In the Jinling Imperial City, after reading the Kuaima urgent report he had just received, Xiao Qianye's already somewhat thin and pale face became even more difficult to look at. The fold in his hand accidentally fell to the imperial case in front of him, and after a moment of silence, Xiao Qianye picked up the fold again, and closed his eyes a little tired to calm the anxiety and frustration in his heart.

"Majesty?" Zhou Xiang knew that things were not good when he saw him like this, and hurriedly asked, "Your Majesty, but what happened?" ”

Xiao Qianye raised his eyes and glanced at him, and was silent for a moment before he said: "Yichun Hou hurried to report that Xie Li and Qi Shuo were dead, and the 100,000 troops in Youzhou were almost wiped out. ”

Hearing this, no one spoke in the imperial study for a while. An army of 100,000... It's not too much for the imperial court, but it's not too little. What's more, it is still a 100,000 army stationed in Youzhou all year round. There are also Xie Li and Qi Shuo, both of whom know Youzhou and King Yan best, and they lost Yan zhòng on their side when they first met. At least... Now in the eyes of the world, the start is not good for them.

After a long time, Zhou Xiangcai said: "King Yan is rebellious, and the rebellion is a foregone conclusion, Your Majesty must no longer be merciful and hesitant." ”

Xiao Qianye nodded and said in a deep voice: "This is nature. ”

King Yan has already declared that the world is against him, and it is impossible for him to show weakness to King Yan no matter what. Nodding, Xiao Qianye said: "Spread my will to Yichun Hou, and crusade against Yan Wei at any cost!" Whether it's a shortage of people, food, or money, I will solve it for him! ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Zhou Xiang and Han Min glanced at each other and said in unison.

Not to mention Xiao Qianye, in fact, their position with King Yan is endless. Isn't the so-called luck in the book of King Yan telling the world about them? King Yan is about to clear the king's side, can they still hope for any room for negotiation? No matter what happens between Xiao Qianye and King Yan in the end, as long as King Yan wins, they will definitely die in the end.

After saying goodbye to Xiao Qianye, Zhou Han and the two went out of the imperial study, and they saw a firm gaze in each other's eyes when they looked at each other.

"Brother Zhou, it seems that King Yan really treats you and me as a thorn in the flesh." Han Min sighed.

Zhou Xiang sneered and said: "You and I assist Your Majesty, which is contrary to King Yan's position, and is naturally a thorn in the flesh." However, if King Yan felt that he could win the entire Great Xia, he might as well give it a try. The first emperor had a spirit in the sky, and he would not allow rebellious ministers and thieves to cause trouble in the world. ”

Han Min nodded, "That's what Brother Zhou said. As... Twice as much as a drink at the Humble House? ”

"Then it's better to be respectful than to obey." Zhou Xiang also smiled.

"The Queen Mother has arrived!" Not far behind her, the Queen Mother walked over with a stroll. The two hurriedly stepped forward to salute. The Queen Mother glanced at the two of them lightly, nodded slightly, and said, "Mr. Zhou, Mr. Han, are you still busy?" Han Min hurriedly said: "The two of them just came out, and His Majesty must be resting." The queen mother visited His Majesty, and the ministers did not dare to delay the queen mother, so please retire first. ”

The queen mother was still the crown princess at the beginning, and her temperament was firm and decisive, even if her appearance was not very good, she was really the first person among the noblewomen in Jinling. But after becoming the queen mother, she was much more low-key, and she almost never paid attention to outside things in the harem. Every day, the queen is just accompanied by the queen to talk, taking care of the infant little emperor and grandson. Not to mention the concubines in the palace of the noblewomen in the court, but also to the old ministers who were made ministers by His Majesty. Han Min also understands the temperament of the Queen Mother, but she is not verbose.

The Queen Mother nodded slightly, and the two hurriedly said goodbye. Looking at the backs of the two of them leaving in a hurry, the Queen Mother sighed and turned around and walked towards the imperial study.

Xiao Qianye is busy criticizing excerpts, if it comes to diligent government, Xiao Qianye does not lose to the emperor. It's a pity that the same thing can be done by the first emperor with only three points of strength, but Xiao Qianye may not be able to be perfect even if he has ten percent of his strength. So it has been less than two years since he ascended the throne, and Xiao Qianye has been diligent in government day and day, but the scene inside and outside the court is not as efficient as when the first emperor was there.

