Fu Yunhe looked at Xiao Yi, and secretly felt that these southern barbarians were so stupid that they even gave away some saintess, are you sure they didn't come here to find a smoker
All the generals in the study looked at Xiao Yi in unison. Southern Border and Nanman are very close, and they have heard of her name as a saint. It is said that when the saint was born, she was born with a vision, which brought continuous rain and moisture to Nanman's dry dry season. When she was five years old, she was made a saint by the Nanman king, and she was brought up in the palace. She was very beautiful since she was a child, and as she got older, not only her appearance became more and more stunning, the Nanman king specially invited a famous teacher from Dayu to teach her piano. Chess, calligraphy and painting, careful education. Therefore, secretly, they also guessed whether they planned to send it to the emperor for marriage in the future.
Unexpectedly, after this battle, in order to get back their eldest prince, Nanman even sacrificed the saint.
"Saint?" Xiao Yi said impatiently, "What are you sending here for? You want to negotiate a peace, change prisoners, let them go to the emperor, I don't want to meddle in their business."
What Xiao Yi is thinking of now is to return to the capital as soon as possible. Once he wants to negotiate a peace, he must first ask for an edict, and then he has to wait for the imperial edict to arrive. Once there is a constitution, he still needs to ask for an edict. God knows how long it will take to go back after repeating this over and over again!
Xiao Yi couldn't wait to see his stinky girl.
"Yes, big brother." Fu Yunhe responded and went out to do it.
All the generals looked at Xiao Yi with admiration on their faces, and thought: I really deserve to be the son of the world, who is so decisive in doing things and is not tempted by beauty. Finally, after the old prince, there is a successor in southern Xinjiang!
They felt that they were right with the Ming Lord, and they also had great confidence in the future of southern Xinjiang.
The scorching gaze cast on Xiao Yi's body made him puzzled for a while, and he didn't bother to pay any attention to it. He quickly gave them orders in an orderly manner, ordering all military affairs during his absence. Not long after, Fu Yunhe also came in after dealing with the matter in hand, and sat aside to listen.
In addition to veterans like Tian He and Feng Xin, even Mo Xiuyu and Yao Lianghang were entrusted with the important task of rectifying the Xuanjia Army.
Xiao Yi set the establishment of the Xuanjia Army at 3,000 people, and asked to select the most elite soldiers from these people in his hands to reorganize. He wanted to build a personal army.
Hearing this, Tian He said with some embarrassment: "My lord, I'm afraid the prince won't agree to provide military funds."
If it is only the original 40,000 people, Tian He is still sure to get money from the prince for daily training and military pay, but if he wants to train a new army, and look at Xiao Yi's attitude, what is the expectation for this new army? It's not low, I'm afraid silver is a big problem...
"You don't have to worry about the money." Xiao Yi waved his hand indifferently and said, "After returning to the capital, I will send someone to bring it to you."
Mo Xiuyu and Yao Lianghang looked at each other and couldn't help but be overjoyed. Having the opportunity to train an elite team by themselves is a great trust and a sense of accomplishment for them.
The two of them clasped their fists at the same time, knelt down on one knee, and said loudly: "Yes, my son, I will definitely live up to your expectations."
"In addition, there are two cities of Fuzhong and Kailian..." Xiao Yi said slowly, "Cheng Yu."
"The subordinates are here."
"You stay in Southern Border for the time being, and you will take care of the affairs of these two cities."
Cheng Yu accepted the order solemnly.
Fuzhong and Kailian were defeated by Xiao Yi himself when King Zhennan was unwilling to give any support. Since King Zhennan didn't care about the gains and losses of these two cities, Xiao Yi unceremoniously took them as his own.
The defenders of the two cities had been killed in the war, and no suitable replacement could be found for a while, so Cheng Yu could only be left in charge temporarily.
In this way, it was not until dusk that the generals took their leave one by one.
In the next few days, Xiao Yi was so busy every day that he could hardly get a good night's sleep.
On the one hand, his time in southern Xinjiang is running out, and there are countless trivial matters that need to be dealt with one by one. On the other hand, King Zhennan took advantage of being stunned by Nizi, deliberately claimed to be sick, and threw all the mess in southern Xinjiang after the war on him, wanting those people to take a closer look at how mediocre and incompetent their eldest son is.
