Nestled in the dragon veins of the imperial capital, the palace showcases royal luxury, from the majestic palace complex to the elaborate pavilions of the water.

The ladies of the courtier's family entered the palace from the side door and had to get off the car and walk to the imperial garden, and there were palace maids and eunuchs holding lanterns at the palace gate early in the morning and waiting.

As soon as the carriage of the Zhenguo General's Mansion stopped, a palace maid and eunuch hurriedly greeted him.

This dinner was not only a celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival, but also a celebration banquet for Zhou after the defeat of the Great Wei. It can be said that the General's Mansion at this time is in the limelight.

"Please also ask Mrs. Zhenguo to move and follow the old slave to the imperial garden, the queen is waiting for you. A gorgeously dressed old lady walked out from a pile of palace maids, and bowed to the Han family who opened the curtain without humility or arrogance.

"There's Mama Lao Chen. Han nodded and gestured to Mama Chen, and got out of the car with Qin Wan.

With the jingling of bells, Qin Han also jumped out of the carriage behind Xiao Cui. Qin Han came to the palace for the first time, and he had the illusion of walking into a TV series, although he was curious in his heart, he didn't show it on his face.

Han asked the coachman to stay at the gate of the palace, and took two maidservants and followed Mama Chen into the palace with Qin Wan. Qin Han straightened his cuffs, straightened the small bell on his waist and followed.

Xiaocui has always been by Qin Han's side, her demeanor is calm, and she advances and retreats in a measured manner, not like a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl.

Although Xiaocui doesn't talk much, she is a very assertive maidservant, and her loyalty to the General's Mansion is unquestionable. In her words, it was to repay Qin Wan for picking her up and not letting her beg on the street.

Xiaocui doesn't like to have too close contact with people, and occasionally disappears in the mansion for a period of time harmlessly, which is what Han called "where to go crazy".

At this time, Xiao Cui bowed her head and kept silent, which surprised Qin Han. But who doesn't have a secret, isn't she still pretending to be a child?

Moreover, no one dared to go wild in a place like the palace, and Qin Han didn't care much about Xiao Cui's abnormality.

Everyone followed the candles that were clearly extinguished in the lanterns, passed through several porches, and came to a courtyard with a wide view.

There are three flower pavilions in the courtyard, all of which are already full of the ladies of various officials' families, and looking at the lights, a group of warblers and swallows are not lively, but no one is making a loud noise.

In the center of the flower sat a beautiful woman who looked to be about forty years old, and her gestures were full of majesty. The person who can sit on the phoenix chair can only be the queen.

Before the eunuch beside Mama Chen could speak, he immediately reported that the lady of the Zhenguo General's Mansion had arrived. Then Han led the female family to salute the woman on the phoenix chair.

"No need to be polite, Mrs. Zhenguo is ready to sit down. The queen maintained a proper smile and waved her sleeves to signal Han and the others to take a seat in the lower right.

The seat on the lower left of the queen is the daughter of Prime Minister Zhang's family, because the prime minister's wife is quite familiar with the Han family. Qin Han has also seen the prime minister's wife a few times.

Presumably, the girl next to the prime minister's wife should be the first talented woman in the capital, Zhang Miao, the daughter of Prime Minister Zhang, I heard that she is still the best candidate for the crown princess.

There are not as many people in this flower pavilion as there are people on the left and right, but they are all the daughters of the noble families in the court. Thinking of this, Qin Han looked at his nose and sat up straight, trying his best to show the posture that a noble girl should have.

Mama Chen stood beside the queen from the time she entered the middle pavilion without saying a word, until the queen announced the start of the dinner, and then waved her hand to lead the maid to serve everyone to eat.

At this time, the main hall was unusually quiet. The important ministers of the court all showed solemn expressions, and they did not dare to come out.

Emperor Wei snorted coldly and said in a deep voice: "Qin Aiqing, you really don't want to. ”

Deputy General Zhang, who was sitting in Qin Yuan's hand, was Zhang Yuan, and gently bumped Qin Yuanyuan with his arm and whispered to Brother Qin.

Qin Yuanyuan gave his brother a calm look, then got up and left the table, strode towards the bright yellow figure, the corners of his mouth pulled out a wry smile, and he knelt down with a hem of his clothes.

"It's not that the minister is unwilling, but the minister is really unable to accept the title of king. ”

Emperor Wei's face immediately sank, and a cold glint shot out of his eyes. Suddenly, the temperature of the entire hall plummeted.

A group of courtiers also began to whisper earnestly, all of them laughed at Qin Yuanyuan's ignorance of lifting, and it was inappropriate to be a good king side by side, which would make Long Yan angry.

Qin Yuanyuan kowtowed to Emperor Wei, as if he was forbearing, and finally resolutely said: "Your Majesty, the ministers really can't hide it." He was seriously wounded in the battle with the following week, and although he has now been cured, he has also damaged his foundation. Not only can they not advance, but they cannot use force at will. The minister really can't afford the title of a king side by side. ”

The courtiers sighed, looked at each other, and looked at Qin Yuanyuan's gaze with sympathy and schadenfreude.

The generals in the same camp as Qin Yuanyuan were all shocked, remembering that the enemy army was attacking that day, although Zhang Yuan was a congenital high-level martial artist, he had been guarding the south and could not support for a while.

