The King of Xinyang was surrounded and intercepted by the troops led by Chu Chengmao. He fled in panic and was eventually killed on the banks of the Huai River. The capital was settled.
When the victory news from the capital reached Hengzhou, Feng Shuo also repelled the Minghan army and recovered the lost territories of the two cities. The morale of the army was greatly boosted and the people of Hengzhou were delighted.
On the day he returned triumphantly to Hengzhou, people from all over the city took to the streets to greet him, cheering loudly.
Jiang Yanyi also went to the city gate to welcome Feng Shuo. She was afraid that she would not be able to see Feng Shuo in the crowd, so she asked Yang Xiu to book a private room by the window in a teahouse in advance.
When the army entered the city, they could see the flag with the word "Feng" held high from afar. The flag had a black background and red characters, which looked majestic and solemn. It is said that the Ming Han Kingdom was frightened by Feng Shuo this time, and the soldiers under him would abandon their armor and weapons and flee whenever they saw the flag with the word "Feng".
Jiang Yanyi still remembers the nervousness she felt when she first saw the flag with the seal on it outside the Xizhou camp. Who would have thought that she felt so nervous when she saw the flag a year ago, but felt only joy and kindness when she saw it again a year later.
Feng Shuo rode his dark cloud horse in the front, followed by Han Tuo and several other generals under his command. He was dressed in armor and covered in dust, and his handsome face was solemn and intimidating without even getting angry.
People on both sides of the street were shouting Feng Shuo's name. Jiang Yanyi watched him approaching from the teahouse. He was happy for him and felt sincerely proud of him.
"Boss, you also call me Prince! If you don't call me Prince, I'll be gone soon!" Chenyu was watching the lively scene below and kept urging Jiang Yanyi.
Jiang Yanyi said, "The street is so noisy, he might not be able to hear me if I call him. I came here today just to watch the army enter the city and share in the festivities."
The two little girls, Chenyu and Huo Jianjia, had no doubt about what was said, but Aunt Guo was an experienced person and knew at a glance that Jiang Yanyi was embarrassed to speak in public.
She could see that Jiang Yanyi was also making some changes for Feng Shuo. In the past, Jiang Yanyi had always been a casual person. Although she treated them as before in private now, she would consciously establish her authority in front of others. In the near future, Jiang Yanyi would be the Princess of Liaonan, and when Feng Shuo ascended the throne, she would also have to hold the Phoenix Seal, and she had to show the bearing and demeanor of a queen.
Aunt Guo said, "The prince sent a letter a few days ago, saying that he had sent someone to Xizhou to welcome the Grand Empress Dowager and the Chu family to Hengzhou. I guess that the prince has already started preparing for the marriage with the Dong family."
Jiang Yanyi was shocked and said, "Bring the Grand Empress Dowager and Grandmother here? When did this happen? How come I don't know about it?"
Without waiting for Aunt Guo to reply, Huo Jianjia, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said, "Boss, the prince seems to be looking over here!"
Chenyu also shouted: "The prince is looking at the boss!"
Jiang Yanyi was originally in a calm state of mind, but his heart started beating fast when he was yelled at by these two little girls.
She cast her eyes down the long street.
Feng Shuo just happened to walk not far from the teahouse, and Jiang Yanyi lowered his eyes and met his gaze.
It was clearly just a look, but Jiang Yanyi was inexplicably blushing and feeling her heart beating fast as she was strangled by his dark gaze.
She hurriedly looked away, and the army had just walked to the bottom of the teahouse. Feng Shuo took in Jiang Yanyi's shy expression and looked away with a smile.
Following behind him, Xiao Han was not so lucky.
Xiao Han didn't notice Jiang Yanyi in the teahouse at first. It was Han Tuo, who was riding side by side with him, who winked at him for a long time, pointed at Feng Shuo, and raised his chin to signal him to look at the teahouse.
Han Tuo didn't dare to speak out so that Feng Shuo wouldn't hear him, otherwise he would be "retaliated against later" by their petty-minded prince in some aspects. He meant to let Xiao Han see Jiang Yanyi in the teahouse.
But when Xiao Han raised his eyes, the first person he saw was not their beautiful future princess, but the little maid who stood next to the future princess like a little kid.
