After returning to the dynasty, Xiao Mufeng was busier than ever, and those courtiers who were eager to welcome him passed through the city gate and saw that the prince was gone, so they all showed favor to the prince who had just won the battle and was named the prince of Wuzhu.

Xiao Mufeng, who has always been quiet and low-key, when he appeared in the court wearing a prince's brocade robe and a jade crown, the noble temperament that could not be concealed in the coldness made these ministers realize that it turned out that this disgraced prince, who was usually inconspicuous, did not seem to lack the prestige that a king should have.

These sleek people who have been immersed in the court for so many years immediately realized the change in the direction of the wind, and changed their plans to attach themselves to the prince, and turned to the second prince who was most likely to become the prince.

For a while, King Ning's Mansion was full of people, but they were all shirked by the housekeeper of King Ning's Mansion on the grounds that King Ning had a lot of affairs and went to the military camp outside the city to train soldiers. So the people who came to visit were all closed, and the second prince has always been a cold-faced person, let alone socializing.

Xiao Mufeng, who couldn't bear to be disturbed, simply put all his official affairs in the barracks to deal with, basically except for returning to the mansion at night to sleep, most of the time was spent in the barracks outside the city during the day.

Since returning to the dynasty, the emperor has put Xiao Mufeng in the military department, and the training of soldiers and horses has also been handed over to him.

Since Emperor Xiao Jingjiao of the Jin Dynasty ascended the throne, in order to prevent people from emulating his behavior, they have all emphasized literature and light on military force, and the military attaché's salary is extremely low, resulting in many soldiers Although they are forced to enlist, they are passive in training, and they can hide. Moreover, the generals in the army are passive and neglectful, many times the drills are only routine, the children of the nobles of the family are afraid of hard work in the army, and they are even more reluctant to join the army, and occasionally some are reluctant to be sent to the army, and bribe the officers with silver money to avoid the pain of drills, so there are countless acts of corruption in the military department, and the morale of the army is also low, and most of the soldiers enlist in the army to fight and survive on their own, let alone get ahead and supplement their families.

Originally, Xiao Mufeng had a deep understanding after staying in the army for a few months, but now the emperor handed over the training of soldiers and horses to him, and transferred him to the military department, and felt that all kinds of shortcomings needed to be innovated urgently.

So Xiao Mufeng specially selected those who had several brothers but were not the eldest sons and could not inherit the family business, or those who committed things in their hometown and were eager to wash away the shame with their military exploits.

He also wrote an excerpt to the emperor to plead with the military department to purge the military department, raise the soldiers' salaries to boost the morale of the army, in addition to some measures to improve the enthusiasm of the generals, the emperor also agreed after reading it, except for those officials in the military department who were full of private pockets, for a time the court praised this Prince Ning endlessly.

Time slowly passed, the Ministry of Rites was busy with the marriage of the second prince and the lord of Zhaoning, who won the emperor's favor, and the marriage of the prince was already cumbersome, not to mention marrying the daughter of the current Zuo Xiang and the eldest princess, the queen and the princess's phoenix crown and auspicious clothes, etc., the emperor also told that the regulations should be prepared according to the princess's wedding ceremony, which was even more amazing.

After being so busy for more than ten days, there were still seven or eight days before the emperor's wedding, and finally everything was ready, and the marriage could be made only during the Double Ninth Festival in early September.

Osmanthus is the auspicious tree auspicious flower, especially the golden osmanthus in the osmanthus, it is more expensive, only in the palace or the mansion of the dignitaries, the Mid-Autumn Festival has passed is the late autumn season, the osmanthus in the Fengqi Palace is more and more fragrant in the deepening autumn, all kinds of chrysanthemums are also open, but also the purple and red.

On this day, the queen is next to an osmanthus tree in Fengqi Palace, holding silver scissors to collect osmanthus, which is to prepare for her beloved son - the prince to make the favorite osmanthus cake with, naturally sloppy, so the collection is golden fresh osmanthus, but unfortunately the golden osmanthus in full bloom is so broken under the bright scissors, after not scorching autumn sun roasting for an hour, the water evaporated and withered, just like the woman in this deep palace.

