I was a princess in ancient times

I haven't seen each other for two years, but the generosity and gentleness between Ji Jingyu's brows has not changed at all.

He had already received the imperial edict of marriage on the way, and there was an unconcealable smile in the corners of his eyes and brows.

Ji Xinxue's eyes wandered among the crowd for a while before finding Xiao Ning who was standing beside the old general.

Maybe it's because she already knew Xiao Ning has Rouran bloodline, even though she looks almost indistinguishable from most Yu Chao people, Ji Xinxue still found the difference in a short time.

Seen from certain angles, Xiao Ning's pupils will appear a faint mulberry green.

She seemed to have felt all kinds of scrutinizing gazes around her. Although her back was still straight, she was always looking down at the ground, and her eyelashes fluttering irregularly like butterfly wings quietly revealed that the master was not as calm as he showed.

Ji Xinxue withdrew her gaze, and whispered to Ji Ming who was beside her, "Xiao Ning has no relatives in Chang'an, and it's not easy to live in the palace. You send someone to Qinghe County Prince's Mansion to ask Qinghe County Princess if it is convenient for her to stay temporarily."

Empress Dowager Su or Ji Minyan should have worried about this matter.

However, Xiaojiu and Xiaoshi who were raised in the Tranquility Palace caught cold one after another, and Empress Dowager Su was not feeling well for the past two days. Concubine Su was weak and did not notice this matter.

Ji Minyan... still has a grudge against Ji Jingyu's decision to treat various matters related to Xiao Ning.

Ji Mingtong nodded, and ordered the private guards to go to Qinghe County Prince's Mansion to inquire about Qinghe County Princess's intentions, and followed the trend towards Xiao Ning.

Compared with her sisters and younger brothers, her thoughts on Xiao Ning are the simplest.

Thanks to Xiao Ning, the elder brother did not marry later than the elder sister.

Because Emperor Changping and his courtiers were waiting in the palace, and there would be a special banquet for the Guannei army later in the day, everyone did not stay outside the city for too long.

The people in the city also knew the news that the Guannei army would arrive in Chang'an today, and they were waiting to welcome the triumphant army in the streets from the Chang'an city gate to the palace gate.

It is difficult for them to find seasonal flowers in winter, so they can only use handmade or bought silk flowers and handkerchiefs to throw at people in armor.

Ji Xinxue had already seen such a battle when Abu Hanbing escorted the Mohe captives back to Chang'an, so she deliberately winked at Yu Heng before entering the city.

The two quietly tightened the reins in their hands, and unknowingly fell to the rear position.

Yu Heng's horse is from the Western Regions. He is tall and good at charging on the battlefield. He is an out-and-out war horse.Just by walking casually, the surrounding northern warhorses can look sideways and subconsciously dodge in the distance.

Poor Ji Xinxue's famous product 'Yixianjin' which is known for her gentleness and stamina.

It also wanted to avoid the horse bully, so it almost led its owner into the crowd.However, Ma Bawang refused to let it go, leaving the wide stone slab on the right side empty, insisting on squeezing it forward.

If it weren't for 'Yi Yi Jin', whether it is towards people or the same kind, his temper can be called submissive, and he would have to kick the opponent away on the spot.

Feeling the touch of her thigh against her thigh, the corners of Yu Heng's mouth rose almost invisibly, and she looked at Ji Xinxue inquiringly, "Huh?"

Ji Xinxue stroked the horse's silky mane, and said in a low voice, "You'll know later..."

Before the words fell, enthusiastic cheers sounded in front of them, followed by the overwhelming silk flowers, handkerchiefs, fruits, and wood carvings... Ji Xinxue and Yu Heng even saw the location of Chao Ji Jingyu, whose dagger was separated from the scabbard in the air. fall.

Yu Heng, who had never seen such a scene before, had panic in his eyes, and subconsciously grabbed Ji Xinxue's shoulders, trying to protect Ji Xinxue in his arms.

'Yi Yi Jin' is not only known for his rare good temper, but also for his loyalty to his master.Feeling that the owner was about to be taken away by the owner of Ma Bawang, 'Yi Yi Jin' finally couldn't bear it anymore, and opened his mouth to bite Ma Bawang's neck.

