When Xuanzong arrived at Nanxun Hall after handling political affairs, the brightly lit hall was empty. When the queen came to greet her, there were still tears in the corners of her eyes that she had not had time to wipe away.
When she raised her head, her bright eyes were filled with mist, like a pear blossom soaked by rain.
Xuanzong had always faced a virtuous, generous, gentle and decent queen, but never had he seen her look so sad and crying.
"What happened in the court today was a misunderstanding."
Xuanzong supported Queen Wang and explained: "Jiang Jiao might have misunderstood me. I was afraid that the Queen would be too worried, so I came here to see the Queen."
"I'm fine, I'm just thinking about my late father, and I feel sad for a moment."
Queen Wang tried her best to suppress her emotions, but big tears still rolled down from her eyes. She said pitifully: "The Taiwei fell into the dream of my concubine last night. In the dream, I was still in the prince's palace. At that time, This is the most difficult time for the emperor and his concubine, and my father is short of money, so he has to work as an official in exchange for soup cakes to celebrate the emperor's birthday."
"My father is kind, and when I feel sad about my concubine, I can't help but think of my concubine who made the emperor laugh when he was still alive."
With the death of Wang Renjiao, Xuanzong could not remember this old incident for a long time. He should have almost forgotten it. When Empress Wang mentioned it like this, the memory of the kind old man came to his face.
When the queen married into the feudal prince's palace, it was when he was at his most depressed. Because he loved his daughter Wang Ling, he always prayed to the Duke to subsidize the prince's palace.
Xuanzong was still immersed in memories, and Queen Wang wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief: "Today my sister De Concubine returned to the palace, the emperor should go to Penglai Hall to see her."
"Concubine De returns to the palace. She has a long time to come, so there is no need to rush her."
Xuanzong's tone became gentler, and he stumbled and shouted: "Ling'er!"
Queen Wang froze as if she had been struck by lightning!
Realizing what Xuanzong was shouting, she tilted her head slightly uncomfortably.
Seeing that there was no one around in the palace, Xuanzong put his hands on the side of the queen's neck and took her into his arms: "Drive me to Concubine De, are you still angry with me?"
"emperor……"
Li Sixu hid behind the ajar door of the palace, neither entering nor retreating, glaring fiercely at Eunuch Gui who was snickering.
She said, why did Eunuch Gui look like he was being pardoned when he saw her?
After leading her to the entrance of the palace, he stepped aside far away.
Qingqing thought that her father, the emperor, and her mother were going to have a dispute because of the Queen's remarks in the court today, and she was looking forward to coming to the rescue.
As soon as she walked to the entrance of the palace, she heard the empress mentioning the deceased old Duke Qi, and then her father called out "Ling'er" awkwardly and complained about the empress for driving him to Concubine De.
Concubine Qian De returned to the palace today, and his father actually abandoned Concubine De and came to Nanxun Palace?
I feel sorry for Concubine Qian De for a second!
Knowing that Queen Wang was fine, Li Sixu retreated quietly and relaxed. When she was far away from the entrance of the palace, she rolled her eyes at Eunuch Gui.
"My father-in-law is a bit evil!"
Li Sixu pretended to be angry: "You'll pay Sisi a delicious meal."
"If anyone is missing something delicious, the little princess cannot be missing. Whatever the princess likes to eat, I will remember it all..."
Yesterday he was a powerful minister beside the emperor, but today he is a exiled prisoner. Jiang Jiao sat in the dilapidated carriage that carried him, and as the carriage slowly rolled out of Chang'an City, he had mixed feelings in his heart.
The moment the carriage drove out of Chang'an City, Jiang Jiao, who had been tortured for half his life by the sixty-year-old cane, poked his head out, and sure enough, no one came to see him off.
Although the emperor was still scrupulous about his feelings and allowed him to ride in a broken carriage to the place of exile because of his wounded staff, and also pardoned his wife, concubines and family from having to follow him to Qinzhou, but despite this, no one in the palace was afraid of being implicated by him, a convicted person. .
"Master Jiang, it's getting late and we can't delay any longer."
Without waiting for that familiar figure, Jiang Jiao fell into deep disappointment.
When the incident in the court happened, he was the first to suspect that he had fallen in love with the little princess who was pretending to sleep in the imperial study room. After all, he had been tricked by this little princess several times.
But that day in Ruyi Tower, he told Li Linfu the news that the emperor was going to be deposed, and he drove Yun Niang out. At that time, he and Li Linfu were the only ones in the elegant room.
How did Yun Niang learn about the deposed queen and spread it in Ruyilou?
Yun Niang, who fell into the hands of King Si Teng, insisted that he was the one who revealed the information, but his nephew Li Linfu was clean from the matter.
Is there anything else you don’t understand?
Before finally leaving the capital, he wanted to ask why he was treated like this in exchange for the kindness and favor he received in the past.
It's just that no one can give him the answer he wants!
After all, he has become a criminal who was sent into exile, and is no longer a powerful official beside His Majesty.
Knowing that there would be no results if he waited any longer, Jiang Jiao, who was lying on the mattress of the broken carriage, lost all hope: "All my old friends are going to court at this time, let's get going!"
The old guy has gotten to this point, and he's still putting money on his face?
The officers and soldiers escorting Jiang Jiao sneered and drove the carriage on the road.
We are still within the boundaries of the capital at the moment. Just wait until we get out of the boundaries of the capital!
The boys who served Jiang Jiao all saw the ferocious smile on the face of the official who was driving the carriage. He was still in the capital city and already showed such a face. When he left the capital city, he and the master were afraid that the situation would be even more miserable.
Just as the boy was about to let go of his grip on the curtain, he saw a carriage chasing out of the city. The man driving the carriage seemed to be a god coming to earth. As the carriage approached, he spoke in a low voice.
"Li Linhuai, the servant of the left guard, may I ask if this is the carriage that escorts Jiang Jiao, Duke of Chu?"
Because after the Chrysanthemum Appreciation Banquet, the capital was filled with rumors about Li Linhuai and Ji'an for a while, so the fourth son of General Zuo Yulin's family was also well-known in the capital.
Li Linhuai was a close minister of the emperor. The official who was about to drive away quickly reined in the reins and said with a flattering look on his face: "I have met the young general, but what does your majesty have to say?"
"It's the tenth princess who wants to see the Duke of Chu off."
As soon as Li Linhuai opened his mouth, the two officers responsible for escorting him hurriedly got off the carriage and knelt down. Li Sixu got out of the carriage.
"You two poor brothers, you don't have to be polite. I, the princess, want to say a few words to the Duke of Chu. Please make it convenient for me."
The majestic princess actually called them Big Brother?
This is the most beloved princess of the current emperor!
The two official servants didn't even dare to raise their heads. How could they not agree?
Just like that, Li Sixu got into the Duke of Chu's carriage.
The boy who was serving Jiang Jiao had a look of fear on his face. Jiang Jiao turned his face to the side and snorted: "Humph, you are pretending to be kind. She is here to see my joke."
"You've gotten to this point, old man Jiang, just take some of the arrogance of Duke Chu!"
Li Sixu put her face close to him and said to him: "Sisi is here to give you something. You can use it all the way to Qinzhou."
Not following the emperor's orders, the light in Jiang Jiao's eyes dimmed, and he looked as if his heart was filled with despair.
Li Sixu didn't mind that his mattress was dirty, so she sat on the floor, spread out the baggage she had brought, and began to hand over bottles and jars to the waiters.
