Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law.

Chapter 264 The fear caused by Chen Mo

As a Jiangnan woman, Xiao Yunxi carries the elegance of a classical beauty. Her origin and the person she is married to give her a sense of nobility that ordinary people should avoid.

The superior life allowed her to give birth to a child even in her thirties, and her figure was still in shape, and the years did not leave a trace on her face.

Her skin is as delicate as a baby, her figure is as soft as wicker, and her curves are graceful. Even when she holds the child and bows, she is still elegant, like a beautiful picture:

"Your Majesty, what are you talking about? Your Majesty takes care of national affairs and works hard for His Majesty. He is a great hero in my heart and mind."

"Zheng'er, call me father." After saying that, Xiao Yunxi glanced at the baby who had woken up, and handed the child to Prince Huai with a smile on her face.

As soon as Prince Huai hugged him, the answer was the child crying loudly. No matter how much Prince Huai coaxed him, it was of no use. It was not until Xiao Yunxi hugged him again that the child stopped crying.

When King Huai saw this scene, he felt even more guilty towards Xiao Yunxi.

Due to the skills she practiced, Xiao Yunxi had been suffering from palace cold since she was a child and was afraid of the cold. She had not given birth to an heir for more than ten years after marrying Prince Huai.

I found a way the year before last. Xiao Yunxi stopped practicing and kept taking medicine to recuperate. At the beginning of last year, she finally got pregnant. When she gave birth to the child, Xiao Yunxi still went through the ghost gate, and then she became the Qin King of the Huai King Alliance.

In short, Xiao Yunxi has suffered a lot in the past two years, so she loves her infant child especially.

The same goes for King Huai. He has many sons, but they are all born to concubines. They are all concubines and are not qualified to be heirs. Only children under this year old can.

"Sister." Prince Huai's three concubines came up to salute Xiao Yunxi. Although the three women had smiles on their faces, they felt extremely jealous when they looked at the child in Xiao Yunxi's arms.

If there hadn't been this child named Chu Zheng, the crown prince's position would have definitely been chosen among their children, but now that they have this child, there's no doubt about it.

"Mom, can I hug my brother?" At this time, a sweet voice sounded.

This is a tall girl with a pretty face wearing an indigo palace dress.

The girl was suffering from the heat and was wearing light clothes. A blush appeared on her fair-skinned face, her facial features were childish and peaceful, and her eyes shone with a hint of shrewdness.

The girl was the second daughter born to Prince Huai's first concubine, Mrs. Hui, named Chu Juan. Because of her natural intelligence, she was quite favored in Prince Huai's palace.

"Juan'er." Mrs. Hui scolded the girl lightly.

"Sister, it's okay." Xiao Yunxi handed the child to Chu Juan for a hug.

"Giggle, father, aunt, my brother is so good." Chu Juan teased the baby a few times and said with a smile.

Well, the child didn't cry when Chu Juan held her.

This made Prince Huai eager to give it a try. As soon as he took it from Chu Juan's hand, Chu Zheng, who had been quiet at first, burst into tears again.

After Xiao Yunxi hugged him, the child stopped crying.

The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became awkward.

Mrs. Hui on the side said quickly: "It is said that people who go to the battlefield will have a vague evil spirit in their bodies, and babies who have just been born will have the purest innate spiritual energy in their bodies. These two energies It will collide and scare children.

In addition, the prince and the child have been separated for many days. It is normal for the child to recognize the child. It would be better if they spend more time together. "

"Sister Hui is right." The concubine next to her also agreed.

King Huai was a smart man and immediately shouted: "It's all the fault of the Heavenly Master for rebelling against the traitors. Sooner or later, I will destroy them."

After coaxing the child, Xiao Yunxi said: "Your Majesty, let's stop standing and go in."

……

The group returned to the backyard hall.

Xiao Yunxi was very protective of this child. Prince Huai wanted Xiao Yunxi to rest for a while and let his servants take care of him, but Xiao Yunxi refused because he was afraid that the servants would not take care of him carefully and he had to do it himself. .

After a few people chatted briefly, Mrs. Hui said: "Your Majesty, Rong'er told me that he wanted to take care of the prince's worries and find a job in Long Ce's army."

Long Cejun is the name of the army under King Huai.

The Rong'er mentioned by Mrs. Hui is her eldest son and the eldest son of King Huai. He has already grown up and established a mansion outside.

Mrs. Hui was not willing to let Prince Huai's Mansion fall into the hands of this infant, and she still wanted to fight for it.

Prince Huai is not stupid, so why doesn't he know about Xiao Jiujiu in Mrs. Hui's heart?

As his eldest son, Chu Rong has been neglected by him since last year. This is not because he is ruthless, but because the throne is established by direct heirs, for the sake of future conflicts between different members of the royal family, and for the support of the Xiao family.

Chu Rong can only be marginalized.

"Rong'er is a good colleague. Why do you want to march? In Lufang, you can share your worries for me." King Huai declined. Mrs. Hui heard it, but she still wanted to fight for it, saying: "Rong'er said that he yearned to be in the army. It's okay for him to be a scholar. He said that he is not suitable."

"I think he is just idle. He can't do a good job as a colleague. He still wants to find a job in the army. Let him practice more." King Huai said.

