Xia Lie arrived at the palace gate, quickly got into the car, changed into official uniform, and hurriedly entered the palace.
When he reached Yuchen Hall, he slowed down his pace. Fortunately, he came here on horseback. It was still early and there were not many people.
The night is getting darker, the Yuchen Palace is brightly lit, and the lights are intertwined. Today is not only a feast for Xia Lie, but also a good opportunity for many ministers to take this opportunity to choose a good son-in-law.
Xia Lie is young, distinguished, and handsome, and he does not look like a rough man who has been fighting outside all year round.
The moment he stepped into Yuchen Palace, he was greeted by everyone's gaze, and the people inside began to whisper.
Xia Lie felt a little uncomfortable. He looked around the hall and saw no one he knew. He found an inconspicuous spot and walked straight over. He didn't know that someone would notice him even if he was locked in the corner today.
Today is not only the canonization ceremony, but also a good opportunity to distinguish between camps and win over people's hearts. No one will let this go.
"Presumably this handsome little brother is the distinguished Colonel Xialie Xia, right?"
Xia Lie was drinking when he was surrounded by several officials to chat with him. He put down the wine glass in his hand with some embarrassment, stood up and saluted them: "I don't want to take it seriously because of my great military exploits. I'm just doing Xia Lie's business."
"You are so humble at such a young age. You are indeed a man of great talent." A minister raised his glass of wine and drank it first as a sign of respect.
"He is indeed a man of great talent! May I ask if Brother Xia has a wife?"
Someone finally asked and got the point. Isn't that why they gathered here?
Xia Lie was embarrassed. He knew that these old men had nothing good to do with him. As expected, they all wanted to marry their daughters to him. It was really a beautiful idea.
"I am indeed not married yet, but I already have a woman I like. Thank you all for taking the time to take care of me."
Everyone heard that if you haven't married yet, you have a chance. Even if you do, it doesn't matter. You can still marry other women.
Xia Lie did not expect that no matter what he said, he could not stop these people from lusting after him, so he could only bite the bullet and accept the baptism from all directions.
"Look, Mr. Xia is really a talented person. I like him so much."
"What's the use of you? Daddy promised me to marry me to Mr. Xia."
"No, Mr. Xia is the son of the Marquis of Xia. Even if he has no official position, he will still be the Marquis. The only person who can be worthy of him is me."
His father over there was still asking, and the girls here started arguing. Since Baili Mingyu married the princess, he has broken the hearts of all the girls in Kyoto. Their dream lovers have just gotten married.
, the other party is still a golden girl, and I heard that the princess is a ruthless master, and no one dares to pluck the hair from the tiger's butt.
Later, Nalan Lingyu and Li divorced, and their dead hearts began to come alive again. Who knew that Nalan Lingyu was like a monk and couldn't even get close to a woman, which made them fall into despair again.
Unexpectedly, not long after, another young talent came out. Although he was not anxious about Nalan Lingyu's appearance, such a man was more masculine, which ignited a raging fire in the heart of the woman who had not yet left the court.
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These girls couldn't bear it anymore and raised their eyebrows like Xia Lie. As soon as Xia Lie raised his head, he saw the fiery eyes on the other side. When did the folk customs of Wule Country become so open? Even a big girl dared to be like this in public.
Dry.
"Everyone, I met an acquaintance and wanted to chat for a few words. I will come back later to apologize to the adults." Xia Lie lifted up his robe and walked straight like wings.
Fortunately, he had just seen him, otherwise he would have had no chance to escape. As if he saw his savior, Xia Lie rushed towards him and chased after him.
"Brother Yu, it's been a long time no see." Xia Lie climbed onto his shoulder while he wasn't paying attention. After seeing each other for so many years, it was indeed a long time no see.
"It's you brat! I wanted to talk to you yesterday, but I didn't know that your father was actually Mr. Xia Hou. You deceived us so hard, good boy!"
Feiyi hit him in the chest with a backhand. At first, this kid thought he was from a poor family. He worked hard in the military camp and didn't look like a kid from a rich family. He didn't expect that he had such a big background.
"Didn't I go specifically to train myself? What's the point? It's not too late to know now."
The two brothers had not seen each other for such a long time and had to find a place to have a drink and chat. When Nalan Lingyu came in and saw the two of them talking and laughing together, she was suddenly stunned for a moment.
How come the two of them are together? He has not given himself an answer since he told Yuyi about this last time, but there is no Gao Mi either. What does it mean for the two of them to be together now?
Yuyi raised his head just in time to see Nalan Lingyu looking over here. He stretched out his hand and waved towards him and said: "Master Nalan, come here quickly."
Nalan Lingyu recovered from his daze for a moment and walked towards the two of them. Xia Lie winked at him and told him to pretend that he didn't know him.
Xia Lie did not expect that Yuyi would actually know Nalan Lingyu. Judging from what he said, their relationship should be very good. Could it be that he is also from Nalan Lingyu's camp?
