In the winter of the second year of Zhiping, when the first snow of this year fell, the county king's mansion in Kaifeng City was also peaceful, since Zhao Yan sent an envoy to Liao, Cao Ying moved back to the county palace in the city to live, usually closed doors, only a few good sisters came to visit, she would come out to see, as for Princess Bao'an and Princess Shoukang, they also moved back to the palace, but they often come to the county palace to walk around.

In the warm pavilion in the back garden of the county king's mansion today, Cao Ying and Xue Ning'er, Princess Bao'an, and Princess Shoukang sat around a table, and there were two hot pots, one large and one small, on the table, the big hot pot was used by Princess Bao'an and Xue Ning'er, and the small hot pot was prepared for Cao Ying, who was a vegetarian, and the dishes on the table were also separated from meat and vegetables, and the three of them enjoyed the snow scene outside while eating.

"Ning'er, how are you feeling lately, is the little guy naughty?" Princess Shoukang sat beside Xue Ning'er, and asked while stroking her high bulging belly, Xue Ning'er has been pregnant for seven months, and now her waist looks very bulky, and she is much plump, and she looks more motherly.

"Thank you princess for your concern, except for a little bit of vomiting in the first few months, now I am much better, and I am even more hungry, my sister specially asked the kitchen to cook me an extra meal every night." Xue Ning'er replied with a smile, she felt extremely satisfied with her current life, especially her younger brother who also entered the court to do things, and no longer let her worry about being a sister, which made Xue Ning'er wake up every morning almost with a feeling of being in a dream.

"That's right, Sister Ning'er hasn't seen her for a few days, and she is indeed fatter, but she is also more feminine." Princess Bao'an also spoke at this time, and her eyes when she looked at Xue Ning'er also had a bit of love and pity. She loves Zhao Yan the most, and now Xue Ning'er is pregnant with Zhao Yan's child, and under the love house and Wuxia, Princess Bao'an is also very attentive to Xue Ning'er, although she has now moved back to the palace. But I have to come to visit every few days.

"Second sister, third sister, don't patronize and talk, the dishes in the hot pot are already cooked, and if you don't eat it, it will rot in it." At this moment, Cao Ying said with a smile on her face, but there was a resentment in her smile. After all, she is Zhao Yan's princess, but now Xue Ning'er is pregnant first, although Cao Ying is not jealous, but now when she hears that the two princesses have been pulling Xue Ning'er to ask questions, she must feel a little uncomfortable.

Princess Bao'an and Princess Shoukang also immediately snubbed Cao Ying. At the moment, they were all a little embarrassed to smile, and then pulled Cao Ying and said a few more thoughtful words, especially Princess Bao'an took out a few prescriptions from her arms and stuffed them into Cao Ying's arms, and whispered to her that this was the secret fertility recipe of the palace concubines, and it was guaranteed to be male, so let Cao Ying drink it for a few days first, and wait until Zhao Yan came back. It is definitely possible to get pregnant in one fell swoop, but it made Cao Ying blush.

When he was talking about the excitement, I saw Princess Shoukang take a piece of fish from the hot pot. Putting it in his mouth and tasting the familiar spicy taste, he suddenly sighed and said, "Alas, I don't know when the third brother will come back?" The chili peppers in the hot pot are his favorite food, and I don't know if the chili peppers sent to him last time were delivered? ”

As soon as Princess Shoukang's words came out, Cao Ying and Princess Bao'an also fell silent. When Zhao Yan went to Liao, they all thought that Zhao Yan would come back in a few months. But they didn't expect that there would be civil strife in Liao State suddenly, when they heard the news. They were all frightened, and even Cao Ying didn't dare to tell Xue Ning'er the news. I'm afraid of getting the tire gas.

However, just when Cao Ying and the others were worried, Zhao Shu in the palace sent someone to send a message, telling them that Zhao Yan and Zhao Shu had arrived safely in Shangjing, Liao State, and were not in danger, and now the imperial court had sent someone to pick them up, which made Cao Ying and them feel a little relieved.

Originally, Cao Ying and the others thought that Zhao Yan would come back soon, after all, the Liao Kingdom was so chaotic, who knew if they would encounter danger, but they waited for nearly two months, but they still didn't wait for the news of Zhao Yan's return, which made Cao Ying and the others extremely anxious, and finally Princess Bao'an and Princess Shoukang went directly to see Zhao Shu, and then they heard some news about Zhao Yan.

According to Zhao Shu, because of the civil strife in Liao, and the rebellious Yelu Chongyuan occupied the southern part of the Liao State, blocking Zhao Yan's road back to the Great Song Dynasty, and finally they could only come back from the sea, and now Zhao Ji and Zhao Yan have also been sent by the imperial court to the left side of Hebei, but Yelu Chongyuan's rebellion made the Liao State chaotic, and many Liao people who were unwilling to submit to him fled to the Hebei Road area of the Great Song Dynasty, and the Great Song Dynasty also wanted to take the opportunity to send troops to recapture some of the Yanbei land that was occupied by the Liao State, so Zhao Ji and Zhao Yan were left in Hebei to preside over the overall situation.

