Reborn ten times, she is the real daughter of the Marquis Mansion and she doesn't pretend anymo

He has three sons. The elder one is studying in the southern border and has not returned yet, and the younger one is also among those he refuses to see.

The second brother has already made a name for himself. I heard that if he passes the test today, he can become Lin Yuan's registered disciple.

Prince Chengyang said: "Xiao Ke has been training with me in the army. He will be able to inherit my mantle and continue to lead the army in the future."

"Xiao Yue is weaker, but he also became a strategist in the army and used tactics well. It's just that his father and brother's brilliance overshadowed him, so his future suffered."

"The two of us are not young anymore, and we have few opportunities to gain experience. Now that we have returned to the capital, how will the emperor arrange for my family to be settled?"

He focused on introducing his four sons, but asked how to settle his family. Xiao Beichen immediately understood.

The normal procedure is that Prince Chengyang returns to Beijing to report on his work and wait for the Ministry of Personnel to reassign his position, or in other words, everything depends on the emperor's arrangements.

But when he returned to Beijing, the situation in the court was rather special.

The emperor handed over the government affairs to the crown prince, who has been staying at Yunshang Temple these days. The emperor would also go to court on days when the emperor attended court, but it was always Prince of Qi Xiao Fei who read the memorials in the imperial study.

When Prince Chengyang and his family returned to Beijing, their focus was not on visiting relatives and interacting with families in the capital, but on visiting Yunshang Temple.

He just went to the palace to chat with the emperor and did not mention his future job arrangements.

Even if he didn't have any official position, he was still the Prince of Chengyang and the Crown Prince of Cheng, so it wasn't too much for him to be idle.

But he had to consider the future of his sons and at least provide them with an environment where they could display their talents.

Xiao Beichen pondered and looked at the Prince of Chengyang for advice: "Why are you talking about this all of a sudden? Brother Wang, you don't want them all to learn Taoism, do you?"

Right after he said not to ask Xiao Tang'er about Taoist matters, this elder brother suddenly added this, saying that it would be hard not to be suspicious even if one had no ideas.

When Prince Chengyang saw that Xiao Beichen called him Brother Prince, he resisted the urge to roll his eyes and said something polite, but in fact he wanted to refuse.

"I'm afraid I won't have the chance to learn Taoism because I'm too old, but I heard that the young men who were tested in the Imperial Guard Camp today ranged from eight to eighteen years old."

"My two little ones are exactly eighteen and sixteen, and they meet the requirements, but they just returned to Beijing, and now they are half a month behind those youngsters in learning Taoism, so they are looked down upon by them."

Xiao Beichen knew everything about Yunshang Temple. Moreover, Prince Chengyang and his family had been helping with chores at Yunshang Temple these days, so their sincerity was enough.

Xiao Beichen nodded: "If you want to join the Imperial Guard and learn Taoism from Lin Yuan, you can, as long as you pass the test."

Upon hearing that it was okay, Xiao Lei and Xiao Rui's eyes flashed with joy. They quickly stood up and saluted, thanking the emperor for giving them the opportunity.

Prince Chengyang also smiled and was satisfied with this arrangement.

Then he looked at his eldest son and second son and said nothing more.

The eldest son, Xiao Ke, is already 26 years old and has a good reputation in the army.

The reputation of the young general is not limited to Qin Mingyu. His son Xiao Ke, as the prince of the county, is more low-key.

The second son, Xiao Yue, is twenty years old and is also a man of both civil and military talents.

However, the child made his choice at an early age, knew the path he wanted to take, and helped his father and brother as a counselor.

Seeing that he only arranged a way out for the two illegitimate sons and kept silent, Xiao Beichen asked curiously, "Shouldn't arrangements be made for the two older ones?"

Prince Chengyang shook his head and said earnestly, "They originally had prestige in the Southwest Army, but they have had a hard time these years, unlike me who could enjoy the good life in the capital when I was young."

What he meant was that he was not in a hurry and wanted to let his two sons rest for a while before making any further decisions.

Xiao Beichen nodded and said, "Then take a break. The southwest is not as cold as the capital. You should also pay attention to your weight when you come back."

This means that their duties will not be assigned for the time being.

Things like acclimatization are not so serious for military generals, not to mention that Xiao Ke and Xiao Yue were originally born in the capital.

But the capital city is indeed colder than in previous years, and there have been snowstorms in the north and northwest.

Talking about the weather conditions in various places, Prince Chengyang also talked about what he saw and heard on the way back to Beijing.

At this time, footsteps were heard outside the side hall, and everyone hurriedly looked towards the door.

Yuntang was seen dressed as a Taoist priest, with his eyes covered by a long yellow satin ribbon that really attracted people's attention. He walked in leisurely.

After Yuntang, there are Xiao Che, Gu Yifang, Lin Haoran, and Lin Haoyu.

Seeing that they were all dressed in Taoist attire, everyone was stunned for a moment, and then just confused, even though they had never seen them before at Yunshang Temple every time.

"Xiao Tang'er, come here and pay your respects." Xiao Beichen took the initiative to call Yun Tang over.

Yuntang walked towards the seat of honor. On his right were Prince Cheng, Prince Chengyang and Prince Chenghe, and on his left were Xiao Ke, Xiao Yue, Xiao Lei and Xiao Rui.

Yun Tang first looked to his right, bowed, and said politely, "Grandfather, Second Uncle."

Then she looked at another middle-aged man who was staring at her. There was a golden light of merit on the man. She smiled and bowed, "Uncle."

Seeing that she called him, Prince Chengyang smiled with satisfaction and took out a gift box he had brought with him.

"My uncle just returned to Beijing not long ago. He was surprised to learn that Tang'er was such a powerful little Taoist priest. However, he has not been able to meet him. He has been preparing this gift for a few days."

Yun Tang did not refuse, and took the gift box with both hands, saying, "Thank you, uncle."

The gift box was a bit heavy, so Yuntang turned around and walked to Xiao Che, motioning him to open the lid and take a look.

Seeing the little Taoist priest curious about the gift and eager to open it, Prince Chengyang smiled even more happily.

This is the normal reaction of a little girl.

“Top quality jade!”

Yuntang was very happy to see a large piece of polished red jade stone in the box, about the size of three fists with some edges and corners added.

Even though she had quite a bit of stock in stock, she could never have too much of this top-quality jade.

Seeing that she was satisfied, Prince Chengyang explained with a smile.

"This is when your eldest cousin led a team to inspect the southwestern border and discovered a jade mine. The mine has now been handed over to the Tianji Pavilion for mining, and we brought back a few stones."

Of course, the Tianji Pavilion was ordered to mine at the order of the Emperor. No one in the Southwestern Army dared to disobey the imperial order. It was just their family who discovered it, so of course no one would pursue the matter if they took a few stones.

Originally, I planned to return to the capital to find a craftsman to polish the jewelry.

Knowing that his niece liked stones, pearls, and luminous pearls, he paid for her medical treatment directly with gold, silver, and high-quality jade.

He knew that giving jade as a gift would definitely not be rejected.

"Uncle, if you still have other jades, you can give them to me to grind into protective jade. They can also be used as instruments. It would be a bit of a waste to just use them as jewelry."

When Yuntang heard that his uncle had brought back a few stones, he wanted to take a look, just in case there were better jades.

Prince Chengyang was stunned for a moment, then smiled and nodded.

"Okay, I'll have them delivered to you later to see if they're suitable for you."