After the holy decree came down, Su Xi and Wei Feng went to the palace, changed the jade, and officially met the emperor and queen. Empress Liu gave Su Xi a pair of bracelets inlaid with four dragons playing with pearls, which were kind and approachable, and there was no high shelf. Perhaps because Wei Jichang had not yet married a wife, the queen treated her like a daughter-in-law, holding her hand and talking about homely things for a long time, until twilight, she was not allowed to go back.

That Emperor Zhaoyuan also had something to explain to Wei Feng.

When Su Xi came out of Zhaoyang Palace, it happened that Wei Feng came to pick her up from the imperial study. Su Xi walked over with small steps, put his hand into his sleeve to hold his hand, and asked with a small face, "What did Your Majesty tell you?" ”

Wei Feng pinched her palm, and every time he saw her walking with a big belly, he was terrified. "His Majesty asked me if I was going to move into the East Palace." After saying that, he paused, glanced at the girl beside him, and saw that she was looking at him with a blank eye, so he smiled silently and continued: "I said that you are pregnant, and it may not be convenient to move around, so I postponed it for the time being. ”

Su Xi silently breathed a sigh of relief. Although the palace is good, there is no comfort outside, and it is boring after a long time. She just talked to the queen mother today, and she felt a little restrained. Thankfully, it was only for a short while, and she could bear it.

Seeing her little appearance, Wei Feng didn't know what she was thinking, and scratched her very small nose, "This will start to dislike it, what will I do if I become a queen in the future?" ”

Su Xi was slightly stunned. She forgot about this layer, in the future, Wei Feng became the emperor, didn't she have to live in the palace every day? Maybe it's too much to take it for granted, and she didn't even count herself in. But he quickly came back to his senses, grabbed Wei Feng's arm, and pursed his pink lips, "That's different." ”

Wei Feng let out an unhurried "oh", and asked neatly, "What's the difference?" ”

Su Xi thought for a moment, quietly let go of Wei Feng's hand, covered his little face, worried that he would screw himself: "Has Cousin Tingzhou heard a word?" ”

Wei Feng raised his eyebrows, "What words?" ”

Su Xi blinked and said seriously: "Marry a chicken with a chicken, marry a dog with a dog." ”

Sure enough, Wei Shizi's face sank, and then he couldn't help but smile, wanting to teach this girl a lesson, beckoned, and said, "Youyou, come here." ”

Su Xi's head shook like a rattle, but he learned shrewdly, "Don't." ”

Wei Feng asked her, "Who do you say is the chicken and who is the dog?" ”

Su Xi's dark eyes rolled slightly, and he didn't take the bait, and defended himself: "I mean, where you are in the future, I will be there." ”

Love words are nicely said. Wei Shizi ate this, grabbed her slender wrist and brought her to him, lowered his head, bit the tip of her nose, and said with a hint of a smile, "Otherwise, where do you want to go?" ”

Su Xi pushed his face and said coquettishly, "This is the palace." ”

Wei Shizi disagreed, "Can't the palace kiss his daughter-in-law?" ”

He is thick-skinned, and Su Xi has long been taught. This will not be able to say anything about him, fortunately, he is almost out of the palace gate, and there is no one around, Su Xi glanced at Wei Feng, and hurriedly led him outside, so as not to make people laugh.

*

This compartment, Yuwang Mansion.

After the news of Lichu came out, Wei Yuan sat alone in the study with a calm face. The atmosphere in the room was depressing and gloomy, and no one dared to go up and touch the moldy head, for fear that they would be angry if they were not careful.

After a while, I heard a loud noise from the house. The subordinates outside the study were shocked, you look at me, I look at you, and they all saw the panic in the eyes of the other party.

However, this is not the end of the story.

Wei Yuan kicked over the rosewood bookcase, and smashed the things on the Duobao Pavilion to the ground, his face was so gloomy that he seemed to be able to drip ink.

But there are those who are not afraid of death. The Bai clan in the side room heard that Wei Yuan was in a bad mood, so he made a few plates of fragrant and delicious snacks, put them in a red twig lotus pattern food box and sent them over. She was born coquettish, because she gave birth to two children, her breasts are bulging, her body is well maintained, her waist is as slender as if she had never given birth to a child, and Wei Yuan most often goes to her yard on weekdays.

