Seventy-second Prayer
Qi Jinghuan asked for Huangfu Jingde's consent, and couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief, such a high-intensity use of his brain, so that his body that had not fully recovered was very unbearable, even if Qi Jinghuan tried to cover himself, but Huangfu Yongan still noticed it at the first time. In fact, after this period of treatment, Huangfu Yongan knew his body better than Qi Jinghuan.
Lord, you must rest immediately. Huangfu Yongan said with a straight face.
Huangfu Jingde saw that Qi Jinghuan's face was pale, and a little cold sweat oozed from his forehead, and he hurriedly said: "Hurry up and rest, the prince."
Qi Jinghuan said eagerly in a somewhat weak voice: Marshal Huangfu, you have already agreed to my proposal, don't call me the prince anymore, you can call me Jinghuan or Huan'er, Ah Ren, you call me Ah Huan.
This...... It's nothing, it's better to hurry up and rest, we are not such rigid people, by the way, I won't tell you, I came today uninvited, I came to find Yong'an.
Qi Jinghuan nodded, he also knew that it was impossible to make Huangfu Jingde change his words immediately, and he would have to use some water grinding kung fu in the future, but he was not in a hurry. Huangfu Yongan sent Qi Jinghuan into the inner room to rest. Then he went to his room with his father.
Dad, what are you looking for me? Huangfu Yongan asked eagerly.
After tomorrow morning, Jingbian and I will go to the Shilipo military camp for a while, and if there is nothing special, we will stay until the marshal's mansion is repaired before moving back to the capital. Huangfu Jingde did not ask Gongsun Yuanqing to marry, and Mrs. Gongsun did not agree, so this family matter was stopped. He plans to hide this matter from a pair of children forever, after all, the two families are world friends, and they shouldn't have ruined their friendship for so many years because of a woman in the house.
Why? Dad, isn't it with Uncle Gongsun...... Huangfu Yongan asked suspiciously.
No, Yong'an, Uncle Gongsun's family is very good to us, but your sister is worried about Ah Hei, and it is always uneasy to live in Uncle Gongsun's house. In the past ten years, your sister has never been separated from Ah Hei, she is panicked, her father wants to take her to Shilipo, and when our house is repaired, we will come back with Ah Hei. Huangfu Jingde can only use his daughter as an excuse.
Huangfu Yongan didn't believe the reason given by his father at all, but he didn't ask, only nodded and said: It's okay, I see that my sister is very happy as soon as she enters the barracks, and it is great that my father can take her to Shilipo. By the way, Dad, when will our house be repaired?
Huangfu Jingde smiled: It's almost fast, we can live in it in a month at most.
By the way, Dad, can you lend me a few people? Although Huangfu Yongan and Huangfu Jingde's father and son have not known each other for a long time, the nature of father and son makes them not strangers to each other, and Huangfu Yongan directly asks his father for someone, which is not polite at all.
Okay, how many people do you want, and when? Huangfu Jingde didn't ask his son what he wanted to do, so he agreed directly.
Huangfu Yongan thought for a while and said: "Let's have four first, Dad, I want the kind of person who is good and inconspicuous, the more ordinary the better, people should be smarter, and I want it today."
Huangfu Jingde secretly went through the soldiers in his heart, and quickly selected the candidates, only nodded and said: No problem, Dad immediately asked them to come to you, and you can explain to them if you have something.
Huangfu Yongan nodded and said: Thank you, Dad, you let them say that they are medicine apprentices under his son's master, and he came to serve me before my master, so it is more convenient to enter the mansion.
Huangfu Jingde naturally has no objections. He frowned slightly, and asked in a low voice: Yong'an, is there any potential danger in the palace?
Huangfu Yongan smiled and said: No, I just want to cure Ah Huan as much as possible, and no one under my hands is inconvenient. Dad, he is really good, with his son here, it will only take two or three years of hard work, Ah Huan's body will be completely better, and there will definitely be no problems. Dad, I really think it's good for him to be my brother-in-law. Huangfu Yongan saw that his father was actually not very willing to have a prince and son-in-law, so he said good things for Qi Jinghuan, which can be regarded as their relationship these days.
Huangfu Jingde smiled and said: Dad knows, this matter is not in a hurry, but your sister's matter must be solved as much as possible. The longer it drags on, the worse it will be for your sister.
Huangfu Yongan nodded and said, "Dad, I understand."
