In Fengzao Palace, Yuan Chun was talking to Cai Luan Miaoyu.
Suddenly, she heard a message from the palace maid outside, saying that the champion Hou Jiaqi was coming. The three women's faces suddenly looked overjoyed. Miaoyu held her heart in her hands and breathed a sigh of relief. She finally came back. Cai Luan walked towards the door first and went out to greet him. Yuanchun took Miaoyu's hand and said with a smile: "Those who look forward to the stars and the moon, you finally have him here!"
Miaoyu gave a gift without saying much. She just said "Blessings to the Infinite Heavenly Lord". Yuanchun was so happy when she saw it. Compared with Cailuan, she actually liked talking to Miaoyu more. After all, Miaoyu had read books and had a certain aura in her body. She is refined and transparent, unlike Cai Luan, who is outspoken and can hide things in her heart.
Outside Fengzao Palace, Cai Luan saw Jia Qi. Perhaps she had been thinking a lot in the palace for the past two days. When she saw Jia Qi, she didn't care where it was. She jumped on her feet and rushed towards Jia Qi.
When Jia Qi saw this big girl, he felt like a tiger in his heart, but he did not dodge and caught her, "We have already entered the palace, and we don't have a formal appearance. We are not afraid of being told by the palace maids and eunuchs. Seeing that the queen is dead." Your crime of indecency before the emperor~"
Cai Luan has always been straightforward, and she has learned about the rules in the palace these days. However, she is not from the palace, but from Jia Qi. She is just here to be a hostage. She actually sees this more than Miao Yu. Clearly, because she has done this kind of thing before.
"Don't come, I'm not from here. Miaoyu and I are here..."
After saying this, she saw that there were still people around Jia Qi, so she stopped talking about what happened next and got off Jia Qi.
"We are laughing at each other!"
Dai Quan laughed dryly. He didn't dare to offend this aunt. He knew from the inner guard that the girl in front of him was from the Five Poisons Sect. It would not be a good thing if the other party took notice of her.
"Master Marquis, let's go to the empress's place to pick them up first! The carriage out of the palace has been prepared!"
When Jia Qi heard this, he roughly guessed the reason. The pool of water in the court was completely mixed up when the border troops entered Beijing.
The originally calm stagnant water turned into a stormy sea.
How many people would die in this political whirlpool, and how many families would become victims. Thinking of the ending in the original work, he sighed softly, like a bird that had eaten all its food and fell into the forest. The vast white land is so clean!
The real reason for the collapse of the two governments was the ups and downs of officialdom and the struggle for power.
But this time...
"Let's go! I will take you home~"
When he arrived at Fengzao Palace, he said a few words to Yuan Chun and Dai Quan followed him. Jia Qi didn't stay long, picked up Miao Yu and Cai Luan and returned home.
Miaoyu and Cailuan sat across from Jia Qi in the carriage. When they were far away from the Daming Palace, Cailuan sat over and asked in a low voice: "What is going on over there in Jinling?"
"It's not a big deal, it's just that there are too many people and it's difficult to take action! If I had gone a few years later, maybe there would be no need to dispatch the Snow Dragon Cavalry~"
"Where's that girl?? We heard that she was a stunning beauty, but you didn't bring her back?"
Jia Qi chuckled, "You're telling me that if you're a woman, you have to take her home? What kind of residence do you have as a master??"
"Don't come here. I don't know you yet. If it doesn't matter, you don't even look at it. You are so cold-hearted. Since even the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry is dispatched, you must be the one who saw it right!"
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"Let's not talk about this. You have been in the palace these past few days. Have the people in the palace made things difficult for you? And what has happened in the past few days?"
Cailan frowned and whispered, "No one in the palace made it difficult for us. As soon as we entered the palace, we were arranged to go to your eldest sister's Fengzao Palace. She probably guessed the reason, and she just said it would make us feel at ease. Just wait and wait for you to come back, and we will be fine!"
