Rebirth's Charm

Chapter 93

In the deep winter of the capital city, under the severe cold, the city is full of killing spirit.

Yu Shaoyun was summoned to enter the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Zhong Liye sat behind the Longshu table, with no memorial at hand, only a glass of fine wine, facing a chess game.

Yu Shaoyun has seen this situation frequently.

In the midst of strategizing, decisively winning thousands of miles away—the man at this time is always extraordinarily attractive.

She couldn't help thinking of her elder brother, who was also like this, when encountering difficult things, Chang Chang played chess with himself.

Sometimes, the difference between emperors and good generals lies in their backgrounds, not their talents.Naturally, she also had to admit that the emperor's discerning eyes knew how to employ people without any doubt, and this was a heart that many emperors could not have.

She approached the Long Shuan, stood still, and bowed her knees to salute.

"No." Zhong Liye didn't lift his eyelids, but the corners of his lips had completed the arc of a smile. After drinking the wine in the glass, he said, "Come here, pour the wine."

Yu Shaoyun respectfully claimed it was, but when pouring the wine, he said, "The emperor hasn't eaten yet, right?"

Zhong Liye said in a rambling voice, "There's no rush."

"The concubine knows." Yu Shaoyun smiled generously, "It's just that the concubine has nothing to do today, so I cooked a few dishes...."

"Oh?" Zhong Liye looked at her, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, he really didn't expect her to be willing to cook.

Yu Shaoyun smiled coquettishly, "How dare the concubine deceive the emperor." Seeing that Zhong Liye seemed very interested, he said, "If the emperor doesn't dislike it, how about the concubine order someone to bring the food?"

Zhong Liye pondered for a while, "No need, I will go back to the palace with you to enjoy."

Yu Shaoyun smiled and thanked him.

The dishes were put on the table one by one, and Zhong Liye tasted them one by one with great interest, nodding his head in praise.

Yu Shaoyun smiled and served him a small bowl of Longjing Bamboo-sun, "It's good that the emperor doesn't dislike it."

"You are becoming more and more virtuous." Zhong Liye's smile spread from the bottom of his heart to his eyes and lips, "When did you learn how to cook well?"

Yu Shaoyun sat down with a smile, "I'll tell you the truth, I learned it from my concubine and sister-in-law when I was in my boudoir." The truth is of course not, she and Ye Xizhao have learned a lot, and now they are proficient in cooking, so they are determined to win over the emperor. I got a lot of good feelings from the people in the small kitchen.

Yu Shaoheng's wife.The figure and appearance of that slender and stunning beauty flashed in Zhong Liye's mind, and when he thought of her going away to Mu Mu Island, his voice was apologetic invisibly, "In this situation, I have wronged her."

Yu Shaoyun caught all his expressions in his eyes, and said uneasily: "Look, the concubine reported the truth, which made the emperor unhappy."

Zhong Liye smiled broadly, "It's because I owe you the Yu family."

After hearing this, Yu Shaoyun finally felt a little relieved.

"The Marquis of Yongping has already led his troops to the capital, and this turmoil will soon end."

Your turmoil, the imminent danger, will soon be eliminated, but her brother's turmoil is only halfway through, and her pregnant sister-in-law's misery is only halfway there.Yu Shaoyun's heart was full of coldness, but the smile on his face became more sincere and brighter.

All her tears have now turned into smiles.

At night, Zhong Liye rested in Yu Shaoyun's palace.

After Yu Shaoyun took a bath, before returning to the bedroom, he drank a bowl of soup, and when he handed the empty bowl back to the maid, he couldn't help asking softly: "It's really a good way to get pregnant faster? Why hasn't it been done yet? Work?"

The palace maid respectfully reminded: "It's only been about half a month since the empress took the medicine."

Yu Shaoyun thought about it and smiled.It was true that she was too impatient.

But she couldn't help but be impatient.

Seventy-eight percent of the emperor's hopes are on her brother, and the remaining one or two points will be distributed to others.

To quell the rebels in the Western Regions and Southern Borders, her elder brother has no skills to do so, so he can only take care of one place at that time, then the emperor will rely on Qin Anhuai, the general of the country, for the remaining one. The most important thing is that Qin Anhuai's daughter is now Concubine Shu, who was on the same level as her.

Even if Zhong Liye had no intentions, he would go to sleep in Concubine Shu's Palace - he was already doing so.

She really disdains to conceive and give birth to a man who is contradictory in her heart and can only use her cognition of women, but in the palace, the birth of children is the only way to stabilize her position. Today, she can only accept her fate.

She thought that even if the child could not be kept, it would be enough for such a happy event to happen.