Driven by Yu Heng, Ma Bawang could only keep approaching the "Yixian Jin" and lost his patience. When he realized that the other party dared to provoke him, he raised his leg and kicked him without hesitation.

Because the mount suddenly rebelled, Yu Heng not only failed to protect Ji Xinxue as he wished, but had to tighten the reins and separate from Ji Xinxue.

The two had to temporarily separate to stabilize the suddenly irritable love horse, and at the same time entered the range of people throwing gifts.

Fortunately, the people's enthusiasm was mainly for the triumphant Guannei Army. Most people threw out all the objects they had prepared long ago when they saw the generals of the Guannei Army in front of the team.

When it was the turn of those behind, there was nothing but pep cries.

Yu Heng didn't let go of his guard because most of the people had no weapons to commit crimes. He motioned for the guards not far away to come over, turned over neatly and turned to the guard's horse, and motioned for the guards to take Moshi, his beloved horse, back to the Princess Mansion.Then approach Ji Xinxue again.

"The king of Xianglin is here! Wearing a purple uniform with a silver dragon on it!"

I don't know who suddenly made such a scream.

Yu Heng subconsciously felt that something was wrong, and when she lowered her head, only Zhu Hong was in front of her eyes.

The person in the purple uniform was Ji Xinxue, not the county king's uniform but the prince's, but the common people couldn't recognize the difference between the prince's and the county's.

In just two short breaths, Ji Xinxue noticed that there were more and more people.

Even though Ji Xinxue immediately realized something was wrong and rode his horse to the center of the army, he still couldn't get rid of the various small objects that enveloped him like a dark cloud.

"The sunflower seeds grown in Caomin's yard, the king of Xianglin gave it to Princess Anwu to taste!"

"Purple, purple silk flowers, for Princess Anwu to wear!"

"The dagger carved by Caomin himself, and given to the county king!"

……

Yu Heng sent Ma Bawang away, but was still disgusted by Ji Xinxue's "Yi Yi Jin".

As soon as he senses the approach of a familiar smell, 'A Line of Gold' will suddenly change its speed and direction, every hair exudes resistance to Yu Heng.

Thanks to the two horses being in the middle of the team and unable to accelerate at will, Yu Heng was not completely thrown away.

Passing by Ji Xinxue twice made Yu Heng completely impatient. When he approached Ji Xinxue again, he suddenly stepped on the saddle, let go of the reins, and stood on the horse with amazing waist and abdomen strength.

Hearing the familiar voice, Ji Xinxue subconsciously followed suit, stopped the horse and leaned forward.

Yu Heng landed steadily behind Ji Xinxue, took over the reins, and successfully stopped the rebellion of "Yi Yi Jin" by virtue of his riding skills that could suppress the horse overlord.

Ji Xinxue grabbed Yu Heng's hand clasped around his waist with her backhand, and said in a very sad tone, "How come you are so popular?"

If I knew this would happen, I might as well stay at the forefront.

At least there are many people who are respected by the people at the front, and it is not only the "Xianglin County King" who attracts all the "firepower".

"What's none of my business?" Yu Heng put on the big cloak hat for Ji Xinxue, grabbed the 'hidden weapon' that went straight to their heads in time, and said with a smile, "Listen to what they are shouting."

princess

Princess Anwu

sugar princess

Princess Luozhong

new deal princess

……

And I don't know if it's because they are well-informed, or if they simply have some connections, such as relatives at home who have contacts with courtiers, and thus know that people who are calling Ji Xinxue as His Highness Fifth in the court now also call him His Highness.

It's not that there are no people who call the king of the county, it's just that the voice is not as loud as the one who calls the princess.

No matter who they hope can feel their hearts, they will always wish the county king and princess to grow old together and give birth to a precious son in the end.

Ji Xinxue's eyes drifted away for a moment, and she relaxed her body decadently and leaned against Yu Heng behind her, lamenting, "Aye must be angry again when he hears these words...cough cough."

An unconcealable smile slanted out at the end of the sentence.

