Yang Yuanqing already knows who this graceful princess is? Leping Princess Yang Lihua Yang Jian's eldest daughter, Yang Guang's eldest sister, the former Empress Xuan of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, this is the most noble princess of the Great Sui Empire, Yang Yuanqing has heard her talk about her since she was a child, and she has been thinking that she is a fairy living on the clouds for many years, but she did not expect that she lives in such a deep forest close to nature, just like the fairy queen in the forest.

Yang Lihua turned around slowly, although she is no longer young, but the years have not carved too many traces on her fair face, she is still beautiful and refined, without a trace of powder, born beautiful, a slightly elongated face shows her unique aristocratic temperament, her eyes are as hazy as a dream, her voice is soft, but there is an irresistible magnetism.

"You are Yang Yuanqing?"

Her eyes were fixed on Yang Yuanqing's face, and there was a kind smile in her eyes, and it was this kind of kind smile that made Yang Yuanqing suddenly feel that she was back in the world again, and she was no longer the fairy who did not eat the fireworks of the world.

Yang Yuanqing was dressed in a cloth robe, and he couldn't do the salute of a soldier, so he had to bow down and give a long salute, "Junior Yang Yuanqing, see Her Royal Highness the Princess!" ”

Yang Lihua nodded slightly, turned around and walked towards the end of the white jade platform, where there is a small building hidden in a verdant bamboo forest, a circle of white walls and black tiles enclose the small building, this is Yang Lihua's living place, there is a plaque on the courtyard door, which reads 'Stacked Cuixuan, three words.

At this time, it was already dusk, and the sunset shone on the small building through the branches and leaves, dyeing the small building with a layer of golden sè and magnificent color, making Yang Yuanqing feel as if he was in a fantasy fairy tale world.

Yang Yuanqing and Yang Zhao followed Yang Lihua into the courtyard, the yard was full of peonies, and a stone path led to a white jade pavilion, behind the stone pavilion was a towering old apricot tree, and the crown pavilion was like a canopy, covering the pavilion.

There were eight palace maids standing in the courtyard, but to Yang Yuanqing's surprise, in the corner of the courtyard... There was a group of yellow down ducklings, scrambling to run in front of Yang Lihua, circling around her, Yang Lihua grabbed a handful of millet from the plate in the palace maid's hand... Scattered into the distance, the ducklings scrambled to rush over.

This scene made Yang Yuanqing and Yang Zhao look at each other, Yang Zhao is not the first time to come here, but in his memory, his aunt has always been light, not pretending to be sè, but he didn't expect that his aunt actually raised a group of ducklings... If you tell your father, I'm afraid my father won't believe it at all.

Yang Yuanqing also realized that Yang Lihua loves nature, not only a tree and a grass, but also birds, fish and insects, including the group of ducklings in front of her, she is a person who truly loves life, and she has a benevolent heart.

Yang Lihua finished feeding the ducklings... He washed his hands in a copper basin and said back to the two of them, "Come in!" ”

The two of them walked into the side hall, and the light was already lit in the side hall... The light is bright, the three couches are 'productive, the word is placed, there is a small table on the couch, the dinner has been prepared, all are light and delicate side dishes, there is no big fish and meat, and even the wine is crystal clear peach wine.

Yang Zhao was very surprised, and whispered to Yang Yuanqing: "My imperial aunt never leaves anyone to eat, today is the first time, we have face!" ”

Yang Lihua seemed to hear his words... He smiled slightly and said to Yang Zhao: "I know you can't get used to my food here, so just eat a little bit and add it when you go back." ”

She said to Yang Yuanqing again: "General Yang, please sit down!" ”

The three of them sat down as hosts and guests, and Yang Lihua asked Yang Yuanqing with a smile, "What kind of food does General Yang eat in the side plug?" ”

Yang Yuanqing bowed and smiled: "Returning to the princess... Mainly wheat cakes and dried meat, sometimes the nearby Turkic herders would also send some fresh mutton, and the soldiers could fight tooth sacrifices, but vegetables and fruits were rarely seen. ”

Yang Lihua nodded, "When I was young, I also went to the Hetao with my father, where the land is fertile and the climate is warm, you can grow some grain and vegetables by yourself, and improve the food of the soldiers, these courts generally don't ask." ”

"We started growing grain and beans the year before, and since last year, we have basically been able to self-sufficiency in grain, and the surplus grain is used to exchange cattle and sheep with the herdsmen on the grassland, and the food for the soldiers has improved greatly since this year."

