The wheels rolled forward, and we walked on the way back in the morning light that broke out of the thick fog.
The two court guests were still in a daze and did not dare to let them drive. Pan Duo sat in the driver's seat and drove the horse along the way.
The appearance of such a beautiful man naturally attracted the attention of passers-by on the road.
After hearing about it, some pregnant girls ran to the roadside with joy, followed the carriage, and threw bouquets, wickers and other objects to Pan Duo.
Pan Duo didn't have much reaction to this. Perhaps he was used to it. He just smiled modestly and persuaded the women to leave early.
Xiao Yu was not as normal-minded as Pan Duo. After sending away the two officials from the Tingwei Department, he became a little absent-minded.
All the experiences last night had been replayed countless times in his mind, including some flaws, and he had already thought of his words.
But the more he thought about it, the more he felt that things were outrageous and unreal. Overnight, he saw so many legendary figures that he had only seen in historical books.
Queen Mother Hu Ling, Da Xiwu, Xi Kangsheng and Li Shengui who later easily lost Beizhong City.
He even had sex with a woman last night, maybe not... It was just an illusion under the influence of Ecstasy, but his clothes were indeed stripped and changed from the inside out, so what's the explanation?
There were more and more doubts, and the absurdity of the night made him unable to distinguish his position for a while.
He may not be a loyal minister of the Da Qi Empire, and he has no feelings for the court itself. He is just a fourth-generation man of power, reaping the dividends left to him by his ancestors.
If one day this country is destroyed and the dividends are gone, what will he think? He even sometimes had random thoughts and really wanted to see what the emperor would look like sitting on the throne when the country was destroyed.
He couldn't help but laugh, he was so bad, so shameless.
Pan Duo, who was sitting aside and riding a horse, saw him smiling lustfully and rolled his eyes at him: "Xiao Dalang, you must be having an erotic dream again!"
The wheels rolled forward, walking on the smooth bluestone road, and slowly passed the huge archway in Tongxiali.
There are far fewer soldiers in charge of martial law on the street, and there are still soldiers who are forming a team and leaving one after another. It seems that they have been busy all night but made no progress, and there is no need to stay.
In front of the rows of brand-new buildings, pedestrians and cars were bustling. No one seemed to care about what happened last night. Ordinary people would only work hard for their own livelihood.
The carriage drove through the busy streets, and before you knew it, the beautiful double-eaves gatehouse of the Princess's Mansion was right in front of you.
But at this time, there were still heavy soldiers guarding the front door of the mansion. The murderous aura exuded by the fierce soldiers made passers-by afraid to avoid them. The central axis of the street seemed to divide the place into two worlds.
More than a dozen soldiers came towards the carriage. When they saw it was Pan Duo, they just waved away the Huaichun women who had followed them and let the carriage pass.
I saw the carriage turn left in front of the mansion gate, follow the courtyard wall to a fork in the road, and not long after walking to the left, I finally saw the side door for carriages and horses to enter and exit.
Several heavily armed soldiers were guarding there. When they saw Pan Duo, they hurried to both sides of the side door and lined up to watch the carriage enter the mansion.
When the carriage returned to the stable, they saw the groom from last night standing at the wall with an anxious look on his face.
As soon as he saw the carriage coming back, he hurriedly greeted it diligently.
He was mumbling something about how he regretted leaving his master behind last night and going back to sleep.
This man is noisy, which makes people dislike him.
When he saw that four people were missing, since he didn't care about Xiao Yu's identity, he asked.
Fortunately, Xiao Yu is not the kind of person who has a strong sense of hierarchy. He just found an excuse to pass the coachman off.
The groom continued to chatter about some innocuous things.
Pan Duo was tired of listening, so he comforted the groom with a few words, and then jumped out of the car. At the same time, Xiao Yu got out of the car and took the two court guests who were still dazed in their brains to walk into the courtyard. Chaoyang took the four The hazy shadow stretched long and long.
They walked along the stone path leading to the second courtyard door until a small door appeared on the wall, where the four of them stood.
"You two, farewell here."
Xiao Yu raised his hands to the two guests.
"Young prince, Prince Consort... let's just say goodbye..."
But after saying goodbye, the two of them had no intention of leaving.
Xiao Yu saw that the two people looked a little strange, Yao Jinghong's eyes were ambiguous, and Li Kan hesitated to speak.
Xiao Yu and Pan Duo looked at each other, and they probably understood.
