Chapter 18 Chapter Eighteen

Zhaojun in Tsing Yi and sarong looked at the glass of medicinal wine on the table, tears rolled down like broken pearls.She wasn't greedy for life, but she just thought of how the sad news of her death would spread to her hometown, how would her elderly parents cry to death?Between the square inches, there is a stinging pain like a slash, so that I can no longer control myself. "Eldest sister," she suddenly stretched out her hand, "I'm going to accompany fourth sister." Just as he reached out to the wine glass, Lin Cai held it down. "Second Sister, Second Sister!" She had an almost pleading expression: "You must not do this. Wait a minute!"

"What are you waiting for?" A cold voice spoke from outside the door. Lin Cai and the tearful Grandma Fu were all surprised.Knowing whose voice it was, they all turned their heads to look.Sure enough, it was Ye Ting Ling outside the door. "Grandma Fu!" "Yes." Granny Fu ran out, rubbing her hands, and said in a low voice: "You always hold your hands high——" "What are you talking about?" Ye Tingling shouted loudly: "The Empress Dowager's order is to return at noon. Look at the sun! Go and tell Wang Zhaojun, don't be so greedy for life and afraid of death."

"Didn't the emperor have a decree to keep people here for the time being?" "Yes! Yes." Ye Tingling deliberately raised his voice: "The emperor's will comes first, and the queen mother's will comes later. Let me ask you, even if it is an ordinary family, should I listen to my mother or my son? ?” "Eldest sister!" Zhaojun went to snatch the medicinal wine again coldly: "Yeting Ling's words are correct, Yizhi must be obeyed." "No! No! There must be a future life. Endure death for a while." Before he could finish his sentence, Ye Ting Ling shouted sharply from outside the door: "Lin Cai, come out!"

Lin Cai ignored him, "You're wrong!" Lin Cai said hastily, "Life and death are nothing! But death is not in vain." "Lin Cai!" Ye Tingling's voice became louder. "We are sisters—" "There's not that much to say." "I just want to say a few words." "You are old, just let their sisters say a few words!" Granny Fu also interceded on her behalf: "Two words won't waste too much effort." "Okay! Two sentences." Ye Tingling finally agreed: "One more sentence is not acceptable."

"Thank you, sir." "Stop talking nonsense!" Ye Tingling shouted: "Go and talk quickly. Leave after saying a few sentences." "Yes!" Lin Cai and Zhaojun looked at each other with tears in their eyes, their voices choked up in their throats: "Second Sister, what do you want me to say?" The two rushed towards each other at the same time, embracing each other and weeping bitterly. This time, Ye Ting Ling couldn't bear it anymore. Just as she was about to attack, Grandma Fu saw the opportunity and rushed to pull Lin Cai away, but looked at Zhaojun.

"Miss Zhaojun, what's your funeral, just tell me! Don't worry about your sister, she can't say anything to you." Zhaojun was calmer than Lin Cai, nodded slightly, and comforted Lin Cai: "Sister, don't be sad, everything is destined, and I don't blame anyone. One day I can see my parents, don't mention today's situation, just Just say that I died of illness." She paused for a moment and then said: "Like me, he died for the country, there is nothing to regret. It's just the emperor's deep kindness, and there is no way to repay it."

"Yes, Second Sister! The Emperor will definitely ask the Queen Mother to take back her life, you must not die!" Before he finished speaking, Ye Tingling shouted loudly: "Okay, okay, Lin Cai goes out. If you don't know the fun, it will be ugly." "Sir!" Lin Cai knelt down: "I beg you to be kind again, don't push too hard." "What?" Ye Tingling sternly said to Granny Fu: "Go! Pull her out." Seeing this scene, Zhaojun stretched out his hand to pick up the wine glass and put it to his lips.Just when the poisonous wine was about to enter the mouth, he could only hear the chaotic footsteps. When Ye Tingling turned around to look at it, Lin Cai rushed forward, threw his hands straight, and with a "slap", swept the wine glass to the ground.