However, Xiao Yi handled everything in an orderly manner, but what made him impatient the most was that the envoys of the Nanman were not willing to leave. After learning that Xiao Yi was going back to the capital, he immediately expressed that he would go with him. By the way, they also brought their saint. If it wasn't for "the two countries are at war, if you don't kill the envoy", Xiao Yi really wanted this envoy and the so-called saint to have a good taste of the wrath of the people in southern Xinjiang.
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How embarrassing is this for the massacred people and the soldiers who died in battle in southern Xinjiang
Since they took the initiative to say that they were going to the capital, Xiao Yi snorted coldly when he heard the words, and ordered directly: "They insist on going with this prince, so it is naturally inconvenient for this prince to object. Let the envoys, saintess and others, and Nanman The eldest prince can lock up together, and when the time comes, we will go on the road together, so as not to waste space."
As soon as this remark came out, Tian He and the others who were discussing with him in the study were stunned. Such a willful attitude made them feel relieved.
Thus, under deliberate publicity, almost the entire Luoyue city knew the next day that the eldest son Xiao Yi refused to accept the peace talks with the southern barbarians in order to comfort the dead souls in southern Xinjiang. For a while, Xiao Yi's popularity soared again. And this joyful news spread throughout southern Xinjiang in a very short period of time, and everyone praised it.
Even the "bedridden" Zhennan King got the news, and immediately became furious: "Nizi, I really don't know what it means! My son knows that the two countries will not be killed if they are at war, and Nanman sent envoys to negotiate peace, but he directly killed people." Detained, such a disrespectful thing, only this traitor can do it!"
Yao Yan, who came to report the news, sighed inwardly in disappointment. In his opinion, although the son's actions were too arrogant, but the Nanman did all kinds of evil things in southern Xinjiang, wouldn't it be too servile to treat them with courtesy? Enough
Disappointment is disappointment, Yao Yan still persuaded patiently: "My lord, what the son did is not wrong..."
"No mistake?!" King Zhennan glared at him angrily, and said, "Even you were bewitched by that rebellious son, all of you..."
"My lord." While speaking, the steward hurriedly came to report, "There is an imperial decree to..."
The king of Zhennan said impatiently: "Just say that the king is unwell, so I won't go. Isn't that Nizi very capable? Let him go to receive the order!"
Yao Yan shouted in disapproval: "My lord!"
King Zhennan waved his hand, and the steward retreated. Seeing his displeasure, Yao Yan sighed secretly, so he couldn't say anything more. Not long after, the steward came back in a hurry and reported a news that surprised Zhennan Wang...
The emperor favored Xiao Yi to personally return to the capital to present prisoners!
It wasn't until this time that King Zhennan believed that Xiao Yi's wanting the king's capital was not just a casual talk, an act of winning people's hearts, but the truth.
King Zhennan's mood was a bit complicated, but he was more relieved.
It's all because of this rebellious son's return that he messed up Nanjiang. After he leaves, he must make a good rectification! Let everyone know that he is the king of Zhennan, the real ruler of Nanjiang, and the prince Xiao Yi is just a mere proton.
Xiao Yi didn't know what King Zhennan was planning, and he didn't bother to know. After receiving the imperial decree, he would be happy to see everyone
On March 12th, the day when Xiao Yi set off to return to the capital, he went to bid farewell to the King of Zhennan according to the etiquette, but was told by the servants of the Shianyuan that the prince was ill and could not see him, Xiao Yi did not force it, and did not miss him Turn around and leave.
The news that the prince was going north to offer captives had already spread, and many people spontaneously waited near the city gate to see them off, and it was not until they were five or six miles away from the city that the hustle and bustle was far away.
Xiao Yi looked up at the northern sky, and confidently said to Tian He and others who came to see him off: "Don't worry, I will definitely be back! Soon..." At that time, he will come back with the stinky girl!
Xiao Yi secretly calculated in his heart, if they go well, they will be able to arrive at the capital in early April, and finally they will be able to see her!
In a happy mood, he led a group of captives and a team of thousands of people, and rode his horse towards the capital...
The king of March is just when the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming. In the Zhennan Prince's Mansion, Fu Yunyan, Yuan Yuyi and Nangong Yue, who came to meet together, sat around the pavilion in the garden, talking and laughing at Yanyan.
