next morning
When Qin Ming woke up, he found that Qingwan had not gotten up early and disappeared, but was still lying in his arms.
Maybe you were too tired last night? Qin Ming thought so. But his eyes were looking straight at the petite and pretty person lying next to him.
She was sleeping soundly, perhaps because Qin Ming held her tightly, causing Qingwan's little face to show a hint of pink.
Qin Ming looked at Qingwan's long eyelashes and couldn't help but admire Qingwan's beauty.
Especially after eating better and better these days, Qingwan has grown more and more beautiful, and her height seems to have grown a bit.
But what Qin Ming likes most about Qingwan is her fair and supple skin, and her little feet with skin as soft as gel, which were swaying in the moonlight last night and were very charming.
Qin Ming couldn't help but secretly think that when he goes to Chang'an next time, he must look for cotton and collect more then to make some pairs of white stockings for Qingwan.
Thinking about it, Qin Ming put his hand into the quilt. After groping for a while, he took a little foot in his hand and rubbed it back and forth.
The other hand slipped from the waist and stood upright.
Just when Qin Ming was entering a state of selflessness, the person on his body drew his attention away from his little feet with a cry.
Qingwan's face was blushing and her eyelashes were still trembling.
Realizing that his bestial behavior was discovered, Qin Ming did not stop.
Instead, he pinched Qingwan's back hard and said into Qingwan's ear: "It's time for Wan'er to get up."
Qingwan couldn't pretend to be asleep at this time. She was naturally happy that her body could be liked by the young master.
It's just that today the young master woke up earlier than her, and it was already starting to get light. This made her, who always got up before dawn, somewhat lose the protective color of the night.
People are not as bold as they are at night, with their heads buried like little quails.
Qin Ming saw Qingwan's look and knew that she was shy, so he lowered his head and kissed Qingwan and said softly:
"Young master, I got up first. You should get up early too. After breakfast, we will set off to pay homage to your parents soon."
Qingwan hummed in a low voice and buried her head in the pillow again.
It wasn't until Qin Ming got dressed and went out that she got out of the quilt and put on her bellyband and skirt.
....
After everyone in Qin Ming had breakfast, they originally wanted to tell Xiao Changxi to wait at home and arrange for the craftsmen and cooks sent by Aunt Li and others.
But Xiao Changxi heard that Qin Ming was taking Xiao Qingwan to pay homage to his parents, so she thought of going with him to pay homage to his cousin.
Qin Ming had no choice but to make temporary arrangements for the reception to Uncle Huang.
Qin Ming took Qing Wan, Chang Xi, Zi Jun and Qin Da, a group of ten guards, and got on the carriage to the largest civilian cemetery in the east of Chang'an City.
After this period of training, Qin Da and the other guards were all in high spirits, fat and strong.
Qin Ming did not teach Qin Da and others some of the army management and training methods of later generations, but only asked Qin Da and others to add some long-distance running training.
In addition, a few days ago, Qin Ming specially asked Uncle Zhang and Qin Da to go to Chang'an and buy some horses.
Zhuangzi now has more than twenty horses. When they came out this time, Qin Da and the other eleven people all rode their own horses. Qin Ming was sitting on the carriage with Qingwan and the others.
The group of them was also very eye-catching along the way. Passers-by cast envious glances. From time to time, mutterings from passers-by came into the carriage. Qin Ming didn't pay much attention to these.
At this time, the other three women in the carriage, led by Xiao Changxi, were chatting about interesting childhood stories with Qingwan's father when they were young. Occasionally, they would also talk about their previous lives in Jiangdu.
Qin Ming was just listening on the sidelines and had no intention of interrupting.
But when he heard Jiangdu, he was stunned for a moment, because Jiangdu has now been renamed Yangzhou. The last time he heard Xiao Changxi say that she was from Jiangdu, he didn't care at that time.
When I heard it again this time, I thought it might be because Xiao Changxi had been living in Yangzhou since she was a child and didn't care. He is personally more curious about whether Emperor Sui Yang committed suicide or was murdered in history.
Thinking that Xiao Changxi had been living in Yangzhou, she asked without thinking:
"Chang Xi, have you lived in Yangzhou since you were a child?"
