Xie Jing had only walked for about ten days, but the days seemed to pass much more slowly than when he was there. It was clearly the original Prince Rui's mansion, but it seemed like something was wrong.
The people of the Mo Yu Army left some guards in Prince Rui's mansion to protect the safety of the mansion. Tie Yi left with Xie Jing Xing. And Gao Yang, Mrs. Ji did not plan to let Ji Yushu go. After all, the Ji family is such a single seedling. Who knew that Ji Yushu was also a free and easy temperament. . When Mrs. Ji found out and wanted to chase, but was stopped by Master Ji, Master Ji said: Ji Yushu has been reckless and ignorant every day, so it would be good for him to sharpen his mind.
So Nuo was older than Long Ye, and almost all the people who had a better friendship with Shen Miao seemed to have disappeared overnight. After Gao Yang left, the Gao family sent one of his junior brothers to see Ye Hongguang. Ye Hongguang still hadn't woken up, just fell asleep like this.
Luo Tan seems to have grown a lot in one day, and no longer goes out all day to recruit cats and dogs, and walk around the streets. Occasionally, he would stop and pay attention to the situation on the other side of Ming Qi. In the beginning, Luo Tan was entangled in the battle between Great Liang and Ming Qi, and Shen Miao told her everything that happened in Ming Qi for a long time. Including Fu Xiu Yi, including Emperor Wen Hui, including the suppression of the Luo family and the Shen family.
Shen Miao did not try to persuade her, some things could be figured out gradually, but it was time sooner or later.
The days were so peaceful, but the people of Long Ye City showed no signs of panic. Maybe it was because they had great confidence in the soldiers they went on to go to war, or maybe they were used to singing and dancing for many years.
Shen Miao and the ladies of the noble family in Long Ye had a very good relationship now. This naturally has the result that she deliberately won over, and those ladies are also very smart. The biggest threat to the royal family, the Lu family and the Ye family have disappeared from the world, now Great Liang is the royal family, Prince Rui's mansion is also the royal family clan, Shen Miao is on good terms with Empress Xian De, so naturally she has to rush to please.
Speaking of Empress Xian De, Shen Miao often went to the palace to see her these days. Shen Miao likes to talk to Empress Xian De, Empress Xian De is a very talented woman and Shen Miao’s eyes widened a lot because of being an empress in her previous life. The two of them talked about the past and the present, from anecdotes to the current situation in the world, and their opinions were unexpectedly consistent. Empress Xian De also liked her, and every time they talked about it, time seemed to pass quickly.
On this day, Shen Miao was going out again and planned to enter the palace to see Empress Xian De.
The more autumn comes, the colder it gets. Uncle Tang came in with a bowl of goat milk soup, probably because Xie Jing was walking, Uncle Tang was busy all day. Apart from being occasionally explained by Shen Miao to deal with the matters in the shop, most of the time there is nothing to do. Thinking of Fa'er's meal, he said, "When the master comes back, if he sees that his wife is thin and haggard, he will definitely blame the old slave. It is better to let the old slave cook some meals, and the wife will eat it, and it will be good for your body. it is good."
Jing Zhe said, "This goat milk smells so good."
"I changed the family's goat milk, and the soup made should be sweeter." Uncle Tang said, "My wife will go to the palace after eating this bowl, and my heart will be warm, and I will not catch a cold on the road." Look again. Glancing outside, he said, "The weather has turned colder these few days."
Shen Miao smiled and said, "Thank you Uncle Tang." He picked up the bowl and took a sip.
After taking a sip, I felt my stomach churn for a while, and I almost wanted to vomit. He immediately put down the bowl and covered his mouth, frowning.
Gu Yu and Jing Zhe were both startled, Tang Shu hurriedly asked, "What's wrong with Madam?"
Shen Miao shook her head: "It was probably because of the wind chill last night that I smelled the goat's milk and felt fishy. Now I can't eat it or drink it."
"In this case," Uncle Tang pondered, "Let's go back and let the servants grab some medicine and come back. Then Mrs. yokan should not drink it for now, it will save you discomfort. Let the kitchen make some light soup later."
Shen Miao nodded, grabbed the cloak and said to Jing Zhe Gu Yu, “Let’s go.”
Mo Qing and Cong Yang had already prepared their carriages outside. The two of them did not follow Xie Jing Xing to Ming Qi and Long Ye did not sit back and relax from then on, the two of them were strong in martial arts and Shen Miao used it very smoothly, so they stayed in Long Ye and listened to Shen Miao's instructions to do things.
After entering the palace, Empress Xian De was waiting for her in Weiyang Palace, and smiled, "You are a little late today."
“There was some trouble before coming out.” Shen Miao smiled and asked again, “Your Majesty has been feeling better these days?”
"It's not bad, I was walking around the garden with Ben Gong yesterday. But..." Empress Xian De smiled bitterly: "Maybe it's a lie to Ben Gong. Do not say."
Shen Miao paused and persuaded her, "Your Majesty is also afraid that you are worried, I hope Empress will not worry about it, she is thinking of you."
"Perhaps." Empress Xian De smiled: "Let's not talk about it, this palace got new tea yesterday, and the kitchen even made sweet-scented osmanthus cakes. There are records in ancient books that literati and literati in the previous dynasty put tea in the sweet-scented osmanthus cakes to get the The tea leaves are fragrant and combined with tea, it is called tea food. I think it is good. I thought that you are coming today, so I will make it in the imperial kitchen. If the emperor knows about it, I am afraid that I am going to laugh at Ben Gong, so Ben Gong has to come to you with a shy face."
“The maiden is really exalting the minister’s wife.” Shen Miao smiled, “The minister’s wife is the family of the military generals, she is rude, these elegant things, but they don’t know anything.”
"Don't come here," Empress Xian De said angrily, "Long Ye is filled with those literati officials who consider themselves to be rich, and none of them are as knowledgeable as you. If you are rude, wouldn't you be ridiculing the entire Long Ye literati officials? Is it?” She handed the tea cup to Shen Miao, “Hurry up and taste it first, how about it?”
Empress Xian De likes to make tea. She likes to watch the tea boil in the water. The water temperature should be just right. A little more will not work, and a little less will not work. The time should also be just right. As for what tea, what spring water, and what honey, it is even more knowledgeable. These trivial things, as a queen, she doesn't seem to be impatient at all. It seems that it is precisely because of this that the temper will be tempered so peacefully. Shen Miao liked to stay with Empress Xian De because of her peaceful temperament, which made people feel that the years were quiet and long.
Shen Miao said, "It is better to be respectful than to obey." He picked up the tea and took a sip. The tea was very fragrant, the aroma was fragrant and slightly bitter, but the aftertaste was dry and sweet, Shen Miao was about to speak when she suddenly felt nauseous, shaking her hand and pouring half a cup of tea, she covered her mouth and retched.
Empress Xian De was stunned for a moment, and quickly took the tea from her hand. Seeing that her face was not good, she asked, "What's the matter? But what's wrong?"
Shen Miao felt that the tumult in her stomach had calmed down a little, then she shook her head and said, "It's alright. I'm sorry madam, I'm really sorry, I probably caught a cold recently and always felt uncomfortable in my stomach, when I went out today..." Her voice came to an abrupt end, and a look of disbelief rose on her face.
Empress Xian De did not understand at first, but after seeing Shen Miao's expression, she seemed to think of something and said in shock, "You will not be..."
Shen Miao clenched her fists, then quickly let go again, and said, "The minister's wife does not know either."
"Quick, call the imperial physician!" Empress Xian De stood up a little excitedly and called Aunt Tao, "Take this post from Ben Gong, and ask the imperial physician to come here!"
Shen Miao looked at the tea on the table and was shocked.
She has been pregnant with a child before, so it is really unclear whether it is possible that she is pregnant like this. It was only because Xie Jing Xing had only been away for more than ten days and her childhood was not very accurate, so she did not take it to heart. I just thought that I had caught a cold, who knows... Now that I think about it, I feel that my appetite has become a little strange recently.