The maids brought this year's new tea, as well as special desserts. Among them, the plate of peach blossom cakes made with peach petals picked by Nan Gongyue, made the two girls full of praise.
After having some refreshments, Fu Yunyan took out the zippers she made as if offering a treasure, and gave them to Nan Gongyue and Yuan Yuyi, and then said triumphantly: "How is it? The zippers I made are pretty good, right? "
Before Nangong Yue said anything, Yuan Yuyi couldn't help but support her forehead and said: "Liu Niang, do you know that the handkerchiefs, pearl flowers, silk flowers, purses, and sachets you gave me have already filled my box. After a pause, she couldn't help teasing, "When you learn how to build a house, are you going to give me and Yue'er one each?"
Her analogy is really interesting, Lily couldn't hold back her laughter with great difficulty, but Nangong Yue didn't have to be so taboo, she just covered her mouth with a veil and laughed straight away.
Fu Yunyan blinked and said with a smile: "Cousin Yi, isn't it easy? I'll talk to my mother when I go back today..."
When Mrs. Fu was mentioned, Yuan Yuyi immediately begged for mercy: "Forget it, forget it, you'd better learn from your female celebrity."
Fu Yunyan sighed suddenly, "Now I think female celebrities are okay, but housekeepers are more annoying... What kind of balance of interests, what restraints, what factions... It's like a war. These two days, my mother asked me to write the gift list Well, I was thinking that it would be just a gift list, following the old practice of the second prince last year, but my mother scolded me for a while, and I talked about the human relationship for an hour." She said pitifully. Xi dropped his shoulders, "But I still can't remember."
The second prince... Yuan Yuyi immediately understood, and said: "Liu Niang, you are talking about the gift list for the third prince's wedding, right?" I also discussed this, and specially called Yuan Yuyi, who was also studying housekeeping, to listen in.
Fu Yunyan nodded depressedly, "Mother asked me to write again, and I have to check today.... That's right!" She suddenly thought of something, blinked her eyes, looked at Gong Yue with a smile and said, "Ah Yue, send me a letter from your family. What gift? Let me see the gift list."
Nangong Yue smiled, and looked at Baihui, who hurriedly said, "Concubine Shizi, the list of rites has been drawn up, and I'm thinking of showing it to you later."
Nangong Yue nodded slightly, and Baihui went down to get the gift list.
Fu Yunyan was a little envious, and sincerely hoped that her mother would stop staring at her learning this and that all day long, and cultivate some capable maids and mothers so that she could take them away when she got married, which would save trouble!
"Speaking of the third prince." Yuan Yuyi couldn't help talking about the news she heard from Yong Yang a few days ago, "I heard from my mother that the third prince asked the emperor for orders that for the war between northern and southern borders, It consumed a lot of silver from the national treasury. As a prince, he couldn't go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, but he also wanted to do something for Dayu, so he hoped that the wedding would not be too extravagant. Originally, according to the regulations, there were eighty banquets, but now it is reduced by half... Now The officials are all praising the third prince for being respectful, diligent and thrifty! But the emperor's attitude is indifferent, and my mother said that since the incident with the second princess, the emperor has become more and more indifferent to the third prince."
Nangong Yue couldn't help but think that if he was going to marry Bai Muxiao now, would he be so "thrifty"? She still remembered that the grand ceremony when Bai Muxiao was named queen was extremely extravagant.
Not long after, Baihui came with the gift list and presented it to Nangong Yue.
Nangong Yue only scanned it once, and ordered: "Add a pair of glass vases." Then she handed the gift list to Fu Yunyan.
Holding the gift list, Fu Yunyan looked a little confused, and still couldn't figure out why she gave these, and why Nangong Yue added a pair of glazed flower vases at the end... The twists and turns in it are just like playing tricks Marksmanship is more tiring.
Nangong Yue pursed her lips and explained patiently: "Our palace is a vassal king, so naturally it is inconvenient to get too close to the princes, so the gift for the third prince should not be too expensive, but it should not be too simple. This gift list is too simple, so I added a pair of glazed flower vases. Fu's mansion is the royal family, so some intimacy should be reflected in the gift, but it should not be too expensive. In my opinion, it can be A pair of Avalokitesvara He Zi pictures as the main gift, plus some other gifts will do."
