Changqing Ci

At noon the next day, Yuan Qingming came to Ziying Pavilion to invite someone in person.

The day before yesterday, the identity of Xun Changqing's daughter's family was exposed. He should have changed back to his daughter's attire, but he couldn't find suitable clothes to replace, so he had to continue to dress in men's clothing.

She had concealed her identity for so many years, but instead she was kept in the dark. If she said it, she might be laughed at, and for no reason she would be half shorter in front of Wei Lingci.

These are all trivial matters, and after being upset, he no longer cares about them, but Yuan Qingming seems to be rushing back to the imperial capital, his resolute face is always faintly anxious, maybe he can't let go of some things in the imperial capital.

Xun Changqing didn't have many things, he just left suddenly, lost many supplies, and only picked up a few clean clothes.Wei Lingci was the opposite, the entire study was almost emptied, and the guards brought by Yuan Qingming were used as porters, and several carriages were full.

But people go first, can ride horses, and are not sick and disabled, so they all choose to ride horses, and the carriage walks slowly behind.

It's just that the direction of people and vehicles is different. People go to Shangrao, while horse-drawn vehicles go directly to Dijing.

The climate in Shangrao and Lingyun Mountain is different. After winter, it is more humid and colder. Wei Lingci grows better here. Xun Changqing is not used to it. After entering the south of the Yangtze River, he added a few more clothes.

The land of Shangrao, which belongs to the south of the Yangtze River, is a land of fish and rice, where you can see the water from the fence. The structure of the houses has its own characteristics. There are always some copper bells hanging on the eaves. When the wind blows, you can hear the melodious ringing of the bells.

Ning'an County Lord's Mansion is on the main street of Shangrao. In fact, what is written on the door plaque is not the Princess's Mansion, but the Wei Mansion.Wei Xiao's husband was once the number one scholar in Jinke, with outstanding literary talents, handsome and elegant, and after the empress dowager fell in love with him, he gave him a marriage.After marriage, he served as the governor, but died young, it is a pity that he could not live with Wei Xiao.

Now Wei Xiao is the only one in the huge Wei Mansion, living in seclusion, but she has been paying attention to the movements of the imperial capital. After knowing that the third prince Xun Yi died, she knew that the imperial capital's conquest of the imperial capital had gradually come to an end. Queen compared.

The key is that the fourth prince's qualifications are mediocre, no different from being stupid. Compared with the previous two elder brothers, Zhuyu is the first, which really makes people have hope for him, which is also the reason why he can survive until now.

For Wei Lingci's return, Wei Xiao was a little surprised, but then calmed down. Seeing the handsome young man behind her, Wei Xiao was startled, and couldn't remember who he was for a while.Knowing his mother's difficulties, Wei Lingci pushed Xun Changqing forward, and introduced with a smile: "Mother, this is Xun Changqing, the little princess of Pingnan Palace."

No wonder she looked familiar, but she couldn't remember the name. Seeing that she was still dressed in men's clothes, Wei Xiao couldn't help joking: "I thought that handsome little gentleman was a little princess. After so many years, he still likes to pretend to be a boy." Hurry up and change into your daughter's clothes, otherwise everyone will think you are a kid and you won't be able to marry your husband."

Hearing these teasing words in the middle of the salute, Xun Changqing blushed and finished the remaining half of the salute, and returned to his original position.

The two stood on one side, and the middle-aged man in the black robe in the middle of the main hall came into Wei Xiao's eyes. The two looked at each other. They were obviously old friends who grew up, but there was a strange difference in the ups and downs of the years. Yuan Qingming didn't know how to speak, Wei Xiao spoke first, and bowed slightly, "It turned out to be Commander Yuan, but did you drop by?"

Yuan Qingming didn't expect her to salute. Following the rules of the family, he returned the salute and said, "I follow His Majesty's decree to take the little princess back to Beijing!"

This is an order!

Wei Xiao didn't know about the changes in the imperial capital, but Xun Changqing was the heir of the Pingnan Palace, so he invited people back to the capital for no reason, which meant that His Majesty was suspicious of the Pingnan Palace.She was thinking about something in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face. She still smiled and said: "It must be that His Majesty thought that the little Princess is about to reach her age, and wanted to help the Princess choose a horse. It's a good thing."

