Chapter 6: Retreat to Xingqing Palace

Meng Dezao, a businessman in Xingzhou, had a heart, and Li Yun couldn't bear to see his family ruined, and the matter was quickly negotiated, so Li Yun got up and said goodbye, and walked out of the small courtyard leisurely with his hands behind his back.

The strong man with "beard and big eyes" still wears an asonora hat on his head, a tie on his left shoulder, and a package of clothes and miscellaneous items in his hand; On his right shoulder, he held a bag of quilts with a cooked copper rod that was an inch thick, and followed behind with his head shrugged.

Meng Dezao took his son to send the two out of the door, and repeatedly advised: "Gao Huyuan and follow His Royal Highness King Li to do things, there are many rules in the noble mansion, you have to be clever and learn first, and you don't have to go back to me in the future, if there is an order from King Li, come to me again!" ”

The bearded big eyes are named Gao Xingkai, who is the martial artist of Meng Dezao's family, who originally worked as a team leader in the Chengde Army, and was good at using a cooked copper stick, and his martial arts were very good.

In order to facilitate contact in the future, Meng Dezao took the initiative to recommend Gao Xingkai, and Li Yun was naturally happy to accept it, this person knows martial arts, and he is a good talent.

"That's it! Meng Dongzhu is free of charge! ”

Li Yun waved his hand, strode out of the alley, and saw that the old coachman had actually woken up, and at this time he was sitting in front of the carriage and looking at him viciously. Li Yun was about to get into the car, but the coachman stopped him and scolded angrily: "Sure enough, you are a wicked boy, you have done a good deed!" ”

"Huh...... Isn't there no way, I didn't hurt you much, just drive away if it's okay, your little lady should have bought something, maybe waiting! Li Yun smiled, pulled out the horsewhip that was blocking in front of him, and got into the car.

The old coachman was so angry that he was still muttering and scolding, but he had to drive the horse out of anger, and as soon as the carriage turned around, it began to speed up and rush out of the alley. Gao Xingkai was interested, and he ran quickly behind the car to keep up.

Back at the corner of the Dongshi Fang wall, Xiao Xiaoniang was under the willow tree outside the wall, holding a cage made of two bamboo strips, probably some food. Miao Yun was holding two tubes of dark silk and a roll of white silk in her arms, as well as a small red lacquered wooden box, which looked like some more expensive hairpin jewelry and other small objects.

As soon as the carriage stopped, the old coachman jumped out of the car first, rushed to Xiao Xiaoniang and complained several times, and bowed his waist to show Xiao Xiaoniang, it is estimated that there was a big bag in the back of his head, Xiao Xiaoniang helped him rub it distressedly, and glared at him fiercely.

Dead old man! Let go of that little lady and let me come!

Li Yun was annoyed for a while, so he had to turn around and don't see it, shook his head and muttered with a wry smile: "Alas...... The servility is too heavy, and the IQ is so low, you deserve to be a slave for the rest of your life......"

Miao Yun heard it, and replied angrily: "What did you say? My little lady is kind enough to help you, and you still beat our Comber! He is a loyal servant who has served the old man since he was a child, and you even beat the old man? The gifts are no longer for you, you can go to Tongyangmen by yourself......"

"What...... You little maid still dare to call the shots for your little lady? ”

Don't talk about beating the elderly, I also beat women!

Li Yun couldn't cry or laugh, what the hell is today, a dozen slaves will be bad. Beat Wang Shoujuan so much that the king didn't dare to go back to the palace, and if he beat an old coachman who didn't listen to his orders, he would be left behind halfway again.

"Alas...... Little lady Xiao! That ......"

Li Yun wanted to explain, but Xiao Xiaoniang frowned and interrupted with a calm face: "Li Langjun, don't say it again!" The slave can only help here, since the gift is bought for the elders, you still have to bring it, but the slave can't give it to you anymore! ”

“。。。。。。”

All right! Isn't it really good to throw away the man and comfort the old man?

People were helping themselves for free, and Li Yun couldn't force it anymore, so he had to watch Xiao Xiaoniang's master and servant board the carriage, and then the carriage reversed to the side of Wu Benfang, and gradually disappeared at the corner of the street.

"High Guard, bring something, your shade hat is for me to wear......"

Li Yun took Gao Xingkai's small hat and put it on himself, and saw that he had already taken the luggage in his hand, so he had to stuff the jewelry box into Gao Xingkai's chain, carry three rolls of cloth by himself, and walk towards Tongyang Gate with the food box.

During the Tianbao period, Xingqing Palace was once the political center of the Tang Dynasty, where Xuanzong built the palace and annex gardens such as the Diligent Government Building, the Calyx Xianghui Building, the Nanxun Palace, and the Xingqing Palace, and the area was a quarter of the Taiji Palace. In the Yuanhe period, Xingqing Palace gradually became a place for the elderly concubines and palace attendants to care for the elderly, and the emperor rarely took pleasure.

Put on a hat to cover his face, after crossing the section of the road outside the north gate of Dongshi, Li Yun put his mind at ease, and soon arrived outside the Tongyang Gate, the palace gate was open during the day, and greeted the commander of the guard's Shence military box, and was led into the urn city of Tongyang Gate and waited for a while, an old chamberlain came out of it, and looked at Li Yun suspiciously for a long time.

