Chen Yuanyuan, who was in a daze, didn't figure out what happened until he left the palace. Under Wang Chengen's deployment, several eunuchs with fresh faces immediately came, packed up Chen Yuanyuan's luggage, and loaded some gold and silver cloths from the emperor. Before getting into the car, Wang Chengen stopped Chen Yuanyuan.

"What else does my father-in-law command?" Chen Yuanyuan saluted respectfully, but his expression was a little dazed.

"Why do you admire Zhu Ping'an's verses in front of His Majesty?" Wang Chengen asked coldly.

Chen Yuanyuan bit his lip, "When the folk girl was in the central capital, she was rescued by Lord Zhu, and his poems are not bad. ”

Wang Chengen looked Chen Yuanyuan up and down, and his solemn face gradually soothed, "I see, but our family thinks too much!" ”

Wang Chengen took out a name from his arms and handed it to Chen Yuanyuan, "I heard that you have no relatives and no reason, and it is not appropriate to go back to Jiangnan." When I went back to Jiading Bo's Mansion this time, the old man of Jiading Bo will definitely be angry with you, and show him the name of our family, just say that it is the Holy Father's order to temporarily foster you in his house, and make other arrangements in the future! ”

Chen Yuanyuan bowed and said yes, but he didn't understand what the purpose of this internal official was.

got into the carriage, and several eunuchs waited all the way to Xihuamen. But I didn't notice that two pretty figures came out of the bushes next to Le Zhixuan, and one of them, a shorter woman in palace clothes, pointed to Chen Yuanyuan's carriage and said: "Sister Mu, do you see it, Shicai is the woman called Chen Yuanyuan, it is indeed the national color and fragrance of the birth, no wonder you are so worried!" Hee-hee! ”

was teased by the woman in the palace costume, and the other woman who was taller was obviously a little shy, and patted the woman in the palace dress on the shoulder, "Don't talk nonsense!" ”

The woman in the palace costume spit out her tongue lightly, and turned a little angry. "This woman is very charming, no wonder the prince's brother was furious because of this, saying that Jiading Bo was in trouble in the inner palace, and his heart can be punished. Fortunately, now my father has been driven out of Miyagi! ”

Hearing the name of the crown prince, the other woman's expression darkened and she remained silent. But the woman in the palace costume came to Jingsheng and pulled her forward. "Sister Mu, let's see me vent my evil anger for you!"

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Jiading Bofu is located in the small Yongfang outside the Xihua Gate, close to the Taifu Temple. It is said that in that year, shortly after King Shin ascended the throne, because Tian Guifei was favored, he gave Tian Hongyu the mansion of Li Dongyang, a cabinet minister in the former Hongzhi and Zhengde periods. Zhou Kui was dissatisfied with this, and found the emperor and the empress to make trouble several times.

The emperor was helpless, knowing that although his old man did not love power, because he was born in a small family, he had an irresistible greed for gold and silver. So he rewarded him with a big mansion near Shihu Hutong, and Zhou Kui gave up.

Walking this way, Chen Yuanyuan listened to the chatter of several eunuchs around him, and finally figured out the reason for today's incident.

It turned out that on September 23, the Tartars outside the pass once again went south. However, it was a detour to Mongolia, from the wall ridge east of Miyun and the Qingshan Pass east of Xifengkou, and successively broke through the defense line of the Great Wall. The left and right armies, under the leadership of Prince Rui Dolgon and Belle Yuetuo, attacked towards the front line of Dingzhou, Gaoyang, and Wuyi, with a total strength of 100,000. For a time, the whole line of Beizhili was in an emergency.

On September 24, the Jingshi closed the four gates and declared martial law in the city. Above the court, the chaos is like a vegetable market, and today, Emperor Chongzhen is making up his mind to summon Xuanda and Shaanxi soldiers and horses to enter the guard to help the Beijing Division. However, there was never an accurate idea of whether to recruit Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting, who were exterminating the bandits. It wasn't until just now, in order to ensure the safety of the Jingshi, that Emperor Chongzhen made up his mind.

