Although spring has begun, Yanzhou is still cold and windy.

Sent to Yanzhou City together with the imperial court's edict to reward the soldiers, there was also an edict from Li Jinyu to allow the old prince of Yan to request and canonize Du Zhe as the prince of Yan.

Several staff members of the palace sat in the study, and the old prince sneered, put a letter in his hand on the table, and said:

"It's a shame that we started early, otherwise the princess in this world would be the Xie family."

At the beginning, Shen Qingyang reminded the old prince to marry Du Zhe as soon as possible, and everyone was quite in a hurry, and later decided on Lan Xiyue, the orphan daughter of the late Dingguo General's family.

In this matter, the old prince Yan sent the news to the capital along with the excerpt of the prince who invited the prince.

But even so, Li Jinyu vaguely revealed in her private letter to the old prince that she wanted to marry Queen Xie's sister to Du Zhe.

Then one of the elderly staff members laughed, looked around the crowd, and said:

"The Xie clan in Jiangnan was overthrown, and now the queen family, is there any place that is not the snort of His Majesty?"

Li Jinyu really played a good calculation, and he did not lose to Emperor Mingde at all.

It was only three months, Du Zhe had grown significantly taller again, his originally fair face was darker, but there was light in his eyes, a smile on his face, and the black and green stubble made him look a lot more mature.

Shen Qingyang and Mei Xue left the guest house after a few simple words, leaving Du Zhe and Lan Xiyue behind.

Mei Xue had heard of Lan Xiyue for a long time, she was the granddaughter of Lan Zhan, the old prince's best friend and the general of Dingguo, and she followed her father and brother in and out of the barracks before she was in time, and now she is a famous female general in the northern army, stationed in the camp all year round.

This time in Yinshan, Lan Xiyue also made a great contribution.

The lineage of the Dingguo General's Mansion is now only Lan Xiyue's child, and Old Prince Yan actually treats her as his own granddaughter.

He had never thought about it before, because he felt that Du Zhe, a bastard grandson, was not worthy of Lan Xiyue at all.

Lan Xiyue is almost two years older than Du Zhe, but along with Du Zhe, she also calls Mei Xue "sister".

Lan Xiyue, who has a slightly dark complexion, is actually very beautiful, her eyes are dark and bright, and she sits, stands, and walks with a heroic and refreshing atmosphere.

Mei Xue has fully recovered, but the newly grown skin on her face still has a faint pink.

She fell in love with Lan Xiyue at a glance, affectionately held hands and let her sit beside her to talk, and asked Jiu'er to hurry up and invite the county lord of Changle.

The county lord of Changle and Lan Xiyue hit it off at first sight, although the two grew up in different environments, they did not delay the county lord of Changle to become Lan Xiyue's little fan sister.

Lan Xiyue was pulled out by the county lord of Changle to ask for kung fu teachings, Du Zhe sat opposite Mei Xue, turned his face to look at the backs of the county lord of Changle and Lan Xiyue, and said:

"During these days in the army, I realized how much of a bastard I used to be. Xiyue is still a girl who bravely rushes to kill, but when I first met the Huns' cavalry, I was so frightened that my legs trembled. ”

Mei Xue looked at Du Zhe with satisfaction, and when he finished speaking, he smiled bitterly and lowered his head, and then Mei Xue said softly:

"Seeing is not necessarily believing, most of the gossip about you is from the hand of the fake Du Xin, right?"

Du Zhe sneered and turned his head away, without even a word of explanation.

But Mei Xue still saw his eyes that were gradually turning red.

The old prince's health gradually improved, and in the late spring, he was already able to carry a knife and get on the horse to fight against Du Zhe in the martial arts arena.

Mei Xue stood in the dense shade of the trees with her back hands, looking at the two grandparents and grandchildren fighting together on the field, only to feel that even the breeze in her ears was full of hope.

Lan Xiyue is an orphan girl, but the old prince refuses to neglect her in the slightest, and personally handles her marriage with Du Zhe very carefully.

A whole set of processes will go down, at least until the beginning of winter.

Mei Xue, Shen Qingyang, and the county lord of Changle could only buy congratulatory gifts to stay, and then set foot on the road back to Beijing.

The old prince personally sent Mei Xue and his party out of Yanzhou City, and Du Zhe and Lan Xiyue sent them to the first post station more than 200 miles away before returning.

