coobybook Chapter 191 Arrival in Huainan
Chapter 191 Arrival in Huainan
Wei Zhao’s palace was very large.
It took Wei Linglong two hours to walk from the prosperous princess mansion to the desolate Xiyue Palace. Her slender body cast a long shadow on the red palace wall, and she did not have a maid to accompany her.
Xiyue Palace is a forbidden area in the entire imperial palace. Anyone who trespasses will be killed along with his entire clan. Therefore, there was not a single person in sight here. The guards on the road saw the princess going towards Xiyue Palace and were all puzzled, but they did not dare to say anything.
Behind her, several guards were whispering.
"Why did the princess go to the forbidden area alone?"
"Would you like to follow and see?"
"Stupid! Anyone who trespasses into Xiyue Palace will have their entire clan killed! Princess, it's fine if you go there, but if we go there, our entire clan will be killed! Just pretend you didn't see it."
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All the senior officials of Wei Zhaoguo knew that Xiyue Palace was the deepest scar in the heart of the current emperor.
Because fifteen years ago, the King of Qi rebelled, and his younger brother, the King of Yong, rescued him and his wife and children in Xiyue Palace, and then fought against thousands of troops alone, suffering irreparable injuries.
After the Prince of Qi suppressed the rebellion, the Prince of Yong became disabled in both legs and fell from a brilliant young general to a humble man. Your Majesty was extremely sad, so he made Xiyue Palace a forbidden area and, in order to protect the self-esteem of the Prince of Yong, forbade anyone to mention the matter.
Therefore, people only know that after that great battle, the King of Qi was defeated, His Highness regained the throne, and Wei Zhao was reunited.
Little did they know that it was Prince Yong who fought a desperate battle to save the current emperor.
Wei Linglong is young, and her uncle has looked like this since she can remember.
Adults all say that the emperor's uncle is a great hero, and these scars obtained on the battlefield are a manifestation of his glory.
Only she would notice the fixed gaze of the emperor's uncle as he sat in the wheelchair, and the regretful and painful look in his eyes after seeing the swords and guns.
So, the little girl would hold the hand of the emperor's uncle and ask seriously and distressedly, "Imperial uncle, I feel that honor is not as important as your legs and happiness. Can you give it back? I want to see the emperor's uncle smile."
It was not until today that she realized that all the tragic experiences of her uncle were caused by her family.
Wei Linglong was feeling deeply depressed and didn't know how to face him in the future.
While crying, she compared the imperial history handed down, and after a little reasoning, she realized that Xiyue Palace was the place where the emperor's uncle led them to fight a desperate battle.
So, feeling confused, she came here.
Under a cold crescent moon, there was no one around Xiyue Palace. It was eerily quiet, with only a few crows flying low by, making strange calls.
There were dozens of dark red dried bloodstains crisscrossing the vermilion main door. Through the cracks in the door, one could vaguely see the lush weeds inside.
A cool breeze blew by, blowing up Wei Linglong's tulle peony skirt. She hugged her arms tightly, feeling an inexplicable chill that penetrated her bones.
The weeds in the door rustled, like the wailing of wronged souls, desolate and terrifying.
Wei Linglong's heart tightened. She looked around in the darkness, lifted her skirt and tried to leave.
But there seemed to be a strong attraction inside the door, tempting her to move forward.
She thought to herself, "I'll just take a look inside and then I'll leave."
Wei Linglong lifted her skirt, walked forward cautiously, and pushed open the heavy wooden door with force.
There was a loud "creaking" sound, which was extremely strange in the silent night.
Wei Linglong stuck her head in and looked at the vast palace.
But the next second, her heartbeat stopped instantly, the blood drained from her face, and a huge chill rose from the soles of her feet to her heart, as if someone had grabbed her heart!
Before she could scream, she felt a pain in the back of her neck, became dizzy, and fell backwards.
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After Wu Xuanji left the palace, he took out two taels of silver from his pocket and bought many special cakes, snacks and other food that could be stored for a long time on Linhang Street.
