Chapter 209: Falling Grace

On the tenth day of the sixth month of the first year of Wude, Li Yuan appointed Li Shimin, the king of Qin, as the marshal to command the army of the Eighth Route Governor to resist Xue Ju. Liu Wenjing was appointed as the marching chief, and Yin Kaishan was appointed as the marching Sima.

Li Shimin led an army of 40,000 and marched day and night into Yishe County, Fengzhou, at the junction of Qin and Long, and stationed his troops in Gaoqi City.

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After Li Shimin left, Guanyin had nothing to do in Chengqing Hall all day, so she was accompanied by Qin Lan and others to Qianqiu Hall to see the preparations for Princess Xiangyang's dowry.

Chengqing Hall and Qianqiu Hall are all in the West Palace, the two halls are three or four hundred steps apart, out of Chengqing Gate, cross the Qingming Canal Covered Bridge to the east, pass through the Harmony Courtyard, the Princess Courtyard, the easternmost is the Qianqiu Palace.

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On this day, Guanyin, Wan Guifei and Princess Xiangyang are talking in the Qianqiu Palace, and the sound of the guqin is faintly heard outside.

Guanyin asked Wan Guifei strangely, "Who plays the guqin in the palace?" Aren't you afraid of disturbing Grandpa's tranquility?"

Wan Guifei listened attentively and said to Guanyin, "The east side is the stage, and the west side is next door to the princess courtyard, and the sound of this piano seems to come from the princess courtyard. It's still far from here, and you can't hear the sound of the piano at all."

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Hearing that the sound of the piano came from the princess's courtyard, Guanyin was even more strange, and asked Wan Guifei, "Who lives in the princess's courtyard?"

Wan Guifei introduced to Guanyin, "When your grandfather led the army to capture Chang'an, Yang Guang's unmarried youngest daughter Yang Jing, the princess of Huaiyang, lived here.

"Your grandfather is angry that the master of the Yin world dug up the ancestral grave of the Li family, harmed your fifth brother Zhiyun, beheaded him on Suzaku Street, confiscated the family's property and land, and confiscated his wife and children into the official mansion as slaves."

"Yin Yue'e should have been sent to the Yeting Palace to do hard labor, but Yang Jing was with her sister after all, how could she bear to go to that place? She begged the little emperor Yang Yu to ask Yin Yue'e to be a palace maid by her side. Since then, Yin Yue'e has been staying in this princess courtyard with Yang Guang's youngest daughter, Yang Jing, the princess of Huaiyang."

"In this troubled world, two weak women who have no love from their fathers and brothers are also pitiful people."

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Princess Xiangyang muttered a little angrily, "If you want to say that this Yin Yue'e is not worthy of pity, her father is the culprit who killed the fifth brother."

Concubine Wan Guifei had a gentle personality and was well-understood, and she softly blamed Princess Xiangyang and said, "Erniang doesn't dare to say that again. I heard that this Yin Shishi is not a bad person, he is loyal, quite virtuous, loyal to the Sui Dynasty, and has a martial arts, the Hu people in the Western Regions are very jealous of him, he is the hero of the Sui Dynasty to resist foreign enemies."

"Digging the ancestral grave of the Li family and killing your fifth brother, he is also in his position, forced by the times, and has to do it. Besides, Yin Yue'e is still young, she is also an innocent person, and she has fallen into this step of the field today, because she is also burdened by her father, what does the Yin World Master do, what does it have to do with a young and weak woman?"

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After listening to Wan Guifei's words, Guanyin admired this concubine more and more, she was able to see the truth of this chaotic world and forgive the enemy who killed her only son. To be able to do this, I don't know how big the bearing and mind should be?

Guanyin said to Wan Guifei with admiration, "Aunt really has the mind and bearing of a mother."

Concubine Wan said humbly, "Where do I dare to call the mother of the world, it is your queen mother who can be called the mother of the world. All I can do is to look at the affairs of the world with a normal heart, and treat others with my own heart, so that I will not be entangled in personal grievances."

