Chapter 68

Central Capital

It was raining and snowing in winter, and Qin Jun was hungry and cold. She tried her best to carry Jin Xiu up, her face was blood-cold, and her makeup was mottled and peeled off when exposed to water.

Qin Jun is like a walking corpse, carrying Jin Xiu forward with difficulty, the road ahead is boundless, she does not think about how to go, how to go, she has never been here before, there are no cars, horses, and charcoal, the army of barbarians will soon be goneAll over the capital, fleeing to the mountains?

Qin Jun was in a daze, when she heard a rustling sound, her whole body tensed up instantly, wanting to touch the arrow, she clenched her teeth, and then heard the whistle of a horse, and a horse came out of the bushes leisurely.

Qin Jun was taken aback for a moment, and then couldn't help being ecstatic, "Xuan Zhi!"

Xuan Zhi took two steps back and forth, Qin Jun touched the horse's head, and said, "Squat down." Then he patted the horse's legs twice to signal, and Xuan Zhi really squatted down.

"Good horse!" Qin Jun couldn't help saying, and then managed to move Jin Xiu onto the horse, Xuan Zhi got up, Qin Jun turned on the horse, "Good horse, go back to Central Capital."

The old horse knew the way, Qin Jun was sitting on the horseback, her consciousness was fuzzy, maybe she was relaxed for a short time, the severe pain of breaking her right arm came, she was covered with cold sweat, every moment she wanted to pass out, but she knew she couldn't.

Qin Jun: "I can't sleep... I can't sleep..."

"Aunt Xiu..."

The Xuanzhi horse can travel thousands of miles a day, and the distance between Central Capital and Capital is only a hundred miles away. It takes more than a month to walk with manpower.At this moment, Qin Jun's and Jin Xiu's bodies couldn't bear the jolting of the fast horse.

From Capital to Central Capital, along the way to the south, there are constantly refugees, and there is nothing to eat in the winter fields, and the grass is picked up and eaten wherever they pass. It is not an exaggeration to call it the locusts crossing the border.

Qin Jun was driving a horse, not daring to take the official road where the refugees gathered, only walking in the mountains and jungles, along the river, all the way to the south, and detoured when seeing the gathered refugees, occasionally encountering stragglers, and would warn Xuan Zhi in advance,Either detour or rush over in one go.

Qin Jun tore off the corner of his clothes and wet the river water, and fed Jin Xiu with warm river water from his body.When doing this, Qin Jun couldn't help but think of Ji Si washing her feet by the river. If she thought the water was cold, Ji Si would hold the handkerchief in her hand and wipe her feet when it was not so cold..

For some reason, thinking of Ji Si, and thinking of how she treated her, Qin Jun felt that the days of fleeing were no longer so difficult, and the officials of Qin and Zhou still had hope. Sun Zhong took the memorial of Qin Bian agreeing to move the capital,The country will definitely be revived, the prince is still alive, Central Capital...Yantian's industry will continue to flow into the treasury...

Only Ji Si, she still doesn't know where she came from, nor where she should go.

After drinking the water, Qin Jun took out the golden wound medicine from her body. Fortunately, martial arts practitioners always have hemostatic medicine on their bodies. Qin Jun's clothes that can be torn have been torn off and bandaged by Jin Xiu, and those that cannot be torn are also taken off and put onOn Jin Xiu.

After finishing everything and making some adjustments, Qin Jun got on the horse, and just took two steps on the horse, when she saw a dead body lying across the downstream of her drinking water.

The corpse was covered in blood and fell on the shore. The clothes on his body should have been taken off by other refugees. When Qin Jun was thinking hard about which way to go, someone approached on tiptoe from behind.

Qin Jun was keenly aware of something, and when she clamped the horse's belly, Xuan Zhi rushed forward. She looked back, and saw a refugee holding a sharpened wooden stake, standing where Qin Jun had just stopped.Immediately afterwards, several other people ran out of the woods, looked in Qin Jun's direction, and dragged the body by the river.

Qin Jun felt a chill down her back. She didn't know what the consequences would be if she was successfully attacked. She gritted her teeth, knowing that the rest of the journey could not be delayed any longer.

