Happy pastoral concubine

Chapter 1085 The Finale
"What did you say? Xia Baihe died?" Xia Shao who suddenly heard the news was extremely shocked.

"Yes, she died." Xiao Wuyou said in a low voice while biting the pastry, "I didn't expect her to die so silently. The general's mansion said that she committed suicide in fear of crime."

"Fear of crime? What crime?"

"It is said that Xia Baihe left a suicide note before she died, explaining the murder of Huakui Wan'er in Wanhualou." Xiao Wuyou looked at Xia Shao and said softly, "Xia Baihe already knew that Qin An was outside. Taking care of an oiran, he was furious, and finally vented all his anger on Qin An, in order to ruin his reputation, deliberately poisoned his food, made him unconscious, and killed the oiran."

"So why did Xia Baihe commit suicide in fear of crime?" Xia Shao frowned and said, "I still don't quite understand."

"I don't know either!" Wuyou took another bite of the pastry, squinted his eyes and said with a sweet smile, "The pastry from Aunt Huang's is better! Especially the snowflake cake made by Aunt Fuling, it tastes really good !"

"If you like it, why don't you invite Fu Ling to stay at your mansion for a few days?" Xia Shao thought for a while, then smiled and said, "I heard that Fu Ling has also taught the two imperial cooks, and when the time comes, you can bring one back to the princess mansion." Bar."

"Is it possible?" Worry-free asked with a smile excitedly.

"Of course!" Xia Shao looked at her and smiled softly, "Wuyou, I haven't thanked you yet. It's fortunate that you often go back to the palace to chat with me to relieve boredom. Otherwise, I would stay here alone. The palace is going to be stuffy."

"The emperor's brother loves you too, sister-in-law, when you give birth to a fat boy tomorrow, shall we go out of the palace secretly to play?"

"Okay, okay! When the time comes, we will drag mother along, and mother will definitely take us to play together!"

"Hey, I miss my mother so much all of a sudden, and I don't know when she will come back?" Wuyou rested her chin on her right hand, and sighed softly, her tone full of longing.

"Time flies, and I think it won't be long before I can see the queen mother."

a month later.

Hekou Village.

Near the thatched hut on the mountain, Xiao Baorui was practicing his sword refreshed.

Tang Huanxi was also doing Tai Chi.

I have to say that the air on the mountain is really fresh.

It smells refreshing.

"My lady, I received a letter from the palace last night." Xiao Baorui withdrew the last move, looked at Tang Huanxi, and smiled softly, "Qin Hong handed over the booklet for retiring from old age and returning home, and handed over the soldier talisman to Yi Jin."

"What about Qin An?"

"Yijin spared his life."

"Qin Hong is a smart man. The choice he made must be beneficial to him." Tang Huanxi took out a handkerchief from his pocket, gently wiped the sweat on his forehead, and smiled slightly, " Sacrificing an insignificant Xia Baihe in exchange for the safety of the rest of my life, such a deal is quite a bargain."

"My lady already guessed that he would do this?" Xiao Baorui raised his eyebrows slightly, with a little surprise in his eyes.

"Qin Hong is already in his sixtieth year, and he has already passed the age of high ambition and frivolity. If Qin An had a stable temperament, maybe he would give it a go, but since Qin An was easily trapped by Xia Baihe , you can see that this person is useless. Even Shaoer and Xia Baihe, who can't tell who is the pearl and who is the fish, how can they be the perfect successors that Qin Hong wanted?"

"So it's not surprising that he would choose to sacrifice Xia Baihe to protect his son." Tang Huanxi analyzed with a smile, "This matter is always beneficial to Yijin and Shao'er. After all, if Yijin Jin took the initiative to withdraw the soldier talisman, fearing that it would cause dissatisfaction among some soldiers in the army, so it was just right.

There is also Shao'er, Shao'er is innocent and simple, she has never been Xia Baihe's opponent, now that Xia Baihe is dead, it is beneficial and not harmful to her. "

"So the lady thinks this is the best ending?"

"Naturally." Tang Huanxi nodded immediately, "For now, this is indeed the best ending."

grumbling-

Xiao Baorui's stomach rumbled untimely.

Tang Huanxi looked at him and smiled sweetly, "Let's go, shall we go to the kitchen?"

In the kitchen, looking at the complete set of vegetables and meat, Tang Huanxi's eyes flashed with surprise.

"This is?"

"The village chief knew we were back, so he sent someone to deliver these things." Xiao Baorui smiled slightly, "Don't worry, lady, I paid for everything."

"That's good." Tang Huanxi nodded, "Then light the fire quickly, and I'll make breakfast."

"okay!"

