This time, there were also Brother Gong and Second Brother Gong who came back with the army.

The main general is about to be fifty years old, and he can be regarded as the teacher of Brother Gong and Second Brother Gong, and the two of them have been following the main general in the barracks.

Of the four deputy generals, the Gong brothers accounted for two, and the other two were the little marquis of Yongding Houfu, and the other was a man from the north, who rose all the way from a soldier to a soldier.

In the palace, the sword was sharp, the main general was in front, the two military divisions were half a step behind, and then there were four lieutenant generals in a row following behind, and the group walked calmly and neatly, with an unstoppable battlefield momentum, and it seemed that the armor still smelled of blood between the movements.

"See Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live long live!"

"The ministers are fortunate to live up to their mission and conquer Beihu for His Majesty!"

"Good!" The figure of Emperor Yongkun sat in the middle of the delicate but majestic dragon chair, and a word was spoken clearly and loudly.

There were also kneeling around the ministers and family members who had previously saluted, Dezhi poured him full of wine, and Emperor Yongkun got up with a wine glass, "All Aiqing, please get up, today is a day of great joy in Jingheng, if you don't get drunk tonight, you won't return, I will do it first!" ”

There were other soldiers below who followed behind the midfielders at a distance of three meters, Emperor Yongkun raised his head and drank it all, the wine glass flipped over, and the atmosphere of the banquet hall was instantly ignited.

The Erlang who returned from the battlefield were sharp but shining, and their dark skin could not hide their bright eyes.

Some of the nobles who had just secretly observed had already blushed and climbed up their cheeks.

Emperor Yongkun was about to recruit someone to come to his side, and when he looked up, Brother Gong and Second Brother Gong had already taken his little girl to sit down in the middle of the table between the two.

Both of them had separate tables, which would bring the two tables together, and all the good things were put in the middle, and the two muscular men with gentle smiles, without a hint of ferocity on their faces, protected his little girl tightly in the middle.

"Whew~" Emperor Yongkun exhaled a breath of turbidity.

It can be seen that she is also very happy, she has not seen each other for a long time between her brothers and sisters, she has been favored at home since she was a child, from Gong Shoufu and the old lady, down to her brothers, everyone treats her as an eyeball.

The two brothers who have not returned home for a long time are by their side, smiling brightly, the hands of the three are not on the table, Emperor Yongkun is also eyesight at night according to his internal strength, and he looks at it, she is holding her two brothers with two hands on the table.

A little far away, the banquet hall has become lively, the generals are heroic, and the victory is even more vigorous, and there are constantly heroic laughter and the sound of wine bowls colliding. Even the music on one side was suppressed and faintly became inaudible.

Emperor Yongkun couldn't hear what she was saying to the two brothers beside her, his eyes were fixed on her lips, and his small mouth was closed one by one, but he couldn't distinguish her words from a distance.

I just know that she is really happy.

Take advantage of today's day to be more happy. On meritorious deeds, give marriage and knighthood.

This should not be able to call the little girl over, Emperor Yongkun took his thoughts and came back, and began to reward meritorious deeds.

A series of rewards, between the collision of wine bowls is a succession of Xie Majesty Xià rewards.

The nobles here are all the daughters of officials, and except for a few, most of them are also from the Jingzhong family, and they have not yet married, and they have not yet had a marriage contract.

Taking advantage of today, letting Emperor Yongkun give him a marriage is just a good idea for this marriage.

Therefore, after Emperor Yongkun's reward, the two people who were given the marriage came out to kneel and bow down together with their parents at home.

All night long, the atmosphere in the ballroom was warm and hot.

The dishes on Emperor Yongkun's table are the best, almost half of them are on Qingruo's table, her two brothers are here, and they are not afraid that she will eat.

Emperor Yongkun looked at it twice, these soldiers used to toast her two brothers and also raised a glass to her, knowing that Miss Gong was extremely favored in the Gong family, and gave her enough face. Second, her two brothers are next to her, which is enough to respect her.

The more Emperor Yongkun drank it, the more bitter he felt about this wine.

Carrying the wine glass, Dezhi hurriedly followed with the wine jug.

Since you want to toast, you must first toast the greatest hero.

The main general is nearly fifty years old, but it is the first time that he has been treated like this by Emperor Yongkun, and his brain, which was a little dizzy from drinking, instantly cleared up, and he poured out the words of loyalty with a wine glass.

Why is the emperor's breath getting colder and colder, and then he stopped talking.

Emperor Yongkun didn't say a word, and immediately raised his head and drank it all. The pace did not stop at all, and walked to the side of the two military divisions.

