six-fingered peasant girl

Chapter 294 Freshmen
On the ninth day of April in the 24th year of Jiahe, General Zhenwei led 30 troops to break through Baili City in Linhuai Pass.The gate of the Baili city was wide open, but General Zhenwei did not enter the gate. When everyone was suspicious, a fire broke out in the city. It turned out that the enemy had feigned surrender, intending to catch the turtles in the urn and burn the Qi army to death. Fortunately, General Zhenwei sent people to investigate beforehand. Tan, if we rashly enter the city, our army will definitely suffer heavy casualties.

According to historical records, the northern prince abandoned the city and fled. General Zhenwei led his own soldiers to chase after him. When he arrived at the Valley of Thousand People, he captured the northern prince Yeluhong. The news spread to Qi State, and the whole country was overjoyed.

The night was as cool as water, Ning Guang was sitting on the wall of Baili City, with a plate of beef and a jug of wine in front of him, and a round white porcelain pot in front of him. A jug of wine.

Unplugging the wine cork, a strong aroma of wine came to the nostrils. Ning Guang didn't use a wine glass, and directly poured it into his mouth with the wine pot. The wine dripped down the corner of his mouth, and he just wiped it with the back of his hand.

"It's the first time for me to sit and enjoy the scenery beyond the Great Wall in the northern country. In fact, it's really not as good as our Daqi." Ning Guang spoke slowly, and he didn't know who he was talking to.

But if you look carefully, you will find that his eyes are fixed on the white porcelain pot opposite him.

"You once said that you yearn for freedom beyond the Great Wall, but in the end, you have to return to Daqi. After so many years, what did you say you were planning? Going around and returning to the original place, why bother?"

Ning Guang stared at the porcelain pot for a long time, and the scene before Hu Sandao's death appeared in front of his eyes.

"I lost, and I'm tired, and I don't want to continue the competition." Hu Sandao said: "Yeluhong sprinkled fire oil in the city. Once you enter the city, you will die in the flames."

He took out a piece of kraft paper from his pocket and handed it over, saying: "This is the defense map of Yeluhong's archers hidden in the city. Also, when he abandoned the city this time, he must be going to Licheng, passing through the Valley of Thousands of People. Cough cough cough."

"why?"

"Just as if I paid back the lives of those three thousand brothers." Hu Sandao fell to the ground, looked at him and said, "Looking at the past, I finally beg you to take me back to Daqi."

The expression on Ning Guang's face was complicated and difficult to understand. Seeing him speechless, Hu Sandao's pupils gradually became dilated, but he still looked at him stubbornly, waiting for his agreement.

"rest assured!"

Hearing these two words from Ning Guang, Hu Sandao smiled. That smile was as pure and clear as when Ning Guang first saw him.

"I'll take you back." Ning Guang took another sip of his wine and said lightly.

"General, the envoy from the Northern Kingdom has arrived." Tie Touxing hurriedly climbed up the city wall and said cheerfully, "We will be able to return to Qi Kingdom soon."

The prince of the north was captured, and so many cities were occupied in the north country, the king of the north would definitely not be able to fight. If he wanted to seek peace and redeem the prince of the north, he must send envoys.

Of course, Ning Guang was only in the war, and the ambassador of Qi State was in charge of the negotiations.

Ning Guang drank the last bit of wine in the jug, threw the jug down the city wall, stood up tall and looked into the distance, and murmured, "Yes! I can finally go back!"

On April 24th of the 20th year of Jiahe, the Northern Kingdom requested peace from the Qi Kingdom, wishing to form a friendly state and sign a peace treaty. They would not fight for 800 years and pay [-] million taels of compensation to redeem the northern prince. In the same month, the army returned to the court.

But in Cao's house in Changping, the main courtyard was full of hustle and bustle. The servants carried hot water and walked in quickly, but they were silent like cicadas. Inside the house, there were small groans of pain coming from inside.

"Why haven't you given birth yet? It's been three hours." Cao Kui walked up and down the yard with his fists clenched, his face full of anxiety, his eyes looked into the house from time to time, and he even wanted to rush in several times.

"It's only three hours, and there are many people who won't survive this day. Don't worry." Mrs. Song stopped with a smile.

Knowing that Mrs. Chen is due to give birth in the next few days, there are only two unmarried girls in this house, which is not a problem, so it is a coincidence that Mrs. Song rushed here specially, she just arrived yesterday, and Mrs. Chen moved today .

When Su Xiao heard that her little face turned pale, she said in horror: "No way, one day and one night, it won't hurt..." Before the word "death" came out, she hurriedly covered her mouth, and made two loud bah bahs on the ground, Put your hands together and say: "Madam Bodhisattva, believers have nothing to say, I hope you don't blame me, and bless my mother, mother and child."

Seeing this, Su Liu smiled and said: "If you are really scared, just sit in the main room, dangling around, I will feel dizzy."

"I don't want it." Su Xiao immediately protested, "I want to be the first to see the baby born."

"The midwives are all in the room. If you are the first one, what about the people in the room?" Mrs. Song said with a smile.

When Su Xiao thought about it, it was indeed the truth, and couldn't help but make a bitter face, and said, "That's true, but at least I'm faster than Chen Ye and sister Mingzhu, hehe."

Mrs. Song and Su Liu couldn't help shaking their heads when they heard her childish words.

