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Chapter 503
In the Central Plains, the battle between Tang and Zheng had just begun, and the battle between Zhao and Xia was coming to an end, but in Youjing, the capital of Zhao, thousands of miles away, it seemed a little quiet at the moment.

In Youjing, it is still raining continuously in autumn, and the maple leaves in Xishan are all dyed.

The palace walls of Linshuo Palace are still there, and the restaurant is full of talk about this decisive battle between Zhao Xia.

On the wharf of Yongji Canal at the south gate of Youjing City, a three-masted sailboat, surrounded by several black-headed boats, slowly sailed to the wharf outside Youjing.

A passage was covered with a curtain on the pier, and there were soldiers guarding it outside the curtain.Seeing this scene, everyone who used to run to the wharf in Yongji Canal knew that the boat that the family members of the official family took was going to Youjing and landed.

Although the defense between men and women in the Northland is not strict, among the big clans, there are still rules of etiquette that female relatives should not show their faces in public.When ordinary aristocratic families go ashore, the guards on the pier are all partisans, servants, and only the families of officials with high official positions can afford to mobilize officers and soldiers.

Ordinary people will see this and ponder over it. Only those with eyes can see that the soldiers guarding the pier are all dressed in brocade robes. They are definitely not the soldiers of Youyan Mansion, but the inner court army in Linshuo Palace.

The boat ladder had just been set up, a few maids and maids stepped forward to hold umbrellas, and a woman in a light green cloak was waiting for the boat by the pier, and there were maids behind them helping to open umbrellas.Under the umbrella, I saw this beauty's jet-black hair neatly combed into a bun.

The woman looked in the direction of the cabin, looking at the person coming.

Then a woman in a plain cloak came out of the cabin.

After the woman in the plain cloak walked out of the cabin, she looked at Youjing Pier, dazed, and the eunuch stepped forward to remind her: "My lady, it's windy on the boat."

Empress Xiao nodded, and looked back at Youjing Pier.

The old eunuch at the side said, "Your Majesty, I think of the late Emperor."

Empress Xiao said: "When we first conquered Liaodong, the first emperor and I went ashore on a dragon boat at this pier."

Hearing that several old people in the palace who served beside Empress Xiao also shed tears.

Empress Xiao stopped her sadness and said: "Today is the day when the Ai family and the princess reunite, so don't mention these sad words."

Empress Xiao stepped out of the cabin and walked to the boat ladder, the woman in the light blue cloak greeted her, knelt down and said: "Flick the clothes to see the empress."

Empress Xiao also looked a little excited, and said: "So it's Fuyi, how is my Changle?" Weiyu's eyes were full of tears.

Fu Yiqing knelt on the ground uncontrollably, and said: "Princess, everything is well. The princess asked the servant to confess to the empress. The princess is pregnant and is raising a baby. She cannot come to the pier to meet her in person. The princess is worried day and night. I'm thinking about my mother."

When Empress Xiao heard her right hand holding her heart, tears fell straight down, but she said: "Changle's pregnancy is important, take Ai's family to see her."

After Empress Xiao boarded the chariot, after the palace servants put down the curtains, Fu Yi said from the side: "The scholars and common people in Youzhou all hope to see the beauty of their mothers. The Lu family in Fanyang, the Wang family in Taiyuan, and the officials all have female relatives. , I want to come to Shuo Palace to meet the empress, do you reject them on behalf of the empress?"

Empress Xiao pondered and said: "No need for now, see you in a few days."

Speaking of this, Empress Xiao lowered her eyes to rest her mind, her chariot was patrolling the city, and under the escort of the inner court army, she passed around the city and arrived at Linshuo Palace.Right now, Empress Xiao doesn't have much intention to watch the scenery in the city, she just wants to get to Linshuo Palace as soon as possible.

