Song Emperor Jiangshan

Zhao Yuan answered one by one with a smile, his eyes suddenly fell on He Caiwei beside Xiao Shan, and asked, "This little lady is...?"

Xiao Shan said: "This is my fiancée, Mrs. He." In ancient times, women's boudoir names could not be casually given to strangers. Although Xiao Shan felt that using the name XX would be disrespectful to women, he could only do as the Romans did. .

Zhao Yuan smiled at He Caiwei and said: "I came in a hurry, I don't know if the young lady is here again, if I offend you, please forgive me." As he said, he took off the jade pendant around his waist and gave it to He Caiwei as a meeting gift.

He Caiwei saw that the jade pendant was smooth in color and exquisite in decoration, and it was obviously carved from a piece of high-quality jade. She didn't know whether to accept such a precious gift, so she looked at Xiao Shan.

Xiao Shan nodded and said: "He is my friend, accept him!"

Only then did He Caiwei make a blessing to Zhao Yuan and accept the meeting gift.

After Xiao Shan saw Zhao Yuan, he was overjoyed and felt that this matter was a bit troublesome.

Because he originally planned to send He Caiwei home, but Zhao Yuan came here suddenly, there must be something important, and I am afraid some of the secrets are not very convenient for others to hear.

If He Caiwei is not sent home, he will have to stay overnight, which may be very bad for He Caiwei's reputation.

When Xiaoshan was in trouble, He Caiwei took the initiative to say that she still had friends in Zhenjiang Mansion, and if something happened to Xiaoshan, she could go to Zhenjiang Mansion first.

Xiao Shan breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and ordered Wu Luan to escort He Caiwei to her friend's place, and leave in the morning.

After Wu Luan sent He Caiwei off on horseback, Xiao Shan walked towards Zhao Yuan.

Zhao Yuan also stayed in the army for a while, and everyone knew him well. At this time, Li Huchen was following him, explaining to him the situation in various places in the army. Accompanying guests.

Zhao Yuan walked around the camp, and asked how he usually trains, how warm his winter clothes are, how many people are going to be sent for spring farming, and what he usually eats.

When Li Huchen couldn't answer, Xiao Shan explained on the sidelines, until Zhao Yuan finished asking all the questions, Xiao Shan drove the others away to train, and brought Zhao Yuan to his room.

Xiao Shan didn't live alone either, because there were too many people and few rooms, so he shared a room with another team general. At this time, the team that lived with Xiao Shan went to training, and the room was empty.

After Xiao Shan had no one around, he asked: "Your Highness is here this time, what is the matter?"

Zhao Yuan nodded: "There is one thing, I feel a little embarrassed, I want to find someone to discuss it, but the people who can come up with good ideas are all in the capital, only you are the closest."

Xiao Shan pulled a chair for Zhao Yuan to sit down, and he just sat on the bed beside him.

Zhao Yuan noticed that although the room was simple and rudimentary, it was tidy, and all the quilts in the camp were taught by Xiao Shan to be tofu cubes.

After Zhao Yuan sat down, he took out a letter from his bosom and handed it to Xiao Shan.

Xiao Shan unfolded it and looked, but it turned out to be a letter from Shi Hao, the former teacher of the palace, to Zhao Yuan.

The letter mentioned that Zhao Yuan's filial piety period had expired and he should make plans to return to Beijing as soon as possible. He also said that Zhao Zhuo, the newly crowned Prince of Enping County, was quite popular with the queen mother and queen. Zhao Gou also liked Zhao Zhuo a little recently. I will stay in Xiuzhou for the rest of my life.

After Xiao Shan finished reading it, he almost knew what was going on. Now he wanted to find out Zhao Yuan's attitude. Although Zhao Yuan said that he was determined to be in the world, this matter now is to use his mind to deal with Zhao Gou. , I wonder if Zhao Yuan has this kind of mental preparation.

Xiao Shan asked: "What is your Highness planning to do?"

Zhao Yuan thought for a while, and said: "I plan to sneak back to Beijing and face the saint in person, maybe the officials will remember the old feelings and formally issue an edict to let me go back."

Xiao Shan immediately denied: "It's not right! Not to mention that the official is not nice, just say that he is a little moody, if you blame you for running around without an imperial decree and being unfilial, what should you do?"

Zhao Yuan said: "That's just the same as now."

