[Chapter 4, Volume 4]

Section 122 Chapter 122 Jingshi Tiandu

Lu Xiang'er and his entourage spent half a month traveling north, and finally arrived in Beijing, and the weather became cooler and cooler. However, Lu Xiang'er, who was sitting in Huo Qingsong's modified carriage, was not interested in enjoying any scenery.

It is conceivable that anyone who has been in a carriage for so long will get bored. What's more, Lu Xianger is still an active person. Therefore, her undisguised mood was naturally seen by Huo Qingsong, Lu Hong, and Chaoxia, and the three of them also made Lu Xiang'er as comfortable as possible.

No, seeing that it was already noon, Huo Qingsong stopped again to rest. Although there is no village in front of the village, and there is no store in the back, everyone has become accustomed to staying and eating in the wilderness all the way. As soon as the carriage stopped, Huo Qingsong's more than ten generals, under Huo Bao's command, lit a fire and hunted. In less than half an hour, the campfire was set up with game and dry food.

Watching Lu Hong skillfully roast the game, Lu Xiang'er lifted some spirits. And Chaoxia put a hot steamed bun in Lu Xiang'er's hand, and the corners of her mouth raised slightly: "Xiang'er, cheer up." Before dark, we will be able to reach Kyoshi. ”

"Really, are you finally going to Jingshi?" Hearing Chaoxia say this, Lu Xiang'er's eyes immediately lit up, and she looked at Lu Hong again.

Lu Hong, who was smiling more and more, seemed to be forgetting Xiang Qingya, shook his head and smiled: "Xiang'er, don't look at my brother." My brother has never been to Jingshi, so I don't know when I will be there. ”

"Yes." Lu Xiang'er understood that what Lu Hong said was true, so she looked at Chaoxia again and said, "Sister Chaoxia, it's almost time to get to Jingshi, you better talk about Jingshi first and let Xiang'er know." ”

"Okay. Anyway, it's okay now. "Chaoxia originally wanted to let Huo Qingsong, a person who was born and grew up in Beijing. But thinking that Lu Xiang'er would finally not face Huo Qingsong's abnormal behavior now, she didn't want to confuse Lu Xiang'er anymore. Although Chaoxia has not been to Jingshi a few times, she has heard a lot of things when she wanders around with her father-in-law. After sorting out what she had heard, Chaoxia told Lu Xiang'er about the capital of Beijing like a storyteller.

As the old saying goes: Jing, Daye. Teachers, all also. The master of Beijing, the residence of the Son of Heaven. Therefore, in most cases, Jingshi refers to the capital where the Son of Heaven lives, but it is not the name of the capital. And the capital division of the Great Zhou Dynasty is called Tiandu. 'Tiandu' means the capital city of the Son of Heaven, which has gone through three generations in the Great Zhou Dynasty, but His Majesty the Emperor is the fourth generation. Several dynasties before the Great Zhou Dynasty also designated this place as the capital division, so Tiandu can be described as the imperial capital of a thousand years.

Tiandu is composed of the palace city, the imperial city, and the outer Guo city. The palace city and the imperial capital are in the south of the heavenly capital, and the north of the heavenly capital is naturally the inner square where the common people live. The north of the city is divided into the east city and the west city, the west city is mostly inhabited by the people, and there are few markets. Dongcheng can be said to be the commercial area of Tiandu, which is much more prosperous than Xicheng.

On both sides of the palace and the imperial castle are the residences of the nobles. The Song Mansion and General Huo Da are on the east side of the palace, and they are only two streets apart. These two mansions were built by Emperor Taizong and specially given to the Song family and the Huo family. It can be seen how favored the Song family and the Huo family were back then.

For what Chaoxia said, Lu Xianger was very willing to listen to the east and west markets in the heavenly capital. After hearing that Dongshi was a commercial area, focusing on the merchants of the surrounding Fanbang vassal states of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Lu Xiang'er's eyes were not quiet for a moment.

Seeing Lu Xiang'er's expression, Chaoxia couldn't help but say, "Xiang'er, you don't want to open another winery in Jingshi, right?" ”

"Yes, I'm just wondering what the sky is like." Lu Xiang'er hasn't made a decision yet, so she naturally doesn't want to go out first. Chaoxia has been with Lu Xiang'er for so long, and she knows her careful thinking very well. Seeing that Lu Xiang'er didn't tell the truth, Chaoxia glanced at her again, but she didn't ask any more.

When the sun was setting in the west, and Lu Xiang'er was a little bored, Huo Bao, who was driving for Lu Xiang'er and Chaoxia, suddenly shouted excitedly: "Little lady Lu, little lady Chaoxia, look, Jingshi is in front." ”

"Really?" Lu Xiang'er stretched out her hand to lift the curtain, and saw a majestic ancient city in the distance, bathed in the afterglow of the setting sun.

Looking at the appearance of Tiandu, Lu Xiang'er just felt that the sky was bigger than Jiangling Mansion, and the city wall was higher than that of Jiangling Mansion. Maybe I heard Chaoxia introduce it before, looking at Tiandu from afar, Lu Xiang'er felt that it was worthy of being the capital master of all dynasties. That kind of heavy feeling all shows the solemnity and solemnity of Tiandu.

was about to enter the Beijing Division, and Lu Xiang'er suddenly thought of where they were going to stay. Thinking of this, she immediately lowered the curtain and asked Chaoxia: "Sister Chaoxia, A-Niang never said where she lived when she wrote to her, does she live in the Guogong Mansion?" ”

"When I came out of Jingshi, my stepmother was temporarily living in the Guogong Mansion." Chaoxia thought back to Lu Erniang's reluctant appearance, and said with some uncertainty: "However, I'm afraid my stepmother won't live in the Guogong Mansion now, after all, the injury of the Guogong Mansion has long been healed." ”

"Then we entered the Jingshi, where are we going to find A-Niang. I won't go to the Guogong Mansion first, it will be dark soon. Lu Xiang'er looked at the sky, she really didn't want to go to the Guogong Mansion so late.

