C74 Back to Beijing

"Your highness, the Emperor sent a sacrament."

A father-in-law hurried over.

He turned his head slightly, looking at Xuanyuan Zhan with a serene expression. His delicate eyebrows had a hint of childishness, but it could not hide his handsome face, his clear eyes that were as gentle as water, clear to the bottom of the heart, seemed to always have a smile on them, but between his brows, he looked somewhat similar to Xuanyuan Zhan.

He was dressed in simple and unadorned clothes, on the clothes, there was an exquisite design, which made the clothes look extremely elegant, with a black belt tied around his waist, and a white jade pendant on top of it. There were exquisite engravings of a pepper pattern, and the dragon that he represented was the sixth son, the current Sixth Prince, Xuanyuan Feng.

At this moment, he held a bow and arrow in his hand, aiming right at the center of the bull's eye. He could only see that the center of the bull's eye was already filled with arrows.

He put down his bow and arrow, turned around, and took the oracle from his father-in-law. As he sat down, he saw in the letter that General Mu Ming had won the war and had returned victorious. He had allowed the Sixth Prince to enter the capital to congratulate His Majesty.

It had been six years. Xuanyuan Feng had already stayed in the feudal fiefdom for six years, but the emperor still hadn't summoned him to the palace. He thought that he had been forgotten for a long time, and would soon enter the capital to meet the person he wanted to meet.

"matriarch, royal father just sent a vow, calling this official to come to the capital."

Xuanyuan Feng came in front of her matriarch and said happily.

The woman's face bore traces of the passage of time, but it was not hard to see that she was also a devastatingly beautiful woman when she was young.

"The emperor summoned Feng'er to the palace?"

The woman seemed rather incredulous, her eyes wide open as she asked.

"Mm …" Yes, matriarch. "

"Hehe, that's great. I knew the Emperor wouldn't forget you. You're his son, how could he forget you?"

The mother and son were overjoyed, and the woman shed tears of joy.

They had been here for six years and the emperor had not bothered to pay them any attention. Although their monthly salary was never disrespectful, the emperor had never once shown the slightest bit of respect or warmth to them.

Xuanyuan Feng's matriarch, who used to be a palace maid beside the Yan Fei, accidentally saw her once when he came to the Yan Fei's chambers due to his outstanding appearance. He was captivated by her beauty and couldn't help but spoil her.

Yan Fei was also because of this. He had taught her a lesson. Who knew that she was pregnant at that time? When the emperor found out, he had bestowed her with the title of a benefactor. Under the protection of the Emperor, a good man could give birth to a son, and the Emperor would be honored as a noble.

The Yan Fei had always hated Noble Rong, so from time to time, he would find fault with her and try to sow discord in front of the Emperor. In the end, the Emperor grew more and more distant towards Noble Rong and Xuanyuan Feng, and at the age of six, he sealed the king, allowing the mother and son to go to the feudal fiefdom furthest from the capital and become the local King.

Xuanyuan Feng who had not finished his hair, after bidding farewell to his noble matriarch, brought a few people with him and quickly rushed to the capital.

When Mu Ming returned after winning the war, the Emperor was overjoyed and celebrated in the same place. He allowed Mu Ming to return home to visit his parents for three days to rest before coming to the Imperial Palace to seek the Emperor's services.

When the three days were up, the Emperor prepared a banquet to celebrate for Mu Ming.

Three years ago, the Da Yue family repeatedly invaded the Xiao Kingdom's borders and frequently provoked the Da Yue family. They even carried out military exercises to visit the houses of the poor citizens at the borders of the Xiao Kingdom, burning, looting, forcibly snatching the civilian girls and causing the lives of the people at the borders to be ruined. A large number of people fled to the capital to flee for their lives.

Now that he had returned with such a great victory, the Emperor was gravely ill.

An eunuch was currently in the throne room. He held a golden whip in his hand and whipped it three times. His voice was crisp and deafening. He was here to tell everyone that the Emperor was going to quieten down. Soon after, the voices of the ministers could be heard.

"Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"

All the court officials knelt down on their hands and knees.

"Everyone, please rise."

The emperor's deep and solemn voice came from the main hall.

"Greetings to Your Majesty. This subject pays his respects to Your Majesty, Your Majesty."

Mu Ming stood up and paid his respects to the Emperor, whom he hadn't seen for three years.

"Mu Aiqing, please get up. You have returned victorious from the battle and are now one of the great warriors of the My Xiao Country. We will reward you greatly today!"

"This subject thanks Your Majesty."

"Father, Great General Mu Ming was truly brave and battling, removing a large patient for the My Xiao Country."

"That's right. Your majesty, General Mu Ming is still young. With his abilities, he really cannot be underestimated." He would definitely become a war god in the future! "Amazing."

"Your majesty, we have to place General Mu Ming in high demand!"

Everyone in the palace had a different opinion. With the Crown Prince taking the lead, his followers all flattered Mu Ming.

The Emperor naturally knew that Mu Ming had done a great service, but since these officials were praising him, the Emperor couldn't help but feel displeased. On the other hand, Mu Ming felt a little unnatural when he heard the ministers' words.

"To be able to relieve His Majesty of his worries is what this subject should do. I don't dare to take credit."

