Yu Baojia stationed 250,000 soldiers and horses in Changshui, and Changshui's leading general, Mu Boxi, was Yu Baojia's confidant, and they built a strong city wall here. Comparatively speaking, Yunqing only had 100,000 soldiers and horses, so the first attack on the city was repelled by Mu Boxi.

Seeing that the situation was not quite right, Yunqing immediately ordered the withdrawal of troops.

Mu Boxi stood on the high city wall, looking at the Northwest Army that was receding like a tide, and his face was worried.

Seeing this, Deputy General Zheng Xi said: "General, Yunqing has withdrawn, why are you still so worried." "Zheng Xi is still very confident in their defense.

Mu Boxi said: "Yunqing's siege this time is just a test, to test our bottom line. "Now they rely on the strong city walls to repel them, but the combat effectiveness of the Northwest Army is very strong, so he has no bottom in his heart.

Zheng Xi said: "General, don't worry, we have spent so much money to build such a strong and tall city wall, unless they can fly, they will definitely not be able to pass." ”

"Don't be too optimistic, we have to prepare for the worst," Mu said. ”

In the next two days, Yunqing did not send any more troops. This made Mu Boxi more and more uneasy, and he could feel that the current calm was a harbinger of the coming of a big war. Mu Boxi received an order to defend Changshui, so unless he died in battle, he would not take a step back.

Yan Wushuang was very well-informed, and soon learned that Du Zheng left 50,000 soldiers and horses for Kang Yongquan to fight Yanling, and the soldiers and horses he brought back to Jinling.

Meng Nian said: "What is Yunqing doing when he sends Du Zheng back to Jinling?"

Yan Wushuang looked at the map, and after half a ring, he said, "Du Zheng is not going back to Jinling, but going to join Yunqing." ”

Meng Nian's face changed slightly: "We just got the news last night that Fang Xing brought 100,000 soldiers and horses to Zhuzhou. Lord Wang, Yunqing is going to encircle and suppress Zhejiang on three sides. "Zhuzhou is only more than 300 miles away from Hangzhou.

Seeing that Yan Wushuang didn't answer, Meng Nian said, "With Yunqing's temperament, he shouldn't be so eager. "In the past, we were all making steady progress, but this time we were too eager.

Yunqing occasionally took risks in battles, like the last time he used cavalry, it was an adventure, but he basically focused on stability.

Yan Wushuang thought for a moment and said, "I'm afraid that Yu Baojia showed traces over there, letting Yun Qing know that he wanted to transfer his belongings, so he was so anxious." Qiantang is a big piece of fat, not only does he want to eat this piece of fat, but Yunqing also wants to eat it.

Meng Nian frowned and said, "If that's the case, then we should send someone to answer it." "This money must not fall into the hands of Yunqing, otherwise, it will be very unfavorable to them.

Yan Wushuang snorted and said, "Then let Fan Jiang take Wu Qian's sailors to respond." "Yunqing has no sailors, but Yan Wu has a sailor in his hands, but the number is not much, only more than 10,000 people. However, more than 10,000 sailors are enough at this time.

Meng Nian said: "I hope to transport all the belongings out before Yunqing breaks through Qiantang." ”

Yan Wushuang said: "It's impossible to ship it all, it's good to be able to ship out most of it." "First, the time is too short, and second, this matter has to be done in secret so that no one can know about it. If the officials and soldiers below knew about this, they wouldn't have to fight Yunqing, and there would be chaos inside.

Meng Nian couldn't help but say, "If Yu Baojia did this earlier, it would be good." "In that case, not only gold, silver, jewelry, but also valuable goods can be shipped.

Yan Wushuang sneered: "These people are all the same. "They are all people who don't shed tears when they don't see their coffins. Yu Baojia is better than these people, at least he still has time to prepare.

As he was talking, another battle report came from Liaodong. Lu Gang once again repelled the Northern Captives, but this time Lu Gang was hit by an arrow in the chest and was in a coma.

Yan Wushuang pinched the battle report and said, "One day, I will kill all these Hu people." "The people of the Zhou family are about to die, and the other enemies have basically been wiped out by him, and the only remaining enemies are the Donghu people.

Meng Nian was silent. At that time, the Donghu people killed more than 100,000 people, and they always had to repay this blood debt.

At this time, there was a cry outside, and Yan Wushuang said with a dark face, "Who is crying outside?"

Ah Qian hurriedly walked in and said, "Lord Wang, it's the maid peach blossom beside Mrs. Xiang." ”

Yan Wushuang acted very cautiously, and unrelated personnel were not allowed to enter the study at all, and when he walked out of the house, Yan Wushuang looked at Peach Blossom with a cold face and asked, "What's wrong?"

