Uncertain Chang'an

The last time I saw Emperor Taiping was fruitless, the military officials also knew that he would definitely not win in the concubine's competition, so they simply broke their cans and ran to the princess mansion every day, which annoyed Zhou Jinhe very much.Xiao Wuding got angry when he heard it, such a brazen person is really rare in the world, General Xiao snorted coldly, picked up the sword and went to the princess mansion.

Xiao Wuding came a lot, so he skipped the notification earlier, and arrived at the hall of the princess mansion smoothly, and saw the military officials sitting beside him.Xiao Wuding saluted politely, the military official only glanced at him, then turned his head with a cold snort.The maid at the side stepped forward and said loudly: "General, Your Highness has gone out, and I'm afraid he won't return home until evening." She turned her back to the military minister, and then whispered: "Your Highness is in the study." Xiao Wuding understood, slightly nodded and said : "Then I will wait for Your Highness."

After speaking, she sat down opposite the military minister, didn't say much, and waited leisurely.Zhou Jinhe in the study got the report, and he knew that General Xiao was here to find fault with him. After looking at the sky, he smiled and told Mo Er: "Let the kitchen bring her some food and wine."

The kitchen got the order, and quickly prepared delicious food and wine and delivered them to Xiao Wuding. He was a little hungry near noon. Seeing the food and wine, Xiao Wuding laughed and gorged himself in front of the military officials, which made the military officials angry Come on, blushing and slapping the table with one hand, even knocking down the teacup: "It's unreasonable! Is this how Princess Dajin treats her subjects?! I came here with sincerity but I refused every day, it's really deceptive !"

Everyone in the hall was startled by his action, the leading maid was about to step forward to explain, but saw Xiao Wuding took a sip of wine slowly, and said with a smile: "King Zuo Tuqi has studied well these few days, and he used it for three consecutive days. An idiom, gratifying to congratulate, gratifying to congratulate."

Hearing her obviously mocking words, and recalling the suffering and humiliation he had suffered in the past few days, the military officer was furious, grabbed the fallen teacup and threw it at Xiao Wuding, angrily said: "You Dajin bullies You are too human! I sincerely beg to marry the princess, but I still have to use your Han people to take the exam. Thanks to your benevolence and morality, you can’t even be fair. How can you obey the world?! We, the Huns, look down on you!"

Xiao Wuding caught the wine glass he threw over with one hand, with great force, if it hit someone, there would be bruises, she sneered, stood up and threw the glass at the foot of the military official, shouting: "If you don't accept it, you have to accept it! Who do you think you are?! My Dajin’s defeated general! How dare you think about the princess? I don’t even look at your appearance, you are the one who wants to eat swan meat! This general can break your royal court once , can break the second time, the third time, thousands of times! Your Majesty is merciful, you better be honest, otherwise I will decide that the hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Northern Army are not free! You say the competition system is unfair, I will give it to you today. You have a chance, one-on-one, if you win, I will immediately enter the palace to intercede with His Majesty, if you lose, go back to your Mobei!"

The military minister's face was flushed red, smoke was coming from both nostrils, Xiao Wuding was so angry that he roared and went into the yard, scolding: "Today, I will let you know how hard the fist of the Mobei man is! "

Xiao Wuding raised his sword to follow, and said lightly: "I've seen it before, it's very soft."

"Ah!" The military official roared, ignoring the obstruction of the attendants, he attacked Xiao Wuding directly, Xiao Wuding drew his sword to meet him, and the battle between the two was stalemate for a moment.The martial art of military officials is a real fight of strength. Xiao Wuding first learned martial arts because of his own weakness, and his strength is not as good as that of ordinary men. He always used his strength to fight and win by cleverness. After more than a hundred rounds, he finally put his sword on the neck of the military minister. above.

"If you lose, I hope King Zuo Tuqi will keep his promise and go back to Mobei tomorrow." Xiao Wuding's eyes were cold and he threatened: "Otherwise, next time this sword will not only end here."

The military minister was ashamed and angry, but he didn't dare to act rashly. He stared at Xiao Wuding for a long time, and then he roared and led him away.

