Yang Yuanba already knows who this graceful princess is? Leping Princess Yang Lihua, Yang Xiong's eldest daughter, Yang Ying's eldest sister, the former Empress Xuan of Northern Qi, this is the most noble princess of the Tianwu Empire, Yang Yuanba has heard her talk about her since she was a child, and she has been thinking that she is a fairy living on the clouds for many years, but she did not expect that she lives in such a deep forest close to nature, just like the fairy queen in the forest.

Yang Lihua turned around slowly, although she is no longer young, but the years have not carved too many traces on her fair face, she is still beautiful and refined, without a trace of powder, born beautiful, a slightly elongated face shows her unique aristocratic temperament, her eyes are as hazy as a dream, her voice is soft, but there is an irresistible magnetism.

"You are Yang Yuanba?"

Her eyes were fixed on Yang Yuanba's face, and there was a kind smile in her eyes, and it was this kind of kind smile that made Yang Yuanba suddenly feel that she was back in the world again, and she was no longer the fairy who did not eat the fireworks of the world.

Yang Yuanba was dressed in a cloth robe, he couldn't do the salute of a soldier, so he had to bow down and give a long salute, "Junior Yang Yuanba, see Her Royal Highness the Princess!"

Yang Lihua nodded slightly, turned around and walked towards the end of the white jade platform, where there is a small building hidden in a verdant bamboo forest, surrounded by a high wall of white walls and black tiles, this is Yang Lihua's living place, there is a plaque on the courtyard door, on which the words 'Diecuixuan' are written.

At this time, it was already dusk, and the sunset shone on the yellow building through the branches and leaves, dyeing the small building with a layer of golden and magnificent colors, making Yang Yuanba feel like he was in a fantasy fairy tale world.

Yang Yuanba and Yang Zhao followed Yang Lihua into the courtyard, the yard was full of peonies, and a stone path led to a white jade pavilion, behind the stone pavilion was a towering old apricot tree, and the crown pavilion was like a canopy, covering the pavilion.

There were eight palace maids standing in the courtyard, but to Yang Yuanba's surprise, in the corner of the courtyard, there was a group of yellow velvet ducklings, scrambling to run in front of Yang Lihua, circling around her, Yang Lihua grabbed a handful of millet from the plate in the hands of the palace maids, and scattered it into the distance, and the ducklings rushed over.

This scene made Yang Yuanba and Yang Zhao look at each other, Yang Zhao is not the first time to come here, but in his memory, his aunt has always had a light temperament, not pretending, but he didn't expect that his aunt actually raised a group of ducklings, if he told his father, I am afraid that his father would not believe it at all.

Yang Yuanba also realized that Yang Lihua loves nature, not only a tree and a grass, but also birds, birds, fish and insects, including the group of ducklings in front of her, she is a person who truly loves life, and she has a benevolent heart in her chest.

After feeding the ducklings, Yang Lihua washed her hands in the copper basin, turned back to the two of them and said, "Come in!"

The two of them walked into the side hall, the side hall has been lit with lights, the light is bright, the three couches are placed in the shape of 'product', there is a small table on the couch, dinner has been prepared, they are all light and delicate side dishes, there is no big fish and meat, and even the wine is crystal clear peach wine.

Yang Zhao was very surprised, and whispered to Yang Yuan: "My imperial aunt never leaves anyone to eat, today is the first time, we have face!"

Yang Lihua seemed to hear his words, so she smiled slightly, and said to Yang Zhao: "I know you can't get used to my food here, so just eat a little bit and add it when you go back." ”

She said to Yang Yuan again: "General Yang, please take a seat!"

The three of them sat down as hosts and guests, and Yang Lihua asked Yang Yuanba with a smile, "What kind of food does General Yang eat in the side plug?"

