Liu Fan and Li Min walked out of the palace together accompanied by Xiao Feizi, Li Shoujing had been waiting under the gate of the imperial city for a long time, and after handing over the four jars of wine to Xiao Feizi, he arranged for Shoujing to send the remaining two jars of wine directly to the third prince's mansion, and then slowly returned to the right prime minister's mansion with Li Min.

Originally, I wanted to go out today to meet a friend for a drink and relax, but I didn't expect that most of the day not only to deal with a group of talented people, but also to find ways to escape from the trap that the third prince may have designed for himself, not only tired, but also tired all over, I wanted to take a little rest after washing, but I didn't expect to enter a dark sweet dream as soon as I lay on the bed.

This night, he slept soundly, not even dreaming, until Shoujing woke him up, he thought he had just fallen asleep. "Brother Liu, it's time to eat, I have been shouting to you downstairs for a long time without moving, I didn't expect you to fall asleep, and you slept so deeply."

"What time is it?"

"It's been three quarters since the unitary hour."

"Oh, why did you sleep for more than an hour all at once, it seems that I drank a little too much today."

"There was a lot of drinking there, although you and Brother Dong Zige, Brother Ma Qiang and others drank the most at the banquet, but in the end, the four of you didn't even react at all, Brother Liu, can you teach me the skill of not getting drunk at all after drinking a few jars of wine?"

"Get out of the way, then with this skill, what are you thinking about in your heart for a day!" Liu Fan scolded with a smile.

When the two of them came to the dining room, they found that only the county lord of Jingning was sitting at the table alone, and the table full of dishes did not move at all.

"Huh? What about the others, why are you the only sister-in-law? ”

"I heard that my father-in-law went out early this morning and went to the prime minister's office, and I haven't seen it yet, and my mother-in-law is a little uncomfortable and didn't come to dinner."

"Oh, where did Xiao Min go, I'll go out and find out."

"Why, there is a cloud in the Book of Poetry: 'If you don't see you for a day, like every other autumn', you haven't seen you for a while, so you are in a hurry like this?"

"Alas, sister-in-law can't say that, Xiaomin and I are the best friends, and what I like is Ling Han......"

"I know what you like is Ling Han, but a man's three wives and four concubines are nothing at all, why do you leave the person who loves you deeply to others?"

"Sister-in-law, you are the only one in charge ...... deputy manager"

"That's different, the court system does not allow concubines to attach horses and junman, and if he wants to take concubines, I can't pass this level, but you are different, Ling Han not only agrees that you and Min'er are good, but also hopes that she and Min'er will marry you together."

"Alas, troublesome things, I'm a brainless, I always think that I should only protect one person wholeheartedly in my life, and I always feel that the current polygamy is an injustice to women in society."

"You just said that Min'er is your best friend, so can you bear to make her sad and sad for the rest of her life? Besides, this society is like this, can you change this system of polygamy? ”

"No...... Yes, although I don't want to go with the flow, I know Xiaomin's intentions, so I've always been very conflicted. ”

"Why do you have to make yourself and your best people unhappy with such stubborn thoughts that you have learned somewhere?"

"Okay, sister-in-law, give me some time, I'll think about it carefully, after all, Ling Han and Xiao Min are still young."

"Still young? They're all seventeen or eighteen year old girls! ”

"Most of the women in our hometown got married in their twenties."

"I've never heard of women in Liangzhou waiting until they are in their twenties to get married, and I remember that there are no such customs in Daqi, isn't your hometown in Liangzhou? Not even in Daqi? ”

"Then what about it, my hometown is in Didao County, Jincheng Prefecture, this may not be the customs of my hometown, maybe it is my hearsay......" Liu Fan said in a cold sweat. I thought to myself, "God, I actually said the wrong thing, this woman is very strange, maybe she really has mind reading skills, how did she lose her guard today!" ”

"Hehe, General Liu has started making it up again."

"No, sister-in-law, I accept your suggestion, and when I return to Liangzhou, I will formally propose it to my parents and settle this matter as soon as possible."

"It's pretty much the same, you have to hurry up with such two good girls, don't have any accidents for no reason."

"Okay, I'll hold on." Although he said so, he didn't pay much attention to the advice of the lord of Jingning in his heart, he loved each other deeply, what could go wrong, and he didn't think about this advice from the lord of Jingning.

