The prince's personal bodyguard

One morning a few days later, the group returned to the outskirts of Kyoto, and someone had already reported the itinerary to the emperor.

The emperor ordered the second prince to greet him at the city gate.

The second prince and a group of people had been waiting for a long time at the pavilion three miles away from the city gate.

There was a huge crowd of people, all crowded at the city gate, so many people!

Because there were so many people, the Imperial Guards were busy maintaining order, and Commander Xia Yang was personally responsible for the dispatch.

The flamboyant young man Si Mochen, dressed in bright red, squeezed in the front, while Qingdai, Zisu and others stuck their heads out from behind to look. Some young men from aristocratic families, such as Fengjiu and Bu Shiren, also came, and even the eighth princess Zhao Ziyan, who rarely left the palace, followed behind the team to watch the fun.

Mu Yuanxiao and his group were seen appearing from afar, and cheers broke out in the team.

Mu Yunxiao had already sent a brief letter to the palace, and the emperor was very happy to hear it. Some situations could not be explained to the public, so he only told the ministers that they had made great contributions in this trip, crushed the ill-intentioned alliance between Wei and the Xiongnu, and found the treasure, so he announced it to the world and the whole country celebrated. That's why there were so many people who wanted to watch the excitement.

Bai Xinyin saw that the situation was that he was planning to have his group enter the palace immediately. Fortunately, he listened to Mu Yuanxiao's words and rested in the town closest to Kyoto yesterday instead of entering Kyoto. After resting enough, he washed and dressed early in the morning and only ran a short distance. He was not too tired and just regarded it as morning exercise.

Mu Yunxiao loaded some of the gold, silver and jewelry in Kunlun Mountain and transported them back in a carriage. The carriage deliberately exposed a corner, which was obviously the treasure. The emperor's feet were heavily guarded, so there was no need to worry about being robbed anyway.

"One cart, two carts, three carts... ninety-eight, ninety-nine..." The officials and the people watched as carts of treasures were transported into the treasury in a mighty manner, and they were all amazed. Little did they know that this wealth was only the tip of the iceberg of the Kunlun Mountain treasure house.

The group entered the city and were led by the official announcing the decree straight to the imperial palace.

The court was not over yet, and all the civil and military officials were present. When the emperor saw the few people entering the hall, he stood up from the throne with a look of joy on his face.

"Thank you all for your hard work. You will all be rewarded!" The emperor said with some excitement.

In the court, the third prince recounted the experience to everyone in vivid detail. Although everyone knew a little about it in advance, it was quite interesting to hear the third prince tell it.

An hour later, looking at the ministers who were crowded around the Third Prince, all looking at him with admiration, Bai Xinyin felt that if the Third Prince was not a prince, he would be more than qualified to be a storyteller, as he was so good at narrating.

He knows so well what to talk about and how to capture people's hearts. It would be a shame if I didn't become a storyteller.

Bai Xinyin and Mu Yuanxiao quietly said goodbye to the emperor and returned to their respective residences.

Needless to say, their relatives were concerned about each other's well-being.

Autumn has passed and winter has arrived. The New Year is approaching and the whole country is celebrating. The treasures that Bai Xinyin and Mu Yunxiao brought last time have greatly filled the national treasury. The emperor is no longer incompetent, and people's lives have become better.

After what happened last time, all countries calmed down for a while, and the borders were peaceful without harassing each other.

It was snowing the day before New Year's Eve. Bai Xinyin received a letter from the Xiongnu. When he unfolded it, he saw the following words:

My beloved Ah Yin is well. I miss you so much after not seeing you for so many months. Even if my heart is as red as iron, it is hard to melt your thousand feet of ice.

Everything I see is memories, everything I think about is the past.

I don’t ask you to love me, but I will love you forever. My arms are waiting for you anytime and anywhere.

Last signature: A Feng.

Along with the letter came a golden box with a peony and two flying phoenixes. The box cleverly combined the phoenix, the "king of birds", with the peony, the "king of flowers". The four characters "Long Live Heaven and Earth" were engraved around the box. Inside the box was a gold and jade necklace. Bai Xinyin remembered that this necklace was very compatible with the hairpin that sealed the Nine Phoenixes.

Sure enough, there was a bottom layer under the necklace, and a hairpin was lying there quietly.

