Looking back at the Changning Mausoleum, which was much cleaner and tidy than the Chuning Mausoleum, but which had also been demolished and other supporting buildings, Tuoba Shen got into the car by holding on to the car wall, and after sitting down with Zheng Daozhao, the carriage bypassed the Shinto monument engraved with "Emperor Taizuwen's Shinto" and went to the Changning Mausoleum Shinto.

Walking to the place where he happened to meet Xiao Wei before, Tuoba Shen paid attention to it a few times, and saw that there was no one here, obviously Xiao Wei had already left.

Although it was only the first time he met Xiao Wei, Tuoba Shen's impression of Xiao Wei was still very good, but he didn't expect to be a little unhappy in the end. Although he thought that it was not his fault, he couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

"Your Highness is worried about angering the Southern Dynasty with anagrams?" Zheng Daozhao saw Tuoba Shen look at Yang Baimu Pavilion on the side of the road several times and asked. He has been with Tuoba Shen for a long time, and he feels that Tuoba Shen is sometimes really as good as his name, and he is a little too cautious in doing things, thinking that Tuoba Shen is regretful, so he asks each other.

Tuoba Shen shook his head and said, "Definitely! If it weren't for the rudeness and forcefulness of the southerners, why would I have ridiculed each other. It's the Nanren, what am I afraid of? It's just that I admire the style of Xiao Wei's elders, but I don't want to regret it on the grounds of villains, and I will inevitably feel embarrassed in my heart! ”

Zheng Daozhao was silent for a moment and said, "But that's the case. Xiao Gongcheng is elegant, and few people can match it. ”

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After stepping on the official road, because I was in a hurry to go back earlier, and it was the hot and humid time, there were many fewer cars and horses on the road at this time than in the morning, and the speed of going back was much faster than in the morning.

After walking about half the way, I estimated that I was about to reach the vicinity of the Chuning Mausoleum. Tuoba saw that the sergeants who accompanied him were all sweating, and the horses driving were foaming hot. Looking ahead, I saw a thoroughfare intersection in front of the left, and there was a long pavilion on the side, and there were two old farmers selling fruits and tea beside the long pavilion who were fanning their fans, looking at the official road from time to time.

"Yu Qing, let's go to the long pavilion for a while! The soldiers did not eat breakfast, and they have been tired all the way so far, and they are obviously exhausted. Or did you buy fruit and tea to relieve the hunger of the soldiers? ”

Yu Zhong was also sweating at this time, and it was really unbearable for him to endure a hot place like Jiankang. After listening to Tuoba Shen's instructions, he looked at the long pavilion in front of him and said, "Yes, Your Highness!" Then he said to the soldiers on the left and right: "Soldiers, Your Highness instructs, go to the long pavilion to rest for a while." ”

When the sergeants, who were already tired and hungry, heard the good news, they said hello in unison, and unconsciously lightened their feet, and gathered around the carriage to the side of the long pavilion.

Tuoba Shen instructed Lu Guang to park the car in the shade of the bamboo forest behind the long pavilion, and after getting out of the car, he instructed Lu Guang to buy all the fruits and tea of the two old farmers, and after distributing them to the soldiers, he invited two ancestral halls, Liu Wenyuan and Zheng Daozhao to go to the long pavilion.

This pavilion seems to be only used for shade and shade, and passers-by can only stand here. If you want to sit, you can only put on a mat or fur. As for Keiza, that is the practice of "inferior people", and people with status will be ridiculed if they sit like that. Fortunately, Tuoba Shen sat in the car for a long time, and he didn't feel tired after standing for a while.

Standing under the long pavilion, chatting with Jiang Song and the others, Tuoba Shen saw that there was a bamboo forest about two or three miles long about one or two miles south of the turn of this official road, and behind the bamboo forest were continuous houses and buildings. Although only a part of the roof can be seen, the overall momentum of the extraordinary complex cannot be hidden.

Obviously, this is not an ordinary king's mansion, I'm afraid there are no less than a thousand servants and maids in it! And also deliberately planted a bamboo forest outside to cover it, obviously the owner of this mansion is not so simple.

"Jiang Qing, do you know who the owner of that mansion is? Looking at this mansion in solitary form, it is vast and extraordinary, not like an ordinary manor! ”

Jiang Song followed the direction that Tuoba Shen looked over, his face was slightly uncomfortable, and he was silent for a while: "This is the other industry (villa) built by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of this dynasty, called Dongtian. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince often gathers here to gather celebrities and celebrities to gather here, sit and have fun. ”

Looking at Jiang Song's face, I am afraid that this Dongtian is not so simple. Just looking at the area and the buildings, its scale is no less than that of the East Palace. No wonder such a large bamboo forest is planted outside to shelter it. Xiao Zhen sometimes passed by this official road when he went to Xiao Wei's private residence, thinking that Xiao Changmao was afraid that his Dongtian villa would be noticed by Xiao Zhen.

