Zhou Youlong has established himself as king for a month.

Among the kings, only the eighth master dared to support him openly, and it was also because the fiefdoms of the two of them were adjacent to each other, so they happened to complement each other.

The two were embarrassed and were enemies of the court. As a result, those ministers who still want to wait and see the side have no hope in their hearts.

It's either reverse or straight, there is no middle.

The tragic end of the Marquis of Wei Yuan made the famous family in Beijing once again see the cruelty and ruthlessness of the emperor.

At present, the internal and external troubles, the country of Beiyan seems to be in danger, however, those who want to take advantage of the chaos to rise up are not tolerated by the imperial court.

Because of Zhou Youlong, Zhou Youchen has not been in a good mood these days.

Meng Xilan knew that he was bent on fighting, but now was an extraordinary time, starting a war without authorization, and it was a long-distance attack, so the chances of winning were not great, and it was easy to cause unrest in Beijing.

It's been a month since Gao Welfare went, and there hasn't been any bad news yet.

Right now, no bad news is good news for her.

Meng Xilan breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, and her appetite became a lot better.

On this day, when she saw Zhou Youchen's frowning, she wanted to comfort him a few words.

He barely moved much for lunch, just drank two sips of soup.

Seeing that he was leaving, Meng Xilan stretched out her hand and grabbed his arm and said, "Your Majesty, take a nap here with the concubines before leaving." ”

Zhou Youchen saw that she took the initiative to keep herself, so she stayed.

However, he was not in the mood to take a nap, so he just ordered someone to set up a chessboard.

It's been a long time since they've played chess together.

After the start, Meng Xilan was more active and seemed to want to win.

Zhou Youchen was preoccupied, and every time he picked up a chess piece from the chess cup, he had to think about it for a long time, and kept gently rubbing the jade chess piece with his fingertips.

Meng Xilan was patient, waited for him for a long time, and when he was too wooden, he found that his eyes were not on the chessboard, but at himself.

"Your Majesty, what's the matter?"

Zhou Youchen played with the chess pieces and said, "It's nothing, but I suddenly feel a little boring." ”

When Meng Xilan heard this, she put down the chess pieces, and only said: "Then don't play, lest the emperor lose for a while and not admit it." ”

After she said this, she raised her hand to clean up the chess pieces of the chessboard mountain. Who knows, Zhou Youchen grabbed her wrist and muttered: "Lan'er, if I am destined to lose to you, I will not cheat." ”

His sudden words made Meng Xilan slightly stunned.

Her expression changed slightly, and she raised her eyes to meet his gaze, only to realize that there was a deep color in his light brown eyes.

Meng Xilan stared at him steadily, the corners of her lips hooked slightly, and she smiled slightly: "Only if the emperor lets the concubines win." ”

For some reason, it was just a half-joking sentence, but it fell on the hearts of the two, but it had a different kind of heaviness.

…

Ten days later, good news finally came from Youzhou. The Turkic Khan Tudu agreed to negotiate peace, collected his troops and withdrew from the camp, retreated to Shilipo outside Youzhou City, and prepared gifts for the Northern Yan Emperor.

For months, this was the best news Meng Xilan had heard.

Gao Fuli is already on his way back to Beijing with great merit.

Meng Xilan looked at Zhulu, who was crying with joy on the side, and comforted softly: "This palace is waiting with you for him to come back safely." ”

Zhulu looked at her with teary eyes and nodded heavily.

After the beginning of winter, it snowed three times in a row.

As the saying goes, Ruixue is a good year. This seems like a well-intentioned head.

The roster in Meng Xilan's hand has been sorted out. There are ten daughters to be married, a total of ten people, all of whom are women with good backgrounds and beautiful appearances.

Worry-free knew that the imperial court wanted to make peace with the Turks, and she often accompanied her mother, and she also saw the roster in her hand.

Wu Wu didn't know anything about the people above, but she knew that the future of these women was closely related to the fate of Beiyan Kingdom.

Turkic Khan Tudu, 23 years old......

Meng Xilan closed the roster and tapped her fingertips lightly on the tabletop.

Wuwu brought a tea cup to her: "Queen Mother, please use tea." ”

Meng Xilan came back to her senses when she heard this, looked at her and said, "Early tomorrow morning, those women who are waiting to be selected will enter the palace. They're about your age, so I'm sure you'll get along. ”

Worry-free has no playmates in the palace, she only had longevity when she was a child, and now she has grown up, and there are only palace maids and grandmothers by her side.

Hearing this, Wu Wu nodded and said, "Don't worry, the queen mother, the sons will get along with them." ”

Meng Xilan smiled slightly: "You have to treat them better, speaking of which, they are all pitiful." ”

Of course, only the one who is chosen in the end is the most pitiful.

Worry-free's eyes flashed when he heard this, and he nodded slightly.

…

The newcomer always enters the palace with tears and rewards. This time is no exception, those women who have been summoned to the palace to be selected, after they are all famous, their qualifications are not bad, and they talk decently, but they all have a little sorrow between their eyebrows and eyes. Marrying a barbarian from outside the country is a fate that no one wants to accept.

It stands to reason that their identities should not live in the palace, just to avoid regeneration. Meng Xilan must leave them in the palace, stay in the palace, and it is always good to have a grandmother to train them.