Huangfu Jingde patted his son's shoulder and said in a deep voice: Yong'an, your sister's identity can't be delayed any longer, and it can only be made public first, but you still have to wait. Going public now will cause you too much trouble. Daddy promises to take care of those troubles as much as possible, so that you can be publicly reunited with us as soon as possible.
Huangfu Yongan smiled and said: Dad, I'm not in a hurry, don't worry, in fact, it's good now, my sister's matter is important.
patted his son on the shoulder, smiled with relief and said: Good son! You're busy, dad will go back first. I'll send someone to you when I get back.
Huangfu Jingde returned to Gongsun's mansion, and sure enough, he selected four personal soldiers and ordered them to go to Prince Le's mansion. These four are all ordinary people with ordinary appearance, smart minds and excellent skills, it can be said that the four people with the highest level among Huangfu Jingde's personal soldiers, Huangfu Jingde did not hesitate to give these four to Huangfu Yong'an, and thought that he would go to Shilipo tomorrow, and then select four people who are particularly good at hiding to sneak into Prince Le's mansion to protect his son, and of course, by the way, to protect his possible future son-in-law Qi Jinghuan.
Time passed quickly, and before he knew that it was dark, Huangfu Jingde only said that he would have to go to the early dynasty tomorrow without spirit, and ordered someone to close the door of Sheng Huaxuan early, and turned away all the fathers and sons of Gongsun Sheng. This is a habit that Huangfu Jingde has cultivated for many years of war, and before every big battle, he has to be quiet and alone, and do not talk to anyone.
Gongsun Yuanqing took advantage of the excitement, but he was closed, and he didn't know that his mother had made such a fuss in Shenghuaxuan, and he was very puzzled, but he didn't dare to break in, although this was his home. Gongsun Sheng got the news, hurried over, and on the grounds of the emperor's habit of respecting virtue, he prevaricated and coaxed his son back.
The next day, when it was dark, the lights in the upper room and Shenghuaxuan were turned on, and Gongsun Yuanqing, who didn't have to get up so early, hurried to Shenghuaxuan again. When he saw Huangfu Jingde, he opened his mouth and wanted to call his father-in-law, but was stopped by Huangfu Jingde waving his hand. Huangfu Jingde said lightly: I haven't talked to Jingbian yet. Gongsun Yuanqing immediately understood, and hurriedly changed his words and shouted: Uncle Huangfu, my nephew will send you and Jingbian to the court.
Huangfu Jingde waved his hand and said: Don't bother, let's go with your father, this road to the capital, Uncle has not forgotten it. Yuan Qing, it's still early at this time, you better go back and rest. Young people feel a lot, and they are indispensable.
Gongsun Yuanqing never saw Huangfu Yongning, his eyes couldn't help but glance at Huangfu Yongning's room, Huangfu Jingde is a person who has come over, so he naturally understands everything. It's just that this family affair has collapsed, and he naturally can't give Gongsun Yuanqing a chance anymore, so he said lightly: Yuanqing, go back quickly.
Gongsun Yuanqing wondered how his future father-in-law had changed his attitude towards him overnight. He wanted to ask, but now was not the right time. Gongsun Yuanqing could only respectfully respond and retreated obediently.
Seeing Gongsun Yuanqing leave lonely, Huangfu Jingde didn't feel a taste in his heart, speaking of which, Gongsun Yuanqing was Huangfu Jingde's favorite nephew in his later life, and there was no one. How he hoped that Yuan Qing could be his son-in-law, but ...... Thinking of Mrs. Gongsun's resolute refusal, Huangfu Jingde immediately felt cold. He knew that his married daughter spent much more time with her mother-in-law than with her husband, and if she was not loved by her mother-in-law, her daughter would not be soaked in bitter water for the rest of her life. Therefore, no matter how Huangfu Jingde admires Gongsun Yuanqing, he will never let him be his son-in-law.
After a while, Huangfu Yongning came out dressed neatly, and saw her helmet and armor covered with a tiger-striped silver mask, which was really a young hero. Huangfu Jingde looked at his daughter, and his heart was full of pride.
The father and daughter walked out of Shenghuaxuan, and Gongsun Yuanqing suddenly walked out of the shadows. Uncle Huangfu, Jingbian ...... He shouted.
Huangfu Jingde frowned, and asked with some displeasure: Why haven't you gone back to rest?
