In the summer of the twentieth year of Hongyuan, the streets of Changxing were noisy again, and everyone said that the Changxing Xue family was running from time to time, and Xiao Tingchu, who was married to the daughter of the prince, and it was rumored that this marriage was proposed by Xiao Hongming, the prince of Chu, to Xue Chengming, the Marquis of Xincheng, at a banquet in the palace, and everyone laughed that they didn't know if the Duke of Chu was drunk, so he married his baby daughter to the Xue family, whose title was lower than his third-class. According to the Xiao family, Xiao Tingchu is not a problem to marry a prince, but now it is cheaper for the Xue family, which has declined due to the case of King Xu.

After Wei Zhiyu went on the expedition, Ye Cizhun's Taifu Temple Qingfu was a lot quieter, and the people who came over from the Wei family now have no backbone, and they are discouraged and lazy, and they are basically not disliked by Ye Cizhun anymore, and they are silent one by one. Ye Cizhun was happy and relaxed, running to Yunheju every day, and even asked Ye Tianyu to move his court clothes and regular clothes to Yunheju, and lived directly in Yunheju.

The weather was crisp on this day, Ye Cizhun made an appointment with the Xue family brothers to Juxian Pavilion for a small gathering, and brought Yijiang Chun, who had been hiding for half a year, to come without getting drunk and returning.

Ye Cizhun poured wine for the two of them and teased, "The virtuous nephew Xu's plan to kill two birds with one stone is good, it not only aroused the fighting spirit of the Duke of Chu, but also took away Wei Zhiyu for me, who knows that it will also add a marriage to Brother Peiqi, wonderful, wonderful!" ”

Xue Peiqi smiled, "I didn't expect that I was also included in the second brother." ”

Hearing this, Xue Chunyue hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Don't frame me, you are not in the scope of our original consideration, who knows if the Duke of Chu is confused in the palace......"

"That's what I said, I can't hide from what I should come", Xue Peiqi raised his glass and looked at the crystal clear Yijiang Chun, and drank it all with his neck up.

From the time when Emperor Hongyuan repeatedly blamed the unfavorable war in the court, Xue Peiqi knew that he would have a move, and sure enough, Emperor Hongyuan quickly seized the opportunity of Concubine Song Hui to establish his authority for his son in the court, and pushed the boat down the river to make this trip to the palace. Emperor Hongyuan is not a faint monarch, and he also held a family banquet when the front line was in an emergency, just wanting to take advantage of this ambiguous occasion to borrow some drunken words and drunken words to say something that is not easy to say directly in the court, so it is not considered to be an accountability Wei Shaoqing, since the Son of Heaven is worried about the face of the Wei family, it is not easy for Wei Yingshi to compete with him, and the policy is naturally unimpeded.

The Xiao family has endured it long enough, since the fall of Empress Lu, Xue Chunyue has known that Xiao Hongming will soon make a move, and recently he has to send his son to Jingnan, on the surface, it seems that he was sent to Baiyun Academy to ask Xiao Hongyi to discipline him, but in fact, it is nothing more than using Xiao Tingxiu's mouth to discuss the rise of the Xiao family with Xiao Hongyi. These were all thoroughly touched by Zhang Ji, who was born in Baiyun Academy, through the old knowledge in the academy.

Xue Chunyue can guess the intention of Emperor Hongyuan's palace, why can't Xiao Hongming? Even if there is no Juxian Pavilion banquet, the Xiao family will still promote Xiao Tingxiu's officialdom debut, that party is just Xue Chunyue taking the opportunity to confess his position to the Xiao family and show favor to the Xiao family, no matter what the attitude of the Xiao family brothers and sisters is, it is not the scope of Xue Chunyue's consideration, the role of the two of them is just to convey information to Old Man Xiao, and Old Man Xiao sent Xiao Tingchu to the door that night to apologize, which is enough to show that he is also willing to show goodwill to Xue Chunyue.