Xiao Shan thought for a moment, and said: "I think you should find a reliable person to go to the capital to deliver the letter for you, and find out what the officials say. If you fail, there is still room for turning around. If you trust me, I will help you." Take a trip!"

Zhao Yuan said decisively: "This is also a way, but you can't go back!"

Xiao Shan smiled slightly, and looked at Zhao Yuan: "Is there anyone more suitable than me? I am familiar with the capital, and I am also familiar with the situation when His Highness came in. In the future, when the officials ask, I can adapt to the situation."

Zhao Yuan was a little anxious: "I'm here to discuss things with you, not for you to help me worry in vain! Help me find a suitable person!"

Xiao Shan said, "Why should I worry about going?"

Zhao Yuan walked back and forth in the room: "Qin Hui is in the capital, it is easy for him to find out when you go back, not to mention how do you enter the palace? How do you persuade the officials? What if the officials blame me for being unwilling to be filial and lonely, and take their anger on you? ? You go to do this, don't you make me worry day and night? Don't make me mess up!"

Xiao Shan saw Zhao Yuan anxious, but for some reason, he always felt sweet in his heart, he suddenly asked: "If I am in danger, will His Highness worry?"

Zhao Yuan suddenly stopped his random steps, and realized what he said just now. His face changed slightly, and he said in a daze, "I won't worry, but it's always wrong. If you act recklessly, I will have some trouble in the future." I don’t dare to discuss things with you.”

Seeing Zhao Yuan's seriousness, Xiao Shan said, "Since I can't go, there is someone who can go. Does Your Highness still remember Yu Yunwen?"

Zhao Yuan showed off his face a little and said, "He is a pretty good candidate."

Xiao Shan said: "He said that this year he plans to go to Beijing to take the exam, if he wins, he will definitely be able to face the saint. His Highness can write a letter in his own hand and ask him to bring it to the officials."

Zhao Yuan thought for a while, and said: "It's also possible, but we can wait for two or three months."

Xiao Shan took his pen and ink and urged Zhao Yuan to write a letter. Zhao Yuan looked at Xiao Shan suspiciously and said, "Why is there such a hurry?"

Xiao Shan said: "I've been busy these days, Your Highness left me a letter, if Yu Yunwen passed by me, wouldn't it be good for me to tell him directly?"

Zhao Yuan nodded, picked up a pen and wrote two words, and suddenly said: "You don't want to go to Beijing."

Xiao Shan was afraid that Zhao Yuan would be uneasy, so he said, "Of course I won't go. I'm going to send Miss He home tomorrow morning, and I'm going to settle the marriage. The marriage is probably coming soon, and there are still many things to prepare. When is the time to go to Beijing?"

Zhao Yuan's writing pen trembled, and he wrote a wrong word.He changed a new piece of paper and said: "Come here today, I really didn't expect to delay your lifelong event. When you get married, I will send you a big gift as today's compensation."

Xiao Shan looked at Zhao Yuan's writing, and said with a smile: "Your Highness wants to make up, you don't have to wait until later, let's do it now."

Zhao Yuan shook his hand and made another mistake, so he had to change the paper again.

This time, he wrote two lines and made a mistake again, so he simply put down the pen and said, "How do you want to make up for it? Isn't it just a day of delay for you, why should you be so stingy?"

Xiao Shan looked at Zhao Yuan, his hands were trembling slightly, but his expression remained the same.

Xiao Shan said: "Does Your Highness know what day it is today?"

Zhao Yuan said: "I don't care, what day is it?" Xiao Shan said: "Today is the Shangyuan Festival."

After saying this, both of them were silent. It is customary to light up lanterns on the Lantern Festival. Every year on this day, many young men and women go to the streets to watch lanterns and set off river lanterns to make good friends.

Zhao Yuan said: "It wasn't intentional, I just received a letter from Master Shi, and I thought of you, and I didn't care about the date. No wonder Miss He is here, it's delaying your big event."

Xiao Shan took a step forward, turned to Zhao Yuan, and said: "Your Highness just said that you want compensation."

Zhao Yuan said: "Okay!" After he finished saying this, he felt very nervous, for fear that Xiao Shan would suddenly do something unpredictable, he regretted that he didn't think carefully when he spoke at the beginning, and his palms couldn't help showing a layer of slack. sweat.