Gongsun Yuanqing looked at Huangfu Yongning with burning eyes, and said unwillingly: My nephew will send you and Jingbian.
No need, go back. Huangfu Jingde said displeasedly, grabbed his daughter's arm and walked away quickly.
Huangfu Yongning turned around and wanted to say something, but her father drank a low sentence and closed her mouth.
Gongsun Yuanqing watched the backs of Huangfu's father and daughter gradually disappear from sight, and he suddenly felt a heart-wrenching pain, as if Huangfu Yongning had just walked out of his life and would never come back.
Gongsun Yuanqing suddenly ran wildly, not wanting to be stopped after a few steps of running. Yuanqing, where are you going? The person who stopped Gongsun Yuanqing was his father Gongsun Sheng.
Dad, I'm going to chase Uncle Huangfu and Jingbian. Gongsun Yuanqing shouted hurriedly.
Don't chase it, go see your mother, she has something to say to you. Gongsun Sheng said a word quickly, and then hurried away. Gongsun Yuanqing's heart tightened, as smart as him, how could he not guess what was going on. He looked at the direction in which the emperor's father and daughter were walking, and then looked back at the inner house, and finally turned around to look for his mother.
When the civil and military officials went to court, a hook of crescent moon hung obliquely in the western sky, and a few remnant stars flickered. The tall palace gate was just a huge black shadow, and the civil and military officials walked into the palace gate along a not very bright road illuminated by the lanterns carried by the two rows of small eunuchs, and disappeared into the black shadow. Huangfu Yongning looked at it and suddenly laughed, Huangfu Jingde hurriedly glared at his daughter, and reprimanded: Jingbian, don't laugh.
Huangfu Yongning said in a low voice: Dad, you see, the palace gate is like a tiger's mouth, and the civil and military officials are like sending sheep into the tiger's mouth.
You, alas, you kid, don't think about what you have or not, you remember everything I said to you last night. Huangfu Jingde really couldn't cry or laugh, so he could only remind in a low voice.
Well, Dad, I remember it all, don't worry. Uncle Du often complimented me on my good memory. Huangfu Yongning said with a nonchalant smile. This made Huangfu Jingde sigh again, and he knew that his daughter didn't take the marriage matter to heart at all. Facing such an unenlightened daughter, he was really saddened.
Huangfu Jingde was thinking about it, when he suddenly heard a burst of exclamations from the officials waiting in line to enter the palace gate, Prince Le is here...... Why is Prince Le here......
He fixed his eyes and saw that the officials behind him gave way to a passage, and Qi Jinghuan, the prince of Le, who was dressed in a prince's uniform, walked forward slowly. Seeing that Qi Jinghuan's steps were not vain, Huangfu Jingde suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and the string that had been tight in his heart immediately relaxed a lot.
Qi Jinghuan walked all the way, always with a shallow, dream-like smile on his face, seeing the familiar officials salute, Qi Jinghuan bowed slightly, and returned the salute slightly, and Qi Jinghuan also smiled at those who were not familiar with him, which made many middle and lower-level officials who did not have many opportunities to see Prince Le himself let out a low exclamation from time to time, God, such a handsome young man who is difficult to describe in words, is it really a person in the world?
Qi Jinghuan walked in front of Huangfu Jingde, smiled at him, and greeted Huangfu Yongning: Jingbian, are you still used to going to court so early?
The heartless Huangfu Yongning said happily: Habit, our people in the Dingbei Army have always had to get up early to practice. Qi Jinghuan looked at Huangfu Yongning, the smile on his face was much more real, and he replied with a smile: It turns out that you are used to getting up early, and I will get used to it in the future. With that, he walked forward.
Huangfu Yongning has been here for a while, and has been told by her father that she will be proposed to in the early dynasty, and she must also agree, Huangfu Yongning did not react to the deep meaning of Qi Jinghuan's words, and nodded and said: Well, it's good to get up early.
Huangfu Jingde was so stunned in his heart, he couldn't wait to knock his daughter's head open to see, how long is this child's brain, how shrewd he is when he fights, but when he goes to the battlefield, how can this child's brain be completely insufficient!
Above the Golden Palace, hundreds of civil and military officials were lined up on both sides, and after Emperor Zhaoming ascended to the throne, he looked down and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise: Huan'er, why are you here today? Come on, quickly set up a seat for Prince Le. As a prince, Qi Jinghuan has been qualified to go to court since the day he attacked the lord, but his health has not been good, so except for the annual New Year's Day meeting, Qi Jinghuan basically does not go to court, so Emperor Zhaoming was so surprised.
