"Welcome to you, empress!"
Ten miles outside Jiang'an City, the dignitaries of Sishui Prefecture, headed by Mr. Yun, knelt down and chanted slogans.
The momentum of the battle is astonishingly grand, and the scene is extremely solemn.
The concubine Yun Qingzhu slowly stepped down from the carriage. The beauty covered the clear autumn water in the river, and the bright light dyed the mountains and forests. The officials and gentry who had lived in this remote state for a long time finally felt a little bit like the capital city. The splendid nobility.
Concubine De stepped forward, first helped her father up, and then Zhou Mu, and then said loudly: "Everyone is safe, thank you for your kindness. I am grateful to you for coming from afar!"
Everyone stood up one after another. Yuanzhi, the shepherd of Sishui Prefecture who came yesterday, smiled and said: "Your Majesty's wedding invitation is a major event for me in Sishui Prefecture. It's a great honor for us to welcome you. I don't dare to take it as an excuse."
Concubine De politely greeted some of the most important officials of the state and county, gave a few gentle words of encouragement, and then took her father's hand and returned to the carriage.
Everyone also returned to the team, and the group slowly headed towards Jiang'an City.
In the spacious carriage, the father and daughter, who had not seen each other for a long time, had mixed feelings.
Mr. Yun looked at the thoughtful face in front of him and subconsciously stretched out his hand, but then he realized it and wanted to retract it.
But unexpectedly, Concubine De reached out to grab his hand, and even took the initiative to put her face towards it.
"Empress......"
"Father, there is etiquette between a monarch and his ministers, but no matter what happens to me, Yun Qingzhu, I am still your daughter!"
Concubine De smiled with tears in her eyes, and also reached out to touch the moist corners of her father's eyes, "I haven't seen you for more than ten years, and my father is getting old too."
Mr. Yun murmured: "Yes! I'm old, I'm old!"
The father and daughter looked at each other with tears in their eyes, and countless things flashed through their minds.
There were scenes of him, who was still young and handsome, and she, who was still young, playing in the palace;
She, who is tall and graceful, and he, who is gradually becoming more majestic in middle age, quarrel from time to time;
There are also scenes of her, a grown-up girl in our family, and him, an old man, weeping and saying goodbye in front of the team of imperial envoys who were recruited into the palace;
Among these vivid scenes and pictures, there are also the mistress of the family, the eldest son and the eldest sister-in-law of the family.
But they were all absent from today's reunion.
and will forever remain absent.
The tears lasted for a long time, just like the waves stirred up when looking back in the long river of time.
"Don't cry. I have to meet you all soon. Your eyes will be red from crying, which is unbecoming of a royal person."
"If it's lost, it's lost!" Concubine De choked.
"Silly boy, you are already a mother, and you are still so willful."
Mr. Yun smiled and was about to rub his daughter's head, but suddenly he reacted and patted her shoulder gently.
Speaking of her son, Concubine De finally broke free from her grief and happily talked to Mr. Yun about his grandson.
But after saying a few words, he fell into another kind of concern.
Fortunately, Mr. Yun said in time: "Don't think about it. Come and take a look outside. Is the scenery different from what you had back then?"
As he said this, he helped lift the curtain. Concubine De looked sideways and gradually recognized these landscapes that had appeared countless times in her dreams.
Who pities the wandering child? People are old and the mountains and rivers are new.
They are like relatives who will never grow old, still staying in place, waiting with open arms for those who meet again after a long separation.
"Is this Xiaopan Mountain?"
"Ah! Here, eldest brother took Sister Xiaodie and me to let the kite go!"
"This tea shop is still there? When we went out to play, we liked to stop here and drink tea! Come on, go and give the owner of this tea shop ten taels of silver."
Picking up memories along the way, the vast team slowly entered Jiang'an City.
When we arrived in the city, every tree and plant became more and more familiar.
The road was crowded with people watching the excitement, but they were blocked by soldiers holding spears. They paid the loudest greetings to the biggest figure in the history of Jiang'an City.
Concubine De did not show up to pay her respects. This was a special request from the commander of the Wudang Army escorting him along the way.
She has never willfully added trouble to other people's work, so she sat quietly.
After the team arrived outside the county government office, Concubine De got off the carriage again and met with a group of officials and gentry.
After a brief exchange of greetings, she introduced the accompanying civil servants to the Sishui Prefecture Governor and asked him to be responsible for coordinating food and accommodation.
This team, led by the Minister of Rites of the imperial court, will be stationed in Jiang'an County for the next period of time. They will not return to Beijing until Concubine De returns.
Zhou Muwei Yuanzhi naturally knew that this team was not just following to build momentum, so he did not dare to neglect and agreed continuously.
The rest of the affairs were arranged by the relevant personnel. The welcome dinner was scheduled for tomorrow, so Concubine De returned to the carriage and walked towards the home where she thought about day and night.
