Crown Sword

"Da Guan, what's going on here? Why is the princess here?" Feng Gong dragged Chang An who was dumbfounded aside, and asked in a low voice.

Uncle Wu'an stood there dumbfounded, a little unbelievable: "He is the son of the sheep son-in-law?"

Chao Chen swallowed, feeling cold hands and feet.

He fully understands why Yancai pays more attention to Gongyangyue along the way, and also understands why he was tempted when he said Li Guang just now, and understands why Yancai didn't take action when Gongyangyue said, maybe just now he used an excuse to find Chang An. Passing letters quietly, everything is to help Gong Yangyue and Tuobaxiang's mother and son get to know each other.

Yan Cai is the acting minister and an old friend of the Princess Mansion.

Gong Yangyue turned around, and Chao Chen raised his head at the same time, looked at him blankly, and couldn't help asking the question again: "So, what is entrusted by Seventeen?"

"He wants to meet the Dai Wang," Gong Yangyue passed by him, leaned down slightly, and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "in private." He had thought of many ways and strategies, even Even trespassing on the imperial palace was included, but relying on Tuoba Xiang was the last thing he wanted.

Yan Cai was so impatient, thinking about it, he was afraid that he would only stay in the clouds for a while, and the mountains and rivers would be far away from now on, and if he missed it, there would be no chance to see him again.

Tuoba Xiang brushed Liu Zhi away to chase the red shadow, but he didn't dare to approach it.

"Moon!"

Years later, the voice and the memory coincided again, and Gong Yangyue's shoulders trembled, but he didn't know how to face it, especially after going through the days after leaving Helan Mountain.After a long time, he moved away, turned his head sideways, and looked at the face that was no longer young.

Over the years, he has been called many names, devil, traitor, or Jiangu traitor, but he is no longer the young master of the Princess Mansion.

Gong Yangyue let go of the corner of her mouth and replied, "Mother."

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Tuobagui reestablished the Dai State in the first year of Deng Guo (386), and established the foundation of the king.The first thing to do when moving the capital to Yunzhong Shengle City is to reward and seal the 21 meritorious officials headed by Zhang Gun, Yanfeng is also an example. In addition, those who have made meritorious service in the clan have also received due grace.

In that year, Tuobaxiang also returned to the capital with him, and regained the Princess Mansion.

His Majesty was repaired by someone, and when he entered the mansion, there was no shadow of the past, and most of the old people who served him were captured and killed in the war of destroying the country. Now the people working inside and outside are all young faces.The maids were in their prime, lively and impatiently curious. Whenever they saw the princess writhing some old things in her arms and sitting alone in Dongyuan, lost in thought, they couldn't help saying a few words in private.

"I heard that the prince consort disappeared when the city was broken?"

"I heard from the old man that this is the case, but I haven't seen anyone for ten years. I'm afraid it's already... oh, think about it, what kind of good is Diqin's iron cavalry? If thousands of horses run over it, what else is left?" !"

"Poor princess."

"Hey, did you find the princess' child?"

"No."

"Speaking of which, I was working in the front yard a few days ago. I heard that the king issued a decree to posthumously become a prince consort. He also promised that as long as he finds a son, he does not need to pass down the hereditary, and he will directly wait for the title. Maybe he wants to please the princess. She has hope."

"Can the princess's child also have such an honor?"

"Ordinary princesses of course don't. I don't even know where you are from Caochangbazi. Our Princess Dingxiang has the merits of King Qin. When the city was broken, she led the army to fight in Yinshan. The princess and her husband's Helan Department assisted Wang Shang Niuchuan in assuming the throne, which can be said to be indisputable, and now sticking to the cloud, dedicated to sharing worries and labors, the king is very respectful to his little aunt!"

"I really hope that the young master will come back soon!"

"Why, you still want to fly on a branch to be Mrs. Hou, and you don't even look at your own fate!"

"No, I just think the princess is too pitiful."

"The princess is pitiful, don't joke, what's so pitiful about being a princess, you and I are pitiful. I was scolded by the steward again this morning, and I still dare not retaliate. I spend my whole life serving people. That's pitiful!"

That day, the soft-hearted new girl was choked speechless by her companions, so she could only purse her lips, carry the water basin and quickly leave the courtyard. Tuobaxiang, who was wearing a pair of old tiger-toed shoes, also looked over at the same time, with a gentle and compassionate smile on her lips. At that moment, her heart felt like being hit hard.

Everything that was said to her just now was true, she really hoped that God would open his eyes and that the young master would return as soon as possible.

It is now 11 years since she came to the country, and her wish has finally come true.

