Fair Lady

The team of Yun Deqing returning to Beijing to report on his duties was very beautiful. The emperor specially sent officials from the Ministry of Rites to greet him at the city gate, and the common people spontaneously stood on both sides of the road and cheered enthusiastically: "Long live the Great Week! Long live the emperor! The Northwest Army is mighty! The general is mighty!" !"

Since ancient times, what the common people look forward to most is to live and work in peace and contentment, and what they fear most is a war that will cause displacement and people's livelihood. Therefore, they admire and appreciate those soldiers who stick to the border and protect their peaceful lives.

The current emperor loves the people, reduces exorbitant taxes, introduces many measures to develop the economy, and the lives of the common people are getting better and better.And the troops led by the generals and generals who guarded the border in Da Zhou were all brave and mighty, so they didn't have to worry about it.

Last year, the Thonburi Dynasty just came to worship and discuss peace, and this year the Turks, who have always been ferocious and ferocious, also surrendered.For the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty, it is naturally very exciting and proud.Da Zhou's army is strong, and these people can enjoy peace and stability.

Yun Deqing was riding on a tall horse, and suddenly his nose felt sore.

Two years ago, he also made a great contribution and returned to Beijing with General Fan to report on his duties. To be honest, he didn't have much excitement and pride in his heart at that time, but was full of apprehension.In those years, all he wanted was to fight the enemy bravely and do more meritorious deeds, so as to win the opportunity of "exchanging merit for kindness" and clearing up his father's grievances.But when the opportunity really came, although he was still determined, the chance of winning in his heart was not more than [-]%.

Facts have indeed proved that although the emperor is wise, although General Fan and his colleagues in the army risked guaranteeing him, the father's case can be retried.However, if it weren't for Jin Xida and Shujie staring at him.He had already died unjustly in prison.The road of exchanging merit for favor is not easy, otherwise he wouldn't be the only one who has gone for so many years.

After two and a half years, he came back again as a first-rank marshal with outstanding achievements, how could he not be extremely moved?I sincerely thank my sister Yunhuan and her brother-in-law for leaving them three intelligent and affectionate nieces and nieces, so that he and the Yun family have what they are today.

Yun Deqing and his generals (accompanied by several young generals who returned to Beijing to receive the award), behind the personal guards, are the two Turkic princes and their entourage team, what is quite exciting is the thousand horses behind the team. Breed war horse.

The Turkic surrender agreement stipulated that [-] war horses would be paid as a tribute every year. The emperor asked Yun Deqing to keep [-] of the [-] horses in the Northwest Army in the first year.

Along the way, I saw the cheers of the people along the way.Many people even spontaneously brought food and tea from their homes to comfort their soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty. The Turkic princes and their entourages sighed.Then think of the Turkic people's constant migration due to years of war, and they cannot live a stable life.In addition, Da Zhou moved all the people on the border inward to a safe area.The Turkic people could not exchange food, cotton cloth, and other daily necessities from the Dazhou people as before, and the people complained constantly, how could they be undefeated?

The two descendants of the princes have always been the representatives of the Turkic peace faction. Seeing this situation now, in contrast, they have strengthened their beliefs.

The four princes represent the emperor.Personally leading a group of civil and military ministers to greet him at the gate of the palace, Yun Deqing bathed in the emperor's favor and was flattered.Hastened to go forward to the monarch and his ministers, and introduced the two Turkic princes.

The Fourth Prince obviously respected Yun Deqing and was very polite. He was going to marry Yun Ting into the Fourth Prince's residence at the end of next month. Although Yun Ting was only a side concubine, the Fourth Prince still treated Yun Deqing with the etiquette of a quasi-father-in-law.

The host and the guest have met, the fourth prince looked at Yun Deqing and Shujie, and conveyed the emperor's considerate will: "Father, the emperor wants to meet the guests who came from afar first. Let your uncle and nephew go back to the residence of General Zhongyi for a reunion. Come back to the welcome banquet. The resting place for the soldiers. The Ministry of War has already made arrangements, and someone will lead them there."

Yun Deqing and Shujie hurriedly thanked them and resigned.The uncle and nephew rode together to the General's Mansion, exchanging joyfully and being very affectionate along the way.Poor Jin Xida watched his second brother-in-law and adopted son leave enviously, while he bitterly went to meet the emperor with the guests, wondering how he had offended the emperor's old friend recently?Shouldn't it be to let myself go back for a happy reunion and let Shujie stay?

Daqiang's parents were both in General Zhongyi's mansion, so he naturally went with Yun Deqing.

