Chapter 154 The first confrontation with Lu Lingxuan
As soon as Xiao Jinyu said these words, these people were so frightened that they backed away. At this moment, Ling Ye held a sharp sword, and a cold light suddenly passed through the sky, illuminating the night. However, in an instant, one of them was Ling Ye brought it to Prince Lanling and Xiao Jinyu.
"Tell me, who ordered you to come here to pretend to preach the imperial edict?" Ling Ye asked sharply.
The man turned pale with fright and was trembling all over. He mumbled and hesitated for a long time before uttering a few words: "Yes, yes, it's Governor Han... Knight, spare your life! Spare your life!"
"Go back and tell your master that if you dare to attack again, you will be killed without mercy!"
"Yes, yes!"
As soon as Ling Ye let go of his hand, the man immediately staggered forward and the others fled in panic!
Gao Changgong ordered Zhao Wu and a bodyguard to follow the crowd in the direction of their escape.
Ling Ye picked up the imperial decree that fell on the ground and handed it to Xiao Jinyu's hands.
After Xiao Jinyu read it, a light of understanding appeared in his eyes, and he immediately handed the imperial edict to Gao Changgong.
When Gao Changgong saw it, he sighed and sneered: "Sure enough, it was not written by Gao Zhan himself, these people dare to even falsely pass on the imperial edict!"
"Chang Gong, don't trust others easily!"
Thinking of the memory of the original owner's previous life, Gao Changgong received a glass of poisonous wine from his later owner Gao Wei, and drank it without even thinking about it. His loyalty and bravery did not receive any reward, but he was sure of his death!
If he can't change some of his ideas, I'm afraid he will be easily plotted by those people!
Feeling her concerned and slightly worried gaze, Gao Changgong nodded with warmth in his heart.
"Don't worry, Ayu, I won't...it's just that you just married me, but you have to face dangers again and again with me."
There was a little guilt and distress in his eyes.
"If it's not a dangerous situation, we should share weal and woe!"
When Xiao Jinyu said this, the two of them looked at each other and smiled, putting aside the dark clouds and running towards the south city.
"Nancheng is now the imperial palace of the capital of Qi State. It has four gates on the east and west sides and three gates on the south side. After the founding and relocation of the capital, the four peoples converged, and there were more than 400 squares built. There were at least 400,000 people in the city. common people.”
"Moreover, the emperor and the people of Qi State also believe in Buddhism. There are more than 4,000 temples around Yecheng and more than 80,000 monks and nuns..."
Speaking of this, Gao Changgong thought of the day during the debate at Fahua Mountain, when Xiao Jinyu had denounced the harm caused by the proliferation of Buddhist temples to the country and the people. He couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart and looked at Xiao Jinyu.
"The south of Nancheng is where the common people live. Zhongtan, Seven Emperors, Heavenly Palace and Yuan Zisi are where the nobles are. The prince, princess, Yonghe and I bid farewell to you two. If you have anything to ask for, please send it to us. We will live in Zhongtan. The prince’s palace, Lanling Palace, is in the Tiangong Palace, right?”
Cui Heng said politely, and King Lanling nodded.
He said goodbye to Li Mi and ran to the north of the city. As his horse galloped, Li Mi turned around and shouted: "Xiao Jinyu, I, Li Mi, said that a promise can make you live a thousand miles. Whatever you ask for, don’t forget to do your best!”
"Take care!"
This time, he didn't call her little lady or princess, but called her by her first name. In this era, after a woman marries someone else, she will bear her husband's surname, which will be recorded in the family tree after death. They will only be left with such a surname. They don't even deserve to be remembered by their names. Li Mi calls her by her name as a sincere respect for her.
Li Mi truly only regards her as a friend!
Xiao Jinyu was extremely moved and felt a sense of joy in being recognized.
Gao Changgong saw the tears in her eyes, so he held her hand tightly and said, "Ayu, let's go home!"
"good!"
As soon as Xiao Jinyu said hello, Gao Changgong stretched out his long arms, grabbed her waist and lifted her up, then carried her onto his horse and said in her ear: "You are far away, I won't rest assured!"
"But, thanks to you just now!"
