The first day of October is the Winter Clothes Festival of the Great Zhou.

With the Qingming Festival, the Zhongyuan Festival, the meaning of ancestor worship is similar, and the folk custom is to cut cold clothes with paper, go to the grave to sacrifice, and burn it to the deceased.

Usually, on the day of the Winter Clothes Festival, the emperor will only send officials to the imperial mausoleum to worship, stay until the winter solstice, and then go to the Temple of Heaven to worship the heavens to comfort the ancestors.

But this time, since the Queen Mother proposed to go to the imperial tomb to worship on the first day of October, the emperor was worried about the selection of a concubine for Chu Yan, and also decided to go to the imperial tomb to pay tribute.

Once it comes to the emperor's tour, the whole itinerary and ritual will become extremely complicated and grand.

Taichang Temple is responsible for preparing the sacrificial offerings, because Shen Lingxi is a popular person in front of the Queen Mother, and when the ancestor of Wu Anbo returned to his soul on the first seven days, the corpse was named to ask for Shen's paper.

Taichang Siqing personally came to the door and handed over all the paper clothes and sacrifices needed for this mausoleum sacrifice to Shen's paper shop.

So, Shen Lingxi gathered the craftsmen of the entire Wangxian Village and Fu'an Shantang together and worked hard for half a month before all the paper ties were ready.

On September 28, after the emperor led his concubine to pay tribute to the ancestral temple, he set off in a mighty way.

In addition to the guard of honor and the internal guard, there were as many as 100 princes and officials who accompanied him, plus the concubines and the family members of the officials appointed by the emperor, and the entire imperial car could not be seen at a glance.

Shen Lingxi was "borrowed" by the emperor from the Queen Mother's Shoukang Palace to Chu Yan because he wanted to "dispel evil" for Chu Yan.

Along the way, Chu Yan didn't know whether it was unintentional or intentional, so he rode on horseback and did not take a car.

Shen Lingxi was happy to be alone and enjoy his wide and comfortable carriage.

This time, Yun Yu accompanied him as a border envoy.

With Chu Yan's acquiescence, he drove his horse outside Shen Lingxi's carriage from time to time, got in the car and chatted with her to relieve her boredom.

Shen Lingxi has the imperial order in his body, so he naturally wears Taoist clothes and dresses up as Kundao.

In addition, in the honor guard of the imperial grandson, in the eyes of outsiders, no one cares about the male and female defense between Yun Yu and her.

The curtain of the car was ajar, and Shen Lingxi and Yun Yu whispered.

His eyes always unconsciously glanced at the front of the convoy, wearing a dark riding suit, riding on horseback, with a tall and straight back, wondering what he meant these days.

Seeing her absent-minded appearance, Yun Yu crossed a thoughtful look in her dark pupils.

"I heard that the emperor is going to choose a concubine for the emperor's grandson, do you know?" He asked in a low voice.

"Not only do you know ......" Shen Lingxi withdrew his gaze from Chu Yan, "The emperor also showed me the portrait and asked me to calculate which woman's face is more suitable to be his concubine." ”

Yun Yu choked and looked at her inquiringly: "You...... Don't have any ideas? ”

"What thoughts?" Shen Lingxi's eyes were puzzled.

It's just that immediately, she thought of Chu Yan mentioning "marriage" to her, so she said vaguely: "He seems to have something unspeakable, and he is very resistant to the emperor's marriage, so ...... He asked me if I would like to be 'married' to him. ”

"What...... He proposed to you? Yun Yu's eyes were full of surprise, "Sister, have you ever promised him?" ”

"I never had any intention of getting married."

Shen Lingxi was a little distressed, looked at no one around, covered his lips and lowered his voice: "But I don't want to offend him, if he really needs to marry someone to solve the dilemma, for the sake of his kindness with us, I don't mind helping him." After all...... I also wanted to find out where my little aunt was hiding by him. ”

"Helping him?" Yun Yu didn't understand, "What does this mean?" ”

Shen Lingxi told him the conjecture of that day.

Yun Yu looked at her speechlessly.

Based on his understanding of the imperial grandson, it should not be a whim for his sister to propose "marriage".

Because Chu Yan had buried his sister's body, he always had a good impression of this person.

But this kind of thing has to be done with your affection and my will, and the two have the same mind.

The one who has the ability to make his sister's misunderstanding like this is "unspeakably hidden" before mentioning "marriage", he naturally won't break it down.

