On the Jinluan Palace, Xiao Xianxin laughed and said, "The 300,000 troops of the Fu Yuan Kingdom are just wine bags and rice bags, haha."

When the courtiers saw Long Yan Dayue, they seized the opportunity to pat themselves on the back: "The three princes are heroic, and the 60,000 army can win a complete victory, not only defeating the main force of the ambush country, but also taking Lixian and Dongkui."

Xiao Xianxin nodded with a smile beside him, and the father-in-law Sheng, who was haunted, asked, "Did Ji'er say it in the letter, when will you come back?" ”

Gonggong Sheng replied with a smile, "Go back to the emperor, it is estimated that the third prince will arrive in the imperial capital in a few days."

Xiao Xianxin said, "Okay, send the new weapons of the barracks to the Three Kings' Mansion, and let him see it when he comes back."

Katsu Gonggong looked at his words and smiled and said "yes"

Xiao Xianxin said to the ministers again, "Zhong Aiqing, this time you can rest assured, this battle, I'm afraid that Fu Yuan Guo won't be able to turn over in three years."

Everyone knelt down and congratulated "Long live my emperor, long live, long live"

Xiao Xianxin waved his hand, "Let's all get up, when a few of them come back, I will hold a banquet in the palace to make everyone lively", after speaking, he looked at the courtiers, each with a happy face, everyone knew that the banquet was for the young lady in the city. Xiao Xianxin said to Lian Jingyuan again, "Lian Jingyuan, I heard that Lian Xuanjin is also back, and I want her to show her hand when the time comes."

Lian Jingyuan nodded awkwardly, "Minister, obey!" ”

In the Yunyin Building in the imperial capital, Lian Xuanjin was still dressed as a man, sitting on the elegant seat on the second floor and instructing, "Xiao Er, bring me a honey-flavored roast duck, a drawer of crystal crab roe buns, a basket of steamed blood quail, and eight treasures of hibiscus soup."

Xiao Er also reminded with a conscience, "This son, you can't eat much by yourself."

Lian Xuanjin slapped the silver on the table and ordered, "Give me a slice of duck, it should be thin and even, not less than three hundred dollars."

Xiao Er was a little embarrassed, "This son, I haven't slapped so many knives yet"

Lian Xuanjin replied, "That's because this son didn't come, don't talk nonsense, hurry up."

Although Xiao Er was a little embarrassed, he still got up and hurried down, and Lian Xuanjin heard the two elegant sons on the table next to him talking, "I heard that the third prince won the battle in the south, and the emperor is happy to hold a banquet in the palace of the imperial concubine."

"I've heard about it, and I've also heard that the treatment of the imperial concubine in the palace is higher than that of the queen in the middle palace."

"The mother is expensive by virtue of her son, and it all depends on the courage of the three princes and the seventh prince on the battlefield, and the harem of the imperial concubine is rich and noble"

"Yes, you see that among so many princes in the emperor, if you want to say that the two princes who have won the most battles are the two princes of the imperial concubine, especially the three princes, who are really wise and brave, invincible."

"Otherwise, how could the emperor be so valued," one of them lowered his voice mysteriously and said, "Then do you know what the emperor's intention is to hold a banquet in the palace of the imperial concubine this time?" ”

"Brother Liu, you don't know when I do, listen to what I said, our three princes and the seventh prince are really carved out of a mold, not only the temper is cold and abnormal, even the princesses in the palace are the same, the position of the princess is not yet there, there are only three or four ladies and concubines in each mansion, and they are not how the prince cares, so far there is nothing, so this time the emperor intends to let the high-ranking officials and ladies of the imperial capital show their elegance at the banquet, and choose a new concubine for the two princes."

"Yes, but these ladies in the city are afraid that they won't be able to enter the eyes of the prince, who doesn't know that there is a female general Wenjun next to the third prince, and the seventh prince is followed by Xing Xinli, these two female generals are sassy and heroic on the battlefield, and the women are not allowed to shave their eyebrows, where can the two princes still be able to see the delicate boudoir lady of the imperial capital after a long time on the battlefield"

"Yes, I heard that the third prince has not yet arrived, so he asked for military merits for General Wen, so how can he not have other ideas..."

"It's useless to have other ideas," he whispered close and said, "I heard from the eunuchs in the palace that the emperor had long intended to marry the daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion to the third prince, although he had not made an order, but he had already told Lian Xiang about it."

