Everyone nodded their heads.

"Xue Niang should be the first credit." In this matter, Huan Chengfeng and Xiao Miao have completely the same opinion. She couldn't pull her face like Xiao Miao clearly, but her eyes showed love for talent, "Please give it to Your Majesty in accordance with the old practice of military merits." ”

The two had already met with Xie Fu last night, and the emperor had heard these words once. Any shock, surprise, or other complicated jealousy, I had already vented it last night.

Xie Fu's fingers caressed the throne, and the dragon and phoenix carved out of the seat circled around the armrest, and she said: "Xue Duwei led the reinforcements away, and he won many battles, and he returned to Beijing with a great victory so quickly." According to the precedent of military merit, I should give you the honor of being a marquis, and I should give you the title ......"

She smiled slightly: "Just use the word 'triumph'." In the future, the commander will also conquer the south and north for me and pacify the bandits. ”

The maid in the palace approached with the holy decree and handed it to Xue Yuxiao with both hands.

Xue Yuxiao took it according to the courtesy, thanked the emperor, and only replied: "I am willing to go out for the world and recover Yanjing from the hands of Beiban Xianbei." ”

In the Eastern Qi Dynasty, which pursued the two-capital system, Yanjing was the capital of the previous dynasty. It is a shame for the royal family and the family to cross south here.

The smile on Xie Fu's face slowly faded. If it is to quell the bandits, there are many small and small bandits in the state and county places that can be dispatched, and she is a capable minister, so she can use it. But as soon as Xue Yuxiao mentioned the cliché Yanjing, the land of the fall of the north, it was not easy to send troops, and Xie Fu couldn't take over the topic.

She pressed it down and ordered it according to her merits. The emperor's attendants announced their will, and named Li Furong, the daughter of the Li family and the first-class Wenpeng of the military government, as the earl, with the title of "Yongwu". Li Qingchou, who was listed alongside her, was awarded the position of "County Uncle" and given the title of "Dingzhan" because of his low background and slightly lower rank.

The title of Eastern Qi is very complicated, the county earl is under the earl, but above the viscount, after the award of the lord title, it marks that these young ladies really have the land and food independent of the family, and then from "relying on the family" to gradually evolving into "relying on the family", becoming the mainstay of the imperial court.

"One family, two counts, the glory of the Li family is so far." Someone whispered congratulations to Li Jingyao, and his words were slightly flattering, and he automatically said that the county uncle was also the earl, "The glory under the Great Si Nong is shining and shining like a star." ”

Li Jingyao didn't look very proud, she glanced at Xue Sikong, and said, "Nineteen-year-old marquis, the miraculous achievement is so far, you should congratulate Master Xue on being talented." ”

This is indeed a glorious lintel, but with Xue Yuxiao Zhuyu in front, she was awarded the marquis at a young age - of course, she has the face of the Xue family, but it is also indispensable that she did establish miraculous skills, pacified the place, and helped the imperial court reduce a lot of losses. Even if Li Qingyao was happy, she couldn't show off.

The emperor canonized the people of the military government, and all the rewards and gifts have been decreed. She added 2,000 households to Xiao Miao and Huan Chengfeng, and in order to express the royal family's respect for the generals, she also personally walked down to His Majesty Dan and asked about the health of the two generals.

Both of them replied, "It's okay", and Xie Fu's gaze slowly turned to look at Xue Yuxiao on the side.

It was the second time the two of them had seen each other so closely.

Last time in Jiaofang Palace, Xue Yuxiao's attention stayed more on the eldest brother, and Xie Fu also felt that she was insignificant, even if she was meritorious, her essence was just a lady. However, today, this idea has long been overturned, and the two eyes are met.

"The Captain is my beloved minister." Xie Fu stared at her and said, "Such a wise general, if there is any damage, I will be heartbroken." ”

As she spoke, she raised her hand, gently landed on Xue Yuxiao's shoulder, and patted her lieutenant uniform.

Xue Yuxiao's face did not change, neither pretending to be grateful to Dai De who was inspired by the royal family, nor revealing his contempt and disdain for the Xie royal family, his expression was extremely flat, and said: "Thank you Your Majesty for your trust and favor, and the ministers should live up to expectations." ”

Xie Fu said: "Your brothers and sisters are all my favorite and pitiful people, but it's a pity that Feng Jun has not come out for many years...... I have a deep relationship with him, and although I have no heirs, I don't want to discuss it again. ”

Xue Yuxiao raised his eyes to look at her, his eyes were as deep as ink.

