When Xu Chenglin said goodbye and left, Xiao Shaotang found that Bai Chenghuan's eyes were red, but her eyes were shining brightly.

"Why are you crying? But Xu Chenglin made you angry?"

Xiao Shaotang knew that this was unlikely, but he couldn't help but ask.

"No, no, Xiao Shaotang, my brother simply saved me......"

Bai Chenghuan's smile was like the warm sun in winter, which instantly made Xiao Shaotang feel that the world was bright and bright.

Anger and vitality once again spread out from Bai Chenghuan's body, and those invisible gloom seemed to dissipate overnight.

Just for this point, Xiao Shaotang's vague hostility towards Xu Chenglin also dissipated in an instant.

Mrs. Wei Beihou and Li also discovered the changes in Bai Chenghuan almost at the same time, and the two couldn't help but sigh while being happy.

Mrs. Wei Beihou was so happy that she almost missed her mouth:

"In the end, the relationship between their brother and sister is good......

Halfway through the words, she found that Li Shi was looking at her strangely, and she hurriedly changed her words:

"Look at me, when I'm happy, I talk nonsense, I mean to say that although they are righteous brothers and sisters, they are also brothers and sisters, and Cheng Lin can persuade Cheng Huan to ......"

Li Shi knew in his heart that there must be a reason why Mrs. Wei Beihou treated Cheng Huan so kindly, and when Mrs. Wei Bei Hou said this, she couldn't think about it deeply, so she only nodded and said:

"Yes, I see that Xu Shizi is really a caring brother, unlike the evil obstacle in my family, I only know how to make my own sister angry, I am really ashamed to be a brother!"

Sister ...... Mrs. Wei Beihou's heart is sour, Cheng Huan is now the daughter of the Bai family.

But she still held on to her face:

"How can you say that, your family Xianghuan dares to be unscrupulous in front of his sister-in-law, and he is not afraid of his sister-in-law's blame, I think he is also a good boy who knows etiquette. ”

The two praised each other for a few words, talked and laughed for a while, and then put the matter down.

After Mrs. Wei Beihou went back, she patted her heart and said to Mama Gao:

"I have to be careful when I speak in the future, don't be careless and cause trouble to Cheng Huan!"

Cheng Huan came back from the dead, she didn't even dare to say anything about her own brother Zhongyibo.

Now the people in the capital are in addition to their family, that is, Liang Sixian knows.

No, the kings and emperors of Jin...... I'm afraid I know.

However, although the king of Jin was messing around, he never said this to anyone, and the emperor never seemed to have said it to anyone.

If this is known by people with bad intentions, it will be very detrimental to Cheng Huan's reputation, who can accept that the queen of the world is a lonely soul reincarnated?

Mama Gao saw that Mrs. Wei Beihou was uneasy, so she persuaded:

"Madame, don't worry too much, the old slave looks, that Mrs. Bai is a person who knows in her heart, she may not have had no doubts before, but she didn't say anything, Madame should rest assured. Besides, she is Miss Three's current mother-in-law, and she will never harm Miss Three if she harms anyone. ”

Mrs. Wei Beihou nodded and said:

"I know that her heart is exactly the same as mine, I have nothing to worry about, I just worry about the suspicion of others. ”

After saying that, he sighed again:

"That's it, now everyone says that I am good to Cheng Huan because I want strange goods to live in, and I used her to seek wealth and wealth for Weibei Houfu, I was not angry before, but now that I think about it, it's okay. ”

In this way, no one doubts Cheng Huan's origin anymore.

Now that she has an upright identity and a good life, Mrs. Wei Beihou finally feels that the storm that almost crushed her is about to pass.

The next day, the King of Qin held a banquet in the palace to entertain the Li family.

For Bai Bingxiong not being able to come to the capital, King Qin was a little guilty, and personally toasted to the Li family:

"Now that the capital has been decided, the overall situation is not stable, so General Lao Bai can only temporarily garrison the northwest and guard the gate of Daqi, and I hope that Mrs. will not blame the king. ”

Li was very apprehensive about King Qin's politeness, and got up and replied:

"The prince is serious, the husband of the courtier's wife is a subordinate of the prince, so naturally the country comes first, how dare he blame the prince?"

King Qin was even more grateful:

"Madame can understand the righteousness so deeply, this king admires it very much, after the Zen throne ceremony, this king will let Shaotang edict the Ministry of Rites and Rites, and seal the Bai family and his wife!"

Although the Li family has not yet made an order, the King of Qin has already called himself Madame, which is already a full courtesy.

Li was grateful, but he was unfamiliar with King Qin, so he could only thank him according to the rules.

After King Qin left, only Li and Bai Chenghuan were left at the banquet, plus a Xiao Shaotang, and the atmosphere was much more comfortable.

Bai Chenghuan felt very regretful:

"I originally thought that you and your father could come, and you won't have to go back to Yuzhou in the future, it seems that ......"

