Refusing to marry the king of broken sleeves

Chapter 3: Ever Victorious General!Ling Qinglian is coming back.

Good news came from the front, we broke through the enemy camp, drove the army of the Sky Kingdom out of the border of the Cheyuan Kingdom, and drove them back to their old lair.

The battle in the border town was over, and it was time for the army to return to the court. After a long journey, the army had already arrived outside the imperial city.

In the capital, almost all the common people gathered around both sides of the long street. Even the railings on the second floor of the restaurants and teahouses on both sides of the street were full of people. Everyone wanted to see the heroic appearance of this young general.

"Come here! I heard the sound of horseshoes!"

In the crowd, it wasn't just that there was a sudden cry of surprise, almost everyone stretched their necks and looked in the direction of the city gate. They didn't even dare to blink for fear that they might miss something wonderful in the blink of an eye. screen.

The sound of orderly and powerful horseshoes came from the gate of the city immediately. Even the people at the end could almost hear the loud sound.

The first thing that catches everyone's eyes is the banners waving in the wind, the banners embroidered with the word "Chariot", which are fluttering under the blowing of strong wind.

Immediately afterwards, there was that fearsome army, whether it was a general riding on a tall horse, or holding a banner, or a soldier walking on foot, all of them had serious expressions and looked straight at Ahead, the movements moved forward in unison with the same steps.

At the forefront of the army, there was a tall sweat-blooded horse. The horse's hooves knocked on the ground, making a clear and loud sound, knocking on the hearts of everyone.There are bright red dazzling red tassels on the neck of the big horse, and a saddle made of sterling silver, all of which show the majesty and might of the horse.

And on the horseback, sat a slender and tall figure, dressed in military uniform, outlining the man's figure to be extraordinarily well-proportioned and tall. On the man's handsome face, with the wind, frost and dust of the border city, he looked even more resolute Serene, with a sharp expression in those deep eyes, as sharp as a falcon, looking at everything around him with a clear expression.

Ling Qinglian straightened her back, held the rein in her big hand, slightly pursed her thin lips, narrowed her deep eyes, and glanced at the crowd on both sides of the street, as if she was looking for something.

Suddenly, there was an imperceptible light smile on his lips, and his gaze stayed on the second floor of a restaurant on the street, and he nodded slightly to the crescent-white figure.

In the restaurant, Gu Shaoyuan carried one hand behind his back, and held a small wine glass in the other hand, watching the lively scene below with a smile on his face.Seeing Ling Qinglian looking up at him, he raised the wine glass in his hand as a greeting.

Quietly withdrawing her gaze, Ling Qinglian returned to her calm look just now, and continued to ride her horse towards the direction of the palace.

In the crowded crowd, a pretty and exquisite figure was desperately pushing towards the front of the crowd, wishing he could pick up the collar of one person with one hand and throw out all those who stood in front of him.

Ling Ruoyao mustered all her strength, used her breastfeeding strength, clenched her teeth, and squeezed forward. Her fair and pretty face was flushed red at this moment, and fine sweat was also oozing from her smooth forehead.

After finally squeezing to the front of the crowd, she didn't pay attention to whether Caizhi, who came with her, was following her, stood on tiptoe, and looked in the direction of the city gate.

A few days ago, she heard that Ling Qinglian was coming back, and she had been excited for several days, waiting to see his valiant demeanor, so today, when she heard that the army was coming to the capital, she hurriedly took Caizhi and came on the street.

But she didn't want to, as soon as she walked to the street, she was frightened by the crowds of people, her legs were a little weak in fright, and she was about to go home, but when she heard the cheers coming from the front, she knew that Ling Qinglian The team has already entered the city.

Now that it's out, why don't you have to see it with your own eyes?

Thinking of this, she took a deep breath and squeezed into the crowd sullenly.

From a distance, she could vaguely see the banner flying in the wind, among the noisy voices, there was a sound of neat hooves, gradually approaching.

