Seeing that Emperor Ning agreed to the request of the Yuan Khanate, the hearts of the envoys of Ming Xinjiang could not help but be a little happy, since Emperor Ning was so happy, if he put forward the request of Ming Jiang at this time, he would definitely be granted.

I saw the envoys of Mingjiang slowly moving to sit down, kneeling and kowtowing in the center of the main hall, "Shen Qiuting, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites of Mingjiang, begged His Majesty Longen." ”

"Huh? Is there anything wrong with you? ”。

"Since the Dongyuan Rebellion, the lord of the country has been repentant, in order to atone for the crime of offending the power of heaven and harming the common people, for ten years, the lord of the country has eaten and recited Buddha every day, chanted scriptures and prayed for blessings, and has never slacked off for a day, but ...... The lord and queen of the kingdom missed the young lord very much, and saw that the queen's noble body was getting weaker and weaker, and the only hope was that they could finally ...... See the young master. As he spoke, Shen Qiuting couldn't control the sourness in his heart, and actually shed tears.

Emperor Ning frowned when he saw this, he didn't like his festive atmosphere to be broken by this untimely sadness, and when this untimely mood was brought about by the Ming Jiangguo, the displeasure in his heart would be further amplified.

"Pei Yuan is very good in Yunjing, go back and tell your lord, don't worry." Emperor Ning waved his hand, looking a little impatient, and then changed his words and asked meaningfully, "This year's New Year's coin...... How is your country preparing? ”

Emperor Ning's rhetorical question shocked Shen Qiuting's heart, and he hurriedly panicked, "...... Back to Your Majesty, you are making preparations wholeheartedly, and you can send it to Yunjing before the Mid-Autumn Festival. ”

"Well, just don't miss the date." Emperor Ning said lightly.

Shen Qiuting, who sat down again, began to become cautious, he was afraid that he would offend Emperor Ning again if he was not careful, and that would result neither he nor Ming Jiangguo could afford.

Fortunately, this little episode did not interrupt the whole process of the banquet, and when An Yuntang finished reading Emperor Nanzhao's birthday words and gift lists, Emperor Ning regained his previous smile.

Daning and Nanzhao, which are divided by the Jishan Mountain Range, have never had any conflicts of interest, so the two countries have always been in a state of non-interference with each other.

There is no feast in the world, and the birthday banquet of Emperor Ning is the same, with the last dish on the table, the dance of Yuyinfang has also come to an end. Emperor Kening was still a little unsatisfied, he called Mu Zhice to his side and whispered: "Zhice, is today's process over here?" ”

"Back to my father, except for the royal family's family banquet in the evening, there are no other arrangements today."

"In this way, you go and make arrangements, I will take a boat with the envoys and enjoy the scenery of the North Palace." Emperor Ning said proudly.

"Father, the North Palace belongs to the Inner Garden, this ...... It's not in accordance with the rules. "Mu Zhice is difficult.

"You can do it."

“…… The retainers obeyed. ”

The North Palace in Daning is not only the residence of the royal family of concubines, but also an out-and-out royal garden. At the beginning of construction, the water of the Qujiang River was introduced from the northeast, and the golden jade belt from the south came out, almost surrounding the entire North Palace, and formed a sparkling lake in the center of the North Palace, named Dragon Lake.

In spring, the turbulent river is pleasant, and both banks are full of greenery and fragrant flowers.

In summer, lotus flowers will bloom on the blue blue dragon lake, and at this time, boating in the cool of the lake, picking lotuses, and playing are the favorite things of the concubines.

In autumn, the begonias planted by Emperor Ning for the queen are all in full bloom, and the purple and red flowers bloom in the golden leaves in the sky, and the magnificence makes people forget to return.

In the snowy wax moon, the Longhu Lake, which has always been full of vitality, condensed into a shining mirror, and the palace made of pink and jade also looks extraordinarily delicate.

Emperor Ning must take this opportunity to let the envoys of various countries know what the real royal garden is.

