Lian Muhan understood the look in her eyes, and the meaning of the painting she gave him, but he had no official title or rank, so how could he be worthy of the princess?
As a result, she has ended up like this. If she had known this would happen, she would have given it a try.
His heart was almost broken by regret.
He hoped that Dongfang Jin could come back soon, so that he would have someone to accompany him until he was drunk.
Because of the army's victory, such a big change was discovered in the court, which no one had expected.
Only Prince Shou's family was filled with gloom and sorrow.
Princess Shou was very dissatisfied with the Empress Dowager, and even more dissatisfied with the Emperor. She was of course worried about her daughter, but Prince Shou could not openly disobey the order, so she just cried and did not dare to cry in front of Lou Wanyue. She was pregnant and could not let her worry.
Dongfang Run has been taking care of Lou Wanyue. Because of the sudden arrival of this child, the relationship between the two has improved a lot. Lou Wanyue is very satisfied, but she also knows about Dongfang Ruoxue's affairs, and thinks that if this incident had not happened, Dongfang Run might be in a better mood.
She was worried about her husband's family, so she asked her father to help propose to the emperor in the court to replace the daughter of another family, even if she was the daughter of a minister. Many daughters from small families could not have such a good thing, so it would be great if they could adopt her as their goddaughter.
Naturally, Prime Minister Lou thought more deeply and far ahead than his daughter, and he also knew that this matter would not be a good idea, so he suppressed it and did not propose it to the emperor.
In fact, the emperor was smarter than anyone else. He didn't use this method because he didn't want to.
Seeing no movement, Lou Wanyue became anxious and started to get blisters at the corners of her mouth. Dongfang Run was very nervous and couldn't help but ask the imperial physician to come and treat him, which only added to the chaos.
Half a month later, the army returned to the capital, 300 miles away.
East Palace.
An Qingran was counting the days carefully, thinking that they would be back in two or three days. Suddenly, the candle burst into a big flame. She smiled, "What? Is this considered a happy event? Does it mean that the prince will return to the court? But it will take a few days."
Just as Ren Dong was about to speak, the door suddenly rang and a tall figure walked in with a chill. An Qingran stood up in surprise. Dongfang Jin's handsome and slightly weathered face appeared in front of her. He took her in his arms. After confirming that this was not a dream, An Qingran said, "Why did you come to Beijing so late? Did the army enter the city?"
"Why are you still concerned about this..." Dongfang Jin immediately let go of her, took off the cold cloak outside, and looked at An Qingran with a smile, "You actually gained weight..."
"You've become thinner, darker, and seem to have grown taller." An Qingran looked Dongfang Jin up and down in surprise. He exuded a masculine charm from inside to outside. It felt like they had met for years after not seeing him for only a few months. She found that she had really become dependent on this little man from the bottom of her heart.
Dongfang Jin warmed his hands on the stove: "The army is three hundred miles away, and I rushed back by myself day and night. Are you all right these days? Is someone bullying you? What happened in the palace, but you didn't write anything in your letter, probably only reporting good news and not bad news. My Qingqing is sensible, but too sensible. I don't even feel my existence, and I don't know if you miss me these days..."
"If you return to the capital without permission and are discovered... Rendong, notify all the palace maids immediately. Don't say anything and don't let any information leak out. Do you understand?" An Qingran felt that the matter was very serious.
Honeysuckle hurried out.
Dongfang Jin felt that his temperature was about right, so he stepped forward again and hugged An Qingran in his arms: "Qingqing, tell me if you miss me?"
An Qingran's face flushed under his affectionate gaze: "Are you hungry? I'll ask Rendong to make you some noodle soup..."
"I don't want noodle soup, and I don't want honeysuckle. During these few months at the border, I missed you every day. Now tell me, do you miss me?" He looked like he was playing a trick.
An Qingran nodded slightly under his direct gaze.
"I asked you to say it."
"Okay, I miss you." An Qingran felt that she didn't have the gentleness of a little woman, nor was she as good as those women in the palace. She was very tough in her words.
Hearing what he wanted to hear, Dongfang Jin kissed her deeply with satisfaction. The familiar fragrance on An Qingran's body made him unable to control himself, and he began to untie An Qingran's dress. Seeing his hungry look, An Qingran wanted to laugh, but couldn't bear to refuse. Fortunately, her child was already three months old. During these three months, the fetus had been stable and no blood had been shed, so she whispered in his ear: "Be gentle..."
It would have been better if he hadn't said this, as it almost made Dongfang Jin unable to control himself. He let down the bed curtain, and one could imagine how gentle and charming it was inside the curtain...
For three consecutive days, the Crown Princess felt unwell and refused visitors.
No work either.
The palace gates are closed.
This made Concubine Shu feel very nervous. She didn't know how serious her illness was. She felt that the previous rumor was not groundless. There must be something wrong with her body. Why was she sick now?
infectious disease?
