long live the queen

Chapter 37

Because of the sudden turmoil in the Song Dynasty, they decided to negotiate peace, which was clearly in the upper hand, which was naturally what Daliang wished for.Da Song withdrew his troops first, but he only gave up the siege of Jinyang, like Xuancheng, which was captured earlier, did not withdraw.Daliang didn't want to take advantage of the fire to loot. After all, the current national power is empty, and the civil servants in the Daliang court are in power, and most of them are peacemakers, so they are going to wait for the peace talks before making any terms.

The civil servants were arguing with each other about the peace talks, and the little emperor Yang Yi, who had been away from Beijing for a long time, was about to bring someone back to Beijing.

Jinyang City is adjacent to the Jingjiang River. When Cao Jun and his party came here before, they also sneaked into the city by water.Yang Yiben could also go out of the city by water and return to the south, but Puhua City in the upper reaches has already fallen into the hands of the Song army. It is too dangerous to go out of the city by water, and it is better to stay in Jinyang, which will not be attacked for a while, so it is safe, so Yan Rusong Yang Yi will be asked to stay in Jinyang after weighing the balance.

Now that the Great Song Army has retreated, it has also withdrawn from Puhua, so there is no need to worry about attacks on the upstream waterway.After lingering for a long time, Yang Yi finally embarked on his way back to Shangjing.

These few days, because Yan Rusong had to escort Yang Yi back to Beijing with the army, Yan Rusong became even busier in an instant, and Wei Yunqing found that she hadn't been able to see him.On the other hand, Yang Yi, because of a sprained foot, insisted on pulling her to accompany her. She didn't have time to talk to Yan Rusong again, so she could only postpone the conversation regretfully.

Four days after the Great Song Army retreated, Yang Yi's sprain was almost healed, and he couldn't wait to get people ready to go back.

The Great Song Army never went to Jingjiang, and the south of Jingjiang was still the complete land of Daliang, and its security was guaranteed. However, Yan Rusong still brought ten thousand soldiers to guard him, which also meant the cowardly Yang Yi.

Coming out of the residence, Yang Yi got into the luxury car first, and took her with him despite Wei Yunqing's objection.When they arrive at the port, everyone changes ships.There was no trace of blue waves that day, the boat sailed smoothly and reached the opposite bank safely.

After crossing the shore, Yang Yi seemed much more excited, pulling Wei Yunqing to talk non-stop.He has always been very knowledgeable about eating, drinking and having fun, so he imagined to Wei Yunqing how many interesting things would be waiting for him after returning to Shangjing, and even said that he would invite her to play with him.Wei Yunqing answered absent-mindedly, looking outside from time to time, but he could only see Yan Rusong's back from a distance, and suddenly felt heartbroken.

Yang Yi's ability to detect words and expressions is not so good, he didn't notice Wei Yunqing's distraction, he talked happily, and didn't stop until the night break.

Originally Cao Jun proposed to rest in various cities on the road, but Yang Yi didn't want to deal with those low-level officials on the road, so he directly refuted his suggestion and asked to set up camp in the wild.In this way, if you drive during the day and rest at night, you can travel about [-] kilometers a day and night.If it is not dragged down by infantry, the speed will be faster.

The journey was tiring, and Yang Yi was a little overwhelmed. At first, he talked to Wei Yunqing enthusiastically, but later he lay lazily on the car, and he was unwilling to get out of the car and walk even during the rest time.

Wei Yunqing always remembered to talk to Yan Rusong, but Yang Yi was tightly entangled all the way, and there was no chance at all. It was not until later that she found the opportunity to leave Yang Yi to find Yan Rusong.

When the soldiers rest and make meals, they also work one by one battalion, and they will always take turns to be on duty. If there is any unknown situation, they will report it immediately.After Wei Yunqing told Yang Yi that he wanted to go down for a walk, he took Lantian and Lucui with him. The three of them walked and asked all the way, and finally found Yan Rusong.

"General Yan, I have the emperor's oral order, can I borrow a step to speak?"

Seeing Yan Rusong surrounded by many generals, Wei Yunqing said solemnly.

Days of rushing didn't leave any tired look on Yan Rusong's face, he didn't doubt him, got up and said, "Miss Wei, please."

