The splendid countryside of the princess

Chapter 356 The war broke out

Tang Dai sent Zheng Bai back to the General's Mansion, only then did Madam Wang realize that he was injured, and her heart ached when she saw the big scar, but after all, she had not witnessed the frightening situation at that time with her own eyes, and she was still calm. Before Tang Dai left, Jiang Bai Wuchang summoned him and ordered him and the eight younger ones to protect the general's mansion and father's safety before returning to the palace in peace.

After the assassination incident, the situation between the two countries became more and more tense, and even the common people felt the solemn atmosphere.

In February, when spring was warm and flowers were blooming, just as Tang Dai was about to leave for Chang’an County again, Tang Dai received a letter from Li Shixiu. In the letter, Li Shi said that Grandpa had already left. To see her, his favorite little grandson, and the few children she gave birth to.

Li also said that she knew the situation was tense now, and for the safety of her and her children, she would not go back to Chang'an County for the time being, and would go back to burn incense sticks on her grandfather's grave when the situation stabilized.

At the end of the letter, the third grandma was mentioned, saying that the third grandma also passed away due to a sudden illness. Before she left, she kept talking about Tang Dai, saying that she would enjoy her blessings in the following years, and told Tang Jiaxiao to still do her best for her after she left. Tang Dai works hard and helps Tang Dai defend Chang'an County.

Tang Dai squeezed the letter in her hand, feeling guilty and sad, she burst into tears. She never expected that after several years of not returning to Chang'an County, two elderly people who loved her would leave at once. Only then did she suddenly realize that she came to this place More than ten years have passed in time and space, and my heart is full of sadness.

Feng Rongruo at the side saw her crying while holding the letter, and gently hugged her into her arms, took the letter in her hand, looked at it carefully, knew why she was crying, and spoke to comfort her.

"Girl, don't be sad. When the situation stabilizes, I will accompany you and take the child back to have a look." Feng Rongruo gently patted her back with her big hand, just like coaxing her daughter Xiao Fengge, making Huai Tang Dai in the movie forgot her sadness and laughed through tears.

"Mom, what's wrong with you? You're crying and laughing at the same time."

Xiao Ge'er walked in and saw the mother in her father's arms smiling with red eyes and tears on her face.

"Mother is fine. Ge'er, why did you go? Why are your clothes dirty?"

Tang Dai wiped her tears, saw that Xiao Fengge's pink and white skirt was covered with dirt, asked Xiao Fengge, and glanced at Shi Xian who was following her.

"Miss, the princess went to catch butterflies in the back garden. The flowers in the back garden are blooming, and there are many beautiful butterflies." Seeing that Tang Dai and Feng Rongruo were both looking at her, Shi Xian hurriedly replied, afraid that the two People misunderstood and blamed her for not taking good care of Xiao Ge'er.

"Yeah, mother, there are a lot of butterflies, white, black, light yellow, and colorful. They are so beautiful. I wanted to catch them, but I didn't catch them." Xiao Geer returned to Tang Dai excitedly, forgetting It happened that my mother cried and laughed at the same time.

"You...you look like a boy, and you are tougher than your three older brothers." Tang Dai looked at Xiao Fengge, and sure enough, her red face was covered with fine sweat. She must have been tired from chasing butterflies. She tapped lightly on the forehead.

"Well, I am more lively than my three brothers, like a mother."

Xiao Fengge nodded, admitting it frankly, Feng Rongruo and Shixian both laughed, but Tang Dai was stunned, like her?Who said this?Is she like this?Still lively? !Seeing her frightened little face, Tang Dai twitched the corners of her mouth speechlessly and closed her mouth.

Seeing the embarrassing expression on Tang Dai's face, Shi Xian took Xiao Fengge's hand tactfully, took her to the clean room, washed her hands and changed her clothes, Tang Dai looked at the two walking away, and stared back Feng Rongruo who was laughing happily, now Feng Rongruo stopped laughing and put on a serious face with a deserted face.

"Your Majesty, news has come from our informant that Fengbei's army is about to formally start a war with our Fengnan." Chu Mo walked in and reported to Feng Rongruo.

Ever since he discovered that the other party's spies had infiltrated Fengnan's military camp, Feng Rongruo became furious, and before Xuanyuan Jinglei could react, he arranged for Fengnan's people to infiltrate Fengbei's army, even the palace, and the officials' homes, to do I found an informant to prepare for the subsequent war. I didn't expect that their people would find out such a secret matter as the start of the war, and the thread he buried would work.

"Well, do you have more details?"

"As I said, ten days later, from Fengbei and Dahua, we will divide into the northern line and the eastern line, and dispatch 70 troops. The northern line will be led by General Long with 40 troops, and the eastern line will be led by another general who will succeed General Tiger. People, with an army of 30, said they were going to attack Fengnan in two places."

