Chapter 54 Don't go back to the palace

After the queen and Xu Jinrou found out that King Jin was not dead, Wanniang was sent to the prison mansion again.

This time there was no need to put it in a sack, Wan Niang even deliberately dressed up, and her experience in the palace made her deeply understand that without the support of King Jin, she would not be able to fight the shrewd Princess Jin.

She was determined to beg Liu Rentu to release King Jin from prison, no matter what she was asked to do, but after spending the night in Qiuyue Pavilion, the person who asked her for that night did not come.

She had heard that although Liu Rentu killed people without blinking, he was handsome, but she didn't expect it to be so handsome, but when she asked her, she was like crazy, and she even shuddered a little when she thought about it.

After dawn, the people in charge of the state sent Wanniang back to the palace, and Xu Jinrou happened to see it when she left the palace, and the two cars passed by without stopping for a moment.

Out of the palace, Xu Jinrou first went to the Sansi Yamen and met Lu Fuhu, the salt and iron envoy.

The three checkpoints deliberately set up by Yue Nansheng, the privy envoy of the Ximan Northern Court, have all been secretly opened, and if you want to transport salt into Dachu, it should be unimpeded.

What needs to be done now is to determine where to source the salt, and the cheapest salt is sea salt, although it is a long way away, it is cheap and the supply is abundant.

Xu Jinrou proposed the first choice for buying sea salt, the overseas Tianluo Kingdom, a country that had not yet been conquered by the Western Barbarians.

Xu Jinrou took out five hundred taels of silver and gave it to Lu Fuhu as a way to go to Tianluo Kingdom, get in touch with the people there, and establish a path to buy sea salt, which is also one of Xu Jinrou's long-term plans.

However, leaving Dachu and going to Tianluo Country requires an official document from the prison government, otherwise he will be beheaded for treason to show the public, looking at Lu Fuhu who was hesitant, Xu Jinrou promised that she would figure out a way to do this.

After leaving the Yamen of the Third Division, Xu Jinrou went to the Prison State Mansion to meet Liu Rentu and persuaded him to agree to the purchase of sea salt from Tianluo Kingdom by the Great Chu Salt and Iron Division.

Xu Jinrou persuaded Liu Rentu to use only one sentence, "Knowing yourself and knowing that you have won all battles, I don't know how Tianluo Kingdom can be an opponent with him, the salt trade between Great Chu and Tianluo Kingdom is justified, but it happens to be the best way for Xiban to take the opportunity to understand Tianluo Kingdom." ”

Liu Rentu's eyes flashed with a deep light, and he signed and sealed the customs clearance documents with his own hands.

Liu Rentu, who saw him at noon, did not leave the prison mansion and return to the palace until the evening.

After entering Ziyunxuan, I heard the news, and the queen let King Zhao live in the East Palace.

Before the first emperor set out on the expedition, Song Feng, the eldest son of the crown prince, was appointed as the next crown prince.

But since the first emperor and the crown prince died in front of the two armies, the crown princess and Song Feng were asked by the queen to move from the East Palace to Changle Palace, which means that Song Feng's position as crown prince is likely to be unkept.

Now King Zhao is staying in the East Palace, indicating that the queen has plans to abolish the crown prince.

The twin sisters Xiang Wenyu and Xiang Wenzhu have moved into the East Palace to live, and Princess Zhao Xiang Wenjing and a pair of children Song Jian and Song Keqing still live in Jinghua Palace.

Princess Zhao did not express any dissatisfaction, but Xu Jinrou knew that Xiang Wenjing had deeply experienced the ruthlessness of the royal family men of the Song family in her heart.

That night, the queen sent someone to send Wan Niang to the prison mansion again, but she stayed in the empty room in the Autumn Moon Pavilion for another night.

Two days after Wanniang went to the prison mansion, Xu Jinrou came back from outside the palace to meet the queen, her expression was a little excited,

"Queen Mother, Liu Rentu promised to release King Jin from prison tomorrow, and he will personally go to the City Patrol Division to bring people up and return him to freedom."

