The Great General and His Little Scholars

As soon as Xu Wen said the words of bestowing marriage, the scene immediately fell silent.Civil and military officials, relatives of the emperor and relatives each have their own complex expressions.But the emperor Song Yuanxi, Liao Mingsi, and Jiang Tong were all surprised and stood there blankly.

Only Song Yuanhao stood up with a smug face, stood up unhurriedly and said, "Congratulations to Lord Sufeng." Then he stretched out his hand to Jiang Tong, who was pale and almost bloodless, and said, "Master Sima, the Queen Mother is so kind to you, why are you still stunned?" Don’t worry about what to do, don’t hurry up and thank you.”

Sima Jiangtong withdrew his mind and stood up, but it seemed that he was on the verge of falling.Only now did he understand why Song Yuanhao told him in the Imperial Academy that he wanted to give Xu Pinyan a house.turn out to be……

After all, Jiang Tong was young, and he had experienced too little. He was flustered for a while, and the wine he drank turned into cold sweat.

The eyes of all the people in the audience were nailed on Jiang Tong's body like a sharp sword, and the Queen Mother and Xu Pinyan also looked at him, waiting for him to give the order to thank him.On the one hand, Fu Zhengchun, a scholar of the Imperial Academy, saw Jiang Tong frozen in place, and hastily coughed a few times as a reminder.

But Jiang Tong couldn't move a single step, he trembled uncontrollably, looked at Liao Mingsi standing at the door, eyes full of panic and helplessness.

Liao Mingsi only felt that his heart ached like a knife, and the fire in his heart that had been suppressed just now was burning again.He moved his eyes to Song Yuanhao, and his eyes seemed to be burning, turning red.

Song Yuanhao felt Liao Mingsi's anger from a distance, but felt even more proud in his heart.There was a sneer on his lips, and his provocative gaze responded to Liao Mingsi.

Liao Mingsi's heart sank, and he fell into the darkness all the way, his anger seemed to sink, and gradually became icy cold until extremely cold.

Song Yuanxi felt a thump in his heart, he knew that Liao Mingsi had been completely irritated by Song Yuanhao.But at such a grand banquet, if Liao Mingsi acted rashly, it would be a crime of deceiving the emperor.Even the heroes of the Liao family for generations will not be exonerated.

With Jiang Tong's cleverness, even if he flustered for a moment, he quickly understood that this was not an occasion for causing trouble. He hurriedly shook his head at Liao Mingsi, his eyes full of pleading.

Liao Mingsi could see what Jiang Tong meant, but he couldn't control the despair and anger in his heart.

Jiang Tong took a deep look at Liao Mingsi, and his flustered expression gradually subsided.Liao Mingsi's heart skipped a beat, he clearly read Jiang Tong's decision, it was a decision condensed from such a flustered mood to protect Liao Mingsi.

Liao Mingsi's disappointment became more and more intense. He watched Jiang Tong walk to the seat, ready to accept the order to thank him.He clenched his fists tightly, ready to burn the boat.

Song Yuanxi could see clearly, worried and anxious, gritted his teeth, and said: "Mother..."

At the same time, a voice from outside was suddenly heard: "Sima Jingxuan, Prince Fucheng's son, is ordered to have an audience."

This voice made the royal family, nobles, and civil and military officials who were all focused on Jiang Tong suddenly agitated.The people who had been very restrained when they heard the marriage offer just now could no longer hold back their whispers, and discussions suddenly rang out from all directions.

Song Yuanhao was even more taken aback. His face darkened. He looked at Song Yuanxi and then at Xu Wen, and said in a deep voice, "Why did he come? It is a capital offense for a foreign minister to return to Beijing without an order!"

Xu Wen also didn't care about the marriage, and looked at Song Yuanhao and Song Yuanxi nervously and complicatedly, but said nothing.

Song Yuanxi said coldly: "Second brother, didn't you hear clearly? The son entered the palace by my order."

