Chapter 39 Chapter Thirty-Nine

Walking under the tower of Fengxiang County, the guard of the tower saw the token of King Guangping and opened the door to let them go. Shen Zhenzhu lifted the curtain from the carriage and looked, and saw that the size of the county seemed small, as far as the eye could see, there were very few people on the streets, and there were heavily armored soldiers and soldiers walking in formation everywhere, pretending to be majestic.The armors were of various colors and styles, and some of the soldiers looked strange, obviously they were not from the Central Plains. Xiao Xiaofengxiang, at this moment, seemed to be a place where heavy troops gathered.The most eye-catching ones are the Huihe soldiers, all of them are tall and tall, with different faces and noses, and eagle eyes and tiger eyes-Ye Hu led 3000 soldiers and horses to Fengxiang.

Upon hearing the news, Yan Ming galloped to greet him. When he saw Shen Zhenzhu in the curtain, his expression was excited, and he bowed to the ground, his voice trembling: "Yan will finally see the princess again, God bless, God bless—" Li Chu smiled, Yan Ming stepped forward to pull down the guards riding Shen Zhenzhu's horse, and said: "Rong Yan rides the horse for the princess." Shen Zhenzhu couldn't help but smile, let Yan Ming lead the way, and drove to Suzong's Xingyuan. Suzong Xingyuan was in Fengxiang County to guard the mansion. Because of Suzong's royal visit, Wu Tairu, the county guard, could only vacate the mansion in a hurry, so that Suzong, the harem concubines, and the princes and grandchildren lived in.

Li Chu helped Shen Zhenzhu off the horse, took a deep breath, and said: "Let's go to see Father and Concubine Shu right now." Just as he was talking, he saw a person rushing to the front, but it was Cheng Yuanzhen, the Neifeilong envoy, who whispered to Li Chu: "Your Majesty heard that His Highness had returned, and Long Yan was furious. Your Highness should come later." Li Chu carried Chen Zhenzhu Zhishou said: "That's good too. How is your son?" Cheng Yuan replied with a smile: "Your Majesty saw His Majesty holding Xiaoshizi with his own hands yesterday and teasing him. He was very happy."

Under strict guidance, Li Chu and Shen Zhenzhu entered the palace, making many turns and turns, with few maids and servants along the way.When they came to a small courtyard, the number of palace guards increased significantly.Yan Ming said: "This is the residence specially reserved by Your Majesty for His Highness." Li Chu saw that although the courtyard was small, it was clean and refreshing, so he placed Shen Zhenzhu to live there, and said, "I will ask someone to bring Shi'er to you. Rest first, I'll go see Father." Shen Zhenzhu nodded vigorously when she heard him talking about Shi'er, Li Chu caressed her hair at the temples slightly dotingly, and walked out.

Simple and simple, there are only two maids serving in this room, both of whom are local girls temporarily recruited by the imperial court after Emperor Suzong arrived at Fengxiang.The two palace maids were quick in their hands and feet. Seeing that Chen Zhenzhu's face was dusty, they hurriedly brought water to wait for her to wash up, and helped to organize her luggage. They had been in the village for a long time, and after they were recruited into the palace, they had no full-time female officials from the Bureau of Etiquette to educate them. With basic etiquette, they are all a bit reserved and shy, reticent and reticent, for fear of accidentally saying the wrong thing.

Just after being settled down, when I heard the knock on the door of the room, and a warm breeze blowing against my face, a beautiful woman in a palace costume walked in with a baby in her arms. Shen Zhenzhu was ecstatic, she walked up to her three steps in two. The beauty in the palace costume bowed down with tears and called out: "Miss!" It was plain porcelain. Shen Zhenzhu fit her and Li Shi into her arms, and Su Ci cried loudly: "Miss, you are finally back, Su Ci misses you so much!" Saying this, she handed Li Shi to her, wiped away her tears, With a smile, he teased Li Shi's face with his fingers: "Shi'er, Shi'er, look who's back."

Shen Zhenzhu hugged her son in her arms.When we parted that day, he was still less than a month old, and he was just like a little cat in her arms. Now he is over half a year old, his stature has grown a lot, his face and legs are plump and very strong, his pair of eyes are exactly like Shen Zhenzhu's. His eyes are more expressive, and he doesn't cry when he sees Shen Zhenzhu, but babbles in his mouth.Shen Zhenzhu was overjoyed in her heart, she just hugged him and kissed him, unwilling to let go for a long time. Su Ci said beside him: "The little prince is cute and cute, and both His Majesty and Concubine Shu love him very much." Shen Zhenzhu's heart tightened inexplicably when she heard the latter, and Su Ci said again: "I have to order from Your Highness, and I dare not leave even an inch Little prince, don't worry, miss."

