173. Sustenance for mothers
"Niangniang sit a little to the left."
"The third prince should put it on his legs, after a long time, I am afraid that the mother will not be able to hold it."
Concubine Ru kept adjusting her posture and found the most comfortable and labor-saving one.
The weather cooled down, and Qi Yan was also a little drowsy.
But it's okay like this, I'm afraid that the children won't be able to coax it.
It's the first time that such a serious portrait has been made.
Concubine Ru actually doesn't like to sit motionless and let the painters in the palace sketch one stroke at a time, Concubine Qing is keen on this, and will come to paint a few nostalgia every year, in addition, when the emperor first ascended the throne, he painted a few paintings with the queen's mother.
The painters in the palace painted more landscapes, and they were quite excited to suddenly paint a portrait of the prince.
Since you want to paint, then don't separate people and scenery, let Jiang Wan take a good look at what Qi Yan looks like now, and also see what the situation is in the palace.
The portrait is troublesome, Concubine Ru didn't complain a word, it's boring to sit here, and there is no other way to spend it except for her expression.
Qi Yan sat on her lap, leaning on her and fell asleep after a while, the child was not honest when he slept honestly, always changing his posture, the painter always found a bad angle, and whispered a complaint that it was not good to paint, and wanted Ru Concubine to wake up the little prince to sit up a little upright, just asked cautiously, and after being coldly glanced at by Ru Concubine, he didn't dare to say anything more.
The process of portrait is bumpy, an afternoon of time has passed, it is finally formed, the rest is to outline the details and color, the painter wiped the sweat beads on his head, smiled and said that he would be sent to Yuqing Palace in two days, and it seems that he is still very satisfied.
Concubine Ru sat for an afternoon, and had to support Qi Yan again, the whole body was already stiff, and she relaxed at this time, she was not in the mood to see the first product, so she got on the sedan chair and went all the way back to the palace.
After entering the back room and stretching her body, Jin Zhu came forward to knead her, and Concubine Ru felt a lot more comfortable.
"Now it's okay, the queen can also take a look at our three princes, the master's mind, the mother will definitely understand." Jin Zhu still feels sorry for Concubine Ru, and now she is pressing on everything, and she has to think about it for the queen, she is too tired.
In the past few years, it seems that I have to make up for it.
Concubine Ru sighed: "It's still early." ”
Jin Zhu was puzzled: "Isn't it all finished?" ”
"Today's painting is finished." Concubine Ru looked a little tired, seeing that Jin Zhu didn't understand what she meant, she adjusted her posture a little and said, "It's almost the end of the year, there are a few of us in the palace this year, taking care of the emperor and the soldiers on the front line, the palace doesn't need to be too lively, once it is winter, things will be sent slowly, and now it is the juncture of the march, I don't know where the next station is, and it is a delay to send it over, if you wait until the spring, our three princes have also passed their birthdays, and then send a few more to Niangniang, a lonely volume, it's not interesting." ”
Jin Zhu listened silently, and the kneading action in his hand did not stop: "The master is thoughtful. ”
Concubine Ru didn't say a word, and after half a sound, she said leisurely: "For the mother, I am naturally worried about the child, I and the three princes are only a shallow fate is already very concerned, not to mention that the mother and the three princes are connected by blood and blood, naturally I am more worried than I am ten million times, but the mother is stronger, the march can not show too much, by oneself and others, if you can make the mother more at ease, it is also my blessing, and the mother is fighting outside, I just sit and paint a few portraits, it is really a trivial matter, not enough to worry about." ”
"As you can imagine, it's not a trivial matter for the queen." Jin Zhu sighed with heartfelt emotion.
Concubine Ru pursed her lips and smiled for a while, she was really tired from tossing this afternoon, the rubbing of the gold beads was comfortable, Concubine Ru closed her eyes and took a nap, and soon fell asleep.
Jin Zhu found a blanket to cover Concubine Ru, and then left lightly.
As Concubine Ru said, the front line at this time is the time when the emperor's army is moving forward.
Since the emperor arrived in the border city, Jiang Tingye couldn't wait to go to the next city.
The offensive and defensive layouts were all formulated by Jiang You, and it was not the first time she had contact with Jiang You back then, but she was very handy.
Jiang Wan has great trust in Jiang Yu, and several fortresses in the northward journey and the cities that seem to be unnecessary, are all within Jiang Yu's layout, and the battlefield pays attention to an unpredictable one, and the biggest variable is now in addition to the Volunteer Women's Army, there is also an extra Jiang Tingye.