The two military advisors are not as coarse as the main general, although they are still a little vague, but they probably know that the emperor is not to listen to them show loyalty, and he simply drank wine without shouting a word of nonsense.

The coldness and sharpness in Emperor Yongkun's eyes finally dissipated a little.

Raise your feet and walk to the two elder brothers of the Gong family.

As soon as he got closer, Second Brother Gong's voice was clear and clear in his ears, "Xiao Ruo, Second Brother told you, Haoran is really good, he has been in the military camp for so many years, he has endured hardships and stood hard work, has good resilience, and takes care of his family, the key is that he will definitely be devoted to you in the future and will not mess around." And he promised me and my eldest brother that if he is really lucky enough to marry you, he will not take a concubine in this life......"

"Bang." Emperor Yongkun stopped, and Dezhi only heard a muffled sound coming from the palm of Emperor Yongkun's hand.

He took a step forward and bowed lightly, "Your Majesty?" ”

Emperor Yongkun squinted and adjusted his breathing, staring at the back of Second Brother Gong's head with a gaze that could almost kill him alive.

The palm of his hand was released, and the white jade cup had been shattered into pieces by the internal force.

Dezhi swallowed his saliva, Emperor Yongkun shook his palm again, and the sound of the slag was very clear, and it was crushed into powder, which dispersed with the wind at night, and there was still wine left in the palm of his hand, "Handkerchief." ”

Dezhi immediately took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and leaned over and handed it to him, Emperor Yongkun took the handkerchief and wiped his hands carefully, but his eyes never left Qingruo's cheeks for a moment, "Bring me a wine glass." ”

Qing Ruozai listened carefully to Second Brother Gong's words, tilted his head and smiled, "Second Brother, I don't want to get married yet." ”

Second Brother Gong snorted disapprovingly, and was ready to make a tirade.

Emperor Yongkun stepped forward with his wine glass, "Come, two Aiqing, I will give you a glass." ”

Brother Gong and Second Brother Gong immediately got up with their wine glasses, "The minister is panicking, it should be the minister respecting His Majesty." ”

The four people were at the table, and the three of them got up, and Qingruo also stood up, Dezhi held a tray in his hand, and there was a wine glass on it, which was the same as the blue and white porcelain wine glass that Emperor Yongkun was holding now, "Miss Gong, there is sake in the wine glass." ”

Qingruo turned around and nodded with a smile, and took the wine glass, "Your Majesty, I also respect you." ”

Emperor Yongkun looked at her gently, raised his hand across the table and touched her head, his tone was full of smiles, "Huh? What does the baby want to respect me? ”

"......" This is Brother Gong.

“！？！” This is Second Brother Gong.

Qingruo smiled with crooked eyebrows, "There's no reason, just pay respect." ”

"Okay." Emperor Yongkun answered, and came over with the cup to touch her, and his wine glass fell under Qingruo's cup.

"Xiao Ruo saluted, I drank this cup with Xiao Ruo first." Raise your head and drink it all.

Dezhi poured him wine, and Emperor Yongkun carried the wine glass with one hand and pinched her little face with the other, "Just take a sip of the baby." ”

"Hmm~" The little girl obediently responded, and really only took a small sip.

Emperor Yongkun turned to raise a glass to the Gong brothers.

The two of them still didn't react.

Emperor Yongkun said two words and finished drinking.

Across the low table below, he leaned over directly and kissed Qingruo's forehead, "I will go to salute the soldiers, baby is obedient, I will come over and send you back to the Qingming Hall in a while." ”

Qingruo nodded, pulled his clothes and shook them, "You drink less." ”

Emperor Yongkun smiled brightly, "Okay." ”

The bewildered Brother Gong and Second Brother Gong didn't ask anything after sitting down, after all, the two of them were brothers, and the tacit understanding was bursting, and a few eye contacts had already been made.

Brother Gong smiled, and then touched Qingruo's head, "Xiao Ruo will go home with my brothers tonight, my grandmother had a cold two days ago, and she has been drinking medicine for the past two days, thinking that you have something in the palace and no one will tell you." It seems that I have a headache today, and my grandfather didn't come to take care of my grandmother. ”

“！！” Qingruo's eyes widened, pulling Brother Gong's clothes, his eyes were full of anxiety and distress, "Why don't you tell me about such a big thing, how can you get cold, and you can't be strict." ”

Brother Gong patted her back and comforted her twice, "The first two days were fine, but today grandmother said that her head hurts." It's not like you're in charge of the reception, you can't go wrong. ”

Qingruo frowned, obviously unhappy and angry, "Let's go, go back to Gong's Mansion first." ”

Mrs. Gong is old, and if she is cold, she is not strict, but the slightest problem in the old man will become very strict.