Her expression sank slightly, but Xie Fu smiled instead, she knew that Xue Yuxiao still cared about the situation of her eldest brother very much, and this kind of concern made her feel very relieved. As long as Feng Jun is in the palace, the Xue family will never rebel lightly, and it is impossible for her to abolish Feng Jun's position, there is no more suitable person in this world than Xue Minghuai.

Xue Yuxiao looked like he suppressed the chill between his eyebrows slightly, and only said four words: "Your Majesty's grace." ”

Xie Fu is most disgusted with the kind of powerful military generals who have no weaknesses and weaknesses and have no scruples, and seeing Xue Yuxiao's displeasure at this moment, she really gave birth to a bit of friendship between monarchs and ministers, dusted off her official clothes, and personally took off a Qingluan tassel hairpin from between the sideburns rings wearing a phoenix bead crown and twelve crowns, and put it into Xue Yuxiao's sideburns in front of everyone to show her favor.

"Xue Qing is my Qingluan who guards the country, and with you in Beijing, I can be at peace in my heart."

Xue Yuxiao raised his hand and saluted.

Today is only one major event, and soon after settling the military government's reward, Xie Fu dispersed and left.

……

After Xue Yuxiao returned to Beijing, in order to relieve his mother's worries, he deliberately stayed in Taiping Garden for two days.

A few days later, when it came to the date of entering the temple to burn incense at the end of the month, Xue Yuxiao took Pei Lang with him.

Most of the incense burning and worship come in pairs. Xue Yuxiao did not ride a horse, wearing a silver-gray lotus-patterned long skirt, with a wide collar and wide sleeves, and her posture was graceful, she accompanied Pei Yuxue to ride in the car, holding a small stove to warm his hands for him.

The military lady who is strong and healthy, it is still early to use the hand stove at this time. It's just that Pei Yuxue was born with a cold body, so Xue Yuxiao ordered someone to prepare in advance in early winter and take him with him.

The two got off at the mountain gate of Bodhi Temple, Pei Yingxue took the gilded furnace from her hand, put it in her arms, and pulled her sleeve with one hand, seeing that Xue Yuxiao didn't notice it, she mustered up the courage to move over and hooked her fingertips with her fingers.

Xue Yuxiao was touched by him, and then he looked over. Pei Yuxue paused suddenly, her fingers silently wanted to move back, but Xue Yuxiao immediately grabbed his hand.

Pei Yuxue's Adam's apple moved slightly, looked ahead, and pretended that she didn't take the initiative to lean over to lead.

The two entered the temple side by side.

The stone pavement of the Great Bodhi Monastery was covered with decaying leaves, and a few bhikshunis with two or three small novices swept the floor at the door, but the dead leaves on the trees kept falling like rain, and the leaves on the ground were swept more and more.

The two worshipped the main hall, offered incense in front of the golden body of the Buddha statue, and then went to the west side hall. The leading monk pushed open the door for the two of them, and they were greeted by a red back.

Xie Budo stomped his feet, without any accessories on his body, only a blood-red red robe, kneeling in front of the statue of the Bodhisattva.

"The four highnesses have atoned for the sins of the common people." The monk explained in a low voice, "His Royal Highness is kind to the Buddha, often removing gold and silver and mundane things, wearing single clothes and hair, and coming here to wash away sins and pray for the blessing of the country. …… Originally, no one was allowed to disturb him, but the last time Pei Langjun came, His Royal Highness said that Lang Jun had a thousand knots in his heart, so we were invited to come in when we met Lang Jun. ”

Xue Yuxiao bowed his head and said, "Thank you." ”

Then the monk left.

Xue Yuxiao walked to the hall, offered incense and worshiped under the Bodhisattva's seat, bowed his head and said, "If you don't want to tell him, I will come in person." ”

Xie Budo closed his eyes, and when he heard her voice, he suddenly raised the corners of his lips and said, "The sword soldier has no eyes, you don't lack arms or legs, right?" ”

He stood up and went to get a few sticks of incense again, his long black hair scattered behind him, and his red shirt covering his feet.

"Good luck, all fours." Xue Yuxiao replied.

"That's really good luck." Xie Budo smiled and turned his head to look back, "You can make Pei Langjun extremely concerned in his heart." Every time I see him, I see Pei Lang worried and depressed, and the sick plum remnants of the winter, the wind and frost are cold, which is really pitiful for me. ”

Pei Yuxue said: "Fourth Highness." ”

"Didn't I say something? What do you shy away? He walked back to Xue Yuxiao's side, and reached out to touch the Qingluan tassel between her sideburns, "Don't say it's him, even I miss you very much, lest the Bodhisattva suffer outside...... This hairpin is my imperial sister's thing, I have always felt very delicate, I really want to play the same hairpin, and now she gives it to you. ”

Xue Yuxiao took out the hairpin and put it in his hand.

