A quick journey starting from Wu Dalang

Chapter 174: Being a Perfect Man in My Fair Princess (9)

Xiaoyanzi did spend money after all, and did not live with other soldiers, but lived with Yongqi. In the past, maybe there would be some things that were done out of emotion but limited by etiquette, but now, there is nothing to do.

The two of them came home exhausted every day and fell asleep immediately. It took them more than ten days to adapt to the life here and have enough energy to take care of themselves. Xiaoyanzi's martial arts also made considerable progress.

At this time, the guards were writing letters to the emperor to complain. After reading the letter, the emperor couldn't stop regretting. Isn't this just throwing meat buns at a dog? He should have known that Xia Yuhe's concerns were not for Yongjue.

The angry emperor decided to give a hairpin that Xia Yuhe had long admired to Concubine Ling: "Li Yu, I remember there was a hairpin that the imperial concubine had always liked. Give it to Concubine Ling."

Li Yu couldn't believe that these were words spoken by the emperor. Thinking of what had happened recently, he couldn't help but feel that the emperor was too petty: "Yes, I will send it to Empress Ling right away."

"Remember, be sure to keep it secret and don't let people who shouldn't know know about it."

"Yes" Li Yu was speechless. The emperor meant to let those who should know know, such as the imperial concubine.

The emperor didn't want anyone else to know on the surface, but in fact, he wished Li Yu would lie down next to Xia Yuhe and tell her about this. Li Yu knew the emperor very well.

Li Yu deliberately took a detour and passed by the gate of Chuxiu Palace, which also made some noise. He could be said to have successfully completed his mission. When he returned to the emperor, Li Yu just felt tired.

Taking a long detour and coming back quickly was a big challenge for his fat body, and all Li Yu's hard work and the emperor's calculations were in vain.

When the emperor came to Chuxiu Palace for dinner in the evening, he saw the hairpin on Xia Yuhe's head and asked, "Your Majesty, what do you think of the hairpin on my head?"

"I remember that I gave this hairpin to Concubine Ling."

"Isn't it? I saw Eunuch Li Yu passing by my palace today, making a lot of noise. I thought it was something wrong. I didn't expect that he was sending a reward to Concubine Ling."

"Oh?" The emperor suppressed his expectations and said "oh" calmly.

"I was wondering what this good thing was, and why Eunuch Li Yu had to go there in person. I didn't expect to find out in a moment. Sister Ling Fei came to visit me with her maid, and gave me this hairpin."

The hairpin was made of fine white jade and had a lotus pattern, which was Xia Yuhe's favorite, but exactly what Concubine Ling disliked. The moment Concubine Ling saw the hairpin, she knew the emperor's thoughts and gave it to Xia Yuhe.

"Concubine Ling is quite generous," the emperor snorted deliberately.

"I also got a red plum hairpin made of blood jade. It was given by the emperor. Am I not generous enough?" This sentence made the emperor feel much better. When he was about to talk about the beginning of the story, Xia Yuhe kept talking.

"Your Majesty didn't consider my preferences when giving me gifts. You knew that Sister Ling Fei liked red plums and I liked lotus flowers, but you sent the wrong gift. Didn't this make Sister Ling Fei sad?"

Xia Yuhe turned the tables, and the emperor was speechless for a moment: "Humph! Then I'm going to talk about the pair of good children you gave birth to."

"My children are also the emperor's children. Does the emperor want to blame me alone?" Xia Yuhe chattered.

The emperor finally sighed helplessly: "You know, I am just worried about them."

"I know what your Majesty means, but the children are grown up and naturally have their own ideas. Wouldn't they be a little naughty while your Majesty is young and strong? This just shows that the children have your Majesty in their hearts and they just want to share your worries. You have to believe in the children," Xia Yuhe said softly, and finally managed to convince the emperor.

Xia Yuhe didn't care about the emperor's thoughts. No matter whether the emperor met Concubine Ling, the empress, or Concubine Yu who was about to return to the palace, anyone of them would say the same thing to comfort the emperor.

The emperor has all his concubine mothers and his legitimate mother to persuade him, so Shi Yi is not worried at all. His only worry now is the bet with Ziwei.

He cannot be better than Ziwei, otherwise the emperor will easily ignore Ziwei. Women often have to do much better than men to get recognition, and even so, there will be people who question whether she has achieved it through her own efforts.

What Shiyi had to do was to set off Ziwei instead of suppressing her. That was why he took Xiaoyanzi and Yongqi away from Ziwei. He wanted everyone in the world to know that Ziwei's achievements were all due to herself and not to anyone else.

Ziwei didn't know about other people's thoughts. She only knew one thing: if she wanted to get the emperor's approval, she had to do something, and now was the best opportunity.

As time went by, Shiyi gradually made great achievements, while Ziwei was on the way to becoming a war god.

Ziwei had studied military books when she was young and had a good understanding of troop deployment. Moreover, her martial arts skills were extremely high. She could fight against a hundred people on the battlefield alone. In just a few months, she became a young general.

After spending nearly a year to defeat Huijiang, Ziwei and her four companions finally returned victorious. The commander promised Ziwei that he would commend her and let her get the honor she deserves. At this time, Ziwei confessed her identity as a woman, but the other party didn't care at all.

"So what if you're a woman? I saw how you fought and killed the enemy. I think you're great. One day, you'll be able to surpass me."

This was the first time that Ziwei received such recognition as a woman. She couldn't help but shed tears for her past self: "Thank you, General, for your appreciation."

Shi Yi brought the other two back to Beijing ahead of time. When the emperor saw the three children for the first time, his eyes were red with tears: "It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back"

But without Ziwei, the emperor couldn't help but feel a little nervous: "Why isn't He'an with you?"

"Father, I haven't seen Ziwei in this whole year at the border." Xiaoyanzi was still lively, but also more mature and stable.

"Me too," Yongqi shook his head.

The emperor's eyes fell on Shiyi, and Shiyi knew that he could not escape: "I heard that there is a young general in the army who is quite brave. I guess this person is Sister Hean."

The emperor was relieved to hear that He An was safe and sound, and he prepared a celebration banquet. At the banquet, the emperor finally saw Ziwei. Without waiting for the emperor to speak, the general leading the troops knelt down first.

"Your Majesty, I would like to request a title for General Xia Weixia." Ziwei used the pseudonym Xia Wei. When I first heard it, I wanted to ask Ziwei if she knew a girl named Xia Dongchun.

"Who is General Xia?" As soon as the emperor opened his mouth, Ziwei knelt down in the hall.

"Your Majesty, your servant Xia Wei greets you."