Qingruo got up, thought about it and looked at the two brothers and said, "After all, the brothers are also the protagonists today, so it's not good to go first, I'll also go back to the Qingming Palace to pack some things, you and your colleagues say hello, and we'll see you at the gate of the palace later." ”

"Okay, go ahead, be careful."

Qing Ruo hurriedly took Ruyi Linglong back to the Qingming Hall to pack up his things.

Brother Gong and Second Brother Gong looked at the time and left the banquet hall at about the same time.

"Big brother, Xiao Ruo and Haoran's family affairs, it's best to do your best."

Brother Gong was silent, and then spoke, "I'll go to find my grandfather tonight, Xiao Ruo is here, you and grandmother have a conversation, it's best to keep her at home for a while." ”

"Okay." Second Brother Gong turned his head to look at the brightly lit banquet hall, the two of them had already walked a long way, and they could still feel the excitement there, and sighed softly, "Alas~"

His Majesty is a good emperor, it cannot be denied, but if Qing Ruo is his sister, don't say that he doesn't know how sincere Emperor Yongkun is now, he is very sincere, and their Gong family does not want Xiao Ruo to spend the second half of his life in the harem.

The sister who grew up in the palm of their hand since childhood, even if they want to marry in the future, is another man who can hold her in the palm of his hand.

His Majesty can give her a lot, but after all, he is the emperor first, and the lord of the world first.

The second brother Gong talked about Haoran, his full name is Li Haoran, one of the four deputy generals, 24 this year, handsome, tall, and bright as the morning sun when he laughs. The wind review is excellent throughout the army.

At the age of 24, he had neither intercourse nor concubines.

Although his family is from the north and his parents are just ordinary merchants, he is already a deputy general at the age of 24 and has a bright future. Obviously, he is the Langjun who the girl in Kyoto wants to marry the most, and there is no one.

What's more, he gave such a promise to be a couple for a lifetime.

Emperor Yongkun had a terrier that his heart was pulling and his whole body hurt.

drank a glass of wine with Li Haoran and had a simple conversation, although he was born in an ordinary family, Li Haoran has been in the military camp for a long time, and his every move is full of manliness, not restrained and balanced at all, and his speech is also very measured, and his speech is gentle and his eyes are very sharp.

The eagle that has just spread its wings and soared will become an extraordinary person in the future.

Emperor Yongkun crushed another wine glass.

After drinking the soldiers' wine, he turned his head to see that the Gong family's table was empty.

Emperor Yongkun frowned tightly, Dezhi had already gone to ask, and the next person gave a reply, "Miss Gong has returned to the Qingming Hall first, and the two generals Gong seem to have left in advance." ”

Dezhi came back to tell him, he was already aware of the problem, and he spoke very slowly.

Emperor Yongkun raised his hand and pinched the bridge of his nose, and waved his hand, "Let the secret guard go to the Qingming Hall to see." ”

The speed of the secret guard is faster than that of the guards, but it is still a step slower, the dark guards have only been in the Qingming Hall in the past, Mrs. Gong is sick, Miss Gong is worried, and she will follow her brothers home tonight.

“……”

It is inconvenient for the secret guard to appear in the banquet hall, and the news is returned to Dezhi first.

Dezhi turned his head to look at the emperor sitting on the high platform, and sighed, yes, there is no need to prepare a wine glass now.

Sure enough, the emperor fell silent after hearing this. Then he got up and took a stand from the banquet.

I went directly to the Qingming Temple.

The rare treasures of the Qingming Hall can be said to be more than the Qianlong Hall of Emperor Yongkun, Qingruo only took away a few things, and there was almost no change in the Qingming Palace.

Emperor Yongkun waved his hand and motioned to everyone who knelt on the ground to ask for peace, "You guys stand down." ”

"It's Your Majesty."

The room was quiet, and Emperor Yongkun recruited a secret guard, "I want specific and complete news from Gong Mansion." ”

The Dark Guard was ordered to leave.

Dezhi and Emperor Yongkun were in the house, and Emperor Yongkun came countless times in this house, and Dezhi was also familiar with it, so he went to the pantry to make tea for Emperor Yongkun.

In the palace, or the most exquisite tribute tea in the whole Jingheng, it is almost half of the government affairs hall and the Qianlong Palace, and half of the Qingming Palace, and she doesn't like it yet, if she likes it, it is estimated that the government affairs hall and the Qianlong palace will be gone.

