At the beginning of August, Fuluo Khan sent his younger brother as an envoy to the capital to kneel down and hand over a letter of surrender, saying that he would bow down and be a minister, pay tribute every year, and marry Dayan forever.Zongxu issued an imperial edict and announced it to the world.He also rewarded the prince's salary with Huo Mujue's great achievements, and made his second son Huo Ze the Marquis of Xiliang, and his third son Huo Lin the Marquis of Xiangyuan. As for the rewards, they are hard to remember.

Because Huo Ze's wife Liu Mengdie gave birth to another son recently, the Huo family can be said to have double happiness, and Huo Mu is far away in the frontier, so Mrs. Fu and Huo Song have no scruples and try their best to make arrangements. The wine, dignitaries and dignitaries of the Manchu Dynasty all came to celebrate, there were many cars and horses at the front door, and guests came and went constantly.Huo Song is the eldest brother, and temporarily acts as the head of the family for his father, entertaining and entertaining every day, never idle for a moment.Since he was a child, he was articulate and well-behaved, and was deeply loved by Huo Mu. Later, he mixed in the officialdom, and he was even more slick in all directions, and he was able to handle everything.I saw him holding a wine glass, walking among the princes, generals, and ministers, toasting a few glasses of wine with this one, watching a play with that one, talking and laughing happily, and making witty remarks, making everyone present feel like they are in the spring breeze. Handsome, romantic and unrestrained, on this occasion, she was completely reduced to his foil.

At night, the guests left one after another, but the mansion was still brightly lit, and the sound of shengxiao, drums and music filled the streets and alleys.

In the main room, several large tables were put together, covered with red felt, and filled with gold and silver playthings, treasures and jade, and some exquisite objects.Huo Song's face was glowing red, and he was a little drunk. He picked up a five-color agate plate, looked at it for a while, and said casually: "Although this old man Wang Zhong didn't come, after all, he let his son come. ,"

Zong Hui took a cup of hangover soup from the servant girl and handed it to him, smiling very charmingly: "Although he is the chief assistant, he must look at the golden face of the empress dowager. The garden has sent congratulatory gifts over. Who dare not take our family's affairs at ease? The second brother's precious child really knows how to give birth at the right time. In the future, he must be a very lucky one. "

Huo Song put down the things in his hands and drank half a cup of soup in one go. Huo Ze stood aside with his head down, as if he didn't hear what they said. Huo Song frowned: "What's wrong with you today? You're so happy Days, you are downcast, I asked you to toast General Kuang earlier, you were out of your mind, and you didn't even have a few quick words!"

Huo Ze said: "I didn't sleep well last night, I'm a little tired."

When Huo Song heard this, he couldn't help feeling a little unhappy, and turned his head to Zong Hui and said, "Listen to this! I'm not tired yet, and the second master seems to have worked harder than me these few days."

Zong Hui stroked her husband's shoulders, as if to comfort her, and suddenly smiled and said: "I know that the second master is a little unhappy, but, who told you that your concubines did not live up to their expectations and did not give birth to a son? Although Mengdie is not as you like, but she has this blessing, there is no way around it."

Huo Ze was angry, and suddenly became irritable: "There is nothing you can do about it! There is nothing you can do about marrying this shrew. Now that she has given birth to a son, she is arrogant, and she will ride on my head in the future, too. There's no other way! To think that I, the son of a great general and the younger brother of the empress dowager, have to suffer such uselessness in marriage!"

Huo Song reprimanded: "No matter who gave birth to the son, it will always be your son. The addition of an heir to the Huo family is a great joy. Whether you are happy or not, show yourself as a father!"

Huo Ze said: "You promised me that I can divorce her in the future!"

Huo Song lowered his face: "That's what will happen in the future!" As he spoke, he glanced at Zong Hui, Zong Hui understood what he meant, and said, "I'm not interested in listening to your brothers talk about this, it's getting late, I'm Go back to bed and go to sleep, tomorrow morning I have to go to the palace to thank you."

Seeing that Zong Hui and the maidservants had left, Huo Songfang said slowly: "Now you are getting more and more angry, and you are getting more and more impatient."

Huo Ze turned his face away: "Sister-in-law is noble, beautiful and virtuous, gentle and considerate, you can't understand my suffering."

Huo Song said: "Isn't Liu Mengdie a noble family? What's more, you have a lot of concubines now, what's there to be dissatisfied with?"

