Light Red Northern Song

There are many scholars in the state of Chu, and the peasants below. The class of scholars, farmers, and businessmen is more obvious, and it is also a national policy to emphasize agriculture and despise business.An Ning thought that although Qi State respected martial arts and despised culture, its domestic business situation should be similar to that of Chu State, but she didn't want the scenery in this mall to be completely better than all the cities in Chu State they passed through along the way.She was surprised and asked to know that Qi Guo had attached great importance to business development in recent years.This mall is the city that was expanded and expanded by Qi State a few years ago to facilitate the trade between the two countries. It developed well later, but luckily changed its name.There are various shops, restaurants, restaurants and teahouses in the city. Walking in the street, you can hear the sound of shouting and selling, which gives you a sense of prosperity.

After more than ten days of rushing on the official road, the Chu team settled down outside the capital of Qi State. Master Zhao told her something about Qi State again, and then told the group to pack up and prepare for entering the city tomorrow.The next day is spring and Jingming, the wind is light and the clouds are calm, which is a rare good weather.Under the city wall, the Chu State Mission had already lined up, but only twenty or thirty soldiers walked out of the city, and they were greeted by a young general on horseback.

Sitting in the carriage, An Ning heard someone whispering behind her, and was immediately stopped by the accompanying Chu officials.Although she didn't react, she was amused in her heart, thinking that Chu Weiliang is also an unpopular master in this country of Qi, and the princess of Chu country is treated so poorly when she enters Qi country.

"See Your Highness, the princess. The next official is the garrison of Tongcheng. The deputy general of Bingwu Gate, Qiao Minzhi, is waiting for His Highness according to the order of the emperor and queen." Qiao Minzhi bowed his head and dismounted from the horse to salute. At this time, his small head was slightly tilted to the left, and he peeked at the carriage. .

Earlier, An Ning glanced at the other party through the curtain from a distance, only felt that this person was short in stature and young, and only took a look at the other party when he approached.Seeing this person's childlike little actions now, she also tasted some meaning.Hearing the other party's voice, she replied, "Vice General Qiao, please don't be too polite, please lead the way."

"I dare not, Your Highness, please go to the imperial city with me. The rest of the lords, soldiers, craftsmen, artisans and actors will be arranged in the outer city nearby."

"Let's just listen to Vice General Qiao's arrangement."

Qiao Minzhi was walking on the left side of the carriage, and An Ning looked at her sideways.She looks a bit thin and thin, and her height is only 1.6 meters. If she is a man, she would be short if she was born in the north, but she is not too short if she is a woman.An Ning recalled that the ancestor of the Qiao family had been heard before as the founding hero of the Qi State and was named the Marquis of the Protectorate.The current Houguo Qiaobo has two daughters and one son, both of whom are military generals. This Qiao Minzhi may be the daughter of Old General Qiao.

It's just that Qiao Minzhi didn't get the chance, otherwise she would have wanted to see what kind of unfavorable princess was pushed here, her voice sounded calm and elegant.She remembered that her elder sister had returned to the capital the day before yesterday and was hosting a banquet in the palace tonight. The elder sister who had returned to the palace to report on her duties might have seen this unlucky princess, so she must ask her what this princess looks like.

Thinking of her unparalleled elder sister, and her father whose health has deteriorated recently, the family is becoming more and more uneasy, and she feels a little uneasy again.

Walking from the main street in the city to the outside of the imperial city, Qiao Minzhi handed over the soldiers of the imperial city and then led his soldiers back to the city defense.An Ning was taken to the side hall of Jinyun Palace in the imperial city to rest, and was told that the emperor, queen, princes and princesses held a dinner in Xuanyi Pavilion at Youshi today.The palace costume headgear and other things prepared for her have already been arranged in the hall, and there are two young maidservants waiting around.She glanced at the two of them, both of them had delicate features.Hearing the salute of the two, they said their names were Donghua and Dongrong.She asked for some hot tea to be served, then waved her hand to signal that the two of them don't need to serve for the time being, and will come back when the time comes, and then entered the inner court by themselves.