"Ten days later, based on the distance from Fengbei and Dahua to the border of Fengnan, they should have already ordered troops at this time. We must hurry up, and we can't wait for them to enter the border of Fengnan. Chu Mo, tell our informant, Continue to explore their battle plan, the more detailed the better, I will enter the palace immediately."

After Feng Rongruo ordered Chu Mo, she immediately got up and entered the palace. The battle was about to begin, and she wanted to compete with Fengbei's army for time, so she must immediately gather the troops and rush to the border.

When Feng Rongruo left, Tang Dai looked at his figure leaving in a hurry, and her mood, which had just recovered, became heavy again. They had been preparing for this war for half a year, and now it was finally about to start.However, once a war started, it would mean bloodshed and sacrifices, and the people would be displaced. Her close relatives, at least three of them, would be on the dangerous battlefield. Even if Tang Dai was mentally prepared, she still couldn't help worrying.

"Mother, where is Daddy?" Xiao Fengge washed her little hands, changed her clothes, and came out. She saw only her mother sitting on the soft couch, silent. She felt that the atmosphere was unusual and asked Tang Dai. .

"Daddy has something to go to the palace, let's go, mother will take you to grandma's house, see grandma, okay?" Tang Dai asked the little guy for advice, soon mother and sister-in-law will know about it, she is not at ease, she has to go and see.

"Okay, I also want to go see Sister Yutong and Brother Hugo." Xiao Fengge nodded, she hadn't been to the General's Mansion for quite a while.

Tang Dai took three children, Feng Xuanping, Feng Xuanchen, and Feng Ge, to the Palace of the General Protecting the Country in a carriage. Sure enough, only Mrs. Wang and Shangguan Mingzhu were in the Palace of the General Protecting the Country, and neither father nor eldest brother came back from the army. , reckoning that Feng Rongmo got the news, he would immediately call them to the palace to discuss matters of the battle.

"Yue'er, why are you free today?" Mrs. Wang was very happy that Tang Dai could come to see her, and hurriedly greeted the mother and son.

"Grandma..." The three little cuties called Mrs. Wang neatly, so happy that Mrs. Wang hugged the three and didn't want to let go.

"I'm here to accompany my mother and sister-in-law. I have something to tell you." Tang Dai smiled and returned to Mrs. Wang. Upon hearing this, Mrs. Wang ordered the people around her to call Shangguan Mingzhu and bring the two children over.

Shangguan Mingzhu brought Zheng Yutong and Zheng Huguo to Mrs. Wang's courtyard. As soon as the three of them entered the courtyard, the three little guys started screaming at the people who came, aunt, cousin, cousin, cousin... so that Tang Dai and Mrs. Wang laughed, it was because Feng Xuanchen was not here, otherwise it would have been even more lively.

The five children were led by servants to play a small game of hide-and-seek in the courtyard. Tang Dai told Shangguan Mingzhu and Mrs. Wang the purpose of her visit, and told about the upcoming war. Mrs. Wang and Shangguan Mingzhu listened Afterwards, the faces of both of them turned pale. In the end, Tang Dai comforted the two of them, telling them not to be too worried and nervous, and, after their father and elder brother came home, they should not talk about it after they told her about it. Let them worry about the words, so that they can go to the front line to fight with peace of mind.

That night, Tang Dai took her three children to rest in Liufengbiyueyuan before she got married, and did not return to Prince An's Mansion. Just as Tang Dai expected, after Feng Rongmo heard Feng Rongruo's news, he summoned Zheng Bai overnight. , Zheng Guo, Marquis Huguo... A group of generals entered the palace.Then it was announced that the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of War... and other relevant departments entered the palace to discuss matters related to the battle.

After leaving the palace, Zheng Bai and Zheng Guo returned to the General's Mansion, each told Mrs. Wang and Shangguan Mingzhu about their plans to go to war, and saw that the two had packed up a set of belongings for them, only then did they know that Tang Dai had come. At this time , Tang Dai has already returned to the palace, she is afraid that Feng Rongruo will look for her when she comes back.

Three days later, Feng Rongruo's 20 troops and Huguohou's [-] troops secretly marched from various places to the border between Fengnan and Fengbei; at the same time, Zheng Bai and Zheng Guo also secretly left the capital. , with their forty troops, went to the eastern front of the border between Dahua and Fengnan to meet the enemy. They were racing against the enemies of Fengbei to see who would get to the border first.

Ten days later, the army led by Feng Rongruo and Zheng Bai arrived at the border after a rapid march and set up camp. At this time, Fengbei's army also arrived at the border of Fengbei. They thought they would attack Fengnan, but found that Fengnan's army had also arrived Only then did they know that their sneak attack plan had been exposed, and the opponent was ready to face the battle. General Long, Fengbei's general, stood on the tower of the border city, looking at the Fengnan army in the distance, and no longer dared to underestimate the enemy. .

Tang Dai in the capital, after Feng Rongruo left, she worried day and night. She had to worry about him, her father and elder brother, but she couldn't let Prince An and Princess An. Hidden in my heart, taking care of the young and old in the mansion.