She sent someone to secretly go to the Imperial Hospital to inquire about the situation.
However, the imperial physician from the Imperial Medical Bureau was not invited to treat the patient. People were not surprised by this because the Crown Princess herself had excellent medical skills and it was normal that she did not need anyone else to treat her.
Xianfei rarely went out to pay respects to the Queen Mother. When the Queen Mother saw her, she smiled rarely and asked: "Are you feeling better?"
"Your Majesty, I'm feeling much better now. Thank you for your concern. Prince Ning recently sent some tributes, and he specifically asked me to personally deliver them to Your Majesty for her to taste. I guess he doesn't trust others." The maid behind her came up with a tray and a box. When they opened it, they found some food and fruits. I guess the fruits from the south are just coming down.
The Queen Mother nodded: "Well, it's rare that Prince Ning is so filial. It's not in vain that I love him so much."
"Yan'er also gave some to Prince Shou to express his gratitude for saving him..." Concubine Xian said with a smile.
The Queen Mother turned around and said to Nanny Rong, "Wash these fruits. I can't wait to taste them. There are many tributes in previous years, but they are not as good as these."
Xianfei's face lit up when she heard this: "I didn't expect that Yan'er could handle it. I was really worried at first, how would he handle those things when he was so young and alone? In his letter, he was very optimistic and almost described that place as heaven... Oh, I really hope that I can see the beautiful scenery he wrote about in my lifetime."
The Queen Mother waved her hand: "You should be more careful with your words. However, this is not impossible. If you ask the Emperor, he may allow it. But from now on, you and the Emperor will be thousands of miles apart, and the relationship between husband and wife will be severed..."
Concubine Xian smiled. The number of times Emperor Yunqi doted on her could be counted: "We are in the palace, too..."
Here she paused.
The Queen Mother sighed: "Maybe things will turn around, just wait patiently..."
Xianfei heard the deep meaning in her words and nodded: "I will only listen to the Queen Mother..."
Then, the two people's voices became lower and lower, almost inaudible...
Day 3.
The army entered the city and all the officials welcomed them outside the city. Emperor Yunqi went to greet them personally, sitting on a tall horse. He looked majestic but had a pleasant expression, and was in a rare good mood.
The people were beating drums and gongs and celebrating along the streets. It was even more festive than the Chinese New Year.
After An Zhongtao and Dongfang Jin paid their respects to the emperor, they walked side by side, riding on horses, accepting congratulations from the crowd. Dongfang Jin's handsome face made the people praise each other. After all, they had a handsome prince who was both civil and military. Their faces were lit up and they were proud, as if the prince was born to them.
An Zhongtao still had his usual expression and remained silent, but he knew in his heart that Dongfang Jin had informed him before entering the capital privately. To be honest, he had some opinions about his behavior. At first, he thought that he dared to enter the capital without an imperial edict, and his behavior was not calm enough. If he was caught, it would be a serious illness. But then he thought that he entered the palace just to see his daughter. If it was only for this reason, all his actions could be forgiven. Moreover, he made a round trip from the capital overnight. Not to mention other things, he was not as capable as him in traveling smoothly.
I’m afraid I can’t even get through the city gate.
I guess the prince has many connections everywhere that are unknown to the public.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Dongfang Jin was not as simple as he appeared to be. Perhaps he had his own strategies in mind. Thinking that he was his son-in-law, he couldn't help but feel proud.
After this battle, he got to know Dongfang Jin again and felt that this was his biggest gain.
The generals walked to the city wall, Emperor Yunqi reviewed the army, the soldiers shouted "Long live the emperor" three times, the shouts were earth-shaking, and a group of magpies flew southeast. Dongfang Jin stood beside Emperor Yunqi, his silver armor reflecting the sunlight, as if the sun had covered him with a halo. An Qingran looked at him like he was dominating the world, and secretly sighed in her heart that the prince at this moment was so quiet, beautiful and majestic that no one could match him. Thinking of this, her heart was sweet. In her last life, all the grievances, in her opinion now, were worth it. Perhaps all those sufferings were the hardships she had experienced to meet him.
value.
It's really worth it.
The army returned.
Emperor Yunqi held a grand banquet for his ministers in the palace and gave them rewards.
An Zhongtao was rewarded with a thousand taels of gold, as was Dongfang Jin. Deputy General Zhang and others were rewarded with a hundred taels of gold. The following were rewarded according to their merits. Although the treasury was not full, Emperor Yunqi was not stingy at all for those who fought bravely in the battle.
This time I returned to the court.
Envoy Lei Taiguo also followed into the capital.
Emperor Yunqi met him in person.
Those envoys brought some gifts, but the most important thing was of course to select the best candidates for the princess and the prince. Along the way, the Lei Tai people had already found out everything. Of course, the spies hidden in the capital also passed the news. After learning the truth about Dongfang Jin, the envoys felt that there was a chance.
Therefore, the first request they made was to marry Lei Yuezhu to the prince.
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