After saying this, Zhu Song retired, and Yun Xi also left Wu Wangfu with his children and Yun Zhi and returned to the palace.

On the way, seeing that Yun Xi's mood had recovered, and he was talking to the guards very normally, Yun Zhi couldn't bear it anymore, and asked: "Brother Huang, what did Uncle Twenty say just now cause Brother Huang to be so unhappy?" "Since Yun Xi succeeded to the throne, in addition to learning that the rebellious Qi King Sanwei had slaughtered many people, as well as the witch Gu case the year before last, he had never expressed his bad mood so bluntly, although he only restrained his emotions immediately after a moment. Yun Zhi was very curious about this, and because she was a princess, even if it involved the affairs of the court, it would be okay, so she asked bluntly.

"It's because I heard the Jianzhou Jurchen with braids on the back of his head." Yun Xi said.

"It's really unusual for a man to have braids on the back of his head, but it's not worth being upset about." Yun Zhi asked again.

Yun Xi sneered and did not answer. There is no way to tell Yun Zhi what he is thinking.

Yun Zhi saw that Yun Xi didn't answer, thinking that it involved a major matter of the imperial court, so she didn't ask anymore, but said something else: "Brother Huang, Brother Huang has requisitioned some of the soldiers and horses of all the uncles and brothers in the entire north, which shows that next year will be very important for the battle of Samarkand; Since this is so important, will you go to the northwest to supervise the war? It's like the battle against Annam? ”

"My brother is not going to supervise the war, but because it is not easy to stay in the capital to deal with many things, it is easy to deal with them when they go to a place closer to the front line of the war."

"The two brothers also took this opportunity to tour the country and learn the details of the local area, which will also be beneficial for dealing with these places in the future." Yun Xi did not deny that he was going to the northwest, but he denied that he was going to supervise the war.

But for Yun Zhi, as long as she knew that he was going to the northwest, it didn't matter what she was doing, she immediately said: "Brother Huang, then go to the northwest and take my sister with you." ”

"What are you going to do?" Yun Xi was taken aback.

"Let's take a look in the northwest." Yun Zhi said in a natural tone.

"No! How can there be a reason to go out on patrol with a princess? Yun Xi flatly refused.

"In the second year of Jianye, the emperor's brother toured Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the east, so he took his sister and his niece Min, and this is bringing two princesses."

"How does going to the northwest compare with going to Jiangsu and Zhejiang? The Northwest is going to war! ”

"Does the imperial brother want to personally command the army to fight the army of Samarkand?"

"Of course, my brother will not lead the troops himself, but he may not go to the front line."

"If the imperial brother goes to the front line, it is better to leave my sister in Xi'an."

"Xi'an is now a vassal king without canonization, how can my brother leave you alone in Xi'an?"

"Then let my sister go back to Kaifeng. There are five uncles and stewed brothers in Kaifeng Mansion, and the imperial brother will not transfer them all to the northwest with the army. ”

"Kaifeng is not ......, no, my brother has not promised to take you to the northwest, why did you get here?"

Yun Zhi saw that her words didn't work, and hurriedly said: "Brother Huang, let's take my sister to the northwest, my sister has been staying in the capital, and I feel very bored." ”

Hearing this, Yun Xi understood what Yun Zhi meant: she didn't really care where she was going, she just didn't want to stay in the capital, and she wanted to go to another place.

Yun Xi secretly smiled bitterly at how she was different from her sisters, she wanted to run outside so much, and began to seriously think about whether she could bring Yun Zhi with her.

Of course, it is not possible to openly take Yun Zhi with her in the name of going on patrol, but you can take her out of Beijing in the name of 'visiting relatives'.

However, Yun Xi still felt that he was going to go on patrol, but the main purpose was still related to the war, and he didn't plan to bring any concubines this time, but it was not good to take Yun Zhi with him.