His eyes fell on the machete carried on Huo Jianjia's back, and he wondered if she didn't think it was heavy
Unexpectedly, he accidentally stared at him for too long and was noticed by Huo Jianjia. The other party immediately put on an expression as if he was ready to fight with him at any moment. Xiao Han quickly looked straight ahead and dared not look around anymore.
"He's small but has a bad temper." He muttered softly.
Han Tuo immediately pricked up his ears: "What do you mean by small but bad temper?"
Xiao Han had been under Feng Shuo's command for some time. He knew that Han Tuo looked like a decent man, but in fact he was the same as that evil military advisor. He immediately restrained his expression and said, "Nothing."
Han Tuo was obviously a little disappointed that he didn't get the reason.
In the teahouse, Jiang Yanyi had no idea that Huo Jianjia was about to rush out with a big knife to fight with someone.
Seeing the army passing by, Aunt Guo finally answered Jiang Yanyi's question: "The prince didn't tell the boss that he was going to bring the Chu family to Hengzhou. I guess he wanted to give you a surprise."
It was hard for him to take these into consideration when faced with national affairs. Jiang Yanyi just felt warm in his heart.
When the army returned to the city, Jiang Yanyi estimated that Feng Shuo would be busy discussing matters with his subordinates and princes until the afternoon, and that in the evening he would definitely hold a celebration banquet with the soldiers who had made contributions this time.
She knew that he could drink a lot, but she was still afraid that Feng Shuo would drink too much, so after returning home, she asked the kitchen staff to prepare some sobering soup.
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After Feng Shiyan's death, the most important thing that everyone in the world, whether it was the princes in power or the common people, cared about was who would take over the throne.
Among the princes, Feng Shuo had the greatest power and the highest popularity among the people. He was a member of the Feng royal family, so the throne was pushed to Feng Shuo almost without any suspense.
The allied princes had already seen the situation clearly and knew that competing with Feng Shuo for the throne now would be like a gnat trying to shake a tree. Since they could not defeat him, they decided to join the alliance.
There were many people who showed their courtesy to Feng Shuo at the celebration banquet.
"Your Highness, this time we have won a great victory over Minghan Kingdom and the capital is safe and secure, which is really a double blessing. My daughter has been practicing martial arts since she was young, and she has received instruction in swordsmanship from Master Ge Feng. How about letting my daughter dance with a sword to liven up the atmosphere?" said the Marquis of Changning, who had a mustache and a big belly, with a broad smile on his face.
Feng Shuo had just been toasted with a round of wine. If it were an ordinary person, he would have been already 70% drunk, but he only looked a little tipsy, his narrow and long eyes were half-closed, and his long eyelashes cast a dark shadow in the candlelight, covering up all the expressions in his eyes.
After taking off his armor, he changed into a dark-black robe, which made him look even more elegant. The dragon embroidered with gold and red threads on the lapel shone with a faint light, as if it was coming alive in the candlelight.
Just with this appearance, even if he was not the powerful King of Liaonan, I am afraid that there would be countless girls in the world who would be eager to be with him.
Everyone knew that Feng Shuo was strict in his military discipline. Even when celebrating a victory, there were no dancers or musicians to entertain the people. The reason why Marquis Changning made this request at this time was largely because he wanted to offer his daughter to Feng Shuo.
The candidate for the principal wife is the daughter of the Chu family, but the concubine has not been chosen yet.
Not to mention that when Feng Shuo ascends the throne, there will be three palaces and six courtyards in the palace. Rather than waiting to compete with the concubines later, it is better to occupy the position of a concubine now.
Marquis Changning's mind was calculating rapidly. He had also heard about how much Feng Shuo valued the daughter of the Chu family, so he deliberately waited until three rounds of drinks had passed before saying this.
Chi Qing and Han Tuo, who were sitting at the lower left of Feng Shuo, both looked like they were enjoying the show.
Unexpectedly, Feng Shuo looked at Changning Hou for a moment, his expression was indistinguishable, and finally he said one word: "Sure."
Chi Qing, who had just picked up a piece of meat and put it into his mouth, was suddenly frightened and almost choked on the meat. He quickly drank a cup of tea before he recovered.
