152: Imperial Edict Arrives

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Su Xinyi lowered her eyes and waited until a servant came over to her and said, "Miss Su Liu, please come with me."

Su Xinyi nodded, followed, and walked all the way to the front of the palace. The chamberlain stretched out his hand to push open the palace door, then bent down and said, "Sixth Miss, please."

Su Xinyi raised her feet and stepped across the threshold. Unlike the sunny outside the palace, the light inside the palace was dim and had a cool atmosphere. There were palace servants standing on both sides. She walked forward step by step, then knelt down and saluted, "My maid Su Xinyi Meet your Majesty."

It was quiet in the main hall, and the servants on both sides retreated like running water. Su Xinyi heard the sound of the door opening and closing, and the coolness of the floor hit her heart through her knees. She still maintained her kneeling posture until she heard His Majesty said, "Pingsheng."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Su Xinyi stood up slowly and stood in the hall with his head slightly bowed.

"When I heard that Su Chun had a daughter, I was very happy for him. I didn't expect that you are not only his daughter, but also have very similar personalities."

Su Xinyi was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect the emperor's tone to be so soft. In her impression, the emperor was always a serious and cold person. In her previous life, she was very nervous and stressed when performing in front of His Majesty.

"Your Majesty praises you, but I will never accept it." Su Xinyi said respectfully.

"How did you come up with the idea of ​​the caravan?"

Su Xinyi heard His Majesty's topic suddenly turn to the caravan, her heart tightened, she composed herself, and then she replied: "Back to Your Majesty, how could I think of such a method all of a sudden? It was my grandmother and I who My mother gave my daughter some of my father’s relics, including my father’s letters, and my daughter was inspired by her father’s letters.”

"Oh? Really? Did you bring the note?"

"Yes." Su Xin took out the letter from his sleeve pocket and presented it with both hands.

Immediately, someone came over to take it with both hands, and then quickly brought it to the emperor.

The emperor lowered his eyes and looked at the manuscript in his hand. The color of the manuscript was slightly yellow, which showed that it was indeed old. There were many wear and tear at the foot of the page. It must have been the result of reading it many times.

He reached out to open the manuscript and saw a very familiar font, but Su Chun's handwriting on the manuscript was more wild. As he flipped through the manuscript, the emperor found that another font appeared on the manuscript, and Juan's beauty was revealed again. With a bit of wantonness and fresh handwriting, he slightly raised his head and looked at Su Xinyi standing in front of him.

The little girl in the palace had her shoulders straight and she didn't look timid like a daughter usually does when she meets the Emperor's face.

The emperor was in a daze for a moment, and couldn't help but remember that Su Chun was like this when he first met him. It seemed that although Su Xinyi grew up in the countryside, as King Rong said, he was brave and did not fall short of his father's majesty.

Su Xinyi was far from as calm as he appeared on the face. There were beads of sweat on his palms. It was so quiet in the palace that one could hear the slight sound of the pages turning when His Majesty was flipping through the manuscript.

I don't know how long it took before Su Xinyi heard His Majesty say again: "The formation of a caravan is a big or small matter. Did you know that once the Tatars discover the flaw, it will cause a war between the two countries?"

Su Xinyi didn't know if His Majesty was testing her or testing her. After much thought, she said with her true thoughts: "To tell you what Your Majesty is saying, even if you don't form a caravan, private caravans are also going to the grassland privately." All tribes. Moreover, the Tatars have not changed their greedy nature and will knock on the border every year. I personally believe that no caravan can stop them from robbing our southern Qi border town. "

"You have made great achievements in this great victory. I have not rewarded you. Do you have any complaints?"

The topic changed so fast that Su Xinyi couldn't keep up. After listening to it, he didn't dare to think too much and immediately replied: "To answer your Majesty's question, when I went to the border town in the name of a householder, I mainly wanted to see what my father once did. The place where the war was fought. My daughter had never seen her father, but after she recognized her ancestors and returned to the clan, she always heard people mention her father's glory. She couldn't help but yearn for it, so she repeatedly asked her grandfather to let me go to the border town to visit. I have seen the roads my father has traveled and the places where my father has fought. Besides, my concubine's meritorious service was purely accidental, and the subsequent reinforcements and ambush were the result of General Zhu and His Royal Highness. My daughter only discovered the enemy. I just sent a letter, so I don’t dare to claim credit.”

