Light Red Northern Song

In Shangxuan Palace, Chu Shanyi sat at the head and said: "His Royal Highness, look, the military report just came from Beiying this morning, the Xiongnu always provoked at the border a few days ago, and they have been repelled several times."

"The Marquis Hu Guo passed away, the Xiongnu must be trying to take advantage of this loophole. Does the empress think that the northern camp is stable?" Qi Yongyao, who was sitting at the bottom, asked.

"Naturally, it is stable. The strength of my Daqi lies here. But there have been many changes in the army recently. I have an idea. Taking advantage of the recent easing of the fighting there, the imperial court may take this opportunity to send people to the front line to serve as soldiers. Rewarding the soldiers and gathering the hearts of the soldiers. What does His Royal Highness King Yong think?"

"Working on the front line? It's a good idea, the empress has already chosen someone?"

"Well, ministers need to go, but the royal family also needs people. Let the Ministry of Rites choose a list and show it to you. Before that, do you want to welcome Wei'er back to the palace?"

"Is it too early? There is still an undercurrent in the court, is it safe?" Qi Yongyao asked with some difficulty. After all, Qi Youhui was still in a coma on the dragon couch, and there were still a group of ministers in the court who were about to move.

"I don't know if it's early or not. There are few royal heirs, and now there are not many princes and daughters left in Beijing. I feel a little desolate, and I want Wei'er to return to the court sooner." Chu Shanyi said I really feel that the palace seems to be much deserted.

Having said that, both of them were silent.

"Speaking of the royal children, there are only the Eldest Princess and the Second Princess in Beijing. The Eldest Princess is already a married woman. If she goes, the eldest son-in-law had better go with her. But... Zhongyonghou has always been unclear about his intentions, and it may not be appropriate to let them go to the front line. As for the second princess...it's really difficult." Qi Yongyao analyzed slowly.

"His Royal Highness, before Wei'er can gain a firm foothold in the imperial court, this palace still needs your help in the palace. If not, it would be good for you to go to work in the army."

"Well, then according to your wishes, let the Ministry of Rites choose the list first."

At You hour the next day, Jinyun Palace.

"Xia Le, you're very handsome in a manly outfit. It's good to change into this after leaving the palace tonight." An Ning said, looking around Xia Le.

"Your Highness made fun of your servants, Your Highness, you are the handsome and extraordinary. However, Your Highness is really unusual. How dare you pretend to be a man, even your servants dare not even think about it. What a disaster." Xia Le answered helplessly with a sad face.

"I have not caused too many troubles in this palace? After leaving the palace, I will be Mr. Zhen. You can be called Mr. Xia."

"Young Master Xia? This servant is Xia Le, not Young Master." Xia Le covered her mouth, wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, and said after a while: "His Royal Highness, we have to see tonight, whether she is willing to leave, and then make a plan." .”

"Are you willing to leave? Is there anyone who doesn't want to leave?" An Ning asked suspiciously.

"Your Highness, I don't know. I've been here for a while." Xia Le paused and said, "If you've been in that kind of place for a long time, you're used to it, and you don't want to leave."

"Oh...then, let's find out what she has to say then."

"Your Highness, you are so benevolent." Xia Le lowered her head and whispered.

"Xia Le, do you mean that Second Sister Huang has always been unkind and unrighteous and treats you badly?" An Ning asked maliciously in order to ease the other party's anxiety.

"No, no, Your Highness, don't talk nonsense." Xia Le shook her head and waved her hands, replying anxiously.

"Hehe! Just teasing you. Do you want to call Taoist Master Linlang? Take him to see and see." An Ning asked, wrinkling her eyebrows viciously.

"Haha! Your Highness, Daoist Master, don't be so bad."

"No, you still have to ask him, otherwise he won't be at ease, you go and ask him to come into the palace."

"Your Highness, why call Xiaodao?" Lin Lang asked as soon as he entered the hall.

"Daozhang, can I accompany Bengong and Xia Le out of the palace in an hour?"

"Where is your Highness going?"

"Go to Dongcheng Qingfang Pavilion to listen to the music, do you want to go?"

"Qingfang Pavilion? That's, that's where you listen to music?" Lin Lang asked with a smile.

