Chapter 3 Chapter 49: Jingjing Floating Clouds and Floating Sunlight

At noon on the 23rd, Suzong's imperial chariot finally entered Chang'an, Xijing. At that time, the weather was fine, and even though there were large clouds in the blue sky, the rays of sunlight piercing through the clouds were extraordinarily gorgeous. The left-behind King Guo of Xijing, who was more than forty years old, has been waiting for the bridge to meet him since the hour of Chen.Suzong and King Guo were originally half-brothers, although they had little contact in the past, now they reunite after the chaos, but they hold hands and look at each other. There is a lot of sadness and emotion in it, and Suzong even tears wet his breasts.

How to get out that day, how to get in today.The king of Guo led his entourage into the city through Yanqiu Gate. When they reached the city gate under the splendid lanterns, they heard the drums and music in the city. The mighty and long car drove slowly towards the city. On both sides of the street, the left-behind ministers, wives, and common people knelt down like chopping grass, shouting long live, deafening. Shen Zhenzhu lightly licked her temple hair beside her ears.Her chariot was in the middle of the procession, and she was unobtrusive when all the people bowed their faces. Returning from Fengxiang to Beijing, except for Emperor Suzong, concubine Shu Mian, and Zhai who were all dressed in uniform, the crowns and attires of the rest were all simple and obedient. Although Shen Zhenzhu didn't wear the nine-tin flower hairpin gown, she still chose a lavender regular gown to wear. , quite satisfactory.Others often wear silk around the shoulders and hang down to the knees for decoration, but she uses the same color brocade silk tied around her neck from front to back. In the autumn wind, the purple tassels are slowly swaying and floating as she walks, covering her neck. The scars of the bandage on the whole body were really covered up when I met Suzong this morning.In addition, the news of the recovery of Luoyang in Tokyo has arrived, Suzong was very happy, and did not pay much attention to other things.

Lifting the curtain at a corner of the carriage, the fresh sunlight almost blinded her eyes.At a second glance, there are people everywhere, a sea of ​​people.Their faces are obviously haggard, their clothes are so dilapidated, and behind them, there are many closed shops and shops, but what flashes in their eyes is joy, ecstasy, uncontrollable joy, so real, So true——Since the founding of the country by Gaozu, the people of Chang'an have never suffered from wars and looting; it is also because of the centuries-old prosperity that the essence of the Tang Dynasty has already been implanted in the hearts of all people in the world. Non-Anlu Mountain is expected to reach.

Shen Zhenzhu heard in Fengxiang that since February, Yushi Zhongcheng Zhang Xun and Suiyang prefect Xu Yuan have joined forces to deal with the rebels ten times their size and defend Suiyang until the ninth day of October. Sixteen heroes died for their country.When she heard about this for the first time, she fell asleep for several days. The state-owned iron shoulders carried the tens of thousands of mountains and rivers. sun and moon.And as the princess of the Tang Dynasty, what can she do?It was useless and ashamed. How could such a magnificent world and such Yin and Yin people fall into the hands of treacherous men, how could they be silently annihilated.

And she, after going through hardships and dangers, finally returned.The nine-layered palace is approaching, and the most chaotic page between her and him, and thousands of people, has been lifted, and the track of fate seems to be heading towards a bright place, but why, at this time, she still has deep melancholy in her heart, I only feel that the scenery in late autumn is bleak, and the fragrance of the clothes of the accompanying maids is as near as if far away, and the meditation is peaceful, and the sky is full of regrets. The car drove straight into Miyagi. With a thousand wastes waiting to be revived, Emperor Suzong summoned his ministers in the Xuanzheng Hall of Daming Palace.

The chariots of Shen Zhenzhu and Zhe Miyi stopped at the Yuehua Gate of Taiji Palace, and were carried into Shujing Hall by the servants in the palm of the chariot.This is also an expedient measure - because the Guangping palace was destroyed by the rebels, it is difficult to restore it for a while, and Li Chengyi went out with the army, and he had no vassal residence in Chang'an, so King Guo informed Suzong that he specially ordered Shen Zhenzhu and Zhemi to be resettled. Yi lives in Shujing Hall together. Shujing Palace was originally the former residence of Concubine Mei of the Shang Emperor. After Anlu Mountain invaded Chang'an, Concubine Mei disappeared. The palace was abandoned for a long time.The hall faces the three pools of East China Sea, North Sea and South China Sea in the north, and the scenery is pleasant.