When the emperor heard this, he stared at Su Xinyi. The little girl's face was still a little childish, but the sharpness in her eyebrows was very much like Su Chun's.

Go and take a look at the places Su Chun walked by. It seems that it is indeed something Su Chun's daughter can do.

At that time, Su Chun knew that the Tatar invaders were approaching and said to him: "Your Majesty, I am willing to serve as your Majesty's vanguard, fight for you on the battlefield, and protect our Southern Qi. I will take the head of the Tatar child and give it to your Majesty."

Although Su Chun didn't know that he had a daughter in this world, the courageous Su Xinyi looked very much like him.

"Do you really think so?" The emperor's eyes fell on Su Xinyi with a look of scrutiny.

Su Xinyi did think so. When His Majesty asked, he didn't feel guilty and said, "Yes, I don't dare to take credit. I just hope that Your Majesty won't blame me for my reckless behavior. It's a blessing."

"Afraid of me being blamed, why do you still go?"

Su Xinyi pursed her lips, and the sweat on her back was pouring out. Her mind was spinning very fast, and then she said: "I am just sorry that I have not seen my father with my own eyes, so I want to see him walking by." The road he has traveled, the scenery he has seen, and the enemies he has fought. I think if my father was still here, he would not stop me."

He looks like Su Chun and is very courageous. His sophistry skills are not inferior to those of his father.

The emperor's expression gradually eased, and he handed the letter to the eunuch, who bent down to take it and returned it to Su Xinyi.

Su Xinyi took the letter and held it in her palm, her heart pounding.

After a while, she didn't hear the emperor speak again. Her legs were a little sore from standing, and then she heard His Majesty say, "Retreat."

Su Xinyi hurriedly bowed and left. When she left the hall, she woke up in the cold wind.

A young eunuch came to lead the way to send her out of the palace. Su Xinyi was still a little confused about what His Majesty meant all the way out. He just said a few words and it was over?

Then what was his attitude towards her affairs in the border town?

Su Xinyi couldn't figure it out. Fortunately, His Majesty didn't scold her or get angry. Is this a good result?

His Majesty didn't reject the caravan matter outright. Is there still room for buffer?

After sending her out of the palace, the young eunuch went back.

Su Xinyi thanked him and turned to continue walking out. After a few steps, she saw Prince Rong leaning against the wall.

Prince Rong saw Su Xinyi coming out and immediately came over and said to her, "Why are you so slow?"

"Why is your highness here?" Su Xinyi looked at him in surprise and asked. Wasn't he afraid that the Queen would know?

"My eldest brother asked me to wait for you here. When I see you, I will take you to see him." Prince Rong pouted. He knew he was ordering him around. If it were before, he would definitely not take this job, but this time, for Su Xinyi, he bowed to his eldest brother. Look how hard it was for him.

Su Xinyi didn't want to stand with him at the palace gate and be conspicuous by the people coming and going, so she followed him and said as she walked, "Where are you going?"

"The teahouse, the one on the street outside the palace gate." Prince Rong replied, "What did the emperor ask you? Are you okay?"

"It's okay, His Majesty just asked a few simple questions about the caravan."

"What did the emperor say?"

"His Majesty didn't say anything."

Prince Rong's face fell and he sighed helplessly, "You said it's just a caravan, why is it so difficult?"

"How can it be so simple? If it goes wrong, the two countries will go to war." Su Xinyi said.

"Then why are you still doing this?"

"If I don't do it, I won't fight?"

"Okay. You are always right, I can't argue with you, okay?" Prince Rong said with a dark face.

Su Xinyi smiled lightly, "I know your Highness cares about me, thank you, but your Majesty really didn't make it difficult for me, he just asked a few questions casually, your Highness don't have to worry."

