Emperor Wu ordered Xiao Jing and Xiao Wen, two people who assisted the ancestral hall, to decorate the Hanyuan Hall and prepare the singing and dancing banquet, as well as the wine, utensils, meals, fruits, snacks and other things at the banquet. and personally drew up the holy decree, as well as the reward for Xiao Yi, the king of Anrui, and Chen Xian, the general of Xiaocai, Xiao Zhong also ordered someone to rearrange Chen Xian's residence, Concubine Hu also ordered the cook who made dim sum to prepare Chen Xian's favorite dim sum early, Xiao Mingyue, who missed Chen Xian the most, stayed in the room every day, and used the embroidery skills learned from Concubine Hu to embroider a purse with a gold carving pattern with peacock gold thread for him.

Amber smiled and said: "Miss is so attentive, presumably General Chen will be very moved when he comes back, maybe the general will beg His Majesty to marry Miss!" ”

Xiao Mingyue put down the purse in her hand that was about to be embroidered and said angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about? Who's going to marry him? ”

Amber said: "Since the general's expedition, the young lady has been thinking about the general every day, and these slaves and maids are all in her eyes. ”

Xiao Mingyue said while squeaking Amber beside her: "Okay, Amber, you have become so sharp now, I will tell my aunt tomorrow, I will marry you out, and see if you dare to make fun of me again!" ”

Amber chuckled and said, "Good miss, I won't say it, don't marry me off." ”

Just like that, you and I said a word, and the two of them laughed and played in the room.

Outside the palace, in a remote garden.

A young and thin man stood in the courtyard, expressionless, looking at the rockery in front of him, thoughtfully, and after a while, an old man in a hurry was led into the courtyard by the guard at the door.

These two people are the third prince Xiao Wen and Taifu Xue Tao.

Mrs. Xue saw Xiao Wen and said, "Your Highness." ”

Xiao Wen said: "Chen Xian is coming back, he still has military merits on his body, my father attaches so much importance to it, I think he will rely more on his brother in the future, what should I do?" ”

Xue Taifu said: "Your Highness, don't worry, since we can't stop them from returning to the palace, then we will simply come to 'invite the king into the urn'." ”

Xiao Wen asked, "What do you mean?" ”

Mrs. Xue looked at Xiao Wen and replied seriously: "Staying by your side, it's easier to control, as the saying goes, 'tigers also have a time to nap', and then Shichen will find a chance to start!" ”

After Xiao Wen heard this, his eyes rolled around and patted Mrs. Xue's shoulder and smiled: "In this way, there is Master Lao." ”

Mrs. Xue said with a smile: "To do things for His Highness, you must do your best."

Xiao Wen looked at the two elk in captivity in the garden and said, "If I seek what I want one day, you will be indispensable!" ”

Mrs. Xue said: "The minister must do his best. ”

With that, the two looked at each other and smiled, so they left one after the other.

Inside Gyeongin Palace.

Queen Youlan hated iron and looked at Xiao Zhong, who was eating grapes, and said: "Now Chen Xian is coming back, he is the person of the eldest prince, and now I am afraid that Chunning Palace is going to be arrogant again, why don't you be angry, stay in the ancestral hall all day long, eat and eat, and be idle!" ”

With that, he reached out and took the plate of grapes that Xiao Jing was eating.

Xiao Jing said impatiently: "Mother doesn't know, my eldest brother has been smarter than us since he was a child, and the Chen Xian martial arts next to him are so high, but these two points are not good at me, how can I compare?" ”

Queen Youlan frowned and said: "I asked you to study more since I was a child, but you just refused, let you practice martial arts and be afraid of being tired, but now it's okay, you have become a person who eats and drinks all day long, what else will happen!" ”

Xiao Jing said again: "Only those people from poor backgrounds rely on studying and practicing martial arts to make errands, I am your son, and I am the son-in-law of my father, and I will inherit the throne in the future. ”

After that, he told Qingtong to make bird's nest porridge for himself to replenish his body.

When Queen Youlan saw him like this, she didn't expect him to be self-motivated, but she had to take into account the current situation, although she was the queen, she had family forces and brothers behind her to count on, but Chunning Palace was favored, Xiao Zhong was the most loved by His Majesty, and the people around her were so competitive, Your Majesty didn't mean to make Xiao Jing the prince for a day, so she was panicked for a day, and had to plan for the future of herself and her son, thinking that she couldn't let Chunning Palace continue to be favored no matter what. So he decided to let people secretly invite the wizard into the palace.

A few days passed in a blink of an eye, the Southern Expedition army drove into Jiankang City, Emperor Wu personally led a hundred officials to greet him, Xiao Yi, the king of Anrui, rode a big green horse, wearing armor, although he was already a pulsatilla, he had passed the year of the sixtieth armor, but he was majestic, and the soldiers were the first to look forward to it, Chen Xian followed him and rode a reddish-brown sweaty and bloody horse, with the saddle and horse pedal sent by Xiao Mingyue before leaving, with a simple bun on his head, and a brown deerskin forehead, Qi Yu Xuanang followed behind Xiao Yi, followed by several lieutenants, and all the soldiers.

When the people heard that they had won the battle, they returned triumphantly, and for a time there were thousands of empty alleys, all with their wives and children at the gates of the city and on both sides of the streets.

