The day of returning to Beijing has finally arrived, and King Yu outside the gate of Yecang City is still wearing the same military uniform: black corset soft armor, two unicorns on his chest, and a big red cloak, riding on a horse, not angry and arrogant. King Yu returned to Beijing this time with very few entourage, and it was also because he was worried about the situation on the border and it was not appropriate to mobilize too many people.

Facing the generals who came to see him off, King Yu said loudly on his horse: "On the day I leave, all the affairs of the general's mansion will be handed over to Mr. Mo, and the military orders will obey the command of Ou. ”

"Yes, General!"

"Please rest assured, General!"

King Yu drove his horse to the front of the team, and with a whip he waved his head in the direction of Jingshi, and the entourage immediately followed, in addition to the ten personal guards of King Yu, there were only Pei Zhenghao, Xia Junmao and Xuan Shaoning. When he rode his horse and galloped, Xuan Shaoning looked back at Yecang City, where he had been staying for a year, it was earthy yellow, and the group of fast and small figures at the gate of the city were black. He looked back at the red fire, and the excitement in his heart finally began to spread: Xuancheng, I'm back!

King Yu and his entourage spent ten days quickly, and what they saw in front of them gradually changed from the sparsely populated Mobei to the heart of the empire full of tourists, and when they arrived at the main gate of the capital - Ziyang Gate, the prince, the king of Xiang, and the king of Ling had already led a group of civil and military ministers to wait. Standing in the middle is a person in a lime-yellow satin robe with gold thread trim, embroidered with the appearance of a dragon; The silk reeling pattern on the sleeve is a dark cloud pattern; moon-white tunics; The black hair is tied up by a plain mutton fat hosta, with long eyebrows and sideburns, a long Danfeng, a handsome and heroic spirit, it is the prince of the dynasty - Xiao Yunyi; The man standing to the right of the prince, younger than the prince, was dressed in a pale green brocade robe, embroidered with an elegant pattern of bamboo leaves, and the lining revealed a silver hibiscus trim; A snow-white belt is tied with an inky jade plaque; The face is like a crown of jade, the complexion is fair, but there is a little Yin Hong, a pair of eyebrows and eyes are smiling, and it makes people feel close to it, this person is the fifth son of Emperor Liang's favorite, King Xiang - Xiao Yunsheng; The one standing to the left of the prince was very young, dressed in an aqua-blue brocade robe; The eyes are shining, the eyebrows are bent, the look is arrogant, the neat bun is set in a jade hair crown, and the pale green silk ribbons hang down on both sides, which is the seventh son of Emperor Liang and the youngest son, the king of Ling-Xiao Yunrui.

King Yu and his entourage saw the greeter from a distance and dismounted and galloped, and when they got closer, Xuan Shaoning saw all the dignitaries and nobles in brocade clothes, and it was difficult to distinguish the identity of the comer for a while. Pei Zhenghao saw Xuan Shaoning's doubts, and he approached the sea and quietly introduced:

Emperor Liang Heng had seven sons and two daughters, the eldest son was the crown prince Xiao Yunyi, born to the late Empress Wen Jin, Empress Wen Jin gave birth to two sons after giving birth to Xiao Yunyi, but unfortunately they all died young, and because of this, Empress Wen Jin fell ill and eventually died; The fourth son is Xiao Yunqi, the king of Yu, and his biological mother is Du Xiurong; The fifth son is Xiao Yunsheng, the king of Xiang, and his biological mother is the actual ruler of today's harem, Jingjia Guifei, whose mother and son are all eight-sided exquisite characters, and they are most liked by Emperor Liang, so King Xiang was canonized as a prince, and the other princes are just county kings; The sixth son is Xiao Yunhong, the king of Zhuang, but this son was born with eye disease and has never been liked by Emperor Liang; The seventh son is Xiao Yunrui, the king of Ling, and his biological mother is Concubine Min, because he is a young son, Emperor Liang is also very favored; The eldest princess Xiao Yunyan has married Tang far away, and only Princess Yunxuan is left by Emperor Liang's side.

