Light Red Northern Song

"It's been quiet for a while, and I don't know what's going on." An Ning couldn't sit still, so she stood up and asked Xia Le beside her.

"Your Highness, don't be anxious. Didn't the Second Princess send someone to send a message early in the morning? No matter when such a situation arises these days, please don't panic, Your Highness. They have ways to deal with it."

"How can you not be in a hurry? Oh no, if something really goes wrong, it's time to kill Jinyun Palace." An Ning nodded and said to herself.

"Still wrong, what about her?" An Ning walked out of the outer hall quickly, stood at the door and looked out.

"Who is it, Your Highness?" Xia Le followed out and asked in confusion.

If Chu Shanyi had been defeated, Jinyun Palace would have suffered a long time ago.But if she wins, it is not known whether Qi Mingxuan will be there or not.The more An Ning thought about it, the more anxious she became, she turned around and said, "Although I told Bengong not to panic, I didn't forbid Bengong to go out and check. I have to go and see."

"Don't, Your Highness!" Xia Le was also anxious, and hurriedly stopped her.

"Your Highness, although Jinyun Palace is not the primary target of the thieves, it is not safe to go out right now." Mu Ji also trotted over from the other side to persuade him.

"Yes, yes, Master Mu did not say that most of the guards in the palace have been sent to the emperor's and empress's halls respectively. I don't know what's going on outside, it's dangerous to go out now."

"All right, all right, don't even talk about it, Mu Ji, where is the person you sent to Shangxuan Palace?" An Ning asked angrily.

"Your Highness, he just came back, and I am preparing to report to you."

"What's the situation?" An Ning realized that there was a guard behind Mu Ji.

"His Royal Highness, the emperor and empress are well, most of the thieves have been killed, the situation has been settled." The guard bowed respectfully and replied.

"Execution?" An Ning was stunned, but quickly asked: "Where is the leader?"

"The leader is the First Prince. He was slightly injured and is still in Shangxuan Palace."

"That, that," An Ning swallowed the man's name, and asked, "Are there any other princes and princesses?"

"Yes, Her Highness the Third Princess is also there." The guard thought for a while and replied.

"Is she hurt?"

"His Royal Highness the Third Princess also suffered some minor injuries, so it should be fine."

An Ning was a little relieved, she subconsciously walked down the stone steps quickly, Xia Le and Mu Ji and other guards hurriedly followed behind.

"Where does Your Highness want to go?" Xia Le asked in a low voice following behind.

An Ning stopped walking when she heard this.Where do you want to go?Where can I go?She twisted her sleeves with her right hand, and frowned thoughtfully.

"Go back." She turned around slowly, let out a short, barely audible sigh, and stepped up the stone steps again.

This night, everyone is doomed to sleepless.

The next day, another imperial decree was promulgated. The eldest prince was instigated by traitors to attack the palace at night. The first-class prince was demoted to the third-class marquis. Three days later, he went to the fief Yingyin County.Qian Qi, the infantry school lieutenant, conspired against the law on the spot and confiscated his family property. All his accomplices were sent to prison for interrogation.The three princesses are both wise and brave, and they have made meritorious deeds in escorting them. They were given the title of "Princess Jingwu", and they are of the first rank.

Two days later, Zhenbei Camp.

"Jinzhi, there are feather books from the palace." General Miao said after entering the tent.

"General Miao, do you want to set a date for me to return to Beijing for mourning?" Qiao Jinzhi has been dealing with the Xiongnu's attack for several days, while rectifying military discipline with General Miao and stepping up the training of soldiers.Although she is familiar with these things, every time she thinks of her dead father, she feels sad for a while.

"The empress said that the second prince will arrive at Beiying in about ten days. He doesn't know much about military affairs. I hope you can put state affairs first and help him gain a firm foothold in the army before returning to Beijing for mourning." General Miao felt that this It's hard to say something, but I have to say it.

"Jinzhi, you also know that many soldiers in the camp are under your orders. In addition, there is still Qiao Lei's remaining party here. If you are not here, I will not be able to support it alone. Now that the second prince is in the camp, this transitional period I need your help here even more." Seeing that the other party was silent, General Miao added.