Hearing that the Queen Mother was coming, Xiao Qianye hurriedly put down her pen and got up to greet her, "Queen Mother, why are you here?" ”

The Queen Mother looked at her son's somewhat haggard face. Sighing slightly, he said, "Your Majesty looks a little haggard, but you're tired these days?" "Although when Xiao Chun and Nangong were forced to the palace, there was a little bit of mustard between their mother and son, but for the queen mother, Xiao Qianye was her only biological son in the end. As long as you think about this, what else can't be forgiven? At this time, looking at the tiredness between her son's eyebrows, the queen mother still cared about the authenticity.

Xiao Qianye shook his head and smiled: "It's just that I didn't sleep well last night, mother don't worry." ”

The Queen Mother looked at him, "How can you not be worried?" The mourning family heard that you haven't been back to the harem for several days. Although the mourning family has always told you that those who are kings should not covet women, but they should not exhaust their bodies for political affairs. There are many things that need to be done quickly. ”

Xiao Qianye said softly: "The sons and daughters must follow the teachings of the queen mother. It's just that the child has inherited the country passed down by the emperor's grandfather, how can he bear to let him decline in the hands of the child? If this is the case, what is the face of the child to go to the Nine Springs to see his father and grandfather. ”

Although the Queen Mother doesn't care about political affairs, she has also heard about things in the court. Thinking of the King Yan in Youzhou, who even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince treated very cautiously, the Queen Mother sighed, "Your Uncle Yan, is there really no room for turnaround?" ”

"Queen Mother!" The smile on Xiao Qianye's face stiffened slightly, but it quickly calmed down again. He took a deep breath and said: "King Yan has already announced the world with a clear banner, saying that his son is a faint king, and Mr. Zhou and Mr. Han are ministers. He said that he wanted to come back to Qingjun's side, the queen mother... Do you really believe it? If he really clears the king's side, his son, the emperor... What will happen? ”

The Queen Mother was silent, and she read a lot of history books. No matter whose fault it was for the cause of the incident, she didn't believe it when she said that King Yan didn't have the slightest ambition. Since ancient times, there is no count of the emperors who have been cleared of the monarch's side and have been able to regain power. In the end, it will either become a puppet or the head will fall to the ground.

"The Queen Mother... The son doesn't want to be Uncle Yan's puppet

Zi doesn't want to be Uncle Yan's puppet. The son was the Emperor of Great Xia personally appointed by the emperor's grandfather. Xiao Qianye's eyes were red, and he said in a deep voice.

The Queen Mother sighed lightly, stepped forward and reached out to hold her son into her arms, "Don't be afraid, the Queen Mother will always be with you." ”

Xiao Qianye nodded, "Queen Mother, don't worry, your son won't lose to King Yan, absolutely, no!" ”

The Queen Mother was silent, and there was silence in the imperial study, except for the occasional sound of Xiao Qianye's sometimes low and sometimes high-pitched voice.

Nangong Mo's injury healed quickly, and within a few days, the upper part of his shoulder had healed. Even the most seriously injured Xing Wei was almost better, and the entire Yanwang Mansion seemed to have regained its former vitality. However, if you look closely, you will find that everyone seems to be holding back a lot of energy in their hearts. Compared with the past, it seems to be more and more capable, and everyone understands that this siege of Youzhou is obviously just the beginning, and it will only become more and more dangerous in the future.

Nangong Mo leisurely took Wei Junmo's arm and walked in the Yanwang Mansion, with a shallow smile on his beautiful face, a leisurely and freehand appearance. Back in Youzhou City, Wei Gongzi temporarily rested the affairs in his hands, and only concentrated on accompanying his wife and mother every day, taking care of a pair of children leisurely, making the three brothers of the Xiao family, who had been busy for the past few days, blushing. Do these two people have the slightest sense of imminent war?

"You're all this every day, is it really okay?" Thinking of the resentful face of Xiao Sangongzi when he met Xiao Qianjiong before, Nangong Mo couldn't help but ask with a little humility. Of course, she understood that Wei Junmo was so idle not because he really had nothing to do, His Royal Highness King Yan would not let such a capable nephew be idle and dizzy. It's just that Wei Junmo pushed everything away because of his injury. And although His Royal Highness King Yan is sometimes overbearing to the point of being unreasonable, he still feels a little guilty about his nephew and daughter-in-law being injured in order to defend the city for him. After all... Nangong Mo is not Wei Junmo, and he has the obligation to guard the city for his uncle. Nangong Mo is not Princess Yan and Princess Changping, even if the city is broken, few people can stop her if she wants to leave.

As a result, such a picture has been formed in the Yanwang Mansion, where some people are busy with their feet and do not touch the ground, and some people take a leisurely walk to enjoy the flowers and tease the baby.

