December 25th, Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Xiao Zimu was absent again. It was reasonable a few days ago, but today it really surprised Taifu Wu and Prime Minister Ju. They thought Xiao Zimu was really seriously ill.
At the same time, to their relief, Xiao Mubai came to court.
The group of people congratulated Xiao Mubai one by one. Xiao Mubai returned the greetings one by one and walked to Xiao Yanjun's side and said to him: "I would also like to thank my fourth brother for the wedding."
A sinister smile appeared on Xiao Yanjun's face, he sneered and said to him: "Second brother came just in time today, let..."
Before he could finish speaking, the golden bells and jade chimes rang in the palace, and the emperor was already in court.
The ministers quickly retreated to their positions and stood silently. Only Xiao Yanjun stood in the middle and did not retreat. Instead, he stepped forward and said, "Father, I have something to report."
Xiao Mubai stood beside Taifu Wu and took a step forward when he heard this: "Fourth brother is such a coincidence, second brother also has something to report."
Although the courtiers on both sides had already made clear distinctions, they did not expect that these two people would be so tense just after they came to court.
"Then let the second brother speak first." Although Xiao Yanjun's tone was gentle, the look he looked at him was very disdainful. The slightly raised chin seemed to be looking at someone's dying words.
"That's fine." Xiao Mubai glanced at him indifferently, then turned to face the emperor: "On the way back to the capital, my son met the third son of the Qiao family from the Liang Kingdom. He always loved traveling, and after hearing that my son returned to the capital, he rushed to meet his fourth brother. Naturally, he wanted to witness the grand wedding of the two countries with his own eyes, so he took him back to Beijing with him."
He paused for a moment when he said this, but Xiao Yanjun's face turned the color of pig liver.
Concubine Li clearly sent someone to inform him last night that Xiao Mubai and Young Master Qiao were the same person.
He was just preparing to report this matter to the emperor. If this matter was true, the charge of collaborating with the enemy and treason would be put aside for now, and at least Xiao Mubai's military power would have to be handed over first.
Xiao Yanjun frowned and stared at Xiao Mubai, with a slightly shy look on his face, and then said: "Isn't this why I went to Dali Temple just after returning to the capital and neglected Third Young Master Qiao? Today I will bring him into the palace to see my father, and I can also go and see my mother and concubine later."
The emperor nodded and said, "If your mother and concubine meet the descendants of the Qiao family, she will be happy."
When the ministers heard this, they also reacted one after another. The mother of Concubine Qi was the legitimate daughter of the Qiao family. In this case, it was reasonable for Xiao Mubai to take him back to the capital.
Accompanied by Eunuch Li's voice: "The Third Young Master Xuan Qiao has an audience."
An imposing man slowly walked in outside the hall. His clothes were not extravagant but noble, and the fabrics were made of fine cotton sateen.
Following his steps, the courtiers on both sides took a breath of cold air.
As I got closer, I realized that he had thick black eyebrows, piercing eyes, black hair like silk, cold and tight corners of his mouth, and a handsome face that was carved like a knife. His appearance was seventeen times different from Xiao Mubai's. Eight points similar.
It's just that he needs to be gentler, but Xiao Mubai has an aura of being distant and distant.
"Qiao Mobai, the third son of the Qiao family of the Liang Kingdom, comes to see the Emperor." He respectfully followed the etiquette of the Liang Kingdom. If it weren't for the clothes, the ministers might not be so clear-cut at first glance.
"I've always heard that the Qiao family is full of generals, but a playful one like you came out." The emperor motioned for him to get on his back, with a loving smile on his face.
"Yes, Mo Bai is not talented. He is not interested in fighting. He only likes traveling around mountains and rivers. There is nothing my father can do." Qiao Mobai looked scared.
"It doesn't matter, reading thousands of books is worse than traveling thousands of miles. The Qiao family doesn't lack a son who can carry a gun and go into battle. If you get tired of living in Prince Mo's Mansion, you can also go to General Zhao's Mansion. General Zhao's son happens to be in the capital. Southern Qiao and Northern Zhao, I think you two are quite compatible." The emperor became more and more excited as he spoke.
The ministers were also a little excited after hearing this. If General Qiao and General Zhao were born together, the unification of the world would be just around the corner...
"Your Majesty is joking. Foreign ministers are not good at martial arts. How can they defeat General Zhao?" Qiao Mobai waved his hands repeatedly.
The ministers and the emperor laughed one after another. Although Qiao Mobai's greetings were polite, inexplicably, he seemed to feel that Xiao Guoyin was better.
"Send Young Master Qiao to Concubine Qi." The emperor ordered Eunuch Li.
The eyes of the ministers looking at Qiao Mobai were inevitably hot. People who can win the favor of Eunuch Li are not ordinary people...
Qiao Mobai thanked him and stepped back. Xiao Mubai turned to look at Xiao Yanjun, who was stunned there, and said jokingly to him: "Fourth brother, it's your turn to start."
The people looking up looked away from Qiao Mobai's figure and looked at Xiao Yanjun.
Xiao Yanjun looked extremely embarrassed and complicated when he called him by his name. What could he say now
Now he was secretly glad that he had not spoken in advance, otherwise he would have been even more humiliated.
"King Yu?" Seeing that he was silent for a long time, the emperor asked, with a look of impatience on his face.
"I just wanted to say that if the princess is not allowed to marry from General Shi's mansion tomorrow, it would be a formality." Xiao Yanjun was suddenly pressed by the emperor, and in desperation he made up a nonsense reason.
The ministers were inevitably a little disappointed after hearing this. They thought he was eager to announce some important event, so they couldn't help but whisper to each other.
The emperor's face also turned cold to the naked eye. He had been smiling just now, but now he had a solemn look on his face and scolded him: "Is such a trivial matter worthy of you taking the brunt of it in the morning?"
"Yes, I was careless." Xiao Yanjun was so embarrassed that he couldn't raise his head and could only accuse him.
"The fourth brother is also eager to protect his wife. He is afraid that the Mongolian princess will be wronged. With such a deep love between husband and wife, the father should not reprimand him." Xiao Mubai looked like he was giving him a step, but in fact, he was hiding a hidden secret.
As soon as these words came out, it was inevitable that people would feel that his husband was weak. Before the marriage was over, he had already lowered his head. He ignored his own grievances and saved face for the Mongolian people first...
The emperor waved his sleeves and left amidst the uproar. Before leaving, he even glanced at Xiao Yanjun. The courtiers who had just had some expectations in their hearts yesterday gathered around Xiao Yanjun's voice and gave some hints with complaints. He was not rigorous enough in what he said this morning.
Xiao Yanjun saw Xiao Mubai saying goodbye to Taifu Wu and others before walking out of the palace, and quickly pushed aside the crowd to catch up.
Xiao Mubai saw him standing in front of him, his eyebrows raised slightly, with a hint of provocation.
Xiao Yanjun looked very unwilling, gritted his teeth and said: "Second brother made something out of nothing, and he used it just right."
He originally thought that Xiao Mubai would retort, or pretend to be dumbfounded, but he didn't expect that Xiao Mubai would nod his head and said, "Yes, but you can take advantage of me, so what?"
(End of chapter)