Yangcheng

After seeing off Bai Zhaochu, Tong Shaoxuan and Shen Yue went to Shuyuan to face the saint together.

Originally, Uncle Chai had prepared the carriage, but Shen Yue wanted to ride the horse by himself, so Tong Shaoxuan asked Uncle Chai to take the carriage back and exchange two horses.

In the past few years in the Southwest, it is not considered day and night, but Tong Shaoxuan and Shen Yue cooperated with Lan Zhongyu one after another, and even rescued each other. This is a fateful friendship. I understand.

From the year when Suichuan escaped death, in order to fulfill the secret order of the emperor, and also to avenge his shame, Shen Yue buried his name and life in the soil all these years, unable to show his true colors to others, just like a wronged soul Wandering in the world.

But there was still a fire in her heart.

Tong Shaoxuan can often feel through her eyes and her words that she longs to return to her homeland, the city where she grew up, and walk in the sunshine with her lover.

Now she is finally back.

On the way back, she sat outside the carriage with Tang Guanqiu, welcoming the morning and sunset with her true face. Now that she arrived in Boling, she didn't want to be restrained any more.

It was already night in Boling, and the lights were still bright.

"It hasn't changed at all."

Shen Yue and Tong Shaoqian rode horses, passing through the lively streets, lights, wine shops, restaurants... all flowed through her pupils.The noisy cries sounded like a friendly local accent to her.

It was rare for Tong Shaoxuan to see a trace of emotion on the face of Shen Yue who was blocking and killing gods and Buddhas.

Because the battle with Lan Zhongyu was a civil war in the cloak of suppressing bandits, when the victory returned to Beijing and entered the city gate, there was no grand celebration ceremony, but Wei Xi naturally would not treat them badly.

Wei Xi is ready to go to court tomorrow morning and fulfill his promise to Tong Shaoxuan and Shen Yue in front of the officials.

Tong Shaoxuan and Shen Yue arrived at the Shengshu Hall, at this time the Shuyuan was already immersed in the quiet night, only the lights in the Shengshu Hall were brightly lit.

The servant stood at the door, smiled at Tong Shaoxuan and Shen Yue: "Your Majesty, the imperial concubine, and the little princess have been waiting for you for a long time, you two should follow the slaves in quickly."

Tong Shaoxuan let out a "huh": "Little princess?"

"Of course it's the little princess Jin'an."

Jin An is Tong Shaozhuo's daughter, Wei Zhi's title.

Tong Shaoxuan knew that his second sister gave birth to a daughter, so there was no need to write a letter about it, the whole country knew about it.

He also thought about going to pay his respects to the second sister early in the morning, and take a look at the little niece whom he had never met before.I didn't expect to see you tonight.

Tong Shaoxuan immediately walked quickly into the hall, before he could see clearly what was going on in the hall, he was hugged by someone covering his head, and picked him up.

Tong Shaoxuan: "??"

Tong Shaoxuan, whose brains were almost squeezed out, heard her second sister wailing: "A Nian——! You came back alive!"

"...Second Sister, if you don't listen carefully to your movements, you might think I won't come back." Tong Shaoxuan gasped for breath twice, fearing that he would not die in the battle in the southwest, and was bored by his sister when he returned to Boling Die, hurry up and beg for mercy.

Tong Shaozhuo rubbed Tong Shaoxuan's head intimately twice, the red marks on her lips touched the tips of her ears, and the head of the head was crooked, and then reluctantly took her out of his arms, Holding her arms, with tears in her eyes, she looked at Yaomei carefully:

"You're thinner, look at this little face, how thin you have become... I heard that you were seriously injured, and I still don't understand it. Tomorrow, my sister will ask the doctor at the Tai Hospital to take a good look at you. Don't be left behind." root cause."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the injury happened several years ago, and I've been able to take care of it long ago. I also went to the front with General Shen to fight and killed several Lan family thieves with my own hands. I'm very strong." Tong Shaoxuan retorted Holding Tong Shaozhuo's arm, it could be seen that she really missed her sister, and her voice became gentle, "Your Highness, you are white and beautiful, but why are you thinner?"

Wei Xi saw that Tong Shaoxuan had indeed lost a lot of weight, but this thinness was not morbidly thin, but a mature one who had been quickly heightened and urged to grow up to be completely reborn.