At dinner, the lord of Changle said to Mei Xue:

"I used to admire you the most, but now I admire Xiyue the most, she is not only good at kung fu, but also a good manager.

There are tens of thousands of horses in the northern army, and only the daily food is a thick account, and she can actually sort it out. ”

Mei Xue didn't speak, but just rolled her eyes at the county lord of Changle very dissatisfied.

The county lord of Changle laughed and hurriedly served Mei Xue a bowl of hot soup.

Mei Xue slowly stirred the hot soup with a spoon and said:

"As long as we are willing to work hard, we can live differently. Although she can't compare to General Lan, she doesn't have to be a woman who can only fight and calculate in the back house. ”

After hearing this, the county lord of Changle nodded, and suddenly looked up at Mei Xue as if he remembered something and asked:

"It's been a few months, and the queen's sister-in-law's family must have arrived in the capital, what kind of people do you think they will be? But don't be so difficult to serve Miss Xie Qi. ”

Mei Xue smiled slightly, but did not comment a word.

Queen Xie's family has been in the hands of the Xie family for so many years, and now they have suddenly gained power, either getting carried away or still low-key.

After all, Xie Danqin is a smart person, how to manage her family, she doesn't need to be taught.

When we arrived in the capital Luoyang, it was already midsummer.

Mei Xue and Shen Qingyang couldn't go home first, but went directly to the palace to report to Li Jinyu.

Liu Qi and Jiu'er rushed all the way to the Shu Palace, and first sent news to Li Jinzhi.

Li Jinyu was wearing a bright yellow light summer coat, and asked Mei Xue and Shen Qingyang to sit with a smile, and Gao Qiang quickly brought tea in.

Shen Qingyang and Mei Xue each reported what they were responsible for, and Li Jinyu praised the two of them, and then said with regret:

"The queen's youngest sister is gentle and virtuous, and her appearance is also outstanding, and even the emperor's grandmother has praised her a lot. I wanted to marry her to the prince of Yan, but I didn't expect that the old prince would not appreciate it. ”

After speaking, Li Jinyu lowered her head and drank tea, but her eyes were quietly observing Shen Qingyang and Mei Xue.

Mei Xue sat with her eyes down unchanged, Shen Qingyang stood up and saluted Li Jinyu and said:

"Your Majesty, the old prince has no such intention. General Lan is the orphan of the Lingguo General's Mansion, and the old prince raised her as a granddaughter, and originally started to marry her and the prince of Yan Wang last year. ”

Li Jinyu only smiled and nodded, but said nothing.

Out of the Zhaoyang Palace, Mei Xue and Shen Qingyang went to visit the Empress Dowager Jing'an and Princess Chenyang together, and when the two of them left the palace together, it was already evening.

The palace road was deep, and Shen Qingyang walked next to Mei Xue, his face was obviously not good.

Mei Xue didn't need to look at him to know why.

The Yan Wangfu has ruled the northern territory for decades, and it is impossible for Li Jinyu not to be afraid, but what he did this time is too obvious.

Even when Emperor Mingde was alive, he did not interfere with Old Prince Yan so much.

Li Jinzhi was already waiting outside the palace, and when he saw Mei Xue and Shen Qingyang, he greeted him.

The young man in white clothes and blue shoes smiled in the evening breeze, like a light, easily soothing the irritability brought by midsummer.

Shen Qingyang said hello to Li Jinzhi and rode away, and Li Jinzhi helped Mei Xue into the carriage.

As soon as he sat down, Li Jinzhi hurriedly took Mei Xue's hand to see, he already knew about Mei Xue's distress from Liu Qi and Jiu'er.

The nails on Mei Xue's ten fingers have regrown, but they are still tinged with a faint pink.

Li Jinzhi gently stroked Mei Xue's hand, so sad that she couldn't speak.

Mei Xue leaned her head on Li Jinzhi's shoulder, and didn't mention her own affairs, but only asked him if Mama Mei was safe and Li Mingze was okay.

It was supper time, and Ping An was waiting at the corner gate. As soon as the carriage that Mei Gang was driving appeared, he broke free of Yurong's hand and ran to meet him, so frightened that Yurong hurriedly chased after him.

Mama Zhang smiled and sighed, lowered her head and touched Li Mingze in her arms lovingly.