It is indeed a capital city. Whether it is the neatness of the streets or the spiritual outlook of the people, it is unmatched by other cities.
There are also shops and randomly placed stalls in the market, and the things inside are more complete and novel.
There were many that Qingyan had never seen before, and she couldn't help but look at the new gadgets again and again.
When Zhao Rixin saw that she liked it, he wanted to buy it for her. When he came out of the palace, his mother asked the palace maid to bring him a lot of money.
Qingyan stopped them directly. These things were novel and she didn't need them. It was okay to look at them, but there was no need to buy them.
Besides, the things she was looking at ranged from big to small, and there was no way to put them in the space or storage bags. When the time came to buy them, they would definitely have to be taken away. The carriage would be full, which would be very troublesome.
And if she wanted to buy it, she could buy it secretly before leaving the capital, and then just put it away.
The market is very big, and the two of them only visited more than half of it after an afternoon of shopping. They also ate a lot of snacks.
To be honest, the food in the palace is not delicious, especially the emperor and empress are frugal. Today, because the two of them went to the palace and cooked more dishes, they only had six dishes and one soup, which was usually less.
Moreover, the food they ate was relatively light, which was not suitable for Qingyan’s heavy taste, so they didn’t eat much.
There are so many snacks now, and I feel hungry just by smelling them, so I bought some of everything I was interested in and tried them.
Zhao Rixin was originally embarrassed to eat on the street, but when he saw Qingyan eating delicious food while walking, he couldn't help but eat along with her.
So even though the two of them walked around all afternoon, they really didn't buy much and went back. They mostly ate while shopping, and they just bought some gadgets, big things, and not even a single piece of clothing.
After returning to the house, the two of them stopped eating dinner. Their stomachs were still full, so they went back to their own courtyards to rest.
As soon as he entered the room, the two maids had already prepared washing water and clothes. The clothes he had changed into yesterday were already dry.
Qingyan took a quick bath, changed her clothes, and then let them rest. She didn't need anyone to take care of her at night.
By the way, there are two maids named Hong Yu and Hong Ling. They are both second-class maids in the prince's mansion.
Because Zhao Rixin had servants that he was used to serving, he usually didn't need them and would just do some cleaning and cleaning.
This was the first time for a guest to come to the Prince's Mansion. They had to squeeze out several maids before they stood out.
When I met Qingyan for the first time, I thought she would be a very particular person. After all, when she didn't speak, she looked like a typical lady.
Unexpectedly, the other party was a very casual person, not picky at all, didn't say anything about how they arranged it, and even let them go to rest early.
And because the other party gave few instructions, they had to find things to do on their own. In this way, Qingyan was well taken care of and both parties were comfortable.
Qingyan lay down on the bed and Chou Chou came out and said to her: "When you entered the palace today, I followed you and looked around with my spiritual consciousness. The palace of the Song Dynasty was quite good. It's a pity that I didn't stay later. It's a pity. ”
Qingyan also nodded, "Yes, it's a pity that it was destroyed in the hands of the Jinren, and a fire destroyed everything.
When I was in the palace, I was thinking, if we save Taizu and pass on his lineage, will there be no shame in Jingkang? "
Chou Chou shook his head and said: "Not necessarily. If he still passes the throne to his younger brother, that is, a few years later, there won't be any big changes. After all, it is said that there is a golden alliance between him and the Queen Mother. "
Qingyan sighed, "Then we can only do our best and obey fate. If he plans to pass the throne to his younger brother early on, then there is nothing we can do.
Sigh... It would be great if there was a legendary dream talisman. Let him have a dream about the late Song Dynasty. I believe he would not make such a decision. "
Although Zhao Rixin is not that outstanding, and is even a little naive, he is not stupid. If he is taught well, he may not be unable to become a conservative king.
Of course, there are still many internal and external troubles, but these do not necessarily require the emperor to do it himself, nor can he have capable subordinates. If the King of Jin has no second thoughts, it is okay to give him power.
Qingyan didn't know much about politics, so she just followed her own ideas, and of course she wouldn't force it. She just felt that it would be a loss if she didn't do something since she had already come.
After chatting with Chou Chou for a while, he went to bed. He was still very tired from shopping all afternoon. He almost fell asleep as soon as he stopped chatting, without even looking at Yuan Bao.
