In the middle of the night, Wei Changying was awakened by a strange noise in the room, but he heard the distinct sound of wind and rain coming from outside the window.
She breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that she had been misunderstood... Just as she was thinking this, the curtain was opened, and through the dim light covered with thick gauze outside the curtain, the couple happened to see each other, and their expressions They were all shocked.
"Why are you here?" Wei Changying asked in surprise.
Seeing that his wife was awake, Shen Zangfeng hurriedly made a sign of silence, lifted up the corner of his robe and sat down on the edge of the couch. He first reached out and touched her forehead. He saw that the fever had indeed subsided, but the fetal hair on the temples was still a little damp. It was obvious that he was not well, and he was sweating from time to time.
He stretched out his fingers to brush it, then took a handkerchief from his sleeve to wipe it for her, and said softly: "During the day, my servants said it would take two days for you to recover. I felt uneasy, so I came over to see you. I didn't miss you." Just happen to be awake.”
"What time has it been and you're still not sleeping?" Wei Changying stretched out his hand to grab his wrist and complained in a low voice, "I'm fine! Divine Doctor Ji personally diagnosed and treated him, what does a little bit of cold matter? You go back and settle down... Ming Don’t you want to come to pick up Guang’er?”
Worrying again, "I'm not fully recovered yet, so don't let my illness pass on to you! You're no better than me. You won't be able to get sick now!"
"You said something about the cold. How could I be in such good health?" Shen Zangfeng broke away from her hand, but instead held his wife's wrist and pressed her back into the quilt. "My body is not well, so don't put your hands there." Outside."
Hearing this, Wei Changying did not struggle anymore, but still frowned and said: "Oh, I understand, you should go back and settle down quickly! Don't make me worry, huh?"
"I'm not sleepy now." Shen Zangfeng touched her cheek and said with a low smile, "Nothing happened these past two days. Tomorrow morning... The second brother has already said that he will take the school Guang'er's homework in person, so I won't get up later. It doesn’t matter—just send the servants over to pick up Guang’er.”
"If you want to see me, come during the day!" Seeing that he refused to leave, Wei Changying sighed, leaned his head into his arms, and said, "It's midnight, don't get a good rest!"
Shen Zangfeng put his arms around her: "There are many people here during the day."
Wei Changying asked doubtfully: "Is there something wrong?"
"It's nothing, I just wanted to come over and stay with you." Shen Zangfeng pinched the tip of her nose and said softly.
In the past two years, the couple were either running around or extremely busy. They did not live together because of filial piety, and they had things to discuss when they met occasionally. There was almost no such time for the two to be in love.
Looking back on the scene of the two of them having fun with each other and loving each other when they first got married, it almost seems like a distant memory.
Hearing her husband's warm words at this moment, Wei Changying felt both sweet and sad. He was speechless for a long time, and then said angrily: "If I didn't know you, how could you have done something bad and be so guilty that you came here to show your courtesy in the middle of the night? !”
Shen Zangfeng was stunned for a moment and said at a loss of whether to laugh or cry: "You are so suspicious..."
"Don't you value me?" Wei Changying pursed his lips and smiled.
"Yes, yes, of course Yinger cares about her husband, that's why she has such doubts. She is so right to doubt her." Shen Zangfeng said with a smile, stroking her temples.
Although Shen Zangfeng said he was here to accompany his wife and had nothing to say, the two flirted a bit, and Wei Changying unknowingly brought up the life-long events of his eldest niece and nephew: "Supposedly, father and mother's The period of filial piety has not yet expired, so I shouldn't mention this. But Jing'er is seventeen this year and will be eighteen next year. There is no news about the marriage, and our family is now in Xiliang. Although I warned Huang. Auntie must look for someone for Jing'er when she comes to Beijing this time, but after all the decline in the imperial capital last year, there may not be a suitable candidate... What should we do?"
"Since Aunt Huang has gone to the imperial capital in person, I will definitely look for her carefully. Although this aunt has always been with you, I have heard of her sophistication and ability." Shen Zangfeng lowered his head and kissed her forehead, pondering. After a moment, he said, "Besides, there are a few young talents in our army now... But of course they are far from enough to support the scenes."
Wei Changying said: "There is still Ming'er. This child is good, but he is too sad about his eldest brother and sister-in-law. In the past two years, his temper has become impatient. If I don't find him a virtuous and careful lady, It’s really not reassuring!”
Shen Shuming was driven to Xiliang by his grandfather together with his fifth uncle - it was because the Shen family planned to participate in the regicide. Shen Xuan was worried that if the incident failed, the whole clan would not be well. Therefore, he deliberately sent his eldest grandson and his youngest son back to his hometown in advance, thinking that if something went wrong, it would be easier to escape in Xiliang than in the imperial capital.
Although the Shen family was not at all affected by Duanmu Xinmiao's hateful move in the matter of regicide, this second move really saved Shen Shuming's life.
It's just that Mr. Shen didn't like reading or military strategy since he was a child. Apart from being a playboy, what he was interested in in his life was wielding swords and guns. After knowing that his parents were both killed in the imperial capital, Shen Zangji spent a lot of effort. Watch him.
Even after Shen Zangfeng returned to Xiliang with his remaining family members last year, Shen Shuming's sister Shen Shujing came back with him. This kid actually had the ridiculous idea of going to the army alone to avenge his parents.
At that time, he secretly ran away for hundreds of miles on a horse, but was caught by the guards.
This incident made several uncles, including Shen Zangfeng, who was usually the most magnanimous, so angry that they trembled all over. Shen Lianshi, who was unanimously recognized as the most fond of his nephew, had a livid face and asked someone to pin him to the blue brick outside the ancestral hall. On the ground, I personally held the whip and whipped him hard until he fainted from the pain before stopping!
