Chapter 16: Entering the City
Bai Yi and Yuan came in again to salute, first bowed their hands and then knelt, saying Chitose, and got up only after getting the order of "flat body". Princess Sunny looked her up and down a few times. Because he had nothing to say, he casually asked, "Other people's children may be afraid of life, why do you have to call them in?" ”
Unexpectedly, this sentence blocked Hou Cong, and he simply wanted to beat himself ten times with a whip to punish Meng Lang for himself. Because his name is Baiyi, it's really nothing, but he's used to teasing others. Therefore, there with my mouth slightly open, I was stumped for the first time in my life. And Bai Yi had an indifferent and dull face, neither laughing at him nor sympathizing with him. It was Yuan You, who took the initiative to talk, and the baby's face was so sweet, "Your Highness doesn't know, although it is said that the Dragon Boat Festival has passed, it is always a festival." Our Xiaohou General sent us to prepare a gift early in the morning, and to make a beautiful and auspicious picture for His Royal Highness, this errand was done by the two of us, and naturally His Royal Highness came down to ask us about it. ”
As soon as Yuan's voice fell, he ran away and ran back like a few henchmen under him, and handed a wooden tray from the outside, with beads, sachets, Aihu, and gold threads and five silk ropes on it, Princess Yanyang had a lot of advantages, and she believed it at once, seeing that although the utensils in the town were not very exquisite, but there was another cute and amiable, he ordered someone to put it away with a smile, and ordered to prepare a reward for Bai Yi and Yuan. Mo Chang saw that it was almost over, and moved his eyebrows at Hou Cong, meaning: "Let's go?" ”
Hou Cong also moved his eyebrows, meaning "good." ”
Hou Cong was just about to open his mouth, but Princess Yanyang spoke first and blocked him again. I only heard the princess say, "Brother, guess where the emperor arranged for you to live?" ”
Mo Chang shook his head, "I heard you say that, not in the pavilion." Isn't it King Ying's mansion? ”
King Ying is the younger brother of Mo Changshu, and it stands to reason that the power to ascend the throne takes precedence over Mo Rong, but he is still stationed on the extreme southern border, and the palace in Pingdu is also empty.
When Princess Yanyang heard the words "Ying Wangfu", she suddenly seemed to be unable to remember this person, and hurriedly waved her hand, "Where is it, it is naturally a convenient place for my brother to familiarize, and it is at my house." ”
"Oh, bother, living in the princess's mansion is naturally delicate and proper."
Princess Yanyang found that Mo Chang didn't know what he was talking about at all, "It's the princess's mansion now, and it's the prince's mansion back then." ”
It turned out that Mo Chang's mansion was occupied by her.
Hou Cong felt that it would be boring to continue this topic, so he didn't even hang a fake smile, and directly interrupted the princess, "Speaking of which, His Royal Highness King Yangxian lives in the princess's mansion, and I am not very relieved." ”
"Huh?"
Except for the white clothes, the room was full of people asking.
Princess Yanyang was a little too happy because of Hou Cong's conversation with her, pinching her sleeves and covering half of her mouth, looking at Mo Chang and Hou Cong with a smile, "You are really bad, I take care of my brother, you still don't worry!" ”
"I have taken care of His Highness for so long, and I am not at ease when I suddenly handed it over to you."
"And what are you going to do?"
"I also want to stay with His Highness for a while."
The princess suddenly realized, "This pavilion has been arranged for you." Besides, you soldiers and generals, where can I receive them at home! ”
Hou Cong stood up, "The soldiers and generals all live in the pavilion, and I and the two Yuwen captains want to guard His Royal Highness King Yangxian, aren't you welcome in the house?" ”
When Princess Yanyang heard that Hou Cong was going to move in, she was naturally happy and thought that it was also an unexpected joy. However, she was still clear-headed, and immediately asked a very important question, "This person has also been delivered, when will you leave?" Ah, I don't mean to be unwelcome, it's the emperor who ordered me to be solely responsible for welcoming back, I have to take care of you eating, drinking, and Lazar, I want to know, how long will I prepare? ”
Hou Cong paced in the room full of people, and pinched the back of the white clothes by the way, but no one could see it. "Eat and drink Lazar, we will take care of ourselves. We are ordered by the emperor of our country to marry your country, so naturally we have to wait for the holding of the Buddha bathing ceremony and the ceremony before formulating the regulations. ”
"Oh, that's it." On that day, his own brother had not yet been decided. Princess Yanyang knew what Hou Cong meant, and stood up gently, "Then I know, just do what General Hou wants, please!" ”
The group hula hugged the noble prince and princess out of the room and went downstairs. The luggage was packed a long time ago and waited in the car. The small inn went away, sixteen sedan chairs and eight sedan chairs were lifted on the spot, and under the layers of guards, Gong Le rolled up again and marched towards Pingdu.
