The Jiangcheng army won a great victory, and Yuanzhi rewarded the generals and soldiers in the army, and the gold and silver of the reward were carried out of the palace like water.

It was personally sent to the Jiangcheng army by the palace people, giving the soldiers enough face.

This is the greatest reward for meritorious service.

However, Yuanzhi is not enough, and the rewards of the soldiers below, but the Hou Shizi of Jiangcheng and Bai Yan, who have made the greatest meritorious contributions, do not know how to determine their rewards.

Yuan Zhi remembered what the eldest princess said before, the Jiangcheng Marquis Mansion meant not to reward his father and son, so as not to be too favored.

There is also the meaning of worrying about the tree being too windy.

Motoji listened, but didn't care.

If it is another dynasty, the person who is a colt should naturally be as low-key as possible, after all, he is married to a princess of the royal family, and the best reward in the world has been given to him.

If you ask for anything more, you will inevitably appear to be greedy and insufficient.

But now it's different, Yuan Zhi is not a suspicious monarch, and the ministers in high positions in the court are all knowledgeable and responsible people like Su Zhiming, so they will not have such suspicions.

What's more, Yuanzhi is also a little selfish, this battle is the first war since he ascended the throne, since he has won a complete victory, it is really difficult to express his joy with more rewards.

"If the emperor insists on rewarding, it's not impossible. The Marquis of Jiangcheng will inherit the position of marquis in the future, so it is better for the emperor to give him another honorific title. ”

Prince Yong proposed a compromise plan, but the title was false in the end.

Yuan Zhi hesitated slightly, and Su Zhiming said: "If the emperor is too simple, he can reward the horse." Before marrying the princess, the horse was a middle-level general, and on this basis, he upgraded his level, thinking that he could satisfy the emperor's ideas. ”

"That's fine."

After hearing this, Yuanzhi was finally satisfied, and immediately ordered the Hanlin Academy to draw up a document to read, and the will of the reward was passed down in two days.

The Jiangcheng Marquis Mansion is more beautiful than when it was first decided to marry the eldest princess, which attracted the attention of everyone in the capital.

Princess Celestia was both happy and worried.

"I did tell the imperial brother what you and my father-in-law meant, saying that the reward should be given to the soldiers as much as possible, and there is no need to give it to you. I want to come to the imperial brother to take care of your military exploits, and refuse to give a reward. ”

She explained to Bai Yan, for fear that Bai Yan would not believe it, and also told everyone who was present on the day she spoke, and gave details to it.

Bai Yan is also conflicted in his heart.

He was happy with the emperor's reward, and because he had accepted the idea of the family acting cautiously and avoiding making a big deal since he was a child, he was a little worried.

Hearing Celestia explain like this, he gently took her into his arms.

Why go so far as to explain? Look at you, your face is flushed. ”

Bai Yan explained softly, "Could it be that the emperor rewarded me with the father and son of the Jiangcheng Marquis Mansion, and I still want to be cheap and good, and I think the position given by the emperor is too heavy?" Besides, I can afford the position of a third-rank hussar general. ”

The eldest princess sneered, raised her head and said, "But didn't you say before that you didn't want to get too high a reward?" ”

"You have persuaded the emperor, but the emperor still insists on this, there must be his considerations."

Bai Yan said: "To say something disrespectful, since ancient times, military generals have to keep their heads in obscurity and avoid making a big move, aren't they afraid of being afraid of the monarch?" If the emperor is not afraid of the Jiangcheng Marquis Mansion in his heart and is willing to give a reward, then we can also receive it in a dignified manner, and there is no need to shrink back, don't you say? ”

Since he said it, naturally there is no no.

The eldest princess looked at him tenderly, only to feel that after Bai Yan came back from the battlefield, her temperament seemed to be more dazzling than before.

It's like a piece of jade that is worth a lot of money, and after careful polishing, it shines brighter than before.

She snuggled in Bai Yan's arms, her face full of happiness.

Bai Yan stretched out his hand and caressed her abdomen, which was slightly raised, and a small life was pregnant inside, "Besides, I am not a person who eats under the shadow of my ancestors, I still want to earn a good title for our son and pass it on to him in the future." ”

He laughed as he spoke, "Even for the sake of my son, now I can't refuse the reward I deserve." ”

"You've said everything."

The eldest princess tapped lightly on his forehead and said with a smile: "That's it, it seems that our son will not be able to look down on the shadow that his mother can give him in the future, and he still has to look at his father." ”

The couple burst into laughter.

……

A few days later, when the Xue family entered the palace again, Zhao Guiren waited outside the Kunning Palace.

I heard that the Xue family had done the thing, and the noble concubine also passed on the words of the queen mother, saying that the queen mother did not blame her, and the big stone in the heart of Zhao Guiren could be regarded as falling to the ground.

But she wasn't satisfied.

"What else is the matter with the nobleman?"

The Xue family had finished explaining what the concubine had asked her to explain, but Zhao Guiren refused to leave, and she was a little inexplicable for a while.

Zhao Guiren smiled embarrassedly: "Second princess, can I ask you a question?" You said that the Queen Mother doesn't blame me, which is naturally good. But there are two people involved, another person...... Does the Queen Mother blame or not? ”

As soon as the Xue family heard it, they understood that Zhao Guiren's own troubles were solved, and he wanted to see Concubine Li Xian's good show.

In normal times, the Xue family doesn't like to chew this kind of tongue root the most, and they will definitely not tell her, but today is different, she can't disobey the meaning of the concubine, so she has to tell the truth to Zhao Guiren.

"You bothered to ask me to intercede with the concubine, and then go to the queen mother to ask for face, the queen mother will naturally not blame you when she sees you being so respectful and diligent. As for the other person...... is more and more rude to be set off by you, do you say that the queen mother is to blame? ”

As soon as Zhao Guiren heard this, his eyes widened, and he couldn't hide his surprise, "Really? That's great, she offended the Queen Mother, and she will suffer in the future! ”

Xue Shi was a little embarrassed, covered his mouth and coughed lightly.

Zhao Guiren knew that he was rude, and smiled embarrassedly, "This matter is thanks to the second princess, I really don't know how to thank you." I'll invite you to Ming'er, and I will invite the princess to appreciate her face. ”

"Well said, well said."

After completing the task, the Xue clan was about to go outside the palace, when he suddenly stopped.

When she came back to the palace these days, Concubine Li Xian was extremely quiet, not only did she not take the initiative to go to Kunning Palace, but she also seemed to deliberately avoid her.

It seems that Concubine Li Xian is stunned by her.

Xue suddenly became amused, and turned back to Zhao Guidao: "Is there something wrong with you now?" ”

"Huh?"

"I mean, why invite me another day, it's fine today, why don't you go to your Chuxiu Palace and let's have a good talk?"

The Xue family took the initiative to appreciate the light, and Zhao Guiren was even more overjoyed, "Okay! I'll order someone to prepare a table, come, the second princess, please!" ”

Xue Shi smiled: "It's not interesting for the two of us, why don't you ask the two of you in the palace to accompany each other and invite Concubine Li Xian too?" ”