Capital Datang

March in Yangchun is the time when the scenery in Chang'an is beautiful. In the gardens of rich and noble families in the city, flowers are blooming everywhere. The Qujiang Pool in the southeast is full of tourists. Even the concrete avenue outside Mingde Gate On both sides, the small willow trees planted in the past have also grown into shade, and the breeze caressed them, and thousands of green branches danced.

This concrete avenue to the east is the road leading to Luoyang, and it is also one of the busiest commercial routes in the Tang Dynasty. There are countless horse-drawn carriages traveling between the two places every day, especially in spring, when the road is even busier. Incomparably, both sides of the road are filled with all kinds of small vendors, taking advantage of this busy season to make a small fortune.

But today, on this crowded concrete road, there is a large-scale convoy advancing. I saw that this convoy led the way with a hundred-man cavalry under the banner of Prince Qi's Mansion, followed by more than a dozen carts. In the middle of these vehicles is an extra-large carriage. The window on the left side of the carriage is open, revealing a lively young girl's face, who is looking at the road curiously with her big beautiful eyes. situation on both sides.

"Grandmother, look outside. We haven't even arrived in Chang'an City yet. It's already so lively. It must be even more prosperous when we arrive in the city." The girl said excitedly.She was Cai'er who returned to Chang'an from Taiwan, besides her, Empress Xiao was also in the car.

"I haven't been back for several years. The willow trees on this road have grown so big, and there are so many people relying on the road to do small businesses. When we left Chang'an, there was no such scene!" Empress Xiao in the car Looked at the scene outside.Said with some emotion.Her health is getting worse day by day, and she has to hurry up to find a good husband for Cai'er.Capital Datang 483

In fact, Cai'er didn't know about Queen Xiao's choice of a husband-in-law for her.All she knew was that she and her grandmother had lived with her cousin for a few years, and that her grandmother wanted Chang'an a little bit.That's why she was asked to come back together. Although Cai'er liked Taiwan more than Chang'an, after all, it was her birthplace, but she thought that her grandmother was getting old and had no relatives around her, so she came back without hesitation.

There was a stream of horse-drawn carriages on the cement avenue, even if the left and right lanes were divided, the speed still couldn't get up.Even some impatient car owners only focus on driving, and as a result, vehicle collisions occur, and some serious cases may cause the car to roll over, causing injuries to people in the car.Fortunately, when Empress Xiao came back this time, Li Yin sent two hundred guards, and now they are guarding back and forth. Coupled with the banner of Prince Qi's Mansion, no one who is not open-eyed dares to approach.

It was almost noon when the convoy finally arrived outside the gate of Mingde.Speaking of which, Empress Xiao's identity is very special.Although she is Li Yin's grandmother, she is also the queen of the former Sui Dynasty, so in order to avoid suspicion, Empress Xiao has always been very low-key.When I came back this time, I didn't tell anyone, not even Concubine Yang.Therefore, it stands to reason that there should be no one to greet him.

But just when the convoy came to the city gate.But there was a team riding tall horses to greet them, and the leader of this team was a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy.Although he looks a little thin and thin, he is handsome in appearance and has an outstanding temperament. He can tell that he is extraordinary at a glance. As for the back of this young man, they are all extremely strong men. Everyone is full of blood. It seems It should be the boy's guard.

When the guards in front of Empress Xiao's motorcade saw the young man coming on horseback, they immediately straightened up on the horse, and controlled the horse to part to the two sides, making way for a path.The only one who can make Li Yin's guards so respectful is Li Zhi, the current prince of the Tang Dynasty.

Cai'er on the carriage seemed to have known that Li Zhi was coming, she poked her head out of the window with a smile on her face, but when she saw the handsome young man on the horse, her face turned red, and she looked at Li Zhi There was also a little shyness in his eyes.

Li Zhi, who rode the horse, couldn't help being shocked when he saw the beautiful girl at the window. When Cai'er left Chang'an, she was only a ten-year-old girl, but when they met again five years later, the other party was very different. She has grown into a slim girl, and she is even more beautiful than she imagined.

When Li Zhi and Cai'er first met, although Li Zhi was only 12 years old at the time and didn't know much about the relationship between men and women, he already had a slight feeling of dissatisfaction with Cai'er. It's a pity that the two have been together for less than a year. Cai'er's father, Yang Min, passed away, and Cai'er has been living with Li Min ever since, but even so, the connection between Li Zhi and Cai'er has not been broken. They tell each other about their lives.

For example, Li Zhi, as the prince, shoulders too many important responsibilities, and there are some things he can't tell others at all, but he doesn't hide anything from Cai'er. Whether he is happy or sad, he will be the first The thought of writing a letter to Cai'er and sharing his thoughts with Cai'er may be the distance in space that brings the two of them closer together, and the news of Cai'er's return was also written by Cai'er. told him.