When Tong Shaoxuan left Boling more than three years ago, there was still some cute baby fat on his face.Now he looks like a different person, his eyes are still bright, but his expression is calm, and he has the sophistication to entrust anything to him.

When Tong Shaoxuan and Shen Yue saluted Wei Xi together, they found that Wei Xi was leading a calm little girl.

The two-year-old girl was wearing a princess costume, her small face was very similar to Wei Xi's, the beautiful and quiet Ruifeng eyes were looking at Tong Shaoxuan curiously, her small hand was pinched by Wei Xi, standing beside Wei Xi , Just like a little guard.

But if you take a closer look, you can see the breath of the second sister from the nose and small mouth in a trance.

Tong Shaoxuan bowed to the beautiful baby, and asked in a soft voice: "Is this Princess Jin'an?"

Wei Xi lowered his head and said to his daughter, "Ah Yin, the person in front of you is Aunt Changsi whom you miss so much."

Wei Zhigui is a princess, and Wei Xi personally teaches her on weekdays, so she already has a kind of unreserved demeanor, and she called Tong Shaoxuan "Aunt Changsi" in a childish voice, not very eloquent. Clear, but tactful and polite, but even more cute.

Tong Shaoxuan has never had much contact with children of this age, and the only one he gets along with every day is her family, Ananda.

Being called out so sweetly by Wei Zhi, Tong Shaoxuan almost melted.

So can a child be so gentle, well-behaved, and cute?

Comparing it, the one in her house is clearly a divine beast carrying a fetus.

In fact, Wei Zhi has been sleepy for a long time, a child of her age has to sleep for five or six hours every day, and she can't stay up late.But when he heard that his aunt, whom he had never met before, returned to Boling, Wei Zhi was so worried that he insisted on seeing his aunt before going to sleep.

Wei Xi had no objection, but Tong Shaozhuo was even more delighted, so he dressed her up and brought her to the Provincial Hall together.

Before Tong Shaoxuan and Shen Yue came, Wei Zhi sat on the chair so sleepy that he couldn't keep his eyes open. Tong Shaozhuo asked her if she wanted to sleep, but she still shook her round head and muttered that she wanted to "see my little aunt".

In the end, seeing Tong Shaoxuan, he was too shy to go up to talk to her, and just secretly watched from the side.

Seeing that she couldn't keep her eyes open, Tong Shaozhuo hugged her up, let her sleep peacefully, and then took her back to Tong's Mansion to play with her aunt, aunt, aunt, aunt, and aunt.

Wei Zhi got his mother's promise, and fell asleep in her arms satisfied.

Tong Shaozhuo and Wei Zhi left first, and Wei Xi chatted with Tong Shaoxuan and Shen Yue until late at night.

Let's talk about the changes in the center over the years, the changes in the Lanshen and Wu families, the replacement of core figures, and the matter of the Mojiao.

Tong Shaoxuan and Shen Yue also reported all the gains and losses they had planned in the southwest for more than three years.

Wei Xi said: "You not only beat Lan Zhongyu away, regained the southwest, and solved my serious problem, but also captured Yang Ke along the way, and turned out the two old foxes, Sun Yun and She Zhiye, which really exceeded my expectations too Too much."

Shen Yue corrected him rigorously: "He still escaped and failed to catch She Zhiye. But I'm still sending people to track down his movements."

Wei Xi nodded: "Where's Sun Yun?"

Tong Shaoxuan: "I have already been imprisoned in Dali Temple, and I will choose another day for interrogation."

"Okay." After so many years, Wei Xi finally heaved a sigh of relief, "Sun Yun's mouth must be pried open, and no matter what method is used, all the details of the major military fund case he knows must be cleaned up. The case is not only about the fate of the country, Tong Aiqing, you also know it, but also about the grievances of your wife and family. Whether you can rehabilitate the Tang family is up to you."

Tong Shaoxuan said solemnly: "Here!"

"Shen Yue." Wei Xi looked at her, "Before I asked you to go to Fengzhou to check the details of the Lan family, I promised you that that was the last thing you would do for me. When you come back from Fengzhou, you will May you disarm and return to the fields. Not only did you investigate the movements of Fengzhou clearly, but you also joined hands with Tong Changsi to seize the Southwest, which exceeded my expectations. Naturally, I have to keep my word and let you go. But the troubles of the Lan family have not yet been completely eliminated. Dang Ping, I still need you... I will not force you, it is up to you to decide whether to go or stay."