"Jin Xiu, hold on, we'll be there soon."

Qin Jun stretched out her hand to detect Jinxiu's breath, but it was already very faint, so Qin Jun tied Jin Xiu to the horse's belly with cloth strips. On the road, more and more refugees came from the north to the south, and then gathered in one place from all directions to go south.

Many people starved to death along the road, and the others couldn't help but look like hungry wolves when they saw Qin Jun's horse.

The closer you get to Central Capital, the more refugees you see along the way. When refugees see the city, they will stay outside. If the city gate is not open, they will stumble and go to the next place.

Central Capital is not big and knows few people. Although there are not many refugees, Qin Jun still saw thousands of people gather together along the way.

Qin Jun didn't dare to relax in the slightest, as long as she slacked off a little, she would die on the way back to Zhongjing... But when the manpower was exhausted, Qin Jun's consciousness became increasingly blurred.Jin Xiushi on the horse suddenly woke up again.

"Aunt Xiu, Jin Xiu."

"Aunt Xiu."

Qin Jun kept talking to Jin Xiu, reminding herself that she can't sleep, can't sleep, Qin Jun let go of the rein, grabbed the broken right arm with her left hand, and then twisted it with all her strength, "Ah!"

Severe pain came, and beads of sweat rolled down his forehead. Qin Jun braced himself and grabbed the horse rope, "Drive!"

On the ninth day of the lunar new year, the world is pure and flawless.

Qin Jun's consciousness was stiff, her lips were cold and hungry, and she was in a bad smell all over her body. She relied on the last ounce of perseverance to keep herself from falling off the horse.

Qin Jun drove her horse to the outside of a city. The city gate was open and guarded by soldiers. The refugees lined up in an orderly line outside the city. There were two porridge sheds at the end.

A horse paced a few paces, with two people on its back, and walked slowly to the porridge shed. Under the blank eyes of the crowd, it lowered its head to eat the porridge in the bucket.

Everyone: "..."

The refugees suddenly became violent, wishing to kill the damn horse, the soldiers stepped forward to stop them, but the porridge girl stared blankly at Xuan Zhi, the melon in her hand fell to the ground, and burst into tears, the cry shook the skyland.

Everyone: "..."

Xuan Zhi lowered his head to eat the porridge, Qin Jun and Jin Xiu slipped off their horses softly.

In the twenty-ninth year of Junhe, on the fifth day of January, Capital fell.

In the same year, the whereabouts of Emperor Zhou was unknown, and all the officials who escaped from Capital, headed by the second prince, joined Central Capital and temporarily settled in the county magistrate's office.

Half a month later.

"I can't drink anymore..." Qin Jun smiled helplessly, pushed away the ginseng tea that was brought to his mouth, "Xiaotao!"

Xiaotao sniffed, wanting to cry or not, and said, "That quack doctor Song Wenzhou, you won't be allowed to eat this, and you won't be allowed to eat that. What else can you eat besides ginseng soup!"

Qin Jun had no choice but to hang a plank and bandages on his right hand, so he had to pretend to be angry for a while, "I'm so weak, I'm afraid I will be made up to death by these medicinal materials!"

Xiaotao babbled, so she had no choice but to say nothing, and went to the back room with the ginseng soup.

Qin Jun was speechless immediately: "Don't feed Jin Xiu what I've drank!"

Xiaotao roared: "Otherwise, what should I do! This is ginseng! A tree is worth a few hundred taels of silver, is it possible to throw it away!?"

Qin Jun: "..."

Depressed, Qin Jun wanted to support her chin with her hand, raised her right arm, and remembered that her hand was broken, so she got up and sat on the other chair, and used her left hand to support her face, saying: "There is no law, the maid dares to talk back to the princess,Still yelling at me?"

Xiaotao rushed out angrily, glared at Qin Jun, and ran out of the room.

Qin Jun: "..."

Xing'er came in and almost collided with Xiaotao who was in the corridor, she couldn't help frowning and reprimanded: "Why are you so reckless?"

Xiaotao was furious: "You say me too!" Then she ran away madly.

Xing'er: "..."

