Chapter 116: Well arranged, but unfortunately...
While everyone in the capital was focusing on the bustle at the Rong Enbo Mansion, good news kept coming from the northwest.
The Qi family army led by Qi Yu successively defeated the two major tribes on the grassland and captured the leaders of the two tribes alive.
The emperor was very pleased and wanted to reward the three armies. He ordered Qi Yu to lead the Qi family army back to Beijing to receive the title.
Everyone in the capital knew that Qi Yu was an orphan picked up by the Zhenguo Duke Zhang Yongping in a border town, and that he had grown up in the army and was extremely brave.
After the Zhang family handed over the military power, the emperor handed over the military power of the northwest to him.
The former Zhang family army has become the Qi family army loyal only to him after being baptized by wars.
Because of the emperor's suspicion, Qi Yu and the Zhang family have had very little contact in recent years, and they rarely visit each other even during the holidays.
Even so, the emperor's doubts could not be dispelled.
"Why did the emperor suddenly call General Qi back?"
Lu Xinran was puzzled. Although wars continued in the northwest, Qi Yu was a rare general. It was not the first time that the leaders of various tribes were captured.
There had never been an order for him to lead his troops back to the capital to be conferred a title before, so why was there such a big fuss this time?
Lu Xinlan looked at her with a face full of confusion, feeling helpless.
Of course it was because the emperor heard that Qi Yu was thinking about his queen.
No matter what kind of feelings the emperor had for the empress, based on his male possessiveness, he certainly could not tolerate being coveted by others.
"Maybe you think General Qi is still single," she said, "so you want to find a marriage for him."
"What?"
Lu Xinran was shocked, "But..."
She wanted to say that General Qi had a lover, but thinking that his lover had already married and was in such a high position, she could only say it awkwardly.
"General Qi is not young anymore. Yes, it's time for him to get married."
"So at tomorrow's celebration party, let's talk less and think less, and don't have any unnecessary thoughts. Remember that?"
Her explanation was oddly familiar, and Lu Xin nodded subconsciously.
"Don't worry, I'm not always quiet when we're out together."
But you have so much to say in your heart!
Lu Xinlan really wanted to complain that she had never met anyone who spoke more truthfully than she did.
But then I realized that I didn't seem to have listened to other people's voices.
"You must remember not to think about anything tomorrow, especially anything related to General Qi."
Lu Xinlan explained it again and again before leaving with concern.
This was not the first time he entered the palace. Lu Xinran followed Pei with ease and went to Changshou Palace to pay his respects to the empress dowager.
Qi Yu returned to Beijing. The Queen has been in a daze since she heard the news.
The days of youth always like to reappear before our eyes inadvertently.
The Queen Mother felt pity when she saw the Queen once again drifting off into space.
Although she was her daughter-in-law, she had seen how the Queen had been living over the years.
Lu Xinran looked at the empress who was hanging her head in a daze, and wanted to sigh in her heart, but her wrist was held by someone, so she could only honestly empty her mind and think about nothing.
In the Wenhua Palace, the emperor looked at Qi Yu who was kneeling on the ground, and all he could hear were Lu Xinran's thoughts.
How dare he keep thinking about his queen!
Who the hell is he!
"Stand up, you've worked hard in the northwest these years."
"These are all my duties as a minister, and I dare not take any responsibility for the hardship."
Qi Yu stood up, his tall and burly figure standing in the hall gave off an extremely oppressive feeling, as if he was wrapped in the bloody battle on the battlefield and was pressing towards the emperor.
The emperor's breathing stagnated slightly, and a cold look suddenly flashed in his eyes.
After this great victory, there will be no more major wars in the Northwest for several years. It is time for him to hand over his military power.
He was able to keep the Zhang family in the capital back then, so naturally he could do the same for the person in front of him!
"Let's go. Today is a celebration banquet for the generals in the northwest. We need to let all the officials know that they can live a stable life in the capital because of you leading the soldiers to fight bloody battles in the northwest."
These words were so strong that Qi Yu quickly bent his back which had just straightened up.
The emperor looked at the people in the hall with great satisfaction. A flash of sarcasm passed through his eyes, and he stood up and walked out of the hall.
The Lu family’s location was neither too far nor too close, just ten steps away from the top.
This was an arrangement specifically given by the emperor. If he didn't want Lu Xinran to find out what he was thinking, he just had to move his chair back a step.
When the Lu family members were led to the main hall by palace servants after paying their respects, many families were already there.
Pei walked with her daughter-in-law and granddaughters, greeting the ladies of various mansions.
When they arrived at the location of the Lu family, Lu Xinran just took a casual look and sat down. However, Lu Xinlan saw this subtle arrangement and guessed in his heart that this must be the arrangement of the emperor.
Ten steps are just right and can put all the initiative in his hands.
However, Lu Xinran’s system was upgraded!
She can look through the other person's private affairs from twenty steps away.
She looked at the seat at the top, not knowing whether this was good... or bad.
As it approached 3:30 pm, the hall gradually filled up with people.
A figure walked slowly into the hall from outside. Lu Xinran looked around and turned his head to see Song Junyan slowly approaching.
[Have his ribs healed? ]
A familiar voice came into Song Junyan's ears. He tilted his head slightly to meet Lu Xinran's worried and apologetic eyes, and a strange sense of relief inexplicably emerged in his heart.
I'd give her eight ribs in exchange for her never calling me a pervert again... No, it's still unfair to think that way!
He is not the kind of person he says he is, so how could he be brainwashed by the word "pervert" again and again?
The positions of the princes were connected. The emperor was quite capable in having children. He had more than 20 sons without any help from others.
The eldest prince, Prince of Yu Song Junhe, and the second prince, Prince of Chu Song Junsheng, have both married.
The third prince, Prince Jin Song Junhua, started his marriage in May at the age of 22, and his wedding was scheduled for the following month.
The fifth prince, Song Junze, is only less than two months younger than Song Junyan, and both of them will reach the age of twenty next spring.
The Sixth Prince Song Junyu is now eighteen years old, and it will take him two years to set up his own government.
There are only six princes who are adults or almost adults. The seventh prince is not even thirteen years old, and the youngest prince is not even one year old yet.
Lu Xinran looked at the princes sitting not far away, and thought of the extremely chaotic process of usurping the throne in the book, and his heart suddenly tightened.
They are women, so it is more important for them to try to eat well, drink well and have fun.
When Song Junyan heard her mention the matter of seizing the throne, his hands in his sleeves suddenly tightened and his eyes narrowed slightly.
He looked at the people around him calmly and found that both Song Junhe and Song Junyu had normal expressions, as if he was the only one who heard the inner voice just now.
He began to feel suspicious and scanned the people around him. None of them looked fake, as if... only he and Lu Xinlan could hear this inner voice.