Chang'an is good

Chapter 87 She is the unlucky Li Shang

According to the custom of Dasheng, the time for offering sacrifices to the Ming Festival should be at night, but due to the need to prepare the sacrifices in advance, the Duan family attaches great importance to it, so they went to the Princess's mansion early to prepare.

After Duan got off the carriage, Chang Suining looked up at the mansion in front of him.

Everyone in the palace knew that Princess Chongyue had an accidental serious illness when she was eight or nine years old. Although she was lucky enough to save her life, she suffered from many sequelae.

And when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was 12 years old, he recommended himself to join the army for training, and before leaving, he asked the late Emperor for permission to allow his sister to go out of the palace to recuperate from her illness——

The sage made an exception. Princess Chongyue, who was only 12 years old, opened the princess mansion outside the palace, and ordered the medical officer to live with her, away from the noise of the palace, so she could concentrate on treating her illness.

Later, when the first emperor passed away and Li Bing ascended the throne, Princess Chongyue's mansion became Princess Chongyue's mansion.

But whether it is a princess or a princess, it is not so easy to be——

Recalling the slightly short life, Chang Suining only felt that the six characters "Chongyue Changgong Princess Mansion" on the plaque of this mansion should be replaced with "unlucky life".

And she is that unlucky one, Li Shang, Princess Chongyue.

"Come on, follow me in." Duan's voice rang in his ears, and Chang Suining turned his eyes away from the plaque.

Because outsiders are not allowed to set foot, the door of the Princess's Mansion is closed all year round, unless the holy driver comes to open it.

At this moment, Duan's brought Chang Suining with him through the side door.

The female envoy who led the way was a young and unfamiliar face. Chang Suining walked with the envoy at Duan's side, only to find that the furnishings in the mansion were the same as those in Xuan Ce Mansion, and they all kept the same as before. Only the traces of repairs were missing. big move.

Only one place was newly built, and it was this place that the female envoy led them to - the sacrificial hall.

In the quiet and tidy sacrificial hall filled with the smell of incense and candles, there are tablets of Princess Chongyue, a set of offering utensils, and a portrait.

The woman in the portrait is pretty, with cold brows and eyes, and a demure and dignified demeanor.

It looked a lot like her, but not at all—there was a resemblance in appearance, but she probably never looked so demure and demure in her life.

Since she was a child, she has never been dignified and demure.

When she was young, she came from a relatively humble background among the princes and princesses, her demure temperament was destined to only be bullied, and even after being bullied, she could only swallow her grievances.

She didn't want to be a poor idiot who didn't even have the ability to fight back after being bullied, not to mention that Ah Xiao was weak, and as an elder sister, she absolutely couldn't be weak anymore—this idea had been engraved in her mind since she could remember.

Later, there was no room for her to be weak and demure.

When returning to the hometown, there are always old things floating in front of our eyes. Chang Sui Jing Jing helped Duan to arrange the sacrificial objects together, and never said a word.

Seeing that although she was a young lady with a fresh face, she was calm and quiet in her work, the maid of the Princess's Mansion felt relieved - Madam Zheng Guogong came to sacrifice with the permission of the sage, and there is nothing wrong with bringing a young lady by her side. After all, in previous years, there was a precedent for the Wei family's lord and wife to come with them. As long as they worshiped sincerely and didn't make any noise, they wouldn't say much.

When everything was ready, the sky darkened.

The white candles in the sacrificial hall were lit, Duan lit the incense and inserted it into the incense burner, his movements were rare and steady, probably filled with many heavy thoughts.

Then, Duan and Chang Suining knelt down on the mat and kowtowed to the memorial tablet.

After kowtowing, Chang Suining knelt on the bedding, looking at the memorial tablet, feeling very mysterious - I don't know how many people are there in the world who prepare sacrifices for themselves and worship themselves like her?

Is Lord Yan's love for her alone, or for other unlucky people?
The burning paper money was ignited in the brazier.

Duan who has always been very quiet did not know when the corners of his eyes were red.

Seeing her like this, Chang Suining was not used to it.

After waiting for a while, I saw that Duan's eyes were silently shed with his head down.

Chang Suining felt more and more uncomfortable, and turned his head slightly to look away, only to see the maid at the side was also wiping away her tears - but she had never met this little maid, so why should the other party feel sorry for her former master whom she had never met? cry?
Perhaps this is the embodiment of his excellent professionalism when he is seeking a job in his position.

Over there, Duan threw a handful of burning materials into the brazier, his tearful eyes looked like a poor puppy under the firelight.

Chang Suining felt inexplicably guilty when he saw it, so he could only comfort him in a low voice: "Madam's condolences..."

Duan wiped her tears, exhaled a long breath, looked at the memorial tablet, and sighed hoarsely: "Your Highness once said that I am the funniest when I cry... If you see what I look like now, you will definitely laugh at me. "

Chang Sui Ning sighed with regret in his heart.