In front of other people, the two of them had a serious appearance. Except for Lan Tian, ​​Lu Cui and Deng Hong, no one knew that there was something wrong between them.

The two came one after the other until behind a big tree, and when no one could see them, Wei Yunqing deliberately showed a sad face and said: "General Yan... Actually, the emperor didn't have an oral order to pass on to you, I made a false one. The imperial order is issued, do you think you want to bring me to justice?"

Yan Rusong showed astonishment, and smiled helplessly for a while and said: "I think the emperor won't care."

Wei Yunqing laughed, she could guess that Yan Rusong would not pursue her for falsely passing the imperial edict, but she thought he would remind her not to do it again next time, but unexpectedly he didn't mention it.

"Then I will play like this next time?" Wei Yunqing asked intentionally.

Yan Rusong was silent for a while, and when he met Wei Yunqing's sly smile, his words changed when he wanted to stop him: "...Don't treat others."

Wei Yunqing's heart skipped a beat. To her, it sounds like love words are better than love words. Don't treat others, it's just playing with him.

The bad mood of not being able to see Yan Rusong for a long time suddenly cleared up. Wei Yunqing took a step forward and narrowed the distance between the two of them. After noticing that his body was slightly stiff, she secretly smirked and raised her eyes. Holding his sleeves with her hands, she looked up at him and said, "Okay, it's only for you."

Wei Yunqing's tone at the moment was delicate and soft, and Yan Rusong's heart trembled when he heard it, he looked away uncomfortably, and replied in a low voice: "Yes." But he looked away, but her beautiful face was shaking in front of his eyes He couldn't think any more.

Wei Yunqing was in a good mood.A shy man like Yan Rusong is a rare commodity in modern times, she couldn't help but want to tease him.After teasing, I really feel at ease.

However, she didn't forget that she came to see him for business. Seeing his awkward appearance, she had no choice but to let go of his sleeves, stepped back and said, "Rusong, I have something to tell you."

Yan Rusong's brows and eyes softened a little, and he said softly: "If you have anything to say, just say it, I'm listening."

At this moment, Yan Rusong is not like a military general, but more like a refined scholar, Wei Yunqing likes it very much.If it was in modern times, she might have rushed forward to hold his arm, but in this era, she had no choice but to restrain her desire to eat his tofu, and said seriously: "Rusong, I think you should know that the relationship between me and you in this era Every girl I know is different."

Yan Rusong nodded first, then said after a pause, "I know very few girls."

Wei Yunqing felt happy, he was explaining that he didn't know many girls, so he could reassure her?At this time, the business was thrown aside by her, and she said with a sad face: "Ah, is that so? Then you are at a disadvantage. I know a lot of men."

Yan Rusong was startled, hesitated for a while, and took the initiative to hold her hand: "It's okay."

Feeling the warmth given to her by that generous hand, Wei Yunqing's heartbeat accelerated uncontrollably.She looked at Yan Rusong and asked, "What about Li Zhuo? Don't you mind?"

Yan Rusong seemed to understand what Wei Yunqing was worrying about, and raised his eyebrows and smiled: "His words are unbelievable."

At that time, he could clearly hear the conversation between Li Zhuo and Wei Yunqing. Li Zhuo was deliberately trying to ruin her reputation, and she was also trying her best to clarify that he believed her, so he had long forgotten Li Zhuo's words.

"How can you be so nice?" Wei Yunqing murmured, the volume was so soft that Yan Rusong couldn't hear clearly.

For Li Zhuo, Yan Rusong has such an attitude of completely trusting her, and the two have only met for a few minutes this time, she likes him a little more, and thinks it is a miracle that there is a man like him in this era. He doesn't have to think about anyone else.So, should I mention her previous matter of falling in love first and then getting married?
Soon, Wei Yunqing regained his composure, the throbbing in her heart was forcibly suppressed by her, and she still decided to say some things first.

"After returning to Shangjing, between us...what are you going to do?" Wei Yunqing asked.

Yan Rusong was stunned, and replied seriously: "I will first talk to my parents about you and me, and then... choose an auspicious day to propose marriage." Remembering that she once said that she has no one to rely on, he said again, "If you want, you can stay at my house first."

"What if your parents don't agree with you and me?" Wei Yunqing said, "I'm so old, and I'm still an orphan, can your parents really agree to you marrying me?"

