Chapter 279: Finding the Trail
Qingwan wants to make everyone she cares about dress beautifully on the day she gets married, and watch her get married.
The owner of each store promised Qingwan that after she finished choosing, someone would send her home, and she didn't have to worry about carrying it.
It seems that this Wei Pingchuan is really thoughtful, and Qingwan is also happy to relax, so he is not polite, and tells each boss where he lives, and continues to shop.
The two of them went shopping for some porcelain, gold and silver jewelry, these Qingwan are not greedy, especially jewelry, Qingwan I Imperial Princess, these things in the small county town, they will be compared at once.
Qingwan just chose a small ring with Wu Wen, which made the owner of the jewelry store a little smacked.
Wei Pingchuan had instructed, and the girl surnamed Qing Lao chose it, and when he saw that Qing Wan chose this thing, he smacked his tongue and was still a little scared in his heart, afraid that his things would be looked down upon by a country girl, so how would this business be done in the future.
Qingwan saw the boss's bitter face, and laughed: "Boss, what's the matter, do you think I have chosen too much?" ”
"Where, where, I'm afraid that there will be too few girls to choose from. If Master Wei blames him and says that I didn't serve the girl, it would be miserable. The boss wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Qingwan laughed again, comforting the boss and saying that he would go to explain to Wei Pingchuan, so that the owner of the jewelry shop could put his mind at ease.
Stop-and-go, in a blink of an eye, both of them have been shopping for most of the day.
Qingwan is going to take Wu Wen to the Yunji Inn, last time the boss sent Qingwan out according to his respectful appearance, it should be no problem to go there for a meal, haha.
Qingwan was happy in her heart, led the way, and walked towards the Yunji Inn.
"Coco Wu, it's going to be delicious again soon, are you happy?" Qingwan was happy in her heart, and teased Wu Wen with her mouth.
There was no sound, and Qingwan turned her head strangely.
In the garden of the palace, there is a beautiful lotus pond, in the middle of which a small pavilion has been repaired, and several winding wooden paths connect the pavilion with the main road.
Inside the pavilion was a small round table and a few small stools, on which were placed a few small plates and a set of tea sets. The plate is filled with delicate dim sum.
A graceful and luxuriously dressed woman sat on a small stool, dressed in silk and satin, and the beaded hairpin on her head shone dazzlingly in the sun, and several palace maids stood beside her. Next to the woman's stool, there was a chaise longue, on which lay a man, an old man who looked a little withered, although his spirit was sluggish, between his eyebrows and eyes, he still had his own majesty. A courtier-like man was bowing his head to report to the old man.
"Your Majesty, the minister has almost checked the matter you explained. According to the report of the people sent out, the whereabouts of the second prince, the scope of the lock is getting smaller and smaller. As expected, it should be near the county seat of Xishan. It seems that it won't be long before these two princes can reunite with the emperor and the concubine. ”
The two in the pavilion are the current emperor and the biological mother of the second prince Li Jun, Concubine Shugui.
The one who bowed his head to report to the emperor was Liu Yu, the minister of the first rank of the court, the right prime minister. This person was the emperor's confidant minister, and the emperor sent him for things that were inconvenient for him to come forward. This time, the matter of finding the second prince naturally fell on Liu Yu's head.
"Very good, you tell me to go down and let the more powerful men do it, my body...... cough, cough ......" Before the emperor finished speaking, there was a cough.
"Your Majesty, you rest first. Jun'er's business, take your time, your body matters. ”
Seeing that the emperor was coughing severely, Concubine Shu hurriedly supported the emperor, stretched out her right hand and gently patted the emperor's back a few times.
The emperor grabbed Concubine Shu's left hand on his arm, tightened it, raised his head and said to Concubine Shu, "Alas, Concubine Shu, I'm afraid that my body won't last a few days." Jun'er's affairs have to be done quickly. I still want to see your mother and son reunited before I close my eyes. When Jun'er finds it back, I still have to hand over this river to him before I can go on the road with peace of mind. ”
"Your Majesty, you must not say that, your body is still tough. You, the second prince will be back to see you soon. ”
When Liu Yu heard the emperor's words, his knees bent and he knelt down.
Concubine Shu also hurriedly interjected: "Yes, Your Majesty, what Lord Liu said is reasonable. You'll have to wait for our Jun'er to come back. ”
The Emperor stretched out his other hand, trying to take the hand of the concubine.
After a long illness, the emperor has been tortured to the bone. Those hands are like chicken feet, with protruding green tendons, which is really scary.
Concubine Shu quickly turned around, squatted down in front of the emperor, and held the emperor's hand tightly with both hands.
"Your Majesty, there are so many things in the whole country, but I am waiting for you to preside over them. Don't be cranky, even if it's for your people, you have to take care of your health! ”
Liu Yu lay his head on the ground and didn't raise it for a long time.
This Liu Yu is the same age as the emperor, and he also went to the palace to study with him when he was a child, because he and the emperor have a similar temperament, and the two of them have been good since childhood. Later, when the emperor inherited the unification, he kept Liu Yu by his side, carried him all the way, and gradually promoted him to the first rank of the court, in charge of the power in the army.
