Chapter 21 Envoy to the Northern Wei Dynasty
He Jingying only felt that she had a splitting headache, and the familiar thousand-step fragrance was in her heart. He Jingying sat up suddenly, shouldn't she be by the river in Stone Town? How could it be in Yiyue Pavilion?
The door creaked open, and Chun'er walked in with a bouquet of chrysanthemums wrapped in the cold wind.
Why is this scene so familiar? Isn't he reborn again?
Chun'er watched He Jingying wake up and said happily: "Miss, you finally woke up, you have been asleep for three days!" When the prince and Commander Xiao sent you back that day, your face was as white as the steamed buns in the kitchen, and your body was still hot, but you scared the slave to death! ”
Steamed buns? The corners of He Jingying's mouth twitched. It's not like it's reborn. He Jingying fell back on the bed, gathered the quilt, and asked, "Where is the prince?" ”
Chun'er: "The prince went to the Northern Dynasty, and he left this morning." ”
He Jingying sat up abruptly again: "Go to the Northern Dynasty?!" ”
Only then did Chun'er babble and explain what had happened in the past three days to He Jingying clearly.
It turned out that after meeting Xiao Chen in Stone Town that day, He Jingying fainted. Xiao Lian sent He Jingying back to the mansion and followed Xiao Chen directly into the palace to face the saint.
Xiao Lian insisted that it was Shen Wenji who collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country, and he arrived in time to stop the spy, but unfortunately, he only snatched back half of the drawings from the spy.
Shen Wenji never thought that Xiao Lian would strike first, and those well-thought statements to slander Xiao Lian had to be left to rot in his stomach.
The two sides insisted on their own words, and because of the wide involvement, the emperor could only conclude the case by "a misunderstanding". Although it is not delved into, it is still punished for what should be punished. Shen Wenji was ineffective in defending Stone City, was removed from his official position, fined for one year, and returned to Beijing to think about it. And Xiao Lian trespassed into Stone City, and the emperor ordered him to go to the Northern Dynasty with Xiao Zilun and Fan Jin, marry the princess of the Northern Dynasty, and make meritorious contributions to make up for his mistakes.
The chariot is not yet fully built. What's more, it has only been more than ten years since Southern Qi snatched power from Liu Song. The Northern Wei Dynasty has been founded for more than a hundred years, and in terms of national strength and military strength, the Southern Qi Dynasty has not yet been able to reach it. Now that the matter of building chariots has been discovered by the Northern Wei Dynasty, harmony is the best way to delay the army.
The one who wants to marry the princess of the Northern Dynasty is Xiao Zilun, the king of Baling, and the thirteenth uncle of Xiao Zhaoye. Although he is the thirteenth uncle, he is actually only sixteen years old, three years younger than Xiao Zhaoye.
It was Xiao Zilun who married him, and the envoy was Fan Jin. Xiao Lian went this time, but he was just sending an envoy to the Northern Dynasty on behalf of the crown prince to make a show.
So how can this be called "punishment"?
He Jingying knew in her heart that the emperor's move was clearly "punishing", but in private she hoped that Xiao Lian could make some achievements.
As Fan Guifei said, Xiao Ziliang made the emperor jealous.
Since Xiao Ziliang established the West Mansion, the courtiers and clans have been close to him, but it has made a prince seem isolated.
The emperor built a chariot in Stone Town this time, because he had the intention to start a war with the Northern Dynasty again. Today, the country must not be shaken. But the prince's health is not as good as day by day, and the three sons are not very successful. Although Xiao Zhaoye is talented, he has a perverse personality and has always refused to serve in the court. The emperor wants to use Xiao Zhaoye to enrich the prince's wings and balance Xiao Ziliang.
If it was Xiao Zhaoye, He Jingying was not too worried. But Xiao Lian ......
"Wang". The fat tiger walked in with his tail wagging, and a small petal on the tip of his nose.
How can there be flowers at this time of year?
He Jingying walked out of Yiyue Pavilion and looked at it, her eyes lit up, and there were three pots of peonies in bloom outside Yiyue Pavilion. The bright and delicate pink warms the cold wind of late autumn.
He Jingying couldn't help but wonder: "Chun'er, how can there be peonies in this season?" ”
Speaking of this flower, Chun'er was also very happy: "This is what the prince brought back from the palace that day." The prince said that the young lady must be bored after waking up, and she will be happier when she looks at the flowers. This shed was built by the prince himself. The prince said that when he saw the flower slaves in the palace, this is how he raised flowers. ”
The peony was placed in a small shed with a small stove. Chun'er was watering the flowers, it was late autumn weather, but Chun'er still had a dense layer of sweat on her forehead.
He Jingying's heart warmed, when he was in the palace, he confronted Shen Wenji alone, and it took a lot of attention, but he could still think of bringing these flowers back.
Chun'er looked at He Jingying with a smile: "Miss, the slave maid thinks that the prince is a little different." ”
He Jingying's eyelids jumped: "What's different?" ”
Chun'er: "The prince used to always have a cold face, and the slave was very afraid of him." ”
He Jingying smiled: "What did the prince say before leaving?" ”
Chun'er: "The prince told you not to worry about him, wait for him to come back." ”
He Jingying gently stroked the peony petals, how could she not be worried? In the past, it was also at this time that Xiao Zhaoye went to the Northern Wei Dynasty with Fan Jin, and when he returned, he was attacked by the mountain barbarians and was injured at the border.
After she was reborn, some things were different, such as Yang Minzhi, who was supposed to be the waiter of the East Palace, but now he has disappeared, as if there has never been such a person in this world.
And Stone Town, she had never been involved in such danger. I had never even heard Xiao Zhaoye mention anything about Stone Town.
But these things have not deviated from the original trajectory. For example, in the past, Xiao Zhaoye went to the Northern Wei Dynasty, but now Xiao Lian has gone. Even the murder in Stone Town made her faintly familiar. Just like when Xu Wanyu burned Yiyue Pavilion, there were too many keys that she couldn't think clearly.
Why did Shen Wenji suddenly make a move on her and Xiao Lian?
It was Gongzi Yu who led her and Xiao Lian to Stone Town. She figured this out when she and Xiao Lian were in Stone City. The trick wasn't clever, it was they who were too simple and jumped into the trap.
So the two of them went to Stone Town, which was originally an accident. And Shen Wenji's killing of them was also temporary.
Although it was a temporary intention, these killing intentions seemed to have been buried a long time ago.
He Jingying looked up, and the little servants in the palace were busy with their own work, and they would greet each other with a smile when they took a photo, and they were also respectful to her, the princess.
But one day, these people will suddenly turn against each other and burn her and Xiao Zhaoye to death in Yiyue Pavilion with Xu Wanyu.
Why did Xu Wanyu make a move in the first place? Killing her, she can understand, but what good is killing Xiao Zhaoye for her? What kind of power allowed her to murder the prince and kill her husband recklessly?
There seems to be an invisible hand behind it, and they have never fled.
This time, he can't just lose his life as before.
In the past, Xiao Zhaoye was reluctant to set foot in the court, and now Xiao Lian knows nothing about the people in the court.
If only she and Xiao Lian were the two of them, they would always be ants in the hands of the people behind them.
She needs help.
And in this world, except for Xiao Lian, there is only one person she can trust.
He Jingying's third uncle, He Yin.
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