Nagato has such a slim waist

Chapter 582 A sudden change in the world
Ge Guang was stunned.

The people of Huaxi have not mentioned Chunyu Yan for many years.

About two years ago, in the house left behind by Chunyu Yan, the two servants who were guarding the house packed up and left in the middle of the night.

The empty house was overgrown with weeds and the door was mottled, which looked very scary. The children in Huaxi didn't dare to play there.

Ge Guang heard that someone tried to find Chunyu Yan, who was the Prince of Yunchuan at that time, to buy the house, but was beaten severely by Chunyu Yan, and no one mentioned it again since then.

How could Prince Yunchuan be short of money?

There will be no shortage of money to sell the house.

But the queen never cared about these things.

Why did you think of sending a whip?
Ge Guang had countless doubts in his mind, but he didn't dare to say a word. He just bowed slightly.

"My subordinate understands."

He saluted and just turned around when Feng Yun called him again.

Ge Guang looked over and saw that the empress was frowning slightly, with a strange light in her eyes that disappeared in an instant.

"You deliver it yourself."

Ge Guang bowed again, "Yes, I will set off immediately."

Everyone who has followed Feng Yun over the years has had their own experiences, but Ge Guang and Ge Yi have always stayed by Feng Yun's side.

Ge Guang's son was Ruibao's tutor, and he knew that this was a promotion from the Empress.

As the prince's companion, his future was limitless, so Ge ​​Guang taught his son to be loyal and serve his master since he was young, and he always set an example himself.

Ge Guang took Qiu Tong away.

Xiaoman looked at Feng Yun and sighed softly.

"Your Majesty clearly couldn't bear to let him go, so why did she let Brother Ge send him back to Yunchuan?"

Feng Yun retracted his gaze, looked at her and smiled.

“You don’t have to own everything you are reluctant to part with.”

Xiaoman vaguely understood what this meant.

Although the prince and the queen often argued with each other and disliked each other, they were actually very good friends most of the time. They got along very well, especially when it came to business, and they could chat for an hour or two.

But later on, for some reason, we never contacted each other again...

Xiaoman felt inexplicably sad when she thought of this.

"I hope the prince will marry a virtuous princess, have a good marriage, and be rewarded with good fortune."

Feng Yun glanced at her with amusement.

If Chunyu Yan knew that even a wicked person like him had someone sincerely seeking rewards for him, he probably wouldn't dare to believe it, right?

"My queen, I still don't understand." Xiaoman muttered again.

"What?" Feng Yun raised his chin and smiled nonchalantly: "Tell me about it."

"Your Highness has kept this whip for so many years, and she has never said she would return it. Why did you suddenly think of returning it to the prince today?"

Feng Yun curled her lips, looked at the morning sun shining through the mist, and smiled quietly.

"If you have a good marriage for him, you will be rewarded with good fortune."

Xiaoman didn’t quite understand this.

What is the relationship between a whip, a good marriage, and good rewards?
Feng Yun didn't explain either.

The ambition and desire of men, the cruelty of competing for supremacy, and the sacrifices and costs behind it, those who don't understand are happy...
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Ge Guang didn't come back until after the beginning of autumn.

After returning to Xinjing, he went straight to the palace to report to Feng Yun.

Feng Yun asked: "Has the whip been delivered?"

"Delivered."

"Have you seen King Yunchuan?"

"seen."

"What did King Yunchuan say?"

Ge Guang raised his head, his brows tightly furrowed.

"King Yunchuan didn't say a word."

Not a word?
Feng Yun curled the corners of his mouth and said, "Okay."

Ge Guang took out a huge bamboo tube from his bag, held it in both hands and put it in front of Feng Yun.

"When I leave the city, I will chase you on horseback and give this to you. I will bring it back to you, Your Majesty..."

Feng Yun looked at him suspiciously.

"What is it?"

Ge Guang: "Your Majesty will know it at a glance."

So he has seen it and there is no danger.

Feng Yun opened the stopper on the bamboo tube and found that it was full of fireworks.

It was exactly the same as the ones they had set off at Yanwuju in Tujiawubao when they ran to the hillside.

"Is this guy's brain really broken?"

The gift to the eunuch must have been given with Chunyu Yan's instruction.

It was Chunyu Yan's idea to send fireworks to her.

But it’s not the New Year or any festival, why would he send a bundle of fireworks?
Feng Yun lowered his eyes and put the fireworks back. He couldn't put it back. Then he found that there was something inside...

It is an iron whistle arrow in the shape of a small date, with a hole on it. The hole, belly, arrowhead and body of the whistle are all polished very smoothly and tied with a red rope.