In this situation, no one could calmly judge whether the imperial edict was true or false. Not only him, but also the guards around him were very grateful to the princess for her immediate decision to kill the person who falsely conveyed the imperial edict!
Otherwise, the consequences are unimaginable...
"Let's go! Let's all go home!"
The guards were also very happy. This trip to Nanchen as an envoy was a grand and dangerous one, but in any case, they finally returned to their hometown safely.
Back home!
After entering the city, it wasn't long before they arrived at Prince Lanling's Mansion. He also gave these guards a holiday and asked them to go back and reunite with their relatives.
Prince Lanling then carried Xiao Jinyu into the palace. The door of the palace was wide open, and Manager Liu came up with a group of servants and guards. When they first saw Xiao Jinyu and the troops she brought, everyone was stunned.
Prince Lanling smiled and said, "She is my wife, your Princess Lanling, and the mistress here!"
The servants were all a little stunned and hesitated for a moment before they all said in unison: "Welcome the princess to the palace!"
Only one person looked a little worried, so he walked up to Gao Changgong and asked in a low voice: "But the prince, regarding marriage, parents' orders, and matchmaker's words, has the prince made it clear to his aunt? "
"My own princess, I have the final say. Manager Liu, don't say any more. My father is dead and my mother is missing. Even my aunt is indifferent. I have told her about the Xiao family in front of the world. I have made an appointment and vowed to marry her, and the ceremony has been completed. I will take Ayu to tell her this tomorrow!"
After speaking, without waiting for Manager Liu to refute, he carried Xiao Jinyu to the bedroom. Lu Yu glanced at Manager Liu and the servants who were still in a daze, and shouted: "Why don't you go get hot water for the prince? The prince and the servants The princess is about to take a bath and go to bed, but we traveled all night and for more than ten days to get back to Yecheng from Pengcheng! "
"Yes! Yes!"
"Let me serve the princess!"
Axiu hesitated for a moment, then ran away with the servants.
Most of the people in Prince Lanling's palace are men. How can the lady do it without a maid by her side?
Lu Yu also ordered people to tidy up some rooms, allowing Ling Ye and the dozens of people he brought to settle down.
Phoenix was still unhappy. After taking a bath, he got used to sleeping on the roof.
The night finally passed without any danger!
The people who returned all fell asleep tiredly after taking a bath, and everything became peaceful and beautiful again!
……
But Lu Lingxuan in the North Palace did not have such tranquility and beauty. When she saw the people kneeling in front of her in fear, Lu Lingxuan's face showed an extremely complicated light.
It seems to be smiling but not smiling, it seems to be angry but not angry.
She is also a person who is very good at hiding her anger, so unusual tranquility often represents abnormal anger.
"A fifteen-year-old girl actually scared the living daylights out of you!"
"Prince Lanling didn't kill you, but released you all?"
They were just two extremely gentle and calm words, and the people kneeling below were even more frightened and lowered their heads.
"Mother -" a young man with pigtails came out from behind the curtain and whispered, "King Lanling has returned to his palace with his princess. We failed to kill Prince Lanling along the way. In addition to the princess who is a ruthless person who can use thunder and fire bombs, there is also a tribe brought by that woman. There are not many people, but all of them are top-notch skills! "
Lu Lingxuan glanced at her son Mutipo and was slightly surprised: "Is there another story?"
"Yes, mother, and what should we do tonight? I thought that with the loyalty of King Lanling, he would not doubt the imperial edict. As long as he is willing to dismount and accept the edict, our people can follow the example of the Western Jin Dynasty and kill Huainan. Wang Sima Yun usually killed him and then randomly found someone to blame for the death of King Lanling. However, his princess seemed to be able to see through our minds and prevented King Lanling from dismounting to receive the order. She also made a prompt decision and shot the person who delivered the order. people!"
Lu Lingxuan raised her eyebrows, narrowed her eyes slightly, and an unpredictable smile overflowed from the corner of her lips.
"Sure enough, Xiao Luan left her a considerable fortune. She hid her daughter for so many years. She thought she was just a beautiful woman who served people with sex, but she didn't expect that she turned out to be a wise man who was decisive in killing and resourceful... …”
As she said that, she stood up suddenly and said in a cold voice: "Very good, after so many years, it's great to meet such an opponent. Let's see who can have the last laugh and be the first person in the Northern Qi court." !”
