On the first day of October in the thirtieth year of the Liang calendar, the envoy of the Lower Tang Dynasty led a mighty delegation of thousands of people to escort the princess to the capital. When the convoy drove by from the sky street, it can be said that it was an empty alley, and the people gathered on both sides of the street, watching and commenting with great interest.

A sedan chair carried by eight people is in the middle of the procession, and the sedan chair that can accommodate more than a dozen people is covered by a bright red curtain as high as one zhang, the curtain is slightly transparent, and through the gap you can see a person sitting at the inner end of it, and you can judge that it is a woman from the figure. In fact, there is no need to guess, the people of the whole city know that the person sitting on the sedan chair is the princess of the Tang Dynasty, the future princess Yu.

When the delegation was about to arrive at the Ziyang Gate of the imperial city, the Liang Greeting Mission composed of officials from the Ministry of Rites and Rites of Xiangwang had been waiting for a long time, and the King of Xiang was lined with a dark green cardigan, covered with a purple unicorn flowing cloud embroidered side gown, tied around the waist with a hook of reflux carved water ripples, and wore black gold silk embroidered cushion boots on his feet, and his hair bun was decorated with a three-inch jade and white jade crown.

"Prince Taixiang of the Liang Dynasty - Xiao Yunsheng is here to greet the princess!" King Xiang was the first to give a false salute, and the head of the Tang Dynasty Sending the Family Mission crossed his hands in front of his chest, half bowed and returned the salute, and then raised his hand, and the sedan chair was immediately placed firmly on the bluestone pavement.

One of the two red-clothed maids lifted the curtain on the sedan chair with a yarn lifting scale, and the other maid immediately opened a red folded bone umbrella twice the size of the oil-paper umbrella of Liang Chao to take out the princess Yingying in the sedan chair. The princess of the Lower Tang Dynasty wore a Yunbo bun similar to that of the Liang Dynasty, and Huasheng with a string of birds spreading its wings on her forehead, and a silk flowing golden butterfly hairpin was inserted on the left and right sides of the bun; Under the white raised forehead is inlaid with a pair of autumn water flowing waves, the pupils are like the clear blue lake water, the high and slightly upturned nose bridge is matched with pink apricot thin lips, and a string of red gems the size of pigeon's egg are worn on a slender and white neck; The princess wore a sky-blue soft wool brocade floor-length skirt and an emerald feather satin cloak, but even so, her proud breasts were still ready to come out, and she was really "pink breasts and half hidden suspicions".

"Lacquer carving Yan Li has seen His Royal Highness King Xiang!" Wen Ruopuyu, soft like silk brocade voice completely hit King Xiang's heart, the princess of the Tang Dynasty generously gave a Liang Dynasty palace ceremony, raised her forehead to let the sun shine on her goose-egg-like smooth and round face, a pair of pear vortices faintly, beads swirling stars shaking, flowers and vines shaking dragon snake movement, so that King Xiang looked stupid, until the Ministry of Rites Shangshu gently pushed himself before he realized the gaffe, "I have heard the beauty of Princess Yan Li, and today I have to see Fang to know that the beauty of the princess is better than words!" ”

"His Royal Highness King Xiang is really overrated, Yan Li doesn't dare to be it."

"Princess Yan Li, the palace has prepared another palace for the princess, just outside the imperial city in the Luxury Fragrance Pavilion, please don't dislike it!"

"Where did Your Highness come from? Since Yan Li married the Liang Dynasty, he naturally followed the rules of the Liang Dynasty. ”

"Duoxu Gong is in the main shirt, then please ask the princess to go back to the sedan chair and come with the palace!"

The luxury fragrance pavilion was originally a royal courtyard, in order to place the Tang Dynasty to send the family mission, Emperor Liang deliberately ordered people to start dressing up before the tenth month, now the luxury fragrance pavilion is a royal garden that opens nine into, arranged around the lake, the pavilions and pavilions in it, the mountains and rivers have everything, the servants and servants are more than 100 people, and the miniature version of a palace is alive, which shows the importance of the Liang Dynasty to the royal marriage.

Qi Diao Yanli did not stay in the boudoir that had been prepared, but chose another bedroom that was originally used for the maid to sleep, her explanation was that it was closer to the center of the lake and cleaner, so King Xiang naturally immediately arranged for someone to vacate the room.

Lacquer carving Yan Li thanked King Xiang, casually pushed open the window, through the courtyard wall that is not too high, the nearest palace as far as the eye can see is the east palace where the prince is located, Yan Li smiled inadvertently, although it is the side can once again attract all the attention of King Xiang, at this moment he seems to have an impulse, for the beautiful princess in front of him, no matter what he does, he is willing.

The prince in the East Palace was wrapped in a cloth robe at this moment, his hair was scattered, and his eyes were blurred and he was looking out of the window, since he was grounded in the palace by Emperor Liang, Emperor Liang never thought of him and he never stepped out of this palace gate for half a step. Since this month, he didn't know what was going on outside the palace walls, and he heard the music in the front palace some time ago, but no matter how he pressed him, the next person killed him was a sentence "The villain doesn't know!" ”

He no longer groomed, no longer fed well, and smashed everything that could be smashed in the palace, but the next day the eunuchs and maids would replace them with a batch of new objects; And he shouted loudly in the dormitory, crying heartbreakingly, and the people were still waiting quietly outside the courtyard. The crown prince felt that he had been abandoned by Emperor Liang and the Liang Dynasty, and only the crown princess tried her best to be by his side, encouraging him and comforting her, telling him that all this was only temporary, and that after patience passed, he could return to the old days, and he also believed it, but day after day, nothing changed.

