The Legend of Rebirth of the Demon Empress

Chapter 313
At this time, Xie Xi had already arrived in the middle of the capital, and was chatting happily with several juniors of the Lin family at Kang Ningbo's residence.

Although Xie Xi was also a frequent visitor of the Lin family in the past, but after all, he has the status of King Dun. In the eyes of the juniors of the Lin family, he can't help but feel a little superior.

After today's autumn trip, the younger generations of the Lin family had some experience in Zhuangzi, and found that His Royal Highness Dun Wang was approachable, no doubt like ordinary people's children, so they couldn't help getting closer to Xie Xi.

Especially Lin Zisu's second brother, Lin Fangfeng, almost regards Xie Xi as his idol.

In Zhuangzi, Xie Xi didn't have much time to pay attention to him. Now that he was home, he kept pestering Xie Xi to ask questions.

Xie Xi was worried that his father-in-law would drive him out again, and was thinking of a reason to stay.

It was rare for someone to give him such a suitable step, so Xie Xi took advantage of the opportunity to come to the flower hall, and talked about what he had seen and heard in Beijing with several juniors of the Lin family.

Xie Xi's knowledge is naturally far superior to that of all the children of the Lin family.

It was just a few words, Lin Fangfeng was very eager to listen, even Lin Wenjing, who had always been quiet, would occasionally insert a few words.

Lin Yuanzhi has always disliked Xie Xi, especially now that the wedding day is not far away.

According to the regulations of the imperial court, Lin Zisu has already obtained the seal, and she cannot meet Xie Xi before she gets married.

Xie Xi is so unscrupulous, spreading the word will cause others to make jokes.

Maybe there will be a good censor who will directly participate in the performance to the emperor.

Although Lin Yuanzhi thought this way, he still didn't say the words to drive people away, and silently ordered a few more dishes in the kitchen.

Since her daughter and Xie Xi are about to get married, and Xie Xi has such a temperament, instead of holding her breath with him, it is better to be more beautiful.

Maybe after getting married, this son-in-law thinks of his own kindness and loves his own daughter more.

Thinking of Lin Zisu's marriage, Lin Yuanzhi felt a headache.

Such an incomprehensible son-in-law at the stall has already made the husband and wife worried.

Although the daughter can stay in the capital after marriage, the son-in-law goes out to join the feudal clan.

The daughter is still young, staying alone in the ten princes' mansion, what is the difference from being a widow?
In an instant, Lin Yuanzhi left behind the sage books he had read for decades, and secretly cursed the current emperor in his heart.

In the past few days, there have been several military newspapers from the northern border, all talking about the great victory with Beidi.

The courtiers all changed their tone one after another, praising the emperor's wisdom in unison.

In Lin Yuanzhi's view, it is not the case.

If the emperor hadn't lost his mind, how could he have done such a stupid thing?
Different from her father's state of mind, Lin Zisu stood aside with a smile, letting Xie Xi and Lin Fangfeng brag.

Speaking of joy, Xie Xi stood up and patted Lin Fangfeng on the shoulder.

"Second brother, if you have any troubles in the capital, just tell me, no matter how big or small, I can help you take care of it!"

When Xie Xi called "Second Brother", Lin Fangfeng was terrified and stood up quickly.

"Your Highness, we are all one family, you can just call me Afeng."

Xie Xi nodded with a smile, and said: "What Ah Feng said is that our family does not speak of each other, so don't call me Your Highness in the future, just call me Fourth Brother."

Taking advantage of everyone not paying attention, Xie Xi secretly turned his head and winked at Lin Zisu, as if to say, "Didn't you say that your second brother is naughty? Just leave it to me in the future."

Lin Zisu knew that Xie Xi was asking for credit, so she immediately made a gesture of praise to him.

With Lin Zisu's approval, Xie Xi felt very relieved, put his arms around Lin Fangfeng's shoulders, and continued to chat.

"There are many good places in Jiangnan. It happens that my grandfather works in Jiangnan. Let's go to Jiangnan together some other day to meet his old man!"

The grandfather Xie Xi was talking about was naturally Bi Suinan.

It has been six or seven days since Bi Suinan left Beijing, and the emperor invited him to Beijing to inquire about the possibility of opening the sea ban.

But this topic is really sensitive, and the news of the sea ban has just spread, and Bi Suinan has become the target of public criticism.

Under the impetus of a group of courtiers, Bi Suinan was participated in by the censor and courtiers, and he seemed to be the first culprit of the flood in the south of the Yangtze River.

Fortunately, with the emperor's all-out protection, coupled with Cao Lang's intimidation, the emperor and the cabinet each took a step back.

The ban on opening the sea is suspended, and the victims in the south of the Yangtze River are resettled first.

Bi Suinan's position remains unchanged for the time being, and he is still the prefect of Qingyang Prefecture.

As for the "privileged pirates" played by the censors, there is no evidence to investigate, so it will be nothing.

As Bi Suinan went south, the capital city, which was in trouble due to floods and sea bans, gradually returned to calm.

Everyone focused on the northern border, where the war attracted everyone's attention.

From the Sangong Jiuqing to the traffickers and pawns, they are all extremely concerned about this battle.

Every day, the Zhuangyuan building was crowded with tea drinkers, randomly analyzing the current situation.

And the emperor no longer concealed it, summoning Fang Luan, Marquis of Weiyuan, and the Ministry of War to discuss matters every day.

Everyone in the court knew that this battle was personally commanded by the emperor, which was of great significance.

Other dynasties made way for the war one after another, and even the sutra feast on the first day of October stopped.

On the second day of October, military reports came from the northern border, and Beidi sent [-] reinforcements to recapture the three cities within two days.

On the third day of October, another military report came from the northern border. Beidi reinforced 5 horses, bypassed the five cities occupied by Dayan, and directly attacked Jinlan Pass in Luyuan.

The capital city, which was filled with jubilation due to repeated victories, suddenly fell silent.

Only then did people know that Beidi was still the strong Beidi, who just took a nap a few days ago.

As long as Beidi takes it seriously, Dayan is not an opponent at all.

Jinlan pass is the barrier of Dayan's northern border. Beidi attacked Jinlan pass. Is this going to come again?

For a while, people became silent again, and even the flow of people in the capital decreased a lot.

Under such an atmosphere, the big weddings of the princes seemed to become insignificant.

On the sixth day of October, Prince Xie Yao got married, and all officials went to the East Palace to congratulate him.

After the ceremony was completed, a wedding banquet was prepared in the palace as usual, and the emperor and prince toasted the officials.

However, before the banquet was halfway through, Cao Shouli whispered a few words to the emperor first, and the emperor left the banquet on the spot and went to the Jiyi Hall.

Immediately afterwards, several cabinet ministers also noticed that something was wrong, and went to the cabinet to check the house in a panic.

The officials and wives didn't know what happened, they all stopped the food and drink, and went around to ask for evidence.

Looking at the sparse crowd at the banquet, Xie Yao clenched his fists secretly with a livid face.

This was his big wedding day, which was supposed to be a big day of joy for the whole country, but it was made so deserted.

From the emperor to the officials, no one took him seriously.

What Xie Yao didn't know was that at this moment, the atmosphere in Jiyi Hall was very cold.

Several important cabinet ministers were called to the Jiyi Hall, but there was no sound.

The emperor glanced at the faces of several people in the cabinet one by one, and asked in a deep voice, "Can any of you explain to me how Beidi entered Guanzhong?"

(End of this chapter)