Horse on the World

Chapter 897

The lieutenant general of Li Qing's mansion added a new recruit, and the news spread quickly, which caused quite a stir in the entire Dingzhou. As a result, after a few months, all qualified people followed Qing Yanran. After the princess was happy, she was going to congratulate the concubine Bao for the second time. Even if it was a gift, there was a lot of care, and not everyone who knew the news was qualified to send their gifts to the palace.
Yanran is the main wife, so the congratulatory gift is naturally extremely precious. Concubine Bao ranks third in Li Qing's harem, but in many people's minds, they don't think so. If you insist on giving Li Qing's women a ranking, then There is no doubt that Qingfeng is naturally ranked first. Of course, not many people know this.As for the other three of them, it's hard to tell who is superior, and very few of them even think that under the breeze, they should be Concubines Bao.Then, this gift should be presented carefully, how not to offend Princess Yanran, but also let Concubine Bao remember herself, it has made many people very troubled.

Some people are happy and others are naturally worried, but the joy can be seen, while the fear is hidden deep in the heart and is not known to outsiders.

Bao'er's father, Chang Dakuan, and stepmother Wu Siniang only received the notification from the Prince Regent's Mansion the next day. As soon as they got the news, the family hurried to the Prince Regent's Mansion. Naturally, Wu Gui, who was transferred back to Dingzhou from the front line, also came.

Since Wu Gui joined the army, he has always worked hard, and he never advertised that his sister was Concubine Bao in the army, but no matter what, the care he received in the army was not comparable to that of ordinary soldiers, and his promotion speed was so fast , so that people of the same generation were dumbfounded, and gradually everyone knew this relationship, so gossip increased.
This made Wu Gui very depressed, but there was nothing he could do about it. Although he had made real contributions to his promotion, the military system of Dingzhou was quite strict, and there were strict rules for promotion of officers. But Wu Gui himself also knows that many of his credits are specially arranged by his superiors, and as long as he makes credits, he will be rewarded immediately, which is incomparable to his colleagues.
After the Battle of Weizhou, Wu Gui had already been promoted to Zhenwu Colonel, only one step away from entering the ranks of generals, which was already the best for Wu Gui who had just turned eighteen this year.The students who graduated with him from Jimingze Military Academy were generally a few grades lower than him.
Chang Dakuan is a typical ordinary farmer. Even though he is Li Qingyue's husband now, his rough face, bruised veins, protruding joints, and big hands covered with calluses still stand out so conspicuously. It's quite expensive, but as long as you see him writhing around and pulling his clothes from time to time, you will know that he is not used to it.
No matter how simple the decoration of Bao'er's house is, it is not comparable to theirs. Even if he is Bao'er's biological father, Chang Dakuan is still very cautious, especially outside the house, there are several guards standing upright.
Compared to Chang Dakuan, Wu Siniang, who was holding the little daughter by the hand, seemed much calmer. The little guy was obviously very curious, crawling around the room, and finally climbed to the table, gorging on the pastries on the table , Provoking Wu Siniang's loud scolding.
Although Wu Gui was not wearing a military uniform, he could tell his state by looking at his figure sitting there straight. With his hands on his knees and his eyes not squinting, he seemed to be meeting his superior.
Chang Dakuan rubbed his hands and feet, his face was flushed, and he didn't say a word for a long time. Wu Siniang gave him a reproachful look, and stuffed the little daughter crawling all over the ground into his arms, while he pulled Bao'er Go to the side, ask some details in a low voice, and talk about some things that need special attention during the first pregnancy.

Although she is a stepmother, Wu Siniang and Bao'er have always gotten along very well. Wu Siniang was very glad that she sent Bao'er to the prince after meeting Li Qing back then. Now that the family is full of wealth, it can be said that it is all tied to Bao'er ．

The mother and daughter were talking, and Chang Dakuan and Wu Gui were sitting there upright. Qian'er offered fragrant tea, and when she saw Chang Dakuan's appearance, she pursed her lips and smiled, which made Chang Dakuan restless and looked up. He poured the tea into his mouth, but swallowed all the tea leaves.

"How is Daddy?" Seeing Chang Dakuan's appearance, Bao'er, who finally finished talking with Wu Siniang, turned around and asked.

"Okay, very good, very good." Chang Dakuan hurriedly said: "He is in good health, sleeps well, eats well, but there is no work to do, and he is in a hurry. Every day, he goes to the street with several people following him, which makes him feel uncomfortable. Oh, the vegetables grown at home are growing very well, even better than those sold on the street. I also raised a few pigs, chickens, and ducks this year, and they all grew quite big."
Bao'er listened with a smile, with a look of leisurely fascination on his face, obviously remembering the situation in Chong County back then, Wu Siniang quickly poked Chang Dakuan, "What are we here today, why are we talking about this!"

Bao'er smiled and said, "Mother, I love to hear these things. I'm in the mansion, but I can't see them."
As soon as Wu Siniang said it, Chang Dakuan became a saw-mouthed gourd again, shut up and kept silent, just looked at Bao'er and kept laughing.

