The border military exercise prepared by Qin Yuantang will last a total of seven days, with each day featuring a different battlefield and fighting style.
Near noon, the siege exercise officially ended.
Emperor Yuanyou was very satisfied with what he saw today. When going down the Great Wall, he asked Chen Tingjian to walk on the left and Qin Yuantang to walk on the right, which showed how much he valued Qin Yuantang.
As for Huayang, she decided to stay for a while because she was nostalgic for the scenery on the city wall.
The real reason was that her legs were tired from climbing the Great Wall. It was fine for her to stand on flat ground, but once she stepped down the stairs, her calves on both sides became so sore and weak that she could not do it on her own.
Emperor Yuanyou knew his sister very well and considerately arranged for Chen Jingzong to stay.
After watching the emperor and his ministers enter the beacon tower below, Chen Jingzong grabbed the princess' wrist and led her into the building. He pushed her against the wall and asked through gritted teeth, "The Silver Armored General is so powerful, am I inferior to him?"
Huayang didn't believe that he didn't understand what he meant, so he kept silent and just glanced at the lookout not far away. From this angle, he could only see towering mountains and the wilderness outside the Great Wall. He guessed that no one could see them in the Zhenyuan Tower.
Chen Jingzong straightened her face and kissed her before she frowned.
Huayang just acquiesced at first, but gradually he couldn't help himself. He raised his slender neck and grasped the robe at his waist with both hands.
Just like a delicate and extremely lazy peony, she is happy for the rain from heaven but does not respond to it, until the rain plays tricks on her and deliberately hooks the peony to stretch its branches, allowing the whole drooping flower to bloom completely under the rain, allowing the rain to nourish every one of her petals.
The eldest princess never said any sweet words, and was even stingy with gentle words, but Chen Jingzong could feel that she was affectionate.
If it were heartless, how could the proud and noble peony allow a mortal to taste and pick it
If he was heartless, how could the dignified and reserved princess have a secret affair with him in broad daylight on the Great Wall
The so-called Silver-armored General and Young Master Qin were just a temporary cover put up by the princess out of kindness to take care of the old man of the Qin family. His husband was just the long pole that the princess used to use to support the cover.
There were so many people around at that time, why didn't she use someone else to make the rod
Because he is her only prince consort and a member of her family. Since he is a member of her family, Chen Jingzong is willing to be used by her and cooperate with her in this play.
"I am injured, but his injuries are more serious than mine."
Although he was willing, Chen Jingzong still had to make some things clear.
Their lips had just parted and Huayang had just opened his eyes when he heard these words and met his sour eyes again.
Huayang sometimes couldn't tell whether he was really being jealous or was just being frivolous about this kind of thing. After all, if it was the former, he was too jealous and unreasonable. Not to mention his father-in-law and his two brothers-in-law, he could also be jealous of old men like Zeng, Lu, and He, who were obviously impossible to make her fall in love with, and even Zhou Yu, the King of Zhou from the Three Kingdoms who had long since turned to ashes.
However, even though it was all an act, Huayang had just praised Qin Ji and belittled him in front of everyone, which did hurt his face. Although Huayang knew better than anyone that he would not care about this at all, it was not because he was thick-skinned, but because he was open-minded and never minded these details.
"In terms of bravery, you two may be on par with each other, but in terms of appearance, you are superior."
Huayang lowered his eyes and made a fair comment.
Qin Ji is the kind of man with a righteous and upright figure, while Chen Jingzong is the kind of handsome man who can easily make women's hearts flutter.
In fact, all three brothers of the Chen family are like this, except that Chen Bozong is too solemn and Chen Jingzong is too unruly. Only Chen Xiaozong is gentle and loves to laugh, truly embodying the four words "jade-faced fox".
Chen Jingzong pressed the corner of her lips with his fingertips: "Only one step ahead?"
Huayang glared at him. This man should not be praised. If he was praised, he would become more and more arrogant.
Her lips were still wet and watery, which made Chen Jingzong have other thoughts. He kissed the tip of her ear and asked, "Did you bring the lotus bowl?"
Huayang's tone turned cold: "I didn't bring it."
Chen Jingzong kissed the side of her neck and twirled her earlobe with his right hand, bewitching her and trying to please her: "After we go down, ask the maid to pick one up?"
