When Chang Shi, sweating profusely, found Chen Xiujian, he was drinking wine and listening to ditty in the brothel with his legs crossed.
"Your Highness, stop drinking. Go back to the mansion quickly!" He pulled his neck and squeezed out a sentence, "There is an imperial decree coming from the mansion..."
Holy shit?
Chen Xiujian drank a little too much. He was so angry that he picked up the wine glass and threw it at his butler, "Disgusting! Get out of here!"
Chang Shi didn't dare to hide, so he had to remind him again.
Chen Xiujian finally came to his senses and sobered up.
He got up with a grunt and stared at his old housekeeper in disbelief: "What's going on? What kind of imperial decree will come to our house?"
Chen Xiujian's biological mother was just a maid in the palace. Emperor Changxing acted drunkenly one time, so he was born.
If the mother clan is not visible, Chen Xiujian will not fight.
He had already mentally prepared that he would be an ordinary prince in this life and would never be promoted to prince.
Chang Shi quickly came over and whispered a few words in his ear.
Chen Xiujian's eyes lit up and he ran out.
"Your Highness," Old Chang Shi shouted as he chased, beating his chest and stamping his feet: "Tie your clothes first! Be steady, you must be steady!"
Only after returning to his residence to receive the imperial edict did Chen Xiujian believe that it was true.
He looked around and saw that there was only Chang Shi who had just broken his knee, and there was no one with whom he could discuss it.
"Your Highness, although you are the envoy out of the city on behalf of His Majesty, it is mainly the job of the Ministry of Rites to welcome the triumphal procession. How about asking Fan Shangshu for advice?"
Chen Xiujian hurriedly brought several bottles of good wine to visit the Minister of Rites, but was lectured like a grandson by Fan Wen.
In the evening, he returned to the Prince's Mansion with a dark face.
Chang Shi came forward with a face full of shame, "Your Highness, I just found out that Fan Shangshu hates people who are greedy and ruin things..."
It is said that one emperor has one courtier. Since he is on duty in the prince's palace, the chief minister is tied to his master, and he will suffer both the glory and the loss.
Chen Xiujian always felt that he was only worthy of being an ordinary prince who drank and waited for death. His long history was also disheartened. He was usually only responsible for taking care of the affairs of the house and ignored the outside world, even some well-known things.
He doesn't quite know either.
Although Fan Wen is old-fashioned, he always understands the overall situation and does not care about the past.
In the two or three days after he came down, he seriously taught Chen Xiujian various etiquettes when he went out of the city to greet him.
Chen Xiujian did not dare to be careless and studied seriously and meticulously.
For a while, the two of them coexisted peacefully.
On this day, God is benevolent.
At noon, Chen Xiujian rode a tall horse and led all the civil and military officials out of Xingji City in high spirits, and personally greeted them ten miles away.
Ren Ning recognized him, and he and Li Hebai dismounted from their horses and bowed in salute.
The team still had a few days to return to Star City. The Ministry of Etiquette had sent someone to deliver the detailed regulations for the triumphal ceremony, and taught and corrected them step by step before allowing them to continue their return to the capital.
There was a guard of honor, firecrackers were set off, triumphal music was played, and songs of victory were sung...
The gongs and drums are noisy and the sound is huge.
Chen Xiujian was a prince after all. Although it was his first time to see such a scene, his heart was filled with excitement but he was not afraid.
He held the imperial edict and praised the soldiers who had returned from victory based on the colorful words on it.
After finally reciting the imperial edict, Ren Ning, Li Hebai and others thanked the emperor. Then the two teams gathered together and turned around to head towards Xingji City.
Star City.
The north-south Zhuque Street was filled with taciturn Imperial Guards, standing guard every five steps and one sentry at ten steps.
Both sides of the street were densely packed with people, and everyone was full of pride and talking. It seemed to be even more lively than the No. 1 Scholar Parade three days ago.
On the Zuixian Tower facing the street near the south gate, Ji Xiang held a basket full of flower petals in his arms and stretched his neck to look south.
"Madam, why hasn't the triumphant team arrived yet?" She asked this question several times, and she was so anxious that she could see through her eyes.
