Chapter 33 The General's Mansion
Since Yan Ze left, Gu Qing was hurriedly sent to the carriage to Guanbei by Princess Gu Ning. Guanbei is the closest border fortress to Yanjing, and it is also one of the lifelines of Yanguo. That place, once it is breached, the entire Yanjing may fall, so the army over there has always sent heavy troops.
Gu Qing went this time, not only took all the maids in the courtyard, but also took some of the soldiers, they left at night and left Yanjing overnight.
Gu Qing, who vaguely understood something, did not object, but obediently followed the arrangement and left.
Kanbei is only five days and five nights away from here, which is not that far. Because Gu Qing is pregnant, she walked relatively slowly along the way. The inside of the carriage was also covered with several layers of cushions to ease the turbulence of the carriage.
When he left Yanjing, he went all the way north, and Gu Qing could gradually feel the dry cold of the north. The road was quite peaceful, Gu Qing walked for nearly eight days and eight nights, and finally arrived outside the city gate of Guanbei.
"Who's coming?" A question from a soldier came from the city walls.
The guard, who led the team, replied, "We are from Yanjing, and we have been ordered to escort our wife here to gather with the generals. ”
"General? I don't know which general you're talking about, brother? ”
"Naturally, it's the general of the war north."
"Then please wait a minute, I'll ask."
"Thank you."
After the conversation outside stopped, the surroundings suddenly quieted down, Gu Qing was a little nervous, although she knew that Yan Ze asked her to come over, there must be a reason for him, but after all, she had never seen her biological father, and she was still a little nervous when she thought about it.
"Niangniang, you can't be too nervous, seeing that your father is nervous, you have to worry about the child in your belly." Cherry saw that Gu Qing was a little nervous, so she opened her mouth to persuade.
Gu Qing knew this, but she was still nervous. Oh my god, I wish it was over soon.
didn't wait long, Gu Qing heard the heavy sound of opening the door and the sound of horses' hooves outside.
"My daughter, where is my daughter, let me meet her soon."
"See General Zhanbei."
"When is it time to come back to me for a walk, I want to see my daughter, I don't have time to deal with you." Shen Sinan said eagerly, when he heard the news from Agarwood, he wanted to return to his daughter immediately, but because he had the imperial order and couldn't leave rashly, he had been very tormented for a while, especially when he heard that his daughter was married to the palace as a side concubine, and he was even more resentful. But fortunately, he can finally see his daughter today.
Gu Qing slowly got off the carriage with the support of Fangcao.
As soon as Shen Sinan saw Gu Qing's appearance, he knew that this was indeed his daughter, she and her mother looked exactly the same when they were young.
"Embarrassment, Daddy's baby, Daddy can be regarded as being able to see you in his lifetime."
Gu Qing looked at the crying old man in front of her, she really couldn't believe that this was her father, in her imagination, her father had been fighting on the battlefield for a long time, and he should be a heroic man in Shifang's rough mines, but she didn't expect that seeing this figure now, she didn't look like a general and marshal who led an army.
"You...... Don't cry. ”
Seeing Shen Sinan crying so sadly, Gu Qing's mood was also a little uncomfortable.
"Daddy is happy, since you got lost, Daddy can't sleep day and night, even now he always dreams, dreaming of what you looked like when he dreamed, and now you can be regarded as coming back." Shen Sinan wiped his tears and looked at Gu Qing.
Gu Qing was a little at a loss, after all, this was the first time she had seen her father in her life. Fortunately, although Shen Sinan said that he lived a rough life, he was a very delicate person in his heart, and he saw that Gu Qing was a little awkward, so he immediately changed the topic.
"Let's go in first, it's windy here, my heart is cold, are you still pregnant with a child? You can't suffer these sins. ”
"Uh-huh." Gu Qing nodded hurriedly, if she stayed any longer, she would be embarrassed.
The carriage followed Shen Sinan's steed slowly towards the mansion in the city.
In Guanbei, Shen Sinan is the leader of the entire Guanbei. Here, he is the only one who says the same, no one dares to resist him, and it is the patron saint of the people in the city, so Shen Sinan's life here is like a fish in water, of course, if you ignore those Hu people who come to invade from time to time.
"Awkward, come and see your room, this is arranged by your father and me." Shen Sinan looked at Gu Qing with a little hope.
Gu Qing looked at the layout of the room in front of her, although it was not as good as her room in the palace, but it was indeed very delicate and decently arranged, which also considered that she was pregnant, so she was wrapped with cotton cloth in the corners of many walls.
"Thank you Daddy."
"You call me...... Daddy, would you like to recognize me? ”
Under Shen Sinan's eyes, Gu Qing nodded.
"Ahh!!hh My daughter will recognize me. Quickly pass on my order, today everyone will prepare good wine and food with me, and I will reward the three armies to celebrate my recognition of my daughter. ”
Gu Qing didn't expect it, but he just recognized a father, but he didn't expect this father to be a little crazy, and he was excited when he heard that he was willing to recognize him.