Yu Heng buried his head in the white fox's cloak silently, but was still heard because he was worried that Ji Cheng, who had stopped to wait for the two of them, would see the smile on his face.

Finally returning to the palace, Ji Xinxue immediately felt the 'benevolent' gaze from Emperor Changping.

He showed a puzzled and shy smile, secretly rejoicing that today's protagonists are Ji Jingyu and the triumphant Northern Xinjiang generals, and Emperor Changping will ignore him and Yu Heng for a while.

Although Emperor Changping had excluded Ji Jingyu from being a candidate for the crown prince, the reward he gave to Ji Jingyu has not changed.

Fanglan Mansion was set up in Lingzhou, and Ji Jingyu was ordered to lead Fanglan Mansion Governor and Shuofang Jiedu envoy from afar.

Then there was Yu Heng who returned to Chang'an early.

He ordered him to lead the governor of Yanzhou far away, and named his grandmother the princess of Qin State, and his mother the princess of Lu State.

The rest of the generals with military merits also received corresponding rewards, once again proving that Emperor Changping was the most generous emperor.

The Guannei Army and the Hebei Army once again became the most beautiful existences in Chang'an.

Emperor Changping conferred so many titles within three months, and the mansions he bestowed were countless.

Various relocation banquets, house opening banquets, birthday banquets for the elderly at home, official canonized banquets...if it happens to be in time for the canonized family to have children of the right age to get married, an engagement banquet and a formal wedding banquet will also be added .

Even if there were many civil servants who had conflicts with the generals in the past, they were not hesitating to add icing on the cake at this time.

Ji Jingyu, Yu Heng, and Abu Hanbing also had to 'give face' everywhere because of their participation in the Northern Xinjiang Great Victory and their special identities.

Taking advantage of the trend, Ji Xinxue lowered her sense of presence, and spent the whole day in the Yuhe Palace, carefully sorting out all kinds of feasible ideas in the big study, and arranging them in a reasonable order.

As the time was about to enter the twelfth lunar month, the courtiers finally took their minds away from the endless banquets and began to care about going to the imperial mausoleum to worship their ancestors at the end of the year.

Since Emperor Wuning came to the throne, it has been a tradition for the Ji family to go to the imperial mausoleum to worship their ancestors at the end of the year.

According to the old practice, the emperor did not go to the imperial mausoleum in person every year, unless it was the first few years of his ascension to the throne, and the coming year was not good for the ancestors... The emperor wanted to relax in a place other than Chang'an, otherwise most of the emperor's heirs and clan went to the imperial mausoleum to worship the ancestors.

Prince Qinghe County, who has never been absent from the imperial mausoleum to worship ancestors, is more important than the emperor in this matter.

However, this year just happens to be considered a special situation.

The great victory in northern Xinjiang is a top priority, and the recovery of the land can inspire all the people. It is really time for the emperor to personally tell the ancestors the good news.

If it was normal, the courtiers might persuade Emperor Changping to order Ji Jingyu or Ji Xinxue to go to the imperial mausoleum to worship their ancestors because of their selfish desire to support Ji Jingyu or Ji Xinxue to become the prince.

However, the two brothers had accidents one after another. The former had just appointed a concubine with Rouran's bloodline, and the latter was even more... I'm afraid that the ancestors would feel bad seeing them.

Emperor Changping pondered for a while, his eyes swept over his sons and daughters one by one.

Ji Jingrou, Ji Mingtong, and Ji Baoshan avoided his gaze very obviously, obviously they didn't want to go to the Imperial Tomb to have fun.

Ji Minyan, Ji Jingyu and Ji Xinxue stared at their toes without changing expressions, unable to tell what they were thinking about this matter.

"I remember that last year it was Xiaowu who went to the imperial mausoleum to worship my ancestors for me. This year I don't need him. Jingyu and Fenglang will go with me." Emperor Changping said to the courtiers.

The courtiers were not in a hurry to open their mouths when they heard the words, and their eyes seemed to gather on Qinghe County King who was rarely in court.

As long as the clan has no objections, and they are not afraid of their ancestors' dreams, they have nothing to say.

