The new emperor has just ascended the throne, and Fengyang, the central capital, has not yet received the edict of enthronement; However, the news that the Sin Destroyer Army had entered the capital division had already reached here.

Of course, there are many people here who can't hear the news, and those who are imprisoned in Fengyang as the ancestors and ancestors of the Ming Dynasty are guarding the tomb, and it is difficult for them to know what is going on outside. Ma Enhui is no exception.

When there was movement and talking in the courtyard, Ma Enhui was eating.

Her heart suddenly lifted! Usually no one comes here at all, and even if they do, they don't speak, they are all dumb; What's more, the person who delivered the meal at noon today has already come.

Who is it, and is it here to kill me? Want to cut down the grass or vent your anger?

Ma Enhui was very scared, she suddenly understood that she was afraid of death! And there was a sadness in his heart, because the eunuch Wu Zhong said last time that the king of Han occupied Huguang and was about to win; And people like her may be destined to be liquidated at the last moment!

Originally, Ma Enhui was eating this "last meal", picking and choosing there and it was difficult to swallow, there was no oil in the green vegetables, and there was not even much salt, and the rice was made from old grains, and there were sand and pebbles in it. At this time, she hurriedly took a few bites with chopsticks, stuffed her mouth with unpalatable rice, and wiped a lot of rice grains on both cheeks.

Although she couldn't see herself, she could imagine that she must be looking stupid now!

Where are people seeing through, do they know that they are pretending to be stupid?

"General Wang, please!" A voice said, and just hearing the sound was full of flattery. That General Wang is likely to be a person from Jingshi.

A group of people walked into the room back and forth, and Ma Enhui just sat there blankly, chewing the rice in her mouth.

The person who was called General Wang looked very young, and when he came up, he clasped his fists and bowed: "The last general, Wang Yu, meet Madame." ”

Madam? Of course, no one called Ma Enhui the queen at this time, but the name of Mrs. is also novel, full of politeness and respect.

The official next to him said: "Ma suddenly became like this before, and no one embarrassed her." The lower officials don't know why this is the case! ”

"Humph!" Wang Yu's polite attitude immediately changed, and a dissatisfied voice came out of his nose, but he didn't say anything. Wang Yu said again: "Hurry up and find a few slaves and maids to serve the lady to bathe and change clothes." What kind of meal is this? Re-send! ”

The official said: "Yes, the officials will do it immediately." ”

Wang Yu said: "Can't delay, I will escort my wife back to Beijing today, which is what the King of Han personally explained." If you delay the brothers and fail to do their errands, can you afford it? ”

"Yes, yes."

"King Han?" Ma Enhui immediately spit out the contents of his mouth and turned his head to look at Wang Yu, "King Han sent you?" ”

Wang Yu smiled when he saw this, hurriedly held back his smile again, and hugged his fists and said, "Mrs. Hui, exactly." A few days ago, our 60,000 brothers followed the king of Han and defeated Xu Huizu's more than 100,000 enemy troops in the north of Changping Prefecture in one morning, and drove straight into Beijing! After the king of Han entered Beijing, he didn't have time to do anything, the first thing was to explain to the last general, and immediately came to Fengyang to escort his wife back to Beijing. ”

Ma Enhui's heart warmed when she heard this: I am so important in his heart?

She was moved and joyed...... Why the joy? Only then did she realize that she had no reason to rejoice!

Wang Yu said: "The king of Han said to the last general that the Ma family is kind to the prince. Madame just put it down, there will be a letter from the Han King's Changshi Mansion at the end, and it will be well guarded! ”

Ma Enhui nodded lightly and said, "Hmm." ”

Another official next to him said: "I knew that the Ma family had a friendship with the King of Han, and the lower officials would never dare to do this, and they would have to be entertained!" But who would have expected such a thing? After so many years, few people from the clan have ever left Fengyang. His expression was full of regret, as if he had missed an opportunity.

Ma Enhui cleaned up in the house, changed her clothes, and left here in a carriage.

After a while after walking out of the yard, she couldn't help but pick up the curtain and turn her head to look again at the place where she had lived for seven or eight years. At this time, she saw the eunuch Wu Zhong.

Wu Zhong stood on the side of the street, silently watching the people and horses here. Soon Wu Zhong saw Ma Enhui in the corner of the car curtain, and bowed in this direction with his fists clenched.

Ma Enhui pondered for a moment, looked at Wu Zhong and nodded lightly, and then lowered the curtain. A large group of people continued to walk forward, and all that remained was the sound of the wheels turning and the sound of the horses' hooves on the brick floor.

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As early as the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, after the main battle of the Battle of Zhili was decided, Zhu Gaoxu's Chinese army sent people back to Huguang to deliver the letter. At this time, the messenger arrived in Hengzhou, and only one day passed.

Qu Neng and other generals led the main force of the Chinese army, and after the forward left Hengzhou by boat, they set off by land, and at this time they were already on the way to march into Beijing. The Sheng Yong guards in Hengzhou and the officials of the Han Wangfu were ready to set off after receiving the military information from Zhili.

The palace of the Han Dynasty in Hengzhou was full of joy, and people knew that as soon as the Battle of Zhili was over, the puppet officials and troops were powerless to resist. The war was finally over, and the days of exile were over.