"Xuan Yi's decree!" It was Zhou Xiang's voice.Shouting loudly, Lin Cai's spirit was lifted, and when he rushed out to look, Ye Tingling was already kneeling on the ground and listening to Xuan Yi's decree. "Follow Yi's decree: Wang Zhaojun will not die!" Word by word, clear and unusual.Lin Cai wept with joy, and when he wanted to tell Zhaojun, he found that there was another person behind Zhou Xiang, who was Sun Zhen, the imperial envoy who went to Jingxiang for the beauty pageant.How did he get here?Thinking of this, he couldn't help but stop.

It turned out that there was another decree - this decree came from the emperor, annoyed that the deputy Ye Ting Ling Tian Xin resisted the decree, dismissed him for interrogation, and sent Sun Zhen to take over his position. I figured out what was going on, and I was really happy.Because this agent Ye Ting made Tian Xin, the villain was proud, and changed his normal state drastically.Originally calm and calm, unsmiling, not a bad thing.But if it is too much, calmness becomes cold, and reticence becomes gloomy, it will be daunting.So at this time, Lin Cai was not only relieved, but also full of ambition, turned around, and rushed back to Zhaojun's room as if flying.

"Okay! The emperor's grace has granted me an amnesty!" After saying this, Lin Cai was out of breath and couldn't say anything else. Zhaojun had already vaguely heard about it, but he couldn't believe it.Now it is confirmed from Lin Cai's mouth that there is a huge wave in my heart-it is only at this time that I feel that life is precious.Everything in the world is not as cold and heartless as imagined!A feeling of gratitude made her nose sore and her eyes hot, and she yelled "Sister" and rushed over. Strangely enough, before he died, Zhaojun only blamed good fortune for tricking others, and his own life was miserable.But after giving birth, there were infinite grievances that needed to be vented, so she fell into Lin Cai's arms, sobbing and crying.