The mood suddenly became excited, and the corners of her mouth raised upwards uncontrollably, and she could even hear her heart beating violently, beating non-stop.

Sure enough, the charm of a hero is extraordinary!

Even though she was already familiar with Ling Qinglian, seeing him in military uniform, mighty and tall, she still felt extremely excited and excited, she even wanted to scream, and her fair face turned red with excitement.

This feeling is like going to a star's concert before time travel, which makes people extremely excited, and their eyes will follow that eye-catching figure.

When the team was about to advance in front of her, Ling Ruoyao stood on tiptoe, waved her hands, and shouted at Ling Qinglian who was on the tallest horse in the front: "Brother!"

Although her voice was loud, the noise around her was even louder. As soon as her voice came out, it was drowned in the crowd.

Although she squeezed to the front, due to her too thin figure and surrounded by some burly and tall men, she was ignored by Ling Qinglian, who was always looking forward, and just walked straight in front of her. walk by.

Seeing him walking in front of her, Ling Ruoyao was very excited at first, and was about to call him again, but found that he didn't see her at all, and walked straight past her.

Feeling disappointed and dissatisfied, she curled her lips, a look of disappointment suddenly appeared on her pretty face, she sighed helplessly, turned around and squeezed out of the crowd with her head drooping.

Caizhi, who was still trying to squeeze towards the front of the crowd, was puzzled when she saw her pushing out of the crowd again. She grabbed her and asked, "Miss, why don't you continue watching?"

"Don't watch it." She waved her hand, and said angrily, "Isn't it just a large group of people? If there is anything interesting, go back!"

Seeing that she was not in a good mood, Caizhi didn't dare to say anything else, so she nodded in agreement, then turned around and squeezed out of the crowd.

It took a lot of effort to get out of the crowd, and after they got out of the crowd, the two found a place to stand, leaning against the wall, panting heavily, their foreheads were covered with fine sweat oozing.

Getting in and out of a crowded crowd is really a physical job!

After taking a breath, the two walked straight towards the Prime Minister's Mansion, ignoring the triumphant team.

Anyway, after Ling Qinglian enters the palace to face the saint, she will always return to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and then she will take a good look at her heroic brother!

***

Since he received the news of the triumphant return of the team early in the morning, the emperor summoned all the civil and military officials early and waited for Ling Qinglian to enter the palace.The emperor, who was still sick in bed, immediately became more energetic after hearing the good news, and insisted on getting up to go to court regardless of advice.

In the Golden Luan Hall, everyone was waiting with great anticipation for the appearance of the triumphant general, and some even whispered to each other and discussed secretly.But what everyone talked about was nothing more than praise for Ling Qinglian.

After a long wait, the protagonist who has attracted much attention finally appeared in the sight of everyone.

Ling Qinglian, who was dressed in a military uniform, walked into the hall with steady and powerful steps, looking at the emperor at the top, with a serious and dignified expression, focused and determined.

When he got to the front of all the officials, he stopped, lifted the hem of his heavy armor, knelt down on one knee, and said to the emperor, "Chen Ling Qinglian, please pay attention to the emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live."

"Ling Aiqing get flat!" Waving his hand, the emperor hurriedly said, with an unconcealable smile and joy on his old and weak face, and deep approval in his eyes looking at Ling Qinglian.

Standing up, Ling Qinglian took a slight look at the emperor above, then lowered her head, showing a respectful look.

"Ling Aiqing, thank you for this battle with the Sky Kingdom."

Clasping her fists with both hands, Ling Qinglian said in a low voice, word by word in a serious tone: "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty, I don't think it's hard work. It's my honor to be able to contribute to your Majesty and the common people."

"Haha, good!" Laughing loudly, the emperor nodded and said, with more approval in his eyes, "I don't know if Ling Aiqing has anything to share with you in this battle with the Sky Kingdom?"

Putting away her clasped hands, Ling Qinglian raised her eyes to look at the emperor, pursed her lips, as if she was thinking about something, and glanced calmly at the several princes standing beside him.

