Concubine's true colors

Chapter 748 Sisters Reunited

The heavy rain passed overnight in mid-April, whether it was the killing, or the unbearable guilt, or Xiangping's opening up of his heart to Xiao Yijun.

It will all be over as the sun rises the next morning.

After all, just as Xiangping said last night, she has gone too far on this road to power and position, and she can't turn back long ago.

In fact, it is not only Xiangping, whether it is Empress Chen or Ji Lingfeng, as well as Xiao Jinxuan and Zhou Xianyu who wholeheartedly support Zhou Xianchen.

They have long been in an endless situation with each other, and no one has a way out, let alone a chance to start over.

But compared to Xiangping's premature birth and loss of sons, Ji Lingfeng died four sons in a row, Chen Hou was furious, and the whole queen mother was in a mess.

After washing up early, Xiao Jinxuan, who was walking down the attic and preparing to go to the Town God's Temple to pay respects, seemed much calmer and calmer.

After all, Zhou Xianyu comforted her all night last night, Xiao Jinxuan, who was already very far-sighted and broad-minded.

Maybe she was really just disturbed by the heavy rain in the middle of the night, feeling uneasy and feeling emotional.

Now that the sun has risen, looking at the bright sunshine, her mood has returned to normal, and she will not add emotion in vain.

Knowing that Xiao Jinxuan was going to get up early to leave the residence, Zhou Xianyu also got up early on purpose to send her out of the residence in person, the concern in his eyes was self-evident.

Then he repeatedly asked Bai Chu, who was accompanying him, and the twenty palace guards to protect Xiao Jinxuan's safety.

But before Zhou Xianyu finished speaking, he was interrupted by Zhou Xianchen who suddenly came out of the mansion.

It can be seen that Zhou Xianchen, who usually wears a dragon robe according to the specifications in the Prince Regent's Mansion, now, accompanied by Zhu Xin, changed into a light blue Confucian robe, and excitedly ran up to him and said:
"Seventh Brother, I heard that Seventh Sister-in-Law is going to Tu'er Ridge, can you allow the emperor to go with me? Since I became the emperor, I have stayed in the palace for several years and have not come out. Now I finally moved to the palace I live temporarily, but I can’t leave the mansion all day long, lest I be found out by the eighth sister in the city and be forced to go back to the palace. But when I go to Tu’erling, there are few people there except pilgrims. Breathe, brother Wang, you must agree."

Zhou Xianchen is only 17 years old now, just the age when he loves to play and can't be idle.

In addition, he was pushed to the throne by force, so he didn't have the calmness and competence that an emperor should have.

Therefore, when facing Zhou Xianyu, even though Zhou Xianchen was the emperor, he tugged on the other party's sleeves and begged, even with the meaning of being coquettish and shameless.

Although Zhou Xianyu loved and cared for this emperor's younger brother, but for the sake of the other's safety and the emperor's dignity, he immediately rejected the other's nonsense idea.

But she never thought that sitting in the carriage and watching this scene through the window, Xiao Jinxuan could really see it.

I think that when she first came to the capital from Yangzhou for about a year, she met Zhou Xianchen. The other party was the older sister, and the younger sister called him.

For this kind-hearted, gentle and indisputable Ninth Prince, Xiao Jinxuan has always loved him like a younger brother.

Even though the other party is Empress Chen's biological child, whether it is party or not, it will not affect Xiao Jinxuan and Zhou Xian's deep feelings at all, so she couldn't bear it for a while, so she pleaded:

"My lord, why don't you let the emperor go to Tu'er Ridge with me. It's a little far away from the capital, and there are no busy people on weekdays. At that time, I will let the Ninth Emperor feel wronged and follow me to pretend to be a little boy holding incense. We will stay in the Xiang guest room until we avoid the idlers and others. Then he will not be afraid of attracting attention if he wants to travel around. I will definitely be more careful not to let the Jiuhuang brother be seen through his identity. .”

