Day after day.

A whole month passed.

On April 12, Concubine Qin asked Emperor Jin An for the grace of returning to her hometown to worship her ancestors.

The ancestor worship procession set off from Shangjing, and the graceful and luxuriously dressed Concubine Qin sat on a carriage covered with tulle on all sides, staring straight ahead with a blank face, as if she did not notice the crowds of people swarming on both sides of the street.

Soldiers in cold armor stood in the way, cutting off civilians from contact with the frame.

But people's enthusiasm has not diminished, but has a tendency to intensify, and even in their shouts, they have mentioned several times the prince of the East Palace, who is still missing.

Among them, there are those who hope that the prince will return as soon as possible, and there are those who have lost hope.

Every word and sentence was like a sharp blade, inserted into Concubine Qin's heart one after another, making her feel painful and irrefutable at the same time.

Now, the royal family has made emergency measures.

The reason why Emperor Jin An agreed to her return to her hometown to worship her ancestors this time, and escorted her with such a large battle, in addition to reminding the world that the status of the prince of the East Palace is unshakable, there is also a beating on some wicked people in the secret.

I hope that this will help them to restrain a little bit and stop fighting for their lives.

Concubine Qin was in a heavy mood.

After such a long time, Prime Minister Zhao still hasn't found anything, and whenever he finally finds a trace, it will be inexplicably erased later.

It is still unknown who wrecked the boat.

Danger was all around her, and a sharp sword was aimed at her eyebrows, ready to strike her deadly.

However, in the midst of danger, she doesn't know where the secret enemy is hiding, and this passive feeling is really not good.

After thinking about it, Concubine Qin summoned someone and ordered softly: "Let the people below take care of the thirteenth princess more, don't let people rush into her." ”

The palace people dressed in emerald green clothes followed the frame step by step, and also whispered back when they heard the words: "Yes, according to Niangniang's orders, the thirteenth princess has sent twenty janissaries to escort her, and in case of any accidents, the twenty janissaries will escort the thirteenth princess away as soon as possible, and Niangniang doesn't have to worry." ”

"That's fine."

Concubine Qin breathed a sigh of relief and held back her heartbeat that was too fast.

She didn't really mean anything else about making such an arrangement.

It's just that before going out today, my eyelids kept jumping, and in order to ask for peace of mind, I asked Emperor Jin An for a favor, and brought some more people when I left the palace, so that they could protect Thirteen inch by inch.

In retrospect, it was the right decision.

There are so many people in the city watching the excitement, maybe there are people who want to fish in troubled waters.

Prepare early so you don't get scrambling when the unexpected happens.

The commotion around intensified.

It was only after they left the city gate that the voices faded away, and they left them behind.

However, this silence added a sense of unease to Concubine Qin's heart.

When I got to the ancestral shrine of my hometown, there were no accidents along the way.

This made Concubine Qin gradually suppress the uneasiness in her heart.

After the successful ancestor worship, Concubine Qin's mood became more and more sad.

Thinking back to her daughter, who still doesn't know life and death, she can't help but feel sad, looking at the hundreds of rows in the huge ancestral hall, her eyes unconsciously turned red.

There were no outsiders in the ancestral hall, and even the palace people who were waiting with them waited outside the door and did not enter without permission.

Therefore, there are only two living people in the ancestral hall today.

One is Concubine Qin, twenty Qi is self-contained.

As a daughter who has been raised under Concubine Qin's knees for more than ten years, Qi Ziruo has the confidence to enter this place.

After respectfully putting on three sticks of incense, and kowtowing three more times, Qi Ziruo stood up straight with a respectful expression.

The moment she turned her head, she found Concubine Qin's red eyes, and immediately guessed what Concubine Qin was thinking, and she couldn't help but feel a little sad for a while.

After a while, she cleaned up the overflowing emotions, took Concubine Qin's arm and said with relief: "Mother concubine don't worry too much, no news is the best news, now even Prime Minister Zhao Cheng has judged that the prince's brother must be fine, maybe he has suffered a lot of injuries and can't come back for a while." ”

After a month, Concubine Qin also rescued herself from her collapsed emotions, and although she still feels sad when she thinks about it now, she is not as desperate as she was at the beginning.

Because she believed in Prime Minister Zhao's judgment.

Her daughter has been worrying since she was a child.

Although there are many disasters and difficulties, every time you can turn evil into good fortune, I believe that this time is the same, you can find a way to survive in this realm.

After thinking about it, Concubine Qin wiped the corners of her reddish eyes and sighed softly: "If the ancestors have spirits in the sky, I only hope that they can protect Prince Ichigo, whether they are dead or alive, there must always be news." ”

It is not just talk to see people when you live and corpses to see you when you die.

In the past month, all the rivers that negotiate with the Yan River have been carefully explored.

It's a pity that a lot of corpses were fished out, but there was no Qi Changrong and Junchen among them.

This fact made everyone can't help but speculate, did General Jun save the life of the prince of the East Palace at the last moment?

It's a pity that speculation is just speculation.

If they don't find anyone, they won't know the truth.

