Nagato has such a slim waist

Ao Qi came in the heavy snow.

Standing in the hall, wearing armor, tall and slender.

The clear light of morning sun shone on him through the window. There were still a few flecks of unmelted snow on his shoulders, making him look even more heroic and handsome.

"Your Majesty." He bowed.

Feng Yun smiled slightly, "Come on. Sit down and talk."

Ao Qi looked up at her, his eyes were like torches and his brows were slightly furrowed.

"Your humble servant... I will just stand here. Your Majesty, please give me instructions if you have anything to say."

Feng Yun paused when he heard the voice and looked back.

"How can you drink tea while standing? Sit!"

She displayed the dignity of an elder.

Ao Qi stood still and knelt down neatly below her, with his shoulders and back straight, looking extremely respectful.

Feng Yun couldn't help laughing.

This is General Ao, who is thirty years old.

He is no longer the young man whose ears turned red easily.

In his previous life, Feng Yun had never seen Ao Qi grow up.

They also don't know how far he had to go, how many enemies he had to kill, and how many contributions he had to make in order to grow from a guard of the Beiyong Army to a young general who could lead troops and make decisive decisions independently.

But she is clear about this life.

Clearly.

Ao Qi made great contributions in the battle when the Red Armor Army recovered Yecheng.

In the past few years, in all the foreign wars of the Yong Dynasty, from minor skirmishes to bloody conflicts, careful people can easily find that there is a name involved - Ao Qi.

Because of his connections, he had to work harder than others to let the world see that he was not only Pei Jue's nephew, but also a man of steel.

Feng Yun remembered the battle in which he crawled out from the pile of dead bodies, waving the battle flag covered in blood, and led a light cavalry of 2,000 men to wipe out the two large camps in Yecheng.

I also remember that when Pei Cong disappeared in Cangyan Mountain, he went to Blackback Canyon regardless of his own safety...

He is an admirer of his uncle.

Also an executor.

When the war with Qi army broke out this time, Ao Qi was the first to volunteer to fight.

But Pei Cong refused.

At the command, he had no choice but to stay in the capital to guard it.

Because at the end of last year, Amir was pregnant——

Ao Qi and Amir spent several years fighting and quarreling.

As one enters the age of thirty, one becomes more stable and mature.

I'm finally going to be a father.

Feng Yun couldn't help but smile.

"How is Amir these days? I've been busy all day. I said I'd go see her earlier, but I haven't found the time. As her aunt, I've failed in my duty..."

Ao Qi was stunned for a moment.

This morning, he learned that Feng Yun summoned him and thought that Feng Yun was going to send him to Dan County. He was so sudden when he heard this that he was unable to react for a while.

"Your Majesty, you are too kind." Ao Qi hurriedly bowed and moistened his lips. "As a junior, she should come to pay her respects to Your Majesty more often. But she has been suffering from pregnancy recently and is not in good spirits..."

Feng Yun asked, "Have you asked the imperial physician to take a look?"

"I've seen it. Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty." Ao Qi raised his eyebrows slightly, then calmly retracted his gaze and picked up the tea brewed by Feng Yun.

The finest Huaxi fragrant tea moisturizes lips and teeth, has a long-lasting tea flavor, and is slightly bitter. When you savour it carefully, it is sweet like a thread, lingering in your heart.

The taste in memory overlaps with the figure in front of me.

Ao Qi’s mind moved.

The indescribable emotions silently penetrated the long time and flowed into the heart.

Ao Qi's heart was beating slightly, and he even thought of that distant evening when he was drunk and immoral, hugging her and crying bitterly...

Now that he is thirty years old, it is actually difficult for him to imagine how frivolous he was when he was young. He dared to go against human ethics and do those things and say those words...

It was his uncle and the woman in front of him who was one year older than him but had an extremely tolerant heart who forgave him, tolerated him, understood him, and guided him time and time again, which prevented him from going against his moral principles and going further and further...

"Is the tea not good?" Feng Yun looked at his expression, picked it up and took a sip, frowned slightly, and looked over.

The moment their eyes met, Ao Qi realized that he was distracted and quickly lowered his head.

"I wonder why the Queen has called me here?"

Feng Yun put down the teacup and his eyes became more serious.

"To be honest, I want to entrust the prince to you."

Ao Qi was startled and slightly surprised.

Feng Yun said: "The war is at a stalemate in the front. I am in a state of panic in Xinjing. I want to go to Dan County, but I am worried about the things in the capital. Especially since Ruibao is still young and needs someone to take care of him..."

After a pause, she smiled again.

"Just as your uncle left for the war and entrusted you with the important task of guarding Xinjing, I can't think of anyone else besides you who can be entrusted with Ruibao's safety."

Who holds the military power?

The country is in whose hands.

The string in Ao Qi's heart slowly loosened.

No wonder she enjoys good tea and food and treats people with kind words.

He smiled, his handsome face and his eyes were as deep and silent as a cold pond.

"Your Majesty. I think this is not feasible."

Thirty-year-old Ao Qi has shed his youthfulness and is no longer frivolous.

He has his own decision.

"The situation on the battlefield is ever-changing. If Your Majesty goes there rashly, not only will it be difficult to achieve anything, but it will also distract Your Majesty... Especially now that it is freezing cold, the army should rest and recuperate. What will Your Majesty accomplish if she goes there?"

"Yes." Feng Yun smiled slightly, "At least I can accompany Your Majesty."

Ao Qi was speechless.

After a while, he smiled faintly and raised his handsome eyebrows.

"My lady, calm down."

Feng Yun shook his head and said seriously, "Actually, I had this plan before the New Year. But it was Ruibao's birthday and the end of the year, so I delayed it until now."

Ao Qi looked at her without saying a word.