Shen Zhenzhu was very relieved, since she had been away for so long, Shi'er probably depended on Su Ci to take care of her, and it was really embarrassing for her to ask a young girl to take care of the child in the midst of chaos, this friendship should be remembered forever.Looking closely at the Suci, it is different from the palace now, wearing Sujin palace attire, she looks better than before, but her complexion is a little blue and yellow, and she is a bit haggard.Want to take care of children, very hard. He suddenly thought of someone and asked, "Where's Cui Caiping, why is there no sign of her?"

Su Ci showed some pity, "She also lives in this courtyard, but His Highness never pays attention to her, and she also has some—" It turned out that during the Mawei incident that day, although the mutiny soldiers did not embarrass Cui Caiping, she was greatly stimulated by witnessing the tragic end of the imperial concubine, mother and all her blood relatives, and fainted at that time.After waking up, my mind is no longer clear, and I only occupy one place all day long, or I am mumbling, or hysterical.Li Chu sought treatment from several doctors, but they only said that he was suffering from the "Syndrome of Frustration". After taking decoction, the attack seemed to be even worse.After coming and going, even Li Chu didn't want to talk to her anymore, so he just asked the maid to take care of her.

Shen Zhenzhu didn't expect it to be like this, at first she thought she was disgusting and disgusting, but now she couldn't help but sigh in pity, and said: "Let's go and see her in a while." As soon as she finished speaking, she felt her arms and front lapel warmed up, and she was surprised when she heard Su Ci giggling and saying, "No, I will give mother a greeting gift as soon as Shi'er comes." The two talked for a long time, and they didn't care, Take a dip of Longquan and sprinkle it all over Shen Zhenzhu's body. Seeing that Shen Zhenzhu was in a hurry, Su Ci stretched out her hand to take Li Shi, and said: "Let me do it, seeing that you are a mother, you don't have any tricks—"