The maid on the side looked at it, and she was relieved. These days the military ministers came and made their daily life difficult. Now they are gone. A group of people didn't care too much, and they stepped forward to praise Xiao Wuding. Xiao Wuding took away the sword , smiled and said: "I have something to do, so I will leave first, and I will tell Your Highness that you don't have to worry about the military officials anymore."

The last time Xiao Wuding told Wen Yuan about Tong'er, she immediately sent someone to inquire about the news, even though she used all the secret lines of Chengfeng Building in Beijing, she didn't find any clues.Wen Yuan looked at the reports of his subordinates, his brows were frowned, and he had a bad premonition in his heart.She folded the paper and put it in her sleeve pocket, got up and went to the backyard.Chen'er followed closely behind, and the two arrived at the door of a firewood room, pushed the door open and entered, removed a stack of firewood, and the goal they entered turned out to be a secret passage.Chen'er lit the candles placed in the secret passage, leading the way, followed by Wen Yuan.

Although it is well known in the capital that Princess Yongning is on good terms with Miss Wen Yuan from the Zhaixing Pavilion, it is inconvenient to see each other frequently, and it is also not good for Xiao Wuding to go in and out of Princess Yongning's mansion all the time, so this secret passage was built.Few people would have expected that Princess Yongning's mansion and this Wen's mansion actually have a secret passage, and the exit is still set in the woodshed.

Earlier, Her Royal Highness the Princess invited Lu Weizhen to come over. As soon as she arrived at the Princess Mansion, a maid invited her to the Nuan Pavilion, where Zhou Jinhe and Lu Weizhen were already there.

Zhou Jinhe saw that the smile on her face was not as usual, with some reluctance, he knew that something might be wrong, invited her to sit down, poured tea and handed it to her, and asked, "Why? But it's not good?"

Wen Yuan took the tea ceremony with a smile and thanked her, but first asked Xiaoping who was standing behind Lu Weizhen: "Xiaoping, on the day of Taqiu, Lu Bingwen went back to the house and called Tong'er, and you haven't seen her since then, have you? "

"Miss Huiwen, yes."

After confirming again, Wen Yuan sighed, took out the letter paper from his sleeve pocket and handed it to Zhou Jinhe, frowned slightly and said: "Tong'er is just an ordinary maid, even if she elopes with someone, she can never completely disappear like this. information."

"Hmm..." Zhou Jinhe frowned slightly, and after thinking about it for a moment, his face turned ugly, and said, "Perhaps something happened to her... This matter must have something to do with Lu Bingwen."

"What Your Highness said is that regardless of life or death, Tong'er is still in the Prime Minister's Mansion." Wen Yuan took a sip of tea and said seriously.The thing that Chengfeng Building can't find out after spending so much effort can only be that it didn't happen.

"Ah!" Xiaoping couldn't help exhaling softly, and hurriedly covered her mouth with her hands. Although she had long felt that something was wrong, she was her friend after all, and she still had a chance. Fortunately, it was gone, and the eye sockets immediately turned red.The other two couldn't help but sigh when they heard it, and the atmosphere was a little heavy for a while.

"It's really not as good as a beast! It's gold and jade in it!" Zhou Jinhe slammed his teacup angrily, thinking of Lu Bingwen's daily smiling face to flatter her, she couldn't help but feel sick. She thought he was at most a playboy pretending to be a young talent, but I didn't expect such a human face and animal heart.

Seeing this, Wen Yuan and Lu Weizhen hurriedly comforted her. Suddenly, Lu Weizhen rolled his eyes, looked at Zhou Jinhe, and said: "Your Highness, since nothing can be found out about this matter, naturally there is no evidence that Tong'er eloped with someone, why don't you let Tong'er run away?" Her family members went to Jingzhao Yin Mansion to report the case? Lu Mansion is the last place where Tong Er appeared, and Lu Bingwen was the last person she saw, so she would naturally be suspected. It is natural to be able to speak up for Tong Er, even if he cannot be brought to justice No, the consort's exam is coming soon, and it can also hurt your vitality. It's just..." At the end, Lu Weizhen was a little hesitant.

