Finally came to the day of Li Duan's return, and the Duke of Qi naturally did not need to say, waiting for the triumphant return of the prince, and even the capital opened the city gate to welcome the prince of Qi because of the emperor's will.

When Li Duan led 500 soldiers and rode into the city, the bright armor and erect heroic posture made the crowd of onlookers on both sides of the road boil. At the same time, the praise from the crowd, the adoring eyes of passers-by, and the excited faces also made Li Duanzhi, who was at the front of the team, proud and high-spirited.

In the palace. The emperor personally summoned Li Duan in the Renzheng Palace.

"Aiqing has worked hard. ”

"Serving the country is Li Duan's duty. ”

"Aiqing returned victoriously today, protecting my territory, and raising the prestige of our country is really gratifying. ”

"Your Majesty has an overreputation. ”

"Sure enough, the tiger father has no dog son, both of you father and son have made great contributions to the country, and I must reward you well this time. ”

Wechen was terrified. Li Duan replied.

"I heard that Aiqing lost his wife and still hasn't married?" Li Duan didn't know that his mother had already set him up for the marquis of Changping, and he just wanted to speak, but his father took the lead.

"Your Majesty, the dog has already married the eldest lady of the Changping Hou Mansion. Li Duanwen was surprised, but he didn't dare to show anything on his face, after all, this was in front of the emperor.

"I heard that the young lady of the Marquis Mansion of Changping is as beautiful as a flower, and she is quite famous, and she is a match made in heaven. Now it is better to make good things come in pairs, and I will issue a holy decree to give marriage to the two. ”

The father and son of Qi Guogong hurriedly knelt down and said:

"Thank you, Lord Longne!"

The Mansion of the State of Qi. Lian was already waiting in the house, and finally looked forward to his son's return, but learned that his son was summoned to the palace, and while waiting for his son anxiously, he kept sending people to visit Xin'er.

When he learned that the emperor had named his son a powerful general and gave his son a marriage in the court, Lian's gloomy mood since the last time he ate at Saitama was swept away, and he felt full of radiance.

When the father and son of Qi Guogong returned home, it was already past noon, and Lian, Shi, Li Yi and Saiyu were waiting in the hall. As soon as Lian saw his son, tears flowed down his face.

"Duan'er, you have suffered!" Li Duan was also very excited when he saw his mother, and quickly knelt down. Lian pulled him into his arms and began to cry bitterly. When Shi saw it, he stepped forward to persuade him,

"Sister-in-law, Brother Duan'er has worked hard all the way back, and he should be allowed to rest. Lian Shi burst into tears when he heard this. Li Duanzhong saluted his father, mother, and aunt again. This is Qi Guogong said:

"Duan'er, you can come back safely this time, Yi'er also has a lot of contributions, in addition to sending someone to find you in time, but also hurriedly married for you, you have to thank them as husband and wife. Lian snorted coldly when he heard this, but he didn't dare to say anything excessive in front of Qi Guogong.

"Yes, the boy knows. Li Duan said, and then solemnly thanked Li Yi and Saitama, and Li Yi and his wife also hurriedly returned the salute. On the other hand, the nurse also took out Sister Lian to see her father. Sister Lian was afraid that she would see her father, so she pursed her mouth and wanted to cry, which made Lian's dissatisfied, and ordered her to hug this girl down. Li Duan didn't have any feelings for this child, and he didn't ask more.

The family had a reunion dinner, and Shi took Li Yi and Saiyu to say goodbye, and Lian left Li Duan to speak.

"Duan'er, how are your injuries?"

"Mother, it's all right, don't worry. ”

"Don't go in the future, if you have three longs and two shorts, how can you leave your mother behind?" Lian said and wanted to cry, Li Duan hurriedly comforted:

"The mother can rest assured that her son will be fine. ”

"The emperor has also decreed, your marriage should be handled well. ”

"Mother......" Li Duan hesitated,

"How?"

"It turned out that it wasn't about the third miss of the Zhang family, how could she tell the second miss to the second brother again. ”

"Don't mention it. Lian knew that his son had not forgotten Qi Jiao, and now he could only push the matter on Qi Jiao.

"That delicate girl participated in the draft, and now she is a good lady in the prince's mansion, and I heard that she is still very favored. Your father thinks the Zhang family is good, so he told the second miss to Brother Yi. Li Duan's heart felt like he had been hit hard, he didn't expect that everything had changed a year later, and the love between the two at that time had not reached the glory of the royal family.

"Duan'er, don't think about it now, the young lady of the Changping Marquis Mansion is also a beauty, and her status is higher, she is a good match, you can't let others down. The yard has also been cleaned up for you, just waiting for you to come back and set a date. ”

"Yes, my son knows. Seeing that his son was tired, Lian couldn't bear to get up, and urged him to hurry back to the yard to rest.

Two months later, the Duke of Qi ushered in another marriage, this time the scene was even more vast, and the dowry and dowry of the two families were extremely considerable, which became a popular topic in the capital.

Lian was busy preparing for Li Duan's wedding, and he didn't have time to worry about how to suppress the second room, so Saitama was idle, and he and Li Yi lived like a fairy couple. Until the day of the confession, she saw the unfriendly eyes of the bride under the cover of her beautiful appearance, and at the same time wondered, she also realized that it would be difficult for her to be leisurely like this in the future.

Li Duan is still quite satisfied with this new lady, although he can't completely forget Qi Jiao, but he is also very sincere to this eldest lady of the Changping Marquis Mansion, and sent out his two concubines before getting married. Lian is also very satisfied with this daughter-in-law, not to mention how good she looks, the key is that she has a high background, and she feels that there is light on her face when she says it.

At the same time, Qi Jiao, who was affected by this wedding, was also far away in the prince's mansion. When she listened to Xiaoyun tell about this grand wedding with an envious look, she felt that her heart was broken into pieces piece by piece. If she's doing well now, maybe she won't be so sad. But the cold reality made her fall into deep remorse.

Since the last time, the prince has not set foot in this small remote courtyard. People have always served according to the plate, a good lady who is not favored, who will pay attention to it. Qi Jiao had to use money to fill her stomach and obtain the necessities of life, and gradually the money that the Wang family gave her was almost used, and she was not qualified to meet her mother's family.

She underestimated the Prince's Mansion, thinking that she could win the Prince's favor with her beauty alone, but now it seems that this is simply wishful thinking. The crown princess didn't give her a chance to see the prince at all, she could only fend for herself in this small world, and at one point she had given up hope, so she would forget it for the rest of her life. But when she heard the news of Li Duan's marriage, the hatred that went deep into her bone marrow made her fight spirit ignite again.