Chapter Seventy-Three: Goldfinch Flying High (1)
Princess Gao Li Zu'e was originally a beauty who captivated the country and the city.
Her girl's name is Moonlight, but few people know it.
No one has ever been as beautiful as her, let alone dressed up carefully.
I heard that today I ordered the woman to enter the palace to meet the emperor and congratulate the queen. The wind is rumored to be because Empress Taishang is the lord, and the small lord of the Qi royal family is the queen.
After hearing this news, Yueguang couldn't arouse any interest, let alone have the heart to discuss whether it was true or false. She is also going to the palace today. Before leaving the house, she carefully looked at her children one by one. One by one, she stroked them with her own hands, and only then did her heart hurt as much.
Her two sons are not as beautiful as her, but they are not completely like her husband Gao Yang, who is so ugly that it is unbearable. But anyway, it's her son after all. She only has enough likes to see, how can she dislike it?
She's been cornered. Gao Yang treated her both hard and soft. If she doesn't help him, he will immediately have no eggs under the nest; If she helps him, won't they become thieves and thieves?
She really didn't feel that her husband was like a benevolent lord who ruled the world. What's more, to get to the throne of the Son of Heaven, there will be so many bloody slaughters? What stinged her heart the most was that in this bloody battle that had not yet come, Gao Cheng was the first to bear the brunt.
The last thing she wants to see is the result.
Those who don't want to marry get married, and their children are born, and they still can't forget their original intentions.
The carriage drove silently along the way. When the slave and maid reminded her that she had arrived at the gate, the moonlight seemed to wake up after a long sleep. In fact, she was awake all the time.
The former Duchess of Taiyuan, and now Princess Gao, when she enters the palace, is the focus of everyone's attention, and she is incomparably beautiful. The moonlight walked through the palaces unconsciously.
It's getting colder. Between the shrinkage, some people are sparse and too gloomy; Some of them are bright but particularly dazzling. Only the moonlight, no matter how dressed it is, it is naturally beautiful.
In the palace of King Qi, Princess Yuan Zhonghua was about to get up and go out, when she heard the slave outside say, "Princess Langya is here." ”
When Yuan Yuyi came in, she was wearing a white linen dance dress and was smiling.
Yuan Zhonghua said strangely, "How do you wear this?" ”
Yuan Yuyi said with a smile, "Empress Taishang said that she wanted to congratulate the eldest princess today, and said that the princess of the white silk dance danced by the concubine liked it the most. ”
She didn't seem to mind much of it herself. It's just that Yuan Zhonghua always felt that she suddenly wore this white dance dress, which made her feel very uncomfortable. The scene in front of me seems to have happened sometime. But she couldn't remember it at all.
"What is there to congratulate?" Yuan Zhonghua said lightly. She had already made up her mind that she would not let her daughter marry into the Wei Palace. What's more, Wuxian is still just a little baby now, and it's too early to talk about marriage.
"Emperor Taishang and Empress Taishang are grateful for King Qi's hard work on Sheji, which is a good intention." Yuan Yuyi could see that Yuan Zhonghua's attitude towards this matter was not approving, and she was also cautious. "It's time for the princess to enter the palace, right? The concubine came to pick up the princess and go with her. ”
Yuan Zhonghua didn't understand how his husband could agree to this. But even if she refused, she could only say it in person.
The two of them went out of the house together.
I didn't say anything all the way to get off the bus outside the gate.
In autumn, the weather is not as hot as the heat, but it is never as cold as it is in winter. Only Yuan Zhonghua feels different from others. My body trembled slightly, and I felt so cold.
Or Yuan Yuyi is careful, you can see it. walked to Yuan Zhonghua's side, but left Ah Jiao behind, and asked with concern, "Is the princess cold?" ”
Yuan Zhonghua's face suddenly changed, and he turned his head to look at Yuan Yuyi.
Yuan Yuyi was unaware and looked at her with a smile on her face. "Just go in. Is the princess worried about the king? ”
Yuan Zhonghua's mind was in a trance, "He...... Will it come? "She was so distracted that she almost forgot where her heart was.
Yuan Yuyi's eyes slowly turned red, and she stared at Yuan Zhonghua, "The princess is also lonely, right?" She looked up at the palace in the distance. No matter where the king is, his heart is thinking about the princess. How can a princess understand someone else's mind? Yuan Yuyi's voice was low.
