Huerhe went to bed according to Xia Muyao's wishes, and Xia Muyao gently snuggled over and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Why did you hide from me to find Zhao Yuanting?" The two snuggled up to each other for a while, and Huerhe asked softly.

"If I told you, I knew you wouldn't let me go." Xia Muyao replied softly.

Huerhe did not speak, and the two were silent for a long time.

"I failed to protect Gu'er......" Finally, Huerhe said slowly.

"How can I blame you, who would have thought that Zhao Yuanting would be so despicable and would actually start our child's idea......" Xia Muyao sighed, and then quietly recalled what Zhao Yuanting had said today, and whispered to Huerhe: "Today, Zhao Yuanting asked me to give Gu'er to him." ”

"Well......" Huerhe replied in a complicated tone, he didn't say anything, he was afraid that Xia Muyao would ask him, why did Zhao Yuanting want this child so desperately?

"I answered him right then," Xia Muyao continued, "I told him that he could take the child away, but he had to let you go." ”

Huerhe was stunned and looked down at Xia Muyao, "Can you really give up the child?" ”

Xia Muyao looked at Huerhe and shook her head slowly, "That's our child, I will never abandon him, but I know that if you want to save him, you must first save you." ”

Huerhe looked at Xia Muyao and nodded, "When Zhao Yuanting returns from Yancheng, I will talk to him again......"

What Huerhe said was just to capture Zhao Yuanting again and exchange him for Gu Er.

"Will it be dangerous?" Xia Muyao asked worriedly, she was very conflicted now, she wanted to save Hui'er, but she was also afraid that Huerhe would be in danger because of this.

"No, I'll arrange it properly, and I won't be reckless anymore." Huerhe lowered his head and kissed Xia Muyao lightly on the forehead.

Xia Muyao smiled tiredly, leaned into Huerhe's arms, and closed her eyes.

Although it was only a few days, Xia Muyao felt that she had not been warm with Huerhe for a long time, with his smell, his body temperature, and his breath by her side, her heart was indescribably steady, and after a while, she fell asleep.

***

In the palace, the king of Beihu accompanied Zhao Yuanting to a dinner, and said that since he learned the agricultural technology of Dakang, the agriculture of Beihu has made great progress, and many new plant varieties introduced from Dakang have gradually settled in Beihu.

But now Beihu is most lacking in smelting technology, the weapons made by Dakang are solid and durable, but Beihu's swords are brittle, and the weapons are broken when fighting on the battlefield at every turn, this is the most worrying thing for the king of Beihu, he mentioned twice, let Zhao Yuanting send a few sword-casting masters to teach the technology of making weapons, but Zhao Yuanting politely refused, other aspects may be negotiable, but Zhao Yuanting will never be stupid enough to teach this technology to Beihu, and then Beihu will take the weapon to fight Dakang.

King Beihu also pretended not to care and smiled.

In Dakang to find a swordsmith, King Beihu also thought about it before, how can Dakang look at these people extremely strictly, no matter where they go, they must have the approval of the government, presumably they are afraid that they will be bribed with a lot of money and leak the sword-casting technology.

The last time the two countries fought, Beihu lost a lot of weapons, and the king of Beihu was doing everything possible to forge new weapons to supply the soldiers in the military camp at any time.

However, if the raw materials and technology of sword forging are backward, it still cannot solve the fundamental problem.

Zhao Yuanting is not Zhao Changgou, let alone Zhao Yuanping, he is not so easy to fool. King Beihu couldn't help but be a little annoyed, but he could only think of other ways.

Zhao Yuanting invited King Beihu to Dakang as a guest at the banquet, and he would definitely entertain him warmly.

The king of Beihu responded.

The two talked about the exchange of materials, and Dakang was willing to open up the border and trade with Beihu in order to stimulate the economy of the two countries.

This is a good thing, King Beihu is naturally full of promises, but he can't help but wonder in his heart whether Zhao Yuanting has any ghost ideas, he has to admit that in terms of strategy, he is not the opponent of Zhao Yuanting, who is unpredictable by nature.

After the dinner was dispersed, King Beihu returned to the dormitory angrily, and scolded Zhao Yuanting for being a fox as he walked.

"Then you promised Emperor Dakang that he would visit Dakang, did you count or not?" The palace people beside King Beihu asked softly.

King Beihu pondered for a while, "Anyway, if this matter is successful, it still needs to be agreed upon by the envoys of the two countries, and there is no rush to make a decision...... After a pause, King Beihu said again: "It doesn't hurt to go once, the last time this king visited, Dakang at that time was still Southern Xia." ”

King Beihu said, I couldn't help but sigh a little, but after seven or eight years of hard work, the stars and the moon have alternated, and the dynasty has changed, and I, the king of Beihu, can sit relatively stable, but now, another grassland force is rising, eyeing Beihu, and I don't know how long I can do it?

Thinking of these internal and external troubles, King Beihu couldn't help but think of Huerhe, and his heart became more and more depressed, why did this Huerhe refuse to marry Duoya? As long as he marries Doya, the military salary, and the affairs of the army, King Beihu doesn't know how much to worry about.

