Chapter 152: Begonias in Jingu Garden
Chapter 152: Begonias in Jingu Garden
Outside the Taiji Hall, Le hugged the zither tightly, with nothing else in her eyes.
This was a gift from her husband on the day she became the Crown Princess. It was extremely precious.
Now she has nothing.
She lost her status, her husband, her son, and her parents-in-law no longer had any contact with her to avoid suspicion. Apart from her heart full of resentment, only this zither could express some of her longing and allow her to recall the past in peace.
People live in memories.
The carriage rumbled over.
Le glanced at Yang Xianrong.
Yang Xianrong nodded and said, "Go ahead."
Le smiled faintly, turned around and got into the carriage with the zither in her arms, without saying another word.
The carriage slowly drove away.
Yang Xianrong suddenly felt a little regretful.
There was no other reason, I was just a little envious of seeing a sinner like Le being able to escape from the sea of suffering and fly out of the cage.
Although the soldier was somewhat domineering, there was no woman around him. With Le's temperament and appearance, and a hint of sadness between her brows, could Shao Xun really bear it?
Thinking of this, Yang Xianrong's face also felt a little hot.
His Majesty used to stare at the toad, but now he likes to have people splash around in the river and watch the fish jump out of the water.
Are toads and fish more interesting than the queen?
Yang Xianrong had been too lazy to think about these things in the past, believing that some things in life were completely dispensable. But today, she was a little confused, and when she turned around and left in the carriage, she felt as if she was fleeing in panic.
Le and three other female musicians arrived at Jingu Garden that same day.
"Go forward and look back." A voice with a slightly childish tone suddenly sounded.
"Put on two iron crotches together." More than a hundred people echoed in unison.
"Look back from the front." The original voice sounded again.
"Get your iron hoists ready together." More than a hundred people shouted again.
Le opened the curtain of the carriage and looked at the young men who were walking out of Jingu Garden in an orderly line.
They looked serious, their faces flushed from singing so hard.
He was wearing leather armor that was a little funny in size, and carrying a spear on his shoulder. He was singing as he walked, looking very serious.
There were so many young soldiers kept in Jingu Garden, and they were singing folk songs that came from nowhere.
The words of the tune are very simple, and the melody is not very elegant, but Le is an expert in music and it is easy to hear that this tune is catchy and has a unique charm when sung by the young soldiers, which can also relieve fatigue after training.
Interesting.
The carriage soon arrived at the mountain gate.
Le got out of the car quietly, stepped on the soft grass with her embroidered shoes, and looked around the famous Jingu Garden.
"Wow!" An exclamation came from a distance.
Le looked up and saw seven or eight boys around ten years old looking at her with wide eyes.
They were holding hay in their hands, some had runny noses, and their big black eyes were blinking.
The leading teenager was older and he scolded the dumbfounded children one by one and told them to leave quickly.
"Master, is that Master's wife?"
"Master, the Master's wife is here. Should we go and pay our respects?"
"Sir..."
Le pursed her lips and smiled, then looked away.
Several other female musicians also got off the car.
The smile on Le's face disappeared, and she slowly moved forward holding the zither.
The steward of Jingu Garden was sweating as he led the way. Although others in the palace didn't know, he knew the identities of these female musicians. The other three were ordinary, but Le was the most important: this was the Crown Prince's Consort!
Langjun is 19 years old this year, and it seems that he doesn't know when he will get married. If Le comes to serve him, maybe she will give birth to a few children. If Langjun likes her very much, it is not impossible for him to marry her directly as his wife.
Who can say for sure about this kind of thing?
They soon arrived at Qichun Pavilion, which was the residence arranged for Le.
After the steward gave brief instructions, he left in a hurry.
After a while, several maids brought some daily necessities, some of which were even items taken from the Chengdu Palace.
Le carefully put the piano away, then smoothed her hair and opened the window.
The first thing that comes into view is a pond.
The pond is full of lotus flowers, and the water remains calm when the breeze blows.
The Jingu River flows through the pond.
There are many crabapple trees planted along the river.
It is said that Shi Chong loved this plant very much and regretted that the crabapple had no fragrance. He once sighed and said, "If you could smell fragrant, I would house you in a golden house."
Literati and scholars would even give each other crabapple flowers as gifts.
Unfortunately, the flowering period has passed and it can no longer be seen.
Le was walking slowly around the room again.
Someone had lived in this place before, because there was a somewhat strange bed there - it was very high, had legs on the four corners, and was hung with a gauze curtain.
There is a bookshelf diagonally opposite the bed, with many books on it, both paper and bamboo slips.
Le was curious and took a look at it. The first few words attracted her: "Guangchengyuan..."
The renovation of Guangchengyuan has been very extensive.
The entire winter last year was spent dredging silt, digging ponds, and reinforcing dams.
Starting from March this year, tens of thousands of teachers from five counties and kingdoms began construction again.
Because several ponds were dug, water from some small lakes and ponds was diverted to form larger lakes.
The teachers have paved roads between the lakes to facilitate traffic. The open space between the lakes is being gradually cleared and will be planned as farmland. Moreover, it is high-quality irrigated land, and the yield will be quite good.
Of course, given Yang Xianrong's temperament, it is impossible for her to concentrate on farming for you.