The queen was excited when she heard this, she grabbed Xu Jinrou's hand, and tears couldn't help falling, "Jinrou, you still know Liu Rentu and know how to do some things, and the mourning family didn't misunderstand you." ”

After King Zhao was safely released from prison and returned to the palace, King Jin was resurrected from the dead and was also released from prison, the queen was very happy, and her two biological sons could be safe and sound, which was her greatest hope.

The next day, the entire palace was lit up, not only did the Jin princess Xu Jinrou go to welcome the Jin king out of prison, but the queen would also take all the royal members of the Song family to the city patrol to greet him, just like when she welcomed the king of Zhao.

When they arrived outside the gate of the city patrol division, everyone got out of the carriage and waited, Xu Jinrou noticed that Wan Niang had dressed up carefully today.

The red smoke gauze and Bixia brocade dress, the floor-mopping pink scattered green leaf skirt, and the jasper hairpin inlaid with pearls obliquely inserted in the low-hanging sideburns, these should be the queen's rewards for her, the eyebrows and eyes have been carefully modified, and the red lips are powdered, but they are also very handsome.

The nurse held the four-month-old Song Chuxing and followed behind Wanniang.

To Xu Jinrou's surprise, Song Yuzhi, the eldest princess of Da Chu, was also dressed up this time.

She is wearing a purple emerald cigarette shirt, a pleated skirt with scattered flowers and mist and green grass, wearing a thin veil of emerald water, her long black hair is coiled into a beauty bun, a golden step is swayed in her hair, the long beads tremble and hang down and sway between the temples, her face is thinly powdered, her eyebrows are drawn and her lips are dotted, which is very charming.

Since the last time she made a fool of herself in public in the Marshal Mansion, the eldest princess of Da Chu only appeared when King Zhao was released from prison, but she was still veiled at that time.

But this time, Song Yuzhi not only made a public appearance but also made such a careful dress, Xu Jinrou understood after thinking about it carefully, because she and the queen said that this time Liu Rentu would come forward.

Xu Jinrou is dressed very elegantly today, wearing a pale pink long skirt with a plain white gauze on top, her eyebrows are lightly swept, and she does not apply powder on her face, which makes her particularly conspicuous among many beauties.

The gate of the City Patrol Division slowly opened, and Liu Rentu rode out on a high-headed horse with a dark color and heroic martial arts, followed by dozens of sturdy guards.

Seeing the large group of people and horses in the palace waiting outside the door for a long time, Liu Ren Tu grabbed the reins of the horse, waved his hand, and the guards behind him were divided left and right, and Song Heng walked out from behind.

Before being released from prison, Liu Rentu had arranged for Song Heng to take a shower and change his clothes, and he looked clean, but his face was haggard, his eyes were blank, and he did not have the graceful appearance of the past.

Seeing the palace team in front of him, Song Heng's eyes suddenly brightened.

The queen had already gotten off Feng Yuan at this time, she walked a few steps to Song Heng and looked up and down, "Heng'er, you have suffered." ”

Song Heng knelt on the ground with a thud, threw himself into the queen's arms and cried bitterly, and the queen also burst into tears in an instant.

Song Xing, the king of Zhao, and Song Yuzhi, the eldest princess, stepped forward to meet Song Heng, these two people were very calm, and they didn't shed a single tear.

Xu Jinrou cried and pounced, but when she was about to reach Song Heng, she fell to the ground with her knees weak, "Husband, are you really still alive?" Is this true? Am I dreaming? ”

Song Heng wiped away his tears and turned to look at Xu Jinrou, and stretched out his hand to hug her in his arms, "My concubine, this is not a dream, this is true, I explained that day, you just don't believe it." ”

Xu Jinrou struggled to push Song Heng away, "It's been three years, why is there no news of your husband if he doesn't die, have you forgotten to be your wife?" I heard that you were trampled like mud by the horse in the front enemy, I almost broke myself, thinking that I couldn't live with Bai Shou, so that you could die together, if it wasn't for the persuasion of the queen mother, you and I would really be separated by yin and yang. ”

If the pear blossom brings rain, everyone who hears it will have the same sense of sorrow.

