Pei Qingxuan's caravan returned to Chang'an City, and the Li Mansion became lively, and a banquet was held to entertain the returning people.

The people of the Pei family set up a cauldron in the west courtyard, stewed rice and barbecued meat, and let them eat happily.

"Qing Xuan, why did you delay coming back for so long, I miss you." Li De said in front of everyone that others were not ashamed to listen to.

Pei Qingxuan directly made a big red face.

"Li Gongzi, you are favoring one over the other, we all have a contribution." Chen Xuanhua suddenly said loudly.

Chen Xuanhua didn't know why he couldn't get used to seeing Li De and Pei Qingxuan showing affection in front of everyone, and she was very unhappy when she saw it.

Li De knew that they were not suitable for this kind of thing, so he could only restrain a little, and said: "What Xuanhua Woman said is to try the new dim sum I made." ”

"Hmph, don't think you can bribe me with food."

Chen Xuanhua said so, but the result was really not a dim sum to settle down.

Li De found that Chen Xuanhua still seemed to be unable to control his temperament, but he was actually much more mature, at least giving people a sense of calmness.

"Qing Xuan, did you encounter anything along the way?" Li De asked in a low voice.

"I met the horse bandits before arriving at Zicheng, and there were many people in the caravan who were injured and needed to recuperate, so it was delayed." Pei Qingxuan said.

It's not good to say much at the banquet, Li De can only wait to go back to understand the situation, and the horse bandits who can make the Pei family's heavy cavalry guard suffer are definitely not ordinary.

After the banquet, when he returned to the room, Pei Qingxuan knew that Li De cared about the caravan, so he told what happened on the road.

The caravan encountered a large number of horse bandits, more than 300 people, judging from the way they dressed, they were skilled in arching and horses, and most of the caravan guards were hit by arrows and wounded.

Pei Qingxuan was decisive in killing, so he didn't do much comfort in this matter.

"Is there anything to be gained from this battle?" Li De asked.

"Kill 80 enemies, capture 100 horses, collect more than 800 gold, silver, soldiers and utensils, and hand over the enemy's heads to the Zicheng Governor's Mansion for disposal."

"What about the casualties?" Li De continued to ask.

"Thirty people were slightly wounded, and eight hundred were used for healing and rewarding." Pei Qingxuan said.

Losers, spend as much as you earn.

Li De thought in his heart that he didn't really take it seriously, and only by having clear rewards and punishments could the people of the Pei family be energetic, but he had to consider the situation of the caravan and do what he could.

If there is a lot of reward for killing the enemy, what will happen to the goods of the caravan in the future, thinking that the heavy cavalry guards of the Pei family are all tiger and wolf divisions, and if they don't do it, they will really have to chase after the horse bandits to grab the credit.

This wind must not rise, and we must do a good job of prevention in a timely manner.

Eventful period.

Li De's analysis is to use troops in Liaoshui, and the surrounding forces come to fight the autumn wind, and even the northwest soldiers and horses of the king of the backer cannot defend such a long territory, which is really a headache.

But now is not the time to think about this at all, Xiao Bie is newlywed, and at this time he must pursue the meaning of life.

"It's not even past dusk, it's ......"

Chen Xuanhua in the next room said angrily: "I can't be quiet, it's really annoying." ”

Xiao Mei calmly looked at Chen Xuanhua, who was not calm, her mind turned sharply, and she seemed to have discovered something not quite right, Xuanhua usually didn't care about Li De's affairs so much, and she didn't know what was wrong.

For Chen Xuanhua, Xiao Mei can't see through it now, the innocent and straightforward princess before has really grown.

"Do you have something on your mind, can you tell me?" Xiao Mei asked suddenly.

"Sister Xiao, I found that I had forgotten about my brother." Chen Xuanhua said.

Xiao Mei felt more and more wrong, she usually called her sister-in-law, why did she suddenly change her name, and she keenly felt that something was serious.

"Xuanhua, don't talk nonsense, how can you forget the blood and family relationship." Xiao Mei persuaded her.

Chen Xuanhua was silent, with an attitude of not wanting to explain.

Xiao Mei knew Chen Xuanhua too well, and knew that the other party was playing a temper again, but this time it seemed to be serious.

"If you say what is in your heart, it will be easy, and it will be suffocating if you hold it, you and I have come back to life after several storms and waves, don't you trust me?" Xiao Mei said softly.

"It's not." Chen Xuanhua said aggrievedly.

Xiao Mei has long become her closest person in her heart, how can she not trust her, she really doesn't know how to say what she thinks in her heart.

"I don't want to miss my brother, but I actually miss it very much." Xiao Mei comforted.

"No, I really don't want to, and I don't want to live a life of running away anymore." Chen Xuanhua plucked up the courage to argue.

Xiao Mei knew what the problem was, Li De once said something similar, a sense of belonging to the family.

"Xuanhua, do you honestly like Li De very much?" Xiao Mei tried to ask.

There is no other possibility than this.

"What's good about Li De, it's not that I like it." Chen Xuanhua said decisively.

Xiao Mei looked at Chen Xuanhua's expression and knew that she was duplicitous.

"Sister Xiao!"

"Call sister-in-law!"

"Sister Xiao!"

"Xuanhua, didn't you always think that I was your brother's concubine?"

"Sister-in-law is called so by everyone, I know that you have nothing to do with my brother at all, it is my brother's wishful thinking, so it is unfair to you." Chen Xuanhua said.

Xiao Mei really didn't know that Chen Xuanhua would tell her about this, everyone was in the clouds, and she, the concubine of Empress Chen, was really wronged.

"That's it, whatever you want to call it." Xiao Mei was in a calm mood, and now that she knew Xuanhua's thoughts, her mentality also changed.

"Xuanhua, have you decided to live the life you have now?" Xiao Mei asked seriously.

Chen Xuanhua nodded.

"That means you're not going to ask your brother about it again, are you?" Xiao Mei continued to ask.

Chen Xuanhua hesitated and nodded.

"If you really want to live a peaceful life, you can only hand over the jade seal." Xiao Mei said.

"Sister Xiao, can you just hand over the jade seal?" Chen Xuanhua asked seriously.

She has investigated Chen Shubao's matter, and she is not sure who is involved.

The last time I talked to Li De about this matter, I thought that the Li family would be able to go back to Zhao County to visit relatives, but who would have wanted to meet the death of Emperor Wen of Sui, and once again it was the attack on Xishi, and then there was no follow-up due to the intervention of the Lord of Yujun.

Behind the jade seal is not only power and fame, but also the treasure hidden in the secret is suitable for coveting.

No one knows how much wealth the Chen Dynasty has, judging from the fact that after Chen Shubao became emperor, he built a lot of civil engineering projects and feasted on a large number of banquets, as if there was endless money to spend.

Otherwise, how could so many people worry about a down-and-out emperor.

Whether or not to explain the things behind the jade seal to Li De, she doesn't know much about it, and she can't be sure of the truth of the news about the jade seal's treasure.

If anyone knows, it must be Chen Xuanhua.

Princess Chen Dynasty, how many secrets there are in her heart, she can't be sure, as for the whereabouts of the jade seal, it is still necessary to talk to Li De.