In addition to eating it himself on the road, he also bought some for his eldest and second brother An.
Humans are not plants or trees. After staying in the An family for more than ten years, he has long regarded the An family as his own relatives.
At that time, he was eager to return to Wei Zhao, mainly because he wanted to see how the prince was doing. Now that he saw that the prince was doing well, he actually missed the An family a little.
After buying the specialty products and sitting on the street, Wu Xuanji began to plan his route.
At the beginning, he heard An Dadi mention that they were going to go south.
Since Gu Wei has soldiers, he will definitely choose a desolate flat county town.
In the southern part of Beijiang, only five counties, including Lixian, Sinan County, Rongjiang County, etc., meet the requirements.
He started from the nearest Sinan County, searching one by one, and he would eventually find it!
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The land area of Yunqin State is small, and Gu Wei and Xie Ling walked and traveled, and arrived at the capital city of Huainan on the seventh day.
Although Huainan City is not very prosperous, it is undeniable that it is a very beautiful city.
The houses are small and exquisite, the streets are clean and tidy, and the black and white tones are neat and uniform.
Purple linden flowers are planted everywhere. It is the flowering season now. The whole Huainan is rippling in a sea of deep purple flowers. The sweet fragrance of purple linden flowers wafts in the air with every breath, like a light autumn rain.
In the teahouse, the waiter was holding a tray and talking, "Isn't it beautiful? Because the queen loves purple linden flowers, our current ruler has planted purple linden flowers all over Huainan City. The deep love between the emperor and the queen is a blessing for the country."
Xie Ling propped up her chin, "It's romantic to say that the purple lin is beautiful and planted all over Huainan City."
Gu Wei raised his eyebrows slightly, "Like?"
"You mean this flower? It's too purple. I like flowers with lighter colors."
"For example?"
Gu Wei smiled slightly and looked at Xie Ling.
Xie Ling thought about it, but if she was asked to say specifically what kind of flowers she liked, she couldn't say it.
She looked down and saw that her skirt was embroidered with large patches of pink and white crabapples, so she said casually, "Begonia, crabapples are pretty good."
Gu Wei's eyes deepened slightly, and the word "Haitang" was engraved in his heart.
Xie Ling would never know that because of her joke, nine years later, the seven countries would be planted with large tracts of crabapple trees.
When spring comes and flowers bloom, the east wind blows with divine light, the sky is filled with fragrant mist, the moon is spinning in the corridor, the scenery is as beautiful as snow, and the beauty is unparalleled.
The affectionate emperor gave this crabapple an alias, Yuelinghua.
After drinking two cups of tea to quench their thirst, the two packed up and went into the city.
As soon as I entered, I found that everyone on the street was talking about the same thing.
"Have you heard that the second son of the Lin family is back, and he brought a woman with him!"
"Alas, poor girl from the Ye family, she has been married to the Lin family for three years, and her husband finally came back, but he brought a concubine with him!"
"If I were Miss Ye, I would beat that vixen mistress out with a stick and let her yell!"
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Xie Ling always felt that the voice sounded familiar, so she interrupted the conversation of the aunties on the street.
"My beautiful sister, what are you talking about? Why haven't I heard of it?"
The old lady was already delighted to see that Xie Ling was pretty and intelligent, and when she heard the words "beautiful sister", she was so happy that her teeth were showing.
He warmly embraced Xie Ling's arm and chirped, "Little girl, where are you from? How old are you? Are you married? I have a cousin who just passed the imperial examination and has three shops. He has a bright future—"
Xie Ling quickly interrupted her aunt and pointed to the handsome young man standing not far away, "Sister, please take care of me, my husband is over there. I just want to ask if this Lin family you are talking about is the richest family in Huainan?"
Unexpectedly, after seeing Gu Wei's face, the old lady's eyes stopped moving. She had a dazed look on her face and muttered that it was a god who had descended to earth.
It was an old lady carrying a basket of vegetables who came over and solved Xie Ling's doubts.
"That's right, it's the Lin family, the richest family in Huainan."