Wen Zhao's Praetorian Guards returned to the court on the day of the sting.

At that time, the first spring rain had already fallen in Karanzhou, and the people began spring ploughing one after another. Each family is a vigorous spring, and the victory from the cold, the Lifu Janissaries returned triumphantly, naturally the whole city is happy, competing to watch the ceremony, and the long queue to greet the army is straight from Changning Street to the outside of the city.

In order to avoid suspicion, I did not go out of the prince's mansion to greet me. However, a summoning order was issued in the Touwu Palace, and the emperor would receive the wind for Wen Zhao in the Yuanwu Palace, and set up a dust washing banquet in the Qingwu Palace. As the righteous daughter of Lihou, I naturally want to attend.

"The Wen family is the surname of the former dynasty, and the relatives of the early kingdom in Kazhou City are almost surnamed Wen." Pu Jia smiled, "The emperor appreciates General Wen so much, it can be seen that he loves talent." ”

"What do you know, this General Wen has performed miraculous feats with the three princes early on, and he is also tall and mighty, and he is a talent." Guan Ju quipped, "This time the emperor has a banquet, and I don't know how many adults look at each other for their own young lady!" ”

I didn't want to hear the two girls funny. I remember that Hou Ye once told me when he was in Lifu that the emperor was actually still afraid of Wen Zhao. If it weren't for the Hou Ye who hurriedly returned to Beijing this time, and he led the troops to triumph, presumably the emperor would not be willing to set up a banquet for him in such a beautiful way.

It's been unusually quiet this spring. The palace curtain stayed in the palace to take care of the emperor, and the palace curtain seemed to be missing arms, and he didn't do anything to the palace banner and me; The harem is impermeable, and I don't know if Concubine Ying lived in peace under Concubine Li;

Although Hou Ye returned to Beijing, he rarely had time, and every day he had to go down to the secret ghost prison behind the palace to interrogate him;

Sarong searched all over Karzhou, still struggling to find Bai Xiaohan's whereabouts; After Qu Xi returned to Lingguang Mountain, there was no news of her, and I don't know if she had seen the sect leader;

And after Duan Ming came back from Lihan, he didn't come to the prince's mansion to look for me again. I just stayed quietly in Taopin Building, if I didn't go, I wouldn't be able to see each other.

Everything seemed to have stopped the original hurried pace, only the emperor was reported in the palace due to the change of the season, and the originally not very good symptoms lingered and repeatedly.

In the blink of an eye, it was past noon, I was dressed neatly, and I took Guan Ju and Pu Jia into the palace. When I came to the Qingyi Palace, because I was no longer a noble princess, my seat also fell to the last official and family women with my identity. However, this is not what I care, I looked at the chief from afar and saw the palace flag that I had been missing for a long time, and my heart opened up slightly.

And when Wen Zhao followed the emperor into the Qingxuan Palace, my heart that had just relaxed became tense again.

I saw that the emperor walked to the front of the hall and sat down, while Wen Zhao walked to the empty seat behind the Hou Ye. The hundred officials said in unison: "Welcome to the emperor!" Welcome General Wen's triumphant return! ”

Wen Zhaohe, who had been hidden by Hou Yexue in the camp of the Lifu Praetorian Guard, had seen such a scene, and bowed crampedly and saluted back: "The last general is terrified, thank you!" ”

The emperor waved his hand to Wen Zhao, and most of the sickness these days seemed to be washed away by joy: "General Wen is young and promising, not only does he lead the soldiers well, but he is also a talent, humble and polite. It can be seen that Lihou Suri's teaching has a heart. ”

Hou Ye motioned for Wen Zhao to sit back in the banquet, turned his head to the emperor and smiled gently: "Zhao'er is a person who understands the rules, and he doesn't dare to be congratulated by hundreds of officials." As for leading the troops, it was also the timely supply of grain and grass in Karzhou, and the Praetorian Guards were excited, so they could defeat the enemy, so how could Zhao'er dare to take credit. ”

"When it comes to grain and grass, I haven't thanked Lihou yet. If it weren't for the banner and his party..."When the emperor said this, he couldn't help but think of the palace curtain, and his face was slightly ugly, "-The imperial court will not eat the salary of the Lifu in vain. He Quan, pass the decree, open the treasury to take 100 stone of fine grain, another 10,000 taels of gold, 10 boxes of silk brocade, 10 boxes of pearl and jade treasures, and send them to Lifu! ”

Hou Ye and Wen Zhao listened, and hurriedly got up and knelt down to thank them. I saw that the emperor was only laughing and chatting with the marquis, and did not glance at me, so he drank and feasted with the ministers without mentioning it.

In the blink of an eye, it was the time of the moon and the branches of the moon, and the spring days were getting longer and longer. The ministers sometimes mourned the plague at the beginning of the year, sometimes saddened that the prince was imprisoned, and sometimes were relieved to leave the cold... They all got drunk, just like the original Halloween feast, which was very enjoyable.

I saw the chief Wen Zhao get up, say "change clothes" to the emperor, and walk to the side hall. In the fog, I saw him glancing in my direction.

I immediately understood, and seeing that everyone was talking and drinking in twos and threes, I turned back to Guan Ju and Pu Jia and whispered, "I'm going to go out, old rules." ”

The two girls exchanged curious looks, but it was inconvenient to ask more, so they answered. After sneaking out of the hall with Guan Ju, we quietly went around to the back of the hall, the square in front of the Yanling Palace.