Wei Gongzi raised his eyebrows slightly, "What's the problem?" ”

Nangong Mo blinked, "General Xue and General Chen should have already fought with Yichun Hou, right?" Even if you don't have to go to the battlefield yourself, you always have to help with logistics and military needs. ”

"I don't have the surname Xiao." Wei Gongzi said calmly: "I have done everything, what else do you want them to do?" ”

Nangong Mowan smiled, thinking about it carefully, it was absolutely right that Wei Junmo was right. No matter how much King Yan weiweis Jun Mo, he still can't overstep the three brothers of Xiao Qianchi too much. If Wei Junmo rushes to finish everything, what will people think? Do you seem to be able to endure it?

"Okay." Nangong Mo didn't bother anymore, and said with a smile: "In this case, let's take the baby to live with Cuiwei Mountain for a while, right?" Just let the two babies get used to it, and ask the mother to go with you? Wei Gongzi pondered for a moment, and also felt that this Jian yì was very good, and was about to nod not far away from the voice of King Yan, "What are you two talking about?" ”

When the two turned around, they saw King Yan and Gong Xiaodie strolling from the other end of the flower path. Nangong Mo looked sideways at Wei Junmo and raised his eyebrows: Your uncle has been very idle recently.

Wei Gongzi snorted lightly and said calmly: "Flawless said that he wanted to go to Cuiwei Mountain to live for a few days, so he just asked his mother to go with him." ”

King Yan snorted coldly, "You are filial, remember to invite your mother to join you?" This king has been in Youzhou for so many years, but he still doesn't know what kind of scenery Cuiwei Mountain makes you linger. ”

Isn't this the legendary jealousy? Nangong Mo couldn't cry or laugh for a while. He smiled and said, "If your uncle is free, why don't you go with your aunt to have a look?" "It's obvious that I'm not available, so I have to fight for a win or lose?

Gong Xiaodie, who was next to her, was a little unwilling to be lonely, and said with a smile: "The county lord is right, why don't we go and see it together?" ”

Wei Gongzi's already indifferent handsome face was slightly gloomy, and he said lightly: "If my uncle wants to go, it's better to ask my aunt to go with me." ”

Everyone was stunned, and Nangong Mo glanced at Wei Junmo a little strangely and did not speak. Wei Junmo has an indifferent temperament and has never been nosy. Now how to take care of King Yan's private affairs, but... It is not ruled out that he is targeting Gong Xiaodie, although it is really a bit unsightly to say that Wei Gongzi is a big man targeting a weak woman with such fanfare.

Gong Xiaodie's reaction was a bit big, she was so unceremoniously slapped in the face and refused, and women with a slightly thinner skin couldn't stand it, not to mention that Gong Xiaodie was still pregnant now, and she was not a tough and generous woman. Tears flashed in her eyes, and Gong Xiaodie said with red eyes: "Is Wei Gongzi dissatisfied with Xiaodie?" ”

Wei Gongzi glanced at her lightly, and directly turned around and pulled Nangong Mo away.

Behind him, Gong Xiaodie's face turned blue and white.

"Lord Wang......" looked sideways at the man beside him with a calm face, his eyes were silent and he didn't know what he was thinking, Gong Xiaodie tearfully pulled his sleeve and said.

King Yan raised his eyes to look at her, frowned slightly, and said, "What's wrong?" ”

Gong Xiaodie was in tears and said with some trembling: "Lord Wang, does Wei Gongzi hate me?" Still is... What did the concubine offend Wei Gongzi and the county lord of Star City? King Yan raised his hand and patted her vest to soothe, "What are you thinking about?" That kid's temper is when he doesn't even give the king face, you don't have to pay attention to him. ”

"But......" Gong Xiaodie was a little out of line.

"Alright." King Yan said in a deep voice, his tone was a little heavier than Fang Cai, but his expression when he looked at Gong Xiaodie was still gentle. Gong Xiaodie's heart trembled, and she was a little unsure whether he was angry or not, so she had to lower her head a little aggrieved. King Yan pulled her back, and said, "Jun Mo has a cold temperament, and no one except for Flawless and Changping is pretending. You take good care of your body and don't provoke him, and he won't embarrass you. ”

"It's... Rajah

"It's... Rajah. Gong Xiaodie said in a low voice, taking advantage of King Yan's eyes to think about things, and quickly looked up at him. In all fairness, King Yan was very good to her. is probably the best person for her in this life, but King Yan's mind is too difficult to guess. She boasted of her excellent appearance, but even though King Yan occasionally stared at her face, she had never seen the amazement and obsession of an ordinary man in King Yan's eyes. She's actually not as stupid as Gong Yuchen thinks, at least... Whether a man is really infatuated with her or not, she can still tell. But... If King Yan really showed that obsessive look at her... Thinking of the obsession in the eyes of those men I saw before, Gong Xiaodie couldn't help but feel disgusted in her heart.