"This is the best, the soldiers have left their homeland to fight for the country, and they should be treated well."

After Yang Lihua finished speaking, she began to eat slowly, she didn't speak when she ate, but she ate very little, just a little melon, fruit and vegetables, and drank a little peach wine, and there was a faint red sè on her fair face.

Soon, after they finished eating, they tasted a few more dim sums, and several palace maids took the meal and served them fragrant tea, and Yang Lihua started the topic.

"General Yang, I mainly want to express my gratitude to you in person today, five years ago, you saved my father's life, and I heard Concubine Xiao say that not long ago, you also saved my brother in Renshou Palace, I have always wanted to find a chance to thank you, a few days ago, I heard Zhao'er talk about you, so he had the opportunity to bring you to me as a guest."

After speaking, Yang Lihua got up and bowed deeply to Yang Yuanqing, and Yang Yuanqing hurriedly returned the salute, "Your Royal Highness Princess, please don't be polite, this is what a minister should do." ”

Yang Lihua sat down again, shook her head and said: "For them, they are emperors, maybe they don't care, but for our family, this is the grace of saving lives, even if there is no reward and reward, but at least we should express gratitude, this is human nature, I heard Zhao'er say that my father was on his deathbed when he got the news that you killed Datou Khan, and he left satisfied, which makes me very pleased, General Yang, thank you very much." ”

Next to him, Yang Zhao scratched his head and smiled: "Imperial Aunt, I have been stained with General Yang's light for a long time, and I thought that Imperial Aunt was staying for dinner because of me." ”

Yang Lihua has no children under her knees, just a daughter, she likes this fat nephew very much, so she smiled: "You! Always self-righteous, when did my aunt see people casually, when did she allow outsiders to enter my inner house? There are only two kinds of people, one is a relative, a fat nephew like you, and the other is a benefactor, a benefactor like General Yang who saved his father and your father, I told you before, have you forgotten? ”

Yang Zhao patted his head and blamed himself: "I'm a mushy brain, I only think about eating all day long, and I forget my aunt's teachings." ”

Yang Yuanqing is an extremely smart person, he saved Yang Jian, it was five years ago, if you have any feelings, Yang Lihua should have expressed it five years ago, and she will not wait until now, things have already faded, as for saving Yang Guang... That's a bit far-fetched, if it's Yang Guang's wife, Empress Xiao is a little reasonable, but Yang Guang's sister, this life-saving grace is a little farther away... Yang Yuanqing guessed that Yang Lihua summoned him for other reasons.

Sure enough, Yang Lihua pondered for a while and asked: "There is one more thing, which is a little difficult to say, but it is very important to me, I want to ask General Yang... Is the golden scale sword that my father gave you still by your side? ”

Yang Yuanqing suddenly realized, it turned out to be the Golden Scale Sword, this sword was given to him by Yang Jian five years ago, and he has never left him, he took out the sword from behind him, presented it to Yang Lihua with both hands, and Yang Lihua took the sword... Gently stroking the sword body, a complicated emotion flowed out of his eyes.

Yang Zhao was also very strange, so he asked, "Imperial Aunt... This sword ......"

