Ten days have passed, and the water and dry food left by themselves should have been eaten a long time ago, and I don't know how they are in Canglang Plain.

"Ah Zhen, what do you think of this, is the skirt too long?" The woman next to her was wearing a water-red dress and was holding two drawings and smiling, "Ah Zhen...... Ah Zhen?"

"What, what?"

"I'm here to ask you to help you pick out a dress, why are you in a daze? There are so many drawings here, help me pick them out. ”

"Oh," Mu Yanzhen retracted his thoughts, looked at it carefully, and then pulled out three of them from the stack, "It's better to pick among these pieces, the style and color are more suitable for the ones Your Majesty has chosen." ”

"Did you see Your Majesty's selection?"

"I ......" Mu Yan was really busy defending: "It was Lord Yutong who told me, and the pattern has been customized by the Weaving Bureau." ”

"Your Majesty's has already done it, then mine must also be hurried up, just this one!" Mu Yanxue picked up a drawing on the right side and said happily: "This one is decorated with mermaid beads, and it is said that you can see the glittering light at night, so it is better to ask for this one." ”

He didn't pay attention to this detail.

"But sister, mermaid beads, aren't they all tears?

"What's the matter, even tears are tears of joy, August-"

Mu Yanxue called the palace maid who came to serve and ordered the drawings to be sent to Xiao Qiyu for review immediately.

"Your Majesty has sent some jewelry today, you can also help me take a look, I have never understood the things used by these women. ”

Xiao Qiyu sent a full three makeup boxes, these are all treasures in the palace, and many of them have been used by the former and future concubines. Mu Yanxue grew up in the martial arts family, and she liked men's clothes a lot since she was a child.

Mu Yanzhen was lying on the dressing table, and he was a little stunned, "Sister Xue, you are so beautiful." ”

The woman's cheeks turned red, and she said with a rare shyness: "You kid has also learned to coax people?"

"I'm telling the truth. ”

Mu Yanxue took the hairpin ornament off her hair, "These things are good-looking, but they are too heavy, and they make my neck hurt after wearing them for a while, why is it more sad than wearing a battle helmet?"

"I don't want to wear just a few hairpins, then the clothes and etiquette in this palace are layered, sister, you will be the mother of a country in the future, you have to get used to it. "I'm not one of those silver birds who are kept in cages and lick their feathers, even if I get married, I can go back to Frost City to guard the frontier for Your Majesty and kill the enemy for Your Majesty." ”

"Sister—"

"Since the queen wants to protect the family and defend the country, could it be that the queen is just wearing a gorgeous costume to support the scene?"

Mu Yanzhen 'poofed' and smiled, this Mu Yanxue, since she was a child, she has not accepted defeat and does not bow her head, and she prefers to do it when others say that she can't do it, that is, she will be more restrained in front of Xiao Qiyu. However, Mu Yanxue now worships the position of general, if she insists on returning to Frost City after the wedding, Xiao Qiyu will inevitably think that she is nostalgic for military power, Frost City is a border pass, and there are still 150,000 defenders in the city. And according to Xiao Qiyu's thoughts, he must take advantage of the wedding to take back the military power of Frost City.

"Since you are married, Your Majesty must be reluctant to let your sister leave, since your sister has liked Your Majesty since she was a child, why not accompany him more in the palace, so as to avoid Your Majesty's loneliness at night. ”

"That's right, my brother always said that the long night is hard to kill, but you can't let Your Majesty have such suffering. By the way, yes, Ah Zhenke still remembers Su Jue?"

"Su Jue, how did my sister know about him?"

"Didn't he kidnap Ji Hao in the palace? How could I not know that he dared to hurt someone from my Muyan family? If it weren't for his ability, I would have let people cut him with a thousand knives!"

Mu Yanxue has a clear love and hate since she was a child, rewards and punishments are immediate, and those who are kind to her must try her best to repay them, and those who have a holiday with Mu Yan's family will never let go. After entering the palace, she will inevitably be in the same boat as Ji Hao.

"But now that he is in the hands of King Ning, if there is a chance, I must let him come to my Shepherd Army. ”

It seems that she still doesn't know about Su Jue's affairs in Canglangyuan.

"Lord Xuejun," August returned, and said back, "Your Majesty invites you to the Yuhui Palace for a banquet." ”

"Oh, I'll just wait. ”

"Your Majesty is already waiting. ”

Mu Yanxue grabbed two hairpins casually, "Then let's leave now." ”

"Lord Mu Yan," August stopped Mu Yanzhen who was following and said, "Your Majesty only passed on the county lord, so your lord should recuperate here." ”

"I can go and serve. ”

"With me and Lord Yutong here, I'm afraid it's redundant for Lord Muyan to go again. ”

Mu Yanzhen was choked and speechless, but Mu Yanxue's face changed unpleasantly, "He is my younger brother, and now I invite him to go with me, not as a subordinate, but as my Mu Yanxue's guest, I don't know if this is okay or not?"

"There is a county lord to explain to His Majesty on behalf of the slave and maid, of course it is possible. "Ah Zhen, let's go!" Mu Yanxue took the man's hand and deliberately walked in front of August.

Mu Yanxue likes spicy dishes, so Xiao Qiyu specially prepared a table of spicy dishes, and Xiao Qiyu had a headache when he looked at the fierce hot pot in the center.

"Why are you here?"

"Your Majesty, I ......"

"I asked Ah Zhen to come, Ah Zhen was injured, I don't want to leave him alone in Daning Palace, Your Majesty won't mind. ”

"How can you mind?" Xiao Qiyu knocked on the table and said, "I finally finished handling government affairs, and I originally wanted to find a chance to be alone with you, since you have this arrangement, it's fine." ”

Xiao Qiyu said this to Mu Yan really uncomfortable, he wanted to find an excuse to retire, but Mu Yan Xue forcibly pulled him and didn't let go, and pressed the person to the dinner table.

