Xu Ning's words made Zhou Rui speechless, she didn't know how to respond to such a topic, saying that she was unintentionally inserted into the willow, or was it a forced move?

Seeing that Zhou Rui was silent, Xu Ning also knew that her arrival had put huge pressure on the other party, but she was also a little self-deprecating, what kind of self was she?

However, when Li Jin had not yet married into the Jiang family, she, the intended wife, still had to take on the necessary responsibilities.

A flat wife is no better than a concubine, and she needs to take on some responsibilities as a wife, and for now, she is the only one who has been clarified by Jiang Feng as a flat wife.

"Xiao Rui, my sister has no malice, but we also have a relationship, even if there are many accidents and changes in the middle, but it is not for you and me to change, and now God has tied us together, it seems that we are destined to have a lot of things to do in the future, so I think we may be able to throw away those heart knots. ”

Xu Ning's words were reasonable, but they caused a lot of waves in Zhou Rui's heart.

After all, he was also from a big family, and he had lived in the Yang family for so many years, so Zhou Rui could naturally hear the meaning of Xu Ning's words.

Jiang Feng's marriage is no longer anyone, or even Jiang Feng himself can decide, this is related to the future of the entire Xuzhou, so political marriage has become an inevitability, and the future cannot be only one or two, which can be predicted.

So for Xu Ning, in addition to Li Jin, there will be many opponents in her future, in this case, a former best friend like Zhou Rui who has been married is obviously difficult to pose a threat to herself, but has given birth to a male heir, is very valuable.

Similarly, for Zhou Rui, she also needs an ally, in the future Jiang Feng's backyard, her identity is already very embarrassing, even if she has a male heir, unless Jiang Feng only has this one heir, once she has other heirs, then Zhou Rui will still be valued by others as she is now? Maybe the rest is Jiang Feng's own favor, but can this last long?

Zhou Rui never believed in this, so it made extra sense to seek an ally.

"Xiao Ning, I'...... I don't know what to say. Zhou Rui smiled slightly wryly, with a touch of shame on her face, "The king of the county is loved, I was originally a wife, but I ......"

"Needless to say, the king of the county is not a womanizer, since he likes Xiaorui, he must be fateful. Xu Ning was also very curious about how Jiang Feng fell in love with Zhou Rui.

In her opinion, Zhou Rui can certainly be called a national beauty, but in terms of appearance, she doesn't think that she and Xu Jing are inferior to each other, and Jiang Feng is not the kind of man who can't take a step when he sees a beautiful woman, how could he take a fancy to a woman? Moreover, she is also a woman of the Yang family, so she is also puzzled.

Except that Zhou Rui is indeed right for Jiang Feng, other reasons can't be explained, you must know that from Shouzhou to Luzhou to Xuzhou, Yanzhou, and Qingzhou, how many famous gentry and wealthy families want to marry Jiang Feng, and even willing to take their daughters as concubines, but Jiang Feng did not show any interest.

Therefore, Xu Ning also had some doubts about whether it was the rumors that made Jiang Feng interested in Zhou Rui, if this was the case, it could only be said that it was providence.

"Xiao Ning, it's good that you can understand my troubles, I don't know what to say, and I don't know what the future will be, but now that I have this child, I can only carry it like this. Zhou Rui's words were not without sourness and worry.

Indeed, for her, there was a child in a few nights, but the child's father has never come to see this child, although everyone said that he was only the only male heir of the county king, but he did not get the child's father to express his position, Zhou Rui's heart has never been able to settle down.

"Xiaorui doesn't have to worry too much, the king of the county is also too busy with military affairs, and the child is still young, so it is not suitable to go to the north, so I will let you stay in Shouzhou. Xu Ning smiled and said: "I have received news that the king of the county is about to leave for Yangzhou in the south, but before going to Yangzhou, I have to go back to Shouzhou, that is, to visit you and the child, you can rest assured this time." ”

"Really?" After Zhou Rui was happy in her heart, she surged up with a burst of worry, and subconsciously wanted to ** her cheeks, examine her body, after giving birth to this child, her body plumped up a lot, and suddenly thought that Xu Ning was in front of her, and realized that she was a little out of shape.

Xu Ning nodded lightly, "Of course it's true, how could I lie to you?" It's just that there are quite a few people with him. ”

"Oh?" Zhou Rui was also a smart person, and immediately heard the words in his words, "There are other women around the county king?"

"Well, several. Xu Ning said indifferently: "Yu Chi Yanshan, the daughter of the Wei Chi family, one of the Nine Gongqing families of Chang'an, Bai Mulan, the princess of Mulan of the Tugu Hun people, and Liu Xuan's daughter, Liu Ji, all accompanied the county king to the south. ”

"Ah, they're all coming to Shouzhou?" Zhou Rui was taken aback, her face was a little hot, and she was at a loss, "How is this good?"

