Chapter 80

At the end of July, Yan Xiu returned from southern Xinjiang, not only bringing back a huge amount of loot, but also capturing the new king of southern Xinjiang back to Xiao State.

Early in the morning, hundreds of civil and military officials greeted each other outside the city gate, and even the emperor personally climbed the city tower to watch the mighty and majestic team return triumphantly. A gun salute rang out, and the people were boiling. Yan Xiu turned over from the horse, knelt down to the emperor in military armor, and got the Son of Heaven to hold the city tower, for a time the mountain shouted like a tsunami-like 'long live' sounded, the crowd was excited, and the emperor personally invited Yan Xiu to get on the car and ride into the palace with the king to go to the banquet.

The banquet in the palace lasted for three days and three nights, and Yan Xiu also stayed in the palace for three days and three nights before being released back into the palace.

The Changning Houfu has already been built, and the first thing Yan Xiu did after returning was naturally to take the four children back to the house, when Yan Xiu walked in from the outside, with the blood of a fierce soldier and a horse, two years of war, all the elegance on his previous body was covered, and the whole person was as sharp as a knife out of the sheath and drinking blood, which made people look awe-inspiring.

Yan Zhaohua doesn't quite remember what it was like to come back from Yan Xiu's victory in the previous life, and vaguely felt haggard, but now looking at Yan Xiu, not only is he not haggard, but he has more restrained atmosphere, and in the previous life, although Yan Xiu won the battle against Southern Xinjiang, it was not as grand as the scale of this life's victory, and the southern Xinjiang in the previous life only surrendered, and was not beaten down, but in this life, Yan Zhaohua learned from the Liu family that the Xiao ** team led by Yan Xiu almost razed the entire southern Xinjiang, and the king of Southern Xinjiang was captured, and there were countless spoils.

This may be related to the earlier expedition in this life, the previous life on the expedition, which dragged on for several years, at that time southern Xinjiang has plundered our country's border for several years, and the whole people are recuperating, it is the time when the combat power is the strongest, and our country has been unable to attack, and the morale of the soldiers has long been exhausted, and in the end, although it still won, it was a narrow victory.

"These days, my father-in-law and mother-in-law have been taking care of a few children on my behalf, which has made me feel at ease, and my son-in-law is really grateful, and I have come to thank you."

Yan Xiu spoke more neatly than before, without any extra greetings, Liu stepped forward to help him up, and said, "What does this kid say thank you or not, come and sit down." ”

After Yan Xiu got up, he glanced at Xie Guozhang, as if he meant to ask, Xie Guozhang nodded, and he sat down with the Liu family, Xie Guozhang held the shelf and asked Yan Xiu: "When you come back this time, do you have anything to say?" ”

Yan Xiu just sat down, and when he heard Xie Guozhang's question, he stood up again, clasped his fists and said: "Yes, the saint is diligent for a few words, saying that it is the second class to the first class, this is already Longen, but I don't think that the saint still intends to seal the child, I think about the son, after all, they are still young, and there is no fame, if the saint really wants to be rewarded, I will belong to Sister Hua, she is the eldest daughter, and it is appropriate to be crowned." ”

Yan Xiu's words, most of the people present understood, the emperor is going to be crowned Changning Houfu, throughout the ages, the second-class lord's mansion was promoted to the first class, just like the insurmountable chasm, it can be seen that the saint is very satisfied with Yan Xiu's big break in southern Xinjiang this time, not to mention the first class, but also to shade the children, but this good thing can not fall on the son, after all, if you give the girl, at most it is a title, you can't give a little fiefdom, but if you give it to your son, it is to allow them to enter the government in the future, and the relationship is more important. And Changning Houfu is not unsealable, Yan Xiu has a merit in southern Xinjiang, and he has changed the title of the first-class Houfu, that is, the old Changning Hou is alive, but it is only the first class, after Yan Xiu attacked the Jue, the second class surrendered, and now he has risen up with his own efforts, if Yan Xiu is lucky enough to have another merit, at that time, maybe the saint will loosen his mouth and give his son a reward.