Walking to the gate of the palace, Emperor Wu and the hundred officials were already waiting here, King An Rui, Chen Xian and others dismounted and saluted Emperor Wu of Liang. After the ceremony, Emperor Wu of Liang hurriedly helped Xiao Yi up and said: "Brother Wang has worked hard and is a hero of my Great Liang, and from now on, the widow will be exempted from all your etiquette and can enter and leave the palace freely." ”

When Xiao Yi, the king of Anrui, heard this, he hurriedly excused himself and said, "Your Majesty, you must not, there is no difference between respect and inferiority. ”

Emperor Wu of Liang said: "You are my brother, and you are the general of Zhenguo, who has fought on the battlefield for most of your life, and now the widow allows you to have this right!" ”

When King An Rui heard this, he was quite moved and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. ”

Emperor Wu of Liang looked at Chen Xian again and said: "General Xiaocai really lived up to expectations, repelled the enemy army for my Liang, and the widow will reward you heavily!" ”

Chen Xian heard this, and hurriedly said: "The minister is the people of Daliang, raised by the water and soil of Daliang, and thanks to His Majesty's respect, it is what a minister should do to protect every inch of my Daliang's land." ”

When Emperor Wu heard this, he laughed and said, "Okay! ”

He looked at Xiao Yi, the king of Anrui, and said with a smile: "The widow has prepared a palace banquet for you, and Brother Wang can move with me!" ”

Xiao Yi bowed his head and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

The group sat in the palace sedan chair, first went to the side hall to take off the heavy armor, changed into light clothes, and then went straight to the Hanyuan Palace, the largest and most magnificent palace in the Liang Palace, and it was also used by Emperor Wu of Liang to entertain the most important guests.

Several people followed Emperor Wu of Liang into the palace, only to see that the table was full of all kinds of rare snacks and fruits, and the sides were also full of daffodils that were rare in this season.

Emperor Wu said to Xiao Yi: "Brother Wang, please take a seat." ”

After that, he asked the palace people to arrange for Xiao Yi, the king of Anrui, to sit on the left side closest to him, followed by Concubine Hu, Xiao Jing, and Xiao Mingyue; Let Chen Xian sit next to Queen Youlan on the right side, followed by Xiao Zhong and Xiao Wen.

Under the hall are Zhou Dazai and Xue Taifu, and then Huang Shangshu, Shen Shilang, You Lanche, Gao Taichang and others.

Emperor Wu of Liang called Feng Ying, the chamberlain, to prepare for the banquet.

So Feng Ying motioned to a little eunuch to inform the dancing queen, and after a while, several singing and dancing girls in yellow dance skirts came up and danced, dancing a water sleeve dance.

Xiao Mingyue and Chen Xian happened to be sitting opposite each other, and the middle also happened to be the place where the dancing girl danced, the two looked at each other, Xiao Mingyue looked at Chen Xian with a smile, although Chen Xian's face did not show great happiness, but a pair of eyes looked directly at Xiao Mingyue, with longing, joy and fascination in his eyes. From time to time, there were dancing girls in the middle, and he couldn't take his eyes off the gap, for fear of missing a glance, giving people a feeling of greed and restraint, and he didn't even hear Xiao Zhong talking to him during the period.

Amber smiled and said behind Xiao Mingyue's ear: "The slave has never seen such a General Chen, and when I see him looking at Miss at this moment, it seems that his soul has been taken away by Miss." With that, he snickered.

Xiao Mingyue saw Chen Xian looking at herself like this, and heard Amber say this, so she blushed a little and retorted: "Don't talk nonsense, people are obviously watching singing and dancing." Then he was worried that the affection between each other would be too obvious, so he deliberately stopped looking at the other side.

Xiao Jing next to him said to Xiao Mingyue: "Miss Mingyue, today's dress is really eye-catching. ”

Xiao Mingyue said with a smile: "Your Highness has won the award." ”

Xiao Jing picked up the longan on his table and said, "This longan is sweet and refreshing, give it to the girl to taste." ”

Xiao Mingyue signaled, and Amber hurriedly took the plate and thanked her again. I thought to myself, I had never shown myself in front of him, and how he could be courteous to himself.

After the dance, Emperor Wu of Liang said to Xiao Yi, the king of Anrui: "Brother Wang this time, despite his old age and health, he still made great contributions to my Liang, and the widow named you a first-class town and country, enjoyed a fief, and rewarded 10,000 taels of gold, 1,000 taels of silver, 500,000 crowns of copper coins, 5,000 pieces of gold, silver and jade, and 500 pieces of silk. ”

After saying that, he ordered the decree to be delivered to King Anrui, who hurriedly got up to receive the decree and thanked him.

Emperor Wu said to Chen Xian again: "General Chen has made great contributions to capturing the enemy generals, and the widow now appoints you as the general of Pingnan from Sanpin, and gives the general's mansion a reward, a thousand taels of gold, a thousand taels of silver, 100,000 copper coins, 2,000 acres of fertile land, and 50 shops." ”

After Chen Xian heard this, he hurriedly got up to accept the order and thanked Emperor Wu.

Emperor Wu said again: "Zhong'er, Mingyue, before your brother and sister saved the people the same great achievement, Zhong'er, your father named you the king of Qi, a mansion, and also rewarded you with a thousand taels of gold, a hundred slaves, and a thousand acres of fertile land and beautiful ponds." After that, Xiao Zhong thanked him.

He also said to Xiao Mingyue: "Your father, General Xiao, is brave and good at fighting, and is the pillar of my beam, and now he has taught his daughter to be smart and icing, and the widow named you the lord of Jianing, and gave you a pair of jade Ruyi, a thousand taels of gold, and a box of jewelry." ”

After hearing this, Xiao Mingyue said: "The courtiers thanked Your Majesty, but they only saved the victims, Lord Qin and the county lord have worked hard, and the courtiers have only done a little bit of their part." ”

Emperor Wu laughed and said, "No wonder the concubine often praises you, and you really think about others in everything." Rest assured, there are rewards for the people involved and the widows. Xiao Mingyue also received the order to thank Emperor Wu.