"Hibiscus musk cake is the best in your craftsmanship, and the chef in this palace still can't compare to you after many years!" Emperor Liang put down the jade chopsticks in his hand unsatisfied, and looked at Du Xiurong who was cleaning up the table with gentle eyes, "How can you say that you are also the master of the first palace, and these things are left to the slaves and maids to do." Emperor Liang stretched out his hand to hold the palms that had been stained with the creases of time, and led its owner close to his side, "Today, you can talk to me well." ”

Du Xiurong made a palace salute calmly, sat at a distance from Emperor Liang, raised his head and looked at the man in front of him with a faint smile. Du Xiurong has fair skin, only a little powder, the corners of his eyes and the wrinkles around his mouth can't be covered, a simple Chaoyun bun is pinned with three hostas, dressed in a lilac palace dress, the skirt is not wide, and the skirt is carefully closed, covered with a transparent white tulle, and the waist is wrapped around the green jade corset, so the figure is already beautiful among women of this age.

"Fu'er, you are still like this, you don't fight or win, you are indifferent to fame and fortune, you are really unique in my harem."

"Your Majesty has praised it falsely, the duty of a concubine is to take care of Your Majesty's daily life." In just one sentence, Du Xiurong's voice has been revealed, clear and pure, like spring rain and warm winter sun.

"If everyone in the harem can be like you, how worry-free I should be!"

"If that's the case, Your Majesty should feel bored, the sisters have their own merits to make this harem full of life, if Your Majesty feels that there is trouble elsewhere, come to the concubine to be quiet; His Majesty felt bored, so he could go to other palaces to find the excitement. ”

"Hahaha, you mouth, what you say is to make me feel comfortable!" Emperor Liang held Du Xiurong's hand again, "It is with a mother like you that you can raise a prince like King Yu!" ”

"Your Majesty has tormented the concubines, and Yun Qi's success depends on His Majesty's careful training and his own tempering, and the concubines really don't dare to take credit."

"Alright, you don't have to be so modest with me. King Yu this time has boosted my Liang Guowei and destroyed Donghu in one fell swoop, do you know what this means? ”

"The concubine doesn't know"

"I have long felt that Donghu is an eyesore, occupying a side of the water and grass but from time to time making stumbling blocks behind my back, so that I cannot concentrate on using troops against the north. What is hateful is that he dares to secretly swallow the ore of the girder with the courtiers, build a blade to form an army, and plot against him! "When he talked about Donghu, Emperor Liang's face was full of seriousness and disgust, and in the face of Du Xiurong, he changed his face to a gentle face again." King Yu led the army to annihilate Donghu in one fell swoop, expanded the territory of our Great Liang, and completely got rid of the troubles, I am really happy! ”

"As a prince and the commander of the Xuanjia Army, Yun Qi already has this responsibility, and the concubine ..... The concubine only hoped that he would come back safely. ”

"You stay in the harem all the year round, you are short-sighted, I don't blame you, I came today to tell you that King Yu is not only intact but also has outstanding military achievements, you can rest assured!"

Du Xiurong, who had been with a calm expression, finally showed a relieved smile when he heard about his son's safety. "That's great, hibiscus musk cake is also one of Yun Qi's favorite pastries, and the concubine hasn't made it for him for a long time."

"They are already on their way back to Beijing, and they will be able to enter Beijing in a few days, and I will definitely let King Yu stay in the capital for a while longer, so that your mother and son can have a good reunion!"

Du Xiurong hurriedly stood up, bowed the palace with great gratitude, and said with some trembling: "The concubine thanked Your Majesty!" ”

"Hahaha, you're always so restrained." Emperor Liang pulled Du Xiurong back to sit back on the seat, "I know that I have treated your mother and son badly over the years, hey......" Emperor Liang stopped Du Xiurong's momentum of wanting to speak in time and continued: "In the years that King Yu has been on the border, your mother and son have gathered less and left more, it is not mine, this time not only to make up for it, but also to set this marriage for King Yu." ”

"Your Majesty?"

