stormy clouds

It snowed in the middle of the night, and the inside and outside of Lindu City were covered in white.

It's just that in the huge Lindu, no one wants to enjoy the snow.

In the harem, all the halls are lit with lights.The queen looked at the confidant in front of her, and said worriedly: "I'm not afraid of the hard work on the road, but I'm leaving Lindu at this time, how can I explain to the people of the world."

The confidant mother clasped her hands, "The Holy Majesty said it was just a southern tour, and he will come back in a few days."

The queen sighed, the days here may be far away.If given a choice, she would rather stay in Lindu, live and die with Lindu.But, who made her the Queen of Qi?

"How is the tidying up in the crown prince's womb?" the queen asked.

"It's already packed. It's just that there are more people traveling this time, and the princess is pregnant again, so the journey may be more difficult."

The queen thought for a while, "Ask two better midwives to follow."

The confidant nanny agreed.

The queen said again: "Is the old lady of Yongchang Hou still unwilling to leave?"

"The old lady said that when she is old, she will not go with the queen and the prince, and let the queen and the prince take care of themselves on the way." The confidant said.

The queen closed her eyes and remained silent.

My mother is an old man in her 70s, and it is really not suitable for long-distance trekking, let alone this winter with heavy snow.

She moved in front of the window, the snow had not stopped since the second half of the day, and now, the outside was completely white.

In Yongchang Hou's mansion, the old lady of Yongchang Hou sat at the table slowly drinking the porridge in the bowl.

Mrs. Yongchang Hou was waiting beside her. Although she looked anxious, she refrained from speaking.

After the bowl of porridge was finished and the maid waited for her to rinse her mouth, the old lady raised her eyelids and said slowly, "It's a good thing for Wei'er to go to Jiangnan this time. After all, his father is there, so I can teach him personally."

Mrs. Yongchang Hou forced an apologetic smile and said: "Mother is right, but the snow is getting bigger and bigger. The road is icy and snowy, and it must be difficult."

"Honglian, I know what you mean." Mrs. Yongchanghou looked at her for a while, and sighed, "If you want to go, go with Weier, I don't need you to worry about it here."

Mrs. Yongchanghou's complexion changed, and she hurriedly said: "Mother, daughter-in-law doesn't mean that, you misunderstood daughter-in-law.

The daughter-in-law has been the clan's wife of the waiting mansion for many years, how could she not know what is more important, the daughter-in-law will be there wherever the mother is, even if Lindu City is really breached and dies, the daughter-in-law will definitely be with her mother. "

It's not like I don't know what kind of person Hou Ye is. If I really leave the old lady in Lindu, and I and Wei'er go to Jiangnan, I'd be surprised if he didn't give me a divorce letter.

Her only thought was to hope that the old lady would change her mind and be willing to go to Jiangnan.

However, once the old lady made up her mind, who could convince her.

Seeing her like this, Mrs. Yongchang Hou didn't say much.Although her daughter-in-law is weak-tempered and timid, she is not bad-hearted. What she said is not unbelievable.

"I will not leave Lindu. At this time, if I abandon the city and flee, what face do I have to meet my ancestors?"

She stood up with a cane, and looked at the snow that was getting bigger and bigger outside the window, her cloudy eyes became deeper and deeper, "After this snow, there will be no peace tomorrow."

Mrs. Yongchang Hou didn't answer, she just looked at the heavy snow outside with reddish eyes, thinking in her heart that she would add another crane cloak to Wei'er's luggage.

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The news of the emperor's southern tour spread like wings in the noble mansions.

Chang Luoyun was a little surprised, but after thinking about it, he felt normal.The emperor has always valued literature over martial arts, and has always been obsessed with reciting poems and painting. Faced with such a situation, if he doesn't leave, he won't look like him.

Wang Yanqing looked at Chang Luoyun solemnly, "Once the emperor and all the ministers leave, the people in the city will be panicked. Once the hearts of the people are scattered, Lindu will be difficult to defend."

Chang Luoyun naturally knew what he meant.

It was impossible to go on a southern tour with the emperor. I didn't even want to go to Luoxia Mountain, let alone go to Jiangnan.

"Uncle Yanqing, if this snow continues for another night, do you think the refugees outside the city will rebel." Chang Luoyun held a tea pot with his sleeves in his hands, but he didn't drink tea, he just looked at Wang Yanqing and said.

This was exactly what Wang Yanqing was worried about. If it was true, Yun'er could only go out of the city to Luoxia Mountain to be with Mrs. Mu.

"This possibility is very high." Wang Yanqing said seriously: "So you have to leave the city overnight to go to Luoxia Mountain."

Chang Luoyun didn't speak, picked up the tea pot and took a sip slowly, "Sujin's skill in ordering tea is getting better and better, Uncle Yanqing will try it too."

"Yun'er," Wang Yanqing felt anxious seeing her like this.

"You must listen to me this time." He said, "Master Hou asked me to stay in Lindu to protect your safety. I must ensure that no accidents will happen to you."

Chang Luoyun put the tea pot on the table, looked straight at Wang Yanqing, "Do you think I will be absolutely safe if I arrive at Luoxia Mountain?"

"At least it's safer than being in the city." Wang Yanqing said, "Even if Xia soldiers attack the city, they will definitely not go to Luoxia Mountain."

"Wrong." Chang Luoyun said: "If Xia Bing invades the city, the entire Lindu will be under Xia Bing's control, how can Luoxia Mountain be a piece of pure land. The immediate plan is to guard the city gate and wait until Master Hou is back."

"Guard the city gate?" Wang Yanqing was a little excited, "Do you know who the emperor left to guard the city?"

"Duke Qin has great prestige in Qi, why not keep him?" Chang Luoyun said.

"If it wasn't for him, how could Lord Hou go to Qingzhou, and Lindu wouldn't be so passive now." Wang Yanqing sneered, "Now the emperor has taken away most of Qi's troops, and he is an old man in his 70s who can't fight alone. Guarding the city?"

Chang Luoyun said: "Aren't there still so many people in Lindu City?"

"The people have never been on a battlefield before. Let them guard the city. I'm afraid they will be in a mess before they reach the city gate." Wang Yanqing said, "Just listen to me, go to Luoxia Mountain first."

Taking a ten thousand step back, Dr. Xu and Liang Qi are both in Luoxia Mountain, if it is absolutely necessary, they can protect her and the old lady well.

"Uncle Yanqing, if I wanted to leave, I would have left with the county concubine and the old lady. The reason why I didn't leave must have a reason why I didn't leave, so don't talk about it anymore." Chang Luoyun said seriously.

"Go and wake up the servants at home now, and ask them to collect food and cook porridge." Chang Luoyun said: "Take a few capable boys to the market to build more porridge sheds. After a while, some people who don’t have food in store will definitely not be able to survive.”

"Cloud."

"You don't need to talk about it," Chang Luoyun said, "The top priority is to keep the people in the city safe. Biyan, go and call Steward Bai, and make a list of the families that have had good relations with the Marquis of Changping on weekdays. In the name of Marquis Changping, he suggested that everyone build porridge sheds and donate some winter clothes to help the people in the city stabilize."

If you want to fight against the outside world, you must first settle down inside.

Wang Yanqing's eyes flashed, and he wanted to say something, but he didn't say it after all.

"Uncle Yanqing, do you have anything else to say?" Chang Luoyun was wearing a moon white long-sleeved beige and a sky blue cloak, calm and relaxed, Wang Yanqing only felt that she was different from usual.

"Nothing."

"Then go and build a porridge shed right away." Chang Luoyun said: "By tomorrow morning, the people in Lindu who can't eat will be able to drink hot porridge."