Thousands of people ran out to see along the way, and Pingdu opened an east gate, and more officials and nobles came out to greet them. When he was a mile away from the city gate, he saw the city gate open, and the silk satin was displayed.
Bai Yi rode on a horse, and followed Hou Cong with his brother. Seeing the city where I was born and raised, I am getting closer and closer step by step. At this time, Dugu was busy with the things before and after, riding a horse and shuttling through the team, and finally caught up with Baiyi.
"Where's Ah Xing?"
This question interrupted Bai Yi's inner tremor and homesickness. She let her horse take a few steps behind and grabbed Duguzheng's reins.
Originally, Dugu Zheng didn't think much about it at all, but at this time he was scared and rushed out, "He's not dead, is he?" ”
"It's worse than dead. was beaten by the eldest son, tied up, and now he is back in Datong. Then, Bai Yi said the most words in his life, and made up the section that Dugu Zheng didn't know.
Dugu Zheng almost didn't fall off the horse, kept his head down for a long time, and didn't say a word.
Bai Yi even forgot about himself because he was staring at him. Others stopped the sedan chair and got off the horse, and she also stopped the sedan chair and got off the horse, completely ignoring Hou Cong's attention to her in a few steps, and her face became more and more gloomy.
Mo Chang returned to Pingdu like this, and saw the old people and strangers who came to greet him with a smile like a spring breeze, entered from the east gate on foot, walked through the street, and greeted the people around him, and by the way, he looked at the world that originally belonged to him.
Hou Cong and the officials of Chengguo persuaded him several times before he got back into the sedan chair and set off.
Although it is relatively unlikely that Mo Rong will arrange someone to attack in Pingdu, it is not completely impossible, after all, in Hou Cong's view, the primary purpose of Chengguo is Mo Chang's death, and even if some things are true, they can indeed be "killed first and then talked". What's more, you can also fake it to others after killing people. Therefore, Hou Cong didn't dare to be careless, paid attention to the movements around him, and didn't take it down when he put his hand on the saber.
The only "distracting thought" in his heart was to worry about Bai Yi's sadness. As a result, after repeatedly turning back, not only could I not find her eyes, but now it is so noisy that I can't even see her figure.
The returning prince walked forward from the east gate, turned right along the riverbank, walked through the streets and alleys, and arrived at the palatial princess's mansion, where a group of family members went out to kneel to greet him, and Mo Chang walked off the sedan chair with the support of Cuizhu and Ling Xiao, and walked into his former home.
Princess Yanyang hurriedly followed, and told him of her careful arrangement, "The courtyard near the garden, which used to be the place where my brother studied, was empty, and now it has been cleaned up, and it just so happens that my brother lives." ”
"Your Highness bothered." Mo Chang said with a smile, with the leadership of the new master, he first went to the main courtyard to burn paper incense and worship God, bathed his hands, and talked nonsense, and finally waited until all the luggage was put in the new and old residence, and got up to ask Princess Yanyang to rest.
"Where can I rest? Since General Xiaohou is also going to live in, I have to be busy for a while! ”
So, the princess personally accompanied Mo Chang and Hou Cong into the courtyard arranged for Mo Chang. Hou Cong took a look, it was indeed clean and tidy, and proposed to live here.
"Is that okay?" The princess asked.
"It's very good here." Hou Cong smiled and pointed to the wing. "Your Highness is busy with other things, my people here can simply clean up."
Princess Yanyang was reluctant to give up, and the chief historian came up and whispered a few words to her, and the princess suddenly realized, "Then you can rest, I still have to enter the palace to face the saint." After speaking, he looked back at Hou Cong step by step, and left with a smile.
Hou Cong looked to the side, saw Yuan You, and made a look, Yuan You immediately took the people below and quietly began to search. While they were busy, Hou Cong and Mo Chang just stayed in the yard and watched the flowers and fish.
After a quarter of an hour, Yuan came over again to report, "I've seen it all, it's fine." ”
Hou Cong said to Mo Chang, "Please let Your Highness in." ”
And he stood in the courtyard and did not move his nest.
Mo Chang walked into the main room and looked back at Hou Cong. Hou Cong smiled at him under the rare blue sky in the south.
Mo Chang smiled back, entered the door, Cuizhu and Ling Xiao closed the door panel.
Hou Cong entered the room where Qingsong cleaned up for a while, and when he looked around, Hui Niang brought up a bowl of new tea.
"What about people?"
"They all went to the pavilion to settle down."
"I mean white."
"She went, too."
Hou Cong put down the tea bowl, his butt was not hot, he got up and asked someone to watch the horse, and he also wanted to go over.