Li Kan finally had the courage to say it out: "Little prince, I am on that boat... I heard from the maid on the shop floor that there is no recommendation... Even if you have some silver, you are not free to board the boat..."
When Li Kan said this, he glanced at Yao Jinghong, and Xiao Jinghong smiled awkwardly.
It seems that the indulgence last night made them miss the Chunxiang Painted Boat.
Xiao Yu was a little embarrassed, and a flash of contempt flashed in Pan Duo's eyes.
Xiao Yu smiled slightly: "Brother Bo Qian and Brother Zhong Kan are great talents. If given time, they will soar into the sky and travel thousands of miles. If you indulge in lust and linger in Wenwen Township, you will probably accomplish nothing in the end and harm you two."
After Xiao Yu finished speaking, he bowed deeply to the two of them.
Yao Jinghong was speechless for a moment, stunned on the spot.
Although Li Kan did not speak, there seemed to be unwillingness in his eyes.
Xiao Yu's heart is as clear as a mirror, and lust can make people corrupt. Besides, the water in the boat is too deep for two little eldest princess palace ministers to swim freely.
As for himself, if he had nothing else to do, he might never go to the Qinhuai River to look for the painting boat with the background of the Northern Dynasties.
Xiao Yu held up his hands again: "You two, regarding last night... I have thanked you both. I mean my best to you both from the bottom of my heart!"
The two looked at each other blankly, and then looked at Xiao Yu in confusion.
"Let's go, let's go... What's the point of talking about those useless things? It's the right way to go back and catch up on some sleep!" Pan Duo said, pulling Xiao Yu's sleeve and walking forward.
After walking a short distance, Pan Duo looked back and saw that the two court guests were still standing there stupidly, with no intention of leaving.
"So indulgent and sensual, wandering around the gentle countryside, with no talent but no big job, alas..." Pan Duo shook his head, with a look of helplessness on his face.
Xiao Yu lowered his head and said nothing, silently kicking the stones under his feet.
Immediately afterwards, Pan Duo said to him in a reproachful tone: "Xiao Dalang, what are you talking about to those two mediocre people? Aren't you afraid that it will cause trouble? I dare say that those two people will go to the Qinhuai River again soon to look for those two people." If you find a boat and there is no boat, they will swim in the water and swim over."
"I'm afraid they'll never find it again."
"I'm confused. The beauty of the woman on that boat is the best on the Qinhuai River, but it's unknown and not many people know about it. That's really strange. If you know the inside story , tell me, my brother-in-law, what is the origin of the boat? You see, the two people were fascinated once they boarded the boat. They couldn't listen to your advice at all, it was just a waste of words. .”
"If I had known I would have dropped you off at Zuiyue Tower, I wouldn't have been able to touch the boat." Xiao Yu's words were a little depressing.
"What are you talking about!"
Xiao Yu heard something in Pan Duo's words. He would help him conceal what happened last night, even if he had already suspected the identity of Hu Xianzhen and the Northern Dynasty generals who were pretending to be guardians.
Thinking back, if anyone knew about his bold behavior last night, it would be no different from treason. He couldn't help but feel a little scared for what he did.
"Xiao Dalang, Xiao Dalang, hey, what are you thinking about? Forget it, if you have something to hide, just let this matter go and never mention it again!"
Xiao Yu looked up and happened to see Pan Duo's incredibly beautiful face.
But the other party leaned towards him and whispered: "By the way, that Ling'er of yours is the madam on the Chunxiang Painted Boat! Xiao Dalang, could it be that you are hiding something from me? Could it be that you run that brothel?" of?"
The corners of Xiao Yu's eyes twitched, and Pan Duo began to think erratically again.
"Xiao Dalang, I have to remind you, that Ling'er is not a good person. She has good looks. Although she looks innocent, she is definitely a veteran in the romantic field. If I talk to you about love today, I will do it tomorrow. He might kick you away, but you, Xiao Dalang, can't control a woman like her. Besides, she's so young, and she's with you, so she wants the old cow to eat the young grass! You can weigh it yourself!"
Xiao Yu's mouth was crooked again. Apart from night blindness, a foul mouth and a drinking habit, this guy didn't have any big problems, especially that foul mouth.
But he seemed to be right, he was still accurate in judging people, but he didn't know that the other party was the Queen Mother Hu of the Northern Dynasty! You know how many people's jaws would be shocked.
Xiao Yu sighed and said nothing, but continued to kick stones with his head down, and walked to the second courtyard gate with Pan Duo one behind the other.
