[Chapter 5, Volume 5]

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Lu Hong won, Zheng Tong lost. Zheng used medicine to stimulate himself, making him more courageous than before. And Lu Hong is not stupid, after thinking of Zheng Tong's abnormality, he also used a 'lure enemy' strategy. Zheng Tong was just when the effect of the medicine was about to disappear and his brain was a little confused, so he naturally didn't see it and fell for it.

The battle between Lu Hong and Zheng Tong can be regarded as ups and downs, and after it ended, His Majesty the Emperor couldn't help but shout 'good'. In order to echo His Majesty, the cheers and applause in the hall still rang for a long time after Zheng Tong was helped down. After the atmosphere in the hall calmed down slightly, the emperor also let everyone enjoy the singing and dancing for half an hour, so that Lu Hong could recover his strength and fight Li Wenhao for the last time.

Lu Xiang'er and Wen Yao also took advantage of this time to slowly put down the heart of the old man who had risen before. After regaining their calm, the two of them, plus Chaoxia and Huo Qingqing, began to smile. Because Lu Hong won, even if he loses to Li Wenhao, he is still a 'Tanhualang'.

Finding Wen Yao with a smile in her eyes, Lu Xiang'er also smiled and quipped, "Sister Yao'er, is your heart stable now?" ”

Wen Yao was noncommittal to Lu Xiang'er's profound words, just smiled slightly, and quietly watched the performance in the hall. Of course, Wen Yao was facing the center of the main hall, but her gaze still drifted cautiously towards Lu Hong. Lu Hong was still sitting in the corner where he had rested before, his eyes closed, probably recovering his strength.

The competition with Zheng Tong took Lu Hong a lot of effort. If he wants to achieve the final victory, Lu Hong must maintain his usual form. Li Wenhao's strength, Lu Hong is very clear. After meeting Li Wenhao, the two have also learned many times. Li Wenhao, who was sitting opposite Lu Hong, was also meditating and recuperating, waiting for a battle with Lu Hong. Li Wenhao also wants to know who has the best martial arts between himself and Lu Hong.

Soon, the music fell, the singing and dancing stopped, and peace was restored to the hall again. Lu Hong and Li Wenhao got up at the same time and walked to the ring outside the hall. And when the two of them got on the stage, Huo Qingsong, who was dressed in armor, suddenly appeared outside the main hall. Huo Qingsong, as a general trusted by the emperor, was responsible for the security of the palace today, and did not sit in the main hall and watch today's grand event.

At this time, the competition is nearing the end, and the palace banquet even begins. Huo Qingsong handed over all the things at hand to Fang Zhe, and came to the Taiji Hall to prepare to participate in the palace banquet. Of course, this is also what His Majesty the Emperor meant, Huo Qingsong is also happy to be idle, and by the way, he looks at his little 'fiancée'.

After watching the competition between Lu Hong and Li Wenhao for a while, Huo Qingsong walked into the Taiji Hall and did it in the corner. I don't know if it's specially arranged, the position where Huo Qingsong is sitting just happens to be able to see the whole picture of Lu Xiang'er. Seeing that Lu Xiang'er's gaze kept falling on Lu Hong's body, Huo Qingsong's heart suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, and his gaze sank.

In fact, it can't be blamed that Lu Xiang'er didn't find out, even Mrs. Zheng's mother and daughter near Lu Xiang'er secretly left the hall, and few people found out. Because everyone's eyes were attracted by the two people in the ring outside the hall. Otherwise, with Huo Qingsong's unique 'momentum', how could it be ignored.

Lu Xiang'er, who was looking at it attentively, finally did not withstand General Huo's resentment, and suddenly felt chills all over her body. Following this coldness, Lu Xiang'er turned her head and saw General Huo's deep eyes. Lu Xiang'er didn't know why Huo Qingsong looked at him like this, but she saw that he was angry, and couldn't help but be stunned. After thinking about it carefully, Lu Xiang'er didn't think of how she had offended General Huo, and hurriedly smiled at him.

Huo Qingsong saw Lu Xiang'er's smiling face, and immediately snorted coldly. But thinking that Lu Xiang'er couldn't hear it, Huo Qingsong made another note in his heart, and when the time came, he would count it together. Feeling the turning gaze of the person beside him, Huo Qingsong reined in his momentum and looked outside the hall.

In the ring, the competition between Lu Hong and Li Wenhao is almost over. The two can be described as evenly matched. may also be because the two are familiar with each other, and they both know that the other party will not use any conspiracies, so the moves are very open, and outsiders are also very enjoyable to watch. In the end, it may be that Lu Hong was instructed by Chaoxia and Huo Qingsong, and his moves were very miscellaneous, and he defeated Li Wenhao by a move.

Seeing Lu Hong and Li Wenhao looking at each other and smiling, they walked off the ring side by side. Until the two walked into the main hall, the cheers and applause had not weakened. His Majesty the Emperor was overjoyed, and immediately wrote down three holy decrees with his own hands, personally sealing Lu Hong, Li Wenhao, and Wen Song as the top three in martial arts: Wu Zhuangyuan Lu Hong is the six-rank military attaché, Wu Bangyan Li Wenhao is from the six-rank military officer, and Wu Tanhua Wensong is from the six-rank military officer.

After Lu Hong, Li Wenhao, and Wen Song got up with the holy decree in their hands, they looked at their families separately. The first person to see the three of them was their mother, from Lu Erniang to Mrs. Li Erniang and Mrs. Wen, all of them were pleased. And the juniors like Lu Xianger are happy. Retracting their gaze, the three of them looked at each other again, smiled and retreated. In the long breath in the hearts of the three of them, the imperial examination held by the Great Zhou Dynasty for nearly a year finally came to an end.