After sending Shen Sinan away, Gu Qing was also a little tired, and under the service of Fangcao, Gu Qing went to bed and prepared to rest for a while.
"General, do the guards beside my sister have something to report?"
"Please."
Shen Sinan thought that it might be that his family was embarrassed to find him something.
"Participate in the general."
"Please. But your concubine has something to look for me? Shen Sinan asked.
The guard took out the envelope in his arms and handed it to Shen Sinan, "This is a letter from the prince of my family, and I specially asked the minister to bring it over for you to see." ”
"Letters?" Shen Sinan was a little strange, took the letter, and looked at it carefully.
"Boom." Shen Sinan slapped the letter on the table, "This Yan Ze, I really don't know what to do, my own daughter, don't I know how to protect, do I still need him to mention it?" ”
Shen Sinan thought about what Yan Ze mentioned in the letter, "Go back and tell your prince that I know about it, and I will watch the next thing, and you also tell him that if you can't pick up my daughter in person after the matter is completed, then my daughter doesn't have to go back." ”
"Yes, the minister will tell you the truth."
"Hmm."
Shen Sinan waved his hand and asked people to leave, and then burned the letter.
"Liu Qing."
"The minister is here."
"Pass my order, seal the gates of the city with immediate effect, and no one can enter or leave the gates without my token. If someone breaks in, kill them on the spot. ”
"Yes."
When Gu Qing woke up, it was already the second day, touching his stomach, naughty and starting to move again, thinking that he was also hungry and protesting in his stomach.
"Niangniang, you finally woke up, the slave maid brought you chicken soup, and it was kept warm! You're using a little bit of it. Aunt Mo Ru gently helped Gu Qing up and changed her clothes.
The room was not cold because of the burning earth dragon, but there was some heat.
Gu Qing drank the chicken soup with his mouth, "Have you all used it?" ”
"I've used all the words of my mother." Yerba said.
After drinking the chicken soup, Gu Qing thought about the first time he arrived here, and some wanted to go out for a walk.
"Niangniang, the general sent people to guard the courtyard before, saying that if you want to go out, you will take these people out, do you think you want to go out for a walk?" Fangcao knew Gu Qing the best, and she knew that she couldn't stay in the house by looking at her eyes.
Gu Qing nodded and agreed.
Because it was much colder outside than in the house, Gu Qing was wrapped into a ball of meat again, so he was able to go out.
The general's mansion is not big, the design of the mansion is also very simple, and there are not many maids and servants in the mansion, probably knowing Gu Qing's identity, and when they see her, they are all saluting.
Walking out of the General's Palace, there is a street at the door. The General's Mansion was originally built on the edge of the city, but the people always thought that it was safest to rely on the army, so people kept moving here, so that this side gradually became prosperous.
Because there is also wind and sand here in winter, people are not very tight. But seeing that Gu Qing came out of the General's Mansion, he was very respectful in his speechlessness, but Gu Qing didn't know, he just felt that the people here were very friendly.
"Niangniang, do you think there are still women doing business here?" Maruko looked curiously at some of the ladies who were selling items, which were impossible to see in Yanjing.
Gu Qing also noticed this, it seems that the customs and customs here are indeed very open.
"Those who can come out to earn a living are powerful, but you can't discriminate against them just because they are women." Worried that the maids were all from Yanjing and would look down on others, Gu Qing said deliberately.
Listening to what Gu Qing said, everyone nodded and didn't talk about this anymore.
Gu Qing walked around the street and bought a lot of special fabrics. These fabrics all have some ethnic customs, and Gu Qing likes them very much.
In the days of the General's Mansion, Gu Qing felt that life was a little slow, the weather here was very different from Yanjing, except for his father, there was no Yan Ze, no Gu Ning, and no aunt, which made Gu Qing always feel like living in someone else's house.
Every day, he thinks about when he will give birth, because Yan Ze promised her before that he would take her back before she gave birth.
The most fortunate thing here is that Shen Sinan will accompany Gu Qing to eat every night, ask her about the day's situation in detail, and give Gu Qing many stories, which is also the time that Gu Qing looks forward to the most every day.
With the passage of time, Gu Qing's day of labor is approaching, and she has always been anxious recently, not only afraid of childbirth, but also worried about Yan Ze. In ancient times, production was a woman who took a trip through the ghost gate, and without modern equipment, it was easy to have problems. On the other hand, Yan Ze has no news, and Gu Qing has no way to start if he wants to inquire, so he asked Shen Sinan, but he was also perfunctory.
"Ah, Fangcao, Fangcao, it's like my aunt......"
"Come on, the mother is going to give birth! The mother is going to give birth! ”
Gu Qing was finally about to give birth, the entire General's Mansion moved, and the atmosphere became tense, everyone was preparing to welcome the arrival of the master, and Yanjing on the other side also ushered in a change.