The carriage stopped in front of the gate of Yun Mansion. Concubine De was slightly lost in thought as she looked at the large gate and the imperial plaque hanging high.
Mr. Yun smiled and said: "I told you, dad is doing well, you don't have to worry in Zhongjing."
Concubine De also smiled and nodded, holding her father's arm and walking in together.
Feng Xiuyun and the other palace attendants who were responsible for standing in front knelt at the door. Concubine De stepped forward and stretched out her hand to help her up, "Get up, it's been a hard trip."
Feng Xiuyun said respectfully: "It is my honor to serve you."
Concubine De smiled faintly and stepped in.
Feng Xiuyun breathed a sigh of relief and stood up slowly. When he looked up, he saw a condescending and mocking look.
This woman, who was one of the principals of Shang Gongtai with her, had taken her place before and became the enemy of Empress Dowager De's maid.
Feng Xiuyun's expression quickly turned indifferent, as if she had not seen the gaze, and she calmly followed the team.
Mr. Yun accompanied Concubine De in a wide circle around the mansion, seeing various places full of memories of past life, and also seeing the newly built pavilions.
Seeing that her father was not extravagant or lustful, Concubine De secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
After sitting down in the pavilion and driving away the entourage, the father and daughter talked a lot, as if they had endless things to talk about.
Mr. Yun slapped his thigh, "Do you still remember the boy I mentioned in the letter I wrote to you? His name is Xia Jingyun!"
Concubine De's smile remained unchanged, "I can tell from the letter that my father seems to admire her very much."
"Of course!" Mr. Yun, who was well prepared, ordered, and then said: "This boy is outstanding. Dad, I have never seen a more outstanding young man in my life."
As he spoke, the entourage handed a box to the old servant. The old servant came over to Mr. Yun. Mr. Yun opened it and said, "Look, this is the word he gave me when we first met. Is this word okay? And Look at these two sentences again, I wish you a long life, thousands of miles away to share the beauty of the moon. That hit my heart instantly! What I can’t let go of the most is you thousands of miles away!"
Concubine De nodded and smiled, "It is indeed a good word, and this kind of thought is rare."
For people in her position, she rarely believes in coincidences and subconsciously doubts many things.
But since her father was so happy, she wouldn't be stupid enough to argue with him on the spot.
Mr. Yun didn't see this. He put the scroll away and continued to talk about the remaining things about Xia Jingyun, hoping to leave a good impression on his daughter.
Concubine De smiled and said: "Such a talented person, I will have to meet him later."
Mr. Yun lowered his voice, "You are in the palace, and now that you have a prince, you may have to think more about internal and external complementarity and helping each other."
Concubine De was startled, then smiled and said: "Father, it's too early to say this now. Would you like to walk with me for a while?"
"Don't worry, there is one more thing I want to ask you for."
Concubine De said quickly: "You and I, father and daughter, just give us orders. Why ask for words?"
"Can you reward your female officer, Chief Feng, for Xia Jingyun?"
The smile on De Fei's face still hung, "This is indeed a small matter. But now I am considered Xiuyun's natal family. How about I wait until I see this young man whom my father admires so much before I agree?"
"Okay! Let's just say that! I'm telling you, don't worry, he will definitely satisfy you!"
The father and daughter walked slowly and chatted, and had a warm lunch together.
Then Mr. Yun went to work, and Concubine De was finally free to deal with her own affairs.
She was sitting in her room, with an old nun standing on the left and the maid Fan Yuejiao standing on the right.
Concubine De sat demurely and said, "Let Feng Xiuyun come in."
The door opened and Feng Xiuyun stepped in.
"You did a great job this time."
Concubine De's calm words reached Feng Xiuyun's ears, and she felt happy.
No one in the palace knows that the empress will be rewarded for her merits.
But immediately I felt something strange. The joy at this moment seemed not as strong as I had thought.
"I will be rewarded for a job well done, but I want to ask you something else now."
Feng Xiuyun had an ominous premonition in her heart, "Please give me your instructions."
"Then Xia Jingyun was the one you introduced to my father?"
Feng Xiuyun breathed a sigh of relief. If it was Xia Jingyun, it shouldn't be a big problem.
Except for visiting brothels, that person has no problem with anything else.
"My servant knew that the old man liked calligraphy, so he wanted to collect some good calligraphy. Among them was one of his calligraphy, and he became attached to the old man."
"Your heart is not exaggerated."
Concubine De nodded slowly, "However, let him approach my father to please me, gain his trust and favor, and then let him ask my father for you and take the opportunity to leave the palace to marry a good man. This is what you want." abacus?"
The more Feng Xiuyun heard, the more frightened she became, and she quickly raised her head.
Seeing Concubine De's voice suddenly turn cold, "Do you know that what I hate most in my life is using my relatives to act!"