When Xing'er entered the wing room, Qin Jun was digging the table with a guilty expression on his face, Xing'er saluted, Qin Jun hurriedly told her not to be too polite.

"Hey, is there any news from outside?" Qin Jun asked.

Xing'er shook her head.

Qin Jun propped his chin, watched Xing'er carrying a basin of water into the house to wipe Jin Xiu's body, and said, "Won't the barbarians take this opportunity to send troops south and annihilate Qin and Zhou in one fell swoop?"

Xing'er thought for a while, "I don't know how the court negotiated. The second prince sits in the hall, and the fourth prince leads troops to garrison in Lin County. They seem to be trying to find His Majesty."

Qin Jun groaned, his expression darkened.

Xing'er also fell silent in the inner room.

"Princess……"

"Xing'er..."

The two said in unison.

Qin Jun smiled and said, "I forgot, it's already January, and next month will be the Lantern Festival. The winter in the south is short, and the Zhongjiang River is about to melt the snow. The barbarians' army can't cross the river. There may be peace talks."

Xing'er didn't know how to march and fight, so she hummed twice.

Qin Jun asked again: "What did you want to say just now?"

Xing'er pursed her lips and said, "Lumbers are being cut outside the city, it seems that a palace is going to be built."

Qin Jun mumbled, "Where's our house?"

Xing'er came out from the inner room and said: "Just now, many people want to buy a house, and they are asking everywhere."

Qin Jun smiled, there were at least dozens of officials and relatives who escaped from Capital, plus scholars and merchants who came to the corner of Central Capital after hearing the news, Central Capital's real estate is in short supply.

Qin Jun bought the land in a good location long ago, and now no matter who buys the house, he can only ask the He family.Qin Jun seems to have become the largest landlord of Central Capital, and the shops under his name are also waiting for the auspicious time to open.

"How much did you sell?" Qin Jun asked.

Xing'er said: "Not for sale, one house is for the noble concubine, one is for the second prince, and the residence of the fourth prince is also reserved, but the title deed is not given, it is still in Serene Garden."

Qin Jun nodded: "Salt production and medicine fields?"

Xing'er glanced at the sky and said to Qin Jun seriously: "Princess, it's getting late, let's go to rest first."

Qin Jun: "No, it's enough to recuperate for so long, and it's time to find something to do, you go on."

Xing'er slowly told Qin Jun about the time at the villa and Serene Garden.

Jiang Chaosheng and Grandma Tiantian are in charge of the villa. As long as orders from the north continue to come in, there will be no major problems in the short term.

Central Capital is more complicated. A new dynasty is waiting to be built, and a thousand wastes are waiting to be built. The refugees outside the city heard that the capital has been moved, and more and more refugees gathered in Central Capital and Jiangnan. Central Capital is only a few hundred miles away from Jiangnan.The contradiction between the officials belonging to the south and the north going south, and the local gentry pull one hair and the whole body moves.

There is also the matter of fighting against the Yuan people, repelling the Hu people and recovering Capital, one after another...Of course, these prime ministers and officials have to worry about it. Qin Jun is still unable to manage the property under his name and has no energy to goInvolved in government affairs.

I don't know how Ji Si is doing now, Qin Jun pursed her lips, and Qin Bian.

Qin Jun got up and walked to the inner room, with her right hand hanging on her chest, looking at Jin Xiu lying on the bed.

People are alive, but they are only alive. Song Wenzhou said that all Jin Xiu suffered were traumatic injuries. She didn’t lose much blood after the wounds scabbed in winter, and her ribs and leg bones were broken.Lost the will to live.

Jin Xiu sleeps peacefully, lying motionless on the bed.

Qin Jun looked at Jin Xiu's face and said softly, "Aunt Xiu."

At that time, Central Capital Inn.

Qin Bian: "Where is this?"

Ji Si turned back and closed the door, "Go ahead, please."

The Minister of the Ministry of War was in tatters, and his body smelled like a beggar: "I finally escaped, why didn't I return to the court immediately!?"

Qin Bian raised his hand to signal to be safe and not to be impatient, and then he couldn't stop coughing.

