The army returned to Beijing in triumph, and Xie Zerong's body was also sent back to the royal capital with the army.

Because Xie Zerong was killed on the battlefield by Beihu, her posthumous affairs are also solemn and honorable. Xie Jun, the king of Qi, Xie Ye, the king of Wu, and Xie Xuan, the king of Jin, all came to pay respects to his sister who died young, but Princess Guanghua was unable to come because of the imminent inconvenience of childbirth.

By the time Xie Zerong's funeral was over, it would be another year's autumn festival.

During this period, Lord Jiang, the official of Zhenguogong's family, was reprimanded for conniving at the house slaves to commit murder on the street, and was impeached by the Imperial Historical Observatory for accepting bribes for favoritism; The Jinshiju who went to carry it, someone leaked the exam questions in advance, and the person behind it was Jiang Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials.

In the past dynasties, the advance of the Shiju has been the most important examination, and the leakage of the exam questions in advance has caused a sensation in the whole dynasty, and if this matter is really serious, it may alarm the students of the world.

Emperor Chengji asked Xie Xuan, the king of Jin, to investigate the case, and Taiwei Chu assisted the king of Jin in investigating the case.

It's just that the final result is unsatisfactory, and the case of leaking exam questions failed to reach Jiang Shangshu and the Yan family of Zhenguo Gong, and Jiang Shangshu is at most ineffective.

At present, the situation of the two families of Yan and Chu is very confusing, and outsiders can't understand what they mean.

The case of the leak of exam questions ended in a hurry, and Jiang Shangshu was transferred because he was implicated, but there was no damage.

This case doesn't have much feeling for the people who have not been implicated, at most, they feel that the Yan and Chu families may be able to watch a wave of excitement when they are fighting, and whether the two families are dead or alive is a happy thing for some people.

Fengtian general Zhu Jiming has not been able to return to Beijing, probably because he has not been able to return before Princess Guanghua gives birth.

Xie Lan went to visit the eldest sister, and he was a little frightened when he saw Princess Guanghua's bulging belly; He remembered that when he was a child, he saw the queen mother and several mothers in the harem when they were pregnant, and he felt that the eldest sister's belly was very big.

Princess Guanghua was helped by the female envoy to sit carefully on the soft couch, and asked the waitress to serve tea to Xie Lan: "This is the new cloud and mist this year, how do you taste it?" ”

Xie Lan took a sip and put it down, and nodded with a smile: "Eldest sister's tea is naturally the best." ”

"I'll ask the envoy to bring it, and you can bring it back." Princess Guanghua smiled and said,

"Then Yun Ci won't be polite to the eldest sister." Xie Lan also smiled with Princess Guanghua.

Princess Guanghua covered her lips: "Even if you emptied your eldest sister here, can your brother-in-law say anything?" ”

Listening to the eldest sister say this, it reminded Xie Lan of the time when he entered the palace before Princess Guanghua left the pavilion, and the eldest sister refused to give him even a cup of tea: "In this way, Yun Ci can thank his brother-in-law a lot." ”

Thinking of Zhu Jiming, who is still thousands of miles away, Princess Guanghua subconsciously stroked her stomach: "He doesn't know when he will come back." I'm afraid that when he returns, the child will be able to call Daddy. ”

Xie Lan looked down at Princess Guanghua's belly for a long time before revealing a gentle smile.

"By the way, Yun Ci, I have another thing in mind." Princess Guanghua thought of something, turned back to Xie Lan and said, "Before you set out on the expedition, my father gave Jun Ran and the girl of the Ning family a marriage. According to the rules, your marriage should also be on the agenda. The marriage contract between you and the girl of the Xia family before, now that Miss Xia is no longer there; I wanted to see you at it, but now I'm inconvenient. However, the Zhu family has a good girl, although she is a child of the sideline, she is demure and well-behaved and beautiful; I'll arrange for you to meet her when you have time, maybe you'll like her. ”

Seeing that the eldest sister meant to find a daughter-in-law for him, Xie Lan subconsciously wanted to refuse, but after thinking about it, he said euphemistically: "The eldest sister is pregnant, how can Yun Ci let the eldest sister worry about it again." Besides, I'm afraid my father doesn't want me to marry a girl from the Zhu family. "Not to mention that Princess Guanghua has married the Fengtian general Zhu Jiming, that is, she is placed there as the father and son of the famous General Zhu Wanqi and the young and promising General Zhu Jiming, and it is impossible for Emperor Chengji to allow Xie Lan to marry the girl of the Zhu family as a concubine.

Princess Guanghua thought about it, and seemed to feel that Xie Lan's words were reasonable: "Then let's take a look." It's just that she looked at Xie Lan carefully, but vaguely saw something, "Yun Ci, the eldest sister asked you something, you have to tell the eldest sister the truth." ”

Suddenly, seeing Princess Guanghua say so seriously, although Xie Lan didn't know what the eldest sister wanted to ask, she still said: "Although the eldest sister asks, Yun Ci must know everything and say everything." ”

"Do you have a favorite girl?" Princess Guanghua held back for a moment before asking.

"Huh?" Xie Lan didn't expect Princess Guanghua to ask about this at all, and hesitated in surprise.

In fact, seeing Xie Lan's reaction, Princess Guanghua understood, and only thought that Xie Lan was thin-skinned and embarrassed to say it: "I don't know whose girl it is, who can make us Yun Ci moved." ”

Xie Lan scratched her head a little embarrassedly: "Eldest sister, don't ask, you don't know that girl." ”

"Oh?" Princess Guanghua felt very surprised.

"She is not an official girl, nor is she the daughter of the Eight Clans, but she is the person I recognize in this life." Xie Lan lowered his head and seemed to be a little sullen and said, he knew too well that this would not lead to a good result at all, so he would not tell anyone except the eldest sister.

Princess Guanghua felt that this sentence was quite familiar, as if the eldest brother Xie Jun had also said to his father and mother that even if Xu Zhao was neither an official girl nor a daughter of the Eight Clans, he still believed that Xu Zhao was the person he recognized in his life; And in the end, Xie Jun and Xu Zhao's tragic ending, they all know.

Now that Princess Guanghua heard this sentence from Xie Lan's mouth again, she couldn't help but secretly pinch a cold sweat for Xie Lan.

"And what are you going to do?" Princess Guanghua asked with a somewhat depressed expression.

"I don't know." Xie Lan seemed to be nervous and uneasy, and whispered, "It is precisely because I know that there will be no results, so I, I have never thought of having results, and I have never thought of telling her, so as not to mislead other good girls." ”

Seeing Xie Lan's self-defeating appearance of resigned to fate, Princess Guanghua couldn't bear it, and after thinking about it, she asked: "No, let the eldest sister meet that girl, maybe there are some other ways." Let the eldest sister think about it, there is no dead end in the world, there is always a way to live. ”

Xie Lan still lowered her head, silent and didn't know how to explain to Princess Guanghua.

The girl he likes, but it's not an ordinary girl, how can he tell the eldest sister.

"Eldest sister, I, forget it." Xie Lan finally shook his head, and was already reluctant to continue this topic, so he pretended to smile and said, "My little nephew is about to be born, and I heard that the newborn dolls are all wrinkled like red monkeys. However, the eldest sister and brother-in-law are both good-looking, and the little nephew must also be very beautiful. ”

As a mother who heard about her child, Princess Guanghua smiled softly and stroked her belly: "It's soon." ”