"General Mu Ming used to be the Battle King's old tribe. Now that he has achieved a lot in battle, it is all because of the Battle King's past efforts to teach him!" I say that royal father should reward the Battle-King greatly! "

The purpose of Xuanyuan Qingtian's words was obviously aimed at Xuanyuan Zhan. He was well aware that the Emperor was suspicious of his character, but the biggest taboo of all was being able to achieve great merits for the Emperor.

Xuanyuan Zhan's prestige amongst the commoners was extremely high, almost surpassing the crown prince, and now he also has one of the ministers of the imperial court. Even General Mu Ming was his old tribe. Although Xuanyuan Zhan was the son of the Emperor, he had already made the decision that no one could challenge him.

The emperor's expression did not change, but his heart was already raging.

"Imperial Father, Mu Ming once served under your son for a period of time, but this time it is General Mu Ming who has contributed greatly, your son does not dare to claim credit for it."

Xuanyuan Zhan had already expected that the crown prince would bring up old matters in front of the emperor.

"Mm …" There's no need to talk about the past anymore. In a few days, the envoys of the Great Liang will come to the My Xiao Country. This time, they will send the Fourth Prince of the Great Liang, Liang Yu, and the Great Liang's princess, Ling Wei. "

"This time, Liang actually sent their prince or princess here. It seems that they really value this discussion."

"This time, they are here to discuss the matter of the two countries' border merchants communicating with each other. Does everyone have any suggestions for their loved ones?"

The throne room was majestic and solemn. The emperor and the powerful officials of the imperial court were inside discussing state matters, and it was very quiet outside the hall.

Xuanyuan Feng was rushing along the way. When he saw an inn, he prepared to rest for the night.

The next morning, Xuanyuan Feng saw two guards standing in front of the inn.

"Greetings Sixth Prince. Subordinate has come here under the orders of the Battle King to receive Sixth Prince."

"You are Lei Yushandian?"

They had not seen each other for many years and were unable to recognize each other. He remembered that six years ago, Lei Yushandian was also like him right now. Time flies!

"Yes, the Battle-King found out that Sixth Prince could enter the capital today and was afraid that Sixth Prince would encounter danger. He intentionally ordered his subordinates to protect His Highness."

Xuanyuan Feng was somewhat touched when he heard it. After not seeing each other for so many years, the three imperial brothers were still as nice to him as ever. I wonder how the Three Sovereigns are doing now. Right now, he just wanted to quickly head to the capital to see his Third Imperial Brother.

Feng Yu looked at the martial arts on the parchment paper. She did not know since when, but she no longer needed Xuanyuan Zhan's help to understand the contents of the parchment paper. Furthermore, her power had greatly increased recently, and her body was much better than before.

When Xue Leng was taking Feng Yu's pulse, he did not manage to diagnose anything. It was probably because he had been thinking too much. Feng Yu, who had recently practiced a lot of martial arts, felt that it was a little boring, so she stayed in the mansion to draw for nothing.

"Mother, why haven't you practiced today? You're drawing here!"

Dou Dou laid on the table, and asked with his big round eyes.

"Mother, today, I feel that my hands are a bit itchy." Mother, today, I feel that my hands are a bit itchy.

"Nonsense, mother obviously wants to take advantage of Uncle Battle-King's absence to be lazy!"

"Do I have to be lazy? How could he control me? "

"Oh ~ Then what does mother want to draw today?" Dou Dou also wants to draw! "

Wan Er was extremely happy when he saw this mother and son who looked nothing like mother and son. He walked over to the table and started to grind the ink for them.

Feng Yu lowered her head, concentrating on drawing while Dou Dou mimicked at the side.

Halfway through the drawing, Dou Dou said in shock.

"Mother, I know who you drew! Yes... It's an uncle! "

It turns out that mother was drawing of an uncle, Dou Dou and Wan Er snickered on the side. Feng Yu had always been adamant about not liking Xuanyuan Zhan, but had etched his appearance into her heart.

The Phoenix Feather painting was exquisite, as though the Xuanyuan Zhan in the painting was about to come out from it.

Feng Yu smiled as she looked at her drawing of Xuanyuan Zhan. She thought to herself, if Xuanyuan Zhan had the same tranquil and calm smile he had drawn in his own painting, it would be great!

"Dou Dou, you can only see who it is after you drew until now. It's true that no artistic talent has ever passed on to me!"

After Feng Yu finished speaking, she thought that it was really impossible for Dou Dou to inherit his genes.

"Hmph, Dou Dou had discovered it long ago, it's just that … "But …"

It's just that he didn't want to expose his mother's true feelings, Dou Dou thought as he pouted his lips.

throne room

All the ministers had always been loyal to the emperor.

The emperor slightly nodded and agreed with the ministers' opinions. Xiao Ri gave up on his feelings and settled the envoys in the main hall and then gave them some conditions. Naturally, he would be happy to accept them.

"This time, who do you think is suitable to welcome the princes and princesses of Liang?"

The crown prince felt that this was a good opportunity to make a meritorious contribution, so he wanted to request the emperor's order to send him to complete this mission.

The Crown Prince took a step forward, preparing to ask for his order. Unexpectedly, the voice of a high ranking official sounded once again.

"This old official feels that it would be more appropriate to send the His Majesty the Battle-King there."

The emperor nodded. "Then the mission of welcoming the envoys will be handed over to the Battle-King!"

The crown prince did not expect the emperor to actually entrust such an important mission to Xuanyuan Zhan.