After the imperial edict was issued that day, the capital sent people to Liangdi overnight to report the news. Zhao Tinghan was of high status. When he returned to Liangdi, not only the imperial court had to send people to escort him, but Liangdi also had to send people to welcome him.
Although he is not the lord of Liangdi yet, he is the crown prince personally named by the Supreme Emperor.
In fact, after Zhao Shiqing followed Princess Jiayi to Beijing that day, Zhao Yunnuan sent someone to follow her secretly.
But you have to hide your identity along the way and don't dare to reveal your identity.
And there were not many people, only fifty people, and the leader was Meng Hu.
The place where they were at this time was about a day's journey from the capital. This had been arranged in advance. This location was the most suitable and safest.
The Liang Prince's Mansion in the capital sent someone to report the news to Liang, and Zhao Shiqing also sent someone to report the news to Meng Hu.
Knowing that the prince would be passing through here soon, Meng Hu was overjoyed and immediately ordered the fifty people to be divided into parts. All the fifty people were in disguise, waiting for Zhao Tinghan's arrival.
The post soldiers who went to Liangdi to report the news worked hard all the way, day and night, passing by the post station, changing horses and people, and arrived at Liangdi as quickly as possible.
When the last postman arrived at Prince Liang's Mansion, he was tired and hot. When he turned over and dismounted, he rolled directly to the ground. After eating a large bowl of mung bean soup with sugar, he finally spoke.
"Long live the decree, the Crown Prince of Liang leaves the capital and returns to Liang to observe filial piety!"
This news was like thunder on the ground, and the entire Prince Liang's Mansion was boiling.
Prior to this, Zhao Tinghan's words that he could not eat moon cakes had already reached Liang. At the same time, there was also news that the Liang Prince's Mansion in the capital was preparing for a funeral.
The palace of Prince Liang was gloomy and gloomy, and everyone was ready to hold another funeral.
Even those officials who had previously held a wait-and-see attitude now began to show their favor to Zhao Tingxuan.
The king of Liang is dead, and the prince is also going to die. This land in Liang will belong to the second son Zhao Tingxuan from now on.
Even if news comes from the capital now that the emperor has ordered the prince to return to Liang to mourn, what everyone is thinking is that Zhao Tinghan's time is running out and he will return to his roots.
The crow warning drama in the capital has not reached Liang yet.
Even Zhao Yunnuan didn't know.
After Zhao Shiqing left Liangdi, although he also wrote several letters to Zhao Yunnuan, the matters were so important that it was not convenient to write down some things in the letter to avoid accidents in the process. Therefore, Zhao Yunnuan only knew that Zhao Tinghan's body was not as legendary. The medicinal stone was ineffective, and she didn't know Zhao Shiqing's plan.
Now that he knew that Zhao Tinghan was coming back, Zhao Yunnuan knew that this was his little sister's handiwork.
When things develop to this point, we need to be more cautious.
The younger sister did the first thing, so leave the next thing to her.
Zhao Yunnuan went to see Zuo Changshi in person, but saw Nie, who had not shown up for many days. At this time, Zhao Tingxuan was accompanying him and also came to see Zuo Changshi.
Zuo Changshi was shocked. He had no virtue and ability, so he asked the princess, the eldest princess and the second young master to come to see him in person.
But at the same time, Zuo Changshi felt even more worried.
In the past, he only recognized Prince Liang, but now, whether it is the princess, the second son, or the eldest princess, these two parties cannot be neglected.
This is the first time the family of three has sat together since the funeral of King Liang.
Everyone began to discuss how to meet Zhao Tinghan, and the atmosphere was calm, which made Zuo Changshi feel a little relieved.
Zhao Tingxuan suggested that he should go to greet his eldest brother, both in public and private matters.
Zhao Yunnuan had no objection, and she looked at Zhao Tingxuan with a gentle look.
Zuo Changshi also agreed. No one in this mansion is more suitable than Zhao Tingxuan.
However, Mrs. Nie disagreed. She had her reasons. She believed that Zhao Tingxuan, as the second son, should take charge of Liang Diyi's affairs when his father died and his eldest brother did not return. In this case, how could he What about leaving Liangdi?
The originally peaceful atmosphere became undercurrent due to Nie's opposition. Nie had always shown herself to be weak, but this time, Zuo Changshi was shocked by her stubbornness.
In the end, they could only break up unhappy.
Zhao Tingxuan sent Mr. Nie back to Suining Palace. When he returned to the palace, Zhao Tingxuan said: "Concubine, why are you doing this? Liang officials all perform their duties. There are Zuo Changshi and eldest sister in the palace. I usually have nothing to do, so I have to leave." It doesn’t matter if it’s ten days, not to mention, I should be the one to greet my eldest brother.”
Nie said bitterly: "You, you are just too honest, can't you see that Zuo Changshi will listen to your eldest sister in everything, they just want to force you to take the initiative, and they want you to leave Liangdi. ”
Zhao Tingxuan laughed. He felt that Nie was being disrespectful, but he couldn't say this clearly.