Zhou Jinhe and Wen Yuan looked at each other, seeing that she also agreed in her eyes, and he had an idea in his heart.Seeing Lu Weizhen like that, she smiled and held her hand, and said softly and comforted: "Weizhen doesn't need to feel guilty, we are not using Tong'er, but it just happens to help us when justice is done for her, and we want to treat Tong'er It’s also excellent.”

Zhou Jinhe's words were exactly what she was worried about. After she said this, she let go of her guilt, and said seriously: "Your Highness is right."

Zhou Jinhe smiled, patted her hand, and said, "I'll send someone to inform her parents right away."

Xiaoping, who was behind Lu Weizhen, pursed her lips, summoned up the courage to step forward and said, "Your Highness... why don't you go, servant girl, servant girl knows where Tong'er's house is, and Tonger's parents also recognize slave girl, slave girl go and think about it." Make it easier."

Lu Weizhen turned his head to look at her approvingly, nodded to Zhou Jinhe, and said, "Your Highness, send someone to take her there, so as not to be noticed."

"Okay, Fei'er, let Thirteen take Xiaoping to go." Zhou Jinhe slightly tilted his head and ordered Fei'er, and said to Xiaoping with a smile: "From now on, you don't need to call yourself a slave in private, what are you like in front of your lady? Whatever it is, don't talk about those false etiquette."

Xiaoping was taken aback for a moment, she didn't expect Zhou Jinhe to tell her like this, she was moved and saluted immediately, and followed Fei'er away.She noticed that Her Highness the Princess was kind to her young lady, and she was already very grateful to Her Highness, and she was even more fond of Her Highness today.

The topic just now was a bit heavy, and as soon as Xiaoping followed Fei'er away, Wen Yuan asked with a smile: "Tomorrow is the consort's exam, how does Your Highness feel?"

Zhou Jinhe raised his brows, took a sip of his tea, and sighed slightly: "I'm not in a hurry, but I can't bear to let many young talents go for nothing, and let General Xiao get up early and practice calligraphy these days. I earned it, but it was me who caused the trouble, why don't Sister Wen give me an idea, how can I thank her? "

Thank you, it's best to make a promise with your body.But of course this cannot be said, Wen Yuan smiled and said: "Since she belongs to His Highness's faction, she should do this for His Highness. Your Highness does not have to be too polite. How many people would not be envious of being guided by Mr. Tang? This is enough Besides, being the son-in-law of His Royal Highness is a good thing that no one can ask for, and she has made a lot of money." As he spoke, Wen Yuan winked at her, showing a bit of liveliness.

Come on, these two teachers and sisters are exactly the same.Zhou Jinhe shook his head with a smile and said nothing more.Anyway, there will be more opportunities in the future.It's just that the position of consort is not so easy to give away.

There are quite a lot of applicants for the Prince Consort Examination. In order to save time, each item has been selected first, and ten outstanding candidates have been selected for the final. Zhou Jinhe looked at the list of finalists for each item, and it was not much different from what she estimated, so he let it go with a sigh of relief. She made up her mind, and in this way, her plan was more than half successful.

Although there are ten people in each category, quite a few talents were selected for four or five categories. Except for a few talents in Beijing, the rest are also sons of prominent families in some places.The order of the seven items is riding and archery, chess, painting, martial arts, piano, books, and appearance. The last item depends entirely on the princess's preference. Anyone with a discerning eye knows that this item should not be listed as a winning item, so the competition for the first six items is particularly fierce. After the field, riding and archery is naturally in Xiao Wuding's pocket, and chess painting is divided between Qi Haotian and Lu Bingwen after a fierce competition.

In Lu's study, Lu Bingwen stood respectfully in front of the desk, feeling a little apprehensive, waiting for his father to speak with his head down.Originally, Lu Junde didn't have much hope for riding and archery martial arts. He thought playing chess, calligraphy and painting would be enough, but he didn't want Qi Haotian to take away the chess. He must have worked hard.He snorted softly, now he has to acquire the martial arts no matter what, otherwise the position of the son-in-law will be ruined.He raised his eyes and looked at Lu Bingwen who was standing there respectfully, remembering that it was not an easy month for him, swallowed back the words he just wanted to reprimand, frowned and waved his hands: "Okay, let's go down, we will return tomorrow." Let's compete and rest earlier."