Zhou Xianyu was not a serious and rigid person, Zhou Xianchen had a pitiful face, and Xiao Jinxuan was begging for mercy.

So in the end, although Zhou Xianyu wanted to stabilize the court situation, he couldn't accompany him with him.

But he still increased the number of guards to 30, and then he allowed Zhou Xianchen to get on the carriage, and watched the group of people leave the palace.

It's just that Zhou Xianyu focused all his attention on the back of the carriage.

Therefore, among the tall pavilions on the other side of the palace, several figures leaving quickly were ignored by him.

And without the slightest idea, Xiao Jinxuan, who was secretly followed by people in his line of horses and chariots who went to offer incense, had not even left the capital.

She was sitting in the carriage, frowning and listening to Bai Chu telling her about Ye Yiran.

"Princess Qiansui, Miss Ye was in the other garden that day. She took advantage of Princess Xiangping's fall and chaos and escaped, and rushed back to our Regent's Palace. But because you have ordered, you don't want to see each other, so the subordinates made it their own." It is advisable to arrange for the person to live in a secret place. But Miss Ye asked her subordinates to tell you that she is willing to follow the princess, and I hope you can show me how to arrange the other party."

For Ye Yiran, Xiao Jinxuan sympathized with Ye Yiran's background.

But even though Ye still had a grudge with Ji Lingfeng, the other party was ruthless, killing innocent women and children, and even threw young children to the ground.

This made Xiao Jinxuan very disgusted in her heart, and she didn't want to keep this kind of person who did things for others and could kill innocent people indiscriminately just to avenge her personal anger. It was also difficult for her to trust him.

So just concentrating on thinking for a while, Xiao Jinxuan said in a calm voice:
"The grievances of the Ye family, as a reward for Ye Yiran's help, I will clear her father's name. As for Miss Ye, the cooperation between me and her is over, and what she does in the future has nothing to do with this concubine. Tell her not to stay. She's in the capital, otherwise Ji Lingfeng won't let her go."

Because after Zhou Xianyu learned of Xiao Jinxuan's true identity, he changed his previously distant address, and started calling her concubine one by one.

As time passed, people in the mansion no longer called Xiao Jinxuan "His Royal Highness Princess", but also called Princess Chitose.

Even Xiao Jinxuan herself, for the convenience of consolidating her identity in Dazhou, was subtly affected, so she now considers herself "my concubine".

But looking at Xiao Jinxuan's calmness, ordering Baichu without haste, and demeanor as if giving orders.

Zhou Xianchen, who was also sitting in the carriage, had a faint look of admiration in his eyes, sighed softly, and said in a slightly downcast voice:
"No wonder Seventh Brother always told me that if he was not in the capital and went to the military camp, if I couldn't make up my mind about any important matters, I could go to Seventh Sister for advice. I didn't understand why Seventh Brother would allow Seventh Sister to take charge of politics. Now I see Seventh Sister-in-Law, you have a good schedule, and you have a heart for the city, and you are indeed several times better than Xianchen. Speaking of it, I am useless. Although I am the emperor, if there is no Seventh Brother who has been helping and assisting , maybe I will be the most useless monarch in the history of the Great Zhou Dynasty."

Hearing these words, Xiao Jinxuan's expression froze for a moment. She didn't expect that Zhou Xianchen would belittle herself so much in her heart, without even the slightest confidence in herself.

Knowing Zhou Xianchen's temperament, Xiao Jinxuan, who was not suitable to be enthroned and proclaimed emperor, also felt that good luck made others, but she still enlightened with a gentle smile:
"Brother Nine Emperors, you should always remember that you are the king of a country. If you are depressed and don't even believe that you can govern a country well, then the people of Dazhou will also fall into hesitation and turmoil. Think Thinking of your father and brothers, how hardworking they are for this country. They even experienced the war between the two countries and regained the lost land, but now, brother, you only need to be a good guardian of the country. Compared with the ancestors of the Zhou family royal family , the burden on you has been much lighter, as long as you have the confidence to be a good emperor who is diligent in governing and caring for the people, I believe you will be able to do it."