"Yeah, let's go to listen to Qu'er, let's go together, I feel a little guilty without you by my side now."

"Ha! Your Highness is auspicious, so don't feel guilty." Lin Lang also thought it was funny. After speaking, he seemed to think of something, and then said: "Xiaodao will return to Li Cangshan before the frost falls, and I will wait for Your Highness on the mountain."

"Wait for me?"

"Yes, Master said that after His Highness's birthday, he needs to go to Li Cang Mountain to soak up the spiritual energy and avoid disaster."

"Frost's Fall? Bengong's birthday is on the Xiayuan Festival. Can't the Taoist priest wait for Bengong?"

"Xiao Dao needs to go back before Frost's Descent, Master knows."

Looking at his expression, An Ning thought that he really had something to go back, so she stopped talking about it.

An hour later, the three of them left the palace, changed their clothes and went straight to the Qingfang Pavilion.

"Young master Zhen, you are here again." The woman in the hall greeted her with a smile on her face.

"Mommy, is Miss Shang Xue free?" An Ning asked gently.

"Oh, there is a guest in Miss Shang Xue's room. Mr. Zhen should choose another girl. The girls here are all proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting."

"Huh? In the room..." An Ning looked back at the two people behind her, Xia Le only looked down at her feet, Lin Lang was more casual, and looked straight ahead.

"Young Master Zhen, don't worry. Mom can point you to a sweetheart to ensure your satisfaction."

"But my son is here for Miss Shangxue's qin, can't you be more flexible?" An Ning looked back again, Xia Le realized it, and hurriedly took out a bank note and handed it over.

"Oh! It seems that Mr. Zhen really wants to see Miss Shangxue today. Mom will arrange it. Please wait a moment." Mommy opened the bank note, smiled even more, twisted her body and went upstairs.

The three followed Guinu's guidance to the hall and sat down. An Ning looked up the stairs, looking for the back of Yan's mother until she turned around the east corner and disappeared.

Not long after, my mother came downstairs and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhen, the guest upstairs, please go up."

"Guests upstairs please?"

"Yes, there is a Mr. Sui upstairs, please go up and listen to the piano."

An Ning glanced at the two people beside him, stood up and said, "Please lead the way."

Several people passed the east corner all the way, turned around the lively corridor, and came to a door.

"Young Master Sui, Young Master Zhen is here." Mother Yan said to the closed door in a low voice.

"please come in."

An Ning suddenly turned her face and exchanged a look with Xia Le. She only thought that the madam lied to her that there was a guest in the room and wanted some money.It's all right now, there is indeed a guest in the room, why is this voice so familiar?

As soon as a few people entered the door, she was stunned for a moment, and before she opened her mouth, she heard the other party smile and ask: "Cousin, I don't want to see you here, does mother know that you are here?"

"Hmph, second cousin, I would like to ask you, does your aunt know that you are here?" An Ning asked with a malicious smile, slanting the corners of her mouth.

"Since they all sneaked out, come in quickly." Qi Mingyi said with a gentle smile, dressed in a dark purple robe, with his hair tied up high.

"So they are cousins, no wonder they are all so good-looking." Momma stood at the door clapping her hands and laughing.

"Mommy, go and do it yourself, my brother and I are listening to the piano here." Qi Mingyi waved his hand and said.

As soon as the door was closed, Xia Le was still standing there, An Ning walked to the round table in the living room and sat beside Qi Mingyi.

Qi Mingyi poured a glass of wine for her, pointed to the veil in front of him and said, "Miss Shang Xue is inside."

"I've even forgotten that my second cousin has always loved the piano, but I didn't expect you to hear it when you listen to the piano." An Ning didn't expect that he is also a modern person, and his mind is much more open.But this talent in front of me is really different, and she really shocked everyone by pretending to be a man and leaving the palace.

"Cousin is blaming my cousin for not coming here?" Qi Mingyi was a little dissatisfied, she just thought that the other party looked down on Shang Xue, so she glanced at the veil again and said: "This place is not as elegant as your Chu country, then you What are you doing here?"

"Second cousin, you have a great ability to protect the weak, I have never seen it before." An Ning took a sip from the wine glass, and then said with a smile: "Well, I naturally come here to listen to the piano like you."