Thinking of this, Lu Xiang'er opened the curtain again and said to Huo Bao: "Huo Bao, has your general been in contact with the Guogong Mansion recently?" ”

Huo Bao was slightly stunned for a moment, then turned around and said embarrassedly: "Little lady Lu, you'd better ask my general about these things, I'm just a follower and don't know these things." ”

"You're faithful." Lu Xiang'er pursed her lips and lowered the curtain, but Huo Bao wiped the sweat that didn't exist on her forehead. But before he could put down his hand, Lu Xiang'er raised his voice again: "Stop-"

Huo Bao had just heard what Lu Xiang'er and Chaoxia said, and he also knew that Huo Qingsong's correspondence with the Guogong Mansion had not been broken. But along the way, he also understood Huo Qingsong's intentions, and he didn't dare to say anything about everything about Lu Xiang'er. Therefore, Huo Bao stopped the car very obediently and asked Lu Xianger to go to Huo Qingsong to inquire in person.

Huo Qingsong and Lu Hong, who were sitting in a carriage behind, were a little strange when they saw Lu Xiang'er suddenly jump out of the car. And when Lu Xiang'er finished speaking, Lu Hong also thought that it was impossible for Lu Erniang to live in the Guogong Mansion all the time. And he didn't know where Lu Erniang was at this time, where to find her when he entered the Jingshi. Thinking about it, Lu Hong, like Lu Xiang'er, looked at Huo Qingsong.

Huo Qingsong didn't expect Lu Xiang'er to think of this at this time, so he said: "A few days ago, my uncle and I wrote through a letter, and Lu Niangzi is indeed not in the Guogong Mansion now. And you must be anxious, yesterday I sent news to my uncle, telling him that we will go to Beijing today. I think that Lu Niangzi is already waiting for you at the gate of the city at this time. ”

"Really? My aunt knows that we are going to Beijing today? Lu Xiang'er looked at Huo Qingsong suspiciously, but she thought in her heart that along the way, she didn't see Huo Qingsong send someone to deliver the letter.

Huo Qingsong obviously didn't like Lu Xiang'er's disbelief and was a little disliked, his face was a little stiff, and he said in a deep voice: "You'll know when you get to the city gate in a while." After saying this, Huo Qingsong didn't say anything again, and after Lu Xiang'er returned to his carriage, he kept babbling about something. Although Chaoxia couldn't hear it clearly, she was sure that what Lu Xiang'er said was not a good thing.

Lu Hong saw that Huo Qingsong might be angry, and hurriedly said: "Brother Huo, Xiang'er doesn't understand anything and asks randomly, don't be angry with her, she is still young." ”

"Brother Hong'er is serious, I'm not angry with Little Lady Lu." Huo Qingsong nodded to Lu Hong and explained: "It's just that there is a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger in the Beijing Division, and you still have to pay more attention. When you meet certain people and certain things, it is better not to get to the bottom of it. ”

"What Brother Huo said, Brother Hong wrote it down." Lu Hong's expression was whole and he nodded to Huo Qingsong. Thinking that at the feet of the Son of Heaven are either high-ranking officials or relatives of the emperor, ordinary people like him should still pay more attention to Huo Qingsong, so as not to offend people and don't know.

Lu Xiang'er and Chaoxia didn't know that Huo Qingsong was instructing Lu Hong on the matters that he should pay attention to in Beijing, but he was thinking about Lu Erniang. Counting up, Lu Xianger hasn't seen Lu Erniang for half a year. This is also the first time that Lu Xiang'er has been separated from Lu Erniang for so long since she came to Jiangbei. In Lu Xianger's heart, Lu Erniang is like a mother. After not seeing her for such a long time, Lu Xiang'er can be said to miss her very much.

In fact, when Lu Xianger was taken captive, she was also very scared. At that time, Lu Xiang'er thought most about Lu Erniang and Lu Hong, as well as Chaoxia. Therefore, when Lu Hong mentioned that he wanted to come to Beijing, Lu Xianger agreed without thinking about it. However, after being separated for so long, I don't know what kind of situation Lu Erniang is in now. Lu Xiang'er thought that the carriage was getting closer and closer to the gate of Jingshi.

After a while, Lu Xiang'er felt that the speed of the carriage had slowed down, and she felt strange in her heart, so she lifted the corner of the curtain and looked out. Only then did she realize that the city gate was close in front of her, but there was a long queue at the city gate. One group of people is going into the city, and the other group is going out of the city. Looking at these two long teams of people, you can know how prosperous Jingshili is.

While admiring the various people in front of her, Lu Xiang'er suddenly noticed that a carriage and several fast horses suddenly ran out of the city gate. Judging by the situation, it should be a few fast horses guarding the carriage. I saw that the carriage rolled up puffs of dust, and the people in front of it looked back from time to time, causing a small commotion in the steady procession.

"This is the family of that high-ranking official, so arrogant." Lu Xiang'er looked curious and couldn't help but speak. Chaoxia, who was sitting honestly, couldn't help but look out of the car window when she heard Lu Xiang'er say this. Chaoxia, who is strong in martial arts, can see farther than ordinary people.

Therefore, Lu Xiang'er didn't see it clearly, but Chaoxia saw an acquaintance sitting on a horse next to the carriage. Seeing this acquaintance, Chaoxia immediately understood who was in the carriage. Thinking of this, Chaoxia whispered with some excitement: "Xiang'er, it's Mr. Song......"