Yan Zhaohua naturally heard what Yan Xiu said, and looked at Yan Xiu in surprise, and Yan Xiu turned around to look at her, and then listened to Liu's words:

"If the saint wants to seal it, it is naturally good, if there is no such intention, there is no need to ask for a seal, Sister Hua is still young after all."

When Liu said this, he was obviously polite and happy, and he was also very satisfied with Yan Xiu's firm attitude, Xie Guozhang couldn't hear that Liu Shi was polite resignation, so he couldn't help coughing lightly and said to Yan Xiu:

"This ...... Since the saint wants to be sealed, I don't think it's okay to ask for an extra quota, Sister Hua is a concubine, and Sister Ning is also a concubine, this is ...... You can't favor one over the other, it's unfair, right? ”

Xie Guozhang's words made Liu's color change, and he looked at him with a cold face, Yan Xiu didn't expect Xie Guozhang to say this, he glanced at Liu's and Yan Zhaohua in surprise, and only heard Liu's say:

"The saint hasn't made a decree yet, is it possible that you still want to Xiu'er to come forward and ask for it? Don't be self-defeating and anger Long Yan at that time. ”

Liu's words are not wrong, the emperor is just mentioning yì to add a name to a child of Yan Xiu, but this matter has not yet been decided, Yan Xiu went up to ask for a quota that has not yet been decided, it is really unwise, quite insatiable, maybe the emperor will be angry at that time, and will not give anything, then it is really a bamboo basket to draw water, and he will lose his wife and soldiers.

Xie Guozhang doesn't deal with the Liu family these days, and he will carry a gun and a stick when he talks well, not to mention that at this time, the Liu family refuted his face in front of his son-in-law, and immediately snorted:

"Since the emperor wants a reward, what's the big deal with asking for another reward? It's just that you are partial to Sister Hua, but don't forget, Sister Ning is also your granddaughter! She is also Xiu'er's daughter, what does it matter if I ask Xiu'er to ask her for a title? "It really doesn't matter, at least for Xie Guozhang, it doesn't matter, even if the emperor is annoyed, it is also annoyed Changning Houfu, Yan Xiu returned victoriously, and his prestige is like a bamboo, in the past, Changning Houfu wanted to be attached to the Dingguo Mansion, but now it seems to have a posture beyond the Dingguo Mansion, if he can take the opportunity to suppress it, it is also good for him not to be too complacent and become unpopular.

How could the Liu family not know the dirty thoughts in Xie Guozhang's heart, but he didn't want to quarrel with him in person, gritted his teeth and sighed, sat aside and didn't speak.

Yan Xiu has been a son-in-law for a year or two, or he has been married twice, and he can see the temper of the second elder clearly, if you want to measure it, the mother-in-law has thrown off her father-in-law for 800 streets, Xie Guozhang's attitude, Liu can understand, how can Yan Xiu not understand? He is not confused, as soon as Xie Guozhang said this, he really went to the saint to ask for merit, no one's military exploits fell from the sky, and he should be rewarded, no matter how dissatisfied Xie Guozhang was, he could only be unconvinced, and by the way, he made some small moves behind his back, and it was just such a means.

didn't want to give Xie Guozhang a chance to mention it again, Yan Xiu directly and politely replied:

"My father-in-law doesn't know anything, and the saint has already explained that if it is really rewarded, it can only be given to one person, and it is a little difficult for Sister Hua and Sister Ning to both ask for a seal. What's more, the Holy One just said that, and it has not yet been finalized, so I don't know if it can be done. ”

Xie Guozhang swept towards Yan Xiu, and the injustice in his heart rose again, although he wanted to say: Since there is only one saint, why not seal Sister Ning? But he knew that there was really no reason to say this, Yan Zhaohua was Yan Xiu's eldest daughter, and it was the last word at any time.

