The Great General and His Little Scholars

The man lying on the ground seemed to notice Xu Pinyan next to him, and turned his head suddenly. Only then did Xu Pinyan realize that the man was Liao Mingsi's younger brother——Liao Mingli.

Song Yuanzhen also saw Xu Pinyan, his face turned red and then green, tears of grievance and humiliation kept pouring out, suddenly he turned his hand and threw the sword across his neck.

"Princess—" Xu Pinyan covered his mouth in panic, so frightened that he was at a loss.Fortunately, Liao Mingli reacted quickly, rushed up quickly, and tightly grasped Song Yuanzhen's wrist.After several struggles, he snatched the sword away.

Song Yuanzhen sat on the ground limply, wanting to cry but without tears.Xu Pinyan hurriedly asked the maid to come forward, and the two helped Song Yuanzhen up, and sent her into the room for the maid to change her clothes.

When Xu Pinyan came out, seeing Liao Mingli kneeling on the ground with his head bowed, he didn't dare to show his anger.

Xu Pinyan, a big girl who has never been out of the court, has never seen such a scene before, she blushed immediately, and angrily said: "Do you not want to live? You have done such a shameless thing. I will call the guards to come in and take you now." , go to the emperor to question the crime."

Liao Mingli knocked his head on the ground and said tremblingly: "The county magistrate, please forgive me. It's not that I'm being bold, it's because there is something hidden..."

"What's the secret? Is it possible that the princess is seducing you?" Xu Pinyan became more and more angry, stood up and walked out: "It seems that the guards must come and take you to the court, so I can ask you something."

Liao Mingli was so frightened that he almost fell to the ground, trembling and unable to even utter a word to beg for mercy.

At this time, the door of the inner room was suddenly pushed open, Song Yuanzhen came out after changing clothes, and said coldly: "Pin Yan, no need!"

Xu Pinyan was surprised and said: "Liao Mingli and others who offended the princess should be punished by death. How can we spare him?"

Song Yuanzhen walked to the table with a pale face and sat down, and said flatly, "Pin Yan, go and call my maids to wait outside the door. You don't have to worry about it now, just pretend you didn't see anything."

"Ah? Princess, but..." Xu Pinyan wanted to say something else. Looking at Song Yuanzhen's icy face, he knew that once she made up her mind, ten bulls would not be able to pull her back.So he had to say: "I'll call them right away, you take care of yourself."

He walked up to Liao Mingli and reprimanded him: "You'd better stop acting rashly, otherwise I'll call the hussar guards together and arrest you directly for questioning!"

Seeing Xu Pinyan leave, Song Yuanzhen looked at Liao Mingli coldly: "Don't tell me, you are also drugged."

Liao Mingli didn't dare to raise his head, and replied hoarsely: "Princess Mingjian, I really got drugged, I didn't expect this drug to be so powerful..."

"Then why is Liao Mingsi okay?!" Song Yuanzhen roared angrily.

"It's not that big brother is all right, it's just that...he is a martial arts practitioner with profound internal skills, and he rushed out with a burst of force. The humble minister wanted to stop him, but he didn't expect to be drugged, and he couldn't help himself for a while, so he committed a big crime." Wrong... I hope the princess will spare her life!"

Song Yuanzhen gritted her teeth: "Where did you get this medicine? Or who gave it to you?"

"Yes... His Royal Highness King Zhao gave it to Weichen. His Highness gave me the medicine at that time, but I forgot to put it under my tongue in a panic..." Liao Mingsi said, looking up at Song Yuanzhen and said: "We were originally outside. There was nothing wrong at the time, but when I helped the princess into the house, I suddenly lost my mind."

Song Yuanzhen's complexion was livid, and his eyes were deep.She bit her lip and said in a low voice: "That's right, the second brother even used medicine in the bedroom..." After saying that, she smiled miserably: "Hmph! It's really my good second brother..."

Outside the window, Xu Pinyan's face was pale and his whole body was stiff.She grew up under the warm care of her parents since she was a child, and has never experienced any conspiracy.After hearing only a few words, I suddenly felt terrified.

Although Song Yuanzhen and Song Yuanhao had always been known to be mean and sinister, they were relatives after all, and because of the Queen Mother's relationship, they treated Xu Pinyan pretty well.Xu Pinyan is gentle by nature, and he is also a character who is better at doing more than doing less, and he has never thought about it deeply.

But seeing what the two of them did today made Xu Pinyan shudder.

Song Yuanzhen never concealed her infatuation with Liao Mingsi, but Xu Pinyan never thought that she would be so infatuated with him that she would use such despicable means to get someone.

In Xu Pinyan's heart, it was like Jiang Tong refusing the Queen Mother's offer of marriage. Even though Xu Pinyan could not let go of Jiang Tong, he could only wish him well.

Xu Pinyan really couldn't understand Song Yuanzhen's actions, and felt that Song Yuanzhen and Song Yuanhao treated important officials of the court so despicably, so he didn't think he was quite critical of them.Between those affections on weekdays, it is inevitable that there will be rifts.

Xu Pinyan didn't want to listen any more, and was also worried that the Queen Mother would miss her if he left for too long, so he returned to the Peony Flower Hall with a heavy heart.Fang walked to the door, thinking of Jiang Tong sitting inside, and became depressed again.Then he turned around and walked to the corridor pillar with palace lanterns hanging on it, and let out a long sigh into the cold night.