Arriving at the north gate of Youjing, driving through the corridor, the old lady who served Empress Xiao in the car looked at Linshuo Palace in the distance, shook her head and said: "Linshuo Palace is the palace where the former emperor lived temporarily when he conquered Liaodong. It has not been repaired for many years. Not to mention Chang'an, Miyagi in the Eastern Capital, and even the dozen or so palaces in Jiangdu are not comparable. It seems that the princess suffered a lot when she got married."

Empress Xiao didn't speak for a long time, although she still felt sorry for her daughter in her heart, she said: "I heard that Master Zhao likes simplicity, and Chang Le married her, so she will take care of everything for herself. The previous dynasty died because of extravagance, so I should learn from it when I come here. , just do as the Romans do.”

The old mother quickly said yes after hearing this.

The chariot went straight into the palace city, and when they arrived at the harem, Empress Xiao got off the chariot, but saw six court ladies saluting to Empress Xiao at the same time, and Empress Xiao changed seats here and went straight into the harem.

At this time, the autumn wind was bleak, and there was no scenery in the courtyard of Linshuo Palace. Empress Xiao thought of her daughter and went straight to the bedroom.Empress Xiao's mothers, maids, and Fu Yi all stayed outside the palace to escape.

Empress Xiao walked around the screen and entered the bedroom, but seeing the big red curtain in the bedroom being held by a silver spoon, Yang Ehuang was lying quietly on the bed.Yang Ehuang was half asleep on the pillow, wearing a small jacket with black silk tied up.

When Empress Xiao saw Cheng Huan's daughter, Jiji, whose waist-length hair was already coiled on her head, married as a woman, Empress Xiao couldn't help feeling sad.The mother and daughter wept with joy when they saw each other again, and then Empress Xiao said that being overjoyed and sad was not good for raising a baby, so Yang Ehuang followed her words, and her face was full of joy at the reunion.

Empress Xiao saw that Yang Ehuang was still hugging her, revealing her innocent appearance in the past. She was both happy and sad in her heart. She was so happy that she was the person entrusted by her daughter after marriage. The girl didn't know how worried she looked, but what was worrying was... Empress Xiao thought of this and said: "Now you are the queen, if King Zhao succeeds in the future, you will be the mother of the world, how can you still look like this."

Yang Ehuang chuckled and said: "Mother, what if the mother respects the world? Isn't it the daughter of others, the wife of the husband, and the mother of the children."

Empress Xiao nodded secretly when she heard this, but she thought she couldn't let her go on like this, so there was no smile on her face at the moment.

Yang Ehuang wanted to act coquettishly, but when she saw Empress Xiao showing a solemn expression, she stuck out her tongue and said, "Then mother, what instructions do you have? I'll just listen carefully."

Empress Xiao said seriously: "I'm not talking about you as a mother, but for your own good. You just got married and didn't know that Zhao Wang favored you because of the wedding. But after a while, you get tired of it. How can you expect to be favored for a lifetime."

Yang Ehuang said: "Mother, don't worry, Xiao Jiu is not such a person."

Empress Xiao said: "The coldest thing in the world is the heart of an emperor. I have been in the palace for 30 years as my mother, and I have met so many beautiful women. In the end, I ended up trapped in a cold palace with no one to collect my bones."

Yang Ehuang said with a smile: "Mother, when you say that, you mean that I am the woman who serves the king with color."

Empress Xiao was also amused by Yang Ehuang, and said: "Of course being a mother doesn't mean that. How can my daughter be such a lowly girl who serves the king with sex? But Li Chongjiu spoils you now, and it is impossible to spoil you for the rest of his life. Think a little for yourself, it’s always right.”
Yang Ehuang said: "What do you mean, queen mother?"

Empress Xiao said: "If you want to be favored in the harem for a lifetime, there are two things. One is that the natal family is prominent, and the husband's family dare not ignore it, and the other is..."

When Empress Xiao said this, she looked at Yang Ehuang's slightly raised belly, and said, "The second is that mothers are more expensive than children."

(End of this chapter)