Xiao Jining is no longer the kid who lived in Yushengju. Back then he listened to Chunji very much in Yushengju because he had to bow his head under the eaves. Chunji had plenty of ways to punish him. Junji will also take Mu Kui and other palace people to the knife.

And no matter what Chunji said, she was also the biological mother of this body, and it would be easier to survive after understanding her character. If Chunji fell, and he was adopted under the name of other concubines who didn't know the basics, it would be even more difficult.

Besides, the days when he was controlled by Chunji ended after he moved into Chongyang Palace.

Chongyang Palace is the palace of princes and princesses. The princes and princesses who have reached the age of fifteen and have not yet married or have not married wives and become kings all live here. After Xiao Jining came to Chongyang Palace, he brought all the palace people who served him. There is no bargaining chip to use against him, so Xiao Jining can choose to listen to Chun Ji's words, or he can choose not to listen.

Of course, Xiao Jining definitely chose not to listen, he was annoyed by Chunji all day long to talk about his life and nurturing grace, so he and Chunji have always maintained a superficial calm.

But in general, Chun Ji has nothing to do with Xiao Jining, unless Chun Ji breaks face with him and scolds Xiao Jining for being unfilial. Make Xiao Jining farther away from the throne.

Xiao Jining's headache was Emperor Xiao.

If Chun Ji wanted him to marry a wife, he could still refuse, but if Emperor Xiao bestowed a marriage, he had no right to refuse at all.

"Ugh……"

Xiao Jining sighed, and because Yipinlou didn't have any books he wanted to listen to today, he planned to go back to the palace.

The seventh and eighth princes didn't stay outside either. They had just stepped into the Chongyang Palace when they heard reports from the palace people that Emperor Xiao would hold a palace banquet tomorrow to clean up the dust for the Jing family, Ji family, and Xu family.

Xiao Jining frowned slightly: He and Jing Yuan really haven't seen each other for a long time, I don't know what Jing Yuan has become now, and what kind of attitude he will continue to get along with Jing Yuan at tomorrow's palace banquet.

As soon as the Eighth Prince heard the news, he couldn't help laughing and said: "I'm afraid that the three of them didn't fight enough on the border, and they will go to the palace."

The Ji family belonged to the fifth prince, and the Xu family belonged to the second prince, but the fifth prince and the second prince had a good relationship, so the two families in the court had always joined forces to target the Jing family, and Jing Yuan was Xiao Jining's companion, and Xiao Jining Had a good time with the Seventh Prince.

Now that everyone is not a child anymore, Emperor Xiao's desire to change the crown prince is tacitly understood by all civil and military officials, and here the East Palace and the emperor are opposing forces, so tomorrow's palace banquet is really something to watch.

The Eighth Prince was aloof, but Xiao Jining couldn't help but frown and said: "It's really a fire at the city gate, which brought disaster to the fish in the pond."

Everyone fights with gods, and he suffers from this salted fish.

The Seventh Prince also suffers, he doesn't want to be emperor, but Emperor Xiao wants him to be, before he could talk to the prince, but now?I'm afraid that after the crown prince ascended the throne, he would be the first to deal with the second prince, and then he would be the next one, so he pretended to be angry and scolded the eighth prince, "It's not a big deal for you to watch the excitement."

Everyone was chatting and making noise in the main hall, suddenly the palace servants came to report again, telling Xiao Jining that Jing Yuan asked to see him.

After hearing the eunuch's words, Xiao Jining was stunned - when they were still in the first-class building, Jing Yuan returned to the palace to return to his life, and now they came back not long ago, and Jing Yuan followed him, could it be that Jing Yuan is After seeing Emperor Xiao, can't wait to come see him?

The results seem to be true.

After the eunuch came to report, Xiao Jining asked the eunuch to welcome Jingyuan to see him immediately.

I saw that Jing Yuan didn't even change the black armor on his body, so he came to Chongyang Palace to meet Xiao Jining, and he was not the indifferent look Xiao Jining saw in the first-grade building. At that moment, it was lightly evoked.

When he smiled, the awe-inspiring hostility around him that made people retreat for three homes dissipated, just like the sleet and snow melted, and the bright moon suddenly appeared, without any trace of coldness.

"Your Highness." Jing Yuan half-kneeled in front of Xiao Jining, his familiar voice was even hoarse than seven years ago, and the deep eyes that looked at Xiao Jining when he looked up did not change at all, he spoke and asked aloud, "Seven years No see, how is your Highness doing recently?"

How is your Highness?

This is the last sentence of every letter Jingyuan wrote to him, and after the real meeting, he still asks this sentence.

Xiao Jining's lips moved, and he said again what he said every time he returned to Jingyuan, but changed one of the titles: "Everything is fine, Jing...the general has nothing to worry about."

But after finishing speaking, Xiao Jining felt that something was weird.

Jing Yuan didn't say anything when he heard that Xiao Jining stopped calling him Brother Jing Yuan, his expression didn't change much, but the tip of his eyebrows slightly raised.

The Eighth and Seventh Princes also came over, and greeted Jing Yuan: "Jing Budu, I haven't seen you for seven years, now we should all call you General Jing."

"It's just a title." Jing Yuan said, "The seventh and eighth princes can be called whatever you want."

The Seventh Prince joked with a smile: "To tell you the truth, I think it's better for Jingban to read along."

"Yes, it sounds close." The Eighth Prince echoed, "Actually, when you came back, we saw you in the Yipin Building, but you had a solemn expression at that time, and the ninth brother and the seventh emperor brother and I almost didn't recognize you. "

Jing Yuan tilted his head slightly when he heard the words, and after glancing at Xiao Jining, he pursed his lips and replied: "This is what you should do when facing the enemy, but you don't need to be when you are facing Your Highness."