Chou Chou had always paid attention there. When King Jin went out to work, Yuanbao was being served by the servants of the palace. When King Jin came back, it clung to them and it was a little bit dull.
The next morning, I got up at around seven o'clock. After having dinner with Zhao Rixin in the front hall, we entered the palace again. This time, we saw Zhao Rixin's younger brother, Zhao Defang, who was still an eight-year-old boy in Funing Palace.
The two brothers look very much like their mother except for their noses and eyebrows. They are relatively handsome. It would be a bit mediocre if they looked exactly like their father.
To be honest, Emperor Taizu really didn't have the president as his younger brother. Although the two looked somewhat similar, King Jin had less flesh on his face, and the edges and corners were more obvious, making him look more majestic.
Emperor Taizu's face was rounder. According to history, Taizu still had a tattoo on his head when he was young. Unexpectedly, he became more peaceful as he got older.
And his two sons' personalities are more or less like their mother's, and like him now, they are more gentle and have less sharp edges and corners.
Maybe it was because of this that he didn't immediately want to pass the throne to his son and make his son the prince.
Maybe they were afraid that they wouldn't be able to control the officials. After all, unlike his younger brother who had followed him all the way to conquer the country, he was very skillful and scheming.
To say that both of their brothers are actually fine, who knows that the descendants will be so depressed. Of course, if the bloodline of Taizu continues to be passed down, I don't know if they will be similarly depressed.
Anyway, after the Southern Song Dynasty, the throne was passed back to Zhao Defang's descendants, and there was a period of prosperity. I don't know if it was because of genetic problems or just a coincidence.
No matter what, this is all she can do now. If she really tells them what will happen in the future, people will probably think she is crazy.
After all, her identity is not of great importance. Not only will it not have any effect, but she may also be involved in it and be said to be evil.
We also chatted all morning and had lunch in the palace. The emperor did not come today. He sent someone to say that he had official business and wanted to have dinner with the ministers in Wende Palace, so he did not come.
After dinner, they were going to visit the market they had not finished before, but this time there was a little tail behind them, and Zhao Defang wanted to go with them.
He hasn't left the palace yet, so he still lives in the palace. He usually doesn't have many opportunities to leave the palace, so he was very excited to go out with his brother this time.
They left the palace without any guards, which would not be the case normally. This was because He Linling trusted Qingyan's strength.
Another one is in the capital. Even if there are many people in the city, the public security in broad daylight will not be that bad.
If two children can get into trouble in the capital city, then the capital really needs to be cleaned up.
Of course, Qingyan would not betray her trust. As soon as she arrived at Fangshi, she released her spiritual consciousness while strolling around to observe whether there was any danger around her.
She even asked ChouChou to help her look at things together. Sometimes ChouChou could remind her of places she couldn't see.
Only Zhao Rixin was okay before. After all, he is considered an adult in this era. This time with eight-year-old Zhao Defang, you must be more careful.
I was afraid that he would get lost while having fun for a while, but fortunately the other person was a well-behaved little boy who would follow them around and not get too far away.
When he saw something delicious and fun, people came over to share it. Even when he saw a juggling act and saw that they had no intention of going in, he didn't push in himself and just watched them from the side.
Later, Qingyan looked at him and felt a little soft-hearted, so she directly pulled the two of them and pushed their way to the front.
Let them stand in front, while she stood a little behind them to prevent anyone from behind taking advantage of the situation.
After all, in such a crowded crowd, it would be easy for people to take advantage of someone with evil intentions.
Fortunately, there were no problems in the juggling. Both Zhao Rixin and Zhao Defang were very excited, especially Zhao Defang. As a prince, it cannot be said that he has never been out of the palace, but he was definitely cheered and cheered every time he came out.
Not to mention coming to this market, everyone walks on the street in a carriage or a horse-drawn carriage. This is the first time to come out incognito like this and have a good time.
After watching the sideshow, they continued shopping, not missing stalls and shops. Qingyan bought many interesting things for Zhao Defang, such as Luban locks, nine-ring rings and so on.
In fact, these are also available in the palace, and they are even more exquisite, but after all, the mood is different from receiving a gift.
Moreover, Qingyan also gave him a spiritual stone pendant before leaving the palace. Zhao Rixin also had one, which was smaller than the pair given to He Linling.
