Jiajing said that he had ordered Qintian to choose an auspicious day for the zodiac, that is, the second day of the winter month, and it was appropriate to move and break ground, so Xu Jin arranged for Princess Yongfu to stay in the shelter on this day. However, the feng shui master of Qin Tianjian did not seem to be reliable, and on the night of the first day of the winter month, the Siberian cold snap suddenly hit, and the temperature plummeted to freezing, and the cold rain began that night, and the next morning there were even fine snow chips.

Early in the morning of the second day of the winter month, our prince of Beijing had to get out of the warm quilt, and under the urging of a group of beautiful wives, he braved the cold to leave the palace and take a carriage into the palace to pick up Princess Yongfu.

When the carriage arrived outside the Cining Palace, the snow did not stop, but fell heavier and heavier, snowflakes flew all over the sky, and the north wind penetrated the sedan curtain, chilling the muscles and bones.

What about the auspicious days of the zodiac? What about the relocation and groundbreaking?

Xu Jin scolded the feng shui masters who pretended to be ghosts in Qin Tianjian, and opened the sedan curtain, but he was "sprayed" by the wind and snow in his face, and he couldn't help but shudder, and hurriedly wrapped his cloak tightly and stepped out of the carriage.

"Lord Wang, the wind and snow are too strong at the moment, hurry into the house to take shelter." A chief eunuch struggled to hold an umbrella to shield Xu Jin from the wind and snow, while hunching his waist.

Xu Jin nodded, braved the wind and snow and quickly walked into the main hall of Cining Palace, several little eunuchs immediately rushed forward, some took the umbrella of the chief eunuch, some swept the snow off Xu Jin's body, some brought the stove to keep warm, and some brought warm wine to ward off the cold.

Xu Jin drank the cup of warm wine, suddenly felt that his limbs and limbs were warm, returned the wine glass to the little eunuch who was carrying the tray, and said with a smile: "This king recognizes you, Xiao Shengzi, right?" ”

The little eunuch in front of him was the palace man who was responsible for sending furniture to the shelter that day, his name was Pan Sheng, and he was missing a front tooth, which was easy to recognize.

The little eunuch was flattered and said, "The prince of Beijing still remembers the slave." ”

Xu Jin quipped: "Could it be that there are other little eunuchs in the palace who are missing front teeth?" ”

The rest of the eunuchs laughed, and Pan Sheng also laughed, not embarrassed, but a little proud, after all, it was an honor to be teased by the prince of Beijing.

Xu Jin smiled, turned around and asked the chief eunuch: "Father-in-law Xia, the luggage of the Yongfu monk has been packed." ”

This Xia Gonggong's name is Xia Rengui, and he will later be the chief eunuch of the Dust Shelter, responsible for the daily management of the affairs there, in addition, the palace also sent 20 palace maids, 20 eunuchs, 20 mothers-in-law, and two female officials to wait for Princess Yongfu's living and eating.

I saw that Father-in-law Xia replied respectfully: "It's all packed up, and you can leave at any time, but the wind and snow are too strong at the moment, and the Queen Mother ordered to wait for the wind and snow to stop before leaving the palace." ”

Xu Jin nodded and said, "Where is the Queen Mother?" ”

"Now His Royal Highness Yongfu Xiuge is talking, and the prince of Beijing will sit in the palace for a while, and the slave will go to report." Father-in-law Xia replied.

Xu Jin sat down in the hall when he heard this, waiting while baking the fire, the two mothers and daughters of Empress Dowager Jiang and Princess Yongfu are about to separate, there must be a lot of thoughtful things to say, it is estimated that they will not be able to finish talking for a while, anyway, it is windy and snowy outside, so wait slowly!

