The carriage and horse went all the way to the Jiangxia Palace, walking slowly and leisurely. Qin Mubai and Princess Gaoyang were sitting in the car, Qingqing and I were smiling and whispering, and the coachman and maid sitting in the front couldn't help laughing.

"Be honest, don't mess around!"

"Hehe, Mu Bai, your body is really strong! Is it polished by practicing martial arts every day? ”

"Don't have nothing to say, use excuses to rub oil!"

"Wow! What is this hard mass? Play with me for a while! ”

The coachman and maid couldn't help but burst out laughing, and then they heard Qin Mubai in the carriage roaring angrily-

“…… My Hundred Rider Tokens! Give it back to me! ”

The two were having a good time, when they suddenly heard someone shouting in front of them: "Stop!" ”

Qin Mubai glanced at the car window, there was still some distance from the gate of King Jiangxia's palace, why did he stop? Moreover, Li Ke also got out of the car, was walking towards this side, walked straight to the car of the two, stepped on the wheel and walked into the car.

"Your Highness, why don't you leave?" Qin Mubai asked.

Li Ke wrung his brows, glanced at Princess Gaoyang with a strange look, and said, "It's weird." The emperor's luan was actually placed in front of the emperor's uncle's mansion, as well as a large group of guards of the Imperial Forest Army. ”

"That's not going!" Princess Gaoyang's face sank, and she said without hesitation, "I don't want to see him!" ”

Qin Mubai and Li Ke glanced at each other, each with a sad expression. Li Ke walked under the car, and threw down a sentence at the end: "I'll leave it to you." ”

Princess Gaoyang reflexively turned her head and glared at Qin Mubai angrily: "Don't try to lobby me, if you don't go, you won't go!" ”

"I haven't opened my mouth yet, you know what I'm trying to say?" Qin Mubai said with a smile.

"Humph! …… You and the third brother always work together to bully me! Princess Gaoyang pursed her lips and muttered in a broken voice, "King Jiangxia is also bad!" Knowing that I was at odds with him, he invited us to dinner and called him over, which was really disappointing! No, no, didn't you promise to take me hunting yesterday? Let's turn around and go to Jungnan Mountain! ”

"Ling'er, don't you want to marry me?" Qin Mubai said suddenly.

"Of course not!" Princess Gaoyang hurriedly shouted, "Why did you suddenly say such harsh words? ”

"Then you and the emperor have been so stiff, how can you marry me?" Qin Mubai said, "The daughter of the common people, and the parents are still in charge of marriage. As a princess of the Tang Dynasty, can you have a child's play in your marriage? Obviously, King Jiangxia didn't invite us to a family banquet yesterday, maybe it was deliberately arranged by the emperor. Since Your Majesty has arranged it this way, it means that you have the intention of taking the initiative to reconcile with you. He is an elder, an emperor, and he has bent down to reconcile with you, how can you still be so ignorant and not accept his affection? ”

Princess Gaoyang still puffed out her mouth, lowered her head aggrievedly, and just didn't speak.

Qin Mubai took her into his arms, gently stroked her back, and said softly: "Okay, don't worry about the past." At that time, His Majesty the Emperor was also difficult to ride a tiger, and he was forced to have no choice, but he actually had a hard time. After all, your father still loves you. Otherwise, according to his nature...... Aren't you already in tatters by now? ”

"According to what you say, I still have to thank his old man for showing mercy to him and not killing us?" Princess Gao Yang said sourly.

"You just like to drill the horns." Qin Mubai smiled, kissed her lightly on the face, and said softly, "Good, go and reconcile with the emperor, okay?" I bet His Majesty the Emperor still loves you in his heart. Even if you don't believe him, you should believe me, right? Well, even if you really don't want to pay attention to him, just think it's for me, and you can wronged yourself once, okay? ”

"What do you mean by that?" Princess Gaoyang's face flushed, she grinned, held Qin Mubai's face and kissed it back, and asked mischievously biting his ear.

"Aren't I asking the Emperor for permission to transfer me out now?" Qin Mubai said, "I can't tell you what is at stake for a while. In short, if I continue to stay in the capital, I am afraid that I will be in great trouble; If you can transfer it smoothly, there will be all kinds of benefits. But if you don't reconcile with His Majesty the Emperor, he won't treat me like a colt, and maybe he won't allow it. Do you understand? ”

"Well, I'm willing to do anything for you!" Princess Gao Yang grinned, revealing a pair of mischievous little tiger teeth, "Although I really hate him a little...... But this time, let's just be wronged! ”

After that, Princess Gaoyang walked to the door of the carriage and instructed the maidservant: "Go and pass a message to King Wu, saying that I have agreed." ”

Soon, the carriage and horse continued to move forward, and finally stopped in front of the palace of the king of Jiangxia.