She has become cruel and cruel day by day, and this cruelty is especially for herself.

At Qiao Chen's request, Xiao Xun first recruited a few doctors with superb folk medicine skills.However, when he found out that Qiao Chen was constantly changing the prescriptions and ingredients for Ye Xizhao after discussing with several doctors, he saw the clues.

He couldn't help but start paying attention to Ye Xizhao.

Today's Ye Xizhao is as quiet as usual, often leaning on the beauty's couch to read, or asking the maid to read to her.His face was still as white as jade, but occasionally, there was sweating on his forehead and temples.

Worried, I read some medical books, and found out that after three months of fecundity, women are generally fine. As long as you pay attention in your spare time, whether or not to take anti-fetal drugs varies from person to person.

On this day, he went to find Qiao Chen, and cut straight to the point: "What's the matter, Mrs. Sister-in-law? Don't hide it from me, just tell me if you have something to say, so I can help you find two imperial physicians from the palace to help you. "

Qiao Chen was silent for a moment, "Which woman would have accumulated a lot of unbearable symptoms for so long, and now that Lord Hou is out fighting again, how can she feel at ease?" After speaking, he looked at Xiao Xun with a hint of pleading, "This You can't tell Master Hou about this matter. If Master Hou was distracted by this matter and made a mistake..."

"I understand!" Xiao Xun waved his hand impatiently, "I should have told me these things earlier, but it's been delayed until now." Then he felt a little harsh, and smiled embarrassedly, "Naturally, I am better than your medical skills." There is no better imperial doctor, you just need to be two more cobblers to help."

Qiao Chen got his affirmative answer, and didn't care about anything else, just laughed it off.

In the following days, when Xiao Xun was free, he no longer just surrounded Qiao Anhuang, but went to sit in Ye Xizhao's room from time to time.

On this day, he took the military book from Ye Xizhao's hand, "Girls, what are you doing reading these? You are pregnant with a child, and the murderous intent in this book..." As he spoke, he saw a few lines in the corner of the page. The small characters are Yu Shaoheng's handwriting, a few random sentences recorded.

No wonder, I didn't see her turn the page for a long time.

He looked at Ye Xizhao sadly.

Ye Xizhao smiled, "It's okay to have a murderous spirit, Lord Hou's child, don't be afraid of these things."

"That's right." Xiao Xun was a little embarrassed, and returned the book to Ye Xizhao.Afterwards, he simply told her about Yu Shaoheng's recent situation, "Shaoheng led the army to fight, which is actually more reassuring than him being in the court. This time, when I went south to the capital, I was blocked by rebels on the way, and I was invincible. After that, I went all the way without hindrance , the rebels have always been on the lookout.”

Speaking of the war, Xiao Xun's eyes shone with scorching light.

All warlike men are like that.

Ye Xizhao smiled gratefully.

Xiao Xun thought for a moment, and then said: "There is another happy event - your eldest brother and second brother asked to join the army, the emperor agreed, and the two brothers were ordered in danger. They are rushing to the capital to join Shao Heng's army."

Ye Xizhao's expression froze.Ye Xilang doesn't need to be worried, but Ye Xihan...thinking that they will be under Yu Shaoheng's command in the future, he is relieved.Not to mention that Ye Xihan is different from the past, even if he is still the same, Yu Shaoheng still has a lot of ways to deal with him.After that, she asked with a smile: "Will you stay here, won't you delay the business?"

Xiao Xun said with a smile: "I stay here because I am doing business - to protect you and the child, and Shao Heng can kill the enemy with peace of mind at the front."

Ye Xizhao said sincerely: "He has a good brother like you, it's the blessing of the Hou family."

Then received letters from Mrs. Tai and the second wife, because they heard the good news from Ye Xizhao, Ye Xizhao confidently read the news about the second wife's child.

Yu Minghao, the young master of the Yu family, has already started to learn to walk, and can be considered to be able to speak, but he can only call the second wife, mother, and he can't speak a word.

Ye Xizhao looked at it, and there was a smile in his eyes, and his heart was filled with emotion.The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law didn't mention brother Hao before, just because they were afraid of disturbing her about the heir.

The same is true for the Xu family, who only started to mention their five-month-old son in the recent letter, saying that the child's name was given by Ye Shuxuan, and it was called Bo Tao.

Xu's latest letter said that Ye Shuxuan had been reinstated, and now he was working with the emperor to replace Prince Jing's confidantes one after another.Ye Shuxuan said that the time when he was sick at home was just like when Prince Jing was thinking about his mistakes behind closed doors. Every day he stayed at home, he was devoting himself to planning his return to court.