The original maids and servants in the palace had long been dissipated. In order to welcome Suzong back to the palace, King Guo recruited thousands of court ladies, female officials, needlewomen, nurses and servants. There were more than 20 people assigned to Shujing Palace. See attention. Even the curtains and curtains in the hall are made of vermilion, rich and luxurious, and the attendants are dressed in light ink, ocher yellow, or emerald green, elegant and elegant.The female official in charge of the Shujing Palace is called He Lingyi, she is just twenty-eight years old, she wears a black gauze head, and wears a seventh-grade light green uniform. Qi.As soon as Shen Zhenzhu got off the chariot, she came up unhurriedly to lead Shen Zhenzhu and Zhe Miyi into the hall.The demeanor is dignified and calm, which attracted Zhemiyi to look at her again and again, turned her head to Shen Zhenzhu and whispered, "What a beautiful girl."

He Lingyiti had already made preparations, and arranged the residences of Zhemiyi, Li Shi, Cui Caiping, and Suci's mother and son in an orderly manner. The accompanying maids followed the usual practice in the palace, and all lived in Yeting Palace not far away. value. After resting for two or three days, after taking a bath at dusk, Shen Zhenzhu and Zhe Miyi went to the Chengxiang Hall of Daming Palace to see Concubine Zhang Shu. Daming Palace is located to the north of Taiji Palace. People in the palace often refer to Daming Palace as "East Inner", and Taiji Palace as "West Inner". You can enter from Xuanfu Gate through West Inner Garden.Shen Zhenzhu has often entered the palace in the past, in the gardens, in front of the court, and beside the steps in the palace, even in autumn, there are all kinds of autumn flowers, which are beautiful and swaying, especially in the morning when the dew is waiting for the sun, the blossoms are crystal clear .Now the flowers are scattered everywhere, and the twilight is gradually rising, and the wind is bleak, which makes people sad.

Concubine Zhang Shu is still taking a bath.There are several groups of concubines and wives waiting to visit inside and outside. Looking from the hall to the inner room, I saw that the curtains had been rolled up, and the twilight was blurred. Everyone had been waiting for a long time, and suddenly they heard a ray of fragrance slowly overflowing from the inner room. The fragrance fills the palace, quiet and refreshing, fragrant but not greasy, thick but not demonic, which makes people feel refreshed and happy.Concubine Zhang Shu has already walked out of the inner room amidst the fragrance, embroidered clothes and brocade clothes, with high temples, laughing and saying to everyone: "How about the newly found spices in this palace?"

All the concubines and concubines praised it very much. Concubine Zhang Shu said: "The name of this incense is called fallen leaves. It is made of more than a dozen kinds of spices in secret. It is extremely rare. I don't get much from this palace." Holding the lacquer basin, there are two navy blue glazed bowls on it, the lids of the bowls are decorated with three-leaf pine branches, and the silver-white tassels are tied around the necks of the bowls, which are very delicate and lovely. Concubine Zhang Shu said with a smile: "It's a shame that there are only three bottles in this palace. Pearl and Zhemiyi, it's the first time for the two of you to live in the palace. I can't help being a landlord. I'll give you both of these two bottles."

