The palace maid dared not offend Huo Xiaolong, so she simply bowed and led her people back to the palace to complain.
Standing at a distance, Lu Kai took a deep breath. "Alright, it has to be this ancestor. Burn the imperial edict and the decree, then go back to the palace to report. This will save me the trouble."
"Starting with the eldest princess! As long as I live, no woman from Great Yan will be sent out for a political marriage! Whether she is a princess, a noblewoman, a young lady from a wealthy family, or a commoner, if you do not wish to marry, then you do not need to go!"
"I keep my word!"
Huo Xiaolong stood with the eldest princess. One was a spirited young girl in armor, and the other was a composed and intelligent woman in gorgeous clothes. These two represented the pinnacle of power for women in the Great Yan Dynasty.
"Long live the Prince!"
"Long live the Prince!"
"Long live the Prince!"
The surrounding people knelt down to pay their respects to Huo Xiaolong without prior arrangement. They had nothing to say about it; they had vented their anger and made him proud.
Moreover, did you hear that? If they don't want to marry, they don't have to. These are words spoken by the powerful and wealthy.
Whether it's a woman or a man, this feeling of being protected is truly rare. This young girl in front of them is the backbone of Great Yan and the source of confidence for the people of Great Yan!
Therefore, how could one not wish that the Prince of Zhenbei could live a long life? This cry of "Long live the Prince!" comes from the bottom of one's heart.
The army has entered the city. This time, the people did not know when the Prince of Zhenbei would return, so the welcoming ceremony was rather sparse. But since the prince had won a battle outside, how could these common people not put on a good show for him?
The vendors who had set up stalls around the area immediately moved their stalls to the back of the area. The young ladies who had seen Huo Xiaolong off on his expedition also rushed over when they heard the news.
Huo Xiaolong thought he should hurry to the palace, report on his duties, and then go home for a good night's sleep.
Returning to Beijing means she'll have to handle official business, and Li Jian will be nagging her again.
Who knew that the clerk from the Jingzhao Yin's office would pull the horse away and prevent her from leaving.
"Your Highness, please wait a moment. My daughter just came out. Please wait for her to come and take a look at you."
"I'm going to the palace to report on my duties. Aren't you making things difficult?"
"Please wait a moment, I beg you. Look at these people. If I, their advisor, don't grant them their wish to celebrate for you today, I reckon a petition from the people will be placed before the Emperor tomorrow. For the sake of my and my master's official positions, please bear with it."
It wasn't that Huo Xiaolong was soft-hearted; it was that the young girl had never seen such a shameless adult in the capital.
These officials in the capital are all concerned with saving face; they're always putting on airs!
Now, the clerk of the Jingzhao Yin's mansion is clinging to his horse's leg and refusing to let go. It's fortunate that he's trained the horse well, otherwise it could have kicked up and made him travel two miles.
"Can we walk now, sir?"
Huo Xiaolong and his entourage had been standing there for almost half an hour. The magistrate's advisor had been holding onto her horse's leg the whole time. The man only let go of her when he sat down and watched the group of young ladies and their carriages approach in the distance, and then said...
"Alright, Your Highness, you may leave now."
"What a mess this is."
Long'er squeezed the horse's belly with her legs and walked forward. The restaurants on both sides of the road scattered flower petals. If you ask why those people were taking so long to arrive, it's because they sent their servants to collect the flower petals.
Anyway, Huo Xiaolong had never seen anyone come back to greet someone and have to wait for them. She didn't expect any grand ceremony, after all, this was a quiet return to Beijing. Who knew these girls would make such a fuss?
Sachets and sachets rained down on Huo Xiaolong, while the red-armored girl put her helmet back on, mainly out of fear that there might be hidden weapons inside.
The little girl always went in and out with Huo Xiaolong. Sure enough, she rode behind him on horseback. Da Ni'er also put on her helmet, but the little girl was not a military general, so she didn't have any armor.
"Hey little grass, can I borrow your helmet?"
"Ouch..."
"Pooh!"
A petal fell into Hou Xiangxiang's mouth. Seeing this, Xiaocao covered her helmet and took two steps back.
"Your Highness, where is General Chunying? Why haven't we seen her since we returned?"
Several of the ladies are looking for someone; the women at the brothel have their own little admirers.
Huo Xiaolong heard this sound, so he stopped, turned around and went to the carriage to fetch Kaixuan.
"My sister gave birth to my lucky star on the battlefield! She's in the carriage with the baby right now. Let me show you!"
"Is it pretty? It's mine!"
The girls in the capital all knew that the Prince of Zhenbei was approachable and easy to talk to. He would usually respond if you spoke to him on the street, so the group of girls asked him all at once.
"Your Highness, what is her name?"
"What is the name of the young lady of the Huo family?"
Huo Xiaolong was just waiting for them to ask this question. He had to say it; he named it himself, and it sounded so good it was a disaster.
"Huo Kaixuan! Isn't it nice?"
"..."
"..."
The group of girls fell silent for a few moments, remembering what the top scholar had said: the Prince of Zhenbei's literary talent was no less than theirs, but...
But what about this name?
"Great! It sounds great!"
Fan Lihua also ran out from the Censorate to watch the excitement. This name looks auspicious. The prince loves to fight, so what else could he choose but this name?
“It has to sound good, I named it! Let me tell you, this child is very lucky, I killed Huang Ranhu the day she was born.”
Huo Xiaolong stopped his horse and chatted with the group of girls. They had never seen such a way of celebrating a triumphant return to the city before. It was like the old women chatting at the entrance of their village.
Especially when there are a lot of girls, they chatter away, like they've entered a swallow's nest.
Yuwen Helan ordered her servants to untie her three male lovers, and the men rushed over to see her.
"Helan, were you bullied?"
The woman smiled, shook her head, and then raised her chin to indicate that they should look at Huo Xiaolong.
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