King Ying's face was calm, and when Emperor Qingping looked over, he bowed slightly, his attitude was respectful and faintly appreciative, obviously not against Emperor Qingping's decision.

Emperor Qingping's heart was slightly relieved, he sat up straight, and said, "Everyone, Aiqing, do you have any suggestions and opinions?" ”

Suddenly, the ministers of the military department and the nobles put forward some different opinions, and there were objections, but they did not let Emperor Qingping speak, and immediately there were ministers who supported peace and relied on the support of Emperor Qingping to refute loudly, and they went back and forth a few times, and those who were willing to go to war saw that King Ying did not speak, and they gave up for a while.

Emperor Qingping was very satisfied, especially very fond of one of the ministers who could speak well, pointed at him, and said, "Then this Aiqing will be in charge of the affairs of the Western Xia Kingdom." We are rich all over the world, and a little food is nothing. ”

The minister who was pointed out was just a five-grade petty official, barely qualified to go to the court, and in the past he played a small role in standing up and debating when it was inconvenient for the big people to express their opinions, at this time he was hand-picked by Emperor Qingping, and he was ecstatic in his heart, but he still knew his identity, and he knelt down to Emperor Qingping to thank the emperor, and said in embarrassment: "Back to the emperor, Weichen Xu Xianhe, only a five-grade small official of the Ministry of Rites, I am afraid that I can't take on this big responsibility, I hope that the emperor will choose another meritocracy, and Weichen should do his best to assist, dare not do the slightest effort!" ”

Emperor Qingping still knows some common sense.

The Western Xia called the ministers willing to be subject countries and accepted canonization, and it was indeed inappropriate to hand over this kind of major diplomatic affairs to a five-grade official. He felt a little annoyed in his heart, and felt that he had already made his attitude clear anyway, and there were naturally hundreds of officials to share his worries about specific matters, and he was a little impatient with the next things in his heart. Seeing the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, he said: "Since this is the case, I will make an exception to promote Xu Aiqing to one level and assist Lao Shangshu in supervising this matter." ”

After Emperor Qingping expressed his love for the people he admired, he said a little boringly: "If there is nothing else, then retreat from the dynasty." ”

"Congratulations to Your Majesty!" The ministers knelt on the ground to see each other off.

Emperor Qingping let out an "um" and got up and left the main hall.

As soon as he left, the temple was in an uproar. Some people stepped forward to congratulate the envoys of Western Xia and Xu Xianhe, who had received the emperor's attention, and some people wanted to go up to ask King Ying, but saw that King An had approached King Ying's side. Interestingly, I avoided it for the time being.

"Uncle Wang." King An's eyes were worried. There is still some confusion in the eyes.

King Ying nodded to him and said, "The king of Western Xia was named a vassal, this is a big deal, and we can't lose the demeanor of a great country in Daqing...... King An, you are the prince of the royal family. The status is noble enough. Let's handle the relevant matters on behalf of Daqing. There was a pause. He said again: "This time, the Western Xia Kingdom has paid enough benefits and costs, and we in Daqing, as a superior country, can't be stingy, and send more food and clothes." This king will take care of the household department and cooperate with you fully. ”

King An was still puzzled.

Although the Tangut people did pay a huge price in name this time, it was not impossible for Daqing to refuse, right? That's it?

But the emperor said that King Ying also agreed...... Although some of the ministers of the DPRK and China were not reconciled, more than half of them were satisfied with the result...... King An was helpless, sighed in his heart, and took the errand.

Emperor Qingping returned to the Qianqing Palace and couldn't wait to tell the good news to the new concubine. Laughing in Concubine Zhen's grateful and adoring gaze, she suddenly gushed out with incomparable desire and strength, and with a big hand, she hugged Concubine Zhen into the curtain, and galloped wantonly, which was unprecedented pleasure!

Pearl Tower.

Chen Houyun nodded apologetically at a few colleagues, walked out of the private room, and under the guidance of a young man who greeted him, he approached a room that seemed a little hidden, and said to the back of the tall man inside: "Lord Wang." ”

"Here we are." King Ying turned around and motioned to Chen Houyun: "Sit." ”

"You must already know what happened in the morning today." King Ying sighed lightly and said: "I didn't expect that the emperor would easily make a promise because of a woman, without realizing that he was the lord of a country, and any decision he made would affect tens of thousands of people......

As a decision-maker, even if you have a decision in your heart, you should think twice, and never make a decision on the spot, and do not ask anyone's opinion at all!

King Ying was very disappointed with Emperor Qingping's performance.

