Although Yu Wenchu made a series of arrangements and deployments in time, the news that the Huns and the King of Zhongshan joined forces to send troops still caused great panic. Originally, the two sides competed with each other, and the court side was defeated a lot, and now the murderous and extremely strong fighting Huns were added, and after several battles, the army of the court lost several important towns, and retreated and retreated, so the people were panicked, and the refugees were like a tide, as if the entire court seemed to be precarious.

Yu Wenchu had a headache, and after he took over, he found that the country had been riddled with holes before, and the accumulated disadvantages could not be changed overnight. One thing, the decision is sent from him, and there is always some unexpected change in the bottom, resulting in many wars that should have been won are always deviated.

He knew that he had to use a victory to rebuild the confidence of the army and the people, so he mobilized all his cronies such as Mingzhu's second brother Fu Mingzhao and Shen Ruilin, and then mobilized all the grain, grass and rations that could be mobilized, planning a big operation.

His study was lit all night, people came in and out all night, he could only sleep for a short time a day, Mingzhu was distressed, but he could only try his best to take care of his diet and daily life, and secondly, not to let other trivial matters bother him.

In the middle, the Empress Dowager summoned her several times, and when she saw her, she didn't say anything else, just gossiped with her about the things of the year, otherwise she listened to her talk about the experience on the road, and occasionally said: "The sixth child is hard." "Instead of saying in front of her that Yu Wenchu is not.

After a period of time, the relationship between the aunt and nephew gradually showed signs of warming, and they were no longer as-for-tat as before. When the spring flowers bloom, the Empress Dowager wants to bask in the sun in the courtyard, and wants to go to the imperial garden to visit the spring, so she asks Mingzhu to accompany her, and she also asks for the first time to invite Concubine Min to accompany her.

They are harmonious here, even the relationship between the orthodox faction and the regent faction is a little more harmonious, Yu Wenchu is not so difficult to do things, Mingzhu is not so repulsive when she receives the summons of the Empress Dowager, she thinks that if she can make Yu Wenchu feel more relaxed by talking to the Empress Dowager, then she is also happy.

However, after entering the spring, Fu Cong's condition became worse little by little, and he gradually lay on the bed and couldn't move, and even spoke gradually became difficult, often so painful that he couldn't sleep all night. If he used a soothing and painkiller, it would be better, but he was not willing to use it, he felt that he still had a lot of things to do, and he wanted to try his best to help Yu Wenchu and the children a little more.

Due to the war, Shantang's expenses are getting bigger and bigger, and the income and expenditure are beginning to be unbalanced, and more silver needs to be filled in, and it is necessary to be careful in management, and Mingzhu does not dare to stop, because there is gradually a saying in the court and the opposition that the current situation will happen because of the regent's poor command and coordination. She was afraid that once she stopped, or did something wrong, she would be seized of the opportunity and turn to attack Yu Wenchu, causing him unnecessary trouble.

So she felt that she was unprecedentedly busy, busy at home and outside, and had to do her filial piety, get up early in the morning to accompany the children, deal with housework, and then either enter the palace, or go to her mother's house, or go out to socialize, or take care of business.

Yu Wenchu is also unprecedentedly busy, the time for the two to meet is getting less and less, at the beginning, Mingzhu insisted on squeezing time to see him every day, and he also tried his best to take time to see her and the child in the back, and when they got to the back, both of them were a little slack. The reason is that when Mingzhu went, Yu Wenchu might be sleeping, maybe in the council, she felt sorry for him, and she was reluctant to disturb his rare sleep time, and she was even more reluctant to interrupt him when she was on the council; And after Yuwen Chu was busy, it was usually late at night, and when Mingzhu and the child had already fallen asleep, he was also reluctant to disturb her, because he knew that she was also working hard and was also working hard. Occasionally when he was free, Mingzhu went outside to do other things.

After coming and going, although two people still live in the same place, it is common for them to see each other for three or four days. At the time of the Dragon Boat Festival, the pearl of the defeat of the imperial army was still known from Fu Zifei's mouth.

At that time, she was giving gifts to the concubines in the palace and sent them to the Queen Mother, who usually wanted to leave her to sit. Sitting down is still the same as parenting, and for mothers, this topic is always never finished. This time it was about how to correct the problem of partial eating, involving two children, Mingzhu didn't dare to believe the words of the Queen Mother, so she just listened with a smile.

The Empress Dowager spoke very slowly, occasionally mixed with the things that happened when Emperor Zhengqian was a child, and she had to stop and think about it, and sigh a few more times. Halfway through speaking, Fu Zifei came, and although she had pounced on the powder, she could still see that she had just cried.

Originally, he rushed in quickly, but when he saw Mingzhu inside, he slowed down: "My aunt is also there." ”

The Empress Dowager was interrupted by her, and she was a little unhappy: "Are you arguing with the emperor again?" ”

Fu Zifei shook his head and said sullenly: "It's good if you just talk to the emperor." Daughter-in-law would rather just talk to the emperor......" Speaking of this, she couldn't help but cover her mouth and cry.

She was so out of shape that even Mingzhu felt that something was wrong, and the Empress Dowager frowned: "What the hell is the matter?" What is the system of crying and crying? ”

Fu Zifei knelt down and choked up: "Imperial grandmother, we have been defeated, the tail water defense line has been defeated by the whole line, and the state has also been lost. The Huns slaughtered the city for a day and a night, killing more than 30,000 people from the same state, including men and women, old and young. ”

The pomegranate flower that Mingzhu was holding in her hand fell to the ground.

Tongzhou is the place where the second brother is guarding, and the loss of Tongzhou and the collapse of the tailwater defense line are all in place, so whether it is the second brother or Yu Wenchu, it is a fatal blow. She didn't know if the second brother was still alive at the moment, and she didn't know what Yu Wenchu's mood was at the moment, but she knew that she had to see Yu Wenchu at this moment.

She stood up with a "whew" and walked out quickly, Fu Zifei peeked at her while crying, and saw her hand at her side clenched into a fist and trembled slightly, and couldn't help but flash a trace of happiness in her heart, and at the same time cry louder.

The Empress Dowager held her forehead and sighed: "Don't cry, the noise hurts my brain." ”

Fu Zifei put away her tears, leaned over and said softly: "Imperial grandmother, granddaughter-in-law heard a saying that Tongzhou was lost, and Fu Mingzhao has an unshirkable responsibility. Also, the city of Tongzhou was broken, the prefect of Tongzhou died of exhaustion, but the guard general Fu Mingzhao did not know where to go, and it was rumored that he fled. ”

A glimmer of light flashed in the Empress Dowager's eyes, and she said coldly: "Who did you listen to?" Do you believe that? Ming Zhao is a good boy, where would he do such a thing? ”