(The news of the enthronement and proclamation of the emperor has not yet reached the Hengzhou capital of Huguang Province, which is more than 2,000 miles away.) At present, the news that the Huguang Heng Prefecture Government knows is still on the victory of the Battle of Zhili in Taiping Prefecture. ）

Princess Guo Wei ordered her family members and maids to pack their luggage and prepare to leave for Beijing; While in the back hall of the palace, he received congratulatory messages from his ladies. According to the deployment of the officials of the Governor's Mansion and the Changshi Mansion, the Han Palace's Mansion and the escort army first marched along the land route on the west bank of the Xiangjiang River; Waiting for the main force of the sailors to return from the river to enter the Xiangjiang River, everyone took the warship and entered Beijing by water.

When Du Qianrui congratulated the Sin Killer Army on their victory on the battlefield, she was quite happy. When she saluted and spoke, and sat back in her seat, she looked a little restless and sullen.

Yao Ji's eyes were sharp, and she saw the clue at a glance.

When everyone finished speaking, Yao Ji caught up with Du Qianrui under an eaves platform, stepped forward and asked, "Now that the Han Palace's mansion is smooth sailing, why is my sister unhappy?" ”

Du Qianrui glanced at Yao Ji and shook her head slightly.

Yao Ji immediately made a not very happy look.

Du Qianrui didn't seem to want to have a bad relationship with Yao Ji on the bright side, and finally sighed faintly and said, "I miss me a little bit, I don't know how she is now." In the past, I was just a concubine of the prince, and then I was made a wife, but I have been fighting, and it is very inappropriate to mention those things; Now that this place is not far from Jiangxi, I suddenly thought of my parents at home. ”

In fact, Du Qianrui really didn't care much about her father, mainly because she felt that her mother (mother) was pitiful...... I don't even know if my mom is alive!

I remember the last time I saw my mother, it has been almost ten years. That time, Du Qianrui's heart was full of sadness and despair, but she suddenly saw Zhu Gaoxu pick her up! At that moment her hopeless heart was rekindled; Although she was poor for her mother, she had already decided to leave her hometown at that time, and she was really unable to take care of her family anymore.

Du Qianrui remembers very clearly, after she left the bamboo forest, she didn't look back once! She also remembered very well what her mother said when they were separated, telling her to eat before leaving.

Thinking of these things, Du Qianrui's eyes were full of tears.

A handkerchief suddenly appeared in front of her eyes, and she saw Yao Ji looking into her eyes. Yao Ji said: "Oh, sister, don't cry." I'll help you with this little thing! ”

"How can Sister Yao help me ......" Du Qianrui choked up, "Or I should go and ask the princess myself, and ask the princess to send someone to Jiangxi to take my mother to Jingshi." Over the years, I have slowly saved some money, so I rented a room in Jingshi, so that my mother could live a few light days. However, the road from my family to the county seat is winding and full of small roads, so I am afraid that the people sent there will not find it. ”

Yao Ji suddenly laughed out loud and said, "What stupid thing did my sister say, did you deliberately say it so pitifully?" ”

Du Qianrui was noncommittal.

Yao Ji said: "Today, there are at least tens of millions of women. There is only one woman of higher status than her sister; My sister is one person below ten thousand people, and Mrs. Decree has to kneel down when she sees you! It's good for you to tell me to rent a room for your mother......"

Yao Ji thought for a moment, and then said: "I will help you say in front of the princess, transfer a whole army, and escort you back to your hometown; Take the honor guard car to drive the order to the Zun Lingtang to go to Beijing. When you arrive in Beijing, you will ask the prince for some rewards and set aside a large courtyard for Lingzun Lingtang to live in. ”

Du Qianrui said in her heart: Do you want to see me pampered and arrogant, get carried away and disgusted the prince, and want me to fall out of favor?

"My sister's kindness is appreciated. But I have no merit, and the princess and princess have already rewarded me very richly, how dare I cause so much trouble to the palace again? Du Qianrui hurriedly shook her head and said, "It's better to send someone to Jiangxi, and I'll write a letter back." Although my parents are illiterate, there are always people in the village who are literate, so I can just take another token. ”

Yao Ji looked at Du Qianrui with a smile, her eyes were very bright. Du Qianrui suddenly felt uncomfortable.

"That's it, I'll help you tell you. It's not you who asked for it, and the princess won't blame you. Yao Ji said.

…… Yao Ji has a very good relationship with the princess, and the princess is also willing to follow some of Yao Ji's suggestions. I don't know what Yao Ji said, but the princess actually agreed to that suggestion!

The princess praised Du Qianrui for her filial piety and set an example for the slaves.

Then the princess called the eunuch Yellow Dog as the envoy, and the palace maid and eunuch accompanied her; He also informed Qi Tai, the governor of the Governor's Mansion, and Sheng Yong, the governor of the Governor's Mansion, and transferred a number of escort cavalry and honor guards to escort Mrs. Du back to her hometown and province.

He also ordered Qi Tai to issue a military order to the Governor's Office: go to Changsha Mansion to transfer several warships, sail from the river into Poyang Lake, and dock at the wharf near Yugan County, the political envoy of Jiangxi; After Mrs. Du's people were married, they took a warship and joined the warships of the Han Wangfu Brigade to enter Beijing together.