Alas. King Beihu sighed.

Thinking about it, he sighed again.

***

Zhao Yuanting left for Dakang two days later.

The day before, Huerhe went to Yancheng and returned. Xia Muyao also wanted to go with him, but was left behind by Huerhe, firstly, when he returned to Yancheng, he deployed how to capture Zhao Yuanting, and secondly, Xia Muyao's body had not yet recovered, and he could no longer follow the bumps.

Huerhe promised Xia Muyao that as soon as the matter was over, he would return to Yuanjing to pick her up.

Xia Muyao had no choice but to respond, she took her son with her, and still lived in Hu Yuanzhu's mansion, which was the safest place.

The old princess looked at her grandson every day, and she couldn't keep her mouth shut, but she forgot about the stumbling things.

Xia Muyao tried her best to settle down in confinement, she knew that what she could do at the moment was to take care of her body and not cause chaos to Huerhe.

On the fifth day of Huerhe's departure, Xia Muyao received a letter, because she had no reason in Yuanjing, so she couldn't help but have some doubts, when she opened the letter and saw the word "Duoya", Xia Muyao's eyebrows moved slightly, this name has appeared at every turn since she and Huerhe met, and she also teased Huerhe with the name Duoya, but she never thought that this name would finally appear in front of her today.

In the letter, Duoya persuaded Xia Muyao to let Huerhe marry her, she said that she waited for Huerhe for five years, from seventeen to twenty-two years old, and her youth was gradually lost, but she did not change her mind, and as long as she married her, the king of Beihu would no longer be embarrassed, and he could restore Huerhe's official position, general, vassal king, these shining titles were put on Huerhe's head again.

Xia Muyao put down the letter and fell into silence.

When Mu Qi came again, Xia Muyao asked Mu Qi about Doya, Mu Qi heard this name, and glanced at Xia Muyao vigilantly, "Okay, how can you ask her?" Brother and sister, you care about it, King Yan only has you in his heart. ”

Xia Muyao couldn't help but smile when she saw Mu Qi being so nervous, "I naturally know how Huerhe treats me, otherwise why would he refuse to marry for my three protests, I just want to know, what kind of person is Doya?" ”

Mu Qi sighed, and shook his head with pity, "Speaking of which, Duoya is also one of the best ladies in Yuanjing City, full of poetry and books and a demure temperament, how many kings and grandsons and nobles have courted his family, but Duoya refused, but he only likes the second master of our family, four years ago, Bo Tuo begged the emperor to point out a marriage, but was rejected by Huerhe, and it was full of trouble in the city for a while, and Duoya has also become the laughing stock of many people, especially those who have asked for marriage but failed, and they have taken her as a joke all day long, since then, Doya rarely stepped out of the mansion, and she didn't think that four years had passed, and she was still thinking about King Yan in her heart. ”

"The heroes of Huerhe will naturally be remembered, but it's a pity that Doya has spent so many years." Xia Muyao smiled lightly.

Seeing Xia Muyao smile, Mu Qi couldn't help but be a little surprised, "You're not angry with that Duoya?" ”

"Why are you angry?" Xia Muyao sighed, "In the end, she is just a poor woman with deep affection, with deep affection, but she can't get a response from the other party, I think she is very pitiful." ”

"Ahem," Mu Qi glanced at Xia Muyao, "In this world, there are a few marriages that you and I are willing to love each other, and there are even fewer brothers and sisters who are so held in the palm of your hand like a jewel, so my sister-in-law has always felt that you are the most blessed person." ”

Listening to Mu Qi's words, Xia Muyao couldn't help but smile, "Huerhe treats me very well. ”

"It's strange, Hu Yuanzhu and Huerhe are brothers, why did Hu Yuanzhu become like that?" Mu Qi was disgusted, but his expression was sweet.

After a pause, Xia Muyao said again: "Sister-in-law, if I want Huerhe to marry Duoya, what do you think?" ”

Mu Qi's eyes widened, as if he was looking at a stranger, "Are you crazy?" Okay, why let King Yan marry another one? ”

Xia Muyao lowered her eyes, her face was a little ashamed, "Marrying Duoya, Huerhe can regain his former power, and only in this way can he compete with Zhao Yuanting...... For the sake of the child, but let Huerhe marry a woman he doesn't love, sister-in-law, am I very selfish? ”

Mu Qi sighed, "Sister-in-law knows your suffering, but I heard that this time Zhao Yuanting left Yuanjing, and the King of Beihu has sent someone to secretly ambush Zhao Yuanting and capture him, so you can exchange Gu'er with him." ”

"Really?" Xia Muyao looked at Mu Qi in disbelief.

Mu Qi looked around, and then lowered his voice and said: "Your eldest brother told me this secretly, it is not easy to do it in the palace, just wait for Zhao Yuanting to leave the territory of Beihu, and then send troops to encircle and suppress it, so brother and sister, don't be anxious first, wait a few more days to see how the situation develops." ”

When Xia Muyao heard this, she couldn't help but be a little surprised, why did Huerhe return to Yancheng the day before Zhao Yuanting left, it should have been secretly planned with King Beihu.