Chapter 97
Naturally, there are not a few who want to send their daughters to the East Palace, but they didn't expect that they would be seized by a wild girl from an unknown source, and this war without gunpowder had already been lost before it began.
"Uncle~"
Chen Biyue has been pestering Chen Yuanli to be coquettish since she knew that the candidate for the crown princess was not her, and Chen Yuanli was tortured by her and was afraid, so he had to agree to her request.
"Still don't know who that woman is?" She circled back and forth in the room, and the footsteps didn't stop for a moment, "Forget it, it doesn't matter if you don't know, my uncle has already said that I will enter the palace, no matter who she is, see if I don't give her some color." Chen Biyue snorted coldly, with a contemptuous look on her face.
She was right, the Chen family had originally made up their minds to let her enter the East Palace, and Xie Qinglin had to force him to agree if he didn't want to. However, in the past few years, he has no intention of doing this, and His Majesty has not said anything, so they thought about proposing to choose a concubine for the crown prince in another two years, but they were taken first.
Chen Yuanli originally thought that the girl of the Song family would be their biggest competitor, and Miss Shan Wei was also the famous "No. 1 Beauty in Luojing", but this result really made them scratch their heads.
"I've asked the official in charge of Zongzheng Temple to investigate, but he hasn't replied to me yet." Chen Yuanli was also very helpless, not that he didn't want to help.
"How is that possible?" Chen Biyue's face was a little distorted, and her delicate makeup became terrifying, "As long as she is a person, she must be raised by her father and mother, and she can't be popping out of a stone!"
Chen Yuanli has a headache, when will this girl's problem of speaking be changed, look, is this like a girl's words?
In fact, Chen Yuankai, as a general with troops, has lived in northern Xinjiang for a long time, and he has more than enough heart for his daughter's upbringing, and Chen Yuanli has a gentle temper and is not good at saying anything serious about his niece, Chen Biyue's temperament becomes more and more arrogant, and she can see that she is a young lady from a wealthy family when she speaks and acts, just like a wild girl.
"But there is really no trace of this person, could it be that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince deliberately found a clean woman to be a shield in order to balance the forces of all parties?" Chen Yuanli touched his beard and pondered.
"Hey! I remember!" Chen Biyue clapped her hands excitedly, "Uncle do you remember that His Highness once mentioned something about me in the city?"
Obviously remembering the bad memories, Chen Biyue's face became gloomy: "There was an inexplicable woman who rushed out to reprimand me, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince actually protected her and scolded me, and warned you!"
"Like...... There's such a thing......"
The main reason is that Chen Biyue has caused too many troubles, and he has to come back and forth in three days, and Chen Yuanli can't remember it clearly every time.
"That's her! It's definitely her! Otherwise, why would Your Highness defend a person who doesn't want to do it?" Chen Biyue gritted her teeth angrily, recalling the details of that day, and became more and more sure of her judgment.
"If that's the case," Chen Yuanli muttered...... "It's not like there are no clues, maybe I'll ask someone to find out what happened at that time." "
……
Except for the first few days, Jiang Yunyu's side has gradually calmed down, and there are fewer and fewer people coming and going every day, and it has gradually returned to its original appearance, as if nothing has happened.
Xie Qinglin protected her too well.
However, there are indeed differences, Gu Yuan is becoming more and more cautious, and even if she wants to go out, she has to be followed by a large number of people who hug her, for fear that she will have an accident.
She sometimes felt that this was really redundant, but the guards' attitude was very resolute, saying that it was the intention of His Royal Highness the Prince, and they did not dare to disobey it.
Jiang Yunyu couldn't, so she had to agree.
This also leads to her not going out unless necessary. With so many people surrounding her, it's hard not to attract attention.
The two girls are happy, the word "palace" is a supreme fantasy that many people can't reach in their lifetime, they are in an extreme excitement every day, and they are extremely serious about learning etiquette in the palace with Aunt Chu.
In contrast, Jiang Yunyu's attitude was too calm.
"Miss, aren't you happy?" Lan Qian picked and turned over a box of hairpin ring jewelry, hesitating which one to choose for the young lady to wear, the gold inlaid agate is so cheesy, the white jade hairpin is too plain, and the phoenix hairpin is not suitable for use now......
Jiang Yunyu turned her head to look at her: "Huh? I didn't. Tell me how you see it? "
"You're not laughing!" The little girl tilted her head and looked at her without blinking.
Jiang Yunyu thought for a moment, reached out and rubbed her head: "Of course, I'm afraid that you will be jealous of me." ”
"How so! My greatest wish is that you will always be happy, Miss! ”
Time is a pair of hands full of magic, it can smooth out all traces, after returning from the Taizhao Temple, maybe the gods and Buddhas heard their prayers, willing to shelter this kind little girl, Lan Qian is rarely trapped by nightmares anymore, people are also visible to the naked eye plump, and the skin is shiny.
Jiang Yunyu noticed that Lan Ting always seemed to be sullen recently, and she teased him with her heart: "Isn't Lan Ting happy for her sister?" ”
It is no longer accurate to say that he is a child.
The young body that is in the growth period is getting higher and higher day by day, but it has risen a lot in a few months.
