The Crown Prince in the Jade Pendant

The old princess missed the tea cup, and the maids squatted down to pick it up. However, because of their shaking hands, they threw the broken tiles to the ground several times, making a harsh sound.

"The ancestors are forgiving, and the princess is forgiving." The maid did not care about the tiles on the ground, and knelt down to apologize with a plop.

At this juncture, how can the princess of the county care about it. She waved her hand irritably and motioned for someone to pull the maid out. She said anxiously: "Mother, what can I do, Tartar is here again."

Tartar is here again.

This is almost the curse of the Zhao clan. The Zhao clan and the large troops of the Changxing Hou Mansion separated and gave birth to a daughter alone, and even Chu Jinyao was replaced because of Tatar.

And now, they are heading south again.

The old princess found that Zhao's face was really ugly, and couldn't help asking: "Mrs. Changxing Hou, are you okay?"

Zhao's face was waxy white, and he nodded in a daze: "I'm okay."

But despite saying this, but looking at her face, who can really take this statement seriously?

The old concubine Xu had guessed the reason. She sighed and said, "Don't be afraid. This is different from the past. Since the news of the border can be delivered to us, if we want to come, we can hold it in front. It's better than the last time I was beaten. I was caught off guard."

Zhao reluctantly replied: "Yes."

The princess of the county quietly pulled the sleeve of the old princess, and the old princess said in a strange way: "What's the matter?"

"Mother, you can't say that." The princess of the county said vaguely, "His Royal Highness... is in Datong."

Datong has always been the front line against Tatar, with no eyes on the sword. Wasn't there countless casualties in that battle? But this time, their crown prince, the crown prince of a country, and the hope of the rejuvenation of all the officials of the dynasty, were stranded on the front line.

The face of the old princess also deteriorated rapidly, and she and the princess princess looked at each other, and they were speechless.

"This……"

The female relatives sat down worriedly for a while. At the time when Tatar committed the crime, Chu Jinyao and Chu Jinmiao were just born. They didn’t understand the cruelty of the year, let alone the girls younger than Chu Jinyao. . Because of this, the wives sat in one place, frowning, and the young girls didn't really understand what the elders were worried about.

The county lord Lin Baozhu said unconsciously: "The Tatars are here, won't it be enough if you fight back?"

The princess smiled bitterly: "How can it be so simple."

Chu Jinyao whispered: "The situation on the front line may not be that bad. Didn't it just say that the prince is still on the front line? With the prince there, the border defense should not be that fragile."

The county princess glanced at Chu Jinyao and turned her head amused. The old princess also shook her head and said: "You are young and you don't know anything. The Tatar cavalry is exceptionally powerful, even the elite of the army, in the horseshoe of Tatar. The next move is like paper, vulnerable. It is precisely because the prince is in Datong that we are so worried."

The more the princess thought about it, the more angry she became. She couldn't help but patted the table and said, "If the prince is willing to listen to others, come to Taiyuan earlier, how can there be so many things? But the prince is very temperamental and refuses to come. That's not bad, he is stuck on the front line, and we don't have to prepare in advance."

Chu Jinyao almost opened her mouth in shock: "What are you going to prepare?"

The princess of the county touched the jade bracelet on her hand without saying a word, but the Zhao clan turned her head back and yelled: "Jin Yao, the elders are talking, how can you interrupt? Please apologize to the princess."

Now Chu Jinyao is really sure. The princess of the county just said that if the prince came to Taiyuan according to their thoughts, now they could already prepare to flee south with the prince.

It's just that the prince is still on the front line, and the Huailing Prince's Mansion is afraid of being blamed in the future, so that he dare not run away first, as the so-called "preparation".

Chu Jinyao burst into anger for no reason. The soldiers in front were still fighting **** battles, but these pampered royal women had already thought of fleeing without a fight. Also, fighting is someone else's business. They ran away quickly, and if they were defeated, they had their lives lost in advance. If they were defeated, they would come back to be their princesses. Anyway, where can I watch flowers and birds, buy clothes and make nails instead of doing it?

Chu Jinyao bowed her head angrily, the princess of the county had no time to take care of Chu Jinyao's rudeness, and continued to say anxiously: "Mother, what should we do now?"

The old princess thought for a long time, and said: "Wait first, let the people below be alert, and don't go out to cause trouble in the next few days. I think that although the prince is trapped in the border, there are so many people in the border, so the general soldier will definitely arrange it. The prince breaks through. When the time comes, it will not be too late for us to act."