"When I just kowtowed to the ancestors, my daughter had already asked the ancestors, and I believe that they will definitely bless the prince's brother in heaven and make her turn evil into good fortune."

It's ridiculous to say, as the thirteenth princess of the Great Jin, Qi Ziruo is the most powerless one.

Other princesses can use their own power to do many things in secret, but she is the only one who can wait in the palace and wait for the news from outside the palace to reach him.

This realization made Qi Ziruo feel so defeated for the first time.

If she could be useful, wouldn't she have to worry so much at this moment?

Don't wait for Qi Ziruo to come out of the mood of self-abandonment.

"That's it, let's hurry back to the palace, my eyelids have been beating non-stop today, it's better to go back quickly."

Qi Ziruo half-turned around, looked at the sky outside from the half-open window, and said in surprise: "Now? ”

It's dusk.

If you start at this time, you will have to rest on the road at night.

Who knows what accidents will happen on the road?

After thinking about it, Qi Ziruo persuaded out loud: "What's the matter if you go back to the palace a moment earlier or later, my father didn't send someone to urge, and my mother didn't have to be in such a hurry, not to mention, my daughter heard that there are a lot of jackals, tigers and leopards in the nearby mountains and forests, and it's not safe to travel at night, so it's better to leave early tomorrow morning?" ”

Although the mother's hometown is not too far from Shangjing, it is also a long way, and she has to pass by several mountains and forests in the middle.

Although he was escorted by Yu Linwei and a few Praetorian Guards, in order to reduce trouble, it was more convenient to travel during the day.

After hearing this, Concubine Qin stretched out her hand and pressed her temples, sighed long at the tablets of the ancestors, and said faintly: "What you said is also reasonable, since this is the case, let's rest in the mansion for the night first, and then leave tomorrow." ”

"Huh."

Qi Ziruo hurriedly responded, for fear that Concubine Qin would suddenly change her mind, so she hurriedly put down her hand and ran outside with a slight step to order everyone to prepare.

Concubine Qin's maiden family is not prominent, at best it is a rich and idle family, and her parents have long since passed away, and there is not much left in the family.

Most of the people staying in this house at the moment are relatives of the side branches who have a weak blood relationship with her, and they can neither cause her any trouble, nor can they help her do anything.

However, if the royal concubine with a noble status wants to stay in the mansion, she must not be slack, even if there is no family affection between them, the kung fu on the face is still passable.

Yes, when Qi Ziruo spread the word, the deserted mansion was completely lively.

Fortunately, the courtyard before Concubine Qin entered the palace was still empty, and she only needed to send someone to clean it inside and out.

When Concubine Qin returned to her former courtyard, there was still a little emotion in her eyes.

She stretched out her hand and touched the white pear tree by the gate of the courtyard, lowered her eyes and said: "Before leaving the pavilion, the palace likes to stand under the tree when the pear blossoms are blooming, watching the white pear blossoms fall in a beautiful way, which is a very beautiful picture." ”

Qi Ziruo tilted his head, found a more relaxed topic, and chuckled: "At that time, wasn't the mother concubine afraid that there would be insects that would mix in the falling pear blossoms and fall on you?" ”

"At that time, Hongu had caught poisonous snakes with his bare hands, so how could he be afraid of a few insects?" Concubine Qin touched the lines on the trunk of the tree and said softly: "If there is really an insect rushing to do something wrong in this palace, this palace will also find it and crush it as soon as possible." ”

In the gentlest tone, say the most careless words.

After listening, Qi Ziruo proposed: "Since the mother concubine misses the scene at that time, why don't you try again?" ”

Concubine Qin withdrew her hand and looked up at her: "What are you going to do?" ”

Qi Ziruo stretched out his hand and gestured, and said with a smile: "The mother concubine stands under the tree and doesn't move, the daughter asks people to come and shake the tree, so that the white flowers on the tree fall on the mother concubine, and the daughter will definitely write down this picture and present it on the drawing paper to the mother concubine another day." ”

"Do you want to paint Danqing for Hongu?"

Taking down the pear blossom petals that fell between her hair, Qi Ziruo smiled shyly: "My daughter's painting skills are not very good, so naturally I can't compare to the painters in the palace, and I hope that the mother concubine will not be disgusted when the time comes." ”

Concubine Qin raised her eyes and looked at Qi Ziruo deeply, as if she could see another child through this person.

She naturally knew that Qi Ziruo was not good at Danqing, this daughter who grew up beside her since she was a child, was best at embroidery, whether it was double-sided embroidery or other complicated embroidery methods.

In her hands, it can be brought to life.

And she is good at Danqing, but there is only her biological daughter in the entire palace, Qi Changrong.

It's a pity that Concubine Qin never got the Danqing painted for her by her daughter.

It seems that this time, her regret is destined to be negative in Qi Ziruo's body.

Concubine Qin bent her eyes and smiled: "Why do you need to ask someone to shake the tree so troublesomely, just wait." ”

Qi Ziruo didn't know why: "What is the mother waiting for?" ”

"Wait for the wind to come."

"Look, the wind is coming."

The words fell, and the wind followed.