"Didn't the daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion go on a study tour?"

"Your news is too ill-informed, Miss Lian has come back, the third prince has won the battle, the Lian family knows that the third prince will be unlimited in the future, so I want Miss Lian to come back and take the opportunity to perform, plus the identity of the daughter of the prime minister's house, think about it, the position of the princess is so natural, let's wait to hear the news of the marriage."

Lian Xuanjin was listening, and Xiao Er came up with the dishes and said, "Childe, your dishes are ready."

Lian Xuanjin looked at the dishes on the table, and when he heard the discussion just now, there was an inexplicable dark fire, and he deliberately made a mistake, "Wait, the roast duck is the most oily but not greasy, you see that the fat of this white flower is not roasted dry, and this bun is obviously steaming too slowly, the hue is too poor, the quail is purple-red in color, it is not a living creature before entering the drawer at all, the dignified cloud hidden building, is the thing made so perfunctory?" ”

Xiao Er said humbly, "Where does this son speak, this is naturally all carefully crafted"

Lian Xuanjin provoked and said, "I heard that the emperor is going to come to your Yunyin Building to taste when he leaves the palace, and you dare to use this thing for the emperor."

Xiao Er explained with a look of grievance, "Childe, it's embarrassing for me if you say that."

Lian Xuanjin saw that he was too weak and could only wave his hand, "Forget it, you go down, don't get in the way of this son's eyes here", he had no intention of tasting the food, picked up the chopsticks and ate two bites, put the chopsticks down, and when he got up to leave, he saw Su Muyou, the son on the street that day, although he was sitting upright, his face was not very cold, but there was some soft light, like a painting made by an immortal, but Lian Xuanjin, who was in a bad mood, just glanced at it, thinking that since he was just a person passing by on the street, he didn't bother to come forward to say hello, and the two glanced at each other, Lian Xuanjin shook the folding fan in his hand, walked over arrogantly, and left Su Muyou with a secret smile.

Downstairs, Lian Xuanjin just walked out of the main gate, he heard the sound of horses' hooves on the street, more than a dozen high-headed horses galloped over, led by a majestic and invincible momentum, followed by a man and a woman majestic general and a team of soldiers, pedestrians on both sides of the road retreated and knelt down......

Only Lian Xuanjin stood stunned, staring at the person in front of him, although Lian Xuanjin had never seen Xiao Ji again, and he didn't know whether he looked like a bull ghost or a snake god, but looking at this turbulent posture, he counted the time to think about it and knew that there was no one but him, just heard his rumors upstairs, and when he went downstairs, he saw a real person, Lian Xuanjin couldn't help but sigh that the road was narrow, and his eyes glared at the tall and sturdy man led by him......

Too flamboyant and special, Xiao Ji saw the only person standing among the crowd at a glance, not only standing but also glaring at himself, his face was full of rebelliousness, thinking that this person was also bold, but how could such an arrogant person as he could be as knowledgeable as an ignorant person, snorted coldly, and rode away......

The people next to her got up one after another when they saw the people walking away, and heard one person look at Lian Xuanjin and say to her, "How can you not be polite in front of the third prince, fortunately, the third prince is not to blame, otherwise your life will not be saved."

Lian Xuanjin glanced at the man indifferently, said nothing, and walked forward......

As soon as he arrived at the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion, a delicate man fell to the ground, and a handsome man in an official uniform walked out, Lian Xuanjin walked over and shouted, "Second brother, why did you come back by yourself?" ”

Lian Xuanfu said, "Today, the three princes returned to the city, the early dynasty dispersed, my father stayed to discuss with the emperor and the third prince, I will come back first" Saying that, the two entered the courtyard, and while walking, Lian Xuanfu asked, "By the way, how did you do with the gift that your father asked you to choose for Master Su?" ”

Lian Xuanjin said, "It's almost ready, but a gift is not so troublesome."

Lian Guanfu looked at her outfit and said disgustedly, "Since you are back, you must communicate more with the ladies and boudoir women in the imperial capital in the future, what kind of style is it to dress like this all day long?"

Lian Xuanjin retorted, "I don't know them, what are you exchanging about?" ”

Lian Xuanfu said, "Just because you are not there all the year round, there are no named girls in the imperial capital now, you are a beautiful girl, how can you be so silent, and besides, what are you doing with girls' piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, female cooking, and book etiquette?" ”

Lian Xuanjin didn't cut and said, "That's because I don't want to learn, I don't learn to throw them a few streets in minutes."