As he spoke, his eyes fell on Wei Lingci intentionally or unintentionally. She was too old to leave the cabinet, which was the biggest thing in my heart, but my daughter knew that she had made up her mind since she was a child, and she couldn't force it. Let it go.

Seeing the reunion of the two old friends, Wei Lingci seemed to have something to say, so he took Xun Changqing back to his yard first.

On an early winter day, the weather turned cold, and the green grass gradually faded. The two walked along the path to the inner courtyard. There were few people in the Wei residence, unlike other residences. There were more than a dozen masters, and it was noisy. It was very quiet here. Except for the servants who walk back and forth, there is no one else to speak of.

The two walked quietly one after the other. Xun Changqing grew up in front of the concubine since he was a child. Apart from knowing something about the people of the Xun family, other officials in the imperial capital didn't know much about it. From Wei Xiao's expression, the two should be old acquaintances.

"Master, are the Princess and Commander Yuan old acquaintances?"

It's no wonder that Xun Changqing didn't know what happened so many years ago. Seeing her curious appearance, Wei Lingci didn't hide those past events, so he seriously explained her doubts, "I know each other. They are all family friends. When my mother goes to Shangrao in the future, Your Majesty, the prince, and Commander Yuan all knew each other when they were young, but after the death of the late emperor, my mother didn't want to stay in the imperial capital, so the friendship gradually faded when I came here alone."

There are still some things she didn't say, the current situation is turbulent, the crown prince has not yet been established, the Yuan family is an important minister of the court, there are very few friends, and my mother dare not associate too much with them.

These things may be difficult to understand in the previous life. Since everyone remembers the relationship, why pretend to be a stranger; but now she understands that if the personal relationship is too much, it is easy to be labeled as a clique for selfishness. It is best to avoid suspicion, she said: "Actually, Uncle Yuan is a man Upright, worthy of fellowship, but a close minister of the emperor, too many fellowships, easy to be misunderstood."

"It's good if you understand," Wei Lingci raised his hand to caress her head, nodded her forehead, and said, "Changqing, after entering Beijing, do everything and think more, your situation is different, don't act willfully .”

She understands all these things. Before the emperor died, no one would dare to kill her. She must expose Xun Yiran's planting of the Pingnan Palace before the emperor died. But now she is just a powerless little princess. , not to mention the debunking, his own life safety cannot be guaranteed.

She nodded: "Changqing understands that I represent my father and the entire Pingnan Palace in Dijing, and I cannot lose face."

When it came to face, Wei Lingci stopped, looked at her upright appearance, and said with a smile: "Your face was already lost when you pretended to be a boy, and now you can't give up the whole palace. Lost face."

Xun Changqing was very thin-skinned, and when he heard the words, he blushed again. He thought this incident was over, but the master mentioned it again, and his right hand grabbed his left hand, making knots around his fingers, "You said me again..."

Unexpectedly, Wei Lingci said again: "Actually, you just lost all your face with me. After returning to the imperial capital, no one will know about you. You can still save some face."

It sounds like the truth is right, Xun Changqing retorted speechlessly, turned around and looked at the scenery in the garden, and saw a maid walking not far away, about 20 years old, with vigorous steps, light walking, good looks, and a bamboo blue skirt, approached and saluted Wei Lingci, and said with a smile: "Miss, you are back."

Wei Ling's words suppressed the smile just now, and he became a little colder, "Bizhu, come back for a few days, have you tidied up the yard?"

"It was cleaned up yesterday," Bi Zhu nodded and smiled, with a graceful posture, and saw Xun Changqing standing aside who was a bit awkward, and asked, "Where does this young master live, the servants can go clean up a guest room and come out. "

"You don't need to stay in a guest room, just arrange it next door to me."

Since ancient times, men and women have different courtyards, and it is not suitable to live under the same roof rashly. Bizhu said: "It is not suitable for men and women to live in your courtyard. If Madam knows, it must be that slaves are not good at handling things."

