He heard it, turned his head and said, "He's—"

"Eminem!" Pei Xiaoyuan cut off He's words.

He stopped outside the palace gate, glanced at the shadow of the continuous palace tower in the deep night inside the gate, and said, "I've sent it here." Eminem, hurry up and go in, it's still a little windy at night. ”

He glanced at him, sighed secretly, didn't say more, hugged the child in his arms, and walked quickly inside under the escort of the group.

Pei Xiaoyuan watched the back of her group disappear on the palace road, stood alone outside the palace gate for a while, and was about to turn around and leave, at this time, the palace guards who came to patrol another team came to the side, and the leader of the team was an officer under Jin Wuwei, and when he saw him, he showed surprise.

"General Pei! Pei Pony! ”

He exhaled, and hurried to the front, bowing his head.

"When did the colt return? Just yesterday, at the banquet, the brothers were still talking about the heroic deeds of the horses in Xifan, so bold and so courageous, so that I waited for the five bodies to throw myself to the ground, and I was full of admiration! I didn't expect to encounter it here! ”

He cheerfully greeted the group of newcomers he had brought with him.

"Come and see you! Didn't you say yesterday that you wanted to see Pei Langjun in person? Now people are in front of them! ”

The guards came up cheering, and they all reported their homes and bowed again. Pei Xiaoyuan hurriedly told everyone to get up. At this time, the guard officer who stopped him finally came back to his senses and hurriedly came out to make amends.

"I don't know Mount Tai if I have eyes on my job, and I have offended a lot, please don't blame the horse. The lowly will pass the word in, and the horse will wait. ”

Pei Xiaoyuan smiled and said that it was okay, and said that he had something else to do, and he had no plans to enter the palace tonight. After a few more greetings, he instructed everyone to patrol the night attentively, then said goodbye and left, and returned to Yongning House.

That night, or during the day, he had slept enough, and he stayed awake all night until dawn.

The spring night was long, and there was silence in Yongning's house, and no one came.

Starting the next day, King Ning invited him to a banquet, and then, the eldest princess made an appointment to ask about Lu Wenjun, and then some other people in the court who had some dealings with him in the past also came to entertain endlessly.

In a flash, a few days passed.

In the silent but increasingly anxious waiting, finally, on the third evening of his return, someone came to the palace again, and the Tao was summoned by the saint.

Pei Xiaoyuan changed his clothes and entered the palace, and once again came to the Purple Cloud Palace, which he would never forget, waiting outside the palace gate.

The twilight sun spread over the palace porch, and there was silence all around. He waited for a moment, and saw a staggering figure emerge from a shadow in the depths of the palace gate.

The old palace eunuch Zhao Zhongfang passed on a sentence from the emperor.

"Your Majesty suddenly became tired and lacked energy, and said that we would not see each other today. It has been more than a year since the horse left, and now that he has returned, there is already a bit of spring in the palace. His Majesty told the horses to walk around at will, and to go wherever they wanted, and to see the scenery. ”

After the old palace eunuch finished speaking, he glanced at him meaningfully, bowed down with a smile, asked him to take care of himself, then turned around, slowly, and staggered in, and his figure gradually disappeared into the shadow behind the palace gate.

Pei Xiaoyuan stood for a moment longer and walked away.

He wandered aimlessly in the palace unhindered.

Finally, his footsteps stopped outside the Dongnuan Pavilion of the Xuanzheng Palace.

This is the place of the court meeting, but the arrangement is exquisite, there is a courtyard outside the pavilion, planting flowers and trees, not like the main hall, giving people a sense of cold and coercion.

It is said that this is the place where the princess has been the minister of the church of the saints for many years and has issued an edict.

At this hour, the dusk drum has been urged, and the dozen or so officials from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Rites who have been called here to participate in the deliberations are finishing their work and are walking out of the Winter Warm Pavilion one after another. They walked out on the porch, in groups of threes and twos, and whispered about the sacrifice of the prisoners, which had just been discussed.

Pei Xiaoyuan subconsciously didn't want to let people see that he was here, so he avoided it, dodged behind a cluster of rockeries hidden in the corner of the courtyard of the warm pavilion, and waited for everyone to walk over, the chaotic footsteps and talking voices disappeared, and his ears returned to tranquility, and he was about to come out.

He stopped and looked up, and there seemed to be two people coming out from behind the door.