What's more, Yun Yu knows Shen Lingxi's character best.

knew that if she had no intention of Chu Yan, it would be a mountain of gold and silver, and she would not be able to touch her in the slightest.

At the moment, what is said about "a million taels of business" is just to find a reason for yourself, and you are subconsciously unwilling to delve into the meaning of the other party.

It seems that between these two people, it is not just wishful thinking.

"So, you don't mind marrying him, do you?" He asked.

Shen Lingxi said hesitantly: "If it's just a formality, I shouldn't mind." ”

"What if so...... Should he be truly pleased with you, will he really want to marry you? Yun Yu asked again tentatively.

Shen Lingxi was stunned and subconsciously denied it, "How can he be happy with me?" Don't talk nonsense. Moreover...... I have died once, and now that I am alive in this body, I wonder if one day I will leave ...... again."

When her soul was stored on the embroidered map, it was overnight that she was mysteriously sucked into this body.

It's hard to say if that will happen again.

"Therefore I do not want to marry, and if he is truly pleasing to me, then I must not delay him, and I must stay away. It is even more impossible to agree to get married, lest the other party waste time on me. ”

A sudden look flashed in Yun Yu's eyes.

The vain death in the previous life and the bizarre resurrection must have left an indelible shadow in my sister's heart.

It is not an overnight thing to overcome these and open your heart to someone who has only known each other for more than three months.

Presumably, His Royal Highness the Imperial Grandson, although he doesn't know the truth, he should also be aware of it.

Can't be far away, can't be close, so he specially asked someone to ask him if he would like to accompany him to the palace.

Thinking of this, Yun Yu's eyes flashed slightly, and he took a few breaths, and said in a low voice: "I have sent someone to inquire before, the imperial grandson will go out of the city alone two or three times a year, and he will come in the direction of the imperial mausoleum, so ......"

"You mean......" Shen Lingxi's eyes were full of surprise, "is it possible that the little aunt was hidden by him in the imperial tomb?" ”

Yun Yu nodded: "This trip from the capital to the imperial tomb needs to pass through two palaces, which may be in the imperial tomb or in these two palaces. ”

Shen Lingxi couldn't hide his excitement.

Since she learned that the little aunt was still alive, she had been looking for an opportunity to find out the whereabouts of the little aunt with Chu Yan.

But he was afraid that he would see the clue, so he didn't dare to speak.

If it is true as Yun Wei said, the little aunt is hiding in these three places.

With her ability to connect with ghosts and gods, she can ask the soul of the dead to find it without alarming anyone.

"I'll figure it out." Shen Lingxi was full of ambition, "As long as she is in this palace, I will definitely be able to find her." ”

Yun Wei smiled and said: "Your Highness has agreed, I will accompany him in the guard of honor, and when the time comes, I can go to the palace and live closer to you, and I will cover you when the time comes." ”

With his help, Shen Lingxi was a little more confident.

But......

"Chu Yan is very defensive, why would he agree to let you stay in his palace overnight?" Shen Lingxi asked suspiciously.

"Speaking of which, thanks to you, he is also mine...... Brother-in-law. ”

Yun Yuqing coughed, looked at her and said, "After all, he quietly married your spiritual position, and now he still wants to marry you, whether it is for the sake of the previous little princess or for the sake of you, the 'current', as your younger brother, he has to protect me." ”

Hearing him mention the matter of the spiritual position, Shen Lingxi was embarrassed.

Although it was only an expedient measure for the other party to marry her spiritual position, every time she thought of it, Shen Lingxi felt a little uncomfortable.

Seeing her face, Yun Yu rarely had a look of shame, and the bottom of her eyes was a little clearer.

He stopped and said no more.

After explaining a few words to her about the palace, he got out of the carriage, drove to the front of the team, and went to Chu Yan's side.

And Shen Lingxi put down the curtain after he left, and his mind was focused on making a plan to find his little aunt, but he didn't have the time to care about Yun Yu and Chu Yan's movements.

It wasn't until dusk that the carriage arrived at the Yongtai Palace in Pei County and stopped slowly.

Chunjun whispered through the curtain of the car: "Miss Shen, the palace has arrived, please get out of the car." ”

Shen Lingxi responded in a low voice, straightened the cyan Taoist clothes on his body, and then walked outside the carriage.

However, as soon as she lifted the curtain, she was startled by the battle in front of her.

(End of chapter)