Chapter 608: Not Peaceful
The bright sunlight shines through the shadows of the trees, shining on the earth, forming dappled spots. In such a crisp autumn season, the breeze blows, bringing a hint of coolness.
At this moment, it was the time to enjoy lunch, however, at this time, there was an unusual atmosphere flowing in the Zhenbei General's Mansion. You may not be able to tell where this unusual smell comes from, but you can smell the slightest hint of a different smell very keenly.
"Dad, mother," as soon as he sat down, Nan Xinchen keenly felt that the atmosphere at the moment was a little wrong, no, not a little, but very wrong.
If it was a normal moment, even if the Shen family, who adhered to the ancient adage of "food is silent, sleep is silent", it is absolutely quiet when eating, but it has never been like this moment, revealing a faint coolness, that little bit of coolness, straight into the heart.
On the dining table, plates of delicate delicacies are showing a little fragrant fragrance at the moment, with the breeze blowing, and the taste of the meal, it can't help but make people appetize, however, at this moment, no one is in the mood to enjoy it.
Even Princess Nan, who has a special penchant for delicacies on weekdays, is frowning at the moment, with a sad face. People who don't know will think that she has changed her sex. Actually, not.
"Hey" Princess Nan sighed, her eyebrows revealing a little worry, a little reluctance, and a little helplessness, "Ning'er, I'm afraid there will be a war." ”
"Huh? Isn't it peaceful in the north? Hearing this, Nan Xinchen raised his head, but his delicate eyebrows were slightly wrinkled, but they were only fleeting, if you didn't observe carefully, you couldn't compare the young man who had just frowned with the indifferent young man in front of him.
Lingying Kingdom has just been peaceful for less than a year, is it going to start a new war, is it going to start a life of misery for the people again?
At the beginning of March of the first year of Nanhe, the first emperor died, and in the same year, the new emperor Nangong He ascended the throne and changed the name of the country to ---- Nanhe. In the first year of Nanhe, this country that had just changed hands experienced the most turbulent period in history, which had already greatly damaged the country's vitality. Now, if there is another war in the north, the consequences are unimaginable.
Speaking of the new emperor Nangong He, it is really a great legend of the Lingying Kingdom. Xu is a gift from God, when Nangong He was born, the celestial phenomena changed greatly, and there was a master who was proficient in celestial phenomena predicted, this is the pride of the sky. Therefore, Long Yan Dayue immediately named the newborn Nangong He as the crown prince.
Perhaps it is really talented, the crown prince Nangong He was proficient in poetry and song at the age of three, and he already knew astronomy and geography at the age of four. When the first emperor heard this, he felt that his original decision was not wrong.
However, no one could have imagined that the disaster would come so quickly, with lightning speed, that the country quickly fell into a panic.
The first emperor died inexplicably, so the nineteen-year-old prince Nangong He ascended the throne as the new emperor, and at the same time changed the year name to Nanhe, the second year of Nanhe, the new emperor Nangong He, with his unique political talent and extensive knowledge, will be in chaos of the country's governance in an orderly manner, and finally put an end to this panicked situation.
In fact, it is really not easy to end this panicked situation. Such a young emperor, let me ask, among the ministers in the court, which of them can be convinced?
However, Nangong He has this ability, so you have to obey. Coupled with the support of a small number of courtiers in the court, although it was difficult, the final outcome was satisfactory after all. Those who are not convinced, in the end, can only nod their heads in convincing, otherwise, what else can be done?
No one could have imagined that this nineteen-year-old boy would have such talent, perhaps, it really fulfilled the prophecy of the master who was proficient in celestial phenomena---- the pride of the sky! Yes, the pride of the sky!
And at this moment, will this calm situation not last for less than a year, and will it be broken? As soon as the fighting begins, the people of Dawn will be displaced! Who can bear it? What about leaving those innocent people homeless, and letting this already devastated country experience that kind of panic again?
