An hour passed, and Xiao Heling and Fu'an were still rushing towards the Meritorious Temple.

Fu'an was worried, "This is really a wilderness, if we run into bandits or robbers, we will have nowhere to escape." The lord and the lady have been exiled to Xichuan, and in this place, the slaves and maids are also afraid that we will have any more problems......" Fu'an's words were moved, and he was choked up when he said it.

Xiao Heling's nose was sour, and he said, "Indeed, I'm also afraid." But where else can we go besides the Temple of Merit? It's not appropriate to go back to the city, we two weak women, we can't make a living, and we don't even have the identity to enter the city gate. ”

The mountain wind was howling outside, and as he spoke, Xiao Heling was so cold that he shivered, and Fu'an hurriedly brought Tang Yuan to warm Xiao Heling.

"Miss, don't get cold."

Xiao Heling thought about it carefully and said, "Fu'an, do you remember, we also went to the Meritorious Temple many times when we were children, and it was on the mountain west of Chang'an City. ”

Fu'an didn't think about it, and said with a smile: "Of course this slave remembers." ”

Xiao Heling smiled shallowly: "Actually, it is also a good place to go, I really feel that the abbot of the Meritorious Temple is kind and kind." In the quiet place of the Buddhist temple, I can also pray for Sikong Jun, hoping that he can return safely from Xichuan. ”

"Yes, the general only said that he was going to Xichuan, and he didn't tell Miss when he went."

The dense fog in the mountains is gathered, just like a fairyland of wide cold.

Fu'an smiled: "It's a pity, the envoy sent by the general, I'm afraid we won't be able to touch it." ”

"Don't worry, anyway, I know where he's going, wait for three months, spring comes, let's come back and wait for him." After Xiao Heling finished speaking, he pulled Fu'an and walked towards the depths of the woods.

The morning mist gradually dissipated, the cold wind swept up the remnants of flowers and leaves all over the ground, and the morning sun brought patches of warmth, and a little bit of broken gold dyed on the tips of the grass, reflected on the morning dew, like a dream.

After stopping the carriage at the post station, the two continued to jolt forward, and the road was clean. Walking to the Gongde Temple, Xiao Heling gave the coachman some extra silver taels, looked at the gate of the Buddha Temple, felt calm for a while, and walked in with Fu'an.

The southern suburbs are fifty miles away from Chang'an City, and if you are fast, it is more than enough for Sikong Jun to rush over in two hours.

The Emperor's Pilgrimage Ceremony was held at noon today, and both the generals and the kings had to enter the palace two hours earlier. Sikong Jun and his subordinates galloped all the way, and when the sun completely rose to shine all over the heavy halls of the Great Yin Palace, Sikong Jun finally galloped into Chang'an City with all the soldiers.

The sun shines brightly, and everything in the world is as ethereal as dust, becoming a vast expanse under the broad daylight. The Chonghua Palace of the Great Yin Palace is also condescending, making people suddenly feel a layer of respect in their hearts, all the palace people have already lined up neatly, and the red carpets seem to be with endless brilliance, staggered in the palace alleys.

All the way solemn, the Shence army and the Yulin guards are listed from the Lin De Palace, and the palace maids and eunuchs guard the alleys side by side, lined up under the towering palace walls, quiet as puppets, waiting for the arrival of the princes and generals at any time.

The red carpet paved on the steps extends to the carved dragon jade pillar outside the door of the Linde Palace, and at the end of the red carpet, it is the emperor and queen who are congratulated by the world, the emperor and queen are gorgeously dressed, look at each other from afar, complement each other, stand side by side, the whole world, for its exclusive respect.

Sikong Jun, as the commander of the Shence Army, stood with Jiang Cheng, a guard of the inner court, in the closest place to the white marble steps, to protect the emperor and queen safe and sound.