He can't compare to Xiao Wuding in riding and shooting, let alone martial arts. No matter how good he is, it's not like Xiao Wuding who came from fighting on the battlefield. How could he be able to compare?Even though he thought so in his heart, he didn't dare to say it out, so he just agreed and retreated back to his room.

As soon as he stepped back, the housekeeper entered the study. Lu Junde rubbed his frowning brows and ordered: "Go and tell Gu Yi that nothing will go wrong tomorrow."

At this time, the Wen residence was talking and laughing happily.

"In a few days, when I see you again, A Xiao, do you want to be called a son-in-law?" Wen Yuan teased, Xiao Wuding was about to say something, but Zhou Jinhe blinked at her, and then understood, just took a sip with a smile Wine, keep silent.

Wen Yuan had a panoramic view of the interaction between the two, and asked suspiciously, "Why do I feel that you two are hiding something from me?"

"Senior sister will naturally know in a few days, so don't worry."

Well, Xiao Wuding, you have learned how to play tricks with your senior sister.Wen Yuan glared at her, and said lightly: "Okay, master sent some jars of good wine, don't think about it."

Uh... I really can't laugh or cry, the senior sister actually threatened her.Although she wanted good wine from her master, Her Royal Highness wanted to satisfy her small thoughts, so she had to wrong herself.Xiao Wuding shrugged, and could only lower his head and concentrate on eating the dishes in the bowl.

There will be a competition tomorrow, and Wen Yuan won't let her stay too late, and he starts chasing people away not long after dinner, Xiao Wuding has no choice but to go out with Zhou Jinhe.

"I don't know what kind of wine the general's master gave, but the general in my wine cellar can come in and out at will, so don't be polite." Zhou Jinhe still had a smile in his eyes at this time, causing her to lose the good wine, and he still felt a little bit sorry.

Xiao Wuding smiled brightly, and said: "This is what you said, Your Highness, you are not joking, so don't feel bad about it then."

"It's natural, you are not joking. Why don't you follow me back home after the competition tomorrow, and let the general have a good drink."

Although Xiao Wuding is good at wine, he is a person with sense of proportion after all, she has never seen her drink too much, according to her drinking method, the wine in her wine cellar is enough for her for many years.

"Ha, it's better to obey than to be respectful!" Beautiful women and good wine are really a joy in life.

Xiao Wuding first sent Zhou Jinhe back to the mansion before riding his horse to his own mansion, thinking that there would be a competition tomorrow, Zhou Jinhe didn't keep her either, Mo'er greeted her not long after entering the mansion, excitedly said: "Your Highness! found it!"

Zhou Jinhe glanced at her indifferently, Mo'er was in a bad mood, and immediately shut up, Zhou Jinhe hooked the corners of his mouth in satisfaction, and asked, "What did you find?"

After being quiet for a while, hearing Zhou Jinhe's question, Mo'er resumed her cheerful tone, and replied, "Oh, didn't you ask someone to forge the sword a few days ago? It's finished! I sent it here, although I don't know much about swords. , but listening to what he said, it seems to be very powerful, that sword is so beautiful!"

Suddenly, Zhou Jinhe smiled and said, "Take me to have a look."

In the study room, the long sword stood quietly on the wooden frame, glowing with a cold light, and the sharp edge could not be concealed even in the scabbard, and the cold air was overwhelming.The body of the sword is simple and elegant, without too many complicated patterns, and the hilt is engraved with words in her handwriting: "Everything is uncertain".This was made by a master swordsmith a few months ago, and it seems to be a good sword.

"Your Highness, the person who brought the sword said that the master said that this sword is too powerful. If the master can't hold it down, it's better not to use it."

The corner of Zhou Jinhe's mouth was slightly raised, and he stretched out his hand to caress the sword that took her a lot of effort and thought, and smiled confidently: "Then let's see tomorrow if General Zhenbei can hold this sword."

The author has something to say: Emmm, sorry for being late, the author has been woken up by the pain in the morning until now, and I don’t know what happened [Grievance Baba]

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