Still a little undecided.
Shen Miao was also a little excited, the word child was too far away for her. She was a little scared, afraid that the child would come to the world and face the suffering and joys and sorrows of people, and she might not be omnipotent and could not protect them. On the other hand, he is very eager for the arrival of the child.
If she comes, this is the best gift that God has given her in this life.
The imperial physician came hurriedly soon, Empress Xian De seemed even more excited than Shen Miao and asked the imperial physician to take Shen Miao's pulse immediately.
The White Beard Imperial Physician took the pulse for Shen Miao and pondered for a long time before he stood up, bowed and bowed to Shen Miao and then to Empress Xian De and smiled, "Congratulations, Concubine, your pulse is like a pearl. Happy pulse. The princess is afraid that she will be pregnant for more than a month, and the prince's palace will have a baby."
Shen Miao was still in disbelief, she asked, "Really?"
Empress Xian De rarely saw Shen Miao's stunned appearance, but she laughed with a "pu chi". She pretended to be serious and said, "Prince Concubine asked you, but it's true, if you make a mistake, you will be punished severely!"
The white-bearded imperial doctor smiled and said, "The old minister does not dare to lie. If the princess doesn't believe it, please invite a few more people to take a look."
This was originally a joke, but Shen Miao said, "Okay, then please invite a few more people to come and have a look."
The imperial doctor was shocked for a moment.
Empress Xiande was overjoyed and knew that Shen Miao would not believe it and had to confirm it again and again. But when she was pregnant, she couldn't believe it. Thinking of himself, his eyes darkened, and then he quickly regained his senses and said with a smile: "Then follow what the princess said, and then go and invite a few more imperial doctors."
Empress Xian De really took care of Shen Miao and indeed invited several imperial physicians to take Shen Miao's pulse. The results of taking the pulse were all the same, Shen Miao was indeed more than a month pregnant.
This was really a coincidence, Xie Jing Xing had just left, but within ten days, Shen Miao was pregnant. How to say, when alone, at least not so lonely, but it may also be more lonely.
Empress Xian De was overjoyed. In the entire royal family, there were only two brothers, Emperor Yong Le and Xie Jing Xing. Emperor Yong Le had no sons, and there were no juniors in the Xie family. This Shen Miao was pregnant with was the first junior of the Xie family. Empress Xian De asked to invite Emperor Yong Le as well.
When Emperor Yongle heard the news, he was also a little unbelievable. Empress Xian De smiled and said, "Think about it. In the future, there will be a little boy or girl who will call you Uncle Huang and Aunt Huang, isn't it interesting?"
"What's the point." Emperor Yong Le was still a little awkward. He really did not like Shen Miao very much because Shen Miao also had an argument with Xie Jing Xing. However, Emperor Yong Le never reversed Xie Jing Xing's thoughts, and he could not do anything about Xie Jing Xing, so he also had a somewhat disrespectful attitude towards Shen Miao.
"You," Empress Xian De glanced at him, "this can be considered a happy event for our royal family. It would be great if the princess had more babies in the future. It's great that the prince's mansion is lively and lively." Apparently, Empress Xian De also likes children very much.
The envy in Empress Xian De's words could be seen by anyone with a discerning eye, but Shen Miao paused and a trace of pain flashed in Emperor Yong Le's eyes. After a while, he said: "You pack up your things tonight and move to the palace. You can't spread the word at this time, and the palace can take care of you."
Shen Miao was slightly startled.
Empress Xian De also hurriedly said, "That's right. Although Long Ye City seems to be peaceful, at this juncture, there is no chance of any mishap. Also, this matter must be kept secret and not be known to outsiders. As for Jing Xing, it is private. to send a letter to him..."
“Empress Empress,” Shen Miao said suddenly, “The minister’s wife has something to ask for.”
Empress Xian De said, "You say it."
"Please hide this from Your Highness first." She said, "Your Highness is currently on a journey. If you find out about this, you will inevitably worry about it. If it is used by someone with a heart, you will even be taken advantage of. It is better to hide it."
Empress Xian De and Emperor Yong Le looked at each other. Empress Xian De said, "What you think is not bad. But Princess, if you refuse to tell Jing Xing, you will have to bear the pain and joy of this child alone. Jing Xing does not know when he will be able to return, you will have to endure for a long time. The loneliness of time, Ben Gong has seen many women, and for various reasons concealed the news of pregnancy, but the process was extremely aggrieved. You can bear this grievance. "
“The court lady is not wronged.” Shen Miao smiled slightly and touched her lower abdomen with both hands subconsciously. When I learned that I was pregnant, I felt that there was still a small life in my body that was breathing with me. It was a wonderful thing. She said: "If the result is good, it will be worth it if the process is harder."
“Okay.” It was Emperor Yong Le who spoke, he looked at Shen Miao and said, “In that case, don’t tell him.”
Empress Xian De wanted to say something, Shen Miao had already nodded slightly to Emperor Yong Le and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
"If that's the case, that's all." Empress Xian De sighed: "However, from tomorrow, you will move to the palace. This palace said that you should come to the palace to accompany you, and the ladies in the province will come to you every now and then. Talk, it will delay your health."
This time, Shen Miao did not shirk. That's true, Prince Rui's mansion is now the only woman she is, that is, there are some guards of the Mo Yu Army, but there will inevitably be some people who are eyeing them. On the contrary, because of the affairs of the Lu Ye family, the prestige of the royal family is now unprecedented, and it is indeed safer to live in the palace.
For the flesh and blood in her belly, Shen Miao did not mind how she was.
Seeing that she agreed, Empress Xian De immediately ordered Aunt Tao to find the side hall closest to Weiyang Palace and vacate it for Shen Miao to live in.
Because of this interruption, it was actually night when I went back.
When Uncle Tang saw that she finally came back, he was relieved. Luo Tan also came back from outside and learned from Jing Zhe Gu Yu that Shen Miao was pregnant, she was both surprised and happy.
Uncle Tang was so overjoyed that he did not know what to say, Shen Miao told them not to tell Xie Jing Xing that now was the juncture of the war and it was not good for Xie Jing Xing to be distracted. Uncle Tang nodded, but still felt embarrassed, and said that he was going to give Empress Xiao a pillar of incense so that Empress Xiao would also know the good news.
Luo Tan was quite surprised, some wanted to touch Shen Miao's lower abdomen, but did not dare. Finally, I put my hand on it cautiously, and after a long while, I was discouraged and said, "Why didn't I feel any movement?"
“It has only been over a month, how can there be any movement?” Shen Miao laughed.
"However," Luo Tan looked at her: "Little cousin, why don't you tell your uncles and aunts? If they knew, they would definitely be very happy."
Shen Miao thought for a while before shaking her head: "Now my father, mother and elder brother are also confronting Fu Xiu Yi, at this time, I am their weak spot. If there are more children, I will be even more constrained. Besides, Xie Jing Xing will arrive in Ming Qi sooner or later because he wants to They will reconcile with parents. If parents know, Xie Jing Xing will know too.”
Luo Tan thought about it for a while, and then felt that it made sense. Just said: "Although they don't know, my aunt does." She whispered: "Although I don't know whether it is a little nephew or a little niece, but when I think of a small meat ball, I like it very much."
Luo Tan seems to be a little quiet these days, she was originally lively, but the people in Prince Rui's residence were a little surprised. Now it's finally back to its former life.
"This can be regarded as a big happy event these days." Uncle Tang said with a smile: "It should be lively and lively." With a pat on the head: "I almost forgot, you should also pay attention to some food, Madam is now taking care of herself, so don't go out. What a mistake. And those stair door corners, wrap them in cloth."
It's not okay to be nervous.
