"What?" Baoqin asked.

"That's right." Yun Xi pondered and said: "In the battle against Annan from the second half of last year to the beginning of the year, your father and your brother have made meritorious contributions and deserve to be commended. I have crowned your father Ye Zigao as the commander, and your brother Ye Yiwei as the hereditary thousand households. ”

"The concubine already knew about it in the letter sent back by her brother." Baoqin said happily: "The father and brother of the concubine can make meritorious contributions in the Ming Army, and they have also lived up to His Majesty's expectations of them. ”

"However, Ye Zigao was accidentally shot by an arrow and died in a very important battle against Annan because of the despicable and shameless sneak attack of the Annan people." Yun Xi said slowly.

Baoqin immediately covered her mouth with her hand, but tears still flowed down instantly. Yun Xi immediately hugged her in his arms and comforted, "I didn't expect him to die on the battlefield. ”

The concubine also thought that when her father and brother returned to the capital, she would talk to them well. The concubine has been a maid in the Zhengguo Mansion since she was a child, and she doesn't have much time with her parents and brothers; The concubine's father and brother know martial arts, and the father also followed the eldest master of the Chang family to fight, so there are fewer days together. But now," Baoqin couldn't help crying again: "But I don't want to be unable to talk to my father anymore, and the goodbye before leaving will become a farewell." ”

"I originally arranged for him to be the commander who escorted the grain and grass, but I didn't want the Annan people to shamelessly attack the grain and grass camp, your father fought a bloody battle with the Annan people in order to protect the grain and grass, and held out until the reinforcements arrived, and he saw that the Annan people were about to be wiped out and attacked, but I didn't expect an Annan man to hide in the corner and shoot arrows. Because there was a fire on all sides at that time, the vision was not clear, and everyone didn't notice it, and by the time your father found out, it was too late to dodge. Yun Xi described in detail the process before Ye Zigao's 'battle death'. Even though he had already learned the truth about Ye Zigao's death, he still chose to accept this set of statements.

"When I learned of this, I immediately issued an order to posthumously crown him as a commander, and ordered the Annan expeditionary army to bury him with the etiquette of an earl, and handed him over to King Zhu Zanyi to mourn in person; The hereditary thousand households of Ye Yiwei were sealed, and they continued to serve as officials in the grain and grass yamen. Even if Ye Yiwei has been unable to make meritorious contributions in the future, I will crown him as a commander in the future. ”

"Your mother, I will also canonize her as a lady of the third grade, so that she can be admired by the people."

Hearing that his mother was canonized, Huqin's expression changed slightly, but he immediately recovered, and said: "The concubine's mother has two brothers to support, and she doesn't have to worry about food and clothing; It is good to be crowned as a lady of the third grade, but the concubine thinks that her mother may rather the family come back safely. ”

"It's also helpless. Although there were not many soldiers killed in this expedition to Annam, there were 20,000 or 30,000 people, and tens of thousands of people were wounded, and they did not get better for a while. There will always be people who will die for the country. Of course, I will not forget these people who sacrificed for the country, but all I can do is reward. Yun Xi thought of the many soldiers who died in the Battle of Annam, and his mood was also a little low.

Baoqin noticed Yun Xi's emotional change, immediately wiped his tears, and said: "The crockpot does not break from the well, and the general will inevitably die before the battle, although the concubine is sad, she also understands this truth." Although the concubine's father died in battle, he died for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, which can be regarded as a well-deserved death. ”

Yun Xi was of course very happy that Baoqin was so well aware of righteousness, and saw that her face was full of tears, crying so much that she felt even more pity, hugged her tightly and said: "Although because of the long distance from Annan to Jingshi, the body cannot be sent back to the capital, but I will include his name in the Yingling Temple, and if Ye Yiwei can make great contributions in the future, he can also be moved to the Meritorious Temple, and there will be sacrifices at four o'clock; In Annam's grave, there will also be people to pay respects, so you don't have to worry about him having nothing to eat underneath. ”

"The concubine knows that the husband has always attached great importance to those who are loyal to the country, and the concubine is very relieved about this." Huqin said again.

Yun Xi comforted her for a while, saw that it was not too early, and got up to return to the Qianqing Palace.

Baoqin uncharacteristically didn't send him to the gate of the palace today, but Yun Xi understood that even if she understood the righteousness, her father's death would not adjust so quickly, so she didn't care.

But he didn't know that after hugging the qin and returning to his dormitory and letting all the subordinates retreat, there was an inexplicable look on his face, and he muttered to himself: "Father, if you die in battle like this, you can be regarded as a well-deserved death." ”

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In the afternoon, Yunxi replied for a long time, and after learning about the progress of the Confucian debate in the evening, he got up and left the Qianqing Palace, originally planning to go to the Yanxi Palace in Miaojin, but Huang Fu said: "Your Majesty, just now the queen sent someone over to invite Your Majesty to Kunning Palace, and said that there is something good to tell the officials." ”

"What's good?" Yun Xi asked, and seeing Huang Fu shaking his head, he decided to go to Kunning Palace after thinking about it. Xiyao has never spoken out about him, saying that there is a happy event, it must be a happy event.

When he arrived at Kunning Palace, he saw Xi Yao and Xi Yi sitting together, Xi Yi had a happy look on her face, Xi Yao also smiled at the corner of her mouth, and there were Yun Lan and her sisters sitting next to her. When these people saw Yun Xi walking in, they hurriedly stood up and saluted.

"No courtesy." Yun Xi waved his hand to signal that they didn't have to salute, and just sat down and was about to ask Xi Yao what to say, when he heard Yun Lan say: "Brother Huang, thank you Brother Huang for what happened a few days ago." ”

Although she didn't want to marry anyone other than Yang Feng, she later carefully read the records of women's widowhood and festival in books such as "Da Ming Law" and "Book of Rites", and she understood that Yunxi was good to her.

"You are my sister, my brother doesn't think about you, for whom?" Yun Xi waved his hand and smiled.

The two laughed a few words, and Yun Xi turned his head sideways and asked Xi Yao, "What is the happy event?" ”

"It's Xiyi who is pregnant." Xi Yao said with a smile: "Husband, when I was eating at noon, Xi Yi suddenly felt nauseous after eating, and the concubine thought that she had a stomach problem, and she came to the imperial doctor for diagnosis and treatment only to learn that it was Ximai, and she had been pregnant for almost a month." ”

"That's a good thing." Yun Xi was also happy. Even though he has many children now, it is a joy to be able to get the woman he likes pregnant.

It wasn't until after dinner that Yun Xi's happiness decreased slightly, and he listened to Xiyao pick out some important things in the palace and report them to him.

He was listening, and suddenly Zhiyi walked in from outside the house and whispered something to Xiyao, Xiyao showed a relieved look, and ordered Zhiyi to say a few words to make her retreat.

"What did Zhiyi say just now?" Yoon-hee asked.

"In the afternoon, Shen Shizheng, the family suddenly sent someone to call the doctor, the concubine thought that the family was sick, and hurriedly sent the best doctor from the hospital, and also sent Zhiyi over to take a look. Just now, Zhiyi came back from home and told the concubine that the sick person was not a family member, but an uncle's family, and the concubine couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Xi Yao said.

"Your uncle's house? Which uncle? Yunxi asked.

"Uncle Yang is Yang Feng's family." Xi Yao said.

"Their house?" Yun Xi suddenly thought of something.