Shen Yue paused for a few breaths, and then said: "Your Majesty will go back and discuss this matter with his wife, and then report back to His Majesty."

Wei Xi laughed: "The dignified general of Fuguo is so afraid of internal affairs. That's fine, then I will wait for your reply."

Shen Yue and Tong Shaoxuan were both taken aback when they heard the title of "General Fuguo".

This is the title of a military officer of the second rank. In Da Cang, ordinary civil servants and military officers can reach the end of the fourth rank, and only those with a long history can get the honor of the fourth rank and above.

Wei Xi is trying to lift Shen Yuetuo to the top of the Great Cang General.

But having said that, if Da Cang wants to become a general, I am afraid that no one can surpass Shen Yue.

At the beginning, Shen Yue also got the order of the guard to go to Suichuan, take over the Suichuan soldiers and horses, and secretly investigate the case of military resources.Because of this incident, she almost lost her life, but she turned the world around by her own strength, spent many years incognito and worked hard, and finally brought all the criminals to justice.

No matter in terms of achievements or leading troops, looking at Da Cang who was in the second year of Youkang, no one can match Shen Yue.

The title of General Fuguo belongs to her.

"By the way, Tong Shaoqing." Wei Xi fulfilled his promise when he "tempted" Tong Shaoxuan to go to the southwest, and directly called her "Shaoqing", which is to give her the position of Shaoqing of Dali Temple. I established a Privy Council to solve some difficult matters for me. In the future, your Dali Temple Association will often have intersections with the Privy Council. As the young minister of Dali Temple, I hope you can set an example for working together with the Privy Council."

Tong Shaoxuan won the title of "Dali Temple Shaoqing", and his brows stretched out with joy.

But soon he thought of something, his thoughts settled down again, and he hesitated to say "here".

When they left the Shengshu Palace, it was almost dawn, and they would go to court soon, Wei Xi had someone prepare a room for the two of them to rest for a while before going to court.

Tong Shaoxuan and Shen Yue were full of energy after not sleeping all night, and they didn't feel sleepy at all, but Wei Xi wanted to nourish his spirit.

I am too old to compete with young people...

Tong Shaoxuan and Shen Yuelue washed and dressed before heading to Fengtian Hall.

I heard that Tong Shaoxuan, who had disappeared for a long time, would appear in the morning court today. Early in the morning, the officials waiting for the court were whispering in the Houjun Pavilion of Fengtian Palace.

"Not only Tong Sicheng, but even Shen Yue who died many years ago has returned. The Son of Heaven is the Son of Heaven, and how many bargaining chips he has in his hand is unfathomable."

Someone reminded him: "What Tong Si Cheng, don't shout nonsense, he is already a serious minister of the Eight Classics and five ranks of Dali Temple!"

"Hey, what's the matter?"

"Your news is too closed. His Majesty has long promised Tong Changsi the official title of Shaoqing upon his return from Qizhou."

"Hey... That's right, he is indeed a capable person to come back alive from Qizhou. Don't talk about giving me the position of Shaoqing of Dali Temple, just give me the position of Dali Temple Minister, give me the status of Sangong, I am a ghost in Qizhou. None of them want to go.”

A group of civil servants were gossiping, and the Jiaosi Cheng of Dali Temple passed by. Hearing what this man said just now, he couldn't help laughing.

Amidst the surprised eyes, Jiao Sicheng glanced coldly:

"Just you? Still want to go to Qizhou? You knelt down and begged His Majesty for three days and three nights to see if she would take a look at you."

"you!"

Jiaosi Cheng swept his sleeves proudly, turned around holding the wat board, and bumped into Tong Shaoxuan just in time.

Jiaosi Cheng was stunned for a moment, and saluted his new peak in a somewhat at a loss.

Tong Shaoxuan also saluted him back.

Tong Shaoxuan thought to himself, he didn't expect that the always upright Jiaosi Cheng would actually speak for her.When she first became the prime minister of Dali Temple, the prime minister of Jiaosi did a lot of running on her.

"Tong Shaoqing!"

The surrounding people greeted this big celebrity in unison, this kind of treatment is usually only enjoyed by Sangong, and hanging the 24-year-old Tong Shao in the Houjun Pavilion will cause such waves, and it will only make many people jealous.

Tong Shaoxuan was flattered and returned the greetings one by one.

