Hualuo Chang'an

Although he had already returned to Beijing, Luo Changxi rested at home for two days before deciding to see Luo Mingde.

In order not to attract too much attention, Luo Changxi changed into regular clothes and entered the palace with Jing Qing's brand.She hadn't been back to Chang'an for five years, so naturally she hadn't been to the imperial city for five years. Fortunately, she still remembered the great eunuch Li Eunuch who served by Luo Mingde's side, so she sent a young eunuch to look for him.

Unexpectedly, the little eunuch was also ignorant, so he led her directly to the imperial garden.

"The slave's master is waiting in the garden, why don't you wait here? The slave will go find the master."

Luo Changxi nodded and said, "Okay, you can go."

Not long after, Eunuch Li came in person.

"Your Highness has worked hard all the way."

"What about the emperor?"

"The emperor is admiring the flowers with Concubine Yao inside."

It turned out that it was not a coincidence that Luo Changxi regretted not sending a message in advance.But Eunuch Li seemed to see her thoughts, and said again: "However, the emperor wants the servant to invite His Highness to enter."

Luo Changxi raised his eyebrows: "Oh? Don't you want to delay the imperial concubine's appreciation of the flowers?"

Eunuch Li smiled awkwardly: "Your Highness is joking."

Autumn came very early this year, and it was already a bit chilly in the morning and evening, but it was hot at this time. Luo Changxi had been at the border for a long time, and he was used to all kinds of weird and changeable weather, so he didn't take it seriously. In addition, she walked quickly In just a few steps, the two eunuchs, one big and one small, who were out of breath, were thrown far away.

When she entered the garden, she saw Luo Mingde at a glance.

Luo Mingde is still the same, but he has shown the oppressive emperor's air deeper and better. When talking and laughing with the palace people, he can make people feel that he is kind and kind, but also makes people dare not dislike him. Worship and adore.

As for Concubine Yao, Luo Changxi also saw her.

Concubine Yao is an extremely beautiful woman, there is a kind of seductive charm in her eyebrows, her makeup is thick but not heavy, and she is wearing a bright peony-colored palace dress, but she does not look seductive at all, on the contrary, she is somewhat charming. The dignity that a noble concubine should have.

After five years of not seeing each other, Luo Mingde's vision has improved.

Luo Changxi stood on the porch and watched for a while, pondering in his heart while watching.

Luo Mingde also saw her, he turned his head and said something to Concubine Yao, and then gave some instructions to the palace servants around him.Concubine Yao led the palace people away.Just before leaving, Concubine Yao glanced at Luo Changxi from afar.

Means unknown.

Luo Changxi didn't care either.

Everyone dispersed, and Eunuch Li led the young eunuch and finally arrived. Seeing the scene here, he immediately retreated to the corner porch knowingly and watching from afar.

Luo Changxi walked over there, saluted first, and then said with a smile: "Brother Huang's dragon prestige is even stronger than before."

"You girl, you are so bold to run back alone." Luo Mingde couldn't help scolding, but after scolding, he laughed first, "So, it's time to find someone to clean up you gone."

Knowing that he was mentioning "recruiting a son-in-law" again, Luo Changxi felt a little unhappy.But thinking about it, I came here with a request, so I can't tear myself apart so quickly, so I said again: "I'm so bold, why didn't the emperor come out? If the emperor wants to blame, he can only blame himself."

"You... you're right."

Luo Mingde was funny and angry at the same time.

Luo Changxi was not polite to him at all, walked to the side pavilion and sat down, and poured himself a glass of water to drink.Luo Mingde was not surprised, and also walked over, stretched out his hand: "Pour one for your brother, too."

In the palace, what is prepared for the emperor is naturally good tea.

The entrance is fragrant and the aftertaste is mellow.

Luo Changxi savored it carefully, and was not in a hurry to speak.

But Luo Mingde knew her very well, so he simply mentioned it first: "Tell me, what do you want me to do?"

Luo Changxi wondered: "How does the emperor know that I have something to ask?"

"I don't know you yet?" Luo Mingde's smile was a bit smug, "Every time you call me 'Emperor Brother' honestly, you must have something to ask, if not, you must give me a business For public affairs, one mouthful of 'Emperor' and 'Chen', tell me yourself, is this interesting?"

Luo Changxi smiled lightly and said, "It's quite interesting."

Luo Mingde snorted coldly: "Come on, let me talk about it first. If you want to talk about restoring your princess status, don't open your mouth, lest I get angry when I hear it. If it's something else, there is still room for discussion."

"Oh..." Luo Changxi put down the teacup in his hand, "That's really not the case."

"What's that?"

"It's about the Prince of Chengning's return to Beijing to report on his duties." After Luo Changxi said this, he changed into a playful smile, "I'm here first to make a connection with Brother Huang this time, and to find a good future for myself. "

"Nonsense!" Luo Mingde looked a little unhappy, "Do you think you can bypass the restoration of your identity by making a detour?"

"No, no, brother, you misunderstood." Luo Changxi quickly said again, "It's not that I don't want to restore my princess status, but I beg you to postpone it for a while, I want to do something in Beijing first."

"what's up?"

"This can be regarded as a favor to the emperor. I want to ask the emperor to give me a chance to clean up the capital." Luo Changxi's words became serious again.

After hearing this sentence, Luo Mingde's expression became serious.

"Related to Southern Xinjiang?"

"Yes, to be more serious, it even concerns the entire Da Sunda."

Luo Mingde was silent.

Luo Changxi was not in a hurry, and continued to drink tea and wait.

She knew that with the credit she had made in the past five years, she had enough weight to say such words.Originally, her starting point was for Da Xun, or even Luo Mingde's throne, and she believed that Luo Mingde would think it through.