But in the capital, all kinds of rumors are still noisy. The hearts of the people are fluctuating, the hearts of the army are shaken, and there is no shadow of the Tartars, and the city has shown signs of chaos. Merchants in major markets have closed their doors, and even the usually lively restaurants and casinos have suddenly deserted. Some officials and wealthy families are already preparing to send Xi Soft and their families to the south for refuge, and they are now waiting for further news.

The city of Beijing was shocked every day, and the messengers with dazzling red flags on their backs kept coming and going, not to mention anything else, but from the solemn and nervous looks of those messengers and post guards, the people of Beijing could capture a lot of information from them.

In general, the front-line war is worrying!

The carriage and horses entered Shichang Street, and even a few of the eunuchs who accompanied them began to mumble. The usual bustling street market is now full of doors, and even the mansions of the eunuchs are closed. The horse-drawn carriage marched on the smooth road, and the sound of the wheels crushing the ground was clearly audible, which showed the desolation of the whole city. Occasionally, passers-by were carrying a large number of food bags and running forward in a hurry, without even looking at the carriages and horses.

"Could it be that the Tartars are about to hit the Jingshi?" A eunuch couldn't help but say something.

"Smack", a loud slap fell on his face, and the eunuch head who was sitting in front of the frame said with a blue face, "You dare to talk nonsense like this, be careful of being caught by someone with a heart and cut your tongue!" ”

The beaten eunuch didn't dare to talk back, so he had to secretly scold himself for talking too much.

Turning a corner to the west, entering the old alley of Li Ge, a short distance in front of you will reach Zhou Kui's Jiading Bo Mansion. The leader of the eunuchs looked at a few of his subordinates angrily, and ordered: "Take care of your own mouth for our family, if anyone dares to talk nonsense in Uncle Jiading's mansion, our family wants him to live rather than die!" ”

Before he could finish speaking, the coachman suddenly tightened the reins, and the horse could not stand such a force, so he let out a long neigh, struggled a few times, and then stopped.

"Dog minion ......!" The leader of the eunuchs was about to scold, but at a glance he saw the figure in the middle of the road, and he shivered and hurriedly jumped out of the carriage.

It was almost dusk, and the overcast sky was cloudy, and it was clear that the wind was about to rise. This is the case in the autumn of the Kyoto Division, when the wind is strong, the sand and gravel are so thick that no one from the other side may be able to see clearly. Although there was no wind at this time, the visibility was much more muddy, but fortunately, the leader of the eunuchs was sharp-eyed and finally recognized the master who was in the way.

"Oh, your ......!"

The woman in the palace costume still changed into a cyan armor, and as soon as her arm was raised, she forcibly held back the words of the eunuch leader.

The leader of the eunuchs suddenly realized that the master in front of him was a figure he couldn't afford to provoke, let alone say that it was him, even if Wang Chengen, Cao Huachun and Wang Dehua were in person, they might not dare to disobey her. Although this master is a woman, his style of behavior is quite manly, although he is amiable to others, but he has a temper, that is, the emperor and the empress can suppress her, and the few concubines who are idle may not be able to stop her.

After taking a few steps closer, the leader of the eunuchs lowered his voice, "Your Highness, how did you get here?" Seeing that the wind is about to rise, why don't you escort you into the palace with slaves and maids, so as not to worry about Your Majesty and Niangniang! ”

The woman in the palace costume didn't care, holding a delicate horsewhip in her hand, looked at the carriage not far behind her very casually, made a grimace, turned around, and motioned for the eunuch leader to step aside.

Pointing to Chen Yuanyuan's carriage, he asked, "Is this the woman my grandfather sent to the palace?" ”

The leader of the eunuchs fell to his knees with a thud, and there were already traces of sweat on his forehead. Although I can't say it explicitly, it's still okay to kowtow, and I kneel on the bluestone paved road, and my head is constantly in close contact with the road.

As soon as the curtain of the carriage door was raised, Chen Yuanyuan poked his head out and looked at the situation in front of him, but there was no chaos at all. Carefully got out of the car, came to the palace woman, and bowed down.