Jiaosi Cheng whispered beside her, pointing out the villains among the group of people in front of her who are the most proficient in worshiping superiors and trampling on inferiors, and be on guard; and the sages who are really talented in the world are also recommended, so that they can make friends.

Tong Shaoxuan has a good memory, and she memorized everything after Jiao Sicheng said it once.

It seems that the courtiers have changed a lot during the time she left the center, and there are many new faces in front of her eyes.According to Jiaosicheng, many of these new faces were from Lan Wu's Shen family.

"...that person is Shen Changkong. Now the most popular supervisor in Yushitai." Jiaosi Cheng turned his eyes, and Tong Shaoxuan followed suit. step by step.

Shen Changkong and Tong Shaoxuan are the same age, a few years older than her, and now they have grown beards, shed their youthful air, and already have the thickness of a middle-aged man.

Shen Changkong was followed by a group of courtiers with obedient smiles, who did not know what they said to him, Shen Changkong bit his cheek in annoyance, quickened his pace and came to Tong Shaoxuan, stretched and raised his brows, deeply His double eyelids were also turned into single eyelids because of his contemptuous eyebrow raising.

"Long time no see, Tong Changsi, I didn't expect you to come back from Qizhou alive." Shen Changkong stroked his beard, and said with a sneer, "There are quite a few officials in the center who are in charge of interrogation, Your Majesty. How can there be so many rioters under the rule? I'm afraid there are not enough prisoners."

Shen Changkong turned his gaze to Shen Yue, who was surrounded by generals behind Tong Shaoxuan: "Some people struggle to the death and life, and in the end don't just fetch water from the bamboo basket in vain."

Shen Yue should have heard it, but he didn't give any winks, and continued to chat with his colleagues whom he hadn't seen for many years.

After listening to Shen Changkong's provocation, Tong Shaoxuan smiled heartlessly at Shen Changkong, with bright eyes and bright teeth, and a bright smile: "Shen Yushi has great insight."

Shen Changkong: "..."

Tong Shaoxuan didn't intend to fight with him at all.

That demeanor was like looking at a child making trouble out of no reason.

After Shen Changkong watched her quietly for a while, he pressed down a vein on his forehead that was about to pop up, and walked away.

Tong Shaoxuan sighed heartily, this Shen Changkong is aggressive and aggressive, I'm afraid it will be very troublesome to meet him in the future...

She was about to turn her head to talk to Jiaosi Cheng, but she saw the civil servants made a way for themselves, as if they were avoiding the plague, hastily dodging a group of men in black with knives who were rushing towards them.

Tong Shaoxuan saw that this group of people were wearing black round-neck robes, embroidered with gold silk magpie feathers and silver patterns visible to the light, the head woman was wearing a hard-footed headband, her whole body was dark, her face was cold with long eyebrows and red lips, Looking at the wind blowing under his feet in front of him, he didn't pay attention to anyone at all.

The entourage behind him even concealed evil spirits, and everyone avoided them wherever they went, setting off a chill that made the hairs stand on end.

Tong Shaoxuan glanced briefly at the face of the leading female officer, and suddenly his heart shrank, as if someone had squeezed him hard.

The female officer was about to pass by her, Tong Shaoxuan suddenly reached out and grabbed her wrist.

The officials of the Privy Council, who were walking quickly, looked back sharply, and their eyes were aroused with vigilance.

The other civil servants in the Houjun Pavilion all gasped.After all, Tong Shaoqing is a celebrity around the emperor, and he dared to drag the head of the Privy Council who is on duty, and the most terrifying evil star god in the Privy Council. I don't know what kind of conflict will break out.

"Gongyu?" Tong Shaoxuan dared not admit it.

But under the heavy makeup, it was clearly her hair boy, and it was clearly the green plum who grew up with her in Su County, she would not admit it wrong.

Shi Ruzhuo lowered his eyes, looking at Tong Shaoxuan's hand clasping her wrist.

"Tong Shaoqing, take care of yourself." Shi Ruzhuo pulled his wrist back with an effort, and said in an impatient tone, "This subordinate is carrying out important tasks, if Tong Shaoqing delays any longer, don't blame this subordinate for being rude."

Tong Shaoxuan's heart ached from her indifference and alienation, and his eyes, which were originally extremely vivid, soon became covered with a layer of sad crystal.

Shi Ruzhuo missed Tong Shaoxuan's gaze, turned around and strode away.