little wife

Chapter 74

After watching Ning Xuan, Ning Luo's last worries in Beijing were settled, so she devoted herself to taking care of the studies of her younger siblings and packing her luggage for the northwest.The date of travel is set on the twelfth of August, and the eldest princess sent someone to calculate the auspicious day, which is suitable for travel and migration.During this period of time, the autumn tiger was almost gone, and the climate was suitable along the way. When we arrived at Luping City, it was the late autumn season there, and we could still adapt to the cold winter in the northwest.

On the tenth day of August, Zou Zelin hosted a banquet to return to Yunju to practice for Jing Yun. Not long after he left, a soft sedan chair arrived in front of Dingyunhou's mansion. Eunuch Tian knocked on the door of the mansion and respectfully invited Ning Luo to enter the palace. Emperor summoned.

Ning Luo, the Eldest Princess, and her siblings were eating, and they felt uneasy when they heard the decree. Jing Yun's exhortations were still in her ears, but she couldn't eat well, so she fell headfirst and said she was sick, right?This is a serious crime of deceiving the emperor, not to mention that Emperor Shenghe has met her twice, and he can be regarded as amiable to her. The marriage between the two of them was also bestowed by him, so there shouldn't be any serious problems.

She winked at Lvsong, signaling her to report to Jing Yun, and Ning Luo politely asked Mrs. Tian to wait a while, and she went to change into a formal dress, but Mrs. Tian smiled and said, "Madam, don't worry too much." Your Majesty said it, just summoned Madam to say something, and I have to come back before the key is set at the palace gate, just be normal."

Sitting in a soft sedan all the way into the palace gate, seeing that it was getting late, the sky was full of sunset clouds covering the roof of a palace with double eaves, adding a bit of pretty color to the solemn black wall and black tiles.

Ning Luo felt a little more relaxed. Seeing that Eunuch Tian was not walking towards the inner palace, she couldn't help asking curiously, "Has Your Majesty not rested yet?"

"Your Majesty has always been diligent in administration. If there is no accident, usually dinner is taken outside, and the revision of the memorials will not return to the bedroom to rest until the end of the year." Eunuch Tian said with a smile.

It is really hard work to rest until the morning of the fifth watch until the early morning dynasty.

Ninth Five Lord's words and deeds naturally did not allow Ning Luo to comment, but she couldn't help but say something: "Although your majesty is talented, you must combine work and rest, and don't overwork."

Eunuch Tian sighed: "Madam, I don't know. In the past, there were princes who would come to accompany His Majesty to talk, but since...the princes seldom wait by His Majesty's side. No one can stop His Majesty, and His Majesty will become more and more Come late and rest."

"Here... isn't there His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the other two His Royal Highnesses? There are also Imperial Concubine Mei and the others..." Ning Luo said nastily.

Eunuch Tian smiled meaningfully: "Ma'am, I'm afraid I don't know that in this harem, if you hurt one, that one will be thoughtful; if you pet another, this one will be depressed. It's better for everyone to follow the steps and fall down." clean up."

Ning Luo was stunned, feeling a sense of pity in her heart. If this Ninth Five-Year Master could do whatever he wanted, he might not be as good as ordinary people.

While speaking, she arrived at the Imperial Study Room. After Eunuch Tian led her there, he retreated out. There was no one there, so Ning Luo became a little bolder. She changed her gaze on the road and began to look around curiously.

The Imperial Study Room looks very large. There is a red sandalwood antique shelf in front of the left wall, and all kinds of ancient objects on it are exquisite. In the middle, there is a multicolored porcelain vase pinched with gold and inlaid with jade. Various flowers and birds are depicted in it, with complicated patterns and gorgeous colors; inside It is an aloes wood carving screen, carved with ancient gods and beasts, which is lifelike; further ahead is a red sandalwood desk, on the desk, in addition to the pen holder and paper inkstone, there is a small gilt and emerald incense burner at the corner, which is curling up. Breathing green smoke, a light fragrance smells very nice, it must be the special ambergris in the palace; facing the desk is a majestic and picturesque banner of mountains and rivers, estimated to be one foot wide, with steep peaks Ridges, waterfalls and dangerous streams, Dachen's great rivers and mountains are all in the painting, and the heart is surging.

