Thousands of miles away, when the heroic soldiers of the Han army fought loudly in the cold wind of the Western Regions, it began to snow again in Chang'an City.

The night snow is silent, and the city is silvery white. When I woke up in the morning and opened my eyes, I was particularly surprised to see the scenery of Qionglou Yuyu outside the window.

Although in such weather, the most popular thing for the urbane officials to do should be to cook wine and tea, and gather to chant. But today is the day of the court meeting, and no one dares to slack off on government affairs and be lazy casually.

The vigorous atmosphere in the Chang'an court, no one can say exactly when it began. Maybe it was after the pacification of the Xiongnu and the peace of the four seas, or maybe it was after the death of the first emperor Wu and the succession of the new emperor...... Anyway, it is obvious to all that today's situation is different from the past.

Many learned men, after secretly observing, were already secretly amazed in their hearts. The emperor reigns high and hangs down. However, the power of the various functional departments of the imperial court has been greatly strengthened, and the efficiency of handling government affairs has been greatly improved as the mutual supervision mechanism has gradually begun to mature. If this development continues, it seems that it is not impossible that the Han Dynasty will one day be able to reach the highest pattern of "rule by inaction" in the legend.

Under the circumstance that the responsibilities of each department are clear, no official dares to shirk his responsibilities and is lazy and lazy. Especially now that the war in the Western Regions is resuming, with the departure of the army, all kinds of logistics support and scheduling measures are more necessary to be thoughtful in all aspects without the slightest omission.

The number of new reports received in the past few days is encouraging. In addition to the fact that there has been little progress in the South China Sea, the Xiongnu steppe in the north and the Yumen Pass in the west have already launched strategic deployments. And the news that came back to Shangshutai yesterday evening, it is said that Lord Dongfang Shuo was too excited after reading it, and when he was amazed by the shooting, he injured his palm.

Therefore, after hearing the news, when he saw Shang Shuling's carriage from a distance on the road to Shangchao in the snow today, Ren Kuan, the minister of Jiuqing, who had entered with the Chang'an order, hurried up. Lift the curtain and say a few words of greeting.

"It's a little injury. Hehe! ”

Dongfang Shuo greeted him with a smile on his face. By the way, he raised his hand, and Ren Kuan couldn't help but laugh when he saw that his left palm had been wrapped.

"Yuanhou came out and won at the beginning. It's really a happy thing, but I can't complain that Shangshu has made adults lose their temper! Hehe! ”

"yes, yes. We knew he wouldn't be disappointed, but we didn't expect to get the good news so soon! If it weren't for today's meeting, I should have congratulated him with wine. ”

"Congratulations are a must, you can't live without them! After the court meeting, there was a younger brother to do the east, and the elder brother Changqing and others were summoned to Mingyue Tower to get together. By the way, don't forget to invite General Li to come. It's really unexpected, the first time the young man of the Li family went to war, he made such a great contribution, annihilated 20,000 enemies, and became famous in one battle. The disciple trained by Yuanhou is really a powerful and extraordinary. ”

Ren Kuan gave a thumbs up and praised repeatedly. Dongfang Shuo was also amazed again and again. It is certainly gratifying that General Fei Li Guang has a successor. And the rise of a star of famous generals in the Han Dynasty is a blessing for the country.

In the snowflakes, they turned a few streets along the way. When passing by the Changle Hou Mansion, the carriage slowed down, and the two of them looked over together, but found that the Hou Mansion seemed a little quiet today. The gate was closed, and no one swept the snow in front of the door, but I didn't know what the people in the house were busy with.

Dongfang Shuo and Ren Kuan glanced at each other, although they both felt a little strange in their hearts, but they didn't have time to go into the mansion to visit now. The carriage continued to move forward, heading towards Weiyang Palace. After all, as important ministers of the court, they all have their own responsibilities, and they can't delay the time of the court meeting.

The gate of Weiyang Palace is wide open, and on both sides of the main gate of the Vermilion Bird Gate, several red lanterns are hung high in the snow. It was suddenly surprising that the remnants of winter were coming to an end, and another New Year was coming.

It's just that what Dongfang Shuo and many people passing by the Changle Houfu didn't expect was that the Houfu, where the gate was closed, was falling into a tense and excited atmosphere at the moment.

From top to bottom in the house, everyone has no care to do their own thing. Even if the snow covered the courtyard, there was no bother to clean it at this time. Because it was this morning that the young lady was about to give birth.

The natural one to be produced is the soleniderma lucidum. Princess Suxi is two months younger than her, and she still needs to wait a little longer. Since last night, Lingzhi has been feeling uncomfortable in his body. The waiters who had been waiting for a long time in the house did not dare to slack off, and immediately made preparations in all aspects.

At this moment, the formation in the backyard can be described as quite large. In addition to a large group of people such as the personal maids and wet nurses in the Hou Mansion, there are also more than a dozen old mothers wearing palace clothes. They were assigned by the Empress Dowager Wei and have been living in the Hou Mansion since half a month ago, waiting for today's moment.

