Xu Qilang had been hanging out with Hsieh Hyun-chen during this period of time. He liked to get close to Hsieh Hyun-chen more and more. The more Hsieh Hyun-chen ignored him, the more enthusiastic he became. Xu Qilang was worried that if his father didn't agree to submit to Hsieh Hyun-chen, wouldn't they become enemies when they met in the future? He didn't expect that his father and his brothers would discuss for a long time and finally acquiesce.
This couldn't be better. Today, another city was conquered. Xu Qilang was happy. He ignored the cold expression on his face and squeezed to Hsieh Hyun-chen's side. He saw that Hsieh Hyun-chen was looking at the dancing girl thoughtfully and thought he understood. "This girl is beautiful. Does Prince Qiyang want to take her?"
Since the Emperor stripped Hsieh Hyun-chen of his title, people didn't call him Prince An anymore. They still called him Prince Qiyang. This was actually just right. The people below called him by his name, and Xie Xuanchen was also pleasing to the ear.
Hsieh Hyun-chen glanced at him coldly. "I already have a princess."
Xu Qilang choked. Men had a low sense of morality, especially when a group of men mixed together. When the soldiers went out to war, they would always go to the local brothel in groups when they arrived at a city. After a victory, the celebration feast was a tacit tradition. Women would be invited to the celebration feast to liven things up. If there was anyone who liked them, they would be invited to enjoy them according to their military achievements. After a night of romance, they would have nothing to do with each other at dawn.
Everyone was used to it. Sometimes, Xu Qilang would bump into a few of his older brothers. The brothers would tacitly not disturb each other. When they returned home, no one would mention it to their sisters-in-law.
Now that he heard Hsieh Hyun-chen say that he already had a princess, Xu Qilang was stunned. He didn't quite understand. He was a little surprised and a little incredulous. "Your Highness, does the princess control you so tightly? Other people are henpecked and don't dare to touch outside women. Are you the same? "
"It's not a matter of whether she's keeping a tight leash or not." Hsieh Hyun-chen looked up at the dim stars in the night sky and said, "I'm the one who doesn't want to."
Xu Qilang was at a loss for words. He paused for a moment before retracting his tongue, "Then … the woman below?"
Hsieh Hyun-chen said coldly, "I don't want it. If you like it, you can take it away."
Xu Qilang tried to read his expression. "Are you serious?"
"What's there to fake?" Hsieh Hyun-chen didn't care much and said, "She's almost done dancing. If you want it, hurry up."
Hearing Hsieh Hyun-chen's words, Xu Qilang knew that he had completely lost interest. Xu Qilang was suddenly curious. "Why? Of course, this woman's looks couldn't compare to the Princess Consort's, but she was still a well-deserved beauty. Is it because your standards are too high that you don't like her? "
"It has nothing to do with the other party. Even if this woman grows up to be Xi Shi, she's still another woman to me. In a different place, if the Princess Consort got close to another man while I was away, I would have killed that man with my own hands. So I think that if it were me, she would have done the same. "
Xu Qilang had nothing to say and was even at a loss for a moment. Without waiting for Xu Qilang to think clearly, Hsieh Hyun-chen suddenly turned his head, his eyes unkind. "Whether my Princess Consort is beautiful or not, what does that have to do with you?"
Xu Qilang's faintly discernible feelings died in his stomach. He cupped his hands in defeat and stood up. "Since the Prince doesn't want to touch other women, then I won't sit here with you. I'll leave first."
Xu Qilang slipped away after he finished speaking. It was unknown whether he was avoiding suspicion or for some other reason, but he didn't touch the woman on the stage. After the song ended, many of the accompanying dancers and musicians were pulled away. Several people sent invitations to the lead dancer, but the lead dancer found that the man she wanted to follow the most wasn't among them. He was still sitting on the high platform, ignoring her.
The lead dancer was unwilling to give up. She lifted her skirt and ran down the stage, kneeling in front of Hsieh Hyun-chen's seat. "Prince Qiyang, my daughter has admired the Prince for a long time. Now that the Prince has recovered my hometown, I am very grateful. I am willing to repay the Prince with my body and serve the Prince for the rest of my life."