Fu Yunyan nodded again and again, and praised: "Ah Yue, you are really capable! Go back today, mother will definitely not scold me!"
Yuan Yuyi jokingly said: "Your sister-in-law's relationship is really good!"
Fu Yunyan was very proud, raised her chin and said: "Of course!"
"Look at you, you don't feel ashamed." Yuan Yuyi couldn't help laughing, a little envious in her heart, although she knew that her mother would carefully choose a marriage for her, but she was still a little scared and didn't know what would happen in the future. After a little melancholy, Yuan Yuyi cheered up and talked about the Jinxin Meeting that will be held soon, this three-year event, every girl in the capital who can be invited They are all very cautious.
Even Fu Yunyan was very excited, because even she received the brocade post last month, and finally she no longer had to be nagged by her mother all day long.
Speaking of Jinxinhui, Nangong Yue blinked and said mysteriously: "From now on, you must please me!" Facing the puzzled eyes of the two of them, she smiled brighter and said, "I have already promised the wine-sacrificing lady of the Imperial College that I will be the judge of this Jinxinhui!"
"Yueer!"
"Ah Yue!"
The two girls all came together immediately, holding her arm from left to right and acting coquettishly...
Amidst the cheerful laughter, a gray shadow flew over from the direction of Fufengyuan, stopped on a high branch, and looked down at all living beings.
In the blink of an eye, it was March 22nd, the day when the third prince got married. This was also a major event in the royal capital since the New Year's celebration.
Although there were rumors in the royal capital that the third prince's family members were not there, the prince was a prince after all, and it was impossible for his wedding to be deserted.
As the concubine of the Prince of Zhennan, Nangong Yue is also the mistress of the residence of the Prince of Zhennan in the capital, so of course she also received the invitation and entered the palace on that day.
The wedding ceremony will be held in Yongning Hall. Although Youshi is an auspicious time, no one dares to delay this royal happy event. It has just arrived at Shenshi, and most of the people who came to watch the ceremony have already arrived, probably only Yongyang, Yuncheng and King Qi and other close relatives of the royal family dared to step on time.
Yongning Hall is decorated with joy, red ribbons, red lanterns and red dragon and phoenix candles can be seen everywhere...
But the emperor only sent the rewards, but did not come in person. Only the empress came, and Zhang Concubine was still grounded and never appeared.
Seeing this, the guests couldn't help but secretly speculate in their hearts that it might be true that the third prince was not favored.
Whether the emperor will come or not, no one has the right to comment.
When the auspicious time came, they heard the sound of firecrackers, which was deafening. The handsome third prince Han Lingfu, dressed in the prince's boa robe, and the bride Cui Yanyan, who was covered with a red head covering, entered the hall with red silk.
Then, the servant raised his voice and yelled: "One bow to heaven and earth! Two bows..."
After the worship ceremony, the bride and groom, surrounded by the palace people, went to the third prince's new house in the palace. At the same time, the guests rushed to the third prince's palace to attend today's wedding banquet after seeing off the queen.
The seats were bustling and bustling. The seats for male guests and the seats for female guests were arranged in two halls respectively. In comparison, the seats for male guests were naturally much more lively than the seats for female guests. Han Lingfu chose the bride's hijab in the new house, and after completing the wedding ceremony with her, he left the newly promoted third concubine in the new house, and went out to drink with the guests by himself.
Although it is said that the three days of the wedding are not big or small, but the third prince is the third prince after all, and the guests should not make things difficult for him, let him finish the toast table by table, and send him away respectfully.
The three great happy events in life are meeting an old acquaintance in a foreign land, being named on the gold list, and the wedding night in the bridal chamber!
The guests looked at the hurried back of the third prince, and exchanged a look in secret, thinking that it was the truth.
It's just that the guests didn't know that Han Lingfu was not going to a new house on this trip, but another place...
The wedding banquet in the palace broke up at the time of the garrison, but the bride in the new house did not wait for the returning groom.
At first, Cui Yanyan thought it was because the wedding banquet had not ended, but after the maid repeatedly confirmed that the wedding banquet had ended, Cui Yanyan still had a little expectation, thinking that the third prince was just delayed by something... Time passed little by little, and when Haishi passed, The man who made her hopeless still didn't show up.