At this time, on the couch in the middle of the queen's bedroom, sat a beautiful woman with a majestic phoenix. While sipping tea, she listened to Xie Yuan, the guard on duty in the imperial city, report the details of the emperor's niece entering the palace.

"According to my observation, this Princess An Ning seems to be a stable and sensible person." Finally Xie Yuan concluded.

"Huh?" The beautiful woman raised her eyebrows slightly, and glanced at him unintentionally.

"Beyond the lowly position!" Xie Yuan has followed the queen for many years, and with just one look at the other party, he knew that his talkativeness had offended the real ruler of the Qi country, so he immediately knelt down and pleaded guilty.

"Even if this imperial niece of this palace is a reckless one, don't forget your duty. Pass on my words, and don't let any fool who knows no level touch her bad luck." Chu Shanyi gently dialed Pulling the lid of the cup, he said again: "Where is the emperor..."

"The emperor took the medicinal soup, and told the palace people that he needs to rest, and he will go to ask for instructions after he has been humbled for an hour." Xie Yuan waited for a while before hearing the queen's next words.

"Well..." Chu Shanyi thought for a moment, and then said: "If the emperor is really unwell, don't force it, and don't disturb him to rest. It's just an ordinary dinner, and the emperor's dragon body is still the most important thing. I won't see you tonight He, even the "stable and sensible" niece of my palace, would not care about it."

"Yes, I understand." Xie Yuan lowered his head and replied.

Chu Shanyi was the only one left in the bedroom.She silently put the teacup in her hand on the table, feeling in a bad mood, smelling the erratic scent of thuja cypress beside her, her thoughts gradually became uncontrollable.He muttered in his mouth: "An Ning? I want to see what kind of child you and my unworthy brother will have."

Xie Yuan stepped out of the queen's bedroom and was about to go to the guard camp to give an oral order. He tilted his head inadvertently, but saw from a distance the lovely man in the moon-white guard uniform at the corner on the other side of the corridor, with a tall figure and clear eyebrows.He was about to turn around and walk a few steps to say hello, but he saw the haunted figure turn from the corridor to another direction, and he disappeared in a flash... He suddenly felt lost, and remembered the Queen's order, so he could only feel sad leave naturally.

As soon as Shen Shi arrived, the palace maid came to take care of An Ning to bathe and change clothes, freshen up and put on makeup.She was a little surprised to see that the palace prepared for her a white palace dress with gold trim.Although I like white on weekdays, most of them are casual clothes.After coming to this world, she knew that white is not suitable for royals to wear on more formal occasions in the palace.Thinking of this, she carefully observed the expressions of the two maidservants, and she saw that they were a little uncomfortable when they were changing clothes.

She smiled lightly, following her self-created "three principles" of "what comes as soon as it comes" and "if it's a big deal, let it go", she didn't think it was a big deal.

During the day, the Qi Palace is not as beautiful and exquisite as the Chu Palace. At night, under the illumination of countless palace lanterns, the roughness and grandeur deposited in the Qi people's bones make their royal buildings look majestic and brilliant.

An Ning walked slowly to the Xuanyi Pavilion led by the maid, and saw that there were already several people sitting at the tables on the left and right.The chief sitting on the left is an elegant man with a gentle face who is dressed in a black palace suit with dark gold patterns.There were two people sitting in the second seat, one was a young man in a dark crimson official uniform, and the other was a beautiful woman in the same color, presumably they were husband and wife.On the right side sat a majestic man in a gray palace dress with dark gold patterns, and on the second seat was a charming and slim woman in a dark purple palace dress. In the middle of the cabinet, there were two golden chairs and two chairs on the left and right. The last seats on the side are all empty.

It was only a short while after An Ning scanned for a week, and everyone in the pavilion was also attracted to her, but she suddenly noticed that there was a person standing behind the girl in dark purple palace attire.

The man had his long hair tied up in a masculine hairstyle, his face was fair and handsome, his arms were folded in front of his chest, and a long sword was held in his right hand.The peacock blue belt was tied lightly with the moon white bodyguard uniform, which was clear and pure, and matched her tall and handsome figure.Her bright and clear eyes were looking at An Ning with a smile at this moment, and those cold brows made her appear a bit free and easy and proud besides the bright and glamorous beauty unique to women.