Feng Yun narrowed his eyes slightly.

After a while, he held it in his palm and signaled Ge Guang to take the fireworks away.

"Take it to Huaxi and show it to the children."
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After this incident, Ruibao heard from somewhere that Huaxi’s friends saw particularly beautiful fireworks and they were envious of them for a long time.

Feng Yun couldn't bear to see him being wronged, so she asked Cong Wentian to bring some back from Tujiawubao, and took him to Huaxi to have a look. The child was satisfied and kissed her on the face many times...

"Mother is good. Mother is the best."

Feng Yun felt so sweet in her heart...

When winter came, news came from Yunchuan.

Chunyu Yan succeeded to the throne of King Yunchuan and married Princess Yunchuan in the twelfth month of the lunar calendar.

Entering the palace with the princess were two concubines and twelve wives.

Yuncheng was celebrating for three whole days.

Regarding the Princess of Yunchuan, the letter did not say anything else except that she was Xiahou Wanyu, the daughter of Xiahou Shi, an important official of the Yunchuan State.

Women's affairs are often ranked after important information.

No one knew how the Princess of Yunchuan won the favor of the King of Yunchuan, but when those old friends of Chunyu Yan in Huaxi learned about his wedding, there was another wave of heated discussion after he left Huaxi that year.

Most people think he has a weird personality, is difficult to approach, and is not a good person...

But no one can point out what evil things he has done.

So, after three or five days of laughing and joking, the matter disappeared.

Perhaps it was the princess's marriage that calmed Prince Yunchuan's violent temper, and in the following two years, Yunchuan had been law-abiding.

The competition in national power between Dayong and Southern Qi gradually became a habit. Both sides were trying their best to seek development. As long as there was no war, the world would be peaceful.

The days are as quiet as a stagnant pool of water.

If it weren't for the sudden disaster in the seventh year of Jingning, people would probably forget how hard it was to struggle in the troubled times, forget that this was not a peaceful world, and forget the horrors of those years of war and smoke...

In the seventh year of Jingning, the year of Gengzi, the celestial phenomena suddenly changed. The earth trembled and the mountains and rivers lost their color.

The three counties of Jinzhou, located southwest of Wanning County, were the first to be hit. The earth shook and the mountains shook, the city walls and houses collapsed, the streets became ruins, the people wailed everywhere, and the number of casualties was incalculable.

It was July, the height of summer, with scorching sun and dry weather in some counties, while heavy rains suddenly hit some other counties, causing the water levels in rivers to surge.

Floods raged, rivers burst their banks, and torrents devoured villages, towns and cities along the coast like ferocious beasts. Thousands of acres of fertile farmland were wiped out, and people were displaced and had no means of livelihood.

Pei Cong urgently ordered an imperial envoy to go to the disaster area, open granaries, provide disaster relief, drain the flood, and calm the people.

Troubled times.

The Yong Dynasty ushered in the most chaotic year since its establishment.

The long river behind Huaxi has not been greatly affected due to repairs and reinforcement in recent years.

On the second day after the disaster, Feng Yun asked A Lou to organize Huaxi and nearby villages and towns to donate money and food to treat the victims.

However, the refugees came in waves.

Even in Huaxi, which was not affected by the disaster, people were still in panic.

Feng Yun didn't expect to see Kong Yun'e and Jin Ge again.

The family of three came to Changmen among the disaster victims. Kong Yun'e's son Hengyang had grown into a teenager.

When he saw Feng Yun, he felt a little shy and called out to her.

"Aunt Feng."

Kong Yun'e also felt tears in her eyes.

"Yunniang, I brought Hengyang to you."

Feng Yun stared at her. "Didn't you go to Yunchuan? Yunchuan was not affected by the disaster."

Kong Yun'e glanced at Jin Ge, lowered her eyes and said, "We were indeed not affected by the disaster. We mixed in with the victims just to find an excuse..."

Feng Yun looked at her without saying a word.

Kong Yun'e couldn't bear such a sharp gaze, so she clasped her hands together and looked at Jin Ge.

"You tell me."

Jin Ge was much calmer than her.

"Mother Yun didn't explain clearly, Madam, we are here to report the news."

Feng Yun's heart tightened.

His face remained calm.

"To be honest, Nagato receives a lot of information every day. I wonder what you are going to talk about?"

Jin Ge said: "After the new king of Yunchuan ascended the throne, he had close exchanges with Southern Qi."

Feng Yun smiled, "This is not a secret. Is there anything new?" Jin Ge looked at her expressionlessly, and every word seemed to burst out from between his teeth.