Chen Houyun said softly: "The emperor is just used to relying on you, the elder, the prince, and he is still smart in nature. "If it weren't for the connivance and guidance of King Ying, intentionally or unintentionally, how could the emperor become the emperor who is so sloppy today!

King Ying said: "There will always be a day when this king will enter the earth." ”

Chen Houyun said softly: "The prince is in his prime, and there is a prince in Daqing, and the country is naturally stable." ”

King Ying took a sip of tea and sighed, "Don't talk about this." It's a pity that most of his ideals are that he has no chance, let him return to Beijing as soon as possible. "King Ying is undoubtedly a smart man. "conceded" the throne back then, in exchange for the rights of the current regent, and naturally he was unwilling to directly oppose the emperor's rare resolution, which angered the Son of Heaven.

He was the regent.

Having an emperor who doesn't like political affairs and trusts him is his best reliance. Obviously, it is undoubtedly very stupid to make the emperor unhappy, and then make him realize the importance of power, and then seize power and suspect him as a regent!

It's rare for him to be a home, so why follow him!

A faint light flashed in King Ying's eyes.

Chen Houyun groaned slightly, and said: "The bones and blood of the Xixia people are all wolf...... Now because of natural disasters have to lie dormant and bow their heads, after this cold winter, they will be relieved, they will definitely forget the life-saving grace of Daqing, and will only remember the humiliation of their prostration! Such a nation should be weakened and weakened, suppressed and suppressed, so that they will never be able to kneel on the ground and get up! ”

"King An and Houyun have similar ideas." King Ying said softly: "This king sent him to be in charge of this matter, I believe that he will grab enough benefits for Daqing and make Western Xia weak for a while." ”

Chen Houyun smiled slightly, nodded approvingly, and didn't say anything more.

After a short time, he came out of this room, calmly returned to his former private room, and began to talk and laugh with his colleagues.

"Report to the prince...... a person whispered in King An's ear.

King An nodded. "You're doing a great job. But that's the end of this errand, you go to the account office and get your reward. ”

After sending people away, King An got up with his hands behind his back, paced slowly in the study, and muttered, "Chen Houyun?" ”

Chen Houyun returned to Chen's mansion, climbed the mid-mountain fast, and after concentrating on a handwritten letter, he sealed it with fire paint, called for a long time, and ordered: "You go in person." Be sure to hand over this letter to the second master in the army. You work hard. Go and go back. When you come back, I'll give you a day off. ”

"The little one understands." Chang nodded his head, put the letter away, and left with his fists clenched.

Chen Houyun stayed in the study for a while. Back to the inner courtyard. I walked through the second gate. I saw Chen Chengfang standing on the side of the road, his eyes were red, as if he had many grievances. but bit his lip with a stubborn look. Chen Chengfang glanced left and right a few times, walked closer, and asked, "Is Chengfang waiting for me?" ”

"Yes, Daddy." Chen Chengfang's tears almost fell, he bit his lip and said, "Daddy, is my mother going to give birth to a baby?" ”

Chen Chengfang's tears immediately became fierce, and he looked at the several people who followed behind Chen Chengfang one by one, and when he looked at Chen Chengfang again, he regained his gentleness, and motioned for him to follow him to Bixin Courtyard, and said as he walked: "Of course your mother will give birth to a baby...... Isn't Chengfang willing to have a brother and sister? ”

"That mother has a baby, doesn't she like Chengfang?" Chen Chengfang couldn't hold back his tears.

Chen Houyun was a little surprised and said, "How come? Who told you such ridiculous words? If your mother hears you say this, she will be sad! ”

Chen Chengfang hurriedly said: "Really? ”

"Definitely not." Chen Houyun said firmly: "You don't know how much your mother loves you." That is, if you have younger brothers and sisters in the future, your mother will take care of them more because they are young, but think about it, you are older than your younger brothers and sisters for all these years, and your mother will always love you more for the past five or six years, right? ”

Chen Chengfang thought for a while, seemed to have figured it out a little, and relaxed a little. He quietly wiped away his tears, followed Chen Houyun's footsteps, and said in a low voice: "Dad, today my grandmother sent me to the Huang family to see my grandmother." My uncles and aunts over there all said that I was not born to my mother, and she loves me now because I am the only one...... If my mother had a child in the future, she wouldn't hurt me anymore. Dad, I was panicked and scared when I heard this, so I came to wait for you. ”

"Dad, you don't blame Chengfang, do you?" Chen Chengfang was a little apprehensive.

The way he looked just now didn't seem to match what his father taught him to be a strong man.