If Bai Bingxiong is stationed in the northwest, then even if the Li family does not have to go back to Yuzhou to be angry with the Bai family, most of them will also go to the northwest to accompany him.

Li Shi really wanted to open:

"What's this, the people in the military were originally from all over the world, and your grandmother also followed your grandfather back then. ”

After speaking, I was afraid that Xiao Shaotang would think too much, so he smiled again:

"Your father said that every time the throne of Great Qi changes, what I am most afraid of is chaos and turmoil in the northwest. He asked himself to stay in the northwest, which is also relied on by the prince, and when he settles down, he will come to the capital to see you again, at that time, wouldn't it be better?"

Xiao Shaotang also knew that the Li family was taking care of him, and hurriedly said:

"My father-in-law has worked hard, and thank you for your understanding, and after the Zen ceremony, I will reward the Bai family. ”

When it comes to rewarding the Bai family, the Li family actually doesn't care.

If you want to say that there is merit, it is also the husband and daughter who fought and fought in the army, but according to filial piety and rules, this glory is to be counted on the Bai family, especially the head of the old lady Bai, and the Li family feels unhappy.

But still thanked:

"In this case, the courtiers will first thank His Royal Highness. ”

Then he looked at Bai Chenghuan again, his eyes were reluctant:

"In fact, the reward is secondary, I hope that no matter what happens in the future, His Royal Highness will not forget his original intention and be consistent with Cheng Huan, which is the greatest comfort for the courtiers. ”

Xiao Shaotang used to be the He Qi that the Li family was familiar with, and when he talked to him, the Li family revealed a bit of his true temperament.

Xiao Shaotang got up and responded:

"Madame, don't worry, the son-in-law will definitely live up to the joy!"

After the banquet was dismissed, Li Shi muttered to Bai Chenghuan in private.

"When I went from the northwest, I also heard that the king of Qin entered the capital, how could he be so good that he became His Royal Highness the prince and ascended the throne? I still think you are too young......

Li is not a person who is keen on wealth and nobility, but deeply believes that the royal family is dangerous, Xiao Shaotang is only eighteen years old, and her daughter is only eighteen years old after the New Year, so she has to be an emperor and a queen at such an age, in Li's opinion, it is too young.

"Probably because the prince doesn't want to stay in the capital, the prince is not a person who is good at handling political affairs, and this matter came suddenly, His Royal Highness has no choice at all, and he is also reluctant in his heart. ”

Xiao Shaotang still has a grudge against King Qin, and the relationship between father and son is much colder than before, and Bai Chenghuan is helpless in his eyes.

Li Shi pondered for a while, and could only stop:

"His Royal Highness has no choice, and we, the female dependents, have no room to put their beaks, but when you enter the palace in the future, remember to be cautious, this road to imperial power is difficult and dangerous, you must protect yourself. ”

"Mother, you treat me so well. ”

Bai Chenghuan snuggled in Li's arms, and his heart was warm.

Her two mothers are not greedy for vanity, in their eyes, she doesn't seem to be a queen, but like she is going to the execution ground, which makes them all scared.

In the future, just to reassure them, she will never let herself end up like the last time.

Li Shi couldn't help but say:

"What's the solution, if I knew that you still got involved in the end, I wouldn't let you come to the capital if I said anything!"

Bai Chenghuan comforted her softly:

"Mother, don't you always praise me for being smart, you don't have to worry about it, I'll be cautious. ”

"That's it, at this point, it's useless to say anything, as long as you are good in the capital, your father and I can rest assured in the northwest, as for the reward that His Royal Highness said, ......"

Li couldn't swallow the breath in his heart:

"At that time, if you want to reward the Bai family, you can do it, but except for the gold and silver, nothing else is allowed!"

Bai Chenghuan thought about it, then nodded in agreement.

Originally, my father had already separated from the old mansion, even if it was a reward, at most, it would be to Mrs. Bai, and there was absolutely no reason to reward everyone in the old mansion.

In the evening, when Bai Chenghuan nested in Xiao Shaotang's arms and chatted with him, he told Li what he meant.

When Xiao Shaotang was in Hongnong County, after splitting up the Bai family's old house, he repeatedly calculated the affairs of Bai Bingxiong's family, and he also knew it, so he agreed:

"Since my mother-in-law has said so, I have a plan in my heart. When you become the queen, your father-in-law can be awarded the title of Grace, and your mother-in-law will also have the order of Mrs. Youpin, and giving Mrs. Bai a decree can be regarded as the filial piety of the father-in-law, and others are blameless. As for the others, it's all up to you!"

Bai Chenghuan nodded and didn't say anything more.

In fact, the anger in Li's heart is on the one hand, and on the other hand, Bai Chenghuan does not approve of giving the Bai family the opportunity to become rich at once.

The Bai family is not a generational noble, nor is it a family of poetry and books, just by virtue of their style of doing things, it can be seen that the background is limited.

