Queen Sun

Chapter 59
Mingyao hesitated for a long time, seeing that she couldn't avoid it, she had to tell her uncle how she begged at the beginning and the ins and outs of this time, and after she finished, she looked a little uncomfortable and said: "Mother, you won't be angry, will you?" ?”

After being silent for a long time, Ruoshui stretched out his hand and slowly caressed her daughter's bright eyebrows, and said slowly: "Yaoer, it's my mother's fault. If I could have known your thoughts earlier, I don't need your uncle to embarrass me. It's mine." Wrong, it made you think that I would agree with your father to marry you to someone you don't love."

"Mother..." Ming Yao shook her head lightly, "Actually, my daughter has long understood that as a princess, she has no freedom to choose. Those who marry are not only the children of meritorious officials, but those who are worse still have to marry. It has been so long , Mother is protecting us all by herself, so I really don't want to embarrass you like big brother."

Ruoshui flicked Mingyao's bright and clean forehead lightly with her finger: "Fool, other princesses are other princesses, and mother is not a saint. No matter how wronged I am, I won't be wronged by you. Your father, the world of Tang Dynasty! No need, understand?"

Mingyao's nose was slightly sore, and she leaned against Ruoshui's arms: "I knew that mother is the best mother in the world."

"Did you ask the name of the person who was walking with you just now?" Ruoshui asked with a smile.

Mingyao's face tilted: "Mother, I just met that person the night before in Yangzhou. His name is Du He. Don't think about it."

As soon as the words fell, she only felt her mother's arm tighten suddenly: "Du He? It can't be the lotus of the lotus leaf, right?"

Ming Yao didn't understand, so she nodded: "Is there anything strange about this name?"

Ruoshui smiled helplessly, lowered his head and said, "Isn't the second son of Du Ruhui's family called Du He?"

"Ah, no wonder, I feel familiar when I hear it." Ming Yao suddenly said, "However, he should have never met me before, otherwise when I lie to him that my surname is Gao, he will definitely react. .”

"It's best if I haven't seen it before. After all, if he knows your identity and our mother-daughter relationship, this matter will be troublesome." Ruoshui heaved a sigh of relief.

The setting sun outside the window was like blood, and Mingyao's heart sank. She was immersed in the joy of reuniting with her mother before, but she forgot one of the most important things, why for three years, her mother would rather live in seclusion among the mountains than return to her home. Go to Chang'an, go back to father's side, and even now, she doesn't seem to have any sign of going back.She said hesitantly: "Mother, don't you plan to go back to the palace?"

Ruoshui's mouth slowly pulled out a helpless wry smile, how could he answer this?Shaking away the melancholy in my heart: "Let's go to Luoyang for a while, and then make plans. Anyway, if you want to untie your big brother's knot, there is no other way but to see me with your own eyes. What's more, And the last son and the si son, how can I rest assured?"

"Is mother planning to leave Yangzhou for the sake of elder brother and elder brother Qingque?" Ming Yao said in a sour tone.

Ruoshui scratched Mingyao's nose lightly: "You, now it seems that you are the most worrying one. After all, Chengqian and Qingque are already husbands and fathers, how can they be like you?" Such nonsense?"

Ming Yao shook her mother's hand lightly: "Mother, shall we go to Luoyang tomorrow?"

"Yeah, let's go see where my mother used to live. What's the matter? Can't bear to part with that Du He?" Ruoshui joked.

Mingyao was so abnormal that she didn't make a sound, she was silent for a while, and then said with confused eyes: "Mother, what kind of feeling does it feel like to like someone?"

Ruoshui's eyes froze, as if answering, but it was more like talking to himself: "Like... is a mixture of many kinds of feelings, including happiness, pain, hope, and despair..."

It was obviously a flat tone, but Mingyao felt an inexplicable emptiness, completely different from the deep pain and regret in her father's eyes.

In June, Luozhou, Xianren Palace.

Since the tenth year of Zhenguan, every June approaching, Li Shimin would leave the Taiji Palace. Apart from the Summer Palace in the north of the city, Luoyang was also a place he often visited.

Xianren Palace is a palace built for moving the capital during the reign of Emperor Yang of the previous dynasty. It is located in Shou'an, not far southwest of Luoyang.The emperor, civil and military officials, and the accompanying palace guards rest here temporarily.

After getting off the imperial chariot, Li Shimin glanced at the officials kneeling on both sides, shouted expressionlessly, and walked straight into the palace. The ministers looked at each other and followed in without knowing why.