"I don't know which noble person is in front of you, please don't embarrass this father-in-law who runs an errand, every punishment is borne by the people's daughter!"

The palace woman waved her hand and ordered the little eunuch on the side to pick up their boss. looked Chen Yuanyuan up and down, and sighed: "It's really a good skin." No wonder so many people are fascinated by you, I heard that you were once a famous singer on the banks of the Qinhuai River, and it is difficult for your grandfather and his old man to get you into Beijing! ”

"Grandpa?" In a flash, Chen Yuanyuan seemed to know the identity of the woman in front of him. Although her words were mean, they were full of childishness, as if she had come to the vicinity of Jiadingbo's Mansion to ridicule herself in order to vent her anger.

Chen Yuanyuan turned over and knelt down: "The noble man is gentle." Although Yuanyuan was born as a servant, he has never forgotten his duty as a man. However, she is just a weak woman, and she can only obey the arrangements of your nobles. What the noble man said, Yuanyuan is ashamed and dare not be! ”

"It's really sharp-toothed!" The woman in the palace costume laughed angrily, "Then what are you plagiarizing other people's poems in exchange for your own reputation?" ”

"Why did you say that?"

"If life is only as it first seems. Is this what you do? Now it is spread all over the capital, and it is all named after you Chen Yuanyuan! ”

"I see. Yuanyuan sang this song, just to commemorate the kindness of the original life-saving benefactor, but he never had the intention of taking it for himself! ”

"Hmph, the words are really good, but what you do may not be true!" The woman in the palace costume snorted coldly, "This was originally a poem given by someone to the deceased, how did the outside know about it?" But I don't know where you got it from? ”

"Hui Yuan! Don't ask any more questions! At this time, a voice came from the carriage behind the woman in the palace costume, and then a pretty figure floated out of the carriage and came closer.

Chen Yuanyuan raised his head when he heard the voice, the woman in front of him was quite tall, her posture was tactful, she was not very old at any time, and she had not applied powder, but she was free and bearing. Although this woman is not a national color and natural fragrance, her face lines are extremely soft, and her facial features are staggered, which makes people can't help but feel close.

"Hui Yuan!" The woman held the hand of the woman in the palace costume, "Don't ask again, I'll talk about the manuscript after I go back." Miss Chen is also a hard-working person, so don't embarrass her anymore! ”

"Then how to make it, obviously Zhu Ping'an gave it to you, how did it become hers?"

Seeing the two of them talking, Chen Yuanyuan opened his mouth at this time, "Please forgive the people for being abrupt, may I ask, are you the Miss Mu family as Lord Zhu said?" ”

"How does Miss Chen know it's me?" The woman was stunned for a moment, and reached out to help Chen Yuanyuan up. But Chen Yuanyuan insisted on kneeling on the ground.

"Miss Mu forgives her sins. ...... on the same day". Chen Yuanyuan then rescued Zhu Ping'an that day, and then inadvertently discovered that he wrote a poem manuscript. "This matter is in the high wall guard of the central capital, and there are many people who know about it, such as Cao Ye and Yue Baiqi and others around Engong, and I want to know Miss Mu too. Yuanyuan was unintentional, but he didn't expect to have such a misunderstanding with Engong and Miss Mu, so please punish Miss Mu! ”

"Hehe", the woman in palace clothes on the side saw that the expressions of her friends around her were getting softer and softer, and couldn't help but tease: "Now don't worry, your brother Ping'an is not the 'Bo Xing Jinyilang' mentioned in the poem, but people have been thinking about you from beginning to end." But you, who have been in the capital for so long, and don't even write a letter to others, I'm afraid that he will have a different idea? ”

The woman sighed, then smiled, and helped Chen Yuanyuan up from the ground, "But we think too much, Miss Chen, don't blame!" ”

Chen Yuanyuan looked at the woman blankly, but his heart was full of tenderness. "No wonder he didn't even want to look at me more, it turned out that he already had such a beautiful flower in his heart. It's no wonder that I feel sorry for an ordinary character like Miss Mujia, let alone her! ”