The unprecedented crisis in the Hou's Mansion, the Prime Minister's Mansion and even the Emperor's was finally gradually resolved.

Regarding his own physical condition, Ye Xizhao was a little helpless.I obviously feel that I am getting weaker and weaker, and I take medicine on time every day, but there is always no improvement.

She knew that she shouldn't think too much, but how could she really put many things aside.

The years on the island, and even the many knots and hidden dangers accumulated since rebirth, all flooded at this time.

On weekdays, every day, she would forcefully go outside for a walk and then come back.At the end of winter, it is really hard to even go out.

Xiao Xun and Qiao An often come to talk with her, and Qiao An always leaves soon after Xiao Xun enters.

On this day, at night, Xiao Xun walked into the room with a smile, "How about having hot pot today? I prepared it for you myself."

"Okay." Ye Xizhao was overjoyed, "I never realized before that you would still do these things."

"I only cook what I like to eat."

Ye Xizhao stood up, but immediately fell back on the beauty bed.

Xiao Xun could see clearly, and there was no time to think about anything else, so he stretched out his arms to support her, with deep worry in his eyes, "What's wrong? What's wrong?"

"It's okay, it's okay." Ye Xizhao stroked his forehead, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of Zhilan who was rushing forward, fearing that Zhilan would misunderstand him, so he gently pushed him, "Just go and rest." His body was weak and hard to support Own.

Xiao Xun picked her up and strode into the room, "You are my righteous sister, shouldn't I take care of you?" Then he raised his voice and told Zhilan, "Go ask Qiao Chen to come here! Hurry up!"

"...." Ye Xizhao was surprised at first, but then he realized that this was an excuse he made up out of desperation, so he laughed.

Xiao Xun put her on the bed, raised his hand to touch her forehead, and seeing that there was no pain in her eyes, he felt a little relieved, and said, "Speaking of which, I also watched you grow up. For a few years, apart from my business, I only paid attention to your movements."

Ye Xizhao was helpless, "That's true."

Only then did Xiao Xun come to a conclusion: "For Shao Heng's sake, why should I recognize you as my sister?"

Ye Xizhao thought for a while, but didn't object, "Okay."

After Qiao Chen came over, he took his pulse and said that it was enough to rest for a while, eat something later and take medicine after meals.

Ye Xizhao rested for a while, then went to eat.

Isshiki sterling silver hot pot tableware, the pot is steaming, the veal is cut as thin as paper, and there are several small dishes, fish balls and vegetables are placed on a plate, surrounding the hot pot.In addition, there are hand-made noodles and dumplings.

Ye Xizhao was just a little skeptical, "This way of eating dumplings, is it delicious?"

"You'll know when the time comes." Xiao Xun looked at her with a smile, just like Ye Xihan looked at her, he clearly regarded her as a younger sister to be coaxed and pampered.

Ye Xizhao thought, he really has nothing to regret.Then he asked again: "Where are Qiao Chen and Qiao An?"

Xiao Xun immediately looked listless, "You don't need to ask, a Buddhist doesn't eat these, and a person will feel full when he sees me."

Ye Xizhao chuckled, "Qiao An is still mad at you?"

"Not really." Xiao Xun thought for a while, "Now we are friends with me. It's just that in front of outsiders, we seem nondescript, of course she has to avoid it."

Ye Xizhao felt relieved.In this case, the two of them are actually somewhat relieved.

Before the New Year's Eve, the Hou Mansion was protected by layers of guards, Yu Shaoqian and Yu Shaohuan both stayed at home, sitting in the wife's room for a long time every day.

The second wife also often takes Brother Hao there.Mrs. Tai likes children very much, she often holds Brother Hao in her arms, or lets Brother Hao climb up and down on the big kang.Several people are often laughed at by Brother Hao.

When the wind and rain were turbulent outside, the Hou Mansion was filled with laughter.

Mrs. Tai's body is getting better day by day.

The battle that is close at hand is introduced to the Hou's Mansion bit by bit:

Prince Jing's party feathers led an army to attack the capital, but after the siege failed, they retreated and besieged.The emperor once dispatched two generals to lead troops to rescue the emergency. The two generals took the lead and were defeated. They had to retreat and set up camp. Even if they could not defeat the rebels, they could form a threatening barrier.

It was Yu Shaoheng who led the army from Mobei to the capital to finally break the deadlock.After three victories in three battles, the army became more and more unstoppable.The emperor issued an order to order the defenders in the capital to go out of the city and attack Yu Shaoheng's army back and forth.

The rebels fell.

However, since the rebel army attacked the city, Prince Jing has disappeared, and he does not know where to hide to dispatch his party members.

The next urgent task is naturally to find Prince Jing, capture him, and convict him.