There is no need to upset Emperor Changping because of unprofitable things.

King Qinghe turned a blind eye to the many gazes on his body, bowed solemnly in the direction of Emperor Changping, "Your Majesty is wise."

After the court was over, Ji Xinxue and Yu Heng went to Fengxiang Palace's study to 'serve' as a routine.

When they got to the small road where few people passed by, they suddenly heard a fierce quarrel, and it was the voices of Ji Minyan and Ji Jingyu.

The two subconsciously hid behind the rockery, with surprise on their faces.

Eldest brother will quarrel with others?

This person is the elder sister?

All of a sudden, it's incredible that they don't know which point becomes reality.

After only two breaths, the two exchanged glances tacitly, and returned back the way they came.

It is for the king and queen.

Ji Jingyu hoped that Emperor Changping would still abolish the queen and allow him to take the queen out of the palace and send her to Zhuangzi in the suburbs of Beijing or the fief of his siblings to recuperate.

It's better than the queen wasting more time and being trapped in the palace, but she is doomed to end in nothing, and she doesn't know when she will lose her position as queen.

Ji Minyan thinks that judging from the current situation, Queen Wang is still the queen, so Ji Jingyu still has a chance.

She has no objection to Ji Jingyu's efforts to abolish the empress, but she will never contribute to this matter, so she is very disappointed with Ji Jingyu.

Before completely walking out of this area, Ji Xinxue turned her head with complicated eyes, just in time to see Ji Minyan and the palace servants around Ji Jingyu carefully checking the hidden locations around.

The melancholy in his heart dissipated immediately, and he grabbed Yu Heng's wrist and ran wildly.

Before Concubine Zhong Shu figured it out on her own, he had nothing to do with his biological mother.

Since he couldn't come up with an idea, why bother to embarrass the elder sister and elder brother by showing up.

When Ji Xinxue and Yu Heng stopped, they had already returned to the vicinity of Yuhe Palace, so they simply gave up the idea of ​​going to the Fengxiang Palace study and went to the big study to complete the "Changping Nine-Year Plan".

Because the most beautiful person in the court recently is the triumphant general of Northern Xinjiang, Ji Xinxue plans to continue to use the affairs of Northern Xinjiang to involve the time and energy of the courtiers.

According to the information obtained during the 'serving' period in the Fengxiang Palace study, the remnants of the previous dynasty supported Rouran, who was exterminated by the Turks many years ago, and was biting dogs with the surviving Turkic royal family.

Although the land once occupied by Mohe had completely returned to the territory of the Yu Dynasty, a small number of people living in that land still hated the Yu Dynasty because of Ah Buhan who had been executed, and even wanted to support the new king to continue the war with the Yu Dynasty.

For at least three years, the court will pay special attention to northern Xinjiang.

At this time, he proposed to establish a stable mutual market with the alien races in northern Xinjiang, and to further control the alien races through trade is to take advantage of the trend.Not only can it get the attention and support of the courtiers to the greatest extent, but it can also use the time from planning to closing the net to arrange other plans that require more time and energy in the early stage.

Such as shipbuilding and training of crew, more general use of coal and oil in northern Xinjiang to improve the purity of smelted metals, and then use higher purity metals to improve existing tools, select talented craftsmen to carefully teach physics and chemistry knowledge, encourage invention, Study cheaper pens, inks, papers and inkstones, think about the possibility and specific steps of popularizing education...

As long as he and Yu Heng's troubles are fast enough to drain all the energy of the courtiers, the courtiers will have no time to mess with him and Yu Heng.

So far, the implementation of the mutual market in northern Xinjiang is the least difficult and can benefit the Yu Dynasty at the fastest speed.

If the problem in northern Xinjiang is completely resolved, he and Yu Heng still haven't been able to decide on the next plan. It happens that the Hexi Corridor and the Silk Road, which were also snatched by Tuyuhun during the Yanguang period, can be used as new meat hanging over the heads of the courtiers.

Ji Xinxue carefully recalled the dynasty he belonged to. The emperor of the last feudal dynasty kept sending the princess a generous dowry, and listed the deeds of raising and disposing of the once powerful and fierce allies in order.