"The Qi army has been making unusual moves recently. Based on my understanding of the Emperor of Qi, I'm afraid that the Mingquan covenant can no longer restrain his ambitions."

Feng Yun raised his eyes and asked, "Are you still in contact with Nanqi?"

Jin Ge shook his head, "I've only met Mr. Ren."

After another pause, as if afraid that Feng Yun would not believe him, Jin Ge had to tell the truth.

"To be honest, this is the information given by Mr. Ren."

"Oh?" Feng Yun laughed, his face calm, "My friendship with Mr. Ren shouldn't be enough for him to risk being called a traitor and send me a message, right?"

Jin Ge sighed.

"Mr. Ren is a learned man, he would not do this for his own selfish reasons. Of course, it is not for the queen, nor is it for revenge against the Emperor of Qi... We don't really understand what he said, but it is for the people of the world, and for the prosperity of the country of Qi..."

Feng Yun had some understanding of Ren Rude.

A generation of great scholars who are sober in this turbulent time, full of knowledge, broad-minded, and also have a bit of benevolence...

In the midst of the chaos, it is understandable that he wants to clear the clouds and restore a clear sky...

But there is one thing——

Feng Yun and Daman have been keeping in touch with each other over the years.

Just the day before yesterday, she received a letter from Taicheng.

Daman said, "The emperor is concerned about the welfare of the people and the happiness of the common people."

The years were peaceful and there was no intention of breaking the alliance or going to war with Dayong.

Did Daman cheat on her?

Or did Xiao San not tell her anything at all?
Feng Yun arranged for Kong Yun'e and her family of three to work in a clothing store opened by Changmen in Xiangzhou.

First of all, Kong Yun'e can take care of these things.

Secondly, Xiangzhou is far away from here and there are no acquaintances there, so they are safer.

Thirdly, of course, we must be on guard against them.

We haven’t seen each other for many years. What if he lets a wolf in?
She thought it over carefully and went to look for Pei Jue when she returned to the palace.

After Pei Jue left court, he spent most of his time in the imperial study, handling government affairs.

Feng Yun was stopped outside the gate by Lai Fu, the eunuch beside Pei Jue.

"Your Majesty." Lai Fu bowed with a smile, "Please take a seat in the side hall and wait for a moment."

"Where is His Majesty?" Feng Yun asked.

Lai Fu saw that she looked anxious and turned to look at the closed imperial study.

"The governor is here. He is discussing matters with His Majesty inside."

Big brother is here?

Feng Yun smiled slightly, "It's no big deal, I'll go there myself."

Lai Fu saw her walking away, opened his mouth, wanted to stop her but swallowed it back, and followed carefully behind her.
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Outside the Imperial Study Room.

There were two guards standing on each side, wearing armor and holding sharp weapons, looking very serious.

Feng Yun was just about to ask them to pass the message when he saw Zuo Zhong jogging towards him in a hurry.

Zuo Zhong is no longer the chief guard of Pei Cong.

Among the people back then, some were promoted as they should be promoted, and some left as they should leave. Zuo Zhong and Ji You also left the Imperial Guard Camp in the third year of Jingning and served as Generals of the Beiyong Army respectively. One on the left and the other on the right, they were both honored.

Even though Xiaoman was around all the time, Feng Yun hadn't seen Zuo Zhong for some time.

As far as I can remember, Zuo Zhong is not a frivolous person. How could he lose his composure like this?
Her heart sank and started beating wildly subconsciously.

"Your Majesty, urgent military intelligence!"

Zuo Zhong did not even bother to greet Feng Yun, and reported loudly to the imperial study.

The door opened.

Feng Yun saw Wen Xingsu inside. Besides him, there were also Helian Qian and two other generals.

Pei Cong sat in front of the table and raised his eyes slightly, "Present it."

Zuo Zhong responded and strode inside.

Feng Yun just moved aside to the other side of the threshold, and Pei Cong did not notice her.

But when she passed by Zuo Zhong, she saw cold sweat on his forehead.

It can be seen that the situation is urgent.

Zuo Zhong knelt on one knee and raised the urgent report above his head with both hands.

"Your Majesty, the Northern Rong have united twelve tribes and led a hundred thousand cavalrymen. They have crossed the Cangyan Mountain and are heading straight for Yunzhou."

In recent years, every autumn and winter, the Beirong tribes would take the opportunity to cause trouble in order to store winter grain, and looting in the border areas was commonplace. However, since they had no fixed place to live, although Dayong sent troops to chase them many times, it was never able to eradicate them.