At this moment, she twisted to Wei Yuan, put the food box on the embroidery pier on the side, and said in a soft voice: "What caused the prince of the world to be so angry?" The concubine made a few snacks, the prince tasted it, let's dissipate it, it's not worth it to be angry and your body is angry. ”

A while ago, Wei Yuan took a break from Fu Yi, and Wei Yuan doted on her again, so she thought that she had a chance to straighten out, and she became more and more thoughtful in front of Wei Yuan.

Unfortunately, this time it hit the muzzle of the gun. Wei Yuan was in a hesitant mood, so he didn't have time to pay attention to her, sat on the chair and said coldly: "Get out." ”

The Bai family also has no eyesight, Wei Yuan said it so clearly, she still took it upon herself to open the food box, took out a plate of white glutinous and delicate pastries, and said: "This is the lotus root flour osmanthus cake made by the concubine herself, the prince likes to eat this most on weekdays, and the concubine specially made some more ......."

Before he finished speaking, he raised his head and met Wei Yuan's cold eyes. Wei Yuan said: "I told you to get out, didn't you hear?" ”

Bai Shi was slightly stunned, and he was shocked by it, but he still insisted: "The concubine body, the concubine body just wants to ......"

Wei Yuan stretched out his hand, grabbed her neck straight, and threatened with a cloudy face: "I'll say it again, if you don't want to die, get out of here." ”

Bai's face turned pale, he had never seen him look so manic.

The matter of Lichu has not yet spread, and a deep lady like the Bai family naturally does not know the reason for Wei Yuan's anger. She broke free from Wei Yuan's hand, all the pastries were overturned, she didn't dare to say another word, and fled out of the study in a panic.

That night, Wei Yuan sat in the study all night.

There was a dim oil lamp in the room, and no one knew what was going on in it.

*

After the establishment of the prince, Yiqiē seemed to have changed little, but there were more officials who came to visit the Jin Palace.

Emperor Zhaoyuan ordered Wei Feng to start assisting the country, and many things were directly handed over to Wei Feng to deal with. Emperor Zhaoyuan was getting older, and he gradually became powerless, thinking about abdicating early and enjoying his old age with Empress Liu.

Su Xi recalled that Emperor Zhaoyuan seemed to abdicate at the beginning of next year, and it wasn't long before Wei Feng ascended the throne.

At that time, Wei Feng was a strange and distant cousin to Su Xi, and she didn't pay attention to him at all. The only little bit involved is also a childhood memory that is not very pleasant. Who knew that after living a new life, this person would be his husband.

And at that time, she would never have thought that Wei Shizi, who was like a breezy and moon-like on the surface, was "bad and wilted" in private......

Su Xi was distracted, and a colorful dumpling pounced on her, and she called sweetly, "Aunt Xi." ”

Wei Deyin looked up with a round little face, lying on Su Xi's lap, looking at her expectantly, "Deyin wants to go out to play, can you take me out of the palace?" ”

If there is anything that has changed, it is that Su Xi has moved around the palace more diligently. Every two or three days, she has to come to Zhaoyang Hall to greet Empress Liu. After all, Wei Feng has been succeeded to the emperor, and the filial piety that should be done must be fulfilled. It just so happened that Wei Feng was also in the palace from morning to night, and after Su Xi came out of Zhaoyang Palace, he would usually wait for him for a while, and the two of them would return to the Jin Palace.

Today is another day of greetings. When Empress Liu heard Wei Deyin's title, she frowned, and said with a straight face: "Deyin, you can no longer be called 'Aunt Xi', you should be called 'Imperial Sister-in-law'." If you scream again in the future, the queen mother will punish you. ”

In the past, Empress Liu noticed the problem of Wei Deyin's title, but she was young and didn't pay attention to it when she read Wei Deyin. Now that Wei Feng has passed to his knees, he can't let her scream, aunt and brother, what kind of system? It's all messed up.

Wei Deyin pouted and muttered, "But that's what Brother Bai Yu called......"