The words that had just dissipated rang in his ears again, Xun Changqing glared at Bi Zhu, who was not looking very bright, a little angry, "I'm going to the guest room, take me there."

Unexpectedly, Bizhu said again: "Young master, if you go now, I'm afraid the house hasn't been tidied up, let the servants order someone to tidy it up, please come over when it's done."

Xun Changqing's face has changed. This maid really talks a lot. When she was about to speak, Wei Lingci took her hand and comforted her: "Changqing, don't make trouble, it's only a few days, the guest room is simple, you I’m afraid I’m not used to it.”

Bizhu felt that her brain was not enough. The lady usually doesn't want to get in touch with people, but now she is holding the wrist of a strange boy again. Maybe the two of them are...

Xun Changqing looked up at her, his words were like the warm sun, and a cloud of red smoke rose. Before she could speak, Wei Lingci told Bizhu, "Go and find some clothes from your daughter's house according to her height. Remember to get new ones."

Bi Zhu has been in Wei Zhai for more than ten years, and she is naturally a bit smart to be able to serve as a personal maid beside Wei Xiao. Looking at Xun Changqing's face, bright eyes, bright teeth, and picturesque eyebrows, how can there be a young gentleman? With this icy skin and jade skin, it's only because she saw this man's robe and preconceived her as a young gentleman who was not as weak as a crown.

That's right, when did her lady hold a man's hand, let alone a man, no woman...

After returning to Wei Lingci’s Xiaokuayuan, someone came out to greet her. The two maids looked alike, and their clothes were alike, but one was smiling with dimples, and the other had a cold face like a door god. These should be two sisters. , but it looks a bit weird, almost carved out of the same mold, could it be twins?

She smiled and said, "Are the two sisters twins? They look alike, can they be distinguished in normal times?"

"Be able to tell the difference. Outsiders will not be able to tell the difference when they see the servant and maidservant at first glance, but they will be able to tell the difference after they get to know each other. Everyone in the house can tell the difference. The young master can't tell the difference now, but he will tell the difference at night."

Red lips and white teeth, a few words can make people faint, Wei Ling smiled, poured a glass of water and handed it to Xun Changqing, with a gentle expression, "What's the fuss, your two elder brothers are also twins, maybe you didn't seen?"

Taking a shallow sip of water, Xun Changqing shook his head: "I haven't seen it. When I was born, I heard that my father came back, but my two brothers didn't come back. I haven't even seen my father in these years. How do I know the two brothers?" look."

In her previous life, she had never seen either. The two elder brothers of Pingnan Palace were taken away by her father, leaving her and her concubine in the imperial capital. The treatment was somewhat different. No wonder she was in trouble in her previous life, so she didn't come out to rescue her. Father and daughter are everywhere in the royal family.

There was some sadness in her eyes inadvertently, and Wei Lingci saw it at a glance, and she continued calmly: "These two are my maids, call Xianyun Xianyu," pointing at the maid who spoke just now, "This It's my younger sister, Xianyu, and the other is Xianyun."

The younger sister likes to laugh, she is as bright as the spring sun, while the elder sister looks cold, as cold as winter snow.

After the two retreated, Wei Lingci looked at Xun Changqing who was a little disappointed, frowned slightly, and said slowly: "Changqing, in fact, your father cared about you in his heart, it's just that the family and the country are in a dilemma. He is also very helpless for not paying attention to you."

In her previous life, she hated Xun Yi even more than Xun Changqing. When the two armies fought, Xun also threatened Xun Yi with Xun Changqing, but Xun Yi remained unmoved and continued to march south. .

When he knew that Xun Caiqing had really died, the man with strong bones showed a sad expression again, maybe his choice was right, one person died and Da Qi Taiping was replaced, in the eyes of everyone, death was worth it when.

Xun Changqing raised his eyes, his eyes were almost frantic, and he was startled, "How does Master know that Father cares about me?"

How could Wei Lingci know things that she didn't know in her whole life?Could it be that she contacted her father, but it's not worth it to take such a big risk for her own affairs, and her father in her previous life ignored her after she was arrested. This is all a memory of her previous life.

Why did Wei Lingci mention this matter?