After all, it is the imperial study room. The display here shows the emperor's mind and bearing. Ning Luo seems to have seen the scene where Emperor Shenghe discussed state affairs with his officials every day and planned strategies.

Just taking a step forward, Ning Luo suddenly saw a painting of rich and noble peonies hanging on the partition in front of the desk. The brushwork was delicate and soft, which added a bit of glamor to the royal study, which was really out of place.

Before she could take a closer look, Ning Luo was startled by coughing a few times, turned around and saw Emperor Sheng He walked into the study with a smile on his face: "Luo'er is here."

Ning Luo didn't dare to be careless, and immediately stepped forward to pay respects: "My wife has seen Your Majesty."

Emperor Shenghe waved his hand to signal that she didn't need to be formal, and walked slowly to the desk, staring at the picture of peonies and saying, "Luo'er also likes this picture?"

"This painting is powerful and profound. The richness and tenderness of the peonies are vividly displayed on the paper, and the details are so detailed that the court lady couldn't help but take a second look." Ning Luo replied respectfully.

Emperor Shenghe was silent for a moment, and the melancholy in his eyes flashed away: "This is the painting of Yun'er's mother when she was young. After finishing the painting, I was established as the crown prince. When I went to ask for this painting again, it had already been crumpled up and thrown aside. If I hadn’t snatched it secretly, I’m afraid there would be no such painting.”

Ning Luo was stunned for a moment, and then took a closer look. Sure enough, despite the superb mounting technique, a trace of crumpling could still be seen in the grain of the rice paper.

"She didn't want to send me off, so she didn't leave a seal on the painting. That's good, so I can hang here in a fair manner." Emperor Sheng He said indifferently, as if he was talking about an ordinary past event. However, Ning Luo was sore in her heart. The entanglement between these three people could not be solved after Yu Mingyu died, and she didn't know whether it was their luck or misfortune.

"Okay, let's not talk about these boring things anymore," Emperor Sheng He looked at Ning Luo and asked with a smile, "Yun'er is going to leave tomorrow, what are you busy with these days?"

Ning Luo had known that he would ask this question, so he picked out some interesting things about Jing Yun and talked about it. Emperor Sheng He was happy to hear it, and asked a few more questions, and finally said sadly: "I really can't bear to let you go, Lu Ping city has high mountains and long roads, and there are surrounding northern Zhou Dynasty, so I don't feel at ease."

Ning Luo respectfully said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, brother Jing is careful and will not fail His Majesty's trust."

Emperor Shenghe smiled: "As a king, I naturally believe that he can defend the border city as solid as gold; but as a father, I worry about my son traveling thousands of miles."

Ning Luo was speechless.

"His temper is stubborn, and even if he has difficulties, he will not give in to me. I am afraid that he will do something that will destroy everything, but you can't let his temper be. Remember one thing, he is my last. My beloved son, nothing compares to his safety, and he must be able to listen to your words," Emperor Sheng He stared at Ning Luo, and said slowly, "I have a token here, Luo'er, if one day the situation is critical , you send this token to a grocery store in the west of Luping City, and the people here will surely save the lives of your husband and wife."

Jing Yun waited anxiously outside the gate of the palace. As soon as he got home, he was told that Ning Luo had been summoned by Emperor Shenghe, so he rushed here.General Zhonglang's tooth card has been handed over, and all the military affairs of the Habayashi Army have been handed over. Without the imperial decree, he can only look at the majestic and solemn imperial city in the night and have nothing to do.

Although he knew in his heart that Ning Luo would be fine with Emperor Shenghe, once Ning Luo left his sphere of influence, he always felt like he was hanging in the air, which made him extremely anxious.

The palace gate suddenly opened, and a few people came out from inside, it was Ning Luo and Eunuch Tian, ​​he felt relieved, and walked forward quickly.

Eunuch Tian was overjoyed when he saw him: "Master Jing, are you here to pick up Madam in person? The servant can relax a bit, and don't have to send him off this way."