The very thick yam and millet porridge is served with fragrant and crispy fried spring rolls.

Very delicious.

"Let's go to the mountains later?" Tang Huanxi suggested with a smile, "What do you think?"

"Listen to the lady!"

After breakfast, Xiao Baorui took Tang Huanxi's hand and went to the back mountain.

The Mid-Autumn Festival has passed, and now it is the bleak autumn.

On the back hill, the fallen leaves withered.

A gust of mountain wind hits, making people feel refreshed.

"My lady, hold my hand tightly." Xiao Baorui turned slightly and looked at her with a gentle smile in his eyes.

"Okay!" Tang Huanxi nodded happily, and gently held his hand.

"Xiao Baorui?"

"Ok?"

"Marrying you is the greatest luck in my life."

"Marrying you is also the greatest luck in my life."

The mountain wind blew in, and the two figures hugged each other tightly.

During the period of living on the mountain, Tang Huanxi and Xiao Baorui lived a particularly comfortable pastoral life, working from sunrise to sunset.

In winter, the weather gradually turns cooler.

After some discussion, the two decided to leave.

"Let's go to Chuncheng first, and see Yijin and the others, and Ling Tian and Zhao Wenshu by the way." Looking at him, Tang Huanxi suggested with a smile.

"Okay!"

"Just wait until the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming before returning to Beijing."

"Ah."

Before the two left, they made a special trip to Hekou Village.

Today's Hekou Village has long been lifted out of poverty.

It can be said to be completely new.

After all, every household has built a large courtyard with red bricks and green tiles.

As the head of the village, Wang Yong is now in his year of destiny.

When he saw Xiao Baorui and his wife, he was trembling with excitement.

"See..."

"The village chief doesn't need to perform these empty rituals." Xiao Baorui stepped forward to support him with sharp eyes and quick hands, and smiled gently, "You are still the same as before, just call me Baorui."

"Then... how can it work?" Wang Yong shook his head hastily.

"I said yes, that's fine."

"Okay then," Wang Yong hurriedly welcomed the two into the house, and served tea himself, "It's not a bad job, please don't dislike it."

"The best Tieguanyin tastes very good." Tang Huanxi smiled and commented softly, "I haven't visited the village for many years. Now it seems that the village has changed a lot."

"Yeah, it's really big." Wang Yong nodded hastily, "Thanks to the enlightenment of the Holy One, a lot of taxes have been reduced and exempted in recent years, and everyone has been encouraged to vigorously reclaim wasteland. Now our Hekou Village has introduced a lot of fruit trees. , the fruit that grows on the fruit tree is regularly sent to the Huiwei Building in the county seat. So at the end of the new year, every household can get a lot of dividends. The days are getting better and better."

Ten years ago, who would have thought that Hekou Village, which has always been poor, would undergo such a big change today?
Who doesn't know that the current Supreme Emperor grew up in Hekou Village?
So here has long been a geomantic treasure.

"The lives of the common people can be better and better, so we can rest assured." Xiao Baorui took out some scattered silver from his bosom while smiling.

"This is you?"

"That thatched hut on the mountain, I have to trouble you to clean it frequently. When we are old, we will come back to live in it."

"How can so much money be spent on such a small matter?"

"Just keep it."

I chatted with Wang Yong about the changes in the village in the past ten years, and finally Xiao Baorui left satisfied.

As a ruler, being able to see the people living and working in peace and contentment is the greatest achievement.

After leaving Hekou Village, the two went north by boat and arrived at Spring City, where spring is like all the year round.

Zhao Wenshu, who had received the news early, ordered her servants to start tidying up the yard early in the morning.

Seeing her nervous appearance, Tang Lingtian couldn't help laughing.

"Wen Shu, it's not like you haven't met the Empress Dowager and the Supreme Emperor, so why are you so nervous?" Tang Lingtian looked at her and gently comforted her, "You really don't have to be so nervous."

"The empress dowager came all the way here to visit us. Of course we want to make the best preparations!" Zhao Wenshu said hastily, "Besides, I haven't seen the empress dowager for almost eight years. Is it very rude?"

"It's all your fault, look how fat I have become?" Zhao Wenshu beat his chest angrily, "I have been giving birth to you all these years, look at my figure, how fat I look like gone?"

"My lady has a very good figure," Tang Lingtian looked into her eyes, and said very sincerely, "The front is convex and the back is curled up, very well-proportioned."

"I'm too lazy to care about you!"

Tang Huanxi, who had already entered the courtyard, couldn't help curling her lips when she saw the scene of the two flirting.

"Ahem, it seems that I came here at a bad time?"

"The Queen Mother?" Zhao Wenshu hurried forward to salute, "Wenshu has seen the Queen Mother."

