Dongli of Taiping Lake, Xicheng District, Beijing, Prince Alcohol Mansion is located here, the palace sits in the north and faces south, from Baojia Street and the west bank of Taiping Lake and the west city wall in the east, from the south-west section of Taiping Lake Dongli in the south, and reaches the head of Zongmao Hutong in the north, which is divided into middle road and east and west roads and gardens. Now there are three doors in the middle road, there are eight characters on both sides, and there are two doors to the east and west courtyards in the east and west.

Hong Yun'er got out of the carriage and stood in front of the palace to look at this building complex covering a wide area, and her heart was quite emotional. She came to see an old friend today, but she felt a little sorry for this friend in her heart, deep in her heart, she still always thought that she had been the junior who robbed her husband in the future, and her guilt for Song Qingyun was not a little bit.

The relatives of the former Qing palace all came out to welcome the arrival of the West Wangniang, as the people who died in the country, they must strictly abide by etiquette, and they must not give the rulers a little excuse, otherwise what awaits them will be liquidation!

Yi Xun stood first, as the only remaining prince in the former Qing Dynasty, he still maintained his due aristocratic bearing. He didn't wear Hanfu, but he didn't wear the prince's court clothes, but wore an ordinary cardigan coat, the braid on the back of his head was still the same, and he bowed to the West Wangniang without humility or arrogance. Behind him stood mostly the palace concubines of the Daoguang and Xianfeng dynasties, most of them were already old, only a few of Xianfeng's concubines were still young, and they were all dressed in regular clothes and saluted behind Yiyun.

Hong Yun'er didn't care about these etiquette, but searched for a while and didn't find the appearance of Cixi. Under inquiry, Yi Xun replied: "Sister-in-law, she is waiting in the house." ”

Yiyun's words somewhat made the Taiping people who came with him angry, but Hong Yun'er didn't care about this. She instructed Yiyi to lead the way so that she could meet her old friend as soon as possible. At the moment, Yi Xun led the way in front, and Hong Yuner led a group of female officials and guards straight inside.

This prince's mansion was later changed to the Central Conservatory of Music. It covers a wide area and has beautiful scenery, but now Hong Yun'er has no intention of appreciating these exquisiteness. Soon Yi Xun took her to the outside of the Jiusi Hall in the palace, which is now the residence of the former Empress Dowager Cixi of the Qing Dynasty and the abdicated little emperor Tongzhi.

When I entered the house, I saw a beautiful young lady sitting on the main seat in the middle of the house, and saw Hong Yun'er come in. She smiled slightly and got up and asked, "Taiping Hong Xuanjiao?" Hong Yun'er nodded and said, "Former Qingxi Empress Dowager? The lady nodded, and the two women looked at each other and smiled, and then the two women each sent their servants back. There were only two people left in the room.

"I'm sorry." Hong Yun'er was deeply apologetic as soon as she opened her mouth, she was even a little weak-hearted, and she always felt uncomfortable when the junior saw the main room, but then the Empress Dowager Xi smiled and said, "You don't have anything to be sorry for me." Yun'er. In front of you and Agui, I can be that Song Qingyun back. ”

Hong Yun'er snorted: "I ...... with Agui" Song Qingyun stepped forward and took Hong Yun'er's hand and smiled: "I have already opened this heart knot, I have talked with Agui a few times, although he was amorous in his previous life, but I can see that the person he has always had in his heart is the four-eyed girl who has been against him since he was a child." ”

Hong Yun'er didn't know what Xiao Yungui and Song Qingyun had said, but when she remembered the childhood events that she had fought with Xiao Yungui in the past, there was a trace of warmth in her heart. said softly: "Qingyun, are we still good friends?" Song Qingyun nodded and smiled: "It has always been." It has never changed. ”

Hong Yun'er let out a long sigh of relief, and the big stone that was pressing on her heart finally moved away, and after the two sat down, Hong Yun'er asked in a low voice, "Qingyun, are you doing well?" ”

Song Qingyun breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Very good, out of the Forbidden City, I feel like I have returned to freedom, although I can't leave this palace yet, but it is much more relaxed than in the palace, there are too many unhappy memories of me." ”

Hong Yun'er couldn't help but gently hold Song Qingyun's hand and said: "Qingyun, you have suffered, if Ah Gui and I had known your whereabouts earlier...... Song Qingyun smiled slightly, smiled a little helplessly and said: "What if you know?" At that time, you and Agui were still being surrounded and suppressed by the Qing army, and it was difficult to protect themselves, and they couldn't do anything. ”

Hong Yun'er bit her red lip lightly, but still couldn't help asking, "Did someone bully you?" Song Qingyun smiled faintly and said: "The people who bullied me are no longer in this world, even the evil Manchu Qing court that bullied me, I also buried it with one hand, it can be said that I am now hateless and light, fortunately, I have a son with me as a companion, I am already very satisfied." ”

Hong Yun'er sighed lightly: "It seems that crossing is also a very painful thing, because you can't control who you will cross over, everyone has their own helplessness and fate, and they are all uncontrollable." ”

Song Qingyun also nodded and sighed lightly: "Yes, it's ridiculous that so many time-traveling novels in later generations portray time-traveling as a very beautiful thing, in fact, it is no different from our previous life, it is also full of the pain of life and the helplessness of fate." ”