Yan Rusong shook her hand again, but his clear voice had a sense of comfort at the moment: "My parents are not people who are greedy for power, I... I want to marry you, and they will not object."

What Wei Yunqing wanted to talk about was not mainly this, so he didn't delay on this issue, nodded and said: "Then if I say, I don't want to marry you after I go back?"

Even though Yan Rusong knew that Wei Yunqing was a different girl, he couldn't figure out why she said that, so he frowned and said, "...Why?"

Wei Yunqing looked at him and didn't answer immediately, but said slowly: "If you know enough girls, you will find that I am a very weird person. I like you now, but I don't know if we are suitable together, yes It's the same for you. I wonder if we can leave more contact time before we talk about marriage? After a while, if you find that you can't accept my idea, we don't need to get married. "

Yan Rusong knew that Wei Yunqing was a special girl, but he didn't expect her thoughts to be so special.Marriage has always been the order of the parents and the words of the matchmaker. It is against common sense to make a private decision like him for life and then report it to his parents. I did not expect her idea to be even more surprising.

Looking at Wei Yunqing's serious eyes, Yan Rusong didn't answer immediately, and after pondering for a while, he said: "Yunqing, I want to marry you, I have thought it over carefully, in the future... I will treat you well for the rest of my life, and I will never fail you."

Wei Yunqing sighed inwardly, he still misinterpreted the meaning of her words.This is also normal. This is the limitation of the times. In this era, what is the most afraid of a woman after she gets married?Isn't it because she is afraid that her husband will treat her badly?So he wanted to promise her that she would not have to be afraid.

She believed in his promise. She believed that even if he didn't like her in the future, he would treat her well. He was a responsible man.But what she wanted to talk to him was not the same thing.

"What if I change my mind in the future?" Wei Yunqing asked.

Yan Rusong was startled, he had never thought about this question, and he didn't know how to answer it for a while.

Wei Yunqing continued: "Now you may like me and want to marry me, but if you meet a woman you like even more in the future, will you change your mind?"

Yan Rusong was startled again, a series of questions made him unable to recover.

Wei Yunqing said seriously: "I know, maybe you will think that if you like it, you can bring it back as a concubine and it will not affect my status. But I am a woman who can't tolerate her husband having a concubine and a concubine. Whoever marries me, I can only be the one, and I can't act on occasion. If my husband falls in love with another woman, it's just a divorce."

Yan Rusong still didn't speak.What she said was called "jealous woman" in this era, but even a jealous woman did not say the reason for reconciling with another woman just because her husband was away.It was the first time he heard such a truth.

Wei Yunqing put away his serious look just now, and smiled brightly: "Look, my thoughts are so different from what you understand, if you wait until you get married to understand, you may regret it."

Yan Rusong stared blankly at Wei Yunqing.

The Miss Wei he knew was really just a part of her. It turned out that she still had so many strange thoughts that had not been revealed in the past.These thoughts surprised him at first, but now that he thought about it carefully, he found that he was not unacceptable.

She said that once married, she would not be able to take concubines and have a roommate. She wanted someone who would be single-minded, and he understood and agreed.This, he can do.She said that he might change his mind in the future, and she might change her mind too, but how can we be sure about the future?At least at this moment, he wants to marry her home, treat her well, and avoid her troubles.

"I will never regret it." Yan Rusong said.

Wei Yunqing was startled, suddenly feeling powerless.They are separated by hundreds or thousands of years, but there are actually barriers to communication on certain issues.What she wanted to say was not the same as what he understood.That is a gully that has spanned thousands of years. How can it be explained clearly in a few words?

Seeing that Wei Yunqing's expression suddenly became depressed, Yan Rusong's expression tightened, and before he could react, he took a step forward and pressed her into his arms.

Wei Yunqing was stunned.

I only heard Yan Rusong say: "Yun Qing, I may not be able to fully understand your thoughts, but I want to marry you, there is no doubt about it. I don't know what you are afraid of, if my promise can't make you feel at ease, then I will listen to you .After we return to Shangjing, we won’t get married yet.”