Yuan Zhonghua remembered the snub for a long time, and he had to watch Gao Cheng and Moonlight together every day. He has already changed his mind, does Yuan Yuyi really not know? She didn't want to explain anything to Yuan Yuyi, so she turned around and walked towards the Que Gate, "Let's go, don't let Empress Taishang wait for a long time." ”
At the gate of the Qi Palace, Princess Rouran Yu Jiulu walked out surrounded by Taorui and others. She wore a soft outfit today. The headband is gorgeous and chic with coral, agate, and turquoise stones. She was wearing a fiery red robe with a belt, which made her waist appear slender and powerful.
Tao Rui didn't know why the princess who had always been dressed in Han clothes suddenly changed her costume when she entered the palace to meet Queen Taishang today. I just think that the princess will inevitably stand out from the crowd among the Han women in the palace.
When Moonlight was about to get into the car, she suddenly turned around and asked Taorui, "Where's my bow?" She was referring to the small bow that shot the gold pill.
"Do you still want to bring this?" Tao Rui exclaimed.
The princess once used this bow to shoot the golden pill at the Zhaotai Palace banquet and taught the princess of Huashan a lesson. But you can't do it all over and over again.
Yueguang said coldly, "If you want to protect yourself in such a place, you can't blindly accommodate others. ”
Tao Rui felt that what Moonlight said was indeed reasonable, so she no longer contradicted her.
Moonlight got into the car with her bow and a brocade bag of Kanemaru.
The gates of Yecheng were all closed. Walking through the streets is not as bustling with people as it used to be. When the moonlight peeked out through the curtains of the car windows, all I could see was the panicked street people being driven away by the soldiers on the street.
Such a chaotic moonlight has never been seen on the streets of Dawei. Whether it's Yecheng or Jinyang. She immediately called for a stop.
The carriage was parked in an inconspicuous place. Moonlight suddenly remembered that she had been to Chang'an. That's also Wei Palace. She has only been to Chang'an once, and the Wei Palace has only been to once.
In the rebellion of the palace, the emperor committed suicide, and the palace people were killed like ants, and she will never forget that bloody scene.
He summoned Tao Rui and asked, "Is the king still in Busan?" ”
Taorui was also shocked by the chaos on the street. Fortunately, she was clever enough to send a servant to ask where the soldier was.
"The slave maid has never heard of the king's return to Yecheng." Tao Rui replied truthfully.
Moonlight finally let go of her heart. casually asked again, "Is the eldest princess still in the mansion?" ”
Taorui was surprised, "Doesn't the princess know?" The eldest princess had already left the house and entered the palace, and it was Princess Langya who came to pick up the eldest princess. Not only the eldest princess, but also the prince, Silangjun, and the little princess all went together. ”
"All of them are in the palace?" Now it was Moonlight's turn to be surprised.
At this time, the person who inquired about the news came back and said that these were all Sun Taibao's soldiers.
The last person to be ordered before the sacrifice of the martial king was Taibao Sun Teng, and Yueguang knew about this. King Xianwu handed over the power to Sun Teng to be in charge of the Jinyang army, which is actually equivalent to Gao Yang's ownership now. Moonlight understands this.
Moonlight immediately set off and went straight to the Wei Palace.
The Jiaofang Hall of Wei Palace is really a joyful scene.
The little emperor, who was babbling and didn't speak much, certainly wouldn't know that his mother was going to be in a hurry to set him a future queen today.
The sunlight poured in through the glass window, coupled with this lively child, Queen Gao Yuanjun suddenly felt that this was actually not bad. In the past, she put all her thoughts on her husband Yuan Shanjian, but now she knows that he is still wary of her.
Gao Yuanjun looked at his son who was having fun and giggling, and he was very satisfied. I don't know why, the little emperor is especially happy today. Although her husband retired to the position of Emperor Taishang, at least let him put away all those unrealistic thoughts, and he could spend his life safely and be in the palace with each other, which is also the best ending, right?
The emperor is now young, and every time she performs a courtesy, her mother holds her and receives a salute. When Gao Yuanjun sat on the Taiji Hall, he saw the courtiers prostrate and bowed, and he also had an indescribable wonderful taste in his heart.
She secretly thought in her heart that when her eldest sister-in-law and sister-in-law, Princess Qi, and eldest princess Yuan Zhonghua came in a while, how would she finalize the marriage between the little emperor and the county lord.