Lantai wore a red official robe, with a gold belt, and he became more and more prominent. On the other hand, Mulanbi's shadow flickered slightly, and she also walked out from behind the door.

It's her!

It seems that after the deliberations are over, Lantai is the last to leave.

Not only that, but the princess personally sent him out.

Chapter 145

For a moment, Pei Xiaoyuan held his breath.

After leaving the pavilion door, Lan Tai was slightly behind her and naturally accompanied her.

The two of them slowly walked under the wind and rain corridor, while facing outward, they continued to talk, and the sound reached Pei Xiaoyuan's ears. At first, the conversation was also about the upcoming sacrifice of the captives.

With the end of the war, the prisoner offering has recently become the most talked about event inside and outside the court, not only in the palace, but also in the neighborhood of the city, in addition to the pride, also see this upcoming prisoner sacrifice as a continuation of the longevity ceremony that was stopped a year ago. The rumored Jingluo diagram of the celestial man who had reappeared in the Chongtian Temple became the focus of attention again a year later.

This fresco, which was first written by Ye Zhongli, was destined to become a symbol of the prosperity and prosperity of the Holy Dynasty from the day it appeared. A chaos, the jade beads were broken, thousands of romances were ruined, and they were destroyed in the war. It was finally able to regain its original appearance, and wanted to reveal its veil to the world again, but it was also met with palace changes and border wars. Finally, today, the clouds have cleared, and it has once again waited for the opportunity to show its true face. Like a peerless beauty, with a bad fate, how can it not be sighed.

The only regret is that the beauties are only hidden in the imperial palace, and those who are lucky enough to see the beautiful face are just princes and nobles, hundreds of officials and ministers, and there are more and more ordinary people in this world, who can only look at the legendary famous painting that they have nothing to do with them through the towering palace wall.

On the day of the prisoner sacrifice, the saint will give a banquet to the hundred officials and the foreign envoys of the vassal king in the Chongtian Hall to reward the meritorious officials. Famous people from all over the world will also have the opportunity to enter the palace and participate in the grand event and witness the glory together.

Lan Tai said that there is an illiterate and wealthy person in the market, who is infatuated with Ye painting, although this painting is no longer made by Ye Zhongli, but still can't stop his longing for it, in order to be able to see it with his own eyes, he did not hesitate to spend money and bribe a large number of Chang'an literati to boast about his fame. In just one month, he was really allowed to blend in with the list of celebrities as he wished, and the name was written on the list of invitees. It was at the last hurdle that he was discovered by an official of the Ministry of Rites, removed from his list, and thrown into Chang'an County Jail to set an example.

"Now everyone is laughing at that person, Bai Ding one, pretending to be elegant, and he is delusional to this point."

"Princess, do you say it's ridiculous and ridiculous?" Lantai told the joke to the princess and laughed.

When she heard this, she also smiled, and said: "The action is really vulgar, but the original intention is not a big crime." Call the Chang'an County Commander to admonish him, and let it go, and there is no need to punish too much. ”

Lan Tai was busy, and said sincerely: "The princess is kind-hearted, and it is a great blessing for that person." ”

She smiled again.

Ye Gong once said that there are two kinds of paintings, one is self-entertainment, in order to support interests, and non-acquaintances cannot be displayed. The rest are made for the people who look at the paintings. It's the same with his paintings. People all over the world are willing to see and be able to see, which is the value of his paintings, and it is also the original intention of his paintings. The paintings are divided into high and low, and the viewer is not divided into high and low. Like a mountain in front, some people sigh at its majesty, and some people have to peek at the way of admiration. How can you judge that the mountain prefers the latter? Or the pleasure of the former must be inferior to the latter? If the painting is completed, it will be hidden alone, even if it is a golden house and jade box, it is also a terrible scenery, which he does not like. ”

She recalled that her grandfather had a small talk with her on the road in the past, the corners of her lips were slightly upturned, and a pair of crystal beautiful eyes turned to Lan Tai, who was slowly stopping in the corridor and listening attentively.

"The proud paintings that Ye Gong made with great effort back then were used to lay out the palace, which may be contrary to his wishes. The prosperity of Chang'an and the glory of the Holy Dynasty are all related to the people. And all the people in the world did not have the opportunity to see this painting. Even if it had not been destroyed in the war, it would have been a great regret for him. ”

"This painting is not the same today. I have an idea that in the future, when the time is right, I will ask the permission of the saints to allow the people to come in. But unfortunately, even if this matter can come true in the end, those who can see it may be one or two out of ten thousand, and there are only a few. ”

She said to herself, laughing and shaking her head.