"The border troops came to Beijing from Jizhou Town and Xuanfu Town. The total number was about 50,000, which could be regarded as filling the vacancies in the camps on the outskirts of Beijing. However, the generals leading these two formations were the Emperor's men, and the Emperor only had Holding the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division, as well as the Royal Forest Army of the Daming Palace, the balance at the beginning was broken. In the past few days, all kinds of rumors in the court have not stopped, and later it was reported that you mobilized The big snow dragon riding down the Yangtze River penetrated half of the Yangtze River in two days. The people of Wu Xun's lineage were probably frightened, and the unusual movements in the court were gradually suppressed!"
"Sister Miaoyu and I have been in Fengzao Palace in the past few days, and we have also heard some things. The emperor seems to intend to marry you. It seems that he intends to completely tie you to his chariot."
Hearing this, Jia Qi was slightly startled. This method really seemed to have been done by the emperor.
"Is there any news from Taihe Palace?"
Speaking of this, Jia Qi couldn't help but sigh. If he said that, Xia Cheng came to find him just now, maybe it was because of the marriage.
Emperor Mingkang did not intend to let him go to Taihe Palace, and directly sent Dai Quan to supervise him all the way and send him out of the palace.
However, it was not easy to be a prince-in-law, and he had no intention of doing so. It seemed that he had to take some time to talk to Emperor Mingkang about how to withdraw from this relationship.
After another moment of silence, Jia Qi looked at Miaoyu opposite and asked softly: "Miaoyu, I'll go sit with you later. I have something to ask you!"
When Miaoyu heard this, she seemed to have expected it. She didn't know what she was thinking of. She blushed and nodded lightly.
Capital, Lin Mansion.
Xichun and Daiyu heard that the little maid came to report that the champion Jia Qi had returned to Beijing and had entered the palace.
There was a hint of surprise in the eyes of the two of them. This person was finally back. The two women of the Hou family were picked up by people in the palace. The news spread almost throughout the capital.
The two women were not stupid people. They could see the palace's intention at a glance, but they were helpless about it. They couldn't exert any effort in this matter.
Isn't this the story of King Qin's proton against Zhao? Now that Jia Qi has returned to Beijing, the matter has been settled, and they no longer need to worry.
"Sister Lin, I plan to go to Brother Xun's place to take a look. Such a big thing happened in Jinling. Brother Xun even mobilized the Snow Dragon Cavalry. The situation is definitely not optimistic. If he is really injured, I will I'm still a little worried, are you going?"
Hearing this, Daiyu was in a dilemma. To be honest, she really wanted to see it, but now, for what reason would she go? After all, she is a daughter's family. If Jia Qi comes here, she can still say that she is visiting her father, but what about her?
If this spreads out, it will not only embarrass her, but also tarnish Jia Qi's face.
"I......"
After hesitating for a long time, Daiyu ordered Zijuan and Xueyan to go to the housekeeper and ask for a lot of healing and tonic medicinal materials, and gave them to Xichun, asking her to help and take her to see if Jia Qi was okay?
Xichun didn't say anything, smiled and nodded.
The capital became quiet again as Jia Qi returned to the capital. They really did not dare to underestimate this young man who had wiped out the Zhen family in Jiangnan in one fell swoop. There was also the big snow dragon cavalry. At the last moment of the order, the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry battalion originally stationed in Beijing was transferred back to the capital again. The remaining four thousand Great Snow Dragon Cavalry were strictly ordered by him not to leave Liaodong without an order.
To be honest, how would they feel if they didn't know much about the true strength of this cavalry? But now, they guessed Emperor Mingkang's intention. He probably wanted to use these thousand tiger and wolf cavalry to check and balance the 50,000 border troops coming from Jizhou Town and Xuanfu Town.
It sounds quite funny. A thousand people came to check and balance 50,000 people. Before the Snow Dragon Cavalry came down to the south of the Yangtze River, no one would believe it. But now, no one dares to think that this is a joke anymore, because it is very likely to be true. It will be a losing outcome for both sides.
Liaodong, Xuanfu Town, Hebei Zhili, Shandong, Nanzhili, Jinling and various passes, counties and garrison guards everywhere have proven the terror of this cavalry.
At the Rongguo Duke's Mansion, Jia Zheng, Jia She, Jia Lian and others also received the news that Jia Qi had returned to Beijing, and immediately sent people to inquire.
A few days ago, there was an uproar in the capital. Jia Chu mobilized troops to go to the south of the Yangtze River without the emperor's order. This is not a small crime. If it is more serious, it may even affect the safety of the two governments.
