The House of Residence

At the same time as the civil and military competition, Yun Tianfeng also officially summoned the new prince of Beirong and King Kang. He Lianzheng, the crown prince of Beirong, said: "The above trade conditions are in accordance with the will of my father, if His Majesty the Emperor Dayan agrees, we can consider providing eight hundred war horses and ten thousand-year-old snow lotuses for free every year." ”

The thousand-year-old snow lotus is just a small thing. The war horses of Beirong are different from those of Dayan, the war horses of Beirong have good endurance, speed, and are cold-resistant, cold in the north, Dayan's own horses can't stand the cold or get sick or die, and the war horses of Beirong that were introduced later, the improved war horses of the Northern Army are still a lot worse than Beirong, which is why the Beirong people have always been arrogant.

Yun Tianfeng was silent, as if he was still thinking about it. Helian Zheng said again: "This time, my father hopes that the two countries will get along with Qin and Jin, and the younger sister of this palace, Helian Yue, is sixteen years old this year, and she is born with a beautiful face and a moon. The father and mother are spoiled on weekdays, and now they come to Dayan with the palace, and I hope that Emperor Yan will not think that her qualifications are rude, and stay by her side to serve and sweep! ”

Yun Tianfeng said with a smile: "There are many princesses of Helian, I am afraid that I have wronged the princess." There are still many young talents in the Dayan Dynasty, and my royal family also has an unmarried prince, so it is better to meet together at the palace banquet two days later, after all, she is the favorite princess of the Beirong Emperor, and she must always choose a satisfactory concubine by herself. ”

Helian Zheng's heart sank, and he excused himself with a smile: "How can you indulge your sister like this, it is her greatest blessing to be able to be Emperor Yan in this life." Naturally, if the palace is fortunate enough to win the favor of the princess and can ask to marry the princess as the crown princess, it will be the greatest luck in the palace's life. ”

After the two sides touted each other for a while, the matter of harmony was tentatively decided after the palace banquet.

Dedicated to the Prince's Palace

In the main hall of the palace in the morning, the prince and his wife are the first, the prince and his wife and a pair of children, the lord and wife of Zhaoyan, the second son of Yun Tianhua and the second daughter of the county lord of Xuehuan, etc., sit at the left and right ends of the teeth according to the order.

Princess Yunqian of Zhaohui and King Kang Helian Zhe saluted the second elder with tears: "Unfilial daughter/son-in-law to see her father, princess, and princess. Princess Zhaohui held back the tears that came out of her eyes, knelt down and made a big salute. Prince Xian and his wife looked at their daughter who had been married to Beirong for five years, and couldn't help but cry, both of them left their seats and hurriedly stepped forward to help the two of them, and Princess Xian looked at her emaciated daughter, her heart was like a knife, and she couldn't help but cry loudly with Princess Zhaohui in her arms, screaming with her heart and liver full of flesh.

The female relatives in the main hall also secretly wiped their tears, and the princess Xun hurriedly stepped forward to support the princess and princess, and choked up: "Mother, it is a happy event that the eldest sister is rare to come back today." ”

Princess Xian hurriedly collected her tears, and Princess Zhaohui hurriedly wiped away her tears and reluctantly smiled: "Yes, mother, it is rare for my daughter to come back to see her brothers and sisters, it should be a joke." ”

Princess Zhaohui saw Prince Xian's wife and brothers and sisters in turn, and when she saw the two Yuxue's lovely children, she asked, "Is this the eldest brother's child?" It's all grown so big. ”

Concubine Xun smiled and said, "Brother Ye, Sister Cen, I have seen your aunt and uncle. The two children saluted angrily, and Princess Zhaohui, who was amused, burst into tears and laughed, and immediately took out two delicate gold locks from her sleeves and hung them around the necks of the two brothers and sisters, and said with a smile: "This is my aunt's gift to you, bless you to grow up safe, healthy and healthy." ”

Prince Xian saw that he had almost recognized his relatives, got up and said: "There is good tea in the study of this king, you can follow this king to the study to taste tea!" ”

Seeing that the princesses were gone, Princess Feng hurriedly took Princess Zhaohui's hand, and as soon as she spoke, she burst into tears again: "Sister-in-law...... You've lost a lot of weight......"