Wei Yunqing closed his eyes, rubbed his head against his chest, and wrapped his arms tightly around his waist.She knew that Yan Rusong still couldn't understand her thoughts, but even so, he was still willing to listen to her, and he gave her enough respect, which moved her very much.If she didn't still have a sliver of reason, she would have wanted to tell him: no need, we'll get married after we get back, just say this to you, I'm not afraid of marrying the wrong person.

After a long time, Wei Yunqing let go of Yan Rusong, his eyes turned red, but luckily the tears had already been swallowed back.It's getting late, and they've been out for a while, so it's time for her to go back.

"Rusong, let's see you in Beijing." Wei Yunqing said with a smile.

Yan Rusong smiled lightly: "Okay."

Wei Yunqing left first to join Lucui and Lantian.It is not easy to run out to meet Yan Rusong this time, and the journey has already passed halfway, so there is probably no chance to meet alone like this again, and the next time we meet will be in Shangjing.

On the way back, Lu Cui asked with a small smile, "Girl, you seem to be very happy?"

"That's right." Wei Yunqing nodded and smiled, "It's a good thing."

Lucui and Lantian looked at each other, they just met General Yan and said something good, could it be...

Lu Cui asked again: "Girl, what's the good thing?"

Wei Yunqing frowned, turned his head to Lu Cui and smiled brightly: "Come here with your ears."

Lu Cui was very curious, she hurried over, Lan Tian also moved closer when she saw this.

Wei Yunqing laughed loudly: "I won't tell you!"

Lu Cui was startled, staggered and almost fell, when she recovered, she blushed and said angrily, "Girl, you scare me!"

Wei Yunqing squinted at her confidently: "I'll scare you, what do you do?"

Lu Cui blushed: "Slave servant... Slave servant ignores the girl!"

After she finished speaking, she ran forward.

Wei Yunqing laughed heartily, and didn't chase after him, but turned to look at Lan Tian: "Did you also be scared just now?"

Lan Tian coughed lightly. To be honest, she was also frightened, but at this moment she naturally wouldn't say that. She just shook her head and said, "I don't have any."

"Then do you want to know what's good about me?" Wei Yunqing asked again.

Lan Tian's eyes were full of curiosity, but thinking of what happened to Lu Cui just now, she silently put away her curiosity, lowered her eyes and said politely: "If the girl wants to talk, the slave will listen."

"I was still thinking, if you're curious, I'll tell you quietly, since you don't want to know, then I won't say anything." Wei Yunqing nodded and walked forward on his own.

Lan Tian was stunned behind her: If the servant said she was curious, girl, would you really tell me?

In the end, Wei Yunqing didn't tell anyone what she discussed with Yan Rusong. It was private, and she didn't want to share it with others. Besides, she knew that her thoughts were shocking, and it would be very risky to tell the person concerned, so it's better not to add more twists and turns. Bar.

Just as Wei Yunqing expected, she had no chance to see Yan Rusong again after that. After several days of bumpy motorcade, she arrived in Beijing.

When Wei Yunqing was sitting in the chariot and slowly driving into Shangjing, she was deeply moved by this ancient and prosperous city.

The ancient and majestic city wall stands in the wide plain, and the mottled feldspar strips are covered with traces of time.On the road paved with bluestone slabs, the car slowly passed by, and the sound of the wheels was thick and distant.

The news of the emperor's return had already spread throughout the capital, and the common people lined the road to welcome him. Amidst the cheers, most of them praised General Yan.

Wei Yunqing secretly went to see Yang Yi, but fortunately he was not in good spirits and didn't care about what was shouting outside, otherwise he would have developed a suspicion of Yan Rusong who was more popular than him.

The car drove through the extremely spacious royal road in the center, and finally arrived at the gate of the palace.At the gate of the palace, the palace guards were lined up neatly and orderly, their armor reflecting golden light in the sun, majestic and solemn.The car drove directly into the palace gate, and a bunch of officials were greeted inside.

But Yang Yi was straightforward, he didn't even get out of the car, and told everyone to go back through the curtain, and we'll talk about things tomorrow.Hearing his weak voice, the ministers outside had no choice but to hold back what they had to say, silently followed the frame, and respectfully sent the car to the inner gate.

It was the former dynasty that passed by before, and the inner court is the inner court after passing the inner gate, which belongs to the living place of the emperor and the harem, and men other than the emperor are not allowed to stay overnight.The courtiers were sent here and did not enter again.When the car arrived at the inner court, it was replaced by a walking chariot, which was carried by the servants.