He had no choice but to persuade: "Mother, this is what I should do. It doesn't matter if I leave Liangdi. It will only last more than ten days. I will be back with my eldest brother by then. Are you worried about me on the way?" Don’t worry if it’s not good to eat or drink. In the worst case, I’ll bring the cook with me.”
Zhao Tingxuan spoke enthusiastically, raised his head, and met Nie's deep gaze: "Mother Concubine."
Nie shook her head and hated the iron. "You are too kind. You think of her as your eldest sister. When did she treat you as a younger brother? She just forced you to leave Liangdi. Once you left, this Liangdi, this Liangdi, this The whole palace of Prince Liang belongs to her.”
Zhao Tingxuan was helpless: "Mother, what if the eldest sister holds Liang Di in her hand? She is a woman, she cannot inherit the throne. She is guarding this Liang Di for her eldest brother."
"But your eldest brother is about to die. Do you think he really came back to observe his filial piety? He came back to wait for death. The imperial doctor has said that he will not survive this year's Mid-Autumn Festival!"
Nie's eyes were red. Her feelings for her eldest son were very complicated. She said she didn't feel any pain, but after all, he was her own flesh and blood, born in ten months of pregnancy, and it was her first child. How could she not have it? emotion?
But if we talk about how deep her feelings for Zhao Tinghan are, it's not much.
When Zhao Tinghan was five years old, he left Liang for the capital. He had been away for more than ten years. Nie also had other children. Her initial concern for Zhao Tinghan also faded away little by little in these more than ten years.
Many times, she couldn't even remember that she had a son.
Whenever she thinks of her son, the first thing she thinks of is the second child, Zhao Tingxuan.
Now, Zhao Tinghan is about to die. As a mother, is it wrong for her to make plans for another son?
Of course that's true.
Nie firmly believed that if Zhao Tinghan was not incurable and if Zhao Tinghan could be as healthy as Zhao Tingxuan, she would definitely not help her second son seize the throne of her eldest son.
Of course, she is not trying to grab it now. She is just waiting for her eldest son to die. As long as the eldest son dies, the throne is certain and can only fall to the second son.
In fact, she knew very well that she didn't have to fight for it, this throne would belong to Zhao Tingxuan.
But she just wasn't sure. She always felt that Zhao Yunnuan would not give up. Even if Zhao Yunnuan was not qualified to inherit the throne, Nie was still worried. She just believed that Zhao Yunnuan would definitely interfere with it and prevent Zhao Tingxuan from inheriting the throne.
Therefore, she did not agree with Zhao Tingxuan leaving Liangdi. She wanted Zhao Tingxuan to stay at Prince Liang's Mansion and not give Zhao Yunnuan any chance.
Zhao Tingxuan saw that he could not persuade Nie, so he stopped trying. If he continued to persuade her, his mother would cry again. He was most afraid of seeing her cry.
He had no choice but to go to see Zhao Yunnuan, only to see Zhao Yunnuan letting people pack their bags.
"Sister, where are you going?"
Zhao Yunnuan saw him coming and said with a smile: "Since my mother-in-law won't let you go, then let me pick up my eldest brother, and you can stay in the house with my mother-in-law." Zhao Tingxuan felt guilty, this was his Responsibility, but now I have to ask my eldest sister to do it for me: "Sister, can you go? Why not let me"
Zhao Yunnuan smiled and patted his shoulder: "You are worried that I will be criticized. Don't worry, those words won't hurt me. I won't show up once or twice. It doesn't matter. That's settled. , you go and have the Changchun Palace cleaned up, my eldest brother will move in when he comes back.”
Changchun Palace was the residence of King Liang during his lifetime and also the residence of King Liang in all dynasties.
Now that King Liang is gone, it is only natural that Zhao Tinghan, as the heir apparent, should live in Changchun Palace.
Zhao Tingxuan nodded: "Okay, I will go there and take care of it myself."
That night, Zhao Yunnuan led more than 200 people, including officials from the Liang Palace, imperial doctors, attendants, and bodyguards, and left Liangdu in a mighty manner.
At this time, Zhao Tinghan was already on his way back to Liangdi.
Zhao Shiqing did not go with him. This time, Jin Yiwei was accompanying him. The Jin Yiwei would not return to the capital until they met with the people sent by Prince Liang's Mansion.
Therefore, everyone around Zhao Tinghan, ranging from officials and imperial doctors of Prince Liang's palace in the capital, to the maidservants and servants accompanying him, were all authenticated by the royal guards.
Under such circumstances, it would be too risky for Zhao Shiqing and the people she brought to the capital to exploit every opportunity.
Therefore, she divided the nine people, including Ling Bo, into two groups. One group escorted Mr. Han out of the capital first. Zhao Tinghan still had lingering poison in his body and could not live without Mr. Han. Mr. Han was already a dead man on the surface, so he could not let the Jinyi Guards Discover his presence.
