Chapter 135 The Sick Couch and the Gentleman's Scheme
Two babies have been added to the Yanyun Governor's Mansion, and it is really a lot of trouble. On the side hall, Bai Lisi and Bai Ze each held a swaddling baby, and Begonia and Xiaoxue also looked at each other carefully.
"Bai Ze, why are these two babies so ugly?" Xiao Xue looked at the red and wrinkled skin of the two children, and couldn't help muttering: "It looks like a little old man and a little old lady!" Her eyes widened, as if she was very surprised. The two grew up together since childhood, slept in the same bed for more than ten years, and they didn't have any taboos to say anything.
Bailisi burst out laughing and scolded: "What nonsense are you talking about! The child is soaked in the amniotic fluid in the mother's belly, so it will naturally be a little loose and wrinkled, and in a few months, I don't know how handsome these two babies are!"
Bai Ze also felt that the appearance of these two babies was really unpleasant, but after all, he was born by himself, so he didn't care much. However, as a mother, she naturally hopes that the children will be more handsome, and then after listening to Bailisi's words, she smiled and asked, "Madam, is this really the case?"
"Of course. When Chen'er was born, I was afraid that it was not as good-looking as these two babies. Baris whispered while gently shaking the swaddling clothes.
Mei Yuanchen's current face is naturally a first-class standout, and no one can find the slightest fault. Bai Ze heard Bailisi say that his baby's description was not inferior to that of a child, and he couldn't stop laughing for a while.
Haitang looked at Mei Xinyue in Bailisi's hand, smiled sweetly, and couldn't help but think in her heart: "Madame said that His Royal Highness the Jaw King has approved the marriage of the three of us. When he settles down on military affairs here, he will take me to the capital to conduct the wedding ceremony for the three of us. My son and I will have our own baby soon, and it is good to have a girl. ”
The four girls were chatting when there was a sound of footsteps outside, and it was Fu Shou who came on foot.
"Madam, Lu Baifu has brought back a letter from the old man to me!" Fu Chu stood still in front of Bailisi, bowed down to report, and handed over an envelope with both hands. This is the first time that Mei Siyuan has sent a message back after leaving Jinzhou. With a happy face, Bailisi gently handed the crescent moon into Xiaoxue's hand, took the letter, and opened it.
Fu Chu greeted Bai Ze and Xiao Xue respectively, and found that there were two little swaddling clothes, so he couldn't help but scream: "Sister-in-law, you actually gave birth to two babies!
"You whisper, don't startle the baby!" Xiao Xue said in a coquettish voice when she saw her husband so rude. Fu Chu grinned, nodded with a smile, approached Xiaoxue gently, and teased the little crescent moon in her arms, "Baby, hello... Whoa... I'm your second uncle!" Little Crescent Moon only cared about her little mouth and didn't pay attention to him at all.
"Sister-in-law, what's the name of the baby, why don't you like me as a second uncle?" Fu Shu was also unimpressed, and asked with a smile. Although he has long been familiar with Bai Ze, he has always called him by his first name before. However, since she and Fu Cheng became married, he changed his name to call her "sister-in-law".
"The baby is still young, and he doesn't know what you're talking about. Bai Ze was in a good mood and replied to him with a smile: "The boy is the elder brother, call Fu Changsheng, and the female baby is called Mei Xinyue." ”
Fu Shu was stunned for a moment, then understood, and secretly thought in his heart: "Xiaoxue and I also have to have a few babies! The people in Meifu are really few and widowed, and we are not able to protect the old man effectively, and he is tired of being injured and unable to give birth, how can we be worthy of the first master and the first wife? Since we have been the heirs of the old man to make amends the sin of the old man." ”
After reading the letter, the uneasy heart in Bailisi's heart was more steady. I can't believe in dozens of words, so I will write some Mei Siyuan because of the heavy chores in the aftermath, I am afraid that it will be difficult to get out for a while, and I asked her to take care of the whole house. "That's enough, as long as he's safe and healthy, it's better than anything!"
Suzhou is a remote and small state, and the state government is small and ugly, so it is really difficult to act as a prince. After some measurement, Xia Muchao chose to settle in the ironclad army camp outside Suzhou City: first, there is no safer place than here, and second, Mei Siyuan, Zhuge Pingtai, and Xu Dingan are all here, and there is something to discuss. Although, Mei and Xu were seriously injured and could not get out of bed.
