Chapter 54： study

In Liangyi Hall, Li Zichou was squatting beside the sand table, scanning the miniature version of the eight prefectures and thirteen prefectures of Dasheng.

Someone came in from outside the palace gate: "Your Majesty, the chariot for Nanshan is ready."

Li Zichou raised his head and looked at her: "Okay, I have trouble with Li's housekeeping. I will go out in micro-service for these two days, and you must cooperate with Zhou Huaijin."

Li Xunchao bowed his hands and obeyed the order: "Please remember, Zhou Hanlin and I will take good care of Your Majesty's palace."

Li Zi paid for it, he had already told these words before, so he didn't say any more.

"I'm going to invite the queen, and then I'll set off."

Lu Xiaoying said: "Your Majesty, the empress is already waiting at the gate of the palace."

Li Zichou was surprised: "She is already waiting?"

Flags fluttered on the city wall, and the Sanchen Banner, which represented supreme power, stood on the top of Ouchi. The earth is like the sky, and the calendar is like the sun, the moon and the stars, respecting and giving people time. This is the once strong and unique symbol of Dasheng.

The soldiers of the imperial army lined up on both sides of the palace road, even in the scorching heat, they still wore strong and sharp clothes, even though the cloth shirts under the armor were sweaty.

Bai Qingyang was waiting beside the chariots and horses, she was slim and graceful, and her snow-white cross-collared skirt set off her swaying posture, full of charms. In this heavy and solemn imperial confinement, her existence is as hard to ignore as the morning star in the north, and people can't take their eyes off it.

Li Zichou stood and watched for a while in the palace road at the other end, ignoring the murderous sunlight, as if looking at that pure white figure, he couldn't feel the heat.

Bai Qingyang was the most outstanding woman among all the women Li Zichou had met.

In the original book, the heroine's appearance is full of praise. Whether it is said that she is a country or a city, she is really worthy of the author's shaping of her.

Really amazing.

However, Li Zishou is not a superficial person like Yang Dejin whose three views follow his five senses. Li Zishou appreciates her, respects her, and gets close to her not only because of Bai Qingyang's beauty and delicacy, but also because of her talent and ambition.

It is really rare to be fearless despite the ill-fated fate. Heroine, as such.

Li Zichou was thinking wildly at the intersection, until Bai Qingyang turned around and met her gaze, she suddenly came back to her senses and walked towards her slowly.

"The concubine has seen His Majesty."

"There's no need to be too polite." Li Zichou stopped her bowing and looked at the guard of honor.

"I have already ordered the entourage to be simple, why are there so many people?"

Behind the carriage were many court ladies and eunuchs and guards with swords, at least forty or fifty people.

At this time, a young **** stood up: "Report to Your Majesty, this is already the smallest honor guard."

Li Zichou looked at him and recognized him as an **** from the House of Internal Affairs. Presumably Li was worried about looking for this housekeeper, but Li Zichou really didn't want a large group of people to follow him.

She didn't say much, just waved her hand: "Cut off half of the people, and only bring the guards."

The **** looked embarrassed, if something happened to the empress when she went out to inspect, even ten heads would not be enough for him to chop off, but at the same time he didn't dare to offend the empress, so he looked at Bai Qingyang, who was the empress, for help.

Seeing this, Bai Qingyang said warmly: "It's okay, just do it."

After hearing this, the **** had no choice but to obey the order and lead all the palace people back. Bai Qingyang turned around and was about to get into the carriage, but he saw Li Zichou stroking the head of a tall horse, and he didn't intend to ride in the carriage.

Bai Qingyang: "Your Majesty wants to ride a horse?"

The horse is docile, black all over, shiny and moist, and the mane is caressed to be elegant and smooth.

That's a tribute from the Western Regions. He has a good temper, looks good, and has a good appetite. Li Zichu doesn't like it too much.

Li Zichou nodded: "Yes, I've been in the palace for a long time, and I'm bored, so riding a horse always feels more enjoyable."

