"Hua'er." On the official road from the East to the capital, the carriage sped along. Consort Yun coaxed Zirui to sleep. The smile on her face was no longer there. Instead, she was as noble and elegant as she was in the Imperial Palace, as if she was in the clouds, ethereal and unapproachable.
Xuan Tianhua was in a daze. It was as if the past half year had been a dream. The Consort Yun who had crawled under the seat of the carriage and pestered him to the East; the Consort Yun who had followed the attendants to drink and play in the casino; the Consort Yun who had pointed at Bu Cong's former subordinates and loudly cursed Consort Yun in the military camp; the Consort Yun who had wandered through the streets and alleys of Fuzhou and even the brothels. It was as if she was a person in a dream and had never existed in reality. The person he was facing was always the somewhat arrogant, somewhat languid, seemingly unintentional yet endlessly affectionate imperial concubine in the Winter Moon Palace.
He tried to open his mouth, but he could no longer call out the incomparably intimate "Niangqin". The words that came out of his mouth became: "Mufei."
Consort Yun's face was bitter. She pushed the curtain to the side and looked through the window at the scenery outside. After a while, she said: "I don't want to go back to the palace. After so many years of being dignified and elegant, it's too tiring to pretend. The only thing I miss is my former stronghold, my family and friends in the stronghold, and even the black bears and magpies in the mountains. It's a pity... that I can't go back. " She turned her head and looked seriously at Xuan Tianhua, "Hua'er, if you become successful in the future, mufei doesn't ask for anything else. I only ask that you find a mountain valley and build a stronghold for me. It'll be fine as long as the birds sing and the flowers smell."
Xuan Tianhua's nose turned sour. He turned his head and didn't reply for a while.
Consort Yun's hand patted Zirui's body again and again, faintly saying: "When you were younger than him, you were already so obedient. You could peacefully lie in my arms and I would sing you songs from the mountains. You could play the music when you were so young. Ming can't do that. When he was young, he was busy whipping people all day long. Back then, the concubines in your father's palace were all beaten by him. "
Xuan Tianhua was visibly moved. Memories surged through his mind, and his thoughts went back to more than ten years ago.
Princes under the age of twelve were not allowed to have their own residences. They could still live with their mother in the palace. He knew that Consort Yun had brought him here when he was young. Consort Yun had once told him that she had just entered the palace at that time. The palace was unfamiliar and lonely to her. She was still angry with Tianwu and didn't want to see either of them. She was so bored that she couldn't take it anymore. Coincidentally, Consort Zhao died suddenly, so she ran over to Xuan Tianhua and carried him back. The former empress investigated this matter, but Consort Yun reported this matter to the Emperor Tianwu. After that, he became her son.
When he was two years old, Consort Yun and Tianwu's relationship eased and they had Old Jiu. The two year old Xuan Tianhua already had a strong memory. He clearly remembered that on the night that Consort Yun gave birth to Old Jiu, one of the concubines sent her maidservants to deliver a bowl of medicine. Consort Yun drank it carelessly and almost died from a difficult birth. No one knew about this, but he remembered it. When he was a few years older and had his own power, he casually found a reason to deal with the entire family of that concubine. Following the destruction of her family, that concubine finally committed suicide in the cold palace.
That was why he was not some deity. Hidden behind this face was a heart that was not any weaker than Xuan Tian Ming's, and it was fierce and dark. However, this kind of scheming would only reveal itself when the people he cared about were hurt. In this life, the only people he cared about were Consort Yun, Ming, Imperial Father, and … His thoughts stretched out again, to the battlefield in the far north. And Heng Zheng …
"I'll promise you." He opened his mouth and tried to speak as casually as possible, "You don't have to wait for me to be successful. I don't want to be successful. As long as Ming can make Imperial Father feel assured to pass the throne to him, this son will take Mother and Father to live in seclusion in the mountains. We'll build a stronghold, smell the birds and smell the fragrance of flowers, and enjoy the beautiful scenery. "
This was the first time that Consort Yun didn't show any rejection when mentioning Emperor Tianwu. On the contrary, she was looking forward to it. She was originally a wild sparrow in the mountains, never a little bird in the palace. She was originally a Consort Yun who rolled up her sleeves and ate meat and drank wine with men and women. When she was happy, she would sing and when she was unhappy, she would scold. She was never a Consort Yun who was dressed in palace attire and jewels. She was never a Consort Yun who couldn't speak loudly and had to salute people!
More than twenty years in the palace was enough!
Xuan Tianming's army entered the capital first. They didn't enter the capital with a bang like last time. All the soldiers returned to the barracks in the suburbs of the capital. Only Xuan Tianming, Feng Yu Heng, and a group of close attendants, Li Sheng, and Fu Ya entered the capital.
The moment the carriage entered the city gate, Feng Yu Heng couldn't help but sigh, "When we left, it was early winter. When we came back, it was early autumn of the next year. Xuan Tianming, I am already 14 years old. " She blinked, "Where we come from, 14 years old is still the age to go to school. You can only get married when you are 22 years old."
Xuan Tianming raised an eyebrow. He did not ask what she meant by "where we come from." He just glared at her and coldly said: "Say it again for this great one?"
She shrunk her neck and stopped speaking. In her heart, however, she was cursing. Originally, it was too early to get married at 15 years of age.
"Don't think about such things. Obediently get married to this great one next year. If you're late by even a single day, I'll skin you alive!" He put on a fierce appearance; however, he no longer had his previous fierce appearance.
