Hearing this, Xiao Xiao pushed the car door and asked with a smile: "This father-in-law should be the one who serves by the side of the Son of Heaven, right?" ”

He has a lot of opportunities to enter and exit the palace, but the only people he can notice are the people around Li Qitian, he doesn't know much about this Qiu Min, he just looks familiar.

"Lord Lao remembers, the slave and maid are exact." Qiu Min saluted with a smile on his face, no matter whether he recognized him or not, as long as he knew that he was the person next to the emperor, it was enough to lift up.

Xiao Xiao smiled and said, "The Holy Lord sent Master Ma here?" ”

"Yes." Qiu Min walked closer with a smile and said respectfully, "The Holy Lord said that the weather is fine, the construction of the imperial tomb will continue, and the matter of escorting the Tatar Khan will be handed over to Lord Ma with full authority, so that the prince and Zhongyi can repair the imperial tomb without distraction." ”

Xiao Xiao thought about the direction of the capital with a moving face, "Thank you for your compassion." ”

The queen in the other carriage also lifted the curtain, "Does the Holy Lord have any instructions for this palace?" ”

Qiu Min hurriedly turned around and gave a big salute to the queen, "Niang Niang Jin'an." The saint instructed the slaves and maids to serve Niangniang, and asked Niangniang to follow Master Ma and the Tatar Khan back to Beijing together. ”

When the queen heard this, she only smiled faintly and nodded, but her heart seemed to be pricked by a needle.

The saint has made a will, she must go back, but she is reluctant to leave here, reluctant to leave this piece of freedom of idle clouds and wild cranes, and even more reluctant to leave the owl. No matter how well she hides her thoughts, it's good to be able to spend a while with Xiaoxiao.

But now, what else could she do but Shane?

"Got it. The palace will act according to the commands of the Holy One. With that, the queen lowered the curtain.

That's it, that's it, there are some things she can never do, and some things she can never get, since there is no hope, why bother herself?

Xiao Xiao ordered his subordinates to welcome Qiu Min into the team, and the group rushed back to Huichuan County together.

When Lu Heng saw that the queen was escorting the queen back, he naturally wanted to bring his family to greet him, and when he held a banquet in the other courtyard that day, the queen said: "Do your best to do what the Holy God commands." The palace will leave for Beijing tomorrow, I don't know what will happen to Prince Zhongshun and Zhongyi? ”

Xiao Xiao and Lu Heng both shook their heads and smiled to show that they obeyed the queen's orders.

Ma Shilang said with a smile: "The Queen Mother is approaching, and the Holy One means to ask the mother to preside over the harem, and it is best to go back as soon as possible." ”

The queen nodded kindly.

After the banquet, Ma Shilang personally went to the post house to inform the Tatar party that they would leave tomorrow.

Everyone was busy that night, and no one could sleep well.

In the early morning of the next day, Qin Yining got up early to dress up, and after having breakfast with Xiao Xiao, he hurriedly went to the city gate to send off the queen and Siqin.

The procession of Tatar tribute was lined up outside the city, and Siqin and Kotun were already in the carriage.

The queen also got into the carriage and sat in it with a dignified face, while Concubine Zhuang got into the carriage behind.

Qin Yining and Bian Ruohan stepped forward to salute respectfully,

"The courtiers congratulate the mother."

The queen lowered her eyes and looked at Qin Yining and Bian Ruohan under the carriage.

I saw that Qin Yining's face was calm and calm, but Bian Ruohan had a patient face, as if someone owed her.

The queen's mind turned, and she knew that Bian Ruohan was still holding a grudge against the original thing.

At that time, she was able to confidently keep Qin Yining by her side, and accused Lu Heng of how unbearable Lu Heng's behavior was as a bystander.

But now after the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple and her party, she herself has a different mind, and her mentality has naturally changed. She understood what was right and what was wrong, but she also understood how difficult it was to control feelings. She still has to abide by her identity and rules, but she understands the matter between Lu Heng and Qin Yining.

Maybe Lu Heng has affection for Qin Yining, but Qin Yining is only sincere.

Or maybe Qin Yining and Lu Heng have already exchanged songs. But all this is a private matter between them, they are willing to do it with each other, what reason does she have to meddle if she is just an outsider? Even if she is the queen, she will not change to take care of herself like this, who can judge the housework clearly?

The queen just didn't see Bian Ruohan's complaining and angry face, and instead told Concubine Zhuang, "Mrs. Xu is reluctant to be your sister, why don't you let the team wait for a while, and leave time for you to say goodbye to Mrs. Zhongyibo?" ”

Since the last time Concubine Zhuang understood that she had angered the queen, she had been acting cautiously and did not dare to make the slightest mistake, and now she was ordered by such a famous watch as the queen, she really couldn't be as righteous as she was that day, and said respectfully: "The queen is merciful, and the concubine is grateful." However, if the auspicious time to return to Beijing is delayed because of the matter between the concubine and the cousin, the concubine is really uneasy, and everything is still at the behest of the mother. ”

When Concubine Zhuang said this, she opened a relationship with Bian Ruohan.

Bian Ruohan originally had a glimmer of hope, the queen gave the power to speak to Concubine Zhuang, and Concubine Zhuang was able to stand up on the spot and accuse Qin Yining of water-based Yang Hua in front of everyone.