As Xu Jin expected, in the Xiu Pavilion at this moment, Empress Dowager Jiang and Princess Yongfu were sitting by the charcoal fire holding hands and looking at each other, both of them had red eyes, and Princess Yongchun next to her was also reluctant, holding one of her sister's hands, and said pitifully: "Sister Yongfu, Yongchun is reluctant to let you go, or people will go out of the palace with you to live." ”

Empress Dowager Jiang wiped the corners of her eyes and reprimanded: "Nonsense, how can there be a royal princess who has not left the palace to live." ”

Yongchun said unconvinced: "Then why can Sister Yongfu?" It's not fair! ”

Empress Dowager Jiang said angrily: "Your sister has already cut off the title of princess, and she went out of the palace to practice because of fate...... I have no choice but to do it, you dead girl is messing around, do you want to be angry with your mother! ”

Empress Dowager Jiang couldn't help but have a sour nose as she spoke, tears flowed down again, Yongfu's life is too bitter, and even if she is born in an imperial family, she will inevitably suffer from secular gossip, and it is really helpless to cut off her title and become a monk.

When Princess Yongchun saw her mother crying, she suddenly didn't dare to make a mistake, so she hurriedly bowed her head to accompany her. Yongfu Gongzhu burst into tears and said: "My daughter is not filial, which makes the queen mother worried." ”

Empress Dowager Jiang sighed, and comforted in turn: "Silly girl, I don't blame you, it's all fate, as long as you are well, move out of the palace, move out of the palace, don't cry, your eyes won't look good if you cry, and Brother Jin is probably about to arrive." ”

Princess Yongfu's pretty face flashed a trace of shame, wiped her eyes with a handkerchief, and said softly: "My daughter will often go back to the palace to visit her mother." ”

"Well, are you all packed?" Empress Dowager Jiang wiped her tears and asked.

Princess Yongfu nodded, and Empress Dowager Jiang held her daughter's hand, her heart full of reluctance.

Princess Yongfu is only the second daughter of the Empress Dowager Jiang, and the eldest son and eldest daughter both died young, and the Empress Dowager Jiang, who suffered from the pain of losing her son and daughter, loves the remaining children very much, so Yongfu and Yongchun have lived in the same room with the Empress Dowager Jiang since they were children, and they have never been separated. What's more, Yongfu cut off the princess's title and "became a monk", which naturally made Empress Dowager Jiang feel even more distressed.

Just when the mother and daughter were reluctant, a female official came in and reported: "Empress Dowager Qi, Manager Xia is here." ”

Empress Dowager Jiang said lightly: "Let him come in!" ”

Soon, Father-in-law Xia was brought in, kneeling down through the curtain and saluting: "Slave see the Queen Mother, Her Royal Highness the Princess!" ”

"But the King of Beijing has arrived?" Empress Dowager Jiang asked.

"Back to the Queen Mother, it is indeed King Beijing who has arrived, and now he is waiting in the main hall." Xia Rengui replied.

"Well, please come to the Warm Pavilion ...... Forget it, it's windy and snowy outside, just invite King Beijing to come here, the mourning family has something to tell him. Empress Dowager Jiang said.

Xia Rengui agreed, and then stepped back respectfully.

Empress Dowager Jiang glanced at Princess Yongfu, who looked a little cowardly, and couldn't help but sigh secretly, and ordered the palace people to bring hot water and wash it, after all, the mother and daughter had just cried, and their image was a little embarrassing.

After about two cups of tea, Xu Jin was brought in, and at this time, the three of Empress Dowager Jiang's mother and daughter had already washed their faces and sat down on the chairs outside.

After all, Xu Jin was the king of the county, but he didn't have to kneel, so he bowed to the Empress Dowager Jiang and said, "See the Empress Dowager, Her Royal Highness the Princess!" ”

Empress Dowager Jiang smiled and nodded, motioning for Xu Jin to sit down.

Xu Jin sat down cautiously, and then he had time to look around, and found that the place was very elegantly decorated, with calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls, as well as embroidery works, all of which seemed to be from Princess Yongfu.

"It's really cold today, it's wind and snow, it is estimated that it won't stop for a while, since Brother Jin is here, then let's chat with the mourning family for a while, and then take Yongfu out of the palace when the wind and snow stop." Empress Dowager Jiang said with a smile.