"Ah Gui, are you still used to it when you come back?" Bao'er looked at Wu Gui.
"I was not used to it at first, but it's much better now." Wu Gui hurriedly stood up and said.

"Sit down and talk, I'm your sister, not your superior in the army." Bao'er pursed her lips and smiled.
"Yes!" Wu Gui sat down.

Wu Siniang took Bao'er's hand and said with a smile: "My mother and I are talking, don't pay attention to their father and son, they are all like wood, girl, do you want to eat sour or spicy? Sour and spicy, You must like to eat sour food!"
Bao'er giggled, "Mom, it's only been over a month, and every time I eat, I feel like throwing up, and I can't eat anything!"

"That's right, it's only been over a month, it's a bit early." Wu Siniang said with a smile: "But my girl has always been very energetic, and she will definitely give birth to a big fat boy for the prince."
The smile on Bao'er's face slowly faded away, after thinking for a while, she slowly said: "Mom, I want to have a daughter!"

Wu Siniang said in surprise: "Girl, what's the matter with you? Why would you want to have a daughter, but don't think so, I often hear books say that once you enter the waiting door, it's as deep as the sea. You are worse than the waiting door." To be deep, a mother is more valuable than a son, of course it is better to have a son!"
Looking around, he lowered his voice and said, "My lord is going to be the emperor in the future. There are three thousand beauties in the emperor's harem. If you don't have a son, you will be bullied in the future."

Bao'er was startled, and hurriedly said, "Mother, don't talk nonsense."
Wu Siniang hurriedly covered her mouth and nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, this matter cannot be nonsense. But Bao'er, we must have a son."
Bao'er frowned, her parents didn't know, but Bao'er knew that since she entered the mansion, she followed Li Qing to do things in the study, and Li Qing never avoided her when talking with ministers, many secrets, Bao'er knew only a little at first, but later on, she knew more or less.She also knows something about the strife behind the two sons of the prince, and she also knows something from the conversation between the prince and Mr. Lu, which makes the simple Bao'er very scared.If she gives birth to a son, maybe at that time, no matter what she thinks, she will be involved in it involuntarily. Unlike Princess Yanran and Mrs. Jiyue, she is only from a small family, and Princess Yanran not only comes from a There are quite a few descendants of famous families who hold high positions in Dingzhou, whether in the army or in the civil service system, they also have a place.Not to mention Mrs. Jiyue, she has an elder sister who holds up half the sky for her. If she really gave birth to a son, once she is involved in this vortex, she will be lost forever.
Therefore, Bao'er is really looking forward to having a daughter by herself.

"Happy to have a daughter!" Chang Dakuan suddenly said from the side.

"What do you know!" Wu Siniang scolded. "Shut up!"

Chang Dakuan didn't shut up this time, but argued: "Si Niang, didn't you see Wang Laocai's family when we were in our hometown? Wang Laocai has five sons, and the family has a big business. It should be said that it is very good, but You see, what happened to Wang Laocai when he was old? Several sons competed for the family property and fought very happily. In the end, Wang Laocai was pissed off. Bao'er gave birth to a son..."
"Shut up!" This time, not only Wu Siniang, but also Bao'er and Wu Gui shouted in unison.

Chang Dakuan immediately closed his mouth tightly, and Bao'er tremblingly said: "Daddy, you must never say these things outside, and don't tell anyone, you understand?"
"I see, girl!" Chang Dakuan blinked his eyes, although he didn't know where he made a mistake in what he said just now, but since the girl's face was so ugly, he would beat him to death and stop talking.

"Sister!" In order to ease the atmosphere, Wu Gui changed the subject, "I want to ask you one thing."
Bao'er nodded, "Tell me, as long as my sister can do it, I will do it for you."

"I don't know why, but my lord suddenly transferred me back. After I was transferred back, I didn't arrange a new position. I have been at home for several months. Can you tell my lord that I should go back to the army, no After the battle, my whole body’s bones are almost weakened, and my whole body has no strength.”

Bao'er pondered for a long while before saying, "Brother, don't be angry if I tell you something."

"Sister, please speak."

"Actually, it's not that the lord wants to transfer you back, but I begged the lord to transfer you back. I told the lord that mother only has you as an only seedling. In the future, you will inherit the incense of the Wu family. On the battlefield, it is extremely dangerous, just in case There was an accident, wouldn't it make my mother sad for a lifetime, and it would also make the Wu family lose their incense, so please transfer you back, you will definitely not be able to return to the army, I will ask the prince to arrange a position for you in Dingzhou of."
Wu Gui stared at Bao'er dumbfounded, "Sister, what, why?"

Bao'er remained silent, and then said after a while: "This matter, it is my sister who is sorry for you, but you have to believe that my sister will not harm you, it is for your own good, and it is also for the good of our family."
(End of this chapter)