War in the North was imminent.
On the first day of winter, it was Xiao Yu's expedition.
Qin Xie took the golden crow crown, the white hazel, and the mysterious golden soft armor from Zhu Xin, and put them on for him one by one. Her movements were methodical, gentle and considerate.
He nodded and looked at her, his eyes slowly slid down and landed on her lower abdomen, "A Ling, remember to ask for the Ping An pulse every day."
Qin Yu nodded, "I see."
Xiao Yu added: "The affairs of the six palaces are tiring, and you can leave some chores to the subordinates to do. You don't have to do everything yourself as before."
Qin Xue was as good as she was, and continued to nod her head.
He thought for a moment, then suddenly picked her up, like a butcher weighing meat, holding her hips firmly in the palm of his hand, weighing it up and down, Qin Jie said in horror, "... What is your majesty doing?"
Xiao Yu said seriously: "Since the morning sickness is better, eat more. If you get tired of eating inside the palace and want to eat outside the palace, ask Sheng Kanghai to buy it. When I come back, the queen can't be lighter than now."
Qin Jie looked at his serious expression, and suddenly felt a little dumbfounded. Her expression and tone remained the same as before, but her words became more and more dense, but this couldn't be blamed on Xiao Yu's chatter. Whoever called this scene was really familiar.
Qin Xie covered her lower abdomen, patted his shoulder and said, "I can take care of myself. Your Majesty will put me down first."
Xiao Yu slowly put the person down, bowed his head and kissed her, and said, "Wait for me to send the letter back."
Qin Yan said: "Okay."
At this time, it was already ready to go outside, and Eunuch Sheng wanted to ask when the whip and drum would be beaten. When he saw the emperor and the empress hugging each other, he was so happy as a plum blossom that he retreated silently.
Qin Xue said, "The auspicious time has come, it's time for Your Majesty to leave."
Xiao Yu gave a "hmm", picked up the sword on the table, and turned to leave.
When he was about to push the door out, Xiao Yu only felt that something was missing, so he turned to look at her.
In the thirty-eighth year of Yongchang, it was the time when the party struggle was at its most intense. Whenever she left the Beijing office on business, she would hug his waist when parting, and involuntarily hung a big red peace talisman on his chest, and then met him again. Softly: "Sanlang, I'll wait for you to go home."
He stood still and whispered, "A Ling..."
Qin Jie instantly understood his unfinished words, then bowed to bow, and whispered to him, "My concubine, I wish your majesty an early victory and a safe return."
Xiao Yu smiled.
As the years passed, the man's skin was the same as before, except for a few wrinkles at the corners of his eyes.
The brows and eyes are not often smiling, but when they smile, they are more than handsome.
After a while, Mother Yuan led the little prince and appeared in front of the Kunning Palace.
Xiao Yun gave a big gift in a proper manner, "My son, I congratulate the father and the emperor."
Xiao Yu was not as serious as before, but walked up to him and nodded his nose meaningfully.
The drums sounded, the strong man who beat the drums turned his wrists faster and faster, the drum beats became denser and denser, and the soldiers raised their knives and shouted.
When today Zi once again was under the gaze of the people, Yu Wan Ma left Beijing.
After leaving the city, Xiao Yu took out a somewhat faded peace talisman from his arms and wrapped it around the handle of the knife when he was chasing horses along the way.
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Xianfu Palace.
Qingyue added a piece of clothes for Concubine Xue, and said softly, "Niangniang, today is the first day of the first day of the new year. We have to go to Kunning Palace to say hello to the empress."
When it comes to Kunning Palace, when she thinks of Qin Xue's face, Concubine Xue is like a defeated rooster, silent.
Qingyue persuaded again: "Niangniang..."
"Now that's all right, she's become the queen, so I'm not sure how you can hate me..." Concubine Xue sighed and gritted her teeth: "In this palace, Concubine Liu has a lot of hearts and minds, and His Majesty has just issued an decree. Afterwards, she handed over the power of the Six Palaces to Kunning Palace, a master who is really flattering and flattering, making Ben Gong feel inferior."