Wei Shaoqing has been fighting hard in Guannan for half a year, and has captured a lot of cities, coupled with Duan Zhenggang's rear support, victory is just around the corner, but Emperor Hongyuan has no patience to wait any longer, and is bent on a quick victory, so Wei Yingshi naturally will not watch the Xiao family rob the Wei family of the credit of the Wei family, and will inevitably launch another strong general to fight, so Wei Zhiyu, a heroine, is afraid that she will inevitably share her father's worries.

"But second brother, how do you know that the Xiao family must not be willing to be silent? Xiao Hongming has lived in Luo'an for ten years, and Xiao Tingxiu is a gentleman, and it is estimated that no one inside and outside the court still remembers the Duke of Chu who once dominated the court. ”

"It's not difficult to guess, the inside of the Xiao family, just look at Concubine Xiao Ya. As we all know, since the so-called fall from grace of Concubine Xiao Ya, His Majesty has restored the old system of the harem 'taking turns to serve the emperor', all the concubines above the concubine position, take turns to serve the mother, one does not fall, and the days outside the monthly rotation are only according to the preference of the harem below the concubine position, so the concubine above the concubine position has a chance to see the emperor once a month. Think about it, if His Majesty really likes Concubine Song Hui and dislikes Concubine Xiao Ya, what will he do to restore this old production? ”

Ye Cizhun nodded, this is a deep understanding for him, every day he thinks about how to see Yu Ming more, and not fall into the mouth, is that he even hopes that Yu Ming can become the kind of jealous little woman, it is best to run to his Chunhui Hall every day, if she takes the initiative, it will be difficult for the people of the Wei family to beat his little report, but unfortunately Yu Ming is not that kind of person.

"And", Xue Chunyue changed his words, "According to the records of the palace bureau, Your Majesty's so-called system of taking turns to serve the emperor is not so rigorously implemented, sometimes although it is the turn of Concubine Wu Xian, Concubine Song Hui and others, His Majesty will use the excuses of 'I only saw it in the morning', 'I only saw it in the afternoon', 'I have seen it in the afternoon', 'the state affairs are heavy and tired', etc., but when it was Concubine Xiao Ya's turn, it was not left behind. ”

Xue Peiqi suddenly realized, "Therefore, Concubine Xiao Ya has not fallen out of favor, and the Xiao family is not as decaying as the outside world sees, but is a holy family!" ”

"Exactly. Moreover, His Majesty cherishes Concubine Xiao Yafei so much, and would rather suffer himself than create this illusion of alienation from the Xiao family, which precisely reflects his preference and favor for the Xiao family. And as far as I know, Concubine Xiao Ya also knows His Majesty's intentions, the two of them sing and harmonize, cold on the outside and hot on the inside, I don't know how many people have been deceived. Xue Chunyue took a sip of wine, and when he and Ye Qinyu visited King Jing's mansion in the first month, his aunt privately revealed to him the past of Emperor Hongyuan and Concubine Xiao Ya, and asked him to form an alliance with the Xiao family.

At the beginning, Xue Qingyan had expected the catastrophe of King Jing's mansion, if she and King Jing had an accident, then the Xue family would completely lose their protection in the court, Xue Qingyan couldn't bear the orphanage of the Xue family, and had already arranged a way back for them.

"It's just that I don't know if Xiao Shizi can make a breakthrough faster than Wei Shaoqing and take the hinterland of Qianzhong Dao." Ye Cizhun's eyes tightened, he had a delicate relationship with the Wei family, if the Wei family accumulated military merits, then he would not be able to get out.