Feng Yu Heng held her belly and laughed, "The Ninth Prince, oh Ninth Prince, in the past, everyone called you the ninth prince of hell; however, they did not know that the ninth prince of hell was actually the ninth Bodhisattva. For the citizens of Qian Zhou to meet you, they really did receive a heavenly blessing."
It was indeed a heavenly blessing. Along the way from the North to the South, aside from a portion of the citizens from Luo City and Bin City who were willing to remain in their homeland, everyone else followed the army into Dashun. Xuan Tianming demolished the Northern Pass and announced that Qian Zhou no longer existed. It was now a country of Dashun. The citizens that followed began to disperse from Jiang Zhou. Some remained in the three northern provinces, while others were sent by the soldiers to the North, South, East, West, and North. They all passed through a town, and some were left behind. When they encountered fields or mountains, they could establish their own villages and start farming.
Practically half of the country's citizens immediately flooded into Dashun, bringing life and prosperity to Dashun. Dashun's farming techniques were taught to them, and Qian Zhou's farming techniques were also brought into Dashun. In just two short months, the largest migration of people in the past thousand years was completed.
Xuan Tianming removed the golden mask and handed it to Feng Yu Heng: "Put it in your space. That is the safest place in the world."
Feng Yu Heng placed the mask in her space's safe. She then smiled and said to him: "Your face is perfectly fine. How will you explain this to others?"
Xuan Tianming smiled and replied to her: "With a divine doctor at my side, what kind of injury can't be treated? If there are any doubts, I can just push them to you. I will also be happy to be free. "
She laughed and scolded him: "Letting a woman get in the way. Shameless." She then lifted the curtain and looked towards the capital.
At this time, the carriage just happened to arrive in front of an embroidery shop. She saw an arrogant maidservant dressed delicately. Holding a large red silk dress, she stood in front of the shop and scolded with her hands on her hips: "Everyone inside, come out! Don't be a coward after causing trouble. You have the courage to ruin this Sichuan brocade wedding dress, but you don't have the ability to admit it, right? Get out here! "As she said this, she even kicked the half-open door of the shop with a" bang ".
More and more people came to watch, and Feng Yu Heng quickly shouted: "Stop, stop, stop, stop for a moment!"
The driver outside stopped the horses, and Xuan Tianming helplessly said: "This sort of thing happens every day. What is there to see?"
Feng Yu Heng shook her head, "But this shop belongs to concubine mother An." She pointed at the embroidery shop outside and said: "This is concubine mother An's dowry shop. In the future, it will be left to Xiang Rong as part of her dowry. It's strange. In the past, the embroidery from this shop would always be praised by everyone. Why did this sort of thing happen today? "
Xuan Tian Ming also became a bit interested, as he turned around and looked out with her.
At this time, the head maidservant who had kicked the door opened the wedding dress in her hand and spun it around in front of everyone. She then angrily said: "Does everyone see this? It's this shop that claims to be the best embroidery shop in the capital that embroidered our young miss' Sichuan brocade wedding dress into this! What is this? Do you see it? What is embroidered on it? It's a duck! We wanted to embroider mandarin ducks, but they embroidered a duck. Isn't this cursing us? "
Feng Yu Heng also saw the design when the other party shook it. Looking over, she let out a "pft" and laughed, "It really is a pair of ducks!" She laughed so hard that her belly hurt. Regardless of who was to blame for this, two ducks appearing on a wedding dress was too funny.
Xuan Tianming helplessly shook his head, "Be a little more reserved."
She agreed, and her smile faded a little.
At this time, the crowd of citizens also began to condemn the embroidery shop. After all, embroidering two ducks on someone else's wedding dress was too outrageous.
But there were also people who raised their doubts, "That's not right. The embroiderer of this shop might not be the best in the capital, but she is still one of the top. How could she make this sort of mistake?"
Someone carefully looked at the ducks then shook their head, "That's not right. Look at the stitches. They are thick and awkward. How could they have been embroidered by an embroiderer. Miss, you shouldn't have brought the wrong dress, right?"
The maidservant's face turned white with anger, "My ass! I did not come to the wrong place. It's here! Ten days ago, this miss personally gave the Sichuan brocade to the shopkeeper. Look, there is also a receipt that he wrote for me! "She unfolded a piece of paper. It was indeed a receipt for the shop to receive the fabric. The maidservant loudly cursed, "If you don't have the ability, then you take on this job. In order to earn our money, you randomly embroider. Do you know how expensive this Sichuan brocade is? Can you afford it? Shopkeeper, if you don't give me an explanation today, this miss will immediately call people to tear down your shop! "
The shopkeeper of the embroidery shop also came out. She was an old embroiderer. She helplessly said to the maidservant, "Miss, your family's young miss is getting married. This is a happy occasion. The wedding dress naturally needs a first class embroiderer to embroider. But you don't want an embroiderer. When you came in, you directly ordered our family's third young miss to personally embroider it. The third young miss is also from a large family. How can you humiliate her like this? "
The maidservant glared, "Large family? My ass! Her father is only a eunuch who feeds the horses. What is she being arrogant for? Using her to embroider the wedding dress is already thinking highly of her. Don't be so shameless! Our family's young miss is the second young miss of the Prime Minister's Mansion of Zuo. The girl you are talking about is not even fit to carry our shoes! "
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