Of course, Lin Cai stopped crying a long time ago, and kept patting and coaxing like comforting a spoiled little sister. The house was already full of people, who came to persuade them, and finally Sun Zhen arrived. "Don't be sad! It's a happy event." He said: "Miss Lin, please do your sister's makeup quickly. I will accompany her to the Cishou Palace to thank you." "Ah, ah!" Lin Cai was startled, and his attitude changed. It was completely the attitude of the elder sister giving orders: "Don't cry anymore! This is a big event, and there must be no delay." As he spoke, he pulled away from his body and helped Zhaojun sit down on one side.So Granny Fu went to wash the face, and there were more enthusiastic female companions to help, unloading the burden of the mirror, adjusting the makeup powder, and undressing the clothes.But Zhaojun was very anxious: Although the crying stopped, the tear stains did not disappear, how could the eyes that were swollen as big as walnuts see people? "Eldest sister," she whispered, "look at my eyes!" "That can't be helped! Of course the Empress Dowager will understand." "I don't want anyone to forgive me, I'm afraid—" "What are you afraid of?" "I'm afraid of being misunderstood." Zhaojun said with difficulty, "I'm afraid of being misunderstood. I'm greedy for life and afraid of death, so I cry like this." "It doesn't matter!" Lin Cai replied, "Grandpa Sun please act as the Empress Dowager. You are grateful for your kindness and can't help yourself, so you cry so hard. You didn't cry after you were given death and before you were pardoned." Having said that, it doesn't look good after all with swollen eyeballs like this.Thanks to Grandma Fu's idea, she wrung out the hot towel, covered her eyes, and gently massaged her temples.If it is done three or two times, the swelling will subside a lot. So they put on brocade clothes and led by Sun Zhen to Cishou Palace.Notified layer by layer, played to the queen mother, just the queen was there, thought it was superfluous, decided to have some suggestions. "Ask the Empress Dowager, it's better to avoid it!" "why?" The reason is that Zhaojun will cry and cry, or make another report, which will inevitably cause trouble.However, this meaning is inconvenient to play directly.While thinking about how to word it, the Queen Mother spoke again. "No way! I have something to say. Call them in." The maid drew up the curtain, and Sun Zhen led Zhaojun one by one into the hall.Having arrived at the right place, Sun Zhen knelt down and waited for a while. It is estimated that the Zhaojun behind him had already knelt down before speaking. "Yeting ordered Sun Zhen to lead Wang Zhaojun to thank the Empress Dowager for her great kindness." Next, Zhaojun should express himself.I don't want to answer the Queen Mother's words quickly: "Isn't your name Tian Xin?" She asked. This question made people stunned. "The minister's surname is Sun, and each name has a town character." He said, "Tian Xin has been dismissed." "Who dismissed him?" The more questions became more bizarre, Sun Zhen could only answer truthfully: "It's the emperor's will." "Why?" the Queen Mother asked, "What did Tian Xin do wrong?" "The minister is stupid." "By the way! You won't know." The queen mother sneered: "Anyway, there are always things that are not as good as the emperor's will." Sun Zhen couldn't answer.The queen knew that the emperor had done another reckless thing, which made the queen mother very displeased, but she didn't dare to speak.In order to break the deadlock, Sun Zhen moved his body to the side, meaning to let Zhaojun speak. "Yeting woman Wang Zhaojun, thank the Empress Dowager for pardoning her death." "If you don't die, you won't get rid of the crime!" The Queen Mother said coldly, "Who allowed you to wear this dress?" Such a harsh interrogation surprised everyone in the palace.Zhaojun felt as if he was soaked in an ice bucket, and he felt the bone-chilling cold. Of course, this was Sun Zhen's answer.He was very quick-witted, thought for a while and replied: "Go back to the Empress Dowager, common people can't see her." After this answer, the queen mother had nothing to say, and ordered directly: "Sun Zhen, put Wang Zhaojun in the cold palace, you can send someone to guard her, and no one is allowed to meet her! Did you hear clearly?" "Yes!" Sun Zhen agreed, and whispered to Zhaojun, "Thank you." So Zhaojun swallowed his tears and said, "Thank you Empress Dowager for your kindness." "Empress Dowager—" The queen suddenly couldn't bear it and wanted to beg for her.But just after shouting, it was interrupted by the Queen Mother. "Empress!" She paused for a moment, then hurriedly said, "Tell me later!" It turned out that the queen mother had seen through the emperor's mind when Sun Zhen replaced Tian Xin from the emperor, and Sun Zhen took over as Yeting order. Secretly arrange an appointment between the emperor and Zhaojun. It's so inextricably linked, I don't know what kind of situation it will turn into?Therefore, ruthlessly throwing Zhaojun into the cold palace is really not enough to separate the emperor from Zhaojun. Following Shi Xian's notification, after Kuang Heng's letter of reconciliation, Hu Jia, who was in