The three got out of the car and entered the house together. A government official was here to greet them and lead them inside.

King Jiangxia's mansion in Chang'an, but it is much more magnificent and beautiful than Jinzhou's house, I heard that after the emperor ascended the throne, in order to highlight the founding of Li Daozong, the imperial hero, he personally sent someone to supervise it. Its scale and momentum are not inferior to the imperial palace hall.

Sure enough, the emperor came. All the way in, there were guards of the Royal Forest Army, of course, most of them were the hundred cavalry soldiers that Qin Mubai was familiar with. The three of them entered together, and when they arrived at the main hall, they saw Li Shimin sitting upright in the main seat and Li Daozong sitting in the second seat from a distance, both of them raising their eyes to look this way.

"Your Majesty, here they are." Li Daozong said softly.

"I see it." Li Shimin raised his head slightly and squinted his eyes, with a look of expectation and hope on his face, and muttered, "My Ling'er, I have a good complexion!" ”

"That's it." Li Daozong chuckled, "It's still the same naughty and quirky as before." ”

"That's good, that's good!" Li Shimin smiled and nodded, and his love was revealed.

Qin Mubai and Li Ke entered the main hall, did not squint, and bowed to the emperor first.

Only Princess Gaoyang, with a pair of phoenix eyes, just didn't look at Li Shimin, and after watching Qin and Li bow down, she was very reluctant to bow down slowly, and hummed in a strange tone: "The emperor greets his father!" May my father and emperor dominate the industry for a thousand years and be young! ”

King Jiangxia smiled: "Gao Yang, who taught you this weird tone?" ”

"It's not like I haven't read a book, so I still need to be taught?" Princess Gaoyang didn't wait for the royal order to lower her body, so she stood up first, walked to King Jiangxia's side, sat down next to him, scratched his armpits, and said with a smile, "Uncle Huang, what delicious food have you prepared for us today?" ”

Li Shimin probably saw that Princess Gaoyang was a little distracted, and he didn't say a word, so Li Ke and Qin Mubai were still worshipping on the ground. When the two of them saw Princess Gaoyang's frivolous and grotesque behavior, they each grinned bitterly, and a black line was about to be drawn on their foreheads.

"Ahem!" Li Shimin coughed lightly, Princess Gaoyang pretended to be frightened, hurriedly ran back and knelt down, and said in a sloppy voice: "The emperor is guilty of capital crimes, forget that his father is here!" Father, don't be angry, if you cut off the emperor's head, you won't be able to grow a head. ”

Everyone's hearts twisted, and Li Shimin's face trembled slightly, but he quickly put away the slightest unpleasant expression, and said with a smile: "Excuse me!" Today's family banquet is a small gathering, and there is no need to be polite. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Ke and Qin Mubai stood up, but Princess Gaoyang was still kneeling in a daze. Li Ke was a little annoyed, stepped forward and lifted her up, and reprimanded in a low voice: "It's hard to tell you to get up, it's obviously a treasure!" Hugh was so rude to his father! ”

"Ke'er, what are you doing here!" Li Shimin suddenly became anxious and reprimanded: "Let her go!" ”

Li Shimin's rebuke made the scene suddenly silent. Princess Gaoyang was also a little stunned for a while, looking at Li Shimin blankly, her eyes not blinking.

Li Ke hurriedly flashed to the side and bowed: "The son is rude, please forgive my father!" ”

Li Shimin sighed lightly, got up and walked to Princess Gaoyang, who was still kneeling, bent down, stroked her shoulders with both hands, patted her gently, and said, "Ling'er, get up!" ”

Qin Mubai and the others have never heard such a voice from Li Shimin. Just now, Jun Wei was infinitely scolding Li Ke, and in an instant, his voice revealed a lot of love and concern, as well as a trace of exhaustion, sadness and loss.

In just one sentence and six words, Li Shimin's complicated mood at the moment was fully revealed.

Princess Gaoyang's body trembled slightly, raised her head, looked at Li Shimin a little stupidly, opened her mouth, seemed to want to speak, but couldn't spit out a word.

Li Shimin simply squatted down, faced Princess Gaoyang, looked at her kindly and with concern, and asked softly, "Ling'er, what do you want to say to your father?" In addition to calling me a demon...... You haven't spoken to me in months. ”

"I, I'm ......" Princess Gaoyang's face turned a little pale, her lips trembled a little, and her bright eyes looked at Li Shimin in a daze, and there seemed to be a slight flow of smoke and rain.

