The fifth prince was very respectful to the prince, so respectful that he could not see any feelings between the brothers.
Looking at the two princes, Hua Liuli felt that she should not stand here, but mixed in the crowd. She gathered the broken hair behind her earlobe and took a step back silently.
People in the capital love to spread rumors too much. She is afraid that after she wakes up tomorrow morning, the most lively rumor in the capital will be "the prince and the fifth prince compete in public for the only daughter of General Hua". When the father and mother return to Beijing, she and the third brother will definitely scolded.
Just at this moment, the fireworks ignited, and the entire palace was occupied by the fireworks that were as bright as the stars, so beautiful that people would forget what day it was today.
Hua Liuli unconsciously looked up at the sky, reluctant to look away.
The Crown Prince and the Fifth Prince were used to such gorgeous scenes, and they didn't think such fireworks were rare, but looking at the little girl who raised her head obediently, they also looked at the sky a few more times.
The gorgeous fireworks exploded and quickly disappeared. The craftsmen who make fireworks will try their best to develop new patterns every year, but how many people who can sit here can really appreciate it
Hua Liuli held the hand warmer and looked up at these fireworks blooming and extinguishing, her eyes very serious. It wasn't until the fireworks were over that she withdrew her gaze in an unsatisfactory manner, and turned to see that the prince and the fifth prince were still standing there: "The fireworks in the palace are so beautiful."
"Is it lively on New Year's Eve at the border gate?" The prince looked at the little girl's dark and clear eyes, and felt a little pity in his heart. She was born in a wealthy family, but because her parents are generals, she has been in a bitter and cold place since birth. Even if she is spoiled by her family, it is not as comfortable as living in the capital.
"It's very lively." Hua Liuli nodded, "Everyone will get together to sing and dance, eat meat and chat, and the army and the people will have fun together."
Drinking alcohol is not allowed in the army, but the people at the frontier feel sorry for the hard work of the soldiers. They always try their best to stuff the soldiers with food and drink at the end of the year. Fearing that the soldiers will not accept it, they often throw things and run away.
The military was strictly disciplined, and soldiers were not allowed to harass the people, destroy farmland, or take their belongings. But on New Year's Eve, if a little girl sends things to a lover in the army, the officers will turn a blind eye and pretend they don't know anything.
Daddy told her that it is not only the generals and soldiers who guard Qinghan Prefecture, but also the people of Qinghan Prefecture.
Before coming to the capital, she knew what it meant for her and her third brother to arrive in the capital ahead of time.
This represents the trust and loyalty of the Hua family to the royal family.
The Hua family cannot fall. If they fall, it will not only be affected by them, but also countless generals and soldiers, and even the innocent people at the border.
She tilted her head and glanced at the prince, and continued to talk about the landscape of the border gate, the people in the border gate, and the soldiers guarding the city gate.
"The barbecue in the army is very fragrant..." Hua Liuli's eyelids trembled slightly, "It's a pity that the family always does not let the ministers and daughters eat more, and the ministers and daughters can only sit next to their father and watch the soldiers play."
"There is a very good general who can sew two pants in one cup of tea. Later, when the army held a sewing competition, they were not allowed to sign up." Hua Liuli smiled and rolled her eyes. "With him, no one else can get the first name."
The imperial court sends officials to the border to inspect every year. Qinghan Prefecture is a strategic location in Dajin, with harsh weather and inconvenient transportation. It is the most difficult place. Although the prince had never been to this place, but after reading the memorials written by each inspector after returning, he had a general understanding of the specific situation of Qinghan Prefecture.
He thought that Hua Liuli would complain about all kinds of bad things in Qinghan Province, but what he didn't expect was the lively and beautiful place in her memory.
Looking at this little girl with a smile and nostalgia on her brows and eyes, the prince's eyes were filled with tenderness. Taking his eyes back from Hua Liuli, the prince said: "When Jin Po's state affairs are over, the imperial court will slowly release the conditions for trade between Qinghan Prefecture and the surrounding small countries, and the lives of the local people will get better and better."
