Chapter 185: The Queen Mother's Decree
The people passing by came forward to observe and discussed the origin of the carriage. After Song Qian noticed the movement, he walked out curiously.
She didn't expect that the people in this carriage would be involved with her, after all, it seems that they don't belong to the same class now, so they came out like everyone else to prepare to watch the fun.
Changfeng, who came back from buying vegetables from the market, walked to the shop with joy, because he bought the ribs he had in mind, so that Song Qian could make braised pork ribs at night. Unexpectedly, his way was blocked by the crowd, Changfeng strangely squeezed to the front, and after seeing the carriage parked here, he suddenly stiffened in disbelief.
How did they come here? Changfeng thought to himself. After reacting, he sounded the alarm bell in his heart, and he didn't dare to delay and threw down the vegetable basket in his hand, turned around and disappeared.
Song Qian originally saw that he still wanted to ask him to watch the excitement together, but he didn't expect that before the words could be spoken, Changfeng fled and left.
What's wrong with him? Song Qian thought as he walked over to the vegetable basket and picked it up, so as not to let people take it later, then they would have an empty stomach tonight.
Just as Song Qian was about to go back to the shop, the curtain of the carriage was lifted, and then a few people who looked like people came down. They lined up, making way for a passage in front of the steps leading to the shop. One of them, who looked like a leader, lifted the curtain, and then a white-haired old man dressed in silk and satin and wearing a veil hat leaned out. The other one was very cheap and immediately knelt on the ground, allowing the old man to step on his back and fall to the ground.
This battle is really rare in this remote town.
So it instantly swept the entire crowd of onlookers, listening to the discussion, the old man's contemptuous eyes scanned, and then a sharp voice sounded: "Which of you is called Song Qian!"
Song Qian was shocked when he heard his name, especially after seeing the old man's eyes and his voice, he suddenly shuddered, and it didn't feel like something good.
"It's a junior, may I ask the old man what are you looking for a junior?" Song Qian walked to the old man after putting down the vegetable basket and said respectfully.
The person next to the old man suddenly screamed and said angrily, "Bold! This is the father-in-law of Li Zhong from the imperial capital, who serves Lafayette closely. You ignorant people don't kneel down when you see the Grand Duke!" Saying that, he wanted to raise his hand to teach Song Qian a lesson, but was blocked by Li Zhong's cold eyes.
It turned out to be from the imperial capital, and he was also the person next to the Queen Mother! As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned.
Song Qian reacted in time, and immediately knelt down and said: "The grass people have eyes that don't know Mount Tai, and they don't recognize the identity of the grand duke, and I hope that the grand duke will not blame him, and the grass people will be ignorant." In any case, it is right to admit their mistakes first, otherwise what if they convict themselves again?
Seeing Song Qian like this, Li Zhong's face softened a lot, and he pretended to be kind and said, "Hurry up, what a big duke or a big duke." The miscellaneous family also came to announce the decree on the orders of the Queen Mother, and did not dare to elevate their status. The people under my command are not sensible, and I hope you will not blame them." After that, he didn't have the slightest pretension to the people around him.
The means of winning the hearts and minds of the people are indeed much better than those of that subordinate.
Song Qian couldn't figure out why the Queen Mother's decree was looking for herself? Could it be that Zhao Liuyin went back and said something to the Queen Mother, and the other party wanted to teach himself a lesson in order to support Zhao Liuyin? Thinking of this, Song Qian couldn't help but swallow her saliva, if this was really the case, then she could be regarded as having poured mold for eight lifetimes.
When I see Zhao Liuyin again, I will definitely not let her go!
Seeing that the hour was not early, Li Zhong hurriedly gave out Huang Silk Yi's order, and shouted in a more sharp voice: "Song Qian takes the order!"
As soon as it fell, not only Song Qian, but everyone around him knelt down and bowed and waited for Li Zhong to announce the decree.
Song Qian had only seen this kind of battle in books and movies before, but he didn't expect it to be so spectacular, and what was even more unexpected was that now the protagonist of the order has become himself.
So Song Qian didn't dare to think about anything more, and hurriedly bowed and waited for the announcement as everyone else's example.
"The Queen Mother wrote it herself, and the mourning family heard that there is a famous dessert shop in Sulou Town, with a novel style that makes people forget to return. The shopkeeper Song Qian is ingenious, so he wants to invite him to the imperial capital......
Roughly speaking, the Queen Mother wanted to taste her craftsmanship, so she specially asked people to come and take her to the imperial capital.
But how could his desserts be so famous? If you don't think about it carefully, you also know that some of them deliberately mentioned themselves in front of the Queen Mother. Except for Zhao Liuyin and Ji Qirui, Song Qian couldn't think of anyone else. And this Ji Qirui has nothing to do with herself, so she won't tease her in front of the Queen Mother, so nine times out of ten it is Zhao Liuyin.
Now that she not only slanders herself, but also praises herself in front of the Queen Mother, there must be ghosts. Although Song Qian didn't want to have an intersection with it, he caught fire. But this is the will of the Queen Mother, and if she does not resist the will, she will definitely be punished. At that time, the gains outweighed the losses, but if they really went as they wished, maybe there was something waiting for them in the imperial capital.
It's a dilemma.
What kind of evil did she create, she didn't do anything bad on weekdays, how could any unlucky thing fall on his head?
But Song Qian, who was desperate, could only obediently accept the order in the end.