The princess nodded: "Mother is right."

Datong is very close to the capital. After the prince breaks through the siege, he will not return to the capital from the perspective of safety or reputation. How ugly to return to the capital! Therefore, his greatest possibility is to withdraw south to Taiyuan, and then go south along with the current.

The county owner didn't think there was anything at all, but listening to her mother and grandmother say every word, she was also a little scared. She pulled the sleeve of the Princess of Rajun and asked, "Mother, are we going to run away?"

The county concubine sighed, hugged Lin Baozhu and said, "Son, don't be afraid. It is a man's thing to call and kill. No matter what happens, you are always the county head."

Chu Jinyao almost started to ridicule, that he was the royal county head and enjoyed the support of the people. Do you remember the mission of the royal family? But Chu Jinyao's sanity soon came back, telling these pampered nobles who were confined to their boudoirs for life what is the use. Integrity can only be used to restrain oneself, but not to demand others.

When the princess princess said so, the girls of the Chu family were also a little panicked. The third girl and Chu Jinmiao whispered: "When will the prince come over? Are we going to escape with the prince?"

Zhao raised his voice and shouted: "Shut up, you are not allowed to say these frustrating words. There is still a war ahead, what do you say about this?"

Obviously, everyone is tacitly aware of these, but they are not allowed to speak out. The third girl got a curse, and her heart was unhappy. She lowered her head and thought about the way forward in a panic.

Until now, no matter how fascinating it is, how can she save her life on her own?

After Zhao's scolding, the Chu family women did not dare to speak blatantly, but they kept whispering and were discussing this matter with people around them. Even Linglong whispered: "Girl, what about those things in the yard?"

How to do? Chu Jinyao hadn't thought about this yet. She has been thinking, Prince, will she really come?

Although the prince's reputation outside is not very good, after all, he dared to shoot the maidservant in public. This is too fierce in the eyes of the maidservants who have to ask a doctor for the big wound of the embroidery needle. But in Chu Jinyao's heart, she always felt that the prince was a very **** man, even if he acted cruelly, she did not hide his true nature. But if he really flees without a fight and comes to Taiyuan to take the female stream to the south... Chu Jinyao can't tell what she thinks in her heart, she just feels that she will look down on him very much.

It was originally a happily guest, but unexpectedly, such a news came from Hengkong. The female relatives gathered here, the more they thought about it, the more scared they became. In the end, Zhao couldn't help standing up and saying goodbye: "Old ancestor, princess, it's getting late, we have to go back."

The old princess immediately asked to stay: "How did this happen? Maybe the chaos is going on outside. How can you go on the road with so many girls? Why don't you take the children to stay first. After a few days, the situation will become clear, and we will do it again. Plan together."

Said they were planning together, but in fact, they were fleeing together.

Zhao said: "How did this happen? Our old lady is still in Hou's mansion, and Master Hou is also there. Where can I live outside by myself. The news came just now, presumably the Tatars are still far away from us, I I should be fine when I go back during this time."

"This..." The old princess thought for a while, and found that this was indeed the truth. Changxing Hou was still in the Hou Mansion. How could Mrs. Zhao, Mrs. Hou, live in another place? The old princess can only say: "Well then, take some girls with you, and be careful on the road. I will send a few more nursing homes to follow you, so it's safer."

"How did this happen? There are so many people in the palace, you keep your hands to protect the princess and the county lord!" Zhao refused.

The old princess insisted, and even the princess princess said: "Mrs. Changxinghou, just accept it. Wait until you are safely sent to Taiyuan, and then let them come back."

The Zhao family had no choice but to say goodbye to the old princess and the princess in a hurry, and hurriedly set foot on the carriage back home with a few daughters. When entering the palace, it was a sedan chair and a pomp, but when he left, he was in a hurry. The entire Huailing Palace was shrouded in the fear of an impending powerful enemy.

After the Zhao clan left, the princess of the county hurriedly bid farewell and took the county lord away. The old princess knew well that the princess princess was going back to clean up. After all, she was the princess and she had the most belongings.

Lanze, the maidservant in the old princess's house, exchanged a cup of hot tea, and asked anxiously: "Old ancestor, what can I do?"

The old princess slowly leaned her back on the pillow, and said leisurely: "It will do whatever you want. Even if the Tatars really come, you will have to live your life as usual. If there is such a day, you can go with the princess."

Lan Ze vaguely heard something wrong: "Old ancestor, what you said..."

