Little lucky girl from the peasant family: Queen Splendid

Chapter 400 The Hardship of Being a Mother
The desire of the people has always been plain and simple, that is to live in peace.If you have two acres of land and a cow, and your wife and children are on the kang, that is the happiest thing.

But these days, the thieves have made people panic. The pheasants and rabbits brought from the mountains can no longer be sold in the city, and the radishes, potatoes and cabbages grown at home can no longer be turned into copper coins.Even the most greedy mother-in-law pestered the man in charge not to let him enter the city, for fear of being killed by thieves on the way.When going to bed at night, the whole family, young and old, also press the door tightly, with their ears pricked up all the time, for fear of being sent to queue by the Naihe Bridge in their sleep by thieves.

It's all right now, the emperor sent down the thunder method to kill all the culprits, so you don't have to be afraid even if you are traveling in the middle of the night.The common people only have joy in their hearts, who is still afraid of a few heads, even if the look of the heads is very hideous, they can only show their majesty in the wind...

On October [-]th, the sky was slightly gloomy, perhaps snow was about to fall, and the air was slightly warmer.There were many more people inside and outside the city, and they all stood by the road and looked towards the north.Needless to say, the army that went out in May and a half is about to return.

After half a year of separation, parents miss their sons, children miss their fathers, women miss their husbands, all these misses gathered in one place are almost thicker than natural clouds.Everyone is looking forward to and apprehensive, hoping that their family will return with glory and victory, apprehensive for fear that what they are waiting for is a jar of ashes.

No matter how everyone is, the army that calmed down the grassland finally appeared at the end of the official road, with banners unfurled, iron hooves clattering, almost stepping on the rumbling thunder in front of everyone in the blink of an eye.

Although Feng Yong has gray hair on his temples and is over half a century old, his return from victory has further stabilized his position as Generalissimo, and he is also very energetic at the moment.The generals behind them all puffed up their chests, looking excited.

Prime Minister Fang brought all the civil and military officials to the outside of the city. After the imperial decree was read out, the soldiers dispatched from a long distance went to the nearest camp to rectify.

No matter how far or near, every soldier has a reward of ten taels of silver, enough for them to hand over to their parents, or keep it for a wife.And those soldiers who unfortunately died in battle also received a pension of 20 taels of silver, and were taken back together with the ashes jar by their relatives crying.

One hundred thousand troops went out to fight, and ninety-seven thousand came back. After searching through the history books of Xihao and Donghao, this is definitely a big victory.But those [-] soldiers still never saw the prosperity of the world again.

All of a sudden, joys, sorrows, sorrows and joys inside and outside the capital were in full bloom.

Gong Zhiming walked slowly in the yard with Ding Wei, who had a scary belly, Ding Wei looked up at the sky and asked, "Are you really going out of the city to reward the army?"

Gong Zhiming shook his head, "Prime Minister Fang and all civil and military officials are here, and the rewards will be generous, so it doesn't matter if I don't go. I've been busy for the past few days when I come back, and I have free time today, so I can walk with you more."

Ding Wei was so sweet when she heard that, she patted her chubby stomach with her hands, and said coquettishly, "These two children have grown up rapidly recently, and they are not honest at night. They often fight with each other, rattling each other, kicking me so hard that I can't sleep well."

When Ding Wei was pregnant with Brother An, Gong Zhiming didn't know that his blood was in her stomach, so naturally he didn't take care of it.This time, before the expedition, I didn't know that two children had settled down in my wife's womb, and when I came back, I was busy dealing with court affairs.Only last night, when I wanted to sleep with my lovely wife in my arms, I finally found out that being a mother is such a hard job.

Because I am pregnant with twins, more amniotic fluid presses the bladder, and the intestinal tract digests and absorbs quickly.That night, Ding Wei went to the toilet six times, and made up two meals of snacks and porridge soup. At dawn, her feet were cramping and her head was sweating profusely.

Gong Zhiming was helping almost the whole time, not to mention sleeping, it was not easy to lie down quietly for a while.Gu Nai and Yun Ying, who were originally on duty, advised him to go to the side hall to rest, but he refused.

Some things, if you don't experience them personally, or don't see them in your eyes, you don't know the hard work and suffering involved.If there were no nights like this, when he played with his two children in his arms, he would never have thought of their birth, and his wife would have to endure such hardships.

Ding Wei, however, fell asleep after tossing, and was not affected at all.Firstly, when her husband returned safely, she let go of her big heart, secondly, when Brother Huai'an was a child, it was not much easier than this, she was really used to it.

Gong Zhiming lay next to her but didn't sleep all night. He thought a lot, and his love for his wife and children grew a little deeper.

Needless to say, he didn't sleep all night, and when he got up early, he had dark circles under his eyes, so the task of rewarding the army was logically pushed to Prime Minister Fang.

I don't know when, a little bit of snow fluttered down from the sky. At the beginning, it was not a petal-like flake, but a kind of millet-like grain, fluttering, rushing and fast.

Seeing that neither of the two masters had entered the house, Yunying hurriedly presented an oiled paper umbrella with a handle brushed with tung oil and painted with the umbrella surface of a gentle maid. Ding Wei liked it very much. Looking at it, Gong Zhiming also laughed.

Because of the return of the army, today's small court will stop, and the children can rest for a day.Now in the side hall, watching the snow falling outside, he ran out in a rush, jumping and screaming in the yard, stretching out his little hand to catch the snow particles, as if he was happy to see some treasure.