After saying that, he looked at Mutipo. "Leave these people who are falsely preaching the imperial edict to the Attendant He! He will know how to do it!"
Mutipo's face was filled with joy: "Yes!"
"Besides, it's time to let the people from the Zheng family in Xingyang come to add trouble to them!"
"Mother wants that Zheng's daughter..."
"The Zheng family in Xingyang was originally considered a helping hand to Gao Changgong. Zheng Daozhong also wanted to marry his eldest granddaughter to Prince Lanling, but now the news that Prince Lanling married Xiao's daughter has spread from Nanchen to our country of Qi. The Zheng family will definitely be angry because of this. Friendships in this world are inherently based on interests. If we can't be in-laws, we can only become enemies! "
"Gao Changgong broke his arm on his own, but we can't blame him!"
"Yes! Mother!"
Thinking of Gao Changgong's extraordinary and handsome face, Lu Lingxuan felt pity. It was not that she had never thought about winning him over and making him her subordinate. Even Empress Hu once had such an idea, but Gao Changgong was like this. People are really ignorant. Not only are they not interested in women, but they are also full of contempt for them.
Thinking about it, he couldn't help but laugh: No, now it seems that he is not completely uninterested in women.
…
It was a dreamless night, and soon a new day came. As soon as Gao Changgong opened his eyes, he habitually looked at the person beside him, but when he saw that the bedside was empty, he got up anxiously and looked around in the bedroom.
After rushing to the mirror, I was pleasantly surprised to see Xiao Jinyu sitting in front of the dressing table, with Axiu helping her wash and comb her hair.
Hearing the footsteps, Xiao Jinyu turned back and looked at Gao Changgong.
"Chang Gong, get up!"
Gao Changgong smiled and nodded, then strode over and hugged her into his arms: "I thought you were gone again! Fortunately, you are here!"
"I'm sorry for making Chang Gong worried!" He didn't expect that incident to leave such a deep shadow in his heart. Xiao Jinyu felt even more guilty. She stretched out her hand to touch his face and said, "When I first arrived in Yecheng, there must be many people to meet. , I want to dress up well, at least not to lose my momentum.”
Gao Changgong found it funny, but he couldn't help being moved, and then he noticed that she had indeed dressed up today, which was different from the past.
At this time, she was wearing a long lavender dress with soft smoke. There was only one hairpin given to her by Xiao Xian on her dark hair, revealing her graceful white neck. She looked like a Southland woman. Gentle and gentle, there is also an unattainable momentum.
"You are beautiful even if you don't dress up!" He couldn't help but say.
"Are you going to the palace to see the emperor of Qi today?" she asked, and then suddenly requested, "Chang Gong, let me go with you!"
"no--"
Seeing the worry in his eyes, she added, "Don't worry, I won't let the emperor of Qi fall in love with me! Trust me!"
"Today, in front of the Emperor of Qi, I want to reflect on my experiences along the way and seek justice for you."
At this point, he added,
"By the way, I'm helping your grandmother, Queen Mother Lou, see a doctor..."
Gao Changgong's eyes lit up when he heard the word "see a doctor".
"Ayu, are you saying that it is still possible to cure my grandmother's disease?"
"I haven't seen it yet, but it depends on people, I will try my best!"
Gao Changgong couldn't help but hugged her into his arms again, kissed her cheek that still had arrow marks, and said hoarsely: "Ayu, thank you!"
"So, Chang Gong, let me enter the palace with you!"
A Xiu looked on from the side, quite shocked and touched, and thought to herself: The lady has finally married a man who treats her well, unlike her who met unkind people and ended up regretting it all her life.
However, who doesn’t love someone like the lady?
……
When Gao Changgong took Xiao Jinyu's hand and walked towards the outside of the mansion, he saw dozens of soldiers standing outside the mansion. The front door of the mansion was also bustling with people and bustle. The news of his return to Yecheng must have spread, so it caused a stir. Many people came to watch.
Xiao Jinyu couldn't help but become concerned. At this moment, a young man in white clothes wearing a Hufu with black patterns and narrow sleeves ran up to her, looking up and down with surprise in his eyes.
