This road was accompanied by a large army, accompanied by Xiao Baichuan and Lei Xiao, and there were no accidents along the way. The group walked for more than a month, finally entered Shanhaiguan, and walked for more than ten days, and finally came to Beiping Mansion.

Beiping is not only the capital of the Yuan Dynasty, but also the capital of the Golden Dynasty. After Zhu Yuanzhang drove away the Yuan people, he renamed it Beiping, which meant to pacify northern Xinjiang, and let the fourth son Zhu Di garrison here. After the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang divided the kings, because Beiping was the land of the ancient Yan Kingdom, so he named Zhu Di as the king of Yan in the name of the land.

Zhu Di, the king of Yan, has been stationed here for more than ten years, and under his painstaking management, the original border fortress deserted city is now a prosperous atmosphere. People come and go on the street, the traffic is busy, the shops on both sides of the street are lined up, prosperous and prosperous, no less than the important place of Beijing.

Yu Changgong asked the army to return to the camp, and only brought a small team of men and horses with him. When they came to the gate of Beiping Mansion, Xiao Baichuan and Lei Xiao got off their horses and said to Xu Pu: "Brother Xu, Yanwang Palace is close at hand, and it is inconvenient for us to follow each other, so we will leave it alone." ”

Xu Pu hurriedly said: "The two eldest brothers are very hard to escort all the way, so it is better to go with me to meet my mother, so that I can fulfill the friendship of the landlord." ”

Yu Changgong also said: "The prince respects the heroes in the rivers and lakes very much, and he must be very happy to see the two." ”

Xiao Baichuan said: "We are reckless, with vulgar words and reckless behavior, if we accidentally offend the prince, it will not be beautiful." Moreover, I have been away from the Central Plains for a long time, and there are still many affairs in the gang waiting for me to deal with. We understand the kindness of the two of them, and if he has leisure in the future, he will definitely go back to the house to visit. ”

Seeing that they had made up their minds, Xu Pu sighed and said, "Since this is the case, the younger brother will not be retained." The two eldest brothers take care, he has time to come and see me. ”

Xiao Baichuan nodded and said, "This is certain." Brother Xu, take care, we will have a date later!"

Xu Pu watched the two leave, feeling stunned. He grew up in the royal palace since he was a child, and although he knew many people, there were very few who could be called friends. These days, I get along with Xiao Baichuan and Lei Xiao, the two of them have a good temperament, are informal, and love themselves very much, and completely regard themselves as friends, not the little sons of the palace, so they like the two of them very much. At this time, they suddenly separated, and they didn't know when they would be able to see each other again, and I was very sad.

Yu Changgong saw that he looked lonely, and comforted: "The prince doesn't need to be sad, not far from the city is the Yanwang Palace, and when the time comes, the prince will be able to reunite with the young princess." ”

When Xu Pu heard him mention his mother, he couldn't help but feel refreshed, and nodded, "Okay, let's go." ”

The group entered the city, and under the leadership of Yu Changgong, walked through the streets and alleys, walked for about a tea time, and finally came to the gate of Yanwang Palace.

Xu Pu looked up, only to see the red wall and blue tiles, the weather was strict, the vermilion gate was closed, and there were dozens of soldiers on each side of the thirteen steps to guard it.

These soldiers all recognized Yu Changgong, and when they saw him coming back, they hurriedly saluted and said, "See General Yu for your humble position!"

Yu Changgong got off the horse and asked, "Is the prince here?"

The soldier at the head said: "The prince has inspected the southern camp and has not yet returned." ”

Yu Changgong nodded and said, "Since this is the case, it is the same to go to see the princess." Then he said to the soldiers who accompanied him, "You are waiting outside." Then he said to Xu Pu: "Shizi, please follow me to see the princess." ”

Xu Pu got off the horse and followed Yu Changgong into the palace.

Inside the palace, there are many pavilions and pavilions, and there is no end in sight. Xu Pu followed Yu Changgong, turned right, passed through more than ten courtyards, and finally came to a spacious courtyard, where rockery ponds and pavilion gardens were all available. It's just that it is the middle of winter at this time, the flowers and trees are withering, and the pond water is frozen, which looks a little sluggish.

This is the Renxiao Palace where Princess Yan lives.

Yu Changgong took Xu Pu along the corridor to the door of Renxiao Palace, and said to the two maids guarding the door: "Go and report to the princess, just say that Yu Changgong brought the prince of Zhongshan to meet the princess." ”

The two maids said yes and went in to report it.

Not long after I went, I suddenly heard someone inside: "Is it Pu'er? Pu'er!"

When Xu Pu heard the speaker's voice, it was the mother he thought about day and night, and he was so excited that he didn't have time to take care of the rules in the palace, so he opened the curtain and rushed into the house. I saw a middle-aged woman walking briskly, followed by a few people behind her, and the woman was her mother, Zhang.

Xu Pu was happy and sad, rushed to his mother, and threw himself into his mother's arms and cried loudly. Zhang's arms hugged his son tightly, and tears were also raining down.

Princess Yan Xu Jinding then also walked out with the maid, and when she saw his mother and son hugging and crying, it was inconvenient to disturb, so she said outside: "Is it Yu Changgong outside?" ”

Yu Changgong stepped into the house, knelt on one knee, and said to Xu Jinding: "Yu Changgong greets the princess." ”

Xu Jinding raised his hand: "Get up and talk back." ”

Yu Changgong stood up and stood aside with his head down.

Xu Jinding asked: "King Yan asked you to go to the Jianzhou Jurchen Chief Li to ask for tribute, how is the matter going?"

Yu Changgong said: "Back to the princess, the tribute has been sent back in full, and it has now been sent to the Foreign Affairs Office." ”

Xu Jin nodded fixedly, and then asked, "You went to urge for tribute, how could you come back with Pu'er? What happened here?"

Yu Changgong roughly explained the experience of meeting Xu Pu.

At this time, Zhang stopped his tears and asked Xu Pu: "Pu'er, where is your father now? Why didn't he come with you? I asked the housekeeper Xu Fu and Master Qiu Mu to come to look for you, have you seen them?"

Xu Puben had already stopped his tears, and when he heard his mother ask, tears came out of his eyes again, and he said while crying: "Daddy, Daddy has been killed by Han Jinhu!"

The news of Xu Jizhong's death has spread all over the rivers and lakes, although the Zhang family is in the palace, and he has vaguely heard about it, but because it is hearsay, he did not dare to believe it, at this time, hearing Xu Pu say this, he was still a little unbelievable, and asked: "What did you say?"

Xu Pu said again: "Daddy let Han Jinhu die!"

Zhang's eyes rolled when he heard this, and he suddenly fainted.

Xu Pu shouted: "Mother, mother!"

Xu Jinding had been listening to the conversation between their mother and son, and when he saw that Zhang was unconscious, he hurriedly ordered: "Quick! Help her to lie down inside! Ling'er, go and invite Dr. Lin here!"

The maid Qingju followed Zhang's side, and when she saw her fainting, she hurriedly hugged her, and the other maids came to help, and carried Zhang to the bed in the inner room.

Xu Jinding waved his hand to let Yu Changgong exit, and then also entered the back room.

After entering the house, I saw Xu Pu standing by the bed, holding his mother's hand and refusing to let go.