Ma Jingjie shook her head without changing her expression: "No matter what my country is like, whether it is a victor or a defeated country, I will never betray my country. I was born in Xiangmei and grew up in Xiangmei. Da, I have no reason to betray Xiang Mei. Although you, the Lion Flame Army, are kind to me, you are all very kind to me and do not treat me as an enemy. I have become a family with you. Even so, in the interests of the country, In front of me, I will still choose to stand my ground."

Jiang Lie nodded: "That's it. Over there in Zhicheng, there are a group of your military doctors and medical staff who were captured when we attacked Zhicheng. When the time comes, you will go back with them. You are like Mei country."

Ma Jingjie nodded and said: "Then... we are destined to meet again. I hope we can have a chance to meet each other next time, and it will no longer be because of the war."

Jiang Lie smiled and said: "Well, I hope there will be no more wars in the Bone Corrosion Continent, and that there will be world peace and good fortune forever."

Ma Jingjie also smiled: "The world is fine, I hope so."

…

On the ninth day of the twelfth month of the third year of Shengfan, the Xiangmei Empire's Western Expedition and the bandit troops had all withdrawn from the border of Qiu Shi Kingdom.

On the morning of the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth month of the third year of Shengfan, all the general-level officers and above of the Lion Flame Army and the main generals of the Qiu Army were invited to the Qiu Oath Palace to receive rewards for their merits.

Emperor Qiu Shi stood on the steps of a large square, and the generals stood upright on the square.

Jiang Lie listened to Emperor Qiu Shi's official speech for a long time. His eyes were dizzy and his mind was sleepy. He only knew that he had been praised generously and had made great military exploits. He was a great benefactor to Qiu Shi's country for generations to come and would reap rewards. Many rewards.

After the commendation meeting, Emperor Qiu Shi came to Jiang Lie in person.

"It's better to hear once than to see once. Marshal Jiang is really extraordinary!" Emperor Qiu Shi said with a hearty smile.

Jiang Lie quickly and respectfully performed a military salute: "Foreign minister Jiang Lie comes to see Your Majesty, long live the Emperor!"

After raising his head, Jiang Lie took a look at Emperor Qiu Shi, and saw that he was facing the wind, wearing a splendid robe, and he looked particularly graceful and noble. His face still looked like that of a young man, but perhaps due to the impact of the war, he still looked somewhat haggard. state.

Emperor Qiu Shi smiled and said: "There is no need to be so polite. At this moment, I don't want to worry about the etiquette of monarchs and ministers with you. I just want to recognize relatives and chat about home affairs. Your wife and my queen are cousins ​​whose blood is thicker than water. , we are brothers-in-law, close relatives, not just ordinary relatives."

Jiang Lie still said politely: "Although the foreign minister and Your Majesty are called close relatives, they cannot be in a circle without following the rules. If the foreign minister ignores the etiquette of the monarch and his ministers and calls his majesty brothers, it will still be inappropriate. After all, the monarch and his ministers are different. .”

"There is a difference between home and home. The difference is only a matter of fact. Why should we take care of so many rules in private?" Emperor Qiu Shi invited Jiang Lie to go for a walk together alone. "I will take you to visit the palace of Qiu Shi. You don’t have to call me your majesty. Of course, you don’t have to call me by my name. You can just call me brother-in-law. How about that?”

Jiang Lie followed Emperor Qiu Shi, nodded, and said with a smile: "Brother-in-law, let's just call him brother-in-law. It's natural to call him brother-in-law."

Emperor Qiu Shi laughed heartily and said: "Hahahaha, although we are relatives to begin with, I have to deliberately clarify this relationship. Every time you call me brother-in-law, I have to be happy for a long time, because I can be particularly clear-headed. Come on, Marshal Jiang Liejiang, the great hero who fought against the Xiang Army, must be called my brother-in-law! If others want to deliberately become relatives with you, there is no way, but you and I are real relatives, so naturally we must take good care of it and cherish it. , after all, I don’t know how many years it will take before I can hear you call me brother-in-law.”

Jiang Lie agreed with a smile and said: "As long as my brother-in-law is free, and I am free, I can come over to see my brother-in-law at any time in the future. And Zhuo Jing and Ninth Princess... ah no, although I and the Empress are just cousins,

They are biological sisters who share the same father and mother. They have not seen each other for many years, and they miss each other very much."

Emperor Qiu Shi nodded happily: "The Queen had a good relationship with you before she got married, and she is particularly concerned about you. She has been looking forward to your coming to the palace for a long time, so that we can meet you and catch up with each other."

Jiang Lie recalled what Yuan Rutong wrote in the letter and nodded: "Yes, the Queen and the Queen have written in the letter before, saying that the princes and princesses really want to see me."

Emperor Qiu Shi smiled from ear to ear: "Although she is the mother of the country and was a princess before, she is still just a woman, and what she says cannot be taken seriously. The eldest prince is four years old this year, and the eldest princess is two years old.

I don’t know you, but I have often heard of your heroic deeds, but they are all children, so how do they know what a hero is and what an uncle is? In fact, it’s just the queen herself who really wants the princes and princesses to get to know you.