"Fourth brother, this is the woman you brought back from the southern belt. She is indeed very beautiful. It's just a pity that there is an extra flaw in this beauty. Why is there an extra scar on her face? But it was just injured along the way. ?" After saying that, his tone showed great regret.
Gao Changgong immediately took a step forward and blocked the young man's sight.
"Yanzong, she is your fourth sister-in-law!" His tone was cold and warning, and then he introduced to Xiao Jinyu, "This is what I told you, my fifth brother Gao Yanzong!"
Xiao Jinyu nodded. The original owner's memory of the young man's appearance was very vague, but the name gave him a certain impression: when Gao Changgong was given the poisoned wine, the original owner asked Gao Yanzong to quickly ask Gao Wei to take back his life. It's a pity that his tearful admonishment did not gain Gao Wei's sympathy.
After the Northern Zhou Dynasty invaded the Northern Qi Dynasty, Gao Wei escaped, and Gao Yanzong's generals supported him as the new leader of the Northern Qi Dynasty.
It's a pity that he was defeated and died in the end!
Seeing Gao Changgong's nervous look at this moment, the young man couldn't help but gasped and secretly sighed: The fourth brother is indeed very nervous, baby, this woman, when he first heard the rumors from the south, he didn't believe it, but now it seems that he doesn't believe it at all. Fake!
"Fourth brother, did you really use the entire Cizhou kiln to marry her? That's..." As he spoke, he lowered his voice and whispered in his ear, "That is the property of the Tian family, and it will lead to death." Yes! Also, if you marry her, what will happen to Zheng’s girl? She has admired you for a long time and would not marry her unless you did so!
As soon as he finished speaking, a girl in a long emerald green veil ran out from among the guards and looked at Gao Changgong with affectionate eyes.
"Xiaoguan, you are finally back!"
The girl smiled sweetly, and when her eyes glanced at Xiao Jinyu, a trace of surprise and sadness flashed in her eyes. However, when her eyes fell on the arrow mark on her cheek, there was a hint of imperceptible pride.
When she looked at Xiao Jinyu, Xiao Jinyu also looked at her.
This is Zheng!
Gao Changgong's legitimate wife in his previous life was considered to have been with him all his life.
After Gao Changgong's death, she converted to Buddhism and never cared about worldly affairs again.
In her previous life, Mrs. Zheng always played the role of a good wife, but after the original owner entered the Lanling Palace as a concubine, she repeatedly made things difficult for the original owner. Once, she even tried to betray the original owner to Hu Hu while Prince Lanling was away. Fortunately for the Queen Mother, King Lanling's guard sent him a message and Gao Changgong arrived in time, saving the original owner's life.
It can be seen from this that Zheng is a woman who is very good at hypocrisy.
Gao Changgong didn't notice it at all, he just nodded politely, and then took Xiao Jinyu's hand: "I just returned to Yecheng at midnight last night, and I haven't paid a visit to His Majesty yet. Now we have to go to the palace to pay an audience to His Majesty! If you have nothing to do? Then we will all Are you gone?"
Just as he was about to leave, Gao Yanzong stopped in front of him and asked, "Fourth brother, will you take her with you?" Then he reminded in a low voice, "Fourth brother, please don't take her with you. She is so beautiful! Just stay here. Come on! Fourth brother, don’t worry, I can help you protect her!”
"Xiao Guan, Yanzong is right, she is too beautiful. If you bring her into the palace, it will cause trouble. This will not be good for you or her!"
Zheng Yue also ran over and said with concern.
These words sounded particularly sincere. Gao Changgong was originally worried that entering the palace would bring trouble to Xiao Jinyu. Now after thinking about it again and again, he still said to Xiao Jinyu: "Ayu, why not, let me enter the palace alone. I know you are actually worried about me. Don’t worry, I’ll be fine!”
Xiao Jinyu thought for a moment and nodded when he saw more and more people gathered outside the house.
"That's fine, but Chang Gong, if the emperor makes any request, you have to answer him first!"
Gao Changgong nodded and took Lu Yu on horseback towards the palace in Nancheng.
Note: Gao Changgong, named Gao Su, also known as Xiaoguan, with the courtesy name Changgong
Many people should know this, but I am still afraid that some people don’t know, so I will explain it, hehe.
(End of this chapter)