"What do you two say when you don't eat, and you are so engaged?"

"I'm talking about you, General Liu didn't see you in the dining room, I was in a hurry, I wanted to go out to look for it immediately, but I grabbed it and said that you would come back immediately."

"Sister-in-law is talking nonsense, I see that he is embarrassed to talk to you, and there is a trace of anxiety." Li Min said with a crimson face.

The county lord of Jingning chuckled lightly and asked casually, "Father-in-law hasn't come back yet?" ”

"I've been waiting at the door for a long time, and I can't even see a shadow, why hasn't my father come back at such a late hour!"

"Don't worry, you may not know if you are not in the capital, since returning to Beijing, this kind of late government situation has happened from time to time, and Steward Chen has been by his side, nothing will happen. Let's eat first, and then let the kitchen cook another when Daddy comes back. ”

"Sister-in-law, what exactly did Xi and Grandpa want me to do, can you reveal it to me in advance." Liu Fan asked casually while eating.

"Hey, how did you know that He'er is Princess Xihe?"

"Guess."

"How do you guess?"

"From the way you treated the girl because of a big event, from the fact that Father-in-law Gu personally came to relieve the siege for me, and from Father-in-law Gu who brought us to the Manna Palace......"

"Oh......, General Liu is so smart, can't you guess what the princess is entrusting you to accomplish for her?"

"I really can't guess this, the most noble princess of Daqi, maybe someone in the sky will pick the stars for her immediately, I really don't know if she needs my help?"

"In this world, no one is omnipotent, since the general can't guess, then wait until the day you help, and then he will naturally know."

"Sister-in-law, I can't reveal a little bit of information, so let me be prepared!"

"I really can't, because I don't know what problems will arise for you to solve."

Hearing this sentence from the county lord of Jingning, Liu Fan felt even more cloudy, but seeing that the other party was unwilling to reveal it at all, he didn't force it anymore.

There is another question I want to ask my sister-in-law, "In which year did the second prince go to Yizhou to become a vassal, and will he return to Yizhou after entering Beijing this time?" ”

"How can I know this, General Liu should go and ask his father-in-law, or go directly to the prime minister's office."

"There's no need for that, I'm just asking."

"The second prince and the third prince were both named the king of one word in the first year of Zhihe, and the second prince went to Yizhou in the autumn of the fourth year of Zhihe, as for whether he will return to the fiefdom after coming back this time, I really don't know, and the third prince has not gone to the domain."

"Oh, did the second prince like to go to the Qinglou Chu Pavilion for pastime before he became a vassal?"

"The stinky boy asked what this is for, where did you hear that the second prince has this preference?"

"Just to confirm my little conjecture, Min knows that I sometimes like to speculate."

"Oh, as far as I know, the second prince and the third prince both like to go to the Qinglou Chu Pavilion, but I heard that the second prince is mainly because he likes music, and every time he goes, he just listens to the girls playing the piano and singing, and I don't know what the third prince likes."

"Also, if you find something, you still want to tell the second prince in time, after all, the second prince is not only the same brother as Shouyi, but the father-in-law and Mr. Guo don't want the second prince to have any accidents."

"Please rest assured, sister-in-law, if my conjecture is confirmed in the end, I will report to the second prince in time or convey it through Li Xiang or Deputy Chief Manager Li."

This night, Li Zongxiong did not return home from the prime minister's mansion until about the beginning of the year, Liu Fan saw Li Zongxiong's tired face, not to mention eating, even the bird's nest porridge that Li Min brought up in time only drank a few sips, it seems that the higher the position, the more things to do. From Li Zongxiong's mouth, I heard: "Today's discussion at the Prime Minister's Office is the military parade to be held on 10 January. ”

At present, in addition to the parade of the Northwest Camp, all the other forbidden armies and guards participating in the parade have all arrived at the Gyeonggi Camp outside the city, and after the parade of the Northwest Camp arrives tomorrow, the day after tomorrow they will hold a military parade rehearsal at the Gyeonggi Camp, and the military parade ceremony will be officially held outside the Imperial City Gate at the right time on 10 January, and the Son of Heaven has appointed Lang Yuwenshu, the left attendant of the Military Department, as the commander-in-chief of the parade, and will be fully responsible for the parade.