"Mother, everything is fine with my daughter." Princess Zhaohui smiled reluctantly, and looked at the two children with envy: "The children have grown up so big, I always remember the night before I got married, Brother Sanye pulled my dress tightly and refused to let go." As he spoke, tears welled up again.

Xun smiled and said: "Brother Ye cried for several days after the princess got married, and kept shouting for her aunt. ”

"My sister-in-law has worked hard to take care of her mother over the years." After Princess Zhaohui finished speaking, she looked at the county lord Zhaoyan and asked, "Second sister, do you have good news now?" Lord Zhaoyan blushed and said, "There is no news yet." What's the good news for the big sister? ”

Princess Zhaohui smiled bitterly: "Since giving birth to Sister Qi the year before last, her health has not been good, and now there is no news. ”

"You have to take good care of your body, and this time I will go back to my mother and bring you more medicinal materials to replenish your body."

"Why are the eldest brother and sister-in-law still in the capital at this time this year, but the second brother and second sister-in-law are missing?" Lord Zhaohui asked: "Isn't it usual that the eldest brother and sister-in-law have been offering the state palace?" ”

Princess Feng sighed and said: "This year, we have discovered a new mine in Xianzhou, and the saint is overjoyed, saying that your father and your eldest brother have meritorious, and it just so happens that the spring is coming again, and the saint will let your father stay in Beijing without having to go to the fief again." Your eldest brother's family will return to the fiefdom when you leave Beijing. But the matter of Xianzhou can't be watched by anyone, so let your second brother's family go to the Xianzhou Palace. ”

"I see, the second brother's child, Sister Yu'er, is also ten years old this year, right?" Princess Zhaohui recalled, "I heard that my second sister-in-law was just happy when I got married, and now Brother Ming is four or five years old? ”

The princess thought of her little grandson and said with a smile: "Yes, that's really a leather monkey." It's a pity that both sisters and brothers went to Xianzhou with your second brother, and they didn't have the chance to see each other this time. Princess Zhaohui was also quite sorry when she heard this, and took out a brocade box and a golden lock from her sleeve and handed it to the princess: "This is a meeting gift for the two children, and the concubine will hand it over." ”

Feng said with a smile: "Why don't you beg your sister-in-law so that she can personally hand over your things to your second brother and two children!" ”

Everyone laughed when they heard this, and Princess Zhaohui also smiled and said, "That's natural, come here, bring all the gifts prepared by this princess to the sisters!" So saying, a group of people distributed the gifts they had prepared to the sisters.

The crowd laughed and laughed for a while, and it was time for lunch. Prince Xian said: "Today's return of the little girl is a happy event. You don't have to be formal, just let go and drink. After lunch, Prince Xian and his wife went to rest first, and King Kang drank a few more glasses of wine and was led by the little servant to the courtyard where Yunqian was not married.

Princess Zhaohui, Lord Zhaoyan and Princess Shizi had not seen each other for a long time, so they invited the sisters to the garden pavilion to enjoy flowers and tea. "Big sister try it, this is our own tea in Xianzhou."

Princess Zhaohui and Lord Zhaoyan also entered Beijing after the governor of Xian was fifteen years old, and they were very affectionate towards Xianzhou. A few people talked and laughed about the past customs and interesting stories of Xianzhou.