"When you are in a state of panic, I know that you can't trust others indiscriminately, but you have to ask your father for help, I am very relieved, of course I don't blame you." Chen Houyun patted Chen Chengfang on the shoulder as an encouragement and asked him, "Is your grandmother's condition like this?" On the day of the holiday, I may also visit her old man's house. ”

"My grandmother is very bad." Chen Chengfang said: "When you want to go, Dad, will Chengfang go with you?" He didn't want to go to the Huang family again, he didn't want to see the relatives of the Huang family, but when he thought of his grandmother lying in bed and seeing him go, he was so happy and happy, and he was so reluctant to see him go...... The old man was so pitiful, Chen Chengfang couldn't help but think that it would be good if he could make her happy.

"Oh?" Chen Houyun asked, "If you are willing to go, of course you can go." Even if I don't go, you can have someone accompany you. After a pause, Chen Houyun asked, "Did your grandmother say that your mother would not like you if she had younger brothers and sisters?" ”

Chen Chengfang thought about it and shook his head.

"So you see, you don't have to worry about that at all." Chen Houyun relaxed a little and said: "Your grandmother is your mother's mother, she loves you, just like your grandmother loves you, she is all looking forward to your well, and she has no other thoughts." Therefore, she will not tell untruths and ruin the relationship between you and your mother...... Others are different. ”

Chen Houyun said: "Chengfang, you are very smart, you must know how to distinguish, who is sincere to you and wants you well, and who is either evil, or just want to see the fun and see jokes, and does not care about you." ”

Chen Chengfang nodded as if he didn't understand.

When he looked back on his experience in Huangfu, he did feel that as his father said, only in his grandmother could he feel the obvious kindness and concern. And the others...... Chen Chengfang instinctively disliked them and was unwilling to deal with them.

Obviously, my grandmother was sick and dying, but they were all relatives, not only did they not feel much sad, but they laughed and asked questions around him...... It's annoying. If his father doesn't go, he is worried about his grandmother and doesn't want to go again.

The father and son were talking, and they arrived at Bixin Temple.

Shen Rouning was standing in the courtyard, one hand on her lower abdomen, her brows furrowed slightly.

Chen Houyun's heart froze, and he was too busy to walk over and ask, "Ah Ning, what's wrong with you?" What's uncomfortable? ”

"Cousin." Shen Rouning shook her head, saw Chen Chengfang, and greeted with a smile: "Chengfang is here...... Hey, what's going on? Red eyes? ”

Chen Chengfang remembered his previous performance, his little face turned red suddenly, and he looked at Chen Houyun nervously, begging him not to tell him about his crying nose.

Chen Houyun said with a smile: "It was said that when he was playing under the tree, a gust of wind blew down the snow on the tree, and it fell into his eyes, and it was kneaded like this." ”

Chen Chengfang quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

Shen Rouning smiled and believed Chen Houyun's explanation, and said, "Don't stand outside." Hongying, you lead the eldest young master to wash. ”

When I entered the house, I immediately felt warm.

After Chen Chengfang went to wash his face, Chen Houyun asked in a low voice again: "Ah Ning, are you uncomfortable?" ”

Shen Rouning raised her face and said with a smile: "Cousin, we may have children." I'd like to invite the old gentleman into the house tomorrow to have a look. ”

Chen Houyun immediately became excited, and said happily: "Ah Ning, I know!" Your little day has been more than twelve days! You sit, I'll go and invite the old gentleman to go!" He turned around to go out, thought about it, and said Chen Chengfang's worries to Shen Rouning in a low voice, and when he saw that Chen Chengfang had come out after cleaning his face, he nodded to Chen Chengfang and said, "Then I'll go." ”

After he left, Chen Chengfang asked curiously: "Mother, didn't my father just come back, why did he leave again?" ”

"It's that I'm probably pregnant with a baby, so your dad went to ask a trusted doctor to see if it was." Shen Rouning led Chen Chengfang to sit on the kang and said, "What does Chengfang want to eat in a while?" I'll have someone prepare it for you. ”

"Oh, I can eat anything." Chen Chengfang's heart was occupied by the "little baby" that Shen Rouning said, a little panicked, and a little happy, and said, "Is there really a baby?" Is it a brother or a sister? ”

"I don't know if there is, so I'll ask the doctor to take a look." Shen Rouning pulled Chen Chengfang to sit beside her, and said with a chuckle: "If you really have a baby, the baby is very fragile and needs protection when it is in the belly, for example, there will be some things that cannot be eaten or touched, can Chengfang bear with it?" (To be continued.) )