Just after the New Year, Xuan Ye summoned his relatives to conquer Galdan.

After his defeat at Ulanmuttong six years ago, although Galdan had confessed his sins and sworn to the Qing Dynasty and submitted a letter asking for surrender, his rebellious heart had not changed. Soon he gathered his old troops in Kobdo and begged for help from Tsarist Russia, in an attempt to regroup and make a comeback.

In order to prevent Galdan from attacking again, Xuan Ye adjusted the deployment of troops in northern Xinjiang, strengthened the garrison forces of various border towns, and divided the Khalkha Mongols who fled to Monan into left, center, and right routes, and organized them into 37 banners, which were in the same column as the 49 banners of Inner Mongolia, and strengthened the garrison after recovering Mobei. A Mongolian post station was set up between the interior and Mobei, and a firearms battalion was formed among the Manchurian and Mongolian Eight Banners to step up training.

Two years ago, Xuanye Zhao Galdan participated in the Khalkha Alliance. Galdan not only refused to come, but asked the Qing court to hand over Tushetu Khan and the Grand Lama of Jebzundamba to him, and also sent envoys to Horqin and other departments in Inner Mongolia to instigate him to betray the Qing Dynasty. The Qing court received the report and immediately mobilized troops and horses to prepare for an attack.

In September last year, Galdan led 30,000 cavalry to attack the Khalkha Mongol Chechen Khan, and then went east along the Krulun River to Bayan-Ulan. threatened that after the winter, he would borrow 60,000 Russian shotguns to commit a large-scale internal attack.

In this situation, Xuan Ye decided to personally conquer Galdan again.

In February, Xuan Ye ordered 100,000 troops to attack in the east, center, and west.

The East Route Army was formed by the Heilongjiang general Sabu Su with 9,000 troops, crossed the Xing'an Mountains, exited the Krulun River, and flanked the Dzungar army; The Western Route Army was formed by 46,000 troops commanded by the Fuyuan general Feiyangu, crossed the desert from naturalization and Ningxia, and went north along the Wengjin River to cut off the Galdan retreat; Emperor Kangxi led 34,000 people to form the Middle Route Army, went out of Dushikou, and went north through the upper reaches of the Krulun River, cutting off the Galdan retreat route, and attacking the Galdan Army with the East and West Route Army.

On 18 February, the Feuyangu army was the first to set out. On the 22nd, Sun Sike's army set off. The two armies met and met at Ongjin. On February 30, Xuan Ye led the Middle Route Army to set off from the capital.

The night before leaving, Xuan Ye stayed in Yikun Palace and said goodbye to Chunxi.

Originally, there were many things I wanted to say to Xuan Ye, but when the words came to his mouth, Xun Xi couldn't say it, so he only said: "Third brother, be careful all the way and return safely." ”

Xuan Ye pulled Chunxi, who was originally standing behind him and massaged his shoulders and neck, into his arms, and whispered in her ear: "This is my second personal expedition, and this time I may not fall ill halfway like the last time." As I left you, I returned to you. Chun'er, don't worry. ”

The worry in Chunxi's heart was not only that, but when he heard Xuan Ye say this, he didn't say anything more. got up from Xuan Ye's arms with a smile, walked to the window and pushed it open, and there was a burst of floral fragrance outside.

"Third brother, the night is very good tonight, let's count the stars." Looking at the starry night, she took a deep breath and relaxed.

It's not that they have never been separated, and it will take two or three months to say the least, so Chunxi is naturally not at ease, but she doesn't want to affect Xuan Ye because of her worry. She let go of the unhappiness in her heart, and tried not to think about Xuan Ye's departure after dawn. Just want, in tonight they can be carefree.

Xuan Ye got up, walked to the window and took Chunxi's hand and walked out of the hall, the two of them jumped up, went up to the eaves, and found a relatively stable place to sit down.

Xuan Ye gently hugged Chunxi in his arms and accompanied her to count them one by one. Laughter came from the rooftops, causing a cry of jealousy from the eaves.

"It's been a long time since we've felt this comfortable." Chun Xi leaned into Xuan Ye's arms and muttered, "It's been many years since we last did this. Third brother, we are all old. ”

Xuan Ye scratched his nose, shook his head and denied: "How come, you are still young and beautiful." ”

"What if one day I am no longer young and beautiful? Will the third brother leave me? Chun Xi asked knowingly.

Xuan Ye said with a bit of seriousness: "Naturally, I am the emperor, and there are three thousand beauties in the harem, all of whom are as beautiful as flowers. Those who are old and ugly will let them find a corner and die alone, and I have a lot of young and beautiful concubines for my enjoyment. ”

Chun Xi said angrily: "Really? The third brother has chosen a good place for Chun'er? Chun'er is already a half-old, so naturally she can't compare with those young girls, it's better to plan early. ”

"You're under forty, what are you talking about?" Xuan Ye's eyes were full of smiles, but seeing that she was self-deprecating but not allowed, she said with some complaints: "The sons haven't grown up yet, where are you getting old?" ”

Xuan Ye's fingers couldn't help but caress Chunxi's cheeks, and chuckled, "Look, you don't have any wrinkles on your face." ”

His hand gradually descended, from her neck to her heart, until it stopped at her waist, held her slender waist, blew in her ear, and then said: "At this age, in the prime of life, the plump and attractive figure, so fascinating, where is there a trace of old age?" ”

Chunxi felt itchy, shrank back, raised her eyes to look at him, bit her lip and said, "The third brother will coax me." ”

"Isn't it good to have a sweet mouth?" He wrapped his arms around her waist and pressed it tight on himself.