Just at this time, a woman in a red and gold-rimmed palace dress swayed from the other side door.But I saw that she has rich and colorful hair, skin like creamy fat, a pair of peach blossom eyes that seem to be smiling and angry, and two crescent eyebrows that are like smoke and willows.Dian is handsome, noble and compelling. Although she looks like a girl, she is extremely beautiful, dignified and wanton.Seeing this, An Ning couldn't help but think of the alluring beauty in "The Book of Songs" who "smiled cleverly, looked forward to her beautiful eyes".The beauty entered the last seat on the right by herself, with a smile on the corner of her mouth, and looked at An Ning with a pair of beautiful eyes.An Ning looked at her eyebrows, but her own forehead twitched, and she seemed a little dizzy for a moment.

An Ning was feeling dizzy and uncomfortable when a dignified and beautiful woman approached slowly from behind surrounded by maidservants and guards.She rubbed her forehead lightly to bring herself back to her senses, then turned around, and saw that the woman was wearing a shining golden palace dress with black silk embroidered phoenix patterns all over the corners.Majestic and graceful.

Several people in the seat came to attend, bowed their heads and saluted, and the rest of the palace people also knelt down.An Ning followed and approached to salute, her breath accurately caught the same scent of thuja incense as her body.She remembered that this spice was Shan Ruoan's favorite during her lifetime, and she felt a little dazed for a moment.

"Meet your mother."

"Meet the Empress."

"An Ning pays respects to the empress."

Chu Shanyi lowered his eyebrows and looked at the person in front of him, seeing that she was slim and beautiful.An Ning also raised her eyes to look at the other party. Although she saw that the other party's expression was not friendly, she was sensitive to the sense of nostalgia that was about to pour out in those eyes.She looked at this look and didn't know how to react, she could only think about Chu Shanyi, Chu Weiliang, and what kind of entanglement between Shan Ruo'an?

Chu Shanyi passed the crowd and sat down on the left side of the main seat in the center, signaling the princes and princesses to return to their seats.Seeing that person still standing in the middle with his head bowed, his thoughts changed, and he slowly said, "You call me Bengong, empress?"

An Ning was so thoughtful, how could she not know what it meant, so she said, "An Ning pays homage to the emperor's aunt."

Chu Shanyi originally wanted to test the other party, and also wanted to take the opportunity to tease him, which was a kind of evil psychological enjoyment for his years of resentment.So she didn't speak, just waiting for the other party's next performance to please and behave.

An Ning lost her mother when she was young, and she was not loved in the palace.At this time, although everyone saw her light posture and elegant eyebrows, according to normal thinking, she should be either gloomy and sad, or timid and cowardly.When such a person comes to an unfamiliar environment for the first time, he will always unconsciously show confusion and flattery.But he didn't want this person to be calm and composed, coping with it calmly, without any intention of continuing to speak.

Seeing her performance, Chu Shanyi felt a little joy in his heart, and thought to himself that the man's daughter was really not a vulgar thing.In an instant, he was a little angry again, how can the emperor who does not live up to expectations have such a beautiful and impressive child!She suddenly said, "This white suits you well, are you going to come to Qi Palace to wear mourning?" The emotions and dissatisfaction that she had hidden for many years were about to make her unable to control at this moment, and she blurted out such inappropriate words Come.

An Ning never expected that the other party would suddenly say such demeaning nonsense, so she replied without hesitation: "I think it might be that the palace official made this arrangement after hearing that An Ning likes to wear white." She naturally knew that the palace attire was The people in the seat intentionally arranged it, and only shifted the responsibility to Qi Guosi's improper arrangement, but in order to show respect for Chu Shanyi, he added: "An Ning knows it's wrong. If the emperor's aunt looks unhappy, I will I will change it."

Although she spoke humbly, her posture was very calm, showing no sign of fear.Seeing her acting like this, everyone went to check Chu Shanyi's face.But he saw that he showed appreciation at first, then his eyes wandered, and gradually he looked a little less interested. He waved his hand and said: "Forget it, let's not take this as an example. Tonight is just a family banquet, let's take a seat first."