Although seeing Cai'er made Li Zhi feel a little surprised, he quickly realized that he rode his horse to the side of the carriage, then swung the saddle and got off the horse, and said to Cai'er with a smile: "Cai'er, I haven't seen you for a few years, you're okay Is it? I heard that the sixth brother has two sons, isn't it cute?"

Hearing Li Zhi first ask if she was okay, Cai'er couldn't help but feel sweet in her heart, but she deliberately made an angry expression on her face and said: "Hmph, of course I'm fine, but my cousin has two sons, you But I have never been there once, and I have never seen an uncle like you!"

Li Zhi realized that Cai'er was blaming himself for not having visited her, but as the crown prince, it was not easy for him to leave Chang'an, let alone Taiwan.Therefore, he also said full of grievances: "Cai'er, I even dreamed of going to Taiwan, but look at me now, not only am I going to study in a military academy, but also a bunch of old masters are forcing me to learn this and that. You have to squeeze time to write letters, and sometimes you have to stay up until midnight, so you don’t have time to go out at all!”

Hearing what Li Zhi said was pitiful, and based on the understanding of correspondence over the past few years, Cai'er also knew that Li Zhi was telling the truth.In fact, she didn't blame Li Zhi for not seeing her at all, but the two hadn't seen each other for such a long time, and the little girl didn't know what to say, so she made things difficult for Li Zhi.

Empress Xiao didn't know about the correspondence between Cai'er and Li Zhi, but when she was in the carriage before, she found that something was wrong with Cai'er, the closer she was to Chang'an, the more excited she was, until she heard a man talking to Cai'er outside just now. Empress Xiao was very surprised that Cai'er spoke, and Cai'er was very familiar with the other party. After all, she and Cai'er had left Chang'an for so long, and Cai'er didn't stay in Chang'an for a long time, how could she know a man? Woolen cloth?

With doubts in her heart, Empress Xiao looked out of the window, but when she saw Li Zhi, she was also taken aback. As someone who had been there, Empress Xiao could naturally see that the relationship between Cai'er and Li Zhi was unusual. Then her complexion changed drastically, and she said to Cai'er with a stern face, "Cai'er, there are a lot of people talking on the road, pay attention to maintaining your demeanor!"

Hearing Empress Xiao's words, Cai'er came to her senses. She stuck out her tongue in shock. She was only happy when she saw Li Zhi just now, but she forgot that they were at the gate of the city. There were people coming and going on this street. It is really inappropriate for an unmarried girl to joke with a man.

Thinking of this, Cai'er immediately made a cute face to Li Zhi, and then immediately shrank her little head into the window.Originally, she wanted to act coquettishly to Empress Xiao to tell the old man not to be angry, but Empress Xiao stopped the carriage and got out of the carriage with the help of a maid.

Li Zhi also heard what Empress Xiao said in the carriage, and felt a little embarrassed at the time. When he was about to greet Empress Xiao, he saw that the other party got off the carriage, and then saw Empress Xiao salute him: "I am carrying my granddaughter with me. Back in Chang'an, I didn't expect to run into His Highness the Crown Prince, please forgive me for my disrespect!"

Seeing that although Empress Xiao was very courteous, she had a feeling of rejecting others thousands of miles away, which made Li Zhi feel a little uncomfortable for a while, so he could only reply dryly: "Madam Sui, don't be too polite, I... I came here specially to welcome Cai'er back to Chang'an!" Capital Datang 483

Although Li Zhi pointed out that he came here specially to greet him, Empress Xiao seemed to have not heard, she still lowered her head and said: "Your Highness is busy with work, and our grandparents and grandchildren have been exhausted all the way, so we are really tired. Don't pass!"

After Empress Xiao finished speaking, regardless of Li Zhi's reaction, she asked someone to help her into the carriage, and then gave orders, and the motorcade started up again, leaving Li Zhi and his party all there, and Cai'er didn't know why her grandmother treated Li Zhi Being so indifferent, she stuck her head out of the window very anxiously, and looked at Li Zhi with a look of reluctance, but she was quickly pulled into the car by Queen Xiao and sat down, no matter how coquettish she was, it was useless.

But Li Zhi looked at Cai'er's leaving convoy, but stood there blankly on the horse, the expression on his face fluctuating, wanting to chase but not daring to chase, after a long while, he suddenly let out a long sigh, lowered his head and said He didn't say a word, and looked indescribably bleak.

At the same time, Empress Changsun in the Tai Chi Palace also received the news that Li Zhi was going to pick up someone outside the city, but when she heard that the person Li Zhi greeted was actually Empress Xiao's granddaughter Yang Cai'er, she frowned. After a long time, he ordered: "Come here, go and invite Concubine Yang!"

At this time, Concubine Yang in Wangyun Palace also received the news that Empress Xiao was back, and also knew that Li Zhi went to meet Cai'er in person, but she sighed after hearing this, and her expression became a little sad.But when she heard Empress Xiao asking her to go over, Concubine Yang hesitated for a long time, sighed again, and then left Wangyun Palace. (To be continued. Mobile phone users, please go to read.)