I see.

But he was not too upbeat, so he couldn't make a joke.

Seeing Duan's appearance of wanting to cry but not wanting to lose his composure in front of her junior, Chang Suining said in a timely manner: "Madam, do you want to talk to Your Highness alone?"

Mrs. Duan nodded lightly, thinking that Chang Suining had been busy with her for a long time, and said: "Miss Chang, you can go to the front and have a tea break for a while."

Chang Sui Ning complied, stood up and retreated.

It was a special case for her to come here with Duan's, and the sacrifice was solemn and quiet, so Xi'er was only asked to wait outside in the carriage.

There was no female envoy by her side, and a female envoy from the Princess' Palace led her to a side hall not far from the sacrificial hall.

After Chang Suining sat down, the envoy went to the tea room to make tea and prepare some fruit.

Although the layout of the Princess's mansion has not changed, there is no master and there are not many servants. After the envoy temporarily retreated, only Chang Suining was left in the hall.

Chang Suining saw the right moment and left the side hall.

Although she had never really lived in this mansion for a long time before, she would come back every once in a while when she was not fighting, so she was very familiar with the environment of her own home.

Walking to a place with a clear view, Chang Suining looked around carefully.

There has been no owner in the mansion for many years, so even though it is late at night, there are not many places to hold lamps alone, except for the sacrificial hall and the living place of the servants, there is only one exception——

Chang Suining quickly judged that it was the direction of Xiyuan.

Chang Suining thought about it for a while, picked a small path with no one, and walked quickly in that direction.

When she got close, she only heard a mess of voices in the courtyard, and she didn't go any further, but dodged and hid behind the rockery on one side.

Among the chaotic voices, there was a voice that was particularly serious, and it was already a bit angry when it came to speaking.

"Today is His Highness's birthday, and you are unprepared. I have clearly explained it early. How did you do it?"

"Acting so sloppily and sloppily... The Princess's Mansion can't tolerate such thieves and tricksters!"

"I'm going to report to His Highness!"

While speaking, the courtyard door was opened from the inside, and the speaker walked out quickly.

With the lantern hanging outside the courtyard gate, Chang Suining could see the man's face clearly.

Although he changed from his early twenties to his early thirties, it is not difficult to recognize.

That was her former personal maid, Yuzhu——

The other party's demeanor was impeccable, and she had the dignity of a first-class envoy.

But it was still obvious at a glance that the expression on her face was not what a sane person should have.

Soon, two maids came out with lanterns.

One of them quickly stepped forward and blocked Yuxie's path, with a complicated and hesitant tone: "...Aunt Yuxie, His Highness is not in the residence at this time."

Yuzhu stopped abruptly when she heard the words, and after a moment of stunned expression, her pupils constricted and her whole body trembled, as if remembering something extremely painful, terrible and unacceptable.

At this time, Chang Suining, who held his breath, was standing behind the rockery two steps away from him, and he had a panoramic view of the change in his expression.

"His Highness is gone, His Highness was killed in Beidi..." Yuxie murmured, "It's all my fault, it's all my fault for failing to protect His Highness, I am the one who deserves to be damned..."

After speaking, as if she was trapped in the painful past, she suddenly pushed away the female envoy who was blocking her without warning, and ran into the night.

"Aunt Yusha!"

Two female envoys hurriedly followed.

Seeing that they were leaving in the direction of the sacrificial hall, Chang Suining didn't rush to follow, but bent over and picked up a stone from his feet, went to the courtyard wall, took the stone and drew a few times on the corner, and left quickly. Under a seemingly simple pattern.

This is not the main courtyard, the walls are already mottled, the pattern is not conspicuous on it, even if you see it, you won't pay more attention.

But in the eyes of those with a heart, it must be eye-catching enough.

She came here today just to see Yuxie and explore the way.

From what I saw just now, it can be seen that there are at least two female envoys guarding Yuxie. Under such circumstances, even if she has great abilities, she has no way to do anything to Yuxie without being suspected.

Moreover, this is the Princess Chang's mansion, and she is no longer Li Shang at this time, so she has no advantage at all as a monster here.

Therefore, she wants Yuxie to come to her on her own initiative, regardless of other things for now, let's take the initiative first.

Regardless of whether the other party is really stupid or fake, as long as he is still alive, then don't try to hide the truth.

……

"Where did Miss Chang go?"

As soon as Chang Suining returned to the front hall, he saw the female envoy who had gone to make tea earlier walking quickly, obviously looking for her for a long time.

"I just had some abdominal pain, so I went to find a clean room." Chang Suining nonsense seemed a little uncomfortable.

The female envoy looked at the direction she was coming back, and there was indeed a clean room there, so she didn't think much about it, she just frowned slightly and reminded: "The Long Princess's Mansion is no better than others, it's better for Mrs. Chang not to walk around alone."