Lan Tai stared at her quietly, and said slowly: "The princess is willing to understand the hearts of the people and is willing to enjoy with the people, as long as she has this heart, it is already a blessing for the people of the world." Ministered to them and thanked the princess. ”

When he had finished speaking, he saluted respectfully.

She told him to get up, and said with a smile: "You have worked hard these days, and after today's work, you should go out of the palace and rest early." I won't send it. ”

After she finished speaking, she continued to walk forward to the end of the wind and rain corridor. There, Yang Jae-eun led someone who was waiting to accompany her back to the dormitory.

Lan Tai looked at her back, and suddenly, as if remembering something, he caught up a few steps and called, "Princess, stay here!" ”

She stopped, turned around.

It turned out that Lantai was opened for the opening of the bell tower of Tomorrow Town.

Zhenguo bell tower stands next to the Kaiyuan gate that has the name of the first west gate of Chang'an, when the palace was built for the founding of the country, it should be built according to the suggestion of the physiognomy master who is said to be able to understand the number of heavenly fortunes, it is nine floors high, the circumference is 100 zhang, it is higher than the city wall, the bottom floor is called the Tianqiong Treasure Palace, it can also be known from the name, it is built according to the palace system. On the top of the ninth floor, there is a huge bell hanging, the sound of which can move the whole city.

All the people who entered Chang'an from the Kaiyuan Gate have not yet arrived, and the buildings in the city that they can see at first sight outside the city are this building.

And its name is Zhenguo, which echoes the Yong'an Palace in the palace, and takes the meaning of Yong'an in Zhenguo, protecting the country and protecting the people. Since the founding of the country, although it has experienced several earthquakes, it has not been damaged. Whenever night falls, the building is lit up, brilliant, the light reaches the four gates, but also because it is connected to the Yong'an Canal, the pond is ponded, the willow is planted, and it is adjacent to the West Market, many temples and Taoist temples are built nearby, all carved beams and painted buildings, murals are laid out, every spring and summer, the beauty is overwhelming, gradually, the Zhenguo Building has become a scenic spot for the people of Chang'an to embark on the spring and autumn tour.

However, like the Yong'an Temple, this high-rise building, along with the prosperity and glory it represents, was also destroyed by the turmoil in the last years of Jingsheng.

When the saint returned to the dynasty, this century-old mansion was burned by the rebels to only half of the body, charred black, and the huge bell was said to have been pulled by the rebels to melt into weapons. Over the years, the saint no longer had the idea of repairing, and the surrounding area gradually fell into ruin.

Just last year, when the border war was in full swing, the people prayed for the country's blessings, looked forward to rebuilding this building, and spontaneously donated. The matter was in charge of Chang'an County, but Lantai was also involved.

"The main body of this building has been completed, and the new bell has been overhanged. Tomorrow on the auspicious day of the zodiac, please open the consecration of the monks to hold a ceremony, the princess should know about this matter, and the minister had played earlier. ”

Lan Tai went up and continued: "Just a few days ago, the county ordered to find a minister, hoping that the princess would also be able to take the time to come and enjoy the fun together. The past two days have been busy, and the minister forgot to change the word! ”

After he finished speaking, seeing that she did not immediately agree, he explained again.

Originally, although the building has been repaired and the painting has been completed, the murals in the inner heavenly dome hall have not yet started.

According to the previous style, it is to paint the virtuous kings of the past dynasties since the three emperors and five emperors Yao Shunyu soup in the hall to educate the people, but I didn't expect many troubles. First of all, the painting ladder was unstable, and the main painting Zhou He accidentally fell down the ladder a few days later, fell and injured an arm, and could not continue, so he had to change another court painter. Two days after the painter arrived, the building was flooded again. Although it was discovered in time and extinguished, it was frightened from top to bottom.

Chang'an County made the suspicious people unable to suppress the royal spirit of this building, and urgently needed to complete it before the triumphant sacrifice day of the army, so that everyone who walked under the Kaiyuan Gate could see the building of the town and country standing again, so they hurriedly chose the day to do it.

Also, although he also invited a monk, he still hoped that the princess would come tomorrow to calm people's hearts.