Hua Liuli's eyes widened, she understood what this meant, and couldn't help but narrow her eyes with a smile: "Thank you, Your Majesty and Your Highness!"
"It was because the general defeated Jin Po Kingdom, captured their second prince alive, let Jin Po Kingdom cede the city, signed the surrender letter, and brought peace and stability to Qinghan Province, that the court dared to open this trade channel. ." The prince felt that the smile would be contagious. Seeing Hua Liuli smiling so brightly, the corner of his raised mouth couldn't lie back, "It's the royal father and Gu Ging who thank you Hua Family."
The entire family of the general is guarded in Qinghan Prefecture. If Qinghan Prefecture falls, the entire Hua family will not be able to survive.
Hua Liuli recalled what her father said again.
"Your Majesty is willing to let our whole family come here, not to leave the Hua family's wife and children in Beijing as a pledge, just because I have never doubted the Hua Family's loyalty. Your Majesty treats him with sincerity, and the Hua Family should repay them with blood and loyalty."
"His Royal Highness is serious." Hua Liuli said, "Without Your Majesty, even if there are ten Hua Family, they will not be able to defeat the menacing Jin Po Kingdom."
"Prince, Princess." Concubine Xian walked to the two of them and smiled, "It's so lively next to you, why are you two staying here alone?"
alone? Hua Liuli raised her eyebrows, isn't the fifth prince considered human in the eyes of Concubine Xian? She looked back at the place where the fifth prince stood just now, where is the person
How could this fifth prince be so realistic, after listening to her racking his brains, he left silently? To boast of a painting with mountains like ink balls, water like lines, and clouds like lines, how betrayed the conscience, how difficult, does he know
Seeing that Hua Liuli didn't speak, Concubine Xian continued: "It's good for you young people to talk more together." This little girl from the Hua family can harm any man in the capital. As long as she doesn't get along with her son, she will be A little fairy who fell from the sky.
"Concubine Xian." The prince turned to look at Concubine Xian, "Does the maiden feel that she is too old and needs to communicate more with young people?"
Concubine Xian: "..."
"That's fine." The prince showed a relieved smile, "I just heard from an old doctor who said that people with a young mind grow slowly."
Only then did Concubine Xian realize what the prince meant. The concubine Xian, who considers herself to be outstanding in appearance, hates the word "old" the most. She looks at the prince with a concerned face, and the kind smile on her face can hardly be hung.
"Concubine Xian?" The prince took a step forward calmly, just to block Hua Liuli behind him, "Is it wrong?"
"His Royal Highness is right." Concubine Xian couldn't care about Hua Liuli, and all her attention was on the prince, "I remember it."
When my son wins the crown, Ben Gong will make you cry and call you the Queen Mother!
Today's Concubine Xian is still so ambitious.
"That's good." The prince didn't intend to leave Hua Liuli alone with these concubines in the harem. He asked the eunuch to replace her with a new hand warmer: "The palace banquet is about to end, so I will take you to find your brother."
Hua Liuli silently looked back at Concubine Xian, who had a distorted smile, and quickly looked back.
She could feel Concubine Xian's dislike and rejection of her, and when she heard that the prince helped her run back, she felt really... very happy!
The prince deserves to be His Majesty's most beloved son, and even his irritating skills are so consummate.
"Miss, what's wrong with you?" Not far from Concubine Xian, a woman who was walking this way stopped.
She frowned slightly, as if unhappy with the scene she just saw.
"If you are rude, you will not live, and if you are rude, you will not succeed." The woman looked at the back of the prince leaving, and her expression was a little melancholy. "Although the concubine Xian is only the concubine of the prince, the prince, as the heir, should treat him with courtesy."
"But the slaves feel that the words of the concubine Xian concubine just now are a bit..."
"As a gentleman, how can you be dissatisfied with a word or two from your elders, not to mention that he is still the prince of a country." The woman turned around and walked in the same direction as when she was coming and going.