Huayang said nothing.
Chen Jingzong knew that she was actually prepared. Maybe she didn't care about it, but she knew he would think about it, so she was willing to fulfill his wish.
This was how she felt about him.
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The Great Wall was steep, and Chen Jingzong supported Huayang as they walked down step by step. When they reached the bottom, they found Chaoyun standing next to a sedan chair.
"The emperor asked someone to prepare it." Chao Yun explained with a smile as she took the eldest princess' arm from her husband.
Huayang felt warm in her heart. Even though her brother had so many ministers around him, he still remembered to take care of her as his sister.
Chen Jingzong escorted her back to the eldest princess's tent and then went to attend the banquet at Emperor Yuanyou's place.
This time, the brothers Qin Ji and Qin Lu sat at the table opposite him.
Chen Jingzong glared at Qin Ji several times.
Qin Ji was confused. It had been several days since the two men had fought to a draw. The Prince Consort had been quite friendly when they had met before. Why did he suddenly treat him like an enemy today
Emperor Yuanyou saw this and found it funny. Although the prince consort appeared honest and loyal in front of his sister, he had a hot temper when he got jealous.
Qin Yuantang looked at the prince consort and then at his own son, feeling a little puzzled. In terms of handsomeness, the prince consort was far superior to his own son, so there was no need to mind it.
After the banquet, Qin Yuantang took the time to tell his eldest son what the eldest princess said on the city wall, and asked his eldest son to be careful recently and stay away from the eldest princess as much as possible to avoid unnecessary trouble.
Qin Ji: …
Qin Lu joked with his brother: "The princess wouldn't be thinking about you, right?"
Qin Yuantang: "Of course the princess won't do that, but if she looks at your brother for a second, the prince consort will bear more grudges against him. If the prince consort is unhappy, how can Lord Chen be happy?"
Even though the Chen father and son seem to be incompatible on the surface, Qin Yuantang is a father himself and knows that every father loves his children.
Qin Ji sighed, "If I had known this would happen, I should have let my second brother spar with the prince consort that day, and let the prince consort defeat my second brother directly, and there wouldn't be so many problems."
Qin Lu: "What do you mean? My spear skills are not inferior to yours. If I fight with the Prince Consort, the worst result is a draw!"
He was too tired. He had to please the emperor and the prime minister, and also had to be on guard against some nagging person who mentioned the "Qin Family Army". The thought he put into this half day was more than that of training the troops for half a year! .
Huayang took a nap in the tent and slept until dusk. When he woke up, his legs felt like they were filled with lead.
Her brother invited her to have dinner with him, but Huayang declined on the pretext of catching a cold.
The young eunuch brought back the eldest princess' words. Upon hearing this, Emperor Yuanyou ordered someone to serve dinner to his sister, and then he brought Chen Jingzong to visit his sister.
Qi Jin was there too, but naturally it was not appropriate for them to go together, so he left first.
When the emperor and his wife came over, Huayang was leaning against the head of the bed, with Chaoyun and Chaoyue massaging her legs from both sides.
There were no outsiders and Huayang was dressed neatly, so she did not ask the maids to stop. She just complained to Chen Jingzong in dissatisfaction: "It's all your fault. You insisted on watching the sunrise."
Chen Jingzong hesitated to speak.
Emperor Yuanyou spoke for his husband: "Sister forgot that it was you who insisted on climbing up by yourself..."
When he saw his sister raised her eyebrows, Emperor Yuanyou changed his words and blamed the prince consort: "In short, it's all your fault for not taking good care of my sister."
Chen Jingzong: …
Chaoyun and Chaoyue laughed out loud, easing the atmosphere.
Cao Li brought people to deliver dinner.
Huayang couldn't eat on the bed, so the maids wanted to help her. Seeing how difficult it was for her with her broken leg, Chen Jingzong walked over, picked up the princess without saying a word, and put her in her seat, regardless of the fact that Emperor Yuanyou was watching.
Emperor Yuanyou thought that his sister would be shy, but instead she acted as if it was natural. This shows that the prince consort usually treats his sister like a slave.
During the meal, Chen Jingzong just picked up the food and ate silently.
Huayang chatted with his brother: "How do you feel about today's exercise, brother?"