He is a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, and he is the biggest variable on the battlefield.
Jiang Tingye will not fight according to the book of war.
It's like he didn't like to use fixed moves when he was a child.
In his own words, it's just that he can win, so what's the matter!
So Jiang Wan gave Jiang Tingye a vanguard and pointed him to another city, the army led by the emperor went to the other side, Qi Dao and Ming Jiang outflanked the rear, the three lines seemed to be scattered, but in fact, the cities were very close to each other, and it was very convenient to help each other.
Especially Jiang Tingye, what Jiang Wan set for him was a city that seemed completely unnecessary.
He only has a vanguard force, and it is easy to take down this city that Dongshu doesn't care about at all, and Dongshu doesn't care about this city, but for the other two cities conquered by the emperor's army and Qi Daoming's army, the city captured by Jiang Tingye is particularly important.
The battle went very smoothly, but the battle was infinitely extended to the next year because of Dongshu's counterattack.
On the front line, the atmosphere in the army was unusually high.
The winning streak of Dajin is even more unstoppable, Qi Ying and the soldiers are carnivaling at the bonfire in front, Jiang Wan can finally take off his armor and rest, after a few months, this body has slowly kept up with his previous physique, Jiang Wan can feel that she is more and more compatible with this body.
It seems that she has really become the real her, and this feeling is quite amazing.
Jingyue followed the army to serve her, and when the uprising occurred, the person with the most officers in the military tent was actually Guo Zhenzhen, and she was at that time.
Jing Yue glanced at Jiang Wan, she was taking a nap with her eyes closed, she was tired from the march this way, and she didn't seem to have the heart to think about something too similar to before, Jing Yue put her mind at ease and poured a bowl of water on the table next to Jiang Wan.
This year's New Year is not as cold as last year, I don't know if it is because the climate here in Dongshu is drier, and the wind does not blow much during the day.
Jingyue also sat down to rest for a while, this year's New Year is simple, and it will be Qi Yan's birthday in a while, although Jiang Wan didn't say it, but Jingyue knew that she was thinking about it, but she didn't dare to mention it, for fear that as soon as she opened her mouth, she would arouse infinite nostalgia, and she would no longer be able to march with peace of mind.
So Jingyue didn't dare to read it, didn't dare to mention it, even if she said it, she couldn't see anyone, what's the point.
On Chinese New Year's Eve, except for half of the troops on duty, everyone had a good time.
Wait until tomorrow, change the other half to celebrate again, everyone will be lively, indispensable.
The atmosphere in the army has always been very good, and Dongshu has been defeated one after another, and finally he is no longer radical.
It's as if it's settled, and there's something more going on.
The army continued to advance the territory line of the Great Jin, and the time spent in this city was not short, Jiang Wan did not expect that she would receive something from the palace.
The thing was brought by Qi Ying.
Qi Yan's birthday is on these two days, and no one dares to make a premise behind the emperor, for fear of arousing lovesickness.
This thing sent from thousands of miles also brought the emperor's unspeakable longing.
Jiang Wan saw that it was a painting scroll, the roll was very large, and it was well sealed, and at a glance, she knew that there were a lot of paintings, which were heavy.
Qi Ying hadn't opened it to see it yet, and when she saw Jiang Wan, she pulled her into the house and sat down, unable to hide the excitement in her tone: "It was sent by Concubine Ru, hurry up, fortunately we arrived before we set off to march again." ”
If the army sets off again, this picture scroll will definitely be delayed again, and nothing is more important than the military situation.
Fortunately, it caught up, and it was in time.
As soon as she heard Qi Ying say that it was sent by Concubine Ru, Jiang Wan also came to her senses, and there was a faint expectation in her heart, she and Qi Ying glanced at each other, and saw the same concern and expectation in his eyes.
Qi Ying opened the tightly wrapped roll in her hand, and there was indeed a thick stack of paintings inside, which were spread out after being taken out, and you could see bright colors.
Concubine Ru would not send so many paintings for no reason, Jiang Wan saw the palace road depicted below, she couldn't wait to remove all the things on the table, and then spread the picture scroll on the table.
The first picture that catches your eye is the Imperial Garden with a beautiful autumn scene.
Each person in the painting has soft eyebrows and eyes, sitting on a bench, holding a baby in his arms, the clothes are already a style that Jiang Wan has never seen, the color is bright, and he can see it clearly at a glance.