Waving his hand gracelessly, Xie Guozhang said impatiently to Yan Xiu:

"Okay, okay, that's what I'm saying, you take it seriously. Come with me to the study, and tell me what the Holy Lord said, who was sealed and what was sealed, and you should think carefully about it, and tell me everything in every detail. ”

Yan Xiu stood up and clasped his fists and said, "Yes." ”

After finishing speaking, Xie Guozhang left the flower hall and walked to the study, and Xiu also came to Liu's side, saluted again, and said to Liu's: "In this way, it will trouble my mother-in-law to make Zhang Luo for a few children, and I will come when I go to report the matter." ”

Liu nodded and said, "Go ahead, I'm a little measured." ”

Liu's mention made Yan Xiu grateful, no matter how mediocre his father-in-law was, at least his mother-in-law was an understanding person, as long as there was this understanding person in the house, he would not be defeated anywhere.

After Yan Xiu left, Yan Zhaoning seemed to come to life, she still had buzzing in her ears, she heard her father's words in her ears before, Mo Wan'er didn't lie to her, the saint really wanted to shade the children, and the father also said that this reward is not suitable for the son, it is for the daughter! But his father obviously meant Yan Zhaohua, and so did his grandmother, Yan Zhaoning secretly bit his lower lip, and a strong unwillingness rose in his heart. I only felt that a big pie had fallen, but Yan Zhaohua walked in front of her, and she was about to snatch what belonged to her, so how could she not be in a hurry?

Liu glanced at Yan Zhaoning, who was distracted, and knew that the girl had heard the previous words into her ears, and shook her head secretly, in Liu's opinion, if Yan Zhaoning is a smart person, she should be closer to Sister Hua at this time, anyway, they are both sisters of Changning Houfu, in the future, Sister Hua will be sealed, and her background will be improved, this is a glory and a loss, as long as she is good, Yan Xiu will not ignore her, and she will naturally not be able to treat her badly in the future, but if she covets something that does not belong to her at all, Liu Shi is not worried about what big storms she can make, but she knows that if she doesn't want to open herself, then she will suffer in the future, and she will suffer both inside and outside, and that day will be sad.

In fact, since Yan Xiu said that the saint wanted to reward the children of the Yan family, Yan Zhaoning had already counted the reward on his head, and anything else that stood in front of her was regarded as an obstacle by her, she really wanted to get that reward, she really wanted to press others in her identity, just because she was too inferior, when Xie was still there, her unbalanced heart was still under Xie's continuous tilt, and she could still grasp it. But after the Xie family was gone, Yan Zhaoning tasted the bitterness, the original arrogant and high-minded Miss Jiaojiao became only dependent on a grandmother who was born as a concubine, this matter can be regarded as an indirect injury to her, so that there was a huge gap in her heart, this gap made her mentality more and more unbalanced, the more people lack something, the more they want something, she doesn't want to follow behind a concubine as a concubine, she wants to have a more legitimate identity than a concubine, she wants to surpass Yan Zhaohua, She wanted to surpass Xie Xinrou and them, and if this reward came to her, this wish would be realized almost immediately.

At that time, even if it is Xie Xinrou and Xie Xinyuan of the Guogong Mansion, she will not have to be afraid, because she has an identity, she will naturally be a head taller than them, and her little sisters will naturally look at her differently, and she will never have to look at Aunt Gong's face in the future, and she will no longer have to endure her vulgar background.

But how do you get this qiē? Yan Xiu has already said that he intends to let Sister Hua go up, if according to what he said, if Yan Zhaoning doesn't do something, what will he do to fight with Yan Zhaohua?

But she has neither a talent name nor a moral name, and there are only two things that can influence Yan Xiu's judgment, or Yan Zhaoning's outstanding and overwhelming talent and virtue reputation; Either that, Yan Zhaohua has some reason why he can't be sealed.

Talent, Yan Zhaoning does not. Then it seems that only the latter road is left, as long as Yan Zhaohua disappears...... Or...... Something else......