King Yan is an excellent king, and even the eldest brother is jealous of him. Otherwise, he wouldn't have tried his best to plant spies around him. Such a man... How can you be obsessed with women? But even if he wasn't obsessed with her, as long as he was the best of all people, wouldn't that be enough?

But... Is King Yan really good to her? Thinking of Fang Cai Yan's somewhat careless attitude, Gong Xiaodie was a little uncertain. Raising his hand and caressing his still flat abdomen, Gong Xiaodie paused.

"What's wrong?" King Yan stopped and asked with concern. Gong Xiaodie bit the corner of her lip lightly and said, "Lord Wang... I, I'm a little scared. ”

"Afraid of what?"

Gong Xiaodie said softly: "Child... When our child is born, will you hurt him? ”

King Yan smiled and said: "This is natural, this king's child and this king don't hurt him, who does he hurt?" ”

It's no wonder that you are much better to Wei Gongzi than to your three sons.

Gong Xiaodie lowered her eyes and said: "If the baby can be as good as Wei Gongzi in the future, will the prince be happy?" ”

King Yan was stunned for a moment, glanced at the meek and weak woman in front of him, and a faint dark light flashed from his eyes, "Jun'er is indeed a rare outstanding." If there is such an outstanding son, this king naturally likes it very much. ”

Gong Xiaodie smiled shyly, "The concubine will definitely teach the child well." ”

King Yan nodded, the expression on his face was a little meaningful, "This king is waiting." ”

Gong Xiaodie didn't see his expression, "The concubine will definitely not disappoint the prince." ”

On the other side, Nangong Mo pulled Wei Junmo and walked out quickly, and when he turned around, he couldn't help but ask, "Wei Gongzi, which one are you playing today?" "Wei Gongzi is not an ordinary facial paralysis, he is a facial paralysis that is black inside by a one-knife cut. Such a rude thing today... Did Wei Gongzi suddenly commit the second middle school disease?

Wei Junmo said calmly: "It's nothing, I just want to see how Gong Yuchen plans to use this chess piece." "Even if Gong Xiaodie was an abandoned child, now once she is pregnant, she will become a valuable chess piece. It's just that the chess pieces always have to be moved by someone to reflect her value. Otherwise, waiting for Gong Xiaodie to give birth to a child and then raise it will be at least more than ten or twenty years later. With his understanding of Gong Yuchen, Gong Yuchen didn't have that patience.

Nangong Mo smiled and said, "You take it easy, Gong Xiaodie has your little cousin or little cousin in her belly." How did you get angry when you got angry? ”

Wei Junmo said: "Don't worry, if she thinks this child is important, how can she be angry with me?" ”

Nangong Mo shrugged, "Okay, what does Gongzi Wei think Gong Yuchen will do next?" ”

Wei Junmo frowned, he felt that he was not in the same world as Gong Yuchen's thinking, so it was difficult to figure out what Gong Yuchen wanted to do. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Do you want to increase Gong Xiaodie's status in your uncle's mind?" ”

"Huh?"

"Even you and I can see it, do you think Gong Yuchen won't understand?" Wei Junmo said calmly, "He knew from the beginning that Gong Xiaodie couldn't fool his uncle. But... Even so, I still have confidence in Gong Xiaodie, and it seems that the problem is on that face. ”

"Princess Yanwang?" Nangong Mo was surprised.

Wei Junmo nodded, "Mother said that my uncle and Concubine Yuan are a young husband and wife, and they have a deep relationship. Gong Xiaodie's ability to approach her uncle with a face also proves this. But... The current Uncle Gong Xiaodie will not take a fancy to her. ”

"Gong Xiaodie's face is fake, why didn't Gong Yuchen send someone who is more suitable and more like Concubine Yuan?" Nangong Mo asked.

Wei Junmo raised his eyebrows, "Uncle knows very well that Concubine Yuan has already died. What do you think would happen if someone really came who looked exactly the same and even had a similar temperament? ”

"......" Nangong Mo was silent for a moment, "Kill it directly." "King Yan is not so easy to approach, and those like Gong Xiaodie can be kept around as pets to play around, but people who are too dangerous are not necessarily. Danger or nip in the bud is the most common approach.