Tyrant's "stand-in" shadow guard

At the banquet, regarding the two contests between Ying Qi and Nan Li, no one present expected that Ying Qi not only outperformed the third prince in both civil and martial arts, but was also pulled over by the happy emperor, and personally sealed the vice-commander of the shadow guards. Position.

The audience was in an uproar again.

What is the position of the deputy commander of the shadow guard?

The emperor's own army, commanding the inner court guards, is the No. 1 choice to succeed the commander of the shadow guards. As long as he becomes the deputy commander of the shadow guards, the future punishment officer will be at his fingertips.

Some support it, some oppose it.

But the emperor chose a good time, it was the time when the two countries had "friendly" exchanges, and the whole country was watching, Ying Qi had such a big limelight, at this time the emperor wanted to reward Ying Qi as an official, they If you go up to block it, then you must be prepared to go against the will of the people.

Besides, no one expected that the emperor would easily let go of the position of deputy commander. Thinking back when Song Qi retired from the palace as a general, this position was left for several years. Above, over time, almost everyone acquiesced that the emperor wanted to hold the position for Song Qikong, and the various forces were no longer as keen on giving away people to the emperor as they were in previous years.

That's fine, their forces can't insert people, and the same goes for other forces.

But they never imagined that at this banquet, in front of the parties involved, the emperor suddenly let go, and gave this seat to Ying Qi who had won the victory over the third prince.

From the point of view of the uninformed, the Emperor used the third prince as a springboard for Ying Qi's superior position, and used the other party to give his favorite guard a bright future.

This moment confused many people, and looking at the third prince, his expression was so sad that people couldn't bear it.

The envoys of Southern Chu couldn't sit still at all, the development of this matter was completely beyond their expectations.

Near the end of the banquet, they finally couldn't help mentioning the marriage between the two countries, even if they couldn't get back the lost three cities.

In fact, the status of the three princes in Southern Chu is not as bad as they say. Although the old emperor is dying, he has been on the throne for many years, and he heard that he has hidden a private soldier in his hands. Both the second prince and the second prince were worried that this private soldier would eventually fall into the hands of the third prince, so they tried their best to get him away. Marriage was a good excuse.

Furthermore, the dragon pattern on the face of the third prince is also a big threat to the two of them. If it weren't for the low status of the third prince's mother and concubine, I am afraid that in terms of orthodoxy, even the prince would be inferior. The third prince was in Nanchu for a day, and the two One day, one has to be wary of the possibility of using this to strengthen one's strength. When the time comes to really fight, the one who suffers will not be the third prince who has the blood of the dragon.

In this way, as the crown prince or the second prince, the purpose of these Southern Chu envoys this time is to promote the marriage and keep the third prince in Baizhou.

Such a situation is naturally what everyone in Baizhou is happy to see happen.

Li Xingjin and Nan Li looked at each other, and said: "Please move to the meeting hall."

Ying Qi had already fallen into a coma, Li Xingjin called the palace servants, and after giving careful instructions, they sent him to the bedroom.

Everyone no longer looked at the expression on the third prince's face, even through the mask, those slightly moist eyes could always make people think of a heartbroken expression.

What happened next finally made everyone feel that this was a serious routine.

Since the envoy from Southern Chu took the initiative to mention the marriage, the initiative was entirely on Baizhou's side. Once the conditions for the exchange of the three cities were loosened, Baizhou's resistance to the marriage would become less strong. Unexpectedly, Wang and the mighty general did not object, and the marriage that had been going on for a long time was finally settled.

Compared to its tortuous prelude, the result is surprisingly smooth.

Naturally, there were twists and turns, and it was aimed at Ying Qi.

The topic was brought up by the third prince, Nan Li, "Your Majesty, Nan Li still has something to ask, if it doesn't work out, it's hard to solve."

"What's the matter?"

"It's the deputy commander, Ying Qi. Nan Li is narrow-minded. Since you and I have been close for a hundred years, no one else can join in. Will your majesty agree?"

"I know." Everyone only listened to the young emperor's words and said nothing more.

But this meaning is also very obvious, everyone thought in their hearts, the marriage is done, and the third prince is the queen, without the protection of the emperor, I am afraid that Yingqi's future ending will not be too good.

As for the previous emperor's tenderness towards Ying Qi, there are three guesses from the crowd. One is because he was angry with the third prince, so he did it deliberately; I am ashamed, so I made such compensation, and promoted him to be the deputy commander, so that one can offset the other, and the third is to pretend to be with the envoy of Southern Chu, so as to plan the three cities.

As for whether the third prince participated in this last item, everyone watched and knew.

Outside the meeting hall, Ying Qi leaned against the corner and put down the jade pendant in his hand.

It was what he saw in the dormitory by accident just now, and it was a pair with the one he was wearing around his neck. He actually woke up early, but he knew that the emperor was going to talk about the marriage with someone later, so he deliberately avoided it, but his mind was restless. After seeing the jade pendant, I finally found such an excuse in my heart and decided to take a look.

I heard such a conversation.

He shouldn't have come.

The ending has already been guessed, why do you want to humiliate yourself?

The deputy commander, during the short time he passed out, he was given the post of deputy commander of the shadow guard, becoming the person closest to the emperor in terms of identity.

But so what, husband and wife are one, there is always someone who is closer to that person than him.

To the emperor, the deputy commander is just a compensation for him.

This makes Ying Qi feel more ashamed than the emperor playing with him. Such an identity may mean that the emperor has finally decided not to waste his feelings on him, and is tired of acting affectionate, so he took out such a high-ranking official and rich salary to prevaricate response.

After all, the real Song Qi has come, and his role has been exhausted in this game between the emperor and his opponents.

Ying Qi covered his eyes with his arms, and was silent with the people in the hall.