Although the climate in northern Xinjiang is harsh, there are many high-value specialties that are not available in other places.

Such as animal fur, ginseng and deer antler in the deep mountains, coal and oil almost on the ground... and nomadic cattle and sheep.

Even if it is temporarily impossible to raise waste aliens through the stable mutual market, the trade circulation and huge tax revenue brought by the mutual market will be sure to make money for Yu Chao.

Yu Heng's eyes lingered for a while on the words delineated with a cinnabar pen, and said thoughtfully, "When I was in northern Xinjiang, I often patrolled the Great Wall, and I heard a lot about the living habits of alien races from the veterans on guard."

Just talk about the Turks who have been confronting the Guannei Army across the Great Wall for hundreds of years.

Most of them make a living by grazing, because of the harsh living environment on the grassland and the speed at which cattle and sheep graze, they have to migrate frequently.

Whenever this happens, the alien race will face a huge crisis.

Robbery by neighbors, cunning and united prairie wolves, sudden extreme weather... Not only must they overcome these difficulties, but they must also ensure that the cattle and sheep are not lost, otherwise their victory is meaningless.

It is precisely because of the extremely harsh living environment that the Turkic people are herdsmen with whips and warriors with swords.

Because people who are not physically strong and mentally tough, simply cannot survive the migration again and again.

Ji Xinxue frowned, he had already touched the outline of inspiration through Yu Heng's words, "Is there any place outside the Great Wall where we can farm?"

The property of the Turks is only cattle and sheep, and they have to travel around with the cattle and sheep, facing sudden and huge risks at any time.

Is it possible for the Turkic people to settle down if there is land with guaranteed harvest from drought and flood and houses that can shelter from wind and rain?

Yu Heng shook his head, "During the Qianyuan period, the Guannei Army once captured [-] Turks. Among them were brothers, sisters and husbands and wives. Although the proportion of men and women is relatively large, it is already very close to the composition of Turkic tribes."

At that time, according to Chang'an's order, the Guannei Army circled off villages not far from the Great Wall, and ordered the captives to open up wasteland, farm land, and graze cattle and sheep in the circled places.

Heavy soldiers were sent to guard outside the village, and anyone who tried to escape would be beheaded and hung on a high pole.

"And then?" Ji Xinxue asked impatiently.

Yu Heng held Ji Xinxue's hand, shaking his head with a sad face, "Before the autumn harvest, the Turkic people set a fire in the village and broke out in the dark. Two thousand Turkic people died in battle, and they were responsible for guarding them within five thousand gates. There are only five hundred left in the army."

Ji Xinxue never expected that the result would be so tragic, and she couldn't recover for a long time.

It was already September at that time, and although it was not yet the autumn harvest season, heavy bean pods had already grown from the bean, and the harvested fruits could be seen in other grains, as well as the fattening cattle and sheep.

Turkic actually... Is it true that he is born rebellious, or has too much blood and blood enmity buried between Yu Chao and Turkic over the years, and they are destined to no longer be able to face each other peacefully?

No, there is a problem with the method of the Qianyuan Dynasty.

The blankness in Ji Xinxue's eyes turned back to firmness, and she asked Yu Heng carefully what she had seen and heard in northern Xinjiang. Based on the tacit understanding between the two of them since they were young, they felt the roughness and cold wind of northern Xinjiang as if they were there.

After lunch, Yu Heng hurried out of the palace.

When Lin Zhao heard that Yu Heng had returned home suddenly, the anger on his face immediately eased, and he closed his eyes and waved to the blushing people in front of him.

Embarrassed and aggrieved, several people looked at each other in blank dismay, but finally did not pester Lin Zhao any more.They walked towards the door without making a sound, and the unresolved melancholy gradually spread in their eyes.

If it wasn't for the county king...how could they have thought of leaving the princess mansion?

After the mood gradually recovered, Lin Zhao opened his eyes, and personally rushed to Yu Heng's study with the gift list.