Shen Miao laughed. When she was pregnant with Fu Ming and Wan Yu in her previous life, she had never been treated like this. Even Concubine Dong Shu just routinely asked her what was wrong and sent some supplements, if it wasn't for the Shen family's concern, Shen Miao would be in a hurry too.
Now she is calm, but the people in Prince Rui's mansion are all nervous.
She smiled and said: "Don't bother. Uncle Tang, you should also clean up. Because I am pregnant, the Empress wants me to go to the palace. There are some guards in the palace, and some people, and the important people will follow. I'm going to the palace."
Uncle Tang was stunned for a moment, and then seemed to understand Shen Miao's meaning and said, "Okay, this old slave will make arrangements."
"Little cousin, should I go too?" Luo Tan asked.
"Of course I'm going."
"But I... don't know the etiquette in the palace, wouldn't it be good?" Luo Tan asked.
Shen Miao said, “What’s wrong? You have done a few punches and kung fu, everyone knows that you are strong in martial arts, and if you are jealous of me, then I will be safer. The safety of me and my children depends entirely on your protection.”
"Little cousin, don't make fun of me." Luo Tan stunned: "But you're right, I'm with you, two people are always better than one person. I'll go to the palace with you." She stood up: "I'll go clean up first."
After Luo Tan left, Shen Miao stood up.
She didn't expect to be pregnant at this time, but she felt that everything was doomed.
Open the window, the autumn moon is very bright, and gradually begins to form a full moon. In a few days, it will be the Mid-Autumn Festival.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is a reunion, but she is separated from her family. Neither Xie Jing Xing nor Shen Xin were around. This year was destined to be a difficult year, but… Shen Miao felt her belly, because she had a child and because she became a mother again, so she seemed to be able to appreciate the consummation of the moon.
God will not be cruel to a person forever, at least this moment, God is a good person. He gave Shen Miao a reborn life, a man he loved deeply, and a new life.
The past is gone, this is a completely different moonlight.
She asked the child in her womb softly, "Look, you and Daddy are looking at the same moon."
…
Shen Miao lived in the palace.
Empress Xian De treated her very well and gave her the side hall next to Weiyang Palace. Shen Miao still used her servants and it would not be inconvenient. Normally, Empress Xian De liked to talk to Shen Miao and make tea. Luo Tan also followed, Luo Tan had a lively temperament, and Empress Xian De also liked her very much.
The days were peaceful, and if there was anything unexpected, it was Ye Hongguang.
Ye Hongguang was also taken into the palace. Because he didn't wake up for a long time, one day he woke up unexpectedly, but after waking up, his mind was like a three-year-old child, and he didn't know anything. The imperial doctor has seen it, and I am afraid that it is so frightened that it is almost crazy.
This time, Emperor Yongle was too lazy to care. It doesn't cost much to keep a fool. Ye Hongguang is catching crickets and fluttering butterflies in the garden all day long, happily tightening.
Sometimes Shen Miao saw his face that resembled Fu Ming and felt that Ye Hongguang's life was just as miserable as Fu Ming's. They are all reincarnated and failed to reach a good family, and they have made a mistake in their own life.
Empress Xian De saw that her eyes were dark and thought she was sad for Ye Hongguang, so she patted Shen Miao's hand and comforted her, "There is no need to be sad, actually this is not necessarily a good thing. Now the Ye family is no longer there. , If he is sober, he knows this when he wakes up, and he doesn't know how sad he is in his heart. Even if there is no hatred, he will definitely feel unbearable pain in his heart. And when the emperor does things, he is the most prudent, and he will not keep his life. Now he is like this, although he is stupid, he doesn't have to face those sad things, and he will always live carefree like a child, isn't it good?"
Emperor Yongle also suspected that Ye Hongguang was pretending to be stupid, but the imperial doctor had seen it, and he had also sent someone to monitor it secretly. Ye Hongguang was indeed really stupid. And the most important thing is that he is not good at doing things, because this time he was injured, and his health is getting worse. It is unknown how long he can live and how many years he will live.
Perhaps it was Ye Hongguang's experience that reminded Emperor Yong Le of his younger self. He was also heavily poisoned in his youth, and he didn't know how long he could live. It was this same experience that gave Emperor Yongle a rare compassion and spared Ye Hongguang's life.
However, Ye Hongguang is a fool now, and he doesn't know that his life and death are being held by the emperor.
However, not everyone in the world can live like a child and smile like Ye Hongguang.
Two months later, Xie Jing Xing reached the edge of Ming Qi and started fighting with Ming Qi's army. At the same time, the army of the Luo family and the army of the Shen family met at Hangu Pass, and the Qin army entered the pass.
Qin Qi joined forces and formally confronted the Great Liang army led by Xie Jing Xing.
War is always ruthless, and once it begins, the end is not so easy. Moreover, the two countries face off against one country, and they are on equal footing.
Shen Miao used the military defense map that she gave to Xie Jing Xingmo to study every day. At first, she could not see any clues, but gradually, signs began to appear. It seems that the chess pieces that have defined the chess path are walking into it step by step according to the path designed by the opponent.
Shen Miao knew that, if there was no mistake in guessing the defense map, it should have arrived in Fu Xiu Yi's hands.
In the battle between Great Liang and Qin Ming, winning or losing, for a while, it was impossible to see who would win and who would lose. Xie Jing Xing did not swept thousands of armies like in the previous life, of course it was because Qin Ming did not join forces in the previous life, the Great Liang at that time attacked Qin State first, and then destroyed Ming Qi. But there is one more point, Shen Miao knew that Xie Jing Xing had changed his tactics, he was like a shrewd and cunning hunter, he was leading his prey to dig into his trap.
It's the style of the Xie family.
Fu Xiu Yi was taking the bait. While Shen Miao felt relieved about this, she also had to be impressed by Ye Mei's means, many things had changed, but she was still able to gain Fu Xiu Yi's heart, to present the defense map and make Fu Xiu Yi trust her more. .
Sure enough, not long after that, Xie Jing Xing's letter was sent back to Great Liang.
The letter is about the situation of Ming Qi.
Emperor Wen Hui died of a serious illness, and the ninth prince Fu Xiuyi was enthroned as emperor. Fu Xiuyi became friendly with the Qin emperor as soon as he ascended the throne, and with the support of the Qin emperor, the two countries jointly launched an offensive against the now declining Great Liang. The rest of Ming Qi's princes, including King Jing of Zhou, had already been imprisoned in the prison. Fu Xiu Yi's methods had always been able to deal with his own family members with ease.
The Shen family and the Luo family united with other old-fashioned families that had been suppressed by Emperor Wenhui to openly rebelled and were dubbed the "chaotic party" within the Ming Qi, but the people did not seem to buy it. The clear name of the Shen family has existed for many years, and it is not so easy to be smeared.
Xie Jing Xing’s staff were secretly approaching the Shen family, and soon, the Shen family would form an alliance with Xie Jing Xing in the name of surrender and officially defect to Da Liang.
And at the end of the letter, Xie Jing Xing casually added a few words, as if it was an optional legend that was added at will.
It is said that a royal affair is currently circulating in the Ding capital. A beautiful woman came to the palace, a distant niece of an imperial merchant. She was as beautiful as a fairy, smart and eloquent. The new emperor loved jewels. Other concubines in the harem.
Shen Miao closed the letter and laughed.
Luo Tan asked: "Little cousin, isn't it just a letter, I read it upside down for a long time, and I laughed three times." Suddenly she looked at the other side: "Hey. How did the cat climb up? It's still so high. ?"
On a garden tree not far away, a black cat was climbing up the trunk. The higher the branch, the thinner it was. It seemed that it couldn't bear the weight of the cat. It was wobbly and extremely dangerous.
“The faster you climb, the higher you climb, the faster you fall, and the pain is severe.” Shen Miao smiled, “Look at it slowly.”
…
Another half year passed.