It was already three o'clock in the unitary hour, and the sky was gradually sinking, and the lanterns had already been lit in the camp. Mei Siyuan and Xu Dingan each lay on a bamboo couch and tried their best to bow down. Xia Muchao hurriedly went to help them, and reprimanded: "When is it, why are you still holding on to these false courtesies?" In his tone, he was quite sad. Mei and Xu were both wounded by strong enemies in the battle to the death, and they were meritorious ministers of Dahua, and Xia Muchao did not want them to risk their wounds and tearing to perform this heartless bow.
The two thanked each other and lay down honestly.
Xia Muchao sat down on the chair in front of Mei Siyuan's sickbed, and then said to Zhuge Pingtai on the side: "Pingtai, you can sit down too!" The four of them sat or lay down, huddled in a circle. Xia Muchao looked at the three of them one by one, and said in a straight voice: "Three, the battle of Suzhou, you are the first to make a contribution, and I will ask for rewards according to the law." There are a few things that I must tell you first: First, it rained heavily for eight days in Anxian and Fuyang counties a month ago, and the bridges and roads in various places were damaged, so that the military reports sent by the outposts did not arrive in the capital on time, and when my father learned the news, it was 27 March, and by this time the Shatuo army had already withdrawn. Second, the Pingzhou Dam in Shanghe County burst, killing and injuring 600,000 Pingzhou people. Third, there was a mutiny at the Pinan outpost, and 25,000 generals turned into bandits to burn, kill, and loot in the nearby state capital. ”
"Actually... So many things happened to Dahua?" Mei Siyuan forcibly propped up his body and asked in surprise. His face was full of anxiety and sadness, and he sighed in a trembling voice: "The 600,000 people in Pingzhou have suffered casualties, which is far more tragic than the war in Suzhou! I, Dahua, why are there so many disasters and difficulties this year!" Although the scene of the cold fighting between the two armies was bloody, the number of casualties was far less than the seemingly mild flood.
Xia Muchao shook his head lightly and said coldly: "Hmph, the flood in Pingzhou is definitely not a natural disaster, it must be a man-made disaster. The mutiny at the Pinan outpost was caused by the killing of the grain guards and the lack of food at the outpost. These two things have not been ascertained, but it can be concluded that it must have been done by the Duanmu clan of the Turkic Kingdom!" Although there is no ironclad evidence, what he said is categorical, and the three of them have no doubt when they hear it.
Coupled with the assassination of the eunuch in the capital before, only the Turkic country has both the intention and strength to do these things.
"Knowing that the army of Shatuo is coming, you will ask for help from both the imperial court and the outposts of the nearby county capital. If the imperial court doesn't send someone to save it, it's too late, and the military camp stationed in the north is only more than 600 miles away, so it shouldn't be rescued!" Xia Muchao squinted his eyes and said coldly.
"Bang!" Xu Dingan slapped his palm on the bamboo couch, glared and scolded loudly: "I think so about my Xu madman, it turns out that His Royal Highness the Jaw King also sees that he Zhao Qianming has a ghost!" He said this loudly and loudly, affecting the wound, and the pain made him "hiss" and snorted softly.
Zhao Qianming is a high-ranking military general from Yipin, and he is one of the four Quartet generals in Dahua, if there is no evidence, these three people are suspicious of him and dare not say it easily. At this time, since Xia Muchao had started, everyone naturally had no worries. "Zhao Qian knew that Suzhou was in danger and was not long after, which is really puzzling. And when Shatuo attacked Suzhou City, he actually used Dahua's own crash car and siege tower. Hehe, such ordnance is registered in the Ministry of War, and you will know it when you check it!" Zhuge Pingtai said with a smile.
"There's no need to spend time and effort to check, this thing must be from the military camp in the north. Xia Muchao said coldly: "There is still one thing that I have not told you. When I arrived from the capital, I was ambushed by more than 200 killers in Shanzhou. The trial has come out, and the one who sent them here is Zhao Qianming!"
The three of them looked at each other, obviously shocked. "It's... Is Zhao Qianming crazy?" Xu Dingan muttered. Zhuge Pingtai disagreed, and refuted: "He must know that what he has done can't be hidden from His Royal Highness the Jaw King, and he is not willing to be captured, so he will take a dangerous move!" Mei Siyuan heard what he said, and nodded slightly, obviously agreeing with this statement.
After the previous matter was said, Xia Mu Chao Zhengse said the purpose of this trip: "Meeting here tonight is to discuss with you a comprehensive method of catching thieves!"