As soon as Fang Linyuan entered the imperial city, he heard the news that the Turkic peace documents had arrived in the capital.

Speaking of which, this is still his suggestion to Emperor Hongyou.

The Turks were willing to send the princess to make peace with each other in order to trade with each other. But those Turkic barbarians have never been in the habit of keeping their promises, and the only way to make peace go smoothly is to tie it tightly to what they want.

As a result, the treaty between the two countries clearly stated that the opening date of the border towns would be set within one month after the peace.

So as soon as Naren Timur returned to the Turks, he immediately selected a princess of the right age, prepared the paperwork, and sent it to the imperial city today.

"Your Majesty is very pleased." The eunuch who received Fang Linyuan said with a smile. "Summoning Master Hou today, I'm afraid there is a good errand waiting for you."

Good errand?

Fang Linyuan was slightly stunned.

The best errand for foreign princesses and relatives to enter Beijing is to go to the Turks to receive envoys.

This identity represents the prestige and glory of the □□ externally, and the identity of the close confidants of the Son of Heaven internally. Even a hundred years later, the compilation of a biography will also leave a mark in the annals of history.

"Father-in-law means ......" Fang Linyuan looked at the eunuch.

The eunuch had already known the inside story and curry favor in front of Fang Linyuan. This is also a common practice in the palace, to give some rumors to the courtiers who receive the reward, and the other party is overjoyed, so as to reward them.

He smiled and nodded.

"Yes! Master Hou, you are powerful in Longxi, and now you are a well-known figure in the capital. Apart from you, who is worthy of receiving the imperial order to go to the Turks to announce the arrival of Princess Saihan? ”

“…… Princess Saihan? ”

saw Fang Linyuan's footsteps.

"The twelfth princess under the knees of the Turkic Khan?"

"Yes!" The eunuch was still colorful, and his face was bright. "Have you seen it? It is said that the princess is seventeen years old, gorgeous and unmatched, and is the most beautiful woman on their grassland, is that really the case? ”

He looked at Fang Linyuan expectantly.

But seeing that Fang Linyuan's face was expressionless, he said for a moment: "I've seen it before the battle, I don't remember what it looks like." ”

The eunuch did not doubt him, nodded and smiled.

"Then this time, Master Hou has to take a good look at whether this princess is worthy of her reputation."

——

Ever seen?

It's more than just seeing it.

Thinking of the time he saw Princess Saihan, Fang Linyuan only felt a sudden pain in the corner of his forehead.

The princess Saikhan and the crown prince Naren Timur were not born to the same mother, who was said to be a beautiful dancing lady in the Turkic court. She gave birth to Saihan and was made a concubine, but because she angered the queen, she was tied to the heavenly sacrifice pool and burned alive.

And Princess Saihan won the favor of the khan because of her outstanding appearance and was raised by her side since she was a child.

Like her brother-in-law, Naren Timur, Her Royal Highness was born without knowing what her family and clan were, let alone the honor or disgrace of her enemies, and her blood flowed with a beast's unique nature, and she became more and more lawless because of the favor of her father.

The last time Fang Linyuan saw her was two years ago.

Since he took over the handsome banner in the hands of his father and brother, he has never forgotten to recuperate and recharge his troops, and finally in that year, he began to raise troops against the Turks who had been harassing him for many years.

After winning several rounds in succession, he caught the Turkic barbarians off guard, lost their armor for a while, and was captured by him in three cities one after another.

The Turks cried and thought that the immortal heaven had sent down heavenly punishment, and the Turkic royal court, which had finally come to their senses, immediately sent envoys to try to make peace with Fang Linyuan.

Fang Linyuan did not refuse, and opened the city gate to let in the small group of envoys.

In the solemn and tense military tent, Fang Linyuan only led two lieutenant generals to confront the Turkic envoys.

"Tell me, what did your khans send you to exchange for our truce?" He asked faintly.

But among the envoys, a slender and tall figure stood up and generously tore off the cloth towel wrapped around his head.

Her long curly brown hair fell down, and she lifted her turban, revealing her high-nosed and deep-eyed face.

The pair of wolf-like pale eyes, but innocent and cruel to the world, looked at Fang Linyuan directly, and did not hide the amazement and admiration in them.

"Who?" Fang Linyuan immediately frowned.

But he saw that the envoy next to him just looked at him with a smile, with a look of knowing the inside story.

"I am the Twelfth Princess of the Turks, you can call me Saihan." I just listened to the woman.

Fang Linyuan doesn't care who she is.

He only knew that these Turkic barbarians had mixed a woman in, not to really seek peace. Performing such a farce, I'm afraid I haven't really convinced them.

But it's okay, Daxuan still has fifteen cities in the hands of the Turks, and some of them have wars to fight.

