I give the princess a sip

Qiao Mingyu's uncle's family name was Zheng, and he was originally from a wealthy family.

The Zheng family is strict with self-discipline, and never makes mistakes in words and deeds. There have been several generations of queens and prime ministers.The first emperor and empress, Qiao Mingyu's mother, was also a good queen who was praised by women in the capital, but it is a pity that she died of illness due to her poor fate.

But in fact, it was just because the influence of the Zheng family was getting bigger and bigger. In order to suppress the aristocratic family, the first emperor deliberately let them be killed one after another.The Zheng family, who lost their beloved daughter, suffered a great blow, coupled with the appeasement of the former emperor who called him "considerate" but actually withdrew power, and has since declined.

Ruidi still remembered how his father had the cheek to say that his grandfather was overthinking and needed to recuperate, so he tore him from the position of prime minister, and then casually lost a flashy idle job.

Later, accidents happened one after another in the positions of the men of the Zheng family, either they were changed to idle positions by the emperor, or they were dismissed because they made mistakes.In the end, the entire Zheng family had nothing to look at except for those few idle jobs that sounded good.And the elites of the Zheng family who were dismissed for "doing something wrong" were all found excuses and sent outside Beijing, only to be brought back by Emperor Rui one after another this year.

It's a pity that many of them lost their lofty ambitions due to many years of wasting. Some died of illness, some were not in good health and could no longer continue to serve as officials in the court, and some were very disappointed in the court and did not want to come back.The grandfather has also passed away, the eldest uncle is not expected to be an official, the second uncle has joined the military, and only one younger uncle is left to lead the Zheng family.

"Little uncle has been very powerful since he was a child." Just after the Mid-Autumn Festival, Qiao Mingyu and Gu Lian rode to Shu, accompanied by male guards.

Because the female guards have already reached the age of marriage, and after returning from the battle this time, they have also made military achievements, and it is time for Baijia to propose marriage.Most of the female guard members are already engaged, so naturally they can no longer run around with the princess, and some of them will soon be left.The women's army cannot last forever, and most of them still have to marry.

After getting married, you can take care of your husband and teach your children, so you can run around like a man. After all, a man doesn't have to get pregnant or do housework.

Qiao Mingyu originally wanted Gu Lian to take the carriage, but Gu Lian turned out to be rougher than her.I find it annoying to take a carriage every time I go out. She was a strong woman who walked from the Five Poisons General Altar to the Central Plains on foot. Later, she mostly traveled on foot and on horseback.In the past, because of bringing a maid and status restrictions, she had to sit in a carriage.Now that she is the princess, she can do whatever she wants, and she can finally bid farewell to the carriage.

"He was literate very early. He was able to write poetry at the age of three and was able to write at the age of five. He was once a famous talent in the capital." Qiao Mingyu seemed to have endless words when he mentioned his little uncle.

The little uncle is much younger than her mother, he is only in his thirties, and he is only five years older than Ruidi.Qiao Mingyu has always regarded her uncle as her elder brother. Coupled with the fact that her younger uncle is open-minded and considerate, Qiao Mingyu, who was a little girl before, never forgets her even more. She just thinks that she is much better than her serious brother with a paralyzed face.

Gu Lian was more curious about why her little uncle went to Sichuan alone, and made Mr. Zheng declare that he did not have this son.

"I don't know too well." Qiao Mingyu shook his head, "Little uncle has only come back once in so many years, and it was when my grandfather and grandmother passed away."

The two old people had a very close relationship, and within two days after Mr. Zheng's death, the old lady followed.

The head of the men's guard has changed. The original one was transferred to be the head of the imperial bodyguard, which is regarded as a promotion.The deputy commander was also transferred, and the current two commanders were selected from the Zheng family's children.

After the downfall of the civil servants of the Zheng family, the unwilling children followed the second uncle and went to the military officer to guide the way.However, this road is not easy to walk, and it is difficult to get promoted when there is no war, so they had to go to the southwest to work hard.Poisonous miasmas abound in the southwest, and the Zheng family lost several children there.

However, there are still people who have come up with it, such as the two commanders today.One is Zheng Qi, the son of the second uncle, and the other is Zheng Liao, a son of a side branch of the family.

It was getting late, and the group decided to sleep in the woods temporarily.The deputy commander, Zheng Liao, took a small team to go hunting, while the commander, Zheng Qi, guarded the two girls.

"Cousin, sit down." Qiao Mingyu didn't pay much attention to status when he was outside.

Zheng Qi nodded and sat down by the fire.

They had been traveling all the way from Huaijing to Shu, and they had been walking for almost a month.Hurry up, and you can reach Shu in just over a month.The temperature in autumn and winter in Sichuan is higher than that in Huaijing, but it is often rainy or sunny. As soon as he entered the border of Sichuan, Gu Lian took out his special raincoat and sunscreen ointment and put them in an easy-to-reach place.

Others don't know why, but they also follow suit.

Gu Lian pinched Qiao Mingyu's chin and watched carefully for a while, and then let go after confirming that there was no sunburn.

The sun here may not be as strong as Huaijing's summer, but the ultraviolet rays are more powerful.People who are slightly allergic to ultraviolet rays can get itchy after 5 minutes in the sun.