Qin Yuanyuan rushed to the front, and Shengsheng received the full force of the opponent's three innate high-level martial artists.

He just laughed and said that it was a minor injury, and it was fine. If we let you early and mid-congenital rabbit cubs rush ahead, our losses will be great.

As we all know, Qin Yuanyuan is already a martial arts cultivator of the Great Perfection of the Innate Realm, and he is only one step away from the Mortal Realm, which is also an important factor for the Great Wei to deter the nations.

Although the Later Zhou did not have a martial artist of the Innate Great Perfection realm, there were three innate high-level martial artists, which made the Later Zhou stand out among the countries and form a rivalry with the Great Wei.

"Qin Aiqing, do you know what you're talking about?" Emperor Wei narrowed his eyes and asked in a cold voice, "You can't talk nonsense about this kind of thing. "If today's events are spread, I am afraid that there will be worries.

"The minister's words are true. Qin Yuanyuan met Emperor Wei's gaze and did not back down at all.

Emperor Wei was stunned, sighed, and said abruptly: "That's it, this matter is also the will of heaven." Aiqing, please get up, I hope today's events will not be spread out. ”

Everyone responded one after another, and did not dare to say more.

"Your Majesty, the minister has a reluctant request. Qin Yuanyuan didn't get up, and said loudly.

"Aiqing has made the first contribution to my Great Wei, no matter what, but it doesn't hurt to say it. ”

"Weichen is old, and he knows that he will not be able to share his worries for His Majesty in the future, and wants to return to his hometown with his wife and daughter. ”

Emperor Wei's eyebrows jumped, and he said in a deep voice: "With Aiqing here, it can also deter all countries, so this matter will be stopped for the time being." ”

"Your Majesty, don't worry, more than 20 of my Great Wei Sergeants have advanced to the Innate Intermediate Rank, and Vice General Zhang has advanced to the Innate Great Perfection. Qin said unhurriedly.

Hearing this, Emperor Wei's face improved slightly, and after praising and encouraging the sergeants led by Zhang Yuan, he said to Qin Yuanyuan: "Since this is the case, let's wait for Aiqing to make plans to return to his hometown when Vice General Zhang advances to the Innate Great Perfection." These days, Aiqing has been cultivating in the house, and there is no need to go to court. ”

After Qin Yuanyuan responded, Emperor Wei announced the reward for Zhang Yuan and other generals after he advanced.

When the banquet was reopened, there were many fewer people who came to get close to Qin Yuantao, and Emperor Wei's gaze at him became cold.

Qin Yuanyuan didn't take this to heart, and he was satisfied when he saw that his brother who lived and died with him treated him as always.

At the end of the Imperial Garden, the queen was chatting with the Han family at this time, and was asking about Qin Han's age. Han said: "Back to the queen's mother, she will be six years old next month." ”

The queen looked at Qin Han's gaze more and more eagerly. Qin Han glanced at the queen a little uncomfortably, and smiled at her with a harmless smile.

The queen nodded with satisfaction and said, "This girl is three years old in my family. ”

In a place where everyone couldn't see, a little eunuch sneaked in, and he didn't know what to say in Mama Chen's ear, and then left, and Mama Chen quietly stepped forward and bit the queen's ear.

Maybe Mama Chen was the first palace person Qin Han had ever seen, so she paid special attention to her.

Naturally, the scene of Mama Chen and the little eunuch fell into her eyes, but she was also not interested in other people's private affairs, and she was elegantly drinking tea in her cup at this time.

"Erchen is late. Two voices, one crisp and tender, the other warm and mature, sounded at the same time. A purple-robed young man led a seventeen or eight-year-old dressed Xiao Zhengtai into the Flower Pavilion and bowed to the queen.

Everyone didn't have to guess to know that this should be the queen's two biological sons, the crown prince and the third prince, coupled with Zhang Miaomiao's burning gaze on the purple-robed youth, Qin Han was even more sure of the identities of the two.

Mama Chen finished reporting her work and retreated back appropriately, the queen didn't know what news she had gotten, the smile on her face was a little stiff, and then she restrained her emotions and said angrily: "You two are late, you should be punished." ”

"If the retainer is late, he should punish himself with three cups. It's just that the third brother is still young, and his sons are also working hard. As soon as the prince's words fell, a maid poured wine and handed it over.

After six glasses of wine, the prince's face still did not change, and he talked and laughed with everyone in a relaxed manner, which attracted a group of nobles to secretly send autumn waves.

It's just that it seems that the queen always intentionally or unintentionally involves Zhang Miaomiao, first letting her be the first to come out to perform piano skills, and then chanting poems against her. Is it really as rumored that Zhang Miaomiao is a candidate for the crown princess?

Qin Han found that among the nobles, she was the youngest, and she had nothing to do with these talent shows.

Not to mention that as soon as Zhang Miaomiao, the first talented woman in the capital, made a move, everyone else had to be reduced to a foil, even the queen's eyes never stayed on her Qin Han. Could it be that this is a fall from grace?

Although she Qin Han was born in a military general's family, she really didn't learn martial arts and guns, but she learned a lot of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, if she looked down on her because of this, wouldn't it be too wrong. Fortunately, she didn't pay much attention to the queen's attitude towards her.