After that, the boy lay on the bed for nearly a month to recover. Although he no longer ran away alone, he still had resentment in his heart and was always against his uncles. They told him to study hard, but he just left the study room alone. He was smashed; he was asked to practice martial arts with all his heart, but he turned around and slept soundly in the room until midnight, refusing to get up. He wanted to teach him some tips on how to be a general, but Shen Shuming simply hid out of sight!
Because he is the eldest grandson of the eldest family member, and there are not many male heirs nowadays. In addition, Shen Zangli took the initiative to die for everyone... Shen Zangfeng and others felt guilty about the eldest family's two children. I can't bear to beat or scold anymore.
Over time, although Shen Shuming did not deliberately get into trouble with his uncles, there was still a gap between them and he refused to meet them easily.
At this moment, listening to Wei Changying talking about his marriage, Shen Zangfeng felt a little moved in his heart and said, "I'm going to look for a virtuous girl tomorrow."
His brother-in-law only had such a son, so Shen Zangfeng naturally hoped that his nephew would be successful. Not only is Shen Zangli's team honored, but Shen Shuming, who is fifteen years old this year, can already share some tasks with him.
But the nephew's knot cannot be solved in a day or two. He is busy and has his eldest son to cultivate. For Shen Shuming, I can only hope that he will become sensible after getting married.
"I just hope Aunt Huang can come back with good news." Wei Changying pursed his lips.
At this point, seeing her husband deep in thought, she thought for a while and decided to mention the matter of Shen Lianshi's continuation, so that when Mrs. Huang came back later, she would have some confidence in the introduction, so she said softly: "Actually, not only Jing'er and Tomorrow, there will be second brother.”
"Second brother?" Shen Zangfeng asked, "You mean the second brother continues his relationship?"
"That's it." Wei Changying sighed, "I discussed it with my fifth and sixth siblings two days ago, and we were all worried about Yan'er. It's not that we are speculating, but we all have heard about it. What happened to Queen Heng Liu Ruoyu at her parents’ home.”
Shen Zangfeng sighed and said, "I understand, so what are your plans?"
"The second brother is our elder brother. How can we, as sisters-in-law, have any say in the matter of his re-engagement? I just hope that he can be a virtuous and kind man, and don't do one thing to his face and do the other behind his back, and make Yan'er suffer a lot." "Wei Changying said softly, "What do you think?"
"Does this need to be said? Who doesn't want their wife to be a truly virtuous person?" Shen Zangfeng touched her temples and said, "When filial piety comes out, I will mention it to my second brother."
The voice lowered, "Actually, second brother has never cared much about the backyard. As long as he is a virtuous and generous person... it would be better if he has a good appearance."
The appearance of a suitable man... Wei Changying remembered what Huang said before leaving, that after the filial piety, the two sisters-in-law would start getting pregnant. He sighed secretly in his heart and couldn't help but said: "I heard someone say that someone has become the king today. ?”
"Not just one or two, but several have done this." When talking about this topic, Shen Zangfeng's expression condensed slightly, and he sighed, "The Wei Dynasty is finished. I think it can survive this year at most."
"What will the Su family do?" Wei Zhangying asked.
When Wen Da proposed that "one person's humiliation will humiliate the whole country, one person's hatred will hate the whole world", it was because the Donghu Army was fighting to the death with the Rong people on the border. The whole country was aroused to share the hatred of the enemy, and those who initiated the rebellion also called for an end to the internal fighting among the Wei people, and to resolve the troubles in the north first. Qingzhou Su family was very passive for a time.
Wen Yaozi took advantage of the situation to strengthen himself, and has now replaced Zhao Qian as the largest force in Panzhou and Jinzhou.
But the Su family was actually passive for a while, turning around and suppressing those who should be put down... But this passive moment finally allowed Wen Yaozi and his gang to escape.
Not to mention this... hundreds of thousands of troops are now entrenched in Gyeonggi, and after all, no one dares to provoke them easily.
Of course, it's just easy, not necessarily daring.
In the past, when everyone did not claim the title of king, they still belonged to the Wei Dynasty by default. To be honest, part of it was because the Su family was still supporting the imperial court.
Now that this tacit understanding has been broken, I guess it is because everyone feels that they can have a fight with the Su family.
Now the Su family still has 150,000 troops in Donghu to help the Donghu army defend the city. Last year, the Rong people went south and fought with the Liu family until the end of the year. In addition to the eleven cities that were initially occupied, the Liu family later lost two or three more cities. Not only were these captured places looted by the soldiers, but few of the soldiers and civilians within them were spared. They were not taken back as slaves. He was killed in Zhujingguan.
In short, after the Rong people retreated, the Liu family, whose vitality was severely damaged, insisted on holding the 150,000 troops in Donghu and refused to release them. They were afraid that the army would come back and they would be completely unable to resist it.
The approximate number of Qingzhou troops in Gyeonggi should be 220,000. The 100,000 troops that Su Yuliang brought from Qingzhou to the imperial capital last year were the last batch of troops allowed by the Su family to leave Sangzi. After all, in this world, Qingzhou will also have to Keep manpower available.
This military strength was scary when mentioned at the beginning of last year, but now... it is no longer an advantage compared to the few kings.
But considering the strength of the frontier army, it should not be underestimated - yes, it is just that it should not be underestimated, not looked up to.
... All in all, the Su family, like the Shen family, has been trying to support the country since the emperor ascended the throne.
Now that the Shen family has returned to Xiliang, they can pretend to be deaf and dumb.
But the Su family is now in a dilemma... What will they do? (To be continued)