Chapter Eighty-Seven: Triumph
Time flies, and the news of the war in the west is frequent, and March has passed in the blink of an eye.
Half a month ago, the emperor was overjoyed, only because of the great victory in the battle of the western region, the Lin family father and son responded with their own 80,000 troops to the front and back, and the invading 100,000 Ning army was beaten and collapsed!
When the Lin family army successfully recaptured the city of Dunbata and wanted to continue to attack Ningguo, Ningguo asked for a truce to negotiate peace, and after the two sides agreed, Ningguo was willing to compensate Dajin for the loss of this battle and pay 200,000 taels of silver, pay tribute to 10,000 good horses, and sign an agreement not to fight with Dajin within 20 years!
Emperor Hong'an was a conservative emperor, and he didn't want the two countries to go to war, so he gladly accepted it when he saw that Ning Guo intended to negotiate peace.
So far, the two countries have made friends! The army triumphed, and Ning Guo sent Ning Guanghuan, the second prince of Ning State, as an envoy to return to the court with the Lin family army to see Emperor Dajin to express his intentions.
Today, Lin Jiajun was about to enter the city, and the streets were already full of people watching the excitement in the morning, and after this battle, the reputation of the Yasukuni Mansion was gradually established in the hearts of the people.
Naturally, all the troops could not enter the city, and most of them could only be stationed on the outskirts of Anjing, while the Lin family's father and brother led 3,000 soldiers into the city to be greeted by the people.
The location of Juxian Tower is excellent, and Lin Yinglie and others will pass through here when they enter Beijing.
Early this morning, Qing Yu took the Li family and Lin Jiayin to Juxian Tower to wait, they were supposed to wait at home for the Lin family men to return to the house to reunite after entering the palace to face the saint, but when they learned that Qing Yu was going to secretly come out to see the excitement, even the Li family, who had always been steady, couldn't sit still! She and Lin Erye are newlywed, and they are looking forward to the safe return of their husband more than anyone else.
At this time, there was a commotion downstairs, and Qingyu looked through the window, and it turned out that the army had entered the city and was coming this way.
The second lady and Lin Jiayin also gathered at some point, stretched their necks and looked over, where is the demeanor of everyone's lady and miss! Qingyu smiled and gave them a place while she paced aside.
In the army downstairs, Lin Tingjun saw the woman snuggling by the window with low eyebrows and smiling at a glance, she was still like that when she didn't see her in March, she didn't apply powder, and smiled clearly!
Qingyu looked towards the team, and made a sound of "stepping" with uniform steps, led by her cheap uncle, followed by her father-in-law who had just recognized, sitting firmly on horseback in armor, majestic and high-spirited, and a good spring breeze.
I used to feel that my father-in-law was gloomy and his face was heavy, but now it seems that he is also heroic and full of spirit in military uniform, and then he looks at the stepmother on the side, staring at his father-in-law with affection, Qingyu suddenly feels that she has been fed dog food fiercely.
Qingyu then looked over, and her eyes collided with Lin Tingjun.
Lin Tingjun has been seeing clearly, different from the dodge before March, but full of longing. Seeing that her gaze was wandering and uncertain, and there was no moment that fell on him, his heart couldn't help but be a little sour, and he was lonely when he suddenly saw Qingyu looking over, and he didn't have time to hide that he looked at her so straight.
Both of them were a little stunned, Qingyu smiled and nodded as a greeting, but felt a little embarrassed in her heart, so she had to turn away.
Lin Tingjun looked ahead, but his face was lonely.
He thought that he could forget after leaving Qingyu for a while, and he thought that he could face her calmly when he saw her again, but he suddenly found that he had failed.
For more than three months, there was not a day when he didn't think about Qingyu, and the farther away he was, the more he missed it, he was really hopeless.
Especially in the middle of the night, he always thinks of the night when Qingyu escaped.
When Yin'er told him, he refused to believe that Jiang Yu was actually the man in black who almost hurt Qingyu in the dense forest that night, and it turned out that their fate had already been concluded that day.
If Qingyu hadn't fled that night, if he hadn't lost people that night, if she hadn't met Jiang Yu that night, then ...... Will she choose him?
Lin Tingjun sneered, there are not so many ifs in this world, he has never gained it, so why not lose it?
It's just that he didn't expect to be so useless, and even her polite smile would make his silent heart alive again......
Qingyu didn't see Lin Tingjun's loneliness, but Ning Chuxi saw it really well.
Ning Chuxi is the youngest princess of Ning Kingdom, and at the same time the most favored princess.
She and the eldest prince Ning Guangfan are from the queen of Ningguo, and they are the most favored little princesses of the Ningguo royal family, and this time she also secretly went out of the palace to mix in the guards without telling her father and brother who loved her, and was ready to go to Dajin to play. But as soon as she walked out of the border of Ningguo, she was pulled out by her second brother Ning Guanghuan, and she was sent back to the palace of Ningguo overnight.
She naturally resorted to "eighteen kinds of martial arts" to resist, and finally ended in Ning Guanghuan's failure. Ning Guanghuan dressed her up and carried her with her, and only her personal maid Xiao'er knew her identity in the army.
In fact, she originally intended to come to Dajin to play, but she changed her mind at some point along the way.
Since entering the city, her momentary interest has dissipated, and she has become bored, so she looks at the general she peeked all the way. Following his line of sight, she saw a cold woman snuggled by the window. Is that herβthe one he's been missing?
