Queen Zhou has been in the palace for a long time, and she has learned to change her face.

Concubine Li Xian had only this thought left in her heart for a moment.

She came back from her stunnedness, and reluctantly squeezed out a smile at the queen's gaze last week, "How could it be, I didn't do a good job, and the queen mother was blamed by the queen mother." ”

"It doesn't hurt."

Queen Zhou caressed her stomach with one hand, "The Queen Mother will not really blame me when she sees that I am pregnant with a dragon fetus in my womb." It's just that Concubine Xian's sister also knows that the concubines live with the Queen Mother all day long, and they say a few words from time to time. If they don't have a good impression of their sister, they often blow the wind in the ears of the Queen Mother, but I am afraid that the Queen Mother will not like her sister in the future. ”

Concubine Li Xian was stunned.

She remembered that before entering the palace as a concubine, Su Youyi's favorite besides Queen Zhou was her, so some people once speculated that she might also be a candidate for queen.

But when she went to the Imperial Garden today, Su Youyi's eyes were only staring at the stomachs of Queen Zhou and the eldest princess, and she couldn't see her at all, and she didn't even say a few words to her.

The Queen Mother's attitude towards her is indeed not as good as before.

Concubine Li Xian was secretly shocked in her heart, but she heard Queen Zhou say: "I persuade my sister to make amends to Concubine Gui and let her dissipate her anger." Otherwise, it will be you, the sister of the virtuous concubine, who will be wronged in the future. ”

Queen Zhou said, gently rubbing the corners of her forehead with her hands, and her face was a little tired.

Concubine Li Xian knew that she was tired when she saw her, this was the meaning of sending off guests, so she stood up and blessed her body, "Thank you for the queen's warning, the concubine must go back and think about it." ”

"Hmm."

Empress Zhou closed her eyes, Concubine Li Xian looked up, and had to silently withdraw from the hall.

After she walked out, Queen Zhou opened her eyes again.

Dan'er walked up from behind, "The queen mother finally made a threat today, look at Concubine Li Xian's appearance, she was really persuaded by her mother." ”

Empress Zhou smiled and said nothing, "How come?" Do you think she's really convinced? I kind of figured it out, Concubine Xian is a proud person, she thinks that the identity of the noble concubine is not enough to demonstrate in front of her, but do you see that she is a little inconsiderate in etiquette when she goes to the queen mother and the emperor? ”

Dan'er thought about Concubine Li Xian's performance in the Imperial Garden today, and shook her head, "Concubine Li Xian's father is the son of the country who oversees the sacrificial wine, and if you want to talk about etiquette, you naturally can't find the slightest mistake. ”

"So."

Empress Zhou said meaningfully: "In the eyes of a talented and proud person like her, there is no right or wrong, only in front of whom she is willing or unwilling." ”

She can be regarded as gradually touching the doorway, if she wants to truly control Concubine Li Xian as a concubine as a queen, she has to be smarter and more powerful than Concubine Li Xian.

"Dan'er, go get my book."

"Huh?"

Dan'er thought she had misheard, "Niangniang just came back from the Imperial Garden, and she was tired of traveling, what kind of book are you reading at this time?" It's better to recuperate behind closed doors, and it's time for dinner in a while. ”

"Nope."

Empress Zhou's tone was very firm, but her voice was still gentle, "Although I used to read in the boudoir, I didn't read carefully, but I was just a vassal and elegant. Now you have to read more useful books, or I'm afraid it won't work, so go ahead and I'll read it for a while before it gets dark. ”

Dan'er had to obediently go to the room to get the book.

On the shelf at the head of the bed in the inner room, Queen Zhou found a book that she hadn't finished reading yet, she looked at the cover, and only after careful identification did she recognize it as Sun Tzu's Art of War.

Dan'er was taken aback.

"Niangniang is in the harem, what do you do when you learn to fight?"

Dan'er said as she walked over and handed the book to Queen Zhou, who took it and smiled slightly, "I don't learn to fight, but my son should learn." When he grows up, he will be like his father, both civil and military. ”

Empress Zhou opened the marked pages of the book and added faintly, "What's more, do you think this harem is not a battlefield?" ”

……

At this moment, on the real battlefield, the soldiers of the Jiangcheng Army are collecting prisoners.

These captives could not be brought back to the capital, and all of them were handed over to the local defenders and the Tianshan army for distribution, and according to custom, these young and strong people could join the army and expand the size of the army.

Although the forward team had already set out, there were not many soldiers left, but they were all heroic and heroic, and they were not afraid to face the prisoners who were several times their size.

Rather, it was the captives.

They were originally the youngest and strongest guys in the Dzungar tribe, the hope for the future of the entire tribe, but after a defeat, they were all depressed, with yellow faces and thin muscles, and the whole person collapsed.

Once the human spirit is defeated, the physical body collapses with it.

The soldiers who had won the battle were excitedly discussing, "This time I killed a total of thirteen people, how can I go back and be promoted to a higher level?" Then I'll have the money to marry a daughter-in-law, haha. ”

"I see more than one level, I really envy you, I only killed four."

As the other spoke, he couldn't help but look in the direction of the capital, "When we return to the capital, the imperial court will definitely prepare good wine and food for us." Wow, if I wasn't still in the army, I really wanted to get drunk all night! ”

The Jiangcheng army has strict discipline, and no one is allowed to drink alcohol in the military tent, whether it is a general or a soldier.

Even if the battle is won now, before returning to the capital, no one will violate this iron-clad military discipline.

"yes."

The soldier who was preparing to marry his daughter-in-law took the straw in his mouth beautifully, and smiled with teeth on his face, "I don't know if the prince and the eldest prince have returned to the capital at this time?" That day, a letter came from the capital, saying that the eldest princess was pregnant, and our son was so anxious that he only brought a team of people, and he was in a hurry to return to Beijing, haha! ”

At that time, they had just won the battle, cleaned up the battlefield, and were about to return home, when they got such good news.

Bai Yan's reaction at that time was so fierce that everyone in the Jiangcheng army, from the generals to the men who burned the fire, heard about it-

Princess Celestia is pregnant!

……

"The son is back, the son is back!"

In the Jiangcheng Hou Mansion, a group of fast horses fell in front of the door, and someone immediately rushed into the mansion to report.

Not long after, Mrs. Shizi and the eldest princess all came out of the second door, only to see Bai Yan coming in silver and white armor, and the eldest princess's eyes were red.

She immediately rushed towards Bai Yan, but Bai Yan strode forward to catch her, carefully protecting her belly, "Be careful, you're so careless when you're pregnant!" ”

"Yan'er, you're finally back!"

Tears fell from the corners of Mrs. Shizi's eyes, and she looked behind Bai Yan, but she didn't see any trace of Shizi.

She looked around suspiciously, "Where's your father?" Didn't you say your dad came back too? ”

"Daddy is still behind, and he won't be home until tomorrow."

Bai Yan was a little embarrassed, "I remembered that my mother was pregnant, and I came back first with a team of people who didn't sleep all the way." Dad, his old man's body couldn't hold on, and he slowly fell behind. ”