In short, Han Ruoshi's belly should be quite small. She hasn't seen her in the past few days. If it weren't for Pei Yuanxiu's previous words, she would have really settled down.

Actually, I really hope she is more at ease.

Although I didn't care about her safety, she was a pregnant woman after all, and Han Zitong was indeed infatuated with Pei Yuanxiu, but the two sisters did not appear on the scene on the night when Chongyun Pavilion was destroyed. They probably knew that some people died and vaguely knew that some people were arrested. But what exactly happened to Pei Yuanxiu and what changes in his mentality. I think they knew nothing.

There are some things that Pei Yuanxiu could tolerate in the past, but may not be able to do now.

What can be tolerated now may not be able to do so in the future.

That night, except for the fire that destroyed the Chongyun Pavilion, he did not experience any emotional fluctuations or even vent. But I know that human emotions always need to be vented. If he has been suppressing, if there is a person who touches him, then it is very likely that the sky will collapse and the earth will break.

I don't know what that would be like.

I just hope that this knife that has been cut by them will not be stimulated by them again.

After all, there was nothing to say about the two of them. After sitting awkwardly for a while, Han Zitong was about to leave, but when she got up, she said to me: "When Yuan Xiu comes back, tell him, I have something to discuss with him."

"Oh? What's the matter?"

I originally just asked casually, but in the end, Han Zitong glared at me, with a little anger in her eyes.

I blinked and watched her grow more and more angry eyes. I thought about it again. What they were facing now was related to me and could make her angry... in Yangzhou and Huai'an.

I said, "You are not the one who came to help you and told Pei Yuanxiu that they want to go back to their hometown, right?"

Han Zitong suddenly widened her eyes, as if she couldn't believe that I guessed it like this. She looked at me blankly for a while and said, "How do you know?"

I curled the corners of my lips.

Normally, generally speaking, soldiers and those who are generals have different goals. As generals, of course, they have to be promoted after winning the battle, and the chances of soldiers being able to rise are limited, just to want some wealth and then go back to their hometown to live a stable life, especially for soldiers who have long-distance expeditions.

Sixty-seven out of ten of the soldiers who helped Pei Yuanxiu conquer the world were brought out from Jinling, and fought all the way to the capital, especially during the Chinese New Year. Seeing the winter in the north, which was very different from the south, it is inevitable that these soldiers in the south would feel homesick. Now the battle has been completed, and from the words of Xie Houqi in the morning, we can imagine that even Xie Houqi knew that Yangzhou and Huaian were occupied and blocked the river surface. The paper could not contain the fire, and I am afraid that some rumors would circulate in the military camp.

The soldiers' hearts became even more shaky.

However, Han Zitong came to talk about this to Pei Yuanxiu at this time-?

Seeing that the corners of my mouth were hooked up and I had never put it down, Han Zitong frowned and said, "Why are you laughing at?"

I looked up at her: "What were you planning to tell Pei Yuanxiu about this? Let them go home?"

As soon as I finished speaking, she glared at me fiercely: "Don't talk sarcasticly here! Now Yangzhou and Huaian have been occupied by your people. Do you think I don't know what this means? You just want to keep us from looking back!"

She stepped forward and glared at me: "Do you think this is a revenge on us?"

“…”

"Or, you can't destroy his path, you'll destroy the path he's walking?"

“…”

"Yan Qingying, your technique is too ridiculous, right?"

She waved her sleeves as if she was disdainful and said coldly: "What if your people occupy Yangzhou and Huaian? Now that the capital has been taken down by us, the world is already his. Sooner or later, we will take back those two places. At that time, it is just for your people to be left there."

I blinked and looked at her, and was silent for a while before smiling faintly: "It seems that you don't really agree to let them go back now. What do you think?"

Han Zitong originally thought I would have a dispute with her, and the thorns all over her body stood up, but she didn't expect that I would avoid the heavy lifting and said softly, which made her feel a little at a loss for a moment, and subconsciously stuttered: "I... Of course I know that they can't go back at this time."

I tilted my head and looked at her: "Then how do you plan to stabilize people's hearts?"

She glanced at me, as if she was disdainful to say to me, but she hesitated for a moment and said, "Of course we need to stabilize the situation in the capital."

After saying that, she probably felt that she shouldn't have told me too much, so she got up and wanted to leave.

I picked up the teacup inadvertently and said softly: "But I heard that nine out of ten rooms in the capital are empty now. How can I stabilize the situation? No matter how I look at it, it is not a place that makes people feel at ease."

She immediately said, "As long as Yuan Xiu gives orders, he can summon the people back."

"This is, but now it's so messy..."

“…”

"Even if they are going to come back, it's not that easy."