"I'm old." The old princess closed her eyes, as if recalling the scene when she was young. "I remember that the old prince hated the Tatars very much. He went to dance with swords and guns every morning. He often told me that he would completely drive the Tatars out of Mobei, so that they would not dare to invade my Dayan. It's just a pity. He died early, neither he nor I were lucky enough to see this day."

"But fortunately, he died early. Otherwise, thirteen years ago, I saw us being driven out of the palace like a bereaved dog, running around, and we would definitely be able to die." The old princess opened her eyes, and her no longer clear eyes flashed. A little light, "I'm old and can't run. This time, I won't leave. I stay here and stay with him."

Lan Ze was heartbroken: "The ancestors..."

"Don't say it, I have decided." The old princess made this decision, as if letting go of the burden, and the whole person was much lighter. "If it really messes up in the future, I am afraid that the carriage will not be too much, and the opportunity should be left to Young man, when the time comes, you will go with the princess. I know you have served me intimately these years. As long as I say this, the princess will not refuse."

Lan Ze knelt beside the old princess's legs, sobbing silently.

The old princess thought of the scene just now, and sighed: "The princess is used to respecting her, and even Baozhu has been developed into an arrogant temper. In my opinion, I am afraid that the princess is secretly happy to be able to act with the prince."

"How could this happen?"

The old princess shook her head without saying: "No parents want to let their children get ahead. The princess has been going smoothly since she was in her boudoir, and she is habitually flattered after marrying, and her heart is very high. It is really pitiful for the parents of the world, and she wants to hold the treasure. At that position, in the final analysis, is it not afraid of Baozhu's arrogant temper and being bullied after getting married? It is just that after all, it is the crown prince. Empress Wenxiao has passed away, and the prince is not close to the emperor. This marriage, if the prince does not nod , I am afraid that no matter how many others say, it will not be possible. Originally, we thought that the prince would come to Taiyuan to recover from his illness, so that we could stay in the palace and let Baozhu and the prince have a relationship. But who can guess how the prince is not willing to come over? ?"

Lan Ze comforted: "Don't worry about your ancestors. The county owner is lively and lovely, and the prince will be heartbroken when he sees it."

The juniors just love to listen to these words, her ancestor, but she can't and deceive herself and others. The old princess sighed: "It's a pity that the prince refused to withdraw from the border, and the companionship was delayed again and again. Originally, the girls from the Chu family came over today and I deliberately mentioned this matter, but it was disturbed by the Tatars. Baozhu’s temperament is too arrogant, and she refuses to calm down to study. It’s okay to have elders like us taking care of me. What will she do when I die? Can I find two obedient girls to come over and study with her? Little things can make her aware of the warmth and coldness of human feelings, and the most important thing is to hone and deal with others."

"The county lord's fate is good. With you and the princess, the county lord doesn't need to learn this." A maid serving by the side quickly pleased her.

The old princess snorted coldly: "I think the princess and the prince were deceived by your rhetoric! You servants are really harmful. In life, even the princess depends on the face of the person. She is the county head, or Why don’t you need to learn how to behave for people with different surnames? You just flatter yourself with the princess. When you come to me, you dare to say such things?"

The talking maid hurriedly knelt down and banged his head: "It's a slave and maidservant that is not good. The crime of a maidservant deserves ten thousand deaths, please forgive me!"

The old princess didn't speak with her face, Lan Ze quietly kicked the maid on the ground and motioned to her to go out quickly. After the people left, Lan Ze slapped a fan while saying: "The ancestors don't want to be angry. The younger generations don't know anything. Don't you have to rely on you? Only when you watch, everyone in the palace can support them to move forward. "

The old princess sighed: "I'm old, can I still harass them for a few more years? But now, the princess is dreaming of the princess's dream, and can hardly listen to her words. It is a good thing to be a princess, but our family I should also think about this possibility."

Lan Ze slapped a fan and said, "It won't be impossible. Didn't the prince specially give the eldest girl from the Changxing Hou's family a makeup gift? It can be seen that the prince has a good idea of ​​Taiyuan's influence. We have a strong family background. Changxing Hou’s help, even the prince could not afford such a strong help. Now Xiaoqi also has a prince, the prince can be said that there is no mother clan, in this case, the wife’s clan is particularly important, the prince gave gifts to the Changxing Hou’s house. the meaning of."

The old princess was said to be happy: "If you want to test, you are also testing the Changxing Hou Mansion. How can you test our house through the Hou Mansion?"