"Father! Even if the son is at fault, you can punish the son; If you feel that your son is no longer worthy of the position of prince, you can remove me from the position of prince! Why are you locking me in the palace now? Why! The prince cried alone in the palace again with tears in his eyes, and used his fingers to pick at the gaps between the palace bricks, and with such force that all his nails faded into a miserable white.

Crash! The palace door was pushed open forcefully, and the prince squinted his eyes and tried his best to look, but unfortunately he was still disappointed. The crown princess ran over, knelt on the ground and hugged him, "Your Highness, the concubine is here!" The concubine is here! As if he had lost his mind, the crown princess still held him in his arms, looking at the palace people outside the palace gate with wooden eyes, and began to say to himself, "My father has come to see my son, and my father ........is here."

"Your Highness!" The crown princess has no tears, these days she is no longer a noble princess, now she is dressed in plain clothes, without hairpins on her head, it seems that even ordinary palace maids can't compare, facing her own husband who has lost her soul, she has always warned herself in her heart that as long as the title of the prince is still there, they can have a comeback!

The crown princess gave all the jewel and jade accessories she had with her to the palace people, hoping that they could bring some news in from outside or bring the news out of the palace, but every time the palace people accepted her gifts, they never did anything.

"Your Highness, Xiru is here, Xiru has always been by your side! Your Highness, we must persevere, Your Majesty will always remember you, Your Majesty will definitely come to visit you, you are Your Majesty's biological son after all! You are the child of Your Majesty and Empress Wen Jin! ”

Hearing the name of Empress Wen Jin, the prince seemed to have come back to his soul a little, and muttered: "Queen Mother, Queen Mother, ........Queen Mother" suddenly cried like a child who had done something wrong and was locked up for a long time, "Queen Mother, my son misses you!" Mother, you came to save your son! The crown princess reluctantly hugged this man tighter in her arms, there was no one to help her, she could only rely on herself.

"Your Highness, there is a concubine, and the concubine will definitely do her best to help you!" The crown princess gritted her teeth, and this was an encouragement to the prince to herself, "Your Highness, you will rest, it is not too early at this hour, and the concubine will go and prepare some food for you." ”

The crown princess gently lifted her husband, took him by the hand and sat down, and then turned around and went to the dining room. Originally, although he was reprimanded by Emperor Liang in person, everything in the East Palace was as usual, but just half a month ago, suddenly the original palace people were transferred away, in exchange for a group of internal servants like wood, and more seriously, since then, there has been no internal affairs office and imperial dining room to send things, and there is not much food left in the dining room today.

Xiru lifted the lid of the rice jar, the rice inside was almost bottoming out, and she only found a few potatoes after rummaging through the dining room, so she had no choice but to cook some with the only two grains to satisfy her stomach. As the crown princess, when do you need to do these menial jobs by yourself? When did you get to this situation? Falling from the clouds to the quagmire between the months and the moon, who can accept it calmly? A crystal tear suddenly fell on the back of her hand, and before she could pour out her emotions, the sound of the maid's conversation came from outside the dining room, and Xiru hurriedly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, no matter what, she had to keep the princess last reserved.

"I heard that in nine days it will be the wedding day of His Royal Highness King Yu!"

"Yes, yes, the palace is busy with this now. Speaking of which, His Royal Highness King Yu is heroic and the Tang princess is beautiful and captivating, it is really a good couple! ”

"Not really! His Royal Highness King Yu is now the most favored prince, and I heard that His Majesty intends to pass on the throne to him! ”

"How? That........ In this palace? ”

"Can't you see it yet? Time is running out! ”

A sentence was like a knife piercing her heart, and for a moment Xiru felt that her heart was no longer beating, and the blood in her whole body was frozen in an instant. How can it be? The husband of this palace is the crown prince of Daliang, the future emperor, who can move his position! King Yu? How can this prince, who has been unconcerned, take the place of the crown prince! No, you can't sit still, you have to do something!

Xi Ru threw away the potato in her hand, and came to the dining room angrily, but she didn't see the two maids who chewed the root of her tongue and walked quickly to the main hall, and just pushed the door open, she saw the prince sitting on the side like a puppet, and Xi Ru's whole body trembled unconsciously. At this moment, she deeply understood that if she wanted to maintain the dignity of herself and her husband, the last effort had to be made by her alone. Xiru calmed herself, picked up her hair with her hands and slowly wrapped it behind her ears, tidied up the clothes on her body, took a deep breath and returned to the dining room, and cooked a cup of taro rice with her own hands.

In the next few days, Xiru lived and ate as usual, accompanying the prince, but she carefully watched the activities of all the chamberlains in private, and at the same time looked up from time to time at the Mingyuan Palace, where there was a lively sound from time to time outside the palace walls, where a grand wedding was about to be held for King Yu.