Li Shi kicked up and down with his little hands and feet, apparently uncomfortable with urination, Su Ci coaxed him and hugged him, walked towards the inner couch, and followed her all the time, and the silent wet nurse hurriedly followed. Su Ci put Li Shi on the bed, turned her head and smiled at Shen Zhenzhu: "Miss, you have to come to learn—" before the next word "learn" was uttered, she tilted her head to the side, and fell down swaying . Immediately, the imperial doctor arrived, and he was also a famous local doctor in Fengxiang. He had the power to act as an imperial doctor, and carefully took Su Ci's pulse, and said: "Wangfei, the lady in the tent is Ximai." "What?" Shen Zhenzhu's mind roared. The imperial doctor said slowly: "Looking at the pulse, Madam is more than three months pregnant. Although the old man is from the mountains, I will never be wrong about the pulse." "Miss—" Su Ci softly called out from the tent, Shen Zhenzhu waved her hand feebly, the imperial doctor didn't dare to stay any longer, she packed up and let the maid lead the way out. Raising the curtain, Su Ci burst into tears. Shen Zhenzhu's heart skipped a beat.Why and how did bisque conceive?It suddenly occurred to her that she said that she had never left Li Shi for several months, so how many men could have close contact with her?Given the status of plain porcelain, how dare other men covet it? Could it be him? Feeling faintly frightened, any woman would not be so frightened if she were with him. She held Su Ci's hand and asked, "Who is it?" Su Ci turned her head away, she seemed to be crying secretly, Shen Zhenzhu's heart was tight and loose, loose and tight, her palms were covered with cold sweat, but she dared not bear to press her any more. After a long time, Su Ci finally turned her face around, stared straight at Shen Zhenzhu for a few times, then turned her eyes to look at the curtains on the tent, and slowly said words from between her teeth: "Yes—the wind—" The stone in Shen Zhenzhu's heart fell to the ground with a bang, and she secretly laughed at herself for being too nervous Li Chu.In the process of escaping that day, Su Ci showed a little affection for Feng Shengyi. Later, both of them were injured and went to Lingwu together.It's just that since Feng Shengyi and Su Ci have a physical relationship, Su Ci can't be wronged, so he said: "I see, Su Ci, you don't have to worry, after I tell His Highness, he will personally preside over the ceremony between you two. Feng Shengyi will give you the title of wife, and marry you in a grand manner!" "No, don't!" Su Ci stood up suddenly, grabbed Shen Zhenzhu's cuff, tears rolled down. Shen Zhenzhu was surprised. Su Ci shook her head and cried: "That day, he was drunk and woke up without knowing anything... He had no feelings for me, I don't want him to pity me, Miss, please don't make it public, I don't want to threaten him with my child... ..." Shen Zhenzhu was sad: "But you are already pregnant, how long can you hide this body?" "I must give birth to this child," Su Ci begged Shen Zhenzhu sadly, "Miss, I beg you to help me find a house for me to hide for a while, and I will come back when I give birth to the child." serve you." Shen Zhenzhu said sadly: "Suci, I can't help you. Back then, you, me, and Hongrui were like biological sisters. Who knew that Hongrui died because of me, and you are like this now, and your life is ruined. , after all, I didn’t take good care of you.” Su Ci sobbed: "Miss, this is all Su Ci's stupidity, as long as Miss doesn't look down on Su Ci, don't blame Su Ci..." After comforting Suci, she and the wet nurse finally coaxed Li Shi to sleep. It was getting dark and Li Chu had not come back yet. Although out of danger, the road ahead seems to be difficult to calm down. What happened and what will happen always makes Shen Zhenzhu uneasy. Pushing the window, the coldness of early spring is deep, the lights are scattered, the pavilions, houses, green onions, flowers and plants are all bathed in the moonlight. Open the door and step into the courtyard, cool breeze blows everywhere, people today still look at the moon in ancient times, for whom did the ancients set up mid-night festivals? Hearing someone coming slowly behind him, it was neither the dignified footsteps of the guards nor the steady and steady steps of Li Chu, so she couldn't help but look back at the Prime Minister, and was a little stunned, walking towards her was a middle-aged man in his forties , dressed in white clothes and plain shoes, with a calm and leisurely demeanor, walking slowly with his hands behind his back. After thinking for a while, she knew who this person was, took two steps forward, and said with a shallow blessing: "Mr. Li Mi is polite." Li Bibo was surprised, but still saluted and said with a smile: "Wangfei." Then he asked: "Have Bi and Wangfei ever met before?" Shen Zhenzhu smiled and said: "Pearl is young and has little knowledge. Mr. Zhu had a good demeanor in the past. I have never seen the fate of Pearl. Today is the first time I met Mr., so I am very lucky." But Mr. is the only one, and seeing Mr.'s outstanding character, I think it must be." Li Bi looked sideways, and saw the person in front of him speak calmly and calmly, but naturally calm, completely different from the concubines in the harem. Shen Zhenzhu said: "Sir, did you come to see Your Highness? He is going to see His Majesty, please wait a moment." "No, Li Bi's trip is only for visiting the princess." "Oh", Shen Zhenzhu said, "Then please come into the room and serve tea, Zhenzhu respectfully listens to the instruction." Li Bi shook his head and said: "Don't dare to bother the princess, Bi only has a few words, and then leave." Knowing that she came here with different intentions, Shen Zhenzhu still said with a smile: "Then please feel free to speak up, sir." Li Mi obviously hesitated, looked at the bright moon in the sky, and finally said: "Li Mi is here to persuade the princess to leave His Highness." As soon as these words came out, Shen Zhenzhu fell into a cave of ice and snow. For many days, she and Li Chu tried to avoid this matter, but they were finally pushed away. "Wangfei should know His Highness's aspirations. The news that Wangfei fell