Pei Cong looked at Helian Qian, "General Helian, I'll leave this matter to you."

Helian Qian bowed and said, "I will obey your orders."

He looked up at Feng Yun, saluted, and strode away.

Pei Jue turned around and asked Wen Xingsu, "How is the south?"

Wen Xingsu, dressed in military uniform, said solemnly, "There are more than 100,000 soldiers stationed at Hengqu Pass. For many years, the provincial governors and county governors have led the troops in Chunning, Dongquan, Fujiang, and other places. There has been no unusual movement recently."

Pei Ran nodded.

Although the Northern Rong tribes have repeatedly invaded, they only seek food and clothing, and will leave after taking what they have, but the Southern Qi is different. Xiao Cheng is ambitious, and after years of peace, the undercurrents have already been unstoppable...

Pei Jue slowly stood up and walked to the sand table on the desk.

"If you were Xiao Cheng, where would you attack from?"

Wen Xingsu frowned slightly, pointed at the mountain terrain on the sand table, and paused slightly.

"Leave Chunning and attack Dan County or Guyi."

Pei Jue looked at him approvingly and was silent for a moment.

"Send more personnel to Dan County and Guyi."

Wen Xingsui bowed and said, "I will obey your orders."

When he said goodbye and came out of the study, he saw Feng Yun waiting outside and smiled.

"I had planned to come with your sister-in-law to visit you and Ruibao in the past two days. But now, I have been assigned another errand and I am in a hurry to leave."

Feng Yun smiled and said, "The important things are more important. I will talk to my sister-in-law. Don't worry, brother. Take care of yourself."

Wen Xingsu nodded, "I will, and so will you."

Over the years, he often traveled in the army, and every time he returned to Beijing, he was in a hurry.

The eldest princess had a serious illness in the fourth year of Jingning, and had not been in good health in the past two years. She was always uneasy, so Puyang Yi had no choice but to stay in the capital to fulfill her filial piety.

The two of them were rarely together, so Puyang Yi kept putting off having Wen Xingsu checked out.

If you delay any longer, you won't be able to speak.

Puyang Yi would mention her regret of not having children every time they met.

On the contrary, Wen Xingsu was busy with official duties and did not take the matter to heart. Not only did he not complain or blame Puyang Yi, he flatly rejected Puyang Yi's suggestion to take a concubine for her.

Gradually, Puyang Yi stopped mentioning it.

But I can't help feeling depressed because I keep the guilt in my heart.

"Yaoyao, after I leave, spend more time with your sister-in-law."

Eyes facing each other.

Wen Xingsui looked melancholy, as if he had a lot to say but couldn't say more.

"She is just too worried. She can't listen to what I say, but she can hear a few words you say."

Feng Yun nodded softly and said to him with a smile: "Don't worry, brother. I will. I will ask my sister-in-law to have dinner with me in the evening. You can go and do your work."

Wen Xingsu raised his hand and bowed, "Take care."

He walked very fast, and his figure went further and further away.

Feng Yun just stood there looking at him until he was out of sight, then turned around and went into the house.

Pei Jue asked her, "Why are you sighing?"

Feng Yun sat down lazily, looking a little lonely.

"Do you think that the more people have, the happier they are?"

Pei Jue frowned slightly and looked at her deeply.

"The Queen is unhappy?"

Feng Yun pursed her lips and slowly stroked the hem of her brocade skirt above her knees with her slender fingers.

"I can't really say... Over the years, you and I, as well as my elder brother, Pingyuan, Xiaoqi, and many, many others... We seem to have gained a lot, but it seems that we have gained nothing. We have been running around all year round, shouldering our own responsibilities, and we have less time to see each other, let alone be happy..."

After saying that, she raised her eyes and glanced at him lightly.

"Am I asking for too much?"

Pei Jue thought about it and hummed, "Yes."

Feng Yun glared at him in reproach, then laughed out loud.

"I am naive. Ordinary people have fireworks, and the emperor's family has blessings and fortune. You have to make a choice between fish and bear's paw..."

Pei Cong held her hand.

"In two days, I will take you to Huaxi for a walk."

Pei Jue believed that Feng Yun was happier in Huaxi than in the palace.

In Huaxi, she felt relaxed and comfortable even if she was just squatting beside a vegetable field watching the seedlings grow.

Yet, in this rich and charming imperial palace, she seemed to be wearing the heaviest shackles of the Yong Dynasty...

The two looked at each other and smiled.

Feng Yun's thoughts suddenly disappeared.

"Let's go and see Ruibao."

Rest early, my dears, and continue tomorrow.