When Marquis Changning got Feng Shuo's permission, his face was almost smiling like a flower, and he immediately called his daughter in to dance with the sword.
He was a man with many ideas. Seeing that Jiang Yanyi was respected by the people of Hengzhou, he took his daughter with him to the war. Although he did not achieve any military merit on the battlefield, he kept bragging about his daughter being a heroine after returning.
A moment later, the daughter of Marquis Changning came into the tent holding two swords.
Chi Qing smiled when he saw her tight long skirt that flattered her figure. It was obvious that she came prepared by wearing such clothes.
This was not the first time that Chi Qing saw Feng Shuo having his daughter forced upon him by the leader of the allied forces. Wasn’t that a painful lesson learned by Marquis Xing’an last time
He whispered to Han Tuo: "I think this eldest daughter of Marquis Changning is not even as good as the county lady of Marquis Xing'an!"
Most of those present were military generals. The figure of the daughter of Marquis Changning was indeed graceful when she danced with the sword, but her swordsmanship was not very good. Her arms were weak, as if she was holding a silk ribbon instead of a sword.
Others were watching for fun, but even though Feng Shuo had people come into the tent to practice sword dancing, he never looked over there.
The eldest daughter of Marquis Changning tried to tease Feng Shuo with her eyes several times. Feng Shuo finally raised his eyes, but he just yawned because he felt sleepy.
The scene was awkward for a while. The eldest daughter of Marquis Changning probably didn't expect to hit such a wall. She felt extremely embarrassed and her face was hot. After all, she was the youngest daughter who had not experienced many storms. Her mind was in a mess, and her sword dance afterwards was even worse.
But Chi Qing just wanted to watch the fun and after she finished dancing, he took the lead in applauding and loudly praised her. The eldest daughter of Marquis Changning was so ashamed that she lowered her head and almost cried.
Feng Shuo glanced at Chi Qing and said slowly, "The military advisor said that this sword dance is great, so it deserves a reward. Come here, give me 100 taels of silver."
Soon, a personal soldier came into the tent carrying a tray of silver.
Marquis Changning looked a little embarrassed. This was not the result he expected.
Letting his own daughter dance in public and then rewarding her with silver, isn't Feng Shuo comparing his daughter to a dancer
Marquis Changning raised his head to try to see something from Feng Shuo's face, but when he met Feng Shuo's clear and cold gaze, he instantly felt a chill down his spine.
There was no sign of drunkenness in Feng Shuo's sharp eyes, and it seemed as if the slight tipsiness he showed before was all fake.
Marquis Changning did not dare to offend Feng Shuo at this time. Even though he knew that Feng Shuo was slapping him in the face, he had to agree with a smile.
Everyone present was smart. Feng Shuo's act of killing the chicken to scare the monkeys also discouraged many princes and nobles who wanted to use this opportunity to form an alliance with him through marriage.
In the past, his power had not reached the level it is today, so he had to give face to Marquis Xing'an even if he refused. Now that he has grown stronger, he will not bother to show mercy to those who are ignorant of the current situation.
The celebration banquet was basically over at this point. After Feng Shuo left, the Marquis of Changning, who had just embarrassed himself, hurried back with his daughter. Chi Qing yawned and said he was very sleepy, and was about to go to his permanent guest room in the palace.
Han Tuo stopped him and said, "Xiao Han is drunk, please find someone to take care of him."
Chi Qing said unhappily: "Why don't you just take him back with you on your way back to the barracks?"
Han Tuo smiled shyly: "After hearing about Miss Chu's journey south, my wife also came to Hengzhou."
The implication is that he was in a hurry to see his wife and had no time to take care of a drunkard.
Chi Qing pursed his lips: "Alright, alright, get out of here."
As soon as Han Tuo left, Chi Qing nudged Xiao Han, who was drunk and lying on the table, with his elbow: "Wake up? Can you still get up?"
Xiao Han was snoring, obviously drunk and dead in his sleep.
Chi Qing's expression was hard to describe: "After all, he was once a mountain king, how can he only drink this much?"
He asked the steward of the palace to prepare a guest room for Xiao Han. After the steward prepared the room, he asked two servants to carry him. Unexpectedly, Xiao Han was very heavy. After finally carrying him to the corridor, the two servants almost collapsed from exhaustion.