In addition to the three noble princes, there are also a number of ministers behind them, the scene is quite spectacular, Xuan Shaoning has never seen so many royal nobles, ministers of the court, it is really an eye-opener, but Pei Zhenghao has no time to introduce those ministers to him one by one.

"Fourth brother!" The prince was the first to shout, his eyes smiling and his face red.

King Yu came to the crown prince and arched his hand and said, "Brother see the prince!" ”

The crown prince hurriedly supported King Yu, who was about to kneel, with both hands, and said angrily: "My own brother, even if there are ministers, there is no need to make such a big gift, not to mention that you have returned to Beijing to accept the reward!" ”

King Yu stood up with the support of the crown prince, without the slightest embarrassment, and shouted with a smile: "Big brother! The two hugged each other, showing great brotherly affection.

King Ling, who was on the side, raised his eyebrows when he saw this scene, and pursed half of his face, making people look like they were smiling. King Xiang stepped forward and stretched out his arms to take the two people who hugged him into his arms, and he couldn't hide his excitement, and his voice was a little hoarse, "The fourth brother has been in Mobei for a long time, and when I see it today, I only feel that I am getting darker and thinner, and it is rare to go back to Beijing to take care of it, my house specially prepared ginseng and snow chrysanthemum, which will be sent to the fourth brother!" ”

In the face of King Xiang's "enthusiasm", King Yu did not give a reciprocal response, the smile was still on his face, but his words were polite: "The fifth brother is bothered, I have been in the army for a long time, I am used to coarse tea and light rice, and I feel that my body is very tough, these things are really not used, and such precious supplements cannot be wasted." ”

Ordinary people can just greet each other, but King Xiang just refuses to let go, "The fourth brother is really too outward, I think our brothers haven't seen some life for too long, why don't I meet my father face to face, and ask my father to allow the fourth brother to return to Beijing, and no longer have to stay in the desolate Mobei!" ”

This time it poked the weakness of King Yu, definitely not, denial not, I don't know how to answer not only does not violate my heart but also does not refute the face of King Xiang, quite hesitant when the prince took the hands of the two in time and gently turned over the multiple-choice question, "Fifth brother, you are still so enthusiastic!" The fourth brother should also go back to the house to rest and rest, and he will enter the palace tomorrow to meet his father! ”

"What the prince said is very true! In the future, there will be time to chat, and this scene of brotherly love is almost over! King Ling always stood in place, as if he was outside the world, and he used a frivolous and out-of-the-box tone.

King Xiang not only was not annoyed, but instead got off the donkey, "It's all my fault, I miss the fourth brother too much, I didn't think that the fourth brother was also tired!" It's still the eldest brother and the seventh brother who are thoughtful! The fourth brother went back to the house to rest early, and we will see you in Mingyuan Palace tonight, this time, you must stay in the capital for more time, our brothers will take care of it! ”

The crown prince, King Yu and King Xiang walked into the city arm in arm, and it was finally Xuan Shaoning's turn after watching the civil and military pass through the officials. This step is like a lifetime away for Xuan Shaoning, I still remember that eight years ago I was reduced to the streets of Beijing, eight years ago I was a little beggar who no one cared about, and eight years later I returned to Beijing as a hero to receive the award, and the difference between cloud and mud happened to me.

Walking through the city gate, what you see in your eyes is the prosperity that you can't see enough, the spacious and incomparable long street, the rows of high-rise buildings, the dazzling banners, the endless shouting, the rich man in brocade, the woman with the stunning fragrance, the life of the market and the faint royal spirit of the imperial capital are intertwined, but it does not make people feel abrupt, this is the imperial capital of Daliang - Xuancheng, the famous city of the rich world.

After walking through the Ziyang Gate, it runs through the east and west is Longteng Avenue, and at the end of the walk to the south, you will enter the residential area of the imperial relatives, and the prominent mansions stand on both sides of the street, and the pedestrians will disappear here and be replaced by the awe-inspiring doorman, who is called the "Dragon Descendant District" at the time. All the prince's mansions are in this dragon area, the closest to the imperial city is the East Palace, the Xiangwang Mansion, the Lingwang Mansion, the residence of the King of Yu is the farthest position from the imperial city, not only the location is far away and the scale is very small, there are only two roads in the east and west behind a slightly mottled vermilion lacquer gate, each road runs through according to the central axis; The palace has two doors, three main halls, two apsees, and one on the left and right sides; There is no garden Moon Lake in the mansion, and there is only one side of the school martial arts field that can accommodate 100 people.

