Chapter Twenty-Nine: Contact with the Court (I)
Walking hurriedly, she walked to Nata's residence, outside the Linlang Pavilion, she stood quietly in her coat, navy blue coat, strings of beads on the hem of her clothes, and her gorgeous clothes made her pale and haggard.
Originally, they had already retreated, looked at each other and smiled and bowed their heads and walked through the Linlang Pavilion.
"Miss Jin, since you're already here, let's go in and sit down." Nata covered her mouth and coughed, recovering from a serious illness, and her good speed was not good.
I can't hide, so I can only go back. She led me into the house, and the wind hung outside, causing the wind chimes to jingle in the house.
I opened the food box, and some of the pastries inside were broken, and there were not a few pieces left. She didn't dislike it, so she casually pinched one and stuffed it into her mouth.
The rose cake is sweet and greasy, melts in your mouth, and even if it is broken, it still tastes good.
"Miss Jin's craftsmanship is really good." She paused, and then said, "Lose to you, I, Nata, I'm actually convinced." ”
I put the leftover scraps together and put them back in the food box. "The slave didn't understand what the princess was talking about."
She tightened her clothes, stood up and faced out the window, "Our Mongolian people are different from the Han people, we pay attention to mutual affection, one person in a lifetime, we will not be like you, you can marry countless wives." Although our girls there are unrestrained and enthusiastic, they will never give in, in the words of the Central Plains, they are willing to win the hearts of one person. ”
The movements in her hands stopped, and she didn't know how to respond, obviously she had planned how to make her retreat in a difficult way, but they were all disrupted by Beiyu Jinchen.
"Most of the women in the Central Plains are delicate." She reached out and plucked a withered rose leaf, which she slowly crumpled, and the scraps scattered in the air in the wind and disappeared. "But you are an exception, archery, horseback riding, tea making, cooking, you can."
"The princess praises falsely, Su Jin doesn't dare to bear it."
She smiled, her eyes curled into crescents. "Abba gave me three months to go to the Central Plains, I was just a tool to contact the Mongolian and Han tribes, he wanted me to marry the Emperor of the Central Plains, but I didn't want to, so I had the hunt to choose a husband."
I didn't reply, her smile bitter.
"I'm very grateful to the prince for saving Nata's life, and I like the prince very much, but Nata doesn't be a wicked person who breaks up others, today, I only hope. Miss Jin has been with the prince for a long time...... Well...... To remain a devoted couple to the end of their lives. She thought for a while before she came up with two words of blessing, and I only felt that I was the wicked person who broke up others.
Coming out of the Linlang Pavilion, her heart was in turmoil, the meaning of the pavilion was to take Nata's life directly, I had to choose the rumor attack to let her retreat from the difficulty, at least she would not lose her life for this, and now, she fulfilled others with the attitude of a saint, and wanted to complete the mission that King Meng gave her to marry the emperor, but she didn't know that she blocked the back road for herself, and the Night Pavilion would definitely not let her enter the harem smoothly.
Nata's heart is pure and kind, I can't bear it, I have to come up with the best of both worlds in the remaining two months, which can save her life and benefit Ryosai, which is really a headache.
Just as I was thinking about it, I heard someone singing, and the voice was small and lingering.
Only then did I find myself approaching the place where Mu Han lived, she was standing in front of the railing and humming a lotus-picking song, I felt hidden in the shade of the tree, she didn't notice.
Mu Han is still wearing the pink dress I gave her, because Bei Yuliang also named her a beauty because of this dress.
Now I don't know if I helped her or hurt her, maybe everyone has their own fate.
In the afternoon, it turned cloudy and rained again.
I changed the agarwood in the study, which was heavier than the previous Suhe incense and lily incense, and it was a little choking when I put it more.
Bei Yuliang was also writing something, engrossed, and didn't seem to notice it.
Li Mingquan came in with hot tea, coughed a few times, and said, "There is too much agarwood, it's too choking." ”
I just wanted to extinguish the fire and change it for Su Hexiang, but Bei Yuliang also put down the pen and said, "I think it's good, I don't need to change it." ”
Li Mingquan nodded and said yes, yes, what Tai Sui Ye said was what he said.
Seeing that he was still so helpless at his age, he couldn't help but smile.
Bei Yuliang also flipped through the letter sent from the palace recently, and after reading a page, he sneered: "Ridiculous, Liu Changmo actually asked me to give up Yuzhou to Lin Guo, and also gave an example of giving up three feet of land!" ”
Yuzhou is the junction of the Northern Yan and the Lin State, the successive dynasties are fighting, the first emperor sent troops to take Yuzhou, since then and the Lin State has made enemies, and the old and dead do not get along. After the two countries made enemies, Beiyan's grain supply was insufficient, and they could only buy Lin country's grain from other countries at a high price.
Liu Changmo is a small civil official under the command of Zuo Xiang, and he only got the position when he was in Tanhua, although the suggestion of letting the land three feet can turn the conflict into a jade silk, but Beiyan is a big country after all, and he can't easily bow to a small country, which is really a loss of face.
"Three feet to the ground?" Li Mingquan put down the hot tea and sorted out the copywriting on the table.