After another half an hour, there was still no movement inside, but the groans of pain became louder. Not to mention Cao Kui and Su Xiao this time, even the calmest Su Liu and Mrs. Song were a little anxious.

After all, Mrs. Chen is old. These days, giving birth at this age is several times more dangerous than for ordinary women. It is natural to be worried that she will not be able to give birth for so long.

Cao Kui couldn't help but walked to the window and said loudly: "Mei Niang, Mei Niang, how are you? I'm right here, don't be afraid."

After waiting for a while, there was no sound from inside. Cao Kui was about to speak when Chen finally said, "I'm fine."

Cao Kui breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "It's fine if you have nothing to do, just call me if you need anything, we are all here."

"Oh, ma'am, don't talk anymore, hold your breath and use your strength later." A midwife's voice came from inside, saying: "Quick, it's fully open, ma'am, I said you should use your strength."

"It's about to give birth, it's about to give birth." Cao Kui immediately danced with his hands and feet.

Mrs. Song clasped her hands together, and Su Liu, who was closest to her, became nervous unconsciously when she heard her chanting Buddha's prayer for protection, and Su Xiao subconsciously grabbed Su Liu's hand and looked into the room.

Time passed bit by bit, and there was no other sound except for the screams of pain mixed with the louder and louder voices in the room.

Another half an hour passed, and the faces of the people waiting outside were pale, afraid of hearing bad news, Su Liu and Su Xiao leaned together, as if they could find each other's strength in this way.

As for Cao Kui, he was already limp on the ground. If it wasn't for a few strong women who forcibly pulled him, he might have rushed into the house already.

"Why did it take so long, sister, will mother..." Su Xiao's eye circles were slightly red, and she tightly grabbed Su Liu's hand.

"Don't talk nonsense." Su Liu glared at her, and reprimanded sharply: "Mother Hui, mother and child are safe."

As soon as Su Liu's words fell, there was a scream from inside the room, followed by a joyful cry: "It's born, it's born!"

"It's born, it's born!" Su Xiao jumped up.

Su Liu and Mrs. Song heaved a sigh of relief, their minds relaxed, and then they felt their backs go weak. Only they knew what kind of a long process this was, and it was really tormenting.

Cao Kui's face turned pale, his forehead was covered with sweat, and then he got up as if thinking of something, and was about to rush into the house.

"Oh, master, you can't get in yet!" Several women hurriedly stopped.

"Why didn't you cry?" After Su Xiaohuan was overjoyed, she suddenly thought of another question.

When everyone heard this, their hearts suddenly rose, and they looked into the room in unison, Cao Kui's face suddenly turned ashen.

At this moment, there was a cry of a baby in the room, and everyone's hearts fell.

"You girl, you will be scared to death sooner or later." Mrs. Song glared at Su Xiao.

Su Xiao stuck out her tongue and smiled embarrassingly: "Aren't I worried?"

After a while, Nanny Cui walked up to Cao Kui with a red swaddle in her arms, smiled and congratulated: "Congratulations, master, congratulations to master, Madam gave you a son."

Cao Kui was taken aback, looked at the baby in her arms, and murmured: "Son, is it a son?" He took two steps back and said in disbelief, "It's a son. I, Cao Kui, have a son. Haha, I have a son." son!"

After she was happy, she hurriedly asked: "Madam, how is Madam?"

"Master, Madam is fine except that she is tired." Madam Cui smiled.

"Okay, okay, I'll go see her." Cao Kui's heart really dropped this time, and he rushed inside quickly.

"Look at your father, he was so happy that he even forgot to give a reward." Mrs. Song said to Su Liu and the others with a smile.

"Rewards, all rewards! Those who serve in Madam's yard will be rewarded with two months' monthly money, and the rest will be rewarded with one month's money." Su Liu said with a smile.

The servants are all happy, like celebrating the New Year!
Hearing that it was a younger brother, Su Xiaozao happily went to Cui Nanny's side, looked at the red and wrinkled child, frowned, and said: "It's so ugly!"

"Girl, newborn babies are like this. After a few days, they will be white and tender." Nanny Cui said with a smile.

Su Liu and Mrs. Song also leaned over to have a look. Mrs. Song simply hugged her, looked carefully and said: "It's Zhou Zheng, I think it looks more like your sister Mingzhu."

Cao Mingzhu is a well-known beauty, Mrs. Song said so, this kid will also be a handsome guy in the future.

"This mouth looks like mine." Su Xiao said sourly.

"Like, like, both take advantage of you and sister Mingzhu, come on?" Su Liu joked with a smile, and Su Xiao smiled embarrassedly.

"Hold it back quickly, don't catch the wind." Mrs. Song looked at it lovingly for a while, then handed it back to Nanny Cui, and said to Su Liu, "I have to go to each house to announce the good news. You make arrangements, and I will go to the kitchen to order Make some supplements for your mother to supplement."

Su Liu smiled and nodded, and said: "I know, it has been arranged a long time ago, first of all, sister Mingzhu has to notify first, and brother Ye also said."

At this moment, a young servant quickly ran in and shouted to Su Liu: "Girl, good news, good news, General Zhenwei has won the battle, and the army has returned to the court!"

"Sister!" Su Xiao pulled Su Liu excitedly after hearing this.

Su Liu was a little dazed, seeing the boy's happy smiling face, tears suddenly flowed down his face.

Is he coming back?
(End of this chapter)