Xiao Shan didn't speak, and said after a while: "Your Highness, hurry up and finish writing the letter, otherwise it will be inconvenient to hurry when it gets dark, and I will send Miss He home tomorrow morning, so I won't stay with Your Highness overnight." After finishing speaking, he turned and went out.

Zhao Yuan breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, looked at Xiao Shan's leaving back, but was a little lost, how could he pick such a day to disturb his good business?Maybe tonight will be his wedding night.

Thinking of this, Zhao Yuan stabilized the pen a lot and finished writing in a short while.

After Zhao Yuan finished writing, he handed the letter to Xiao Shan, saying: "Let him hand it over to the official." Xiao Shan nodded and pulled his horse out. She hasn't come back yet, I'm worried that something happened to her, I'm going to Zhenjiang Mansion to look for it, I'm afraid I won't be back tonight, Your Highness will leave tomorrow or tonight, please feel free."

After finishing speaking, Xiao Shan didn't look back, whipped his horsewhip, and galloped in the direction of Zhenjiang Mansion.

Zhao Yuan looked at the back of Xiao Shan leaving, and bit his lip slightly, as if something in his heart was cracking little by little, today is Shangyuan Festival, the city must be full of fiery trees and silver flowers, I don't know if Xiao Shan will Also put a river lantern of his own, whose name will he write on the river lantern?

Xiao Shan left the camp and headed straight for Zhenjiang Mansion. He had already asked He Caiwei where her friend's home was. Of course, he was not going to see the lanterns with her this time, but to tell her that he might not have time to send them off. she's back.

When Zhao Yuan said that he wanted to find someone to return to Beijing, Xiao Shan had already decided to go back to Beijing in person. Although this matter was dangerous, no one was more suitable than him. The nomination of Yu Yunwen was entirely to stabilize Zhao Yuan. Lest he keep getting in the way.

Xiao Shan found He Caiwei easily. She was holding hands with her friends and was about to go out to watch the lanterns. Fortunately, Xiao Shan came quickly and did not wait until night.If it comes slowly, there will be too many people on the street in a while, and there will be nowhere to look for it.

Xiao Shan told He Caiwei that he might have something to do, and he would not be able to return to the camp for about a month, hoping that He Caiwei could go home by himself.

He Caiwei just smiled slightly, and said: "Don't worry, General Xiao, I will be fine, I can go home by myself tomorrow morning."

Xiao Shan didn't have time himself, so he could only ask Wu Luan to send He Caiwei home.

After explaining to He Caiwei, when he came out again, it was already dark, the lanterns on the street were like swimming dragons, and there were also some river lanterns on the river. The young men and women by the river were indeed wearing beautiful clothes, holding bamboo poles, and some were releasing the river lights, but some are fishing for river lights.

Because there were so many people in the city, Xiao Shan couldn't ride a horse, so he could only pull the horse along slowly, when he raised his eyes suddenly, he saw a familiar figure across the street, it was none other than Zhao Yuan.

Xiao Shan felt a little strange, he didn't know why Zhao Yuan was here, and he thought maybe he heard that today was the Lantern Festival, so he came here specially to see the lanterns.

Xiao Shan didn't intend to hurry at night, so he led the horse and followed Zhao Yuan with the flow of people.

After following for a while, he saw Zhao Yuan bought a river lantern from a peddler, Xiao Shan was curious, wondering who Zhao Yuan put the river lantern for.

Xiao Shan did not go up to say hello to Zhao Yuan, but silently followed behind him. As expected, he saw Zhao Yuan asking for a pen and ink at the hawker, writing a few words on the river lantern, and holding the river lantern again. leave.

Zhao Yuan went all the way to the riverside, Xiao Shan followed to the riverside, he was among the crowd, watching Zhao Yuan put the river lantern into the water, his eyes were fixed on the river lantern that Zhao Yuan put down, and he saw that the lantern was in the water Fluttering, down the water.

After Zhao Yuan stood by the river for a while, he turned and left. Without thinking, Xiao Shan waded into the river and picked up the river lantern that Zhao Yuan had put on, only to see a line of small characters written on the side of the river lantern: May The Song Dynasty revived, and China was strong.

Xiao Shan looked at this line of small characters, his brushwork was vigorous, handsome and upright, it was Zhao Yuan's handwriting that he was familiar with, he looked back and forth at this line of small characters, and felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.He turned his head and wanted to find Zhao Yuan, but Zhao Yuan had already disappeared into the crowd.