Song Yuanhao froze for a moment, then choked.

At this time, all the courtiers had already looked towards the entrance of the hall.Hearing the footsteps behind him, Liao Mingsi hastily bowed his head and stepped aside, but he was still pondering over the matter in front of him, not paying attention to what was announced outside.

The footsteps of a group of people stopped in front of Liao Mingsi: "Major General, we meet again so soon."

The sudden incident surprised Liao Mingsi.He raised his head, but saw that the two eunuchs he met just now were leading a person into the palace gate.

Liao Mingsi met the man's eyes, and said in a daze, "My lord, it's you!"

It turned out that the person in front of him was the young master who shot a deer with Liao Mingsi when they were hunting in the school grounds a few days ago.Although he had already changed into a gown and banquet at this time, and he was wearing a scarf, but he still couldn't hide an unusual heroic demeanor.

At this time, the courtiers around were already talking about it, and some people said: "This is the prince of Fucheng——Sima Jingxuan? He was still a child when he left the capital. After so many years, this is the first time he returns to Beijing."

"This time it's the crown prince, will it be King Fucheng himself next time?"

"The first emperor issued a death order that day, and King Fucheng and his descendants were not allowed to step into the capital again."

"Hey, didn't Sima Jiangtong take part in the palace examination in an upright manner? He didn't stop him either. It seems that the emperor is still very tolerant of Fucheng Palace."

Sima Jingxuan, as if he didn't know that he could cause such an uproar, greeted Liao Mingsi very freely, then went straight to the chairman's seat, knelt down and said, "Sima Jingxuan, the son of the prince of Chen Fucheng, kowtowed to the emperor and queen mother." , Long live the emperor, long live, long live! The Empress Dowager is a thousand years old!"

"Your Majesty has traveled thousands of miles all the way from Tanzhou to the capital, and it's been hard work." Song Yuanxi said.

Song Yuanhao didn't wait for Sima Jingxuan to speak, so he said, "Your Majesty came just in time. The Empress Dowager just married Sima Jiangtong to the head of Sufeng County. You have caught up with a great event."

"Oh?" Sima Jingxuan turned to look at Sima Jiangtong, only to see him standing there stiffly with a pale complexion.

Sima Jingxuan smiled comfortingly at Jiang Tong, and then looked at Xu Pinyan beside Xu Wen.But seeing her delicate and quiet, gentle and charming.When he met Sima Jingxuan's gaze, he immediately blushed, and his gaze was as quiet and elegant as the rumors said.

Sima Jingxuan said it was a pity in his heart, and saluted the queen mother Xu Wen: "The queen mother has treated Fucheng Palace so kindly, and I am very grateful. I am just afraid that the queen mother's kindness will be let down."

Everyone was shocked when they heard this, Song Yuanhao said coldly: "What? Could it be that the son means to resist the edict?!"

Sima Jingxuan calmly said: "I have been loyal to the emperor for generations, how can I do such disloyal things as resisting the edict. It's just that my younger brother Jiang Tong has already engaged in a marriage in Tanzhou, and the two are in love with each other. Geng Tie, speaking of it, it’s only a wedding. If the county magistrate of Sufeng marries here, wouldn’t it mean that she will become a concubine upon entering the door? I think this is too disrespectful to the magistrate.”

There was an uproar in the hall, Xu Pinyan's complexion was as pale as paper, and tears filled his eyes that were smiling just now.

Xu Wen hurriedly said, "When did this happen? Why didn't Sima Jiangtong report it?"

Seeing this, Song Yuanxi hastily lowered his voice and said: "My mother is confused, I don't even know about your marriage tonight, so how did you know about Lord Sima? Didn't you see Lord Sima's hesitant look after you announced your decree?"