"You two gentlemen, the strings have been tuned for a long time, since they are all here to listen to the piano, why don't you enjoy a piece of music first?" the woman in the veil said, unable to hide the tiredness.

The figure of Shang Xue plucking the strings is looming in the veil, the tune of the piano is melancholy, and the song is tactful: "The pheasants fly towards each other and sing in harmony, and the male and female fly in groups on the mountain. , Alas, Mu Xi can do nothing."

"Is it the pheasant flying?" An Ning asked in a low voice after playing the zither for a long time.

"How is the playing?" Qi Mingyi asked instead of answering, with a proud expression on his face.

"I don't quite understand, what does the second cousin think?" An Ning looked at her expression, blinked and asked amusedly.

"Not worse than me."

"Oh? Second cousin, this is a compliment." An Ning understood that the other party's proud expression just now was boasting of Shang Xue's high piano skills.She glanced at the other party again, then turned her head to look at the veil and said with a smile: "So, it seems that Miss Shang Xue's piano skills are really good."

"Young Master Sui praised you absurdly." Shang Xue replied in a low voice.

"Second cousin, let's go home together tonight, I have something to talk to you on the way."

"Is it about going north?" Qi Mingyi asked in a low voice.

"What's the matter going north? I don't know." An Ning looked at the other party inexplicably.

"It's not about this, then it's not important, wait a minute, I just listened to two songs."

An Ning was taken aback when he heard the words, was the other party fascinated?

"I didn't say I'm leaving now! Second cousin?" She looked at the veil secretly, shook her head and said nothing.

"My two sons, I'm really unwell today." Shang Xue said through the veil.

"That's it, Miss Shangxue, the future is long, I still have something to say to you, I will come to you some other day." An Ning said hastily after hearing this.

"Miss Shang Xue has been in a trance recently, but what's on her mind?" Qi Mingyi asked.

"It's nothing on my mind, Mr. Sui doesn't have to worry about it."

"They said that you don't need to worry about it, Second Cousin." An Ning added with a laugh.

"Hmph!" Qi Mingyi turned his head away from her, turned to the direction of the veil and said, "Well, don't bother the girl today, my cousin and I will be back soon, you rest more."

"I won't give it away." Shang Xue calmly got up in the tent to reply.

On the way back, the two were in the carriage, An Ning first asked, "What did Second Sister Huang say about going north?"

"The Beiying tour rewards the scholars and wants me to go on behalf of the royal family. The queen mother just mentioned it to me at noon today. Alas...it's too far away." Qi Mingyi replied with a slightly depressed mood.

"Far? Is it far from the Qingfang Pavilion?" An Ning asked subconsciously.

"Huh? What do you mean, Little Royal Sister?" Qi Mingyi raised his eyebrows and asked dissatisfied.

"Sister Huang, do you know? This Miss Shangxue is my Linglong eldest sister of Jinyun Palace." An Ning didn't mean anything else, and now she turned to say in a low voice.

"Ah? I don't know about this, no wonder you want to find her."

"I want to find out if she is willing to leave the Qingfang Mansion. I will redeem her body. It will be better than living there."

"In this way, there is indeed something wrong with her recently. It seems that it may be because of Linglong."

"Since Second Sister Huang often goes there, if you don't ask about one or two, it can be regarded as helping me."

"Okay, I also think she is too wronged there, such a good piano skill. But if the list of the Ministry of Rites is officially released, I have to go to Beiying."

"Is she just playing the piano?" An Ning didn't understand why she asked.

"I heard that she has extraordinary piano skills, so I wanted to meet her. Later, I found an opportunity to meet her. I found out that she has excellent piano skills, and I always wanted to go again. I saw you and Mu at the Yaqin Appreciation that day." It's season, and I have been there a few times since then. Miss Shang Xue is not like that, um, not like that dirty, I..." Qi Mingyi said this slowly, not knowing how to express it next.

"That's good. When she leaves that place, I hope she can live a good life. Since you don't want to go to Beiying, I'll ask Aunt Huang if I can go instead of you." How could An Ning forget that she hadn't seen Qiao for a long time? It's Jin's.

"Well, live a good life." Qi Mingyi sighed outside the curtain, and said, "You go, it's not proper."