"Can a concubine's wife and a concubine's room be the same?" Huo Ze sat down on the chair, his face full of indignation: "The other day I heard from my mother that Princess Lanling was about to reach her age, and the Queen Mother was considering choosing a concubine for her. I intend to ask the queen mother to let her marry the princess to Huo Lin."

"Mother told you?" Huo Song was taken aback for a moment, and then understood: So you are uncomfortable because of this. "

"So you knew about this a long time ago, but you didn't tell me!" Huo Ze was very angry, pointing his finger outside the door: "What is Huo Lin, how can he be worthy of such a golden branch and jade leaf as the princess?! Father? I'm old and confused!"

"Huo Lin contributed a lot to the defeat of Tubo and Tuyuhun. It is said that he is becoming more and more popular in the army, and many soldiers swear to follow him. My father regards him as his right-hand man, saying that he is a natural general and a natural warrior. He is by his side , there is no invincible battle, so I want to ask the Queen Mother to betroth Princess Lanling to him, which is a kind of compliment." Huo Song tried his best to suppress the jealousy in his heart, and said lightly, and finally changed the subject: "However, I don't think this marriage is appropriate, I will try to persuade my father, and I will definitely find a way to stop the Queen Mother."

As the son of Huo's eldest son, he married only a distant clan of Dayan. Princess Zongxi of Lanling was the only princess of the late emperor. She was born to a queen, and her status was extremely noble. How could he just watch Huo Lin sit on this throne? The throne of the consort?

Huo Ze felt a little better, remembered something, and said again: "Also, I always feel awkward when the queen mother and the emperor gave me the title of Marquis of Xiliang. I don't like the word 'cool' very much. It sounds much better."

Huo Song glared at him: "What's wrong with the Marquis of Xiliang? Most of the land in Liangzhou was once occupied by Tuyuhun, and now my father defeated them and took it back, so I named you Marquis of Xiliang, which also means to show my father's contribution. As for the Marquis of Xiangyuan, Xiangzhe, Zhuye, isn't Huo Lin assisting his father in the western border now? What are you stuffing in your head?!"

Hearing what he said made sense, Huo Ze fell silent.

"You have been at odds with Huo Lin since you were young, and you have to fight over every little thing. Now he is in the limelight. If he follows his father in attacking the Western Regions and makes meritorious service, maybe the Queen Mother will praise him and his father will rely on him! He argues, you have to do something to make your father look up to you." Huo Song snorted through his nose, and flicked his sleeves: "I'll go and accompany my mother, you should think about it yourself here."

In the afternoon, Binglun summoned the ministers of the cabinet and the ministers of soldiers and households in the main hall to discuss the matter of attacking the Western Regions.After sitting for a long time, Binglun felt a little tired, so he walked casually to the corridor outside the hall.

The promenade was built around the entire palace, with twists and turns, as if a long dragon leaped across the water.As far as the eye can see, the vast expanse of Guangsheng Lake is as calm as a mirror, with fiery red rays shooting down from the sky and reflected on the sapphire blue lake, like a dazzling and breathtakingly beautiful picture scroll, connecting both sides of the river. The weeping willows also seem to be covered with a layer of red veil, which is a little more charming and enchanting.

Standing on the railing, I don't know what I was thinking as I watched the colorful clouds gradually dim.A small eunuch quietly came over, whispered a few words in Gao Xian's ear, and then stepped back lightly.

Gao Xian approached Binglun and said softly: "Queen Mother, Master Chen is here."

"Hmm." Binglun slowly turned around, "Let her wait in the study first."

The study room is the most confidential and secret place for Wan Fang Qinghe, and Lian Zhen seldom stops there on weekdays.There is a Warm Pavilion connected to the study room. The interior is not as spacious as the exterior, but it is also furnished with exquisite rosewood furniture such as cabinets and incense tables, as well as rare stationery carved from jade, ivory, emerald and other materials, which are luxurious and elegant. , There is a warm kang in front of the window, and an imperial couch is placed in the compartment. Ice Wheel usually takes a rest here after work.

It was the first time for Lian Zhen to come here, so she couldn't help but feel a little strange. She went around the room and looked at the hanging screens of flowers, birds and mountains and rivers on the wall. Seeing that there was "Mao Shi" written by Song Huizong Zhao Ji on the table, she picked it up to enjoy it again. , and finally walked to the imperial couch, touched the quilt on the bed, looked back and asked curiously: "Do you sometimes sleep here too?"