Jiang Yunyu is not the kind of particularly petite body type, although it is not as good as the kind of practitioner like Yu Leak, she can also be regarded as "standing out from the crowd" among the women of the Central Plains, Lan Ting is now on her shoulders, Jiang Yunyu estimates that it may not take two years for Lan Ting to grow taller than her.
Lan Ting stood motionless to the side, pursing his lips. There was no expression on the indifferent little face, and it didn't look like a pleasant one in any case.
Lan Qian had already sorted out her makeup and hair, Jiang Yunyu got up and walked towards Lan Ting, with a smile that she didn't even notice: "This is a happy event, well, don't worry, I won't leave you alone~"
That's right!!!
She suddenly realized a serious problem, after she entered the palace, what should Lan Ting do?
This......
According to the usual practice, men are naturally not allowed to enter and leave the palace, but leaving him alone outside, Jiang Yunyu can't rest assured.
She was speechless for a moment, looking at Lan Ting's clear eyes and unable to speak.
Lan Ting still looked at her innocently, her crow-like eyelashes fluttering slightly, and Jiang Yunyu's heart tightened.
She felt as if Lan Ting was questioning her silently.
"I ......"
Although Lan Ting didn't say a word, the corners of his mouth and the fluttering eyelashes all showed his uneasiness. Jiang Yunyu relented, thinking that there were not no men in the palace, and it was not impossible to find a way to let him enter a guard or something......
Huh?
But then again, Lan Ting, is he willing?
Jiang Yunyu lowered her body slightly and asked seriously: "Lan Ting, if you insist on following me, you may encounter a lot of unexpected difficulties......
The unique aroma of the girl lingered on the tip of Lan Ting's nose, and he gently grabbed the corner of Jiang Yunyu's clothes, and the sweat oozing from the palm of his hand rubbed against the cold and smooth brocade, which was a strange slippery and greasy touch.
"I'm not afraid. Sister, don't leave me. ”
He said this carefully, and looked up at her secretly, his neck curled into a graceful arc.
"Okay." Jiang Yunyu patted him lightly on the shoulder, the young man's shoulders were very thin, and he could feel the sharp bones when he rested his hand, "It is also the luck of my life to meet you." ”
She thought of the dilapidated wooden house in Lizhou, where the thin teenager was curled up in a corner that was opaque all year round, with pale cyan veins exposed under his pale skin.
The scorching sun scorched the earth, the ground was hot, and the goshawk swept through the sky from time to time, and then disappeared without a trace.
The scenery of distant Longxi and the Central Plains are two completely different faces, yellow sand is everywhere, there is no grass, there has always been few people, and it is usually said that the emperor is far away - who cares about it.
The red land stretches for hundreds of miles, far and wide, and the occasional scattered buildings can glimpse the shadow of the ancient kingdom thousands of years ago.
"You mean...... Someone from outside? The woman in red asked coldly as she crouched down and flipped through the broken stones with her hands.
On this day, Isamor patrolled the city as usual, with a long whip pinned to her waist, the whip was pitch black, exuding a cold and hard luster, and she was dressed in a red short beat, which was neat and amorous. Saying that it is a "city" is actually lifting this place, but some of the broken wells and ruins are used as their temporary residence.
And her identity is nominally a priest of the gods, but since the fall of the kingdom and the destruction of the altar, the priesthood has also existed in name only, and in her generation, she has evolved more into a powerful administrator, and her status is only below the king.
When her subordinates told her that an outsider had broken in, Isamor was at first incredulous that someone would find her in such a desolate place.
However, she had to believe that the traces could not be faked, and all signs did indicate that an uninvited guest had been here.
"Don't talk about it yet." Isamoore reacted extremely quickly, and glanced coldly at the subordinates who followed, "I'll handle this matter, you don't have to worry about it." ”
"Yes, Priestess."
On the way back, Isamor had a gloomy face and looked preoccupied, and the people who saw her greeted her tremblingly, and no one knew what she was thinking.
"How's it going, Lord Priest?" Seeing her come back, the lord asked in a strange way.
Isamoore didn't look at him squarely, raised her chin and walked to her position step by step, and sat down neatly: "Lord don't need to worry, you just need to do your part." ”
"You're ......!" The lord could be so angry with her that he couldn't speak.
These two have been grudges for a long time, and neither of them is convinced, and the lord is extremely tired of this woman pointing fingers at him, but the priest still has a certain prestige among the people.
And Isamole and his vendetta cannot be explained in one or two sentences.
He was the one who led the rebellion, and it was he who usurped power, and in the incident more than ten years ago, Isamor was a staunch follower of the king, and this man forced the king to death, and Isamor wanted to pay him with blood.
Their small isolated place was indeed visited by "guests" from the Central Plains.
In contrast to the desolation of this place, the palace is full of spring.
"Your Highness, we can already confirm that the remnants of the Rong people are hiding in the ancient city of Longxi." Xian Ge has always been calm and self-controlled, and when he said this, he also brought joy that could not be concealed.
"Hmm." Xie Qinglin nodded, and took a sip of the warm tea in his hand, "Thank you for your hard work." ”
It's time to close the net.
Jiang Yunyu became restless for no reason, and always felt as if something very important had been forgotten by herself, but no matter what she was, she couldn't remember what it was.