Qiao Jinzhi sat down silently, waved her hand and said, "Please, General Miao, let me be alone."

In Shangxuan Palace, Chu Shanyi glanced at An Ning who was sitting below.

"So, Yu'er is going out of the palace?"

"Aunt Huang, the palace is too boring."

"There are too many things going on recently, and I will have to attend the funeral for Marquis Huguo in the future, let's talk about it after I'm done."

"The day after tomorrow? Why hasn't Qiao Jinzhi come back yet?" An Ning suddenly raised her head and asked.

"Huh?" Chu Shanyi looked at her squarely, with doubts in his eyes.

"According to the ancestral system, Ding You resigned from his post and returned to his hometown. For such a big event as the funeral of the Hou Mansion, she should have come back to take care of it, right? To stay in the army after so long is unfilial and one of the ten evils." An Ning speaks plausibly.

"According to the ancestral system, it is not wrong for Ding You to resign and return to his hometown. But loyalty and filial piety have been difficult since ancient times, and the Huns have been eyeing them. Now let her come back, the mountains and rivers will be trampled, and the people will be trampled, so what should we do?"

ah!It turns out that "calling Qiao Jinzhi back to the funeral" was just rhetoric. Chu Shanyi didn't plan to let her return to Beijing early in the morning?This statement is really high-sounding, An Ning thought.In this feudal society, it was a big deal for Qiao Jin not to return to her hometown for mourning.Even if there is an imperial order, it is still a stain on her life.

"Okay, Aunt Huang, Yu'er is going out of the palace. I heard that the third sister has a garden at East Lake, so Yu'er is going."

"Yu'er! Don't mess around! Princess Jingwu is now confined to the palace."

"Foot ban? How long will the imperial aunt want to ban her?"

"Auspicious day in the next month, I will give you a marriage." After Chu Shanyi finished speaking, she deliberately looked at the other party's face carefully.

"A marriage will be granted next month?" An Ning asked in surprise.

"Is Yu'er too quick? What does it have to do with you?" Chu Shanyi asked her with an annoyed look.

"Then, that, that Yu'er is resigning." An Ning was so choked that it has nothing to do with me!She pouted her mouth and said after a while.

"Go, be careful, and don't cause trouble." Chu Shanyi stopped after finishing speaking, and then said with a smile: "The emperor's aunt knows that you have lost a lot of fun because of the loss of playmates, so why don't you send me a letter?" Go to Beiying."

"Send a letter?" An Ning tilted her head and thought for a while and said, "That's fine, Yu'er will leave."

Two days passed quickly, the eldest prince had already gone to the fiefdom without a sound, and the funeral ceremony of Hou Zhi, the protector of the country, was also held as scheduled.An Ning has become more and more anxious these days, but this morning she got up to wash and go with her. When she came to the altar, she saw Qiao Minzhi in filial piety from afar.When the complicated ceremony was coming to an end, she walked over.Seeing her, Qiao Minzhi immediately stepped forward to hug her, sobbed softly, and said, "Your Highness..."

An Ning gently stroked the other person's back and remained silent.

In the distance, Qi Mingyi, Qi Mingxuan and others all looked there.

"Your Highness, when my mother passed away, I was still a young official, and I was sad for a long time. Now my father is also dead, but my sister is still in the cold place of Beiying. I don't know when I will be able to return. Listening to the report from the lieutenant colonel, Qiao Lei also I ran away on the road. No matter what, this family..." Qiao Minzhi wept on the other party's shoulder, and said intermittently: "Your Majesty will go to the cemetery with the coffin, and today I have to guard the tomb of my father. At this moment, I will be with Your Highness Farewell."

"Well, you go now, don't worry too much about my sister's place." An Ning didn't dare to say more when she saw that the other party was crying.She felt sad, thinking of Qiao Jinzhi who was born in Beiying, how would she feel now?

The funeral team carried the coffin to the mausoleum, but An Ning and others could not follow.She went back to the palace with Qi Mingyi and others.Because it was the auspicious ceremony of Lord Hou, no one took the sedan chair.