In Empress Dowager Wei's mind, she had already regarded Lingzhi as the same weight as her two princesses. These children can be said to have grown up under her watch, and it is the greatest blessing that they can go to this day together.

Yuan Zhao is on a journey for the country, and there must be no mistakes in what is behind him. These elderly mothers in the palace are very experienced, and if they are sent to help take care of them in the house, Empress Dowager Wei will be much more relieved.

In addition to them, some of the palace guards and eunuchs also lived in the Hou Mansion. This is, of course, what the emperor meant. Needless to say, the reason for Yuan Zhao is just that Su Lingzhi and Fan Xuelou have always been helpful to the royal family, and the emperor also called her Sister Lingzhi when he passed the palace in private, and she was treated the same as Princess Suxi.

Since the identity of the young lady is so noble, no one dares to make a mistake casually. If there is really an accident, there is no need to say punishment or anything, but it is just that the Hou Mansion has always been kind to everyone, and there is no face to live anymore.

The housekeeper Yuan Yi almost didn't sleep all night. He gathered all the people and waited outside. Even though I knew that I wouldn't need them on such an occasion, I still stayed here. If the pious chanting in his heart could work, the old butler believed that everyone would be like him, and would rather bow down and pray all the time, and protect the young lady from being safe and well.

Princess Suxi is actually more nervous than Lingzhi. She stayed by her sister's side, holding back the fear in her heart, and kept comforting her.

Su Lingzhi was strong from beginning to end. Sensing the trembling of Princess Suxi's body, she held her hand tightly and said softly while panting in sweat.

"Rest assured...... Brother Yuan said that he will always be with us. ”

Su Xi nodded heavily. On the contrary, Mrs. Su couldn't bear to see her daughter's painful appearance, she turned her head away and quietly wept.

Bing'er, who was dressed in red, finally couldn't stand this atmosphere anymore and quietly walked out of the door. If it weren't for the fact that there were many people out there now, she would have cried a lot. In fact, there were many times when even she felt a little strange. Could it be that without the protection of that hard armor, the heart is so weak?

She hadn't brought her sword with her lately. Because I have heard that there is evil in the sword that has killed people. For the sake of Sister Lingzhi, she would rather thickly wrap and store the Red Fire Sword, which is as important as her life.

Only, can having a baby be so scary? Looking at such a large formation in front of her, as well as the painful voice that Sister Lingzhi, who has always been stable and generous, couldn't help but make a painful sound, the woman who had once rushed through the army and killed the king on the battlefield of thousands of troops and horses actually felt a terrible palpitation.

"In the future...... and him...... Will you do the same? ”

The women who have retreated to the depths of the Hou Mansion are just as uneasy as countless ordinary women in the world. Snowflakes fluttered and fell between the eyebrows, and my heart was already turbulent.

In the midst of these countless pairs of eyes, the baby's cry finally sounded, breaking the almost stagnant atmosphere. As the sound of the annunciation came out, it instantly made the entire Hou Mansion boil.

Su Lingzhi gave birth to a daughter. Although it is still a small appearance, between the eyebrows and eyes, it can be seen at a glance that she will be a beauty embryo like her mother in the future.

Seeing that the mother and daughter were safe, the people of the Hou Mansion finally put their minds at ease. Then they went their separate ways and got busy. Dispatch people to open the doors of the mansion to report the good news everywhere, which is naturally prepared for a long time. The eunuch in the palace who had been waiting for a long time ignored the heavy snow and cold, and trotted all the way back to the palace with a dazzling smile to report the news. The Queen Mother and His Majesty the Emperor must have been waiting for a long time, and this lottery must be obtained.

Su Lingzhi woke up from her weakness, she opened her eyes tiredly, and at first glance she saw the little face like a pink carving jade pecking on the pillow. In an instant, tears suddenly flowed out. This is her child, the crystallization of her and Yuan Zhao's love. Those worries, fears, grievances, and so on, all disappeared without a trace.

"At the beginning, Brother Yuan said that if it was a girl, her name would be Yuanyue...... So, her milk name, shall we call her Cher? ”

Lingzhi's eyes looked at the tip of her sleeping heart without blinking, and her gentle tone seemed to melt the snow outside the window.

Princess Suxi, who has always been by her side, nodded desperately, and she has always felt the bond and tenderness in Lingzhi's heart.

At the same time, the queen mother in Weiyang Palace finally got the news. In addition to being gratified, he hurriedly began to prepare a grand congratulatory gift in person. At the same time, he sent someone to hurry up and tell the emperor to know.

The wind rolled the bead curtain, and the snowflakes fluttered outside the curtain, but the severe cold outside could not offset the warm atmosphere in the Hanyuan Palace. The first good news spread at today's court meeting, and many ministers could not help but celebrate. And the emperor was even more smiling.

"I didn't expect this newly formed imperial army to be so powerful...... The Great Han Flying Dragon Army, their record is really worthy of such a majestic name! ”

The first battle was a great victory, and 20,000 enemies were annihilated! After listening to the content of this first good news, the voices of admiration are endless.

However, such joy is only the beginning, it seems that the auspiciousness brought by this snow, and even greater surprises came one after another.