The regent's spoiled princess wakes up

Chapter 171 Tiger Guard

"Xiangxia, in two days, I have to leave Shangjing." Zhao Shuang turned to look at her with firm and calm eyes, "You stay in the city and assist Mother Chang in managing the affairs of the palace."

"We finally came in, and the princess is going out of the city?" Xiang Xia showed surprise, "The princess is still going to the north?"

"Ruoji and Mingjing are waiting for me outside the city." Zhao Shuang closed his eyes slightly, nodded and said, "I came to Beijing... just to confirm some things."

"Princess, there are Nanny Chang and Lian Wu in the palace, what are you worried about?" Xiang Xia was beating a small drum in her heart.

The princess insisted on taking her back to the capital. Apart from the fact that she didn't know martial arts and it would be a burden to follow her to the north, Xiangxia guessed that there was another reason. It might be that there were some things in the capital that worried the princess and wanted to let her Help save some time.

"I said just now that the supply of food and grass in the capital is tight right now, and the palace...will definitely not be as peaceful as it used to be." Zhao Shuang stroked the broken hair on his forehead lightly, turned to look at Xiangxia and said, "Xiangxia Xia, I want you to promise that when I come back next time, no one in the palace will starve to death, can you do it?"

Xiangxia lowered her head and swallowed nervously.

She also doesn't know what's going on in the palace.The savings in the royal mansion are naturally more than that of ordinary people, but there are at least hundreds of concubines, maids and guards in the mansion.

These people can cooperate and cooperate when they are full on weekdays, and perform their duties. If there is a shortage of food and clothing, I am afraid it will not be so easy to control.

People die for money, and birds die for food. It's really strange if they don't fight at the last moment.

What's more, there is also a newcomer, He Yuqi. I heard from the princess before that the wife of the Duke gave her the power to manage Zhongfu in the palace.

When the princess leaves, He Yuqi doesn't know what kind of demon he will be.

"My concubine, I'm pretty familiar with Nanny Chang and Lian Wu, but that He Yuqi, I'm not sure about her temperament," Xiangxia raised her head hesitantly, looking at the young man disguised as a man in front of her and said, " Now in the palace, she has the final say..."

"Bengong brings you back, so I will naturally hand over the power of stewardship of the palace to you." Zhao Shuang looked at her carefully, weighing the girl's ability in his heart, "It's just that after I leave, will you be able to control her?" Those concubines and maidservants who live in the mansion are up to you."

"Slaves...you must do your best." Xiang Xia knelt in the carriage and bowed to her.

While the two were talking, the carriage stopped slowly.

"My lord, the Tiger Guards camp has arrived." Xu Duizheng's voice came from outside the window.

Zhao Shuang and Xiangxia jumped off the carriage one after another.

Hu Xiaowei's camp was located in a forest in the north of the city. A torch was burning on both sides of the log gate, illuminating the way ahead.

It was pitch black in the camp, only a faint light could be seen from the large tent in the distance.

Zhao Shuang is no stranger to Huxiaowei Barracks, but...hasn't been here for more than ten years.

Recalling the bustling scene she saw in the Habayashiwei military camp last time, and now that Hu Xiaowei's camp is in depression, she can't help but secretly worried.

Usually these sergeants would gather together in twos and threes at night to roast some meat around the fire, but now they all went to bed early in order to preserve their energy.

The two of them followed Xu Duizheng and two or three soldiers to the center of the camp. There was a two-storey small building made of bricks and tiles. A plaque with black background and blue letters hung on the main entrance of the small building.

There are three flowing characters written on the plaque: Huxiaowei.The handwriting is vigorous and powerful, magnificent and ethereal.

"Princess," Xu Dui was looking at the plaque following her gaze, and explained, "This is... the handwriting of the former crown prince."

It's Brother Huang's handwriting, how could she not recognize it?Zhao Shuang's eyes were clouded, and she withdrew her gaze and continued to walk up the steps.

The hall on the first floor is brightly lit.

"Princess Regent is here!" Captain Xu shouted loudly into the big tent.

A bearded general hurriedly led two lieutenants out to meet Zhao Shuang.

"The last general has seen the concubine." Although a sergeant had come to pass the letter just now, Mao Hu obviously still didn't believe it. He raised his head and looked at the two women in black carefully. When he confirmed that it was the regent princess, he gasped in shock Angry, he stammered, "Wang... Wangfei, why are you..."

"I have something to ask you." Without squinting, Zhao Shuang led Xiangxia past several people and walked into the door.

As soon as she entered the hall, suddenly a furry figure jumped down from the candlestick on the wall, stopped a step away from her, bared her teeth, and was still growling in a low voice.

"Meow meow!"

Zhao Shuang paused and took a closer look. It was a pale yellow tabby cat.

"Mao Hu!" She folded her skirt in displeasure, and called back, "Give me this cat..."

As a result, the cat took another two steps forward when it heard the sound, looked up at her while sticking to her feet, and called out "meow".

This time the voice was not as rough as before, but seemed to be acting like a baby to her.

"Princess!" Mao Hu quickly stepped forward, hugged the cat, and said in a friendly voice, "It...it's also called Mao Hu, and the princess was called the last general just now, and it...thought you called it."

Zhao Shuang glanced at the big man holding the kitten in his arms, shook his head, went to the seat in front of him, lifted his robe and sat down, said in a deep voice, "Shangjing is at stake, you still have time to raise a cat."

"The princess doesn't know. This cat has been with the general for several years. It used to be fat and strong. The sergeants were joking, so they gave it the same name as the general," Mao Hu said in a slightly embarrassed tone. Scratching his head, he said, "Who knew this year...people can't get enough to eat, and now there is not even a mouse in Shangjing, so Maohu lost weight."

"Since people can't get enough to eat, why do you still keep it?" Zhao Shuang took the tea from the soldiers and drank it after exhausting too much energy when he jumped up the tower.

"Princess! The last general didn't let him eat military rations, he used his own salary to buy food for him." Mao Hu hurriedly protected the tabby cat in his hand, "Doesn't the empress dowager in the palace also have a long-haired dog? Why can't you have a cat in the end?"

Mao Hu looked at her warily.

The princess was obviously different from the last time she was in the Habayashi Guard camp.Although she had a cold face at the beginning, she still gave off a feminine impression. Why did she seem to be a different person after going to the west of Yunnan?

Now her eyebrows are curved like swords, her eyebrows are more heroic, even the gesture of serving tea and drinking water makes people feel the wind in her hands, and she has the coercive aura of a superior all over her body, this aura...compared to the prince It's not bad, it's so dazzling that people can't lift their heads.

"That's all! Keep it if you like it. I'm here to ask you something serious." Zhao Shuang said, took out a kit from his sleeve, and shook out a bronze mirror, "This is the sound transmission mirror for thousands of miles. , the prince also has a piece, but now... there are always some strange noises coming from this mirror."

"Strange... Strange sound?" Mao Hu withdrew his thoughts, and gently put down the thin cat in his hand, and the cat climbed up to the lampstand on the side wall to warm up in an instant.

(End of this chapter)