The queen didn't indulge her again this time, and said clearly: "That's because your seniority is higher than Brother Bai'er, and you can't call Brother Bai Yu anymore in the future." When Bai Ge'er sees you, you should shout 'Auntie'. ”

Wei Deyin's mind couldn't turn for a while, and he thought for a long time with his eyes open, "Then what is my name Brother Bai Yu?" ”

The queen mother was silent for a moment and said, "Nephew." ”

Su Xi couldn't help but chuckle and touched Wei Deyin's little head. It's hard to imagine that when Bai Ge'er sees her in the future, she will call her "aunt".

Wei Deyin didn't know what his nephew represented at this time, so he let out a sneering "oh", turned his head to look at Su Xi, and obediently changed his words: "Imperial sister-in-law." ”

The queen is satisfied. Then Wei Deyin pestered Su Xi to take her out of the palace, saying that she was out of the palace, but in fact, she wanted to see Su Baiyu. Su Baiyu hadn't been in the palace for a long time, and Wei Deyin thought about him, so he said in a conversational way: "I'm going to play with Bai Yu's nephew." ”

Su Xi endured the smile on her lips, glanced at the queen mother, and saw that she had no objection, so she said to Wei Deyin: "Next month is Bai Ge'er's birthday, will I take you to him again?" ”

Wei Deyin thought about it for a while, and although he felt that it was a little long, he still nodded eloquently.

A few days later, when Su Xi went to Zhaoyang Hall to ask for peace, it happened that Lu Huishu and General Weiyuan's wife Lu were also there. Lu Huishu and Wei Ji Chang are married, and the wedding date is set for the end of this year, and the queen mother invited General Weiyuan's wife to come over to discuss the marriage.

Su Xi sat in the rose chair on the side, and Lu Huishu sat opposite. This is the first time that the two have met after Lu Huishu made a marriage, and Lu Huishu seemed to be a little uncomfortable, but she sat upright.

Su Xi quietly winked at her. After noon, after saying goodbye from Zhaoyang Palace, Lu Huishu breathed a sigh of relief.

General Weiyuan's wife walked in front, and Su Xi walked behind with her. Su Xi turned her head to look at her, with a smile on her face.

Lu Huishu was not very embarrassed by her, and deliberately asked, "Youyou, is there anything on my face?" ”

Su Xi curled the corners of her mouth and asked softly, "Sister Shu doesn't have anything to say to me?" ”

The two of them walked a few steps, and Lu Huishu touched her cheek and confessed: "I don't know where to start......

One day, Empress Liu and General Weiyuan's wife went to Mingjue Temple to worship the Buddha, and each wrote down the birthdays of Wei Jichang and Lu Huishu, and asked the abbot of Mingkong to calculate a fortune for the two. When I sent it back, I accidentally sent it back, and it happened that the two people's birthday characters were very matched, and they were the nobles in their respective lives. After returning from Mingjue Temple, Empress Liu kept this matter in mind, and ordered someone to go to General Weiyuan's Mansion to inquire, and learned that Lu Huishu had not yet promised to be married, and decided that the two were "a match made in heaven".

It's just that because of Wei Jichang's conditions, Empress Liu was worried that the people of the Lu family were unwilling, so she first inquired about the meaning of the Lu family.

General Weiyuan's wife was indeed a little reluctant at first. Although Wei Jichang has a noble status, she is naturally deaf and dumb, she doesn't ask her daughter to marry how rich she is, she just wants her daughter's family to marry a normal person. Later, I found someone to calculate several hexagrams, and they all said that Lu Huishu and Wei Jichang's eight characters were very compatible, and he and Weiyuan General Lu Chi thought about it for more than half a month, and finally nodded.

Coincidentally, Lu Huishu and Wei Jichang had just been married, and General Weiyuan's rheumatism for many years was cured.

This made the Lu family even more determined to get married.

When Su Xi heard this, he couldn't help but sigh: "There is such a wonderful thing. ”

Lu Huishu smiled and said in disbelief: "It's just a coincidence, how can there be so many fates in the world." ”

Su Xi asked curiously, "Sister Shu doesn't want to marry the eldest prince?" ”

Lu Huishu thought for a while and said, "It's not about whether you want to think about it or not." I didn't have much contact with him, and I didn't know what kind of person he was, so I decided on the marriage, and I always felt that it was a little too hasty. ”

The two of them were talking, and when they walked out of the gate of Qingxi Palace, they saw two people walking towards them. One is Wei Feng, and the other is Wei Jichang. Wei Feng had just come out of the imperial study, ready to take Su Xi back to his house, and on the way he met Wei Ji often coming to see Empress Liu, so he came together.