Prince Rong saw that Su Xinyi didn't seem to be fooling him, so he was happy and said, "I'm not particularly worried. Your father really values ​​your father. When the Fourth Master Su died in the battle, after your father knew the news, I heard my mother mention that your father locked himself in the palace for most of the day and didn't come out. You are the daughter of the Fourth Master Su, and you haven't done anything bad, so your father will naturally not make it difficult for you."

Su Xinyi turned her head to look at Prince Rong. It was really hard to imagine that the current Prince Rong was so simple, so how did he seem to have changed into a different person in such a short time in his previous life?

She couldn't figure it out.

Although His Majesty didn't make it difficult for her, and even praised her for being like his father, she could feel that His Majesty didn't like her.

This feeling is very subtle and indescribable, but it can be felt.

In this life, I was like my father, His Majesty, who didn't seem to like her very much. Now I think about how I was a coward in my previous life and lost my father's face. How could His Majesty look at her?

The emperor's heart is like the sea, and she now deeply understands it.

The teahouse is not far away, just on the street not far from the imperial city, which is convenient for a group of adults who work in the government office to come out for tea.

It is obvious that Prince Rong is a familiar customer. When he saw him, the waiter immediately greeted him with a smile on his face, full of flattery, and took them directly to the second floor. He opened the door and said with a smile: "Your Highness, is it the same as before?"

Prince Rong looked at Su Xinyi, "What do you want to eat?"

Su Xinyi said: "I'm not picky, whatever."

The waiter looked at Su Xinyi with some surprise, thinking that Prince Rong, who is domineering, actually asked the girl what she likes to eat considerately. The sun is rising from the west?

Prince Rong glanced at Su Xinyi, thought for a moment and said, "Just put up some of your teahouse's signs."

The waiter hurriedly responded and left, and Su Xinyi followed Prince Rong into the room and sat down. The teahouse was elegantly decorated, with famous paintings and calligraphy hanging on the walls. There was a small table against the wall, on which was a plum vase with flowers in full bloom.

On the other side of the small table was a Boshan stove, with white smoke rising and a faint fragrance filling the room.

Soon a child brought tea, and the person carrying a food box behind him set up a table of various snacks, and after finishing his work, he respectfully left.

Prince Rong looked at Su Xinyi, "You must be hungry. Eat something first. I'm afraid that my elder brother can't come over now."

Su Xinyi didn't ask about the prince's whereabouts. She looked at the snacks on the table. They were indeed very delicate. One of them was made in the shape of peach blossoms. She reached out and took one and took a bite. It felt a bit like yam cake, but it was more fragrant than yam cake. It was delicious.

Prince Rong saw Su Xinyi eating happily, and he also picked up one to eat. While eating, he said, "What is this called peach blossom cake? It is said to be made of peach blossoms."

"It does taste like peach blossoms." Su Xinyi ate one and stopped eating. He took a sip of tea and said, "Your Highness, did you have a smooth return this time?"

Prince Rong:...

What are you talking about?

"Of course it was smooth. What was wrong?" Prince Rong certainly did not admit that he was punished. Didn't he care about his face?

"That's good. I was worried that His Highness would be punished after escaping from the capital and coming back. Since it's okay, that's the best." Su Xinyi said with a smile.

Of course she saw that King Rong had lied, but she couldn't help but want to tease him, it was so fun.

King Rong's mouth twitched, he looked at Su Xinyi and asked, "What about you? I heard that you also went to Huaining for a walk. You seem to be quite leisurely."

"I was afraid that people in my hometown would miss me, so I took a short detour on horseback anyway, just in time to see my eldest sister. Your Highness knows that my eldest sister is getting married with a child, so I am worried," Su Xinyi said.

King Rong looked at Su Xinyi and said, "You said you are really strange. You didn't grow up in the Duke of Qi's mansion. How come you have such a good relationship with the people there? That eldest sister of yours, she said that she will marry you after you come back. How much friendship can you have? You broke into the Duke of Qin's palace and beat someone for her, forcing her to write a divorce letter. Now you are still worried about whether she will live well in her second marriage, and you travel thousands of miles to see her. Why should I? Didn’t you know you were such a bad person?”