In fact, with her intervention, viewing pavilions were built on the smaller islands in the middle of the lake, and small courtyards that could be lived in were built on the larger islands.
After the teachers cut down all the miscellaneous trees on the hillside, they originally transplanted many fruit trees, but Yang Xianrong also requested to add a batch of beautiful flowers and trees, so that the entire garden would be created for people to enjoy the scenery.
If Shao Xun knew about these things, he would probably be furious and make Yang Xianrong cry.
After reading it, Le looked at the cover, but couldn't find the signature, so he didn't know who sent it.
Looking at its smoothness, it is obvious that it has not been read.
Her face flushed, she put the book back in its place, then walked to the window and sat down gently.
Two huge and round hemispheres were pressed on the Hu bed, which stretched the skirt tightly around the hips. Le supported her chin with her left hand and looked at the beautiful scenery outside the window.
Guangcheng Garden...
I don’t know why Shao Xun, the owner of this place, is so obsessed with Guangcheng Garden.
Does he want to be the prefect of Xiangcheng?
Guangcheng Garden is so close to Nanyang. If you can go there, you can see the grass where you played as a child, the garden where you crawled in your girlhood, and the Moon-Viewing Pavilion where you sat quietly the night before your wedding.
That place is filled with memories of her past.
She is tired of this world of killing.
Thinking of this, she sighed.
Shao Xun seemed to be a man who enjoyed killing people, but he happened to fall into the hands of such a rude military leader.
She subconsciously clutched the piano given to her by her late husband, as if it were a life-saving straw.
She also recalled the scene when her husband mentioned Shao Xun when he returned to Yecheng, saying that the young general in golden armor treated people as prey, trampled thousands of soldiers, and captured a military school alive...
A sad sigh was heard, this is all fate.
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Lu Zhi arrived at the Chengdu Palace, only to find it empty.
He frowned and after carefully asking the neighbors, he learned that the princess had been taken away several months ago and no one knew where she was going.
Lu Zhi suddenly felt annoyed.
Being dismissed from office and staying at home without any news is really frustrating.
Then he sighed again. His brother's entire family had been executed long ago, leaving only the princess. Now the princess was gone, and the last old friend had also disappeared from his world.
Lu Zhi was a little confused and didn't know what to do next.
Who can I sell my talents to?
If there was no other option, he could only surrender to Sima Yue. But the news he received two days ago made him hesitate.
The Western Expedition Army defeated the King of Hejian and captured Chang'an.
However, the governor Mi Huang, the general of the palace Shao Xun and others killed all the Xianbei cavalry who entered the city to plunder.
Lu Zhi didn't believe that this was Sima Yue's instruction.
If you think about it carefully, Mi Huang is loyal but lacks ability and courage, so it is probably not his idea.
Then the answer is obvious. General Shao Xun of the Palace led this incident, because his name ranked second in the document of Lubu Feijie, higher than He Lun, Pei Kuo, Wang Hu and others.
Lu Zhi pondered it and keenly sensed something unusual.
There seemed to be a rift between Sima Yue and Shao Xun, the emperor and his minister.
In fact, this is inevitable.
The two have come to this point, and it's hard to say who is right or wrong.
If Shao Xun had followed the procedures and been loyal, he would not be able to get promoted after reaching a certain level, and he would not be able to get promoted for ten, twenty or even thirty years.
If his fate was more miserable, he would have ended up like Zhang Fang, being collectively ostracized by the shogunate's samurai.
The world is just the way it is. It cannot be changed by your outstanding abilities or outstanding achievements.
Shao Xun seemed to have recognized his future long ago.
His reaction was a little too intense.
"Woof woof..." Lu Zhi, who was walking with his head down, suddenly heard a dog barking.
No, it's not a dog barking, it's more like a person imitating a dog's barking.
Turning his head, he saw the former junior brother of the crown prince, Hu Wu Fuzhi, lying on the ground, preparing to crawl through the dog hole.
He suddenly laughed and said, "Yan Guo, there are so many people coming and going on the street, why are you acting so ugly?"
Hu Wufuzhi, who had already crawled halfway inside, retreated with difficulty. Seeing that it was Lu Zhi, he smiled nonchalantly and said, "Zidao, I was just looking for someone to drink with, but the doorman said he would not let me in, so I had no choice but to do this and crawl in through the dog hole."
Lu Zhi shook his head, speechless.
In the eyes of some scholars who value being free and unrestrained, Hu Wu Fuzhi's behavior was not a big deal, and he might even be praised for his "true nature" and "true gentleman", but Lu Zhi couldn't stand it.
We are not kids anymore, this is really a bit ridiculous.
So he turned and left.
"Zidao, how come you have time to wander around today?" Hu Wu Fuzhi caught up with him, grabbed his hand and asked loudly.
Lu Zhi shook his hand but failed to shake it off, so he could only say helplessly: "I went to my brother's house today and wanted to visit the princess, but the house was empty."
"Of course you won't find her there." Hu Wufuzhi said with a smile, "The princess has been awarded by the emperor to General Shao Xun, and is probably in the Golden Valley Garden now."
"How do you know?" Lu Zhi asked in surprise.
"What Wang Pingzi said should not be wrong." Hu Wu Fu said.
Lu Zhi stopped.
(End of this chapter)