"Well, if you don't want to say it, don't say it. Get up. With that, Li Shimin stretched out his arms to pick her up.

"Father! - "Princess Gaoyang suddenly shouted loudly, threw herself into Li Shimin's arms, and cried loudly!

"Good, Ling'er! Don't cry, don't cry! Li Shimin also hugged Princess Gaoyang tightly into his arms.

As soon as Li Daozong waved his hand, the guards outside the hall all withdrew to a hundred steps away.

"Woo woo - father, father!" Princess Gaoyang's small hands dragged his dragon robe tightly behind Li Shimin's back, crying hysterically.

Li Shimin's eyes seemed to have a little tingling, and they were faintly red. Due to the large number of people present, he took a deep breath to suppress the urge to cry, and instead smiled: "Ling'er, don't be naughty." Is it okay not to cry? Look, your Jiangxia Uncle is laughing at you crying nose! ”

"He's a bad little old man, ignore him! …… Whining! Princess Gaoyang still cried loudly.

"Haha!" Li Daozong, Qin Mubai and the others laughed loudly.

Li Shimin teased, and Qin Mubai and the others laughed, all of which appropriately alleviated the sad and embarrassing atmosphere at the scene, and suddenly became much more relaxed and casual.

Princess Gaoyang also burst out laughing with tears, embarrassedly got out of Li Shimin's arms, covered her face and hurriedly wiped her tears.

"Alright, go down and get your makeup. Look at you, the fat powder is all over your face, hehe! Li Shimin smiled and picked up Princess Gaoyang from the ground and let out a long breath.

Princess Gaoyang laughed embarrassedly "hehe", covered her face and slipped away. He deliberately rushed past Qin Mubai, and at the moment when the emperor turned around and didn't pay attention, he deliberately pushed Qin Mubai with his elbow, and his little hand showed a slit and winked at her.

Qin Mu Bai Muran grinned, and he was already impressed by Princess Gaoyang's superb acting skills in his heart.

Li Shimin walked back to his position at this time, and said with a somewhat self-deprecating smile: "Let you laugh." ”

"Today's family banquet, Your Majesty licked the calves deeply, and Ling'er's true feelings were revealed, which actually made us admire!" Li Daozong said with a smile.

"That's it, don't mention it." Li Shimin waved his hand and smiled, a little helpless, and said, "This Ling'er has been naughty since she was a child. It's also weird, I spoiled her - well, Ke'er, Mubai, you don't have to be formal, sit down! ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The two of them sat down in turn.

"It's rare for King Jiangxia to return to the capital, and I came here today with the intention of getting together with you." Li Shimin smiled and said, "Ke'er, Mu Bai, don't blame King Jiangxia, I specially instructed him not to tell you in advance that I was coming." ”

"Huh!" Li Daozong said with a smile, "Your Majesty is serious. It's just an ordinary family dinner! ”

"Yes, that's right." Li Shimin also smiled, "I haven't been with the emperors for some days. By the way, Mu Bai, you go out and send an order to the hundred cavalry soldiers, and ask them to send someone to the harem and bring the young slave and the son together. I had only come from the Martial Arts Palace, and he had forgotten about them for a while. ”

"Wechen will go and take a trip in person." Qin Mubai got up and bowed. I thought to myself, Li Shimin deliberately wanted to break me away, they are so good to talk about things!

"It's okay, I'll bother you to go." Li Shimin smiled and said, "The two of them, but I miss you so much!" ”

"Wechen will go." Qin Mubai bowed to the emperor and others, took a few hundred horsemen and guards, and went to the palace.

Soon after Qin Mubai left, Li Shimin said to Li Ke: "Ke'er, I have read the music you handed over. I want to ask you, have you already complied with Qin Mubai's opinion? ”

"Back to my father's words, Qin Mubai himself has already agreed." Li Ke replied.

"Hmm...... Qin Mubai is the commander of the guards who I have planted with me, and it is inconvenient to give it away. But now that you opened your mouth and he agreed, I had no choice but to cut my love. Li Shimin nodded and said, "However, a mere four-rank commander is too wronged by this hundred horsemen." I plan to appoint him as the governor of Jingzhou, what do you two think? ”

Li Daozong didn't know about this in advance, so he frowned suspiciously and said, "Your Majesty, is this going to release Qin Mubai as an official?" ”

"You also heard about it just now, it's Ke'er who wants me to dig a corner!" Li Shimin smiled bitterly in a helpless manner.

"This ...... His Majesty's Chrysostom has been opened, and the younger brother has nothing else to say. Li Daozong arched his hand and said, "It's just that the younger brother thinks that although the position of the governor is prominent and noble, it is not as good as a commander." ”

"Oh, what do you mean by that?" Li Shimin asked.