"-Ling'er?"

I heard the sound of armor colliding in the darkness, and when I turned around, I saw Wen Zhao beckoning his hand to me in the dark at the base of the wall, so he whispered to Guan Ju: "You help me guard here, someone will call me immediately." ”

Guan Ju nodded, and I tiptoed towards Wen Zhao. Wen Zhao seemed to be in a hurry, and pulled me to his side.

"Brother, you're back! I-"

"-You still know you're my sister!" Wen Zhao's extremely low voice contained annoyance, "What the hell is going on? ”

I was a little confused: "What's going on?" ”

"It's also my fault, I should have stopped the Hou Ye when he wanted to accept you as a righteous daughter... But how can you really think of yourself as a member of the court, who is curing the plague and saving the five princes, and today you even went to the emperor's banquet for hundreds of officials! ”

"Naturally, I came to the banquet to see you..."I still don't quite understand what Wen Zhao is angry about, "What's more, the Hou Ye accepted me as a righteous daughter to protect me, how can you stop it." As for the plague and the palace and the flags, it's a long story, but if you want to know, I can—"

"—What's the matter with you and the Five Princes?"

I was stunned for a moment, and I couldn't help but weaken a little bit: "What's wrong with me and him......"

"That's what I asked you!"

"Now that you know everything, what else is there to ask?"

"My silly sister! You're not teasing your brother, are you? Wen Zhao shouted, and immediately closed his mouth, as if he was also frightened, "-I said that you are messing around with something, don't hurry up and draw a line with him!" ”

"Why draw a line? We love each other, why is it nonsense? ”

Wen Zhao's eyes stared at me like a pair of shiny copper bells in the dark night, looking straight at me, as if he had forgotten to breathe.

"Ling'er, do you know what you're talking about, you and him... Love each other? ”

"I know that I didn't discuss it with you and Aunt Hua when I entered the Prince's Mansion before, which made you worry for a long time... But at that time, I approached the palace for a purpose, and I didn't have the slightest affection for him..."

"—I didn't ask you about the prince, I know you have nothing to do with him. But the five princes..."Wen Zhao wanted to say something, but he didn't seem to know how to say it. His sharp-contoured facial features shrunk into a strange appearance, and it took a long time to be embarrassed: "Ling'er, you can't be with him......"

"Why can't I be with him, just because he's the younger brother of the palace?"

"It's not because he's the younger brother of the palace, it's because he's the younger brother of the crown prince! Ling'er, he's a prince! ”

"What about the prince?"

"He... Do you know the Five Princes, Ling'er, do you know what happened to him and the emperor when he was a child? Do you know what kind of person he is? ”

"Of course I know, I said it, I love him, how could I not know him?" I looked directly into Wen Zhao's gaze, "As for what you said about him when he was young, Concubine Ying has already told me. ”

"Concubine Ying? Have you even seen Concubine Ying? She... Does she agree? ”

"Concubine Ying didn't say anything, she told me this just to ensure the safety of her son's life."

"Of course she is for her son's safety, and I am telling you this today for your safety!" Wen Zhao grabbed my shoulders tightly, "Ling'er, while the princes haven't torn their faces yet, you can leave him quickly!" ”

"I... Why am I..."I couldn't help but feel a little angry, "Brother, why are you also worried, Concubine Ying is willing to choose to believe us, and you just want to blindly break us up?" ”

"That's because you still have a path to choose!" Wen Zhao lowered his voice and roared like an enraged beast, "What is the situation of Concubine Ying's mother and son, the crown prince has fallen, if the third prince wants to be on the way to the throne, they will be the next to deal with!" And if you are still entangled with him now, then it is difficult to guarantee that the third prince will not deal with you! ”

"If you want to deal with me, even if you come, are you afraid of him? I'm not afraid to tell you the truth, brother, even if he doesn't offend me, I'll have to attack him sooner or later! ”

"Why are you, Ling'er! Why do you think that? Wen Zhao was so anxious that he shook my shoulders again and again, "You said that you are the banner master of the Tang Tang Tail Sect, with a noble status and strong martial arts, and there is no place for you in the big rivers and lakes, why do you bother to stir up the troubled waters of the imperial court?" ”

"Because of Miyahata! Elder brother! I was so anxious that my voice was already trembling slightly, "I told you, I'm already in love with him, I can't watch him alone in the center of this whirlpool, I don't want to see him die in this muddy water!" ”

"—What about me, Ling'er? You, brother doesn't want you to be hurt, you keep talking about 'love', why don't you want to think about my feelings and Aunt Hua'! ”

"I'm not going to let myself get hurt, brother! Lifu, Prince's Mansion, what Longtan Tiger's Den I haven't broken through? Besides, Miyahata is not a stupid person, why do you just refuse us-"

"—Say no more! There is no room for negotiation in this matter, if you don't go back to Aunt Hua, I will ask Lord Hou to ask for an order to take you back to Lifu tonight. You and the Five Princes must no longer have anything to do with each other! ”

"Brother! You-"

Since ancient times, it has been difficult to be a brother. It's just that you should listen to some of it. Isn't it, Miss Ling'er? ”

Wen Zhao and I were both startled, and turned around sharply, only to see Gong Wei standing a few steps away from us with a smile. And behind him, Guan Ju was tied by two boys, one with his hands tied and the other gagged, desperately writhing and struggling in my direction, but he couldn't make a sound.