"I see, you want to check Jingnei?"

"good."

"Okay, I'll let you check, but..." Luo Mingde glanced at her, "I also have conditions."

Luo Changxi had expected this a long time ago, and she quickly said, "What conditions?"

"First, there is no conflict between Zha Jingnei and the restoration of your identity. I have decided that I will announce this in public during the autumn hunting next month. At that time, I will use the autumn hunting to choose a son-in-law for you."

"Okay." Luo Changxi agreed quickly.

"Secondly, it is not appropriate to move around in Beijing. Although I promised you to investigate, it can only be investigated secretly. On the surface, I only say that you will learn from Jingzhao Fu Yin and supervise the affairs of Beijing for a period of three months. After three months, no matter whether you find out or not, this matter is not allowed to continue, and in addition, the results of the final investigation must be reported to me in full."

"it is good."

"third……"

"Brother Huang, the two conditions are almost the same, so don't you want the third one?" Luo Changxi deliberately made a bitter face.

Luo Mingde snorted coldly, but didn't continue talking.

"Thank you for the kindness of the emperor, I will retire now."

After a lot of entanglement, Luo Changxi finally got what she wanted, although in the end two conditions were added for no reason, especially the first condition, which made her immediately give birth to the idea that she would rather beheaded than obey the order. idea.

Fall hunting next month...

Fortunately, there is still one month.

Maybe there is still a chance to find a way to make Luo Mingde give up this idea.

Luo Changxi went back to the mansion to rest for the night, and before dawn the next day, he took Jing Qing out of the city and went all the way to meet the Xiangnan Army. Lead the Xiangnan army into the city.

Luo Mingde also brought all the civil and military officials to greet him at the gate of the city on time.

The two parties had a tacit understanding, as if they hadn't seen each other for five years, Luo Changxi and Luo Mingde performed a drama of "deep love between monarch and minister" and "brotherhood" at the gate of the city.

The next step is to enter the palace to listen to the seal and receive the imperial reward.As expected, Luo Mingde kept his promise, and announced on the spot that the Prince of Chengning County would temporarily take over the errand, and that he would follow Jingzhao Mansion Yin to supervise and manage the capital, and the rest of the ministries would each receive a reward.

Several ministers in the court had different expressions.

Luo Changxi deliberately looked around.

After the award, there will be a big banquet in the evening to cleanse the dust.Luo Changxi was the protagonist of this banquet, so naturally he couldn't escape, and was forced to drink a lot of wine. In the end, he couldn't remember who came up to toast and who didn't, or maybe someone took advantage of troubled waters to come up to toast. two or three times.In short, there was an endless stream of people coming to toast, and even Luo Mingde couldn't stop him.

By the time he returned to the mansion, Luo Changxi was a little drunk.

Although Jing Qing also drank a lot, she had a good capacity for alcohol, so she decided to send Luo Changxi back first.Unexpectedly, halfway through, Luo Changxi suddenly got out of the carriage.

"It's not comfortable to go back like this. Let's go for a ride on horseback."

"Going around so late?" Jing Qing hesitated, "Your Highness, you drank a lot today, you should go back early and rest."

Luo Changxi had already snatched the horse from the attendant, and got up as soon as he turned over.

"It's because I drank a lot that I want to let go of the alcohol."

"Hey, okay."

I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, but while walking, Luo Changxi turned onto the planting flower road.

Jing Qing was startled again, and hurriedly asked, "Are you going tonight?"

"Just looking around."

The night of planting flowers is really lively and bustling.Along the way, the brightly lit buildings lined up along the street are full of women who are dressed brightly and beautifully like delicate flowers and herbs. This is the true meaning of "flower". All can be thrown away, it is a real nest of selling gold.

But this place is definitely not an ordinary flower street and willow alley.

What really makes Shihua Road famous all over the world is the largest and most gorgeous "Golden Jade Casino" on the whole road.It is rumored that the gold and silver circulating in it every day are worth half a year's tax in the entire south of the Yangtze River. There are also countless antiques and rare treasures, rare treasures that cannot be found on the black market, and even long-lost martial arts cheats, magic tricks, etc. Weapons, elixir for bringing the dead back to life, treasure maps left over from previous dynasties...everything that people can think of or can't think of may appear here.

Because the higher the bet, the more interested the boss of the Jinyu Casino will be.

Jinyu Gambling House has established an unwritten rule: whoever wins a round with the big boss of the casino will give the entire Jinyu Gambling House with both hands.Since then, I don't know how many people have gone on and on, but in the end they lost all their treasures, but they couldn't even get a glimpse of the true face of the boss behind the scenes.

Now, Luo Changxi finally saw the true face of Jinyu Casino.

Different from those colorful and bright brothels, Jinyu Casino is extremely simple and unsophisticated.

Standing in front of Luo Changxi is a stone building, which is very tall and compact, without a hint of luxury.A large black and gray flag was planted on the top of the building, with a large black character on it - "gambling".Further down is a plaque with red lacquer and gold characters, and the four characters written are "Golden Jade Gambling Square".

It was also the first time Jing Qing saw this gambling house, and she was amazed.

The two were watching by the side of the road, but suddenly they heard a rush of horseshoes behind them.

"Hey! The one in front! Get out of the way! Get out of the way! This horse is crazy! No matter if you kick someone to death!"

Luo Changxi followed the sound and turned around.

In the distance, a rider came galloping from the street.

Although the horse was running fast and anxiously, Luo Changxi could still see the woman riding on the horse and yelling loudly.She had a pair of peach blossom eyes, was dressed in red, and the red cloak behind her was fluttering in the wind, giving her a free, easy and gorgeous temperament.

Unexpectedly, there is such a beautiful woman on the road of planting flowers.

This thought passed in an instant.