When everyone in the General's Mansion heard the news, they greeted him at the gate, and even Old General Yun and Mrs. Yun came out.Seeing it from afar, Yun Deqing jumped off his horse, rushed all the way, knelt down in front of his parents, choked up and said, "Your son is not filial, how dare you let your parents wait here?" Be filial to the front.Parents can't personally escort them back to Beijing, and it's been almost three years since they met for the first time.

Not to mention that Mrs. Yun burst into tears and kept saying "my son", and General Yun also helped his son up with tears in his eyes.It was this son who fought with his life to rehabilitate him and return to Beijing.When they went to Beijing by order, the son was busy with the war, so he could only confess a few words in a hurry, and entrusted them to Xu Dakui. The father and son had a lot to say.

Now that the second son is considered a grown-up, the Turks, the biggest trouble in the Northwest, should be at peace for at least a few years.After Yunting and Yunli's marriage is settled, they plan to let their second daughter-in-law go to Northwest Grand Marshal's Mansion to take care of their second son. The couple can finally get together, and maybe they will have two grandchildren.As for their old couple, don't they still have their eldest son and daughter-in-law by their side?

Yun Deqing saw Shuyao standing behind Mrs. Yun, and was about to salute according to the rules, Shuyao quickly avoided: "Brother, stop the second uncle, in my house, there are only uncle and niece."

Shujie supported Yun Deqing almost at the same time that Shuyao avoided: "Second uncle, this is in the mansion, and there are no outsiders, it should be Yao'er who salutes you."

That's what he said, but when Shuyao gave Yun Deqing the junior salute, he still turned sideways to avoid it.Military generals, especially those with outstanding military exploits and armed forces like him, have to abide by the royal rules even more.With Shuyao's current status and rank, especially the aura of "Great Zhou Lucky Star", who else would wait for her to salute, except for a confused person like Mrs. Luo?Do you want to stand shoulder to shoulder with the royal family?

Yun Deqing has a special affection for this niece who saved his life at a young age, even more than his own daughter.He smiled and said, "Yao'er, the wedding date is set at this time next year, right?" It's hard to be a marshal, he can't even see the wedding of his niece and two daughters in person.

Shuyao nodded shyly and said, "Well, it's November."

Shu Jie also laughed and said: "Shizi Ning worships his second uncle, and he wanted to have a chat with you, but unfortunately he was sent by the emperor to Minzhou as an imperial envoy." The emperor is determined to solve a series of problems in Minzhou this time. The problem is that there are many hard bones that have been deposited for many years, and the water bandits are also overbearing.

Yun Deqing nodded with a smile on his face.He is also very satisfied with the prospective niece and son-in-law, "Shizi Ning himself is a good person, and the fact that he took away the Japanese bandit den is very satisfying."

Da Qiang immediately echoed excitedly: "Isn't it? Our Grand Marshal specially copied a few copies of the paragraph in the court report for the soldiers to study, reminding everyone that careful work is impossible to guard against, so you can't slack off at any time. .Anyone, even old and weak women and children. As long as they behave suspiciously or something unusual happens, they must be as vigilant as Ning Shizi, and they must not be self-righteous and take it lightly."

Daqiang first gave a big gift to Shuyao, and then to Old General Yun, Mrs. Yun, and his own parents, and then began to look around secretly.Standing next to the three sisters of the Yun family was the pretty girl in a green jacket and skirt.Isn't it the "little apple" Xiutao who has grown taller?Xiutao also happened to look over, and their eyes met.Qiao smiled sweetly, "Brother Daqiang, you are taller and more majestic." You are generous and not twitchy at all, as expected of growing up with Princess Fuxing.

Da Qiang who was "captured" immediately felt his face burn. Fortunately, his skin was dark.Except for Shu Yao, no one noticed that his face was flushed.There is no way, who made her eyesight so good, and her heart so fine.

Shuyao was secretly happy, this time the second uncle brought Daqiang back, part of the reason was to finalize the marriage between Daqiang and Xiutao, right?

She really guessed right, Yun Deqing inquired about Hongmei's intentions in the letter.Hongmei didn't mind that her son-in-law was a general, but she happened to not see Daqiang when he came to Beijing last time, so she felt more at ease if she could meet again.

Because Xiutao is only 13 years old, and she is not in a hurry to make a marriage agreement, Yun Deqing is just trying to find out first, and let Hongmei know the truth, and is going to find an opportunity for Daqiang to come back to Beijing before making a decision.Unexpectedly, both of them came back so soon.Moreover, according to Yun Deqing's estimation, with Daqiang's military achievements, it is no problem to be promoted to the fifth-rank captain this time.