With a shy smile on his face, Qi Jinghuan came to the bottom of the imperial stairs after leaving work, knelt down embarrassedly and said: Uncle Huang, my nephew has something to ask you, so he came.
Emperor Zhaoming hurriedly called: Huan'er, get up quickly, the ground is cold, carefully ice your knees, come here, carry half of the ice sculptures in the hall. Huan'er, if you have anything to say directly, Uncle Huang will not agree. Qi Jinghuan's body was weak, even in the summer, he didn't dare to use ice, Emperor Zhaoming was worried about his nephew's body, and immediately ordered someone to carry down half of the ice sculptures in the hall, so as not to freeze Qi Jinghuan with cold air.
Qi Jinghuan heard that Uncle Huang cared about him so much, and he couldn't help but feel a touch of guilt in his heart, he kowtowed uprightly, and said clearly: Nephew, thank Uncle Huang for his grace. Returning to the emperor's uncle, the nephew went to the palace this time because the nephew was pleased with a girl and wanted to marry her, so he came to ask the emperor's uncle to fulfill it.
Emperor Zhaoming was stunned for a moment, and then laughed. Okay, Huan'er has grown up, let's say, whose daughter is it? I will give you a marriage.
Qi Jinghuan stood up, walked in front of Huangfu Jingde and Huangfu Yongning, looked at Huangfu Yongning with good eyes, and stared at the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military officials with bated breath and wide eyes, Qi Jinghuan said loudly: Jingbian, I know that you are a girl, I like you, please marry me as a wife.
As soon as Qi Jinghuan's words fell, the pot immediately exploded on the top of the hall, and the civil and military officials were shocked and sent out in unison...... , I don't care if I will lose my honor in front of the emperor.
Emperor Zhaoming on the throne was also stunned, he was the same as the civil and military officials, looking at Qi Jinghuan with wide eyes, everyone felt that there must be something wrong with their ears, the major general Huangfu who could carry the crown was a girl, don't tease!
The more surprising thing was still to come, and I saw a clear voice coming from the mouth of the masked young general, okay, I do! The voice was crisp and loud, and it really didn't look like the voice of a teenager who was in the middle of a voice change.
Major General Huangfu is a girl? How is this possible? Tell her to take off her mask! For a while, everything was said in the hall, and everyone completely forgot that Emperor Zhaoming was still sitting on the throne.
Emperor Zhaoming, who reacted, had a gloomy face, and he didn't say a word, only looked at Huangfu Jingde coldly.
Huangfu Jingde immediately knelt down and said loudly: The criminal minister Huangfu Jingde let his own daughter disguise herself as a man and serve in the army for ten years, and she has come to ask for sin. The younger girl was young and only knew how to obey the arrangement of the criminal, and the criminal begged the emperor to spare the little girl and put the blame for the crime on the criminal minister.
Emperor Zhaoming still looked at Huangfu Jingde coldly and didn't say a word, and Huangfu Jingde kowtowed. Seeing this, Qi Jinghuan immediately knelt down and kowtowed, and Huangfu Yongning also knelt down and kowtowed, although she wanted to drag down the guy on the throne who gave her father a look.
Huan'er, it has nothing to do with you, you get up. Emperor Zhaoming was reluctant to give up his nephew, and finally opened Chrysostom.
Qi Jinghuan hurriedly said: Uncle Huang, you have promised your nephew just now, and now your nephew's father-in-law is guilty, and your nephew should also accompany him to ask you for guilt.
Zhaoming looked at his nephew who was insisting, he really had a headache, he really hurt this child to the bones, and he was really reluctant to suffer a little grievance. But that Huangfu Yongning is the one he is going to be his daughter-in-law to his own son, although in terms of age, it is indeed Qi Jinghuan's age that is more suitable, but ......
Qi Jinghuan's uncle didn't agree for a long time, he was really anxious, he kowtowed three times, and suddenly kowtowed, and his eyes trembled, kneeling there and shaking. Emperor Zhaoming saw that his nephew's situation was not right, and knew that once he really insisted on something, he would not give up until he reached his goal, if he still refused to agree, this child could kneel and die on the Golden Palace.
Sighing helplessly, Emperor Zhaoming said in a deep voice: Huan'er, get up, I promise you......