Except for Zhong Zibin, who was still lying on the carriage to recuperate from his injuries, he was carried down by someone, and everyone else got off the horse and stood in front of Prime Minister Xie Cheng.

"Prime Minister Xie is polite, guarding the frontier is the dream of every man in the Great Zhou. This time, I am proud and proud to be able to join hands with the border soldiers to fight the enemy side by side, and share life and death. ”

Yan Shaoxun's polite words touched many people.

The officials who followed Prime Minister Xie and Master Hu to pick up people together applauded in their hearts.

Hu Shangshu saw the gap and stepped forward enthusiastically: "Before the six princes set out on the expedition that day, they made a military order. Now the six princes have successfully completed their tasks and returned triumphantly. Weichen is really happy for the six princes, congratulations! ”

"Lord Hu is polite, this is my duty."

Yan Rongling's appearance is neither humble nor arrogant, and there is a gradually growing momentum. Gu Fanghua saw it in her eyes and felt very comforted.

"Okay, I see, the emperor's uncle sent you to pick us up, right? Now that the person has received it, let's hurry back to Beijing. ”

Prime Minister Xie hurriedly raised the rosewood box in his hand and said with a smile: "Lord Mingzhu is calm and don't be impatient, Weichen still has a commendation decree here, which has not been read." After Weichen read out the holy decree, the county lord can return to Beijing. ”

"Okay, you read it out quickly."

Xie Cheng opened the rosewood box in the crowd, took out the holy decree, and knelt on the ground in front of him.

"Fengtian carrier, the emperor said. The fifth prince, Yan Shaoxun, bravely resisted the enemy, fearless, and served as the left attendant of the criminal department, rewarding a thousand taels of gold.

The sixth prince, Yan Rongling, was meritorious in aiding Shanhaiguan, with a bounty of 1,000 taels. Gu Shinian, the Marquis of Guanwen, was meritorious in wartime dispatching, and served as the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites.

Zhuo Wangfu Yan Changxin, meritorious in wartime, served as the head of the household department. Zhong Zibin, a martial arts general, fought bravely, killed countless enemies, and was promoted to the rank of general of Shenwu. ”

When he read this, Prime Minister Xie Cheng's pupils suddenly dilated, as if he was in disbelief. He suddenly retracted it again, and continued to announce it in a slightly trembling voice.

"The lord of Mingzhu County has made meritorious contributions in the battle at Shanhaiguan, guarded the city tower in person, put life and death out of the degree, and raised the national prestige of my Great Zhou, and I am very happy. Specially named as the pearl princess, a grade of treatment, are configured according to the princess. Chin this! ”

The previous reward, everyone was not too surprised, after all, this time they were in Shanhaiguan, and they all made great achievements.

But when Gu Fanghua's reward came out in the end, everyone was stunned.

Gu Fanghua is stupid, why did the emperor's uncle want to crown himself as a princess, could it be that she will be a royal daughter in the future, and she will no longer be a member of the Gu family? Do you need to change your surname?

Gu Shinian frowned slightly, and he had thought a lot in an instant. Yan Changxin lowered his head, playfully hooked the corners of his lips, and secretly said wonderful!

Zhong Zibin and Zhong Taojiao just felt happy, and Mingzhu was upgraded again.

Yan Shaoxun was taken aback, and then rejoiced, and couldn't help but gloat at Yan Rongling.

I saw that Yan Rongling kept hanging his head, and he couldn't see his eyebrows clearly, but the two hands hanging down by his side were trembling desperately.

Xiao Yao was stunned at first, and then secretly moved in his heart. I am afraid that this reward princess is the handwriting of Empress Dowager Zhong, she is really wise. broke my heart for Mingzhu, so that I can think of a way to draw wages from the bottom of the kettle.

No matter what the mood of the crowd is, the holy decree will still be accepted.

After receiving the order, everyone went to Beijing together and returned to their homes. And Yan Rongling, Yan Shaoxun and Gu Fanghua, who returned to the palace, were speechless all the way.