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In the two days after returning to the Princess Mansion, the atmosphere was really weird. Gong Yangyue was neither noisy nor disturbed, even if he could avoid it, he would avoid it and stay locked in the room all day, just like the girl who didn't leave the door. The string of small tails behind him is embarrassing for the one on the left and obstructive for the one on the right.

Fortunately, Princess Dingxiang's dignified appearance doesn't care about it, and she doesn't care about food and drink.The four people who recovered from the shock felt a little bit up and down in their hearts.

This morning, Shuang Li ate a lot of food and walked slowly in the courtyard, so he bumped into Qiao Min who was practicing swords and Cui Tanfeng who was drinking tea, and dragged them to chatter: "Lao Yue actually has a princess who is a princess." Mother! This is unbelievable!" She stretched out her hands, and her tone was very exaggerated, "When we came out of the mountains before, we ate every meal and never finished. I thought he was as poor as me!"

"The unbelievable is that Young Master Yan." Cui Tanfeng stretched out her finger to touch her forehead, and said with a smile.For him, the place of focus is obviously different, he is the third person to come back, second only to Chao Chen.

Shuang Li sat down and sighed heavily.

Cui Tanfeng jokingly said: "You should be happy, now that both of you are not poor, you might as well think about it, can you take this opportunity to make your business come to Daiguo!"

Hearing this, Shuang Li bared her teeth, covered her ears and yelled "I don't listen", "Old Phoenix, money is not as important as old age, I am worried! Think about it, there are rumors in the world that Gongyang Qi has a wife Yes, it’s still from Jiangu, so whose son is Lao Yue? If it’s not the princess’s, but if it’s you, will you search for it for more than ten years? If it’s the princess’s, it’s even more serious. His temper will definitely not stay in Daiguo! Then..."

"You dazzled my eyes." Qiao Min said suddenly.

Shuangli stood still, slapped her thigh and said, "How about I go to Lao Yue and ask?"

"Go." Cui Tanfeng pushed.

After half a cup of tea, Shuang Li ran back, grabbed Cui Tanfeng and jumped up and down: "You knew that, didn't you?" Then angrily shouted at Qiao Min, "Seventeen, you don't know, all the people in front of Lao Yue's gate It's a person, the one who holds the washbasin, the towel, the clothes, the pastries, the tea, the breakfast food... Listen to the comments of the servants, if you stay here, you may be trying to become a prince!"

"Isn't that great?" Qiao Min looked puzzled. He came out of the palace and had seen noble people, so he felt that such a life was envied by many people.

Shuang Li shook his head, and said in a low voice, "If someone hugs me like that, I will be very embarrassed."

"What's the trouble?"

Chao Chen came out of the house, heard her words, and followed her up.When Shuang Li saw him, it was as if he saw a savior, and hurried forward to drag him to Gong Yangyue's house: "Brother Chao, you must help..."

The two of them bumped into Tuobaxiang head-on before they left the stone cave.

Chao Chen took Shuang Li with him, and the two stood upright, saluted, with smiles on their faces, and retreated temporarily. Qiao Min and Cui Tanfeng were talking, and when they caught sight of them by chance, they quickly got up to greet them.

As the host, Tuobaxiang didn't put on airs because of her different status, nor did she deliberately snub it out because she was worried about Gongyangyue. Instead, she cared and greeted Qiao Min's Goguryeo accent, so she said that she could send someone to help deliver it. Family letter, someone under his command recognized Dr. Cui as a genius doctor in Dongting, so he pointed out to him the witch doctor outside the Great Wall, and exchanged ideas. I couldn't stay idle, so I personally took it to the city for fun, telling stories and folk customs.

Before Shuangli left, he swore to stand on Gongyangyue's side, but when he came back, he completely turned against him, his whole bag was bulging, and he was about to change from a miser to a money-scattering boy.The so-called do what you like and get what you want, the ancients were honest and never deceived, and when life was full, there would be no gatherings and chattering. After Chao Chen roughly read through an isolated copy of "Lian Shan Yi", he unconsciously It's been a whole day.

Open the window to let in air, the outside of the courtyard is quiet, as if everyone is busy in the room, I have to say that Tuoba Xiang is a good method.Thinking of Gongyangyue, Chao Chen hastily put down his book, got dressed and went out to seek an interview with him.

Gongyangyue lives in Dongyuan, which is a little distance away from the guest garden. At this time, all the servants outside the door have been dismissed, and only Princess Dingxiang comes in and out.Chao Chen stood behind the bushes in the garden for a while, and saw it with his own eyes three or five times, either offering ginseng soup and tea, or bringing a box of pastries, Gong Yangyue didn't refuse, just pretended to turn a blind eye, waiting for someone to put down the things , Come and go by yourself.

"This is too heartless!" Shuang Li raised his head.

Chao Chen was a little surprised seeing her: "Why are you here?"