"Drive Changchun Garden-" As Xiao Nian spoke again, His Majesty the Emperor and all the ladies in the harem got up and left the hall one after another. And the prince and son of Gao Changguo also moved to Changchun Garden under the guidance of the prince and Princess Jingrou.

Compared with the Taiji Palace, which is a solemn and majestic hall, the Changchun Garden is a royal garden with pavilions and pavilions and rockeries. Although Changchun Garden is not as big as the Taiji Palace, it is not very small because it is not such a large hall. His Majesty the Emperor and his ministers gathered in the main hall in the Changchun Garden, while the female dependents led by Concubine Xiang and Concubine Song were sitting in a water pavilion.

may be because there is no other sex in it, and all the female dependents are not restrained just now, and they are a lot more relaxed. In addition to the two mothers, they invited a few ladies, as well as Princess Jingrou and the princess of Gao Changguo, to chat in the inner hall. The others were scattered among the water pavilions, whispering in small groups.

Lu Xiang'er naturally sat with Huo Qingqing, Wen Yao, and Chaoxia, saying that Lu Hong had finally achieved his wish, guessing when he would propose to Wen Yao. Wen Yao was very shy, it was only in her heart, so she didn't go away. may have been teased a lot by Lu Xiang'er, Wen Yao felt that her skin seemed to be thicker. But thinking of the things that Lu Xiang'er teased had not yet become a reality, Wen Yao didn't want to talk about this topic anymore.

"Xiang'er, there should be four more months, and you will marry Brother Huo." Wen Yao found a gap and naturally shifted the topic to Lu Xiang'er. Lu Xiang'er didn't expect Wen Yao to suddenly talk about this, and her expression was immediately embarrassed. Chaoxia understood Lu Xiang'er's mood very well, glanced at her with a smile, and turned her head to look outside.

Huo Qingqing nodded immediately, followed Wen Yao's words, and said with a smile: "Yes, Xiang'er, in four months, I will call you sister-in-law." ”

Lu Xiang'er glanced at Huo Qingqing, and was about to say something when she saw Mrs. Zheng and Zheng Fangfei walking into the water pavilion. After discovering that the mother and daughter of the Zheng family, one full of resentment and the other with a good show, cast their eyes on herself, Lu Xianger almost forgot one thing. Thinking of this, Lu Xiang'er changed her tone and said softly: "Qingqing, actually, someone will be your sister-in-law soon before me." ”

When Huo Qingqing heard this, his face changed slightly, and in the incomprehensible eyes of Wen Yao and Chaoxia, he said angrily: "My Huo Qingqing's sister-in-law is only one person, as for the others, hum ......."

"Xiang'er, what are you talking about?" Chaoxia was originally strange in her heart, but when she heard Huo Qingqing's 'hum', she suddenly had a bad feeling, and immediately asked. 'Wen Yao', who has already regarded Lu Xianger as her sister-in-law, looks like she is listening.

Lu Xiang'er thought that news might come after a while, and couldn't help but sigh softly, and said that His Majesty the Emperor would give Huo Qingsong a 'concubine' as a reward. After Chaoxia and Wen Yao heard this, their faces changed, and they looked at the inner hall of the Water Pavilion at the same time. Although she couldn't hear the conversation clearly, looking at the shadow of Princess Jingrou printed on the bamboo curtain, Chaoxia's face was angry, but Wen Yao was a little helpless and a little sad.

Sure enough, before Chaoxia and Wen Yao came to their senses, news came from the main hall. It is said that His Majesty the Emperor specially gave him two palace maids in order to reward Huo Qingsong and prepare for the big wedding in four months. Although His Majesty the Emperor did not explain what these two palace maids did, everyone understood.

"I didn't expect Your Majesty to be so fond of General Huo, and he actually rushed to do everything my sister wanted to do." Concubine Xiang sat next to Princess Jingrou and He Ya respectively, and after hearing the news, she first glanced at Princess Jingrou before covering her mouth and chuckling.

Concubine Song smiled softly as if she didn't understand something: "My sister said that she laughed, after all, the Qingsong brothers and sisters are the only bloodline in the General's Mansion." Your Majesty loves Qingsong, and he is just looking at General Huo, and I, who is an aunt, will only be happy for him......"

Listening to Concubine Song's soft voice, although Princess Jingrou's face did not change, there was a lot of pride in her eyes. On the other side, He Ya frowned slightly, peeked at Princess Jingrou, and then looked at Lu Erniang, who was sitting next to Mrs. Wen.

Lu Erniang, who was originally happy that Lu Hong had become a 'martial champion', didn't expect to hear such news suddenly, and her face suddenly turned a little pale. And Mrs. Wen, who was sitting on either side of her, as well as Mrs. Li and Mrs. Li, all secretly paid attention to Lu Erniang's reaction with some concern.

"The two concubines, Mrs. Song seems to be a little inappropriate, so I can't help but let her rest in the palace for a while." Princess Jingrou also saw Lu Erniang's expression, and a glimmer of light suddenly appeared in her eyes. And when Concubine Xiang turned her head, with doubts in her eyes, Princess Jingrou immediately said with deep meaning: "Mother, my father is so happy today, and my sons and ministers can tell the difference. Besides, today is another competition and a palace banquet, and the ministers are a little tired. ”

"The princess is right, but this palace is not thoughtful. Mrs. Wen, it is better for you to accompany Mrs. Song to rest. Concubine Xiang seemed to believe Princess Jingrou's words, and nodded with a smile. But she still asked Mrs. Wen to accompany her, and Concubine Song did not interject, but nodded to Mrs. Wen.