She walked over to a woman and sat down. Looking at the lively and dancing crowd in the distance, she said calmly: "Mother, the prince has no manners of a gentleman, and the daughter... is not suitable for him."
"What?" The woman's expression changed slightly, she looked at her daughter, and said after a long time, "Xiuying, there is no real gentleman in this world."
"But he is the crown prince." Xiu Ying shook her head slightly, "Other people in the world can be imperfect, but the prince cannot."
The woman stared blankly at her daughter, as if she didn't understand why she thought like this: "Xiuying, I regret it."
"Mother?" Du Xiuying looked at the woman puzzled.
"I shouldn't let my parents-in-law nurture you." The woman looked at her helplessly. "One day, you will understand."
She didn't think her daughter should marry the prince, but was worried about her views on life.
If a person is completely bound by the rules of etiquette and has no ego, he is just a perfect walking dead.
"Mother, I'm fine like this." Du Xiuying shook her head, "A gentleman should be like a jade, and the prince is not my beloved."
"Okay." Mrs. Du sighed, she didn't persuade any more, and she knew she couldn't persuade. Father-in-law is a veteran of two generations and an imperial teacher. Although he is old now, he is still very prestigious.
A few days ago, His Majesty specially summoned his father-in-law, and he really meant to let the Du family's daughter marry the prince.
Everyone in the world knows that the men and women of the Du family are well-known and well-known families who have inherited the history for hundreds of years. His Majesty had the idea of making the Du family's daughter the crown princess, and the Du family was not too surprised.
But the father-in-law didn't appreciate the current prince too much, and now the daughter is...
The marriage between the Du family and the royal family is impossible. It's just that His Majesty didn't make it clear that he wanted the Du family daughter to be the royal daughter-in-law, and they couldn't even say refusal.
At the end of the palace feast, the noisy palace returned to tranquility again. The crown prince strode into Chenyang Palace, and after saluting the emperor, he couldn't help yawning: "Father, Emperor, when you called your son, did you want to give your son a New Year's bag?"
"How old are you, you still want to ask me for a New Year's bag?" the emperor said, "I have something to tell you."
The prince sat down on the chair, took a sip of hot soup, and was as comfortable as in his own palace.
"I intend to let Taishi Du's granddaughter be your crown princess, what do you think?" Emperor Changlong did not take matters into his own hands when it comes to the marriage of his children. After he had a preliminary idea, he would ask his children what they thought.
"Master Du?" The prince put the hot soup back on the table and looked at Emperor Changlong in disbelief, "Royal Father, are you serious?"
"Du Song heard that this person is indeed stubborn. Maybe his granddaughter is different from him?" Recalling the past, Emperor Changlong felt a pimple in his heart. The prince was brought up by him. He felt that his son was good in everything, but Du Songwen didn't think so, and even the prince could choose one, two, three, or four for everything he ate.
A minister with a character like Du Songwen, the best luck in this life is to meet two generations of broad-minded emperors, but no matter how broad-minded the emperor is, he also has a small book of vengeance in his heart.
The prince shook his head and refused: "Father, the sons and ministers are the sons that you are reluctant to scold. If the Du family's daughter is to be the crown prince and concubine, wouldn't the old man of the Du family not pick on the sons and ministers every day?"
"You are my beloved son, you are both civil and military, and you have a benevolent heart. Who can scold you?" Thinking that Du Songwen might point fingers at the children he raised, Emperor Changlong was instantly unhappy.
No matter how bad his son is, only he can scold him.
What's more, the prince is doing well. He studied literature at the age of three, and learned martial arts at the age of four. He was good-looking, loyal, brave, and filial. Which young man in the court could compare to the prince
Even if there are occasional small problems, it doesn't hurt, no one is perfect.
The author has something to say: Emperor Changlong: I am not targeting anyone, but I feel that none of the children and grandchildren here can compare to the Crown Prince.