Guanyin sighed, "How many people in this world are not confused by fame and fortune? It's hardest to keep a normal mind."

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Princess Xiangyang is also a graceful and obedient character, as kind as Concubine Wan, hearing her mother's blame, she also felt a little gaffe, so she wanted to make up for it next, she proposed, "Let's go and see what kind of women the two of them are, if they fall in love, we can also invite them to play together in the future."

Concubine Wan nodded and agreed, "It's good for you to go and have a look with Ah Wan, so as to save two more lonely and helpless people in the inner courtyard of this deep palace."

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With the permission of Concubine Wan, Guanyin and Princess Xiangyang went out of the Qianqiu Palace, and walked forty or fifty steps west of the courtyard gate to the princess courtyard.

Qin Lan, who was accompanying her, stepped forward to call the door and told the palace people who opened the door that Princess Qin and Duke Xiangyang would see the Yang family and the Yin family.

The palace people in the courtyard bowed to Guanyin and Xiangyang princesses, and after getting the permission of Guanyin, one person stepped inside to report, and another palace person guided Guanyin and Xiangyang princesses along the courtyard and walked slowly to the Qifeng Palace.

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Guanyin walked slowly, she used her eyes to inspect the entire courtyard, the courtyard is very large, but it is deserted, only the sound of the zhengzheng and the qin comes from the hall, although it is the middle of summer, the courtyard has a sense of desolation.

Accompanied by the low sound of the piano, Guanyin's lotus steps moved lightly, and she couldn't help but feel a little sad, thinking of her father's death, her own feeling of being displaced, Guanyin's eyes were a little moist, she could understand the situation of a young woman who lost her father's love.

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Just as he was thinking of the emotion, the sound of the piano stopped abruptly, and Guanyin looked at the door of the palace, and two plainly dressed girls walked out of it, both of whom were fourteen or fifteen years old. The front one is graceful and quiet, and the back one is elegant and dignified.

The girl in front walked up to Guanyin and Princess Xiangyang to steady her steps, bowed to the two of them, and said softly, "Concubine Yang is seeing Princess Niangniang and Her Royal Highness the Princess."

Guanyin and Princess Xiangyang nodded to her with a smile, knowing that she was Yang Jing.

The girl in the back introduced herself after giving a salute to the two, "Slave Yin clan see the princess and the princess."

Guanyin and Princess Xiangyang still nodded to Yin Yue'e with a smile, and then asked, "Who played the qin song just now?"

Yang Jing apologized and saluted Guanyin and Princess Xiangyang again, "It was the concubine who played it, I don't want to disturb the princess and Her Royal Highness the princess, and I hope that the princess and Her Royal Highness will not blame."

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In this scene, the most intriguing thing should be the change in the names of each other.

If Yang Jing and Princess Xiangyang met a month ago, the names of the two of them would be reversed.

The change of title means the change of identity and status, when Yang Jing's "concubine" is spoken, I wonder if there is a feeling of ruin of the country and the family?

This "concubine" also means that Yang Jing has fallen from the sky into the mortal world.

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When Guanyin saw Yang Jing confess, she smiled kindly, "This song is so good, why bother?"

Yang Jing was born in the royal family, Yin Yue'e was born in a wealthy family, and when her father was in the past, she was a human being, calling slaves and maids, and was cared for. Now without the protection of his father, he has become a lonely and helpless person, abandoned in this princess courtyard that no one cares about, and there is a desperate feeling that the sky should not be used and the earth is not spiritual.

The two of them saw Guanyin and Princess Xiangyang, like two frightened deer, and they seemed a little helpless. Two fourteen or fifteen-year-old girls, whose fate is in the hands of others, like lambs to the slaughter, where will there be the slightest reserve?

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Yang Jing and Yin Yue'e lowered their eyebrows and looked at each other, standing in front of Guanyin and Princess Xiangyang, although they were in the place where they lived, they did not have the slightest confidence to be the master, and they didn't even dare to let Guanyin and Princess Xiangyang speak in the palace.

