At the end of March, accompanied by the emperor's drive, the group drove to the Qinke grassland.

Zhao Qian has been pampered since he was a child, and there are a full ten carriages just to salute this trip, not including the maids' followers, which only made Jiang Xiaoyu stunned: "Are you moving?" Are you really going to be a son-in-law? ”

"Can you speak? I call this exquisite luxury and high-grade, how can it be like you, a woman is rougher than a man, don't blame me for not reminding you, if a woman is not well maintained, it will be easy to be abandoned if she becomes a yellow-faced woman in the future, Zhao Ling doesn't want you in the future, don't be sad! ”

If he praised himself, it would be okay, but the words of squeezing Jiang Xiaoyu reached Zhao Ling's ears, how could he ignore it, and sneered at Jiang Xiaoyu: "Yo, you are really delicate enough, do you plan to marry yourself to Princess Qinke or Da Chen when you make yourself so white and tender?" I've heard that Prince Chen has asked you to be a guest several times! ”

"Nonsense, we are brothers! I know you're jealous, jealous that I'm more luxurious than you! Zhao Qian shook his fan and said, "Hmph, after all, this king's taste is not something you can match, don't talk nonsense with you, I want to go back to make up for a beauty sleep, there are so many people in this vast country, and I don't know that the Year of the Monkey and the month of the horse will be able to reach the Qinke grassland!" ”

From the capital to the Qinke grassland, if you are fast and whip it will take five or six days, but the queen mother is old, plus hundreds of concubines and palace maids and eunuchs in the palace, this trip is naturally slowed down, plus the audience of local officials along the way, it is not a month and a half of work is not expected.

At the beginning, I still felt novel, but after a few days of walking, the scenery on the road was similar, and I gradually felt bored, Yan Yan was sleeping all day long, Jiang Xiaoyu changed into men's clothes and mixed with Zhao Ling and Zhao Qian, a few months ago, she looked like a malnourished boy with yellow muscles in men's clothes, and now she looks like a young man in men's clothes, Yushu Linfeng is not lost to the two of them at all, and those little palace maids who don't know her will blush shy when they see it.

It's just that after all, there is a difference between men and women, so naturally some people don't like her, but everyone knows that she has a good relationship with Zhao Ling, and the prince is a person who protects her shortcomings, so these people don't like it in their hearts, and they don't really dare to say it, so they go to the Queen Mother to arrange two sentences, but the Queen Mother also smiled and said that it was a matter of young people, and she didn't dare to say anything about it.

This walk is more than ten days, during this period, Jiang Xiaoyu has only seen the new talent who entered the palace, but suddenly there is a feeling of familiarity, I don't know where I have seen it. Of course, this feeling is not only Jiang Xiaoyu alone, Zhao Ling and Zhao Qian also feel familiar, the last memory, this talented person and the former queen are extremely imaginative!

The three of them all felt surprised, what was His Majesty's intention to include a woman similar to the former queen into the harem at this time? Is it an unforgettable old love for the former queen or is there some kind of hint?

However, they don't have much doubt about the identity and background of that talented person, how can the Queen Mother not see what they can see, and she must have had an in-depth investigation into her life experience! The fact that she was able to enter the palace smoothly shows that her family background is simple enough!

As we walked further north, the temperature was colder than when I first left the capital, and the scenery gradually changed, and now there was a desert next door, and there was the sound of wolves howling at night. Compared with the magnificent warbler song and swallow dance in the capital, it is much more barren and desolate, but it can taste some other flavors, if the capital is beautiful, such as a canary in a cage, here is a paradise for eagles to fly.

At dusk, the convoy stopped and repaired in the improvised palace built in front of it.

"To have power is to be good, no wonder so many people want to climb up!" Jiang Xiaoyu looked at this simple palace on top of the Gobi and sighed, "As long as you have the power, this stammering person will naturally get everything in order!" To be able to have such a scale in just a few days, I don't know how much manpower was used! ”

"Our Majesty is not an ordinary emperor, this sycophant is slapped on the horse's hooves, and the life and wealth are lost, and the people who do this can't run away with this scolding!" Zhao Ling said, "But because the Queen Mother is here on this trip, I will be scolded at most, and in normal times, it is possible to lose my official position!" ”

Jiang Xiaoyu first went back to the place where he was arranged to live, changed his clothes, washed up briefly, and went to Zhao Ling's place to kill time again.

"How did you find this book?" Jiang Xiaoyu searched for a lone copy of the previous dynasty in Zhao Ling's box, "I haven't seen it for a long time!" ”

"You just talked about the benefits of power, and it just so happens that I also happen to have a little power, and there are a lot of people who scold me, so what...... Naturally, it's easier than you! Zhao Ling said lightly.