Cui Yanyan's heart was as cold as ice at this moment, and her hands were clenched into fists.
On the day of the big wedding, the husband did not return to the new house. This is a great shame for any woman!
The dowry maid at the side asked cautiously: "Third Concubine, it's getting late, shouldn't it be time to rest?"
Cui Yanyan immediately looked at the servant girl coldly with cold blade-like eyes, which made the servant girl shudder and secretly regret: I would have known better if I had known it earlier.
Cui Yanyan said in a deep voice: "Don't wait for me to take a bath and change clothes!" She stood up abruptly, but there was a question circling in her heart: Where did the third prince go
On the wedding night, he actually insulted himself so much, why
Cui Yanyan bit her lower lip fiercely, almost bleeding from the bite.
Is he sure that she dare not complain to the emperor and queen
Thinking of this, Cui Yanyan's eyes were as deep as the sea, and she thought to herself: She doesn't believe that he will never enter her house!
For Cui Yanyan in the imperial palace, this night was like a year, but in the White Mansion on the other side of the capital, Bai Muxiao was also out of her mind.
"Nurse it, nourish it!" The candlelight in the room danced and crackled, and with the flickering of the candlelight, the room flickered from light to light, shining on Bai Muxiao's face leaning against the window. The light and shadow made her expression a little complicated.
Bai Muxiao stared blankly at the flickering candle, a little lost in thought.
Today is his wedding day...
He and his third concubine had a wedding night, but he was alone!
Will he still remember himself
Or have new people forget the old ones
Bai Muxiao shook her head vigorously, telling herself that she can't be like those women who just know how to revolve around men, she must live for herself!
If you don't love yourself, who else can you expect to love you
Bai Muxiao bit her lower lip lightly, and said to herself.
Outside the house, Biluo's cautious voice suddenly sounded: "Girl, slave..."
Before she finished speaking, Bai Muxiao interrupted her impatiently: "I said, I want to be alone for a while."
As soon as the voice fell, there was a "squeak", and the door was pushed open. Bai Muxiao felt displeased, and felt that Bi Luo was becoming more and more unruly. She raised her eyes to look in the direction of the door, but saw a The familiar slender figure strode towards her... This is definitely not Bi Luo.
The door was carefully closed again, but Bai Muxiao didn't care about it at all. She was so excited that she stood up abruptly, and looked at the person with her eyes in disbelief.
He, it turned out to be him!
Her heart fluctuated, and a faint mist appeared in front of her eyes. In an instant, a dazzling look bloomed, and her white and jade-like skin seemed to be shining.
"Xiao'er..." Han Lingfu walked up to her eagerly, looking at her with his black eyes, as if she would disappear in the blink of an eye.
"Your Highness..." Bai Muxiao bit her lower lip lightly.
After that day, although Bai Muxiao forgave his slip of the tongue under his various prayers, she still felt a little grudge in her heart, but now, the grudge in her heart was wiped away by this sudden surprise.
Bi Luo coughed dryly and said in a low voice, "Your Highness, girl, when we arrive at the house, the lady guarding the corner gate will be changing shifts, Your Highness must leave before then..."
But the lovers only had each other in their eyes at this moment, as if they couldn't see or hear Bi Luo's existence at all.
Biluo glanced at Bai Muxiao enviously, feeling happy for her daughter. His Royal Highness the Third Prince is really devoted to the girl, even on this wedding night, he quietly came to the White Mansion to meet the girl.
For a girl to meet a loving man like His Highness the Third Prince is really a blessing in her previous life!
Bi Luo glanced at the two of them again, then quietly backed away, and she closed the door carefully, but Bai Muxiao and Han Lingfu didn't care about this at all.
There was silence in the room for a while, and the two stared at each other, as if they wanted to make up for the similar time in that short period of time, until Bai Muxiao broke the silence again, and said in a complicated way: "Your Highness, you...you Why are you here?" Shouldn't he be in the palace, with his third concubine
"Xiao'er, where do you think I should be?" Han Lingfu grasped her plain hand, and raised the corners of his lips with a half-smile, "You have no confidence in me? ... What I promised you, so what?" I will forget!" He once promised her that he would never consummate the marriage with the third concubine Cui Yanyan, so he naturally kept it firmly in his heart.
