202, Turning Clouds and Rain (1)
Because of the disappearance of the emperor, the people in the court were panicked, and the leaders of Gao Che and Tuyuhun, who had already expressed their willingness to return to the north, also postponed the date of returning to the north, and their intentions were obvious, if the emperor of Great Wei died, the things they agreed with the emperor would naturally not count, and only orphans and widows were left in the palace.
In the name of tasting tea and copying scriptures, the empress dowager ordered someone to bring the wife and children of King Rencheng to her palace, and deceives a close-fitting ornament from each of them, and took it with her during the discussion. When the matter of welcoming the new monarch was mentioned again, King Ren Cheng was about to raise his voice to oppose it, when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a string of sandalwood Buddhist beads on the wrist of the Empress Dowager, which was very familiar, and suddenly remembered that it was often worn by his beloved son. A red gold arm next to the Buddha bead is the daily jewelry of Princess Rencheng.
The king of Rencheng is a rough man, but he treats his good wife and son as a treasure, and when he sees those two things, he knows that the empress dowager is threatening him. Concerned about the safety of his wife and children, King Ren Cheng could only suppress his anger and chose not to say a word. The Empress Dowager nodded in satisfaction and announced that the crown prince would ascend the throne three days later. She promised Li Chong five days to find the whereabouts of the emperor, and she didn't want to fall out with Li Chong at this time.
In the Taiji Pavilion, Li Rongyu was kneeling in front of the small case to make a sencha, boiling water boiling into the celadon teapot, the green leaves were stretched out, and they quickly became burnt yellow. This kind of green peak shoots before the Ming Dynasty should be brewed when the boiling water temperature is slightly cooler, otherwise it will destroy the color and taste of the buds. She had something hidden in her heart, so she naturally couldn't calm down and feel the temperature of the boiling water, so she washed it several times in succession, either the water was cold and the leaves could not stretch, or the water was too hot and directly scalded the buds.
She knew that Tuoba Hong and Feng Miao must still be in the Yonggu Cemetery, but the Empress Dowager did not allow the female dependents to leave the palace at will in the name of strengthening the guards, and also sent a few military attaches to stumble the Shiping King Tuoba with trivial matters in the Yulin guards, making him unskilled.
The water on the small red clay stove boiled again, and she took out a tea leaf with a small wooden spoon, and was about to throw it into the pot, when her hand suddenly paused above the spout. She thought of a person who could solve the dilemma in front of her, but asking her to beg that person was even more uncomfortable than ripping off the flesh of her heart.
In the Summer Spring Garden, Ayi held a small bow in her hand, squinted her eyes, and aimed at a golden ring hanging from a tree, and on the bowstring was an arrow specially made for her by Tuoba Xian, the king of Shiping, which was smaller and lighter than the arrows used by ordinary soldiers. The finger let go as if it were a vent, and the arrow pierced through the golden ring with unmistakable precision, nailing it to the trunk of the tree.
This arrow was shot, but the unhappiness in her heart did not decrease at all. Provoked by Li Rongyu's words that day, she ran away, and several days have passed, and King Shiping has not even come to her like before. Ayi plucked the bowstring, her mouth pursed high, could it be that all the rumors she heard were true, there was really a personal relationship between Li Cairen and King Shiping?
She took out an arrow from the deerskin quiver, still aiming at the golden ring, and as soon as her right hand was pulled back a little, it was held down by a large leaf, and she looked sideways, Li Rongyu was holding a leaf, standing aside.
When Ayi saw that it was her, she laughed angrily, and threw the arrow on the ground casually, "What are you going to say?" I can't tell you, can't I hide from you? ”
"I'm not here to make you angry, I'm here to ask Princess Ayi for help." Li Rongyu leisurely picked up the leaf and said frankly and straightforwardly what he thought in his heart.
Ayi listened sideways, what Li Rongyu asked for was not difficult, but when she thought of the glued eye contact between King Shiping and this Li Cairen, her stubborn temper surged up again, and she raised her chin, "I helped you, what good can I do?" ”
A faint smile spread out of Li Rongyu's lips, "You can spend a day alone with him, and you can also help King Shiping do what he wants to do most at the moment, isn't this good enough?" ”
The two long, thick black eyebrows were twisted together on Ayi's face, "But...... Why are you here to tell me this? ”
"Because I also hope that King Shiping can do what he wants to do, and I don't want him to regret it in his heart." Li Rongyu took out an arrow from the quiver, "Princess Ayi, I know that there is a custom of comparing arrows in the high chariot, and young men use this method to decide who can win the beautiful and lovely girl. ”
She held the arrow and walked step by step to the tree with the golden ring, "I envy the simplicity and enthusiasm of the people of the high chariot, but I don't like this method, taking the beloved as a bet." Among us Han people, there is another saying that people who have affection for each other do not care about staying together for a while, but hiding each other in their hearts, hoping that he can eat well, dress well, have no illness, no trouble, and that's it. ”
Ayi was dumbfounded when she heard this, and it took a long time to come back to her senses and ask, "You...... Are you ...... to King Shiping?"