"What are you afraid of? You have children to rely on, who can help you?" Xu Ning said proudly: "Besides, the county king hasn't said that he wants to have a marriage contract with them, even if the county king has a marriage contract with them, it will not be their turn to point fingers." ”

Zhou Rui calmed down a little, and slowly calmed down, Xu Ning was right, he was not famous now, and they still had no marriage contract with Jiang Feng, how could they come and not get along with him, not to mention that he still had a child by his side.

However, these people may pose a challenge to Xu Ning's identity and status, and it is no wonder that Xu Ning is so nervous.

However, Zhou Rui can trust Xu Ning's ability, the other party will not lose to anyone in this regard, and those small tricks should have been well established for Xu Ning.

"You don't have to worry about anything, the king of the county has been looking forward to the heir for a long time, and the generals under him are even more important, so you don't need to work hard, take care of your body, and take care of the child is the most important thing. Xu Ning glanced at Zhou Rui and said.

"Then Xiao Ning, why is there a ...... between you and the county king?" Zhou Rui glanced at Xu Ning and finally asked.

"I haven't had a round house with him yet, I originally said that I would wait for you and Li Jin's marriage before coming, but there are many affairs, and his marriage with Li Jin has just been finalized, Li Jin has returned to Chang'an, it is estimated that if there is no accident, I will marry Li Jin in the second half of the year, and my own affairs with him will be fast. Xu Ning seemed to be talking about other people's affairs, and his tone was calm and indifferent.

"It would be nice if Xiao Ning could give birth to a child as soon as possible. Zhou Rui said sincerely: "With a child, Xiao Ning will feel at ease." ”

Xu Ning's face finally turned red, after all, she is still an untrained woman, and it is always a little awkward to discuss the matter of having children, but Zhou Rui's words are very reasonable.

"I want to, too, but I'll have to wait until the time comes. Xu Ning shook his head and looked at Zhou Rui, "Xiao Rui, you and I know the roots, and we have some affection, if there is anything in the future, it is good to have a ,...... to take care of it."

Zhou Rui comprehended, "Xiao Ning, don't worry, I understand." ”

June 18, Chang'an.

Yu Chi Yanxia, who returned to Chang'an, immediately felt a somewhat tense atmosphere.

In fact, from the time he crossed the Wuguan Pass and the Lantian Pass, Yu Chi Yanxia had already sensed that something was wrong with the situation.

The impact of the drought on Guanzhong was far-reaching, and a large number of peasants began to flee along the east-west passage towards Shannan East and Jiannan Road, which was actually already there when they went east to Xuzhou, but by this time it became more and more intense.

In Wuguan, Wei Chi Yanxia encountered a wave of displaced people from the east, and in Lantian Pass, this situation was even more serious.

No one can stop this flow of people, and no one wants to stay in the local area and starve to death when they see that the autumn grain is hopeless, so it is inevitable to go east and south.

Yu Chi Yanxia was a little worried in her heart, this would be an extremely bad situation for Chang'an.

The situation in Chang'an City is not optimistic, or it is very bad.

No one can come up with a decent solution, the party members in the north are still eyeing each other, and from time to time one or two cavalry will go south to harass, which can always cause a burst of exclamations from the princes in Chang'an City, and they don't know what these people are doing.

What made the ministers of Chang'an even more uneasy was not the party members, but Yang Wenchang in the west.

Yang Wenchang seems to have reached an agreement with the Tubo, and even had a close relationship, according to the detailed information from the west, the Tubo seem to have re-established a field with the states under Yang Wenchang's control, and the transactions were more frequent, and they also saw that the Tubo army was stationed with Yang Wenchang's army, which also caused great tension among the ministers in Chang'an City.

Owl deer, this is the unanimous evaluation of Yang Wenchang and his son by the ministers of Chang'an, but how to deal with the deer is helpless for the ministers in Chang'an City.

In last year's war, the Guanzhong army suffered a series of defeats, and the party cavalry army taught the Guanzhong army a profound lesson, until now the Guanzhong army still has not recovered, or can never recover its vitality, they have lost their courage and morale.

What's more important is that the generals in the city are confused, and the feeling to Yu Chi Yanxia is that Guanzhong is like a beam a year ago, like a headless fly, without a backbone.

No one can come up with a specific strategy for how to deal with it, and no one can convince anyone.

As soon as he went to the court, he quarreled endlessly, and after the quarrel, there was still no result, so that even the emperor didn't want to come to the court.

In fact, Wei Chi Yanxia had no choice, even Jiang Feng didn't give him a clear suggestion, or couldn't come up with a better opinion, what could he do?

Of course, it is unrealistic to expect Jiang Feng to lead a large army westward to Chang'an to solve the crisis.