"My lord! Why did you come here? Hurry up and go back with the servants!" Gong Ren who came to find Yingqi said.

His Majesty specifically ordered them to keep an eye on Lord Wei Qi, and find a way to keep him in the bedroom before he goes back. How could he know that it was a decoction in exchange for a job, and Master Wei Qi disappeared, and it was time to discuss the matter. Temple here.

This is what to do, if His Majesty knows, he will not spare them lightly.

The palace people were so anxious that tears were about to come out.

Ying Qi did not make things difficult for the other party, and walked back slowly with the palace servants, and when they arrived at the bedroom, they glanced back at the other party, and finally said: "Today I have been in the bedroom, no one has seen me walking outside the palace."

After that, he went back to the dormitory.

The palace man was stunned for a moment before he came to his senses. He hurriedly wiped his face, looked left and right, then pretended nothing happened, and left the palace.

The palace man who made the medicine brought Ying Qi the medicine that Ying Qi must take every day, just bumped into her, and asked, "Axiu, is Master Qi Wei awake?"

Na Axiu nodded: "I'm awake."

The palace man who served the medicine hesitated a little: "How do you feel when you see your lord?"

His Majesty is not here today, she is afraid that if this is brought in, Master Wei Qi will not eat it.

Axiu had just narrowly escaped death, and her sense of Wei Qi had also changed. She took the medicine and said, "I'll go, you go and do other things."

The palace man who brought the medicine left.

Axiu returned to the bedroom with the medicine in hand, and saw Master Wei Qi sitting on the wooden couch by the window, holding something in his hand in a daze, as usual.

In the past, if His Majesty was not there, Lord Wei Qi would have nowhere to go, so he would just sit by the window all day long, wondering what he was thinking.

The back is as graceful as bamboo, and the soft and delicate black hair spreads out, so that people can only see a side face with perfect curves. The eyelashes are long and black, and when they are slowly fanned down, there is a sense of tranquility and beauty, but it always makes people feel a little lonely .

Axiu stepped lightly without making a sound, gently placed the medicine on the wooden table in the middle of the room, and then quietly backed away.

It's not that she has never met Major General Song Qi, Axiu naturally knows what an excellent person he is, and the palace people around her often compare Master Wei Qi with Major General Song Qi, and they all feel that Master Wei Qi is not as good as that one.

But she thinks that people are incomparable. Major General Song Qi has his own merits, but Master Wei Qi doesn't?In her opinion, Lord Wei Qi's martial arts and temperament are not bad, if it comes down to where he loses, it's because the emperor prefers the former one, and it's just that he doesn't see Lord Wei Qi's.

Perhaps this is the most frustrating thing about love, what is good and bad, but people's hearts are always biased, first come first, first come first, preference comes first.

Because Master Wei Qi is afraid of bitter medicine, the emperor always ordered people to prepare two pieces of candied fruit when he saw them decocting medicine these days. See you once or twice.

After the matter of the third prince was settled, his appearance changed completely.

After Axiu left, the bowl of medicine was put on the table, and no one picked it up, and it gradually became cold.

Ying Qi looked at it for a long time, and finally walked over and drank it down.

When Li Xingjin returned to the bedroom, it was already the first time the lanterns were lit. After the banquet, apart from discussing the marriage with the courtiers, the placement of Ying Qi was the most important thing.

The night was long and dreamy, neither he nor Nan Li wanted to change their plans, so they decided to let Nan Chu and his party set off to return to China in a few days, and sent a letter written by Li Xingjin to Nan Chu to inform them of the marriage.

Two Nanli brothers also left together. The envoys of Nanchu did not want them to return to Nanchu. According to what they said, they escorted the third prince to Baizhou. Therefore, the preparations are complete, and the dowry is enough. There is no need for the third prince to return to Nanchu.

But Emperor Baizhou disagreed, saying that he didn't want the marriage between the two countries to be so hasty, and he didn't want the third prince to be wronged. He even sent an army to escort the third prince back to the country, also to protect the other party's safe marriage into Baizhou.

Seeing that Li Xingjin insisted, the envoy of Southern Chu had no choice but to agree to their return.

But only the Nanli brothers and a very few people knew that the one who went back with the Nanchu army this time would be the real third prince of Nanchu.

And with such a crazy decision, they had no choice but to agree.

Li Xingjin couldn't care about other people's opinions, since he wanted to give, he wanted to give Ying Qi the best in the world, not just for many years to come, he wanted Ying Qi to stand by his side in an open and aboveboard manner, and now in this prosperous marriage, He also doesn't want others to replace him.

There are many dangers in Baizhou's country, so Yingqi will be sent to Southern Chu, where the eyeliners of all parties are beyond the reach, and this "substitute marriage" can be successfully operated.

He walked into the bedroom and saw that Ying Qi had already woken up, sitting on the couch, resting his chin, playing with the porcelain bowl on the low table boredly.

Li Xingjin walked over, picked up the bowl to have a look, then said with a smile: "Why are you so good today, I drank the medicine completely by myself."

Without waiting for Ying Qi to speak, he sat on the couch together, pulled Ying Qi into his arms, sniffed the faint fragrance of him obsessively, and said with a deep breath: "Just try to torment me, those people A sentence from the palace man is several times better than what I said."

When Li Xingjin said this, Ying Qi would still be happy when he tossed him again.

The person in his arms is like this, he is always so polite to outsiders, and when facing him, there is no need to hide the stubbornness and willfulness in his bones.

This is infinite intimacy.

Li Xingjin loves him the most.

It's just different today, Ying Qi said: "If Your Majesty is not here, I will suffer all kinds of hardships."

One sentence made Li Xingjin's heart feel sweet.

"Why are you acting coquettish, how can I not be here?"

"Of course you don't need to suffer."