The power of the two countries is equal. After Fengbei annexed Dahua, its national power was still slightly stronger. Therefore, it is doomed that this war must be fought to the death. The more evenly matched, the harder it is to fight, and the greater the casualties.

When Feng Rongruo left, he told Tang Dai that he would send an eagle to send a message to report safety once every three days, and Zheng Bo and Zheng Guo on the Eastern Front were the same, sending messages once every three days to return to the General's Mansion safely.This is the tenth time I have received a letter. Tang Dai took the letter from the eagle's feet, asked Shi Cheng to feed the eagle with meat, opened the letter, read it, and immediately wrote a reply, tied it to the eagle's foot, and watched it again. Rushed towards Yunxiao, spread her wings and flew to the border with her care and thoughts.

Feng Rongruo said in the letter that on the second day after they arrived, they started a duel with Fengbei's army, and the opponent's power should not be underestimated by him, but after a month of fighting and retreating, you come and go, After the tug-of-war, the enemy army has been driven back to the border by them, and they have captured three cities in Fengbei. The morale of the soldiers has been boosted.

Just as Tang Dai finished replying the letter, Xiao Qing walked in, followed by Ouyang Qing.

"Sister-in-law, I'm going to my cousin's army, and I'll take the people from Tianxing Tower there, and help if I can." Ouyang Qing sat down, with a rare seriousness on his enchanting face.

"Your cousin agrees?" Tang Dai asked Ouyang Qing back.

"No, but he knows, I wrote to him, but he didn't reply me. I think, after I go, if he really doesn't want to keep me, he drives me back, and I'll come back; if he keeps me, then I'll stay again."

"Swords have no eyes on the battlefield. Your mother probably doesn't want you to go. If something bad happens, your cousin can't ask your mother to do business." Tang Dai stated the facts, and she didn't quite agree with him to go, after all, going to the battlefield is not Playing house, Princess Changping was originally cold to Feng Rongruo because of her.

"I won't implicate my cousin. I'll ask the emperor. I'm also a man. How can I hide my head in the capital? This is not my character." Ouyang Qing thought for a while, Dai Dai was right, he couldn't Because of my passion, my cousin was embarrassed, but my determination was firm.

"Think about it yourself. I can't stop you or persuade you about such a big event. If the emperor wants you to go and your mother has nothing to say, you can go. If the emperor doesn't agree with you, you should stay in the capital obediently." It's better." Tang Dai's whole mind was focused on the few people on the front line, and she lost her patience with Ouyang Qing.

"Sister-in-law, cousin..."

When the two were silent, Feng Qingqing walked in, Tang Dai glanced at Feng Qingqing and Ouyang Qing, raised her eyebrows, and Feng Qingqing knew about Ouyang Qing within a short while.

"cousin!"

Ouyang Qing politely called Feng Qingqing, although she recognized her return to the palace halfway, she did not despise her, because of her gentle and dutiful character, and because she was not annoying, everyone in the palace liked her She, including Tang Dai and Feng Rongruo.People are divided into groups, and things of a feather flock together. Ouyang Qing doesn't dislike this cousin either.

"Sister-in-law, I made a robe for Chen'er. I don't know if it fits him. I'll give it to you first. When you go to the palace when you have time, let him try it. If it doesn't fit, bring it back and I'll change it."

Feng Qingqing showed Tang Dai a neatly folded purple brocade gown in her hand. Tang Dai took it and unfolded it. The fabric was high-quality purple brocade, with emerald bamboo embroidered on the chest. Elegant and very beautiful, Tang Dai saw that Feng Qingqing put a lot of thought into making this robe, and she liked it very much.

"Qingqing, thank you on behalf of Chen'er. It's very beautiful. He will like it. I think it's about the same size. If you want to try it, it's fine. Monster, when are you going to enter the palace to find the emperor?" Tang Dai thanked her sincerely. Feng Qingqing turned her head to ask Ouyang Qing.

"Oh, I'll go as soon as I leave the palace. Do you want me to bring this robe to Chen'er for a try?" Ouyang Qing immediately understood the meaning of Tang Dai's question.

"Well, you just take it with you along the way. Besides, if the emperor really agrees to you to go to the frontline battlefield and visit Chen'er by the way, Chen'er has been worried about his father, and see if he has anything to say to his father."

"Okay, I see." Ouyang Qing nodded.

"Cousin, are you going into the palace to ask the emperor to go to elder brother?" Feng Qingqing's expression changed.

"Well, with this idea, I don't know if the emperor will agree."

Ouyang Qing nodded, Feng Qingqing pursed her thin lips into a straight line, and did not speak any more, but Tang Dai caught her expression in her eyes, thinking to herself, Feng Qingqing likes Ouyang Qing? !Seeing her worried appearance, she didn't seem to be worried about her cousin as a simple cousin.

(End of this chapter)