she has golden eyes

Chapter 122 Returning to Beijing
Although spring has begun, Yanzhou is still cold and windy.

Along with the Imperial Court's order to reward the officers and men, it was also sent to Yanzhou City, as well as Li Jinyu's edict to grant Du Zhe the son of King Yan at the request of Old Prince Yan.

Several staff members of the palace were sitting in the study, the old prince sneered, put a letter in his hand on the table and said:
"It's a good thing we made an early move, otherwise this concubine would be Xie's family."

At the beginning when Shen Qingyang reminded the old prince to betroth Du Zhe as soon as possible, everyone was in a hurry. Later, they made an appointment with Lan Xiyue, an orphan girl from the family of the late General Dingguo.

On this matter, Old Prince Yan sent the news to the capital along with the note of inviting the crown prince.

But even so, Li Jinyu vaguely revealed in her private letter to the old prince that she wanted to marry Queen Xie's sister to Du Zhe.

Then an elderly staff member laughed, looked around the crowd and said:
"Once the Xie family in the south of the Yangtze River was overthrown, is there any part of the current empress family that does not look up to His Majesty?"

Li Jinyu really had a good plan, and he did not lose to Emperor Mingde at all.

It was only three months before Du Zhe grew taller again. His fair face turned darker, but his eyes were bright and he had a smile on his face. The black and blue stubble made him look a lot more mature.

Shen Qingyang and Mei Xue left the guest house after a few words, leaving Du Zhe and Lan Xiyue behind.

Mei Xue had heard of Lan Xiyue a long time ago. She is the best friend of the old prince and the granddaughter of General Dingguo Lan Zhan. Stationed in the camp.

Lan Xiyue also made great contributions to this Yinshan victory.

Lan Xiyue is the only child left in the direct line of Dingguo General's Mansion, and Old Prince Yan actually treats her like his own granddaughter.

He never thought about it before, because he felt that Du Zhe, a bastard grandson, was not worthy of Lan Xiyue at all.

Lan Xiyue was almost two years older than Du Zhe, but together with Du Zhe, she also called Mei Xue "sister".

Lan Xiyue, who has a dark complexion, is actually very beautiful, with dark and bright eyes, and she has a heroic posture when she sits, stands and walks.

Mei Xue has fully recovered, but the new skin on her face is still slightly pink.

She fell in love with Lan Xiyue immediately, held her hand affectionately and asked her to sit beside her and talk, and then asked Jiu'er to invite Princess Changle immediately.

Princess Changle and Lan Xiyue hit it off right away. Although the two grew up in different environments, it did not prevent Princess Changle from becoming Lan Xiyue's little fan girl.

Lan Xiyue was dragged out by Princess Changle to ask for advice on kung fu. Sitting opposite Mei Xue, Du Zhe turned his face to look at the backs of Princess Changle and Lan Xiyue and said:

"During these days in the army, I realized how stupid I was. Xiyue, a girl, charged bravely, but the first time I met the Huns' cavalry, my legs were trembling with fright."

Mei Xue looked at Du Zhe in relief, and after he finished speaking, she smiled wryly and lowered her head, then Mei Xue said softly:

"Seeing is not believing. Most of the rumors about you come from fake Du Xin, right?"

Du Zhe turned his head away with a sneer, without even a word of explanation.

But Mei Xue still saw his gradually reddening eye circles.

The old prince's health gradually improved. At the end of spring, he was able to mount a sword and fight Du Zhe in the martial arts arena.

Mei Xue stood under the dense shade of the trees with her hands behind her back, watching the grandparents and grandchildren fighting together on the field, she felt that even the breeze in her ears was full of hope.

Lan Xiyue was an orphan, but the old prince refused to neglect her in the slightest, and arranged her and Du Zhe's marriage very carefully.

A whole set of procedures will go down, at least until the beginning of winter.

Mei Xue, Shen Qingyang, and Princess Changle could only buy congratulatory gifts and stay, and then set foot on the road back to Beijing.

The old prince personally sent Mei Xue and his party out of Yanzhou City, and Du Zhe and Lan Xiyue sent them to the first post station more than [-] miles away before returning.