"Of course it's not easy. If it's easy, I'll discuss with him what else!?" Han Zitong said coldly, but my words seemed to touch her thoughts. After saying that, she frowned slightly and murmured: "The road needs to be built."

"Build roads? What roads are built?"

She glanced at me and said, "Didn't you see it before entering the city?"

"…?" I was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly remembered that before entering the capital, I did see a huge pit on the road, surrounded by burnt soil, and I don't know how it was made. In addition, the city walls and other places were damaged because of the siege. Indeed, if the people were to be recalled, those places would have to be renovated.

Repairing these requires money.

It seems that although they won this battle, their lives have not been better.

Han Zitong didn't say anything, turned around and left, and I stayed alone in this empty palace. After dinner, it quickly turned completely dark. Until I put on my clothes and went to bed, I didn't hear any sound of Pei Yuanxiu returning to the palace.

I think that this night, he will probably spend it with Nangong Jinhong's coffin.

I slowly fell asleep in the midst of my heavy thoughts.

The next morning, as soon as I opened my eyes, I saw him sitting by the bed, looking down at me thoughtfully.

I stood up from the bed and looked at him with a cautious look.

These days, it should be said that since I knew I was pregnant, he had not done anything to me. After entering the capital and letting me live in this bedroom, he did not stay here, but despite this, when he opened his eyes, he saw him looking at me close at hand, and still woke me up from the chaos of my dreams.

My voice was still a little hoarse, and I whispered: "What are you doing?"

He looked at me and blinked calmly: "I see you sleeping well, so I can't bear to wake you up."

“…”

I was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at the window. The light coming from outside was already very bright, and I could hear the busy footsteps of the palace maids and eunuchs from far and near.

At least it is already the hour.

He looked down at me: "What did you dream about when you sleep so heavily?"

I slowly turned my head and looked at him, saying, "I dreamed of snow."

“Is it cold?”

"fine."

"It won't be cold in the dream, but you have to remember to wear thicker clothes later."

“…”

"Don't you want to go out for a walk? I'll go out for a walk with you."

I couldn't react for a moment, so I just opened my eyes to look at him. At this time, several little palace maids had already come in and served me to get up and wash. After breakfast, they also gave me a thick flask. Pei Yuanxiu said, "Although the weather is good today, it's still very cold. Don't catch a cold when you wear it."

I obediently put on the wind flask, and as soon as I went out, I felt a gust of cold wind blowing. Fortunately, this wind flask helped me resist the severe cold.

I haven't left the house for several days.

At this time, the surroundings had been washed away by the scars caused by the previous war. In addition, the weather finally cleared up, and the ice and snow slowly melted a little, revealing the red walls and green tiles covered by the snow. The bright colors made the scenery in front of us look a bit lively and even festive.

If you don’t think about the current situation where nine out of ten rooms are empty, if you don’t think about Xie Houqi’s aggressive attitude, if you don’t think about what Han Zitong wants to say, now it’s a picturesque scenery.

We two walked in front and behind for a while before he looked at me: "Where do you want to go?"

I said, "I want to go to Jingren Palace to have a look."

“…”

He seemed to be stunned for a moment and murmured: "Jingren Palace?"

As he said that, a little warmth seemed to appear in his eyes: "Why do you want to go there?"

I said, "I heard that the place was the least damaged, right?"

"Well. I've asked them to lock the palace gate of Jingren Palace these days."

"That's good."

He looked at me for a while and said, "Let's go, let's go there together."

Jingren Palace is not far from here, and Eunuch Liu has been following us. At this time, he had already sent a few eunuchs to go and open the palace gate. When we went there, they roughly cleaned up the small amount of snow outside the door.

However, inside, the snow had not completely melted, and some fallen leaves were floating, so it seemed a bit deserted.

He said, "Do you want them to come and clean first?"

"No," I said hurriedly, "Don't let them touch here."

He looked at me and nodded: "Okay."

I carried my thick corner of my clothes and stepped into the high threshold. Looking back, it took less than a year to leave here, but I didn't expect that when I came back, I would have such a drastic change.

The quiet woman who lives here... Chang Qing, she should be safe, right?

Before I left, I entrusted Miaoyan to her. I knew that even if I didn't say it, with her temperament, I would definitely take good care of Miaoyan. Now I just hope that they can all be safe.

While thinking, I walked in slowly. The place was indeed very clean, not attacked by any war, nor had time to be looted. So - Miaoyan lived here, and the traces of her life should still be there.

I pushed open the door and felt a cold breath coming from inside.

When they left, they had indeed prepared for a long time. No one else had come in to loot the place, but it was also very tidy. Even the mattress was neatly folded, and the decorations and some fines were taken away.

That's good, it proves that they didn't leave in a hurry when things happened. Then Miaoyan shouldn't be too frightened and wouldn't suffer any hardship on the way.
To be continued...