When she entered the Shenwu Gate, Gu Fanghua was about to go back to Cining Palace, and Yan Rongling suddenly reached out and grabbed her.

"Mingzhu, I want to say a few words to you alone."

Gu Fanghua looked at the empty surroundings and nodded: "Brother Rong Ling, let's go to the side and talk." ”

The two walked up the white marble steps, and the two were relatively speechless for a while.

It was Gu Fanghua who spoke first: "Brother Rong Ling, I didn't expect that you would really become my brother." ”

Yan Rongling, who has always been sparse and bright, rarely darkened her face and became irritable. Holding the white marble railing with both hands, he roared lowly: "I don't want to be your brother!" I want to marry you, I want to face you day and night, Qin Se and Ming, a couple for the rest of my life! ”

Gu Fanghua's heart was slightly sad, and she was full of sadness, looking at Yan Rongling in pain, she didn't know what to say for a while.

"Brother Rong Ling, I am really your brother, I will not marry into the royal family, I have lived in this palace enough. I want to leave the palace, I want to travel the world, I want to be unrestrained. I don't want to intrigue, and I don't want to live in a boxy palace, expecting the emperor to be free to flop. ”

This is Gu Fanghua's sincere words, Yan Rongling can hear it, but his heart is like a knife.

Impulsively, he desperately said to Gu Fanghua: "I won't be the prince anymore, please ask my father to make me the king of the county, and the two of us will travel the world together, and no matter what is right or wrong." ”

Gu Fanghua looked at Yan Rongling, who was full of pain and expression, and didn't know how to comfort him for a while.

Dongchun, who still didn't know where to come from, stood not far away, and said loudly: "Princess, the Queen Mother is waiting for you in Cining Palace, come over quickly." ”

Thinking of her grandmother who she hadn't seen for a long time, Gu Fanghua was also like an arrow.

Besides, she really couldn't think of any way to persuade Brother Rong Ling, it was better to calm down separately for the time being.

"Brother Rong Ling, my grandmother is urging, I'll go back to Cining Palace first, and someone will spread the news."

After speaking, Gu Fanghua picked up the corners of her skirt and quickly followed Dongchun to leave. Yan Rongling looked at her slender back, and her heart was barren.

Gu Fanghua almost trotted back to Cining Palace, and had already seen Empress Dowager Zhong from a distance, standing in the courtyard looking forward to it.

She ran in in a fit of rage, hugged the Empress Dowager Zhong, and called out in a tired voice: "Grandmother, you want to kill me!" Maternal grandmother, maternal grandmother, maternal grandmother! ”

That call simply aroused the heart of the Empress Dowager Zhong.

Empress Dowager Zhong hugged Gu Fanghua, moistened her eyes slightly, and scolded: "You girl, you're scared to death!" It's so dangerous on the city tower, you can't dare to come down, if you have three long and two short, don't you want to dig the heart of the mourning family with a knife? ”

"Grandmother, Mingzhu is wrong, Mingzhu will never dare in the future."

Gu Fanghua begged for mercy while being coquettish, and in two clicks, she coaxed the Empress Dowager Zhong into a smile again.

The ancestors and grandchildren returned to the main hall, as if they had endless words, until Lu Ju came in and reported: "Queen Mother, the six princes ask to see." ”

Empress Dowager Zhong was a little surprised, and said in a deep voice: "Mingzhu, you go to bathe and change clothes first, and wait for the mourning family to talk to him." ”

"Yes, grandmother."

Gu Fanghua understood what her grandmother meant, and left quickly through the side door. She really can't get rid of Brother Rong Ling for the time being, so she can only take one step at a time.

Empress Dowager Zhong glanced at Gu Fanghua, who turned back three times in one step, and said to Mama Fang: "It should be more appropriate for you to let people reveal some news to the emperor, and he should come forward." ”

Yan Rongling walked in with a slight disorder and saluted the Empress Dowager Zhong.

"Yan Rongling has seen the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother is blessed with Jin'an."