The Bingbu Shangshu's expression changed: "Is it an injury—"

Although Qin Bian was embarrassed, the aura around him should not be underestimated.

With a blank expression on her face, Ji Si went to the kitchen, fetched a wooden barrel to fetch water, chop firewood, and light a fire.

The Minister of the Ministry of War looked at it, and suddenly realized, "It is really impossible to return to the court in such a state of embarrassment."

So Shang Shu also went to fetch water, light a fire and take a bath. Halfway through, Ji Si came over, handed over a jade pendant, and said, "Go and buy two sets of clothes."

Shang Shu: "...you."

Ji Si raised her eyebrows, Shang Shu didn't dare to object, and went out with the jade pendant.

Ji Si turned to Qin Bian and said, "Please come."

Qin Bian smiled calmly, and went to fetch water, light the fire, and take a bath by himself.

Not long after, Shang Shu came back, put Ji Si's changed clothes in the house, then closed the door and went out, then shouted: "Your Majesty, how can you boil the water yourself!"

Qin Bian: "No problem."

After taking a shower, Ji Si walked out of the inner room and walked to the outer room covered in steam. She took out a bandage to bind the wound on her body. After dressing the wound, she was halfway through the clothes when the door was pushed open from the outside.

Ji Si looked sideways and looked outside the door indifferently.

Xiaotao, Xing'er, Uncle King, Song Wenzhou and a group of guards filed in one file at a time, several swords were held on the neck of Minister of the Ministry of War.

"Who!" Minister of the Ministry of War was sitting in the open area rubbing his dirty cotton-padded jacket, and was so frightened that he knocked over the wooden basin in an instant.

Qin Jun's eyes were red, and she ran in holding her skirt, "Lady Pin!"

The Minister of the Ministry of War sighed, and followed Qin Jun's gaze, "Grand—"

The door was pulled open from the inside, Ji Si smiled and stood at the door, Qin Jun kept on stepping and rushed towards her.

"Lady Pin!" Qin Jun buried herself in Ji Si's arms, sobbing uncontrollably.

Ji Si hugged Qin Jun tightly, buried her head on her neck, and took a deep breath: "Fortunately, it's not a disgrace."

Qin Jun couldn't listen to anything, and couldn't stop crying while hugging Qin Jun. Only at this moment of reunion did she know how much she missed Ji Si.

Xiao Tao Xing'er embraced each other and wiped away tears.

In the kitchen, Qin Bian came out with a torch in his hand, staring blankly at Qin Jun who was embracing Ji Si, "Jun'er."

Everyone looked sideways, seeing that Qin Bian was wearing clothes whose original color could no longer be seen, guessing that some refugee or beggar had found an unoccupied house to live in secretly, so they turned their heads and continued to cry, completely ignoring Qin Bian.

Qin Jun didn't recognize Qin Bian either, and after one glance, she turned her head and hugged Ji Si until Ji Si clamped her chin, causing Qin Jun to turn his head and face Qin Bian, who was speechless.

Qin Jun sniffled her nose, burst into tears, looked at Qin Bian for a long time, and said in a daze, "...Father."

Minister of War: "..."

"I, I...Xiaotao was checking accounts in the shop, and when she saw Yupei, she would come back and report. When I got the news, my mind went blank...It's really..." Qin Jun explained with difficulty, "I'm so happy to see you."

Ji Si smiled gently, and nodded towards Qin Jun dotingly: "So His Majesty is by your side, and you didn't recognize him."

Qin Jun: "...Stop talking."

Qin Jun held his forehead, and from time to time, the door of the back room opened, and Qin Bian came out after washing and changing into a python robe.

Qin Bian still looked much older, the corners of his eyes were wrinkled, and he said with a smile, "Get up."

Qin Jun stepped forward with a smile, "Father."

Qin Bian nodded, and from time to time, all the officials who had been informed rushed over one after another, knelt down outside the gate, and said in unison: "Welcome Your Majesty to return to the court!"

The sound waves dissipated like a tide, and everyone was shocked. Looking at Qin Bian's figure, they all knelt outside the door and cried loudly.

Since Qin Bian returned to the imperial court, he has been too busy to divide his body and resources. The first thing to do is to check the Central Capital treasury tax and stop the construction of the palace.