Xie Budo had to take an inch, shook the hairpin, and threw it on the ground instead, staring at her face with phoenix eyes: "I have something I want more now." ”

Xue Yuxiao said: "Your Royal Highness might as well speak out. ”

His gaze passed through Xue Yuxiao and looked at Pei Yuxue on her right. Pei Lang also happened to look at him, the eyes of the two touched in mid-air, quiet and surging, cold and warm, a handful of frost and snow against the coral in the palm, the temperament of the two was diametrically opposed, like fire and water.

Xue Yuxiao was caught in the middle. She noticed that Xie Budo was looking behind her, so she followed his gaze. As soon as she turned her head, Pei Yuxue immediately withdrew her gaze and looked at the smiling Buddha statue.

"Do you want me to speak up?" Xie Budo showed a distressed expression, "What I want...... The Lang Jun of the entire capital also never forget, and their hearts yearn for it, but this person has no skills, there is only one, if I let me compete with other Lang Jun, it is inevitable to pity them, but if I can't get it, I think about it day and night, and I am uncertain. ”

Xue Yuxiao pondered for a moment with an upright and determined face.

She thought about how to get such a special partner as Xie Budo, which was the only way for her to contact her eldest brother, so she carefully considered it in her mind and said, "You want ......"

Xie Budo looked at her with a smile on his face.

“…… Sorrowful lady? ”

As soon as the words fell, the smile on Xie Budo's lips froze on his face. Pei Yuxue next to her coughed sharply as if she was choked and stroked her chest.

"Qingchou is indeed heroic, after the autumn harvest banquet, there are many Xiaolangjun throwing embroidered sachets and handkerchiefs to her." Xue Yuxiao analyzed rationally, "It's a pity, Fourth Highness." Mrs. Li already has a crush on someone, why don't we choose someone else? If I knew, I might be able to help you make peace. ”

Xie Budo suddenly got up and shook his sleeves vigorously. He paced back and forth in the hall, and said angrily to Xue Yuxiao: "You, you did it on purpose, right?" ”

Pei Yuxue coughed twice, his shoulders trembled slightly, he couldn't hold back a smile, he struggled to maintain his uprightness and restraint, and whispered to her: "Wood fairy, you are angry with others." ”

Xue Yuxiao didn't care about the title of "wood fairy" with him, and explained: "I remember my eldest brother, how can I be angry with him? ”

Xie Budo couldn't swallow this breath, because Xue Yuxiao's eyes were too sincere and his words were too innocent, he wasn't even sure if the other party did it on purpose, so he forcibly suppressed his annoyance and said to her with a cold face: "Let's go to the meditation room to talk in detail, and ask Pei Langjun to stay." ”

Xue Yuxiao didn't agree immediately, she frowned and was silent, and was about to speak, when she felt Pei Yuxue raise her hand and touch her back, and said in a low voice: "It's okay, your business is important." ”

Xue Yuxiao hesitated for a moment and said lightly: "Then you wait for me a little." He immediately got up and went to the meditation room with Xie Budo.

The two walked out of the west hall and entered a meditation room with an incense burner. This is Xie Budo's temporary residence in the Buddhist temple, which is not very exquisitely furnished, only some calligraphy and painting classics, as well as a complete set of "Qiu Fang Ji".

His Royal Highness sat by the tea stove, poured tea with his hands on his sleeves, lowered his eyes and said: "Half a month later is the birthday of the imperial sister, and it is also the Qianqiu Festival of Dongqi." Hundreds of officials rested, and there was a dinner in the palace, inviting the royal relatives and clan daughters to attend the banquet. If an official sends an invitation, please don't refuse, Feng Jun will arrange you close to the inner court, and take this opportunity to say a few words. ”

Xue Yuxiao sat across from him: "Is there anything you can't bring to me?" ”

Xie Budo said lazily: "Maybe Feng Jun doesn't trust me completely, right?" He knows I'm capricious...... Or maybe he wants to see if you're okay. ”

Xue Yuxiao said in his heart, it turns out that you yourself are also aware of it.