Perhaps even Yuanchun may be implicated, so in the past two days, apart from those who were really worried about Jia Qi's own safety, they were the most nervous in the two houses.
A boy outside the second door came to report that after Jia Chu entered the palace to meet the saint, Dai Quan personally put the person into the carriage. Nothing major happened, and they were relieved.
In a small courtyard behind the large screen wall of Xifu, Jia Lian opened the door and walked in. For several days, his face, which was full of sadness, finally had a smile.
There was a woman dressed like a concubine and fairy sitting in the back room. Seeing Jia Lian like this, she smiled and said, "Hey! Second Master Lian, what happened today? Can you make your old man laugh?" ! Where did you get rich again?"
When Jia Lian heard this, he didn't care. He just said with a smile: "Let me tell you a good thing. Brother Qi has returned to Beijing and has reported to the palace. The emperor is not in trouble!"
At this moment, a girl wearing an aqua jacket walked in slowly, opened the door curtain, and said: "Second Grandma, someone came from the front and said that the old lady is very happy today and wants to stay in Rongxi Hall. Let’s hold a banquet and invite some men from Dongfu to come over and have a party together, so you can hurry up and get ready~”
That person was none other than Ping'er. The person sitting in the room earlier was Jia Lian's first wife, Wang Xifeng.
Sister Feng heard Ping'er's words and laughed, "I know, you go down and talk to the kitchen first, and then send two boys to the East Mansion to talk and tell them that the old lady wants to treat them. Come together~"
After Ping'er left, Wang Xifeng looked at Jia Lian sitting aside, and then said with a smile: "Second Master Lian, what did I say in the first place? I just said that Brother Qi will be fine. What happened outside?" I don't know, but yesterday I heard Xichun and Sister Lin talking about something about the Hou Mansion, and I guessed something. The palace invited two girls from the Hou Mansion to go, and they were not at home for several days. What does this mean? The palace is obviously wary of Brother Qi~ Calling them into the palace is like holding two hostages, and they will not attack easily!"
"Look, am I talking about this?"
Jia Lian listened to the words in her ears and smiled softly, "Yes, yes, yes, when did your second grandma say something wrong? You have missed me so much these past two days. Let's make out and make love first, and then you can go to the old lady's place later. Serve!”
Sister Feng turned around and hid, saying coquettishly: "Here we go again, in broad daylight, what are you doing? There are still many things to do now. Those maids and women come to report from time to time. Aren't you afraid of being bumped into by them? It's useless to say that you are in vain. I don’t have anything to do with Japanese propaganda of prostitution, but if word spreads about your reputation as Second Master Lian, it’s worthless~”
Jia Lian listened to Ping'er's report just now. The old lady was going to prepare a banquet to celebrate today, and his wife would definitely be very busy, so he gave up for the time being and sat back down.
"By the way, a few days ago, I heard which prince was here? He said he was coming to our house to discuss marriage. Which girl did he like? Is he the second sister Yingchun??"
"Oh~ don't mention this matter. There are several people who came to discuss marriage, and they all said that they are attracted to the fourth girl, Xichun. It's a pity that Chun is only a little older. Anyone with a discerning eye will know who those people are after. , at this time, even the old lady didn’t dare to answer, after all, everyone knows that Brother Qi and Xichun have a good relationship, what if it really makes me unhappy? "
Hearing this, Jia Lian couldn't help but sigh. This matter was really like a blind man eating wontons - he knew it well.
Then he added: "But those people are members of the royal family. If the emperor or the empress in the palace are asked to issue a decree for marriage, can our family still resist the decree?"
When Sister Feng heard this, she smiled and said: "Don't talk about this. You say the sky is falling, and there is still someone tall to hold it up? Why is it not our turn to worry about this matter? Old lady, madam, master They are all still here! If it doesn't work out, just go to the Hou Mansion and talk to Brother Qi about it. Then he will nod no matter what happens. Speaking of which, I am a little envious of the fourth girl. I have met such a good brother. In the future~”
Hearing his wife's lie, Jia Lian raised his brows and said, "Why, you little hooves still think you are not good enough for me. It seems I have to feed you first..."
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