"Since you haven't thought about it yet, come and send them out of the city." Fang Linyuan said.

Saihan's gaze at him was even hotter.

"We've figured it out." She said with her head held high. "How about I exchange myself for an armistice? I know you don't have a wife, so I'll be your wife. ”

The soldiers who entered the room and prepared to invite the Turkic envoys were stunned.

Princess Saihan didn't care.

She said that her birth wish was to marry the bravest man on the grassland, but now it seems that none of those warriors on the grassland can compare to the abyss.

She somehow told her father and brother and allowed her to come and see her sweetheart in person, but she didn't expect that her sweetheart was even more handsome than the gods who came down from the Immortal Heaven.

She's going to marry him.

As for the peace talks, her brother didn't tell her anything.

Fang Linyuan turned his gaze away lightly.

He knew it was the bait given to him by the Turks. To them, the women of the steppe were no different from cattle and sheep, and they were nothing more than goods compared to the men who could ride horses and graze, burn, kill and loot.

Even if she is a princess, it is just a more expensive curiose.

Naren Timur and his ilk never cared about any kinship, and sending their bold sister was just a clumsy trap for her.

Whenever he is bewitched by beauty, he will be entangled by the Turks; And if Saihan has three strengths and two weaknesses, the Turks not only have an excuse for a large-scale attack, but can also pour dirty water on him.

Facing the eyes full of admiration, Fang Linyuan's face was expressionless.

"I'm really sorry, I already have a sweetheart." He said coldly, turning his head to look at the guards.

"Good student escort out of the city." He said.

saw that the princess Saihan had a little disappointment on her face, but it was only for a moment, and she showed a look of indifference.

"It's okay, I know that you Central Plains men can marry more than one woman."

Fang Linyuan ignored her.

For this princess, he didn't have much emotion.

It's just a flower and tree that grows in the wolves, and a treasure to brag about in the Turkic royal court, even if it looks brave and flamboyant, life and death can never be left to herself.

I hate it, but now, let him go deep to meet this princess-

That's free, Fang Linyuan really doesn't want to have the slightest connection with this alien princess.

So on the top of the Golden Palace, as soon as Emperor Hongyou proposed to let him receive the holy decree to go to the Turks, Fang Linyuan immediately knelt down.

"Please also ask Your Majesty to forgive your sins, the minister does not dare to receive the order."

Emperor Hongyou was puzzled: "Aiqing, why is this?" ”

I saw Fang Linyuan bow his head and salute Emperor Hongyou.

"Now that the two sides have signed a contract, they are willing to make friends by marriage, which is for the benefit of both countries." He had already thought of his words on the road, and now the answers were fluent, but they were not cramped.

"Kechen is just a martial artist who can only fight, and he doesn't know the etiquette of diplomatic relations, so he is afraid that he will behave inappropriately and shame Daxuan."

"Do you think it would be more appropriate for me to choose a civilian official in the middle of the court?" Emperor Hongyou asked him.

Fang Linyuan responded: "Yes, the foreign affairs between the two countries have always been like this. ”

Hearing this, Emperor Hongyou was silent for a moment, then sighed and said.

"Civilian......" he sighed. It's been a lot of trouble these days, and I don't know who to trust when I think of their actions in Jiangnan. ”

Fang Linyuan didn't know how to answer for a while.

But fortunately, Emperor Hongyou didn't plan to let him give him ideas.

He thought for a moment, waved his hand and said, "Aiqing's consideration is indeed thorough, let's think about it again." ”

——

Fang Linyuan finally breathed a sigh of relief and was sent out of the imperial city by the chamberlain.

I think it's also a creation to make people.

If a month or two ago, he returned to his heart like an arrow, not to mention taking Princess Saihan into Beijing, or receiving Naren Timur to come and kiss him personally, he would have taken the order without the slightest hesitation.

Seeing that it was already time, the sky was gradually darkening, and the sixteen guards had nothing important to deal with him, so Fang Linyuan went back to the house.

As soon as I arrived outside the gate of the Hou Mansion, I saw a carriage carrying goods parked under the steps in front of the door. There were a few people standing under the door, talking to the nursing home on the steps, and the one headed by him was dressed in plain clothes, which was the dress of filial piety.

Fang Linyuan recognized it at a glance that it was the Su lady on Rongchang Street. Before her father died at the hands of Turkic bandits, she also came to the Marquis of Anping to deliver materials in order to thank her for saving her life.

As soon as the carriage stopped, Mrs. Su also saw him, quickly turned around, and saluted his car.

Fang Linyuan also jumped out of the car: "Miss Su, this is here to deliver clothes?" ”

I saw Su Niangzi nodding with a smile and said, "Yes, the ready-to-wear that Her Royal Highness the princess ordered here for the people has been ready." ”

"I was so busy after that day that I forgot about it."