"Mother, is it a war provoked by Cangyi Kingdom?" Hearing this, Princess Nan couldn't help but stare at Nan Xinchen for a while, how could she never find out that her daughter actually had a clear and exquisite heart, and for each problem, she was always able to pick out the key points of the problem. Therefore, she couldn't help but glance at Nan Xinchen a few more times. At the same time, he hit the king of Nan who was sitting beside him with his elbow.
Next to Princess Nan, Prince Nan couldn't help but glance at his daughter Nan Xinchen. He looked at his daughter in men's clothes in front of him in disbelief, who was already so smart.
Actually, speaking of which, Prince Nan and Princess Nan have a little guilt for their daughter Nan Xinchen.
When she was pregnant, she fasted and recited Buddha every day, praying for God to give her a son. Although she knew that this would not make much difference, she still did it and insisted on it.
However, the heavens may not have heard her heart, and until the moment the child was born, there was still a glimmer of hope in her heart that God could give her a boy as she wished, and it was not in vain that she had prayed sincerely for many days, but she did not expect that God would send a girl to her.
Perhaps, when I learned that I gave birth to a girl, I felt a little bit of loss in my heart, but this did not overshadow the joy of the child's birth. After all, children are always the hearts and minds of parents, and in this world, every parent wants to give their children the best in the world.
Until today, she took a closer look, and suddenly found that the original baby had grown up, and the baby who seemed to be crying in her arms yesterday was now in time, and she was already a slim girl, although she was wearing men's clothes at the moment, but she still couldn't hide her beauty. The cry of the child when he was born seems to still echo in his ears, and now, in the blink of an eye, he has grown up.
Speaking of which, if someone asks Princess Nan why she is so eager to want a boy, in fact, the reason is very simple. As most women think, that is, she hopes to have a son who can be like her husband Nan Wangye, who will be able to enter the court as an official in the future, inherit his father Nan Wangye's position as the general of Zhenbei, and be able to make some contributions to the country, and then she will travel with Nan Wangye and enjoy her old age, but she never thought that she would be a daughter. In fact, at the beginning of the founding of the Lingying Kingdom, there was a precedent for women to enter the court as officials, and to this day, the positions in the court are occupied by capable people, regardless of men and women.
At the beginning, when Princess Nan was first pregnant, she revealed her idea of wanting to have a son to her husband Nan Wangye, I remember that at that time, hearing her thoughts, Nan Wangye just smiled faintly, and then replied to her "Boys and girls, God has its own number." Yes, the heavens have their own numbers. Otherwise, why did she hope to have a son with all her long-awaited hopes, but after all, she couldn't defeat that "fixed number"!
However, in other words, after the birth of her daughter Nan Xinchen, that appearance is really cute. For a while, it also made Princess Nan, who was eagerly looking forward to the boy, love it. In fact, whether it is a boy or a girl, Princess Nan loves it. It's just that if you can't have both, Princess Nan still hopes to be a son. In that way, he will be able to inherit his father's position in the future and contribute to the country.
On the same day, friends Xia Zhenxing and his wife came to visit the Shen family at the Shen family, and Xia Zhenxing and his wife Zhang Wanjing were very fond of children. Zhang Wanjing looked at the baby who was still in swaddling clothes, such a beautiful child, she really couldn't tell if it was a boy or a girl, she asked casually, "Is this a boy or a girl?" Hearing this, Princess Nan suddenly had a plan in her mind, looking at the baby in her arms, such a beautiful little face, it is indeed difficult to tell whether it is a boy or a girl, it is indeed enough to fake the real, isn't it?
"It's a boy", Princess Nan replied eagerly before her husband, and after speaking, she also winked at Lord Nan, and the information in her beautiful eyes was clear at a glance. Actually, it's not that she doesn't like this daughter, on the contrary, although she was very eager to have a boy, she still likes this daughter very much, and dressing her daughter as a man is just trying to live the addiction of having a boy.
Lord Nan smiled helplessly, he naturally knew what his wife Princess Nan meant, although she did not have the idea of patriarchy in this era, but she was very eager to have a boy like him. I still remember that not long after they got married, she revealed her thoughts to him.