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Along the way, Mr. Han will continue to remove the poison from Zhao Tinghan, so it is very difficult for those responsible for escorting him.
They wanted to hide it from Jin Yiwei's eyes and ears and let Mr. Han give Zhao Tinghan acupuncture secretly.
Mr. Han took the lead and left Beijing two days earlier than Zhao Tinghan.
And Zhao Shiqing also has an important mission.
She can't leave her eldest brother's sweetheart in that small village. She wants to take her to Liangdi.
Whether the eldest brother can be successful with someone else depends on their fate, and she, as the younger sister, doesn't care.
In addition, there is another important thing, and that is Xiao Yue.
Before leaving the capital, Zhao Shiqing went to Su Ji Teahouse again. She promised Xiao Zhen that she would take Xiao Yue away.
Zhao Shiqing was startled when he saw Xiao Zhen again after not seeing each other for many days. Is this person in front of him Xiao Zhen?
It must be, the voice is exactly the same, and if you look closely, the facial features are actually the same, but they look more like real people.
Yes, Xiao Zhen is alive now.
The first time I met Xiao Zhen, he looked like a three-part human and seven-part ghost. The Xiao Zhen I saw again after arriving in the capital was half human and half ghost, and the Xiao Zhen in front of me was seven parts human and three parts ghost.
Now Xiao Zhen, if you still say that he looks like a ghost, then he should be a naughty ghost.
That's right, the word "sexual ghost" flashed through Zhao Shiqing's mind the moment she saw Xiao Zhen.
For a while, books about female ghosts loving scholars were very popular in the market. After Zhao Shiqing read a few of them, he had the outline of a naughty ghost in his mind.
But those beauties were all women, and she didn't know why she would put the beauties on Xiao Zhen when she saw him.
Xiao Zhen, whose sick appearance had faded away, was still pale, but his lips were already blood-colored, and his pupils were brightly colored. When his eyes fell on Zhao Shiqing, Zhao Shiqing felt a heart palpitation for no reason.
She was in a daze for a moment, and immediately knew why her heart was palpitating.
If there is any difference between the Xiao Zhen before and the Xiao Zhen now, it is that the current Xiao Zhen is more like a lustful ghost who sucks blood and essence.
Legend has it that after ghosts suck the essence and blood of living people, they will become more and more human-like and more beautiful.
Xiao Zhen frowned slightly. Why was this little girl looking at him so weird?
Forget it, Miss Zhao Er is a weird person.
It's too weird. If the person who can put a lid on the capital is a normal person, then he is abnormal.
Fortunately, he is not a normal person either.
A few days later, when he saw Zhao Shiqing again, Xiao Zhen was certain that even if Zhao Shiqing was in a different situation than him, he was definitely not an ordinary person.
He remembered the young eagle that landed on the little girl's shoulder when they first met
"Miss Zhao Er, your purpose of coming to the capital has been achieved, isn't it time to fulfill our agreement?"
In the past few days, Zhao Shiqing heard a lot about Xiao Yue. She nodded: "Where is your disciple?"
Xiao Zhen said: "He has already left the city. You name a place and I will ask him to wait for you there and meet you."
Zhao Shiqing thought for a while and then talked about Xiao Zhuangzi.
That small village was Zhao Tinghan's private property. Yuan Xiaotang was there. It was also Zhao Shiqing's first stop after leaving Beijing.
"Okay, I'll have someone send him there." Xiao Zhen said.
Zhao Shiqing was a little more curious about Xiao Zhen. She was very curious about what Xiao Zhen would do next.
Now everyone in the capital thought Xiao Zhen was dead, but Xiao Zhen was clearly still alive.
It's a pity that she has to leave and won't be able to see the next good show.
Thinking about it this way, Zhao Shiqing felt quite regretful.
"Besides your younger brother, does Mr. Zhen have anything else to give you?" Zhao Shiqing asked.
Xiao Zhen shook his head: "Nothing at the moment. I have to thank the Second Young Lady for the younger brother's care."
Zhao Shiqing stood up and said: "It's just to fulfill the contract. Since nothing happens, I will take my leave. The mountains are high and the rivers are long. Take care, Mr. Zhen."
After saying that, she hugged Xiao Zhen, turned around and left, left, left.
By the time Xiao Zhen regained consciousness, Zhao Shiqing was no longer visible.
Xiao Zhen
The next day, Zhao Shiqing left the city.
When she left the city, a group of scholars happened to be entering the city. Maybe it was because of the recent unrest in the capital, so the interrogation of people entering the capital from other places was now very strict. Every outsider entering the city not only had to check their road signs, but also Also check the luggage they bring.
This was the case for these scholars, whose clothes and books were subject to inspection.
The flag-bearer in charge of inspection would call out his name every time he finished inspecting a person.
"Yang Shengqiu, where is Yang Shengqiu, you can go in!"
Yang Shengqiu?
When Zhao Shiqing heard this name unexpectedly, she was startled, and an inexplicable familiarity suddenly appeared in her heart. (End of chapter)