Chapter 21

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date="2021-02-15"

title="Chapter 21 "

weight="125856"

series = ["The Times Spent in Pretense"]

mode = "manual"

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The fifth prince was very respectful to the prince, too respectful to see any feelings between the brothers.

Looking at these two princes, Hua Liuli felt that she shouldn't be standing here, but mixed in the crowd. She gathered the broken hair behind her earlobe and took a step back in silence.

People in Beijing love to spread rumors too much. She is afraid that after getting up tomorrow morning, the most lively rumors in Beijing will be "the prince and the five princes are competing in public for the only daughter of the flower general." When dad and mother return to Beijing, she and the third brother will definitely want Scolded.

Just at this moment, the fireworks ignited, and the sky above the palace was occupied by the fireworks of stars, so beautiful that people forget what the eve is.

Hua Liuli looked up at the sky unconsciously, reluctant to look away.

The prince and the fifth prince were accustomed to such a gorgeous scene for a long time, and didn't think this kind of fireworks was so rare, but looking at the little girl obediently looking up, they followed and looked at the sky a few more times.

The gorgeous fireworks exploded and disappeared quickly. The craftsmen who make fireworks make every effort to develop new patterns every year, but how many people who can sit here can really appreciate it?

Hua Liuli held the hand warmer, looked up and watched the fireworks bloom and go out, her eyes very serious. It wasn't until the fireworks were over that she withdrew her gaze intently, and turned her head to see that the prince and the fifth prince were still standing there: "The fireworks in the palace are so beautiful."

"Is it lively on New Year's Eve at the border gate?" The prince looked at the little girl's dark and clear eyes, feeling a little pity in his heart. She was born in a wealthy family, but because her parents are talents, she has stayed in a bitter cold place since she was born. Even though her family is pampered, she is no better than living in Beijing.

"It's very lively." Hua Liuli nodded, "Everyone will gather together to sing and dance, eat meat and chat, and the military and civilians have fun."

Alcohol is not allowed in the army, but the people at the frontier feel sorry for the hard work of the soldiers. They always try their best to give them food and drink during the new year. They are afraid that the soldiers will not accept it. They often leave things and run away.

The military rules are strict. Soldiers must not harass the people, destroy farmland, or take things from the people. But on New Year's Eve, if there is a girl sending something to the military lover, the officers will open one eye and close the other, pretending to know nothing.

Daddy told her that it was not only the lieutenants who guarded Qinghan Prefecture, but also the people of Qinghan Prefecture.

Before coming to Beijing, she knew what it meant for her and her third brother to rush to the capital in advance.

This represents the trust and loyalty of the Hua family to the royal family.

The Hua family can't fall. If they fall, not only will they be affected, but also countless generals and soldiers, and even the innocent people at the border.

She turned her head and glanced at the prince, and continued to talk about the landscape of the border, the people at the border, and the soldiers guarding the city gate.

"The grilled meat in the army is very fragrant..." Hua Liuli's eyelids trembled slightly, "Unfortunately, the family does not let the courtiers eat more. The courtiers can only sit by his father and watch the soldiers play around.

"One of the generals was very powerful. He could sew two trousers in a cup of tea. Later, the army held a sewing contest and was not allowed to sign up." Hua Liuli smiled and curled her eyes. "With him, no one else can get the first name."

The imperial court will send officials to inspect the border every year. Qinghanzhou is a strategically important place in Dajin, with bad weather and inconvenient transportation. It is the most difficult place. Although the prince had never been to this place, he had read the memorials written by every inspecting officer after returning, and he had a general understanding of the specific situation in Qinghan Prefecture.

He thought that Hua Liuli would complain about the bad things in Qinghan Prefecture, but he didn't expect to talk about the lively and beautiful place in her memory.

Seeing this little girl with a smile and nostalgia, the prince's eyes were more tender. Withdrawing his gaze from Hua Liuli, the prince said: "When Jinpo Country is up, the court will slowly let go of trade conditions between Qinghanzhou and the surrounding small countries, and the local people's life will get better and better."

Hua Liuli's eyes widened. She understood what it meant, and couldn't help but narrowed her eyes with a smile: "Thank you, Saint and Highness!"

"It was because the general defeated the Jinpo country, captured their second prince alive, asked the Jinpo country to cede the city, signed the surrender letter, and brought peace and stability to Qinghan Prefecture before the court dared to open this trade channel. "The prince felt that his smile would be contagious. Seeing that Hua Liuli's smile was so brilliant, the corners of his raised mouth couldn't lie back. "It's Father Father and Gu that should thank you Hua Family."

The general's family is guarded in Qinghan Prefecture. If Qinghan Prefecture is lost, none of the Hua family can survive.

Hua Liuli once again recalled what her father had said.

"Your Majesty is willing to let our whole family come here without leaving the Hua family's wife and children as hostages in Beijing, just because she has never doubted the loyalty of the Hua family. Your Majesty treats it with sincerity, and the Hua family should loyally repay each other with passion.

"His Royal Highness is serious." Hua Liuli said, "Without your Majesty, even if there are ten flower families, they would not be able to defeat the menacing Jinpo country."

"Prince, princess." Concubine Xian walked to the two of them and smiled. "There is so much fun next to you, why are you two staying here alone?"

alone? Hua Liuli raised her eyebrows, isn't the fifth prince considered a human in the eyes of the concubine Xian? She looked back at the place where the fifth prince stood just now. Where are the people?

How could these five princes be so realistic, after listening to her racking up her brains, they left silently? To praise a painting of mountains like ink balls, water like lines, and clouds like balls of thread, how betrayed one's conscience and how difficult it is, does he know?