Cao Ying and the others were not too suspicious of Zhao Shu's explanation, after all, they also knew the news of the chaos in Liao from other sources, and Hebei was indeed affected, plus this matter was related to the recovery of Yanyun, and it was normal to leave the two princes Zhao Ji and Zhao Yan to preside over the overall situation.

What's more, some time ago, Zhao Yan also sent a letter to Zhao Shu, introducing the situation in Hebei, and also mentioned that Zhao Yan was with him, and Princess Bao'an had also seen this letter with her own eyes, it was indeed Zhao Yan's handwriting, which also made them believe that Zhao Yan was indeed in Hebei, and even Princess Shoukang sent Zhao Yan a bag of chili peppers, all of which were newly produced this year, and several new vegetables that Zhao Yan let people grow have also grown, which taste very good, Cao Ying and they all like it, but unfortunately Zhao Yan was not the first to taste it.

"Men are different from us women, not to mention that the third brother is still the prince, and every qiē has to focus on state affairs!" was silent for a while, and finally Princess Bao'an spoke, as the sister who loved Zhao Yan the most, she also missed her younger brother very much, but she also knew that at this time, Zhao Yan should stay in Hebei.

"Yes, since the husband is the prince, he has to bear the responsibility of the prince, and now the situation in Hebei is also affected by the Liao State, and the imperial court also intends to recover the homeland, if the husband can help the imperial court complete this move, he will definitely leave a name in history, and we will also be honored." At this time, Cao Ying also spoke very seriously.

Hearing Cao Ying's words, Princess Shoukang and Xue Ning'er also nodded in agreement, but Princess Bao'an present didn't know that Cao Ying had actually been wondering if Zhao Yan was in Hebei? Because according to common sense, Zhao Yan is just an idle prince, even if the situation in Hebei is tense, but as long as there is Yingwang Zhao Wei there, it is enough, and Zhao Yan knows how to write a letter to Zhao Shu, but why Zhao Yan has no family letter, with Zhao Yan's love for the family, I am afraid that he will write a letter to his family as soon as he returns to the Great Song Dynasty to report his safety.

It is precisely these doubts above that make Cao Ying worry about Zhao Yan all the time, but there is still Xue Ning'er, a pregnant woman to take care of at home, to put it mildly, in case Zhao Yan has any accidents, the child in Xue Ning'er's belly may be Zhao Yan's only bone and blood, so during this period of time, although Cao Ying secretly shed a lot of tears because she was worried about Zhao Yan, she never showed it in front of others, and even Princess Bao'an and Princess Shoukang didn't know about it.

"Sister Ying'er, you seem to have been a lot haggard this time, haven't you rested well?" At this moment, Princess Bao'an suddenly asked Cao Ying, in fact, she had already seen that Cao Ying's face was not very good since the last time they met, and she didn't care too much about it at that time, but when she saw her again this time, Cao Ying's face seemed to be even worse.

Hearing Princess Bao'an's words, Cao Ying immediately touched her cheek and smiled: "Sister is really careful, since the beginning of winter, I have suffered from a little cold, I can't eat or sleep well, and my face is naturally worse, but I have asked my grandfather to help me see it, and his old man said that as long as he takes medicine, he will be fine." ”

Hearing Cao Ying's words, the little bean sprouts standing behind her were puzzled, she clearly remembered that Cao Ying didn't suffer from the wind and cold at all, but why did she lie, but at this time, Mi Xue, who was standing next to the little bean sprouts, gently pulled her clothes and signaled her not to talk too much, although the little bean sprouts are not allied, but she and Mi Xue grew up together since childhood, and they have a very tacit understanding with each other, and they immediately understood what she meant, so they had to pout and stand there without making a sound.

Mi Xue looked at the appearance of the little bean sprouts, and then looked at Cao Ying's haggard appearance, and couldn't help sighing at the moment, she was also a smart woman with ice and snow, so she naturally knew that Cao Ying was worried about Zhao Yan in her heart, and she also knew that Cao Ying couldn't sleep all night during this time, and sometimes she would hide in the quilt and cry, and she couldn't eat, and when she gave her a pillow in the morning, she could comb a lot of hair, so Cao Ying's face was naturally terrible.

Princess Bao'an did not doubt Cao Ying's words, and told her to take medicine on time, take good care of her body, and wait for Zhao Yan to come back in the future, and expect her to give Zhao Yan another son. As soon as this topic was mentioned, Princess Shoukang and Xue Ning'er also stepped forward to make fun of Cao Ying, which made Cao Ying's face flush with shame again.

Cao Ying and the four of them chatted while eating, and the snow outside was also falling very much, and the ground was soon covered with a thick layer of snow, but at this moment, suddenly someone hurriedly stepped on the snow and rushed to the warm pavilion to report: "Princess Qiqi, the two princesses, the military Cheng Su Shi came to ask for a meeting, and is now waiting in the front hall!" ”

When Princess Shoukang heard the report from the people outside, especially when she heard that it was a man who asked to see her, she immediately refused without thinking about it: "No, no, no, the third brother is not in the house, no matter what officials will not see in the future!" ”

However, as soon as Princess Shoukang's words fell, Cao Ying suddenly shouted: "Wait a minute, isn't this Su Shi the deputy envoy who went to Liao with his husband, and he came to ask to see if there was news from his husband?" (To be continued) R655

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