During dinner, Princess Changle said to Mei Xue:

"I used to admire you the most, but now I admire Xiyue the most. Not only is she good at kung fu, she is also a good manager.

There are tens of thousands of troops in the Northern Frontier Army, but the daily food and expenses are a thick account, and she actually understands it clearly. "

Mei Xue didn't say anything, she just rolled her eyes at Princess Changle in dissatisfaction.

Princess Changle laughed, and hurriedly filled Mei Xue with a bowl of hot soup.

Mei Xue slowly stirred the hot soup with a spoon and said:
"As long as we work hard, we can live differently. Although we are not as good as General Lan, we don't have to be a woman who only fights and plots in the backyard."

Princess Changle nodded after listening, then suddenly remembered something, looked up at Mei Xue and asked:
"It's been a few months now. The queen's sister-in-law's natal family must have already arrived in the capital. What kind of people do you think they will be? Don't be so difficult to serve Miss Xie Qi."

Mei Xue smiled slightly, but did not comment a word.

Empress Xie's family has been manipulated by Mrs. Xie's family for so many years, and now they have suddenly gained power.

After all, Xie Danqin is a smart person, she doesn't need someone to teach her how to take care of her family.

It was already midsummer when we arrived in Luoyang, the capital city.

Neither Mei Xue nor Shen Qingyang could go home first, but went directly to the palace to report to Li Jinyu.

Liu Qi and Jiu'er rushed all the way to the Shu Palace to send news to Li Jinzhi.

Li Jinyu wore bright yellow light summer clothes, smiled and let Mei Xue and Shen Qingyang sit down, and Gao Qiang quickly brought tea in.

Shen Qingyang and Mei Xue each reported the things they were responsible for, Li Jinyu praised them both, and then said regretfully:
"The queen's younger sister is gentle and virtuous, with outstanding looks, and even the emperor's grandmother praised her a lot. I wanted to betroth her to Prince Yan's son, but I didn't expect that the old prince would not appreciate it."

After finishing speaking, Li Jinyu lowered his head to drink tea, but his eyes were quietly observing Shen Qingyang and Mei Xue.

Mei Xue sat downcast with her expression unchanged, Shen Qingyang stood up and saluted Li Jinyu and said:

"Your Majesty, the old prince has absolutely no such intentions. General Lan is the orphan of the General of Lingguo. The old prince raised her as his own granddaughter. He had already started to discuss marriage with Prince Yan's son last year."

Li Jinyu only nodded with a smile, but said nothing.

After leaving Zhaoyang Palace, Mei Xue and Shen Qingyang went to visit Empress Dowager Jing'an and Princess Chenyang together, and it was already evening when the two of them left the palace together.

The palace road was deep and deep, Shen Qingyang walked beside Mei Xue, his expression was obviously not good.

Mei Xue knew why without looking at him.

It is impossible for Li Jinyu not to be afraid of Prince Yan's Mansion ruling the northern territory for decades, but what he did this time was too obvious.

Even when Emperor Mingde was alive, he never interfered with Lord Yan like this.

Li Jinzhi was already waiting outside the palace city, when he saw Mei Xue and Shen Qingyang, he came up to meet him.

The young man in white clothes and blue shoes came with a smile in the evening wind, like a ray of light, easily calming down the irritability brought by midsummer.

Shen Qingyang and Li Jinzhi rode away after saying hello, and Li Jinzhi helped Mei Xue into the carriage.

As soon as he sat down, Li Jinzhi hurriedly took Mei Xue's hand to look. He already knew about Mei Xue's distress from Liu Qi and Jiu'er.

The nails on Mei Xue's ten fingers had grown back, but they were still slightly pink.

Li Jinzhi gently stroked Mei Xue's hand, too sad to speak.

Mei Xue leaned her head on Li Jinzhi's shoulder, and didn't mention her own affairs, but only asked him whether Nanny Mei, Ping An, and Li Mingze were okay.

It was dinner time, and Ping An was waiting at the corner gate.As soon as Mei Gang's carriage appeared, he broke free from Yurong's hand and ran to meet him, scaring Yurong to chase after him.

Nanny Zhang smiled and sighed, then lowered her head and lovingly touched Li Mingze in her arms.

(End of this chapter)