Lian Chengfu smiled, "I know you are the smartest, but didn't your master teach you to be humble."

Lian Xuanjin looked high again and said, "I am already very modest, but I can't abandon the virtue of seeking truth from facts."

Lian Xuanfu was speechless and said, "I will instruct people to throw away all your clothes, and you will wear whatever you should wear and do in the future."

Lian Xuanjin didn't care at all, but suddenly stopped and said, "Second brother, I have something I want to ask you, you have to answer me honestly"

Lian Guanfu looked at her serious question and replied, "You say"

Lian Xuanjin said tentatively, "I went out today, and I heard that everyone was talking about the third prince, and I happened to hear that a word was related to me" Seeing her expression, Lian Xuanfu thought of the words of the emperor in the court, and asked tentatively, "You mean that the emperor wants to give marriage?" Listening to how he answered, Lian Xuanjin knew about it and asked, "Isn't it true?" ”

Lian Guanfu nodded, "The emperor does intend to refer to you as the concubine of the three princes, and even more intends to appoint the three princes as the princes, you know how powerful this is."

Lian Xuanjin inquired again, "Then, what did my father say, he wouldn't agree to the position of the future queen who hasn't touched it yet, regardless of my ideas, right?" ”

Lian Guanfu said, "That's not true, Dad said, it's all up to you."

Lian Xuanjin nodded with satisfaction: "It's pretty much the same!" ”

Lian Guanfu looked at her and asked, "What, do you have a sweetheart?" ”

Lian Xuanjin said, "I don't have a sweetheart, but..."

Lian Xuanfu asked with a smile: "But what?" You don't ask, since you asked, I'm also curious, why don't you have a favorite person who is so disgusted by the world talking about this, you must know that as long as you are your father's daughter, sooner or later you will not be able to escape the emperor's several princes' proposals."

Lian Xuanjin disagreed: "If they want to marry, I may not want to marry!" ”

Lian Guanfu said casually, "Why?" ”

"Why? It's not that several of our princes have the truth that they can't get married," she said and saw that Lian Guanfu was full of interest, and continued to explain, "Let's talk about this eldest prince Xiao Yueqing, who has taken the name of the eldest prince for nothing, and has been guarding Nanfu for so many years, it seems that he has worked hard and made great achievements, but in fact, he has fought a victory, not to ask for help from this general, or that vassal king, but to give the world a kind and approachable attitude, but in fact he is a useless wreck, even the emperor knows that he is useless, so several brothers have not been assigned to assist him"

Lian Xuanfu smiled and shook his head, and said as he walked forward, "It's not fair for you to say that, the eldest prince has also made a lot of contributions."

Lian Xuanjin sneered and said, "He is a dignified prince, enjoying fame and fortune, if he really has no credit, what face does he have."

Lian Guanfu no longer defended, and looked at her eloquently, "Besides, these two princes, Xiao Lemou, are both the queen's concubines, and they also inherit the rank of Xiao Jiale (yue) in their names, but even the queen doesn't want to see him, he grew up with Concubine Hui since he was a child, it turns out that I don't understand why the queen is so partial, but now I understand"

Lian Guanfu asked curiously, "How do you understand?" ”

"It's not that this second prince is cunning and cunning, treacherous and deceitful, and the most ruthless, if anyone offends him a point, I'm afraid that he will have to pay back a hundred times, so I will repay him, pondering, my biological mother is not waiting to see, I can't avoid it, I heard that even his princess Gu Qiaoqiu didn't dare to take a breath in front of him, not to mention the concubines in his palace, the next person, I am afraid that only the affairs of the second prince's mansion in the imperial capital are more difficult to do than the palace."

Lian Guanfu said truthfully, "The second prince already has a princess, and your identity will never let you be a concubine."

"Of course I know this, so the emperor wants to point me out to the third prince, Xiao Ji? Hmph, I'm afraid my father also likes him the most."

Lian Xuanfu said, "The prestige of the three princes is the highest in the army, and the voice of the court is the heaviest, and the emperor intends to give you only to him, so he knows the deep meaning to him."

