On the palace banquet, the general's mansion seemed to have become the focus of everyone, and there was no free time in front of Xiao's father and Xiao's mother, Xiao Yuan took advantage of Xiao's father's inattention to secretly run to the Wind Pavilion and sat in a place, while Jing Ning was busy talking to Lan Yao about himself.

"The General's Mansion is in the limelight right now, why is the young lady hiding here?"

Just when Jing Ning and Lan Yao were talking happily, a slightly drunken woman walked up to the two of them with a little shaking, staring directly at Jing Ning, with a little inexplicable hostility in her eyes.

Jing Ning and Lan Yao glanced at each other, she curled the corners of her mouth slightly and said, "It's not that I'm hiding, it's just that I want to be quiet, but girl, are you looking for something here?" ”

The woman's apricot eyes contained a bit of resentment, and that gaze made Jing Ning furious, and she always felt that something was wrong.

"It's nothing, it's just envy, you're like this, it's very good." The woman burped lightly as she spoke, glanced at Jing Ning resentfully, and then staggered away, Jing Ning looked in the direction she left, but saw the slightly embarrassed face of Cai Feng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites. Jing Ning raised his eyebrows and nodded slightly to Cai Feng, who smiled back.

"It turned out to be Cai Yashan, the daughter of Lord Cai." Lan Yao squinted and looked at it, and there was a bit of deep meaning in her words.

Jing Ning turned his head and looked at Lan Yao inexplicably.

"Some time ago, there was a rumor about her, it is said that this Miss Cai didn't think about tea and dinner all day because her sweetheart was far away from Kyoto, and when she calculated the time, it was just when your family led the troops to the battle." Lan Yao said slowly, looking at Jing Ning with a hint of ridicule in her eyes.

Jing Ning was stunned for a moment, and was a little surprised after reacting: "I have been married to Xiao Rin for a while, why have I never heard him mention Miss Cai?" ”

Lan Yao chuckled and said, "The person in your family is full of you, so naturally there will be no one else in his eyes, and Lord Cai is very strict with her family, even if she wants to do something, I am afraid that she will be snuffed out by Lord Cai." You don't care about this kind of thing, you know it's not normal. ”

Jing Ning nodded, there seemed to be a bit of agreement on her face, and she also understood where the resentment and hostility in Cai Yashan's eyes came from at this time.

"Today, she is afraid that she will take the initiative to come to you because she has drunk too much, what is your mood at this time, tell me about it?" Lan Yao approached Jing Ning with a smile, a smile in her eyes.

Jing Ning smiled helplessly and gently pushed Lan Yao, and the two made a mess, which was very pleasant. Cai Yashan looked at Jing Ning from afar, and there was a little more imperceptible jealousy in her eyes.

After the emperor entered the table, everyone restrained a lot, and Jing Ning also sat on the side and listened to the emperor's speech.

"This first cup of wine, I want to pay tribute to the General's Mansion, this battle is a big victory, and the General's Mansion should be the first credit!" The emperor raised his glass to Xiao's father and said loudly, and after finishing speaking, he drank all the wine in the cup.

Father Xiao hurriedly got up, his face became more and more respectful and low-key, and he also drank the wine in the cup with the emperor's actions. Jing Ning frowned slightly on the side.

On the surface, the emperor attaches great importance to the General's Mansion, and this first glass of wine does not respect the border soldiers but respects the General's Mansion first, which is really a great honor, but Jing Ning smells danger from it. The more the emperor is like this, the more it shows that he is not at ease with the General's Mansion, and now that he has raised the General's Mansion to such a high position, if the General's Mansion is careless, it will become the target of public criticism.

At that time, the emperor can attack the general's mansion on the charge of "being proud of his merits and having no imperial power". At that time, I am afraid that few people in the DPRK and China will speak for the General's Mansion.

And the emperor deliberately emphasized the General's Mansion in his words, as if this battle could be won because of the General's Mansion, if these words were heard in the ears of the border soldiers, I am afraid that they would more or less have a little dislike for the General's Mansion in their hearts.

Father Xiao naturally understood this truth in his heart, so after drinking the wine, he said in a deep voice: "It is the responsibility of the General's Mansion to protect the family and defend the country, and it is the soldiers on the border who are really hard, and the General's Mansion will never dare to do this." Father Xiao's words were clear, and although the emperor was smiling, a few dark colors flashed in his eyes.

At this time, Xiao's father bowed down again and said: "This war has subsided, and there should be no more wars for a long time in the future. Father Xiao said as he took out the tiger talisman from his sleeve and presented it to the emperor with both hands.

There was a bit of brightness in the emperor's eyes, obviously he didn't expect Father Xiao to take the initiative to present the tiger talisman, Jing Ning could see the eagerness for the tiger talisman in the emperor's eyes.

"What does Aiqing mean by this, this tiger talisman is perfect for the General's Mansion." Although the emperor wanted to take the tiger talisman immediately, everyone at this time was watching, and the shirk that should be done still had to be done.

"The saint's words are really tormenting the general's mansion, the general's mansion is loyal to the emperor and the Zhao country, and I hope the saint will not refuse." Father Xiao raised the tiger talisman slightly, but his head hung lower.

"Good! It deserves to be the General's Palace! The emperor put away the tiger talisman as soon as he was happy, and the defensive look in his eyes when he looked at Father Xiao also faded a little.

Jing Ning looked at the emperor's performance and couldn't help but sneer in his heart. At that time, when the tiger talisman was found, Dali Temple did everything possible to shirk and refused to return the tiger talisman to the general's mansion, if she hadn't gone to ask for it in person, I am afraid that the tiger talisman had already been placed in a secret compartment in the palace at this time. But after retrieving the tiger talisman, she thought about it and decided to hand it over to the emperor, and after discussing it with Father Xiao, Father Xiao also agreed with her decision, so there was this scene today.

If it weren't for the emperor's suspicion of the general's mansion, Jing Ning would not have handed over the tiger talisman easily, and the generals who had never had military power would not have ended well. But the prestige of the General's Mansion in the army is no worse than that of the Tiger Fu, which is also one of the reasons why Jing Ning finally made a decision, no matter what, the General's Mansion always has a way out.

"It's not easy, a strong man broke his wrist." Lan Yao whispered, with regret on her face.

"It's just self-preservation, there is no other way." Jing Ning's tone contained a little helplessness, and at the same time a little anger.

Lan Yao sighed and gently patted Jing Ning's shoulder.

At this moment, Cai Feng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, suddenly stood up, he glanced at Jing Ning with complicated eyes, there seemed to be a little shame on his face, Jing Ning raised his eyebrows, and there was a faint sense of foreboding in his heart.

"Your Majesty, please play if you have something to do." Cai Feng saluted the emperor, and his face became serious.

The emperor raised his eyebrows and nodded slightly to Cai Feng for him to speak.

"The minister asks the emperor to give General Xiao and the young lady peace and separation." After Cai Feng finished speaking, his face did not relax, but became more serious.

As soon as he said this, there was a sudden discussion in the banquet, Jing Ning's face also sank, she glanced at Cai Yashan, and Cai Yashan avoided her gaze.