Once a war begins, it is not so easy to call it a stop. This is even more so in a war involving three countries. Today this wolf smokes everywhere, and tomorrow the other soldier will meet. There are winners and losers, back and forth. Qin and Ming Qi were almost fighting this battle, so they invested a lot more.
In contrast, the soldiers and horses in the Great Liang belt can even be regarded as few.
But despite this, Ming Qi and Qin Guo joined forces, but they were not able to get any benefit from Great Liang. It seemed like a long tug-of-war, while Great Liang was slow to pass away, but the pace of Qin and Ming Qi began to be gradually disrupted.
Especially recently.
In previous battles, big and small, Qin Qi always won a bit, especially at the beginning. Almost every field can taste the sweetness, although the harvest is not rich, but it can greatly boost morale. The soldiers of Qin and Qi were all in high spirits.
Later, Qin and Qi appeared to have less obvious advantages. Although there were victories, they were gradually showing signs of decline.
All the way to the Thirteen Capitals of Youzhou.
The Thirteen Capitals of Youzhou are located at the junction of the three kingdoms of Ming Qi, Qin and Great Liang. It has always been the territory of the Qin state. As for why it is the territory of the Qin state, it must be traced back to a long time ago, even at the beginning of the founding of the state. For so many years, the Thirteen Capitals of Youzhou have been standing stably at the border. It is not because Great Liang and Ming Qi have not thought about it, but because the terrain of the Thirteen Capitals of Youzhou is complicated and easy to defend and difficult to attack. I'm afraid that it will take a lot of trouble, and if one is not good, it will also affect itself.
Such a difficult bone is to be chewed, in addition to ambition, but also great courage.
The Great Liang soldiers led by Xie Jing Xing were about to launch an attack on the Thirteen Capitals of Youzhou. This battle is very important, and it can even be said that it is the key to the entire battle. If Xie Jing Xing successfully won the Thirteen Capitals of Youzhou, then the battle would be ended in a shorter time, which would be as good as annihilation for both Ming Qi and Qin, and it would be surprisingly smooth.
On the other hand, if Xie Jing Xing failed to gnaw at this bone, it would only hurt the vitality of the Great Liang army, let alone dealing with Ming Qi and Qin, it would be very difficult to resist the attack of these two countries.
So in this battle, whether it was Great Liang, or Ming Qi and Qin, they all bet 120,000 points, almost betting with their lives.
While Empress Xian De was talking about this matter with Shen Miao, she also joked with her, “In the end, it is your husband who is leading the troops, how come you don’t seem to be nervous at all until now?”
Shen Miao smiled slightly, "The minister's wife naturally believes in His Highness." Xie Jing Xing was really very cunning. Ye Mei's erroneous military defense map could reach Fu Xiu Yi smoothly, and Fu Xiu Yi believed that it was her ability. But Xie Jing Xing played a very important role in it.
In the early days of the war, Xie Jing Xing had always won and lost, and Fu Xiu Yi had been rewarded several times. In fact, those few victories did not take advantage of Ming Qi and Qin State, but it gave people the illusion that Qin Qi was very powerful.
If things go on like this, Fu Xiu Yi will instead trust more and more what Ye Mei sent. Even if Great Liang had won a few times later, in Fu Xiu Yi's eyes, it was just an accident. He ignored that the battles that Xie Jing Xing lost were all insignificant cities, and although there were few cities that were won and defended, they were all extremely important, and even looking closely, it seemed that the dots were connected by a line, and there were still vertical and horizontal lines. trend.
However, Fu Xiuyi and the Emperor of Qin probably would not have noticed this, because they have won small victories in the last few battles. It seems that the morale of the Great Liang army is gradually declining. under the opponent.
Therefore, Fu Xiu Yi placed great importance on the Thirteen Capitals of Youzhou. Judging from the comparison between the current battle situation and the defense map drawn by Shen Miao, Fu Xiu Yi seemed to be prudent in arranging his troops based on the defense map.
There is nothing more delightful than this news. The more manpower and financial resources Fu Xiu Yi spent on this, the greater the blow he would get in the end. Xie Jing Xing was like abducting a gambler, first let him win a little money, win or lose, and make the gambler feel that he was lucky and his craftsmanship was good, and finally the gambler had a bad heart and lost all of his Shen family. At this time, Xie Jing Xing was in a hurry to close the net, and the gambler would naturally lose all his money and lose all his money.
Fu Xiu Yi was already starting to take the bait. As for the Emperor of Qin, he was a little more cautious than Fu Xiu Yi, perhaps he had other arrangements for the Thirteen Capitals of Youzhou. However, once Fu Xiu Yi was defeated at first, to Xie Jing Xing, it didn't matter what happened to the Qin country. It seems to open a gap and break each one, and the rest is much easier.
Luo Tan stretched out her hand and carefully placed it on Shen Miao’s lower abdomen, saying, “Unfortunately, the news from the Thirteen Capitals of Youzhou could only be received by letter. However, the little guy grows very fast.”
Shen Miao looked down at her lower abdomen. Eight months passed so peacefully. It seems that it is no different from the past, even if it is a war of gunpowder smoke, it can be faced with a very peaceful attitude. Not only because of the trust in her relatives and lovers, but also because she understands that there is a small life in her womb growing with her.
Because I became a mother, I became more courageous and strong, took responsibility, and was able to stabilize my mind.
While talking to Empress Xian De, Aunt Tao came in a hurry from outside, she seemed to be in a hurry, but she couldn't hide the joy on her face, and smiled: "Congratulations, congratulations, congratulations. Concubine, just now there was news from the previous dynasty, good news came from the Thirteen Capitals of Youzhou, and His Royal Highness won!"
"Really?" Empress Xian De suddenly stood up. She was naturally calm, and was a little helpless at the moment.
Aunt Tao nodded sharply: "His Majesty is very happy and is amnesty for the world."
"God bless!" Luo Tan folded her hands together and muttered.
Youzhou thirteen capitals were captured, and good news came, what does that represent? It means that this battle that has lasted for more than half a year may be completely subsided in the near future. The soldiers can all go home, but on the other hand, this chaotic world is finally unified, and the grand plan of dominance may come true in the near future.
Shen Miao stroked her lower abdomen and there was joy in her heart. She knew that Xie Jing Xing would definitely be able to do it.
Then Aunt Tao smiled and looked at Shen Miao again, "Prince Concubine, don't worry, His Royal Highness also sent a letter to you, and the person who delivered the letter will deliver the letter to you later."
“It really teaches people to be envious.” Empress Xian De teased Shen Miao, “This is not to send a letter to this palace and the emperor, but to think of his daughter-in-law, it is nothing but a brother-in-law.”
Luo Tan also said, "Even so, I don't know how to consider other people's feelings."
"Miss Luo, don't be disappointed." Aunt Tao, who was always in good spirits at a happy event, continued to answer in an unprecedented manner: "I also have your letter. It seems that the young master in the Gao family's mansion asked for it."
Luo Tan was puzzled: "Gao Yang? What kind of letter did he bring me?"
Shen Miao and Empress Xian De looked at each other and shook their heads with a smile.
The good news of the Thirteen Capitals of Youzhou made everyone in Long Ye rejoice. Emperor Yongle even held an unprecedented palace banquet that had not been held for a long time, which was very lively.
Shen Miao did not participate in this palace banquet.
As a result, the fact that she was pregnant was not rumored. She has always lived in the palace, although there has been speculation outside, but Empress Xian De has protected her very well. Later, people's enthusiasm for it gradually faded, and they are no longer curious. Secondly, in the occasion of the palace banquet, Shen Miao who is pregnant now is not suitable to participate, if something goes wrong in the middle, it will be even worse.
Besides, she also wanted to go back to read Xie Jing Xing's "letter from home" earlier.
Xie Jing Xing's "letter from home" was rarely heard since the war situation was surprising and the situation became tense. It is also very troublesome to send a letter, and I haven't written to her for two months.
Shen Miao opened the letter.