Li Rongyu passed the tip of the arrow through the golden ring steadily, poked it on the trunk of the tree, and nodded generously, "Yes, I am in love with King Shiping, even if I am bound by my identity, even if he wants to marry someone else after all, it will not prevent me from falling in love with him, this is the same as the filial piety of my parents and the loyalty of the king, it is the purest emotion in the world, and it is not a shame that needs to be covered." ”
Ayi's mouth opened wide in surprise, and the light in her eyes gradually dimmed, "I promised to help you, but when it is done, I want to know what happened between you in the past." She bit her lip a little stubbornly and said, "I didn't do anything wrong, I should know this." ”
Li Rongyu nodded and smiled at her, "Of course you're not wrong, I have saved some good tea and wine, and when these things are over, please invite the princess to come to my dormitory to talk around the fireplace." ”
On the west side of the Lingquan Palace, it is the place where the Yulin guards are stationed, and several people who look like small officials are surrounding the Shiping King Tuoba in the middle, and the seven mouths are talking about various complicated affairs, and each one must be cut by the Shiping King himself. Under the hint of the Empress Dowager, the middle situation of the Yulin guards was frequent. The supply of grain and grass and the allocation of weapons were all time-consuming and laborious, and Tuoba had never managed military affairs, knowing that these people were making him stumbling, but he couldn't figure it out.
He was worried about the safety of his imperial brother, and his heart was in a mess, and the money and grain figures in the account book seemed to be shaking crookedly.
"Lord, originally the emperor only said that he would stay in the palace for half a month, and the lower officials all transferred the grain and grass according to the time limit of half a month, but now it has been delayed for more than a month, and even the grain and grass used on the return trip are almost used up. The little official in charge of the money and food spoke politely, but he couldn't think of a way, and put all the problems in front of King Shiping.
He was about to open his mouth to scold, when the sound of horses' hooves came from far and near, and a girl dressed in pink clothes separated everyone and walked straight to King Shiping, "You promised to ride a horse with me, why don't you talk anymore?" The weather is just right today, so let's go now. ”
Ayi is a high-ranking guest, the officials dare not be rude to her, thinking about the secret order of the empress dowager, just entangle King Shiping, "Lord, these things can't be delayed, you can give a word, and the officials will do it." ”
Before King Shiping could speak, the horse whip in Ayi's hand had already waved, she was a little afraid at first, but remembering Li Rongyu's words, the whip was firmly whipped on the man's back, "Bastard thing!" You dare to interject when I speak? These trivial matters, you dare to come with His Royal Highness King Shiping? If you let King Shiping decide everything, what use do you want? ”
She raised the whip and slammed it on the wooden pillar with a "snap": "King Shiping is going out with me today, and you will find a way to solve the matter you present." In the evening, King Shiping will come back to see, and if there is anything that can't be solved, let's fight thirty military sticks first. If it is solved well, King Shiping will be rewarded and promoted on the spot. ”
These words were taught to her by Li Rongyu, King Shiping is hindered by his identity, and it is not good to have trouble with these little officials, and it is most suitable for this high-car princess to suppress it.
King Shiping looked at Ayi with some surprise, these words fit her identity, but they are more like someone else came up with them. Ayi was shocked by the complex emotions in his eyes, and lowered her head a little embarrassed, but she quickly understood that those emotions did not belong to her, and those eyes were looking at another person through her.
She took the horses that had been prepared, jumped up and whipped them, and galloped in the direction of the sun. The sun was so dazzling that she burst into tears, she raised the back of her hand to cover her eyes, and laughed innocently on the horseback, just like the first time she ran with him on the high-chariot grassland, and shouted loudly, "Tuobaxian, can you catch up with me?" ”
Leaving the patrol range of the palace guards, Ayi handed over the chariot warriors she had brought with her to King Shiping to take with her, while she herself waited in place, and when King Shiping returned, she would go back to the palace with him. King Shiping made a circle, bypassed the outer Yulin guards, and rushed to the Yonggu Cemetery.
Ayi bought him enough time to leave, but he couldn't hide it from the Queen Mother. The five-day deadline was approaching, and the angry Empress Dowager summoned important ministers and announced that the crown prince would ascend the throne early, and the enthronement ceremony would be held in the Taihe Hall of the Lingquan Palace the next day.
It has been four days since the tomb was sealed, and Tuoba Hong has practiced martial arts since he was a child, and his actual physical condition is far better than that of ordinary people. When he was a teenager, he was already able to smash the skull of a goat with his bare hands, but he kept pretending to be weak in front of outsiders. But Feng Miao couldn't support it anymore, her body was sore and weak, and she just wanted to sleep.
Takubahiro knew that this was a sign of physical weakness, and he was afraid that she would not wake up if she fell asleep, so he left most of the water and food for her.
"Miao'er, when I was a child, I was also locked up like this once," he hugged Feng Miao and spoke, "When the Empress Dowager is in a bad mood, she will beat me, and the elderly palace people say that I look very much like the emperor's grandfather, as long as I try my best to smile, the Empress Dowager will beat me lightly." But that time, I missed my father, and when I accidentally mentioned it during the meal, the Empress Dowager thought that I had a grudge against her, so she locked me in the ear room where the miscellaneous items were kept, and no one was allowed to bring me anything to eat. It was still winter, and there was no charcoal fire in the ear room......"
Feng Miao couldn't bear to listen any longer, rubbed her side face on his chest, and asked, "The emperor was still a child at that time, how could he stand up?" ”
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