Kicking and kicking, the stones fell into a group of figures.
Xiao Yu looked up and saw Xiao Yuwan, the eldest princess of Yongning, standing in front of the second entrance gate surrounded by a group of people.
In addition to Xiao Yuwan, Zhu Yi and Pei Zhi were also there, as well as the family steward and several important guests. There were also serving maids and servants and Forbidden Army soldiers wearing helmets and armor standing outside.
Xiao Yuwan looked at Xiao Yu and Pan Duo with a serious face, her eyes were so cold that it was scary, like a mother who wanted to scold her children.
Zhu Yi was playing haha and acting as a peacemaker.
"Elder Princess, what am I talking about? The consort and the young prince must be fine. Look, aren't they back well?" Zhu Yi said while winking at Pan Duo.
Pan Duo's expression was serious. He took two steps forward and bowed to Xiao Yuwan: "Is the princess okay?"
Xiao Yuwan turned her head away from him, looking up at the sky slightly like a cold stone sculpture.
Seeing that the atmosphere here was almost below freezing, Zhu Yi quickly waved his hand, and the people who had originally gathered around Xiao Yuwan all left in good faith.
Before leaving, Zhu Yi winked at Xiao Yu again, but Xiao Yu didn't understand at all what the imperial prime minister wanted to express.
After a moment, Xiao Yuwan was heard sighing.
"Consort, let's talk about it when we get back!"
Xiao Yu was relieved. He looked at Pan Duo with pity and was about to leave when he heard Xiao Yuwan continue to say: "Brother Yu, come too!"
After Xiao Yu hesitated for a moment, he saw that Xiao Yuwan had turned around, and Pan Duo followed obediently.
The three of them arrived at the main hall of the mansion. The servants saw that the eldest princess had a frosty face, and the prince-in-law lowered her head and followed behind, so they all retreated to the courtyard outside the hall.
Xiao Yuwan sat on the main couch, her face still expressionless, but her eyes were red, unable to hide the disappointment in her heart.
She withdrew her gaze and looked at Pan Duo: "He must be tired after not returning home all night!"
Pan Duo bowed deeply to Xiao Yuwan and did not look up for a long time.
Xiao Yuwan looked at Xiao Yu who was standing aside again, that expression made him unpredictable. He seemed to be angry, but his eyes were full of concern.
"Yudi, how were you last night? You didn't meet anyone, did you?"
Meet someone...
Xiao Yu immediately thought of Hu Xianzhen,
The guilty conscience of being a thief was like this. The more he tried to calm down, the more he felt confused and numb.
He seemed to feel a pair of cold eyes staring at him. The eyes were like ice knives, piercing his heart and making him feel chilled all over.
"Azi, Xiao Yu knows that he was wrong. If anything happens, Xiao Yu will bear the responsibility and it has nothing to do with the consort."
"What's wrong?" Xiao Yuwan suddenly laughed, but the laughter was a little desolate and helpless, "Tell Ah Zi what you did wrong."
Xiao Yu lowered his head. What he experienced last night flashed quickly in front of his eyes like a slideshow, but he felt unable to speak.
He didn't dare to raise his head or look at Xiao Yuwan's eyes that could penetrate people's hearts.
Xiao Yuwan was so kind to him, how did he treat Xiao Yuwan? Should he tell Xiao Yuwan everything about last night?
He saw a foreign woman's deep love for Yang Hua, and was so moved that he let the woman run away, who was none other than the Queen Mother Hu of the Northern Dynasties.
This sounds so ridiculous...
He gritted his teeth and decided to keep this in his heart first!
"Xiao Yu... Xiao Yu shouldn't encourage Consort Pan to go out so late... to go out for fun..."
Xiao Yuwan burst into laughter, and there seemed to be sarcasm in the laughter.
"Did you instigate it? Brother Yu, everyone in the eldest princess's house knows that Pan's consort has long been dissatisfied with my wife. Last night, assassins entered the house. Instead of asking for the husband and wife to be together and help each other, he abandoned his wife. He went out alone to have fun, how can a wife not feel chilled when she encounters this?"
Xiao Yuwan took a deep breath, and tears of grievance flowed from the corners of her eyes, "As a wife, I did make mistakes. I failed to be filial to my parents-in-law before the bed, and I failed to open up branches for the Pan family. According to my conscience, can I Don’t you want to have a son and a half daughter with your consort? Isn’t the consort not at fault?”
Pan Duo couldn't help but hissed: "Princess, stop talking, it's all Pan Duo's fault!"