"Second Sister, Qiao Minzhi said Beiying Gaohan, is it far away from here or is it among the mountains?"

"Although Qi State is in the north, its capital is located in the Central Plains, with four distinct seasons. Beiying is more than [-] miles away from the capital, but its base is located among the snowy and muddy mountains. In summer, it is normal to be exposed to the sun during the day and to be cold at night."

An Ning nodded silently, not knowing what happened to her old illness...

Qi Mingxuan, who was walking in front, turned his head and saw An Ning who lowered his eyebrows and nodded.She thought of Qiao Minzhi's closeness to him, and realized that this Princess An Ning was actually very lovable, so she smiled wryly in her heart.

She couldn't help but look in the direction where the ministers left, thinking that the plans with Gan Moxuan had not gone well in recent days.First to steal the talisman, and then to rescue Qi Zhitong, but I couldn't meet him who came to meet him as I wished.Now he is still trapped in the palace, but fortunately, Chu Shanyi has not completely cut off the connection between the two.

It was night, and An Ning had a dream.In the dream, she vaguely saw Qiao Jinzhi writing under the cold moonlight.The other party's clothes were thin, and the edge of the lonely back was a little frosty, and she slowly approached him.

wake up…

She sat up, and scenes of the past emerged in front of her eyes...

To the south of the Ying River, the banquet in the palace, above the Hongqiao, the woods were attacked, inside the camp, until returning to the palace.She thought for a long time, then smiled softly.Then he got out of bed and cut out a single-color brocade, studied ink and took a pen, and wrote a few words in a correct manner.

On the morning of the second day, An Ning called Xia Le into the palace and asked him to send someone to the second prince to deliver a message.

As soon as the time arrived, she came to the second prince's bedroom.

"Sister, you are a rare visitor." Qi Zhiyu came out with a silly smile.

"Second brother, it's because you never date the younger sister." Seeing his sincerity, An Ning joked.

"Where is the emperor's sister? The first night I met you, the emperor made things difficult for you, so don't take it to heart." Qi Zhiyu seemed to be afraid that the other party would misunderstand, so he explained as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Huh?" An Ning went into the hall with him and sat down, she looked up at him puzzled.

"Brother Huang wanted to pretend that he was not used to seeing you, that he didn't get along with you, that was intentional." Qi Zhiyu explained with a gentle smile.

"It's nothing, Royal Brother, Royal Sister is taking the liberty to visit today because I have something to ask." An Ning said as she picked up the teacup.

"Oh? What's the matter?" Qi Zhiyu asked with interest.

"Brother Huang is leaving for Beiying tomorrow. The younger sister has a brocade box, please pass it to Qiao Jin." An Ning took the box from Xia Le and handed it to Qiao Jin.

"The brocade box?" Qi Zhiyu took it with both hands carefully, seeing that the brocade box was flat and small, very delicate.

"Brother Huang wants to hand it over to her, please don't peek." An Ning teased with her lips pursed playfully.

"Haha! People say that the emperor's sister is quiet and doesn't like to talk. It seems that it's just nonsense. The emperor is so funny and cute." Qi Zhiyu was amused by the other party's small expression, and said with a smile.

"Brother Huang is going to Beiying to defend one side of the territory and keep the people safe. You should do the same. My sister will go to Beiying to visit you and Qiao Jinzhi if you have a chance, and also enjoy the scenery of the military camp." An Ning said with a smile.

"Okay! Who said that women are not as good as men who love Gu's family and the country and are sympathetic to the people. Brother Huang never thinks so. Brother Huang is waiting for you in the northern camp, and he and his sister are having a drink and chatting under the fortress wall." Qi Zhiyu said happily.

"Now that the situation has been settled, Brother Huang no longer needs to pretend to be flattering. He is in a very happy mood. My sister laughed at me." Qi Zhiyu might feel that he was a little reckless, so he quickly explained before the other party could speak.

"True temperament, imperial sister understands." An Ning pinched her nose and smiled.

"Don't worry, imperial sister, the imperial brother will definitely bring this item."

"Then, I will hand it over to the emperor."