In the end, Yin Xu was the one who counted the most prey. The emperor personally presented the prize, which was a golden bow. In Yin Xu's eyes, the ornamental value was far higher than the use value.

Fortunately, there are more than these prizes, and other things such as jewelry and silver will be delivered to him after returning to the city.

"Father, you said earlier that the person who wins the championship will be rewarded with a commander, why not give it together?" Teng Yu reminded.

"I was talking about people other than the Huo family. Huo Tian is not counted. Yun Xi, your family will take away the number one hunting prize every year. Should I exclude people from the Huo family next year?" Not on the list?" The emperor asked half-jokingly, but Teng Yu knew that he was disappointed in his heart, disappointed with the children of other families.

"The emperor will definitely not do this. It is precisely because of the presence of my Huo family descendants that the fighting spirit of other young men can be aroused. Besides, there is a specialization in martial arts. The Huo family is originally the family of generals, so they have taken advantage of it."

"Well, that makes sense. Let's have a plum appreciation banquet tomorrow, and we'll recite poems and paint pictures. Your Huo family can't take all the limelight away."

Teng Yu raised his eyebrows, gave Yin Xu a sideways look, stood up and interjected, "Father, I still think that this commander should be rewarded to Huo Tian."

"Oh? Why?" The emperor didn't show any displeasure, but just looked at Teng Yu deeply.

It's the first time he's seen his son so caring about other people's affairs. Is he doing it for a single person or the whole Huo family?

Teng Yu's face was not red, and he said loudly: "Father, you also know about Huo Tian's situation. He left home since he was a child and only lived in the Huo family for a few days, so all his abilities have nothing to do with the Huo family. You can't ignore this fact just because his surname is Huo."

He laid out Huo Tian's experience in front of everyone, not to ridicule him, but to let the emperor know more deeply that Huo Tian and the Huo family may not be of the same mind.

Huo Tian wanted to make achievements, and Teng Yu wanted Huo Tian to use the tree of Huo's family to climb up, but he didn't want the emperor to be jealous, so it was best to hang him on the tree without blending into one body.

The emperor pondered for a while, then glanced at Huo Zhengquan's angry expression, and laughed loudly: "Haha...you boy, you really will take the opportunity to repay your kindness, well, father will grant you, come..."

"The slave is here."

"Preaching the decree... The seven sons of the Huo family are courageous and resourceful, witty and courageous... Specially promoted to be the commander in front of the palace, wearing Tsing Yi, receiving a third-rank salary, and can freely enter and leave the court!"

Teng Yu pulled Yin Xu to accept the order to thank him. He also knew that Yin Xu would not kneel down, so he never let go of his hand, and he stopped the ceremony only halfway through.

Many civil officials wanted to criticize, but considering that the third prince had always behaved like this in front of the emperor, even the emperor didn't blame him, so it was useless for them to talk more.

It's just that discerning people can't help but think a little bit more, and feel that it's not wise for Huo Tian to climb up to the third prince. With the laws of the country and the family rules, if he dares to stand by the third prince, he will be looking for death.

A bonfire party was held at night, and each prey was cleaned and grilled on the bonfire, exuding a strong meaty aroma.

But Yin Xu didn't have much appetite. He had a barbecue at noon, and he only wanted to eat something light in the evening.

Knowing this, Teng Yu specially asked Han Sen to ask the royal chef to cook him a piece of fish porridge. There is a lake behind this courtyard, and the fish is freshly caught and cooked, and the taste is quite good.

Yin Xu ate a bowl, and Teng Yu didn't waste the rest. He ate it by himself, and the two sat in the second place where the emperor ordered, and the first place was naturally reserved for Huo Zhengquan.

Yin Xu took a glance and saw the eldest prince opposite, and couldn't help thinking of Teng Yu's other brother, "The second prince didn't come?"

Teng Yu knew what he was thinking, and leaned over and whispered, "The imperial city wants to keep people. In previous years, Teng Yi was the one. He also took over the affairs of the palace.

"Then isn't he going to die of anger?"

"If you can be pissed off like this, it can only be said that he is too useless."

And would it be so useless to be raised as an heir since childhood?of course not!

Yin Xu secretly looked at the eldest prince, trying to find a little resentment in his expression, but found that he was actually staring at the place next to him, and there was a gleam in his eyes that couldn't be concealed.

In order to show the importance he attached to the Huo family, the emperor made himself sit on top of Teng Yu, saying it was a reward for him winning the championship this time.

So there was only one person next to him, Yin Xu was a little curious, did the First Prince have an intersection with Huo Zhengquan?

Just when he was carefully distinguishing the emotions in his eyes, he saw that the other party had already looked away and was toasting to the left and right.

Yin Xu thought, maybe he saw it wrong, or maybe the other party just happened to see it at that moment.