Only after losing the battle, it is expected that there should be no major construction projects. Qin Jun guessed that this hall should be repaired by the officials who guessed that Qin Bian died in the capital, and that it was ready for the prince to ascend the throne.

Qin Jun waited all night before Qin Bian summoned him.

The place where Qin Bian approved the papers was in a backyard of the county yamen. Qin Bian had all his official duties, board and lodging in the government house, and he was so busy that he didn’t even have time to drink water. When Qin Jun went, he was reviewing a paper for Chun Wei.

"The exam is coming?" Qin Jun picked up a booklet and read it.

Qin Bian hummed, and invited people to serve tea. Qin Jun looked curiously at the eunuch serving tea, and then heard Qin Bian say, "Eunuch Fu died on the way to escort father."

Qin Jun was taken aback and remained silent for a moment.

Qin Bian said: "Except for the Minister of the Ministry of War, they are all dead."

Qin Jun: "Father..."

"No problem." Qin Bian waved his hand, not indulging in grief at all, motioning for Qin Jun to drink tea.

The tea served in the governor's office turned out to be Zeng Nian's old tea. Qin Jun pouted, but was tapped on the forehead by Qin Bian, "The emperor bestows tea."

Qin Jun stuck out her tongue, "Father."

Qin Bian had nothing to do with Qin Jun. When he called her here today, he wanted to question the guilt first and then talk about the relationship between father and daughter, but seeing Qin Jun with one arm hanging, he couldn't say anything serious.

"Half of the court officials died and disappeared. The members of the Household Department and the Criminal Department were kidnapped by the barbarians when the people who were in charge of escorting the harem withdrew. The barbarians let the land be exchanged for real money." Qin Bian said.

Qin Jun was slightly taken aback: "Ceding the land?"

Qin Bian: "Before returning to Beijing as a father, your second brother almost gave me the land to redeem me."

Qin Jun smiled. After returning to Central Capital, she had met the second prince, who was very similar to Qin Bian. If Qin Bian left, he might really be the emperor.

In the previous life, Qin Bian and Baiguan hurriedly withdrew from Capital and were seriously injured. After being taken away by the barbarians, it was Qin Lin who signed the treaty of cede land and redeem people, but it was a pity that it was Qin Bian's body that was redeemed.For this reason, he was notorious through the ages, lost the hearts of the people, was despised by literati, and was later killed by Xi Jiang's assassins.

But now, Qin Bian was sitting in front of him like this.

Qin Jun smiled and said, "It's like a dream."

Qin Bian: "Your mother's tablet?"

"In Serene Garden, the emperor will come to see you at any time." Qin Jun turned to a memorial to invite the crown prince, looked at it and said, "Father, let's establish the crown prince."

Qin Bian's complexion changed, but he didn't say anything. He took the booklet in front of Qin Jun and said, "If you don't become an empress, you can win over the southern gentry just as you can recruit Jiangnan gentry into the court."

Qin Jun pursed her lips, knowing that it was inconvenient for her to say more.

After the third prince left, Qin Bian wanted to establish a crown prince, Ji Guifei and Sun Zhong were related, the third prince and the fourth prince were the sons of the noble concubine, once the third prince left, Qin Kuang really didn't have the character to inherit the Datong, the only suitable candidate was the second princeup.

Hearing that the concubine Xian, the mother of the second prince who moved to the south this time, is gone, and after such a trade-off, Sun Zhong made a move to Qin Bian, canonizing Concubine Ji as the queen, and letting the second prince recognize her as Concubine Ji, will be justifiedThe prince is established according to the order of the age of the married couple's sons.

In this way, the second prince's name is justified, and it happens to be perfect for everyone.

Qin Bian smiled weakly: "Father told you this..."

Qin Jun immediately raised her hand and swore, "Keep your mouth shut."

Qin Bian looked at Qin Jun, his brows looked old, Qin Bian was already in his fifties, he was a mature man when he met Li Yueying, he was a mature man, and at the right time, there was a reason to eliminate criticism for Li Yueying not to choose a concubine to be a queenCourageous, but now that he is old, and promises a great court, he also needs to rely on clan ties to maintain him.

