Xiao Jingqing brought Zhou Xiya back to the Shence Mansion in Yingtianfu.

Mama Zhou and they were busy waiting, and the doctor was soon invited.

The doctor carefully gave Zhou Xiya a pulse, and then stood up and said to Xiao Jingqing, who was guarding the side: "The second lady has worked hard during this time, and she is physically and mentally exhausted, and soon after giving birth, her body has not fully recovered, and it rained again, so there will be such a coma. ”

"Okay, I'm tired of the doctor" Xiao Jingqing asked the doctor to prescribe medicine.

Xiao Jingqing sat on the edge of the bed and held Zhou Xiya's hand, her face was pale, and she looked much thinner than when she left last year, it was because he was not good, he didn't take good care of her, and made her so tired.

"Uncle, you go and freshen up first, we will take care of the young lady here." Mama Zhou came over, and after two days of tossing, everyone was not good.

"Okay, you take good care of her, if you have anything to tell me, I'll go to the study first" Xiao Jingqing nodded, got up and left with his guard, he still has a lot of things to deal with.

Soon Xiao Jingqing's study gathered a lot of people, including his advisers and his soldiers, and they wanted to discuss the affairs of Yingtian.

"I came back with the troops, fortunately Yingtian was not lost, I won't say much nonsense, not far from Yingtian, there are 30,000 soldiers stationed in the enemy army, they are bound to win against the sky, we have annihilated 10,000 of them, they must be ambitious, there must be a tough battle next, what we have to do is to protect Yingtian, protect the people of Yingtian. My eldest brother has already abandoned Ying Tian once, we can't abandon it, or the people's will really be gone, do you understand what I mean? Xiao Jingqing looked at the people in the study seriously.

"Yes" Everyone should say in unison, Ying Tian really can't be lost, if Ying Tian is lost, then the south controlled by the Xiao family will be unstable, Xiao Hou Ye thinks that the plan to connect the north and the south will be disrupted, this is not what they want to see.

"Second son, the emperor has ascended the throne. Aren't you going back to the capital? What did the emperor plan? One of Xiao Jingqing's advisors asked vaguely, the people in the study were all Xiao Jingqing's cronies, so there were some things to ask.

Xiao Ruiqing ran to the capital, and now the new emperor has ascended the throne. Is it to establish the crown prince. And the second son has been outside. can't come to encircle the ministers around the emperor, which is not a good thing for the second son, even if the country is finally defeated by the second son. If you don't get the position of the crown prince, you will only make wedding clothes for others in the future.

"I naturally want to go back, but not now, I have to calm down the crisis in the south before I can leave, as for what you think, now is not the time, the most important thing now is to calm down the war in the world as soon as possible, now there are descendants of the Fu family of the previous dynasty in the east, and there is the Dugu family in the north, as long as the current divided situation is calmed down as soon as possible, only then can I have the heart to think about other things." Xiao Jingqing naturally understood what the people below were thinking.

Only if he ascends to the sky in one step, can they follow him to achieve the revenge in their hearts, if he falls, then the space for them to rise will be limited, he understands this, but he doesn't want to put all his mind on intrigue with his eldest brother, he just wants to end this rebellion as soon as possible and let the world settle down, as for the rest, he has nothing to do.

"What the second prince said is that as long as there is military power in his hands, no one dares to underestimate the second son, although there are many people around the emperor who can use it, but the only person who can rest assured to hand over the military power to the second son, as long as the second prince knocks down the world and hands it over to the emperor, then no one can deny the merits of the second son." The other strategist winked at the strategist he had just asked, and turned his head to Xiao Jingqing and said.

Now is indeed not the time to say this, the second son is not Xiao Ruiqing, I don't like those intrigues, then let the second son rest assured to fight, as long as he firmly grasps the military power in his hand, the second son can be invincible, even if the emperor really passes the throne to Xiao Ruiqing in the future, it is a big deal to persuade the second son to rebel, there will always be a way.

As long as the second son leads the troops in a down-to-earth manner, these things in the dark side will naturally be done by them, or what will they do, I believe that the second son will turn a blind eye at that time.

Xiao Jingqing was discussing the matter of defending the city with the strategists and generals, and the little servants outside came to report that the nobles who had followed Zhou Xiya out of the city had sent a few representatives to see Xiao Jingqing, and there were also Xiao Jingqing's relatives inside.

