Time flies. In a blink of an eye, the Rong Di delegation had been stranded in the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty for half a year. Although this year is so difficult, the year still has to pass.

While the defenders of the northern border were busy with disaster relief, life on the side of the Rongdi Aquila Department was not easy. According to An Guogong's experience in previous years, if Rong Di had a bad life in a disaster year, he would definitely cross the border to loot, and he had already prepared for the worst.

However, this year was special. The self-proclaimed khan of the Aquila Department weighed it for a long time, and finally decided that now was not a good time to start a war with the Great Zhou. An Guogong's worries, Rongdi Khan also has, under the pressure of survival, those tribes who have suffered serious losses due to natural disasters will not only cross the border to loot the people of the Great Zhou, but they will also unite to attack the relatively rich tribes and seize the grassland and materials on the grassland.

Therefore, at this time, most of the tribes on the grassland were not afraid to immediately start a war with the Great Zhou or the Eagle Department, and they could even feed the war with war, rely on war to grab enough resources, plunder food and women, and also rely on war to achieve survival of the fittest, and justifiably eliminate the "burden" of the old, weak, sick and disabled in the tribe who have lost their combat effectiveness.

However, for the Aquila Force, which has ambitions to unify Rong Di, the most important thing for them at the moment is to preserve their strength and combat power and minimize their losses in this winter.

Therefore, Rongdi Khan did not want to start a war with the Great Zhou now, but chose to shrink his defenses and retreat to his own territory to deal with the attacks of other tribes.

Of course, the opinions of Rongdi Khan were quickly passed on to the king of Rongrong, who was in the capital of the Great Zhou, and the Rongdi delegation led by the king of Qirong reacted quickly, and in the following rounds of negotiations, their attitude softened significantly.

Therefore, in this difficult winter, the good news is not completely absent, at least the peace talks are progressing relatively smoothly, and the terms of the truce agreement have been negotiated halfway before the Chinese New Year. The emperor was in a very good mood because of this, and greatly praised Li Xiang, who was in charge of the peace talks, and the secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

On Chinese New Year's Eve this year, the emperor specially held a grand banquet in the Chongzheng Palace, banqueting the Rongdi delegation represented by King Qirong, because the peace talks went smoothly, the atmosphere of this palace banquet was much more harmonious than the one half a year ago, and there was quite a bit of a happy posture of guests and hosts.

And these princes and nobles in the Great Zhou Dynasty also followed suit, and their attitudes towards the Rongdi mission have changed significantly. During the Chinese New Year, all kinds of invitations were sent to the post house like snowflakes, and the king of Qirong received banquet invitations almost every day, and returned drunk every day.

And the other members of the mission, especially Hu Lu Yinghuan and Hu Lu Changrong, were busy going to feasts almost every day. In the past six months, at the suggestion of the queen's mother, the large and small banquets of the major families in Beijing have never forgotten to invite this pair of Rong Di sisters and brothers, so they have integrated into the social circle of the Great Zhou aristocracy one step earlier than King Qirong.

What made the Hulu sisters and brothers feel strange and fortunate was that in the past six months, they had never seen the Mu family attend all kinds of banquets, and the Anguo Mansion seemed to be invisible in the social circle in Beijing. However, even so, the Mu family's sense of existence is also very strong, and no matter where Hu Lu Yinghuan and Hu Lu Changrong go, they can hear people mention this family.

When Mu Hongshang appeared in front of the Hulu sisters and brothers again, it was already the early spring of the second year. In accordance with the instructions of the queen's mother, Princess Pingyang held a spring banquet to entertain Hulu Yinghuan and Hulu Changrong. Jushuku

In this banquet, according to the requirements of the queen's mother, Princess Ningfu, King Xin, and King Yi will all attend, and the family members above the prince of Beijing will also be present.

Of course, Princess Pingyang understood what the queen meant, so when she entered the palace to ask for peace, she specially asked Queen Wei if she wanted to send an invitation to the Anguo Mansion as well.

Most of the terms of the truce agreement between the two countries have been agreed, so this time the Spring Festival banquet, Princess Pingyang instead of the queen to entertain the Rong Di nobles is to enjoy the guests and hosts, so the Mu family is not present, the queen mother does not care, just let Princess Pingyang watch and do it herself.

However, after returning home from the palace, Princess Pingyang sat in her study, thinking about a large stack of invitations for a long time, and finally decided to give the next post to the Duke of Anguo, and this post is different from others, it was written by Princess Pingyang herself.

The gentle concubine couldn't help but smile and shook his head when he saw it: "The invitation written by the princess herself, the Anguo Mansion can't help but give face." But on such an occasion, it is not embarrassing to invite them to come! I'm afraid that the Mu family is reluctant to deal with those Rongdi nobles. ”

"Of course I know that." Princess Pingyang curled her fingers painted with red kodan and flicked the invitation card: "But what to do, I just want to give the fifth emperor brother a favor." The eldest lady of the Anguo Mansion hasn't been out for more than half a year, right? Looking at Xiao Wu's increasingly silent and serious posture recently, I don't know if it's because of lovesickness. ”

"Princess," the colt smiled helplessly, "It's all a shadowless thing, it's just a private guess, and you're getting more and more serious." You've been watching from the sidelines for so long, have you ever seen the difference between King Xin and the eldest lady of the Anguo Mansion? Don't toss. ”

"I don't see anything." Princess Pingyang smiled slightly: "But sometimes, seeing is not necessarily believing. You don't know how meticulous Xiao Wu is? How could his thoughts be seen by others. ”

"It's impossible to believe in King Xin and Miss Mu." The concubine sighed: "The emperor will never agree, you and I both know it, and the king himself understands." Even if, as the princess expected, he really liked Miss Mu Mu, but in my opinion, since a very rational person like King Xin, since he already knew that the two of them were impossible, he would not let himself fall deeper and deeper at all, and would only strangle his mind early and treat it as if nothing had happened. ”

"You're right." Princess Pingyang raised her eyebrows and nodded slightly: "If you don't see each other for a long time, you may become crazy about lovesickness, or you may slowly fade your mind." ”

"Exactly!" The horse nodded heavily, and wanted to say something, but saw the corners of his wife's mouth curled, and a sarcastic smile appeared on his lips: "So I have to make the next post in person, so that the fifth emperor brother has the opportunity to meet Miss Mu!" Save a little longer, he forgot to clean up. ”

"Princess!" The colt was simply stunned, and he couldn't understand what kind of strange brain circuit his wife was. This is...... Cheng Xin added to the king of letters??

Princess Pingyang knows her husband very well, and when she looks at the expression of the concubine, she knows what he is thinking. She nodded to the colt in a good mood, and without him asking, she took the initiative to say, "Who told Xiao Wu to use means to tie us to his boat?" Although I was ready to choose him, I preferred to have my own choice. ”