In the palace for a long time, Empress Chen didn't even give Zhou Xianchen the right to review the memorial in order to monopolize the power.

Therefore, under this kind of long-term suppression, Zhou Xianchen, who was already kind and uncontested, inevitably became even more unconfident, and even confused about what he, the emperor, could do.

But now in the Prince Regent's Mansion, not only can he exercise the rights that a monarch should have, but he also has Zhou Xianyu's dedicated assistance.

Now Xiao Jinxuan's words gave Zhou Xianchen great encouragement.

After all, the Seventh Sister-in-law in front of me is just a woman of the generation, so she can say such insightful advice.

Zhou Xianchen felt that he was a majestic man, and even the emperor of the Great Zhou, so he had no reason to continue to be depressed.

And for some reason, Xiao Jinxuan's resolute reassurance in her gentleness always made Zhou Xianchen find a kind of déjà vu and extremely familiar feeling in the other party.

But after thinking about it carefully, he was sure that he had never seen this Beirong princess, and he couldn't remember where this familiarity came from.

Immediately following the journey, Zhou Xianchen, who had already discovered that Xiao Jinxuan was not an ordinary housewife, even discussed with Xiao Jinxuan the affairs of the government and the party and government.

Although Xiao Jinxuan is a woman, she has always been closely related to the schemes of the previous dynasty in the past seven or eight years.

Compared with Zhou Xianyu, the regent, explaining the power and tactics of the court is more simple and easy to understand, and the sentences are extremely incisive.

In the end, when the carriage stopped outside the City God's Temple, Zhou Xianchen, who was still full of thoughts, woke up like a dream. Although he was pretending to be a boy holding incense, it really insulted his status as the king of a country.

But this meeting has already greatly admired Xiao Jinxuan, even to the point where Zhou Xianchen was in a state of prostration.

He felt that the long conversation in the carriage really benefited him a lot, not to mention just holding some joss sticks.

If it wasn't for his disapproval, he would have kowtowed to the ground, enshrined Xiao Jinxuan as the emperor's teacher, and carefully taught him how to govern the country.

Although Zhou Xianchen traveled in plain clothes, Xiao Jinxuan's identity as the regent princess was made public, so the royal family offered incense and the guards led the way.

Even though there were many pilgrims, with Xiao Jinxuan carefully guarding him along the way, Zhou Xianchen entered the wing of the Town God's Temple without any danger, and was not recognized by anyone.

As for Miaozhu, Meng Liangjun, when she learned that the main concubine of the Prince Regent's Mansion had arrived and explained the retribution of good and evil, and the scriptures of the city god, she immediately came to greet her in person.

The two sisters hadn't seen each other for almost four years. Seeing Meng Liangjun, who was dressed in layman's clothes and had his hair up, walked into the wing room, and was about to kneel.

How could Xiao Jinxuan accept this gift from the other party, enduring the excitement and tears she was about to shed, she turned her head and said to Zhou Xianchen:
"Ninth brother, I know from the lord that you have always been fascinated by landscape poetry. The scenery behind the Tuer Ridge must be very beautiful, so let Bai Chu accompany the guards, you can enjoy it to your heart's content, but remember to come back before dark. "

Hearing that Xiao Jinxuan was willing to let her go, Zhou Xianchen, who hadn't traveled around for a long time, couldn't wait any longer.Immediately nodded sharply, he walked out of the wing impatiently.

When she saw that there was no one else around, Xiao Jinxuan couldn't hold back her tears after all.

Seeing that Meng Liangjun was in a daze because of her tears.

Thinking of her disfigured face and the suffering she had suffered, Xiao Jinxuan felt even more bitter in her heart, and couldn't help but choked up and said:
"Liangjun, you have lived well these years. I am Jinxuan. Although my appearance has changed a lot after being separated for a few years. But you and my sister have been sisters for many years, don't you really recognize me?"

(End of this chapter)