Xiao Jingqing frowned, when he saw them before, those people couldn't wait to keep his thighs, which meant that the Xiao family had killed them miserably, if it wasn't for the Xiao family, how could they have fallen to such a point, shouting to let Xiao Jingqing be responsible, Xiao Jingqing ignored them, and now he is chasing after them again.

Xiao Jingqing frowned, and finally got up and walked out of the study, and only after solving them first could he deal with things with peace of mind.

There were a few elders outside the door, and when they saw Xiao Jingqing coming out, they hurriedly stepped forward, one was Xiao Jingqing's uncle, relying on the Xiao family, and spoke first, "Xiao Jingqing, you must give me an explanation, how do you arrange me, your eldest brother ran away silently, leaving us in Yingtian, your daughter-in-law is better, she took us to escape, but almost let us die, you must give me an explanation, otherwise I will go to your father to complain." Uncle Clan said very arrogantly.

"Okay, I won't stop you, you can go right away, if you can get around the enemy forces outside the city, you can go." Xiao Jingqing sneered, shook his face, who to show him, calling him an uncle is all to save face, his daughter-in-law is still wrong to take them out, she left them in the city if she knew it.

"You ......" Uncle Clan's face turned red, he didn't expect Xiao Jingqing to be so faceless.

"Okay, okay, don't argue, let's come to ask the second son, what to do, not to quarrel." Another person persuaded.

Uncle Clan flicked his sleeves and stood aside, to be honest, he was really a little afraid of Xiao Jingqing, afraid that Xiao Jingqing really didn't care about them, so what should they do.

"Second son, what are your plans next, when will you go to the capital, after all, Yingtian is not very complete here, the old and young in our clan, we can't be trapped in the city and beaten passively." Another asked.

"Ying Tian will not be lost. I came here to guard Yingtian, Yingtian is the birthplace of the Xiao family, the foundation of the Xiao family, my father and I will not let Yingtian have any losses, so your worries are unnecessary, if you are really worried and want to leave here, when I finish the war, I will go to the capital, and then you can leave with my army, I will naturally guarantee your safety. Xiao Jingqing explained well.

"Good, good. With your words, we are relieved. Don't worry, we will definitely go with you when the time comes. One of them nodded hurriedly, of course, where is the emperor, only to find the emperor. These people can also become relatives of the emperor. What are they doing here? That's a fool.

"Okay, I'm going to keep the sky next, and I need everyone's support. As long as Ying Tian is guarded, I will ask my father for credit for everyone. Xiao Jingqing naturally won't let them be idle, these people have money and things in their hands, of course, they need to contribute.

"It's... This is natural, don't worry, what is needed from us, say it, we will do our best" A few people insincerely assured, alas, this has not yet reached the capital, and it has lost so much, which is really a big loss.

Xiao Jingqing finished his work and hurried to see Zhou Xiya, who had been fed medicine and was still asleep.

Xiao Jingqing sat on the edge of the bed and looked at her quietly

"Uncle, let's eat something" Mama Zhou brought the food and put it on the table.

"Did Xiya wake up just now?" Xiao Jingqing sat at the table after washing his hands, he was indeed hungry, and he was also very tired after marching for days.

"No," Mama Zhou shook her head.

"Tell me about my son?" Xiao Jingqing shook his hand and pretended to be nothing, in fact, he was more worried than anyone else, it was his son, he didn't know how Xiya woke up and asked about the child, how he explained to Xiya.

"The little boy has been out for two months, very healthy, born at sunrise, the appearance is very cute, the eyes are like Miss, other places like uncle, usually do not like to cry, Miss loves the little boy very much, every day I see him is good-looking, even the office has to put the little boy by her side, Miss said that the child's name wants the child's father to take it, she just gave the little boy a nickname, called Zheng'er" Zhou Mama said about the little boy, tears are coming out, where did the little boy go, who took the little boy away, it was really anxious.

"Is there any mark on Zheng'er?" Xiao Jingqing put down the dishes and chopsticks.

"Yes, there are a few small green fetuses on the little boy's feet, like the Big Dipper, and there is a mole behind his ear." Mama Zhou hurriedly said.