"Okay, since you are going out of the palace in incognito, then all these formalities will be avoided." Tang Huanxi looked at Zhao Wenshu carefully, and said with a smile, "Having given birth to three children, you can still maintain such a good figure. Not satisfied?"

"Ma'am, why are you making fun of me?"

"Okay, let's stop teasing you, let's go for a stroll in the back garden?"

"Okay!"

"In recent years, whether it is Spring City or Dongyang City, there have been great changes." Zhao Wenshu opened the topic first, and said softly, "By the way, today's Lihua Village has also changed a lot. If you have time to wait, I will accompany you there see?"

"Okay."

"Since my father handed over his resignation letter, I worried that he would feel uncomfortable in Chuncheng alone, so I moved to Chuncheng with my two children. Later, Dongyang City transferred a new guard, and my husband moved here too. Already." Zhao Wenshu smiled gratefully, "I heard that Ling Tian is the prefect of Chuncheng, is that what you mean?"

"Yes, you can't be cruelly separated from your family." Tang Huanxi patted her hand, smiled and comforted, "These are nothing. Ling Tian and Dayong are meritorious officials, and we must not let loyal officials The good general is chilling, isn't he?"

"Dayong has His Majesty and Your Majesty, so it will get better and better." Zhao Wenshu looked at Tang Huanxi with gratitude in his eyes, "My Lady, I want to thank you for myself."

If it wasn't for the help of the empress to pull the red line back then, she would not have been able to marry Tang Lingtian and live such a happy life.

"There is a fate between you and Ling Tian." Tang Huanxi smiled indifferently, "I just hope that your life will be as good as possible."

"Most definitely."

After staying in Spring City for a while, Tang Huanxi had a particularly comfortable time.

Accompanied by Zhao Wenshu, she made a special trip to Lihua Village in her spare time.

I have to say that the changes in Lihua Village are quite big.

Since Tang Huanxi built a garment factory in Lihua Village, Lihua Village has basically been lifted out of poverty.

In addition, Tang Lingtian attached great importance to the development of Lihua Village, and used the disaster relief funds allocated by the imperial court to completely change the appearance of Lihua Village.

During this time, Xiao Baorui and Tang Huanxi stopped and went all the way, enjoying many unique scenery of Dayong.

I also saw the happy life of the people living and working in peace and contentment.

The last two returned to the palace in March when the grass grew and the warblers flew.

This is, there is only half a month left before Xia Shao goes into labor.

In the palace, everyone is in fear.

Especially Yijin, who is particularly worried, now he deliberately reduces the time to manage the government, and spends more time with Xia Shao.

On the contrary, Xia Shao, who was regarded as a national treasure, was very calm.

"Mom, look at my belly, isn't it ugly?" Xia Shao looked at Tang Huanxi and said with aggrieved expression, "I think I'm so ugly!"

"Silly girl, what nonsense are you talking about?" Tang Huanxi smiled helplessly.

"Mom, I seem to be giving birth soon..." At this moment, Xia Shao suddenly felt a urge to urinate.

"It should be that the amniotic fluid has broken!" Tang Huanxi ordered calmly, "Mother Gui, quickly help Shao'er into the room, and immediately invite the imperial physician and Mrs. Wen. Mother Zheng, hurry up and invite Your Majesty to come here!"

"Yes!"

With Tang Huanxi in charge, everyone is doing what they should do in an orderly manner.

Xia Shao lay down on the bed with peace of mind.

In less than half an hour, Xia Shao successfully gave birth to a fat boy weighing seven catties.

Looking at the baby in the swaddle, Tang Huanxi raised her lips silently.

She has grandchildren, and time really flies.

Xia Shao gave birth to a fat boy safely, Xiao Yijin was very happy, and specially ordered that the world be amnesty, and the little prince should do good deeds.

The crown prince's name is Xiao Jun.

The word Jun means beautiful and handsome.

Time passed quickly, and when Xiao Jun was three years old, Tang Huanxi and Xiao Baorui left a letter on purpose, and then left the palace while it was still dark.

However, their departure did not disturb anyone.

"Yijin, isn't mother too mean? She even sneaked out of the palace to play again." Xia Shao looked at Xiao Yijin and said with an aggrieved expression, "Last time mother clearly promised me that she would take me with you." Come out of the palace with me!"

"Do you believe what mother coaxes you?" Xiao Yijin raised her brows and looked at her with a smile, "Mother was afraid that confinement alone would be boring, so she deliberately coaxed you to say those words. "

"Yijin, I also want to play outside the palace."

"Hey, when Juan'er grows up, we can go out of the palace to play."

"But Jun'er is only three years old!"