"If I remember correctly, it is about a court official named Zhang Ying, whose family was entangled because of the three-foot width of his homestead, and asked Zhang Ying to solve it with his authority. The Great Wall is still there, and Qin Shi Huang is not seen. Later, they took the initiative to give three feet, and the neighbors also gave up three feet, leaving six feet of unoccupied land. "I closed the incense burner and realized that my remarks were interfering with politics, and I was a little nervous.
"Miss Jin is erudite." Li Mingquan smiled, as if he didn't realize that his speech interfered with politics.
I took a rag and wiped the vase on the table, and there were some chrysanthemums in the bottle, some of which were already decaying, and the half-opened flowers were wilting.
Bei Yuliang also folded the envelope and said, "Then do you think you should give up Yuzhou?" ”
I was stunned for a moment, and looked at Bei Yuliang and looked at me steadily, "There is an idiom, governing the country, governing the family, governing for rule, reason, and conditioning, which are naturally different." The emperor is so sage, he will naturally decide. ”
He thought about it for a moment, and took up his pen and wrote a letter, which was only a few words, and I put it in the envelope before I could read it.
"I need someone to deliver the message."
Li Mingquan bowed, "The old slave will arrange it immediately." ”
"No need, Liu Sujin, are you willing to go?"
"Me?" reacted for a long time, and hurriedly knelt down, "The emperor ordered, naturally he would not give up." ”
Bei Yuliang also sealed the envelope with wax, and thought for a while: "In addition to sending letters, there is another reason for you to return to the palace as soon as possible, these days in the paddock, the harem is not peaceful, you have a wide range of contacts, and you have also been in contact with various palaces, I need you to record everything that happened in the harem." Especially, Li Concubine. ”
"Yes." I don't know why he trusted me, but it was a great opportunity for me to get in touch with the court.
He beckoned to Li Mingquan and ordered, "You go find two guards and escort her." ”
"Your Majesty. There are many people, and since it is a secret operation, it is better to go alone, before dawn. The slave maid only needs a bow and arrow. "There's a good chance that his so-called protector will ruin my plans, and being alone is the safest thing to do.
Bei Yuliang also agreed, and finally took a crossbow that looked unpretentious, just in case, tried the string in advance, and couldn't be like last time, the arrow was not out, and the string was broken.
I changed into light sleeved clothes and tied up my long hair with a headband, the clothes were found by Li Mingquan, and they fit very well, and I suspect that they are specially tailor-made. White suit, vermilion hem, placket is also vermilion painted red plum, but not feminine, boots and legs, comfortable and convenient, at this time wearing a crystal headband veil is obviously not suitable, find a hat, the brim is decorated with white yarn, outsiders can not see the face clearly, but the inside can see the outside.
Wait until it gets dark, and everything is silent.
Occasionally, there are a few autumn cicadas calling.
The moon shines like water, and the breeze blows.
He led a horse, turned over on his horse, suddenly heard a soft call, and hurriedly grabbed the reins.
Looking back, it was a cold piece of green clothes, he threw something over, the night was thick, and when he took it and looked closely, he found that it was a dagger, and the dagger sheath was inlaid with a piece of jade.
"Keep it, maybe it will work."
I didn't have time to shirk it, so I replied with a thank you and drove away.
The mountain roads are rugged, and it is even more difficult to walk at night, but fortunately, the horses are well-trained, unhurried, and move forward steadily.
The shadows of the trees are sparse, the moon and stars are sparse, and everything seems to be ready to move.
Halfway through, I felt the back pain on the top of the horse, so I walked with the reins, and the fireflies fluttered away, taking away a wisp of bright color, beautiful as a fairyland.
There was a pain in his feet, and the injury on his ankle was not yet complete, so he had to squat down to rest, and the moment he squatted, he found that there was a hemp rope in the ground not far away, covered with leaves. It's too obvious, but if I touch the hemp rope on horseback, I will definitely touch a nearby mechanism.
Who set it up?
I pulled out the dagger and threw it with all my might, the blade cut through the rope, and several darts shot forward, but I stood behind and guessed that it was right, once I touched the rope and moved forward, ten lives would not be enough.
The wind blew the leaves, and a black shadow appeared in front of him.
Fingers touched the quiver on the horse's side, and the black shadow couldn't wait to rush up, the cold light reflected, and the sharp blade was exposed in the moonlight.
Lying down, he was able to dodge a blow.
He had to kneel on the ground and roll sideways, passing under the horse's belly, and he stabbed it into the horse's belly, and the horse was frightened and ran wildly, leaving a trail of blood.
The moment I turned sideways, I only got one feather arrow, which meant that I only had one chance, and if I didn't hit it, I would have died.
As he rushed over, there was a sudden gust of wind on his side.
A feather arrow had already pierced the man's knee, and when he looked sideways, it was two palace guards, and it seemed that Bei Yuliang was still not worried about me alone.
"I'm ordered to protect Miss Jin." The guard explained.
Protection? It's too late to almost die here.
Snatching the meniscus from the man in black, he covered his knees and trembled, and I smiled and shot an arrow through his other leg.
A miserable cry resounded through the mountains.
"I don't want your life, but you hurt my horse, and you must pay the price, tell your master, I know who she is, and she will kill herself if she does any injustice."
The faces of the two guards were also pale, obviously they didn't expect a woman to be so ruthless.