Liu Yu is also extremely loyal to the emperor, and everything that the emperor explains, he will always do everything in every detail.
"Liu Yu, I know my own body best. Tomorrow you will call the historian. I want to make a will. If you can't wait for the second prince to come back, my throne will be empty first. A few of you ministers will be responsible for governing the court first, and when the second prince returns, you will pass the throne to him. ”
The emperor said so many words in one go, he felt a little exhausted, and coughed again and again.
"Your Majesty, the minister asked something that shouldn't be asked. Why do you insist on passing the throne to the second prince? ”
Liu Yu knelt on the ground, raised his head to look at the emperor, and asked cautiously for a long time.
Even though Liu Yu and the emperor grew up together, they can be regarded as the emperor's henchmen. It's just that this companion is like a tiger, and Liu Yu doesn't dare to violate the emperor's taboo. I'm afraid that if it's a bar, be careful, and your head will fall to the ground.
The emperor coughed for a long time, covered his chest, and said breathlessly: "These princes in the palace, you must know their temperament better than me. Concubine Shu's temperament is so indisputable, this Jun'er must also be pure-minded. The throne was left to him, I can rest assured, it can be regarded as compensation for throwing him into the people for so many years! ”
"Liu Yu, Jun'er's jade pendant and letter, you must confirm it clearly before you can bring it back to the palace, so as not to create an opportunity for some people with a heart."
After a while, the emperor was not at ease, and instructed Liu Yu again
Liu Yu saw that the emperor's energy was getting weaker and weaker, and he was afraid that the emperor's condition would be aggravated if he talked about it any longer, so he hurriedly retired after Nuo Nuo responded.
At the rockery behind the pavilion, there is a pair of eyes, looking at Liu Yu's distant back.
"Third prince, news from the palace." In the secret room, one of his subordinates held a small note and placed it on the table in front of Li Yi.
Li Yi opened the note, his brows furrowed. Finally, in a rage, he slapped the note on the table heavily.
"This old man, just for a concubine who was sent out of the palace at a very young age, such a lot of trouble."
The subordinate saw that Li Yi was angry, and stood there, not daring to get angry.
After the fire, Li Yi sat on the chair, looked at the note in front of him, stood up for a long time, and lit the note.
"You!" Li Yi pointed to the subordinates in front of him and continued, "No need to send a message. Immediately set off to Xishan County, found Li Qi, and asked him to step up this matter. Tell him that if he drags on any longer, he will return to Beijing with his head! ”
"Yes, Third Prince, I'll go right away."
The subordinates bowed their heads, and retreated out the door.
"Stop!"
After a deep groan, Li Jun stopped his subordinates.
"If you go, you don't have to come back, just stay in Xishan and help Li Qi do this. If it is done well, this king will reward him well. However, if you mess up for me, you, like Li Qi, will come back with your own head to see this king! ”
As soon as he finished speaking, the cold ice drifted eerily towards the men who had already walked to the door.
Li Yi's subordinates intuitively felt a chill down their backs, quickly turned around, and respectfully responded to Li Yi's reprimand.
Li Mang, a person from the capital, quickly whipped his horse and arrived at Xishan County in a few days.
Soon, the man was connected with Richie.
Li Yi's word by word, Li Mang originally told Li Qi locally, and both of them were very sad.
Since Li Mang came, he and Li Qi have been investigating everywhere in the past few days, but they have never heard of Li Jun.
With a sentence that Li Jun is in Xishan, a jade pendant that he has never seen and a letter that he doesn't know the content, it is not easy to dig out Li Jun in the vast sea of people!
"Brother, it's been a long time since you came to Xishan County, isn't there a clue?" Gathered in a room upstairs of the inn, Li Mang, a person from the capital, looked at Li Qi who was sitting on a chair with a sad face.
Li Qi didn't speak, and picked up the teacup on the table in annoyance, and drank it all.
"The third prince is really red-eyed this time. There is news from the palace that the emperor has already confirmed that the second prince is in this West Mountain, and it is estimated that it is fast to find out the second prince. Brother, I can't find it again, when I came, the third prince let go, and it would be difficult for our brothers to go back alive. Li Mang sat down, his face as dignified as Li Qi.
After a long time, Li Qi slowly spoke: "Li Mang, if we can't complete the task within the time limit of the three princes, you will go back to Beijing first, take our father and mother back to their hometown, and find a quiet place." Over the years, the silver taels we have earned are enough for you to live the rest of your life. When the time comes, you will marry another daughter-in-law, serve your father and mother well, and live a stable life. The third prince, I have my own way to explain. ”
"Brother......
Li Mang just shouted, and Li Qi interrupted Li Mang's words with a wave of his hand.
"Let's go, today brother will accompany you out for a walk and find a place to have a drink. You have been in Xishan County for a few days, and you are busy inquiring about the news of these two princes. There is wine today and drunk today, let's have a few drinks first, and then let these people go to hell! ”