At this moment, Wei Yunqing realized that his identity was awkward.That chariot was for the emperor's exclusive use, and it was not easy for her to sit together, so after thinking about it, she decided to follow behind.Unexpectedly, Yang Yi found that she didn't keep up, and immediately turned around and said strangely: "Sister Yunqing, why don't you come up?"

Before Yang Yi's voice came out, although the rest of the people were full of curiosity about Wei Yunqing, they just looked at her more. Now when he called her, many people's expressions changed a little. Some were curious. There are contemplative ones and some doubtful ones.

"...No need, I'm too tired after sitting for a long time, I'll take a walk." Wei Yunqing refused.

Yang Yi responded, and suddenly got off the chariot, and said with a smile: "Then I will go with Sister Yunqing."

Wei Yunqing: "..." Why are you being so polite to me, go back to your chariot!

Many pairs of eyes were staring at him, Wei Yunqing didn't want to give Yang Yi face, so he nodded and smiled: "Okay, let's go together."

Wei Yunqing had never been to the Forbidden City before, and only saw the grandeur of the Imperial Palace from film and television works. Now that he experienced it himself, he really felt that his eyes could not use his eyes.

Seeing her looking around, Yang Yi leaned over and whispered, "Sister Yunqing, is there such a magnificent palace in the sky?"

Wei Yunqing was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "It's not only magnificent, it's so towering! Our house in the sky is dozens of stories high, and people don't need to walk up and down the stairs. We use something called an 'elevator' to go straight up and down. Dozens of stories high, it will arrive in an instant.”

Yang Yi was amazed when he heard it, and his expression was the curiosity of a teenager: "The magic weapon called 'elevator', sister Yunqing, can you make it?"

"I don't have any mana, of course I can't do it." Wei Yunqing said casually, "But if you want to see what it looks like, I can draw it for you."

"Okay!" Yang Yi's eyes lit up, "Sister Yunqing, you can draw it for me later, the fairyland is really a magical place!"

"There are still many magical things in the fairy world. I will tell you when I have time." Wei Yunqing said, "Let's talk about our original agreement first."

Yang Yi was startled, and then said: "Sister Yunqing, just tell me what you want, I will give you whatever you want!"

Wei Yunqing sighed inwardly, and asked her to speak, how could she have the nerve to say what she wanted?This child doesn't know how to take the initiative to give her a few acres of land, a few houses, a few tons of gold, etc... She even wants to talk about it!

"I have no concept of money in the world, just give me enough money and things to live a good life." Wei Yunqing said pretending to be profound.

Yang Yi nodded hurriedly: "I'll let them do it later." He paused, then suddenly took Wei Yunqing's hand and quickened his pace, "Sister Yunqing, come quickly, I'll take you to see the Qianqing Palace where I live! "

"Slow down, don't run so fast..." Wei Yunqing staggered a step, managed to stabilize himself, and had to follow Yang Yi forward.

When I got home, I had fun and ran... Didn't I feel so tired just now that I didn't want to move at all!
"Your Majesty, this old servant is late!" The two had just walked a few steps forward when they saw a white-faced old eunuch rushing over.The old eunuch was about 50 years old and had a fierce aura on his body, but when he saw the emperor, he suddenly put it away, nodded and bowed, showing respect.

Yang Yi waved his hand: "I'll talk about something later, I'll take Sister Yunqing to Qianqing Palace to have a look first!"

After he finished speaking, he took Wei Yunqing and left quickly without giving the old eunuch a chance to speak.

Wei Yunqing looked back subconsciously, and met the eyes of the old eunuch, who immediately showed a friendly smile.She was stunned, struggling with a hand, and was staggered by Yang Yi.

"Hey, slow down! I'm going to fall!"

"Sister Yunqing, you are walking so slowly, hurry up!"

"It's you who walked too fast!"

Complaints and responses came from the front, and the old eunuch stopped and watched for a while, his expression changing several times.Come to think of it, this is the girl Wei who saved the emperor.

The other eunuchs and court ladies followed quickly, seeing the interaction between the emperor and that Yunqing girl, everyone had their own surprises and thoughts in their hearts.

However, there is one idea that they all share—this harem is about to change.

(End of this chapter)