The meat in the field was cooked, and the two maids brought some in silver trays to the emperor. Yin Xu shifted his gaze to the main seat, and saw a beautiful woman with an expressionless face sitting beside the emperor.

The beauty is like an iceberg, but she looks like a puppet without a soul, looking ahead without focus.

"My concubine, try it, this venison is tender and delicious, let's see if you like it?" The emperor took a bite, and then unexpectedly took a piece for Bingshan beauty with his own hands.

Concubine Yun Gui enjoyed a seat by herself, and there was a plate full of barbecue meat in front of her, but she couldn't eat, her hard nails pierced her palm, and she tried her best not to turn her head.

In the past, she was the one who sat at the same table with the emperor at banquets, big and small, but now she seemed to be sitting in the seat that only the queen could enjoy, but she could only watch him courteous to other women.

Yin Xu secretly felt sorry for Concubine Yun Gui for a while, then poked Teng Yu's waist and asked, "Was the emperor treated your queen like this in the past?"

Teng Yu glanced at the main seat, and the corners of his mouth were drawn into a line, "Probably, when it is useful, there will naturally be all kinds of favors."

"Oh? That means this woman is useful to him now? Isn't she the one who performed the dance last night? If she doesn't want to, why come out to show off?" Yin Xu curled his lips.

"Personal wishes and family wishes often go against each other." Seeing that he cared about that woman very much, Teng Yu teased him, "Is she pretty?"

"It's okay, not as good-looking as your mother." Yin Xu still remembers the alluring woman lying in the crystal coffin.

"My mother...wasn't like that before she was alive." Teng Yu suddenly said with memories in his eyes: "She is a very gentle woman, she is very neatly dressed, although she is beautiful, she lacks the charm that men like."

"That can only mean that she didn't meet the right person. Don't you think that old monk is devoted to her?"

Mentioning this person, Teng Yu was a little dazed, "Uncle Mo is really nice, what a pity..." It's a pity that his mother didn't marry him back then, otherwise he would have lived a very happy life, right?

"Master Xu, I wonder if your son is in good health?" A voice full of aura sounded in the field, attracting most of the people's attention.

Yin Xu knew from that voice that Yun Heran did it on purpose, but he didn't know what he was doing with the gun.

Because everyone's eyes were attracted by Yun Heran, they didn't notice that the iceberg beauty beside the emperor suddenly became excited.

"Hmph, many; General Lao Yun is worried, the dog will never stand up again in this life, are you satisfied?" Senior Bachelor Xu didn't give him a good face at all.

"Don't get me wrong, I don't mean anything malicious, I just heard that there is a genius doctor in Suzhou in the south, hoping to heal your son's leg." Yun He looked at him apologetically, with a look of remorse.

Hearing this, Xu Jin asked with a hint of hope: "The whole imperial hospital is helpless, so what genius doctor really has a solution?"

"Do your best to obey the destiny. Yun has already sent someone to invite you. Master Xu might as well wait a little longer."

Xu Jin heaved a sigh of relief. Although he hated Yun's family to the point of death, the most important thing right now was his son's injury. If it could be cured, he would be willing to turn hostility into jade.

He was thinking about repairing a book later, so that he could go to Suzhou to look for it as soon as possible, when he heard Yun He suddenly asked: "I heard that your son is not married yet, do you have an engagement?"

When this matter was mentioned, Grand Master Xu's face darkened even more, and he said two words coldly: "Never."

Someone exclaimed, "Hey, it seems that Mr. Xu has started discussing marriage before he was dismissed from office. Could it be that family has regretted the marriage?"

The court suddenly became quiet, and everyone stretched their ears, waiting to hear the next big gossip.

"Which family is so snobbish?" Yun Heran asked angrily, "Do you know why you regret the marriage?"

Why else?Who is willing to marry their daughter to a lame man?

Yin Xu rolled his eyes and had a guess in his heart. He asked Teng Yu in a low voice, "Did you know about this before?"

Teng Yu held his hand under the table and scratched his palm, "I know, but I didn't pay much attention to that woman before, I didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, she would become the elder of the palace."

Yin Xu suddenly realized, and sneaked a glance at the main seat. Sure enough, he saw that the iceberg beauty looked anxious. He didn't know if it was because of his former lover or because he was afraid of revealing his identity.

The official who broke the news before sighed: "The official will not know, but there are many people in Beijing who know about Mr. Xu's marriage negotiation. Someone should know the reason."

"It doesn't matter if you don't get married with such a family, don't let this general know who it is, or you will definitely scold him like a dog!" Yun Heran looked indignant, as if he was the one whose marriage was regretted.

Marquis Zhenyuan, who was sitting in the middle seat, wiped off his cold sweat, hesitated for a while before standing up, and bowed to Yun suddenly, "Don't get excited, General Yun, this matter can't be taken seriously. The Xu family got married, but something happened to Mr. Xu before we mentioned marriage, you have to be considerate of our feelings as parents."