Shi Shiran, a pink-clad palace maid, walked quickly behind the queen from outside the Fengqi Palace, and said respectfully: "Niangniang, according to your orders, everything is done." ”

Hearing the palace maid's words, the queen pulled out a satisfied smile on her face, and several wrinkles of different shades crouched together, which looked particularly abrupt against the face covered with fat powder, and then said: "Okay, God really help me, even if the emperor favors them again this time, they will be in trouble!" ”

After that, with a sudden force, a branch of golden cinnamon with emerald green leaves fell to the ground abruptly, but the queen in the gorgeous dress in front of her did not have the slightest pity, stretched out her pearl embroidered shoes made of cloud brocade and kicked it into the dirt beside the roots, and never looked at it again.

The palace maid still had a puzzled look on her face, and asked cautiously: "Niangniang, can you really bring them down this time?" The pink-clad palace maid asked unconfidently, after all, the current situation between this master and the East Palace is not very good, in case the matter is revealed, it will be difficult for her as a slave to be alone, and I am afraid that she will have to worry about her life.

"What, scared?" The queen was injured for a moment, and turned her head slightly to ask, the phoenix crown and the swaying movement on her head reflected a dazzling light in the autumn sun.

But the coldness in her tone made the pink palace maid tremble, and she immediately knelt on the ground, and said urgently: "The slave is not afraid, it is the honor of the slave to be able to do things for the mother!" It's just that the slave is worried that if she leaves a way for the other party to survive, she is afraid that she will miss the mother's big event. ”

"Don't be afraid this time, what king likes his courtiers to be high-ranking masters, don't you know what happened to my mother's family?" The queen's tone was as light as ice.

"What's more, this courtier colluded with the remnants of the previous dynasty and fornicated with foreign enemies? I'm afraid that nine lives are not enough to break, this Luoyang City is about to change the sky! The queen looked at the sunny sky and said softly.

"Niangniang is wise, if you can have Niangniang plan for His Royal Highness the Prince, you will definitely be able to regain your favor." The palace maid knelt on the ground and said.

"Holy grace? Until now, the palace can be regarded as having understood, the so-called holy grace is an erratic thing, and there are things today and tomorrow, so it is better to hold them yourself. The queen said indifferently, as if she was talking about someone else's family.

The palace maid who was just kneeling and listening felt a cold air hit her back, spreading to her limbs, and her close-fitting clothes were already sweaty and sticking to her back, and the cool breeze blew a little chill into her body.

Jin'er thought that Niangniang was just competing for favor, but she didn't expect that this queen would want to get involved in the throne and the previous dynasty, it was really beyond her imagination, and she couldn't hold back the shiver that almost came out, and now she was in a boat, and there was no way back, thinking of this, the hands in the pink sleeves of the palace maid who bowed her head tightened and loosened, loosened and tightened, but there was no way back.

"If anyone dares to stand in the way of the emperor of this palace, I will definitely make him pay the price of blood!" After speaking, he handed the silver scissors to Yuluo, an older palace maid in an apricot palace dress who had been standing beside him.

The delicate blue plate is filled with fresh golden osmanthus flowers, and the fragrance is fragrant, which makes people smell and fascinate.

The queen looked down at the pink-clad palace maid who was still kneeling on the ground, her face turned soft again, and she said gently: "Hey, Jin'er, why are you still kneeling, the ground is cold, get up quickly." You can rest assured, as long as you help the palace well, your parents and brothers' brocade and food will definitely be there as always. ”

After the queen finished speaking, she turned her head to look at Yuluo next to her, and said with a smile: "Is the ginseng soup stewed for the emperor ready?" ”

Yuluo on the side said respectfully: "Back to Niangniang, the slave maid went to the kitchen just now, and it was already ready, simmering slowly on the small stove!" ”

"That palace has to be sent to the emperor quickly, the emperor has been in poor spirits recently, and the emperor likes the ginseng soup stewed in this palace the most." The queen's face was filled with a happy smile, and she looked like an ordinary wife caring for her husband.