"Brother Yu seems to be in a very high mood today. He drank it before the banquet officially started."
"Isn't it nice to see brothers reunited after a long separation? Come on, let me introduce you. This is Xia Lie, who has been in the limelight recently. You must also know that he is the only son of Mr. Xia Hou."
Yuyi introduced Xia Lie to Nalan Lingyu and then continued: "This is Nalan Lingyu, the popular number one scholar at that time. At a young age, he has already taken the position of the first scholar of the Hanlin Academy. Not only that, he is also fighting
I also made great achievements during that time, and we can discuss it together in the future.”
"Brother Xia Lie, you are polite, I am Nalan Lingyu."
"Having admired your name for a long time, why don't you sit down and have a drink?" Xia Lie gave a symbolic invitation to Nalan Lingyu, but he thought he refused.
"I'm too drunk to drink, so I'd better drink tea instead of wine first." Baili Mingyu will be coming over soon. If he sees that he is getting close to Xia Lie, he will definitely not be willing to give him a particularly good reward.
Therefore, in order to avoid risks, it is better not to expose the relationship between the two of them for the time being, otherwise the risk would be a bit high.
When Xia Zhan came in, Xia Lie took the initiative to look for his biological father. It used to be okay if he didn't go home, but now that he's back, how dare he make a fuss under the old man's nose? Isn't that asking for a fight?
"Dad, you are here."
"Uh-huh! You still have my father in your eyes, Captain Xia. He ran away without a trace as soon as he came back. It seems that you know a lot of people in Kyoto. If you are more powerful than my father, I'm afraid it's you.
I must have forgotten my last name a long time ago."
Xia Zhan snorted and sat down. Xia Lie stood aside and said with a smile: "How could it be possible? No matter what, the child is your biological son. How could he forget his last name? Dad said
What are these words?"
"You are being teased with me, why don't you sit down quickly, the emperor will be here soon." No longer talking to him, Xia Zhan sat aside.
Xia Lie looked at his own father's face and sat down next to him, thinking that this worldly palace banquet was about to begin.
"The Emperor has arrived! The Queen has arrived." A loud singing broke through the noisy hall. The female relatives had long been invited to the back to join in the fun, and only a few ministers were left among them.
Xia Qingxin didn't want to come at first, but she heard that this man with great military exploits was actually her younger brother. She was very curious about this younger brother whom she had never met before, so she couldn't help but come anyway.
As soon as he entered the main hall, he felt a gaze staring at her. She followed the gaze and saw that it was a handsome young man. This young man was handsome, tall and tall, and he was really good-looking.
"Long live the Emperor! Long live the Queen! Thousands of years live the Queen!"
"You gentlemen, please forgive me without paying any courtesy."
"Today I am convening such a palace banquet to welcome Xia Lie, the great hero of our Wuyue Kingdom! Where is Xia Lie? Come forward and listen to the seal!"
Baili Mingyu didn't say much, and directly asked Xia Lie to serve thousands of times. He really tried his best to win over him, but he felt that Xia Lie should also be loyal to him. After all, Baili Mingyu was still his nephew.
"Wei Chen is here!" If you listen carefully, you can feel that Xia Lie is a little excited now. He has been waiting for a long time just to show Xia Qingxin that he is not a playboy.
"The Emperor's edict is carried out by heaven, and Xia Lie, the son of Xiahou, is now appointed as the General of the Hussars, with an official rank of the first rank. From now on, he will work as a dog and horse without music."
Gao Yida's male duck voice spread throughout the hall. Some of the expressions of the people below were as expected, while others frowned deeply. For example, Prime Minister Jian, the emperor deliberately wanted to disperse the military power.
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"I bow down to thank the Lord for His grace!"
"Your Majesty is wise, long live my emperor!"
This matter was solved by Baili Mingyu. The reason why he was so impatient was to prevent things from changing over time.
In the future, this Xia Lie will definitely be able to be used by him. After all, the queen is her biological sister. In addition, Xia Houye is a loyal king and the master of the country. Baili Mingyu knows this, but he does not want to see others holding his own.
He originally held the rights, so he was unwilling to let anyone take a piece of the pie from his hands.
"My dear friends, please be safe. I think that Xia Lie is young and promising and will be a virtuous general in the future, so now I am naming him General Hussar. If anyone in the family has any objections, feel free to raise them."
In order to prevent them from regretting it, you have to ask them on the spot. Otherwise, if you don't ask them, some of them will use other things to talk about this matter in the future.
As expected by Baili Mingyu, no one raised any objection, which means that this matter will be a definite fact from now on, and anyone who has any opinions can be dismissed directly.
"Okay, since everyone has no objections, let's have a banquet. Everyone in the Qing family must eat and drink well tonight, and everyone will have a good time."
Baili Mingyu finally felt at ease and started to laugh, so that he would be able to relax for a while in the future. (To be continued)