"That's why you are wrong. What kind of family is our palace and what kind of family is Changxing Houfu? Since the prince has the heart to win over the Chu family, how can the prince refuse the dignity of the Huailing palace? Cute, straightforward, and with a strong background like the Royal Mansion, the prince would refuse to be stupid."

The same is to say good things. The little maid just said to provoke the old lady to breathe, but Lan Ze said, it can make the old princess feel comfortable. The old princess laughed from ear to ear, and nodded: "You are reasonable. After the war is over, Baozhu's affairs will need to be planned. It seems that she can no longer be left to study and study Xili. "

"You mean..."

"After the wind outside calms down, let a few girls from the Chu family come and study with Baozhu. She is too noisy, almost like a girl."

When Lan Ze heard this, his mind moved slightly, and he asked without a look: "Five girls came today, ancestors, who do you like in your heart?"

"I think that the fifth girl in their family is pretty good." The old princess was tired of talking, and she was served by the maid lying on the bed of Luohan. Lan Ze took down the small Kang table, knelt down on the pedals, and gently fanned the old princess. The old princess said: "After Baozhu and the others went out, what the little girls said in the Xiaohua Hall, Qiubo relayed it to me. Poor and humble, rich and rich, not like other sisters. The poor love the rich and are ashamed to mention their poor relatives. This kind of disposition is very good. If you find a playmate for Baozhu, family background is the second, and good disposition is the most important thing."

Lan Ze listened to it, and said humorously: "I think the five girls from the Chu family are also very good looking."

"Yes, this girl is very blessed. Although they are not as good as our palace in Changxing Hou Mansion, they are also a well-known family in Taiyuan. We seek the crown prince, and we have to look for help. If they have the intention, they will leave the five girls with us. The palace is not bad either."

"Huh? Old ancestor..."

The old princess stretched out her hand to stop Lan Ze's unspoken words: "This is still nothing, don't say it, it will ruin the reputation of the other girl. If it doesn't happen, then even the family will not have to do it in the future. There are children and grandchildren. After they come, we slowly see each other, whether it is to make a cousin with the son of the second child, or to give it to Yuaner, we are not in a hurry. There is time for these juniors to choose by themselves."

The old princess was talking about today's family visit to Changxing Houfu, and on the other hand, the princess of the county was also talking about it.

"Baozhu, look, which of the Chu family girls today suits you?"

The county owner looked up for a moment and asked, "Whoever I like, can I keep someone with me to play with?"

"What to accompany you? It is to accompany you to study!" The princess of the county corrected her daughter's words with a hatred of iron and steel, and then continued to ask, "Is there a candidate to listen to you?"

"I think that person in purple clothes today is not bad." After the county owner finished speaking, he added, "It's the one who was hugged by mistake."

"She," the princess said indifferently, "I remember she was ranked fifth, she seems to be called Chu Jinyao. You actually like her?"

"Right, okay?"

"It's not bad, it's just..." The princess said he wanted to say something, and finally said, seemingly pointedly, "She is so... dazzling."

The county owner blinked, and didn't understand the connection. When the princess saw her daughter's behavior, she sighed worriedly.

Mother and grandmother have completely different thoughts. The princess of the county wanted her daughter to be the princess as much as she was crazy. She even thought that after a few days, the Tatars would come over, and they would flee with the prince, maybe they would have the opportunity to let Baozhu and the prince coexist. Normally, the courtesy is strict, and the female family and the foreigner can hardly see each other, but at very moments, obviously they can't take care of so many. They are the palace, the most noble family in Shanxi, and they will inevitably be the closest to the prince on the road in the future. In this way, if you see the truth in adversity, the prince might have some pity for Baozhu.

If things go well, then Baozhu will have a few beautiful companions around him, it is not a good thing, but a big bad thing!

The princess of the county is already a married woman, and she almost naturally thinks of the doorways of the inner house, but when Lin Baozhu is not yet married, how can he think of the way of wives and concubines? The princess reminded him several times, but finally annihilated between his lips. Forget it, my daughter is still young, so what to do to make her worry about these things? No matter what the difficulties are, can she settle for her daughter as a mother?

Therefore, what the princess of the county likes more is actually the fourth girl of the Chu family, Chu Jinmiao.

Chu Jinmiao is weak and talented. He coughs after walking two steps. The princess of the county is very relieved that there are such people who accompany Baozhu to study. With people with good knowledge like Chu Jinmiao urging him, Baozhu will definitely be able to make progress, and looking at Chu Jinmiao's body, I don't worry about her thinking. Even if he becomes a dowry in the future, I am afraid that Chu Jinmiao is not a good man, even if he can be a man, it is not a long life.