Therefore, Yu Shaoheng left the army to stand by outside the city, while he himself led an elite army into the city, and after accepting the reward, he dispatched people to look for King Jing.

That night, heavy snow fell like goose feathers, and the entire capital was covered in white.

A line of light cavalry approached Yongping Hou's mansion, and when they arrived at the gate of the mansion, they jumped off their horses one after another, and lined up in two straight lines.

After the notification was made, the door of the Hou Mansion was opened.

The black figure walking at the end rode his horse into the Hou Mansion, and it was not until outside the Chuihua Gate that the figure fell to the ground lightly like cotton.

The cold wind swirled his black ermine cloak, and snowflakes fell on him.

Someone rushed forward and tried to stop him, and when he approached, he saw the face of the person coming, and his voice was both surprised and happy: "Hou, Lord Hou..."

Yu Shaoheng nodded slightly, strode into the Tai Furen's courtyard, went outside the hall, pondered for a moment, and ordered the dumbfounded maid to go in and report.

After a while, he heard Mrs. Tai's surprised voice: "Shao Heng is back?" Then he strode in the door.

Mrs. Tai was about to go to the ground.

Yu Shaoheng hurried over to stop her, seeing his mother's complexion not as good as before, much haggard, his heart felt sore.

He took a step back and knelt down in front of Mrs. Tai, "Mother, the child is not filial."

When Mrs. Tai went to help him up, she was already in tears, "Don't say that, get up quickly." She said and took his hand, "Come, sit down and talk."

The mother and son sat on the big kang, Mrs. Tai's hand slowly slid across Yu Shaoheng's face, "Let me take a good look, I have lost a lot of weight."

Yu Shaoheng gave a comforting smile, "It's a blessing to be unscathed in the battle outside."

"Yes, that's the reason." Mrs. Tai couldn't help thinking of Ye Xizhao, "How is Xizhao? How was she when you left Mobei?"

Speaking of his wife, Yu Shaoheng's heart ached even more, and his throat choked up before he could speak, "She's fine. Don't worry."

"I wronged her and suffered with you for so long." Tai Madam burst into tears again, "Just wait for the child to be born, and I will take good care of her when I come back."

Yu Shaoheng smiled.

"Why did you come back all of a sudden?"

Ye Xizhao's words resounded in Yu Shaoheng's mind: Take some time to visit your mother, and your father-in-law and mother-in-law, and tell them that I am fine and live a comfortable life.

Sighing into a light breath, he said with a smile: "I have arrived in the capital, so I will naturally come back to see you and my father-in-law. If I have free time tonight, I will go home and have a look."

Mrs. Tai nodded, and then urged: "There is nothing at home, and I will be fine. Go to the Prime Minister's mansion to have a look. Hurry up, and when this matter is over, we can talk more when you come back."

"There's no rush, there's time."

Mrs. Tai's eyes fell on the pen, ink and paper on the kang table, and said with a smile: "Xi Zhao asked me to name the child, and I'm thinking about it tonight. It's good that you come back. It's best for you to decide this matter."

Yu Shaoheng got up and picked up the pen, thought for a moment, and wrote two names on it:

Yu Mingxin, Yu Mingrui.

"Girls are called Mingxin, and boys are called Mingrui," he said.

"Okay." Mrs. Tai picked up the paper and looked at it with a smile, "It's better to be a daughter first, with the two of you teaching, there will be another Ye Xizhao in the future."

Yu Shaoheng smiled and nodded.

The mother and son talked for a while, without disturbing others.Under the repeated urging of Mrs. Tai, Yu Shaoheng left Hou's mansion and went to Xiang's mansion to talk with Ye Shuxuan for a long time.

Afterwards, under the premise that Yu Shaoheng searched for King Jing for several days without any results, the emperor had to let Yu Shaoheng lead his troops to conquer the west because of the tight war in the Western Regions.

After the new year, Mrs. Tai is counting the days every day, estimating the day when Ye Xizhao's child will be born.

Unexpectedly, at the end of the first lunar month, I received a letter from Ye Xizhao—the child was born in less than a month, and it was a daughter.

So Mrs. Tai was busy making small clothes for her granddaughter every day, and counting the days when the mother and daughter would return to the capital, thinking that they would be back by the end of March at the latest.

However, until mid-April, Ye Xizhao still hadn't come back.The letter only said that she was a little weak after giving birth and would need to recuperate for a period of time.

Mrs. Tai naturally also understands that family members always communicate with each other to report good news but not bad news. Thinking about Ye Xizhao's slender body and the turmoil he has experienced for so long, his heart hangs day by day.

(End of this chapter)