The child was sleeping, and a few lines were written on the vacancy in the lower right corner of the scroll, which were written by Concubine Ru one by one.
"The autumn is slightly cool, the imperial garden is still beautiful, the three princes are sleepy, taller, heavier, often babbling, laughing and noisy, the mother is at ease."
Jiang Wan's tears fell the moment she saw this painting, her fingers gently brushed the baby on the scroll, and choked up: "It's Yan'er, this painting is in autumn. Yan'er should be half a year old. ”
Qi Ying quietly pulled Jiang Wan over so that she could lean against her side.
The picture scrolls in the back, each one is different, there are the interior scenes of Yuqing Palace, and there are also several scenes where Concubine Ru in the palace often takes Qi Yan to play.
Qi Yan in the picture scroll gradually became vivid.
Flipping one by one, the scenes on the paintings seemed to come to life, as if they were in front of Jiang Wan.
She also seemed to see Qi Yan's smiling face when he moved the toy, and seemed to hear Qi Yan's laughter when he reached out to pick off the leaves, this feeling was amazing, Jiang Wan's tears couldn't stop, but she was smiling and happy, the longing that had been accumulated in her heart all the way was sustenance and dependence, Qi Yingzai carefully helped her wipe the tears away, and only after the mood calmed down, Jiang Wan held the picture scroll and looked at it carefully.
This is what Concubine Ru sent to her, so that her mother can rely on something.
On each portrait, Concubine Ru solemnly wrote "Niangniang's peace of mind".
She is a careful person, and Jiang Wan wrote down this heart.
The portrait is naturally not good to follow the march, Jiang Wan was reluctant to put it down after reading it for most of the night, and was persuaded by Qi Ying to rest.
When I got up on the second day, I felt that the turbidity in my heart had been eliminated a lot.
The soldiers were still immersed in the celebration of the winning streak and the New Year's Festival, and today Jiang Wan was happy and made an exception to drink two glasses of wine.
The portrait was also shown to Jiang Ying, Shen Linglong followed beside him, and he was able to take two looks, during this time, everyone was busy, Shen Linglong was not qualified to follow Jiang Ying to the big tent to discuss matters, since the expedition, he only saw the back of the emperor and queen on the back of the horse from a distance, and it was the first time to listen to the queen mother so closely.
Jiang Wan was kind, pointing to Qi Yan and Jiang Yu on the scroll when they spoke in a low voice, the whole person was shrouded in the aura of his mother, which was completely different from the god of war who killed the enemy in blood on the battlefield, Shen Linglong stared at Jiang Wan's side face and saw it.
She always felt that Jiang Wan's kind smile seemed to be seen somewhere.
This thought flashed, Shen Linglong hooked the corners of her mouth and smiled, raised her hand and patted her face gently, she really drank a glass of wine and floated away, how could she have seen the queen mother?
She only sent a congratulatory gift to Concubine Jing for Jiang Yin.
I almost forgot, and now there is no concubine to worship the mother.
People in memory always come and go, Shen Linglong thought in a daze, and her eyes still looked at Jiang Wan unconsciously.
Jiang Wan noticed Shen Linglong's gaze, and Yu Guang saw that this girl was smiling and sighing, and as soon as she finished talking to Jiang Ying, she raised her eyes and glanced at Shen Linglong, who was sitting behind Jiang Ying.
Shen Linglong was originally staring at Jiang Wan, seeing that Jiang Wan was talking seriously to Jiang Wan, because she didn't expect the queen to notice her eyes, and suddenly looked at Jiang Wan, Shen Linglong immediately looked away, her mind was blank, and she didn't know where to put her hand, she originally wanted to take the chopsticks, but she knocked over the wine glass in front of her.
The wine was spilled, Shen Linglong turned around sluggishly, and hurriedly wiped it with a handkerchief, but the more he wiped it, the dirtier it became, and the wine had already infected the color.
Jiang Yu pulled her hand away and whispered, "Why are you so careless." ”
Fortunately, the wine glass didn't turn over and wet the picture scroll, Jiang Yu asked people to quickly put away the picture scroll, Shen Linglong reacted at this time, and wanted to get up again for a while.