This is very good. Companion students should be accompanied by students. How can she overwhelm her daughter's demeanor? On the contrary, Chu Jinyao almost trampled on all the taboos of the princess.

The princess of the county didn't know, but what she thought was completely different from her mother-in-law.

The princess hugged Lin Baozhu, her eyes flickered, and her mouth whispered: "My mother's dear. Don't worry, you were born to enjoy the blessings in this world. You don't have to worry about anything. Your own mother will take care of you. ."

This is the case with the prince, as is the dowry.

In the eyes of the princess of the county, it is better to say that she can help her daughter in the future rather than choosing a companion to study, and help her daughter, if necessary, to give birth to her daughter's dowry.

In the heart of the princess princess, the name Chu Jinmiao had already been finalized. As for the other one, she still has to take a good look.

On that day, the Zhao family hurried back to Taiyuan with his family. Fortunately, it was just the word of war. There were no riots among the people, and the road was still peaceful. When halfway through, the Zhao family was more relieved when they met someone from the Changxing Houfu.

Once back to the mansion, Zhao didn't care to please Mrs. Chu, so he went back to the house in a panic to clean up the details. At this time, the news of Tatar's offending side had reached Changxing Hou's Mansion, and the whole mansion was in a mess, and no one cared about Zhao's rudeness.

Chu Jinyao was sitting in Chaoyun Courtyard. Just after taking a sip of water, she saw Linglong bend and tentatively: "Girl, are we going to clean up the yard?"

Chu Jinyao looked up and saw the exquisite and ardent eyes, and the grandmother, Ding Xiang and others were also staring at her.

Everyone felt that the prince would flee without a fight, and soon Taiyuan would be exposed to the iron hoof of the enemy.

Chu Jinyao put down the tea cup and looked at these people upright and carefully: "Do you really think that the prince will be withdrawn from the front line? Will the tragedy of 13 years ago be repeated again?"

Grandma Sun laughed when she heard this: "Otherwise? Even the generals who eat the royal food are not willing to die in vain. They are the prince, the prince, the grandson of the Emperor, and the prince, who can count on him to die for us. Not on the front lines?"

Mother Sun's words are not good, how can you say that to the prince? The palace mother frowned secretly. Although she was disgusted, she did not refute: "Girl, you can't be lucky at this time. Now you can pack your hair earlier. When you escape in the future, you will have a little more time to survive!"

It's a matter of life, no one is qualified to say who. Chu Jinyao couldn't persuade these maids, but there was an almost stubborn insistence in her heart: "He won't."

"Girl, what are you talking about?"

"He wouldn't do this." Chu Jinyao also knew she was ridiculous. She didn't even know the prince, but she dared to praise this class in front of everyone, "I believe that the prince, he will not let the Tatar horseshoes. Across the border."

The palace mother thought that she was old, she was used to seeing Qianfan, and she should have found it ridiculous to hear Chu Jinyao's childish words, but when she looked up and saw Chu Jinyao's eyes, she couldn't answer the words for a while.

Chu Jinyao's eyes are round and big, her eyelashes are long and thick, and she looks gratifyingly tight. But now, those beautiful eyes were washed away and jokingly, full of solemnity, and the light in the pupils was almost impossible to look at.

She said that the prince would not be like this.

The day after the battle report came, the city of Xuande was broken, and the Tatars raised their scimitars and straddled the horse to shout for their victory.

On the third day, the prince personally led three thousand Jingwei, and went out to kill to the north. After a few days of seesaw, he finally regained Xuande with difficulty.

The fall of every city makes the people of Shanxi panic all day long. Chu Jinyao stayed in Mrs. Chu's room all day long. Her family was fully armed and planned to abandon the house and flee south if something went wrong.

However, news of the loss continued one after another, and the news that the prince regained the city gate also came like snowflakes.

The eight hundred li expedited military newspapers that the chief of the cabinet urged the prince to withdraw from the border are already piled up like a hill, but there is still news of the prince on the battlefield. The Datong General Soldier rarely defies the imperial order and refuses to relinquish the prince's military power.

Finally, after a long see-saw, news of the Yan army's counterattack finally came from the front line.

The prince hurried thousands of miles, went deep into the hinterland, and burned the tooth tents of a tribe in Tatar.