Chapter Ninety-Nine: Surprised

Originally, Lou Yi should have personally sent Xiaoru into the palace. However, Ding Feng suddenly came to the door and asked Lou Yi for help in an emergency, and Xiaoru was taken over by the idle old man Gongsun. According to his old man, he has been going to the palace to rub the good tea of the saint recently, just by the way.

The two people rode slowly forward, and the four imperial guards rode high-headed horses, following next to the carriage, Xiao Ru was stunned to see some sedan chairs from the official yamen, and actually gave them this ordinary, no feature, and no sign immediately gave way, and couldn't help but be surprised. 'Sighed.

The old man Gongsun saw that she was curious, so he smiled, and opened his mouth to tell the identity and status of the imperial guard, so that Xiao Ru's eyes almost turned into stars.

This is the first time she knows that in the Great Xia Dynasty, the treatment of the palace guards is so high, and the status is also very noble, especially the imperial guards, they are the close ministers of the Son of Heaven, and the court is up and down. Many civil and military generals are from the imperial guards, and more importantly, the promotion and supplementation of the guards are much more relaxed, or they are directly interrogated by today's saints, which is not the same as the officials who are generally examined, and the people who can become the imperial guards, martial arts and strategy, and their character, are absolutely able to stand the test, and they are also worthy of their high fortunes......

And the more high-status officials in the capital are and have clear doors, facing the imperial guards, even if they have a higher rank, they don't dare to take Qiao, most of them are respectful.

Xiao Ru quietly listened to the old man Gongsun Zhi's homely introduction with a smile, and secretly sighed, no wonder Lou Yi never paid much attention to money, not to mention the rewards of the emperor, every month the emperor's big and small rewards are enough for ordinary people to live for more than ten years, but unfortunately, Lou Yi's rewards have never been recorded, just casually piled up in the empty room of the national teacher's mansion, all kinds of gold and silver ornaments, fabrics, fresh objects, tributes from all over the world, everything. It is said that the chain is not locked, and it is also thanks to the old man's strict management of the family, and the hands and feet of the people under him are clean, otherwise, it is estimated that there will not be much left of these things......

"Hehe, after Xiaolou got married, I also reminded him and asked him to remember to transport things back to his family's warehouse, as a result, that kid was troublesome at first, and then he forgot about it, if he didn't talk about it today, the old man might not be able to remember it......"

While listening, Xiao Ru held her forehead speechlessly, if she had known, she would not have worried about her own lack of use before, and worked hard to seek to open up sources and reduce expenditure, Xiao Ru is now suspicious, and she is so anxious that she is so anxious that she will not dare to say it to block Lou Yi and her mother-in-law. What is it for...... Hey, it's a science to take care of your husband's small coffers.

Thinking all the way, I finally entered the palace gate.

Nanjing's Palace Museum Xiaoru has visited many times, when she was engaged to her fiancé, she also took a few sets of photos here, and she is not unfamiliar with this place, but standing in this absolutely complete, antique, and has not been destroyed by the torrent of time and war, she still can't help but be amazed by its magnificent grace.

When he arrived at the place, the old man explained a few words to Xiaoru, asking him not to be nervous, the royal family of the Great Xia Dynasty did not like cumbersome rules, it was not a formal occasion, and there was no need to tremble, just be respectful, just feel free, after speaking, he went to the Qianqing Palace to face the saint, and Xiaoru was led by a well-dressed palace maid and two little eunuchs, and slowly walked to the imperial garden in the northwest.

Although the old man said it very nicely, the royal people can not pay attention to the rules, that is because they are amiable, and she is a little courtier. If there is a little bit of irregularity, not to mention whether offending the nobles will be retaliated against, those big people will not necessarily have a small role with her, in case the lady in the palace is a little unhappy, casually say a few words - the daughter-in-law of the Lou family is really unruly, then her Xiaoru's reputation is going to be ruined, it doesn't matter if she is not enough, it will affect Lou Yi, make her mother-in-law sad, Xiaoru is unwilling, so it is still serious, well-behaved, not a wrong step, and not a word is good.

Thinking about it in her heart, Xiao Ru restrained her eyes and secretly looked around, and followed behind the palace maid and the little eunuch step by step, refusing to take a wrong step.

Passing by the Yongning Palace where Concubine Jing Niangniang lived, Xiaoru hesitated, but still said that she wanted to go in first to meet her, but the big palace maid said that Niangniang had been playing in the imperial garden since the evening. Not in the palace at all.

Concubine Jing's birthday banquet, I'm afraid it's a little grander than today's queen's Qianqiu wedding banquet, although the small banquet has not yet begun, but Yongning Palace has long been lit up, and the palace maids and eunuchs are happily holding longevity peaches and longevity wine, shuttling around, Xiaoru sighed secretly, in fact, this concubine is not easy, she is the wife of the saint. Unexpectedly, once his father-in-law ascended the throne of God, the only position that could stand side by side with him, but it was not his own, and he had to endure sharing his husband with other women, that feeling, it must be very painful, if it wasn't for the love of this man, with the unique rough temperament of the Mongols, I am afraid that he would have gone away long ago, where would he stay until now, and suffer from this insult......

"Mrs. Lou, it's here. Niangniang has been waiting for a long time, please come over. ”

Xiao Ru was stunned, hurriedly gathered her mind, looked up, and saw that there was an octagonal pavilion in the winding water, with Xiao Ru's eyesight, you can clearly see the complex and atmospheric patterns carved on the pavilion, however, the beautiful scenery in this garden, the luxurious arrangement, and the female officials of the six bureaus who are busy everywhere, all of this has never entered Xiao Ru's eyes, and all her thoughts are concentrated on the only woman in the pavilion, who is wearing crimson clothes and standing outside the guardrail, Concubine Jing who threw bait and fed the fish......

Why is this person so familiar? Xiao Ru sighed in her heart, she thought of familiarity, but not familiarity in her face, she had seen Concubine Jing outside the palace, although at that time, this lady looked very haggard. There is mud covering his face, and he can't see it clearly, but he still knows how to do it with his facial features...... Xiaoru's memory is good, of course, it is impossible to forget it like this, but it feels different, the previous Concubine Jing looked at it from a distance, and she had the temperament of a rich lady, but now, Xiaoru felt a trace of familiarity from her unconsciously wanton demeanor although she was upright......

Just thinking about it, Xiao Ru suddenly saw the noble lady deep in her slender jade hand, made a V-shaped shape of victory, and gently shook it in front of a pair of beautiful eyes......

When it landed like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, Xiao Ru's brain exploded, and she barely took a few deep breaths before she could suppress the surprise in her stomach, but her steps couldn't help but be a little anxious, and she followed the steps of the big palace maid and walked in the direction of the pavilion.