There was nothing special in the letter, they all said that he was living a good life and boasted of his achievements, and by the way, he criticized Fu Xiu Yi as worthless. To say that Fu Xiu Yi is not only good at the matter of winning the heir, but also when it comes to running the country, is really messed up. Ming Qi's courtroom was so chaotic, there was no need to worry too much.
Then there is the mention of Mrs.
It was said that Fu Xiu Yi held up Madam Mei very high, and there were people in Ming Qi's courtroom discussing that Madam Mei could only be considered to be in the harem before. However, in just a few months, he was able to enter and leave Fu Xiu Yi's imperial study at will. Fu Xiu Yi seemed to regard her not only as a beautiful woman, but also as a lucky general. Even several "victory" battles were bestowed by Ye Mei.
Ye Mei is now on top of the Ming Qi court, and if the wind is the wind and the rain is the rain, it is true that apart from Fu Xiu Yi, no one cares about it. Fu Xiu Yi also indulged her. On the one hand, he seemed to really think she was beautiful and smart, on the other hand, it was definitely because of Ye Mei's ability.
It's just that when Xie Jing Xing said this, there was ridicule between the lines, he almost regarded Fu Xiu Yi as a fool. After all, he still arrogantly claimed that everything is ready, just waiting for the other party to come from the net. After the victory of the Thirteen Capitals in Youzhou this time, I think that the other side of the capital does not need him to take action, and Ye Mei is afraid that Fu Xiu Yi will also torture her to death. Fu Xiu Yi didn't have a broad mind. He had praised Ye Mei "Blessed General" in front of the courtiers before, but now this "Blessed General" made him suffer in the crucial battle, how could Fu Xiu Yi just let it go.
Of course, Xie Jing Xing also arranged some extra interesting things to make it appear that Ye Mei was a spy for Great Liang, and he came to Dingjing to approach Fu Xiu Yi in order to be a pawn for Great Liang. Fu Xiu Yi could not tolerate someone who betrayed, so naturally he would spare no effort.
Looking at Xie Jing Xing's handwriting, Shen Miao could almost think of his schadenfreude with the pen in his mouth lazily.
She folded the letter, but felt that there seemed to be something else in the envelope, shook it, and dumped the envelope over. Sure enough, two red beans rolled out from the inside.
Red beans are the most Acacia.
He did not write some lovesick words in the letter, instead he used two red beans to prove that he did not forget Shen Miao for a moment, it really shouldn't be said that he was being arrogant or naive.
Shen Miao thought for a while, then took out the sachet on one side and put two precious red beans into it.
"Fifth," she said.
…
Ming Qi, Dingjing, Imperial Palace.
In the gloomy dungeon, there is a strong fishy smell everywhere, and it seems to be mixed with other smells, which is disgusting.
In the innermost part of the cell, a woman sat naked on the ground. Her hands were shackled to the wall, and her feet were soaked in the cold sewage. There were some fat mice in the sewage, crawling up and down the back of her feet from time to time, and nibbling on her toes. Some of the toes have been gnawed and the flesh is blurred, but the bloody smell seems to attract those hungry mice, and they are more and more eager to eat.
Watching his body being eaten by mice, not to mention women, even men will feel heart palpitations. But this woman kept silent, but only she knew that it wasn't because she didn't want to scream, but her voice was almost hoarse, and screaming would only change the torture.
This woman is none other than Ye Mei.
In just a few days, it was as if she fell from the sky to hell, Ye Mei never thought that she would have such a day where life would be worse than death. He didn't even expect Fu Xiu Yi to be such a heartless person.
She only knew that Youzhou Shisanjing was defeated in the first battle, and she already felt that something was wrong in her heart. However, she felt that with her wisdom, she might not be at the worst, and she might be able to stabilize Fu Xiu Yi. But Fu Xiu Yi didn't give her a chance at all, his heart was terrifying, and in front of the harem's concubines, he let people grab Ye Mei into the dungeon.
Then she was tortured to this day, forcing her to tell what tasks Da Liang had assigned her.
Ye Mei still didn't know what happened, she hoped to explain. But her appearance was no longer her weapon this time, because on the first day in the dungeon, Fu Xiu Yi was very disgusted, and someone burned her cheeks with a red-hot iron.
One of her eyes was even burned because of this, and she was blinded without the doctor's treatment in the dungeon.
Ye Mei has never been afraid, she is not afraid of a desperate environment, and no matter how bad the situation is, even if she is trampled by others, she can still be vigorous and tenacious like weeds. The only thing she was afraid of was her appearance. Because it was her only eternal weapon.
This weapon has no advantages. With it, you can survive in a desperate environment, reverse the bad situation, step on the people who trample her, and live with ease. But once her looks are ruined and she loses the bond to take advantage of others, things get desperate.
She also really felt hopeless, and even lost her fighting spirit. She felt that the mouse gnawed on her toes, and no sound could change anything.
A blind man with scalded cheeks, she can think of how terrifying she looks now. She can tempt people to risk their lives. There is always a shortage of those people in the world. The flowers on the cliff must be picked even if they lose their lives. But now that flowers have become weeds, even weeds with scars, who would go all out to pick them
Fu Xiu Yi was really cruel. He had been obsessed with Ye Mei for so many days, perhaps it was because he understood Ye Mei's ability to deceive people.
Ye Mei hates it so much!
There were footsteps outside, which were very clear in the empty dungeon.
She twisted her neck with some effort and looked outside with only one eye left.
Fu Xiu Yi was standing outside.
He said coldly, "Ye Mei, I will give you one last chance to tell everything you know."
"What does the concubine know?" Ye Mei asked. She still called herself a "concubine", and it seemed that she was still Fu Xiu Yi's favorite concubine, and she was like a fish in water in Ming Qi's harem.
Fu Xiu Yi frowned in disgust, as if he was disgusted by her ugly appearance, he turned his head away: "I have checked everything out, since you are a meticulous work of Great Liang, you should have a channel to communicate with them!"
Ye Mei burst into laughter.
Her laughing voice was hoarse, and it was no longer as melodious as it used to be, but rather harsh. She didn't know why Fu Xiu Yi said she was a spy, maybe Fu Xiu Yi was just trying to find a reason for his failure. He arranged the wrong soldiers himself, but put all the charges on her head.
She said, "Your majesty doesn't believe what the concubine said, so if the concubine said the channel, would your majesty believe it or not? Or, does your majesty think this is also a lie from the concubine?"
"Speak up and I will give you a whole corpse." Fu Xiu Yi said coldly.
Ye Mei laughed, and now she is laughing, her face is terrifying, like a ghost, but she didn't realize it, she scratched her head and made a gesture, she said: "Your Majesty's business is too bad, what is the condition for giving a whole corpse? If Your Majesty says that the concubine is free to live, and then think of ways to heal the wound on the face of the concubine, the concubine can think about it, and tell everything that the concubine knows."
Fu Xiu Yi didn't get angry but smiled, "Those who betrayed me have never been alive!"
"So your Majesty just ruined your concubine?" Ye Mei said, "I heard that Prince Rui also had a bitter love for His Majesty and pursued her endlessly. Unfortunately, His Majesty treated her as cold as ice, and then she let it go."
Now that Fu Xiu Yi knew Xie Jing Xing's identity, naturally he also knew Shen Miao's identity. When Shen Miao was mentioned, Fu Xiu Yi's face became even more ugly. In his life, he was used to taking everything in his hands. But it was Shen Miao who had an accident and thought that she could take the Shen family over by virtue of Shen Miao's love for him, but Shen Miao made a mistake and the Shen family was not taken down, causing him to make a big circle. Now the Shen family is fighting against him, which makes him quite a headache. Apart from these, Shen Miao gave up on him and turned her head to look for someone who looked better, and she almost slapped Fu Xiu Yi in the face in front of everyone in the world. Fu Xiu Yi was extremely annoyed, and hearing Ye Mei reminded him now, it was even more pricked. his pain.
