wait for another year

Chapter 36

When Xuanyuanhui hurried back to Suzhou, Zhao Xu was handling government affairs.

But everyone who enters and exits the palace has some knowledge, so they dare not underestimate the former prince of Yingchuan County, not to mention that the prince has to avoid his edge in front of the princess, how dare he be disrespectful to him?

Therefore, the rules of the Su Mansion have always been that there is no distinction between the front hall and the backyard, and Zhao Xu was able to blatantly intervene in political affairs.

"The prince is still on patrol, and he doesn't know when he will come back." Shen Mi said with emotion, "I only hope that the eldest son of the emperor is slow."

Zhao Xu pursed her lips, trying to hide her uneasiness, "Yaluke has a long way to go, and he still has to cross the Tianshan Mountains, so it will take some time on the road, I just hope that Xuanyuan Hao has not arrived in Liangzhou..."

Shen Mi nodded, and said in a low voice: "His Royal Highness, the Anxi steel purchased this time will arrive in Suzhou tomorrow night. Should I transport it back to the palace first, or send it directly to Mr. Ou?"

Usually these iron wares are shipped directly to Ou Xuan, but Zhao Xu felt a little restless today, so he said, "It's better to transport them back to the underground of the palace first, and deal with them later."

"Yes." Shen Mi stepped back respectfully.

Zhao Xu rubbed the teacup in his hand, and couldn't help but think of Xuanyuan Huilai—I don't know if his trip back to Hehe was smooth or not, whether the agreement was settled, he must have suffered a lot along the way, he must have suffered a lot, and he must have suffered a lot of sallowness and emaciation, and complained a lot when he came back...

"It's not good!" Shen Mi went back and forth, stumbling back.

Zhao Xu's heart trembled, and he said in a deep voice, "Why are you so panicked?"

"Wei Wang Xuanyuan has arrived in Liangzhou. He said he misses his siblings. He wants to visit our lord in Suzhou. I'm afraid he will be there in two days!"

The white porcelain cup from the Changsha kiln was smashed to pieces on the ground, Zhao Xu's face was as white as snow, and he said coldly, "Immediately send someone to send a letter to the prince!"

For the remaining two days, the entire palace was in panic.

Spies continue to report that King Wei has passed Ganzhou...

King Wei has passed through Qizhou...

The king of Wei arrived in Suzhou in twenty miles...

ten miles...five miles...

"Your Highness, do you want to go out of the city to meet him?" Shen Mi was worried, but he didn't show it on his face.

The rest of the staff didn't know that the real Xuanyuan Hui was outside the Tianshan Mountains, and they thought he was still patrolling the border, so they were only worried that they would lose their manners in front of the new Anxi Chief Protector, but they didn't know that if Xuanyuan Hao found out, what would be waiting for Suzhou? Terrifying disaster.

"Where is the prince?" Zhao Xu leaned on the soft couch and closed his eyes to rest.

Bai Su tremblingly said: "I heard that King Wei is coming, the prince has stopped patrolling the border ahead of time, and hastily rushed back. It is estimated that he can return to the mansion in three days at most."

Holding the chess pieces in his hands, Zhao Xu said slowly: "Although I am a family member, it is inconvenient to see outsiders, but the prince is not here. If I don't go out of the city to meet him again, I am afraid others will say that I am not polite in Su Wang's residence. Master Shen, order Suzhou City All the officials of the sixth rank and above went out of the city to meet them, Bai Su, bring me a full set of mianfu."

Because Zhao Xu was the first male concubine in the Tianqi Dynasty, there was no old system before, so the etiquette department spent a lot of effort on the big wedding, and the final imperial concubine's crown was not much different from the prince's crown. The four-clawed golden dragon on Zijin Panlong's crown was replaced by Mingfeng.

After Zhao Xu finished changing, she brushed off her sleeves, "Forget it, just follow me out of town to meet this uncle."