When Peach Blossom saw Yan Wushuang, she knelt on the ground and cried while saying, "Lord Wang, Madame's lower body is bleeding after drinking bird's nest." Lord, go see Madame!"

Scarcity is precious, if Mrs. Ruoxiang's fetus is Yan Wushuang's first child, maybe he will be in a hurry. It's a pity that with the addition of two incognito sons, Yan Wushuang already has seven sons, so Yan Wushuang is really not a rare child.

Yan Wushuang said to Ah Qian, "Drag it down and hit the twenty boards." Next time, if someone dares to cry outside the yard, they will be beaten to death with a stick. What Yan Wushuang was most tired of was seeing the woman crying, which made him feel very unlucky.

Peach Blossom's face was pale, but she had been in the palace for two years and knew Yan Wushuang's temperament. Now interceding not only can't make Yan Wushuang change his mind, but may also increase the punishment.

Meng Nian saw Yan Wushuang turn around to go back to the study, hesitated and said, "Lord Wang, let's go and take a look." "If you don't know, forget it. Now that I know, it's too ruthless to leave it alone. No matter what, Mrs. Xiang is pregnant with the prince's heir.

Yan Wushuang is not a person who will change his mind because of other people's two sentences: "I'll go to see her when I'm done with the things at hand." He doted on Mrs. Xiang, not because Mrs. Xiang looked so beautiful and fragrant, but because Mrs. Xiang was like the girl he liked. Not only does the appearance look alike, but the coquettish and innocent temperament when I first met Mrs. Xiang is also very similar. It's a pity that the current Mrs. Xiang and him were already like two people when they first met.

Meng Nian listened and didn't speak again.

Yuchen was not surprised to hear the news that Peach Blossom was beaten, and said: "The prince hates being disturbed the most when he is dealing with business. "Peach Blossom just hit the muzzle of the gun.

Mama Gui thought for a while and said, "Niangniang, should we go and see Mrs. Xiang." ”

Yuchen shook his head and said, "No." The relationship is not close on weekdays, but now that she has fetal gas, she should recuperate, so I won't bother. "If she is still the queen, she must go to visit the concubines below if something goes wrong. But now the affairs of the inner courtyard are not in her charge, and she can't find fault if she doesn't go.

Mama Gui didn't persuade Yuchen to visit, and said, "I inquired, Mrs. Xiang only got her fetal gas after eating stewed rock sugar bird's nest porridge, but I don't know who did it?"

Yuchen said lightly: "It's just those few people on the left and right." "There are seven women in the backyard, and in addition to her, the other five are suspects.

Mama Gui said: "I hope the prince can find out the mastermind behind this scene." "With Yan Wushuang's temperament, once this person is found out, he will definitely not be spared. There is only one prince, and there are so many women in the backyard, so naturally there is one less.

Yuchen said: "It depends on what the prince means." "If Yan Wushuang wants to investigate thoroughly, he will definitely be able to find out. If you don't want to, you can pass it perfunctorily.

Shi Xiang walked in and said to Yuchen: "Niangniang, the old lady handed over the post, saying that she wanted to ask to see Niangniang." "The old lady that Shi Xiang said refers to the Wen family.

Yuchen flashed a flash of disgust and said, "No." Although Yuchen provided a house for the Wen family to live in, he didn't care about their daily expenses. No matter what, Yuchen is a woman who is married, and there is no reason to still support her mother's family. The others are okay, even if they have ideas in their hearts, they don't dare to look for Yuchen. But the Wen clan relied on his identity, so he came to the palace to find Yuchen.

At the beginning, Yuchen met her out of love. But Wen's cried as soon as he saw Yuchen, crying that she was having a difficult life, crying that Han Jiancheng and Han Jianjun were not filial, regardless of her elders. After listening to Yuchen twice, he was so bored that he didn't want to see her again. However, Yuchen is a good-faced person, every time Wen comes to the door, Yuchen will ask someone to send her something, so that Wen will cry outside and make her face look bad. It is also Yuchen's practice, and the Wen family will run to the palace every three or five times to cry.

Mama Gui said, "Niangniang, don't send anything to the Wen family anymore. This woman has no face and no skin, if you give her something, she will suck you like a bloodsucker in the future. ”

Yuchen also knows this reason, but she doesn't want the Han family's third room to become the laughing stock and talking point of the capital.

Mama Gui thought for a while and said honestly: "Niangniang, if you don't say it properly, the third room of the Han family has long become the talk of the capital." "The two daughters of Yuchen and Yuxi in the third room of the Han family are out, and it is impossible not to be talked about.

Seeing that Yuchen didn't say anything, Mama Gui said: "Wen's is not really without money, she is just reluctant to use her own money and wants to scrape money from Niangniang." "The Wen family has made a lot of money over the years since marrying into the Han family, and they also got a lot of money when they split up. The money Wen has on hand is enough for her to live comfortably for the rest of her life.