Zheng was still troubled, but he heard footsteps approaching behind him, and when he was about to turn around, a long-awaited voice called from behind: "County Lord."

Xu Pinyan's heart beat like a drum immediately, and he hesitated for a long time before turning around with a blushing face, not daring to raise his head, and only whispered: "Lord Sima..."

In fact, Xu Pinyan had never seen Jiang Tong again since he had seen Hongye once, let alone standing face to face and standing so close together like now.

Xu Pinyan couldn't help but still raised his head, and shyly met Jiang Tong's watery eyes, and instantly felt that his soul was hooked into them.

Jiang Tong's handsome face is even more intoxicating against the backdrop of the palace lanterns at night.Xu Pinyan was only suffocated by the intoxicating atmosphere, as if he was about to suffocate, he was flustered and at a loss.

Jiang Tong smiled apologetically, and said softly: "What happened tonight, I really feel sorry for the county lord. The county lord is an excellent lady, but I have no chance to climb up."

Xu Pinyan was aroused by the sad incident, facing his sweetheart, not only the grievance welled up, tears rolled in his eyes, but he still whispered: "Your Excellency is loyal to the oath, and also took care of my embarrassing status after entering the door. I should feel lucky that I cheated on the marriage. Otherwise, I will make a mistake in the future, and it will be too late to regret it."

Seeing that Xu Pinyan is such a well-educated woman, Jiang Tong couldn't help but feel even more guilty: "Although I have a reason for what happened, I should have expressed my heart to the queen mother from the beginning, so that the county magistrate will not be reduced to where he is today. If the county magistrate wants to scold the humble minister... "

Xu Pinyan shook his head lightly, wiped the corners of his eyes with a silk handkerchief, and said, "Although I understand Master Sima, I still envy that girl from Tanzhou. She must be the best in the world, to be favored by a talent like you."

Jiang Tong said thoughtfully: "He may not be the best in the world, but he is the best in my eyes. Ever since we met for the first time when I was a child, when I didn't understand the world, I was determined to be with him forever .”

"Among the emotions in the world, being in love with each other is the most irresistible. The county lord is gentle and beautiful, knowledgeable and reasonable. It is worth finding someone who is in love with the county lord and will spend the rest of his life together."

At the entrance of the Peony Flower Hall, Liao Mingsi watched Jiang Tong and Xu Pinyan talking from afar, with a nervous expression on his face.

Liao Mingsi didn't know much about Xu Pinyan, the magistrate of Sufeng County, except that she had a good relationship with Song Yuanzhen, so he was very afraid that she would be a match for Jiang Tong if she had the same behavior as Song Yuanzhen.

When he was worried, he heard a voice behind him saying: "Major General, can I take a step to speak?"

Liao Mingsi turned around and saw Sima Jingxuan standing behind him, he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, is the Empress Dowager willing to let you out?"

"Hehe, the old man misses the past and always wants to know more about the old man. He is already tired at this time, so go back to the palace first." Sima Jingxuan raised his eyes to look at Jiang Tong, and said with a smile: "My brother is so devoted to you, you are fine Do you want to tell me, the big brother?"

Although Liao Mingsi was a little surprised, he understood that Sima Jingxuan knew everything from the fact that Sima Jingxuan helped lie to prevent the marriage just now.Not intending to hide it now, the two left the entrance of the flower hall and walked to a quieter corner.

As soon as he stood still, Liao Mingsi clasped his fists in salute and said, "Since we met for the first time today, I still have to confess to my elder brother."

"What's your fault? Judging by Jiang Tong's appearance, you took good care of him." Sima Jingxuan joked, "Except for almost letting him marry a girl back."

Liao Mingsi blushed slightly and said, "Thank you big brother for taking action just now. It happened so suddenly. I never expected that the Empress Dowager would give the marriage at the banquet. I was really caught off guard."

"I didn't expect to come back at such a good time." Sima Jingxuan said: "Originally, I just went to Beijing for noodles by order. I didn't want to receive an urgent letter from Jiang Tong when I was about to leave, saying that the Queen Mother would give you two gifts. marriage."

Sima Jingxuan looked at Liao Mingsi and said, "I thought it would be too late to help you, but I didn't expect Jiang Tong to be ahead of you. Just before I came in, I was surprised when I heard what the eunuch said outside. Fortunately, I received Jiang Tong in advance. Tong Shuxin, we are ready."

Liao Mingsi looked at Sima Jingxuan hesitantly and said, "Brother already knew about me and Tong?"

Sima Jingxuan smiled: "Jiang Tong has been liked by everyone since he arrived at Fucheng Palace. He is good-looking, smart, and hard-working. He is better than us children in Fucheng Palace."

"Father and mother love each other very much. As my own son, I also treat him as my own younger brother. I feel very sorry for him. One day I got up in the morning to practice, but found that Jiang Tong hadn't slept all night. Study poetry hard."

"I went to ask him why he worked so hard. He said that he had a ten-year agreement with someone. After much deliberation, the only way to return to the capital in an upright manner was the palace examination. At that time, Jiang Tong was only ten years old. The words shocked me."

"After repeated questioning, he said that it was an agreement with you."

Sima Jingxuan looked at Liao Mingsi and said, "Although I was surprised at that time, I didn't think too much about it. I just thought it was a child's friendship. But one thing later, I am sure that Jiang Tong treats you very well. An ordinary friendship, but... actually sincerely want to stay with you for the rest of my life - like husband and wife."