When Ning Guo and Dajin were fighting, she once watched the battle from the city tower, and she saw him among thousands of people at a glance!
Silver-robed and black-armoured, one man and one rode behind the enemy general. I heard that he is the son of a great general, named Lin Tingjun.
In that battle, he injured hundreds of soldiers in Ningguo, and his posture was vigorous and brave.
She has been practicing martial arts with her brothers since she was a child, and she is hot-blooded and warlike, if she doesn't care about her identity, she will definitely go to the battlefield to kill the enemy. She wanted to compete with him, but Ning Guo was defeated, she had no chance, and she didn't have the intention of trying to sneak out this time.
Later, she was discovered by her second brother and ordered not to make trouble, so she had to press her mind. She secretly observed Lin Tingjun and found that he was usually normal, but he would sit somewhere in the middle of the night and look in a daze.
She met him as the second brother's attendant, and during the conversation, he only said that he missed his homeland, but looking at Fang Cai, the scene was clearly related to that woman.
Ning Chuxi whispered to Xiao Er, a servant girl beside her who was also dressed as a man, and Xiao Er quietly left the team and blended into the crowd. Soon it was back in place again.
The envoys of Ningguo and his entourage were received by Wang Jingsong, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and a number of officials, and were placed in the palace outside the palace. Wait for the envoys to rest for one night, and then enter the palace tomorrow to meet Emperor Hong'an.
After the greetings, Wang Jingsong led the officials to retire, and Ning Chuxi chased after him when he saw this and asked, "Lord Wang, I don't know what fun places to go in this Anjing City?"
Wang Jingsong had seen this little guard beside Ning Guanghuan, and when he asked like this, the second prince of Ning Guo still had such a leisure time to play Anjing, and he said with a smile: "Anjing is lively and prosperous, Your Excellency can have a good time here this time." You can go to Deming Street for a stroll, you can also go to the suburbs of Beijing on the mountain to view the scenery, there is also a famous mirror lake in the north city, the most popular literati and ink writers, if you need to just tell the palace people to lead the way. β
"I heard that there is a gathering of immortals not far from here, the dishes are delicious, the songs are pure, and the excitement is very lively, and the owner there is actually a woman, but is it true?"
"This ......" Wang Jingsong held his forehead, this little guard really hit his vital point.
Speaking of which, he used to go to Juxian Mansion to fight tooth sacrifices, but since his uncompetitive nephew molested a woman from a good family in a restaurant, and raised his name with the intention of intimidation, he was no longer embarrassed to go.
Moreover, the female proprietor turned into the fourth lady of the Yasukuni Mansion, and was engaged to the prince of Yun'an, and he was even more embarrassed. After the incident, he scolded his nephew and didn't even please his sister, so fortunately Du Ruoxian was stable for a few days, and the Yun'an Mansion did not have the momentum to ask for guilt, he avoided Juxian Tower every day in the court, and the matter was stopped.
But who would have thought that today he was asked by Ning Guolai's little guard, Wang Jingsong smiled bitterly and said: "Juxian Lou is indeed as Your Excellency said, the owner is indeed a strange woman, this is ...... This official still has something to deal with, so I will leave first, and your Excellency is free! After speaking, he walked away quickly, not giving Ning Chuxi a chance to ask.
Ning Chuxi only felt strange when he saw Wang Jingsong walking fast, why did this official run away as soon as he mentioned Juxian Tower?
Ning Guanghuan settled everything and came out, and when he came out, he saw the little sister standing there with a puzzled brow, "What's the matter, don't go back to rest!" β
Ning Chuxi looked left and right and saw that there was no one, so he hugged Ning Guanghuan's arm with a shy face and shook it, "Second brother, let's go out for a walk, there were all people all the way just now, and I didn't have a good time!" β
Ning Guanghuan pinched her little nose, "You, you think about playing all day long, I came here for the diplomatic relations between the two countries, but I don't have fun with you, besides, I don't know if you are really your brother?"
"What a little thought, I don't have it!" Ning Chuxi refused to admit it.
"Oh, then you look at the little general of the Lin family all the way......"
"Second brother!" Ning Chuxi interrupted Ning Guanghuan's words loudly, "Don't talk nonsense, I don't like that wood!" β
Ning Guanghuan teased, "Look, don't make a fool of yourself!" β
Ning Chuxi didn't think so before, but now that he was teased by Ning Guanghuan, he was really a little blushing and heartbeating.
Ning Guanghuan was really a little worried when he saw her shyness on her face, and he said with a straight face: "Sister, listen to my brother, you can't like him." You are the princess of Ningguo, not to mention that your father will not allow it, but you can't marry him just because of your identity. β
Ning Chuxi saw that Ning Guanghuan suddenly became serious, and what he said was like pouring a basin of cold water on her heart, and she immediately felt a little uncomfortable.
She pretended not to care and said, "Brother, where are you going, I just want to go out to play, if you don't want to accompany me, I'll go by myself!" Hum! β
As he spoke, he shouted loudly to Xiao Er, looking at the posture as if he was going out, Ning Guanghuan smiled when he saw this: "It's really a defeat for you!" β
He stepped forward and grabbed Ning Chuxi, "Our clothes are too ostentatious, go back and change into An Jing's clothes, and the second brother will accompany you!" He also wanted to see the prosperous Dajin and see what could be done by the victorious country.