Those people in the old mansion of the Bai family, seeing that the temperament of forgetting profit and righteousness is there, if they give too much glory and wealth, they don't know what kind of waves will be raised.

The Li family originally wanted to move to the house that Bai Chenghuan had bought for her, but they couldn't rest assured that Bai Chenghuan could not afford it, so they simply lived in the Qin Wangfu to accompany their daughter.

Under the supervision of the Li family, Bai Chenghuan's eating and drinking were more refined than before, and the meat that fell down grew back in a few days, and Mrs. Weibei Hou and others were completely relieved when they saw it.

In the wax moon, the days passed quickly.

On the fifth day of the lunar month, the congratulatory watch of the southeast forest Daocheng arrived in the capital.

Jiangnan Shilin originally accused the Qin Wangfu of being a traitor, but the officials of Jiangnan Prefecture had already sent a congratulatory table to the Qin Wangfu in the capital under the pressure of Lin Daocheng's army.

Song Changqing of the Song clan united several major families, counted the emperor's perverse actions, and after a war of words with the Shilin Confucian who accused the King of Qin, the Jiangnan Shilin also died down, led by the Song family, and expressed support to the Qin Palace.

And the families led by the Cui family also sent their successors to the capital in person to show their loyalty to the Qin Palace.

At this point, no matter how many disagreements the courtiers had, no one could say anything more.

In a blink of an eye, it was the eighteenth day of the lunar month, the day of the Zen ceremony.

The people of the Ministry of Rites had already sent the finished court clothes to the Qin Palace, and the Shouzen platform had also been completed, and all the arrangements had stopped.

In the early dynasties of this day, the emperor ascended the platform and personally issued an edict to cede the throne to the prince of Qin.

"I have been in power for five years, I have no virtue and incompetence, I am deeply ashamed, and I have no shame for my ancestors and ancestors. Now there is the son of the king of Qin, who has merit in Sheji, and is virtuous in heaven and earth, comparable to Yao Shun, and I am deeply envious. ”

The minister was terrified, and he didn't dare to bear it. ”

The prince of Qin humbly resigned according to the rules and said that he would not accept it.

The emperor let it again, and the prince of Qin resigned.

After the two monarchs and ministers completed the three concessions and three resignations required by the Ministry of Rites, the procedure for the Zen position officially began.

The prince of Qin had already begun to bathe and fast three days in advance.

After receiving oral meditation, he followed the emperor out of the palace, led his ministers, and went to the Taimiao Temple to worship his ancestors.

When the ancestors were worshiped last year, the incense that the emperor gave to the ancestors was broken, and the emperor died as a result.

Many ministers were secretly worried, afraid that the emperor would do something to the incense.

But this time the emperor gave incense to his ancestors again, but everything went well.

When the prince of Qin gave incense to his ancestors and ancestors, there was nothing unusual.

Originally, the clan was still a little unconvinced, but at this time, there was nothing to say at all.

The ancestors have all recognized it, what else can they do?

After returning from the sacrifice to the ancestors, the emperor and the prince of Qin went to the Sheji altar to pay tribute to the heavens, and the matter of the Zen position was officially recognized by heaven and earth.

After that, the monarch and the minister returned to the Taiji Palace, after a series of cumbersome worship ceremonies, the prince of Qin and the civil and military officials knelt in the hall, listening to Fang Handong kneeling to read the edict of the Zen throne.

After the edict of the Zen throne that had been revised by the emperor was read out, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy stepped forward and led the prince of Qin to the emperor and was personally awarded the seal of the Son of Heaven by the emperor.

The so-called seal of the Son of Heaven is the jade seal.

The emperor held the jade seal, but he didn't hand it to Xiao Shaotang for a long time.

Xiao Shaotang was not in a hurry, and the two of them stood on the high Dan steps, looking at each other.

"After receiving my jade seal, I am going to bow three times and bow nine times to me, can the prince of Qin be willing?"

The Emperor smiled, but the sarcasm on his lips was palpable.

"If you want to take over the world, you still have to make a false courtesy, Xiao Shaotang, does Cheng Huan know that you are such a hypocritical person?"

"Three kneels and nine knocks ......"

Xiao Shaotang repeated these four words of the emperor with an expressionless face, with a proud expression:

"Nature is impossible. ”

He obviously didn't want to talk to the emperor more, lowered his eyelids, and didn't care if the emperor was deliberately embarrassed:

"If the emperor is willing, then hand over the jade seal to the minister, if he is unwilling, then another day. ”

The emperor could see it at a glance, Xiao Shaotang didn't take his provocation in his eyes at all-

The look on Xiao Shaotang's face was nothing more than telling him that he had no way back!

The feeling of humiliation in the emperor's heart almost couldn't help but explode, but in the end he held back.

At this point, what else could he do?

It's just that he will never let him get his way!

The Emperor smiled viciously:

"I really want to drop this jade seal, and look at your Qin Wangfu, how to justify it, but...... I think about it, even if it's for Cheng Huan, this jade seal is rewarded to you!"