Chapter 1399: A small inn on the border
Shi Li was not in a hurry to check the results of the battle. She slowly finished the special meal prepared by Xu Su, and by the way, she also indulgently fed Xuanyuan Lin a few bites.
When they were almost done eating, and thought that most of the people outside were gone, she shook Xuanyuan Lin's sleeve and said, "Brother, should we go out and take a look?"
The situation outside was as expected, a group of people were stumbling around, some lying on the ground or on the table, unconscious.
Shi Li stood on the stairs and counted carefully with her fingers. When she found that no Japanese were missing, she nodded with satisfaction.
Then he saw Tang Rouzhi lying beside Zhou Lingyu, and felt even more satisfied.
This is very good. It makes people happy both physically and mentally when they can catch all the fish without missing any.
"Tie up the people, wake up those who need to be awakened, and lock up those who need to be locked up." Xuanyuan Lin stood by and gave orders to Yuan Shang, who had been in charge of keeping an eye on these people.
Yuan Shang had known for a long time that he would have to do such a dirty job, so he even prepared the ropes. He swiftly tied up the Fuso people one by one, and also tied up the people brought by Zhou Lingyu, only sparing Zhou Lingyu and Zhou Heng.
Although these two are stupid, they are royal relatives after all, so they should be given some face.
Shi Li held her chin with her hand, watching with great interest. At last, she saw the stubble on Xuanyuan Lin's face from the corner of her eye, and immediately pulled his sleeve, "Brother, you should clean yourself up now, you look so ugly."
"I'll go write a letter and then I'll go take a shower and clean up."
Xuanyuan Lin readily followed the advice, went back to his room, wrote a letter, and asked Yingshun to take it to the imperial city. Then he bathed again, changed into his usual plain robe, shaved off the stubble on his face, and finally restored his original appearance.
After finishing all this and walking out of the house, he saw Shi Li squatting at the door, looking at him eagerly.
He felt distressed all of a sudden, and walked over to hold Shi Li's hand, "Why don't you come in and wait for me, my little wife? What are you doing outside?"
"You haven't married me, is it appropriate for me to enter your room?" Shi Li blinked her eyes, her tone particularly innocent, as if they were not the ones sharing the same room during this period of time.
Xuanyuan Lin didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said helplessly: "I want to take you back to the place where I was born, worship my parents, and then get married."
Even though he was a rebellious person, he didn't want to treat this matter carelessly. Especially for Shi Li, he only wanted to give her the best of everything that other women had when they got married.
Shi Li was finally happy, muttering, "You should have told me first, otherwise I would have started to think about it..."
Ying Falcon and Princess Min'an returned to the imperial city almost at the same time.
The princess did not return to her residence to rest, but went directly to the palace to see the emperor. When she entered the palace, she was still wearing a set of golden armor.
According to the rules, even the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace had to take off his armor before he could see the emperor. But when the eunuch beside the Emperor Shan came to take her away, he deliberately reminded her, "Your Highness, keep everything simple. His Majesty has been waiting for a long time."
It was unprecedented in all dynasties for a princess to wear armor and go to the court to meet the emperor.
Princess Min'an was in deep thought. She just nodded and followed the eunuch into the palace.
In the hall, in addition to the high and mighty Emperor Shan, there were also several loyal ministers. In an instant, all eyes were focused on this princess who had not shown her power before but suddenly wiped out the Fuso clan in one fell swoop.
Those who were lucky enough to be considered as loyal ministers by the emperor were all more intelligent than ordinary people. Knowing that Princess Min'an had returned victorious from the expedition to Fuso, she had already guessed the emperor's thoughts.
From this, considering that the eldest grandson of the emperor and the most competitive second prince are not in the imperial city, everything becomes logical.
But the ministers did not expect that Emperor Shan would allow Princess Min'an to wear armor and enter the court.
Under the complicated gazes of the crowd, Min An walked to Shan Huang without looking away, knelt on one knee, and clasped his hands together.
"Father, I will do my duty."
Emperor Shan lowered his eyes and looked at his chosen daughter with satisfaction. She was indeed a good heir chosen by him. Now that she came back, her brilliance could no longer be obscured.
The cold armor suits her better than the red makeup that covered up her light before.
"Minan, get up."
The emperor did not hide his satisfaction, but he sighed again and handed down a thin piece of paper, "Your unworthy second brother and nephew only know how to cause trouble for me outside! You have to work hard again and redeem them!"
Princess Min'an took the letter, glanced at it with her phoenix eyes, and a hint of smile appeared in her eyes.