After the lead dancer finished speaking, she was very shy and lowered her head even more. Her eyes were delicate and delicate, making people feel pity for her. Hsieh Hyun-chen sat on the high platform and watched. He suddenly wanted to see his darling.
He hadn't seen her for two months. He didn't know if that little heartless girl missed him.
When the lead dancer ran to Hsieh Hyun-chen, the other soldiers understood and revealed ambiguous looks. Now that the lead dancer boldly confessed, there was a lot of jeering behind her. The lead dancer became more and more shy. She waited expectantly for Hsieh Hyun-chen to take her away. But after waiting for a while, the jeering died down and there was no movement.
The lead dancer was surprised. She looked up in confusion and found that Hsieh Hyun-chen didn't move at all. He even looked a little absent-minded.
The lead dancer was so ashamed that she wished she could drill a hole in the ground. The beauty was embarrassed, and the other men couldn't bear it. They whispered to Hsieh Hyun-chen, "Prince Qiyang, you have good luck with women. The beauty is waiting for you."
Hsieh Hyun-chen finally remembered that there was another person kneeling on the ground. He looked at the lead dancer who was blushing, but there was still no fluctuation in his eyes. "I don't have any interest in you. You can go find someone else."
He refused without leaving any leeway. Not to mention the women, the other men couldn't bear it. "Prince, women are shy …"
"She is shy. What does it have to do with me?" Hsieh Hyun-chen felt that these people's logic was very strange. "She already knows that I have a princess. Shouldn't she have expected that I would refuse her?"
For a moment, everyone was silent. Seeing this, the other women who were dancing came down and pulled the lead dancer away. Unexpectedly, after taking two steps, the lead dancer was still unwilling. She broke away from the crowd, turned around and asked, "Prince, why?"
"Why don't you accept me? Am I not beautiful enough, or am I not gentle enough? "
"It doesn't matter." Hsieh Hyun-chen sighed very softly. "You are not her. You are willing to follow me now only because I am Prince Qiyang and I have great power. You can't imagine how important she is to me, so it doesn't matter what you look like. Except for her, all the women in the world are others in my eyes. "
Hsieh Hyun-chen's words were not only for the lead dancer, but also for the officers and soldiers around him. There were many people who had the same idea as Xu Qilang. Hsieh Hyun-chen simply said it in front of everyone. Those who didn't know were innocent. Hsieh Hyun-chen tolerated it the first time, but if they dared to do it again next time, then they shouldn't blame him for being rude.
Mu Mingtang was already at odds with him. If these people interfered, Mu Mingtang would completely ignore him. Who could Hsieh Hyun-chen turn to to to seek redress?
Sure enough, after Hsieh Hyun-chen finished speaking, the surrounding people heard Hsieh Hyun-chen's tone and knew that he wasn't joking. They all sensibly dispersed. After that, there was another celebratory banquet. As expected, no one offered him women.
Hsieh Hyun-chen's battle lasted until the seventh month. He led his men and took down the last city, Yunzhou City.
At this point, the Sixteen Prefectures of the Serene Cloud Country fell into Ye Chao's hands.
To be more precise, they all fell into Hsieh Hyun-chen's hands.
Hsieh Hyun-chen openly declared his independence. After so long, the imperial court only wrote an edict to scold him. They still hadn't sent an army to attack him. On one hand, no one dared to attack Hsieh Hyun-chen. On the other hand, the imperial court didn't even have time to take care of itself.
The emperor's health wasn't very good last year. This year, he was severely frightened by the Yelv Yan's siege. Later, Hsieh Hyun-chen declared his independence. He threw out the Xie Yi incident and publicly accused the emperor of improperly inheriting the throne. The emperor was greatly affected. After five months, his health plummeted. The princes in Dongjing were busy fighting for the throne. They didn't have time to care about Hsieh Hyun-chen. Hsieh Hyun-chen calmly finished conquering the Sixteen Prefectures of the Serene Cloud Country and returned with a full load.