Li Zhong looked at her and said, "In order not to delay time, according to the wishes of the Queen Mother and her old man, we will set off tonight and arrive at the imperial capital in less than two days. So you don't have to pack your luggage, delay the time, and someone will naturally buy it for you when you get to the imperial capital. Don't be stunned, come up."
Song Qian didn't expect this holy decree to come so suddenly, and he had to set off so suddenly. She can not pack up her things, but she can't ignore the ingots, so Song Qian prayed: "Father-in-law, there is still a child in the people's daughter's family, if the people's daughter leaves like this, don't worry about him." So could you please give the girl some more time to settle the child before she leaves?"
"Of course not, where is this important as the Queen Mother's will? You're going to have to carry it clearly. Alright, stop talking nonsense." Li Zhong didn't show any affection, and even forcibly pushed Song Qian into the carriage.
However, Song Qian would not compromise like this, so she took the risk and struggled, and now she is full of ingots. If he can't settle him down, Song Qian will definitely not be relieved.
"What a daredevil!" Li Zhong ran out of patience and became angry directly, and was about to have Song Qian forcibly tied up and taken away, when a carriage came galloping, and the crowd hurriedly and consciously gave way.
So Li Zhong's path was naturally completely blocked.
Li Zhong and his entourage, who didn't know who it was, were displeased, and just as they were about to rely on the prestige of the Queen Mother, a person got out of the carriage.
Seeing the face of the person who came, Li Zhong knelt on the ground in a hurry, and saluted respectfully, "The old slave pays a visit to the Lord Regent." Now his shocked mind was confused, because what he saw was the living regent Ji Changye.
If this is transmitted back to the imperial capital, it will inevitably cause quite a stir. The Queen Mother will definitely reward him, who let him find Ji Changye?
Ji Changye didn't pay attention to him, but swept him straight to Song Qian, and said coldly to the few subordinates who were still controlling her, "This king orders you to let go of her."
As soon as these words came out, several people almost collapsed to the ground with weak legs, and they hurriedly let go of Song Qian without daring to disobey.
"Changfeng, take one person down and enjoy thirty boards. The Queen Mother will make it clear." The latter sentence directly cut off Li Zhong's idea of interceding on the pretext that they were the queen mother.
Song Qian didn't care about the injuries on his body, and looked at Ji Changye anxiously and said, "Lord Wang, where is the ingot?"
Ji Changye comforted her and said, "Don't worry, now Ah Jin is at home with him, and I sent a secret guard to guard it, and it will be fine."
Hearing this, Song Qian breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing that her expression was relaxed, Ji Changye was also a lot more relieved.
Li Zhong, who was still kneeling on the ground, didn't expect that the relationship between Ji Changye and Song Qian would be so good, and when he thought that he was so kind to Song Qian just now, Li Zhong suddenly felt that his good life was over, don't think that he could be rewarded, even if he could save this little life, it would be thankful.
"Lord Wang, the old slave doesn't know Miss Song......
"What don't you know?" Ji Changye directly interrupted Li Zhong's delusional explanation, and asked unceremoniously: "Is it the Queen Mother who can't wait to eat what Song Niangzi made, or are you trying to please the Queen Mother."
Make an assertion? Even ordinary people shouldn't treat them like this, this is the rule, haven't you understood it after so many years in the palace? Or are you old and confused? Why don't you tell the Queen Mother to replace you, so as not to lose her old man's face again!"
Li Zhongzhan listened to Ji Changye's words tremblingly, and hurriedly explained in fear: "Lord Wang, you misunderstood, the old slave was just anxious for a while, and he didn't want to be disrespectful to Miss Song. Miss Song, did you say?"
Seeing that he was suddenly involved, Song Qian did not soften his heart when he looked at Li Zhong's pleading, but told Ji Changye the truth: "If the prince is one step late, I'm afraid that the folk girl will have been tied to the carriage by them and taken away."
Ji Changye was even more angry when he saw that Li Zhong still didn't repent, so he no longer listened to his explanation, and said directly: "This king will tell Your Majesty the truth about this matter, and Presumably Your Majesty will definitely deal with you according to the laws and regulations of the palace."
This matter is already a foregone conclusion, and nothing can be changed. Li Zhong also understood this truth, so he could only accept it.
However, he still had to follow the Queen Mother's will, so he cautiously asked: "Lord, the Queen Mother asked the old slave to take Miss Song to the imperial capital and show her cooking skills in the palace. The order is to leave today, if it can't be done, I'm afraid the life of the old slave will be gone. So please be magnanimous and follow the old slave back today."
Now he is sandwiched left and right, which is really a dilemma.
Ji Changye didn't stop this, which made Li Zhong breathe a sigh of relief, but he suddenly changed his words: "But this king will go back with him." He thought about it, he should have appeared for so long, otherwise it would not be a way to hide like this, and sometimes there must be an understanding and result.
"Lord, you...... You can be clear. There are a lot of people in the imperial capital, what if something happens?" Song Qian wanted to persuade Ji Changye, after all, many people in the imperial capital were waiting for Ji Changye to go back to do something, so his return now was nothing more than a sheep's mouth.
"Song Niangzi, don't worry. I've been thinking about this for a long time, and it's not groundless. I'm measured, you don't have to worry. This matter can't let the ingots be involved, so I will ask someone to arrange for the ingots to be taken care of by Mrs. Wang's family, and Ah Jin will also go back with us."
Listening to Ji Changye's words, Song Qian found that he had no way to refute, so he could only follow his arrangement, but he was still very worried.