Mrs. Hui wanted to say more, but King Huai directly raised his hand and said that the matter should not be mentioned again.

At this time, a man who looked like a butler came outside the hall without coming in. He lowered his head and presented the letter, saying softly: "Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from the front."

A special servant came over in the hall, took the letter from the butler, and handed it to King Huai.

After King Huai read it, his brows suddenly furrowed. Without saying anything to Xiao Yunxi and the others, he stood up and walked out of the hall, saying to the butler: "Let everyone go to my study to discuss matters."

Prince Huai's Mansion is very large, and Prince Huai attaches great importance to talents. All his staff live in Prince Huai's Mansion, so not long after, all the staff gathered in Prince Huai's study.

King Huai glanced around his advisers and generals, and said: "The Heavenly Master thief Chen Mobu and his subordinates made a surprise attack on Linzhou on August 15th. The prefect of Linzhou abandoned the city and surrendered on the 25th. Linzhou has now fallen into the hands of the thieves." .”

After saying that, King Huai pointed to the map on the desk and said: "Linzhou and Huaizhou are only separated by the Huaihe River. Instead of attacking Longyou westward and threatening Hexi, the bandits captured Linzhou. The main force of the Tianshi bandits was in Shan County again. Gathered together, they are most likely coming to Huaizhou. These thieves are still obsessed with thieves and are still thinking about my king’s Huaizhou.”

Prince Huai looked a little ugly.

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the study was stunned.

Did the bandits from Yuzhou capture Linzhou?

In their opinion, Yuzhou's troops gathered in Shuofei County, and transferred grain, grass and baggage, and even issued a petition to punish the thieves. It was so formal that they must be attacking Longyou.

But now you tell me that he made a surprise attack on Linzhou and even captured it.

This sounds, besides being shocking, also a bit childish.

After all, this appeal to thieves is not just a matter of time.

Since ancient times, the forces that issued a memorandum against thieves have always followed the memorandum, regardless of whether it will be successful or not. This is everyone's acquiescence.

But now you are playing this trick for me?

"This kind of thing is indeed the behavior of the traitor army." Chu Ce, the general of King Huai, said.

"The prince is right. Since the Chen thief did not go to Longyou, but captured Linzhou, it means that the Tianshi thief's goal is Huaizhou, not Hexi." An aide said.

Huaizhou and Linzhou are only separated by a river, and it is difficult not to think so about Chen Jun's movements.

"In this case, we need to take precautions early and send more troops to guard Kaixian County and other places." Another staff member came forward and pointed to the county roads closest to the Huaihe River.

Just when everyone thought that Chen Mo was coming to Huaizhou, a young man who looked a little slovenly compared to the staff in the study said: "No, no."

Everyone's eyes were attracted, but most of them frowned, covered their noses and consciously stayed away from the young man, because when the young man opened his mouth, the smell of alcohol coming out of his mouth was too strong.

"Fu Sheng, what good advice do you have?" King Huai's eyes lit up slightly, and he still valued the young man more.

The young man's ancestor, Wu Xiaoxian, was a great hero who assisted Emperor Taizu in establishing the Song Dynasty. He was also known as the divine fortune teller, making the Wu family the leader of the aristocratic family at that time.

But the fifth family has a strange disease that is hereditary. Each generation will be short-lived before it reaches forty, resulting in a sparse population of future generations. Coupled with various reasons, the fifth family has declined, and there is no trace of the aristocratic family. .

But dragons beget dragons, and phoenixes beget phoenixes. For the descendants of such a wizard, those in power believe that they will have some of the talents of their ancestors.

The young man Wu Fusheng held a wine gourd in his hand. After taking a sip of wine, he came forward and pointed at the map in the book. When he spoke, he let out a wine burp, which made King Huai couldn't help but raise his hand to cover his nose.

"My lord, don't blame me." Fifth Fusheng bowed his hands to Prince Huai and said: "After analyzing the information about Chen Mo that my lord investigated last time, I found that this person is different from other Tianshi bandits.

This person is good at living with the people, has strict military discipline, and is good at management. Qingzhou Qingting and Pingting counties are even more prosperous. The two counties alone can provide him with at least 500,000 shi of food a year. He owns Qingyu Prefecture, and now Xia Lin Prefecture, with three prefectures in hand, and a population of nearly two million, which is enough for him to settle down in a corner, and when the situation changes in the future, he can compete in the world. "

"Ha." As soon as he finished speaking, one of the staff immediately laughed.

King Huai had many staff. In order to gain King Huai's attention, everyone wanted to show off their talents and make King Huai listen to them.

Therefore, there is a competitive relationship between them. In addition, the fifth prison student is the kind of loner, so naturally he is not liked by others.

"Then what do you mean, does this little thief still want to stand on his own feet?"

"Occupying a corner of the country, having its own army, a population of nearly two million, and no shortage of logistics, why not?" Fifth Fusheng asked in return.

"It's a joke, there are only tens of thousands of people, and the Heavenly Master's thief army is still a mob. He is just a young boy. He wants to stand on his own? By then, Luo Guang will be able to deal with him without us taking action." The staff member said road,

"A rat's eyes are short-sighted." Hearing this, Fifth Fusheng said softly: "Can't you still see the current situation?"

(End of this chapter)