Jin Xin entrusted the child to Concubine Lan, and the emperor also decreed that Concubine Lan would temporarily take charge of the palace. After making this decision, she would set off tomorrow.
In fact, during the reign of emperors of all dynasties, they had to go on inspection tours in various places. The previous emperor went almost every two years. However, in his later years, the country's strength was not strong, and his physical strength was not good enough. In the next ten years, he did not go on inspection tours. .
This is the emperor's first tour since he ascended the throne. He only chose two places, one is Suzhou and the other is Jiangcheng. They are both good places with excellent scenery and rich cultural heritage.
In fact, it was the emperor who first agreed to Jin Xin's promise to go on a tour of Suzhou. It was the place where Jin Xin grew up. This time when she went back, she also wanted to pay homage to her grandfather and parents.
During her childhood, she was almost always accompanied by her grandfather and grandmother. Although her grandfather despised her mother, she stayed in that yard for a man and even had many quarrels with her mother.
But her grandfather was actually very good to her. Even when her mother was pregnant with her little brother, she always provided three meals a day with her grandfather.
The mother misjudged the person and was stubborn and determined to prove her vision. That's why when she gave birth to a little brother, Jiang Tiancheng reported himself to the family. After revealing his identity, his grandfather became angry and beat Jiang Tiancheng severely.
Not counting the relationship between Weng and son-in-law, the relationship was even more tense. When her mother was forcibly taken away, she thought she was here to live the life of Mrs. Hou Men and then go back in glory, but she never thought that she would end up living the life of a slave.
My grandfather became ill after that, and his grandmother was not allowed to give her any news. When he passed away, there was no notice.
When I learned the news later, it had been more than half a year since my grandfather passed away. My grandmother also broke down crying and passed away within a year.
But it was only Jiang Tiancheng who sent people back for burial, and Mrs. Jiang did not allow mother and daughter to leave the yard.
When the An family gained power, they attacked Mrs. Jiang. This was naturally the reason.
The mother's behavior had a great impact on Jin Xin. Just ask yourself, if you raise such a daughter, it is really better to strangle her to death.
But she is her biological mother, and she can't change anything. She can only slowly move forward with this life.
Jin Xin still has not allowed Jiang Tiancheng's bones to be brought back for burial.
As long as she lives, Jiang Tiancheng is a sinner and is not allowed to be buried in the ancestral grave or worshiped.
Mrs. An knew that this was her betrayal, so she didn't dare to mention it anymore, so she just let his body lie outside and become a lonely ghost.
When she entered the palace, Jin Xin arranged for people to repair the graves of her grandfather and grandmother. She also had people do the Feng Shui calculations to find the best location and bury them together.
Thinking too much, Jin Xin couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable.
She was about to set off tomorrow. Jin Xin was feeling very sad and couldn't sleep. When she finally fell asleep, she actually had a dream.
I dreamed that my grandfather looked at me sadly and wanted to say something, but he didn't.
He also held a bamboo dragonfly in his hand, which was a gift for her seventh birthday. Her grandfather specially learned it from a street craftsman and made such one for her.
"Lianrong, I want to drink water." Jin Xin woke up from her dream and didn't realize that there was no one around her.
Hearing this, Cui Gu opened the curtain and looked at her with concern, "Madam, the water is here."
Under the weak candlelight, Cui Gu saw the tears on Jin Xin's face and immediately asked, "What's wrong with you? What are you dreaming about?"
Seeing the silence in the dormitory, with only Cui Gu beside her, Jin Xin remembered that Lian Rong had been out of the palace for a long time.
In the past, she stayed awake most of the night, so whenever there was movement in Jin Xin, she would immediately know it, and the two of them would often chat at night.
Even though she was out of the palace, Jin Xin often woke up in the middle of the night and called her out of habit, and Cui Gu was used to it.
Jin Xin took a sip of water, calmed down a little, looked at Cui Gu, and said with a smile, "It's hard for you to guard me at night. Please ask Caixia to come in and guard me from now on. You are not young anymore, so you should have a good rest."
Hearing this, Cui Gu arched her eyebrows and said, "I am willing to guard your empress. In the past, I followed you for my family. But over the years, I am really grateful to your empress. No matter how you treat me well, my family can also be treated well." To protect you, this servant is willing to guard you.”
"I will leave the palace tomorrow. You stay in the palace and take care of the affairs of the palace for me. The main thing is that the children are well, and I will feel at ease."
"My slaves understand that you are bringing Caixia and Rainbow with you. I am afraid that they will not be able to detect your thoughts at any time. I really don't feel at ease."
Jin Xin smiled when he heard this, "I'm with the emperor. The emperor is mainly visiting the local area. I'm just accompanying him. Nothing will happen."
Caihong and Caixia were also the people who followed him from the palace to the palace. Although they were not clever, they were more loyal.
Loyalty is more important than anything else.
Early in the morning, the Holy Driver at the palace gate has been prepared. The Holy Driver will go all the way south, and then take the waterway to Huizhou. The route is also planned. According to the time, it will take at least two months to complete the return to Beijing.
The land journey took more than ten days with stops and starts. Once the emperor arrived at a place, he would ride a horse in person and see how the land of Tianhua under his governance was peaceful and peaceful, and the people had enough food and clothing.
The emperor also enjoyed being praised and was very satisfied with the arrangements made by the officials.
In the towns near the capital, you can tell by looking at the clothes and body shapes of the people. They are indeed living well. There are even many people who are in good health and seem to have enough food and clothing.
But the further south you go, the more you can see that the people are wearing patched clothes and coarse linen clothes. Although it is warm in spring, it is still very cold despite the drizzle.
Many of the people who came to greet him were wearing relatively thin clothes. Although they said nice things, Jin Xin could feel that they did not say these words voluntarily.
Just like when I was a child, when the newly appointed official asked them, the official had to keep his mouth shut. If he wanted to say something, he could only say something nice.
Jin Xin was dressed in plain clothes, and she simply held Chaoyun's arm in a fragrant bun. She only wore a jade hairpin, looking gentle and quiet.
The emperor was walking down the street in front of the horse, followed by the carriage. People on both sides knelt to greet the emperor. From the carriage, Jin Xin could see many children kneeling on the roadside.
There is still a kite in his hand, and it seems that several friends want to play kite flying together.
We will arrive at Shangshui Road in Huizhou tomorrow, and we will probably stay here tonight.
"Empress, do you want to fly a kite?" Caixia asked curiously.
That's what she wanted to do, but if she went, those officials would definitely go to war again to clean up the place, and those children wouldn't be able to play.
It's really not necessary.
Putting down the curtain, she looked forward and said calmly, "I'm not going. I'm at the inn and I want to have a good rest."
However, Caixia noticed the fleeting excitement in Jin Xin's eyes.
Ever since Sister Lianrong left the palace, the Empress has not promoted her to a first-class palace maid. Now she and Caihong are the ones accompanying her. If she can make her happy, she may be promoted to a first-class palace maid.