"I'm a subordinate, how dare I sit at the same table with Your Majesty?"

"You are not a descendant, you are my younger brother of Mu Yanxue, the third son of the Mu Yan family, and you will be considered Your Majesty's after I get married...... Uncle, can't you sit at the same table with Your Majesty?"

Mu Yanzhen knelt down as soon as he heard this, and hurriedly said: "The county lord has tormented Ah Zhen, I am serving His Majesty in the palace, in my heart, His Majesty is the master and the king, Ah Zhen has no intention of arrogance!"

"Get up. ”

"Get up, I said Your Majesty wouldn't mind. Mu Yanzhen glanced at Xiao Qiyu, and after a salute, he retired on his own, this time no matter how hard the Mu Yan family dragged it, he couldn't keep it.

"What's the matter, Ah Xue doesn't look very happy. ”

"I'm glad, of course I'm glad that Ah Zhen was treated so well by His Majesty, but I only have such a younger brother as Ah Zhen in the palace, I wonder if Your Majesty can let him come with me? ”

"What, August didn't serve well?"

"It's not bad, it's just that I'm not very close to her. ”

"Then does Ah Xue want a younger brother who takes care of each other, or a slave who is called at will. ”

"Of course it's my brother, how can Ah Zhen be a minion?"

"Okay," Xiao Qiyu sandwiched some mutton for her, and said, "Since he is a relative and he is in the palace, you can see him at will in the future, so why stay by your side and let him be in charge of the affairs of those subordinates? ”

Xiao Qiyu clearly refused to let go, and also, he would not be stupid enough to let the two people from the Shepherd's family face each other day and night. Seeing this, Mu Yanxue no longer insisted, and only ate with her head bored.

"At today's court meeting, the captain said that he was going to inspect the army in the near future, did he mention it?"

"Where is the eldest brother going to inspect, it's just an excuse to let the sergeants get touched by His Majesty's joy. ”

"It turns out that the captain is sending the post on my behalf?"

Mu Yanxue sneered, and then changed her title and said: "Brother Qiyu, you know that this marriage is also the wish of my father and grandfather, there are many of their old people in the army, and it is also appropriate for my eldest brother to send a post." ”

"I know that your eldest brother is a man of affection. ”

The Northern Regions are divided into twelve states, but in addition to the royal capital, the Xiao family only has soldiers and horses from four states in their hands, and Mu Yan, as a human minister, accounts for seventy percent of the world. If it weren't for the civil strife in the Northern Regions more than ten years ago, Mu Yande would not have taken the opportunity to sit big. Since Xiao Qiyu sat on the throne, he has not been at peace day and night, what kind of king is the king who has no generals in his hands? But Mu Yan's family has a very strong foundation in the army, and if he rashly kills Mu Yansheng, it will only provoke a mutiny, Xiao Qiyu is outnumbered, and there will be no chance of victory, but now that he wants to get rid of it, he will be able to pull up the power of the Mu Yan family.

After accompanying Mu Yanxue all day, Xiao Qiyu was also extremely sleepy when he came back, Gongsun Ling had been waiting in the Lizheng Hall for two hours, and the tea had been changed for four rounds.

"Wechen greets Your Majesty. ”

"Get up, the prince has worked hard. ”

"Can the county lord rest?"

Xiao Qiyu rubbed his forehead in annoyance, "Don't worry, August will take a good look at her, what about Mu Yansheng's movements?"

"Lord Mu Yan was ready to set off in two days, and the first stop was Yongzhou Daying. "Yongzhou depends on Wang Ji, you should go first, you must investigate clearly, every place that Mu Yansheng has seen must be recorded. ”

"Weichen understands," Gongsun Ling bowed again: "But compared to Mu Yansheng, Weichen is a little more worried. ”

Say. ”

"Since Your Majesty has decided to uproot the Mu Yan family, it will inevitably cause a great uproar in the army, I don't know who Your Majesty is going to let take the position of Mu Yan Sheng at that time? Although it will only be a name in the court in the future, the post of Tai Lieutenant must also be established, otherwise wouldn't it be better for the soldiers of the Northern Regions to lose the morale of the scattered sand army?"

"How does the prince feel about himself?"

Gongsun Ling smiled and said: "Your Majesty has raised love, and Weichen knows that he has no ability to lead troops, and he has only been accompanied by pen and ink for decades. But Weichen dared to recommend it for His Majesty. ”

"Who?"

"His Royal Highness the Prince. ”

is really a smart person, even if he is the military power of the Northern Regions, he naturally wants to take back the hands of the Xiao family, and now there will be no second person in the court except Xiao Yu.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been cultivating in Taihua Mountain for many years, and it's time to come back. Gongsun Lingzheng spoke his mind.

"Don't let the idlers know about Yu Ze's return. ”

Wechen understood. ”

"And the Ning Chen and Qi Yan ...... you said last time" Xiao Qiyu showed a subtle look and asked, "I don't know how the prince is going?"

"Ning Chen's matter can still be decided, but Qi Yan, this person is famous in the world and his whereabouts are unpredictable, Wei Chen will definitely find a way to find out his news, please rest assured, but Qi Yan's whereabouts are probably only known to Yue Qianlong. ”

"Don't worry, I didn't say that they must stay in Canglang Plain for two months, as long as they can find the boundary by themselves, they can return to Ning Wangfu at any time, you can send someone to guard outside the forest tomorrow." If there's any movement, I'll let me know. ”

Gongsun Ling knew that Xiao Qiyu just wanted to try these two people, after all, what was going to be handed over to them in the future was the entire Northern Regions.