little wife

Chapter 108

Jing Yun exchanged letters with Hou Junshu of Xinyi, and had a general understanding of the current situation between the two countries.

The Northern Zhou Dynasty took so much trouble to invade Dachen, but unexpectedly, a fire broke out in his backyard, and a king Fukang, the son of the former empress who survived the catastrophe, appeared out of thin air on the border between the two countries. Jing Yun fought a battle, and almost the whole army was wiped out, and Lu Yi became a useless person.

In Yingzhou, Xie Junchun was almost unscathed. He was originally carefully cultivated by the former empress to assist King Fukang. This side of King Fukang; Xie Junchun has been in the court for many years, and King Fukang is the orthodox blood of the late emperor's son. From the title, it can be seen that he was deeply favored by the late emperor at that time, and he was the candidate for the heir. It has nothing to do with knowing the news of King Fukang's death.In the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the court shook in an instant. King Fukang disregarded the imperial decree of the Northern Zhou emperor ordering him to go north, and issued a letter pointing out the appalling evil deeds of the emperor, such as mutilating siblings and seizing the court.

The peace agreement between the two countries was written by King Fukang. If he wanted to send his troops northward, if the border was unstable, he would face the enemy. Even if he had a very good chance of winning, he would only have five points left.

Along with the peace agreement, there is also a letter written by Xie Junchun to Mrs. Ding Yunhou. There are only a few words in it, greeting Mrs. Ding Yunhou's situation after her fate in the Grand Chen Jingshi that day, and finally left "One Promise, Thousand Gold" four words.

Jing Yun held the letter with a gloomy expression.

"Xie Junchun has really worked hard for...Wei Si..." Ning Luo was a little emotional. Although she had only met Xie Junchun a few times, the impression this man left on her was so vivid. Except for Jing Yun, almost no one can be compared.

"Wei Si..." At the mention of this name, Jing Yun almost gritted his teeth. The first time in his life he was ashamed and humiliated by this young man who was only 15 years old. He wished he could lead the army to lurk in Nan'an County in the Northern Zhou Dynasty right now. , taking advantage of this opportunity when Wei Si couldn't take care of both the head and the tail, he stabbed this person fiercely, let him also taste this heart-wrenching feeling.

Ning Luo held his hand with an apologetic expression. He came back to his senses in an instant, and barely restrained the violence in his heart, so that Ning Luo could no longer be depressed because of that bad thing.

"Peace talks have both advantages and disadvantages for Da Chen," he said calmly, "Xie Junchun's army has retreated in an orderly manner, and the best thing we can do is to stand by and watch them fight with each other. Great damage, and can no longer pose a threat to our Dachen border; if your majesty has the heart, set up a surprise army in Yingzhou, wait for them to fight to the death and send their troops to the north, maybe they can get a piece of the pie in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and then they will be able to open Expansion of territory."

Ning Luo's intuition was wrong, and he hesitated, "I don't think Xie Junchun and Wei Si should be such people who ignore the interests of the country. If we are eyeing them, I'm afraid they will find another way."

Jing Yun snorted softly: "You know them well."

Ning Luo gave him an angry look: "What are you being jealous about again? Although I agreed to Xie Junchun's promise, it was on the premise of not harming the righteousness of the family and the country. Whether you want peace talks or not, you can make up your own mind."

Jing Yun and Zou Zelin went to Yingzhou where the Marquis of Xinyi lived. Several important ministers put together the letters and newspapers they had collected and discussed for a long time. The conclusions were similar, so they each wrote a memorial to the imperial court.

Emperor Shenghe's imperial decree arrived within a few days, ordering Jing Yun to be in charge of the peace talks with Northern Zhou, with Marquis Xinyi and Zou Zelin assisting.

This decree is a bit strange. The theory is that although Jing Yun and Xinyi Hou have the same title, Xinyi Hou has a high reputation and should be responsible for him.What's more, Jing Yun didn't fully agree with the peace talks in the memorial, but asked to be dormant in Yingzhou to give Bei Zhou a thunderous blow, and to use the shame of being bullied by Bei Zhou in the past.