Although Shen Zhenzhu felt that the word "fallen leaves" was quite ominous, but it was difficult but kind, and most of the other concubines were envious, and hurriedly knelt down with Zhe Miyi to thank her. Concubine Zhang Shu said again: "Today is really a good day. I have a new prostitute, and I can meet you all. This spice is exactly what she made carefully." She clapped her hands lightly, and called to the inner room: "I haven't come out yet. I have seen you, ladies and gentlemen!" Hearing the tinkle of the ring pendant, a beautifully dressed woman walked out of the inner room, her head tied in a bun, her brows were faintly drawn, and she looked radiant. When Shen Zhenzhu saw this person, Fang Zi was taken aback, before he could speak, there was a concubine beside him exclaiming: "Isn't this the Dugu Ruren from the Guangping Palace back then?" Concubine Zhang Shu raised her voice and laughed: "Princess Pingyang has good eyesight, Jing'er, I haven't met Concubine Shen yet..." Dugu Jing closed her skirt, opened her lotus steps, and Pingping Tingting walked up to Shen Zhenzhu, she was about to bless her with a smile.Seeing that her appearance did not change much from four years ago, Shen Zhenzhu saw that she was only a little plump, and she lightly avoided being impolite, and said, "Where has my sister been these four years? You have left the house, and you have been accepted as righteous by Concubine Shu Daughter, this concubine cannot bear this ceremony." Shen Zhenzhu is the concubine of Guangping Wang, if she does not accept this ceremony, she no longer recognizes Dugu Jing as a concubine of Guangping Wang.And her reasons are also sufficient - Dugu Jing has been missing since the fire four years ago, and everyone else said she was dead, but she suddenly appeared today, not only was Huo Yin brought back to the table back then, but Dugu Jing's whereabouts in the past four years are also a big one. The question, who knows if he is still innocent, is he eligible to return to the palace? "Jing'er has suffered a lot in the past four years. This good girl really teaches people to cherish and love." Concubine Shu interjected, "Jing'er, tell your princess what happened in the past four years." Dugu Jing knelt down on his knees when he heard the words, tears welled up in his eyes, "Princess, that year a fire broke out in the Xiuyun Pavilion, and the slaves and servants were choked by the smoke, and passed out on the spot. After a long time, I woke up and found It fell into the hands of a few thick-eyed men, and later, the servant Fang Xiao, these people were originally thieves, and they wanted to enter the Xiuyun Pavilion to steal, but who knew that there was nothing valuable in the Xiuyun Pavilion, so they set fire to it kidnapped slaves." All the concubines and concubines had doubts about Dugu Jing's "resurrection from the dead". Now that she heard her pitiful words, she felt even more sad about everyone's situation after the Anlu Mountain chaos. . Dugu Jing wiped his tears, and said again: "Those villains originally had mischievous intentions towards the servants, but the servants refused to obey... The servants look forward to each day, hope every day, I only hope that His Royal Highness and the princess can find the trace and rescue the servants... ..." Shen Zhenzhu is the most astute in this matter, and now listening to Dugu Jing's rhetoric, which is full of mistakes, omissions and flaws, it is difficult to understand which play Zhang Shufei and Dugu Jing are playing, and has been listening to Dugu Jing calmly Say.Hearing Dugu Jing say this, the inside and outside of the words, more or less lead the concubines and wives to blame her and Li Chu, and it is even more imaginative - the fire in Xiuyun Pavilion back then, could it be that she, Shen Zhenzhu, was so jealous The concubine's room, ordering others to set fire to murder?At that moment, Qu Shen rolled up the Dugu mirror: "So, my sister has really suffered for the past few years. Those villains are really bold and reckless, dare to enter the palace of Guangping to steal." He raised his eyebrows and sneered, "You can also kidnap people and escape easily. But he regards the palace as nothing." The palaces of the princes in Chang'an have always been heavily guarded. During the period, because of Li Chu's noble status, he was especially loved by Xuanzong, and the number of guards on guard was double that of other palaces. When the concubines and wives heard Shen Zhenzhu's words, they felt a little bit suspicious in their hearts. . Shen Zhenzhu asked again: "Then how did the younger sister escape from the thief? Why didn't she go back to the palace and look for His Highness and me in the past four years?" "Three months after being kidnapped by that group of gangsters, the slaves managed to escape from the stronghold by taking advantage of them going out to rob one day," Dugu Jing said calmly, as if ignorant of everyone's doubts, "I knew at that time that the gangsters The servant was tied up to Yizhou hundreds of miles away from Chang'an. The servant was penniless