into the enemy's hands and died heroically spread to the army, and all the officers and soldiers in the army were filled with righteous indignation. They respected and admired Wangfei like a god. But now that Wangfei suddenly returns, the cause and effect, of course, Your Majesty, Your Highness knows it all, so how can we stop the people in the world from talking. All your mouths make money, and you burn wood. Now His Highness is expected by everyone, and our army is in full swing. Seeing that the golden opportunity to recover the two capitals has come, His Highness can take advantage of this opportunity to build a Incomparable meritorious service, Wangfei, do you have the heart to compromise His Highness's prestige at this time?" It turned out that it was so.She was trapped in the hands of thieves, and in the eyes of the people of the world, she was already dead. If she reappeared again, most of the people guessed that most of them would only classify her as immoral.How could she stand side by side with Li Chu, how could she join hands with him again? At this moment, I felt a dull pain in my heart. If this remark was said by someone else, such as Concubine Zhang Shu, such as Cui Caiping, she might not take it to heart, or even laugh at it, and never back down.But in the mouth of Li Mi, an expert in this world, she couldn't help trembling, even he is not exempt, let alone other people?And he knew that Li Chu would blame him if Li Chu knew what he said, so he still spoke out, which shows that people in the court share the same heart. She was alone in the atrium, and the cold wind hit her body. She didn't even know when Li Mi would leave. With warm palms, he embraced her, and heard Li Chu scolding in his ear: "It's cold at night, what are you doing here?" While talking, he half embraced her and walked towards the room. She didn't answer, and followed him blankly. When he crossed the threshold, his feet gave way and he almost fell down.She woke up in shock, supported him, only to see that his face was very bad, and his steps were weak, and she hurriedly asked: "What's wrong?" Li Chu rubbed his knees unconsciously, and replied: "It's nothing, let's rest early." Seeing this, Shen Zhenzhu immediately squatted down and lifted his lower robe, she couldn't help but shed tears in distress, seeing a big black and blue knee, she cried out lightly. Li Chu helped her up, and said casually: "I told you not to look, but you didn't listen. Your Majesty punished me to kneel in front of the steps for two hours. You ask the maid to apply some water, and it will be ready tomorrow morning." Laughing at herself Said, "I deserve it, whoever made me unable to bear it and left the camp to find you by myself, my father has given me a lighter punishment." As he said, he lightly scratched the tip of Shen Zhenzhu's nose with his hand, and said with a low eyebrow and a smile: "It's all to blame you……" Shen Zhenzhu wants to open up and smile, but in the end her heart is sore, she turns her face away and does not meet his gaze. Li Chu immediately realized that something was wrong, grabbed her body, looked at her intently, and asked: "What happened, why are you so unhappy?" Remembering that when she entered the courtyard, she was alone in it, her heart moved, she coughed, A guard immediately opened the door and entered. Li Chu asked, "Who came here today?" The guard replied: "Only Mr. Li Mi has been here, and he just left." Li Chu was furious, and said, "It's this old man again!" Fu held Shen Zhenzhu tightly again, "I know what he will say to you, don't pay attention to him!" Shen Zhenzhu looked up at him quietly: "You shouldn't insult Mr. Li Mi like this, he also has good intentions, who can think of you without avoiding suspicion." Slowly get out of his arms, and walk to the soft couch , slanted his back to him, and said: "Since you and I have been married for several years, I have always made you worry and worry, but I can't help you even half of it, and now it has become your burden. I really don't want to do this, you still let me I--" Before she could finish her sentence, her body tightened, and she was already held tightly in his arms. The force was so great that she couldn't breathe.He lost it and found it again, how could he give it up again and again, the intolerance and pain in his heart seemed to be extreme.Listening to his hoarse voice, he said word by word: "No, I won't let you leave me again, I know what you are thinking. If you dare to sneak away while I am not there, I will leave the barracks again and look for you everywhere until until I find you." Shen Zhenzhu was also extremely hard to let go of him, her tears were like rain, and she couldn't say a word. He squatted down, held her cheeks, gently wiped away tears for her, and said: "You don't have to think about it, even the emperor was very happy to hear that you came back safe and sound, and said that he summoned you tomorrow. Others gossip, Random guessing, it may not be able to dissipate in the short term, but everyone sees that the royal family treats you as before, and after a long time, they will naturally calm down. You don't need to worry about my false name. A man lives in the world. If he abandons his wife and children, he will not care. Why do you want to submit to the world? It’s just that during this period of time, you will always be wronged. After getting over it, everything will be fine. Besides, there is also Shi’er, who left you after he was born. Do you have the heart for him to have no mother to teach him?” Chong Holding her hand tightly, he said, "You should remember when I brought you back to Chang'an from Huihe. At the beginning, I said 'as long as you believe in me'. Now, I still say that - as long as you believe in me." Pearl, will you trust me?" Looking back on the past, although it seems that there are thousands of mountains and rivers, the person in front of him and his red-hot heart seem to have never changed. Shen Zhenzhu snuggled into his arms, and said slowly but surely: "I believe in you." Believe in him, there will be thousands of difficulties in the future, and you can only move forward.Her husband, her true love, is bound by fate and cannot allow her to shrink back and be cowardly.