While thinking about it, the carriage had already arrived at the gate of the palace and drove into the imperial city from the Xihua Gate. Yun Xi turned his head to Yun Zhi and said, "Brother think about this again, and I'll tell you after I think about it." Horizontal and vertical are not in a hurry in these days. ”

"Yes, Imperial Brother. My sister is waiting for news from the royal brother. Yun Zhi said. Chasing too hard may backfire, and even if you coax Yunxi to agree at this time, you can regret it later, and this is not a holy decree on paper.

Soon the carriage arrived at Qianqingmen, Yun Xi and Yun Zhi got off the car with a few children in their arms, and said, "Min'er, take your younger brothers back." ”

"Dad, will you go to Kunning Palace in a while?" Min'er asked.

"Daddy will sit in the Qianqing Palace and go to Kunning Palace." Yun Xi is actually planning to go to Miaojin's Yanxi Palace tonight. During the Chinese New Year, things are busy in and out of the palace, and many of them are also related to the queen, and he has too many times to rest in Kunning Palace, so he plans to change places tonight. But seeing Min'er looking at him blankly, he couldn't speak well.

'Stay in Kunning Palace for a while, coax Min'er to play with Xianqin and the others before leaving. That's all he could do.

Min'er naturally didn't know Yunxi's plans, and happily took a few younger brothers to return to Kunning Palace surrounded by eunuchs and palace maids.

Yun Zhi bowed and bowed, and also took the palace maid back to his palace.

Yun Xi was sitting in a sedan chair and at the same time raised his feet to walk towards the Qianqing Palace. Although under normal circumstances, the local government will not send a song to Beijing during the New Year's holiday, but if there is any emergency, it will be different. So even if he didn't plan to socialize with the vassal king's ministers all day, he would come to the Qianqing Palace to ask if there were any twists and turns that needed to be dealt with.

He's really in the right place today. As soon as Yun Xi walked into the gate, he saw Chen Ji, the middle scholar on duty today, walking forward, bowing and saluting, and said, "Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from Beiping Mansion, and there is an earthquake in Beiping." ”

It turned out that just last month, when everyone was preparing for the New Year, there was an earthquake in Beiping, although the scale was small, but it also killed some people and destroyed many simple houses in people's homes. On the one hand, the local government opened a regular flat for relief, and borrowed the houses of local temples and Taoist temples to temporarily resettle the homeless victims, and on the other hand, flew to the capital.

"Affected farmers will be exempted from taxes next year." Yun Xi looked at it, praised the disposal of Beiping Mansion, and wrote at the end.

"But are there any other twists and turns?" Yun Xi asked again.

"Your Majesty, there is only one such thing today." Chen Ji replied.

"In that case, you hurriedly send the song to the General Administration."

Chen Ji received the order and hurriedly left the Qianqing Palace to send the fold. Yun Xi looked at his back and pondered for a moment.

If it weren't for today's Yunzhi mentioning Jianye's two-year eastern tour, he would have forgotten that Chen Jiye had been an official by his side for more than three years, only half a year later than Yang Pu, Jin Shan and others were officials by his side, and he was also an old qualified Zhongshushe.

Yun Xi still admires Chen Ji very much, and he must not let everyone mistakenly think that he is not taken seriously. Although anyone who is an official in the cabinet can understand that this is nonsense, there are many foreign officials, and there are always blind tongues that cannot be seen clearly.

'Go to the northwest this year, take him with you.' When I returned to the capital, I appointed him to a very suitable official position. ’

Yun Xi immediately picked up the pen and took out a small notebook, wrote this sentence in words that only he could understand, and hid the notebook again.

He took a shower afterwards and was about to head to Kunning Palace.

But as soon as he walked out of the Qianqing Palace, he saw the guard Zhang Wuji standing in front of him and bowing, and he couldn't help but be very curious: "Zhang Wuji, what do you have to report to me?" ”

"Your Majesty, on the way to King Wu's Mansion, didn't Your Majesty tell your ministers to bring a few pendants of Emperor Zhenwu tomorrow? When he was waiting in front of the palace of King Wu, the minister happened to meet a neighbor who lived in a public rental house together, and asked him to bring a few pendants from the house where the minister lived, and now present them to His Majesty. Zhang Wuji said.