"Don't worry, it should be there soon." Yingpan sat at the table and slowly sipped tea.
After the champion paraded through the streets, she immediately asked Jixiang to come over and book a box with a good view, just so that she could see her husband returning in triumph as soon as possible.
Now Ren Ning is about to return to the capital. Although she is anxious, she sits calmly and does not show it in front of the maid.
I don’t know how long it took, but when Yingpan was about to drink half a pot of tea, the sound of gongs and drums finally sounded from the south.
Wow!
"Madam, listen!" Jixiang jumped three feet high, "It's Kaile!"
call!
Yingpan, who had been sitting still, rushed over impatiently.
When I looked south, my view was blocked by the high city wall.
"Don't worry, madam!" Ji Xiang smiled and comforted his master: "The team should be crossing the moat. It should be entering the city soon."
"Yeah." Yingpan nodded.
The moat of Xingji City is very wide. It is part of the Xinglan Grand Canal and is large enough for two large passenger ships to travel side by side. Therefore, it takes some time to cross the river.
Bang bang!
Just then, the box door rang.
"Guest, excuse me." The waiter's polite voice came in: "There are too many guests outside. I wonder if you can add five more guests to your private room?"
Yingpan frowned and said in a loud voice, "I'm sorry. We are female guests, so it's not convenient."
The waiter breathed a sigh of relief: "Girl, please don't worry, these customers are all ladies."
Before knocking on the door, he naturally checked the gender of the guest in the box.
"If the girl doesn't mind, we will refund some of the deposit to you as compensation." The waiter added.
Jixiang was furious: "Damn it, are we the ones who are short of that little money?"
"Good luck!" Yingpan glared at the maid, looked around at the empty box and balcony, "Little brother, please invite them in."
Ji Xiang was so angry that he stamped his feet and slowly moved over to open the door.
Five girls in luxurious clothes and their faces covered with gauze filed in with their maids.
"Thank you ma'am!"
"Sorry to bother you."
Several people apologized one after another.
"It's not in the way." Yingpan smiled and waved her hand: "It's convenient for others. It's convenient for yourself."
Boom, boom, clang!
At this time, the sound of gongs and drums outside suddenly became louder.
Yingpan's heart skipped a beat and she quickly looked outside again.
The five people who had just entered the box shouted softly and came over one after another.
The window sill of this private room is very large, so if there are more people standing there, it won't be crowded at all.
Gotta get.
Three majestic and high-spirited horses walked out from under the tall city gate. The one in the middle was Chen Xiujian, accompanied by Ren Ning and Li Hebai on both sides.
Wow.
The people nearby suddenly cheered.
"Wow, the generals are so handsome and young."
"Tsk, tsk, this is called a hero emerging from a young man. Let's see which small country with no foresight dares to mess with us."
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"Madam," Ji Xiang's eyes sparkled and he shouted happily: "The ones on the right holding the Xingluo military flag are Young Master and Zhui Feng. They are so majestic!"
As she shouted, she scattered a handful of petals like a goddess scattering flowers, and then quickly handed the flower basket to her master.
Yingpan nodded but did not take the flower basket.
She put her hands to her mouth and shouted loudly with a smile on her face: "Mr.
The female voice was clear and full of joy, instantly overpowering the turbulent voices below.
Everyone subconsciously looked up in search of the sound.
Ren Ning quickly recognized his wife.
He wasn't surprised either.
After all, Yingpan is a girl from the grassland, warm and generous. It is basically impossible for her to hide somewhere like other Yunchui women and serve as a loving watcher of her husband.
Due to the ceremony of triumph, Ren Ning could not reply. He could only nodded slightly with a smile on his face, and then continued to move forward.
The other girls in the private room didn't expect that Yingpan would come like this, and they were caught off guard and couldn't even hide in time.
In front of countless people, they all blushed. Fortunately, they all wore veils, otherwise they would have been so embarrassed that they would have crawled underground.
"Are you my sister-in-law?" Ren Xi, who was next to her, was scattering flower petals and looking at Yingpan in astonishment.