Everyone in Suzhou waited at the gate of the city for an entire hour before seeing the prince's guard of honor approaching slowly in the distance.

Zhao Xu bowed and said, "King Su is patrolling the border, and Princess Zhao Xu welcomes King Wei on his behalf."

No one in the car responded, Zhao Xu was not in a hurry and stood straight.

After a while, someone raised his voice and said: "Why, there is really no one in Su Wang's mansion, so let the woman in the inner house show her face?"

The officials of Suzhou were shocked. No one knew that King Su and the concubine were one, and it was even rumored that the food and salaries in Suzhou were all paid by the concubine's dowry. Today, the new guard of Anxi humiliated the concubine in public, and everyone was a little outraged. After all, Shen Mi and the others were well tuned and taught on weekdays, but no one made a sound.

Zhao Xu laughed and said, "The King of Wei is the eldest brother of the prince, that is, Xu's elder brother. How can there be a reason in this world that a brother-in-law would not welcome a brother-in-law? If it wasn't for Xu Lu's clumsiness, according to the folk practice, Xu would have to Wash your hands and make soup."

"Lu clumsy?" Xuanyuan Hao sneered, "I think the sharp mouth of my brother and sister is very coincidental."

Zhao Xu lowered his head and smiled, "Brother Huang please enter the city."

"The land in Suzhou is only more than [-] mu in total. King Su has been there for more than half a month. Not to mention Suzhou, even the entire Longyou Road can be traveled quickly. Five days ago, the king rushed to send a [-]-mile transmission. Come here with the book..."

Xuanyuan Zhu changed the subject, "This king is not a person who cares about every detail, but this time he bears the holy order and has to deliver the decree face to face, but King Su has not come for a long time. Could it be that he is contemptuous of the court and disrespecting the emperor?"

The hat was buttoned too much, not only Shen Mi and the others panicked, even Zhao Xu's face changed slightly.

Zhao Xu lifted the hem of his clothes and knelt down slowly, "Suzhou is barren and remote, and the official road is not very accessible. After receiving the letter, I will immediately order someone to pass it on to the prince. It is also difficult to come here immediately, and ask the king of Wei to forgive me."

After finishing speaking, he knelt down on the loess with his head on the ground.

"Humph," Xuanyuan Hao sneered, "Well, I have the imperial order, and I will never enter the city unless I pass on the decree. It's been a long time, let's just wait."

He couldn't avoid being polite, and he couldn't avoid guilt, and Zhao Xu couldn't get up, so he had to keep that posture and kneel on the ground.

The accompanying people were silent like cicadas, and were stunned on the spot.

Shen Mi wandered around, and everyone didn't dare to say anything, and they also knelt down one after another.

At this time, it was extremely hot, and beads of sweat were seen dripping to the ground like rain.

While kneeling, Zhao Xu scolded Xuanyuan Hui bitterly in her heart—won't go sooner or later, but at this time.He hasn't returned yet, no matter how well the hidden guard was transferred and taught, he is not the rightful master after all. If Xuanyuan Zhuo talked about the secrets of the palace, the dark guard would show his feet, and blood would flow into rivers of Su Wang's mansion immediately.

If he doesn't come, everyone will kneel down forever.

If he came, everyone's heads would fall to the ground in an instant.

An hour passed in a blink of an eye, someone had obviously prepared ice in King Wei's carriage, and even called a courtesan to sing a song to relieve fatigue.

Su Wang's mansion is not so comfortable.

The scorching sun was in the sky, and everyone was kneeling in heavy court clothes. Many old and frail officials even fainted and were carried away.

Zhao Xu's knees were already numb, and her spine, which had been bent all the time, was even more sore. She might not be able to support herself if she knelt for half an hour.

"Oh, since King Su is so arrogant," Xuanyuan Hao said leisurely, "I'd better go back to Liangzhou first, write a letter to the court, and come here to announce the decree when King Su is free."

Hearing this, Zhao Xu was dizzy for a while, and his world was spinning.