On the second day after sending Fang Xiaoqin and Qi Yun away that day, Gonggong Liu brought her a piece of news, saying that after Wang Ye Yun went back, he contracted an emergency illness and would be contagious. Now Wang Ye Yun's other maids and family members have been taken to a courtyard on the outskirts of Beijing, and only Steward Qi takes care of Wang Ye.

Fang Xiaoqin was also wanted to enter the palace by the Empress Dowager, not only because she was afraid that Fang Xiaoqin would be infected, but also because Fang Xiaoqin was empathetic and hoped that someone would accompany her and laugh.

Who wouldn't understand the Empress Dowager's intentions? Fang Xiaoqin didn't expect that it would be just a day later, and she would act like this. The husband and wife couldn't even stay longer in the moment of parting.

Yun Wang Ye was traveling secretly, so he couldn't make a big splash, Qi Yun had already left Kyoto that night and sneaked back to Jingzhou.

They set out directly from the Mystic Valley, then directly through Yazhou, and finally invaded the southern frontier of the Western Barbarians.

Fang Xiaoqin hoped that Qi Yun could win, but she was worried that innocent people would suffer from the war.

In the blink of an eye, a month and a half passed, and everything was calm during this month. Fang Xiaoqin would come every day at noon and go back to the Empress Dowager's bedroom in the evening.

Every few days, she was able to receive news from Shunyu, these messages were brought to her by Father-in-law Liu, she didn't want to hear it, but Father-in-law Liu still hoped that she would hear it best.

Her abdomen was bigger again, and it was already early winter, and I was afraid that the child was about to give birth.

On this day, she sat in front of the courtyard and basked in the sun, the setting sun hung on the horizon, dyeing half of the sky red, and the sun was hiding under the clouds, and the peace of this scene made her feel a little uneasy.

Because she hasn't heard from him for more than ten days, can't something happen to him? He owes her, and he must pay it back.

"Madam, Mo is back from the prince, at this time in the imperial study, the emperor invites you over." Gonggong Liu's face was dark, and he hung his head slightly and said.

"Okay." She stood up, but she was a little slow to move, she cautiously followed behind Gonggong Liu, she guessed in her heart that Mo was back from the prince, what does this mean?

"Father-in-law, is something wrong?" Fang Xiaoqin asked eagerly.

Gonggong Liu just waved his hand, showing an embarrassed look, "I'm afraid it's a bad thing, Madame remember to be mentally prepared." ”

Mentally prepared? What the hell is going on? Could it be that Shunyu had an accident? No, he's been through so much and he's been fine, there's no way he'll have an accident this time.

Out of the palace gate, Gonggong Liu took Fang Xiaoqin in a carriage and went to the imperial study.

"Courtiers see ......" Fang Xiaoqin wanted to salute, but she felt that her stomach was huge, and she was a little difficult to kneel.

Emperor Shunyin made a straight face and pretended to be angry and said: "I have already pardoned you for not having to salute, did I forget that I didn't go to see you for a while?" ”

"Xiaoqin......" She wanted to explain something, but she inadvertently raised her head so blue that Emperor Shunyin's eyes were a little red, her heart trembled, and her body was almost a little unstable.

"Actually, I originally planned to hide it from you, but Mo Li's prince has returned, and I find that I can't hide it anymore. In fact, Yu'er has been missing for a while, and during a fight with Ling Zheng, he lost a purse, so he hurriedly ran back to the battlefield to find it, and he disappeared from then on. The biggest possibility is that he fell into the hands of Ling Zheng, or it is possible that he is a mutiny, no matter which one it is, I am very sad at the moment. ”

"Purse?" Fang Xiaoqin made a slight sound, purse? Did she send it? She bit her lip tightly, the discomfort in her throat was about to spit out to her mouth, was he alive or dead?

She couldn't help but glance at Mo Li's body, and she choked up, "Mo Li, what's going on?" Why didn't you stop him when you knew it was dangerous? ”

Won't he come back? Can't come back?

"Madam, Mo Li has failed your trust, Mo Li thought that the general had listened, but he didn't expect him to rush to the battlefield immediately, and when I chased out, he was already gone. He was nervous about his peace charm, and he smirked every day when he rested. ”

Mo Li saw the grief on Fang Xiaoqin's face, and his whole person felt like his heart was twitching.

He giggled, he giggled, and that was he must have read the contents. Fang Xiaoqin regretted it in her heart at the moment, if she hadn't sent it wrong that day, how could he be so nervous about this purse?

"I know, I know. He won't rebel, he can't have a second mutiny, if he rebels, doesn't it mean that my children and I will finish playing. Fang Xiaoqin hurriedly shook her head and denied this statement.

"It's hard to say now, but there is no general in the court, because of Mo Li's identity as the prince, so I had to recruit him back first, and now there are only deputy generals in the army."