The matchmaker didn't even come to the door, so there were naturally too many marriages to be done. The Marquis of Zhenyuan's approach made sense, and many people nodded in agreement.

"Is that so? How did I hear that the two families are closely related, Mr. Xu and Qianjin Ling are childhood sweethearts, and they fall in love with each other?"

Marquis Zhenyuan glared at the official who spoke, and asked angrily: "Where did you hear so much? This Marquis has no grievances or enmities with you, right?"

"Oh, look at what Hou Ye said, the official is also hearsay, if there is something wrong, please Haihan!" The official stood up and bowed to him, smiling very sincerely.

It's just that these words have passed everyone's ears and entered everyone's heart. When everyone looked at the newly promoted concubine sitting on the main seat, their eyes were a little strange.

Most of them knew that this new concubine was the prostitute of Zhenyuan Hou's family, and there was only one girl waiting to be married in their family, so it was clear at a glance who was negotiating with Mr. Xu.

Concubine Yun took a sip of the plum wine, covering her eyes with her sleeves.

Although the emperor may not put the newly acquired beauty into the cold palace because of this trivial matter, it is enough to make him alienate that bitch, and no man will pamper a woman with the risk of cuckolding.

Sure enough, as soon as she put down the wine glass, out of the corner of Concubine Yun's eyes, she saw blue veins popping out of the emperor's hand holding the wine glass, obviously on the verge of anger.

"Okay, it's noisy even for trivial things, Yun Aiqing, doesn't your family still have a daughter who hasn't left the court? Since the instigator is the son, why don't you pay for a daughter, I haven't been a matchmaker for a long time."

As soon as these words came out, Concubine Yun's smiling face froze, she lowered her head and thought quickly, analyzing the pros and cons of this marriage.

If it was in the past, the Yun family would naturally be willing to marry the Xu family, even if it was to marry a cripple, but now... the relationship between the two families has become so tense that it may not be possible to get married again.

The emperor probably also thought of this, so he was relieved to let the two families form a relationship between Qin and Jin, right?

After being stunned for a moment, Yun Heran immediately knelt down to thank him, no matter how unwilling he was, once the emperor opened his mouth, there was absolutely no possibility of refusing this matter.

Master Xu was also full of dissatisfaction and refused to kneel down to accept the order.

"Xu Aiqing, what happened to your son before was unfair to me. I will give you another order to allow him to participate in this year's autumn. As long as he is on the list, I will treat him as a normal person."

Xu Jin was stunned on the spot, then overjoyed, knelt down on the ground: "Master, thank you Lord Long En!"

In Daliang, the disabled were not eligible to take the imperial examination, let alone be an official. He was worried not only about his son's marriage, but also about his future.

Now that the emperor has solved two major problems at the same time with one sentence, Xu Jin's kneeling is really willing and deeply felt.

"Okay, get up, don't cry out on such a happy day, haha... Don't be dumbfounded, dear friends, eat what you should eat and drink what you should drink!"

"Observe the order!" The solemn atmosphere was broken, and the liveliness and relaxation before were restored, but there were probably not many people who could really relax and have fun.

Yin Xu picked up a piece of roasted venison from Teng Yu's bowl, first smelled it with the tip of his nose, and found that it was a bit different from the usual meat smell, so he reluctantly took a sip.

"How?" Teng Yu watched his movements with a smile, always felt that asking him to eat a piece of meat was like asking him to drink poison.

Yin Xu waited until the food was swallowed before saying: "It's okay, but there is a lingering fishy smell." Compared with the spirit beast meat that he had eaten in his previous life, the meat in this world is really not flattering.

"Let the chef in the mansion try to get rid of the fishy smell later. If you are so picky, I am afraid that the hall will not be able to support you in the future."

"In the future, you will support the whole world, so what am I?"

Teng Yu laughed lowly, wrote two characters in Yin Xu's palm with his finger, leaned into his ear and said: "All the people in the world can't compare to you alone!"

"..." Yin Xu had never heard of such an open and aboveboard confession, and he was a little embarrassed, but he couldn't tell it because of his thick skin, he just said: "It's natural, this young master is unique!"

Teng Yu looked at him and smiled, that smile was as bright as spring flowers in March, which made Yin Xu's heart agitated.

It wasn't until the host gave a look that Teng Yu came back to his senses, poured Yin Xu a glass of wine, and put on a cynical expression.

Yin Xu drank the wine he poured, and said softly: "Your father, you are very capable."

Teng Yu nodded. How could his father be incapable of being able to stand out from the many princes, monopolize the power, and have been in power for many years?

Daliang has continued to this day. Although the country is not rich and the people are strong, there have been no major disasters. The force is enough to deter the frontiers.

These are the results of several generations of emperors' careful management, so Teng Yu has to admit: Although the man he hates is not a good father, he is a good emperor.

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