When Su Xinyi heard what King Rong said, he looked at him in surprise, thought for a moment and said, "I don't know, maybe this is the bloodline."

King Rong:......

I believe your ghost!

While the two were talking, the door was pushed open and the prince walked in.

Yan Jun, who was dressed in the crown prince's uniform, looked impressive at first. As soon as he came in, Su Xinyi stood up and greeted him, "I have met His Highness the Crown Prince."

King Rong also stood up and muttered: "Brother, you are too slow. I called Su Xinyi. You can't say I didn't do a good job this time."

"Thank you, seventh brother." Yan Junchu said.

When King Rong heard what the prince said, he didn't want to appear aggressive, so he said: "Brother, sit down and I'll have someone serve you tea."

"No need, just say a few words and leave. I still have official duties." Yan Junchu stopped him, then looked at Su Xinyi, "The matter with the caravan should be almost done. This matter will not be publicized to the outside world and must be kept secret. ”

King Rong almost jumped up, "Is this accurate? Wasn't it true yesterday?"

What happened in this short night?

Yan Junchu didn't answer, his eyes fell on Su Xinyi. After his father met her, he went over to explain the matter. He was also curious about what Su Xinyi said in front of his father.

But with King Rong here, it was difficult to ask some questions. He simply explained the matter and said to King Rong: "It is not convenient for you or me to come forward in this matter. I am going to let the two cousins ​​of the sixth girl take over the matter. what do you think?"

King Rong thought for a while and said, "I have no objection, but isn't Su Xinyi's cousin in Huaining?"

At this point, King Rong's brows jumped and he turned to stare at Su Xinyi, "It turns out that you have other purposes for going to Huaining. Why didn't you tell me before?"

Su Xinyi knew that King Rong had misunderstood, so he explained to him: "I didn't know about this before I went to Huaining. After arriving in Huaining, I learned that His Highness the Crown Prince asked my two cousins ​​to come to Beijing, and they happened to come together. "

King Rong didn't quite believe it and went to see the prince again.

Yan Junchu said slowly, "The caravan's affairs must be kept secret. The people around you and me all have names in the capital. No matter who goes there, their identity will be revealed. But how can I feel at ease if I leave this matter to others? Su?" I think you can trust me, my family, and everyone will be happy, of course. If you don’t agree, you can recommend a suitable candidate and we’ll discuss it later.”

When King Rong heard that there was nothing wrong with what the prince said, and when he heard that he asked him to recommend someone, the discomfort in his heart disappeared, and he said generously: "Brother is thoughtful, and I don't have any objections."

The corners of Su Xinyi's mouth twitched, so easy to fool?

She pretended not to know anything and lowered her head to drink tea, and then listened to the prince saying to her: "Sixth girl, after you go back, you can ask them to go to the East Palace to find Yang Jin. After getting the documents and tokens, they can go to Yulin Guard. "

Su Xinyi nodded, "Okay, I will inform my two cousins ​​when I get back."

Yan Junchu stood up and said, "That's it for now. If anything happens, we'll discuss it later. I still have something to do, so I'll take the first step." After saying that, he looked at Su Xinyi and said, "Miss Six, is there anything else?"

Su Xinyi shook his head.

"Then let's go together." Yan Junchu said.

King Rong:......

He stood up and looked at his elder brother and said, "Brother, you are busy with your business. Su Xinyi is not in a hurry. He will leave after drinking tea."

Su Xinyi looked at King Rong, "I have to go back and inform my cousins, and the two cousins ​​have to explain clearly the matters at Yulinwei, not to mention the trivial matters of the specific operation of the caravan. I really don't have time to drink tea." When he got here, he looked at King Rong and said, "Has your Highness's candidate been selected? They should be leaving the capital soon."

King Rong was stunned for a moment, and then said: "After the selection is made, I will ask them to join Su Deng and the others later."

"That's good. I'll take the first step, and Your Highness will just drink tea slowly." Su Xinyi said with a smile.

