activa-t Chapter 116: Well arranged, but unfortunately...
Chapter 116: Well arranged, but unfortunately...
While everyone in the capital was focusing on the bustle at Lord Rong'en's mansion, good news kept coming from the northwest.
The Qi family army led by Qi Yu successively defeated two major tribes on the grassland and captured the leaders of the two tribes alive.
The emperor was very pleased and wanted to reward the three armies. He ordered Qi Yu to lead the Qi family army back to Beijing to receive the title.
Everyone in the capital knew that Qi Yu was an orphan picked up by Duke Zhang Yongping in a border town. He grew up in the army and was extremely brave.
After the Zhang family handed over the military power, the emperor handed over the military power of the northwest to him.
The former Zhang family army has become the Qi family army loyal only to him after being baptized by wars.
Because of the emperor's suspicion, Qi Yu and the Zhang family had very little contact over the years, and they rarely visited each other even during the holidays.
Even so, it still couldn't dispel the emperor's doubts.
"Why did the emperor suddenly call General Qi back?"
Lu Xinran was puzzled. Although there were constant wars in the northwest, Qi Yu was a rare general and it was not the first time that the leaders of various tribes were captured.
There was no order for him to lead his troops back to the capital to be conferred a title before, so why is it being done with such fanfare this time?
Lu Xinlan looked at her with a puzzled face, feeling helpless.
Of course, it was because the emperor heard that Qi Yu was thinking about his queen.
No matter what kind of feelings the emperor had for the queen, based on his male possessiveness, he certainly could not tolerate anyone coveting her.
"Maybe you think General Qi has not yet started a family, so you want to find a marriage for him."
"what?"
Lu Xinran was shocked, "But..."
She wanted to say that General Qi had a lover, but when she thought about the fact that his lover had already married and was in such a high position, she could only say it awkwardly.
"General Qi is not young anymore. Yes, it's time for him to get married."
"So at tomorrow's celebration party, let's talk less and think less, and don't have any thoughts that shouldn't be had. Remember?"
Her explanation was oddly familiar, and Lu Xinran nodded subconsciously.
"Don't worry, I'm not always quiet when we're out together."
But you have so much to say in your heart!
Lu Xinlan really wanted to complain that she had never met anyone who spoke more honestly than she did.
But then I thought that I didn't seem to have listened to other people's voices.
"You must remember not to think about anything tomorrow, especially anything related to General Qi."
Lu Xinlan repeated the instructions many times before leaving with concern.
This was not the first time Lu Xinran entered the palace. He followed Pei with ease and went to Changshou Palace to pay his respects to the Queen Mother.
Qi Yu returned to the capital, and the Queen has been in a daze since she heard the news.
The days of youth always like to come back to our minds inadvertently.
The Queen Mother felt pity for the Queen as she once again drifted away in her trance.
Although she was her daughter-in-law, she had seen everything the Queen had been doing over the years.
Lu Xinran looked at the queen who was hanging her head in a daze and wanted to sigh in her heart, but her wrist was held by someone, so she could only empty her mind and think about nothing.
In the Wenhua Palace, the emperor looked at Qi Yu who was kneeling on the ground, and all that flashed through his ears were Lu Xinran's thoughts.
How dare he keep thinking about his queen!
Who is he?
"Stand up, you have worked hard in the northwest these years."
"It is my duty as a minister. I dare not take any responsibility for the hardship."
Qi Yu stood up, his tall and burly figure standing in the hall was extremely oppressive, as if he was pressing towards the emperor with the blood and bloodshed of the battlefield.
The emperor's breathing stagnated slightly, and a cold look suddenly flashed in his eyes.
After this great victory, there will be no more major wars in the northwest for several years. It is time for him to hand over his military power.
He was able to keep the Zhang family in the capital back then, so naturally he could do the same for the person in front of him!
"Let's go. Today is a celebration banquet for all the generals in the northwest. We need to let all the officials know that they can live a peaceful and stable life in the capital because of you leading the soldiers to fight bloody battles in the northwest."
These words were so strong that Qi Yu quickly bent his back which had just been straightened.
The emperor looked at the people in the hall with satisfaction, and saw that they were very tactful. A flash of sarcasm flashed in his eyes, and he stood up and walked out of the hall.
The Lu family’s location was neither far nor near, just ten steps away from the top.
This was an arrangement specifically given by the emperor. If he didn't want Lu Xinran to find out what he was thinking, he just had to move his chair back a step.
When the Lu family members paid their respects and were led to the main hall by palace servants, many families had already arrived in the hall.
Pei walked with her daughter-in-law and granddaughters, greeting the ladies from various mansions.
When they arrived at the Lu family's location, Lu Xinran just took a casual look and sat down. However, Lu Xinlan saw this subtle arrangement and guessed in his heart that this should be the emperor's arrangement.
Ten steps is just right, and it can keep the initiative in his hands.
However, Lu Xinran’s system was upgraded!
She can look through the other person's private affairs from twenty steps away.
She looked at the position at the top, not knowing whether this was good... or bad.
As it approached three quarters after midnight, the hall gradually filled up with people.
A figure walked slowly in from outside the hall. Lu Xinran looked around and turned his head to see Song Junyan slowly approaching.
[Have his ribs healed? ]
A familiar voice appeared in Song Junyan's ears. He tilted his head slightly to meet Lu Xinran's worried and apologetic eyes, and a strange sense of relief inexplicably emerged in his heart.
I'd give her eight ribs in exchange for her never calling me a pervert again... No, it's a shame to think that way!
He is not the kind of person he says he is, so how could he be brainwashed by the word "pervert" again and again?
The positions of the princes are connected together. The emperor is quite capable when it comes to having children. He has more than 20 sons without asking anyone else for help.
The eldest prince, Prince of Yu Song Junhe, and the second prince, Prince of Chu Song Junsheng, are both married.
The third prince, Prince of Jin, Song Junhua, started his own household in May at the age of 22, and his wedding was scheduled for the twelfth month.
The fifth prince, Song Junze, is only two months younger than Song Junyan, and both of them will reach the age of twenty in the spring of next year.
The Sixth Prince Song Junyu is now eighteen years old, and it will take him two years to set up his own household.
There are only six princes who have reached adulthood or are close to adulthood. The seventh prince is not yet thirteen years old, and the youngest prince is not even one year old.
Lu Xinran looked at the princes sitting not far away, and his heart suddenly tightened when he thought of the extremely chaotic fight for the throne in the book.
They are women, so it is more important for them to try to eat, drink and have fun well.
When Song Junyan heard her mention the fight for the throne, he suddenly tightened his hands in his sleeves and his eyes narrowed slightly.
He looked at the people around him calmly and found that both Song Junhe and Song Junyu had normal expressions, as if he was the only one who heard the inner voice just now.
He became suspicious and glanced at the people around him. Everyone's expressions did not seem fake, as if... only he and Lu Xinlan heard this inner voice.