Binglun smiled: "I only slept here when you were not around."

Lian really knew that she had bad intentions, her pretty face was instantly stained with rouge: "Nonsense!"

But Binglun became serious again: "Wanfang Qinghe used to be Taizong and Emperor Renzong's bedroom in Xiyuan. There are nine dragon beds in the whole palace. You have seen two of them so far."

Lian Zhen said: "Is it for fear of being assassinated?"

"Ah."

Lian Zhen lowered her gaze, and it happened that Gao Xian led the eunuch who was serving the meal to come in to set up the dinner, and the two of them fell silent.After a while, the cups, plates, and bowls were all set up, and more than a dozen items of imperial cuisine, large and small, were lined up on the kang table one by one.

Binglun leaned over and sat down on the kang: "Come and eat with me?"

Lian Zhen said: "I have already had dinner with my mother and sister." After speaking, he walked over and saw a steamed crab on the table, which was very fat and attractive, and said: "This is not a lot to eat."

Binglun smiled but didn't answer, reached out and patted the bright yellow felt mat next to her: "Come here." Lian Zhen walked over according to her words, sat down beside her, reached out to take a crab, uncovered the navel cover, and picked out the shell of meat , dipped in ginger vinegar and brought it to her lips, Binglun ate it with a smile, Lian Zhen said: "Okay, this can be removed."

Binglun sighed: "I asked you to manage the harem, but you are not interested in it, so take care of me with extra care."

Having said that, he really didn't touch it anymore, so he used half a bowl of steamed millet for the dishes, and ordered the meals to be removed, and Lian Zhen also asked for Su Ye water to clean his hands.

In the Nuan Pavilion, the royal fragrance is dense, sweet and refreshing.The red candlelight was flickering, illuminating the young girl's skin like jade, making her more glamorous and charming.Binglun sighed softly: "Lianzhen, how can you be so beautiful?"

She had heard countless compliments like this since she was a child, but when she said it, it felt completely different, as if she could never get enough of it.Lianzhen smiled slightly, leaned her body, and leaned gently on her.

Binglun stroked her hair: "You seem to have something on your mind recently." Lian Zhen shook her head.

"do not have it?"

Lian Zhen bit her lower lip lightly, and after a while, said softly: "Binglun, do you think there will be any danger coming?"

Binglun was startled, and immediately said: "You are still thinking about what happened that night."

"If it's just because you dreamed about her, your reaction shouldn't be that way." Lian Zhen paused slightly, and stroked her chest lightly with her fingers: "I always feel that you have many things in your heart, many, many things. It seems that I am on guard all the time, but I don't know anything, and I can't share any of it for you."

Her tone was full of annoyance, and Binglun said: "It seems that I really scared you that night." Facing her face to face, he said seriously: "Fool, I naturally have many things in my heart, such as state affairs, war affairs, etc. The courtiers share my worries. As long as you are well, I can handle the affairs of the court with peace of mind. In this way, you will share the burden for me. Didn't you have a good time a while ago?"

"If I'm the only one who is happy, then I can't feel at ease after all."

"Lian'er, I'm really happy to have you." Binglun's eyes were gentle, and she put her hands in the palms of her palms, and said, "It's just that the heights are extremely cold, and there are lessons learned from the past. If you don’t want to use a weapon and think about it, then I’ll put them away, anyway, what’s the use of a sword?”

Lian Zhen hurriedly said: "That's not necessary, just in case..." At this point, she realized something was wrong, and stopped quickly. Seeing her distressed look, Binglun suddenly stretched out his hand to pinch her small chin, leaned over and kissed her down.

Her lips are as fresh and sweet as ever, and the touch ignites the desire deep in my heart. Binglun closed her eyes, as if tasting the freshest and sweetest fruit in the world, she gently rubbed her lips, (may I be like a star king like a moon), and then Slowly (the night and night stream is bright and clean), and catch her (straight lovesickness is useless).This sudden (maybe melancholy or madness) caught Lian really off guard, she instinctively clung to her, instinctively endured, and instinctively responded.No matter how many times you have kissed, the light and cool breath on her body, the temperature from her lips and tongue, her tenderness (such stars are not last night), can always easily speed up her unstoppable heartbeat and stir her up Xiao), as if they were born to be such a fit.