A few days ago, Pei Yuan met the envoys of the Ming Xinjiang Kingdom in Shuyun Pavilion, and the long-lost hometown sound made him feel more cordial, and when he remembered the familiar Ming Xinjiang seafood entrance, he closed his eyes and rubbed his eyebrows for a long time.

In order not to make him sad, Shen Qiuting did not tell Pei Yuan the news that his mother was seriously ill, because at that time he was not sure whether his request would be granted by His Majesty.

"Pei Lang, what are you looking at?" Mu Linxiao walked briskly into the courtyard of Shuyun Pavilion.

At this time, Pei Yuan was sitting at the stone table under the tree and looking at an ancient book, the spring sun was shining on his shoulders through the branches and leaves, looking bright and elegant, "Heh, a book, the master said that he would talk about it in a few days, so I read it in advance." Pei Yuan chuckled softly.

"Oh, by the way, the envoy from my hometown brought me some delicious food a few days ago, I guess you will like it, wait." After Pei Yuan finished speaking, he put down the book and went into the house.

After a while, Pei Yuan ran out with a porcelain basin, he carefully put the porcelain basin on the stone table, a unique fresh fragrance of seafood came to his face, Pei Yuan took a breath and said proudly: "This is our special dried fish in Mingjiang and some shrimp and crab branches that have just been cooked at noon today, these fresh foods are only available in the sea near Mingjiang, and they are transported by the envoys with ice cubes all the way, you can taste them." ”

"Wow." Mu Linxiao couldn't help but sigh, she took a large piece and put it in her mouth, with a satisfied smile on her face: "It's delicious!" "The taste of seafood is naturally good, but what really makes her happy is the sincerity and care in Pei Yuan's eyes.

Although the two of them had already had lunch, they still involuntarily sat down and chatted while eating.

"Today, the master doesn't preach the scriptures, and the princess comes to Shuyun Pavilion, aren't you afraid that Your Majesty will blame you?" Pei Yuan said curiously.

"No, the master went to attend his father's birthday banquet, and my father is feasting the ministers in the Nangong Imperial Guest Hall today, and almost everyone went over there, so I naturally want to do whatever I want." Mu Linxiao said proudly, "Besides, it's not like I've come here once or twice, hehe." ”

"I guess the Imperial Hall must be very lively." Pei Yuan put a peeled shrimp into Mu Linxiao's bowl.

"It's lively, it's just too boring, there are too many rules, who makes my father always like that kind of scene, it's really incomprehensible." Mu Linxiao shrugged his shoulders and complained.

"Yes, it would be nice if everyone could fly freely like a paper kite in the sky." Pei Yuan raised his head and looked at the paper kite in the sky that no one had released.

"Pei Lang wants to see paper kites?" Mu Linxiao suddenly became interested.

The joy in Pei Yuan's eyes only lasted for a moment, and then he returned to his former peace, and he smiled bitterly and said with relief: "That's it, the courtyard of Shuyun Pavilion is small, so naturally it can't be used." ”。

"Pei Lang, you go to the fourth floor of Shuyun Pavilion now, and I'll show it to you outside." Mu Linxiao couldn't help but be interested, put down the dishes and chopsticks in his hand and turned to Qingniang on the side and said, "Qingniang, go get the paper kite." ”

"Eh, okay."

At this moment, the imperial boat full of envoys is slowly driving in the river of the North Palace, and Cao Fu, who is serving with the driver, will appropriately describe and explain the style of the four seasons here to everyone every time he arrives, and the beautiful scenery and witty words not only provoke everyone to praise and practice, but also make Emperor Ning very proud.

Yan Changfeng in the crowd was expressionless and silent, although the scenery of the North Palace was exquisite, but along the way from Rin Feng Pass to Yunjing, he thought that the best scenery in Daning was not within the Zhu Wall, but in the countryside and rivers and lakes.

But he would not have imagined that when he looked at the north bank of the river in the next second, he would encounter this life...... The most beautiful view.