Princess Zhaohui said with a smile: "I remember that at that time, the second brother led me and the second sister to run around the Qishan Mountain, I sprained my foot, and the second brother carried me back." Later, he was discovered by his father, and he was so angry that he wanted to practice family law, but the eldest brother was whipped a few times, and he persuaded his father to exempt the three of us brothers and sisters from punishment. ”

Speaking of this, several people "giggled" again, and the lord of Xue Huan County saw that she finally had the point of interjecting at this time, so she said with a smile: "After the sisters went to the capital, the second brother secretly took the third brother with him, and when he came back, he also brought me two little rabbits." ”

Princess Zhaohui asked intentionally or unintentionally, "I wonder if Naqishan is still the same as before." ”

Concubine Xun pursed her lips and smiled: "How can it be different, the southern foot of Qishan is the newly discovered iron mine this year, otherwise can my father send his second brother's family there?" After all, he was more familiar with it. "The time for the sisters to talk and laugh always passes very quickly, and Zhaohui always feels that she has returned to the time when she was still not out of the cabinet.

In a blink of an eye, it was time to Shenshi, and the maid in front of the princess came to report: "Greetings to the masters, princess, county lord, pass on the words of the prince, the two aunts are waiting in the front hall, and King Kang said that it is time to return to the post station." ”

Everyone hurriedly got up and went to the antechamber. King Kang offered to take his leave, and Junma also took his leave and went back.

Capital Post House

As soon as King Kang and his wife returned to the post house with their front feet, the crown prince Helian Zheng had already arrived outside their house with their back feet. Helian Zheng said kindly: "Seeing that the eighth brother and sister are in a much better mood when they see their parents today, I don't know if it's good to sacrifice the princess's body?" ”

"Thank you for your concern, Your Royal Highness the Prince, the mother concubine is still in good health. It's just that my father is old and a little tired. Fortunately, the saint allowed him not to go to the fiefdom anymore and go back and forth. Princess Zhaohui replied respectfully.

"The eighth brother and sister are also tired, go back and rest! I'll talk to my eighth brother. Helian Zheng said with a smile, Helian Zhe nodded at her slightly and followed Helian Zheng to his study.

"How?" Helian Zheng asked, "How does Prince Xian answer?" And what about the eight siblings? ”

Helian Zhe cautiously bowed his head and replied: "Prince Xian is an old fritter, no matter how I turn around and investigate, he diverts the topic, but it is the sister-in-law who said a few words." ”

"Oh?" Helian Zheng raised his eyebrows

"Yes, the sister-in-law said that Prince Xian stayed in Beijing, and the second son had already returned to the fiefdom with his family, and it seems that a new iron mine had been discovered in Xianzhou. After we leave Beijing, the family will also return to the fiefdom of Xianzhou. Helian Zhe bowed his head and replied, "Brother Chen, Brother Chen turned around and asked a few words, and the sister-in-law said that chatting with the sisters was about the friendship of the past, and told a lot of interesting things about childhood. The minister analyzed that the reason why the second son of Prince Xian returned to the fiefdom first was because he was particularly familiar with the discovery of iron mines. I'm afraid that even the daughter-in-law is also aware of the situation on that mountain. ”

"Do you know which mountain it is?" Helian Zheng asked with interest.

"This ...... The time on the way back is limited, and the younger brother has no time to ask. Helianzhe wiped the sweat from his forehead and replied in a low voice.

"It's okay, you have to treat the eighth brother and sister well, accompany her to go to the prince's mansion on the day of the capital, or go around the capital, buy whatever you like, the eighth brother and sister are rare to come back, always be happy and happy."

"Yes, the younger brother will retire." Helianzhe hurriedly saluted and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Someone," a man came in from outside the house, knelt down and saluted, "Your Highness."

"Go to the border city and put our dark piles out and bury them in Xianzhou. When a new mine was discovered in Xianzhou, it was necessary to open the mine and recruit people to bury it in case of emergency. ”

"Yes."

The Imperial Study

"Your Majesty, today Princess Zhaohui went to Prince Xian's Mansion." The leader of the Dragon Guards replied, "Long San stared at the princess for a long time, and the princess was doing everything as usual, only laughing with her sisters, and there was nothing out of the ordinary. ”

"Keep watching, they will stay in Beijing for nearly ten days, keeping an eye on their every move."

"Yes. The subordinates retired. ”