After a long time, the two parted reluctantly.Binglun's indifferent and quiet eyes had become lazy and misty due to lust, she gasped lightly for a moment, then suddenly stretched out her hand to Lian Zhen's collar, Lian Zhen's expression was twisted, and she said in an awkward way: "Binglun, I... ...I'm not feeling well today, I can't...I can't..."

Binglun was stunned, then sneered and laughed: "You have a hair here." Sure enough, she picked up a strand of hair from her collar, shook it in front of her, and said with a smile: "You are full of thoughts." What is it?"

Lian Zhenpin's cheeks were flushed, she was extremely ashamed, and said angrily, "I don't want to talk to you anymore! I'm going back to the Xizichun Pavilion!" As she said, she got up to leave, but Binglun hurriedly stopped her: "Okay, okay, I was wrong, Lord Chen has a lot of people, don't argue with me, just stay and have a few words with me."

The cool wind was blowing, and the night was quiet.The moonlight poured in like pouring, sneaking in silently, covering the ground with silver light, through the window, one could faintly hear the sound of rippling water.

Bing changed positions, leaning comfortably on the soft back, Lian Zhen snuggled up to her, their hands clasped tightly, quietly enjoying this rare time of peace and happiness.

After a long time, Lian Zhen said softly: "Binglun, I want to keep my mother and sister in the garden for a while longer."

"Well, that's fine, why don't we just leave them here for the new year and wait for the spring to leave."

"Okay, if Yun'er knows, she will be very happy." Lianzhen was very happy, and said: "The other day my mother also said that she wanted to buy a real estate in the middle of Beijing, and she would come here every year for a short period of time in the future, so as to relieve my loneliness .”

Binglun frowned slightly: "Are you lonely?"

Lian Zhen whispered: "Of course I'm not lonely, but my mother and the others don't know me and you... My family members always feel that they can't live with me."

Binglun pondered for a while, and said: "It's not the right time to buy real estate in Beijing, let's talk about it in a few years."

Lian really wanted to ask, but she heard her say again: "Zong Hui went to see you today?"

"Well, she came in to thank her, and said that she would go to the palace to thank Mrs. Xiliang after her confinement."

Binglun didn't speak for a long time, Lian really couldn't help raising her head to look at her, but she heard her say: "It's inevitable for you to contact them now, but I still want to tell you one more thing, apart from dealing with those vain rituals, don't see them if you can. When we meet, listen more and talk less."

"I know that you have a grudge against your father and brother because of your mother's affairs, but the Marquis of Xiliang has an heir, which is a great joy for your Huo family. Aren't you happy that you have an extra nephew?"

Binglun said indifferently: "I am very happy."

Lian really felt her indifference, and called softly: "Binglun."

"En." Binglun said: "Besides that, what else did Zong Hui say?"

"She also euphemistically mentioned the marriage of Princess Lanling, saying that the age difference between the Marquis of Xiangyuan and the princess is very large." Lian Zhen mentioned this, and she couldn't help becoming curious: "Binglun, do you intend to betroth the princess to you?" The third brother?"

"It was my father who had such an idea."

"Then what do you think?"

"Of course not."

Lian Zhen didn't continue to say that Princess Lanling was born to the empress, but the empress was forced to be buried by the late emperor by Binglun. Thinking about it this way, it is unlikely that she would betroth her to her own brother.So she smiled and said: "I heard that your third younger brother is a young man who is brave. This time he killed countless enemies in the western border and made great contributions."

A smile finally appeared on Binglun's face: "Well, I was the one who taught him his archery and horsemanship in the first place."

"Huh? You know how to ride a horse and shoot arrows? Why didn't I know."

"I will, and there are many things you don't know."

"Hmph, I will know sooner or later." Lian Zhen rolled her eyes: "So, you and your third brother should have a good relationship?"

Binglun was noncommittal, smiled slightly, and changed the subject: "I remember you told me before that you envied Princess Ying to follow the king to go hunting with horses in the mountains and forests, and barbecue wild animals by yourself, right? Next time I will take you too Go out and teach you how to hunt, what do you think?"

"Okay!" Lian Zhen sat up all of a sudden, her face full of excitement: "When? You didn't lie to me, did you?"

"Next autumn, I will take you out of Beijing to Xiyan Mountain." Binglun said with a smile, "There are not only the most beautiful autumn scenery there, but also countless flowers and trees, birds and beasts, and the world-famous hot spring. You will definitely like it." of."

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Happy New Year and wish you all the best in 2017.

I also wish myself to be diligent and do more meaningful things in the new year :)

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