and unable to return to Beijing on the road. They rushed to Chang'an, but they did not expect that the Anlushan dogs rebelled, and Chang'an fell. The slaves and servants had no one to rely on, and hid in the countryside, sharing the troubles with a woman who fled a spice workshop. Last year, she died of a serious illness, so she passed on all the secrets of spice making For the servants. A few days ago, I heard that Yujia was returning to the capital, and the servants were overjoyed. It was convenient for them to wait outside the palace in the early morning, and I didn’t expect to meet Concubine Shu.” Concubine Zhang Shu giggled to the concubines and said: "This is also a coincidence. In the past, I saw this child as mature and stable, and she was very pleasing to the eye. It's just that she always cared about the low status, and always stuck to the etiquette when meeting each other. , is born with me. When I went back to the palace that day, I saw the child kneeling outside the palace gate from a distance, thinking that this figure was so familiar, but when I looked again, it was her." When she said this, those concubines and wives followed her words and praised, "This is exactly the mother-daughter relationship between the empress and Dugururen. Otherwise, we would have traveled thousands of miles back to Beijing. Why didn't we see such a close-eyed girl?" What about?" "The concubine remembers that a few days ago, the empress lamented that she didn't have a daughter Chenghuan under her knees, and she was quite regretful, wouldn't her wish be fulfilled today?" Only Zhe Miyi didn't know the cause and effect, so he didn't agree. Amidst the crowd's chatter and laughter, Shen Zhenzhu held Dugu Jing's hand, looked it up and down, and laughed with a raised voice: "After a few years, my sister has grown better. This slender hand is as delicate as it was back then. How about it?" Come back with me!" Since she pointed out that Dugu Jing's hand was as usual, she meant to tell the truth that Dugu Jing said that he had been spinning in Yizhou for a year, which was obviously a lie. Dugu Jing's face was smeared with red clouds, but she felt that Shen Zhenzhu's body was leaning forward, her voice was extremely low, and only she could hear, "You are so eloquent, what's the matter?" with.She was blessed, and replied loudly: "The servant wants to serve under the concubine's knees from now on. If I don't go back to the palace, I hope the concubine will agree!" Shen Zhenzhu was slightly stunned, Dugu Jing reappeared, and with the backing of Concubine Zhang Shu, she only thought that she would definitely return to His Highness' side, who would have thought that she would not go back.While he was still thinking, Dugu Jing whispered in his ear: "As long as everyone is willing to believe it, it doesn't matter what you say." She raised her head abruptly, and Dugu Jing stood in front of her as if nothing had happened, waiting for her to reply. Concubine Zhang Shu seemed to be stunned as well, and laughed aloud: "You child, now that you are married, how can you not rely on your own husband? My old woman has only a few years to serve, so how can I delay your youth. Follow Concubine Shen quickly. Bar." Dugu Jing turned around, faced Concubine Zhang Shu, bent her knees, and knelt down, "I have lost my mother since I was young, and I have never tasted the affection between mother and daughter. Today, Meng Niangniang accepted her as a righteous daughter, and she is very happy. Zhengsheng, this servant just wants to snuggle under the empress' knees, serve her day and night, and hope that the empress will not dislike her!" When she reached the last sentence, she choked up again. Concubine Zhang Shu pointed at the Dugu mirror, shook her head and smiled at the concubines beside her, and said, "Look, look, this righteous daughter of this palace is really a clever mouth. Now there is a lot of trouble inside and outside the palace—if we don't let her She stays to serve me, but I despise her; if she stays to serve me, there is no mother-in-law who robs her daughter-in-law to serve her!" What she said made all the concubines laugh, and persuaded: "This is also her filial piety. The empress is really blessed, not only the two princes are extremely intelligent, but even the righteous daughter is so considerate." Another concubine said: " Today's matter depends on whether our concubine Shen is willing to let him go." Shen Zhenzhu smiled, and said: "Filial piety is the first thing to do. My sister is determined to serve my mother and concubine, how can I block it. When His Highness returns to the mansion, the daughter-in-law will tell herself, and His Highness is pure filial piety, so it is naturally 10,000 promises. Daughter-in-law I should also notify the Bureau of Etiquette in time, and must remove the name of Sister Dugu from the concubine book of the Guangping Palace. how?" Concubine Zhang Shu was presented with a cup of tea by the maid behind her, she drank it slowly, nodded and said: "Concubine Shen is more considerate, that's exactly the reason."