Xiao Yuwan smiled sadly: "Why didn't the consort let me speak? I have never understood that I am not a mean and ungrateful person, and I am not a philanthropic person. Why has the consort neglected me so far? My reputation is not good, then Someone is deliberately framed and smeared. I don’t care and I don’t want to pay too much attention to it. But in the years when you and I have been together day and night, am I disrespectful of women? Is it really as bad as what is said outside? I am the same as Liu Chuyu from the previous dynasty. Class? The prince-in-law can tell this for himself!"
"Pan Duo knows that he made a mistake and failed to uphold the honor of the princess. Please punish the princess."
Xiao Yu sighed softly. When he saw Xiao Yuwan's pretty face full of grievances, he felt even more unhappy.
He looked at Pan Duo and saw Pan Duo still buried his head between his arms and his body was shaking slightly.
He hates Pan Duo a little now. It's just that he is frigid, and it makes Xiao Yuwan feel like a widow all day long.
Leaving aside other things for the time being, he has to enlighten his brother-in-law when he has time. He should let him know the joy of sexual intercourse between men and women, especially when his wife is a great beauty who can conquer the entire country.
Think about Xiao Yuwan again. No matter how strong a woman is, she still has a soft and delicate side. The pattern... let’s talk about the pattern!
"Sister, please don't cry. Consort Pan... Consort Pan has realized his mistake. Please forgive him..."
Xiao Yu is really not good at making women happy, so what he says is so dry.
Xiao Yuwan did not shy away from wiping tears in front of Xiao Yu.
"Brother Yu, this is my sister's family matter, and it makes you laugh. There are some things that I really don't like to say. When I say them, my depression disappears, and everything is fine. Last night, the assassin failed to attack you. This is also God’s blessing for me, Daqi.”
Xiao Yu blinked. He missed some information gaps. Xiao Yuwan mentioned it at this time, which made him a little confused.
"Azi said that the assassin came for me yesterday?"
"This is what I, Shizhong Zhu, General Pei, and all the ministers think together."
Xiao Yu grinned. He really didn't know how these highly intelligent social elites calculated their numbers.
Seeing the surprise on Xiao Yu's face, Xiao Yuwan explained: "Brother Yu may not know that Yang Hua was assassinated last night. At this time, he is already very angry. Whether he lives or not is a matter of time."
What! Yang Hua is still alive!
Xiao Yu almost shouted, but he tried hard to swallow the words and looked at Xiao Yuwan steadily.
The expression on Xiao Yuwan's face softened a little.
"The thing that worried me the most last night was Yu Di. There are palace guards and soldiers buried near my residence, so there is nothing wrong. Those assassins were extremely strange. After entering the palace, they seemed to know the route and went straight to Beiyuan until they heard It was only after hearing the news that General Yang was assassinated that I suddenly realized that they must have thought that assassinating me would be fruitless, so they went to assassinate you, Yudi."
Xiao Yu said nothing. In fact, no one knew the progress of the entire incident better than him.
He thought of what he saw when he sneaked back to his residence last night to pick up his clothes, which just confirmed Xiao Yuwan's description just now.
A warm current surged into his heart, and at the same time a sense of shame also made him feel ashamed. For a moment, two emotions agitated in his heart, with mixed feelings.
"Qingxue cried all night for you." Xiao Yuwan glanced at Xiao Yu, "She worked hard all night for you last night, and she even broke into my bedroom to find you. If she hadn't met my maid, She might have been killed by the guards as an assassin, and then you would never see Qingxue again."
Xiao Yu was speechless, his mind went blank as he stood there.
Xiao Yuwan smiled calmly: "Brother Yu, treat your maid better. She deserves to be cherished by you more than those who flatter you on the surface. Maybe you will never meet a woman who is sincere to you like this in the future."
Xiao Yu bowed his hands and turned to leave.
"Xiao Yu, don't leave just yet!" Xiao Yuwan shouted.
Xiao Yu hesitated slightly and turned back to look at Xiao Yuwan.
"I will no longer pursue the matter of last night. I will also find ways to deal with Your Majesty and Princess Jincheng. I am also preparing to have General Pei withdraw at noon today."
Pan Duo suddenly raised his head: "Princess, the assassin has not been caught yet! How can he withdraw at will?"
Xiao Yuwan did not answer Pan Duo, but looked at Xiao Yu with a deep expression.
"Brother Yu, if you are in good health, you can return to your mansion in the near future."