Changsun Wuji sighed slightly in his heart. Ever since His Majesty learned a few days ago that Mo Zi and Si Zi could not come to Luoyang together because of heatstroke, Long Yan has been gloomy for several days, and it is still the same today.But at the moment, what he is most worried about is not this, but Mingyao who left home alone and has no contact with him, so there must be some accident.

Because the emperor just decided to spend the night in Xianren Palace temporarily, most of the buildings in the palace were in disrepair, not to mention all kinds of utensils.Even though the things presented to His Majesty were already carefully selected by the palace people, Li Shimin, who was in a bad mood, immediately flew into a rage when he saw the old things. The prison officer guarding the palace was also involved.

Changsun Wuji stood in the corridor, looked at the heavy rain pouring outside, and calmly said to the helpless Zheng Ji: "Look at the rain, I'm afraid it won't stop tomorrow."

Zheng Ji's face froze: "Master Changsun, please think of a way, the rain is so heavy, and His Majesty can't go to the newly renovated Luoyang Palace immediately, but if the fury of thunder doesn't stop, the palace people really don't know what to do." I can't take it anymore."

Changsun Wuji's face turned slightly to the side, making it difficult for Zheng Ji to see the expression on his face: "Who else have you said the same thing to?"

Zheng Ji quickly shook his head and said, "Except for my eldest grandson, how dare I tell other adults."

Changsun Wuji's eyes deepened, and he naturally understood Zheng Ji's implication. After all, it was the relationship between the servant and the foreign minister, but as a foreign relative, he was naturally different. Thinking of this, he said lightly: "This matter Leave the matter to me, Eunuch Zheng just needs to follow His Majesty's wishes as much as possible in these two days."

After speaking, he stopped looking at the other person's expression and walked forward along the corridor.

Not long after, Changsun Wuji stood still in front of a door, and tapped twice with his fingers.

The door was opened, and the other party's eyes showed obvious surprise: "My lord grandson?"

Changsun Wuji restrained his mind and said with a smile: "Master Wei, Wuji came here uninvited. Please don't take offense if you are rude."

Wei Zheng quickly regained his composure and invited him into the house, but his heart was full of turmoil. In terms of rank, Changsun Wuji is now the highest-ranking minister in the court, but unlike other important ministers, after so many years When he came down as an official in the same dynasty, except for his uncle Gao Shilian, he had never seen him have a close relationship with any colleague, let alone take the initiative to talk to him Wei Zheng.

"My eldest grandson is here at this time, what's wrong with political affairs?"

Changsun Wuji was also unambiguous, and repeated what Zheng Ji said directly. Sure enough, when Wei Zheng heard the word "internal servant", there was a slight contempt in Wei Zheng's eyes, which made him smile slightly.

Wei Zheng pondered for a while, then slowly muttered: "Then, according to what Master Changsun sees, what should we do at this time? After all, His Majesty has nothing wrong with the government."

"Your Majesty Wei's words are wrong." Changsun Wuji smiled lightly, "Your Majesty has sinned against innocent courtiers and officials because the offerings are not good enough, so this move can't help but be considered extravagant."

"Then why didn't Master Changsun personally persuade His Majesty?" Wei Zheng was puzzled and alert.

Changsun Wuji spoke frankly: "The position of Sikong was originally a vacant position, so it is inconvenient for me to directly participate in the position of admonishment. After thinking about it, I still think that there is no one more suitable than Lord Wei to advise His Majesty."

Wei Zheng nodded to express his acceptance, and after a while he said with emotion: "If the queen is still here, I don't need to do such unnecessary things. Since the tenth year of Zhenguan, Your Majesty has been building large-scale construction projects, and the people are tired of hard labor. A sign of prosperity."

Changsun Wuji bowed his head and said in a low voice: "Ruruo, Ruruo, there has never been a possibility of Ruruo in this world."

Wei Zheng looked at the back of him leaving sadly, and suddenly had a thought in his heart, if it wasn't for the newly-appointed Shangshu Youpushe at the beginning of the year, and Changsun Wuji's uncle Gao Shilian couldn't come here because he was assisting the prince, he would still come to look for him. Do you say these words yourself?After all, wouldn't it be more appropriate for the uncle, who can also be regarded as the elder of His Majesty, to come forward to advise on personal morality?
The next day, Luoyang City.

Luoyang in the Tang Dynasty is no longer the same place as the old city of Luoyang in the Han and Wei before the Sui Dynasty.After ascending the throne, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty ordered Yang Su, then Shang Shu Ling Yang Su, to build a new city to the west of the old city of Luoyang with Yu Wenkai, for reasons such as "Luoyi controls the three rivers, solidifies the four fortresses, connects water and land, and pays tribute". In the fifth year of Daye, it was renamed Dongdu, but now it has been changed back to Luoyang.

