The carriage was driving on the flat royal road leading to the inner city, and the sound of horse hooves and the sound of the wheels of the carriages interlaced dullly, indicating that the team was still moving forward.
Many people in the city already know the origin of this team, but this does not prevent many people from stopping and watching on both sides of the road.
In contrast to the scene of everyone looking at each other outside, there was also a pair of eyes in the calm car looking at the bustling crowd outside.
The short curtain on the side of the carriage was not completely lifted, but an imperceptible gap was opened from the inside. The gap is narrow and tiny, but all the time outside the car can pass through this narrow gap and fall into the eyes of the people inside the car.
Fu Jinlu leaned forward slightly, blocking the edge of the short curtain with his fingers. He maintained this small movement and silently looked at the scenery passing by outside the window.
As the daughter of the prestigious Fu family, this is not the first time she has set foot in Tokyo. On the contrary, because she grew up in Tokyo when she was a child, not only the royal road in front of her and the spiers of the pagodas in the distance are no stranger to her, but also the many disturbances and entanglements hidden under the surface of this huge capital. It was already quite familiar to her.
But these familiar pasts fell into Fu Jinlu's eyes like clouds, but they did not make her feel the slightest sense of intimacy. Fu Jinlu doesn't hate Tokyo, but he can't really say he likes it either.
Perhaps what made it difficult for her to really like this place was precisely the familiar smells in front of her.
Even though the emperor and the court at the top were replaced by another group of people, under those colorful official robes, they were all pursuing fame, wealth, power and wealth, which was no different from the previous dynasties and generations.
Soon the team paused for a moment in front of Fengqiu Gate. After a brief handover with several inner court officials who came to greet them, the team officially entered the inner city. After entering the inner city, drivers no longer continue to take the Royal Road to the south, but turn from Maxing Street to the northeast.
When the carriage turned, Fu Jinlu's eyes keenly caught the vermilion color in the west - that was the corner of the Ouchi Palace.
Only then did Fu Jinlu finally put down the hand holding up the short curtain and sit down calmly.
She had a vague feeling in her heart: As long as the vermilion palace walls and tall palaces still stand there, many things may never change, and the city of Tokyo will always be such a huge whirlpool, being sucked into it. No one in this vortex can ever escape.
Even her father Fu Yanqing, whom she admired, was like this. This time she was able to come to Tokyo with her brother Fu Zhaoxu. In addition to presenting herself to the young official who had just succeeded to the throne, she also had another mission, which was to find an opportunity to meet the future husband her family intended to choose for her in Tokyo. Your Majesty, Li Chongxun, the son of Li Shouzhen, the governor of Hezhong. The Fu family had previously received news that Li Chongxun would also represent Li Shouzhen in court this time.
Fu Jinlu had never met Li Chongxun, and he had only heard that Li Shouzhen had such a son not long ago. When Fu Yanqing talked about this to herself, she was naturally unwilling to hastily make a lifelong decision with an official son whom she had never met, but even though she was deeply loved by her father, such a major matter could not be completely decided by her, so she knew what was going on. He proposed to meet first and then consider it.
However, because he had been close to his father since he was a child, Fu Jinlu could also guess a little bit about his father's thoughts. Li Shouzhen was very famous in the previous dynasty, but now under the new dynasty, although he can sit in Hezhong Mansion, he is far away from the court after all, and has shown signs of decline - the Fu family is probably facing the same situation now.
Fu Jinlu was secretly guessing about this, and felt that his father and Li Shouzhen decided to get married at this juncture, which was probably a sign of friendship among the old officials of the previous dynasty...
At some point, Fu Jinlu suddenly felt that the speed of the carriage beneath him was gradually slowing down, and when he realized it, the carriage had stopped.
"Golden Thread, here it is."
Her brother Fu Zhaoxu's reminder came from outside the car. Fu Jinlu responded and lifted the short curtain at hand. She saw the familiar steps and door a few steps away, as well as the screen wall carved with pine trees in the hall.
The Fu family prospered very early, and over the decades they had been prosperous and prosperous. They had their own mansion in the northeast corner of the inner city, and the two brothers and sisters who came to court would live in the mansion in front of them.