When the princes came to the door of the palace of King Yu, the old man who had been waiting at the door for a long time trotted all the way to him with a few slaves, knelt down and said: "The old slave see His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness the King of Yu, His Royal Highness the King of Xiang, His Royal Highness the King of Ling......."

"That's it!" King Ling interrupted impatiently, "When you finish seeing them one by one, we can directly enter the palace to meet us!" ”

The old man was so frightened that he knelt on the spot and didn't dare to raise his head or speak again, King Yu stepped forward to help the old man and comforted him kindly: "Uncle Zhang, you've worked hard all these years." ”

In just one sentence, Uncle Zhang's eyes were red, and he whispered: "The old slave doesn't dare, this is what the old slave should do......."

"Uncle Zhang understands me, don't be too polite, let's go into the house quickly."

Uncle Zhang nodded his head like pounding garlic, and called the servants to open the way at once. The prince waved his hand and said slightly apologetically: "Fourth brother, it's not too early today, we still have to enter the palace early to celebrate my father's birthday, and I won't go in." ”

"What the eldest brother said is that I won't disturb the fourth brother's rest."

Watching the prince and King Xiang express their attitudes, King Yu was not surprised, and then affirmed: "Today is also the time to worry about the eldest brother, the fifth brother, the seventh brother and the ministers, the hour is not early, you also need to go back to rest early, and visit again in the future!" ”

After the crowd retreated, the rest were the thirteen people who followed King Yu. But Xuan Shaoning felt cold and lonely at the moment, and King Yu smiled naturally, he held Uncle Zhang's hand and beckoned everyone into the house as the head of the family.

"Tonight's accommodation is up to Uncle Zhang, Uncle Zhang watched me grow up, I am in Mobei all the year round, and this mansion is all run by Uncle Zhang!"

"Your Highness is really tormenting the old slave!"

"Okay, everyone is gone, Uncle Zhang should stop being restrained, what did you do for dinner?"

"Your Highness asks you!" Uncle Zhang turned back and shouted to a middle-aged woman who was dressed plainly and had a good fortune. The woman immediately made a blessing and replied respectfully: "It's all His Highness's favorite food!" ”

"Sister-in-law Wang's craftsmanship is unmatched by others!" King Yu made the appearance of swallowing saliva, "With you here, I couldn't be more relieved." ”

Xuan Shaoning looked at the old couple who were already over half a hundred years old, except for the two of them, the rest of the slaves together were less than ten, and all of them were about the same age as Uncle Zhang and Sister-in-law Wang. Look at King Yu's behavior like a child, not the general who calls for wind and rain in the army, nor the county king who socializes with the rest of the princes. King Yu's third face really surprised Xuan Shaoning, and it was surprising that King Yu would show such a natural side in front of such an old couple.

The small size of the Yuwang Mansion does not take long to finish, after a hasty look at the mansion and fill the stomach, Xuan Shaoning and Xia Junmao were led by Zhang Bo to a side courtyard, there are just two side rooms in the courtyard, the area is not large, but there is an arched door partition, because the palm of the courtyard planted an emperor cherry tree and named the falling cherry garden. It is the cherry blossom season at the end of March, and the imperial cherry blossoms are leaning on the white walls and gray tiles, and the pink trees are as bright as stars, which is a rare sight in this courtyard. Standing under the cherry blossom tree, somehow, what appeared in Xuan Shaoning's mind was Bai Luoyao's figure, speaking of which, she really looked like this emperor Sakura, noble but not flashy, brilliant and green.

"If this is all beautiful scenery, Ming'er, your eyes won't be enough." Xia Junmao reminded him that it was time to rest, Xuan Shaoning shook his head and said, "I'm afraid that there is no scenery in the world that can match her." ”