"I originally thought that Princess Narui was just lucky and had a better background, so she could become a princess by accident and live an enviable life. Now it seems that she is smarter than I thought. , Maybe she already knew that staying by His Majesty's side, no matter whether you are loyal to His Majesty or not, the final outcome is the same, that is, she will not die." Ye Mei said.
"Presumptuous!" Fu Xiu Yi said.
"I lost to Your Majesty." Ye Mei said, "His Majesty was infatuated with me not long ago, but now he can make me look like this with his own hands. He knows my appearance and my preciousness, but he wants me to die. But Your Majesty, I also tell you, you are no better than me? You put all the faults on me, do you think you can end up in a good place?"
Fu Xiu Yi's face was ashen, no one would be happy if he was cursed like this. What's more, he was already disgusted with Ye Mei, and he hated it to the core. Ye Mei angered him at this time, which made him even more angry.
"You will not end well either, you are not their opponent. Shen Miao did not choose you to choose Xie Jing Xing, it also proved that in her eyes, you are not as good as one percent of Xie Jing Xing. So you see, I am now You have nothing and become a prisoner, but your end will never be better than mine. You will also lose. The Thirteen Capitals of Youzhou are just the beginning. After that, you will be completely defeated. Your hand, until then, you will be nothing more than a king of a subjugated country! I wish you that the war will be defeated like a mountain, your Fu family dynasty will finally be your hand, and you will never rise again for a hundred generations!"
Fu Xiu Yi stared at her coldly and said, "Are you finished? I have already given you one last chance."
Ye Mei let out a long sigh of relief and did not speak.
She held a sigh of anger in her heart, she had never hated a person as much as she did now. Fu Xiu Yi ruined her appearance, she knew she had no hope of turning over, so she simply poured out all her anger and hatred before she died. But after enjoying the fun, she woke up again, she almost forgot what kind of person Fu Xiu Yi was...
But now it's too late to say sorry. Besides, Fu Xiu Yi was never a person who would give people a chance to regret. Back then, Pei Lang didn't let him lose anything, so he treated him like this, and because Ye Mei lost the Thirteen Capitals of Youzhou, and after hearing this curse from Ye Mei, Fu Xiu Yi would definitely not let her die easily.
He said, "Since you care so much about your appearance, I will fulfill you."
He said to the guard next to her, "Cut off her limbs and make it into a beauty bowl, and set up a stage in the east of the city for thousands of people to appreciate."
"Spy of Great Liang, if you can sing, dance and perform, I will give you a plaything for people's amusement. Let's be beautiful for a lifetime." After he finished saying this, he turned around and strode away, ignoring the heart-wrenching sound coming from behind him. The cry of the lungs.
The beauty bowl was a kind of thing for people to entertain among the nobles of the previous dynasty. Pick a beauty to keep at home, and usually kneel in the corner of the house. If the host wants to spit or pour out the waste tea, he will hold the beauty's chin and let the beauty's small mouth catch it and swallow it. . It is a living spittoon.
This is to treat people as animals, even worse than animals, because it is too cruel, and such beauties generally do not live too long. The emperor of the previous dynasty later ordered it to be abolished.
Now Fu Xiu Yi wanted to take out this abolished method again and use it on Ye Mei. And the beauty bowl with its limbs cut off is the most inferior type of beauty bowl. It has lost its beauty and only terrifying.
The people were afraid of such strange things, and they would definitely criticize them. For Ye Mei, who was vain and valued her appearance more than her life, it was more torture than killing her. For her, who was determined to climb up, she was even lower than the commoners she looked down on, and even inferior to "people", Fu Xiu Yi really knew her very well.
Therefore, to deal with her, it is to hit the snake and hit seven inches, and hit the red heart.
Madam Mei, who was once famous for a while, was gone. She appeared, was abandoned, and died too quickly, and all that was left was her amazing beauty and her reputation as a spy of the Great Liang.
But what about Fu Xiu Yi
Ye Mei's curse has been fulfilled.
Even though he blamed Ye Mei, the world still looked at him like a joke. There is a spy next to him, who is an emperor, but he is too obsessed with beauty and has not been recognized. He even lost the battle of Thirteen Capitals in Youzhou in the end. The reputation of "Hunjun" has gradually spread from the people.
The people cannot see the process, they only see the result.
Fu Xiu Yi became a complete joke, and what was worse was that, as everyone expected, Great Liang started to win the Thirteen Capitals of Youzhou, and the more battles he fought, the more courageous he became, and he won more and more victories. Ming Qi's successive defeats were horrific, as if the previous victories were hallucinations, and Great Liang's strength was so terrifying.
The house leak happened to be raining overnight. At this time, the Qin country actually began to gradually take the road of self-protection. It seemed that he intended to surrender to the Great Liang. The target of the Great Liang was now aimed at the Ming Qi country. It's overwhelmed.
Terrible.
…
The tide of battle is always changing.
Great Liang won the thirteen capitals of Youzhou, and started the counter-offensive with the thirteen capitals of Youzhou as a stronghold. He did not choose to fight against Qin, but to attack Ming Qi first.
Qin Guo really chose Mingzhe to protect himself when Great Liang launched an attack on Ming Qi, and even sent envoys to try to negotiate. Willing to cede land indemnity to compensate. The Qin State was already weak in terms of military affairs. The long-term delay in the war situation has left the Qin State's treasury empty.
Qin Guo realized that it was serious, and the compensation for ceding land was naturally nothing compared to the subjugation of the country.
Qin Guoxuan's choice at this time is obviously not a good thing for Ming Qi. However, even if Fu Xiu Yi was doing both tough and soft, the Qin State on the other side didn't pay any attention.
Naturally, this also had Xie Jing Xing's credit. To draw a cake for the Qin State, make the Emperor of Qin State think that Great Liang really does not have the energy to deal with the State of Qin, and now he just wants to take down Ming Qi, Xie Jing Xing did a perfect job.
Even if he wanted to break them down individually, this alienation strategy was also played by him with perfection.
Great Liang's army soon reached Ming Qi's Dingjing.
As for the Weiyang Palace in Long Ye, Empress Xian De was asking the maid to pour wine.
This was a "palace banquet", but there were no civil and military officials, no harem concubines, only Shen Miao, Luo Tan, Emperor Yong Le and Empress Xian De. Empress Xian De said, "Quan should be doing a family banquet, and it can be considered a celebration for Jing Xing thousands of miles away."
Once Xie Jing Xing won the Ding capital, Ming Qi would be considered as the real dust settled. Xie Jing Xing naturally would not let Qin country go, cutting the grass to eradicate the roots, once and for all is the best policy. Without the support of Ming Qi, the state of Qin would only be at the end of the battle. Xie Jing Xing had dragged out the battle for so long before, and now he is only for this moment.
It won't be long before this long and brutal war will end. At that time, the four seas will be stable and the world will be at peace, and it will truly be regarded as the realization of everyone's wishes.
“Little cousin, you drink this.” Luo Tan put the plum juice in front of Shen Miao, looked at Shen Miao’s lower abdomen with her chin up, and said, “The imperial doctor said that she will give birth in about two months. A nephew or a little niece."
Shen Miao lowered her eyes and raised her lips, "It is very quiet, she is probably a little girl."
"That might be the case." Empress Xian De smiled, "There are also quiet boys and naughty girls. But when Jing Xing came back, he found out that he had become a father, and he didn't know how it would cause trouble."
Shen Miao thought about the scene at that time and did not feel a headache. If Xie Jing Xing knew that he had been hiding from him for so long, he would definitely be angry.
But... let's take it one step at a time.
Just as he was talking, Emperor Yong Le came in from outside.
Shen Miao and Emperor Yong Le did not see each other very much, Emperor Yong Le probably still disliked her and his attitude was not very good every time he saw her, but recently because of the child in her belly, it eased a lot. Perhaps because Empress Xian De was persuading her, she would occasionally get some medicinal herbs to replenish her body, and she would be sent to her.
