In mid-July, Luojing City once again picked up the heat of the autumn tiger.

The woman who died in the East Palace was like a drop of water caught by the scorching sun, and disappeared without any trace in an instant. Even if he was a delicate-minded person, he didn't expect that the imperial historian would participate in the prince's murder of servants and violence, and immediately focused all his spirit on the Jing Dynasty army that was about to march south.

The court and China are constantly admonishing.

The Southern Expedition had already begun to prepare before Jing Dai Chen, but no one expected that it would be hastily determined to set off on July 20. Attacking the old customs, the July with the Midyear Festival is regarded as an evil month by the people, and it is not suitable for major events, not to mention the expedition to go into battle to kill and cut off the bloody head. The Tuojiang River and its tributaries will meet the autumn flood in July and August, if the march is encountering the flood situation, I am afraid that the enemy that the army will face is the dragon army in the surging river.

The combination of the handsome generals who lead the troops is also unreliable. Xiao Tan, the second eldest of the Xiao family, who has never been in battle, is the head coach, and Xiao Yuan, who has a short temperament, is the deputy. The generals under his command include the old generals of Wang Xiao Zhan of Dongping County, the Chen Dynasty naval army who was stationed on the north bank of the Tuojiang River, and the former Jiangbei River people and water thieves...... The composition is extremely complex.

Many small and medium-sized officials whose ancestral homes in the south began to worry, fearing that Emperor Jing would not rule the south by a northerner, and occasionally made a simple and crude mistake, thinking that the combat experience of the vast northland plain would be forcibly transferred to the south.

For all kinds of reasons to refute the rumors, there are also bigwigs from the south who will start to persuade the small village party with painstaking words......

In King Yan's mansion, Zhou Manyun also kept complaining softly while sorting out Xiao Hong's outfits.

A river from north to south, from Yunzhou to Luojing, she and Xiao Hong also looked at several river bends in the upper reaches of the Tuojiang River, so they would not worry about whether the march of the army would violate the time and place. And although each army of the Jing Dynasty has its own characteristics due to the different commanders, it is inevitable that they will be infected with some fierce energy from the cold land when they are mixed together. Sometimes people are stubborn and bring some undoable donkey energy.

The only thing that Man Yun felt dissatisfied with was that Xiao Hong really wanted to go with him.

And there are two brothers pressing, and Xiao Ba, who has a meritorious heart in front of him, is rushing in the vanguard, and Xiao Hong is just mixed in the left military camp in a low-key manner.

"Manyun! As long as the army crosses the river and advances to Jianyang, I will return immediately! I'll be sure to come back before the New Year! Unlike Man Yun's sorrowful and shallow grievances, Xiao Hong was extremely satisfied with the personnel arrangements he had worked so hard for.

According to Emperor Jing's original plan. Even if he doesn't act right, he must at least hang a deputy marshal. At least negotiate with those people in Jiangnan in this way, and the identity is more sufficient.

Xiao Hong's response was extremely clever. He bluntly stated that the two armies could not talk about personal friendship at all, and if the enemy could surrender, it would not matter whether it was him or someone else, and he bowed down to the ministers because of Emperor Jing's heavenly might. But in the final analysis, it's just that I'm worried that the position on the handsome stage is too obvious, and it's not very convenient to slip away.

"Come back, come back!" , Man Yun pouted at all. Viciously grabbed Xiao Hong's collar and said, "You are not allowed to play any injuries and illnesses without ......."

"Nope! I have calculated that if we can achieve the first results in September and October, there will definitely be people on the front line who will return to Beijing to report the victory in order to celebrate the New Year. When the time comes, I'll grab the job and come back! ”

Xiao Hong responded with a smile, showing determination.

It doesn't matter if he loves his wife or is afraid of his wife, anyway, he has already said ugly things in front of him. He just wanted to return with the army in a few months, and not only a few brothers knew, but even Emperor Jing Xiao Rui had already whipped him a few times because of this.

Laughter spreads. The hut, which was originally melancholy because of the parting, suddenly became a little brighter and more peaceful.

"In the final analysis, Xiao Xiaoliu is going to suffer a loss for me once again in talking about merit!"

"What are they going to do?" , Xiao Hong asked with a smile, and then tightly clasped Man Yun's hand and comforted softly: "It's none of your business!" You can't be too ostentatious in a situation like mine, can you? And you can't resist it, and you can't do anything......"

Man Yun opened her mouth and didn't know how to respond, but finally rested her head softly on her husband's chest. Silently embraced.

After quietly listening to the heartbeat of the two for a long time, Xiao Hongcai solemnly dragged his wife's hand, and seriously said the words that he had thought about for a long time at the time of parting, "Man Yun! I actually really want to wait until Jiangnan is recovered and the general situation stabilizes. Talk to Daddy about those things in detail. ”

"Straight to the point?"

"Hmmm! Let's just say it! After the world is unified, no matter what my background is, it will be meaningless at all. Whether it is the grandmother in Yanzhou or the Zhou family in Jiangnan, as long as they can really take into account their interests, they will make the best choice...... According to the temperament of his father and eldest brother, he also wants to be the master. If they can get along with each other, the only thing I can do is you and the child......"