Jiang Ying looked at her worriedly and pulled her back: "Why are you reckless?" What's wrong? ”
Shen Linglong pursed her lips, because Jiang Yu's strong hand calmed down a little, and said embarrassedly: "I... The queen mother glanced at me just now, and I was a little nervous. ”
Jiang Yu was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "So timid? The queen doesn't eat people, what are you afraid of? ”
Shen Linglong was embarrassed to say that it was because she stared at Jiang Wan all the time, and there was another reason, naturally because of Jiang Tingye.
She had just expressed her heart to the two of him, and now Jiang Tingye was far away in another city, Shen Linglong didn't know if Jiang Tingye had said anything to Jiang Wan, but with Jiang Wan's fluttering glance, she was still very empty-hearted.
The conversation between the two was very brief, Shen Linglong's capable riding clothes were all wet, Jiang Wan noticed the movement here, Jingyue said the situation, and Jiang Wan immediately understood.
"Linglong." Jiang Wan called her in a friendly tone.
Shen Linglong was honestly frightened, she couldn't believe that the queen mother could call her name so affectionately, so she immediately stood up and folded her hands to block some stains: "Niangniang." ”
Jiang Wan saw that she was nervous and beckoned to her with a smile.
Shen Linglong glanced at Jiang Wan in a daze, and when she saw Jiang Ying laughing hard, she nodded to her vigorously, asking her to go at ease, Shen Linglong's face turned red all of a sudden, and she was sure that Jiang Tingye, the ancestor, must have jumped in front of Jiang Wan and said everything.
Shen Linglong walked quickly to Jiang Wan's side, Jiang Wan glanced at her figure, stood up and compared with Shen Linglong, turned back to Jingyue and said, "Look at it, is it about the same size." ”
Jing Yue looked at it carefully, and then said, "Yes, almost." ”
Shen Linglong, who was still stunned, didn't react to what Jiang Wan and Jing Yue meant.
Jiang Wan bowed her head, didn't say anything, and after giving Jiang Yu a look, she asked Shen Linglong to follow her.
Shen Linglong hurriedly followed Jiang Wan's footsteps, the queen's back was walking in front, Shen Linglong felt in a trance, and couldn't even remember how she got to where she was today.
She was so good that she was able to stay alone with the queen mother.
Shen Linglong's mind completely stopped thinking, and followed behind Jiang Wan, she even breathed very lightly, it must be false to say that she was not nervous, and her whole body was trembling with excitement as she walked.
Passing through the back door, I arrived on the corridor, and as soon as the wind blew in winter, I immediately became much more sober, and the noise in front of me was quiet.
Further on, all you could hear was the footsteps of the three of them.
All the way to the door, Shen Linglong stopped at the threshold.
Jiang Wan had already walked in, Jing Yue paused, and turned to look at Shen Linglong: "Miss Shen? ”
Shen Linglong raised her eyes, everything about Jiang Wan seemed to be extremely reverent and sacred in her eyes, even if it was just a temporary residence, Shen Linglong still stopped and asked cautiously: "Auntie, I... Can I go in? ”
Jingyue smiled softly: "Yes, Miss Shen." ”
Jiang Tingye's face suddenly appeared in front of Shen Linglong's eyes.
His voice echoed in his head as well.
"Shen Linglong, what are you afraid of? I'll support you, you don't have to be afraid of anything, you just have to move forward, with me here, you will always move forward. ”
Now, she has to go forward bravely.
She is no longer the lonely, helpless daughter of the Shen family.
She has so much now.
She could already come out of the dark corner, face the sun, and walk forward firmly and bravely.
Jiang Tingye gave her fearless courage.
He stood in the sunshine and gave her a new lease of life.
He gave her dignity from the day he reached out and rescued her.
He told her that you deserve everything, Shen Linglong.
Jingyue stretched out her hand and helped Shen Linglong over, and the moment she stepped into the threshold, Shen Linglong felt that she had also crossed the threshold in her heart.
She laughed silently.
Jing Yue looked at her expression, lowered her eyes slightly, and also brought a smile.
After entering the back room, Jiang Wan had already found a set of clothes by herself, and when she turned around, she saw Jingyue leading Shen Linglong in, and she compared the clothes in her hand to Shen Linglong: "It fits, go and change it." ”
Shen Linglong's pupils were shocked, and she was about to kneel, but she was pulled by Jiang Wan.
"Niangniang, how can Linglong be."
Jiang Wan interrupted her: "I am the queen, and I am also the eldest sister of Tingye, I am out on the expedition, where are there so many rules, you can dress with peace of mind, don't be so afraid of me." ”