"Good, good." Yun Xi praised. Zhang Wuji gave him what he wanted now, which shows that he attaches great importance to this matter and is worthy of praise.

But Yunxi didn't know which one to keep. He has always adhered to the attitude of using Buddhism and Taoism, and has always been impartial, and has never had any pendants on his body, and the Qianqing Palace has never placed any ornaments; Besides, this thing is for Yun Zhi, and he doesn't know Yun Zhi's preference for it.

Yun Xi thought for a while and said, "I will keep these few pieces for the time being, and I will return them to you after I look at them carefully." ”

'Didn't Your Majesty himself want such a thing?' When Zhang Wuji heard Yun Xi's words, he immediately made a judgment.

He was immediately disappointed. He also thought that the emperor suddenly believed in the Emperor Zhenwu, so he asked for this pendant.

But whether Yun Xi wanted it or not, he couldn't say anything, just bowed down and agreed, bowed and retreated.

Yun Xi put these pendants on his body and went to Kunning Palace.

At noon on the second day, after having dinner and resting in Zhongjue, Yun Xi left Yanxi Palace, went to Qianqing Palace to complete the only few folds and answers, and ordered Hu Yan, the Zhongshu Sheren on duty today, to send them to the General Administration Department, and then got up and went to Kunning Palace.

As soon as he reached the gate of the courtyard, he saw Min'er, Siqi and others building snowmen in the courtyard. Their faces were full of joy, and they kept piling the snow together, and took a few more objects and placed them about the place of their heads, which they used as eyes, noses, and mouths. At this time, Min'er heard the eunuch's voice, threw the snow in her hand aside, ran to Yun Xi's side with a smoke, and said in a slightly proud voice: "Dad, look at my daughter building a snowman!" ”

"Good, good, really good. However, you should still pay attention to safety and don't slip to the ground. Yun Xi smiled.

"Got it." Min'a casually agreed, said a few more words to Yunxi, and continued to build another snowman.

Yun Xi walked over, looked at the much taller people mixed among the children, and joked: "Yun Zhi, you are already a big girl, why are you still building a snowman here like them?" ”

"My sister is only fifteen years old, where is the adult! It's clear that she's still a little girl. Yun Zhi also responded with a smile.

"Yes, yes, my fourth sister is still a little girl."

Yun Xi laughed with her for a few words, and suddenly thought of yesterday's pendants, took out the pendants of the Zhenwu Emperor, handed them to her and said, "Which one do you like better?" ”

Yun Zhi took the pendant, carefully picked it for a long time, took out one of them separately and said: "Brother Huang, my sister looks at this well, and she will hang this in the future?" ”

The appearance of this jade pendant is very similar to the jade pendant that Zhang Wuji hangs, about the same style. Yun Xi thought about this in his heart, and said: "Doesn't the concubine believe in Guanyin Bodhisattva? Can you have the True Martial Emperor around your neck? ”

"I don't hang it on my chest, but I put it close to my body so that my mother can't see it." Yun Zhi said with a smile.

"You really have a way." Yun Xi didn't know if it was Nuoyu or something.

Yun Zhi didn't care, casually agreed a few words, walked into the main hall and was served by the palace maid and put the jade pendant close to her body.

Yun Xi also walked into the main hall, picked up Xi Yao, who was saluting, and sat with her and talked for a while, and it was already dark.

Min'er and Siqi walked in, called Wenyuan and Wenqi again, and the family had dinner together, Yunxi accompanied her children to play for a while, and then went to rest after Min'er couldn't hold it anymore and went to sleep.

In the next few days, because all the things to be discussed with the vassal king have been discussed, Yun Xi knows that he will stay in the northwest for a long time this year, so most of the time he spends most of his time with his children, until the fifteenth day of the first month, the day before the official court.