Donggong Zhangjiao

"What a joke. I was praising Ji'er with the queen."

Pei Yao looked at Fang Yun and said gently.

The queen next to her also nodded along with the words.

At this time, the neglected fourth prince gave up and reached out to pull Pei Yao's clothes.

"Father, I want to go out to play with my big brother!"

Seeing this, Fang Yun stopped him, "Ji'er can't mess around."

"It's okay, it's okay." Pei Yao waved his hands with a casual look, then looked at the eldest prince and said, "Yan Che, take your younger brothers and sisters out to play for a while."

The eldest prince then stood up, bowed respectfully, and nodded in response.

However, even though he followed the rules, the child-like joy after getting permission can be seen on his face, which is cute.

But at this moment, the second princess didn't forget to run up to Princess Dun and pulled Princess Jingyi along with her.

Seeing how Concubine Zhao and her children were so comfortable and carefree in front of the emperor, everyone could guess that Concubine Zhao was favored.

Not to mention that the fourth prince is a biological child, but the second princess is an adopted daughter, and she knows a lot about the inside story. She also knows that the second princess’s biological mother, Mrs. Zhou, is a sinner.

Even so, the second princess was raised under the knees of Concubine Zhao, and the emperor loved her to death.

Of course, even if the truth is not the case, Pei Yao is a person who cherishes his children, but in the eyes of outsiders, they will think so.

Irrelevant outsiders can still sigh like this, let alone those in the palace who already hate Fang Yun.

Concubine Yang sat on the seat, looking at Pei Yao's eyes full of love for the fourth prince, she couldn't help but sneer in her heart.

It's just a sick seedling. Now it's been kept in a greenhouse and taken care of in every possible way. It's barely survived two years. It deserves to be loved like this.

Under the table, Concubine Yang raised her hand to caress her lower abdomen, with a glimmer of determination in her eyes.

She was thinking that when she gave birth to a healthy prince, she would slowly fight against the people in the harem.

As for the queen’s belly?

Those who are born may not be able to survive.

With this thought in her mind, Concubine Yang became even more anxious to meet and talk to her brother.

He raised his eyes and looked at the seat opposite, and Yang Chengyu happened to look over as well.

The brother and sister's eyes met for a moment, and they understood what each other meant.

Then Concubine Yang stood up and said to Pei Yao with a smile.

"Your Majesty, I feel a little stuffy in the palace and want to go out for some fresh air."

"Okay, go ahead. If you feel any discomfort, you must ask the imperial doctor to come and take a look. If you are tired, go back and rest early."

Pei Yao nodded with a gentle expression.

In front of outsiders, Concubine Yang is pregnant, and her brother has also made a meritorious service. At this celebration banquet, Concubine Yang will naturally not let Concubine Yang look like she is being left out.

After thanking her, Concubine Yang was supported by the maid and left the main hall through the side door.

Fang Yun stared at the scene silently, and sure enough, not long after, he saw Yang Chengyu also going out.

Expected.

How could the brother and sister miss such an opportunity to meet?

However, everyone in the palace would not pay too much attention to it. At this moment, Pei Yao had already shifted the topic to the meritorious official this time.

The first person I called was Huo Mingxuan.

"Heroes come from young, tiger fathers have no dogs. The Duke of Qin has been loyal and brave for generations. Coming to you is even more glorious. The men of the Huo family sacrificed their lives for the country and pacified Northern Xinjiang. I offer you a toast, as well as your father and brother, and the tens of thousands of martyrs. The heroic spirit."

Pei Yao picked up the wine glass with a solemn expression.

Huo Mingxuan also immediately stood up with a cup and drank it respectfully.

"I, my father, my brother, and I are loyal to the emperor by eating the emperor's salary. Daqi is the land where I was born and raised. Since I put on this armor, I must protect our land of Daqi and the people of Daqi. I also miss the emperor more. Ende, the emperor made wise and decisive decisions in the court, inspired the morale of the army, and allowed the army to have no worries, so that he could win such a victory."

Although there is an element of hating each other, there is also sincerity.Most importantly, Huo Mingxuan's words show that he is a brave and resourceful person, not a reckless man.

His gratitude to Pei Yao was a clear surrender, showing that he had no pride in taking credit.

Of course, this is also because Pei Yao, as the emperor, has a sufficient attitude towards his subordinates.

A virtuous corporal, loyal to the emperor and serving the country.

It's all mutual.

And after praising Huo Mingxuan, we must also mention Liu Qin, who partnered with Huo Mingxuan on the battlefield.

Logically speaking, Liu Qin's rank was not high enough to attend the banquet.

He has a special status and was specially summoned.

Against Liu Qin, Pei Yao seemed much more casual.

"You are a brave boy, but I don't know that you scared your sister this time. When I told you about you, Concubine Zhao was afraid for a long time and said that she didn't watch you. Fortunately, nothing happened."

"I was just angry about my book business for a while, so I didn't think much about it. I just went north to pursue my ambition. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Liu Qin hurriedly stood up and saluted, saying words of forgiveness with a smile on his face.

Pei Yao then said, "Don't apologize to me. You should say this to your sister."

After speaking, his eyes moved to Fang Yun.

At this moment, everyone's eyes gathered again.

Liu Qin is not timid either, he is smart, and now he just acts like an ordinary person, like a younger brother, smiling and saluting Fang Yuan like a sweetheart.

"Sister, forgive me."

"Sister, I should punish you!" Fang Yun also feigned anger and glared at him with her beautiful eyes, "If I had known you were such a worry, I should have married you first and let my younger siblings take good care of me. You are!"

"How can I get married without fame? Don't be upset, sister. My brother will never do anything wrong in the future."

Liu Qin bowed deeper and made a flattering gesture.

The interaction between the two seems to be that of a close brother and sister.

Who could have known that they could count on one hand the number of times the two of them had met each other over the past year.

It's all just a show anyway, and as long as it doesn't involve interests, everything is easy to talk about.

At this time, Pei Yao also took advantage of the situation and brought the topic to Fang Yun's word about marrying a wife.

After looking around the field, he smiled.

"I see that among the meritorious ministers this time, there are many outstanding young men who have not yet married or established a career. The ancients said that if you cultivate your family and govern your country, you can bring peace to the world. In addition to this Qi family, everyone else has occupied it. You cannot lack this one. The right age in the capital There are many ladies, so we should take good care of each other and start a family as soon as possible."

When he said this, Huo Mingxuan on the side immediately said.

"I appreciate the Emperor's kindness. However, I am now observing my filial piety to my father. The Emperor should consider Brother Ye and Brother Liu first."

As he spoke, he ducked aside and pushed Ye Yunxiao and Liu Qin forward.

These two are also embarrassed.

At this moment, Yang Chengyu and Concubine Yang finished talking and came in from outside.

Pei Yao raised his eyes and happened to see him, his eyes flashed slightly and he said immediately.

"I was just thinking that one was missing, and now I'm back. Among you guys, he is the oldest, and he should be the first to put the marriage on the agenda."

When he spoke, everyone followed his gaze and looked at Yang Chengyu.

Although Yang Chengyu didn't know what had just happened in the hall at this moment, he also heard some information from Pei Yao's words, so he handed it over.

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. But now that the overall situation has been decided, I have no intention of getting married."

But as soon as Yang Chengyu finished speaking, Pei Yao raised his hand to interrupt him.

"Concubine Yang has given birth to the third prince for me, and now she is pregnant again. You are his elder brother, but you have not yet married and had children. How can this happen? If there is no girl you like in Huizhou, then I will make the decision and give you a place in Kyoto. How about choosing a lady?"