"Look at it, among my five adult sons, only King Yu is still alone today, Yun Sheng, Yun Hong, and Yun Rui are no younger than Yun Qi, they have all decided to be princesses now, I calculate, Yun Qi is already thirty this year, and this marriage can not be delayed any longer."

"Your Majesty has a candidate in mind?"

"You know my heart, yes, I have a candidate. Xia Tang sent an envoy to make peace, and wanted the princess of Xia Tang to marry my Tang Dynasty, and the only one who could match me was Yun Qi. ”

"Down to Tang?"

"It's not all about Yunqi's military might! Originally, Xia Tang has been in constant conflict with my big beam, it is this time that Hu has been well deterred by the Tang Dynasty, this is not to immediately send the princess to ask for peace, this time the princess of Xia Tang is the sister of the lord of the country, I also feel that I am not wronged Yun Qi, what do you think? ”

"Yun Qi is already an adult, and the concubine can't control it, since Your Majesty thinks that the marriage is suitable, the concubine naturally has no opinion. It's just that....... It's just that Your Majesty knows that Yun Qisu has an opinion, if he doesn't want to, can Your Majesty forgive this child? After speaking, Du Xiurong was about to kneel, and Emperor Liang immediately helped her up and explained: "The same son of mine, how is his temperament, how can I not know?" Isn't this also discussing with you, if Yun Qi really doesn't want to, I naturally can't force it, maybe Yun Qi will be attracted by the princess at a glance, I can hear that this Tang princess is very beautiful! ”

Emperor Liang looked at Du Xiurong and still had a difficult face, and continued to sigh with relief: "Yun Qi is already a prince, but he has not added beads, I plan to add the title of Prince Wuzhu after he returns to the palace, and at the same time, you have been waiting for me for so many years, it is time to ascend to a liter, and I also plan to choose a day to promote you as a concubine." ”

"Your Majesty!"

"Okay, these are what your mother and son deserve, don't shirk, I will return to Chongwen Pavilion now." Emperor Liang held Du Xiurong's hands with one hand, and gently stroked with the other hand, showing rare patience and gentleness, and left very satisfied after seeing Du Xiurong's obedient palace salute.

"Niangniang" Du Xiurong stopped the words of the personal palace maid, and watched Emperor Liang's figure disappear completely before she said lightly: "The heart of the emperor, power is always higher than family affection", she wanted to look into the distance through the copper bell of the cornice, the distance where she had been.

Emperor Liang sat on the dragon and ordered: "Go to Qiluo Garden." The personal eunuch Zhang Gonggong quietly approached Long Bao and whispered: "Back to Your Majesty, General Yang's scouts are already waiting in the side hall", Emperor Liang frowned and nodded, and Zhang Gonggong commanded: "Drive the side hall!" ”

When Gonggong Zhang pushed open the door of the side hall, the sunlight broke through a gap and shone into the hall wantonly, dispelling part of the original darkness, and projecting it impartially on a kneeling general, this general is not very old, although there is no armor to protect himself, but the simple strength suit has outlined the unique temperament from the military. When the military general noticed the movement, he didn't even raise his head and immediately saluted: "See the emperor!" ”

Emperor Liang walked to the center of the hall and stood in front of the general, Gonggong Zhang gently closed the door, and the side hall returned to darkness, only the light thrown in from the window set off Emperor Liang, and the military general completely disappeared into the darkness again. Emperor Liang didn't say a word, and the military general immediately said: "Che Yashan died at the hands of a mysterious person, and we are investigating the identity of this person. After speaking, he took out a stack of letters from his chest and handed it to Grandpa Zhang.