"There is nothing particularly worth mentioning about the battle with the Sky Kingdom this time. If I have to say something, I can only talk about the assassins sent by the enemy that day." Ling Qinglian spoke calmly, as if this Just a trivial little thing.

"Oh?" The emperor was very surprised, and asked with concern, "Is Ling Aiqing injured?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, I am not injured." Ling Qinglian continued, with her head slightly lowered, "That day, the assassin was discovered just after sneaking into the camp. The assassin fled back to the enemy camp immediately after seeing his whereabouts exposed."

"It's good that you're not injured." Heaved a sigh of relief, the emperor's old face became even weaker and ugly, "This Sky Kingdom is really despicable! If you can't win a battle, you come up with such a bad move!"

"On the battlefield, anything can happen. Assassins can sneak into the camp, but it also shows that our defense is not tight enough, which gives the enemy assassins an opportunity."

"It's rare for you to think so carefully." Nodding, the emperor sighed and said, "You have made a great contribution in this battle with the Sky Kingdom, and I have decided to make you the ever-victorious general." , give a general's mansion, ten thousand taels of silver and one thousand taels of gold!"

"Thank you for the emperor's grace!" Ling Qinglian said respectfully, raising her robe again and knelt down, "But your majesty, I have a request. I'm still used to living in the prime minister's mansion, with my father's family."

"It's rare for you to have such filial piety," the emperor waved his hand and said with a slight smile, "So, you can continue to live in the prime minister's mansion. As for the general's mansion, you can keep it. When you want to live in it, you can live in it." .”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After another random questioning, the emperor announced that he was retiring from the court. Before retiring from the court, he made a decision. Today, he will hold a banquet in the imperial garden of the palace to clean up the dust for the victory of General Changsheng. All civil and military officials will be present. And can bring family members.

After retreating, all the officials gathered around Ling Qinglian one after another. Everyone had flattering smiles on their faces, and their mouths were as sweet as honey. Smell it several times.

For the flattery and exaggerated praise of the officials, Ling Qinglian didn't take it seriously, she simply nodded her head, or responded casually, and in the end, he simply didn't bother to pay attention, and walked straight through the officials surrounding him, He strode forward.

Seeing that people ignored their flattery at all, everyone was a little dismayed, and they didn't continue to stick their hot faces to it.

Finally getting rid of these flattering officials, Ling Qinglian breathed a sigh of relief, pulled the corners of her mouth helplessly, and sighed softly, then walked forward with big strides, heading straight for the two tall and straight roads walking together in front of her. A slender figure.After the attacking side.

In front, Huangfu Yi and Huangfu Yu were walking side by side.

Huangfu Yi put his hands behind his back, his face was gentle and calm, in his pair of deep and narrow phoenix eyes, there was a clear expression, his eyes looked far ahead, making it hard to understand his thoughts.

Beside him, Huangfu Yu was chattering non-stop, and while talking, he bumped him with an elbow: "Fourth brother, you said that Ling Qinglian is really not bad, this is the first time leading an army." After going out to battle, he was awarded the title of Ever-Victorious General by the Emperor Father, if he wins a few more battles in the future, wouldn’t he be rewarded even more?”

The thin lips with graceful lines raised slightly upwards, Huangfu Yi turned his head to look at him, and said nonchalantly: "This is someone else's ability! If you are jealous, you can also fight a few victories to show Father!"

"Fourth brother, you should feel sorry for me!" After giving him a blank look, Huangfu Yu pursed his lips and said, with a bit of mourning in his tone.

Some couldn't help laughing, Huangfu Yi had no choice but to shake his head, sighed softly and said: "Lao Liu, Father has always cherished talent, this time the war with the Sky Kingdom has lasted for such a long time, and no one has been able to fight it before. Victory, but as soon as Ling Qinglian went to the border town, she immediately won every victory, you think, can the father not be happy? He was named the ever-victorious general, and he deserved it!"

