Hou Fu Di Daughter-in-Law

Chapter 1 Jiang Chenqi, Commander of the Beiya Forbidden Army

In the 13th year of Mingde, Lixia, a bloody letter was nailed to the gatepost next to the commander's residence of the Imperial Army in Beiya early in the morning with a broken arrow. In the hands of Yuwei Zhonglang with a sullen face, Jiang Linyuan.

Fang Jisheng ordered the people below to keep their mouths shut, and a sloppy female voice came from the gate of the commander's mansion, "Linyuan, is there anything good that I won't let me see?"

The door with vermilion lacquer and copper buttons slowly opened, and a pair of long boots embroidered with purple border and silver thread stepped out from the door. Under the purple official robe, there were complicated lotus patterns rolling, and the cuffs were tightly tied. Below were the slender fingers of a woman. On closer inspection, his facial features were a bit charming, but they were much concealed by the high black hair and the murderous aura at the end of his eyebrows.

"Commander." Lin Yuan pinched the letter, hating himself for not destroying the corpse earlier.

"give it to me."

Jiang Chenqi unfolded the letter paper, and the vermilion handwriting on it was scrawled and forceful. It actually listed dozens of crimes against her eloquently.

Instead of being angry, she smiled.

Since the founding of the Northern Qi Dynasty, the official positions have been clearly defined and the political power has been centralized. However, three years ago, when the new emperor came to power, his relatives intervened in politics, and the power in the court was unstable and torn apart.In order to consolidate the imperial power, the new emperor, Shen Yanxian, ordered a woman to be the commander of the Beiya imperial army, and also ordered Xie Jinghuai, Marquis of Mingying, to be stationed in the frontier. In just a few years, Xie Jinghuai was in charge of military affairs, and Jiang Chenqi was in charge of supervision. Lean toward the opposition.

Both of them are well-known. Xie Jinghuai's pacification of the Xiongnu and foreign races to defend the country is naturally praised by countless people for his merits. However, Jiang Chenqi, just because she is a female official, is enough for many people to be jealous, not to mention that she is rumored to lead the North Over the past few years, the Imperial Army has handled so many unjust and wrong cases and killed several Zhongliang, it is more than enough to describe it as heinous.

These infamy have been memorized for a long time, and I don't care that much anymore.Jiang Chenqi turned the letter paper into ashes without changing her expression, her slender phoenix eyes swept around the people below, "What are you doing here? The case of Shangshufu has been clarified?"

The guards hurriedly dispersed, Lin Yuan bit the bullet and pretended that nothing had happened, stepped forward and said, "Commander, it's getting late, and I'm still rushing to court."

The sound of the wheels rolling over the blue bricks happened to be heard, but it was the carriage from the palace, Zhou Ping, the emperor's personal eunuch chief, came down from above, and happened to meet Jiang Chenqi face to face.

"Commander Jiang."

"Director Zhou."

The two bowed to each other, and Zhou Ping came over with the emperor's handbook, "Commander Jiang doesn't need to go to court today, there are other matters for the commander to attend to."

Minghuang's silk scroll is written in great detail, to the effect that the battle in northern Xinjiang has just been settled, Xie Jinghuai was ambushed and seriously injured on the way back as the commander, and now he has just arrived at the post station outside Beijing, Wangjiang Shenqi went to bring him back safely to Mingyinghou's mansion .

Jiang Chenqi frowned, Shen Yan wanted to show the favor of the royal family in front of the people, and not forget the heroes, but he had to guard against the military power in Xie Jinghuai's hands, so he could only let himself go to inspect it in the name of escort.If Xie Jinghuai was really seriously injured, it would be natural to withdraw the tiger amulet and seal his fame, if it wasn't...then there would be a bloodbath in Tianjing soon.

Being an emperor for the sake of doing this is considered aggrieved. She is a woman and cannot pose much threat to Shen Yan's Kyushu.

"I know, please tell your majesty, father-in-law, that you will live up to the imperial order."

The cool breeze in the early morning of Lixia blew, and the weeping green peaches in the mansion that were about to bloom were blown off the branches again. Scattered peach blossoms fell on her shoulders, and followed Jiang Chenqi's movements to fall on the red gold horse that commanded the mansion.

On the outskirts of Tianjing, the forest is lush in the daylight, and the simple signboard of the tea stall is crumbling by the wind.A team of carriages and horses stopped in front of the door, and the leading man turned over and dismounted, and he threw a few ingots of silver on the tea-stained table, "Just serve tea and snacks, hurry up."