"There is Mr. Lao Tian." Jing Yun said without changing his expression.

"Don't dare," Eunuch Tian said with a smile, "If that's the case, the slave will go back to the palace first."

Watching Eunuch Tian enter the palace gate, Jing Yun took Ning Luo's hand, put her on the horse's back with a little effort, and then got on the horse himself, and the two walked forward slowly along the bluestone brick road And go.

It’s almost the night of the full moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival, the moonlight is charming, and there is only the sound of horseshoes chasing the clouds on the silent street, and it sounds like a rhythm.

Ning Luo leaned on Jing Yun's chest, feeling a little dazed in her mind, touched the golden hairpin in her bosom, and slowly recalled what Emperor Sheng He said, regardless of his status as an emperor, Emperor Sheng He was just an ordinary Father, want to be foolproof for his son.

Thinking of this, Ning Luo actually felt a little pitiful for the emperor who looked down on the world.

"What did he tell you?" Jing Yun asked suddenly.

"He...he just asked about your situation in the past few days, and also told me some things to pay attention to after arriving in Luping City." Ning Luo couldn't tell Jing Yun about this matter, and Ning Luo felt a little guilty.

Jing Yun was silent for a long while, and said to himself: "It's good that you don't have to see him in the future."

"Actually...he cares about you very much..." Ning Luo thought for a while and said cautiously.

Jing Yun's body stiffened immediately, and it took a while before he smiled self-deprecatingly: "I care? I'm afraid it's just a pity that I can't ask for it. If it weren't for his pressing every step of the way, how could I be the mother who lost my father? orphans?"

Ning Luo remained silent.

"Don't mention him, let's go!" Jing Yun clamped his horse's belly and galloped forward chasing the clouds. The majestic imperial city was left behind, and gradually became a blurred shadow and disappeared.

On the day when he left Beijing, the autumn weather was crisp, and Jing Yun led two hundred personal guards of the Habayashi Army and a group of servants from Dingyunhou Mansion to the northwest. Because Zijing’s family members were all in the capital, Ning Luo went Leaving her in the Hou's mansion also helped the eldest princess manage the family affairs.Lvsong, Clover, and Yingxiang followed Ning Luo to the northwest, where they recruited servants.

A group of friends bid farewell to the long pavilion outside the city. After all, they were high-spirited young people, and none of them had any worries about parting. Zou Zelin even asked Ning Luo repeatedly to talk to Yu Huiyao in Luping City.

Seeing that the time had passed, Jing Yun was about to give the order to set off when he saw a carriage galloping towards the capital. Ning Xuan poked her head out of the window and waved the handkerchief in her hand desperately at Ning Luo: "Jiumei Ninth Sister, wait for me!"

Ning Luo was both surprised and happy, seeing Ning Xuan's carriage stopped in front of her with a "wow", and Ning Xuan got off the carriage carefully supported by Chalcedony.

"Sister Seven, why are you making a special trip here? Is your body able to take it?" Ning Luo blamed.

"It's okay, the left and right are half useless," Ning Xuan said with tears in her eyes, "Jiumei is leaving, and I always come to see you off. I don't know when we will see you off. The road is dangerous and dangerous. , you must be more careful."

Ning Xuan was also saddened by what she said, and forced a smile: "Don't worry, we are following the official path, and there will be no danger. Besides, with Brother Jing around, who would dare to steal his edge?"

Ning Xuan took her hand and squeezed it hard: "It's good that it's okay, and I can rest assured by asking someone to send a letter over there."

Something was stuffed into the palm of the hand, Ning Luo was startled for a moment, and she also clasped hands with Ning Xuan, pinching the foreign object in the palm of her hand calmly, the two sisters bid farewell to a cup of tea, and then parted with tears.

After getting into the carriage, Ning Luo opened her palms and saw that what Ning Xuan stuffed her was a small ball of paper with a few words written on it: The person who robbed us at the Dragon Boat Festival last year was the prince's personal guard, Jiumei, Remember to be careful all the way!
(End of this chapter)