"The fourth prince is too famous."

Just when Huangfu Yi finished speaking, a light laughter suddenly came from behind, interrupting their conversation.

Both of them stopped in their tracks, turned around, looked at Ling Qinglian who was walking towards them, their expressions were a little embarrassed, especially Huangfu Yu, who even smiled embarrassingly.

"Master Ling." Nodding slightly to him, Huangfu Yi also raised the corners of his mouth and smiled, "Congratulations, Master Ling!"

"Fourth Prince, I'm overwhelmed." She cupped her hands towards him, Ling Qinglian said casually, "I wonder if we can go together?"

"Doesn't Master Ling go with the Prime Minister?" Huangfu Yi looked a little surprised, and looked behind him.

Not far behind Ling Qinglian, Ling Yan was surrounded by officials.These flattering officials couldn't please Ling Qinglian, so they thought of ways to please Ling Yan.

It's a pity that Ling Yan doesn't accept this trick either.

"No need." Ling Qinglian also turned her head to look at Ling Yan, shook her head and said, "Anyway, after going back for a while, I have plenty of time to catch up with my father."

Taking a careful look at Ling Qinglian, Huangfu Yi narrowed his deep phoenix eyes slightly, with a bit of searching in his eyes, thinking, Ling Qinglian offered to go forward with them, maybe it won't be that simple, right?

After pondering for a while, he nodded and said, "So, let's go."

Thus, the original duo became a trio at this time.

While the three of them were talking, not far away, a slender and handsome figure was looking at the three of them in front with sharp eyes, and more eyes fell on Ling Qinglian and Huangfuyi.

The big hands hidden in the wide sleeves had already clenched into fists, Huangfu Xuan pursed his thin lips slightly, with a look of resentment in his eyes.

Unexpectedly, all his plans turned out to be fruitless in the end!

I don't know if the emperor didn't have time to ask Huangfu Yi about leaving the capital, or he simply didn't believe that he would go to the border town?

Even Ling Qinglian didn't mention anything about Huangfu Yi. Although he talked about the assassins in the border town, he didn't mention Ye Yuan. Even if Ye Yuan had an alibi, if he said it, At least it can arouse the emperor's suspicion and attention. .

Unfortunately, nothing, nothing!

All his plans were in vain!It might even have aroused Huangfu Yi's vigilance!

And the three people in front didn't notice the sharp gaze projected from them at all, and the three of them just talked one after another.

After a while, Ling Qinglian cleared her throat, changed the subject and said, "I wonder if Ye Yuan, who lives in the Fourth Prince's residence, has ever left the capital since these days?"

Apparently he didn't expect that he would suddenly ask about Ye Yuan. Huangfu Yi looked a little surprised, but his face was calm. He smiled and asked, "Why did Master Ling suddenly ask about Ye Yuan?"

"It's nothing, I just thought of it suddenly, so I asked casually."

"Yeyuan hasn't left the capital these days, and has been taking care of things for this king in the mansion." With a raised brow, Huangfu Yi said casually, without any strangeness on his face.

"Really?" Ling Qinglian frowned and said in surprise, "But why when I was in the border town, did I hear from my subordinates that I saw Ye Yuan? And they even said he was an assassin!"

"Assassin?" Huangfu Yi also showed a shocked expression, his face was solemn, "Master Ling, you can't talk nonsense, you must pay attention to evidence in everything."

"Aren't I just here to ask the Fourth Prince?"

"This king can testify that Ye Yuan has never left the capital." Huangfu Yu, who had been silent all this time, hastily spoke out to testify.

"So, it seems that I was worrying too much." Laughing apologetically, Ling Qinglian said casually, "It's just that I don't know who is so bold as to dare to slander the people in the fourth prince's residence."

Huangfu Yi didn't make a sound, but his heart was already as bright as a mirror, it was so bright, there was a cold smile on his lips, and his eyes were sharp.