It's June.

The sudden heavy rain cooled down the hot and dry weather in Bianjing.

In the Zhongjing Waiting Mansion, the subordinates were in a hurry, and most of them had sorrow in their eyes.

A few days ago, there was good news in the court, and there was a sensation in the capital because of a good news.

Everyone thought that Cao Bin was going to return triumphantly.

Fu Bodu, the chief butler of the Hou Mansion, has already begun to prepare for the wedding banquet, and when Cao Bin returns, he will celebrate the joy of Count Zhongjing's ascension.

No one expected that the situation would take a turn for the worse in just two days.

The Liao State suddenly sent troops, leaving the Song army in a Jedi.

In Du Shi Niang's courtyard, Pang Yanyan and Master Li waited anxiously outside, watching the maids and women come and go.

Du Siniang was pregnant last fall, and it has been nearly ten months now.

Today's sudden delivery is also expected.

Fortunately, before Cao Bin left, he had already prepared a lot of stable doctors, so he let them live in the Hou Mansion.

Although Pang Yanyan was young and inexperienced, she was not flustered.

And Fu Bo has already entered the palace to invite the Hou Mansion Shijiao, the imperial physician, just for Du Shi Niang's smooth delivery.

Not long after, a mother-in-law came out with the baby in her arms and said:

"Congratulations to the eldest lady, Aunt Du gave birth to a daughter!"

Pang Yanyan and others hurriedly stepped forward to watch, and then swarmed into Du Shi Niang's bedroom with the children.

"Sister, look how cute this kid is."

Pang Yanyan carefully reported the child to Du Shi Niang's bed, and said happily.

Du Shi Niang's face was still a little pale, and she glanced at the child with a look of pride and said:

"I'm sorry sister, you can take care of her for a few days first."

Seeing that her face was not happy, and the four girls looked confused, Zhang Zhenniang asked carefully:

"Sister, what's wrong, isn't it a boy who dislikes it?"

Master Li also persuaded:

"Don't worry about Shi Niang, Cao Yin likes girls very much, she wants to have a boy, and she can conceive another child."

When Du Siniang heard this, she shook her head, and looked at the west in a daze, as if her gaze had passed through the walls and obstacles, and fell into the distance:

"As soon as this girl came into the world, Cao Ying was in a worrying situation......"

Pang Yanyan looked at each other several times, it turned out that she was because of this reason.

Master Li said speechlessly:

"You will be cranky, the battlefield is already changeable, what does it have to do with children?"

"Besides, Cao Xun has both civil and military skills, how can he defeat the battle?"

Sai Xi Shi also said:

"Sister, don't worry, Cao Xun has a sedan chair and other people to escort him, and he has a bloody horse, even if he loses the battle, he can run back."

Everyone was just comforting her, but when they heard Sai Xishi's explanation, the worries in their hearts were suddenly relaxed, and they all smiled and said:

"Yes, it doesn't matter if you lose the battle, Cao Yang will definitely be able to run back."

Only Zhang Zhenniang became more and more determined:

"I've never been worried, Uncle himself is a god and Buddha-like figure, how can he be defeated?"

Everyone was speechless, but the mood was completely different from just now.

At this moment, a maid happily ran in and said:

"Ladies and gentlemen, Uncle sent someone back......"

When everyone heard this, they were suddenly shocked and even more happy, and Pang Yanyan hurriedly said:

"I'll see you in person."

Du Shi Niang said:

"I'm going to hear it too!"

The "swallow" was sent back by Cao Bin more than ten days ago, and he himself counted the days when Du Shi Niang was about to give birth.

It's just that I didn't expect that the timing was so good, and it was just the child's birth date.

In order to be more considerate, he also prepared gold locks for girls and jade pendants for boys.

Sent away the "swallow" who sent the letter, and saw Du Shi Niang playing with the gift sent back by Cao Bin, Master Li said speechlessly:

"That's a ..... for children"

Master Li hugged the baby, and said with pity while teasing:

"It's really pitiful, I met an unreliable mother-in-law, she doesn't love you, my aunt loves you!"

At the same time, in a mansion in Xiangyang.

The former princess of Xiangyang was smiling and teasing the baby boy in her arms, who had just given birth.

Although she no longer has the identity of a princess, no one dares to mess with her.

The local powerful gentry know that she has a backstage.

Otherwise, with the identity of a deposed princess, how could she have more than ten acres of land in Hanshui Port?

That's a mouth-watering industry.

Even Xiangzhou Zhizhou Kou Zhun couldn't help but want to intervene in the planning.

But under the various obstacles of the local officials, they had no choice but to do so.

Although Cao Bin left Xiangyang, many of the officials in the government were his hardcore supporters.

It is said that the county officials who run water and the officials who beat with iron.

As long as the Xiangzhou government is not fully reshuffled, Cao Bin's influence will not be clean.

He has always paid attention to the sharing of interests, and those people will consciously defend him even if they are for the sake of profit.

"Madam, do you want the little young master to go to the capital to recognize his relatives?"

The big girl asked.

Princess Xiangyang's pretty face suddenly turned cold and said:

"What kind of pro? This is the prince's widow, don't talk nonsense. ”

"If this word gets out, see how I punish you!"

I am the master of my own house, I don't know how comfortable and comfortable I am, and I don't have as many rules as when I was in the palace, so why send it to the door to be restrained?

And she can't afford to lose this person.

When the maid heard this, she had to keep silent.

She is a personal big maid, and even the princess came to the door to send people away, she was helping, how could she not know who the child was?

Since the princess didn't want to admit it, of course she wouldn't talk more.

Great Song Palace.

After a day of discussing military affairs with the ministers, the emperor rubbed his sore old waist and returned to the Funing Palace.

I miss Cao Bin's 101st day.

Seeing Concubine Pang coming to deliver the clothes, the emperor shook his head bitterly and said with regret:

"I shouldn't have sent a talented man to lead the troops."

"Now that the northwest has overturned, the army is about to be surrounded, and I don't know if he can escape."

Hearing this, Concubine Pang's hands trembled, and her eyes suddenly turned red:

"Official...... Send someone to answer it! ”

Although she is in the palace, the news of the previous dynasty, especially the front, is not too sensitive.

Now that she suddenly heard that Cao Bin was in a life-and-death crisis, she was suddenly anxious.

The Emperor sighed and said:

"Why don't I want to save it? But the troops are overstretched, and I can't do anything about it. ”

"Now not only in the northwest, but also in my Great Song Dynasty, there is a danger of overturning."

These days, his hair has turned a lot gray.

Although the Great Song Dynasty claimed to have 800,000 forbidden troops, most of them were stationed in the frontier and various places, and there were only about 100,000 people in Gyeonggi.

In the battle of Western Xia, nearly 300,000 people were directly lost, of which more than 200,000 belonged to the forbidden army roster.

At this time, both the emperor and the ministers had no hope of surviving the last 100,000 people.

Therefore, they have been counted as losses.

The most important thing now is to deploy defenses in various places, protect the Great Song Dynasty, and keep Kaifeng.

Because if you are not careful, you will be attacked by the Liao State to Bianjing!

The country is difficult to protect, and they can't take care of Cao Bin and the Yang family anymore.

When Concubine Pang heard this, she almost softened to the ground, and said sadly:

"How so?"