It was only then that Xu Wen was a little stunned. Looking at Xu Pinyan who was already crying beside her, she felt very distressed.He also thought that in front of all the ministers, he might not be able to step down, so he said coldly: "Since you are not married yet, you don't care about wives and concubines. You can't let Pinyan enter the house together, so they are both regular wives."

Sima Jingxuan was about to say something, but he saw Jiang Tong kneeling on the ground with a "plop", kowtowed and said: "Empress Dowager, I have sworn that I will only grow old with one person in this life, for the rest of my life. If there is any violation, the sky will be struck by lightning. Be a gentleman." It’s hard to follow a word, and the oath is so vivid, so how can you go back on it. What’s more, Ruochen’s doing so is disrespectful to the county magistrate, and I hope the Queen Mother will forgive me.”

Song Yuanxi also hurriedly persuaded: "Pin Yan is outstanding among the ladies in the capital regardless of his appearance and conduct. How can he be so wronged. The mother's empress is so emotional today, and she will feel distressed when she thinks about it in the future."

Xu Wen was silent for a long while, her gaze stayed on Sima Jingxuan's face for a long time, and she sighed: "Since the matter has come to this point, I won't force it anymore."

Seeing what Xu Wen said, Song Yuanxi hurriedly said to Sima Jiang Tong: "Sima Aiqing, you just kept your promise and kept your word, so what is the crime? It's right to have fun together."

After all, give a seat to Sima Jingxuan, the table is filled with five-color dishes, fruits and vegetables, and drinks, and everyone returns to the table with their own thoughts.The musicians played the music, and the dancers were dressed in colorful clothes, drowning the riot just now in the hustle and bustle.

Song Yuanhao and Liao Mingsi looked across the crowd with blazing gazes, they both wanted to swallow each other alive, scaring away several civil and military ministers who were toasting to them.

Song Yuanxi didn't bother to care about them, he just asked Sima Jingxuan to sit beside Xu Wen, and talked about Fucheng Palace's experiences over the years.

Xu Wen was fascinated by what she heard, and ignored Xu Pinyan for a moment.Xu Pinyan's enthusiastic anticipation was like fetching water from a bamboo basket, and he suddenly lost interest.

He wanted to talk to someone, but when he looked up, he found that Song Yuanzhen seemed to have been away for a long time, and hadn't been seen for a long time.

Xu Pinyan was a little puzzled, and called the maid to ask, but the maid also said that Song Yuanzhen only said that she was unwell and wanted to take a break, so please don't bother her.

Xu Pinyan was even more depressed, so he sneaked out while no one was paying attention.

After drinking some stuffy wine, he was so preoccupied that he kept all his food in his belly, unable to get up or down.As soon as the cold wind blew, Xu Pinyan felt his chest twitch and his stomach felt tight.

The palace is celebrating, and there are palace ladies and eunuchs everywhere.Xu Pinyan had just experienced embarrassment, and he didn't want to make another embarrassment, so he walked to a remote path behind the hall.

After walking for a while, his stomach churned again, the maid beside him hurriedly supported him, and went to the wall to vomit a few mouthfuls.

Xu Pinyan was depressed for a while and accumulated food, but when he vomited out, he felt much more comfortable.After taking the handkerchief from the palace maid and wiping his mouth, he straightened up and just breathed a sigh of relief when he was startled by a voice next to him.

Next to it was a palace that didn't seem to be in use, and Xu Pinyan didn't care about it.But suddenly there was a loud bang from the door of the room, a burst of clothes rubbing and people panting, as if someone had rolled out of the room.

Xu Pinyan happened to be standing not far from the entrance of the courtyard. He couldn't help but walk to the door and look inside, he gasped in fright.

I saw Song Yuanzhen standing at the door of the house with disheveled hair and only a cloak, holding a sharp sword in his hand and pointing at the people on the ground.

The man on the ground was also disheveled, his hair was loose, and he was only yelling for mercy.

Xu Pinyan was so shocked that he couldn't even speak. Looking at the two of them, even a fool could understand what happened.