"I was in prison when I was eight years old."

"Oh, I suddenly sympathize with our son!" Xia Shao couldn't help laughing and said, "This is really a turn of events!"

In a blink of an eye, it is the Dragon Boat Festival.

In the sunny weather, Tang Huanxi specially cooked a table of delicious food.

"My lady, I specially found the Shaoxing daughter red, do you want to try it?"

"Okay!"

"Tang Huanxi! You unconscionable little bastard, you sneaked to Hekou Village alone to enjoy yourself?" Xu Jiudi, who hurried to Hekou Village, pointed at her nose and complained angrily. .

Tang Huanxi smiled and handed her the glass of wine in his hand, "Sister Jiudi, would you like a drink?"

When Xu Jiudi heard these words, the anger in his heart disappeared instantly.

"Succeed, just drink!" Xu Jiudi immediately took the glass of wine, drank it down, and said with a cheerful smile, "It really is a good wine!"

"Why did Sister Jiudi come here?"

"What? Just allow you to play in the palace secretly? I can't come out?" Xu Jiudi glared at her angrily, "Staying in the capital all the time, I'm almost bored to death, and you, a heartless Little bastard, hand over all the accounts of the properties under your name to me, are you going to exhaust me to death?"

"Sister Jiudi, hard work for those who are capable!"

Tang Huanxi narrowed her eyes and smiled softly.

Xu Jiudi raised his eyebrows and said with a proud face, "I knew you would use such words to prevaricate me!"

She turned around suddenly, took a big bundle from Scorpio's hand, opened the bundle, and threw all the ledgers inside into her arms.

"This is?"

"Zhenmeili, Dailaimei and Huiweilou's accounts for these years, you have to read them all!"

"Sister Jiudi, I believe in you, so I don't think it's necessary?"

"Of course!" Xu Jiudi said forcefully, "When will you read the account book, when will I return to Beijing?"

"Sister Jiudi, didn't you do it on purpose? Do you also want to stay here secretly for a while?" Tang Huanxi raised his eyebrows, breaking Xu Jiudi's plan.

"Those who know me are happy!"

Xu Jiudi looked at her and smiled brightly, "Although this thatched cottage is a bit poor, I think it's good to stay here. I'm used to eating big fish and meat, so why don't you just eat simple food?"

Looking at the delicacies on the table, Tang Huanxi smiled helplessly, "Sister Jiudi doesn't think these chicken, duck and fish meat are ordinary food, does she?"

"I'm just making a metaphor, metaphor, do you understand?" Xu Jiudi laughed loudly, then sat beside Tang Huanxi, drinking to his heart's content.

After the sumptuous lunch, Xu Jiudi got drunk, and Scorpio stayed in the thatched cottage to take care of her.

Tang Huanxi, who felt a little drunk, smiled brightly at Xiao Baorui, who was also blushing.

"Miss, do you want to go out for a walk?"

"Why don't you go to the mountain now? You can just see the sunset."

"Okay!" Xiao Baorui looked at her and smiled dotingly, "Shall I carry you?"

"Can you still move me?"

"Of course I can do it." Xiao Baorui immediately said with a serious expression, "I exercise so hard every day, and I want to carry my wife on my back for the rest of my life."

"very nice."

Lying on his broad and strong back, Tang Huanxi suddenly felt sleepy.

Xiao Baorui deliberately slowed down his pace, and arrived at the top of the mountain at the end of You hour.

"Are you there?" Tang Huanxi, who had already slept, felt much refreshed.

"Yes, here we are."

At dusk, the setting sun in the distance slowly sank, laying a golden picture scroll on the horizon.

The sunset glow all over the sky is very moving.

Xiao Baorui looked sideways slightly, looking at Tang Huanxi who was leaning on his shoulder, and silently raised his lips.

Time flies, after so many years of ups and downs, he still remembers the day of the Dragon Boat Festival many years ago.

The picture of him meeting his wife for the first time.

At that time, the lady was youthful and bright, lively and flamboyant.

"Xiao Baorui, a lifetime sounds like a long time, but I don't think it's too long!" Tang Huanxi looked at him and smiled.

"No matter how long a lifetime is, we must seize the day and night to live up to our youth." Xiao Baorui gently held her face in his hands, and placed a light kiss on her side cheek, "Besides, as long as I have you for the rest of my life With you, I will only feel happy and beautiful."

"Yeah, it's really a wonderful thing to be with you."

Under the setting sun, two embracing figures cuddled tightly together.

The picture at this moment is quiet and silent, but extremely beautiful.

"If there is an afterlife, what kind of person do you want to be?"

"Become your sweetheart."

(End of this chapter)