Song Heng's face showed a sad and helpless look, "My husband was seriously injured in the former enemy, and he has not completely recovered so far, I came to Kyoto to see you, but I never wanted to be captured by the city patrol division, so it has become the current situation." ”

"Did you forget about me when you had another woman?" Xu Jinrou beat Song Heng's chest with her hand, and the more she cried, the more sad she became.

Liu Rentu sat on the horse, frowning and looking at Xu Jinrou, is this woman acting? Or is it true feelings?

Seeing that Song Heng held Xu Jinrou in his arms again, and Liu Ren slaughtered the horse, he coughed lightly, "Song Heng, although you were released from the City Patrol Division today, the previous matter still needs to be investigated in detail, and this requires your cooperation." ”

Song Heng let go of Xu Jinrou and nodded, "Yes, this king knows." ”

Liu Rentu's face was slightly cold, "Waiting for the prison state to find out all the things, after seven days, you need to leave Dachu and move to Xiban to have another position, remember, in the future, don't call yourself this king in front of this prison country." ”

Song Heng hurriedly replied respectfully, "Yes, I respectfully obey the orders of the prison country." ”

"It's inconvenient to enter and exit the palace, so don't enter the palace today, stay outside the palace, so that the people in charge of the palace can easily find you." Liu Rentu sat on his horse and gave the order.

Song Heng respectfully agreed again, and then looked at Xu Jinrou, "Concubine Ai, you and I will stay in Xu's Mansion tonight, how about we go back to the palace together tomorrow?" ”

Xu Jinrou hesitated slightly and then nodded.

Song Heng turned his head to look at the queen, "Queen Mother, the ministers and the princess will stay outside the palace tonight, and when everything is taken care of, let's go back to the palace tomorrow." ”

Although the queen was reluctant in her heart, she could only agree, "Okay, Heng'er, don't be anxious about everything, it's good to be safe." ”

At this time, Song Yuzhi walked to the willow man slaughtering the horse and bowed down, "Thank you for letting my brother out of prison, Yuzhi is here to thank you." ”

Liu Rentu's eyes were shining, and he smiled evilly, "The eldest princess is so handsome today." ”

The queen's face changed drastically, and she hurriedly walked over and grabbed Song Yuzhi, "Zhi'er, Liu Jianguo already knows your intentions, go back to the sedan chair quickly, don't be rude and make people laugh." ”

The corners of Liu Rentu's mouth rose, "Queen, the eldest princess has a lot of etiquette, who dares to laugh at her?" I wonder if the princess can be married? ”

The queen picked up Song Yuzhi and left, "It's a match, Yuzhi already has a family, thank you for your trouble." ”

Song Yuzhi frowned, "Queen Mother, isn't my husband who hasn't passed through the door dead?" ”

The queen motioned to the palace lady on the left and right to help the eldest princess into the sedan chair and didn't let her say anything more.

Liu Rentu smiled meaningfully, "Come on, escort King Jin and Princess Jin back to Xu's Mansion." ”

Wan Niang kept looking at Song Heng with expectant eyes, waiting for him to come over to meet her mother and son, but Song Heng didn't look at her as if she didn't know Wan Niang throughout the whole process, but just glanced at the baby in the nurse's arms out of the corner of her eye.

That night, Song Heng stayed in Xu's Mansion, and the entire Kyoto City knew about the resurrection of King Jin, and hugged and cried with Princess Jin outside the city patrol and then stayed in Xu's Mansion.

In the market, after tea and dinner, they are talking about this matter,

Some people say that the King of Jin has been detained for some time in the City Patrol Division, and the man's little thing is estimated to be very uncomfortable.

Some people sighed, "Hey, Princess Jin is going to suffer again tonight." ”

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