The hairpin has been taken away by Jiufeng. I wonder what happened to the other two?

Bai Xinyin gently put the letter down, thought for a moment, opened a piece of paper, ground it, picked up a pen and wrote a sentence: Only by letting go of obsession can you return to peace.

Then he called the messenger, but after thinking about it, he finally did not give him the letter. Instead, he arranged for someone to take him to rest, and then crumpled up the reply and threw it into the fireplace.

On the eighth day after the New Year, the palace issued a message that the third prince Zhao Hongzhi would be named the crown prince, and the matter was settled.

On the tenth day after the New Year, the young general Feng Jiu of Weiyuan Mansion and the eighth princess Zhao Zi Yan were married by imperial decree, and everyone went to congratulate them.

On that day, the entire Weiyuan Mansion was decorated with lights and was filled with joy. Standing at the door were Fengjiu's eight married sisters, all of them dressed in gorgeous clothes, attracting a lot of attention.

"There are eight sisters here. Wow, they are all doing well. We can give them gifts to show our respect to General Weiyuan..." said a woman.

"Of course not. I heard that the money for the wedding banquet was paid for by the eight sisters! Who says having many daughters is not a blessing?" another person echoed.

The emperor married his daughter, and the whole street was full of people coming to watch. The gongs and drums were played into the palace, and all the friends of the young general Feng Jiu came to congratulate him.

Feng Jiu's reputation as "Mr. Feng Xian" was well known, and he got along well with his neighbors. It could be said that he had good relations with people in the entire capital. There were many people coming to congratulate him. Mu Yunxiao had something to do and needed to come a little later. Bai Xinyin found a relatively secluded place and sat down to rest and wait for him.

"Greetings to the Ninth Princess!" Two young ladies with outstanding looks were seen walking towards Bai Xinyin. When she got closer, she saw that they were Lin Wan'er, the third young lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and a girl she did not recognize.

Lin Wan'er and Mu Yunxiao are cousins, and she has admired Mu Yunxiao for a long time. The last time she played the game of pitching pots was to ask for an imperial decree from the emperor. Logically, she is his love rival.

Bai Xinyin thought, the storybooks all say that the rivals in love are secretly harming and slandering each other, and now she took the initiative to come over, I don't know what she wants to do, is it premeditated? Alarm bells are ringing.

But after paying her respects, Lin Wan'er did not take any further steps. She just smiled and introduced: "This is Zhang Yi, the daughter of Minister Zhang of the Ministry of Works. She has long admired your name and wanted to see your beauty. I have taken the liberty of bringing her here to pay her respects to you. I hope you will not blame me."

Oh, so it was this matter that caused me to have a false alarm. Bai Xinyin looked at Lin Wan'er, who was neither humble nor arrogant, and the young lady who was also very generous. It seemed that the daughters of officials were not as unbearable and shallow as described in novels. Their education and experience determined that they must not be ordinary women with broad minds and accomplishments. I was worrying too much, so I smiled and said, "What did Miss Lin say? How can I blame you?"

Lin Wan'er was also tactful. Seeing that there were not many people around Bai Xinyin, she thought that she liked quietness, so she smiled, leaned over, and walked to the other side with Miss Zhang.

"The princess is so beautiful!" The young lady from Minister Zhang's family looked back at Bai Xinyin again and again as she left, her amazement and envy evident in her words.

After watching the newlyweds enter the bridal chamber, the nanny beside the Eighth Princess had tears in her eyes, and was very fortunate and happy for the Eighth Princess. How could she not know that the Eighth Princess had a crush on Mu Yunxiao, but the master of the Prince Rong's mansion was a cold person, and he didn't like the Eighth Princess, so it might not be a blessing for her to go there. General Feng's family tradition had a good reputation, and the young general had a simple mind. It was not a bad thing for the Eighth Princess to enter the general's mansion. I hope the Eighth Princess can think it through soon.

After finishing his official business, Mu Yunxiao, who arrived late, watched the newlyweds enter the bridal chamber. He stroked Bai Xinyin's soft little hand through his wide sleeves and squeezed it hard, which caused Bai Xinyin to make a coquettish expression.

Bai Xinyin then recalled the scene of the two of them together last night, and her face turned red.