Gao Yuanjun is looking forward to getting married. After thinking about it for a long time, I felt that it was still the eldest brother Gao Cheng who could be relied on. The second brother Gao Yang's mind is ruthless, and no one can beat him.
She didn't believe that the second brother had seized power, and the eldest brother would really back down so easily. As for the legend of the stroke in the palace, King Qi wanted to be the general of Tianzhu, Gao Yuanjun himself felt that it was nonsense.
Xiaohu entered the Jiaofang Hall and felt warm. She had never known that the autumn sun could make this tall, cold palace so comfortable. Although the sun looks good outside, it is still in season, and people feel a chill coming up. When she came back from Renshou Hall and walked this time, her body was already cold.
Xiaohu saw the queen sitting on the big bed, just as the slaves and maids were led by the little emperor to play, and there was no one around the queen. She walked over and approached the empress and replied, "Emperor Taishang wants to see the eldest princess first. ”
Gao Yuanjun looked back at Xiaohu in surprise. She didn't understand why Yuan Shanjian wanted to see Yuan Zhonghua first. Although they are brother and sister, what happened in the Taiyuan Mansion that day has long exhausted the room for brothers and sisters to meet. She was very afraid that Yuan Shanjian would be self-defeating and cause trouble to the marriage of her children.
Xiaohu explained, "The lord said that he also figured it out, or the king of Qi is better than the prince of Taiyuan." Now it seems that Princess Qi doesn't really want to give the little princess to the emperor, maybe it's because of that day. The lord said that he came to explain in person, as long as Princess Qi was willing to forgive, he was willing to apologize with the respect of the Holy Bow. ”
Xiaohu uses all the old names.
Gao Yuanjun was really full of emotion in his heart, and felt that Yuan Shanjian had finally figured it out in his heart this time. And she felt he had a point. She was already willing in her heart.
Gao Yuanjun couldn't help nodding frequently.
Xiaohu saw that the queen seemed to have agreed in her heart, and she breathed a sigh of relief. Just now in the Renshou Palace, Lin Xingren, the regular attendant beside Emperor Taishang, knelt on the ground and begged. Lin Xingren took good care of her, and she really couldn't refuse.
Gao Yuanjun and Xiaohu chattered, and Xiaohu went out of the Jiaofang Palace to greet Princess Qi, the eldest princess Yuan Zhonghua and the prince of Qi, Shilang Jun of Qi Wangfu and the little county lord. Then she was going to lead Princess Qi to Renshou Hall to see Emperor Taishang. Xiaohu has to serve Princess Qi all the time, ready to come back at any time to report to the queen if there is anything wrong.
Xiaohu left, and Gao Yuanjun felt that the time was almost up. The women are still waiting in the Zhaotai Hall in the garden. Just wait for Yuan Zhonghua, the princess of Qi, to see Emperor Taishang Yuan Shanjian in Renshou Palace, and nod her head willingly, this matter will be good.
Gao Yuanjun thought that he had heard about this matter from her husband, Emperor Yuan Shanjian, and her brother Gao Cheng, the king of Qi, had no objections and should have agreed. Presumably, Princess Qi Yuan Zhonghua can't openly rebel.
At this time, I heard a voice outside, and I thought it was Princess Qi who came back from Renshou Palace, and I felt so fast. But suddenly saw the door of the palace open widely, and rushed into several palace maids, all of them in a panic. Before he got close, he shouted, "Your Highness, King Gao is here." ”
Gao Yuanjun was already extremely sensitive, so he changed up and asked, "Princess Qi is here?" ”
The palace maids shook their heads and said they didn't know.
I didn't have to ask any more questions, and the temple gate was already full of people.
Outside the gate of Yecheng, I saw smoke and dust billowing from a distance, and a large group of people and horses swept in. The general guarding the gate of the city tried to look, but he did not know who was coming.
Gao Cheng rushed to the city gate first, did not dismount, pointed to the city gate with a whip, and only commanded three words, "Open the city gate." ”
The general was puzzled when he saw that the man on the horse was dressed in a white robe and a scarf on his head. When he saw that the whole army behind him had stopped behind him and looked at him with fierce eyes, he asked, "Who are you?" ”
Liu Taozhi, who was behind Gao Cheng, couldn't bear to bring him immediately, whipped it over, and shouted angrily, "King Qi has something important to enter the city, don't open the city gate quickly!" He was so anxious that this must be an obstacle set up by Gao Yang, and it seemed that Gao Yang had already taken control of Yecheng first.