One of the servants saw Huo Jianjia coming over here and said quickly, "Miss Jianjia, give me a hand!"
Huo Jianjia saw that the two servants were walking unsteadily, so she walked over to help lift the man up.
She was small and was holding Xiao Han's collar, with half of Xiao Han's body dragging on the ground.
Seeing Xiao Han's face clearly, Huo Jianjia immediately looked disgusted: "Why is it him?"
The servant saw that Huo Jianjia seemed to have some grudge against Xiao Han, and was afraid that Huo Jianjia would offend the powerful, so he hurriedly said, "This is the Qingyun Cavalry Commander, who has made many military achievements."
Huo Jianjia said "Oh" and asked the servant: "Where are you taking him?"
The servant said, "In the west wing."
Huo Jianjia grabbed Xiao Han's collar and tried to drag him away. Two servants were ready to help lift his feet, but Huo Jianjia said, "No need to help. I'll do it."
So the two servants watched helplessly as Huo Jianjia dragged Xiao Han, bumping and bruising his way to the west wing, like he was dragging a dead dog.
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Feng Shuo left the banquet and rushed to see Jiang Yanyi without even having time to change his clothes.
After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the nights became colder day by day. Jiang Yanyi wrapped herself in a thin blanket and sat on the bed to read. Chenyu was afraid that she would hurt her eyes, so she lit a few more candles.
When Feng Shuo entered the room, Jiang Yanyi was leaning on the low table with his elbows, his hand on his forehead, his head nodding, and he had actually fallen asleep.
Feng Shuo looked at her peaceful sleeping face, feeling a little distressed and a little amused. He took the book she was reading from her knees, but before he could see what book it was, Jiang Yanyi woke up.
"You're back." She rubbed her eyes. Because she had taken a shower not long ago, her hair was all loose. She lacked the sharpness she had when dealing with businessmen and looked like a sleepy kitten.
"Why don't you sleep if you're sleepy?" Feng Shuo helped her tuck her long hair behind her ears. He gently stroked her black hair down and landed his hand on the back of her neck, pinching it with a moderate force.
Jiang Yanyi squinted his eyes comfortably. His neck was sore from reading for a long time, and his pinch relieved a lot of the pain.
She said, "I just slept during the day. It might be winter fatigue. I have been feeling very tired lately."
Feng Shuo chuckled, pinched the back of her neck and made her look up: "We're just getting started. Your winter fatigue has come too early."
Jiang Yanyi rubbed his shoulder with his head without hesitation, smelled the strong smell of alcohol on him, frowned and asked: "How much did you drink?"
Feng Shuo remembered that she didn't like to drink, so he said less: "Not much, just one jar. The celebration banquet must include the wine offered by the soldiers."
I drank a whole jar and you still say it’s not much
Thinking that this was an indispensable social event, Jiang Yanyi didn't say anything else and only asked, "Did everything go well at the celebration banquet?"
Feng Shuo sat on the Arhat bed, his back against a soft pillow, holding Jiang Yanyi's hand, gently kneading the joints of her fingers, tilting his head back slightly and closing his eyes, saying, "Not bad."
Jiang Yanyi heard a hint of weariness in his voice, and when she turned her head, she saw his delicate jawline under the candlelight and his Adam's apple that was more prominent because of his tilted head posture.
In order to lie more comfortably, he loosened his collar. Under the ink-colored outer robe, the pure white inner garment was piled up loosely. Combined with his cold, world-weary and lazy expression at the moment, Jiang Yanyi just felt that he was damn tempting.
She looked at his Adam's apple, and somehow leaned over and bit it lightly.
Feng Shuo opened his eyes almost instantly. He looked at Jiang Yanyi with a somewhat shocked expression. There was something else vaguely in his narrow and long phoenix eyes, so rich and deep that Jiang Yanyi did not dare to look closely.
She supported her chest with one hand and climbed up awkwardly, like a cat caught trying to steal fish. She coughed twice and said, "I thought you would be back soon, so I asked Jianjia to go to the kitchen to get some hangover soup. Why hasn't she come back yet... um..."
Before she could finish her words, Feng Shuo's big hand on her back suddenly exerted force, pushing her down again and sealing her lips with a kiss.
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