The servants of the palace had already cleared out the courtyard for the brothers and sisters. Fu Zhaoxu organized his followers to move in and prepare the tributes to the palace. Fu Jinlu, accompanied by the maid, returned to the temporarily prepared courtyard.
Fu Jinluping retreated from the maid and walked into the room alone. After taking off the white fox fur shawl around his neck, Fu Jinlu began to carefully look at the room he was in. It's like looking at the streets of Tokyo from a carriage. This is a habit she often has when she first arrives in a place.
Because the two of them had only stayed in Tokyo for a short time, the interior furnishings seemed to have been laid out in a hurry, and they obviously didn't put much thought into them. But Fu Jinlu didn't care about it. At this time, her eyes noticed a bronze mirror on the table, and she unconsciously walked to the front of the mirror and sat down.
In the bronze mirror, her sitting posture is very upright, her neck is straight, and there is still a faint smile on the corner of her mouth, but it is very natural and not frivolous at all. Even after half a day's journey, the beauty on her face has not been wiped away. Revealing elegance and nobility.
Fu Jinlu has always been very satisfied with her appearance. She grew up in a prominent family. Whether it was the military affairs her father Fu Yanqing participated in or the intrigues among the women in the family, she had seen a lot, and naturally she was very aware of her appearance. of value.
However, this kind of value will only be reflected in the eyes of men. For me, it is just a trouble that requires daily careful care. Although it is very important to rely on appearance to gain the favor of your husband's family, in the final analysis, it is not the same as those exquisitely carved jades. There is no difference.
Just as Fu Jinlu sighed softly, he heard the voice of his brother Fu Zhaoxu outside asking the maids in a low voice: "Has the eldest sister rested?"
Fu Jinlu instantly retracted the coldness on his face, turned around and opened the door.
Seeing her coming out, Fu Zhaoxu's face suddenly showed warm concern: "I've been in a hurry all the way to Tokyo. Jin Lu can have a good sleep starting today."
Fu Jinlu smiled slightly: "Brother, why don't you come in and talk?"
After the brother and sister sat down in the room, they noticed that Fu Zhaoxu's lips were dry. Fu Jinlu calmly ordered the maid to serve tea. But Fu Zhaoxu still maintained a certain demeanor, sipping gently one bite at a time.
Fu Jinlu looked on amusedly, his brother even looked like his father Fu Yanqing when he drank water.
Fu Zhaoxu only took a few sips before he put down his teacup and got down to business: "Tomorrow I will bring my watch to the palace to meet with the officials. Jinlu will rest here for a while. People in Tokyo have asked about it. Hezhong The people from the government are still on the way, so it won’t be too late to talk about it some time later.”
Fu Jinlu knew that the matter Fu Zhaoxu mentioned was Li Chongxun's matter. Jinlu, who was not prepared at all, nodded and said, "This is best."
Fu Zhaoxu saw the hesitation on Fu Jinlu's face, tapped his fingers on the table, and said thoughtfully: "If Jinlu doesn't want to see him in private, the official family will entertain him in the inner court in a few days. We can see you then.”
A grateful look appeared on Fu Jinlu's face: "I will listen to my brother's arrangements."
"To be honest, I don't agree with this matter." Fu Zhaoxu stood up and said, "The Li family's prosperity can only last one day. This time, Lian's parents are just looking after his family. What's more, although I have never met Li Chongxun, I have heard about it. He is a dissolute man, but my father insists on it..."
Fu Jinlu reminded him in a low voice at the right time: "Brother, don't say too much."
Fu Zhaoxu came back to his senses, glanced at the maid who was standing by the screen with her head bowed, and immediately said: "I have to take care of the things outside, so Jin Lu will take a good rest here first."
Fu Jinlu stood up to see Fu Zhaoxu out. He suddenly remembered something and asked curiously: "When I was in front of Fengqiu Gate today, did my brother see an acquaintance?"
Fu Zhaoxu paused as he was about to walk out of the room, turned his head and thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "I don't know him."
