April 12, sunny, suitable for travel, bathing, relocation.Early in the morning, the mansion of Jingyang County, located in Huaide Fang, Chang'an City, was already busy.Today is the day when Qin Mo'er left Beijing and rushed to Shicheng County.Preparing to set off together, in addition to Old Madam Xiao and Zhao Hao, there were also Qin Mo'er's two maids Xianglan and Musk Yu, as well as Old Madam Xiao's two maids Cai Wei and Cai Lian, plus three male servants Zhao Wen, Zhao Liang, and Zhao Qian.After these people left, only Qin Ping was left in the family with two men, two women, and four servants and maids to guard the house.After breakfast, the next people were busy packing their luggage and loading the car.Qin Mo'er didn't have too many things to take away, but it was also full of a large cart.The remaining two carriages are for the people.The people who came to see him off also came one after another, and they were basically women.There are also two men, Xiao Yu and Yu Wenshi, both of whom are considered close relatives of the Xiao family, so naturally they have to come to see them off.Princess Jiujiang was the last.She came with her, in addition to her own personal palace maids, guards, and accompanying eunuchs, as well as thirty sergeants from the Weiwei Temple.These sergeants were the guards arranged by Li Shimin for Qin Mo'er and his party.In addition, there is also a 20-year-old official in the DPRK and China, this person is named Cui Yuqing, who works in Menxia Province and is a principal from the eighth grade.He was the son of Cui Dunli, the squire of the military department of the court.He is the messenger arranged by Li Shimin.In fact, the reason why Li Shimin gave Zhao Yunze a holy decree was completely a pretense, in order to reasonably send the soldiers of Weiwei Temple to escort Qin Mo'er and his party to Shicheng County.If he really wants to give instructions to Zhao Yunze, he can completely issue them through the secret communication channels of the Secret Service, which is safer and faster than the holy decree.Everyone welcomed Princess Jiujiang into the living room, drank tea and chatted for a while, and the time was up.Qin Mo'er and her entourage should also set off.So, in the farewell of everyone, Qin Mo'er, Xiao Shi and others got into the carriage and left the house.It was inconvenient for the women to go out of the city to send them away, but Xiao Yu and Yu Wenshi sent Qin Mo'er and his party out of Chang'an City before returning to the city.It's early summer, the climate is very warm, but it's not yet hot, walking in the wild, the wind brings warmth, and the wildflowers are fragrant, which is very pleasant.Qin Mo'er and Xiao Shi sat in two carriages, and the maids each brought with them also sat in the carriage together.The curtains of the two carriages were all open, and everyone in the carriage looked at the scenery of the wilderness, and the mood was also very comfortable.Cui Yuqing rode a horse, walking in the middle of Qin Mo'er and Xiao's carriages, and from time to time parallel to one of the carriages, talking a few words with everyone in the carriage.Thirty guards, five at the head, five at the tail, and twenty others, divided into two teams, guarded the marching procession on the left and right."
Old lady, if you are tired, if you are tired, we might as well stop and rest."
About half an hour after leaving Chang'an City, Cui Yuqing rode beside Xiao's carriage and asked with great concern.Along the way, his main responsibility is to take care of Zhao Yunze's family.Xiao Shi smiled slightly and said, "The old body is not tired, Master Cui just needs to hurry." ”"Old lady, you can call the word Zifeng.This adult's title is something that he would never dare to accept. ”Cui Yuqing nodded and said with a smile: "At noon, we can feel Weinan County, and after lunch, we will change to the waterway."
When you get on the boat, there will be less bumps. ”"Zifeng is very familiar with the journey to Shicheng County."
Xiao said.Cui Yuqing said: "A certain person was born in the Boling Cui family, three years ago, he returned to his hometown with his father to send his ancestors, so he was very familiar with the road from Chang'an to Qizhou.However, when you arrive in Qizhou, how to get to Shicheng County is to ask the local officials. ”"I don't know how long it will take us to get to Qizhou," Xiao asked again."
It's slower to take the waterway, about ten days."
Cui Yuqing replied."
From Qizhou to Shicheng County, it will take three to five days.""
Well, it's been a long time.When the old man had just celebrated the New Year, he returned to Chang'an by land with Peng Yu from Shicheng County, and remembered that it only took nine days. ”Xiao Shi said, "But at that time, Peng Yu was in a hurry to go home, and he was in a hurry.Now, there are old and young people in our group, but we can't rush to the road. ”"From a certain province, His Majesty told him to take care of the old lady and Mrs.
Zhao's mother and son along the way.So-and-so will arrange everything. ”In a courtyard in the harem of the Taiji Palace on the dividing line, Princess Jiujiang stood in front of the window of a house, looking to the northeast in a daze."
Princess, you've been standing here for almost an hour, aren't you tired?"
a palace maid whispered to Princess Jiujiang.Princess Jiujiang turned her head, smiled at the palace maid, and said, "Xue Lan, you said, where is Sister Mo'er now?"
The palace maid named Xue Lan thought for a while and said, "It should be to Weinan." ”Princess Jiujiang was silent for a while, and suddenly said: "Xue Lan, if we leave the palace and chase Sister Mo'er at this time, how long will it take to catch up" "Ah, why does the princess want to chase Mrs.
Zhao" Xue Lan asked in surprise.Princess Jiujiang's lips opened and closed a few times, smiled bitterly, and said, "It's nothing, I'm just talking about it casually." ”"That's good, that's good, the princess just said this, scared the maid to death" Xue Lan patted her chest with her little hand, and said with palpitations, "Your Majesty won't let you go to Shicheng County, if you go after Madam Zhao behind Your Majesty's back, the servants can't afford it." ”"Don't worry, I'm just suffocated in the palace.Mrs.
Zhao is gone, and I don't even have the right person to go out of the palace to talk to.That's why it's cranky. ”Princess Jiujiang said, "No matter how willful I am, I will never do anything that will affect you." ”After speaking, Princess Jiujiang looked out the window again.Princess Jiujiang, who Xue Lan observed quietly, said weakly: "Princess, if you don't bring the piano, you can play the piano for a while."
You're going to get tired if you stand like this all the time. ”"Well, it's good to play the piano for a while."
Princess Jiujiang nodded and said."
Then the slave will go and fetch the harp."
After a while, Xue Lan and several other palace maids took the piano and placed it on a low table.Princess Jiujiang sat down behind the low table, adjusted the strings first, and then played it.She didn't deliberately think about what to play, as soon as her fingers touched the strings, a song of mountains and rivers naturally flowed out of the strings.Princess Jiujiang seems to have returned to a certain day in the first year of Zhenguan, when she was in the pavilion in the imperial garden and stroked the qin.It's just that the bosom friend who listened to the piano at the beginning is far away at this time.Bounced and flicked, the corners of Princess Jiujiang's eyes unconsciously shed crystal tears
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