This time, it was Deng Ru, the deputy head of the Imperial Palace, who came all the way to deliver the decree. He is also an old man in the palace, and said with a smile: "Master Jing, I heard that Madam is having a wedding. I wonder if I can bother you to congratulate me and ask for a glass of water and wine. ?”

It was all so obvious, Jing Yun naturally couldn't refuse, so he hosted a banquet in the mansion to entertain Deng Ru, and originally wanted to invite some officials from Zou Zelin and Changzhou Mansion to accompany him, but Deng Ru declined politely, saying that it was inconvenient for him to be a servant He has a lot of contacts with officials in the court and China, but he just had a private banquet with Dingyun Houfu at the order of His Majesty.

Ning Luo's stomach is already getting big, all the preparations are ready, and the whole family is looking forward to the arrival of this little life.

Deng Ru was also very happy to see her, asked a lot of questions, and took out the rewards from Emperor Shenghe, including century-old ginseng for Ning Luo's postpartum tonic, and golden jade pieces for the unborn child.

"Your Majesty asked me to bring some words," Deng Ru said with a smile after drinking for three rounds, "Your Majesty said that he misses Lord Hou and his wife very much, and he doesn't know when he will be able to happily spend time with his wife. a meal."

Jing Yun's complexion changed, and he took a chopstick of food without saying a word.

Ning Luo glanced at him worriedly, and replied softly: "Thanks for your majesty's concern, I wonder if your majesty's dragon body is in good health?"

Deng Ru let out a long sigh: "Your Majesty spends so much time and effort all day long, but there is no one reliable person to trust to. The dragon's body is getting thinner and thinner day by day, and its stubborn illness has never been cured. We slaves see it and are anxious in our hearts."

Jing Yun's hands froze, and the ribs in the chopsticks fell on the table.

Ning Luo was also stunned for a moment: "Could it be that His Majesty's cough hasn't recovered before we left Beijing?"

"Your Majesty is depressed, how can it be so easy to cure, these days are alternating between cold and warm, His Majesty is coughing so much that he can't sleep all night, and when he goes to court, he has to ask the imperial doctor to prescribe the medicine of tiger and wolf to suppress it first, so as not to make Chao Gang uneasy, "Deng Ru's eyes were full of worry, "We waiters don't listen to persuasion, it would be fine if Lord Hou was here."

"Where is His Royal Highness?" Jing Yun finally couldn't help asking.

"His Royal Highness..." Deng Ru sighed again, "It's hard to tell me about the servant, if Hou Ye is interested, just go to Beijing and find someone to find out."

After seeing off Deng Ru, the husband and wife were a little silent. Ning Luo's body was heavy, and she couldn't sleep peacefully all night. Her huge belly made her almost restless, and she could only sleep for a few hours. Jing Yun's sleep, several times wanted Jing Yun to move to the guest room to sleep, but Jing Yun didn't agree, and took care of her personally without pretending to others.But this night, it was Ning Luo's turn to listen to the tossing and turning of the people around her all night.After listening for a long time, she finally persuaded in a low voice: "Brother Jing, you should go and find out the news about the capital, if your Majesty... don't let yourself regret it for the rest of your life."

Since arriving in the northwest, Jing Yun deliberately ignored the news of the capital, devoted himself to military affairs, and spent his spare time with Ning Luo in his spare time; since the war with Bei Zhou, he had no intention of dealing with the intrigues in the court.

In the darkness, the upright and upright body was a little stiff, and after a long time, a barely audible sigh came from the side: "I... understand, don't worry."

The peace talks were carried out in an orderly manner. The peace talk leader sent by the Northern Zhou Dynasty was the beautiful and graceful Xie Junchun, whose perfect tongue could almost make the dead alive; and Da Chen's leader Jing Yun was like It is his natural nemesis, no matter how eloquent he is, Jing Yun's face is as immobile as an iceberg, and he will not give an inch on key issues.