"It is an honor to be able to chat with the Queen Mother to relieve boredom!" Xu Jin's eyes swept quickly, and he found that Princess Yongfu's beautiful eyes were red, obviously just crying, but it set off the moving face of the thin fat powder, and it was a little more delicate.

Xu Jin's eloquence is excellent, and he chatted with the Empress Dowager Jiang for nearly half an hour, swaying freely, without the slightest pressure, and also amused the Empress Dowager Jiang very much, Yongchun, the girl, even laughed so much that she leaned forward and leaned back regardless of the image.

"It's terrible, I don't know where Brother Jin got so many funny jokes, the mourning family is about to laugh." Empress Dowager Jiang said with a smile.

Princess Yongfu's pair of beautiful eyes were sparkling, and she cast a grateful look at Xu Jin, and with her wisdom and blue heart, she could naturally see that Xu Jin was trying her best to make her mother happy, so as to alleviate the sadness of parting.

However, the said goodbye will come after all, the snow stopped, and the sound of the palace people clearing the snow came from outside the house.

The old eunuch Hu Dahai coughed lightly and said, "Queen Mother, the snow has stopped!" ”

Empress Dowager Jiang sighed and said, "Then let's go, Brother Jin, the mourning family will give you eternal blessing." ”

Xu Jin secretly sweated, this sound strange, and hurriedly said: "The Queen Mother can rest assured, the minister will definitely send His Royal Highness Yongfu to the Dust Shelter to settle down." ”

"Well, go ahead!" Empress Dowager Jiang waved her hand.

"The queen mother ......!" Princess Yongfu had a sour nose and held the hand of the Empress Dowager Jiang.

Empress Dowager Jiang forced a smile and said: "Okay, the dust shelter is not far away, don't make it look like a bride out of the cabinet, and enter the palace when you miss the queen mother." ”

Princess Yongfu blushed, and the reluctance in her heart was also diluted a lot, and she said angrily: "What nonsense is my mother talking about, my daughter is gone!" ”

"Go ahead! Go ahead! It's not too early! Empress Dowager Jiang urged.

Next, Xu Jin led Princess Yongfu out of Cining Palace, boarded the carriage, and the group left the imperial city in a mighty manner. This time I went out of the city from You'anmen, which is equivalent to telling the world openly and honestly that Princess Yongfu has become a monk and practiced, and since then there has been no Princess Yongfu in the Ming Dynasty.

Outside the main hall of Cining Palace, Empress Dowager Jiang watched her daughter's carriage go away, after all, she still shed tears, her daughter is twenty-three years old, how she hopes that today is the day when her daughter gets married, but unfortunately, it is impossible in this life, she can only wait for another year and a half, or even a few years, and then marry into the Xu Mansion with the gift of a commoner after the limelight has passed, and do evil!

As soon as she thought of this, Empress Dowager Jiang was even more distressed!

The old eunuch Hu Dahai coughed lightly and comforted: "As long as His Royal Highness Yongfu is happy and happy, why should the Queen Mother be sad, besides, after His Royal Highness Yongfu gets what he wants, he can restore his title." ”

Empress Dowager Jiang glared at Gonggong Hu and said coldly: "It's not because of your bad idea for Yongfu that the mourning family has not cured you of your crimes." ”

Gonggong Hu fell to his knees on the ground: "The old slave deserves death, the old slave watched His Royal Highness grow up with his own eyes, and the old slave couldn't bear to ...... for a while."

Empress Dowager Jiang snorted coldly and said: "Okay, don't come with the mourning family, if it weren't for the sake of your lifelong service to the prince, your legs would have been discounted for you, get up, if Yongfu has a bad time in the future, be careful of your skin!" ”

Gonggong Hu staggered to his feet, and said cautiously: "Although Xu Jin has more ladies in the family, he is very good for each one, the queen mother can rest assured, how can the old slave bear to push His Royal Highness Yongfu into the fire pit." ”

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