A look of complexity flashed in Bai Muxiao's eyes, he had promised her before, but as a woman, how could she not be worried
She has also seen that Cui Yanyan, who is young and beautiful, handsome and intelligent, and his family background is worthy of him as a prince, and she can also help him in the fight for the heir... Unlike herself, she has nothing to do for him except herself! Even if she has all kinds of strategies and methods, she must stand at a high enough height to use them. Now she seems to have been pulled out of her wings, so she can only hide in this dark place and wait hard. Bullying!
But, even so, in his mind, she is in the same position as him.
He has always been beautiful, clean and upright, but for her, on such an important day today, he appeared here secretly and concealed...
It's all about her!
"Your Highness..." Bai Muxiao was so moved that she leaned her head on Han Lingfu's arms, soft and pleasant.
The two enjoyed this quiet time... I don't know how long it took, but Bi Luo reminded me from outside the door: "Your Highness, girl, it's almost time..." Bi Luo didn't want to be the one who beats mandarin ducks, but now the distance There was only one stick of incense at midnight.
Reluctantly, Bai Muxiao raised her head from Han Lingfu's generous chest, and said with difficulty but decisively: "Your Highness, you should..." If the relationship between the two lasts for a long time, how can it be day and night. The days to come are still long!
Han Lingfu looked deeply at Bai Muxiao, and said, "Xiao'er, I have one more thing to tell you." After a pause, he continued, "Now that I'm married, my father will let me leave soon. Mansion, then you..."
She had to enter the Third Prince's Mansion as a concubine according to the imperial decree... Bai Muxiao's eyes dimmed. Although she had been mentally prepared for a long time, when this day came, she still found it difficult to accept her fate.
Han Lingfu seemed to feel her sadness, and stretched out his right hand to lift her chin and said, "Xiao'er, do you know Jin Xinhui?"
Bai Muxiao was startled, she didn't know why he suddenly mentioned Jinxinhui, but she still nodded slightly. The Jinxinhui is well-known, and all the noble ladies in the capital are proud of participating in the Jinxinhui. Now that the Jinxinhui is getting closer day by day, even in this White Mansion, you can occasionally hear servants talking about it.
Han Lingfu continued: "Xiao'er, since the Jinxinhui was held in the previous dynasty, the fate of any woman who has won the leader has undergone a radical change. Even if she is married to a prince or noble, it is not uncommon. Now that the Jinxinhui is getting closer, the king's capital Among them, not only the princes and nobles are paying attention to the Jinxinhui, but also the father and the queen mother. If you can participate in the Jinxinhui and win a leader, then I will have the opportunity to ask the father, the queen and the queen to let you You entered the mansion as a side concubine!" This side concubine was able to get a jade certificate, so of course it was not comparable to a lowly concubine.
Bai Muxiao's expression moved slightly, and there was another ripple in his heart.
Bai Muxiao looked deeply at this man who was only a short distance away from her. He was an aloof prince, but he left his newlywed wife and came here on his wedding night at the risk of angering the emperor and Yue's family. ;He is afraid that he will be wronged, so he always thinks about himself, and only hopes to give himself a better...
Feelings are a matter for both parties, he is willing to do this for himself, why can't he sacrifice for him
Bai Muxiao took a deep breath, and said confidently and decisively: "Your Highness, it is not difficult for Xiao'er to win the leader!"
Looking at her like this, Han Lingfu couldn't help showing admiration in his eyes. His Xiao'er is always so smart and confident, different from others.
"But Your Highness," Bai Muxiao said again, "As far as Xiao'er knows, the Jinxin post has already been sent out. As I am, the Jinxinhui will definitely not take the initiative to post to me. It depends on Your Highness."
"Xiao'er, don't worry. I will take care of this matter."
Generally speaking, the invitation letter from Jinxinhui is also worth a thousand dollars, but Han Lingfu is the third prince after all, if he wants to bribe the judges and give Bai Muxiao a leader first, it may not be easy; but get a post for the competition That was still a breeze.
At this time, Biluo reminded again outside the house in embarrassment, Han and Bai looked at each other deeply again, Han Lingfu finally turned and left.
Bai Muxiao watched him leave on the spot, and said to herself in her heart, they will definitely be together!
No matter how many obstacles lie ahead...they are destined to be together!