Hearing what Jing Yuan said, the weirdness in Xiao Jining's heart became more intense, he couldn't help but start talking to Xiao Dan: "Little Dan, don't you think there is something weird about my conversation with Jing Yuan?"

"To be honest, I think there is." Xiaodan said truthfully, "But I don't know what's strange."

The eighth prince over there glanced at the armor on Jingyuan's body that hadn't been replaced, and continued: "I remember that you and the ninth brother had the best time in the past. I didn't expect that after so many years, the relationship between you two is still so good."

Jing Yuan nodded and said: "After all, His Highness and I often exchange letters."

After saying this, Jing Yuan looked at Xiao Jining again, and the seventh and eighth princes also turned their heads to look at Xiao Jining, waiting to hear what he had to say.

But Xiao Jining's mind wandered to talk to Xiao Dan, and he couldn't pick up their words for a while, and looked back at them in silence.

Seeing this, Jing Yuan lowered his eyes and smiled, and said: "Jing Yuan has already seen His Highness, if His Highness has no other orders, Jing Yuan will leave first."

Xiao Jining would answer this sentence: "Okay, see you at the palace banquet tomorrow."

Jing Yuan didn't let Xiao Jining see him off: "His Royal Highness stay here."

Xiao Jining was caught off guard by Jingyuan's sudden visit. He felt that Jingyuan still treated him exactly the same as when he was a child, but now that he is seventeen, it is impossible to face Jingyuan as coquettishly and cutely as he did when he was a child.

What should he do?

Continue to please?No, too flattering.

Plain?No way, that would make them feel alienated. Even if they haven't really been close, they still have to pretend to be close on the surface.

Xiao Jining couldn't think of an answer for the time being, so he planned to take one step at a time.

On the second day of the palace banquet, Emperor Xiao invited all the officials of the third rank and above, and all the princes were there.When Xiao Jining went, he brought something with him.

After Jingyuan replaced the mysterious armor, he put on the tooth-coloured straight-collared jacket that he was used to wearing before, and a tea-white long-sleeved blouse outside. At first glance, one would think that he is some romantic and noble son in Beijing, completely different from Ji Xiaojun, Ji Xingming, who is next to him dressed in a blue suit.

And Jing Yuan is now an official to general, and has been given the title of "Zhen Guo", so he can already sit directly opposite Xiao Jining, instead of being far away from Xiao Jining like in the previous palace banquets.

The Emperor Xiao who deserved the reward had already rewarded Jingyuan yesterday, and today's palace banquet was used by Emperor Xiao to connect the feelings of the emperor and his subjects and balance the forces in Beijing.

Military power has been difficult to control since ancient times. Whether it is the Ji family, the Xu family or the Jing family, this time they won the battle and returned with great military merits. The originally stable forces in Beijing and China were all disrupted. Emperor Xiao urgently needs to balance these forces. Give marriage.

Sure enough, after several performances by the dancers and singers, Emperor Xiao pointed out a marriage to Ji Xingming, and gave him the only daughter of the Minister of Rites, who belonged to the prince. Reluctant to give up her daughter, she must join the camp of the fifth prince, but the power of the Ministry of Rites is not as great as the other five, so it will not pose much threat to the seventh prince in the future.

The prince's face over there became a bit ugly after Emperor Xiao's words fell.

Although the Xu family has no sons, they have more daughters. Emperor Xiao followed suit and married the second daughter of the Xu family to a young general whom the crown prince had managed to cultivate this time. go.

After dealing with the Xu family's Ji family, the next step is to go to the Jing family.

Xiao Jining was waiting to see Emperor Xiao bestow a marriage to Jing Yuan, he didn't even bother to watch the rare dancer and singer, he held up a teacup and pretended to drink tea, but he was actually concentrating on waiting for Emperor Xiao to speak——

"Jing Yuan, I heard that you have a younger sister." Emperor Xiao said Ping if he didn't say anything, and he said the same when he did. How are you?"

Xiao Jining never expected that Emperor Xiao would not find a wife for Jing Yuan, who is over 25 years old and soon to be 26, but instead find a princess for him, a 17-year-old underage baby. He choked a sip of tea into his throat and immediately covered his chest Coughed up.

"Father, royal father...cough cough..." Xiao Jining couldn't even speak the words of refusal, coughing repeatedly.

Emperor Xiao raised his eyebrows and asked him: "What's the matter? Don't tell me, you also want to be like your seventh and eighth brothers, who only want to marry the person you love."

The Seventh Prince is purely because of his special position with Emperor Xiao, so the marriage can be decided temporarily, and the Eighth Prince's refusal to marry has something to do with Daliao blood in him. Daliao has been with Da Xiao since Concubine Li married Xiao Emperor. Kindly, although Emperor Xiao didn't like the Eighth Prince, he did not hesitate to show Concubine Li the respect she deserved, and after Tubo and Turks joined forces to attack Great Xiao, Emperor Xiao needed to maintain a friendly alliance with Daliao even more. As the eighth prince was born from the marriage between the two countries, Daliao still paid close attention to his marriage.

Now the son says he won't marry, Emperor Xiao is still happy and quiet, anyway, he doesn't expect the eighth prince to marry a wife and give him more grandchildren.

But for Xiao Jining's side, Emperor Xiao couldn't help him messing around like the Seventh Prince and the Eighth Prince.

Most importantly, Emperor Xiao's original intention was not to give Xiao Jining a marriage, but to dig a big hole for him.

The author has something to say: I am afraid that everyone will misunderstand, let me tell you first, Ning Ning's princess is not Jing Yuan's younger sister, and this article is written by Shuang Jie!Shuangjie!Good concubines have their own destinations, and bad concubines are cannon fodder. I mentioned this point in the copywriting_(:з」∠)_

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