The shop owner quickly nodded yes, and quickly cleared the table with his hands and feet, hot tea and pasta were ready in a short while.

The leading man turned his head and waved to the group of people behind him, then turned to help a young man get off in front of a black and gold carriage.Almost at the same time, other business travelers who were drinking tea at the tea stand looked over curiously.

The young man was born extremely handsome, with stern eyebrows and eyes, and his thin lips were tightly closed into a graceful arc. He frowned and his face was full of discomfort. Combined with his bandaged hands under his sleeves, everyone It suddenly dawned on me—mostly because I met a bandit.

Seeing the young man seated, some merchants couldn't help but ask curiously, "Where does the young master come from? There are such ferocious thieves?"

Xie Jinghuai's hand holding the tea bowl shook, and for a moment he didn't know how to answer.And the man who had just supported him just now stared at him, "What about you..."

"Lin Jiao." Xie Jinghuai raised his hand to show that he didn't care, his long eyelashes moved slightly, his whole body was full of careless laziness, "Come from Dingping City in Northern Xinjiang."

The merchant who just asked the question did not expect the young man to answer him suddenly. Hearing what he said, he immediately remembered that the war in northern Xinjiang had just ended, and it was reasonable to encounter bandits in troubled times.

"The war in northern Xinjiang has just ended, so it's not surprising that the son encountered bandits." The merchant's tone was sympathetic, and he looked at the pale face of the young man, determined to change the subject, "Since the son is from the north, have you ever heard that Any news from Marquis Ying?"

Lin Jiao almost choked to death on the pastry, and quickly poured a few mouthfuls of tea, but Xie Jinghuai was calm and composed, and put the tea bowl back on the table before replying slowly, "I've never heard of it."

"Tsk——you don't know about this. The news has spread in the capital, and the victory at the border. The Marquis of Mingying has already received an order to return to Beijing to receive the reward." High position, which man would not yearn for such an honor."

Xie Jinghuai smiled but didn't answer, he sat there quietly after finishing his tea, the group of people accompanying him had been struggling in the barracks all year round, and they ate very fast one by one.However, within a quarter of an hour, everyone got on their horses, and Lin Jiao helped Xie Jinghuai into the carriage. The man who looked a little weak due to his injuries immediately changed in the space where there were only his confidants. His bandaged hands were swiftly getting out of the carriage. He took out a medicine bottle from his shadow box.

"Master! Don't—"

"It's only a dozen miles away from the capital. Anyone who understands martial arts will know that I'm not injured. The new emperor is suspicious, so be careful."

Taking this medicine will cause a temporary loss of internal energy, and the energy channels will become extremely weak, even the imperial physicians of the ten directions in the palace will not see the slightest abnormality.

Lin Jiao frowned and watched Xie Jinghuai swallow the medicine in one gulp.

"Cough," Xie Jinghuai let out a very short breath, and a mouthful of blood slowly flowed from the corner of his mouth.

The medicine is too strong, it will still make the body uncomfortable, Lin Jiao saw his master waved his hand, sighed and got out of the carriage.

The black chariots and horses galloped in the green shade of the mountains and forests, the sun shone through the curtains, and the shadows of the mottled trees were reflected on the pale and handsome side faces inside the car.

Suddenly, the leader reined in the reins, and the horse's hooves stepped on the fallen leaves into the wet and soft soil.The eyelids of the person sitting in the carriage raised slightly, and the two fingers of his left hand raised the curtain. His eyes looked over and met the eyes of the person sitting in front of him on a horse with a red gold mane.

Xie Jinghuai's heart moved slightly, and before he had time to recall the inexplicable sense of familiarity, Lin Jiao outside the car said in a deep voice: "Dare you ask why your Excellency is blocking the way? Please back away quickly!"

The sound of horses stamping on the ground outside the carriage was a little messy, Lin Jiao, considering his temporary loss of internal energy, leaned against the carriage door and asked softly, "Master, there are about four or five people blocking the carriage, what should we do?"

Suddenly, a chuckle made the strings in everyone's minds tense. The woman who was the leader turned over and got off the horse. She didn't have any weapons in her hand, and there seemed to be a hint of calmness in her tone:

"Jiang Chenqi, the commander of the Forbidden Army in Xiabeiya, is here to escort Marquis Mingying back to Beijing by order of the emperor."

(End of this chapter)