But now, Concubine Zhuang didn't think about her at all, and told her with a cold smile, "Stay safe." ”

She was immediately stunned.

Follow the straight and narrow? Does it mean that she wants to put up with this matter completely?

Can she no longer rely on the pressure of the clan to severely punish Qin Yining?

Could it be that she was bullied, so she could only endure it?

The wind ruffled everyone's hair, Bian Ruohan's appearance was sluggish and shocked, and her sideburns were blown even more messy.

Mama Sun and Master Ma exchanged for a while, and the carriage and horses of the queen and her entourage had already begun to set off. He was followed by a long line of Tatar attacks, and Master Ma sat on his horse and talked to the queen.

Seeing that the queen's team set off smoothly, Lu Heng saw this, pulled Bian Ruohan down, and no longer let her talk nonsense.

Although Huichuan County is a large county with developed commerce, there are not many local people. It's just that at this time, not many people also came around, and they already knew that the rain in Huichuan County had stopped, precisely because the queen of the dynasty specially ate fasting and chanted Buddha to pray for them.

For such a benevolent mother of a country, the people admired it in their hearts, and they all knelt down at this time, saying loudly, "Niang Niang Chitose, in good health." "Kind of words.

When the queen heard the call, she lifted the window screen and looked back, and at the gate of the city, many people were kneeling on the ground and shouting loudly, "Queen Chitose"!

Such a scene will move even a hard-hearted person, let alone a soft-hearted woman like the queen?

She is the queen, she is *, and her words and deeds represent the royal family, as well as her upbringing.

At this moment, in the cheers of the people, the queen is more determined to the bottom line in her heart, she is reluctant to give up her love here, and she is reluctant to spend time with Xiao Xiao, but they will definitely not have a good result, she should be rational at this time, some things will be hidden in her heart for a lifetime will be very beautiful, and there is no need to rush this time.

The queen and Siqin were escorted out of Huichuan County by Ma Shilang.

It wasn't until the figure was out of sight that the people talked about going home.

Xiao Xiao took Qin Yining's hand back to the carriage and ordered people to leave for their homes.

Lu Heng didn't bother to do anything to get along well with his colleagues, and also instructed the people in the house: "Help Mrs. get in the car and send her back to the house, so that you can serve her." ”

Bian Ruohan's grounding has not yet been lifted, and being able to leave this time to see her off is already the result of her hard work. She wanted to make a fuss in front of the queen with her waist crossed, but it was obvious that she had lost this opportunity.

Bian Ruohan was dying, and he didn't bother to argue with Lu Heng anymore, so he went home quietly.

In the palace, Qin Yining and Xiao Xiao invited Xu Weizhi and Xie Yue to the flower hall in the backyard to talk.

Xiao Xiao said straight to the point: "The meaning of the saint, since the rain has stopped, then it is time to start building the imperial tomb." I am the supervisor, and whether this matter is done well or not will be carried by me in the future, so since the rain in Huichuan County has stopped, it is really necessary to start doing it. ”

"That's what the prince said." Qin Yining squinted his eyes and said, "The Holy Lord must be in a hurry now, otherwise he wouldn't have left Uncle Zhongyi behind." Didn't Zhongyibo go up to investigate the stone thoroughly? When he checks the stones, we don't have a good time. If you disrupt his progress, I'm afraid it's not good. ”

"That's true. But that's just the first conundrum right now. Xiao Xiao said with a smile.

Qin Yining raised his eyebrows in surprise, "What, is there anything else I don't know?" ”

"That's exactly what I want to say today." He went to the table and fetched a booklet.

"This is a record of the successive construction of imperial tombs in previous years."

Qin Yining took it, looked at it briefly, and knew that it was recorded some things when the people built the imperial tomb, such as how much silver taels the people used to eat, and what the people's reactions were at that time.

"Judging from the booklet alone, the life of the people should be much better than when they were at home. When you come to repair the imperial mausoleum, you can still be full, and many people are reluctant to eat food in their hometown. ”

"yes." "But now the weather has been clear for many days." Lu Heng and I started to recruit people when we left Beijing, but we haven't arrived yet. ”

Qin Yining was stunned when he heard this.

Indeed, if the people did not arrive, the Holy Lord's command to start work as soon as possible could not be carried out. If you delay the serious thing and the saint blames it, it will really be a sin of a coward.

After all, Xiao Xiao is the chief governor of the construction of the imperial tomb, and Lu Heng is just a magistrate. Although the magistrate should cooperate with the tyrants, they do not have to bear the main responsibility. As for the previous governors of the county, it was because if the superintendent wanted to be greedy for ink and silver, he would not be able to cross the county, and the county would be dragged into the water for various reasons.

"Minfu did not arrive. Do you know why? Xu Weizhi took the booklet from Qin Yining's hand and flipped through it.

In addition to Huichuan County, the neighboring Danfu County is relatively wealthy, and there are more middle-aged men, four adults are selected from Danfu County, and the rest are from other surrounding counties. Now these people seem to have made an appointment, and none of the county people have arrived. ”

Qin Yining hesitated and said: "This matter of the people is not a trivial matter, they didn't come in a hurry, but they have to bear the charge of disrespecting the decree, and they all know the consequences of resisting the decree in their hearts, even if they refuse to come, there must be something strange in it." ”