If both Yecheng and Wei Palace fall into the hands of Gao Yang, then Gao Cheng will be in danger. Liu Taozhi's wish in life is to take revenge on Gao Aocao, the loyal martial duke, if he can't keep Gao Cheng, how can he talk about revenge?
Unexpectedly, the general couldn't take a whip but breathed a sigh of relief, knelt down as if relieved, and said very refreshingly, "The last general is here to guard the city gate on the order of Sun Taibao." Sun Taibao has a life, if the king of Qi comes, he will immediately open the city gate and let him go. The last general and his subordinate subordinates were all under the command of the king of Qi. Then he commanded that the gates of the city should be opened at once.
Liu Taozhi was also surprised.
Gao Cheng saw the city gate open, he was not surprised to change color, and ordered calmly, "Banquet in the palace, Sun Taibao is just cautious, don't worry about the people in the city." Nor does this king need many. It is also right to just close the gates and prevent entry and exit. ”
The general understood what King Qi meant. I heard that it was just a banquet in the palace, so I was not so nervous. He was very clever enough to close the gate of the city after the king of Qi's men and horses entered, and obeyed the instructions to "strictly prevent entry and exit".
Gao Cheng's order was already a little late. Yecheng is already in chaos. Either disasters from heaven or some people are causing chaos, in short, the common people will not be able to live in peace. Yecheng is the capital that Gao Cheng has been adjudicating since he was a teenager and has been running it with his heart. He never thought that Yecheng would have such a day of failure. This made him particularly intolerable.
Gao Cheng sent someone to find Sun Tenglai. Yecheng is in turmoil, and he can't feel at ease like a bone in his throat.
It was almost a gallop to the Qi Palace. The door was closed, the door was deserted, and nothing unusual was seen, but the atmosphere was exceptional.
Gao Chengfei dismounted and strode forward. Liu Taozhi didn't catch up. Gao Cheng didn't have time to call the door, kicked it away, and the door opened in response. His heart was falling so hard at this time, he had never felt this way before.
The servant who came out of the country was originally shocked and angry, but when he saw that it was Lord Lang who came back, he was surprised and surprised. didn't wait to come up to salute, Gao Cheng, who had already hurriedly walked in, grabbed him and asked, "What about the princess?" ”
The servant pointed inward. He was just a handyman at the gate of the house, and he didn't know about the inner house. And he was not on duty before, and he didn't see that Princess Yuan Zhonghua had already left the palace and entered the palace.
Gao Cheng didn't know the reason for this, and when he saw the servant pointing inward, his heart fell and he walked deep into the house. Go straight to the inner house, don't wait.
Until I got to the back house, I suddenly saw the moonlight, and the slave parrot came to meet me and didn't know where to go.
When the parrot saw that Lord Lang had actually returned, and eagerly rushed here, he thought that he was going to find the princess, and hurriedly greeted Shi Li and said that the princess had entered the palace. It was Queen Taishang who was frequently invited, and many women entered the palace today. Not only Queen Taishang, but even the princess in King Gao's mansion also ordered someone to ask each other if the princess would enter the palace today.
Speaking of Princess Gao, Gao Cheng can't help but think of Gao Yang. Because Li and Moonlight have no contact, why do you have to ask her if she has entered the palace? I don't know what Gao Yang's idea is.
Suddenly thinking of Zheng Dache's tragic death, Gao Cheng's heart suddenly stirred. Did he hurry back home because he was caught in a ploy? Is Gao Yang going to use moonlight to blackmail him? The trepidation in his heart seemed to have found a reason at this moment. Before he could think about it, he immediately turned around and walked out.
The servant pointed to the princess in the inner house, presumably unharmed for a while. Thinking of the moonlight outside the city of Changshe and rushing into the city regardless of himself, he must not fail her. Although he didn't marry her, he couldn't let her have an accident for him like Zheng Dache.
Wei Palace is the Longtan Tiger's Den, and he is bound to go today.
When the horse galloped through the streets of Yecheng again, it was much quieter. The chaos just now was suddenly gone. There is a kind of unrest brewing in this quiet.
Finally arrived at the Que Gate, looking at the palace ban in the Que, he actually didn't feel that it was the Longtan Tiger's Den, he had been laying out for a long time, and he didn't believe that there would really be any big accidents.