Li Daozong replied: "Your Majesty also said that Qin Mubai is a young general who was personally cultivated by His Majesty and will be entrusted with great responsibilities in the future. If you are an official, you have to work hard to sharpen and refine. The position of the governor of Jingzhou, to put it bluntly, is just a bare-rod commander with power and no soldiers, that is, to deal with the military generals and officials in those places, and order them to do things. As for the real talents related to the training of troops and the use of formations, the transfer of troops and the punishment of generals, etc., they cannot learn half a point. Qin Mubai is still young and has no experience in battle formations, so instead of appointing him to be a leisure governor with few official affairs, it is better to let him go to Zhichong Mansion and lead troops to practice on the spot, so that he can know everything in the army well, which is more conducive to his growth. ”

"Okay, hit the nail on the head!" Li Shimin raised his fingers, nodded and praised, "You, an old man in the army, know how to cultivate and educate people better." Qin Mubai was born in the Jiangmen and has more qualifications, and I have long had the intention to train him to be the successor of the younger generation of generals in my Tang Dynasty. Listening to your words, I suddenly opened. He was appointed as a lieutenant, persuaded farmers in the spring, guarded in the summer, collected grain and stored grass in the autumn, and trained the soldiers in the winter, so that he could go to Xiangzhou to train hard for three or five years. ”

"If the jade is not cut, Your Majesty Shengming!" Li Daozong said, "Qin Mubai's generation, born in a peaceful and prosperous era, and grew up in the eunuchs of the Shi clan, has suffered less from snacks, has experienced fewer things, and has not experienced the battle of blood and fire. The younger brother also thinks that Qin Mubai Zhiyong is more qualified, and the only thing missing now is practice and training! ”

"Then it's decided!" Li Shimin stroked his palm, "After I returned to the palace, I drafted the decree of Zhongshu Province and entrusted Qin Mu Baixiangzhou Mansion to the post of Governor, and then took office with Li Ke in the future!" ”

"No!!" Suddenly, there was a coquettish reprimand, Princess Gaoyang hurriedly ran out, stood in front of Li Shimin in the hall, and said, "Father, you got Mu Bai away, what should I do?" ”

The faces of everyone present changed, Li Ke hurriedly stood up and said in a low voice: "Ling'er, Hugh is rude!" ”

"I—Why am I being rude?" Princess Gaoyang argued without thinking, and hurriedly bowed down and said in a pleading tone, "Father, I beg you!" I don't care about your business, but ...... If you transfer Mu Bai away, please let him take me with you, okay? If I leave him...... I'm going to die! ”

Li Shimin's face twitched fiercely, he took a deep breath, and said calmly: "Ling'er, you get up first, this matter must be considered in the long run." ”

"What's the long-term point of view? Can't you just say yes now? Princess Gaoyang raised her head and looked directly at Li Shimin's sharp eyes without flinching, and said stubbornly.

Li Daozong got up, walked to Princess Gaoyang's side and whispered, "Ling'er, you are so confused. You are the princess of the Tang Dynasty, the favorite daughter of the royal brother. If you want your father to promise Qin Mubai to take you away now, have you ever thought about it, your dignified princess, do you want to elope with Qin Mubai without a name or share? In this way, not only will the Tang royal family become the laughing stock of the family, but your father will lose face, but you, the princess, will also be laughed at, right? Even if you are obsessed and don't care about this, you should always think about Qin Mubai's reputation and future, right? Your father said that this matter must be considered in the long run, but he is not perfunctory to you. I've never lied to you, so you should know this, right? ”

Princess Gao Yang pondered for a moment before nodding, "Oh...... Then I'll follow first. ”

"Get up quickly and make amends to your father." Li Daozong smiled and picked up Princess Gaoyang from the ground.

Princess Gao Yang stood up, Fang Cai still had an angry look on her face, and then she giggled again. She ran briskly to Li Shimin and sat down beside him, and stretched out a hand to stroke his somewhat bulging belly, and giggled: "Your Majesty, Father, you are angry, don't be angry with Ling'er, okay?" It's that Ling'er doesn't know how to do it, so you forgive Ling'er for being young and ignorant! ”

Li Shimin was immediately amused, stretched out his big hand and patted her little face gently, laughing and said: "Look at this ghost girl, this face has become faster than the day in June!" ”

Li Daozong and Li Ke also laughed together, and secretly said in their hearts: If you want to say that the emperor has the most way in the world, it must be Princess Gaoyang! She can make the emperor angry in one moment, and she can also make him laugh in the next! …… It's really born of all things, one thing descends one thing!