some days, and you should be more careful these days." ”

Lao Zheng was supposed to escort him this time, although he also encountered dangers along the way, but he didn't wait for him to make a move, Tang Ning himself could solve it, and when he arrived in Chu State, the Chu State court cared more about their safety than themselves, and there was no need to do anything to let him follow him.

Tang Ning thought for a while and asked, "How long will it take, and will I have to wait for you when I go back?" ”

"Ten days and a half months is enough."

Tang Ning, who had been ten days and a half months, couldn't leave, nodded and said, "Be careful yourself." ”

In fact, Tang Ning originally wanted to go out with him, but now that he had something to leave, he had to go out alone.

Somewhere on the street in Kyoto, a young man stopped a woman and asked, "Auntie, how do I get to the palace?" ”

The woman stopped, pointed ahead, and said, "Go ahead from here, turn right at the second junction, turn left again at the third junction, and go on until you reach it." ”

"Got it, thank you, auntie."

Half an hour later, Tang Ning stood outside the city gate, looking back at the majestic city wall in a daze.

He followed the route pointed out by the eldest lady, and actually walked out of the city gate, and beyond that was the wilderness, where was there any palace of the king?

It's really the wind of the world, the people's hearts are not ancient, I didn't expect that at the feet of the emperor of Chu State, the folk customs are like this, I don't know, I don't know, I actually pointed the way, and he made him run for half an hour more than half an hour when he moved his mouth.

He walked back to the city gate, stopped a carriage pulling goods, and asked, "This eldest brother, may I ask how to get to the palace of the king of Xin?" ”

The man pulling the cart scratched his head and said, "Xinwangfu, that's far away, this is the west of the city, and Xinwangfu's is in the east of the city." ”

"Who are you talking to?" There was a voice from inside the carriage, the curtain was lifted, and a middle-aged woman poked her head out and scolded, "Don't hurry up yet." ”

Tang Ning looked at her and said, "This eldest sister, I'm sorry, I'm just asking for directions......"

"Big sister?" The middle-aged woman touched her wrinkled face, a smile appeared on her face, and said, "Little brother, you are going to the palace, we are just on the way, why don't we give you a ride......

Tang Ning was stunned for a moment, and immediately arched his hand: "Then thank you, eldest sister......"

……

This kind of thing can't be generalized, there are still good people in this world who help people and enjoy themselves, Tang Ning stood at the door of King Xin's mansion, sighed in his heart, stepped forward, and said, "May I ask if the county lord of Changning is in the mansion?" ”

The soldier guarding the gate looked at him and asked, "Who are you?" ”

Tang Ning arched his hand and said, "As soon as I was tired of reporting, I said that the old man of Chen Guo was visiting." ”

"What old man's ......?" the soldier looked at him, and said, "Eight out of ten people who ask to see the lord every day have this reason, and you can't change it to a new one?" ”

Tang Ning was stunned, and then said: "I am Chen Guo's wedding envoy, and I have something important to find the county lord, please report it." ”

"No one has ever used this reason." The guard glanced at him and said, "However, you said that you are a wedding messenger or a wedding messenger?" ”

Downing took a sign from his bosom and threw it over.

After the guard took it, he was stunned for a moment, looked at it over and over again, and said, "You wait here for a while." ”

He walked into the mansion, quickly walked out again, returned the sign to him, and arched his hand: "It turned out to be a wedding envoy, but it's a pity that His Royal Highness the county lord has gone far away, and it's not the right time for you to come." ”

"Gone far away?" Tang Ning was stunned and asked, "When will you come back?" ”

"Then I don't know." The guard shook his head and said, "Maybe a month, maybe three months, if it is more, it may be ...... in a year and a half."

"So long!"

Tang Ning frowned, didn't this mean that he would not be able to see her when he came to Chu this time?

In the palace of King Xin, the middle-aged man took a sip of tea, shook his head and said, "A junior official of Chen Guo from Wupin also wants to deceive my daughter......