It’s not what their children mean.”

Jiang Lie kept smiling: "The Queen is still as humorous as ever. When I first met her, I felt that she was extremely smart, and she was a positive, optimistic and cheerful person. She married and became such a

Even though she is a queen now, she still has her true nature and is still so cute."

"That's right, I'm not bragging, I really love her very much. It is said that the emperors of other countries, including the previous emperors of Qiu Shi Kingdom, had thousands of beauties in their harem. But I only have three people in my harem, and they really make me happy.

The only one I really love is the Queen. Do the princesses of the Lion Kingdom have special and unique magic powers?" Emperor Qiu Shi said and stopped in front of a pool.

Looking at the koi carp playing in the pool, Jiang Lie thought for a moment and responded: "I know a lot of princesses from the Lion Kingdom, but the only ones I'm really familiar with are the Queen and Zhuojing. To be honest, I think they

Both have particularly attractive charms

, but to be honest, I only value Zhuo Jing’s charm, and only the charm she exudes can attract me. Perhaps, when you fall in love with someone, everything about her will be different and superior to others.

All are worthy of partiality."

Emperor Qiu swears with a satisfied smile: "What you say makes sense. It seems that you can not only strategize and lead, but also speak out wise words. The queen, the eldest prince and the eldest princess are having fun in the imperial garden. Let's go directly.

Let’s take a stroll around the Royal Garden.”

Along the way, Jiang Lie looked around and found that the layout of Qiu Shiguo's palace was similar to that of the Kingdom of Divine Lion, except that the architectural styles were different, and the technological level here was slightly higher, so there would be some that were seen in the palace of Divine Lion Kingdom.

Less advanced landscape.

After walking for a long time, Jiang Lie finally followed Emperor Qiu Shi to the Imperial Garden.

"Have you ever seen the queen?" Emperor Qiu Shi called a palace maid and asked.

The maid responded: "Back to Your Majesty, the Queen is at the Pavilion in the middle of the lake, and the eldest prince and princess are also there."

While talking, Emperor Qiu Shi took Jiang Lie to the Pavilion in the middle of the lake in the imperial garden.

The Imperial Garden is full of beautiful birds and flowers, just like a paradise. In the middle of the Imperial Garden there is a medium-sized artificial lake, and in the center of the lake there is a simple medium-sized pavilion called Lake Center Pavilion.

There are four long bridges surrounding the Huxin Pavilion, and each of the four bridges has a poetic and picturesque name.

Jiang Lie thought: "Emperors in the world are just as dark as they are. They can give weird names to everything. But the names here are almost meaningless. The names of the landscapes in the Divine Lion Palace are all weird. What about the Lion Terrace?"

Flying songs, the roar of lions, and lion trees welcoming the spring. But overall, the scenery here is no worse than that in the Lion Palace, and may even be more beautiful."

Walking on the bridge, Jiang Lie set up a pergola and saw a familiar figure in the distance - a woman with light makeup wearing palace clothes and gold and silver jewelry from head to toe - although it was obviously different from before marriage.

There was no difference, but Jiang Lie still recognized it at a glance. It was Yuan Rutong, the ninth princess of the former Divine Lion Kingdom and now the queen of Qiu Shi Kingdom.

Perhaps hearing the footsteps, Yuan Rutong turned around and said overjoyed: "Young Master Jiang!"

"Father!" A young boy in fine clothes ran over and hugged Emperor Qiu Shi's legs. He then raised his head and blinked his big, smart eyes at Jiang Lie twice.

"Father, who is this?"

Emperor Qiu Shi laughed and picked up the boy, and said as he walked: "This is the famous Marshal Jiang of the Lion Flame Army! He is the husband of your mother's maternal cousin, you must call him uncle."

The boy happily danced in the arms of Emperor Qiu Shi: "You are the uncle that the queen mother said! The queen mother said that you are a great hero! I don't know what a great hero is. I have only seen a big bear, and I thought I was an uncle."

It’s just a big, ferocious bear, and it turns out to be a black uncle!”

Emperor Qiu Shi smiled bitterly and said: "Tong Yan Wuji! Child Yan Wuji! How can a great hero and a big bear be the same thing? An uncle is an uncle, an uncle is a human being, a hero is a human being, and a bear is a bear. There is no relationship at all.

Yes! You brat is really messed up. The moment you open your mouth, your seniority is all messed up! My uncle is a relative from your mother’s side, how can he be an uncle? Be good, call me uncle, don’t call me uncle!"

The boy bared his teeth and grinned: "Aunt-father! Aunt-father! Aunt-father!"

"You brat, you're so naughty, just yelling is enough. Do you want to disturb your uncle to death?" Emperor Qiu Shi said and patted the boy's butt gently.

Jiang Lie was also amused and laughed from ear to ear: "I guess this is the legendary eldest prince, right?"

"I guess this is the legendary Marshal Jiang, right?"

When Jiang Lie turned around, he realized that he had unknowingly walked to the pavilion in the middle of the lake. The words just spoken were those of a familiar voice, Yuan Rutong's, and Yuan Rutong was standing in front of Jiang Lie with a smile.
Chapter completed!