"A few of you, except for being obedient in front of a few elders, you are a master everywhere!" Jiang Xiaoyu took out the book and flipped a few pages, "I just saw Qi Siyuan patrolling with soldiers, it seems that His Majesty still trusts Qi Siyuan quite a lot, and he didn't bring anyone from the cavalry battalion, and handed over the escort work all the way to him!" ”

She closed the book again, a little uneasy: "Back then, Qi Siyuan led the troops to annihilate the Bai family's army, and now His Majesty's thoughts are becoming more and more obvious, although he wants to use the Bai family's affairs to move to the eldest grandson's family, but it will inevitably implicate Qi Siyuan's body, he will not be unaware of it, he trusts His Majesty so much, does he think His Majesty will not sacrifice him?" Is it possible that Qi Siyuan will fall to the eldest grandson's family? It's just that since he is the only one in charge of defense along the way, His Majesty can be said to have no defense against him at all, is His Majesty really so confident in him? ”

"Your Majesty's opinion of him, we don't have to care, for ourselves, it is necessary to be on guard, to put it mildly, Zhao Qian and I brought out very few people, which is equivalent to handing over our names to Qi Siyuan, if he really has any evil intentions, we are helpless!" Zhao Ling said lightly, "But if he really has the guts, he is afraid that he will not be able to bargain for anything!" ”

"What's the situation with Lin Xuan now, isn't he on his way to the capital?" Jiang Xiaoyu asked, "Now that we leave, what are his plans in the capital?" ”

"Will secretly investigate the cause of Uncle Lin's death, although Uncle Lin's body was burned, but the ashes were buried next to the emperor's tomb, Lin Xuan meant to find a way to offend Uncle Lin's undead, get his urn, and see if there would be any clues left! The second child is in Beijing, and he will help him to the greatest extent, and Lin Xuan himself is also a cautious person, and he will not let people find out his whereabouts! Zhao Ling said, "In addition, Yueyue, Ruoruo, and the three of them have gone to a safe place, and Yueyue's stomach is fine, you can rest assured!" ”

"That's good!" Jiang Xiaoyu said, she suddenly had an idea to think of something, "I now have the testimony of Xiong Kua and Qin Wei in my hand, proving that the general who was under my grandfather back then, risking his life to report his rebellion is purely a false accusation, but there is no evidence yet, I have been thinking about how to get evidence, so it seems that the body of the general who was bewitched back then is not evidence?" As long as Master checks it out, he will definitely be able to see the clues! ”

"It's a solution, but be careful, if they replace the body, it will be worth the loss in the end!" Zhao Ling said, "I'll inquire again after I return to Beijing, and then I'll do this!" ”

While speaking, I saw Yang Xing reporting outside: "Shizi, the Queen Mother is here!" ”

"The Queen Mother?" Zhao Ling frowned slightly, "Please!" ”

After a while, I saw a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl come in, this girl has white skin, as clear as snow, her eyes are not big but she has a pair of smiling eyes, she seems to be smiling at all times, her nose is high and she has a bit of alien style, her mouth is small and red, she is a beauty!

The girl entered, carrying a box in her hand, and came to Jiang Xiaoyu and Zhao Ling generously, and said: "The slave maid has seen the prince and the queen, and the queen mother of this pastry tastes good, so she ordered the slave and the maid to take some for the prince and the lady to taste!" ”

"Thank you, Grandmother!" Zhao Ling gestured, and Yang Xing took the box, "This girl is also lucky!" ”

"Slave Zixin, I heard the name of Li Hou earlier!" Zixin glanced at Jiang Xiaoyu, and did not hide his appreciation, "The woman is the marquis, and it is still the first time for Li Hou, it really gives us women a long face!" ”

Jiang Xiaoyu is just a layman, and when he heard someone praise him, he naturally couldn't help but feel a little excited in his heart, and said with a faint smile: "It's just Your Majesty's love, it's not that I have any ability!" ”

Zixin took Jiang Xiaoyu's hand and said, "It's not!" Li Hou and the second prince in the northwest The slave maid heard the queen mother mention it, and I often thought of Li Hou's heroic appearance in my mind, and I was so envious in my heart, but unfortunately Zixin was just a weak female streamer, and she couldn't be as chivalrous as Li Hou! ”

Jiang Xiaoyu felt that this girl was overly enthusiastic, and said with a faint smile: "I just did what I could, there is nothing to praise!" But the girl is beautiful and virtuous, gentle and lovely, which is the envy of women all over the world! ”

"Really?" Zi Xin was already born with a pair of smiling eyes, but now his eyes are more crooked, "Is Li Hou really looking at me like this?" It's not early today, Zixin has to go back to the Queen Mother, if there is a chance in the future, I will come to talk to Li Hou again, because I am really interested in Li Hou! ”

"Good!" Jiang Xiaoyu said lightly.

Zixin left, Zhao Ling looked at her back and frowned: "I know all the maids around my grandmother, who is this woman?" ”

"She was originally this year's show girl, and she was taken by the Queen Mother to serve by her side, but I am afraid that in a year or two, she will also marry the emperor's relatives!" Jiang Xiaoyu said, "She is the daughter of the deputy commander of the Royal Forest Army, and his father is also on the team. ”

"How did you notice her?" Zhao Ling asked.

"Don't you think she's beautiful? What's so strange about a beautiful woman being eye-catching? I just thought she was beautiful and fresh, so I inquired more! Jiang Xiaoyu said, "When I went to ask the Queen Mother for peace that day, you were clearly there, when did you start turning a blind eye to beautiful girls!" ”

"With you, everyone else is a vulgar fan in my eyes!" Zhao Ling looked at Jiang Xiaoyu's eyes and said gently.

Another reason why Jiang Xiaoyu noticed Zixin was that when she went to ask the Queen Mother for peace that day, she could obviously feel that this girl's gaze had been staying on her body, not only the appreciation in her mouth, but also the meaning of competition.