Concubine De's position is second only to the queen, so she naturally led several concubines to hurry towards the north of the Lin De Palace, and Lang Xia waited beside Concubine De and asked: "Niangniang, look at this courtly ceremony, Your Majesty actually handed over a Jieyu to do it?" ”

Hearing this, Concubine De's eyes were not biased, and she replied: "What Your Majesty wants to do is the meaning of the queen's mother, this palace is really worried, in the past, this palace presided over the court's ceremony, and there has never been any mistake, if there is any accident this time, this palace will definitely not spare Su Jieyu!" ”

Seeing Concubine De's cold eyes, Lang Xia couldn't help but bow her head, pursed her lips and said, "It's all the queen's fault, I have to let a Jieyu do it." You didn't go to reason with the queen mother in the first place. ”

Concubine De stepped up, and her voice trembled slightly with the movement of her body: "This palace doesn't want to compete with the queen on the dark side, if the queen is unhappy, Your Majesty will not be happy, why should this palace make Your Majesty worried?" I just hope that Your Majesty can be at peace every day. ”

In this way, Lang Xia stopped talking, Lin De Hall was getting closer and closer, Lang Xia had to solemnly support Concubine De, and did not dare to look sideways for a moment, everyone was in a hurry, with a solemn expression, and the upper and lower Yin Palace was like condensing countless invisible ice in an instant.

Half an hour later, it was the time for the envoys to send tribute materials, a team of people stood at the other end of the red carpet, presented in order, large and small tributes were covered with yellow satin, some of the tributes were huge in shape, so they had to be loaded on the cart, so that two coachmen in the front and rear, and four coachmen on the left and right pushed together, so that the wooden cart could be pushed to the bottom of the white marble steps.

"Long live Your Majesty, long live, long live."

"Empress Chitose Chitose Chitose."

The emperor and queen received all the attention, the scenery is infinite, the emperor called out heartily, looking down at all living beings, the palace people in the distance are as small as a drop in the ocean, under the monstrous sun, the blue bricks on the palace wall are also glowing with golden light.

There are six cars of tribute, the emperor has appreciated them one by one, and every time he passes a car, the emperor will personally come forward to check, and the queen is also graceful and luxurious, accompanying the emperor, and constantly smiling and bowing.

Li Zhen, the king of Di, sent a car of strange flowers and plants offered by the Nanzhao Kingdom, saying that the winter flowering period is long, placed in the palace, can bloom for a whole winter, the emperor and the queen are very strange about this, smile again and again, and hurriedly let the next person send these flowers and plants to Qingning Palace. If you can really enjoy this kind of beauty in such a cold season, it is naturally much more interesting than watching plum blossoms all day long.

Li Zhen, the king of Di, is the second son of the emperor, and his biological mother is Concubine Xian, but it is a pity that Concubine Xian's serious illness made her die, and King Di also rushed back to the palace from the north of the Xiongnu to guard filial piety.

Then Wang Li Yi is the fifth son of the emperor, born by Su Jieyu, and has a very good relationship with Li Zhen, the king of Di. The king was deeply taught by Su Jieyu and rarely participated in the affairs of the palace and the court. However, Li Yi is not good at martial arts, so he is rarely relied on by the emperor, but for people like Su Jieyu who do not seek fame and fortune, this is nothing more than a relief.

King Jing Li Ji is the sixth son of the emperor and was born to Concubine De. Concubine De has never liked her son's frequent entry into the palace, firstly, she acts according to the rules, and secondly, she hopes that Li Yi can display her talents on the battlefield and stay away from the temple disputes. This time King Jing entered the palace to congratulate, Concubine De's expression has always been concerned about King Jing, although her demeanor is calm, it is probably inevitable that her heart will be mixed.

The eldest son, the third son and the ninth son of the emperor are now raised under the queen's knees, and they are also infinitely beautiful for a while, standing in front in turn, approaching the emperor and queen. The three princes of the queen are also alone on weekdays, and the emperor is more willing to tell these three princes about political affairs, which cannot but be said to have high hopes for them.

One by one, the tributes passed in front of everyone, and finally, there was the last cart of tribute, and as soon as this tribute was over, the kings and all the generals would begin to report on their work, and after that, it was the noon palace feast.