Xue Peiqi hurriedly interrupted him when he heard this, "Master Ye thinks so, it's a lot of worry, Uncle Xiao is a good gentleman, but he is upright, eclectic, and has no fight, such people can quickly establish prestige in the army." What's more, his attendant Qi Xu is a general who can write and martial arts, and he will definitely make a lot of achievements in Guizhou this time. Do you think, Xiao Tingxiu is the only seedling of Chu Guogong, if it is not a sure victory, is he willing to let his son take risks? ”

"That's right, but Pei Qi, speaking of which, you, the Duke of Chu's fast son-in-law, are you still comfortable? A few days ago, I heard Lord Yuan of Dali Temple say that you didn't even get married for three days before you went to the Yamen of Dali Temple on an errand, what do you make your younger brothers and sisters think? ”

Xue Peiqi laughed and said, "I'm just thinking that I need to be cautious when I go back to the dynasty on an errand, so I can show Your Majesty a diligent appearance, right?" And Ting Chu didn't say anything, after marrying me, he took care of the whole house very well, and went back to his father a few days ago to ask for peace, and she also took care of all the people in his father's house, even I didn't think about it so much, anyway, my father and mother were very satisfied with her. ”

"Yo, it seems that you have picked up a good daughter-in-law! I envy you! ”

"I envy Lord Ye's blessings." Xue Peiqi saw Ye Cizhun teasing him, and he inevitably had to go back.

Xue Chunyue said with a smile, "I think the second uncle is very satisfied with his younger siblings, but ......"

"But what?"

"But for my brother, I'm curious, why did Chu Guogong take the initiative to choose you as the fast son-in-law of Chenglong? Before Ci Zhun and I thought that if you marry the Xiao family, we can get twice the result with half the effort, but I didn't expect that we didn't need to plan it, and this family affair turned out to be done. ”

Xue Peiqi bowed his head and was silent, poured himself a drink, and said after a long time, "It is said that Ting Chu himself proposed ...... to the Duke of Chu State."

She came up with it herself? Xue Chunyue couldn't help but think that on the night they got drunk for the first time in Juxian Pavilion, Xiao Tingchu came to the side hall of his mansion, could it be that something happened at that time, so that Xiao Tingchu put down the reserve of his daughter's family and went straight to his father to choose a son-in-law?

"What did you say that night in the side hall?"

"I'm drunk, how can I say anything? I just vaguely remember that it seems to have been mentioned...... Alas, don't say it, anyway, the wood is already in the boat, and I am married now, which can be regarded as fulfilling your wishes, and it is okay not to mention the old past! ”

After another glass of wine, Xue Peiqi somehow suddenly remembered Yi'an, now she lives alone with her children, according to her previous picky temperament, I don't know if this lonely day is used to it......

After Xiao Tingxiu set out on the expedition, Xue Chunyue also gave him a generous gift, and Shen Yue made Shen Yue exert his strength in Jingnan Province to fully cooperate with Xiao Tingxiu's attack in Jiangnan Province. Wei Shaoqing naturally hurriedly marched, but the Wei army had been fighting for a long time, and he was already exhausted, where could he compare to Xiao Jun who had just entered the battlefield? Seeing that Xiao Tingxiu and Qi Xu waved their troops into the hinterland of Qianzhong Dao, Wei Shaoqing and Wei Zhiyu were also a little anxious, and passed a letter to Duan Zhenggang and his son overnight to point their troops, and the two sides poured everything they had, fought against the tribal army before and after, fought to the death with it, and captured the hinterland before the Xiao army.

Wei Jun's big move made the tribal army dare not be careless, so they had to pour out of the nest to meet the battle, who knew that the praying mantis catching cicada yellow finch was behind, just waiting for the Wei army and the tribal army to fight, Xiao Jun took advantage of the enemy's emptiness, stormed its flank, and after a blitzkrieg, it took the base camp of the tribal army earlier than the Wei army! And at this time, Wei Shaoqing was still fighting with the tribal army!

Fortunately, Xiao Tingxiu was not a person who sat back and watched the tiger fight and reaped the profits, and immediately after capturing the position, he sent Qi Xu to lead a force to support Wei Shaoqing, and finally the tribal army was strangled by Wei, Xiao, and Duan, and fled to Tubo. At this point, Daye finally won a great victory in the southwest border, and Qianzhong Province actually became the direct territory of Daye State.