Wei Jichang raised his eyes to look this way, his gaze fell on Lu Huishu, and he smiled.

Lu Huishu stopped, the girl who was usually calm and calm was a little restrained at this time, and bowed her knees to him, and said, "I've seen the eldest prince." ”

Wei Jichang raised his hand and gently helped her, but he didn't let the palace people beside him speak for him, he only shook his head, signaling that she didn't need to be polite.

Su Xi stood aside, looked at Lu Huishu, and then at Wei Jichang, his eyes wandering over the two of them. Wei Ji is often gentle and quiet, not impatient or impatient, and has a feeling of moisturizing things silently; Lu Huishu's facial features are peugeot, and her demeanor is generous, if she is a plum blossoming in winter, then Wei Ji is often covered with snow on the branches of plum blossoms, one is bright, the other is quiet, but unexpectedly right.

Su Xi hadn't seen enough, and was pulled away by Wei Feng.

Lu Huishu subconsciously opened her mouth, wanting to stop them. Wei Jichang smiled and did not stop him.

Sitting in the carriage, Su Xi glanced at Wei Feng and said angrily: "Cousin Tingzhou, I haven't said goodbye to Sister Shu yet, why are you pulling me away so quickly?" ”

Wei Feng sat opposite and looked at her with a smile, "Do you keep you staring at other people's husbands?" ”

Su Xi immediately became short of breath and explained: "I see that Sister Shu is not a good match for the eldest prince......

Wei Feng leaned over, flicked her forehead with two fingers, and said, "You have a lot to worry about other people's affairs." ”

Su Xi stuck out his tongue and didn't refute.

Back at the Jin Palace, Wei Feng did not go to the study immediately, but sat on the window couch with Su Xi in his arms, and told her about the invasion of several cities in the border pass by the Xirong people. Several tribes in the west were united, including the Wushi, Yiqu, and Qirong clans, faintly showing signs of restlessness, disturbing the people at the border and not daring to go out.

Su Xi heard it in a fog at first, and gradually felt that something was wrong, and looked at him with bright eyes, "What does Cousin Tingzhou want to say?" ”

Wei Feng paused slightly, wrapped around her round waist, and said slowly: "Youyou, Your Majesty ordered me to lead the troops to the border pass." ”

The emperor of the Great Yan Dynasty must not only have the ability to pass through the heavens and latitudes, but also have the ability to march and fight. Be prepared for danger in times of peace, Wen Taowu is strategic, this is Emperor Zhaoyuan's last test for Wei Feng.

The tribes in the north have been annoying the people of the border for many years, and Emperor Zhaoyuan hopes that Wei Feng can take advantage of this opportunity to avoid future troubles.

Su Xi was stunned for a long time, she didn't expect Emperor Zhaoyuan to let Wei Feng go on the expedition at this time, her voice was soft, "How long will it take?" ”

Wei Feng held her little hand and said, "Those tribes are weak, it shouldn't take long, I will rush back as much as possible." ”

Su Xibian flattened her mouth, a little aggrieved: "But the midwife said that I am about to give birth in two months." She couldn't imagine that when she gave birth, Wei Feng was not around. If she was born with two boys, she didn't know what to do alone.

Wei Feng's face pressed against her cheek, and his arms around her tightened involuntarily.

How did Wei Feng not think about this problem? When Emperor Zhaoyuan told him about this matter today, he refused at the first time, hoping to postpone it for two months, and then set off after Su Xi gave birth. It's just that Emperor Zhaoyuan didn't give him room for negotiation, looked at him and said seriously: "Tingzhou, do you know why I didn't make you the prince in the first place?" ”

Wei Feng's ability is above Wei Yuan, there is no doubt about it. Rao is like this, Emperor Zhaoyuan still hesitated between the two of them for a long time.

Wei Feng lowered his eyes and did not answer.

Emperor Zhaoyuan said: "Because you pay too much attention to the love of your children, it is difficult to put all your thoughts on a woman." ”

Wei Feng was silent. Emperor Zhaoyuan thought that he had listened, but after a while, he said slowly: "If the minister is not mistaken, when His Majesty established the queen as the queen, there were also many voices of opposition in the court. ”

"You ......" Emperor Zhaoyuan blew his beard and glared, but he didn't expect him to hit a rake.