She caressed the horse with one hand, and covered her forehead with the other hand to look at the sun: "The queen should take the carriage, it's too hot outside."

Li Zichou stepped on the stirrup and got on the horse without waiting for Bai Qingyang to reply after finishing speaking. She often ran horses with the brothers and sisters of the Chen family at the Beiya Racecourse, but she never had the opportunity to ride horses out of the street.

It was also the first time Bai Qingyang saw her royal horse posture.

In the scorching summer, she changed her usual dark dressing style, and rarely wore a white gauze gown, the cuffs were tied tightly with black leather. The light and slim clothing made her figure graceful and upright. The long hair is only tied into a ponytail, tied with a long white brocade ribbon, hanging behind the head, occasionally blown by the wind.

The trip of the two of them was an inspection in micro-clothes, and everyone from the master to the servants changed into ordinary clothes.

Li Zishou's attire is more like a monk who has escaped from the world, or a knight who walks the rivers and lakes, in short, he doesn't look like the king of a country.

With both the beauty and dignity of a daughter's family and the unrestrained and heroic spirit of a man's family, Bai Qingyang never knew that Li Chou's face could control these two temperaments so well.

Li Zifu held the rein in his hand and steered the horse to two steps. The guard stepped forward, holding a golden dragon-pattern sword forged from meteorite in both hands.

"Your Majesty, Saber."

Li Zichou turned his head when he heard the sound, grasped the slightly heavy long sword, and buckled it in the leather belt on his left waist.

"Empress?" Li Zifu turned his horse's head and prepared to raise his whip, but found that Bai Qingyang was still looking straight at him, so he couldn't help calling her in doubt.

Only then did Bai Qingyang bow his head, without saying anything, and got into the carriage with Xiao Le's support.

Li Zichou tilted his head, waited until Bai Qingyang got into the carriage, then patted the excited horse, and said, "Phantom, let's go."

Someone was opening the way ahead, and Li Zichou could just straddle his horse and follow.

The people in the carriage watched the figure quietly for a while, then put down the curtain, didn't even eat the grapes that Xiao Le peeled for her, and closed their eyes to rest.

Just now, I actually looked at that person in a daze...

Bai Qingyang suddenly felt that the carriage was stuffy and hot, otherwise why would his ears be burning?

Nanshan was named by Yang Dejin. This hill is close to the imperial city, and it took only two hours to pass by on a fast horse. However, Li Zichou didn't want to hurry up today, the reason why she brought Bai Qingyang along was because she wanted to take her shopping and let her breathe.

The military officer school in Nanshan is located halfway up the mountain. According to Li Zichou's idea, Zhou Huaijin hired people to expand its scale and build a new school building and training ground based on the old school ground left by the former garrison outside the city.

It will be completed in about two months. After a series of procedures, it may be able to catch up with the first batch of freshmen in the fall.

It rained for a while last night, the roads in the mountains were slippery, and the carriage was a bit difficult to drive. Even Li Zichou, who was riding a horse in front of him, was terrified.

She frowned, drove the horse to the window curtain of the carriage, and said, "It's too dangerous, the carriage stays here. Will the queen ride up the mountain with me?"

This road also needs to be rebuilt. There are too many exposed rocks, and it would be really hard for people to walk.

Bai Qing lifted the curtain with his jade fingers: "The concubine listens to Your Majesty." After speaking, he got up and got out of the car.

Seeing this, Li Zichou got off his horse, ran to the other side of the carriage, said "I'm here" to the coachman, then raised his hand, motioning for Bai Qingyang to help him.

Bai Qingyang also didn't expect that she got off the horse on purpose, just to help him out of the car, so he was a little surprised for a moment.

"Queen."

Bai Qingyang resisted the strange feeling in his heart, and reached out his hand to Li Zichou.