Seeing that Hua Liuli didn't speak, Concubine Xian continued: "You young people can talk more together." The little girl of the Hua family can harm any man in the capital. As long as she doesn't get along with her son, she is The little fairy falling from the sky.

"Concubine Xian." The prince turned to look at Concubine Xian. "Does the maiden think she is too old and needs to communicate more with young people?"

Concubine: "..."

"That's fine." The prince smiled with relief. "I heard that an old doctor said that people with a young mindset grow old slowly."

Concubine Xian realized what the prince meant. The word "old" is what she hates most for the concubine who considers herself outstanding. Looking at the concerned prince, she could hardly hold the kind smile on her face.

"Concubine Xian?" The prince took a step forward calmly, just blocking Hua Liuli's whole person behind him, "Gone said wrong?"

"His Royal Highness is right." Concubine Xian has no longer cared about Hua Liuli. All her attention is on the prince, "My palace remembered."

When my son wins the crown prince, this palace will make you cry and call the palace mother queen!

Today's concubine is still so ambitious.

"That's fine." The prince did not intend to stay with Hua Liuli alone with the concubines in the harem. He asked the eunuch to change a new hand warmer for her: "The palace banquet is about to end, I will take you to my sister."

Hua Liuli silently looked back at the concubine Xian with a distorted smile, then quickly closed her gaze back.

She felt the dislike and repulsion of Concubine Xian, and when she heard the prince help her run back, she felt really...so happy!

The crown prince deserves to be His Majesty's most beloved son, and he is so skilled in angering people.

"Miss, what's the matter with you?" Not far from the concubine Xian, a woman who had been walking here stopped.

She frowned slightly, as if she was unhappy with the scene she had just seen.

"If you are rude, you will never give birth, and if you are rude, you will not succeed." The woman looked at the back of the prince leaving, with a melancholy expression.

"But the maidservant thinks that the words of the concubine Xianniang just now are somewhat..."

"As a gentleman, how can he be dissatisfied with a word or two from his elders, not to mention that he is still a prince of a country." The woman turned around and walked in the same direction when she came and went.

She walked up to a woman and sat down, looked at the lively and dancing crowd in the distance, and said calmly: "Mother, the prince has no manners of gentleman, and the daughter... is not suitable for him."

"What?" The woman's face changed slightly. She looked at her daughter and said after a long time, "Xiuying, there is no real gentleman in the world."

"But he is the prince." Xiu Ying shook her head slightly, "Other people in the world can be imperfect, but the prince can't."

The woman stared at her daughter in a daze, as if she didn't understand why she thought: "Xiuying, I regret it."

"Mother?" Du Xiuying looked at the woman in confusion.

"I shouldn't let my parents-in-law teach you." The woman looked at her helplessly. "One day, you will always understand."

She didn't think that her daughter should marry the prince, she was just worried about her views on life.

If a person is completely bound by the rules of etiquette, without any self, it is just a perfect walking dead.

"Mother, I'm fine like this." Du Xiuying shook her head, "The gentleman should be like a jade, and the prince is not my beloved."

"Okay." Madam Du sighed, did not persuade, and knew she could not. The father-in-law was a two-generation veteran and an emperor teacher. Although he is now old, he is still very prestigious.

Your Majesty specially summoned the father-in-law a few days ago, and he did have the intention of letting the Du's daughter marry the prince.

Everyone knows that Du's men and women know history, good study and courtesy, and they are well-known families with a century of inheritance. Your Majesty has the idea of ​​letting Du's daughter be the princess, and Du's is not too surprised.

But the father-in-law did not appreciate the current prince too much, and now his daughter...

The marriage between the Du family and the royal family could not be done. It's just that your Majesty didn't make it clear that Du's daughter should be the royal wife, and they couldn't even speak if they refused.

After the palace banquet was over, the noisy palace once again returned to tranquility. The prince strode into Chenyang Palace, and after saluting the emperor, he couldn't help but yawn: "Father, when you called your son, did you want to give your son a new year gift?"

"How old are you, and you want to ask me for a lucky bag?" the emperor said, "I have something to tell you."

The prince sat down in the chair and took a sip of hot soup, as if he was in his palace at ease.

"I intend to let Du Taishi's granddaughter be your prince princess. What do you think?" Emperor Changlong is not arbitrary when it comes to children's marriage. After he has a preliminary idea, he will ask his children what they think.

"Du Taishi?" The prince put the hot soup back on the table and looked at Emperor Changlong in disbelief, "Father, are you serious?"

"Du Songwen, this person is indeed stubborn, maybe his granddaughter is different from him?" Recalling the past, Emperor Changlong had a knot in his heart. The prince was brought up by his own hands. He felt that his son was good everywhere, but Du Songwen didn't think so, and even the prince could pick one, two, three, four.

For ministers with a personality like Du Songwen, the best luck in this life is to meet two generations of emperors with broad-mindedness, but no matter how broad-minded the emperor is, he also has a small book of grudges in his heart.

The prince shook his head and refused: "Father, sons and ministers are the sons you can't bear to scold. If you let Du's daughter be crown princes, wouldn't the Du's father choose sons and ministers every day?"

"You are my beloved son, both civil and military, with benevolence, who can scold you?" Thinking that Du Songwen might point fingers at the children he raised, Emperor Changlong was instantly unhappy.

No matter how bad his own son is, only he can scold him.

What's more, the prince is fine. Three-year-old learning literature, four-year-old martial arts, good-looking, loyal, brave and filial piety, which young man in the DPRK can compare with the prince?

Even if there are occasional minor problems, it doesn't hurt. No one is perfect.

The author has something to say: Emperor Changlong, the mad demon guardian: I am not targeting anyone, but I feel that none of the children and grandchildren here can compare to the prince.