Now that Hsieh Hyun-chen had declared his independence, many people came to him. Among them were many scholars and strategists. Since the war was over, it was time to set up the imperial court and establish the country.
One of the strategists mentioned the capital to Hsieh Hyun-chen. Hsieh Hyun-chen thought about it and said, "You Prefecture is good. However, I have to go back to Zhending Prefecture first. "
The strategists were puzzled. "Your Highness, the princes in Dongjing are fighting for the throne. Empress Dowager Xiao and the Yelv Yan are fighting among themselves. They don't have time to suppress us. This is a great opportunity for us to gain a firm foothold. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Your Highness should take advantage of this opportunity to win the hearts of the people. As for the princess consort, you can send someone reliable to welcome her. The princess consort is righteous. She will understand. "
Hsieh Hyun-chen shook his head. "She is righteous, but I am not. If I don't see her with my own eyes, I won't be at ease. "
The strategists wanted to persuade him again, but Hsieh Hyun-chen raised his hand and said, "I have made up my mind. There is no need to persuade me."
Seeing this, the strategists had nothing else to say. They could only shut up.
Sure enough, there was no smoke without fire. It was widely rumored that Prince Qiyang was so obsessed with women that he didn't think about anything else. He originally thought that the imperial court was deliberately smearing Prince Qiyang's name. Now it seemed that … it was true?
Tsk, you can't judge a book by its cover.
After Hsieh Hyun-chen decided to go back to pick up Mu Mingtang, he suddenly couldn't wait any longer. He set the fastest marching speed to pick up his wife.
At this moment, in the Zhending Prefecture Government, the maids were surrounding Mu Mingtang. They were even afraid that the wind outside the wall would be too strong and accidentally hit the princess consort.
Mu Mingtang was very helpless. "I'm not that delicate. I just want to walk around. There won't be a problem."
But the maids were unwilling. They were all on guard. Mu Mingtang was helpless. Just as she was about to go back to her room, she suddenly saw a man coming from the corridor. He strode quickly towards Mu Mingtang like an unsheathed sword.
When Hsieh Hyun-chen saw Mu Mingtang from afar, his heart was filled with longing. He strode forward and didn't listen to what the people behind him were saying. He walked to Mu Mingtang and was about to hug her.
However, the maids who usually avoided him rushed to him together. "Your Highness, you can't!"
Xie Xuanchen was shocked. He stopped in his tracks and looked at the group of audacious maidservants in front of him. His eyes could kill. "What are you doing? I've only been away for three months. You don't know how high the sky is? "
The maids were scolded and lowered their heads. They looked at each other and finally decided to let the princess consort be the one to announce the good news. They lowered their heads and didn't say anything. Mu Mingtang found it funny. She waved to the people below and said, "You can all leave. I have something to say to the prince."
The maids wanted to say something but stopped. In the end, they left with their hearts in their mouths. Hsieh Hyun-chen saw the maids turn back with every step. They were unwilling to leave, as if they were worried about him. Hsieh Hyun-chen was very unhappy. He went forward to grab Mu Mingtang's shoulder and led her into the room as he scolded, "What are their eyes like? You are my princess, are you guarding against me touching you? "
Mu Mingtang only raised an eyebrow and smiled at this: "Come in first. I have something to say to you."
After the two of them entered the room, Hsieh Hyun-chen saw the person he had been thinking about day and night sitting in front of him. His heart became restless again. He didn't think that as soon as he moved, Mu Mingtang would stop him: "Don't move. I have something to say to you. "
"I also have something to say to you." Hsieh Hyun-chen saw this and wondered why she was still being awkward. Hsieh Hyun-chen was very experienced. He immediately stood in front of Mu Mingtang and said, "I know what you want to say. Listen to me first."
Mu Mingtang raised an eyebrow: "You know?"
"Of course." Hsieh Hyun-chen said without thinking. He knew too well. He didn't need to guess. He knew that Mu Mingtang wanted to talk about taking a concubine.
Mu Mingtang silently looked at him and suddenly smiled: "Okay, you go first."
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