It's just that no matter what Wei Feng said, Emperor Zhaoyuan made up his mind and ordered him to set off from the city gate the day after tomorrow and go to the border pass.

To disobey is to resist.

On the day of leaving, Su Xi sent Wei Feng to the gate of the Jin Palace. Wei Feng lowered his head, ignoring that there were still a number of generals standing behind him, grinding with her ears and temples, and said in a low voice: "I will rush back before you give birth." ”

If it weren't for Su Xi being pregnant, he would have taken her with him for anything.

Su Xi's eyes were astringent and his nose was sour, but he couldn't help crying, not wanting Wei Feng to worry, so he nodded obediently. In fact, she knew in her heart that it would take half a month to get to the border from here, and it would take a month to come back and forth, plus the deployment of troops and the battle, she would not be able to come back at all in two months. She advised: "Cousin Tingzhou is outside to pay attention to your body, I have packed your clothes in that little red cage, and there is a pair of shoes in it, which I made a while ago, but I have forgotten to give it to you......" The little girl babbled a lot, and at the end her eyes turned red, and she said a little fiercely: "You are not allowed to be hurt." ”

Wei Feng was worried that he would not be able to leave if he stayed any longer, so he kissed the corner of her mouth and said in a serious tone: "Wait for me to come back." ”

More than 100,000 soldiers outside the city were waiting for him to set off, and Su Xi didn't dare to delay him for too long.

After Wei Feng left, because the Jin princess Yuan and Wei Zhaozhao both went to Jingyuan Nunnery, the Jin Palace's mansion was quite quiet. Besides, Su Xi is now the wife of the prince, even if Yuan and Wei Zhaozhao are in the house, they don't dare to do anything to her, so Su Xi's life is quite peaceful.

*

On this day, Su Xi came to Zhaoyang Hall for the last time. Empress Liu thought that her belly was big and it was not easy to walk, so she didn't have to come to the palace to ask for peace before she gave birth.

After coming out of Zhaoyang Palace, Su Xi saw a person walking over.

Wei Yuan was dressed in a purple brocade robe, his face was as usual, and he smiled when he saw Su Xi, and said, "Brother and sister." ”

Su Xi stopped a few steps away, curtched his knees and said, "I've seen the prince of King Yu." ”

Wei Yuan pursed his lips and said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "Tingzhou is now the prince of a country, why do my younger brothers and sisters need to salute when they see me, I can't afford it." ”

Su Xi didn't show a panicked look, he had been with Wei Feng for a long time, and even his tone of voice was like him. "The eldest and youngest are orderly, the prince of King Yu is the cousin of Cousin Tingzhou, and I should naturally salute when I see you."

Wei Yuan looked at her. A small person, with a round belly, slightly drooping eyes, long eyelashes like a small fan, delicate appearance, and white skin better than snow. Although she has a big belly, she is not as bloated as the woman next to her, and the immaturity between her eyebrows has not faded, and she is already going to be a mother. The scene of her strolling under the peach blossom tree seems to be yesterday, and in the blink of an eye, four or five years have passed. She hasn't changed much, and she is still thrillingly beautiful, which makes people lose their minds.

Wei Yuan looked at her for a moment, smiled for a while, didn't say anything, and walked away.

Su Xi didn't think much about it, walked out of the palace gate, and got into the carriage back home.

At this end, Wei Yuan did not go to Zhaoyang Palace, but went to Wei Jichang's dormitory.

Wei Jichang set up a chessboard in the courtyard and was playing chess with himself. Seeing Wei Yuan coming, he put down the chess pieces, invited him to take a seat, and ordered someone to make a new pot of tea.

Wei Yuan sat on the opposite side of the chessboard, glanced at the chess game on the table, and said with a smile: "The eldest prince is really Yaxing." ”

Wei Ji was often noncommittal, although he couldn't hear him, but he could read lips. Then he raised his hand and asked Wei Yuan if he would be interested in playing this game of chess with him.

Wei Yuan didn't postpone it, and said, "I'm happy to accompany you." ”

So the two played chess, Wei Yuan held the black seed, Wei Ji often held the white seed, and half an hour passed unconsciously. Wei Yuan landed the last piece on the chessboard, and Bai Zi immediately fell into a dead game, surrounded by Kuroko.