Lian Xuanjin analyzed, "This Xiao Ji is considered to be a martial arts all-rounder, wise and brave, and his majestic appearance has also attracted the admiration of many official ladies, but others don't know that I don't know, his person, iron-faced and ruthless, unapproachable, the good thing to say is upright, and the ugly thing is to be arrogant and difficult, he also won the battle and had a smile on his three army soldiers, I don't know who to show this face all day long, this kind of incomprehensible person, why should I ask for hardship."

Lian Guanfu smiled, "So, several princes are useless"

Lian Xuanjin asked, "Otherwise?" ”

Lian Xuanfu asked, "Then there are two more princes and eight princes?"

"Not to mention the seventh prince Xiao Tai, he is worthy of being the brother of the three princes and one mother, and his temperament is also carved out like a mold, it is true that he is brave and good at fighting, but in terms of wisdom, he is worse than the second prince and the third prince, and he is impulsive and irritable, he is a lord who is not good to serve, unlike the eighth prince, he is decent, although he is not as good as several royal brothers, but he is much more approachable and has a kind temperament, that is, there is no power in the court, and the mother concubine is just an ordinary concubine, and there is no more noble future."

Lian Xuanfu shook his head, "You can't look down on the most noble princes in the world, so I really don't know what you want to look for."

Lian Xuanjin disagreed, "There are many good men in this world, talented sons of official eunuch families, or young men of famous soldiers, or wealthy bosses of business, with your sister's talent and appearance, the second brother is still afraid that I will not find the Ruyi Langjun?" ”

Lian Xuanfu said, "I can find it, haha, listening to what you say, I can see it, you have done enough homework and come back"

Lian Xuanjin said confidently, "Of course, I don't believe that my father is a daughter, so I urged me to come back one by one, and I naturally won't let him down."

The two walked together, and Lian Guanfu was speechless about her high-minded talk, so he had to explain again, "Don't wear these clothes in the future, don't hear it."

"Got it" After speaking, Lian Xuanjin limped and walked into his yard.

In the Zhenghe Palace, the three princes came over and leaned over and said, "Son, see my father."

The emperor pulled up and patted him on the shoulder, "Okay, this time is a big victory, Ji'er, you have a lot of credit"

Lian Jing worships the "Three Princes"

Lian Jingyuan was helped up by Xiao Ji before he bent down, "Lian Xiang is up quickly, this time it is thanks to Lian Xiang's secret letter that he can achieve such a result"

Lian Jingyuan listened to it, looked at him suspiciously, and asked, "Secret letter?" ”

Xiao Ji took out a letter from his body and said, "The border is far away, and this king suspected that it was the enemy's demagoguery at first, but this letter is indeed the secret law of Lianfu, and this king only obtained Lixian and Dongkui after receiving the letter and weighed it."

Xiao Xianxin listened to the letter and looked at it, and handed it to Lian Jingyuan, Lian Jingyuan took it and looked at it, and then said, "This is Jin'er's handwriting, count the days, she was indeed in Wuling when the third prince won the border victory, think about this letter should be sent by her, but she didn't mention it when she came back."

Xiao Xianxin smiled and said, "I didn't expect that the tiger father has no dog girl, she has such a strategy"

Lian Jingyuan said politely, "The emperor said it was a joke, but it was just a mistake."

Xiao Ji didn't have much thought when he listened, and thought of Lixian again, "Although Dongkui and Lixian have arrived, they have been raining heavily for more than a month, and the flood is difficult to resist, although I transferred the prefect of Linzhou to govern and keep people to assist, but this natural disaster is unstoppable, I am afraid that if it goes on like this, there will be no difference between Lixian and not."

Lian Jingyuan said, "Lixian is the most commonly affected place in the country of Fuyuan, if we can find a solution, there is a cold mountain to supply grain and grass for the border is the safest, but the top priority is to solve the rain."

Xiao Xianxin said, "Tomorrow morning, let's discuss it together," and after speaking, he asked Xiao Ji again, "You just came back, haven't you returned home yet?" ”

Xiao Ji replied, "The sons and daughters report on state affairs, and they dare not make mistakes"

Xiao Xianxin saw that he was brave and naturally liked to say to him, "Well, today you go to see your mother, go back to the house early and rest, I have something to say to Lian Xiang"

"Son's resignation" Xiao Ji retired and came to the Fengluan Palace of the imperial concubine, a gorgeous but kind and beautiful woman seemed to be human, and said with a face full of joy

Xiao Ji had a little smile at this time, "Erchen has seen his mother's concubine"

The imperial concubine hurriedly pulled him up and said, "Is there an outsider here, there is no need for so many etiquette, Seventh Mama"

The seventh grandmother smiled and replied, "The slave is here."