Yang Yuanba bowed and said with a smile: "Returning to the princess, it is mainly wheat cakes and dried meat, sometimes the nearby Turkic herdsmen will also send some fresh mutton, and the soldiers can fight tooth sacrifices, but vegetables and fruits are rarely seen." ”

Yang Lihua nodded, "When I was young, I also went to the Hetao with my father, where the land is fertile and the climate is warm, you can grow some food and vegetables by yourself, improve the food of the soldiers, these courts generally don't ask." ”

"We started growing grain and beans the year before, and since last year, we have basically been able to self-sufficiency in grain, and the surplus grain is used to exchange cattle and sheep with the herdsmen on the grassland, and the food for the soldiers has improved greatly since this year. ”

"It's best that way, the soldiers who have left their homes to fight for the country, and they should be treated well. ”

After Yang Lihua finished speaking, she began to eat slowly, she didn't speak when she ate, but she ate very little, just a little melon, fruit and vegetables, and drank a little peach wine, and her fair face had a faint red.

Soon, after they finished eating, they tasted a few more dim sums, and several palace maids took the meal and served them fragrant tea, and Yang Lihua started the topic.

"General Yang, I mainly want to express my gratitude to you in person today, five years ago, you saved my father's life, and I heard Concubine Xiao say that not long ago, you also saved my brother in Renshou Palace, I have been looking for an opportunity to thank you, a few days ago, I heard Zhao'er talk about you, so he had the opportunity to bring you to my place as a guest. ”

After speaking, Yang Lihua got up and bowed deeply to Yang Yuanba, and Yang Yuanba hurriedly returned the salute, "Your Royal Highness Princess, please don't be polite, this is what a minister should do." ”

Yang Lihua sat down again, shook her head and said: "For them, they are emperors, maybe they don't care, but for our family, this is the grace of saving lives, even if there is no reward, but at least we should express gratitude, this is human nature, I heard Zhao'er say that my father was on his deathbed to get the news that you killed Luo Khan, and he left satisfied, which makes me very pleased, General Yang, thank you very much." ”

Yang Zhao scratched his head next to him and smiled: "Imperial Aunt, I have been stained with General Yang's light for a long time, and I thought that Imperial Aunt was staying for dinner because of me." ”

Yang Lihua has no children under her knees, just a daughter, she likes this fat nephew very much, so she smiled and said: "You! Always self-righteous, when did my aunt meet people casually, and when did outsiders enter my inner house? There are only two kinds of people, one is relatives, fat nephews like you, and the other is benefactors, like General Yang, who has saved my father and your father, I told you before, have you forgotten?"

Yang Zhao patted his head and blamed himself: "I'm a mushy brain, I only think about eating all day long, and I forget my aunt's teachings." ”

Yang Yuanba is an extremely smart person, he saved Yang Xiong, it was five years ago, if there is any gratitude, Yang Lihua should have expressed it five years ago, and he would not wait until now, things have already faded, as for saving Yang Ying, it is a bit far-fetched, if it is Yang Ying's wife Xiao Hou, it is a little reasonable, but Yang Ying's sister, this life-saving grace is a little farther away, Yang Yuanba guessed that Yang Lihua summoned him, there must be other reasons.

Sure enough, Yang Lihua pondered for a while and asked: "There is one more thing, which is a little difficult to say, but it is very important to me, I want to ask General Yang, is the golden scale sword that my father gave you still by your side?"

Yang Yuanba suddenly realized that it was for the Golden Scale Sword, this sword was given to him by Yang Xiong five years ago, and he has never left him, he took out the sword from behind him, and presented it to Yang Lihua with both hands, Yang Lihua took the sword, gently stroked the sword body, and his eyes revealed a complex feeling.

Yang Zhao was also very strange, so he asked, "Imperial Aunt, ..... this sword?"

