Snowy Chang'an Road

Pang Yue said with a smile: "King Peiping, you have spies, and so do I. When they take my money, they will naturally do their best to be loyal to me. If I can't even find out this information, then what's the use of raising them?" "

Listening to his answer, Wei Shao already roughly had the answer in his mind.

After sending Queen Nancang away, Zhong Yang said: "This old man is as slippery as a loach. I think he did all these things."

Pei Ying said: "Of course he did it. Not only did he do it, he also deliberately exposed flaws to test you and observe each of your reactions."

"Brother and sister, your disguise skills are getting better and better."

"Brother Zhong, thank you."

At this time, Deng Zhao stood up. He had doubts in his mind that this was Pei Ying, but the disguise technique was so good that he was not sure.

Wei Shao glanced at Pei Ying and asked, "Did you not have breakfast?"

Pei Ying was a little surprised, how did Wei Shao know?

"You're not here all the time, how do you know I haven't had breakfast?"

"When you came in, Bai Zheng had just given us new tea."

"...Then why didn't you stop me and let me waste the tea leaves."

Wei Shao said nothing.

Deng Zhao took the words and asked: "Shao'er, since the tasks assigned by His Majesty have been completed, can we return to Chang'an?"

"Go back, I just have one thing to do before I leave."

"what's up?"

"Yun Zhengke died in a foreign land, we should give him a ride."

Two hundred thousand soldiers were ready to go, looking north to Chang'an. The mighty troops and horses had their backs to the mountains, leaving only a slightly bulging grave behind them.

On the way back, we passed through Changsha again, and Han Zhu was already waiting for us.

He prepared a whole carriage of gifts for Pei Ying, and said many touching words. Finally, reluctant to leave, Wei Shao ordered the army to continue their journey.

After a whole month of traveling, Wei Shao led the army back to Chang'an. New Year's Eve would be ten days away.

In Weiyang Palace, Wei Yuan was very happy to hear Wei Shao's achievements along the way. In addition, he was very satisfied with the city, county soldiers and countless gold and silver treasures that Han Zhu had donated.

It had been four and a half months since Wei Shao left Chang'an. It was still autumn when he left, and it was already winter when he returned.

Nothing seemed to have changed, and everything seemed to have changed. The most obvious change was Wei Yuan's skinny face and weak body. He held on to his energy and listened to Wei Shao's resurrection, with a few sporadic coughs from time to time. Originally, He wanted to hold a banquet in the palace, but Wei Shao declined when he saw that he was really weak.

Wei Yuan just closed his eyes and nodded. He was getting old and his physical condition was deteriorating. After the poisoning, his roots were damaged. Everyone understood that it was only a matter of time before His Majesty passed away.

After leaving Weiyang Palace, Wei Shao and Pei Ying went to Yueyang Palace. They heard the news of their return a few days ago, and today they heard the news of their entry into the palace. Mrs. Deng had been waiting in Yueyang Palace early.

Seeing the familiar figure, Wei Shao and Pei Ying ran over and knelt on the ground.

Mrs. Deng's tears flowed down the corners of her eyes.

"Mother and concubine, my sons and ministers are unfilial." Deng Shou helped the couple up and said, "Silly boy, just come back, just come back."

Getting together is a difficult thing. After reaching a certain age, we will find that separation seems to have become the main theme of life, and getting together is just an occasional episode in life.

Deng Shou had not seen his son and daughter-in-law for half a year, and they had endless things to talk about. Of course, during the conversation, the two of them also learned a lot about what had happened in the palace in the past few months.

Pei Sheng was pregnant again for four months. She raised this baby very carefully. She stayed in the East Palace on weekdays and never left the door.

After Pei Sheng became pregnant, Ban Miao chose a concubine for the prince, and he chose Yongqiang, the eldest daughter of Taiwei Yongbo.

"Concubine, doesn't the prince like Yong Shu? Why did he marry Yong Qiang again?"

"Yongqiang is the eldest daughter. If the eldest daughter cannot get married, how can there be any reason for the younger daughter to get married first? Besides, the queen said she was seeking to marry Yongbo's daughter, but she did not say which daughter she was."

"Then wouldn't it be too miserable for Yongqiang to marry a man who loves his sister? How should she live her life in the future?"

Deng Shou said: "I don't think so. This Yongqiang has a calm personality and a deep mind. I don't think she is a woman who will lose her mind because of the love between a man and a woman. After Yongbo received His Majesty's order, his little daughter cried at home. It was very fierce. Yong Shu must have known that the prince was interested in her and begged her father not to marry her into the palace. However, the imperial edict had been issued and the emperor's order could not be violated. What no one expected was that Yong Qiang actually told her Father, it is beyond everyone’s expectation that she is willing to marry the prince, but it is reasonable no matter how you think about it.”

"Concubine, have you ever met Yong Qiang?"

"We have met a few times, but I have always been alienated from the Queen and have never had any deep friendship. I just heard that she coaxed the Queen around and was deeply loved by her. Even His Majesty was very fond of the Crown Prince's concubine. , I like it very much, I guess I have some tricks up my sleeve."

"Concubine, do you think my sister Pei Sheng is Yong Qiang's rival?"

Deng Shou didn't expect Pei Ying to ask this question suddenly. She took a breath, took a sip of tea and said, "No."

It was obvious that this Yongqiang's thoughts were not on the prince at all. She made the majesty and the queen happy just to consolidate her position.

She knew that Wei Huan wanted to marry her sister, but she still faced the difficulties. There was only one reason.

The Crown Prince is the Crown Prince, His Majesty may die at any time, and it is only a matter of time before the Crown Prince ascends the throne. Everyone in the palace knows that the Crown Princess is stupid and simple-minded. With all these factors in mind, her goal should be to become the Queen.

Wei Shao said: "You don't have to worry. After all, your sister is the princess and the official wife."

"I really don't like my sister. She is arrogant and brainless. She is arrogant but not arrogant. But she is a family member after all. Now that she has such a strong competitor around her, how can I not worry about her."

"As long as she gives birth to the emperor's eldest grandson safely, no matter how clever this Yongqiang is, he will not be able to defeat her."

Deng Shou also consoled her: "With your Majesty's permission, your mother can come to the palace to visit your sister from time to time. The most important thing now is to let your sister take good care of her baby and give birth to her eldest grandson."

Pei Ying nodded.

Speaking of this, Deng Shou seemed to have thought of something. She asked Pei Ying, "Ying'er, what about you? Are you pregnant?"

Pei Ying was choked by this sudden question, and Wei Shao also sat beside her without saying a word.

"Back to my mother-in-law, not yet."

After hearing this, Deng Shou didn't look happy or unhappy on his face. He just smiled softly and said, "You two should do your best. Your grandfather and I are waiting for your good news."

"promise."