Xiao Changxi was a little stunned when faced with Qin Ming's sudden question. Qingwan and Zijun were also startled by this question. Zijun was the first to come to his senses and said:
"Well, my mother and I both grew up in Yangzhou."
Qin Ming looked at the three women and whispered to Chang Xi:
"Chang Xi, I have something on my mind. I have always been curious. I know that you grew up in Yangzhou, so I want to ask you. You should know that Emperor Sui Yang died in Yangzhou, right?"
As soon as these words came out, both Xiao Changxi and Yang Zijun trembled, with a trace of sadness and fear flashing across their faces.
However, Xiao Changxi was older after all. She only looked at Qin Ming with curiosity and no other bad looks, so she tentatively said:
"Yes, Chang Xi knows. But why does the young master suddenly ask this?"
Qin Ming did not hear the exploration in Xiao Changxi's tone, and said naturally:
"Oh, I'm just curious and want to know the true circumstances of Emperor Sui Yang's death, because some people say he committed suicide, and some say he was killed by Yu Wenhuaji."
Xiao Changxi saw Qin Ming's face looking strange, so she said:
"Sir, although he is the former emperor, we are discussing privately. If others spread the news, it will attract people from the government."
Qin Ming saw that Xiao Changxi didn't directly say that he didn't know, so he might know some inside information. Moreover, he had heard from Wan'er before that her ancestor was Emperor Wu of Liang, and so was Xiao Changxi. The head of the Xiao family was an aristocratic family in the south, and was famous in history. Queen Xiao seems to be a descendant of Emperor Wu of Liang.
Thinking of this, Qin Ming's eyes suddenly lit up when he looked at Xiao Changxi and Xiao Qingwan. According to later generations, he was somewhat related to Emperor Sui Yang because of Wan'er's relationship.
Just thinking about it makes me feel awesome.
Xiao Changxi and Yang Zijun were startled by Qin Ming's eyes, but then they heard Qin Ming whisper:
"It's okay. We are all family members. If we talk about it in a low voice, no one will tell anyone."
Seeing this, Xiao Changxi had no choice but to keep her expression as calm as possible and said slowly:
"As far as I know, after Yu Wenhuaji's rebellion, Emperor Sui was arrested by his rebels."
"Originally, the Sui Emperor wanted to commit suicide by drinking poisonous wine, but the rebels refused. In the end, Linghu Xingda hanged him with a towel."
At this time, Qingwan noticed that Zi Jun beside her looked a little pale and his body was trembling a little.
So he took her hand and said, "Cousin, are you feeling uncomfortable?"
Qin Ming also saw that Zi Jun's expression was wrong, so he hurriedly stepped forward and put the back of his hand against Zi Jun's forehead. He found that there was no fever, so he said:
"Well, I don't have a febrile disease (fever), maybe I'm tired. I'll ask the carriage to stop first. Zijun, please drink some water and eat something, and then we'll be on our way."
With that said, he asked the driver and Qin Da to stop on the side of the road. Rest for a while before hitting the road.
Xiao Changxi knew that her daughter was probably fine, and her face turned pale probably because of what she just said. After Qin Ming got out of the car, she gently stroked the back of Zijun's hand and comforted:
"Zijun, it's okay. Everything is over. It will get better and better in the future. I believe in my mother."
Yang Zijun nodded after hearing his mother's consolation.
Seeing Qin Ming coming up, he quickly put away his expression just now.
Qin Ming came in again and found that Zijun's face looked much better, and he felt relieved. So he sat aside.
Yang Zijun seemed to have made a lot of determination and said:
"Sir, I have something I want to ask you. Is it convenient for you?"
Xiao Changxi saw her daughter's serious expression, as if she had realized something, and wanted to stop her, but it was too late.
I can only keep hinting with my eyes.
Qingwan on the side looked at her cousin curiously. She thought that her cousin, who liked poetry, wanted to ask the young master about poetry, so she held her little head and watched quietly.
Qin Ming said:
"Well, this person is very easy-going. If you have any questions, Zijun, just ask him. I will definitely tell you what I know."
Yang Zijun asked:
"I want to ask you, sir, do you think the previous emperor was a coward?"