"Your Majesty, now is the time to employ people in the court, and the minions have also analyzed for the emperor, we have come to emphasize literature rather than force, and most of the generals in the court who can be qualified to entrust them with important tasks are old, and some young generals have no combat experience, and they have not been able to train them. There were a few good candidates among the relatives before, but because of the relationship, the emperor could not reuse them again. ”

Fang Xiaoqin bowed slightly, and pleaded: "Your Majesty, Xiaoqin begs to let Xiaoqin command." Although Xiaoqin doesn't know martial arts, Xiaoqin is familiar with military books, I am not talking about soldiers on paper, the emperor knows my origin, I am not joking. ”

"No, you can't." Mo Li had already denied her before Emperor Shun Yin spoke out.

Emperor Shun Yin shook his head slightly, "Xiaoqin, I know that you are looking for a husband, but commanding the army is not child's play, if you make a wrong step, it will affect the rear." Well, let's put it this way, even if you are familiar with military books, but it is only on paper. Besides, you are about to give birth, how could I let you go for such a dangerous thing? Another point, women have never been on the battlefield. ”

Fang Xiaoqin bit her lip and secretly cheered herself up, "I know that at this moment, I am very good for the emperor to understand, in fact, my appearance is also beneficial, at least the other party will underestimate the enemy." If Shunyu rebels, then I will stand in front of him with the child, and I will see if he will turn back. ”

"This ......," Emperor Shun Yin said in embarrassment, "You don't have any experience, how dare I let you command?" You have something to learn, even if I believe you, so many soldiers' lives, I can't just let them sacrifice in vain? ”

"Okay, Your Majesty, where is our army retreating now?" Fang Xiaoqin asked softly, although her voice was a little soft, her face was full of confidence.

"I got the news that our Tianfu Kingdom has retreated to a hundred miles, and if it fails, it will retreat to fifty miles, and that is the Lin River."

When Fang Xiaoqin heard this, she directly thought that Emperor Shun Yin had borrowed the map, she pointed to the map and said: "Lin Jiang is the key, Ling Zheng is a suspicious person, if our troops retreat to the other side of Lin Jiang, do you think they will chase after them, or will they take a long detour?" ”

Shun Yin just shook his head slightly, half-narrowed his eyes, and looked at Fang Xiaoqin suspiciously.

"I understand that they western barbarians are not accustomed to water and will choose to take the land route, so they will certainly send most of their troops by land."

Fang Xiaoqin raised her eyebrows, waved her fingers, and denied: "No, no...... Ling Zheng is suspicious, he will definitely guess that we will definitely intercept him by land, of course he will choose a small part of the troops on the land route, and most of the troops will be concentrated on the land route. But I'm just giving him a false impression and getting him hit on both sides? ”

Mo Li's dark eyes turned slightly, as if he understood what Fang Xiaoqin was referring to. It's just these talents, when did she learn them?

"Actually, it's a very difficult choice for Ling Zheng to make a suspicious array, isn't it? He can only gamble, he knows that if you are handsome, with his personality, he will definitely choose to take the waterway, because the Lin River is a very small width of the river, if you attack it, the chances of winning are quite good. ”

"Xiaoqin, are you so sure? What if he chooses to go overland? Isn't our rear outflanked? Emperor Shun Yin directly raised his doubts.

"Of course, I will make preparations with both hands, one place on the land route will arrange an agency, and the other place will arrange an army, which will be stationed directly, and these people will be straw men at that time, so that Ling Zheng has nowhere to choose."

Fang Xiaoqin slowly said her deployment word by word, and there was no trace of panic on her face, but she was very calm.

"Why do you know so much about the terrain?"

Of course, she couldn't tell that she was actually looking for a place to live in seclusion, she smiled softly, and replied in a joking tone: "Because it's boring, but the emperor won't believe it, because Shunyu." ”

Emperor Shunyin's expression was slightly stunned, and he did not show a trace of abnormality.

"You said you were familiar with military books, but where did you learn this?"

"The emperor is checking me, but I'm very honest, don't forget, I'm a person with no past, no future, I broke into the space of the past, there is everything, with my talent, it's possible for me to make cannons, but let's keep a low profile and make dilei."

“dieli?” The three of them looked at Fang Xiaoqin at the same time, and it was estimated that their eyes were full of doubts at this time.

"Yes, some firecrackers buried in the ground, Your Majesty, hurry up and make a decision, Xiaoqin sincerely begs you to give Xiaoqin a chance to play." Fang Xiaoqin couldn't kneel, so she could only caten herself and plead.

"In this way, you can't go without a commander for a day, the situation in the court is very tense now, and it is impossible for me not to leave some troops and soldiers in the court. I decided to give it a go this time, I let you take command, but Mo Li wants to stay, if you fail, he will die, do you dare to gamble with me? ”