The tea cup was placed on the table next to Emperor Yongkun, the emperor leaned on the back of the chair and closed his eyes without saying a word, and Dezhi also quietly retreated behind him.

I don't know how long it took for the Dark Guard to return.

A cold and emotionless voice sounded in the room, "Returning to Your Majesty, Old Madam Gong did get cold, but she was not strict, and she was almost well." The Gong family now intends to let Miss Gong and Vice General Li get married, so Mrs. Gong and Gong Ershao talked in the house tonight, and the condition is serious again, Master Gong and Gong Shoufu are in the study, there are too many secret guards in the study, and the subordinates can't get close to hear ......"

Emperor Yongkun waved his hand, "Go down." ”

Emperor Yongkun was silent, just lifted the teacup and drank the tea one by one, and after drinking the tea, the teacup put down and got up to leave.

When he was about to step out of the door, he remembered again, "Tell someone to wash the teacup and be careful." Xiao Ruo likes that set of teacups. ”

She doesn't like tea, but she likes beautiful teacups.

The Qingming Palace is not far from the Imperial Garden, and the Ximei Garden behind the Imperial Garden is the tomb of Situ Xi.

Emperor Yongkun hasn't been there for a long time.

It's not that I forgot about her, it's just that I have a ghost in my heart, and I always feel guilty.

He is a man, but he once made a promise, he broke his promise, and he always felt that he had no face to pass, and it seemed that he could escape without facing it.

When they arrived at the entrance of Ximei Garden, Dezhi stopped, and the secret guards who followed also stopped.

A circle of plum trees surrounds her tombstone.

Emperor Yongkun walked over step by step, and all kinds of thoughts in his heart disappeared at all.

When he got closer, he chuckled, "Xi'er, I'm here." ”

There were flowers and fruits in front of the tombstone, but they had dried up after a long time.

Emperor Yongkun lifted his robe and sat down in front of the tombstone, raised his hand and touched the tablet, "I seem to be sorry to you again." ”

Pointing down, this tablet was carved by himself, and the carving was not good, and he swiped it down one by one.

"I seem to be telling you I'm sorry all the time."

"At that time, I can't marry you, let you be wronged, and say I'm sorry to you, and then you have to marry someone else, for the sake of the future, let you be wronged, say I'm sorry to you, and then I don't want to lose, I can't give you anything, or I'm sorry to you."

"Now, I have the world, I have supreme power, and I still say I'm sorry to you."

Emperor Yongkun leaned against the tombstone and closed his eyes, thinking of Situ Xi's fiery red skirt, flying bright, and later, she didn't seem to have worn red, time and him have grinded her former flamboyance to the edges and corners.

He owes her, not only owes her a youth and a life, but also owes her a lot of the best feelings in the world, he loves her, but he is cowardly, talking about love, in the face of power, or let go.

The love that Situ Xi gave him was fearless.

And the love he gave her was a shackle, a confinement, and even a drag.

Emperor Yongkun was once extremely determined, and in this life, there was no one else.

What is even more ridiculous now is that he is reluctant to clear up.

He thought about finding her a good family, protecting her with her brother and her family, and letting her do whatever she wanted in this life. And he guards his Xi'er.

What now?

Emperor Yongkun pulled the corners of his mouth, closed his eyes and his palms fell on the stone slab in front of the tombstone and stroked, "Is there really a soul in this world?" If there really is, do you have to hate me to death when you see me like this now? ”

"It was true that I loved you at that time, and it was true that I said that I would be good to you for the rest of my life...... Xi'er, you blame me, but if you do it again, maybe my choice will be the same. ”

The words have begun to be messed up, and it seems that they are facing the wind and wine.

Emperor Yongkun smiled, "You will definitely ask, what if it is replaced by Qingruo at that time?" Replace it with Qingruo? ”

Emperor Yongkun thought about it and didn't continue.

After sitting quietly for a while, he raised his hand and touched the tombstone, "I'm leaving." I should have brought her here to see you in the future, but I think you might be angry, so forget it. ”

In this life, there is a woman who has given her best years and even her life completely for him. He will never forget.

Maybe he was still young at that time, or maybe he was cowardly and weak, and he chose power over love.

Now, he can control everything in the palm of his hand, and he is no longer afraid to stand tall. It's his luck to meet someone he likes and wants to cherish.

He just wants to hold everything she likes in front of her, as long as she smiles.

**

Xi'er.

I'm sorry, but I won't call it anymore.

The next life is too illusory, but I can only say,

If there is an afterlife, I will ignore it for you.

Forgive me, I can only comfort my heart in this way.

Forgive me, it's going to be all hers from now on.