Emperor Liang took the letter and opened a letter at will, and his originally relaxed expression became serious, as the number of letters he read continued to increase, his face became more and more cloudy, until Emperor Liang had already looked solemn after reading all the letters, and in this late autumn afternoon, it gave people the cold of midwinter, and the atmosphere was depressing so that the father-in-law Zhang who was standing on the side and the kneeling generals did not dare to move. I don't know how long it took, Emperor Liang finally spoke, and the voice was cold, and he couldn't feel any temperature at all, "How is King Yu?" ”

The military general was stunned for a moment, and when he thought of this, he hurriedly replied: "Back to the emperor, King Yu commanded well, and did not enter the Donghu Palace for the first time. ”

"Well directed? How much is the return of the army of 200,000? Emperor Liang's sudden question was so startled that the military general knelt on the ground and did not dare to raise his head, and Gonggong Zhang stepped forward in time to persuade: "Master, take care of the dragon body!" ”

Emperor Liang threw down all the letters and walked to the door, without looking back, the voice came: "I'm handed over to you", and then walked out of the side hall. Looking at Emperor Liang's back, Gonggong Zhang saluted respectfully, turned around and said, "Lord Duwei, if you have work, go back and reply to General Yang and say that the emperor knows everything." The military general raised his head and kowtowed gratefully, "Thank you, Grandpa Zhang!" Father-in-law Zhang waved his sleeves and said, "Go", and when the generals withdrew from the side hall, the white-haired father-in-law Zhang bent down to pick up all the letters, folded them all into a ball without looking at them, and lit the fire he carried with him to burn all the letters.

The clear stream flows through Bishantou

The empty water is clear and fresh, and the color is autumn

Thirty miles of red dust

The white clouds and red leaves are secluded

Princess Yunxuan on the shore of Jingye Pond stroked the strings with her jade fingers, playing lightly while playing, her lips were lightly opened, and the music was in her ears. Concubine Ying retracted her skirt and didn't let the maid pass it on, and she stood quietly outside the pavilion and listened silently until Yun Xuan got up.

"Ah, why didn't my sister let the maid pass it on when she came?" Yun Xuan was a little surprised and a little cramped, "Sister, come in" said and pulled Concubine Ying into the pavilion and sat down together.

Concubine Ying said: "How does this poem sound faintly resentful, what is on my princess's mind?" ”

"Sister, I heard that my father intends to let the fourth brother marry the princess of the Tang Dynasty."

"I've also heard that Princess Tang is said to be famous for her beauty, how do you think she is not worthy of His Royal Highness King Yu?"

"The fourth brother is so heroic, since the other party is a princess, he is naturally worthy, but he is ......"

"Just?" Concubine Ying looked at Yun Xuan's embarrassment and guessed, "But are you worried about your own marriage?" ”

Yun Xuan looked at Concubine Ying in surprise, and then nodded vigorously, "I know that as a princess, I have never had to make my own decisions about marriage......

"But you still can't forget it to this day?"

"Uh-huh, for some reason, I miss it every now and then." Speaking of which, Yun Xuan was dyed with red scarlet, and she couldn't tell the shyness of her daughter's family.

"Okay, if a man is allowed to love the woman he likes, don't we be allowed to wait for a woman to love a man? Now that Daliang has just won the battle, even if you want to marry another princess to Daliang, you don't need to marry the princess Daliang to marry to another country! ”

"Really?"

"Good princess, when did my sister deceive you, the man's military skills before were not worthy of you, but I heard that he made a great contribution again to kill Hu this time!"

"Sister, tell me quickly, what kind of military feats has he made?"

In the face of Yun Xuan's excited request for advice, Concubine Ying smiled helplessly, "I am also a harem woman, how can I know this military and political matter clearly?" If you want to know, why don't you ask your father directly? ”

"My father has never let me touch the affairs of the previous dynasty."

"That'...... Would it be okay to ask him directly? ”

"Which ..... He? Before the words were finished, Crimson was even stronger, "I don't know how long it will take to return to Beijing." ”

"Look at you! Since you are so anxious, my sister will do you a favor. ”

"Oh?"