"Although Yong Sihou is not the highest-ranking general among the northern Xinjiang generals who were knighted for meritorious service, after returning to Chang'an, he ordered someone to send a post to the princess mansion every three days. His words are all greetings to you, which shows that he is idle in his heart. The minister is good at making suggestions, and the birthday gift prepared for his mother is five cents thicker than others."

Whenever there is a ceremony in Princess An's residence, unless the relationship is very bad and there is only face, otherwise it will be treated equally with two points more than the usual ceremony, and it is common to have a good relationship and a bit more.

Yu Heng changed his outer robe neatly, and asked, "How many days until Qi Boxuan will be back?"

"No accident, we will arrive in Chang'an in the morning after five days. It's a pity that there will be a court meeting that day, and it is inconvenient for the county king to go out of the city to meet him." Lin Zhao said with a smile.

The end of Yu Heng's eyes rose almost invisibly, "Let Lin Wei, Qing Zhu, and Zi Zhu go out of the city to meet people for me."

Lin Zhao responded neatly, with a brighter smile.

As long as the county king is satisfied, the effort he put in sending people several times to stop Qi Baixuan from returning to Chang'an will not be wasted.As a result, in order to return to Chang'an within the time limit given by the imperial decree, the other party had to enter the city before noon on the day when there was a grand court meeting.

Lin Zhao took out a gold ornament in the shape of a flying phoenix from the cabinet by the wall and tied it around Yu Heng's waist, and reminded, "It happens to be the birthday of the British princess in five days. How do you think the king should prepare the gift?"

According to the habit of previous years, he has prepared many valuable things that can reflect the filial piety of the county king, but flashy things that can neither serve as face nor be realized.

Ever since Yu Heng returned to Chang'an, he showed more concern and malice towards the British government than before, Lin Zhao was a little uncertain about Yu Heng's thoughts.

Yu Heng spread his arms and let Lin Zhao move, "Prepare twice as much as the birthday gift prepared for Yong Sihou's mother."

Lin Zhao paused for a moment.

The birthday gift for Yong Sihou's mother has already been increased by five points, and if it is doubled, it is equivalent to three times.

This thing is not worth mentioning to Yu Heng and Princess An's Mansion, but...,

Lin Zhao had to remind Yu Heng, "His Royal Highness never likes your extravagance."

Especially the people in the British government are extravagant.

Yu Heng shook his head, and finally bits and pieces of warmth appeared in his cold phoenix eyes, "He won't care."

If feeding enough severed heads would make the entire British government honestly follow his and Axue's wishes.

Even seven meals a day, so what?

Lin Zhao doesn't believe that Ji Xinxue doesn't care about this, but he won't refute Yu Heng.

Anyway, there are still six days, enough time for him to disclose this matter to Ji Xinxue quietly.

When he was about to step out of the room, Yu Heng suddenly turned his head to look at Lin Zhao, and the curvature of the phoenix eyes had returned to sharpness.

A faint guilty conscience appeared in Lin Zhao's eyes, and the corners of his mouth subconsciously raised.

"No matter who wants to leave the princess mansion, there is no need to stop them. The three generations of retainers can get the land deed of the place where they live, and give them 50 years of monthly silver and 5000 taels of silver. The fourth generation of retainers doubles, and the fifth generation of retainers doubles again."

"Prince of the county!" Lin Zhao's eyes flashed with anger, and he said in a muffled voice, "It's a treasonous trip for them to leave, how can you fuel their arrogance like this?"

The ungrateful things dared to "force the palace" against the county king under his nose.

The king of the county seems indifferent, but in fact he is the most nostalgic, but he can miss half of the benefits for many years, and he will be disappointed because of these people's thoughts.

If he were to know who told the king of the county about this, he would definitely take the person's dog's skin off!

Yu Heng shook his head.

Most of the guests in the princess mansion are people left by the great-grandmother and grandmother, and they are not his confidantes at all.

It is only human nature that they would retreat because they could not see the future of the Princess Mansion from him.

In any case, when he was still young in the past, these people did not bully him by relying on the several generations of management in the princess mansion.

Even though it was because Lin Zhao and Mo Changshi, who was far away in the fiefdom, had great means, he still missed their fireworks.