Emperor Yuanyou said with emotion: "If all the soldiers in our garrison were as brave as the Qin family army, the entire grassland would be within our grasp."
Hua Yang frowned and said, "My cousin said something wrong, why did my younger brother also say something about the Qin Army?"
Emperor Yuanyou laughed and said, "It's just a title. There are many great generals in our dynasty. Many of them are better than Qin Yuantang in terms of personal military achievements. However, their armies are not as brave as Qin Yuantang's. Even the enemy soldiers are frightened by the name 'Qin's Army', which shows that Qin Yuantang is really good at training soldiers. A strong army means a strong country. I only regret that there are no more Qin's Army, Li's Army, and Ling's Army."
On the wall, Qi Jin mentioned the "Qin Family Army", and Emperor Yuanyou was indeed a little unhappy, but after watching the whole exercise and looking at the inside and outside of the Great Wall, Emperor Yuanyou didn't care too much. Qin Yuantang deserves the reputation of a great general in history. Not to mention that Chen Tingjian is willing to take care of him, as long as Qin Yuantang always remains loyal to the court, Emperor Yuanyou is willing to use Qin Yuantang.
In Huayang's eyes, his younger brother still has a young face, but his eyes are full of passion.
Huayang believed that his brother really admired Qin Yuantang at this time, but there were too many people around the emperor, and the emperor's mood could change at any time. If someone reported Qin Yuantang when his brother was unhappy, his brother would impulsively want to deal with Qin Yuantang. As long as he opened his mouth, it would immediately become an oral order or an imperial decree, and there would be no room for maneuver.
Serving the king is like serving a tiger. That's it.
She did not mention Qin Yuantang, but looked at the prince consort who was eating quietly with a hint of sarcasm, and said with a smile: "Maybe there will be a Chen family army."
Emperor Yuanyou followed his sister's gaze and saw that the prince consort suddenly stopped holding the bowl, and his young and handsome face slowly turned red.
He guessed there was a story and asked his sister, "What does this mean?"
Huayang told Chen Jingzong's heroic words on the city wall as a joke: "The prince consort said that when he becomes an old man, he may have helped us to fight back all the territory outside the Great Wall."
Considering Chen Jingzong's age and military achievements, it was indeed quite outrageous to say this.
Emperor Yuanyou was also young and reckless. His sister looked down on the ambition of the prince consort, but Emperor Yuanyou admired it very much. He criticized his sister seriously: "The prince consort is as skilled as Qin Ji, and will become a great general in the future. If a general does not even have the ambition to recover the frontier, what kind of general is he? Just because my brother-in-law dared to say this, I dared to use him. Sister, don't look down on the prince consort."
Huayang looked at his brother in shock, the smile on his face gradually disappeared, revealing anger and grievance.
Among brothers and sisters all over the world, older brothers rarely show weakness to their younger siblings, but it is common for older sisters to act coquettishly towards their younger brothers who are taller than them.
Huayang's aggrieved attitude at this time is another form of coquettishness.
Emperor Yuanyou, who had just spoken some harsh words, immediately softened his heart.
Chen Jingzong came to the rescue in time: "Your Majesty, please do not blame the princess. It is true that I was too arrogant. When I have made real military achievements, I will tell you this again, and the princess may believe me."
Emperor Yuanyou stole a glance at his sister.
Huayang put down his chopsticks with a stern face and said, "I'm done eating. Your brother-in-law and brother-in-law are a family. Let's go out to eat, otherwise I'll spoil the fun of the conversation."
Emperor Yuanyou: …
This is too unreasonable!
Chen Jingzong winked at him repeatedly and led the young man out respectfully.
After leaving the tent, Chen Jingzong heaved a long sigh of relief and said to Emperor Yuanyou in the tone of an experienced person: "When the princess is in a bad mood, you have to go along with her. It's useless to reason with her. She won't listen at this time."
Emperor Yuanyou: "Sister, are you angry with me too?"
Chen Jingzong: "No, the princess likes you the most. Your Majesty, don't worry. I will come to the princess to apologize later. The princess should be calm by tomorrow morning."
Emperor Yuanyou patted his shoulder sympathetically and said, "Thank you for your hard work."
(End of this chapter)