Chunxi smiled enchantingly, kissed him lightly on the lips, stretched out her tongue and touched his lips lightly, and quickly bowed her head and said, "Well, it's very sweet, and it tastes good." ”

Xuan Ye was seduced by her appearance, clasped the back of her head with one hand, lowered his head and kissed her fiercely. The other hand roamed restlessly over her. Hearing her whisper*, she smiled softly and kissed harder.

This night, none of them mentioned the matter of the upcoming separation, immersed in the gentle township, and enjoyed the tranquility of this moment.

This night, they said goodbye warmly, but Ruiying Hall was not so quiet.

"Side Fujin, the little master is a month old, and he will give birth in less than two months. The fifth elder brother was going to leave Beijing early in the morning, and he didn't know when he would come back, so the little master specially asked the slave maid to come over and invite the fifth elder brother. The voice of the little palace maid outside the door was not loud, but it was enough for the people in the house to hear clearly.

Huiyin hadn't spoken yet, but the palace maid Yun Window, who was waiting for her, couldn't bear it anymore, and ran to the door quickly, and said dissatisfiedly: "There is not only one little master of your family in this Ruiying Palace, we Fujin tolerate everywhere, and everything depends on her first." It's good for her, relying on her pregnancy, she has repeatedly made excuses to call our master over, is it over? ”

The little palace maid didn't panic at all, but said respectfully: "Sister Yunchuang, you also said it yourself, our little master is pregnant, and the pregnant woman should come first in everything." What's more, I have been staying with you for two days in a row. If we don't see the master tonight, I don't know when we will see you again. ”

Yun Window was angry, and wanted to refute it, but he heard Huiyin's voice from inside: "Enough, today is special, it's normal for her to want her master to accompany her." I've been with me for a day, so I'm going to see what's wrong with her. ”

Yinqi was very happy when he heard Huiyin say this, took her hand and said apologetically: "I'll go and see her, don't be in a hurry to sleep first, I'll come back to accompany you after I coax her to sleep." Tonight is really special, and I don't know when I'll be back, or if I'll be able to come back, so I want to spend more time with you. ”

"What are you talking about?" Huiyin stretched out his finger and stroked his lips, and smiled: "Ye will return to the palace soon." Besides, her child is about to be born, and the doctor also said that it is a boy. We are all looking forward to the early return of the Lord, and we will pray for the Lord day and night. ”

"Okay, I'll come back safely." Yinqi smiled and removed her hand from her lips, put it in the palm of her hand, and said, "After I leave, you go to Yikun Palace to accompany Eniang." Even though she's busy on weekdays, you always have to move around a lot. E-Niang was always a little dissatisfied with you before, so you have to worry about it, and you have to think about it to please her. ”

"Don't worry, I understand all this, I will work Eniang's side." Huiyin smiled lightly, but was playing drums in his heart. To be honest, she wasn't sure she would make Chunxi like her. They are too different from each other, and the contradictions arise because of these differences.

Yinqi stood up and whispered to Huiyin: "Wait for me." Then he went with the maid to Fleur's house.

In fact, they don't live far from each other, one in the east and the other in the west, and Yinqi's dormitory is in the center. Walk straight from the door of the Huiyin room and cross the cross path in the courtyard to see Fleur's residence.

Fleur had been sitting on the couch, keeping her eyes staring out of the window, and when she saw Yinqi coming towards her room, she got out of the bed and went out to greet him. Yinqi saw her, walked towards her with a smile, reached out and touched her high bulging belly, and laughed: "It seems to be moving." ”

"If you listen to it again, you can still hear him punching and kicking inside." Fluff said with a smile.

"Really? He was so bold that he dared to kick his mother. Yinqi squatted down in disbelief, leaned on her stomach and listened, the smile on his face even stronger.

Huiyin lowered the curtain, sat back in the chair in disappointment, and took a book to read, but didn't read a word.

"Why did Fu Jin let that cheap hoof go? She relied on being pregnant, so she competed for favor regardless of the time and occasion, such a person, why should Fujin be soft-hearted. Yun Window was indignant, the scene just now was particularly eye-catching, and she felt a lot of unhappiness in her heart, not to mention Huiyin.

"What the hell is she doing? When she gives birth to a son, she will be promoted to a side blessing, and then she will be on an equal footing with me. Huiyin said helplessly: "She has to be liked by her mother, she has someone to support her, and she can give birth to her grandfather's eldest son." And I, apart from having a better family, what else? If I show my jealous side in front of the master, it will only attract the annoyance of the master. It's better to let her make trouble, I still feel sorry, it's better for me. In today's situation, if I don't have the favor of my lord, it will be difficult to move an inch. If in the future, I welcome another concubine in, and my life will be even more difficult. ”

"It's really not worth it for Fujin to be so wronged." Cloud Window sighed.

Huiyin smiled: "What is worth it or not, a woman who is not loved by her mother-in-law always has a difficult life." I want to keep my husband's love, and that's the most important thing. ”