Chang Suining's attitude is also very correct: "Sister, don't worry, it won't happen again."

The girl's demeanor was not obsequious, her fair and beautiful face was only full of serious introspection, so the maid was stunned when she called her sister.

After a while, his complexion subconsciously softened.

——After all, there was nothing wrong with it. What's wrong with the little girl's abdominal pain and finding a clean room nearby?On the contrary, she really shouldn't be doing something so serious just now.

"It's cool in the evening, Mrs. Chang went into the living room to have some hot tea and fruits."

Chang Suining nodded his thanks, went into the hall and sat down as he said.

After eating a cup of hot tea, he sat quietly for another quarter of an hour, guessing that the time was about the same, Chang Suining then mentioned to look for Mrs. Zheng Guogong.

The maid nodded and led her back to the sacrificial hall.

As soon as the two approached outside the sacrificial hall, they heard uncontrollable crying.

But it's not Duan——

Although just after Chang Sui Ning left, Duan also let herself cry for a while, but in the middle of crying, suddenly there was a more sad and violent cry. Duan looked back and saw that it was Yu Yu. Duan rushed in like crazy and knelt down and cried bitterly.

This situation made Duan so frightened that he lost the desire to cry, so he hurriedly stepped aside.

The two chasing female messengers wanted to take him back, but the more they pulled the jade chips, the more they struggled, and they bumped into the incense table during the struggle, and their heads were smashed.

Tossing and crying like this for a long time, after Chang Suining arrived, he saw that he was exhausted and passed out not long after.

That's how to calm down.

Seeing Yuzhuan being helped down, Duan sighed for a long time, not knowing what to say, finally said: "Let's go back too."

Chang Suining nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

Back at Chang's house, Chang Suining took a bath, sat at the dressing table, and Xi'er twisted her hair with a snow-white cotton towel.

With the light movement of the light, the face of the girl in the mirror was blurred, as if it were real or unreal.

It was a worthwhile trip today, and we just waited for the movement from Yuxie.

But even though she has to wait, she can't just sit and wait for this one thing, she has many other things to do.

The next morning, Chang Suining got up as usual and went to the martial arts arena.

At noon, Chang Kuo returned home early.

Chang Suian was invited to go out to meet friends, but he is not at home today, and only his father and daughter were there for lunch.

Chang Suining is a person who wants to do it when he thinks about it. During the meal, he talked about his idea of ​​being a teacher: "Father, I want to ask my third father to be a teacher and let my third father teach me to read."

Chang Kuo paused for a while, swallowed the food in his mouth, and looked at his daughter worrying about gains and losses: "Sui Ning doesn't want to practice martial arts anymore?"

"How could it be, but the daily practice of martial arts is at most half a day, and the rest of the time is wasted, it is better to spend it on reading."

This sentence was like a reassurance, causing Chang Kuo to show a gratified smile: "It seems that our Suining wants to have both civil and military skills... You are so motivated, and Dad naturally agrees, but why do you have to ask your third dad to be your teacher? He is busy with the affairs of the Imperial College, so he can't get away on weekdays, and he probably won't be able to come here for ten days and a half."

Chang Suining: "It's not convenient for the third father to come, I will go to the Imperial College to look for him."

Chang Kuo was taken aback: "But the students in the Imperial College are all men—"

"I just want to know what the men are learning." Chang Suining's eyes showed just the right amount of naive expectation: "But I can't get into the Imperial College. Opportunities touch one or two."

Chang Kuo felt a pain in his heart when he heard it.

This feeling of being a father but not being able to fulfill such a small wish of his daughter is too painful for a general who is invincible on the battlefield.

Apart from heartache and self-blame, I can't help but feel unfair.

Damn it, why can't his daughter, who is so outstanding, go to the Imperial College to study as a superintendent in an open and aboveboard manner!
Nothing to say to a place that couldn't accept his daughter!

Grief and indignation turned into strength, Chang Kuo hurriedly grilled the rice, and urged his daughter: "Let's eat quickly, after eating, Dad will take you to find your third dad!"

Chang Suining couldn't help asking: "But it's more in accordance with the rules to come to the door in the morning when it comes to apprenticeship?"

Chang Kuo didn't raise his head and said: "My family's apprentices are apprentices, what time do you choose?"

This sentence matched his aura at this time, and it fell into Chang Suining's ears, and it felt more like-hit you, hit you, what day do you choose?
After all, it is old, except for the military regulations, other rules are not observed at all.

Chang Suining chose to temporarily observe filial piety and obey his father's arrangement.

Looking at the general and the girl who were about to bury their heads in the rice bowl, the servant's face was numb.

After the meal, the Chang family's father and daughter went to the Imperial College to find Qiao Jijiu.

At this moment, Qiao Jijiu is receiving guests.

The identity of the visitor is a bit special, and Qiao Jijiu would like to call him the hottest figure in the court recently.

　Good night everyone~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)