Chang'an as a scout, also arrived and brought a lot of news, but it was fragmented and it was unclear what happened.The only thing that is clear is that the mother and son of the Han family were at odds, and it was the queen mother's decision to send Kuang Heng back, and the emperor didn't take it seriously. These words were heard by Mao Yanshou, and he had no intention of knowing.He said to Hu Hanxie: "This time it's real!" "Not necessarily," Hu Hanxie shook his head: "Shi Xian has as many tricks as you, I didn't know that Kuang Heng was here, what should I do?" Mao Yanshou was taken aback, "Shan Yu," he said, "Even I, Mao Yanshou, don't understand your words." "Accordingly, there is no reason for the son-in-law to attack the Yue family, so the troops should be withdrawn. But I am afraid that the one who is sent is a fake Zhaojun. It will be very troublesome to send troops after withdrawing the troops." "So that's how it is!" Mao Yanshou tapped his fingers on his temple, pondered for a long time, and suddenly said, "Shan Yu, do you want me to go there for you?" "Where?" "Where is Chang'an!" "Chang'an!" Hu Hanxie was greatly surprised: "You dare to go back!" "Why not? I don't have anything to do with Shi Xian this trip. What are you afraid of? I must go back!" Mao Yanshou said with an emphasis: "I have to get my 'lifeblood' back." "Are you sure that Shi Xian won't take your life?" "Chan Yu, ants are greedy for life. I'm not sure, can I go back?" "Okay! Lao Mao, you go back this time and do two things for me. Once it's done, I'll give you whatever you want." "Okay! Shanyu, please tell me, what are the two things?" "First, ask about Wang Zhaojun." "Of course. If Shan Yu doesn't tell you, I will do it for you." "Second, inquire about the military situation." "This—" Mao Yanshou was confused: "Didn't it mean that the son-in-law doesn't beat Yue's family?" "If you want to give me Zhen Zhaojun, I am the son-in-law of the Han family, otherwise you have to fight!" Hu Hanxie said again: "And I also have to be on guard, the Han Dynasty may send troops to attack me. How can I be negligent?" "If the Han family sends troops to attack, Shan Yu," Mao Yanshou said casually, "I can only lift a finger, so that he can come and go." Seeing his unrestrained, ignorant expression, Hu Hanxie was furious, and said with a sullen face: "Old Mao, who do you think you are! Seeing how you think you are capable, I can't wait to give you a slap !" This made Mao Yanshou angry, "What?" His hand almost pointed to Hu Hanxie's face: "You say I'm bragging? Shan Yu, let me say one more thing. Zuwu, come and go!" Hu Hanxie was stunned, and his voice softened involuntarily, "Okay!" He said, "I'll listen to you explain the truth." After explaining this truth, Hu Hanxie changed his face and thanked each other, acknowledging Mao Yanshou's ability, even if it is not the best, but he has a thorough understanding of the terrain of Huhanxie country. This time the talk was very speculative.Because on the one hand, he seemed to have sincerity to send Zhaojun outside the Great Wall; on the other hand, he had ulterior motives and treated him with extra courtesy, so Kuang Heng's trip was much easier than last time. The major topics were all discussed, but when it came to welcoming the bride, Hu Hanxie was full of guilt, "According to the logic, we should naturally welcome them in person." He said, "It's a big deal to leave the troops to Hu Litu. Don't worry too much." This makes sense.Kuang Heng had talked to Shi Xian before, if Hu Hanxie didn't want to welcome him in person, he had no choice but to see him off.So he nodded and said: "The withdrawal of troops is important. We just send Princess Ninghu here!" "That's great! Please let me know when you're leaving, so that you can come to meet me at the border." Hu Hanxie said again: "It's a must to ask Kuang Shaofu to work hard." "That's not necessarily true, maybe send someone else." "Mr. Kuang," Mao Yanshou interrupted suddenly, "I'm going to go back with you this time." "What?" Hu Hanxie purposefully said, "You want to go back?" "Yes!" Mao Yanshou replied unequivocally, and then explained the reason: "Shanyu, I'm not used to living here. It's too cold and I live in a tent. What I eat is mutton other than mutton. Forget it, I I have to go back to Chang'an. There is nowhere as good as my own home." Hu Hanxie made a full face of depression, and finally said in a tone of forced abandonment: "Okay, please!" Kuang Heng heard it in his ears and was very happy.Originally, Shi Xian had entrusted him with bringing Mao Yanshou back if he had the chance.I don't want the opportunity to come so fast, so good!Shouldn't you be happy? "Okay," he said, "as long as Shan Yu is willing to let you go, of course I will take you back." "Let it go, let it go!" Mao Yanshou said repeatedly: "I can't let it go! I'm really not used to living outside the Great Wall." "You can keep people, but you can't keep your heart." Hu Hanxie said with emotion: "Old Mao, you must leave. I have no choice but to meet you in Chang'an in the future." "Yes! See you in Chang'an." Mao Yanshou's eye circles were a little red, and he had an air of reluctance after getting along with him for a long time.