After the two girls were silent for a while, Hong Yun'er said: "Agui and I plan to arrange to send you to the south to live in seclusion after the founding ceremony is completed, do you think this arrangement is good?" We are already looking for a stand-in for you and the Little Emperor, if you really can't find it, we can only find an opportunity to arrange a fire, and find a few more corpses to serve as your stand-in, so that you can fly away. ”

Song Qingyun smiled and said: "You can arrange everything, but I don't want to stay in China, I hope to be able to go abroad." ”

Hong Yun'er was slightly stunned, knowing what Song Qingyun meant, she and the little emperor are still at risk of staying in the country, if their identities are discovered, it will inevitably cause a political turmoil, and Hong Yun'er said: "Originally, Agui and I wanted to arrange for you to go to the United States, but you know that there is about to be a war over there, and European countries are not on good terms with us now, I am worried that letting you go to Europe will not be able to protect you." After a pause, he said: "Or go to Japan first, it is relatively stable over there for the time being, and we have a lot of manpower over there, we can take care of you, and when the American Civil War is over, we will arrange for you to settle in the United States, where Agui and I also have a lot of industry and manpower, and we can also take care of you." ”

Song Qingyun nodded and smiled: "It's better to settle the war with Britain, France and Russia quickly, then I want to go to Europe even more." ”

Hong Yun'er also laughed and said: "We are all working hard, and the top priority after the founding of the country is to find a way to solve the problem of the war in the Three Kingdoms." ”

Song Qingyun snorted lightly and complained: "It's really us working together, you came to see the errand that your family Agui arranged for me, but it made me think hard." ”

Saying that, Song Qingyun took Hong Yun'er to the inner study, only to see that the desk inside was covered with papers and books, Hong Yun'er picked up a piece of paper and looked at it, but it was written "American Declaration of Independence".

Song Qingyun said: "This is the declaration of independence that I recalled, write it down as a reference for information, and help me draw up the "Dingguo is Edict" for your family Agui." Then Song Qingyun picked up a few other things and said: "There are also British Charters, French Declaration of Human Rights, and other books are records of the emperors of previous dynasties when they ascended the throne, as well as some decrees agreed upon when the founding of the country was also established. ”

Hong Yun'er pursed her lips and laughed: "Qingyun, don't you think this feeling is very strange, you, the Empress Dowager Cixi of the Qing Dynasty, helped the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom to build the "Dingguo is Edict", I think the most absurd history is nothing more than this." ”

Song Qingyun also smiled: "That's not all, I, the Empress Dowager Cixi, and your Hong Xuanjiao of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom are still best friends who are like sisters, this is the biggest joke in history." After a pause, she continued: "Agui said that most of the edicts were made by you and Zuo Zongtang and others, and I don't know what the contents of your edicts include. ”

Hong Yun'er took out a thick stack of texts from her arms and said: "This is the draft of the "Dingguo is Edict" that we drafted, please refer to the talented girls in our class for details. ”

Song Qingyun took it over and said: "You are a talented woman, what is even more jealous is that I heard that your body is already a mother of three children, and you can still maintain such a good figure, it's true." Hong Yun'er's pretty face was slightly red, and she stepped forward to squeak Song Qingyun's itchy mouth and smiled: "I think you are the disaster body that brings disaster to the country and the people, and you have no fat at all." ”

Song Qingyun smiled and dodged away, and after the two girls laughed for a while, Song Qingyun said: "Don't make trouble, I'll see if what you wrote is an edict." At that moment, Song Qingyun looked down.

Hong Yun'er opened her mouth and said: "Since this "Dingguo is Edict" is based on the word Dingguo, we think that it is to instill a concept in the whole country, and the country we have established this time is different from the change of dynasties in the past, and we are building a country in the real sense, which is different from the previous dynastic-type social country. Since ancient times, the state in our Chinese concept has still stayed at the imperial court and the community, although there is the word state, but the specific concept represented is not the concept of sovereign state as we know it now. ”

Song Qingyun hummed and said: "You are all talking about the definition of the country at the beginning, and it seems that it is to determine the national body. It's just that now it is impossible for these people in our country to understand, in their thinking, the emperor is the country, and loyalty to the country is better to say more clearly that it is loyalty to the monarch, and there is no country without the emperor. ”

Hong Yun'er nodded and said a little deflated: "Yes, so Ah Guicai can only continue to be the emperor, he and I have thought about it, if there is no emperor now, I am afraid that the country will fall apart soon." ”

Song Qingyun blinked and teased: "Take your time, comrade, the revolution has not yet succeeded, you still need to work hard." After the founding of the country, I am waiting for you and Agui to continue to work hard to reverse this situation and popularize and develop people's wisdom, what a hard thing it is. Then she let out a long breath and said, "By that time, I have already gone to Japan to soak in the hot springs to see the cherry blossoms, and it is comfortable to think about it." ”

Hong Yun'er took a sip and said, "Okay, before you leave, Ah Gui and I will have to squeeze out the last trace of your use value before we stop." ”

Song Qingyun laughed and said: "In this way, then I won't watch it now, Yun'er, you can roughly introduce the content of this edict to the palace, otherwise the palace will strike and stop working." ”

Hong Yun'er also said childlikely: "Okay, Lafayette, you just listen to me and introduce it slowly, the first part of this Dingguo is the edict is to explain the ......" (to be continued......)