The imperial concubine said, "Bring the dim sum prepared by the palace to the prince."

Xiao Ji looked at a large plate of dim sum brought by the seventh grandmother and smiled, "Erchen is not a child anymore."

The imperial concubine said gently, "In the mother's place, you and Tai'er will always be children, of course you have to worry about everything."

Xiao Ji asked with concern, "How is the mother's health, can the medicine prescribed by the imperial doctor be taken on time?"

"I ate it, and I don't use it, it's so easy to get sick," the imperial concubine said, brought water and handed it to him, and said, "This time you won the battle for Xiao Yueqing and settled Nanfu, your father and emperor have boasted about you in front of me several times, saying that you are the most like him among the princes, and your father also likes you the most, and he intends to point out the concubine of the Lian family to you", he said and looked at Xiao Ji's reaction......

Xiao Ji thought for a moment and asked, "Lian Xuanjin?" ”

The imperial concubine said, "Yes, people have returned to the imperial capital."

Xiao Ji said helplessly, "Over the years, have there been fewer people from my father and you who have stuffed my mansion?"

The imperial concubine disagreed, "Can it be the same this time, you don't know what your father's attitude towards Lian Xiang is, if you marry Lian Xuanjin, it will definitely be like a tiger."

Xiao Ji nodded, "As far as Erchen is concerned, it's just one more mouth to eat, it's all up to my father's arrangement, by the way, Mother Concubine, I just came back today, and I have to go to the barracks for a trip, and I'll accompany you another day."

The imperial concubine nodded, "You go and get busy, don't worry about the concubine."

In the Zhenghe Palace, Lian Jingyuan asked, "Your Majesty, you deliberately let the third prince go back first, is there anything important?" ”

Xiao Xianxin said slowly, "Dali Temple presented an excerpt up, Li Xian, the fourth son of Taifu Siqing, was greedy for 5,000 silver to raise war horses, originally, the family members of these officials were investigated and dealt with by Dali Temple, but when the investigation was completed, Li Xian committed suicide in fear of crime, and the lost silver was in the cabinet bachelor Wu Hua's younger brother Wu Saicai, not only that, Taifu Siqing went on the fold again, saying that Li Xian was killed by Wu Saicai, Wu Saicai is Wu Shi's younger brother, although Wu Shi is not favored, but he is also Ji'er's concubine, this matter is implicated in the Three Wangfu, Dali Temple didn't dare to investigate, so I wanted to hand over the matter."

Lian Jingyuan asked, "So, does the emperor want the minister to send someone to investigate?" ”

Xiao Xianxin said, "I don't need you to go out for this little thing, I think that Lian Guanfu has been the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple for some years, and the etiquette and etiquette are not inconsiderate, I have long intended to be promoted, let him do this matter, and I can give him a promotion after I do it, but remember to be fair and upright, and not to lose the face of the Three Princes' Mansion, after all, Ji'er has just won the battle on the border."

Lian Jingyuan received all the meaning and said respectfully, "Minister, understand!" ”

After finishing the business, Xiao Xianxin remembered the letter again, and smiled and said, "Ji'er was here just now, I deliberately didn't mention it, but I think Ji'er and you are a girl, and the two have a good fate."

Lian Jingyuan hurriedly patted the sycophant, "The talent of the third prince's destiny, if it is really related to the little girl, it is also a matter of the minister's heart"

The emperor recalled, "I think back then, you and I fought on the battlefield, it has been more than 20 years, the children have grown up, I am also old, you know my thoughts, I have never regarded you as a courtier, I have always regarded you as a brother, if I really want to establish a prince in the future, Ji'er is the most suitable person in my heart, and his concubine is naturally the queen."

Lian Jingyuan knelt down, "The emperor treats his ministers seriously, and the Lian family must be loyal for generations, not that the ministers want to pretend to be high-spirited and bright, but they are really stubborn little girls, if the emperor really gives a marriage edict down, she will resist desperately, her little life is worthless, and she is afraid of hurting the prince's face"

The emperor pulled him up, "Don't kneel at every turn, I didn't say that I want to give marriage, can't they make their own decisions."