Feng Yun slowly raised her sleeves to pour him some tea, and her expression suddenly turned cold.

"It has been my long-cherished wish to defeat Xiao Cheng personally, and this opportunity is truly rare..."

It was snowing heavily outside. A jackdaw rushed onto the eaves, shaking off balls of snow that fell down.

Her eyes were a little cold.

It was chilling. She was not as gentle and dignified as usual, but a look that Ao Qi had never seen before in her eyes: firmness and indifference, as if she was not heading to a battlefield, but to a place of revenge with a deep blood feud.

He couldn't say no.

He could never refuse her.

Ao Qi sighed.

After a long while, he raised his sleeves and bowed his head.

"Your Majesty has given an order, and I dare not disobey. But I still want to advise Your Majesty not to put yourself in danger. For the sake of Your Majesty and the Crown Prince, please think twice before you act."

Feng Yun frowned slightly, "This is not the Queen, but my aunt. The one I entrusted to you is not a court official, but Ruibao's eldest brother. Xiaoqi, why are you so distant today?"

Ao Qi's throat tightened, "No."

Feng Yun didn't say anything.

She just sat there, her face pale and cold. In the dim light of the snowy day, her whole body seemed to have turned into a faint silhouette, projected in Ao Qi's eyes.

The background is a desolate color.

Ao Qi gradually couldn't hold on any longer.

My father always tells me every day that there is a difference between a ruler and his subjects.

From the day his uncle ascended the throne, he no longer dared to act rashly.

"Tell me the truth, but how has your aunt offended you?" Feng Yun looked at him, his features full of coldness.

Ao Qi was terrified and every pore of his body was filled with panic.

Even if there were thousands of troops in front of him, he would not even blink.

But I succumbed to her when I was young...

This life is frozen.

He finally stood up and bowed to Feng Yun.

"I will definitely live up to your trust. As long as I am here, the prince will be here, and Xinjing will be here."

This was exactly what Feng Yun wanted to hear.

She called Xiaoman with a smile and took out all the things they had prepared for Amir and the unborn child, including clothes, shoes, socks, diapers, and some small toys for the child.

"I don't know when I can return to Beijing after I go to Dan County. I'm afraid I will miss Amir's birth. These things are my gifts. It's better to give them to you to congratulate you as soon as possible."

Feng Yun spoke in a friendly manner, and Ao Qi seemed a little embarrassed.

In fact, many years have passed and the feelings have faded.

No more shyness, no more passion.

But the young man's thoughts that left a deep mark on his heart back then were the most significant stroke in his life and also left the deepest memory.

It will be impossible to forget it in this lifetime.

That was the first woman who entered his heart.

He volunteered to go to war time and time again, and even won great military merits, all for the sake of getting her...

From a certain perspective, it was Feng Yun who made him—

From soldier to general.

So even if he was struck by lightning, he couldn't deceive himself and really treat her as an elder and an aunt.

But he never thought that the man who insisted on marrying her would become a diaper for these children...

Ao Qi sighed and laughed to himself.

"Thank you, ma'am."
-
The New Year has just arrived and the streets are empty and quiet.

Before daybreak, Feng Yun left the palace in a simple manner without disturbing anyone.

At the city gate, Ao Qi was riding on his horse, covered in flying snow, and he had no idea how long he had been waiting.

The people who accompanied Feng Yun to Dan County were selected by Ao Qi.

The captain in charge was Ye Chuang.

The two have been brothers for many years and understand each other best.

Ye Chuang smiled and bowed, "General Ao."

Ao Qi glanced at him.

"Be careful on the road."

Ye Chuang gave Ao Qi a knowing look, "Understood."

Ao Qi glared at him and approached the carriage.

"My lady, take care."

Feng Yun lifted half of the curtain and looked at him with a smile.

"I'll leave Ruibao to you."

Ao Qi hummed softly, pulled the reins and slowly moved to the side.

The carriage passed slowly.

The curtains were drawn.

Only Ye Chuang turned around and waved at him.

Ao Qi didn't move.

He rode on his horse, looking up for a long time at a hawk circling in the snowy sky...

The departing carriage gradually disappeared.
-
It was a cold day when we arrived in Dan County.

Before coming, Ye Chuang had already found out the location of the garrison camp. Feng Yun did not stay in Danjun City, but rushed to the camp without stopping.

Unexpectedly, they were stopped by patrol soldiers three miles outside the camp.

The people were very scared in the beacon fire and smoke. Once night fell, there were no pedestrians on the road. The patrolmen initially thought they had caught a spy from the Southern Qi Dynasty and held their torches high...

When he saw at first glance that the person sitting in the carriage was the current queen, he was almost scared to death. He bowed and apologized, and sent someone back to the camp to report.

Feng Yun didn't want to cause them any trouble. He glanced at the dark sky outside and said calmly:
"You can go and take charge of the mission yourself. There is no need to bother to pass on the message."

The patrol captain lowered his head, and the red cherry hat on his head fluttered in the wind, just like his nervous mood at the moment.

"If I don't inform His Majesty of your presence, I would be derelict in my duty..."

Feng Yun came here for the war, and she didn't want to affect the official business of the camp, so it was best not to be too particular. But she knew that in the eyes of these soldiers, she was just a woman who came here to find a man, and they might even sigh that she was too delicate, so she smiled and let them do as they pleased.

In this season, as night falls, the temperature drops sharply and the cold penetrates into the bones.

Pei Jue arrived faster than Feng Yun had imagined.

He rode his horse against the cold wind, accompanied by a few attendants, and galloped through the night with the coldness of the night.

"Yu!"

The carriage stopped.

Feng Yun lifted the curtain and looked over.

In the torchlight, Pei Jue was wearing armor, his cloak fluttering in the wind, and his eyes were staring at her, as sharp as a knife. (End of this chapter)