Wei Jichang looked at it for a moment, stood up and arched his hand, which means "willing to bow to the wind".

Wei Yuan raised his eyebrows, but didn't say anything. I saw that he took out a white piece from Wei Jichang's chess jar and landed in the lower left corner of the chessboard, miraculously, the white piece came back to life, and even had a tendency to counter the sunspot. He raised his eyes and said straight to the point: "What does the eldest prince think of my chess skills?" ”

Wei Jichang sat down again, dipped his index finger in the tea next to the table, and wrote down two words - "excellent".

Wei Yuan smiled conceitedly and said, "Ji Chang, what do you think is the difference between your current situation and this chess game?" ”

The surrounding palace people realized that something was wrong, and they had already quietly retreated. Now that there are only the two of them left in the courtyard, Wei Jichang saw Wei Yuan's words, still looked calm, unhurried, and waited for his next words with a smile.

Wei Yuan didn't beat around the bush and said: "Your Majesty has established Wei Feng as the prince, are you really willing?" Originally, that position was supposed to be yours. ”

Wei Ji was often silent, lowered his eyes, and looked at the green and transparent tea soup in the ink-colored small cover bell.

Probably understanding his temperament, Wei Yuan was not in a hurry, picked up a sunspot, fell, and said after a while: "Wei Feng has taken your throne, and this country will have nothing to do with you in the future, I don't believe that you are willing to give it up." ”

The sunspots and whites are glued, and no one lets anyone, falling into the predicament of a draw.

Wei Ji often holds a white child in his hand, and he can't find a place to drop it for a long time.

Seeing this, Wei Yuan chuckled, "Instead of losing a lot, we might as well join forces." If it happens, I will divide half of the south equally among you, and we will be on an equal footing, what do you think? ”

The country is divided into two, which is really Wei Yuan's style. Because he was confident enough to settle Wei Feng, he was able to slowly recover the half of the land that was given to Wei Jichang.

Now, he just needed a legitimate reason to raise his army.

Wei Ji often looked at the chessboard, not knowing whether he was thinking about Wei Yuan's words, or thinking about how to play this game of chess.

Wei Yuan didn't force him, picked up the teacup in front of him, drank the tea in one gulp, got up and said, "Think about it, I'll leave first." ”

After Wei Yuan left, Wei Jichang threw the white piece in his hand back into the chess jar. After a while, the palace man walked in again and asked, "Your Highness, does this chessboard need to be cleaned up?" ”

Wei Ji thought for a moment and nodded.

*

In the blink of an eye, Wei Feng was gone for more than a month.

The closer to the day of childbirth, the more uneasy Su Xi became. Her belly was getting bigger and bigger, and she didn't take a few steps before she was exhausted and panting. Now even Dr. Zhou is sure that she is a twin, Yin knows what she is afraid of, and a few days ago he took her to Daci Temple, worshiped the Bodhisattva, and begged Su Xi to give birth to a pair of children safely.

But this time Su Xi didn't dare to ask for a signature, she comforted herself and let it be.

Wei Feng would send a letter back after a while, with his life at the border gate, no matter how busy he was, his letter would always be delivered to Su Xi on time.

Su Xi would occasionally send him some things, such as purses, belts, shoes and socks that she had sewn herself, and she was idle anyway. In addition to embroidering things for Wei Feng, he also embroidered a lot of things for unborn children, such as small clothes, small belly pockets, etc., so that the embroidery work has improved a lot.

Soon it was hot and dry, and the heat was unbearable.

In seven or eight days, it will be the day of Suxi's birth. She was followed by three or four midwives every day, and I heard that it was arranged by Wei Feng before leaving, which made her nervous, and she didn't dare to go anywhere, but only dared to walk around the yard.

That night, Su Xi received another letter from Wei Feng, saying that several tribes in Xirong had surrendered, and in a few days, he would be able to leave for Beijing when the odd things over there were dealt with.

The letter was sent half a month ago, that is, Wei Feng is already on the road at this time?

Just when the whole court was preparing to welcome Wei Feng's triumph, one day, a minister suddenly published a book, accusing Wei Feng of secretly communicating with Zagger, the leader of the Qirong tribe, and was suspected of collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country.