Xinyi Hou's surname is Zhao Mingzhuozheng, and he is almost at the age of knowing his destiny. He has spent his whole life for the sake of the great Chen Rong, and is deeply respected by some juniors. Jing Yun can be regarded as half of his disciples.As Jing Yun's deputy in this peace talk, he was not unhappy at all, and he sincerely shared all his experience, and the few of them often talked at night by candlelight when they got together, and they became friends who forgot the years.

On this day, when Xie Junchun was talking eloquently, persuading everyone to build trust with each other, reduce the garrison, and form an offensive and defensive alliance, there was a commotion outside the military tent, and someone hurried in with a slightly embarrassed expression. It was Jing Le .

Jing Yun stood up abruptly, and arrived in front of Jing Le in a few steps, with a bit of nervousness in his voice: "What's wrong, madam?"

"Ma'am...she is giving birth..." Jing Le lowered his voice, "It doesn't seem to be going well, I am afraid that Master Hou will be worried, so I come here..."

In desperation, Jing Yun couldn't care less about the peace talks, and bowed towards Xie Junchun, "Thank you for your forgiveness, I'll be here today, and we'll talk tomorrow..."

The envoys who came over on Bei Zhou all showed surprise on their faces, and some of them even became a little unhappy. Zhao Zhuozheng was also a little surprised. He didn't live in the capital before, but he didn't know about the rumors about Jing Yun and Ning Luo, just subconsciously. He stopped in a low voice: "Yuanxi, the woman gave birth to a child, even if you go, you won't be able to help, how can you leave Master Xie..."

Xie Junchun and Zou Zelin said almost in unison: "Let him go..."

The two looked at each other, and couldn't help but cover up and coughed twice, Xie Junchun said seriously: "It's a big event for the madam to give birth, if no wife gives birth, I'm afraid the blood will have to continue, the world has long been extinct, and the family cannot be a family. If the country cannot become a country, Master Jing should go as soon as possible, and I will go and see, if there is anything useful, I am duty-bound."

Zhao Zhuozheng was a little silly, how could the chief envoy sent by the Northern Zhou Dynasty bring his wife's birth to such a lofty level when his upper lip touched his lower lip.

Jing Yun was so anxious that he didn't care to say more, thanked him and hurried to the mansion.

When he arrived at the delivery room, Jing Yun saw mothers coming in and out of the room with basins, and Doctor Jin pacing outside the door with his hands behind his back. In case of any blood collapse, he waited here to wait for his life.

Seeing Jing Yun rushing over with a pale face, he hurriedly went up to comfort him and said, "It's nothing, Mrs. Wen said, the fetal position is very upright, but it's just a bit big, so it came out a little slower."

He also had some headaches. Ever since Ning Luo returned to the mansion, Jing Yun saw that she was thinner than before she was pregnant, so he supplemented her with delicacies all day long, so that the fetus was too large and it was difficult to give birth.

A nanny happened to come out of the curtain with bloody water in her hand. Seeing the blood-red patch, Jing Yun's eyes turned red: "How can it be all right with such bleeding? Don't give birth, I don't want this child!"

Doctor Jin panicked and grabbed him who was about to rush in, stomped his feet and shouted: "Master Hou, my Lord Hou, don't make any more trouble! Did you just want the child if you didn't want it? You go make trouble now, At that time, mother will be in danger!"

This sentence successfully blocked Jing Yun's footsteps. He stayed for a moment, and unconsciously started spinning around in place. Ning Luo's hissing came from inside, mixed with Wen Po's call, which sounded like It was so soul-stirring, he only felt that the cry seemed to turn into a sharp knife, gouging out his chest one by one.

He clenched his fists tightly and pressed his forehead against the wall, almost unable to breathe: even when facing the thousands of troops of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, he was not in such a panic and fearful mood.

This moment seemed so long, just when he couldn't take it anymore, no matter what Sanqi 21 was about to lift the curtain, a loud cry instantly entered the eardrum, accompanied by Wen Po's cry of relief: "Come out, come out!" , Congratulations to Lord Hou, congratulations to madam, you are a daughter!"

(End of this chapter)