Yang Lihua said a little sadly: "This sword is my husband, and it is also Emperor Zhou Xuan's personal sword, it was his most beloved thing, even sleeping has to be put under the pillow, I begged my father to give me this sword several times, but every time I was reprimanded by my father, saying that I should not remember the old dynasty anymore, he destroyed everything about my husband, only this sword can let me see things and think about people again." ”

After speaking, she looked at Yang Yuanqing expectantly... Yang Yuanqing nodded, "This sword Miao should belong to the princess, let it be returned to its original owner today." ”

"Really? Will you give me this sword? ”

Yang Lihua's eyes shot a sense of surprise, but Yang Yuanqing's joy also made her feel a trace of consternation, "This is the sword that your father gave you... You're really willing to give up. ”

Yang Yuanqing smiled faintly and said: "I have an adoptive mother, who has been separated, and there is little news, if anyone is willing to tell me her news, the condition is to ask for this sword, I will not hesitate to give him the sword, although this sword is given by the emperor, it is a kind of glory, but I think that the most precious thing in the world is not glory, but family affection, which is why I returned it to the princess." ”

Yang Lihua looked at Yang Yuanqing, and gradually, there was a deep feeling in her eyes, but there was no expression on her face, she nodded silently, "General Yang can say this, which shows that the general is a loving and righteous person, this favor, I, Yang Lihua, remember." ”

In the carriage on the way back, Yang Zhao lay on the wall of the carriage and sighed slightly: "Yuanqing, the favor you gave to the imperial aunt is very great!" I can feel that she is very impressed with you, and if it were someone else, she might not be willing to give her this sword. ”

Yang Yuanqing smiled, "I think anyone will return this sword to her." ”

"Nope! That means you don't understand the importance of the Jin Lin Sword, that is one of the three swords of my imperial grandfather, any time, you take out this sword, as if the emperor is here, you don't know, when the imperial grandfather gave you this sword, it caused a lot of sensation in the government and the opposition, even your grandfather did not have this glory, just because you have been in the side for a long time, so you can't feel it, my aunt didn't expect you to give her the Jin Lin Sword at all, she just wanted to take a look. ”

Yang Yuanqing then remembered the envy of Yuwen Chengdu when he saw this sword, it turned out that it still had such an important role.

"Do you regret it?" Yang Zhao stared at Yang Yuanqing and asked.

Yang Yuanqing shook his head, "It should have been returned to Princess Leping, and now it can be returned to its original owner, and I am also very pleased." ”

"Yuanqing, you are indeed very good."

Yang Zhao was also full of praise for Yang Yuanqing's heart, although he had a purpose in encircling Yang Yuanqing, he wanted to draw Yang Su to his side, but Yang Yuanqing's affection and righteousness also moved him a little, and made him feel that Yang Yuanqing was not an ordinary person of fame and fortune, if he was willing to use it for himself, he would definitely become his right-hand man, such a good talent, how could he be willing to let him go to the side, at least before his father determined the crown prince, he could help himself.

Although Yang Zhao is obese, it does not mean that he is stupid, on the contrary, Yang Zhao is very smart, he knows that he can't be in a hurry, if he wants Yang Yuanqing to be loyal to him, then he must treat people with sincerity and move Yang Yuanqing step by step.

"Yuanqing, when are you going to go back to Fengzhou?"

"When my grandfather comes back and says goodbye to him, I want to go to Jiangnan again, and then go back to Dali City."

At this time, Yang Zhao remembered something, so he smiled and said: "Five days later is my imperial aunt's birthday, and my father is going to hold a grand birthday banquet for her in the palace, inviting all officials and family members, you can also participate!" ”

"This............ I'm afraid I'm not qualified. "Yang Yuanqing actually didn't want to participate in this kind of banquet.

"This is not a problem, I'll get you an invitation, in fact, my imperial aunt doesn't want to have this kind of banquet, it's my father's intention, I want to use her birthday to win people's hearts, so I must celebrate her birthday."

Yang Zhao smiled and said, "If you are willing to participate, the imperial aunt will also be very happy." ”

Yang Yuanqing thought about it for a while, then nodded and agreed, "Okay then!" ”！。