Both of them were wearing white clothes, and one was prettier than the other. At this moment, they were clasping their hands, like a couple of gods and gods. Xiao Le, who was following Bai Qingyang, looked straight at her eyes.

The warm and cool touch fell on Li Zishou's hands, which made her a little dazed.

How can someone's hands be cold in summer?

It's a little touchy.

Apart from being a little touchy, Li Zichou didn't have any other weird thoughts, he carefully helped her out of the carriage and let go.

But Bai Qingyang was not so frank, this was a rare physical contact between the two of them, the last time it was Li Zifu who pulled her by the wrist and ran out of the Xuanzheng Hall. Li Zifu let go of her hand, while Bai Qingyang still maintained a slight shake.

The empress walked up to a few guards and gave some orders. Bai Qingyang glanced at her side face, and then at his palm. Afterwards, he twisted his fingers lightly and closed them into fists.

"Your Majesty, let your horse be ridden by the Empress."

Li Zichou glanced at the imperial guard, thought for a while and said, "Give it to Xiao Le, the queen will ride me."

The guard looked at the empress's majestic black horse: ... yes, yes.

Is His Majesty the one who dotes on his wife so much?

Before Bai Qingyang could react, Li Zichou pulled her to Phantom and asked, "Can you ride a horse?"

If it was the former Bai Qingyang, she would naturally not be able to, but now she is a reborn person: "Yes."

Li Zichou also nodded: "Okay, then you get on the horse, and I'll support you." Bai Qingyang was wearing a skirt, and Li Zichou was afraid that she wouldn't be able to get on the horse.

Li Zichou saw that Xiao Le was also on the horse with the help of the guards, and shouted: "Okay, let's go." After speaking, he took the phantom by the bridle and walked forward.

Bai Qingyang was even more flattered this time.

"Your Majesty, don't you drive a horse?" Bai Qingyang looked at Li Zichou condescendingly.

Li Zishou didn't turn his head, and replied, "No, I'll take you by the hand."

Bai Qingyang only felt that just now, the heat that had finally subsided at the tips of his ears was about to come back, he coughed lightly, and looked away.

Inexplicably remembered that Xie Zhi asked her before, "Did you get favored again?", so strange.

"It's called Phantom, it's the name I chose." Li Zichou said without hearing Bai Qingyang's reply.

"Phantom?"

"That's right, according to the tribute envoy from the Western Regions, this horse looks like a ghost when it gallops, and it's hard to see."

Reminds her of a musical protagonist she likes very much, elegant, mysterious, and powerful.

Bai Qingyang stroked Phantom's mane, looked at Li Zishou: "Well, it's very suitable."

Li Zichou chuckled, with some complacency in his smile: "Right?"

Hearing her laughter, Bai Qingyang felt his whole heart itch.

Passing through the forest that covered the sky and the sun, the road ahead suddenly opened up, and a high-walled building stood in front of you, extending hundreds of steps from the entrance to the left and right.

One person led a team out to meet them. Since Zhong Lin took over the appointment of the empress, he often ran here, wishing to supervise the work himself.

The old general who is over eighty years old likes to be dressed up as a neat and capable warrior, with a sword on his waist, and several project leaders follow behind him.

Li Zi paid for the construction at his own expense, but Zhou Huaijin did not say that it was the emperor's will. Those hired workers only thought that their party A was a certain official in the capital.

Zhong Lin approached, saw clearly the person sitting on Phantom's back, and then looked at the person leading the horse in front, and couldn't help frowning.

What are these two doing? Why is the emperor leading the horse?

The author has something to say:

Meng Shike: So I turned around and headed into the mountains...

Zhong Lin: Don't step into the mountains, Tong Xinlian has already chased them to the mountains!

Note: Qinruo Haotian, calendar like the sun, moon and stars, respect and teach people time. From "Shang Shu · Yu Shu · Yao Dian"

The investigation of the main product and the unannounced investigation of the by-product were carried out at the same time, trying some two-line narrative.