In my memory, it seemed to be an autumn afternoon, there was no bright sunshine that day, white clouds in the sky, and the cool autumn breeze blowing, with the coolness of autumn, infiltrating the heart. On a day like that, it's a great time to sit in the gazebo and chat.
Coincidentally, on that day, there was nothing to do in the court, so he accompanied Princess Nan, in fact, speaking of which, Prince Nan felt that he still felt a little guilty about Princess Nan. This is not to say that he has done anything to be sorry for Princess Nan, but sometimes the court is busy with things, and he is often too busy to spend time with Princess Nan.
Therefore, as long as he is free, he will accompany her, as long as it is her request, if it is within his ability, he will definitely not hesitate to agree.
That day, after lunch, the two rested in the gazebo. At that time, he remembered that Princess Nan snuggled into his arms and muttered, "Xiao An, it would be nice if we had a son in the future." I want the boy to look like you, handsome and elegant, and I don't know how many girls I will charm when the time comes! As she spoke, she couldn't help but laugh.
I remember that at that time, he still laughed at her for being stupid, but he never thought that her idea would continue to this day, even after learning that she had given birth to a daughter, she never stopped. Come to think of it, she just wants to raise her daughter as a son for a while and have a good time. Thinking of this, Prince Nan didn't say anything.
What Nan Wang Ye never thought was that what they thought was just a good time, it lasted for fifteen years, until today, looking at the daughter in front of him who is still dressed in men's clothes, although the daughter has never complained anything in front of the two of them, but the guilt in her heart still rises faintly.
Nan Wang Ye looked at the young man in front of him, he was no longer the child who only knew how to cry at the beginning, for a while, he actually sighed a little, it was really "time makes people old".
Thinking of the past, Prince Nan found that the story between him and Princess Nan could not be explained in a few words. Immediately, he thought of what his daughter had just said.
Couldn't help it, he spoke, "Ling'er, how did you know?" The daughter's indifferent words made Nan Wang Ye wonder. He remembered that he had never revealed it at home, so how did his daughter find out?
"Dad, do you remember the spy from Cangyi Country that you caught a few days ago?" Nan Xinchen looked at the two people in front of him, although time flies, he still can't hide the demeanor of their youth.
"The spies of Cangyi Country? How did you find out about this? Lord Nan frowned, with a puzzled face, isn't there a spy in the Shen family's army? Otherwise, how did Lemon find out about this?
As if seeing the doubts on his father's face, Nan Xinchen smiled lightly, "Dad, you should believe that your subordinates are all steely men, how can they turn their backs on you." I learned about this by accident. ”
"Yes, master, there is no evidence, how can you conclude that there must be a traitor in the Shen family's army." Princess Nan tugged at Prince Nan's sleeve.
In fact, she also felt that it was impossible for a traitor to come out of the Shen family's army, she had been married to Nan Wangye for several years, and although she was not ten percent familiar with the brothers in the Shen family's army, she also knew each other quite well. Those people, all of them are iron-clad men, how could they do such a thing?
Listening to the words of his wife and daughter, Nan Wang Ye smiled slightly, in fact, he didn't doubt his brothers. What he was worried about was that there were unidentified people in the Shen family's army.
These brothers have all followed him for more than ten years, how could he not understand their temperament, not to mention that they would not betray him and the Shen family army for no reason. Even if someone had a knife on their neck, they would rather die than give in, so how could they do such a thing? In fact, the thought just now was only fleeting in his mind.
"Dad, has the emperor already made a decision?" Nan Xinchen hit the nail on the head and asked the most critical questions. She knew that the war was about to break out, but who did the emperor plan to let lead the war this time?
"It's your father," Princess Nan interjected, "Mother also just learned about it", after speaking, she glared at Prince Nan slightly, obviously she already knew that she was going to lead the troops to fight two days ago, and she hid it so well.
Yes, Princess Nan admits that she is really a little vexatious sometimes, but it's not because she's worried about him. Otherwise, where does she need to be so worried, her eyes are a little sad, with a little tears,
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