Qingyue rubbed Concubine Xue's shoulders, and said, "Didn't the empress have guessed the matter of the empress seal when she came back from Mount Li?"
When it comes to Lishan, Concubine Xue is even more irritable. On the night when Lishan caught fire, the figure of the queen driving away on her horse was vivid in her mind. The more she thought about it, the more panicked she felt.
Concubine Xue said: "Qingyue, don't you think that Qin, the Queen and successively not only have their looks, but also their demeanor..."
Qingyue interrupted immediately: "This is the kind of thing that the empress must never say in the future."
"What's not to say about that?"
Qingyue said: "Eh, Niangniang, you can understand this kind of thing if you think about it carefully. The empress does not mind when she looks at it, but who knows what she thinks in her heart? After all, she is already the master of the six palaces. I'm afraid that I'll also feel bad in my heart... It's better to have less than one more thing, so don't mention it in the future."
Concubine Xue pushed her away, squinted her eyes and said, "I'm not talking about her looks, I'm talking about her demeanor, and her temperament. I can't tell. Anyway, the more I look at it, the more similar it is..."
Qingyue knelt on the ground with a "pop" and said, "Niangniang, I can't say that."
Although Concubine Xue stopped talking, her face was darker than before.
After thinking about it, he suddenly rummaged through the spell left over from the last exorcism, and got up and stuffed it into his sleeve for comfort.
The emperor left the palace, the queen mother was seriously ill, and Qin Xue had the final say on the affairs of the six palaces.
As soon as Xiao Yu left the city gate, the concubines of the harem were waiting outside Kunning Palace to greet him.
Zhu Xin said: "Niangniang, everyone is here."
Qin Jie nodded and said, "Tell them to come in."
The four concubines said in unison, "My concubine pleases the empress."
Qin Xue said lightly, "Everyone get up."
Others looked as usual, only Xue Fei was shocked and broke out in a cold sweat. Some thoughts were like seeds in the soil. Once watered, they would inevitably take root and sprout.
She swallowed a mouthful of saliva and sat aside.
After Zhu Xin brought the tea, Qin Xue said: "I'm really worried about this pregnancy. The morning sickness has not disappeared, and I always feel sleepy and weak..."
In fact, the four concubines all knew in their hearts that they would greet each other on the first day, and they would have a slap in the face afterward.
The four concubines looked at each other in dismay, and did not dare to express their ecstasy in their hearts.
Concubine Liu still said in a proper manner: "My concubine knows that the concubine is gracious, but the concubine is unwell, how can we hide and be quiet, otherwise we will ask for peace outside Kunning Palace every morning..." When Concubine Liu said this, Concubine Xue's expression was almost confiscated.
Qin Jun interrupted her and said, "Dongyue is easy to get tired, so there is no need to pay attention to these rules."
The concubines said, "Chen and concubine, thank the Empress."
Qin Xue felt a little sleepy for no reason at this moment, and by taking the medicine, Yuko made the four concubines return to the palace.
Back at Xianfu Palace, Concubine Xue settled down, gathered a spell, and threw it aside.
After dinner, Qin Xue was still faintly dizzy, and she was placed extra early.
When she was removing her hairpin in front of the bronze mirror, there was a noise coming from somewhere in her ears, she rubbed it and disappeared again.
After washing up, change clothes on the bed.
There are many more people serving at Kunning Palace than at Gyeongbokgung Palace.
Lu Shangxing bowed and said, "Niangniang, do you turn off the lights?"
Qin Yan said, "Keep one."
The house was filled with fireworks, Qin Jie slowly closed her eyes.
In the dark night, the candle light flickered, and in her sleep, she suddenly felt her body light up and slowly floated up, as if she was in a cloud.
The sound of hooves, drums, roars, and swords kept hitting her.
The clouds in front of him turned into wolf smoke.