As he was talking, he heard a sound of axle rubbing behind him, which may be that the axle oil was not replaced in time, and the sound was a little harsh. Tuoba Shen turned to look over and found that it was an ox cart driving from the official road behind, and a paper lantern was hung on the pillar of the ox cart, on which was written the word "Wang".

Through the hanging curtain, you can see two adult women riding on it, both wearing women's hair buns, and their appearances are superior, one of them looks a little cold, and the other has a gentle atmosphere similar to Cao Guiren and Feng Qing. They all look to be in their twenties. Beside them was a little Lori who looked to be about five or six years old, combing her hair in a double bun and holding a paper kite in her hand, leaning against the wall of the car and playing. On either side of the ox cart were six servants and maidservants.

Tuoba Shen only glanced twice, and then felt that the cold woman seemed to notice him, so he turned away, so as not to be embarrassed.

"Liu Qing, you said before you left that King Danyang instructed you that after Jiankang, you still need to go to Concubine Xie and Concubine Xi to worship. Do you still need to go alone? Lone Zheng wants to go to Wuyi Lane, and he can go with Liu Qing. If you go to Wuyi Alley alone to ask for a meeting, I am afraid that the Xie family may not be willing to see you in order to avoid suspicion. ”

It is said that Liu Chang and his family have more brothers and relatives, I don't know what kind of considerations they had, and in the end they only asked Liu Wenyuan to sacrifice his father, grandfather, mother, and wife, but he did not ask him to sacrifice his brothers and brothers. However, Tuoba Shen is also happy to save trouble about this, the Liu family is too much, and if you really have to go one by one, it may not be able to finish in ten days and half months. Since Liu Chang has explained, he will not remind him more.

Liu Wenyuan listened to Tuoba Shen's words, thought about it, and knew that what Tuoba Shen said made sense. His father had the name of a traitor in the Southern Dynasty, and now he is the "heir of the first dynasty", and the Xie family may really avoid him.

"So, thank you, Your Highness. Wen Yuan's trip is thanks to His Royal Highness's thoughtfulness and gratitude. ”

Tuoba Shen opened his mouth and was about to comfort Liu Wenyuan for a few words, when he heard a neighing sound of carriages and horses at the turn of the official road in front of him, and it sounded like there were not a few people and horses. There are at least hundreds. So he looked up.

Soon, more than a dozen horsemen trotted over, whipping loudly as they ran: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince travels, and idlers avoid paying respects." "The crown prince is the vice-monarch, and the etiquette is only subordinate to the emperor, and the treatment of the emperor is only degraded to the prince, and the worship of the hundred officials and the people is also one of the differences between the etiquette of the prince and the kings.

It's Xiao Changmao! This fat man doesn't cool off in the East Palace, why does he still come out to hang out on a hot day?

Tuoba Shen and his entourage, except for the two ancestral halls and the hired coachman, are all Wei people, of course, they don't have to pay homage to Xiao Changmao, but in order to show respect for the master, Tuoba Shen instructed Lu Guang to pull the carriage a few steps more often on the side of the road.

Xiao Changmao sat on the wheeled cart and closed his eyes slightly, opening his eyes from time to time. In front of him, two maids knelt on the side and fanned their silk fans.

He was dealing with government affairs in the Qingliang Zhai in the East Palace today, but he received Xiao Chen's envoy announcing that he had entered the palace, and then he learned that it was Xiao Zhen who heard that his mother and brother Xiao Wei were in good health and sent him to visit.

On this hot day, of course he didn't want to take a car for more than ten miles to go to Xiao Wei, but Emperor Lao Tzu commanded him, and he only had the obligation to accept it. I could only hurriedly ask Zuo Wei to lead Hu Kaizhi to order three hundred Donggong soldiers, and he didn't even want the honor guard to set off in a hurry.

Hu Huanzhi rode a horse and walked in front of the team to open the way, so he was the first to see Tuoba Shen and his party.

"Your Highness!" Hu Huozhi hit the horse to Xiao Changmao's car and said.

"What?" Xiao Changmao asked with his eyes closed

"Your Highness, the envoy is in the Dongtian Pavilion ahead."

"Hmm!" Xiao Changmao opened his eyes, sat upright, and the lazy color just now disappeared, and said, "Why is he here?" ”

"The minister saw that Jiang Song was also there, and he thought that the envoy had gone to the Chuning Mausoleum to return."