Yan Junchu raised his feet and left, followed by Su Xinyi. After the two left, Rong Wang slowly remembered that everyone had left, and he was left alone to drink tea?

I'm afraid there's something wrong!

King Rong also went downstairs angrily. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that there was something strange between the prince and Su Xinyi, but for a while he couldn't figure out what was wrong.

Su Xinyi said goodbye to the prince downstairs and went back to Su's house. After seeing her eldest brother and telling her what had happened, Su Yi breathed a sigh of relief, "I really can't sit still at home. That's all right. You do your work and I'll go." Grandpa said something back."

"Thank you, brother." Su Yi waved his hand, "What's the big deal? By the way, your sister-in-law prepared some writing for Su Deng and Su Li. Take it with them when they leave."

"Okay, I'll go to see my sister-in-law." Su Xinyi said.

"Go back and rest first. I'll let your sister-in-law come over and talk to you later." Su Yi said as he walked.

Su Xinyi didn't refuse. After leaving with Su Yi, she went back to her own yard. Only at this moment did she feel relieved.

Lian Qiao and others came out to greet them. Su Xinyi looked at them and said, "Go and call Zhan Qiao."

Cui Que responded and went to the front yard to call people.

Su Xinyi looked at Lian Qiao and said, "Have you packed the things I asked you to pack last time?"

"I have packed them. I'll take them for you." Lian Qiao went into the inner room and quickly came out with a wooden box, "Miss, they are all here."

Su Xinyi opened the box, and there was a stack of silver bills inside. She took them out and counted them. There were not many. The total of the scattered pieces was 5,000 taels. These were all given to her by her stepmother and grandmother.

She took out 500 taels from the box and put them back in the box. She asked Lian Qiao to put them away and put the rest in a purse.

She had taken part of it to the border town before, and the silver was given to Mu Xing to take away to pull the caravan. These 4,500 taels were all she could take out at the moment.

She had to leave 500 taels to give gifts to her cousin Gao. In addition, Zeng Liang also needed silver to do things, so she couldn't be without any money.

The crown prince and Prince Rong would definitely pay the most. She wouldn't ask how much they would pay, but she had to pay what she should pay.

When Zhan Qiao came over, Su Xinyi told him about the caravan, and then said, "I plan to let you accompany your two cousins ​​to Yulinwei. I wonder if you are willing?"

Zhan Qiao said hurriedly, "Of course I am willing. The two young masters have never been to Yulinwei. It is my duty to lead the way."

Su Xinyi was actually a little embarrassed. She had just come back from such a long distance and had to go back again. She looked at Zhan Qiao and said, "When you come back this time, I will let you have a good rest for a while. You are really tired this time."

Zhan Qiao had never seen such a polite master before. He As guards, we naturally do what the master tells us to do. "Miss, please don't say that. It's just running errands, not hard work. Then I'll go back and pack up. I wonder what's the matter?"

"It should be these two days. And this. I'll give it to my two cousins ​​when we get to Yulinwei." Su Xinyi handed the purse with silver notes to Zhan Qiao. "This is the caravan's silver that I paid."

Zhan Qiao took it and put it away. "I'll remember it. Miss, do you have any other instructions?"

"No, go and do your work."

Zhan Qiao nodded and left.

Su Xinyi went to the study again and took out a book from the shelf. There was a map in the book. This map was drawn by her own hand, and it was similar to the one she used on the grassland.

She spread out the map and thought carefully about the road she had walked on the grassland. She re-marked the places she had not marked. This map only had a part, and the remaining blanks would be drawn bit by bit after her cousins ​​walked through the Tatar grassland.

Su Xinyi's hand brushed over the map, then she put it away solemnly, took out the cowhide bag she had prepared from the drawer and put it in.

Holding the small cowhide bag in both hands, she thought of the imperial court today. Although she didn't know what the emperor meant, she still had to do what she had to do.

When the lady came back from Daling Temple, Su Xinyi went to the front yard to greet them. As soon as she met her grandmother, she saw the doorman rushing in, "Madam, the imperial edict has arrived!"

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