The snow in the capital has melted a lot, and in the imperial city, only some white traces can be found on the rockery.

The cold floral fragrance of the plum has gradually faded, only one or two plants that bloom late, and there are still a few stamens.

The Queen Mother has always loved flowers, regardless of the variety, as long as it is good in season, she likes it.

Now it is the time when the plum blossoms are thankful and the apricot blossoms have not bloomed, and even the Compassion Palace, which has always been full of flowers, is a little cold.

When Sun Ke entered the warm pavilion with plum blossom branches in his hand, the queen mother just got up from a nap and leaned on the pillow to talk to Mama.

The little prince stepped forward to say hello.

The Empress Dowager was happy when she heard Sun Ke's voice, and when she raised her eyes and saw the excellent plum blossom in his hand, she couldn't help but be stunned: "Where did you find it?" It's still so beautiful at this time. ”

Sun Ke shook his head triumphantly, walked to the wooden kang and sat down, and the flower branch approached: "Take a closer look." ”

The Queen Mother squinted her eyes, her eyes brightened a lot, and she stroked her palms and smiled: "It's really Lamei!" Do it yourself? ”

"No, I'm busy with my grandson all morning!" Sun Ke smiled and took the vase that the palace maid touched, and inserted the flower branches one by one, "My craftsmanship is not bad, right?" ”

The Queen Mother smiled: "Looking at that from a distance, I thought it was true." ”

The palace maids also complimented Sun Ke's plum blossoms.

Sun Ke pointed to the flower branch and said to the queen mother: "Look, these flowers are real. ”

The grandfather and grandson spoke happily, and Mama's gaze fell on Sun Ke's fingers, and she saw that the little prince's fingertips were red, obviously burned.

This plum blossom is a real flower branch cut from the tree, and the real stamen is missing, and it has to be made up by the fake one.

Fake flowers, on the other hand, need to be melted with red candles, pinched into petals with your fingers when the wax oil is not solidified, and fixed on the branches.

It's not difficult to say, the little maids and old mothers in the palace will do this, but if you don't have to be afraid of hot hands to do this, all the royal relatives will be so attentive and personally make the queen mother happy, and only the little prince is the little prince.

Xiang Mama has served the Queen Mother for many years, and has seen the cunning in the palace, and she has also seen sincerity.

The red mark on Sun Ke's fingertips, the Queen Mother didn't see it, she wouldn't say over and over again that she was distressed, good or bad, all in her heart.

The Queen Mother likes Sun Ke the most for so many years, but it's not just Sun Ke's sweet mouth, but his intentions.

It is this grandson's filial piety to his grandmother that makes Mama Xiang and the people who serve them sincerely willing to help Sun Ke speak and blow the wind in his ears.

Mama Xiang withdrew her gaze from the little prince's fingertips, helped the queen mother adjust the pillow, and said with a smile: "The slave maid heard that the Ministry of Rites is preparing in an orderly manner. ”

Sun Ke didn't care about court affairs, so naturally he wouldn't pay attention to which courtiers entered and exited the imperial study, and after listening to Mama Xiang's words, he immediately raised his eyebrows.

The queen mother smelled the faint aroma of plum and said with a smile: "I said that I was happy before, but the saint was still hesitant, but now I am more concerned than the mourning family." ”

"As soon as the auspicious day is calculated, there is good news coming from the border pass, and it will definitely be hearted," said to Mama, "The little princess chosen by the little prince is also very suitable for our Shunde Dynasty." ”

"Grandmother, I said it was a good idea." Sun Ke said.

The former Yan Qingzhen people calculated the auspicious day of the zodiac and sent them to Yong'an Mansion to let the Fu family pick the day.

Not long after the envoys of the Ministry of Rites left the capital, a courier message from Yumen Pass arrived in the capital, saying that the body of Gu Zhiyuan, the general of Zhenbei, had been found.

This news made the saint, who had been calm for the past few days, pale, a little pale, and the courtiers were also relieved.

In the previous war report in the north, Su Ningbo wrote that the Beidi envoy made a fuss about Gu Zhiyuan's body, and as soon as the excerpt entered the imperial study, the saint dropped the tea bowl.

The treasury is already tight, and squeezing out the silver to send military grain and grass to the north has already caused headaches for the households, and if the silver money is deducted from between the teeth to exchange for Gu Zhiyuan, this battle will not have to be fought.

Moreover, the saint was very angry about the loss of the northern land, and he still guessed in his heart that the Gu family could not get rid of it.

The Gu family caused such a big loss to the north, and the imperial court had to spend money to ransom Gu Zhiyuan, the saint couldn't swallow this breath, and he panicked.

But you can't go unredeemed.

This kind of feeling of being led by the nose is really sad.

Now, Gu Zhiyuan has found it, no matter whether it is true or false, the saint does not have to be subject to Beidi, which is good news for the imperial court.

If it weren't for the inappropriate atmosphere, the Holy One would have laughed three times.

Because of this, the saint also felt that Chong Xi was a little interesting, anyway, the progress in the north, he could only read a military report, so he simply worried about Sun Ke's marriage.

Sun Ke wanted Wang Po to sell melons and boast about herself, saying that it was not only an auspicious day, but also an auspicious day, and then a wedding day for the Fu family, and then on the day of the wedding, there would be good news, but the words turned around and suppressed the excitement.

He boasted that it didn't matter, but he didn't know what the situation of Jiang Muyuan on the front line was, in case he didn't win a big victory in the invitation and personal welcome, wouldn't he have pitted Jiang Muyuan?

For Jiang Muyuan's sake of helping him this time, he voted for Li Baotao and said that he would not pit his brothers.

But the pride in my heart still couldn't be stopped, and my original form was revealed in front of the Queen Mother.

When the queen mother heard this, she smiled and said: "The mourning family also wants the soldiers to return to the court as soon as possible, your wedding date is not early, it is not too late, it is almost half a year, you have a good relationship with Ayuan, and you must always leave a glass of wine with him." ”

"I can't do without him." Sun Ke said.

As the grandfather and grandson were talking, there was the sound of hurried footsteps outside, and they didn't sound walking, but trotting.

In the Palace of Compassion, there are rules up and down, and there are those who walk quickly in an emergency, and it is extremely rare to trot.

Xiang Mama went out to look, and as soon as she lifted the curtain, she saw Xiao Zeng's father-in-law enter the hall, and she said, "Why are you in such a hurry?" ”

"Great thing!" Xiao Zeng's father-in-law had a smile on his face, stepped forward and walked to the curtain, and raised his voice to the inside, "Queen Mother, Yumen Guan has just sent good news!" ”

"Good news?" The Queen Mother sat up straight and preached, "You hurry in and speak, what's the matter?" ”

Although it was the end of winter, it was not as cold as in the wax moon, but Xiao Zeng's father-in-law walked around outside, and there was still a little chill on his body.

He didn't go up to the front, and said to the queen mother across most of the Xinuan Pavilion and the queen mother: "The little grandfather led the troops to defeat the mountain pass pass and Hecheng, and the generals of Beidi called out to retreat and fled to the north, and the Di people retreated!" Take back the North! ”

Xiao Zeng's father-in-law walked in a hurry along the way, and his anger was not smooth, and when he said such a thing at this moment, he was interrupted a few times in the middle, and his tone fluctuated, but he felt a little impassioned, and he listened to people's hearts.