Jiang Song and the others saw that Xiao Changmao's men and horses had arrived at the thoroughfare, and they went to the side of the road together and bowed their heads for a long time. Tuoba Shen didn't talk to Zheng Daozhao until Xiao Changmao's car was more than ten meters away, Yu Zhong walked to the side of the road, and arched his hand: "The foreign envoy has seen His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

Xiao Changmao didn't seem to see Jiang Song and the others who were saluting, and after ordering to stop, the fat ball-like body got out of the car, walked up to Tuoba Shen with a smile on his face and said, "I heard Hu Zuowei say that I saw the northern envoy here. It's so cool, the northern envoy is not in the museum, how did he get to this suburban place? ”

"Everything is busy, it is better to have fun with His Royal Highness the Prince. His Royal Highness is not in the East Palace, why is it so? ”

Xiao Changmao stroked his mustache, chuckled, and said, "The Supreme heard yesterday that Uncle Yuzhang Wang was cured from a small illness, so he sent Gu out of the city today to visit Uncle Yuzhang Wang. I don't want to meet the northern envoy here. This is the lonely Dongtian small residence, if the northern envoy is interested, you can go to the east field to rest first. When the orphan comes back, he will enjoy the friendship of the landlord. ”

"Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince, for your kindness. It's just that the host is not there, how can the guests sit comfortably? Since His Royal Highness has received the edict of the Lord Qi, the foreign envoy does not dare to delay more, and if he has time, the foreign envoy should come to visit. "Tuoba Shen is too hot now, I just want to go back early to wash off the dirt, where is I willing to stay here for a long time.

And he felt that the feeling that Xiao Changmao gave him at this time was indescribably weird. Although he is still as enthusiastic as a few days ago, he has a sense of pretentiousness. There seems to be a feeling of wanting to alienate him.

Xiao Changmao's face remained unchanged, and he was still happy, but because he looked a little funny on his chubby face: "Okay!" In this case, there is no longer much to be done. As he spoke, he glanced to the side, and was slightly stunned for a moment, although it was only for a moment, Tuoba Shen still noticed.

"The concubine Wang Xie has seen His Royal Highness the Prince!"

Tuoba Shen turned around and looked, it turned out to be the young woman Hua Xinmei who gave him the same feeling as Cao Guiren and Feng Qing just now. I don't know when she got out of the car, but she stood in front of the car and bowed solemnly.

Beside her, there was the little Lori standing with the paper kite in her hand, but now the little Lori's paper kite was not in her hand. What surprised Tuoba Shen even more was that the woman with a somewhat cold temperament was still sitting in the car, only looking at Xiuzhu on the side of the road, as if she didn't know that the prince was here.

"It turned out to be Mrs. Wang Micheng" Xiao Changmao replied casually, then turned around and said: "Gu Shang is going to visit Uncle Wang, so he won't delay any longer." If the northern envoy has some free time, he can come to the East Palace for a visit. Leave! After saying that, he got into the car and drove away.

Tuoba Shen looked at Xiao Changmao's fat back, and felt that he was a little embarrassed.

Who is the woman in this car? Why don't you even pay attention to Xiao Changmao? There is still such a big man in Nanqi?

"Auntie, it's almost noon, if you don't leave, Erniang'er will make trouble again." When Tuoba Shen was wondering about the identity of the woman in the car, a crisp and pleasant sound sounded in his ears.

It turned out that the woman in the car saw Xiao Changmao driving away, so she turned around and said to Mrs. Wang under the car.

Mrs. Wang looked down and saw that her daughter's little face was really anxious, and she didn't delay any longer, and after giving a light salute to Tuoba Shen, she carried her daughter into the car.

Tuoba Shen also hurriedly returned the salute, thought about it, and saluted the woman in the car again. When the woman in the car saw it, she also returned the salute with a straight posture.

It seems that this woman is not a noble person! Why didn't you say anything about Xiao Changmao?

Zheng Daozhao watched from the sidelines for a long time, and was also very interested in the sacredness of the woman who just looked at Xiao Changmao as nothing, and when the Wang family's car went away, he asked Jiang Song: "Jiang Jun, who is that woman just now?" Why did you see the prince of your country, but you didn't get out of the car to attend the ceremony. It's weird! ”

When Jiang Song heard this, there was also a look of doubt on his face, and after a while, he said: "It's the late Princess Ruyin of this dynasty." ”

"King Ruyin? Why does your country have such a lord, but I have never heard of it! Zheng Daozhao thought about it and shook his head

Tuoba Shen was also unfamiliar with the name of the King of Ruyin, and on the way, Li Biao roughly told the genealogy of the kings of the Southern Qi Dynasty, and he had not heard of the King of Ruyin himself. Besides, how dare a princess be rude to Xiao Changmao, the crown prince, and Xiao Changmao probably had concerns at that time and didn't dare to pursue it. This is not something that can be done in the name of a princess.

Jiang Song saw that Tuoba Shen and the others didn't understand, and said: "King Ruyin is not a national family, it is Emperor Xun of the first dynasty. After the Chan Dynasty, the current dynasty took Emperor Xun as the king of Ruyin, and the first dynasty was Zhengshuo. Treat it as a courtesy, the book is not a table, and the answer form is not an edict. Like the story of the ancients. ”

It turned out that she was Xie Fanjing, the little queen of Liu Zhun at the end of the Liu Song Dynasty!