Although military generals are promoted based on military merits, and their grades are promoted faster than civilian officials, there are really not many fifth-rank captains who are only 19 years old.

Hongmei stood with Mo Niang and Nangong Miao, focusing on taking care of the two pregnant women. It was only when Mo Niang reminded her that she discovered the interaction between Daqiang and Xiutao.Looking at Daqiang who is tall and mighty but still simple and honest, and Xiutao who is petite and delicate, Hongmei feels more and more suitable the more she looks at it.

Daqiang's parents are loyal and honest people, and their family is simple.Daqiang has ambition since he was a child (Hongmei heard Shuyao say Daqiang's phrase "Don't bully the young and poor"), and now he is Yun Deqing's highly praised and praised general, what else does Hongmei have? unsatisfied.

If she married into one of those complicated and rich families, she would be very wealthy and beautiful, but she was really worried that Xiutao would not be able to handle it.Xiutao is also well protected in the Erhou Mansion, and the Erhou Mansion is simple, so Xiutao is really a very simple girl, how can she know how to deal with the complicated twists and turns of the big family's back house.

Hongmei and Mo Niang looked at each other and smiled, this marriage can basically be settled.

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After a lively reunion in General Loyalty's Mansion, where tears first followed by laughter, Yun Deqing and Daqiang went to wash up, changed into brocade robes (military attire is not suitable for a banquet in the palace), and entered the palace together with Shujie.

In the palace, at Luoyan Residence, Concubine Yan was complaining about her mother, Mrs. Ding: "A good relative who is of great help to me, but you made it like this by playing around in the street? No wonder father and elder brother , The second brother wants to blame you.

The harem and the court are closely related, and the Ding family has made no achievements in recent years, and was almost implicated in the second prince's treason case a while ago.Concubine Yan has no help other than the appearance and charming body that can make the emperor love and pity her. She is not even pregnant with a child, so how can she not be in a hurry?Now, finally, there is a general who is said to be highly valued by the emperor who has made outstanding achievements is her aunt cousin, who is also closely related to the Zhongyi General's Mansion and the Lianghou Mansion, but because of her mother's humiliation in the street, she declares that she has nothing to do with their family. A little relationship, no face at all, no leeway, let this promising help come to naught.

People around her have inquired, and that Liu Haoqiang is likely to be promoted to the third rank this time and become a fifth-rank captain. The 19-year-old fifth-rank captain and young general has a bright future, but he can't be used by her. How can she be reconciled?

Mrs. Ding knew she was wrong, so she murmured, "How could I have thought that that bastard would have such a good fortune to give birth to such a promising son? You didn't see how poor they were, I thought they heard that you were tortured." Pet, came here to ask for cheap."

"Being favored? Asking for cheap? I hope they come to ask for cheap." Yan Yan smiled wryly, the emperor may still miss her body, but I really don't know where to start with "favor".All she can do is eat well and dress well, and have some face in front of the palace people.She didn't even dare to mention other more requests, for fear that the emperor would be unhappy and would not come to Luoyanju for another two or three months.The people in the palace always look at the dishes and order them, stepping on the low and holding the high, the emperor's face changed, and she couldn't even keep the food, clothes and face.

Mrs. Ding didn't dare to speak anymore, and their Ding family also secretly found a lot of tonics outside, but Yan Yan's stomach just didn't move.How can a concubine without heirs talk about being "favored", and how many years can she be pampered?In the end, it still depends on the son. No matter how bad the emperor's son is, he can still be an idle prince.

"Forget it, mother, go out of the palace. I'm also going to prepare for the welcome banquet. Let's see if I can find a chance to talk to that cousin." Yan Yan waved her hand impatiently. Thinking of getting up, he suddenly remembered something, called Mrs. Ding who was about to go out, "Mother, Qin'er's marriage has not been settled yet?"

Mrs. Ding was stunned: "It's being discussed. Didn't the second son of Mr. Qin's family tell you about the matter last time? Do you think their family is still useful."

Yan Concubine curled her lips: "Let's put it aside, don't rush to make a decision. I think Qin'er and that Liu Haoqiang are better. Let's see if I can ask the emperor to give me a marriage or something." The emperor is now thinking about Liu Haoqiang. If you can find a suitable time to encourage and suggest, maybe when the emperor is happy, it is not impossible to grant a marriage. They are cousins, so they will be more intimate. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)