Tie! Man Yun glared at the apricot eyes angrily, grabbed Xiao Hong's palm resting on her lower abdomen, took a bite on behalf of the child in her belly, and corrected angrily: "It's good to say that we are a bond!" ”

Everyone's birth cannot be chosen by themselves. No matter what, she has become a relative of the family, she doesn't want to drag him down, just work hard to tie up his life.

"If you really shouldn't have the surname Xiao, what are you going to do? Bow down, and then take us to live in Gunian County?"

"Leave! Far away, ......", Xiao Hong looked around, hugged Man Yun and laughed in a low voice: "At that time, I can't say that you can't live in Yanwang's Mansion, so you can only follow me to live in a tent outside the Saiwai." ”

"Marry the chicken, follow the chicken! As long as you don't lure the spring dove into the nest, what if you follow you to the edge of the sky? Xiao Hong, do you know? There is a book that says that the end of the grassland desert is also the sea, and if one day we come to the edge, it is better to build a big sea ship and float on the water......"

Zhou Manyun smiled and squinted, as if her delicate face had touched the breeze of the grassland, and the moisture of the sea exuded an incomparably free and comfortable face.

"If you like it!" , Xiao Hong sat down with his wife in his arms, helping to fill in the picture scroll she imagined little by little, and unconsciously made a foolish mistake with his eyebrows......

On July 20, just after beating the drum of the third watch, Xiao Hong got up neatly to clean up.

As early as last night, Man Yun arrogantly said that she was getting heavier and sleepy, and she would not give it away.

Xiao Hong, who had finished dressing as lightly as possible, walked slowly to the door, and then reluctantly retreated.

The curtain flipped lightly, and the young man crept onto the couch, kneeling on one knee, propped his elbows on Man Yun's side, and looked at the woman who was in his arms very seriously.

There were a few taps outside the window, and a warm kiss flew across Manyun's lips.

"Man Yun, I'm leaving!", the imperceptible voice was still floating on the lips, and only a single woman was left on the couch.

As soon as a mischievous night breeze penetrated the crack in the door, it was clamped in two by the door that was quickly closed. Half of the armor was attached to the distant armor, and the other half was already coldly attached to the corner of Man Yun's mouth that was kissed just now. The woman, who seemed to be still immersed in sleep, pouted, slowly rolled over, and lay on her side facing the wall, avoiding the silence that came from the sudden attack.

A tear quietly condensed on the peach cheeks......

The army of Zhengnan was launched, and the eldest princess Xiao Wan immediately became a frequent visitor to King Yan's mansion.

At the beginning, Xiao Wan's face was still lightly sorrowful.

But after three or two visits, she looked at her heartless brother-in-law and still smiled painfully. dragged her all day long to taste flowers and fish, watch fish and birds, and collect children's toy clothes from time to time, and couldn't find the slightest resentful woman in the boudoir to be sad and sad, so she put her mind down steadily.

As soon as the mood relaxed, Xiao Hong had been told to help take care of the eldest sister in the family, and began to devote all his energy to teaching the new mother as a passer.

"The first trimester of pregnancy was the hardest, when I was pregnant...... Wrong! It's August, and you've had three months of baby in your womb. After a while, Xiao Wan realized that something was wrong, and asked Man Yun in surprise: "Why didn't I treat you as a pregnant woman!" After looking at it for so many months, you don't have any symptoms at all! ”

Man Yun pursed his lips and replied with a smile: "Sister! I just like to sleep a little, and everything else is fine. I didn't vomit once. ”

Also! The body is good, the mind is good, and when I was first pregnant, I went through so many things and resisted with a smile, which shows that God still has mercy on good people.

Xiao Wan thought about it, and gently patted Man Yun's stomach with envy and cherishment: "This doll is a painful mother!" ”

Man Yun immediately nodded approvingly and unceremoniously received the praise.

"You are so good at taking care of yourself, doesn't it show that I am useless!" After gossiping for a while, Xiao Wan said half-seriously and half-jokingly: "Man Yun! You have to use me well to live up to Xiao Xiaoliu's trust. ”

Xiao Wan in front of her was still wearing a Taoist robe, but it was not the plain green robe from a while ago, but a yellow Yunjin Taoist robe.

The precious materials of the robe are not secondary, the point is that this dress and the dust of an ivory treasure silk were given by Emperor Jing himself. If it weren't for Xiao Wan's decision to worship Xu Ne as a teacher, I am afraid that the Taoist temples in the world would rush to welcome this half-monk emperor back to the mountain gate.

Xiao Wan is the eldest daughter of the real Emperor Jing! Even Empress Xu often avoids her willfulness......

Man Yun touched his stomach, drove away a little shyness in his eyes, reached out and grabbed Xiao Wan's hand, and pleaded in a firm tone: "Man Yun really has something to ask my sister to help, and I ask my sister to help me without asking for a reason!"

Xiao Wan smiled happily, clapped her hands and said, "I'm afraid that you won't look for me!" What's the matter, the harder the better! ”

"I'd like to ask my sister to help me find a safe and hidden place, and it's best to have a few stable women for production there......"

Although it was still early, when it was really the day of production, there were royal midwifery mothers who came to the palace to serve. And Xiaoman is also following her instructions, looking for a place and urging Jiangnan or the Mo people to send a midwife.

However, Man Yun felt that the cunning rabbit still had to have three holes, and since he was determined to bring the child into the world, he had to prepare more fully with all his heart. (To be continued......)