On that day, after Prime Minister Zhang Shuo took the Flying Tiger Regiment to escort Princess Jincheng back to Longyou, Zhengyu tried to respond, but he soon had to report the news of the defeat in the attack on Shibao City. The whereabouts of Xue Chongxun's department were unknown, and Zhang Shuo did not dare to venture into the enemy's territory with light troops, and Zhang Shuo had no right to decide on the issue of the national war and the imperial court's plan, so he sent someone to send Jincheng back to Beijing while writing a letter to describe what happened.

More than half a month later, a few remnants of the soldiers returned from Shanzhou and Langzhou, and Zhang said that after the Nanya soldiers withdrew to the mountains and forests in the south of Shibao City, they were attacked by the Tuyuhun soldiers, and the whole army was scattered. He hurriedly sent an official report to inform Shanzhou, Langzhou, Hezhou, Taozhou, and Diezhou of the assassin county orders, and made every effort to search and rescue the king of Hedong.

But there has been no news for a month, and Zhang said that he was also very worried at this time. He didn't care about Xue Chongxun, he cared about Princess Taiping! Xue Chongxun obviously went with him Zhang Shuo, but now Zhang Shuo is fine, and Xue Chongxun's whereabouts are unknown...... How do you get back to Asari?

On the bright side, Zhang said that he was not at fault, and his crimes could not be punished according to the law. But the things of the imperial court are really not completely reasonable, and sometimes they have to be interceding. The family and the country are all over the world, and the royal family affairs are also political, Zhang said that he had lost his favorite son Xue Chongxun, Taiping's most trusted son, and suddenly felt that the future was bleak......

After such a long time, Taiping watched Zhang Shuo's constant messages every day. As time passed, she became more and more cold-hearted, and the chances of Xue Chongxun surviving were very small.

Originally, she was extremely angry at Xue Chongxun's decision and treating the country's government as a child's play, and she was almost furious, but at this time, when she thought that he was very likely to have passed away and left herself, Princess Taiping felt unspeakably sad.

Xue Chongxun is her biological son, and when her son dies, of course her mother will be very sad. But the mother-son relationship of the Taiping family is different from that of ordinary people, because the child was not raised by her own hands, and some of the emotions that should be lost are missing...... If something happened to Xue Erlang or one of the martial arts family's sons, she probably wouldn't be so sad. Only Xue Chongxun made her very reluctant, and this son made her feel very caring.

Princess Taiping sat in a daze on the soft golden jade of the Zichen Palace, her face was like dead ash, even the carefully smeared fat powder on her face could not hide her complexion. From now on, there will be no one who can make her say a few honest words and let her put down the mask......

She quietly thought to herself: If God gave him back to me, I would forgive him even if he did a great wrong.

At this moment, a eunuch reported tremblingly: "Your Highness, Princess Jincheng is here." ”

Taiping's face suddenly showed a terrible expression, and the eunuch fell to the ground with a "plop" involuntarily, his head pressed against the floor, and he didn't dare to make a sound. Taiping is not the emperor, but there are more cattle than the current emperor, she is not happy, whose life is just a matter of one sentence, and the eunuch's panic comes from the bottom of his heart.

"Pass her in." Taiping suddenly said lightly.

The eunuch hurriedly said: "Yes, the slave and maid will go to pass it immediately." ”

After a while, I saw Princess Jincheng walking in in plain clothes, she didn't even bring jewelry, she was really plain to the extreme, and her skin was white, at a glance, it was a white mass.

Taiping was angry when he saw this, and his heart was not sure that my son was dead, so you were going to wear linen and filial piety to curse him to death? Even if he dies, what qualifications do you have to wear filial piety? I agree that you will marry him?! Taiping endured it for a while, but couldn't help but say coldly: "Are you satisfied now?" ”

Such words came out of the majestic mouth of the Taiping, and they carried a lot of weight, if others had to be frightened half to death. Even Jincheng, who has always been calm, has become pale in appearance...... Jin Cheng knelt on the ground and said with tears in his eyes: "Please give me a death for Your Highness." ”

Taiping sneered: "You still use me to kill you? "She's probably saying that you shouldn't come back alone.

Jin Cheng's tears flowed down his face, dripping down his delicate chin, and he couldn't cry anymore. After a while, a resolute look suddenly appeared on her face, and she raised her head and said, "Unless His Highness gives me death, I will continue to live!" ”

Taiping was immediately furious, pointed down and said, "What did Chongxun do for you?" You're good to have the face to come back alive! ”

Jin Cheng choked up and said, "He told me to live well...... I still want to wait for him to come back. ”

Taiping's temper is actually a little impatient, but as soon as he vents it, he can calm down a little later. She said something ugly just now, and after a while, she was a lot quieter, with a straight face but no intention of continuing to be angry, and instead stared at Jin Cheng, the gaze was sharp, and she could see the hair on the person's body.

After calming down, Taiping's love is really complicated, with unquenched anger and even an inexplicable jealousy. Probably Xue Chongxun is good to her mother, but why should he do the same to an irrelevant woman? This made Taiping extremely unbalanced.