Gong Zhiming was afraid that they would run into his beautiful wife, and when he was about to push them away, Feng Jiu reported, "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Fang is begging to see you."

Gong Zhiming frowned, feeling a little bit reluctant to part with his beloved wife and son, Ding Wei smiled and pushed him, "Go, come back early at noon, I will cook two special dishes."

Gong Zhiming sighed, "Okay, don't get too tired, let him call me if you have something to do."

Ding Wei nodded, Gong Zhiming touched the head of his son who came to hug his thigh, and then went to the next door to the Guangming Hall.Ding Wei was afraid that the children would get hot from playing and snow particles would get in their collars, so she called them into the house to tell stories and eat snacks.

Just in time, Danggui came forward to report, "Master, Prime Minister Fang's entourage sent a message saying that Mrs. Fang has already visited Mrs. Dong, and everything is going well."

"That's good," Ding Wei thought for a while, and then said, "Prepare your pen and ink, and arrange a new play while you are free. After half a month, I will have a banquet with the guests, and I will also visit Miss Dong's family on the way."

Everyone was overjoyed, and Lian Qiao asked repeatedly, "Master, what's the name of this new play? What story is it telling? Can you stop crying? Every time Bai Shu finished watching a play, she would cry for a long time. It's so late that we can't sleep well!"

Bai Shu naturally retorted and protested, "You still say me, don't you also cry with eyes like rabbits?"

Everyone laughed, and Ding Wei was also in a rare good mood, "Let's have a lively line up this time, Mu Guiying is in command, and the story of a woman leading an army!"

"Ah, this is good, this is good!"

Forsythia and Baishu clapped their hands and applauded immediately, Yongfu Palace was full of joy and bustle.

In the warm pavilion of the Guangming Palace next door, a charcoal basin has been placed in the corner of the room. As soon as you enter the door, you will feel the warmth.Feng Jiu swiftly took off his cloak for his master. Prime Minister Fang was drinking tea, so he quickly got up to salute.

Gong Zhiming gave him a hand, then motioned him to sit still, and finally asked, "Is the army settled down?"

"Back to the emperor, everything has been settled according to your instructions."

Gong Zhiming nodded, and said again, "But there is news about the bandits?"

A strange look flashed in Fang Chengxiang's eyes, he thought for a while and told the truth, "Jing Zhaoyin dispatched all the police, and the veteran also recruited some helpers in private, only to find out that there are several small gangs behind these troublemakers, and the number varies. , but all of them come from mysterious sources, well-trained, presumably..."

"It must be the dark power of various aristocratic families." Gong Zhiming made up half a sentence for Prime Minister Fang, and finally snorted, "Except for them, no one else has the guts. It's nothing more than a demonstration against me. If I Do it, he and the others have the ability to stir up chaos in the world and the capital!"

Not to mention those aristocratic families who have accumulated for a hundred years, even the upstarts like the Fang family who have been established for less than 30 years still have some helpers who "handle chores".Which aristocratic family doesn't have any manpower to protect themselves. This time, all the people who were arrested were young people, but none of the real culprits were brought to justice.No wonder Gong Zhiming was angry, but for the sake of the stability of the world, Prime Minister Fang had no choice but to persuade him, "Your Majesty, now that the world has been re-established, it is still important to be safe. If you want to get rid of these stubborn diseases, it is better to wait two years to eradicate them all at once."

Why didn’t Gong Zhiming know this truth, but when the Sima family ruled Xihao, they only cared about pleasure and didn’t care about the life and death of the people in the world. Today, almost one-third of the world’s land is controlled by these aristocratic families, let alone salt and iron. The lifeblood of the country is also tightly controlled.If the prestige of the aristocratic family is not destroyed, and eventually eroded completely, there is no way for the new decree to be promoted.

Unfortunately, no matter how impatient he was, he knew that what Prime Minister Fang said had some truth, so he suppressed his anger and ordered, "Strictly investigate the evil deeds of each family, and if caught, they will be severely punished."

Prime Minister Fang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, the capital was in chaos, if the emperor did not move at all, it would make the aristocratic family even more unscrupulous.Although this would not hurt the foundation of the aristocratic family, it is also a good strategy to take the opportunity to get some benefits back for Dong Hao.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The monarchs and ministers chatted a few more gossips, and Gong Zhiming rewarded some herbs brought back from the grassland, so Prime Minister Fang stepped down.

A wealthy family has accumulated for a hundred years, so they naturally have a lot of background, but the tree is so big and dead, how could it be possible that there is a lack of dude children who are evil children and grandchildren.

Prime Minister Fang just grabbed a book full of evil things with just a light touch, so most of the censors were busy.In a big dynasty, there will be trouble, and almost all the families will be sued.

Even though they were gnashing their teeth with hatred in private, on the surface no one dared to jump up and point at the emperor's nose to beat and scold. Some of them pleaded guilty crying bitterly. ", this family handed over a salt road, that family handed over a copper mine, and so on, but the imperial court had a bumper harvest, and the Secretary of the Ministry of Households was so happy.

In this way, the first large-scale confrontation between the imperial power and the aristocratic family finally ended with a small defeat for the aristocratic family.

However, Gong Zhiming was depressed and dissatisfied, and the aristocratic family also hated him to the bone.

(End of this chapter)