Xiaowen puffed out his chest, his little face full of pride, as if he was the general who had returned in triumph.
Seeing this, Xia He couldn't help but rub his head with his hand and scolded with a smile:
"You little brat, do you know what a wife is? How dare you talk nonsense here!"
As he spoke, his eyes involuntarily drifted towards Xiaomei who was standing beside him.
Xiaomei looked at Xia He curiously.
Being looked at like that, she immediately became so embarrassed that her ears turned red. She twisted the corner of her clothes with her fingers and dared not look up.
Seeing her like this, Xia He laughed out loud:
"Whose family is this girl? She is really pretty. I wonder which boy she will marry in the future!"
"Xiao Wen, please don't bully others."
"I don't want to marry anyone else!"
Xiaomei blurted out, then realized that she had said something wrong, and hid behind Xiaowen with her face covered.
The children watching burst into good-natured laughter, and a few of the young boys even started to make a noise:
"Sister Xiaomei, shame on you!"
Xia He laughed and carried Xiaowen onto his warhorse.
The red fox snorted impatiently, and Xiao Wen was so scared that he quickly grabbed the saddle, but he straightened his back and pretended to be calm.
The children around them were all shocked when they saw this, and they all shouted:
"Brother Xiaowen, we will recognize you as the boss from now on!"
"Can we touch the general's horse, too?"
Even the fat kid from before squeezed in with a red face, rubbing the corner of his clothes and saying with difficulty,
"Brother Wen, yes, I'm sorry..."
"It's okay, we'll be good brothers from now on!"
Not far away, in a private room on the second floor of the teahouse, the Seventh Princess was leaning against the window looking out.
Seeing Xia He's heroic figure on the street, the round fan in her hand unconsciously stopped.
"Is that the legendary General Xia? His reputation is well-deserved!"
Miss Li, the daughter of the Minister of Rites, came over with admiration in her eyes.
"Yes, yes. I heard that he is only 20 years old this year, but he has already made such great achievements. His future is limitless!"
Another lady echoed.
Qin Yao snorted lightly and said indifferently:
"Well, it's actually not that bad, but the prince brother often praises him..."
Having said that, her eyes never left the tall figure.
Until Xia He and his group turned the corner and disappeared from sight.
"Your Highness, are you...moved?"
Miss Li blinked mischievously, and before she could finish her words, Qin Yao patted her lightly with her round fan:
"Nonsense! It's obviously you who are infatuated."
"This General Xia is really good. If he is not married, I will ask my father to find a wife for him. Sisters, please don't compete with me!"
"You little slut, you're already thinking about seducing General Xia after just meeting him for the first time~"
"Talk nonsense, I'll beat you up!"
A group of beautiful girls playing together is a nice sight.
But Qin Yao suddenly said,
"He has a wife! Don't bother with him."
Unexpectedly, the sisters didn't care at all, but said,
"What's the big deal? If it's General Xia, I'm willing to be his concubine."
"Wouldn't it be better for us sisters to share one husband?"
"Yeah, yeah, let's play together."
Qin Yao's eyes widened. She didn't expect that the girls would speak so boldly.
Sharing a husband? What kind of lewd words are these!
At this time, outside the Zhengyang Gate of the Imperial Palace, ceremonial music was playing.
The emperor personally led civil and military officials to welcome the triumphant army.
Xia He turned over and dismounted, kneeling on one knee:
"Your Majesty, I, Xia He, kowtow to you!"
"My dear, please stand up!"
The wrinkled old emperor's face was flushed.
He personally helped Xia He up.
"This time, we suppressed the rebellion in Youzhou, defeated the Iron Pagoda, and defeated the 50,000-strong barbarian army. You have made great contributions!"
"Hurry, follow me in."
As he said this, the old emperor actually took Xia He's hand and walked inside.
All the officials saw this and were shocked.
What an honor!
The emperor announced on the spot:
"From now on, Xia He is conferred the title of Dingyuan Earl, and is granted a red-lettered iron certificate, which shall be hereditary for generations!"
After these words were spoken, there was silence in the court.
Duke, Marquis, Earl, Viscount, and Baron.
Originally many people thought that Xia He would most likely be granted the title of baron.
Even if it is exaggerated a little, the Viscount is still outrageous.
But now he is directly conferred the title of Earl?
He was conferred the title of Earl at the age of twenty, which is rare since the founding of this dynasty.
As for the red seal and iron certificate, to put it more clearly, it is the "golden medal of immunity from death"!
Even if you have committed a serious crime, you can still avoid death!
Is this too much?
Therefore, this matter had been heatedly discussed in the court long before Xia He returned!
Someone spoke out against it!
"Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible! Xia He is only twenty years old. Even if he has made extraordinary achievements, it is a special favor from Your Majesty to confer a title on him. How can he start as an earl?"
Even Commander Li, at his age back then, didn't know where to play in the mud.
What if he makes more contributions in the future? Will he be directly granted the title of Marquis or Duke?
"Ou Li?"
"Great victory in Liangzhou, great victory in Youzhou."
"We suppressed the rebellion and repelled nearly 100,000 barbarian troops. You can give me one and see how it goes!"
Everyone was speechless!
Because the fact is, in recent years, the Qin Dynasty has been suppressed by the northern barbarians!
The situation in the Hexi Corridor had been deteriorating rapidly before!
Add to that natural disasters like the one in Minnesota.
If Xia He had not taken the lead in defending Liangzhou and repelling the Northern Barbarian cavalry that launched a surprise attack on Youzhou.
I’m afraid Hexi has rotted away today!
"Isn't such a loyal general unworthy of the title of earl?"
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