Fang Linyuan has some

Said apologetically, glancing back.

The man from the silk village had just untied the ropes from the carriage and lifted the cloth that covered it. And he saw that the carriage was full of chests of cloth.

Fang Linyuan was a little surprised for a while: "He has ordered so much?" ”

"Her Royal Highness the princess was grateful for the sudden disaster in the people's daughter's family, so she specially instructed the aunts in the house to make six clothes for each of the people in the house." Su Niangzi said.

“…… Six bodies? Fang Linyuan was stunned.

Although he didn't care about the accounts in the past few days, he occasionally turned over some of them, and vaguely remembered that the rule of new clothes for the people in the house every season was three sets.

"Yes, Your Highness has set three pieces of spring and summer clothes." Su Niangzi said. "On the day the order was signed, the maiden also asked the aunt. It will take more than a month to make this dress, but I am afraid that the weather will get warmer, and the spring clothes will be made in vain. ”

Speaking of this, Su Niangzi showed a grateful look on her face.

"But the aunt said, Your Highness said, the money for making clothes should only be used to rebuild the shop in my house, and if the spring passes, it will be left for the autumn to wear."

…… Is this really what Zhao Pu said?

Fang Linyuan came back to his senses for a moment.

He just saw that people were in trouble and helped him casually, but he didn't expect Zhao Pu to be so thoughtful and so attentive.

He didn't say anything for a while, then saw Su Niangzi and said, "The people's daughter is here today, and I also want to thank you and Your Highness again." ”

The treacherous and cold fox is secretly a good person behind his back.

Fang Linyuan took a deep breath and nodded.

He ...... It's a lot of thought. Send the clothes in first, and if he has time at this time, you can thank him in person. ”

——

Mrs. Su still had to stay and lead the guys to carry the clothes, so Fang Linyuan went in first.

At this time, the sky was getting dark, and it was vaguely time to eat, so he went to ask Zhao Pu if he had time to see Su Niangzi again, and he could also have a meal in Huaiyu Pavilion by the way.

Even with it, he himself should thank Zhao Pu.

Although the two of them made it clear at the beginning that the well water does not interfere with the river water, they broke up after the fact, and they could barely be called cooperation.

But he can also see that Zhao Pu always does something unnecessary for him for the Hou Mansion and him, that is, Su Niangzi, whom he casually mentioned, and he is also so attentive.

What should I thank Zhao Pu for?

It's just that Zhao Pu's status is precious, and he is secretly so rich and rivals the country, Fang Linyuan thought all the way, until he arrived at the door of Huaiyu Pavilion, and he didn't think about what object to send to show his gratitude.

Or, before thanking him, let's have a meal with him.

Fang Linyuan entered the Huaiyu Pavilion by himself. The dishes of Huaiyuge have always been delicious, and at this time of the day, you can always smell the rich aroma when you enter it.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I entered the courtyard, I saw that the lights were bright, but it was quiet.

The silk outside the door saw that it was him, and saluted him with a slight hesitation. When Wu Xinghai on the side saw him, his cloudy eyes stopped on him for a moment, as if he was looking at him in some way.

He naturally didn't know that Wu Xinghai, who had just been asked by Zhao Pu like that, looked at how complicated his expression was, and at this moment, his heart was turning upside down, but what he was thinking about was something that this gloomy and suspicious old eunuch himself couldn't believe.

Who can make His Highness describe his heart in such detail and thoroughly? Who will be the "he" that His Highness is talking about?

The moment the old eunuch saw Fang Linyuan, he suddenly remembered that this man had a marriage contract with His Royal Highness.

The two people in His Highness's mouth are not, shouldn't, and can't be Marquis Anping and His Highness, right?

As if he had touched some kind of possibility that he didn't dare to think of, Wu Shunhai suddenly retracted his gaze and no longer looked at Fang Linyuan.

And Fang Linyuan didn't know what kind of turbulence the old eunuch felt in just a glance.

Seeing that the atmosphere in Huaiyu Pavilion was surprisingly quiet, Fang Linyuan was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly asked Juan Sudao, "What's the matter?" ”

But when he saw that Juan Su wanted to speak, his eyes swept over the maids standing around.

"Your Highness is not feeling well, Master Hou will go in first and talk about it." She paused, and the other party said to Lin Yuan.

Seeing that she was so cautious, Fang Linyuan nodded hurriedly and followed her into the room.

There were not a few lights in Zhao Pu's bedroom, Juan Su closed the door from behind, Fang Linyuan turned around, and saw that Zhao Pu's shadow was stretched by the jumping lights and reflected on the screen across the wide hall and heavy curtains.

He sat upright, seemingly on a couch behind a screen.

"He ......" Fang Linyuan turned his head to look at Juansu, and saw Juansu say softly.

"You don't have to worry, Your Highness is drunk outside today."