The afternoon sun was lazily sprinkled on the grass on the riverbank, and a woman smiling like a flower and a paper kite came into the eyes of Yan Changfeng, and the soft spring breeze blew her running skirt, smiling like a fairy in the dust.

Yan Yuying's laughter hit the softest place in his heart. Yan Changfeng couldn't tell what it felt...... His heart had never beaten so hard.

"Pei Lang, did you see it?" Mu Linxiao, who was running backwards, shouted in the direction of Shuyun Pavilion in the distance.

At this time, Pei Yuan was already standing on the fourth floor of Shuyun Pavilion, the princess running in the distance and the paper kite in the sky moved him, a trace of tears slipped from the corner of his eyes, he couldn't hear the princess's voice clearly, just blindly waved his arms and shouted, "Princess~ Princess!" ”

"Father-in-law, dare to ask who that woman is?" Yan Changfeng carefully tugged at the corner of Cao Fu's clothes and said in a low voice.

Cao Fu squinted his eyes and looked in the direction pointed by Yan Changfeng in the distance, and then said with pride on his face: "That is Her Royal Highness the princess of this dynasty, and she is the only daughter of His Majesty today." After speaking, Cao Fu pointed in the direction of the princess to Emperor Ning.

"This girl is so big...... Or just know how to play. Emperor Ning looked doting, "But it's also a good choice to put paper kites in this weather." ”

"Hey, yes, yes." Cao Fu happily agreed.

As the imperial boat gradually sailed south, the figure of the princess also disappeared little by little, until it disappeared in Yan Changfeng's eyes, and the next scenery Yan Changfeng had no intention of appreciating, his heart had been stolen.

The imperial boat stopped near the Jinyu Bridge, and after another salute and thanksgiving, the envoys who had been lively for most of the day also dispersed, and they still had their own things to do.

Shen Qiuting dragged his lonely body and planned to go to Shuyun Pavilion to bid farewell to the young master, and Emperor Ning walked in the direction of the Jiangxun Palace with Hache, it was very comfortable to take a nap at Concubine Hui's place in such a comfortable afternoon. Lu Ziyu and An Yuntang, who were born in the military, did not have the slightest tiredness, and the two of them had agreed as early as the banquet to go to the mountains and wilderness on the outskirts of Yunjing to test their riding skills when it was over.

And Yan Tunan is naturally the most happy, after the opening of the field, those indispensable necessities in life will continue to flow into Yuansu, which is naturally very important to Yuansu, who has just founded the country.

And those horses that flowed into the Ning Dynasty, Yan Tunan was not distressed, the importance of high-quality horses for the formation of cavalry is naturally self-evident, but the key to a strong iron horse is still the people on horseback, and this key is only the natural advantage of a nation that grew up on horseback.

More importantly, after the opening of the field, Yuan Su could station troops near Qinzhou in the open......

At this time, Yan Tu Nan remembered the three thousand iron horsemen stationed outside the city, and was about to take Yan Changfeng to the suburbs to inspect, but found that Yan Changfeng had disappeared.

Who would have thought that Yan Changfeng would sneak back to the place where he had just met the princess, the complicated palace and the royal forest army that appeared from time to time made Yan Changfeng toss for a while, but fortunately, his agility was not discovered.

Finally, he found the princess, who was accompanied by only one maid.

Yan Changfeng quietly followed them all the way until they came to an alley that was not guarded by the Imperial Forest Army, and he mustered up the courage to shout behind them, "Princess." ”

Mu Linxiao and Qing Niang turned around, but they were a little surprised to see a man in a furry costume that they didn't know before. It stands to reason that there should not be such a person here.

But what surprised them even more was yet to come.

"Princess, my name is Yan Changfeng, I like you." Yan Changfeng's eyes are full of piety and seriousness.

The love on the prairie has always been so straightforward, so straightforward that it is overwhelming. Hearing this, Mu Linxiao and Qing Niang were there, speechless for a long time.