After hearing this reason, she seemed to be dumbfounded, but after a moment of silence, she still nodded and agreed: "It's okay, it just so happens that I'm not busy tomorrow, I'll go." ”

Although he had tried his best to suppress it, Lan Tai's eyes still showed a faint joy, and he said: "The minister will escort the princess with him tomorrow." ”

She smiled and nodded, then stopped staying, went down the corridor, accompanied by her entourage, and gradually disappeared, and a wave of Magnolia blue skirt gradually disappeared from sight.

The next day, in order not to alarm the people too much, after the princess left the palace, she went to the north of the city and came out of the nearest gate from the far gate.

Lan Tai led a team of guards and waited there early. The princess then drove to the Zhenguo Building. When the car arrived, the Chang'an County Commander and a group of attachés who were waiting outside welcomed her inside, and the master also led the disciples to meet her. She returned the salute and took her seat, which was a couch in the gallery on the second floor of the Heavenly Dome, with a railing in front of the porch, and nothing else to cover it, except for a semi-transparent purple veil in front of the princess's couch, so as to separate the princess from the people under the corridor. The Venerable Master ascended to the open-air pulpit in the center of the square in front of the building, and began to preach the Dharma to the princess behind the purple veil in the building and the people gathered around her.

Although her honor guard was extremely low-key on this trip, after arriving, she disappeared and left.

The rebuilding of the Zhenguo Building is not unrelated to the petitions of the people, so today, thousands of people have spontaneously come here to participate in the consecration puja, and the square outside the Zhenguo building is full of people who have come to listen to the puja. When the princess arrived, the people present were pleasantly surprised and knelt down to greet her. Then the news spread quickly, and Mo said that the ordinary people in the nearby neighborhood, and even many merchants in the West Market, heard the news and closed their doors one after another, rushing to participate in the ceremony.

The princess lived in exile when she was a child, and after returning to the court, she helped the saint to govern, listened to the people's opinions, and observed the people's feelings, and the people loved her. It is rumored that the princess has a charming appearance, and those who have been fortunate enough to see it before want to take a closer look, and those who have not seen it want to see her true face even more.

If it weren't for Lantai's early preparations, he knew Jin Wuwei in advance, and transferred many guards to guard the intersection to maintain order, I am afraid that even the nearby trees are full of good deeds.

Pei Xiaoyuan was in the corner of the square of Zhenguolou, and through the constantly moving heads in front of him, he stared at the figure not far ahead, the figure sitting behind the purple gauze curtain in the gallery on the second floor of Zhenguolou. The figure was hazy, as if shrouded in a layer of lilac mist, the wind blowing, the veils swaying, the smoke dispersed, and the sun shone down from the middle of the gallery columns to her sideburns and body in palace clothes. The beauty did not move, but her body was also shining with a little glittering golden light.

She looks straight like a goddess, incomparable, and only looks up to all beings in the world.

He is now only one of all living beings.

An increasingly strong feeling of bitterness, like the wind that swept the veil, swept through Pei Xiaoyuan's heart in an instant.

Yesterday later, after listening to the words of the old palace eunuch, he faintly realized in his heart that the emperor had summoned him into the palace and sent him away, which should be allowed, and even, it could be considered, to provide him with an opportunity to get close to the princess.

However, this may also show one more thing, that is, even the emperor knows that his daughter does not want to be too involved with him anymore.

She had taken the talisman from him with her own hands, representing his identity. And the other one that he cherished more in his heart and hid it was now gone, along with the golden black horse, and I don't know where it went.

Everything that belonged to him and related to her had left him. Only one little tiger remained.

She knew that he wanted to see him, so she did not hesitate to send Xiaohu'er to his side, and she was considerate enough to him, and she was benevolent and righteous.

She seemed to be doing very well now, even better than he had imagined.

She is an auxiliary princess with thousands of glories, Jiao'er in her arms, and by her side, there is no shortage of young and promising humerus generals who are loyal to her. As long as she is willing, hook her fingers, and kneel under her pomegranate skirt, I am afraid that there will be more young talents like carp crossing the river.

Perhaps, no longer bothering, putting away the so-called heart that he had repeatedly and shaken, should be the best for her.

The mage in the center of the square, Lang Lang, preached non-stop, the sound was like a bell, but Pei Xiaoyuan never heard half a word.

At the end of the ceremony, the mage, the Chang'an County Commander and a group of officials sent off the princess. The people downstairs in Zhenguo saw the figure behind the purple veil slowly stand up, and suddenly, the crowd surged slightly and leaned towards her.

"Princess Chitose! Blessed and healthy! ”