Fang Linyuan was stunned for a moment, lowered his voice and said, "I saw him outside today, he was fine then." ”

"You saw His Highness outside the mansion?" Silk Su looked a little surprised. The slave and maid did not know the truth. His Royal Highness has a special status outside, and we have never followed him closely. ”

Fang Linyuan nodded.

"Then you're leaving him alone?" He asked. "Is it okay?"

"Don't worry." Silk said. "After His Highness is drunk, he just doesn't speak, rests for a day, and tomorrow will be fine."

"Don't speak?" Fang Linyuan had never seen such symptoms of drunkenness.

I saw Silk Su nodding: "Your Highness has lived on thin ice since he was a child, and he doesn't dare to be cautious." ”

Her answer surprised Fang Linyuan.

Fang Linyuan couldn't help but turn his head and looked at Zhao Pu inside through the screen.

Yes, being able to pretend to be a woman in the palace ban since childhood without being noticed is an extremely powerful ability.

But how can such a skill be innate? Even the fox that has become a spirit will be subjected to a thousand thunderstorms.

He looked at Zhao Pu's eyes for a moment, but he didn't see the silk in front of him, and his eyes reflected his expression at this time.

After a moment, he heard Juan Su speak slowly: "In the past, His Highness was accidentally drunk, and in the cold winter wax moon, His Royal Highness pushed him into the waterhole, and he didn't make a sound. ”

Light and slow, more like talking for someone than Su Rili's cautious and flat tone.

It was as if the master, who had never been pitied or cared for, was treated like this for the first time.

"When His Royal Highness returned to the palace that day, he was so cold that his palms were bloody, and he didn't dare to make a sound."

Fang Linyuan looked at her.

Seeing that Juan Su pursed her lips lightly, she said, "...... It's just because I'm afraid of being heard, it's not a woman. ”

——

Fang Linyuan was speechless for a while, and it took a moment to find his voice back.

“…… He hasn't eaten yet, has he? He asked.

Silk nodded.

"Go get some food, you should eat something after drinking." Fang Linyuan said.

Silk Su nodded and retreated silently, leaving only Linyuan below, facing Zhao Pu through the screen.

A halo of velvet was like a fragile shell around him.

One day, he would feel that Zhao Pu was pitiful, as if he was a slick fox, and when he opened his fur, he saw some old scars.

Fang Linyuan bypassed the screen and went in, and saw Zhao Pu, who was sitting there, holding a book.

Hearing the sound of him coming in, Zhao Xuan raised his head, a pair of peach blossom eyes sparkling under the lamp.

Xu was drunk, his eyes looked deeper than Su Ri tonight, and when he looked at him steadily, he was overfocused, and Fang Linyuan's ears were a little hot.

"What are you looking at?"

Thinking of what Fang Cai Susu said, his voice when he spoke to Zhao Xuan was two points lighter.

Zhao Pu slowed down for half a beat, lowered his eyes, and looked at the book in his hand.

The next moment, he quickly buttoned up the book, and his lowered eyebrows trembled, showing two points of panic.

Fang Linyuan sneered.

Why, does someone who is serious on the surface secretly hide and read forbidden books after getting drunk?

He immediately poked his head out, leaving Zhao Pu no private space for a drunkard.

He wanted to see what good things Zhao Pu was peeking at......

But I saw that on the upside-down book, it was the title of the book written in upright Wei tablet italics.

"Han Feizi".

Fang Linyuan: .......

No, you see what is there to hide in the subset of scriptures and histories!

He was silent for a long time and looked up at Zhao Pu.

But I saw that Zhao Pu was still expressionless and indifferent like a clay statue Bodhisattva.

I didn't forget to put rouge on my lips when I was drunk, and under the flickering candle flame, the color was bright.

The corners of Fang Linyuan's mouth couldn't help twitching up and down.

If Zhao Pu does not succeed in a great career one day, he will ask Zhao Pu to understand when he goes to the underworld.

He pursed his lips, and left and right Zhao Pu drank too much and didn't speak, so he raised his cheeks and watched Zhao Pu's movements with interest.

I saw him lowering his eyes and carefully putting together the book of "Han Feizi".

It's like a child.

It's just that the little friend seemed to be a little nervous under his gaze, and when he closed the book, he accidentally folded the page he had just read.

Just let Fang Linyuan see the content of that page.

"Therefore, the flawed trip has not changed at the beginning, and it is ......"

Fang Linyuan didn't like to read these things since he was a child, and he only read the Analects of Poetry and Poetry, and he never touched "Han Feizi".

So, he forgot this sentence after his eyes, and he didn't know that it came from "Mizi Flawed and Favored".

I don't know that this allusion tells the story of Wei Jun and his male pet sharing peaches and eating in the past. ：，m..，.