Taiping was silent for a moment, and said coldly: "I won't kill you, but as a princess of the Tang Dynasty, you will insult the prestige of the country, and punishment is inevitable, otherwise it will be difficult to convince the public." ”

Jin Cheng said: "I am willing to be punished, and I will never complain." ”

Taiping said: "Remove your princess title, and be named the county lord of Wannian, and reduce the seal of 300 households, can you be convinced?" ”

Three hundred households in the early Tang Dynasty was the real seal of the princess other than the eldest princess, but at that time, the waste was waiting to be revived, the court was relatively frugal, and even the emperor did not eat and wear anything strange, which is not the same as now. Today's clan relatives and nobles, with the prosperity of the economy, the tide is rising, and Princess Taiping has already sealed 10,000 households when Li Dan is in power. Jincheng has 300 households, and there is no property outside the palace, so as a nobleman, he will not be rich.

But Jin Cheng still knelt down sincerely and said, "Thank you, Your Highness Longen." ”

"Let's go down." Taiping closed his eyes and waved his hand dejectedly. After hearing this, Jin Cheng bowed and withdrew from the main hall.

Returning to Daming Palace, Jincheng's situation is more difficult than before, economic reasons are not important, the most important thing is interpersonal relationships. In the past, although everyone excluded her in their hearts, considering that she wanted to go abroad and get married, there was no need to be serious with her. Now it's different, after that incident, it is impossible for Jincheng to go to Tubo and kiss anything, which means that she will stay in Chang'an for a long time, so everyone looks at her more and more unpleasantly.

Isolation and all sorts of gossip loom over life in Jincheng. Everyone didn't go too far for the time being, mainly because they considered that it would not end well if Xue Chongxun came back alive.

It is not only Jincheng who is affected, but also Li Yan'er's mother and daughter who live in the corner of the west bank of Tai Armpit Pond. Originally, Xue Chongxun was a person who had little to do with them, but because last time Li Yan'er's mother Sun moved out a rabbit sent by Xue Chongxun to save herself in order to protect herself, in fact, there was really such a thing, Wang Zhaoyi and the others were a little jealous, and even couldn't help but curry favor with Sun...... Now Xue Chongxun is most likely dead, what is Wang Zhaoyi afraid of?

She felt that she had to be forced to whisper to please those two women who had been convicted and lost power, it was a great shame, what will everyone think of her Wang Zhaoyi in the future? This has to be recovered!

Because Wang Zhaoyi is in charge of this side of affairs, the Sun family occasionally deals with her, and from her expression and demeanor, the Sun family has seen that things are not good, and she must be retaliated against in the future. Sun was terrified every day and was helpless.

But Li Yan'er is still carefree, she is not afraid of Wang Zhaoyi at all, and she doesn't understand the sinister in the court, seeing her mother's sad face, and quietly crying at night, she is very puzzled, so she has to try to comfort.

Li Yan'er sat on her mother's lap and said indignantly: "What are those nameless people, my mother doesn't have to be afraid of them!" ”

Sun touched Li Yan'er's head, choked up, and said, "I can't rest assured that you, if my mother is gone, what should you do with such a temperament?" Like last time you offended Wang Zhaoyi, within two days she used voodoo to frame us, didn't I move out of Hedong Wang to scare her, this matter is troubled, there is evidence, and there is no one above to speak for us, have you thought about the consequences? ”

"Mother......" Li Yan'er stared at her eyes wide, paused, and then smiled again, "Mother, don't say stupid things, Mother will always be with Yan'er!" ”

Sun's brows tightened, and he was silent for a long time, then suddenly grabbed Li Yan'er's hand and said: "You have also reached the age of marriage, you have to find a way to let you marry as much as possible, so as not to affect you......"

Li Yan'er suddenly raised her delicate little mouth and became angry: "How could my mother bother me!" ”

Sun ignored her, immersed in his own thoughts, and muttered: "You are only a teenager, and you still have a lot of things to do in your life, as long as you get married, you can leave this place, and your husband's family will protect you at that time...... I don't have anything, no matter how they frame me, I'm a careless woman, what am I afraid of? Well, that's the best way to go! Now that your title has been revoked, your husband's family may not want to have a high lintel, as long as it can be good for Yan'er......"

Li Yan'er was sad and anxious when she heard that Sun was only thinking about others, and she hurriedly said: "If my mother says this again, I will be angry and not talk to you for three days!" ”

Sun lowered his head and did not speak, his expression solemn. Li Yan'er shouted: "I won't marry!" I only stay by my mother's side! ”

"Shut up!" Sun suddenly shouted angrily.

Li Yan'er was startled and looked at her pitifully: "Are you angry? ”

Sun shook off her hand, sat up straight and said, "Look at what you have become?" I won't be blind even if I'm dead! As she spoke, she burst into tears and cried, "It's all because I usually treat you habitually, but I hurt you, what should I do now?" You are not sensible, and there is no reliable person on your mother's side...... If only your dad were here. ”

Li Yan'er was indignant when she heard this, Sun knew what she wanted to say, and held her mouth and said: "Things are not as simple as you think, don't hold grudges anymore." If nothing happened to the King of Hedong, he would still be able to help our relatives on the Li family's side. ”

Li Yan'er was silent, Sun shook her head and sighed, she looked up at the dark window, and she couldn't see anything outside. Everyone fought back and forth, but they all hung up, and the survivors were helpless and lonely, not knowing what to do. U