In the end, it was Qing Niang who reacted first, "Presumptuous, dare to be disrespectful to the princess!" Then he called the guards to take him down.

"Wait a minute." Mu Linxiao stopped Qing Niang. She calmed down for a moment and was in a trance, and asked tentatively, "Are you from another country?" ”

"Well, I am the young khan of Yuansu, and I entered Beijing this time to celebrate His Majesty's birthday."

"Uh-oh." Mu Linxiao nodded thoughtfully. "Foreign ministers are not allowed to enter the North Palace privately, you better leave quickly, it's not good if the guards find out." Mu Linxiao turned to leave.

"Wait a minute."

"Anything else?" Mu Linxiao stopped, but didn't look back.

"Does the princess have a marriage contract?" Yan Changfeng blurted out.

"What does the royal business have to do with you?" Qing Niang said impatiently.

Hearing Yan Changfeng's words, Mu Linxiao's heart seemed to be hit by something, and she paused slightly: "...... There is a marriage contract. After speaking, he took Qing Niang's hand, "Let's go." ”

At that moment, Yan Changfeng's face was full of disappointment and regret, he stood there stupidly alone, the words "already married" hit his heart like a hammer, his Adam's apple shook up and down, making an unwilling sound.

On the outskirts of Beijing, two horses, one black and one white, are chasing each other. Lu Ziyu got on the horse at the age of eight, and he thought that his riding skills were also a first-class level in the Beiping Army, but today he couldn't bargain in front of An Yuntang.

"Haha, don't deliberately give in to Yuntang because she is a woman." An Yuntang, who was galloping on a horse, turned his head and smiled heartily, and his smoky voice carried a bit of the unique arrogance of his daughter's family.

"The county lord's women don't let her eyebrows, Ziyu admires it." Lu Ziyu smiled bitterly, his legs clamped hard, and he chased after him head-on.

The two have been together for many days since they met in the stable. On the day of the tour to Yunjing, An Yuntang, who has always been unsmiling, showed the same little joy as a woman in the boudoir when Lu Ziyu handed him the candied fruit he bought from the street.

There has never been a shortage of people around An Yuntang, but in her eyes, those people are either elm pimples or hypocritical vulgar things with pretentious accents. Until she met Lu Ziyu, this handsome, handsome, funny man with a bit of straightforwardness really made her eyes shine.

However, the sky is not beautiful, and when the sky is clear, it rains when it rains. The two had to take shelter in a pavilion in the mountains.

The rain is getting heavier and heavier, looking to the south, the whole Yunjing City is shrouded in a smoke and rain, and the ethereal posture of the rivers and mountains is intoxicating.

"It's beautiful." An Yuntang looked at the smoke and rain in the distance and indulged in it.

"yes." Lu Ziyu walked to her side

"I just don't know when...... to see this again. A trace of melancholy surged up between An Yuntang's eyebrows.

"Is the county lord going to leave tonight?" Lu Ziyu said reluctantly.

"The thistle road is difficult and bumpy, and Nanzhao still has a lot of affairs waiting for me to deal with, and I can't delay."

"County Lord......" Lu Ziyu leaned closer to An Yuntang's side, and he mustered up the courage to hug An Yuntang.

“…… Ziyu. However, An Yuntang gently raised his arm and refused, and his eyebrows seemed to be helpless.

Lu Ziyu's movements froze there, and then slowly withdrew his outstretched arms.

Looking at the smoke and rain outside the pavilion, the two stood speechless for a long time.

The rain gradually stopped, and the hems of the two of them were also wet by the rain that seeped from the eaves, An Yuntang opened his mouth first: "You and I have our own fate, leave some room for each other, if he sees each other again, he will not be ashamed." With that, he got on his horse.

"Will we see you again?" Lu Ziyu stood in place.

"If there is fate, we will meet. Drive! "Under the sunset, the light rain is urgent. An Yuntang's figure of riding away on a horse was like a shock, it was a deep love that Lu Ziyu couldn't keep.