The Book of Raising Children by Houmen

Chapter 379
The night before Qixi Festival, Xu Si'an came back from the barracks.Zhao Jing knew that he was worried about going to the palace by herself, so she didn't mention it, and the two of them had dinner with the old lady in Songhe Hall, and then went back to Mingde Hall together.

After the two of them washed up, Xu Si'an looked a little leisurely and relaxed, and read the military book in the small study on the right.Zhao Jing was wearing a loose moon-white tunic with patterns of wishful and auspicious clouds embroidered on the cuffs and neckline.She was originally born with a thin waist and large breasts, but now that she is pregnant, her chest has become more and more straight, and the originally crossed neckline is a bit smaller, showing a thin gully on her chest.

When Xu Si'an raised his head, he saw Zhao Jing holding a teacup. The thin belt around her waist outlined her slim figure, but her chest was a little tight, and the fullness looked a little bit ready to come out.

Xu Si'an's Adam's apple moved up and down for no reason. Seeing that Zhao Jing brought tea, he simply picked up the teacup and drank the tea in it.Zhao Jing looked at him like this but it was a little strange, she just turned around and walked to the door, called the maid to make a cup of tea, then turned around and walked to Xu Si'an and said: "Compared with the past, the dishes in Songhetang are lighter recently. There are quite a few, is Hou Ye not used to it?"

Xu Si'an stared at the book of war and shook his head, suddenly remembered something.

"There has been a lot of trouble in the south these days. I heard that the rebels took down a small county town in the south of the Lingnan. There are [-] people in the city. A letter came from the front, saying that they wanted to invite the regent to go there in person before agreeing to go there." Let the people go, or set fire to the city, and let all the people in that city be buried with them."

This kind of trick of setting fire to massacre the city was often done by Tartars in the past, so in Xu Si'an's view, it was not a shocking thing, but Zhao Jing couldn't help but shuddered when she heard it, and sat down worriedly. He came down and said: "Speaking of which, those people are so innocent. Do those people from the previous dynasty think that if the dynasty changes and the people serve the two masters, they will all die? Then speaking of it, I will be the first one to die?"

Hearing what Zhao Jing said, Xu Si'an finally sighed, hugged her in his arms, and said in a low voice: "The court is in chaos these days, some people say that the prince should go, after all, he is a citizen of the city, and he cannot be let The people of Dayong are heartbroken; some people say that the prince should not go, because they are afraid of some kind of trick, and if they go, they will fall into the trap of a traitor."

"Then what does Lord Hou think?" Zhao Jing raised her head and glanced at Xu Si'an, feeling a little uneasy in her heart.

Xu Si'an said: "I also think that the prince should not go. Even if those people want to slaughter the city, they can't do it overnight. As long as they can send out surprise soldiers and break through the city in a short time, the lives of the common people can be saved."

After Zhao Jing heard this, she just kept silent. Xu Si'an mentioned this to her at this time, probably because she already had thoughts of going south.He was originally the coach of the South Army, so if he was going back at this time, it would make sense.It's just that it takes three to five months at least, and a year or so at most, for things like war. When he comes back from the south, the child may have already been born.

Zhao Jing still felt a little uncomfortable when she thought of this, but she also thought that he was a general after all, so there was no reason to back down before the battle, so she said lightly: "If Lord Hou wants to take the initiative to invite Ying to go south, then go."

When Xu Si'an heard this, his heart warmed. He did have some thoughts, but he didn't dare to mention it in front of Mrs. Xu and Zhao Jing.Who knew that he had only said half of what he said, but Zhao Jing guessed his thoughts clearly, so he said it like this, which made him feel a little speechless.

"I wanted to go, but now you..." Xu Si'an only reached out to hold Zhao Jing's waistline. Although the place was still flat and slender as before, Xu Si'an knew that there was a little life growing up here. Growing up, he will one day croak to the ground, and then grow up slowly, calling himself father.

Zhao Jing leaned against Xu Si'an's solid chest, closed her eyes slightly, feeling his unique masculine breath lingering in her ears, but said calmly: "You can go if you want, I heard that when mother gave birth to the three of you, father-in-law Even if you're not around, isn't your mother still doing well?"

Having said that, Xu Si'an always felt that this was different. After thinking about it, he finally sighed and said: "Forget it, now that the court and the government are sticking to their own opinions, I'm not in a hurry anymore. I'll wait for them Let’s talk about a way.”

After Zhao Jing heard this, she stopped talking, but remembered another matter, and said: "My lord may not have much time to go to the south recently, I just received the invitation from the palace two days ago. Tie, the sixteenth of this month is his concubine's joy."

(End of this chapter)