Yang Lihua said a little sadly: "This sword is my husband, and it is also the personal sword of Emperor Xuan of the previous dynasty, it was his most beloved thing, and even sleep should be placed under the pillow, I begged my father several times to give me this sword, but every time I was reprimanded by my father, saying that I should no longer remember the old dynasty, he destroyed everything about my husband, only this sword can let me see things and think about people again." ”

After speaking, she looked at Yang Yuanba expectantly, Yang Yuanba nodded, "This sword should belong to the princess, let it be returned to its original owner today." ”

"Really? Will you give me this sword?"

Yang Lihua's eyes shot a look of surprise, but Yang Yuanba's happiness also made her feel a little stunned, "This is the sword that your father gave you, you are really willing to give up." ”

Yang Yuanba smiled faintly and said: "I have an adoptive mother, who has been separated, and there is little news, if anyone is willing to tell me her news, the condition is to ask for this sword, I will not hesitate to give him the sword, although this sword is given by the emperor, it is a kind of glory, but I think that the most precious thing in the world is not glory, but family affection, which is why I returned it to the princess." ”

Yang Lihua looked at Yang Yuanba, and gradually, a deep gratitude appeared in her eyes, but there was no expression on her face, she nodded silently, "General Yang can say this, which shows that the general is a loving and righteous person, this favor, I Yang Lihua remembered." ”

........ in the carriage on the way back, Yang Zhao lay down on the wall of the carriage and sighed slightly: "Yuanba, this favor you have given to the imperial aunt is very great! I can feel that she is very grateful to you, if it were someone else, she might not be willing to give her this sword." ”

Yang Yuanba smiled, "I think anyone will return this sword to her." ”

"No! That means you don't understand the importance of the Jin Lin Sword, that is one of the three swords of my imperial grandfather, any time, you take out this sword, as if the emperor is there in person, you don't know, when the imperial grandfather gave you this sword, it caused a big sensation in the government and the opposition, even your grandfather did not have this glory, just because you have been in the border for a long time, so you can't feel it, my aunt didn't expect you to give her the Jin Lin Sword, she just wanted to take a look. ”

Yang Yuanba then remembered Yuwen Huayu's envy when he saw this sword, it turned out that it still had such an important role.

"Do you regret it?" Yang Zhao asked, staring at Yang Yuanba.

Yang Yuanba shook his head, "It should have belonged to Princess Leping, and now it can be returned to its original owner, and I am also very relieved." ”

"Yuanba, you are indeed very good. ”

Yang Zhao is also full of praise for Yang Yuanba's mind, although he has a purpose in encircling Yang Yuanba, he wants to draw Yang Chudao to his side, but Yang Yuanba's affection and righteousness also made him feel a little moved, and he felt that Yang Yuanba is not an ordinary person of fame and fortune, if he is willing to use it for himself, he will become his right-hand man, such a good talent, how can he be willing to let him go to the side, at least before his father determines the prince, he can help himself.

Although Yang Zhao is obese, it does not mean that he is stupid, on the contrary, Yang Zhao is very smart, he knows that he can't be in a hurry, if he wants Yang Yuanba to be loyal to him, then he must treat people with sincerity and move Yang Yuanba step by step.

"Yuanba, when are you going to go back to Fengzhou?"

"When my grandfather comes back and says goodbye to him, I want to go to Jiangnan again, and then I will go back to Dali City. ”

At this time, Yang Zhao remembered something, so he smiled and said: "Five days later is my imperial aunt's birthday, my father is going to hold a grand birthday banquet for her in the palace, invite all officials and family members, you can also participate!"

"I'm afraid I'm not qualified. "Yang Yuanba actually doesn't want to participate in this kind of banquet.

"This is not a problem, I'll get you an invitation, in fact, my imperial aunt doesn't want to have this kind of banquet, it's my father's intention, I want to use her birthday to win people's hearts, so I must celebrate her birthday." ”

Yang Zhao smiled and said, "If you are willing to participate, the imperial aunt will also be very happy." ”

Yang Yuanba thought about it for a while, then nodded and agreed, "Okay then!"