Kuai Chuan's brother is the real boss

After Situ Yinping was sent to Concubine Guo's palace, Zhaoyang didn't get any news. She wanted to go to Concubine Guo's palace to meet her, but she didn't see anyone at all, and couldn't get any news.

This made Zhaoyang very anxious, and when she wanted to go to Concubine Guo's palace again, she was no longer allowed to leave her palace, and the guards guarding the gate said it was the emperor's order, which made her helpless.

Empress Changsun didn't participate in this whole thing, and she returned to the palace for less than two years, and she spent even less time with Zhaoyang, and the emperor loved Zhaoyang very much, so once Empress Changsun took charge of Zhaoyang Go tell the emperor that she can't bear the responsibility.

The emperor ordered Situ Yinping to be sent to Concubine Guo for disposal, and Zhaoyang was restrained. It was the emperor's own decision, and Empress Changsun was willing to pretend to be confused.

I just closed the door and talked to my children, but it was not to gloat, but to let them be cautious in their words and deeds in the future, so as not to ruin their own future by reckless actions.

Jiang Yan and Yonghe naturally agreed, they already knew about these things, and only Zhaoyang spoiled the maids by relying on his father's favor.

From this incident, Jiang Yan could also see Empress Changsun's attitude towards Zhaoyang. She had not been in the palace before, but after she returned to the palace, he led the army to go out again, so that now he discovered that Empress Changsun had great feelings for Zhaoyang and Zhaoyang. Not the same for other princesses.

Empress Changsun is a queen, and she comes from a big family. She knows the responsibilities on her shoulders. She takes good care of the other princesses and does everything well. This kind of concern, on the contrary, is to let it go, and let Zhaoyang completely ignore what he wants to do.

It stands to reason that the four princesses and the five princesses were also born after Empress Changsun left the palace, but Empress Changsun treated them completely differently from Zhaoyang. In this case, it can only be because of Zhaoyang, and it has nothing to do with how much they get along with each other.

Coming out of Empress Changsun's palace, Yonghe was in a good mood. She didn't care about those rumors before, but now that it's resolved, she thinks it's a good thing. If she knew it, she would have resolved it.

"You can do something for me tomorrow."

"What's the matter?" Yonghe asked casually.

Seeing that there was no one around, Jiang Yan didn't like people with Haohao Tangtang and a bunch of entourages around him, so he handed a letter to Yonghe, "Tomorrow, the Queen Mother will invite Mrs. Liu to bring Liu Ying into the palace, you send this letter To Liu Ying."

"For Sister Liu?" Yonghe's eyes were full of gossip. At the age of 16, he had already begun to understand the relationship between men and women. "Brother, do you have something to whisper to Sister Liu? Can I read it?"

"What do you say?"

"There is nothing you can't tell others. I think my brother is upright, and he will definitely not hide anything from me."

Yonghe pretended to open the envelope, Jiang Yan held her wrist, and said with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "Are you sure you want to read it? Can you afford the consequences after reading it?"

Yonghe was frightened by Jiang Yan's smile, and told her instinctively that the letter could not be opened, and laughed dryly: "Hey, brother, I was joking with you, why would I peek at your letter to sister Liu, you two will be husband and wife in the future , Of course, this is the whisper you want to say."

"Just know it. Remember not to let others see it when you write the letter, be good."

Yong He stuffed the letter into his wide sleeve, "Brother, why didn't you give it to her yourself? Before, Sister Liu asked you to meet her every time she entered the palace mother. If you have something to say, can't you say it in person?"

"Of course it's good to say it in person, but my father asked me to go to the military camp for training tomorrow, and I won't be able to come back until evening, so I asked you to send a message. Don't let me down on your expectations."

"Definitely, brother, don't worry, I promise to complete it."

Yong He replied with a smile, she will be able to see Sister Liu when she enters the palace tomorrow.

Since Liu Ying met Jiang Yan in the Buddhist temple, she has been uneasy. Jiang Yan said that she would be sent to the military camp, and she would be given two years to let her play freely. What she can do depends on her own ability.

She is confident that she can persevere, and she will not give up no matter how difficult the military camp is, but her family will definitely not let her go in two years, and she can't lie to her family for two years, even if she runs away secretly. No, she has a marriage contract with Jiang Yan, and if she runs away, it will be the family members who will suffer.

She has been worrying about this matter for the past two years. She originally wanted to see Jiang Yan when she entered the palace with her mother, and asked him for advice, but unexpectedly, Empress Changsun told her that Jiang Yan went to the military camp to train soldiers, and she would not be able to do so until evening. return.

And when Liu Ying was thinking about how to delay it until the evening, Yonghe called her to his palace and gave her a letter, saying that Jiang Yan asked her to deliver it.