"Brother Chao, you didn't say that last time. What did you say? Know yourself and know your enemy, and you can win a hundred battles? I'll spy on the enemy!" Shuang Li scratched his nose with his thumb, a little complacent, "I'm Lao Yue's loyal supporter, how could it be possible?" Easy to be bought? Well, well, I admit that it was close, but it is a deceptive technique to paralyze the opponent!"

After being stared at by Chao Chen's penetrating gaze, she felt a little uncomfortable, and then she straightened her neck and said, "Lao Yue has been eating and drinking with me for so long, and I even got back some money with interest, what's wrong? Breaking the king's law or the iron law?" She slapped Chao Chen's arm hard, "Besides, in case of running away, don't you have to prepare some money?"

Chao Chen held back for a while, and said "You are not unreasonable", then shook his head and turned his gaze back to the front of the room.

No matter how majestic and tough a person is in front of others, the contrast is greater when there is no one else, and the more sincere he is, that kind of perseverance is full of flattery, as long as it is something a mother can do, and can do her best to make up for it, Tuobaxiang has done it. Compared with her Behavior, the ram month does seem unreasonable.

"What are those two boxes in front of the door?" Shuang Li came late and didn't see what happened before.

"It's clothes."

"so much?"

"From the age of seven or eight to the twenties, new clothes are cut every year. Do you think there are too many?" Chao Chen sighed. The age was not made up by him, but Tuobaxiang said it himself, her Chinese accent The tone of the words is very ordinary, and it is fine to say it to these guests, but to Gongyangyue, she always insists that her intentions are not insincere.

Gongyangyue didn't spread the story that Dafengduo and Wudinghe night boat had heard twice. To Shuang Li, such indifferent behavior was nothing but the estrangement of mother and child after decades of not seeing each other. Right now, there is no doubt about the family relationship. Blood relationship, thinking of Gongyangyue's duplicity, she suggested to Chao Chen: "Why don't you help persuade? Quoting scriptures, there is always one that can impress Laoyue."

"Princess Dingxiang is not Gongyang Yue's birth mother." Chao Chen knew the truth and did not hide it.

"Does the princess know? Pretending to be a prince and grandson will be beheaded! No, how can you hide your pregnancy in October, and you're not a fool. Could it be that someone is trying to confuse the bloodline of the royal family?" Or is it that the princess’s child died long ago, and Gongyang Qicai carried a child back to fear that he would be sad? Lao Yue is actually an abandoned baby, and he couldn’t bear it because he knew the truth? Or, or could it be For power? I heard that the little emperor’s mother-in-law, the empress dowager, has passed away recently, and the princess wants to exercise power and dictatorship, but the influence of women is too great, so she needs a puppet puppet to control it! It seems that this place is not where the master stays!” Shuang Li was taken aback and planned. After a pass, he muttered nervously.

Chao Chen was overwhelmed by her brain power, and couldn't help but twitching the corners of his mouth: "Why don't you say that Gong Yangyue is actually a prince living among the people, because of the persecution in the harem, he falsely claimed to be the son of a princess and was secretly adopted in the princess mansion? "

"This is a good story! A generation of proud geniuses wandered among the people, learned martial arts and became the devil of the world. Once their identity was revealed, they returned to the royal court and practiced in Danchi. Wow, it's wonderful, it's really wonderful..." She covered her mouth and laughed again. He yelled again, just thinking with his toes, it was unlikely, and when his mind cooled down, he drooped his head listlessly, and elbowed Chao Chen, "What the hell is Lao Yue thinking, and why did he stay?"

During the conversation, there was movement in the house, and the slender shadow was gradually enlarged on the wooden lattice, until the door was suddenly pulled open.Gong Yangyue raised her eyes and looked around, then slowly squatted down, opened the two wooden boxes, reached in, stroked the flattened cloth back and forth, with pity in her eyes.

The clothes on the top layer are the most gorgeous and the most beautiful, and the clothes that are old are pressed down.

As soon as he exerted his strength, he pulled out the bottom of the press box along the unfilled edge gap, and held it on his knees to compare it with the new clothes.

Sewing and embroidery is a job that practice makes perfect.

Gong Yangyue gave a firm grip and held the clothes in the palm of her hand. After a long silence, she put them back intact, closed the lid of the wooden box, turned and walked into the house.As soon as his feet crossed the threshold, he stepped back again, and with a push of his palm, he swept all the things down the steps, and then returned to the house with a flick of his sleeves.

Witnessing the whole process, Shuang Li's lips opened wide, but no sound came out.

Chao Chen didn't have an answer to the previous question, but now, he has empathy: "People are greedy, even if they are turned into ashes, they still want to embrace the sun. His heart is not feeling well."