In my memory, this person's name is Li Zhongyan, who is in his fifties, and he was originally the first emperor Shunzong, that is, the eunuch next to Li Yun's grandfather Li Yu. After "Yongzhen Inner Zen", Shunzong moved to Xingqing Palace and died soon after. After Li Zhongyan moved over with Shunzong, he was appointed as the envoy of Xingqing Palace to manage the daily chores of Xingqing Palace.

"Yo...... His Royal Highness King Li is going to visit the Queen Mother? I'm afraid this is not appropriate, Your Highness has to figure it out. ”

Of course, Li Yun understood that this Li Zhongyan was a kind reminder, but the cheap father Li Chun was unable to face the old queen mother, but he had nothing to scruple about, it was nothing more than to anger Guo Guifei.

Guo Guifei is the mother-in-law of the third brother Sui Wang Li You, and Wang Shoujuan and Wang Shoucheng brothers are both internal servants from Guo Guifei's palace, and they have already been hostile to them when they beat Wang Shoujuan.

This noon was physically and mentally exhausted, Li Yun was already tired, and said impatiently: "There's nothing to think about, I'm tired of sending someone to inform first, and please lead the way!" ”

"Oh well! His Highness's entourage can't go in, but he can live in Tongyang Gate first. The gifts can be placed here, and the old slave will arrange for someone to send them over later. Li Zhongyan saw that Li Yun insisted, so he didn't say anything more.

Things brought into the palace were to be checked, Li Yun had no choice but to do so, and walked with Li Zhongyan all the way, crossed the Guangming Gate, and walked to the west bank of Longchi to Datong Palace, where the Queen Mother lived.

Datong Hall is the west hall of the harem of Xingqing Palace, the interval is relatively narrow, not as spacious as in Daming Palace, and the building houses are not so magnificent. The weeping willows on both sides of the Longshou Canal are still clinging, and the white jade railing of the bridge is pleasant.

When they arrived at the front of the hall, there were already two rows of more than a dozen palace attendants lined up to greet each other, and this battle etiquette was not at all like welcoming juniors. Li Yun didn't say much, and under the guidance of a young palace maid, he stepped up the steps, and went down the corridor to the front hall on the east side of the main hall, where he saw an old woman in plain clothes, about fifty years old, with gray hair kneeling on a wide low couch.

"The grandson visits his grandmother and asks her how she is doing?" The image of the Queen Mother in my memory is also very vague, it turns out that the owner of this body is not very close to the Queen Mother, but now I can't be rude, Li Yun knelt down, his palm was on the ground, and his forehead was lightly knocked on the back of his hand.

"Yo...... Brother Yun has grown so tall! Hurry up! Come forward and let the mourners see! The queen was smiling, sitting upright, and counting a string of prayer beads in her two hands in front of her abdomen, showing that she usually recites the Buddha.

"Good! It seems like my grandson hasn't seen my grandmother in a long time! Li Yun agreed, got up and strode over, and sat down beside his grandmother.

It is said that the grandmother was born in Langya Wang, is the rare granddaughter of the famous general of Longyou in the Tianbao period, and used to be respectful in Daming Palace, and the palace praised her virtue. Li Yun was actually quite curious, I heard that the main eunuch of "Yongzhen Neizen" refused to give up the military power of the Shence Army, and this old woman must be haunted by the death of the former emperor Shunzong.

"Huh...... It didn't take long for this year's Yuan Ri Dynasty, hasn't Brother Yun seen the mourning family? ”

The Queen Mother smiled, but Li Yun saw that her grandmother's eyes were a little complicated, a little self-deprecating, and a little sad, so she hurriedly replied: "At that time, my grandson was not sensible, and I didn't talk to my grandmother much. ”

"Brother Yun has a heart! That's right...... Brother Yun is sixteen, and your brother Ning is also seventeen, and he has not allowed the right family to handle the marriage well. What is your grandfather busy with all day, and his son will let it go when he grows up, it's true, alas...... It's a pity that the mourning family is not easy to ask these questions. ”

Li Yun thought about it, but this is generally a matter of harem management, and the cheap father has not been appointed as a queen, although Guo Guifei is in charge of the harem, but her marriage with the prince, she can manage it and will not ask, so she replied with a smile: "Now the court is mainly busy collecting money and cutting the domain, and the problems left over from the Anshi Rebellion can't be solved until now, and it's not easy for my father!" ”

"That's just as well! Brother Yun came over during the day, didn't you go to Hongwen Hall to study? If you're not busy, can you copy Buddhist scriptures for your grandmother? I'm old, my eyesight is not good, and I can't copy much every day. ”

"Good! The grandson is idle, so he should do the work for his grandmother! Li Yun was overjoyed when he heard this, he was worried that he couldn't find a good topic, and he didn't have a good excuse to stay here.

After a few days, Jingzhao Mansion and the major yamen should handle the case similarly, and it depends on the outcome of their quarrel. Although grandmother may not be able to shelter herself, it is always good to accompany her grandmother, and Dad will certainly not be disgusted.