"Sister Liu, my brother really cares about you. I knew yesterday that you entered the palace today and specifically asked me to take good care of you and not let those ladies tease you. You just stay in my palace. If you say you want to accompany me, they will definitely not will say anything."

"Thank you Yonghe." Liu Ying held the letter in her hand, she didn't know what Jiang Yan wanted to say to her, but she just felt an inexplicable peace of mind.

Thinking about it carefully, this kind of peace of mind seems to have started from the meeting between them in the Buddhist temple. He was dressed in the most ordinary attire, without the magnificence that a prince should have at all. The wine jars buried under the soil were dug out.

Although she dug out the last few jars of wine, Jiang Yan's attitude has always been firm, and he is not afraid that there will be no wine underneath, and it will be a waste of work in the end.

Yong He gave Liu Ying a separate space to read the letter, and personally went to the small kitchen to have someone prepare some snacks, but he didn't know that Liu Ying's heart was already pounding like thunder in the room alone.

This is a big plan for Jiang Yan. She had thought about what kind of method Jiang Yan would use to help her enter the barracks. She might go to her father to discuss it, or she might directly order her father to release him.

However, Jiang Yan didn't choose any of them, but wanted to hide it from everyone, even her family.

Liu Ying knew that if she did this, she might be ruined, but she didn't want to question whether this method was reasonable. She knew that this was her last hope. If she refused, she might spend her whole life in the palace from now on. .

It is true that she will live a life of worry-free life. After Jiang Yan ascends the throne, she will be the queen, the most honorable woman in the world, but when she thinks of the appearance of the empress and the ladies in the palaces she just saw in the Changsun empress palace, she Subconsciously, I don't want to live that kind of life.

Pampered and well-off, living a life of prosperity and caring for her husband and children, she will be even more leisurely than these women, because Master Ji Qing said that Jiang Yan can only marry one woman in his life, and she will be the only woman in the harem. There is no need for intrigue at all.

She doesn't want to live a life like that. The world is not in peace, foreign countries come to invade, and everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. She has heard too many words that women's martial arts are useless since she was a child. If her parents didn't love her enough, she would not be able to be where she is now. skill and knowledge.

This is the first time she deceives her parents, but it is also the last time. If she succeeds, she will prove that a woman can also rule the world in peace. If she fails, she will become a bone of bones on the battlefield. The grace of nurturing can only be repaid in the next life.

After thinking through all this, Liu Ying ignited the letter paper with the flame in the incense burner and let it burn to ashes. No one should know about this matter, and this letter should also not be seen by anyone.

Yong He came in with a maid carrying snacks, just in time to see Liu Ying burning letters, he thought she was shy and didn't want others to see her, so he didn't think much about it, and greeted Liu Ying to eat until when she saw a suit of armor, It was only when Liu Ying, who had a thin face but firm eyes, knew what letter Liu Ying was looking at in her palace this morning.

Jiang Yan's plan was very simple. The reason why he was hiding the truth was not that no one told it, but that few people knew about it. Apart from him and Liu Ying, the other one was Master Ji Qing.

Three days later, Master Jiqing found Li Shimin, and it happened to be two years before Jiang Yan's wedding, that is to say, two years later, if nothing happens, Jiang Yan will marry Liu Ying.

Master Jiqing told Li Shimin that as the future princess, Liu Ying needs to go to the temple to meditate for two years. Within two years, she will rarely see people, not even a maid. Only by being self-reliant and experiencing the sufferings of the world can she become a better princess , Only in the future will he be able to mother the world.

The reason said is a high-sounding one, but every sentence is true. I am afraid that there is no place in the world where you can experience the suffering of the world better than a military camp. You have been on the battlefield, seen horse leather shrouds, and seen people displaced. Things are more bitter than leaving home because of the war.

Li Shimin readily agreed, and directly issued an order to the Liu family, ordering Liu Ying not to go to the temple alone with her maid. Although the Liu family was worried about their daughter, the emperor's order was hard to disobey, so they could only let her go. The crown prince who is more than [-] people has experienced before, but fortunately, two years is not too long, and it will pass after a while.

Jiang Yan knew that Liu Ying must have been in a bad mood when she left her parents, because she didn't know if she would have a chance to come back after this trip, but he didn't know Liu Ying's specific feelings, and he wasn't interested in knowing.

Liu Ying disguised herself as a man, took Jiang Yan's letter to the lieutenant, and hurried to the frontier.

There is one Liu Ying missing in Chang'an City, and there is not even a trace of water marks. Everyone, like the Liu family, thinks that this is Liu Ying's experience in becoming a princess, and many people even regard it as a kind of honor. Eating vegetarian food and reciting Buddha's name in exchange for glory and wealth is not much more cost-effective than buying and selling.

But at this moment, Li Shimin took the initiative to mention Liu Ying to Jiang Yan.

"When you chose the Crown Princess, you chose her yourself. Are you not satisfied now?"