Luo Tan was a little afraid of Emperor Yong Le, and immediately sat up straight.
The four of them were eating at the same table, Luo Tan was a little embarrassed, Shen Miao was okay, Emperor Yong Le looked cold, but only Empress Xian De was the happiest. She said, "Jing Xing has made a great contribution this time, and when the teacher returns to the court, he will definitely give it a good reward. Ben Gong sees it and gives the princess an order. They don't lack anything in the prince's house. It's good to have an appointment."
Emperor Yongle paused for a while, and said, "Yeah".
Empress Xian De also came to ask, "Do you think it's okay?"
Shen Miao: "..."
How can this be answered? Saying "yes", Emperor Yongle was obviously not happy. Said "not good", didn't this slap Empress Xian De in the face in public? The emperor and the queen were really interesting, and they gave her such a problem. Shen Miao smiled and said, "These, we should wait for His Highness to return before talking about it."
"Yes." Empress Xian De nodded, "Maybe he himself has other ideas." She looked at Luo Tan again, "This girl Luo, when Gao Yang returns, will this palace marry you?"
Luo Tan almost choked on the cake in her mouth, if it was someone else, she would have said back, but the other party was the queen, so she could only look at Shen Miao pitifully.
Shen Miao couldn't help laughing and said, "Niangniang, these are not urgent, we should wait until Young Master Gao returns, in case Young Master Gao has other ideas."
When Luo Tan heard Shen Miao help her, the general was relieved, but after listening to what Shen Miao said, it was not so pleasant. What are you talking about? It seems that Gao Yang doesn't like her yet. She's a big girl like a flower and a jade, or the daughter of the Luo family in Xiaochuncheng... No, why compare? She didn't mean it at all.
Emperor Yong Le glanced at Empress Xian De and said solemnly, "Eat."
Empress Xian De resented: "It's all said to be a family banquet, so be more casual, what to do with such seriousness."
Since Xie Jing Xing frequently reported good news, almost all the ministers in the imperial court settled down and seemed to see clearly the ambition and skill of the young emperor. Even though there are only two brothers in the Xie family, neither of them is good. One is good at balancing the government and the opposition, and the other is good at expanding and fighting. With awe for the county lord, the court was much quieter.
Even those who criticized and accused Emperor Yongle of having no descendants were very few recently.
It was rare for Empress Xian De to have such a peaceful life, and her relationship with Emperor Yong Le had undergone some subtle changes. It seems that the emperor and queen who respected each other like a guest in the past have gradually become an ordinary couple. Emperor Yongle was a very principled person. In the past, what Empress Xiande did in the past was done in a well-behaved manner. During these days, Empress Xian De occasionally did some wayward actions, and Emperor Yong Le also indulged her. Although she was not tired, it was rare.
It was said that bystanders were the clearest, Shen Miao felt that Emperor Yong Le was also very affectionate towards Empress Xian De. It seemed that everything was going in a good direction, when Xie Jing Xing returned, maybe he could be so happy for a long time.
Empress Xian De suddenly thought of something, and said again: "Tomorrow, I will dig the two jars of snow brew that I buried under the plum tree last year. After the jar is opened, it will be very fragrant. The emperor will also go with me, just to bury this year's brew. Go in. The princess and Miss Luo also come here. After digging out, we will go to the Cuihu Pavilion in the evening to enjoy the lotus flowers and taste the snow brew."
Luo Tan was greedy, so she naturally answered happily. Shen Miao also nodded, but Emperor Yong Le seemed a little helpless, Empress Xian De was only very interested in making tea and brewing wine, and when she became happy, she was like a child. But in the end he still nodded, Empress Xian De was very satisfied when she saw this and continued to talk to Shen Miao some interesting things while eating.
The second day happened to be a sunny day. Long Ye is already early in the summer. Fortunately, the morning was the coolest and Shen Miao and Luo Tan went there early. Shen Miao was heavy and could not accompany Empress Xian De to dig it herself. Luo Tan was very carefree, and she was afraid that it would break when she touched the stone while moving it, so it was Empress Xian De and Aunt Tao who were digging.
Emperor Yong Le said: "Get up, it's not good to hurt your hand."
"In previous years, the concubine and Aunt Tao dug it together." Empress Xian De oozed bright beads of sweat on her forehead, but she still smiled and said: "As for the snow brew, it must be dug out by hand to taste good. In the future If the emperor is interested, he will personally come and bury it once and dig it up once, and then you will know how it feels." While speaking, she and Aunt Tao also dug out another altar.
Emperor Yong Le suddenly frowned, he paused, and calmly pressed his chest.
Empress Xian De picked up one of the jars. The jar was small and cute, and it was easy to hold it up. She was not too dirty, not afraid of the dirt rubbing against her clothes, she held it up in front of Emperor Yongle as if offering a treasure, removed the stopper of the wine jar, put it under Emperor Yongle's nose, and asked, "Your Majesty, come to smell it, Isn't it delicious?"
"It's fragrant." Emperor Yongle said with a frown.
Empress Xian De looked at him: "Does the emperor feel bad? Otherwise, why is this expression buried?" She went to sniff the wine herself suspiciously.
永乐帝微微一笑，正要说话，却突然觉得眼前一黑，脚步一个踉跄，一头栽倒下去！
“皇上！”显德皇后吓了一跳，手中的小坛雪酿“咚”的一下掉在地上，摔得粉碎，那酒水混合着碎片，溅出馥郁的香气，清苦又悠长。
“快，叫太医！”沈妙连忙吩咐，心中却倏尔划过一丝不详的预感。
…
纱帐放下，屋外，高家家主终是到了。
这是高阳的祖父，高湛。
高家世代行医，在陇邺也颇负盛名。高家的小辈中，高阳是医术最出色的一个，偏又不安于隅，一心想着入朝，高家家主见他冥顽不灵，干脆将他逐出高家。敬贤太后当初惋惜高阳的才华，后来安排他去了明齐，干脆和谢景行成了好友，也辅佐谢景行身畔。
当初永乐帝的毒，便是高湛亲自查出来的。若非高湛医术高明，永乐帝也不可能活这么多年。不过三十五岁的诅咒早已过去，知情人以为这是奇迹，然而奇迹并非那么容易便创作出来的。
高湛对着显德皇后摇了摇头。
显德皇后的眼泪一下子就掉了下来。
罗潭没有跟来，沈妙却在场。瞧着显德皇后落泪的模样，沈妙的心中也十分酸涩。显德皇后对永乐帝是什么情谊，明眼人都心知肚明。而永乐帝也并非无情帝王，这二人内敛却又深情，一旦失去了一个，对另一个必然是致命的打击。
“先生，”显德皇后忍住哽咽，道：“陛下… 。还能撑多长时间？”
高湛看了一眼里头，深深叹了口气，道：“至多一月。”
“怎么会…。”沈妙惊诧。
“皇上的病是早年间就积攒下来的。这一年来，毒性已经侵入五脏六腑，全凭他自己意志支撑。想来皇上承受了许多痛苦，不过如今已然强弩之末。”高湛道：“老夫自幼与皇上瞧病，皇上是心性坚韧之人，又背负太多。即便到了现在，还在强撑。娘娘若是有心，还请劝一劝皇上，走的太艰难，现在也别太苦了自己。他一生都在为旁人打算，有时候，也得自私一回。”又对着显德皇后郑重其事的鞠了一躬：“这些日子，就请娘娘好好陪伴着陛下吧。”
高湛走了，沈妙想要劝慰显德皇后，却又不知道如何劝起。
在痛苦这一回事上，旁人劝慰的太多，都是无济于事。刀子不是落在自己身上，无法感受到疼痛。人们总以为轻飘飘的安慰几句，就能化解一切，并不是这样的。
Empress Xian De forced a smile and said, "You go back first, Ben Gong... Ben Gong is very good."