Obviously, Mama Gui ignored the situation outside. Because Jiangnan is at war, the price of things in the capital has risen again, not to mention the rest, the price of fine rice and noodles has increased fivefold.

Yuchen said: "I know what you said. But when she really talks nonsense outside regardless of her face, I will also lose face!" Yuchen doesn't want to lose face, this is the most important thing.

Mama Gui said: "Niangniang, you are a married girl, even if the Wen family says anything outside regardless of his face, it will not implicate you." ”

Yuchen thought for a while, and said to Mama Gui: "Mama, you send her back!" Yuchen asked Mama Gui to send Wen's family, but it was not just to send her out.

Mama Gui understood the meaning of Yuchen's words, nodded and said, "The old slave will go." "This time I went out just in time to warn Wen and let her stay at home in peace. If you dare to go outside and talk nonsense that affects the reputation of your master, don't blame her for being polite.

Wen is a person who bullies the weak and is afraid of the hard, and when she saw Mama Gui threatening her, although she was so angry that she was going to die, she really didn't dare to do anything. If you offend Yuchen, it's a trivial matter if you can't take advantage of it, and you will have no backer in the future.

Yan Wushuang was busy until noon, and he finished the task at hand. When I returned to the backyard, I heard bad news that the child was not saved.

Doctor Le Taiyi knelt on the ground and said, "Lord Wang, the minister has done his best. "Mrs. Xiang's bird's nest has a lot of safflower, and the most important thing is that Mrs. Xiang has eaten a whole bowl of bird's nest. In this case, he is that Hua Tuo can't keep this child while he is alive.

Yan Wushuang listened to Doctor Le's explanation, and didn't blame Doctor Le, but said, "You go down!"

Doctor Le hesitated when he got up, but still said to Yan Wushuang: "Lord Wang, Mrs. Xiang has been injured this time, and it will be difficult to get pregnant again in the future." ”

Yan Wushuang didn't have any feelings about this matter, it didn't matter if Mrs. Xiang could give birth or not, anyway, he had enough sons.

Mrs. Xiang drank the medicine, and the medicine put the medicine to calm the nerves, so Mrs. Xiang would fall asleep. Yan Wushuang saw Mrs. Xiang's pale face, and her eyes darkened. Before going out of the house, he said to the maid, "Take care of Madame." ”

The maid knelt on the ground and said, "Yes, lord." ”

Out of the courtyard, Yan Wushuang summoned the big housekeeper Cao to come over and ask: "Who planted the saffron in the bird's nest?"

Butler Cao knelt on the ground and said, "It's Mrs. Yu." "In order to distinguish between the Da Yu family and the Xiao Yu family, everyone calls Mrs. Da Yu Mrs. Yu, and Xiao Yu Mrs. Xiao Yu.

Yan Wushuang said gloomily: "Bring her here." "Even if he doesn't pay attention to that child, it's his blood. The Da Yu clan dared to attack his bloodline, and he would never spare it.

The evidence is conclusive, and it is useless for Da Yu to shout wrong. Yan Wushuang said: "If you have any other wishes, say it!"

Da Yu was terrified when she heard this, and when she looked up and saw Yan Wushuang's expressionless face, she trembled, and begged for mercy while kowtowing: "The prince spares his life, the concubine will never dare anymore, the prince ......will spare his life."

Yan Wushuang said: "Mutilating the heirs is a great crime, and this king will never spare you." "If you let go of Da Yu this time, others will not be allowed to do the same. When the time comes, not to mention those who have not yet been born, even the current few children may not live to adulthood.

When Da Yu heard this, he knew that he had no chance of survival: "Prince, beg the prince to hand over Ren'er to his sister to raise." "Give it to other women, she is not at ease.

Yan Wushuang hummed and said, "When you leave, I will send Hengren to Xiao Yu's side." With that, he turned around and left.

It didn't take long for Steward Cao to bring three things. A glass of poisonous wine, a sharp dagger, and a piece of white silk, these three things are left to Dayu's own choice. The last choice of Da Yu was poisoned wine.

When Yuchen heard the news, there was no joy on his face, but a heavy sigh. Da Yu's harm to Mrs. Xiang's child is a big mistake, but one day husband and wife hundred days, how can he get this hand!

Mama Gui looked at Yuchen's face was wrong, and hurriedly asked, "Niangniang, what's wrong with you?" Da Yu's family had stabbed their own master before, and it was too late for her to be happy when such a person died, where would she be sad. However, the matter of the Da Yu family made Gui Mama happy. Fortunately, she didn't attack Mrs. Xiang after listening to Yuchen's words, otherwise this time not only would she die, but also implicate Yuchen.

Yuchen shook his head and said, "It's nothing, it's windy, let's go into the house!" Outside, it felt a little cold.