"No, I am very satisfied with Ms. Liu." She was indeed very satisfied. Back then, her talent and learning were among the best among many men, and she had her own opinions on many things. Back then, she was just a 13-year-old girl.

Li Shimin chuckled, "If you are satisfied, why did you send her to the frontier? If you are not satisfied, you can tell me, if you send a weak woman to that kind of place, you want her to become a girl when she comes back. A pile of bones?"

Jiang Yan knew that Li Shimin couldn't hide this matter. If an emperor doesn't even know the internal affairs of the army, he can't sit on the whole dynasty.

"Father, weak women cannot go to the battlefield, but Miss Liu is not weak. She has been practicing martial arts since she was a child. Her martial arts was taught by a female master. My son and minister have also fought against her. Her strategy and resourcefulness are better than many men. , I don't think there is any reason to let her go to the battlefield."

Jiang Yan told the truth, since the first time he saw Liu Ying's article, he had been paying attention to her all the time, but Liu Ying didn't know it, he had seen her martial arts and her strategy, let her go The battlefield is not his whim, but a decision after careful consideration.

Li Shimin looked deeply at Jiang Yan, from when he took part in the imperial examinations in person, to letting Yonghe and Qingyun take part in the imperial examinations, and then setting up women's schools on a large scale, recommending women to take part in the imperial examinations, and now letting his fiancée go to the battlefield, his every day Every step is moving towards that goal.

Thinking about the prophecy I saw many years ago, I thought it was a fantasy when I was a child. Now that it has been more than forty years, looking back, it seems that it is not so difficult to realize.

"This matter was advocated by you from the beginning to the end, and I will not hold you accountable, but if there is something wrong with the girl of the Liu family, you can choose again in the future when the princess is gone, but you have to think about it yourself There is a way to appease you." Li Shimin said seriously.

As long as he doesn't pursue this matter, no matter how serious Jiang Yan is, he can bear it. Naturally, he agrees, "Father, don't worry, my son has a sense of proportion."

"You'd better have a sense of proportion."

Li Shimin has seen Jiang Yan's achievements in political affairs in the past few years. There have been incidents of cheating in the imperial examinations. He cut the mess quickly and severely punished those who made mistakes. In fact, he found a few useful talents for the court.

A few years ago, his handling of natural disasters was also very appropriate, and this time he led troops to fight, the Xiongnu who fought all the way did not dare to commit another crime and fled, allowing Datang to get several cities.

"Brother, tomorrow is the Yulan Festival. The Queen Mother is going to take the concubines from the harem to the temple to offer incense. I can go to see Sister Liu. Do you have any letters for her this time?"

In the evening, Yonghe came to the East Palace and asked mysteriously.

Jiang Yan was startled, and forgot about this. The day he returned to Chang'an was the Qiqiao Festival, and after the Qiqiao Festival, of course it will be the Yulan Festival. "I don't have any letters for you to bring. You should obey your mother and don't mess around." Just run."

"Of course I won't run around anymore. As a princess, I'm very dignified, dignified and self-restraining. I'm not joking."

Yonghe said playfully, but if Jiang Yan really believed what she said, she would be a fool, she would not be obedient and not run around, there are so many people in that kind of occasion, no one will notice her at all, she secretly Running out for a while and then running back will not be noticed at all, and it's not like it hasn't happened before.

Since Empress Changsun went to the temple to practice, at first it was Wei Guifei who led the crowd to the temple, and later Empress Changsun led the crowd to worship Buddha and offer incense.

Jiang Yan guessed that not only Yonghe would go to Liu Ying, but also Empress Changsun and Mrs. Liu would go, but he didn't have to worry, Master Jiqing knew that Liu Ying was not in the temple at all, so he would naturally stop him.

As for how to stop it, that is a question that Master Ji Qing needs to consider.

Early in the morning of the second day, a group of people hurriedly left the palace and went to the temple. They arrived at the temple not long after, and came down together to burn incense and worship Buddha.

Jiang Yan didn't let Yonghe go to Liu Ying, so Yonghe really didn't go to Liu Ying, and took Lingyun for a walk outside the temple.

"No wonder my brother always likes to come here. Spring orchid, summer lotus, autumn osmanthus and winter plum, although there are not as many kinds of flowers as in the palace, each has its own characteristics."

With great interest, Yonghe asked Lingyun to take a small handkerchief, pick off the sweet-scented osmanthus, wrap it up, and bring it back to the palace to compare which one is more fragrant with the one in the palace.

"The maid felt that it was because there were too many flowers in the palace, and all kinds of flowers were very fragrant, so the sweet-scented osmanthus was not so fragrant, but there are only sweet-scented osmanthus here. The princess naturally felt that the sweet-scented osmanthus here is more fragrant than the sweet-scented osmanthus in the palace. .”

