General

Lanxuan is going out of the palace today, so she doesn't need the grand ostentation of loess padding the road and splashing clean water on the street, but Chu Xiao still made sufficient preparations in advance, being careful in everything, and making arrangements in everything was extremely appropriate.

Lanxuan and Lanzheng were riding in two carriages, one behind the other, driving on the bustling streets outside the palace city.Lanxuan's carriage is light, luxurious and exquisite, with nanmu wood shafts, gold silk curtains, thick fox fur cushions in the carriage, and a faint fragrance constantly exuding from the spiced stove.

But Lanzheng's is obviously calm and grand, with a simple and comfortable layout, and the dark car curtains barely let in a ray of sunlight, so Lanzheng sits in it, silently listening to the wheels rolling outside the window, and quietly closes his eyes to rest his mind.

However, the brows were always locked together, showing the displeasure in his heart at this time.

Wearing armor and holding long spears, two teams of Royal Forest Army trotted along beside the carriage.And in the street, almost every not far away, you can see a latent guard in civilian clothes, but with a strong figure and awe-inspiring expression.Most of the common people under the emperor's feet had seen the world, and when they saw this battle, they obviously knew that it was the royal family and nobles, so they gave way to an unimpeded road from a distance.

The car drove fast, and soon a group of people came to the solemn and solemn gate of Li Mansion.The plaque above the mansion gate has been hung with white cloth and tied with white flowers, and several strings of white lanterns are hung on both sides of the gate.

Chu Xiao went to the door in person and knocked on the gilded ghost-mask door knocker. The porter in filial piety poked her head and saw that it was Commander Chu himself calling the door. While calling for the guards to slowly open the gate, they kowtowed to welcome the carriage into the courtyard.

The car drove all the way to the outside of the main hall, and from a distance, Madam Li was greeted by a group of family members dressed in mourning. The face that still had a charming face was not covered with makeup, and looked a little pale.

The bay red horse was suddenly stopped in place, snorted dissatisfiedly, the carriage in front did not move, but the carriage behind was put on the horse stool by the guards, a tall figure in black and black robe slowly came out of the workshop, greeted In the bright morning light, he stood with his hands behind his back.

Madam Li's complexion suddenly changed, and even her hurried forward legs suddenly staggered a few steps in disobedience.

"Husband, madam."

The servant girl felt that Mrs. Li suddenly stopped for some reason, her hands sank slightly, and even her limp body began to tremble slightly, and she hastily called softly with some worry.

"Ah... ah, it's okay." Madam Li came back to her senses in an instant, only to realize that under Lan Zheng's distant gaze, she was so scared that she almost lost her soul, "Hurry up and go..."

She strode forward desperately and headed straight for the leading gorgeous carriage, but her back felt a faint chill, and her forehead was constantly sweating.

"My wife, Li Xueshi, see my emperor, long live, long live, long live, long live!"

Madam Li's legs and feet were a little weak, and with the help of two maids, she knelt down in front of the carriage with difficulty.She lifted her almond eyes slightly, and quickly glanced at the sullen Prince Regent, then hurriedly lowered her eyelids, biting her thin lips timidly.

Chu Xiao's tall figure slowly came to the shaft of the car, and after setting up the horse stool, she respectfully opened the gorgeous car curtain made of gold silk brocade, and stretched an arm into the car.The ink-colored sleeves were tightly wrapped around his strong arms, and the slightly raised muscles carried a sense of strength.

With a white jade hand resting lightly on Chu Xiao's arm, Lan Xuan bowed and walked out slowly from the carriage. With Chu Xiao's careful support, she landed on the ground step by step, her phoenix eyes slightly raised, and she raised her head to the worshiping crowd in front of her look away.

His eyes were like water, with a touch of tenderness.

"Madam Li, please get up." Lan Xuan took a few steps forward and gently raised her hand to Mrs. Li Xue, her voice was like pearls on a plate, very clear and moving.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Madam Li stood up slowly with the help of her maid, and stepped back two steps sideways, without daring to raise her head, she respectfully said, "The Nuan Pavilion has prepared green tea, would your Majesty..."

"No need, old General Li is just mourning, we just came here to express our hearts, and we don't dare to disturb you too much."

Lan Xuan looked towards the mourning hall from a distance, and saw layers of white cloth hanging from the eaves and beams, tied with white flowers, and funeral banners, and a precious coffin made of century-old nanmu was placed in the mourning hall steadily middle.In the midst of incense, many relatives and servants dressed in linen and filial piety were kneeling on both sides, each with their heads down, weeping and weeping in a low voice.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your care..." Mrs. Li saw Lan Xuan walking towards the mourning hall with the hem of her clothes lightly flapping, and quickly bowed to thank Lan Zheng. into his angry black eyes.

Mrs. Li's body froze violently, she hastily lowered her eyes full of fear, and led the crowd to follow without saying a word.

The altar table in the mourning hall is covered with white as snow table clothes, various sacrificial offerings are placed beside the exquisite bronze incense burner, and an ever-burning lamp sways gently in the cold winter wind with the warm fire light.

Seeing Lan Xuan entered the mourning hall, everyone hurriedly kowtowed on the spot, but before the chanting in the courtyard stopped, the faint crying stopped for most of the time, and each of them fell on the ground with eyes full of fear.

The guard spread a brand new futon for Lan Xuan, and carefully invited three sticks of incense to deliver to him.Amidst the rising fragrance, Lan Xuan bowed down earnestly and kowtowed, but there was grief, doubts, worries, mixed feelings in her heart, and she couldn't tell what it was like.

After Lan Zheng offered incense, Lan Xuan ordered Chu Xiao to get up and drive back to the palace.However, unexpectedly, Lan Zheng silently glanced at Madam Li who was standing not far away, clasped his fists at Lan Xuan and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to explain to my wife and Madam Li in detail, please forgive me I can't go home with the driver."

The princess regent is Mrs. Li's own younger sister, so it's understandable if she trusts her.Lan Xuan quietly looked at Mrs. Li standing in the corner with a look of fear on her face, but suddenly felt that things were not that simple...