Chapter 164 Gao Yang, Gao Yang
When the dragon boat arrived on the shore, Qin Mubai said goodbye to the emperor and went to the Xianju Hall.
His mood has never been as complicated as this moment.
I can't say whether it's heavy, happy, distressed, guilty or moved.
The father and daughter of Li Shimin and Princess Gaoyang made Qin Mubai feel too many complicated emotions. Between him and Li Shimin and Princess Gaoyang, there is a complex relationship between kings and ministers, fathers and daughters, lovers and even hostile enemies.
It can't be cut, but it's still messy.
For Gao Yang, Qin Mubai really didn't have any fault with it from the beginning, and he didn't even have a good impression. He just wanted to avoid it. However, this persistent little girl who is in love for the first time, with her stupidity without regrets, really moved him.
For Li Shimin, Qin Mubai has always regarded him as a "symbol" in his heart. He is synonymous with a famous king in history. He is the unparalleled god of Zhenguan. He is a blessing all over the world, but in life, he is just an ordinary man, father, and friend.
Li Shimin has been grateful to Qin Mubai from the beginning. From the beginning of Wu Mei Niang's marriage, Qin Mubai felt that he was always a little wary when facing the emperor, because he had offended him. But Li Shimin has always trusted him very much. Even after the incident of Princess Gaoyang, he did not show any intention to blame Qin Mubai. Instead, he reflected on himself in front of Qin Mubai.
This is beyond Qin Mubai's expectation.
It is true that Li Shimin is a person who is so wise that he has used the emperor's mind skill to perfection, but his heart and temperament are really admired by Qin Mubai, and he has to be convinced.
Put himself in his place and changed himself to Li Shimin. Qin Mubai expected that he may not have his good temper and patience.
If anyone robs the woman he wants, Qin Mubai will definitely take it back and kill her in seconds without hesitation; if anyone drives his daughter crazy, he will be desperate to bombard her without even scum!
Li Shimin, how did he enlighten himself and endure it? ...An emperor through the ages is really different from the mortal world!
Princess Gaoyang often said that she felt bound and depressed as soon as she arrived in Chang'an. She is just a princess. In other words, isn't Li Shimin, the emperor, more depressed and bound than him? In particular, he aspires to be a wise king. Therefore, he will always keep Jiangshan Sheji and Li Shu Wanmin in his heart, and always pay attention to his words and deeds as a king.
Li Shu and the grass people can draw a knife to kill people because of a moment's anger, but the emperor can't be angry at will, especially the holy king Mingjun, let alone.
Li Shimin, it's not easy...
Let's think about it. Unconsciously, I have walked out of the Xianju Hall. Qin Mubai saw the hundred-rider guards with distinctive armor from afar. I have also asked before that it is Pang Fei who is the foreman here today.
Seeing Qin Mubai coming, Pang Fei hurriedly ran over and bowed his hand and bowed: "General."
"Well, I'm going to see Princess Gaoyang." Qin Mubai said briefly.
Pang Feiwei was stunned. He didn't ask much in front of everyone. He nodded: "General, please. Her Royal Highness...but in the side hall of the apse of Xianju Hall.
"The side hall of raccoon clothes?" Qin Mubai frowned gently and sighed in his heart: It's really a cold palace!
"The palace passage is tortuous, and the last general should lead the way to the general!"
"Let's go."
The two walked into the Xianju Hall one after the other. Qin Mubai frowned deeply and did not squint, but only walked forward. I feel that in today's hall, it is extremely cold, and there seems to be a deep chill coming everywhere.
"Why is it so cold in the hall?" Qin Mubai asked inadvertently.
Pang Fei whispered, "Since Her Royal Highness Princess Gaoyang went crazy, the Empress Yin has removed most of the maids and maids in the palace, leaving only one or two to send meals. The charcoal of the warm winter in the hall has also been used up, and the windows and doors are not opened on weekdays, so it is particularly cold.
"No wonder I haven't seen anyone all the way." Qin Mubai sighed softly, and a leisurely sigh came from the empty palace.
At this moment, a leisurely voice came from a half-window room on the side: "Who is it?"
"It's the Empress Yin." Pang Fei hurriedly told Qin Mubai in a low voice.
"I reported to the Empress Yin, the minister Qin Mubai, and came to visit the princess by order." Qin Mubai stood by the door and arched his hand to reply. I was secretly surprised. Why is the voice I just heard so old and tired? I have heard Yin Niang speak before. Although it is not the sound of nature, she also has a clear voice, at least 20 years younger than now.
The concubine in the room was silent for a moment and just said, "Oh, then you go."
From this sound, it seems that no emotional fluctuations can be heard of her. It's like the moans and sighs of a dying person, and the dusk is cold and stiff.
Qin Mubai frowned gently and arched his hand to reply, "Weichen retreated."
The two of them walked a few distances. Qin Mubai asked, "How about the Yin Concubine?"
"Oh, don't mention it!" Pang Fei sighed and said worriedly, "Since Princess Gaoyang escaped from the palace, she has never slept or eaten a full meal. Later, the princess went crazy. The Yinfei seemed to be 20 years old overnight, and even her hair was half white... After that, the emperor was angry with the Yin Concubine and ignored her again. Even if she came to visit the princess, she would not enter the door of Yin Concubine. Up to now, she has stayed on the couch every day and rarely gets out of bed. She only relies on one or two maidservants to eat and live, as if she was paralyzed. What a pity!"
"I know." Qin Mubai answered faintly, but his heart suddenly felt pain.
Is this all my fault?!!
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"Teacher, here it is." Pang Fei stopped in front of a round arch and pointed to a courtyard inside.
"Well, you go back."
Pang Fei retreated, Qin Mubai cut his hands on his back and slowly walked into the small courtyard.