Qin Jun lowered her head and rested her forehead on Qin Bian's lap.

Qin Bian sighed, and said, "President Sun thought of a way."

Qin Jun looked up.

Qin Bian said: "Jun'er, it's time for you to discuss marriage."

Qin Jun: "..."

Qin Bian: "What do you think of Sun Yu?"

Qin Jun frowned: "No!"

Qin Bian smiled and said, "I originally chose a son-in-law for you. Your uncle met him when he came to Beijing and was very satisfied. It's a pity that God is jealous of talents."

Qin Jun heaved a sigh of relief, but immediately felt a sense of loss in her heart. The son-in-law who had a relationship with the sixth princess in the book did not change the ending, and still died on the way to the south and was chased by the barbarians.

Qin Bian: "He is the son of the Taiwei. He is a dragon and a phoenix. He was outstanding in literary talent when he was studying in Taixue. Jiaju, a businessman in the capital, is waiting for him to find a son-in-law at the top of Chunwei High School. Father and Emperor also want to wait for him to go to high school, and he must marry him by an imperial decree."

Qin Jun didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Father..."

When Qin Bian talked about the marriage of his children, he also showed a little comfort as a parent, but he couldn't help sighing after speaking: "Forget it, you don't like Sun Yu, just look at it for your father. After the Yuan Festival, there will be Chunwei, so pick another one immediately.".”

Qin Jun: "Father, Jun'er is still young and doesn't want to get married."

Qin Bian narrowed his eyes slightly, and said, "As a father, I forgot that you have a maid by your side."

Qin Jun: "..."

"It was Lin Yan, she saved you." Qin Jun said.

Qin Bian nodded and summoned his servants to summon Ji Si.

Qin Jun asked nervously, "What are you doing?"

Qin Bian looked at Qin Jun and said, "What can you do? Of course there is a reward. That woman saved me. If she is not married, I will marry her for my father. How about it?"

Qin Jun: "..."

Ji Si rushed over and knelt on the ground with a humble expression. She hung her head and her shoulders were straight, neither humble nor overbearing.

Qin Jun winked at Ji Si, but was stared at by Qin Bian and quickly sat down again.

Qin Bian smiled gently: "Get up, give me your seat."

A eunuch stood beside Qin Bian, interrogating Qin Bian.

Eunuch You: "Where is your ancestral home? Your Majesty asks you for your outstanding achievements, and can reward your ancestors."

Ji Si stood under the Grand Hall and said, "I don't have a home."

Qin Jun: "..."

Qin Bian asked directly: "Is there any reward you want?"

Ji Si said lightly, with a smile on her lips, and said: "Your Majesty has asked this question before, and I don't want anything."

Qin Jun: "..."

Qin Bian frowned, wanting to scold Qin Jun angrily, but Ji Si was his savior, and Eunuch You did not dare to refute Ji Si.

Qin Jun smiled and turned her head to one side.

Qin Bian looked at Ji Si, and he still vividly remembers the scene of being grabbed by the back of the neck and dragged to the ground by Ji Si when he was avoiding the barbarian Mo Dao.If you remember it, just mention it."

Eunuch You: "Your Majesty has exempted you from slavery."

Ji Si nodded.

"In addition, because you have made great contributions, His Majesty is planning to find a marriage for you, with a hundred civil and military officials, is Miss Lin interested?" Eunuch You said.

Qin Jun was about to decline for Ji Si, but Ji Si kowtowed to thank her: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Qin Jun's expression changed.

Ji Si: "I hope His Majesty will take back the slave's request."

Qin Bian's face darkened in an instant, and Mr. You saw Qin Bian's expression, and softly persuaded: "Miss Lin, you are not joking."

Ji Si: "It's because you have no jokes that His Majesty said it, and made a promise to the slave."

Qin Bian: "..."

Qin Jun scratched her nose, and the stone hanging in her throat suddenly returned to her heart. She almost thought that...

Ji Si squinted her eyes and looked at Qin Jun. For some reason, Qin Jun's heart skipped a beat as if she had been seen through.

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