After he came out, he waited for a while, and Xiyi and Li Sha'er came out surrounded by subordinates and joined him.

As soon as the two of them saw him, they immediately bent down and said, "The concubine congratulates the official army on its victory in Annan and the capture of the king of Annan. "At the time of the feast, the servants who walked back and forth on both sides had spread the matter to the side of the ladies.

Yun Hee smiled and agreed.

After that, they returned to the inner courtyard of the palace together, playing leaf play and chatting casually as in previous years, while keeping the New Year.

But this year, none of them were in the mood. Xiyi and Li Shaer are both people who have children, and they were with their children during the Chinese New Year in previous years, but this year there are only three of them, and they can't help but think of the children in the capital, who have no energy to do anything.

Even Yun Xi couldn't help but think: "I don't know what happened to Wenyuan and them in the capital." ”

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"Min'er, Yuan'er, Qi'er, Yin'er, hurry up, let's go back to Kunning Palace." Just after presiding over the clan banquet, Xi Yao, who was very tired, greeted herself and her sister's children.

Although Yun Xi is not in the capital this year, and he has already sent a letter to entertain the tributary vassal kings in Guangzhou, there are still many princes and princes in the capital, and they are all underage students in the royal academy. It was not good for these people to leave them aside for the New Year, so after thinking about it, Xi Yao still held a clan banquet.

She first took Wen Yuan to say a few words on the men's side, announced the start of the banquet, and then returned to the women's seat to preside, but from time to time she had to ask about the men's side, which was very laborious.

"Mother, aren't you going to celebrate the New Year with your eldest brother this year?" Several of them came over, and Wen Yuan saw Baoqin walking towards his palace with Wen Yao, and asked.

"Your father is not here this year, so let them each follow their mothers for the New Year." Xi Yao replied casually.

"Mother, when will Dad come back! He has been away from home for almost four months, and his daughter has not seen her father for four months, and she misses him very much. Min'er heard Xiyao mention Yunxi, and couldn't help but ask with an aggrieved face.

"Your father, he'll be back soon. Wait a few more days, wait a few more days and you'll be able to see your dad. Xi Yao immediately comforted.

"But since November, my mother said that my father was coming back, but my father has not come back yet. Did Dad forget about me? Min'er lowered her head and said in a somewhat low tone.

"How could this be! You also read your father's letter to congratulate you on the New Year this morning, and there is a letter to you every two or three days these days, and he has definitely not forgotten Min'er. Xi Yao said again.

"Why didn't Daddy come back?" Min'er asked again.

"He has very important things to deal with, and these things can't be dealt with in the capital yet, so he can only stay locally." Xi Yao hurriedly explained.

"But it's all the New Year. I remember that three years ago, my father also went out of Beijing for a long time, but he also came back before the Chinese New Year. Min'er said.

"I miss my dad too." Wen Yuan and Wen Qi also said.

Xi Yao could only continue to find words to comfort them.

Something like this has happened many times these days. In previous years, Yun Xi would get along with them for a long time during the Chinese New Year, but this year he was not there, which made the older children very unaccustomed to it, and they had to express their thoughts about Yun Xi every day.

In fact, Xi Yao herself misses Yun Xi very much. They have a very good relationship between husband and wife, and Yunxi often rests in Kunning Palace on weekdays, and he is not used to seeing each other for so long.

And Yun Xi was not around, she seemed to feel less dependent, especially when he suddenly came from Guangzhou in November that he was worried about his life. At that time, when Xi Yao saw this letter, she felt that the sky was about to fall. Wen Yuan is only five years old, if Yun Xi dies suddenly, what will she do in the future?

Fortunately, the news came from Guangzhou that Yun Xi was unharmed. Xi Yao cried with joy when she saw the fold at that time, and hugged Wenyuan, who didn't know anything, and cried a lot. She also generously rewarded each temple and Taoist temple near the capital with 10,000 taels of silver, because she worshipped every temple and Taoist temple in order to allow Xi to be safe.

When they finally returned to Kunning Palace, they stopped talking, and Xiyao was so tired that she sat on the chair and didn't even want to move a finger. She instructed Zhiyi: "Zhiyi, you take a few children to play for a while, the palace rests here for half an hour, and you must come over to wake up the palace after half an hour." ”

Zhiyi agreed, but did not retreat, but asked: "Niangniang, can you bring the county lord of Guangling into the palace?" ”

Xi Yao was stunned for a moment and said, "Since Your Majesty has taken Siqi over in previous years, you will immediately send someone to pick her up." ”

Zhiyi agreed and stepped back to order.

Half an hour later, Siqi picked up from the Liang State Mansion. At this time, Xiyao had also been woken up by the palace maid, and took Siqi to the house where Min'er and them were playing, and watched them play together.

After another half an hour, it was already time, Xi Yao took them out of the palace, each gave a few fireworks, and lit more than a dozen whips with fire, and many eunuchs and palace maids also set off cannons, and for a while the palace sounded continuously, and the fireworks flew in the air, which was very lively.

Xiyao also said to Min'er and the others: "Hurry up and bow your head and make a wish silently, the wish made during the New Year is the most effective." ”

Everyone immediately bowed their heads and thought to themselves, 'Let Daddy come back quickly.' ’

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On the same night, outside the city of Yi'an, which was also very lively, there was a person who did not blend into the bustle, but carried a package alone and walked to a place where he was willing to camp tent.

The place was very quiet, and there seemed to be countless things standing on the ground, straight up to the sky, and from time to time you could see something glowing green. This is the place where the Ming army led by He Rong buried the fallen soldiers.

Ordinary people would be frightened at night, even if they came here alone in the daytime, but this person did not show any fear, walked straight in, and stopped in front of a tombstone. On the tombstone is a line of large letters: 'Tomb of Fuso warrior Nanmu Masanari'.

This person is the one who came to worship Kusunoki Masanari in private. I saw him sit down in front of the tombstone, and take out a plate of fruit, a roast chicken, a snack, a pot of good wine, and a human head from the package.

I first carefully arranged the fruits and other things neatly, then put the face of the head in front of the tombstone, unplugged the flask, and poured the liquor near the tombstone.

"Zhengcheng, I have fulfilled half of my original promise, cut off the head of the Annan general who led the troops that day, and use it to honor you!"

"I don't know if you've been reincarnated. If you have not yet been reincarnated and encounter the soul of this general, you can kill him again and avenge yourself by cutting off the head of his soul. I'm afraid you don't know about this, so I'm here to remind you. ”