"I'm fine." Qiao Mingyu said bluntly, but he handed over his hand honestly. There was no clothes to cover it.

Gu Lian gave her a funny look, and really squeezed her hand to check it carefully.

"What is this?" Seeing a small bag, Gu Lian immediately frowned.

The bun was born on Qiao Mingyu's finger, it was red like a small particle.Qiao Mingyu shook her head. How could she know why her bag was so long, but she still couldn't help stretching out her hand to scratch it.

"Itchy?" Gu Lian immediately took out a bottle of ointment from her arms, "It must have been bitten by some insect, I will apply some anti-itch ointment on you, and it will be fine in a day."

There are many insects in Shu. She just entered Shu yesterday and felt that she didn't need to take precautions so early. Anyway, the ordinary insect repellent powder in the commander's hand was quite effective, so she didn't take out a special insect repellent powder and sprinkle it around the resting area. Now it seems she was careless.The bugs here are very fine, and there are more types, and she still has to prepare them herself.

Cousin Zheng's family suddenly felt some pain in his eyes, he silently opened his eyes, and then broke the ambiguous atmosphere with a sound.

"We have already entered the land of Shu, and the road below will be more difficult, but it seems that we will be able to reach my little uncle in three days."

After the little uncle was found, naturally he would not continue to live in the broken cave, and the local officials personally packed up a mansion to invite him to live in.Although the water has receded, the furniture has been soaked in water for many days, and it is temporarily uninhabitable.Because they were going to the capital, the servants packed up all the things they could pack up, and most of them were sold off, leaving gold and silver as spares.

Qiao Mingyu was a little excited. She would see her little uncle in three days.

Gu Lian took a sip of water, and said: "The road to Shu is more difficult than you think, so don't be careless. I know my cousin and you have stayed in the southwest for a while, but there is still a big difference between there and Shu."

Zheng Qi was used to Gu Lian following Qiao Mingyu and calling him cousin. Although he was surprised by the relationship between the two, he was not a nosy person.There are still gossip in Huaijing that the national teacher and the emperor are ambiguous, so the princess and princess don't care much.

"Brother Huang said to build roads." If you build official roads, it will not be so difficult to go to Shu.

Gu Lian smiled upon hearing this: "It's not that easy."

It costs a lot to build official roads in the plains, let alone the land of Shu.Some places have to dig mountains and dig roads, and it is impossible to build a road every ten or eight years.

Ruidi is an ambitious person, but unfortunately reality has restricted his ambition.He hasn't succeeded in abolishing the women's school until now, and he can only think about building roads.

There were too many people around, Qiao Mingyu wanted to get close to Gu Lian, but he couldn't do anything.Although the men in the male guards were trustworthy, making out in front of others was a bit too unrestrained, and Qiao Mingyu couldn't do it.It didn't matter to Gu Lian, she was doing everything as usual, she cared about Qiao Mingyu when she should care about her, and her demeanor was naturally magnanimous. Later, Qiao Mingyu followed suit, but she still couldn't let go.

"I wish you could take a carriage." Qiao Mingyu leaned over and said softly, leaning on her shoulder.

No one could see what she was doing in the carriage.

Gu Lian made trouble: "They can hear it."

"..." Qiao Mingyu's ears turned red, "Just listen to it, what's the big deal!"

Gu Lian stretched out her hand to hit her chest, but she quickly stopped her with sharp eyes and glared angrily.

Gu Lian looked at her innocently: "Aren't you afraid of being heard, are you afraid of being seen?"

Qiao Mingyu was speechless.

She has nothing to do with Gu Lian in her life, her rank is different, he is a famous big shot, she is a trumpet who just graduated.

Zheng Liao came back with a pheasant in one hand, and smiled when he saw the three people sitting by the fire: "There is a bamboo forest ahead, guess what I saw?"

"Tapir." Gu Lian replied calmly.

The tapir beast is the panda, which is an ancient name, and the tapirs of later generations are actually completely different from the panda.

Zheng Liao, who wanted to show off, was immediately discouraged: "The princess knows everything..."

The most famous place in Sichuan is the Broken Leg Fort of the Tang Sect and their cute little Gun Gun, who doesn't know about the Tang Sect?Gu Lian also raised one, and later gave it to a friend of the Tang Sect to help raise it, because she licked blood all the year round, and she really didn't have the energy to take care of this little guy.

Qiao Mingyu had heard of tapirs but had never seen them. At most, she had seen the wood carvings of tapirs given to her by her uncle.The wood carvings are colored, lifelike and very cute.

Hearing that there are tapirs here, Qiao Mingyu couldn't sit still and wanted to go and have a look.

"Eat first." Gu Lian held her back.

Although pandas are cute, they are not as harmless as they look.Especially this kind of wild one is even more ferocious.

"Oh..." Qiao Mingyu was discouraged, and sat back listlessly, watching Zheng Liao and the others deal with the game.

Seeing this, Gu Lian pinched her face, took a pheasant and roasted it herself.Qiao Mingyu's eyes lit up when she saw this, Ah Lian baked it herself!

The author has something to say: Can you understand the despair I felt when I was studying in Sichuan, when a hard-shelled black bug five centimeters long and one centimeter wide suddenly fell out of my hair one day?Especially the bugs are fast and can fly. I screamed and shot it to death the whole time, and my glasses were scared off...