"I see," Xiao Jingqing got up.

"Uncle, you may find the little boy, if the young lady wakes up and knows that the little boy is lost, she will really be unbearable." Mama Zhou wiped her tears.

"No matter what it takes, I will find my child." After saying that, Xiao Jingqing left, and he wanted to arrange manpower to expand the scope of searching for his son.

At that time, except for the enemy army and the people brought out by Xiya, no one on both sides of the war did not notice, he offered a heavy reward, and he would always get some news.

At this time, Li Mu also had a sad face, Zheng'er woke up, and began to make trouble, there was no familiar person around, isn't the child crying? No matter how much you coax it, it makes Li Mu one head and two big.

"Boss, the nurse is here, let the nurse see if the child is hungry." Steward Liu brought a nurse.

Li Mu seemed to have seen a savior, and hurriedly handed the child over.

The nurse took the child, coaxed softly, saw the child's appearance, and smiled, "This child is hungry, I won't cry when I go to feed", and after speaking, I went to feed in the middle.

Seeing that there was no one in the house, Steward Liu spoke, "Boss, what are your plans for this kid, don't you really not plan to return it?" ”

"How could it be, how could I let her worry, I was just angry before." Li Mu shook his head.

"Alas" Steward Liu sighed, the boss was not happy, he finally came back, but the young lady got married, although the young lady married into the Xiao family for a purpose, but now it has become this situation, I can only say that this kind of thing is really indescribable.

"Brother Liu, what do you think I should do next?" Li Mu suddenly asked.

"What do you mean, boss?" Steward Liu was puzzled.

"I used to only do business, but I just wanted to accumulate primitive wealth, with enough wealth, no matter what I did, it would be easier, but now, the political situation is so unstable, the world is in chaos, I don't know when this battle will be fought, it will definitely have a great impact on our business, so I decided to follow Lu Buwei, abandon business and enter politics, and gain more voice in politics." Li Mu spoke his mind.

"Yes, but boss, who do you want to go to?" Steward Liu nodded, these days, business is indeed not good, and the boss is so capable, no matter what he does, he will be very successful.

"Now the world is divided into three, the Xiao family occupies the capital, it can be regarded as seizing the opportunity, there is the Fu family in the east, but their people are a group of rabble, I feel that they are not very likely to succeed, their foundation is too small, in terms of money, food, material resources and manpower, they are far inferior to the Xiao family, as for Dugu Jin in the north, it is just to gather the soldiers sent by the previous emperor to fight in the north, his preparation is even less sufficient, and it is even more delusional to want to dominate the world, so at present, it seems that the most promising is the Xiao family." Li Mu analyzed the current situation.

"Then boss, are you going to defect to Xiao Jingqing?" Steward Liu could only think of him.

"Well, Xiao Houye can't cooperate, his heart is too ruthless, he will definitely do the thing of unloading the mill and killing the donkey, and Xiao Houye is also old, who knows what will happen in the future, or Xiao Jingqing has more potential, so I decided to take refuge in Xiao Jingqing." Li Mu nodded, the people around him knew him best.

"But boss, what is your relationship with Xiao Jingqing...... Can Xiao Jingqing trust you?" Steward Liu was a little worried.

"Yes, Xiao Jingqing is quite decent, the matter between me and Zhou Xiya has become a thing of the past, and he needs someone like me by his side, so he will not refuse my refuge, and I will send the child back to him, it is too late for him to thank me" Li Mu smiled bitterly, he didn't expect him to take this step, although this step made him reluctant to go.

But he had to do this, maybe when he entered the Xiao family, he could protect Zhou Xiya openly, instead of just watching her in the dark, he Li Mu was very picky about feelings, since he chose Zhou Xiya, he would not regret it, although he let go now, just because of the unwillingness of the situation, he thought he had no way out.

In the middle of the night, Zhou Xiya woke up, opened her eyes in a daze, felt that there was one more person beside her, turned her head and looked, it was not Xiao Jingqing who was sleeping next to her, Zhou Xiya was still a little confused for a moment, how could Xiao Jingqing be by her side, but she still reached out and touched Xiao Jingqing's face, gently touched his eyebrows, he was thin, and he was dark, and he looked so haggard. (To be continued.) )