"But no matter how changeable I am, I'm not as good as you." Xie Budo couldn't help sighing, and there was still a resentful resentment in his words, "It's really a ruthless person who is the best in the world, and he has spent so much time with Xiao Langjun's dreams in vain." ”

Xue Yuxiao swallowed his saliva, feeling that something was about to grow out of his brain: "You said me?" ”

Xie Budo took out "Qiu Fang Ji" and took out a few manuscripts from it: "You are not in Beijing, so you probably haven't heard of it." Since Sanniang left, many scholars threw away their identities, wrote poems and lyrics in private, metaphors are good, and secretly send feelings, some poems are also very literary, I read them to you? ”

Xue Yuxiao's scalp was numb, and he hurriedly refused: "You don't have to." ”

"Why don't you hear it?" He approached with a lingering breath, and the corners of his red clothes snaked on the seat, like a snake wrapping its tail around it, "There is a lot of harmony between me and Pei Langjun, don't you see, he is considerate and virtuous, and he won't care about you, even if he cheats, he can ......."

Xue Yuxiao glanced at his eyebrows and said, "Cinnabar." ”

These two words seemed to point some acupuncture points, Xie Budo was immediately deflated, he lay on the small case, and stopped pouring tea and reading for Xue Yuxiao, burying his face between his sleeves: "The hateful cinnabar, what is the difference between the chains that imprison me?" ”

Xue Yuxiao sighed: "It's very hateful, but without it, I'm really afraid that I, a woman, will be innocent in front of you." ”

Xie Budo reached out and took back the teacup she had drunk halfway through: "I knew you were a liar, just pretending not to understand." ”

Xue Yuxiao said: "I really don't understand, but now I have only learned a little." If it weren't for Pei Yuxue's advice, I'm afraid it would still be unreasonable. ”

Xie Budo's hand drew circles on the edge of the teacup, not knowing what he was thinking, after a short silence, he finally stopped using the recklessness as a camouflage barrier, although his posture was still scattered, but his expression gradually converged, staring at the bottom of the tea foam, talking about business.

“…… I can't say that my brother-in-law doesn't believe me. He said, "But the affairs in the palace are too widely implicated, and if he has any analogy with you to discuss the major matter of rebellion, I will convey it from it, and it must be a capital crime." He didn't want to rely too much on me and implicate me. ”

Xue Yuxiao listened intently and bowed his head gently: "I am very grateful that you can wait here." ”

Xie Budo raised his eyes and glanced at her, and the water in his eyes sparkled: "Feng Jun is high and arrogant, but he never hates to assassinate others. However, there are a few scholars in the palace who are arrogant, sneering and ridiculing intentionally or unintentionally, relying on the temporary favor and the child in the belly to make trouble repeatedly...... Rest assured, for your sake, I have already taught them a lesson. ”

Xue Yuxiao said: "I actually have such a big face? ”

He didn't answer, just turned the teacup in his hand and said, "It's just the spider silk I left for myself." ”

Xue Yuxiao's expression was slightly stunned, and he suddenly heard the sound of the temple's bell ringing outside the door. Between the shocking bells, Xie Budo took out something from his sleeve, put it on the table, and then turned his head to look at the other side, and said to her, "This is for you." ”

Xue Yuxiao saw that it was a purse, with a spider embroidered crookedly, and although the stitches had been woven with all their might, they still did not look like a beginner. She didn't care, and reached out to open it, and inside was a string of Buddhist beads.

Xie Budo's fingers in his sleeves curled up again and again, and he rubbed the pinholes on his fingertips that had been punctured several times - don't say that Pei Yuxue has lovesickness and fear, hasn't he ever had it? The coral owner has never been his own master, but he still hopes that the owner of the bright moon can be bright and bright.

Xue Yuxiao is really hateful...... Xie Budo thought to himself, criticized while thinking, and his demeanor was obviously amorous, but his eyes were clear and admitted, and he did not have the slightest sense of bullying. The more he seduced, the more he felt in his heart that he was behaving filthy and promiscuous. But you can only see it, but you can't taste its gentleness, and it's too painful.

Xue Yuxiao stroked the Buddha beads, a little puzzled by what he meant. Xie Budo said: "It was Feng Jun who asked me to hand it over to you, so that I can bless peace." ”

As soon as Xue Yuxiao heard that it was a gift from his eldest brother, he put it away with his purse: "Thank you." The practice of the Great Bodhi Temple is hard, and His Royal Highness does not have to wait for me to stay here for a long time, not to mention that this is also attention-grabbing...... When do you plan to go back? ”

Xie Budo looked at her and said, "It's going to be soon...... When you come back, it's very fast. ”

"I'm back?" She asked.

Xie Budo smiled slightly and said, "Yes." But he didn't explain much, and got up and left alone, as if he had been worshipping incense under the Buddha's seat for so many quiet and cold nights, so many times when the incense was gone, he had never bowed his head and bowed, and he had never sincerely pleaded with someone's peace to the gods and Buddhas he had never cared about before.