It was Guanyin who said first, "Let's go back to the temple and sit and talk."

Yang Jing and Yin Yue'e agreed, and then crossed their hands and knees to salute, bowed their heads and flashed on one side, letting Guanyin and Princess Xiangyang go first, and their words and demeanors were like slaves serving their masters.

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Princess Xiangyang and Guanyin walked side by side in front, while Yang Jing and Yin Yue'e followed cautiously.

In front of the palace, stepping on the steps of the majesty, on the platform in front of the palace, Princess Xiangyang was careful, lest Guanyin be tripped by the threshold, and reached out to support Guanyin's right arm.

Guanyin said with a slight smile, "Where is the aunt so delicate, and the second sister needs to support her."

Princess Xiangyang smiled and said, "You are now pregnant with our Li family's child, if you bump into it, I can't explain it to Erlang."

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Guanyin asked Princess Xiangyang strangely, "Second sister said that it is strange, other people have bodies, they are like a serious illness, why do I basically not feel it?"

Princess Xiangyang pursed her lips and smiled, "Although I am older than you, I have no experience in this area, so you have to ask my aunt about this."

The two walked while talking, and Princess Xiangyang helped Guanyin and asked her to sit down on the left side of the couch in the middle hall, and then sat down on the right side of the case by herself.

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Guanyin saw Yang Jing and Yin Yue'e standing with their hands crossed in the hall, pointed to the low couches on both sides and said to them, "You can also sit down and talk."

Yang Jing crossed her hands and bowed her knees, "The concubine is still standing and replying."

Guanyin said kindly, "Where do you need to reply? Let's just come and see if you are used to living here, and if the servants and maids serving in the palace are dedicated?"

"You two better sit down so we can talk."

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Yang Jing sat down on the couch on the east side according to her words, Yin Yue'e's identity was a palace maid, but she didn't dare to sit, and stood behind Yang Jing with her crossed hands.

Guanyin said to Yin Yue'e again, "Sister Yin, sit down too."

Yin Yue'e said timidly, "Slaves don't dare to break the rules of the palace."

Princess Xiangyang said to Yin Yue'e with a pleasant face, "Sister Yin was originally also the daughter of a family, since the princess asked you to sit, you can sit."

Guanyin nodded to Yin Yue'e with a smile, and motioned for her to come down again, and Yin Yue'e knelt beside Yang Jing.

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Yang Jing and Yin Yue'e were sitting precariously, bowing their heads slightly, not daring to look into Guanyin's eyes.

Guanyin looked at the two young and beautiful girls, and thought to herself, how proud and reserved the two individuals should have been before, but now when they saw herself and Princess Xiangyang, they were so cautious and silent.

Guanyin knew in her heart that the psychological distance between her and Yang Jing and Yin Yue'e was too far away, and it was impossible to open her heart and talk. She wondered what to talk about with them, and she wanted to avoid mentioning their families as much as possible, so as not to upset them with sadness.

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There is one more thing, Guanyin thought in her heart, how to call the two of them the most appropriate?

Yang Jing was originally a princess of the Great Sui, but now that the dynasty has changed, Yang Jing, as an unmarried princess of the Great Sui, is no longer suitable to call her a princess. Now that she has no new title, how to call her has become a problem.

Yin Yue'e was burdened by her father, and now she has become an official slave, and her identity is the slave of the official family.

If you call them Yang and Yin, it will be too contemptuous, and the psychological distance will be even farther away.

If you call them Yang Niangzi and Yin Niangzi, although this is feasible, it sounds lukewarm.

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Guanyin thought about it again and again, and finally decided to call them Sister Jing and Sister Yue'e, so that it would feel closer, no matter how their identities changed in the future, it would still be friendly and natural to shout.

To be honest, since seeing the two of them, Guanyin has a new plan in her heart.

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