Shen Miao didn't say anything, only told her to take good care of her body and retired.
Back in the room, he couldn't help caressing his belly and opened a sachet on the table.
The red beans still look smooth and complete.
There are so many partings in this world, people who are laughing one moment will fall down the next moment. God is too cruel, and he refuses to give people good luck and good luck in this life, and he can only rely on himself.
She will protect her lover and her family.
…
Empress Xian De was sitting in front of the bed, and Emperor Yong Le had already woken up.
She lowered her head and pondered something, her side face was so gentle, as if time had turned back, everything was the same as it was at first.
"Qingzhen." Emperor Yongle said.
Empress Xian De came back to his senses, looked at him, and said, "Your Majesty is awake, do you feel any discomfort?"
"No." Emperor Yongle shook his head.
The two were silent for a while before Emperor Yongle said, "Qingzhen, I don't have much time."
Empress Xian De looked at him and said nothing.
"Zhen..." He paused before continuing, "I can't seem to be able to bury snow with you this winter."
"Although one altar is broken, there is another altar. If the emperor does not dislike it, he will find a cool day in the Green Lake Pavilion. The concubines are willing to drink with the emperor. But there are no princes and concubines. The summer scenery in the Green Lake Pavilion is very good, and the lotus flowers are in full bloom this year..." Empress Xian De said to herself as if she did not hear Emperor Yong Le's words.
"Qingzhen." Emperor Yongle interrupted her: "I can't accompany you anymore."
His face was pale, and he was still as handsome as before, but without the domineering and sternness of an emperor, he seemed to be the noble son of some family, but he was very thin, very haggard, and very sad.
Empress Xian De turned her head away, Emperor Yong Le couldn't see her expression, but only heard her voice as if separated by a mist, hazy, but it made one's heart hurt, she said: "The emperor is always ruthless, no If you are willing to lie to your concubine, you will not say a word. That's right, it's time to wake up from this beautiful dream now."
Emperor Yong Le hesitated for a moment before saying, "I'm sorry."
"Your Majesty doesn't have to say sorry to your concubine, and there is nothing to say sorry to your concubine. Your concubine has nothing to do with the emperor." I have been struggling for a long time, and the concubine wants to ask, why does the emperor do this? It is very hard to endure the pain, what is it for?"
"For the Great Liang." Emperor Yongle said: "I want to watch Xie Yuan conquer the country and protect the Great Liang. I want to see a day when the great cause of the world will be peaceful and healthy. The mother's wish, I hope that I can watch it for her in her lifetime. , but... I don't have much time, I'm afraid I won't be able to wait for that day."
Empress Xian De was silent for a long time before replying, "So, the concubine understands."
"Qingzhen." Emperor Yongle said, "You... make some plans for yourself."
"What does the emperor want the concubine to do?" Empress Xian De turned her head suddenly, tears flashing in her eyes, she said, "I want the concubine to live incognito and return to the life of ordinary people? For the rest of your life? Or to find a good husband to remarry?"
Every time she said a word, the pain in Emperor Yong Le's eyes grew stronger. He calmly grabbed the blanket under him, but said lightly, "As long as you are happy."
Empress Xian De turned her head abruptly, but Emperor Yong Le could see that a large tear fell on the back of her hand. When she spoke again, her voice was also calm, and she said, "I know, the concubine, I would like to thank the emperor for being so thoughtful for the concubine. The concubine will do it. The emperor still thinks about how the edict should be established? Some things have to be planned early."
She stood up and said, "My concubine has other things to do, so I'll go out first. Your Majesty takes good care of your body, and when you have taken care of your body, remember to have a drink with your concubine at the Green Lake Pavilion."
She backed out.
Empress Xian De rarely gets angry, especially since these days, Emperor Yong Le gets along well with her, and he smiles softly every day. However, no matter how soft the water is, it will have a temper. When you get angry, it is like a piece of ice, which makes people angry.
But can't bear to be really angry.
Emperor Yong Le coughed violently after Empress Xian De left. He touched the handkerchief under the pillow to wipe his mouth. Eunuch Deng, who was standing on the side of the costume, quickly brought hot water and said, "Be careful, Your Majesty."
"Eunuch Deng," Emperor Yongle frowned, "Did I do something wrong?" There was a rare juvenile confusion on his face, which made Eunuch Deng's nose sour.
Eunuch Deng dressed Emperor Yongle for many years, and he watched Emperor Yongle grow up. The appearance of Emperor Yongle now reminds him of a long time ago when Emperor Yongle was poisoned by Emperor Xiaowu's favorite concubine. Empress Xiao learned from the head of the Gao family that he would not live to be thirty-five years old and cried bitterly while holding Emperor Yongle. At that time, Emperor Yongle, who was still a young man, appeased Empress Xiao at a loss, and asked Eunuch Deng in confusion. He said, "Eunuch Deng, is the poison in this palace serious?"
The young man has grown from a gentle prince to an unfathomable emperor, but there will still be a day when he will be very confused and ask the people around him, is what he did wrong
Before Eunuch Deng spoke, Emperor Yongle sighed again and said, "I envy Xie Yuan so much."
"Although I and Xie Yuan are both very difficult, that kid is a little bit luckier than me. If I can survive..." He didn't say any more.
Many things in the world, termination, just stem from an "if".
Because there is no if.
…
In ten days, Xie Jing Xing captured the Ding capital.
Ming Qi Emperor Fu Xiuyi was shot to death by the rebel army above the tower.
It was really funny to say that, Fu Xiu Yi had become the ruler of a subjugated country. He was very ambitious and said that if he wanted to live and die together with Ming Qi, he would definitely fight with the soldiers to the last moment. As long as Dingjing is not destroyed, he is still the emperor of Ming Qi and will not surrender.
But at the last moment, he somehow changed his mind and wanted to leave secretly, perhaps with the idea of making a comeback one day.
However, Fu Xiu Yi calculated everything, but did not calculate the hearts of people.
Those of his aides saw Ming Qi's situation clearly earlier than he did. When the aides learned that Fu Xiu Yi had made a false decision to die with the enemy, but he wanted to flee, they were all furious.
Speaking of which, Fu Xiu Yi was also acting like a cocoon, and his group of aides were all from him at the beginning, either by spending money or by beauties. The so-called hero does not ask about his background, but Fu Xiu Yi considers himself a person who cherishes talents and does not look at the identity of the other party, so among his staff, there are all kinds of people from the three religions and nine ranks. There are robbers, mountain bandits, and even villains who kill without blinking an eye. These people are not good or evil, and they follow Fu Xiu Yi only to see that Fu Xiu Yi can provide them with the treasures they want, and that they can do great things.
Now that the great cause has been ruined, Fu Xiu Yi still wants to run away, how is this possible
Among those aides, the one with the most courage and the most ruthless personality tried to tie Fu Xiu Yi to the tower, personally shot Fu Xiu Yi with a bow and arrow, and finally chopped off Fu Xiu Yi's head, in order to take credit for Xie Jing Xing, hoping to surrender.
Fu Xiu Yi was afraid that he would be in a lifetime, and he was working hard, but he never imagined that he would end up like this. It is not like a monarch, and the country is destroyed together, at least it can be full of integrity. He didn't save his life, and he will come back in the second half of his life to plan a comeback. But like a prisoner, he was shot to death in front of the people of Dingjing in front of the people who had spent a lot of money.
The last thing he saw in a trance was the young man before Qianjun under the tower, on the high horse, holding the reins and looking at him lazily, as always cynical, his eyes were clearly full of contempt.
But he couldn't bear to think about it, he couldn't see anything.
His great career, his planning ambitions, all came to an abrupt end at this moment. He still couldn't understand, obviously he had already become the emperor, obviously he planned early in this life, how could he finally be defeated by an opponent he wanted to eradicate in the first place