Chouchou made it by the way later. Wearing this thing is also good for their health, especially since both of them died young in their twenties.
Of course, Zhao Rixin committed suicide, and Zhao Defang was said to have died of illness. Who knows, maybe he was really in bad health. Anyway, it was better to nip the problem in the bud.
The pendants of the two of them are carved with Chou Chou's body. It's not that the prince can't use the dragon shape, but the emperor of the Song Dynasty really didn't use the dragon pattern. It seems that the totem of the Zhao family is the phoenix.
However, the two boys didn’t look good wearing phoenix pendants, so they simply gave them ugly pendants.
Perhaps because of the carving of his own body, Chou Chou's work is more exquisite, almost one to one, lifelike.
Moreover, Chou Chou's true form was not like the little monkey it is now. It was more powerful. Even if it was shrunk, it still looked quite intimidating.
When the two of them received the jade pendant, they also curiously asked what kind of animal shape it was. They had never seen it before. Qingyan only told them that it was an ancient beast, not Zhu Yan.
After all, Zhu Yan's meaning is not very good. If anyone knew about it, the soldiers would definitely respond. The world has finally stabilized, so it's better not to scare people.
The shape of this jade pendant actually has nothing to do with Chou Chou, Zhu Yan's real body. After all, it is carved from spiritual stone. It is mainly used to nourish their body, and it will not really cause military trouble.
Chou Chou didn't attach any innate skills to it, so it didn't have this function.
In fact, Qingyan thought that it would be better to carve the body of Xiangxiang. After all, Dangkang is an auspicious animal, and when it comes out, everything goes smoothly, which is more suitable for the expectations of ancient people.
But Chou Chou is unwilling to do anything, because that is its mortal enemy, and it will not build momentum for the other party.
Qingyan couldn't carve it out on her own, so she had no choice but to let it go.
As soon as the brothers received it, they happily put it on their necks and promised to wear it all the time.
Zhao Defang had caught a cold before. Not long ago, she had a cough. I don’t know if it was a psychological effect. But after putting on the jade pendant, she didn’t cough even once for the whole afternoon. Now she can’t put it down even more.
Qingyan originally thought of giving each of them a dagger for self-defense, but then she decided not to.
Although as a prince, Zhao Rixin will also go to the battlefield in the future, but the dagger is not a product of this era after all. It is different from the prince and Li Hao. When someone sees it, he will definitely have to study it, so it is better not to give it away. .
Moreover, Chou Chou stole all those daggers from her brother. Two of them have already been given away. They are all limited editions. If they are all given away by then, if she goes back and her brother knows about it, she may have to too. Being dealt with.
So I asked Chou Chou to carve the decomposed spiritual stone into smaller jade pendants. After that, anyone with whom they have a good relationship can use this to give away.
After two days of shopping around the market and two days of entering the palace, on the third day, Qingyan was ready to visit Xue Minghua.
This time, instead of going with Zhao Rixin, Qingyan planned to go by herself. Xue Minghua's second husband previously worked in the Xingtang Mansion. After being transferred to the capital, he worked under Jing Zhaoyin, and he was considered the second in command.
Therefore, their mansion is in a relatively good location in the inner city, and the yard is quite small.
When Qingyan arrived in the carriage of the Prince's Mansion, the main door and the side door were closed. This was to thank the guest, and she didn't know if she would be able to see her.
She got off the carriage and walked up to knock on the door. When the porter came out, she asked the porter to inform him.
Thinking that Xue Minghua probably didn't know about her arrival, after all, the other party hadn't entered the palace in the past few days, and it was impossible for Zhao Rixin to come to her and tell her.
Of course, I don’t know if He Linling sent someone to inform him.
She still reported Xue Qingyan's name first, saying that she was Xue Qingyan's daughter Yang Hengyue, and she was passing through the capital and came to visit.
The concierge asked her to wait a moment. He wanted to go in and make an announcement. He came out quickly and welcomed Qingyan in. As soon as he walked halfway, he met Xue Minghua who was coming out to greet her.
The other party must have been resting before. His clothes were a little wrinkled and his hair looked like it had just been combed. Although it was not messy, it was a bit simple.
And there was a sickly look on his face. It seemed that he was unlucky. Xue Minghua must be feeling a little unwell.
(End of chapter)