Sitting in the slowly moving car, Ruoshui was not in a bad mood because of the pattering rain outside. Following Ming Yao's curious and joyful eyes, she also looked out, and the rain drifted in thinly, catching her eyes It is a hazy and distant ink painting, a vast expanse, the Luohe River connecting the sky and the earth, passers-by with umbrellas on the embankment, and the exquisite and elegant streets, filled with subtle and elegant amorous feelings everywhere, compared with Chang'an's Broad and solemn, Luoyang has the charm of Yangzhou, and the eastern capital that remains in the depths of memory has faded to the point where only the blooming peach blossoms remain.

"Mother, did you live here when you were a child?" Ming Yao looked away from the beautiful scenery and asked enviously.

Ruoshui smiled leisurely: "Yes, shouldn't you have known?"

Ming Yao sighed with emotion: "It is said that one side nourishes another side, no wonder, mother is always so beautiful, and it seems that she has never changed with time."

Ruoshui laughed and said, "Could it be that there are no beauties in Chang'an? Back then, didn't the girl from the Zheng family also have the beauty of a city?"

Ming Yao frowned, not wanting to argue with Mother, so she changed the subject and said, "Mother, where do we get off from, and where do we want to live?"

Ruoshui took out two veiled hats, and said with a slight smile, "There are ten streets and more than one hundred lifangs in Luoyang City. In terms of business exchanges, it is by no means worse than Chang'an. Do you think there will be no place for our mother and daughter to stay?"

Ming Yao reluctantly took the hat and put it on and said, "Mother, do we have to wear this thing? I can't see the surroundings clearly."

"Luoyang is no better than Yangzhou. Thinking about these years, even in Yangzhou, my mother has never been picked." Ruoshui said meaningfully, "You don't want to be arrested by your uncle just after you come out, do you?"

The car stopped in a famous commercial city in Luoyang. Ming Yao jumped out of the car first and opened the umbrella for her mother. After Ruoshui paid the fare, the two entered an inn and found a quiet seat to sit down. Outside the window is the water of the Luo River flowing quietly.Ming Yao blinked at her mother, then took off her hat, and let out a long sigh of relief: "Finally refreshed."

Ruoshui saw that there were no familiar figures around, so he also put the veiled hat in one hand, nodded slightly, and called Xiao Er to order some side dishes and a pot of tea.

"Mother, how long are we going to stay in Luoyang?" Ming Yao suddenly asked worriedly.

Ruoshui poured two cups of tea, and handed it to her daughter: "Let's not talk about that first, in your opinion, has your father ever really thought about handing over the family business to Qingque?" She pointed out.

Mingyao thought for a while in embarrassment, and then replied hesitantly: "In the past, even if Dad did those actions that favored Brother Qingque, I wouldn't think it was too much. But now it's hard to say. It's the elder brother's foot injury, it's really not a faux pas, if there are any future troubles, Yipa, who strives for perfection in everything, will inevitably have pimples in his heart, and secondly, this time the elder brother hasn't gone to the morning court for several months, I'm afraid the minister They will also leave a shadow of immorality in their eyes."

Ruoshui nodded: "Then I heard what happened between him and that Ashina Simo?"

Mingyao moved her chopsticks in a hurry, and waited for a mouthful of food to be swallowed before she said disapprovingly: "It's just a trivial matter. Big brother and that person reunited after a long absence, and they drank too much. Who knew that the next day, everyone in Chang'an was talking about it. Eldest brother lost his temper in public after drinking. Uncle has already sent someone to investigate the source of this rumor, but so far no clue has come out."

If the water's face turned cold, even Changsun Wuji noticed something strange, but she still couldn't catch the person behind the scenes, she said in a deep voice: "The fight between the snipe and the clam is nothing more than the fisherman's profit, and your father is still adding fuel to the fire. It's really..."

Although her mother's words stopped abruptly like this, Mingyao still felt the chilling meaning in her tone, and she couldn't help trembling when she heard it, she quickly put the food into her mother's bowl and said: "Okay, mother, you It’s useless to be angry now, after I go back, I’ll just go and remind my uncle and elder brother, as for father, it’s up to mother when she wants to.”

Ruoshui nodded her daughter's nose: "You should first think about how to explain your affairs to your father."

The two were talking, when an unexpected person walked into the inn and walked towards them with surprise on his face.

(End of this chapter)