Vultures were circling and flying, and the yellow sand was piled with bones.
This is... the first year of Yanxi, the end of August.
The autumn wind howls, the hunting sounds,
The city walls of Cheongju have been dyed red with blood, and the color will be darker after drying up, and a flag symbolizing the victory of Dazhou is planted on the watchtower.
The joy of repelling the enemy army has not dissipated, and the soldiers are enthusiastic, cheering and whispering.
When the short soil broke up, a tall soldier sighed, "I can finally go home."
The short soldier replied: "Yeah, before sending the troops, my mother's eyes were about to cry, and I was afraid that I would never be able to go back like the 60,000 people..."
The tall soldier said, "Your Majesty said, we will all be rewarded when we return to the DPRK."
The short man smiled and said: "That's good, I've been anxious to marry a wife... Hey, have you married a wife?"
The tall soldier nodded, smiled foolishly, and said, "I have two sons, and they are all waiting for me at home."
Xiao Yu was lying flat on the yellow grassy slope by the river, his clothes and hair were already messy, and there were bloodstains on his face. He breathed steadily and looked up at the sun slowly setting.
The afterglow of the setting sun spilled into the Mi River, and the turbulent water surface was calm, submerging the bones and bloodstains.
There was a jingling sound from the sound of the horse iron, Lu Ze turned over and dismounted, took the kettle and walked to Xiao Yu's side, squatted down and said, "Your Majesty, drink some water."
Xiao Yu took it and slowly stood up, Lu Ze supported him from behind.
Xiao Yu subconsciously rubbed his chest.
Lu Ze looked at the emperor's actions, his eyes dimmed, "Yang Di, that traitor, it's really cheap for him to kill him with a knife, so he should be hanged at the city gate for three days...
Xiao Yu patted his shoulder and said, "It's almost healed, don't worry."
Lu Ze blamed himself, and said softly, "It's all my fault for sending Su... It's all my fault that the minister delayed on the road for too long and didn't come back sooner."
Because of habit, Lu almost blurted out the word "Su Jingming".
Xiao Yu seemed to be relieved, smiled lightly, and said, "Just say it, don't cover it up, the doctor sent it?"
Lu Ze nodded and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, his life can be preserved."
"Okay, let's go back and talk about the rest..."
When Xiao Yu got up, a gust of wind blew by suddenly, and the leaves rustled and fell.
He looked at Lu Ze and said, "After tonight, I will go back to Beijing first, and you should stay and rectify the military affairs."
Lu Ze said in surprise: "Your Majesty will not return to Beijing with the soldiers?"
The man looked at the yellowed leaves on the ground, his face covered with sand and sand suddenly smiled, "It's almost September, she's about to give birth, Yanqing, I'm going to be a father."
I don't know if he will give her a boy or a girl.
Lu Ze and the emperor looked at each other, mentioned the heir, and couldn't help but smiled and said: "My minister, congratulations in advance, Your Majesty."
As soon as the voice fell, a burst of iron hooves was heard, and the speed was extremely fast, and the dust was flying all the way.
Xiao Yu and Lu Ze followed the sound and saw a soldier in black armor, tightening the reins, dismounting and kneeling on the ground, salute: "There is sad news in Beijing, this minister is ordered by the Queen Mother, and quickly report it."
Sad news.
Xiao Yu's heart tightened for no reason, and frowned, "What is the sad news?"
The soldier raised his eyes to meet the stern gaze of the emperor, his chin trembled and said, "Yes, yes..."
Xiao Yu said: "Speak."
The soldier in Xuanyi took a deep breath and said, "On the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the first year of Yanxi, the empress died in Kunning Palace."
Xiao Yu looked at him motionless, as if he couldn't hear what he said at all, and time seemed to stop abruptly.
After an unknown amount of time, the man gasped heavily and staggered back half a step.
In an instant, the wind picked up, and the red peace talisman wrapped around his sword hilt fell silently to the ground.