Lingyun talked about his own opinion, and Yonghe said that this explanation is very reasonable, "So, why do you always let a hundred flowers bloom, and only one tree can stand alone to see its beauty."

"If a hundred flowers bloom, there will be a hundred flowers blooming, and there will be a unique beauty. This princess should know better than the servant girl."

Lingyun smiled and said, Yonghe felt that what she said was also very reasonable, "I haven't seen you so clever on weekdays, could it be that you came to the holy place of Buddhism, and the blessing of the Buddha made your head brighter?"

"Hey, maybe it is."

Yonghe and Lingyun talked and laughed while picking osmanthus, but this scene deeply hurt Zhaoyang's eyes.

She used to joke with Situ Yinping like this from time to time, but now she hasn't seen Yinping for several days. She heard from the maids in Guo Taifei's palace that Yinping was locked up. Let her learn a lesson.

"Princess, the Eldest Princess is there, we have to go say hello." The maid who followed Zhaoyang asked, she was sent by Concubine Guo after Situ Yinping left, she was a few years older than Zhaoyang, and Concubine Guo was the one who liked her She is old and sensible.

"Then go say hello."

Zhaoyang adjusted his expression, stepped forward and saluted: "Zhaoyang has met the eldest princess."

"Is there something wrong?" Yong He glanced at Zhao Yang and asked.

"Zhaoyang has always wanted to apologize to the princess on Yinping's behalf, but he was grounded by his father and did not find a chance. Today, I saw the princess again to apologize." Zhaoyang bowed again, "I also hope that the princess will not blame Yinping, She has been punished."

"Of course my princess won't argue with a court lady, but if I let this princess hear her gossip everywhere, it won't be so easy to let her go." A slave, talking about the master's right and wrong is basically overstepping.

Hearing this, Zhaoyang was overjoyed, "The eldest princess doesn't blame Yinping anymore? Then I wonder if I can let Yinping return to my palace, Zhaoyang will definitely restrain her from talking nonsense."

"It's not up to me whether to let her return to your palace or not. You should ask Concubine Guo. It has nothing to do with me that Imperial Father asked Concubine Guo to discipline her. I am not capable of ordering Concubine Guo."

Yonghe guessed that Zhaoyang would ask her to intercede with Situ Yinping in the next step, so he didn't talk to her anymore, and took Lingyun to the direction of the meditation room after speaking.

She doesn't blame Situ Yinping for her generosity, but it's impossible for her to be like Concubine Guo. Concubine Guo is not their biological grandmother, but she is a filial person to the emperor anyway, so she doesn't want to cause trouble.

Seeing Yonghe leaving with his maid, Zhaoyang sighed deeply, no matter how he apologized, the matter has progressed a big step, at least in the future when Yinping returns to her side, the eldest princess can no longer use excuses to deal with her.

"Let's go back."

The palace maid followed Zhaoyang silently, seeing everything, but she didn't say anything, and there was no need to say anything.

Yonghe didn't go to intercede for Zhaoyang, but a few months later, Situ Yinping appeared next to her again, but it was much lower-key than the previous arrogance, standing behind Zhaoyang with low eyebrows and pleasing to the eye, almost without any sense of presence.

Yonghe just glanced at it and didn't take it seriously. In the past few months, his brother gave her a lot of military tactics for her to read, as well as chess records. They all require a lot of energy, and she has no chance to think about those other messy things.

Winter has passed and spring has come, and it is already March in a blink of an eye.

In the past few months, Jiang Yan has been the same as before, taking care of Yonghe's studies while busy with political affairs, other than that, what he cares most about is Liu Ying's situation.

When she was young, she wrote two letters and sent them back, one was for him, the other was to ask him to help her parents, of course it was to be sent out from the temple, so that they would think that Liu Ying was still in the temple.

The letter to him briefly stated the recent situation, only a few words, but she could see her determination on the battlefield.

Jiang Yan has personally experienced the hardships on the battlefield, but he has only experienced it for more than half a year. Those soldiers need long-term persistence. What Jiang Yan can do now is to make the supplies on the battlefield sufficient and give them generous salaries.

Apart from these, the first thing after the beginning of spring is that Li Shimin and Empress Changsun have already started to arrange marriages for Yonghe.

The emperor's daughter is not worried about getting married. Master Ji Qing said before that it is not suitable for people from the royal family to marry before, and Yonghe will be 17 years old after the new year. Now Zhang Luo has decided on the candidate and the wedding date, and they will get married next year. Everything is extremely natural.

But now not only Jiang Yan does not want Yonghe to marry, even Yonghe himself does not want to marry, she is the eldest princess of this dynasty, she does not know what kind of person she will marry, but her perception tells her that she should not just be like this Getting married easily is as if getting married is not something that should happen now, but something that will happen a long time later.