There are many ropes in the center of the yard, and there are also many brackets, all of which are drying clothes. There are many wooden basins and other laundry around the wall. A wooden house stands alone in the middle, which is so incompatible with the whole golden Tang Dynasty palace.
This is the raccoon bureau. Historically, this is the place where the most despicable maids of honor in the court do heavy chores. For example, washing the toilet. In addition, there are also some concubines who have made mistakes or been neglected who have been thrown here to be punished. Generally, they have not seen the sun from now on, and they are even bullied by the little eunuchs who are in charge here, which is worse than the exile of ministers.
What a glorious day it is to be accompanied by the king; but as long as you make a mistake, you will never live, and it is better to die than to live!
But there are few princesses who have been treated like this. It can be seen that at the beginning, Li Shimin was really very angry!
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After walking slowly for a few steps, a eunuch who was doting in the ear room of the side hall hurriedly ran out, looked up and down at Qin Mubai, and said in turn, "Who are you? Why did you come here?"
"Qin Mubai is a hundred riders." Qin Mubai took out the golden order and glanced at him and said, "Where is Princess Gaoyang?"
"Uh! ..." The eunuch was really shocked. Obviously, he knew a lot about Princess Gaoyang. After swallowing a mouthful of water, he whispered, "General, the villain has heard your name for a long time and knows that you can go freely in the harem. But in such a situation... Why don't you avoid suspicion, but come to see the princess?"
"Stop talking nonsense, you are a eunuch, how dare you teach me a lesson?" Qin Mubai snorted coldly, "Say, where is the princess?"
"Uh... it's in the quiet room in the backyard. General, please come with the villain. The eunuch was shocked and had to lead the way forward.
There were a lot of people in the backyard. There were about a dozen women in coarse cloth, sitting next to the well water in a row, rubbing the mountains of clothes. These women, who are only thirteen or fourteen years old, are fifty-six years old. Seeing the arrival of Qin Mubai, a big man, they stopped and stared at him as if they were looking at rare birds and beasts.
I'm afraid these women will rarely see a real man in a few years!
"Bitch, what are you looking at, washing clothes!" The eunuch roared loudly and kicked down a little girl. The little girl fell into the wooden basin with a scream and hit her head heavily, and her whole body was soaked.
The other women were shocked, and no one came to help her. They buried their heads and washed their clothes quickly in panic.
Qin Mubai stopped, stared at the eunuch with a dark face, and stepped forward to help the maidservant up.
"Thank you, Langjun, thank you..." The woman was flattered and looked at the eunuch a few times in fear. She hurriedly pushed Qin Mubai away and sat down. She fell half a bucket of water in the wooden basin and washed and rubbed her clothes hard.
"You!" Qin Mubai turned around, stared at the eunuch like a knife, gritted his teeth and shouted, "Let me know that you bullied and beat the woman here. Be careful that I will pinch you to death!"
"Ah!" The eunuch was so shocked that he twitched and looked at Qin Mubai's chicken and nodded like a rice peck. "Yes, yes, the villain knows."
"You also know that I am a hundred knights, and I come and go freely in the palace. I can more or less take care of the matter of the harem. Qin Mubai said in a low voice, "I'll leave this here today. After that, if I find out who dares to bully the raccoon girl here, I will definitely ask him to return it a hundred times!"
"Yes, yes! General Hu Wei, do we dare to offend Xiao Xiao'an? What the general said, that's what it is. The eunuch was so scared that his forehead was sweating coldly and hurriedly responded.
Those women were secretly jubilant. They looked at Qin Mubai away with the eyes of sending God to worship Buddha, and muttered in a low voice, "Who is this person? So majestic!"
"How can he come to the harem?"
"Well, those dead eunuchs dare not bully us in the future!"
"We have to know who that man is. If we suffer in the future, we can still let him make the decision!"
"What a true immortal living Buddha who saves suffering!! If I can get out of this cold palace, I would like to be a cow and horse for him all my life!"
"Me too!"
"Me too!! ......โ
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The eunuch walked slowly and heard a chatty behind him. He was entangled and angry and dared not be angry. Qin Mubai looked back at him. He hurriedly squeezed a smile and giggled, "General, don't worry, the villain will treat them like their own sisters and aunts in the future!"
"If I know that anyone has abused the princess here, he will definitely regret that his parents gave birth to him." Qin Mubai said to himself, but scared the eunuch with a pale face. He panicked, "The general is too worried. Although the princess was demoted, at least it's Jinzhi Yuye. How dare we wait for the villain to do it?"
"There is no best."
"General, here we are. That's it." The eunuch came to a separate hut and said.
Qin Mubai came forward and took a look. He saw that there was still a huge copper lock hanging in this hut. He couldn't help but be a little annoyed: "You castor, how dare you lock the princess and lock the prisoner. Are you impatient to live?"
"No, no, no, the general misunderstood!" The eunuch waved his hand in a hurry, "This lock was personally ordered by the emperor to be hung by the villain. The princess was very crazy. As long as she saw a stranger, she would beat and scold her, making the whole raccoon game jump. Once she almost set fire to a white ground. Even His Majesty dared to smash it with a laundry hammer. Therefore..."
"Stop talking nonsense, open the door!!"
"Yes, yes!"
The eunuch took out the key to open the door tremblingly and chatted, "General, you can be careful. You are crazy. The weak princess in Pingli couldn't cure him even if three or five people came crazy. And she doesn't recognize anyone. Even the concubine and the emperor dare to beat and scold..."
As he spoke, the door opened.
It's shocking to see!
Qin Mubai's heart was like being stabbed by a red-hot iron brazing, and his violent contraction was almost suffocated!
"Gaoyang, are you really crazy?!! ......โ