These ten women were all placed in Shunhe Palace.

It's not a big place, but it's beautifully decorated and elegant, and it's a very chic place.

Meng Xilan originally planned to leave this place for Wuwu as a dormitory, but she has always liked to live in Cining Palace and like to be with her, so this good place was vacant.

As the lord of the county and the master here, he came to the palace early without worry, waiting for his sisters who were about to enter the palace.

The soft sedan chairs in the palace are extremely warm.

Ten sedan chairs, ten beauties.

The sun is still shining in winter, waiting for those lovely sisters to enter the palace.

The ladies of the palace drew up the thick curtains and let the girls in.

Wuwu smiled slightly, looked at the sisters who were saluting neatly, raised his hand and said, "Sisters, please get up quickly." ”

Everyone raised their eyes to look at the slender girl in front of them, who was wearing gorgeous palace clothes, with a delicate face and a gentle smile.

Worry-free is the pearl of the emperor and the queen, and it is also the first beauty of the capital.

Everyone said in unison: "His Royal Highness the county lord, Chitose Chitose Chitose." ”

"Sisters, get up and speak. Today is the first day you enter the palace, don't be too restrained, let's talk together, okay? ”

"Yes......"

She is the county lord, so naturally she says what is what.

The ladies brought stools and asked them to sit in order.

The woman sitting at the top of the left is obviously the highest.

She is the daughter of the king of Ningyuan Houning County, and she is also a concubine.

Ninsul ...... Carefree has seen the roster, and the first name on it is her.

The woman sitting at the top of the right is petite, her eyes are shining, she looks young, and her face still has a childish air that only a child can have. She is Shang Qianxue, the daughter of Shang Wu, the commander of the infantry of the military department, but she is a concubine.

Carefree once heard the queen mother say that among these ten people, the two of them are the most suitable for her.

Thinking of this, carefree couldn't help but sink in his heart.

That Shang Qianxue looked still very young, how could she marry far away and be the wife of that barbarian.

While talking, a palace maid came outside to report: "The queen has arrived." ”

Everyone was shocked when they heard this, and their expressions were different, only a smile appeared on their carefree faces.

Queen Mother...... It's the rumored terrible and bewitching woman.

Meng Xilan held Zhu Lu's hand and walked in slowly.

Although she is nearly forty years old, Meng Xilan does not look old, and even looks a little too young.

Of course, this is all due to Jiao Changqing.

Ning Suer secretly glanced up at Meng Xilan when everyone lowered their eyes.

Is it this woman who fascinated the emperor? What is she capable of?

Meng Xilan looked at the kneeling crowd and said gently, "It's okay, children, get up." ”

Worry-free took the initiative to walk to her side, grabbed her arm and said, "Queen Mother, why are you here?" ”

Meng Xilan patted her hand and deliberately half-jokingly said: "This palace is afraid that you will recognize your life, and you don't like to talk, so you will snub the children." ”

Worry-free lowered her head when she heard this, she was indeed a little shy, and she didn't know what to say.

Actually, Meng Xilan wasn't worried about anything else, just worried that her aura wouldn't be able to suppress them.

Meng Xilan's eyes swept over their faces one by one, and they all stood out.

Meng Xilan said a few words to them with a gentle attitude, and rewarded a lot of jewelry.

In this Shunhe Palace, it is going to be lively.

…

Half a month later, Gao Fuli rushed back to the capital all the way.

He brought back good news and bad news. However, his left leg was crippled, unable to straighten and completely unable to exert strength.

Zhou Youchen and Meng Xilan saw him together in the Heart Cultivation Palace.

However, he hadn't seen him for two months, and he looked much haggard and rougher.

In order to rush back as soon as possible, he blew the cold wind all the way, and the back of his hand was covered with chilblains.

Meng Xilan looked at him, only to feel that he looked like a person who had walked back from the ghost gate.

"What's wrong with your leg?" Zhou Youchen took the lead in asking.

Gao Fuli lowered his eyes when he heard this: "Back to the emperor, it's just a small injury." ”

Those bad things, don't mention them.

Tu Du did abolish one of his legs, but he didn't care, because there was better news.

Weichen lived up to the trust of the emperor and Niangniang, and persuaded Tudu to retreat from Shilipo. Moreover, he also promised to negotiate a marriage with the imperial court. ”

Although he had known that Tudu had withdrawn from the army, Zhou Youchen was still surprised when he heard him say it with his own ears.

"Tudu is arrogant and uninhibited by nature, and he will not give up the battle easily? How did you convince him? ”

Gao Fuli lowered his head and smiled when he heard this: "Weichen is just trying his luck." Although the slaughter is hateful, it is also considered to be aware of current affairs. However, the conditions he offered were very arrogant......"

"Little Lizi, the good news is over, it's time to say the bad news." Meng Xilan spoke clearly.

"Yes...... Tu Du agreed to marry and marry the imperial court, but he had to choose the "princess" himself! Moreover, he also has Liuzhou City as a dowry for the princess to marry......" Gao Fufu restrained the wry smile on his face and said word by word.

To put it bluntly, since Tudu wants people to cut the land, they can't miss anything.