Huo Zhongting lay on the wooden chair with his eyes closed, and said with a hint of bitterness on his lips: "The emperor is young and vigorous, but he is not satisfied that he has conquered the Jiang and Song Dynasties. He is ready to wait for an opportunity to attack Min Liao and unify the country!"
"The war on the border has just calmed down. If war breaks out again, the people of the two countries may have to suffer the scourge of war again." The Jiangsong Kingdom and the Minliao Kingdom have always been sworn enemies. In the war six years ago, the two armies and border residents suffered heavy casualties. If it were not for the huge cost,
, coupled with the fact that the Jiang and Song Kingdoms are suffering from a drought that has never happened in a century, we don’t know how long this battle will last.
Huo Zhongting was also deeply worried, "Yes, if war breaks out again, future generations will not have peace."
Zhan Qing said angrily: "Didn't the general advise the emperor? You and the emperor are close friends, and we both studied under the Hanlin literary sage Zeng. Didn't the general say that the emperor is a wise man who cares about the world?"
Huo Zhongting smiled lightly and said: "Since ancient times, there is no emperor who does not want to rule the world, sit on the highest position, and overlook the vast continent. The emperor is also a human being, and he is an ambitious young emperor. It is understandable that he has such a grand ambition.
As a minister, I should obey the emperor's orders and help him realize his ambition... It's just a disaster of war. It's not just the soldiers who are bleeding on the battlefield and homeless. The people on the border will also be homeless and displaced."
Zhan Qing was silent and said after a while: "The emperor has issued an order?"
"No." Huo Zhongting opened his eyes, with a hint of confusion in his red eyes. "The emperor seemed to have a plan in mind. He just asked me to deploy the troops and not worry about anything else. But what I can't figure out is that in Bianjing City,
How can the emperor, who is sitting firmly on the throne, use to provoke a war on the border?" After the border trade agreement was signed a few years ago, the two countries have not had any trouble for many years. It is not easy for the emperor to start a war with Min Liao.
Zhan Qing also wondered: "Do we need to take the initiative to cross the Chun River and attack Beidi City?"
Huo Zhongting was silent. After a while, Butler Chen's voice sounded outside the house. "Sir, the palace doctor Liu has arrived."
As expected of a famous doctor who has been immersed in the harem for many years, he could determine how many weeks Yuan Yuyue was pregnant just by taking her pulse, and based on the date, he could determine the birth month at the end of summer or early autumn. Doctor Liu diagnosed the happy pulse, but at the same time he also diagnosed
Yuan Longyue's syndrome of deficiency and cold had already affected the fetus in his belly. He was afraid that she would be worried and did not tell her in person. He chose to call Huo Zhongting alone in a secluded place outside the hall to explain his wife's illness in detail.
Huo Zhongting was just half happy when he suddenly fell to the bottom. Dr. Liu said that this disease requires long-term diet therapy and drug conditioning to be effective. Due to his wife's special constitution and pregnancy, many medicines have taboos and cannot be used. Therefore, in October
During pregnancy, a woman has to endure several times more hardship than other women to ensure the safety of the fetus in her belly.
Huo Zhongting, who was worried, sent Dr. Liu away and stayed alone in the courtyard for a while before asking Butler Chen to cancel the dinner. He stayed in the bedroom to accompany his happy wife Yuan Longyue.
"Zhongting..."
"Yeah." His hand fell on her black hair and slid gently.
"I'm sorry, I asked Lieutenant General Zhan about you last night. I was too petty. When I heard you took the risk to save that woman, I thought you liked someone else." Yuan Yuyue felt a little guilty when she mentioned this matter.
She's heartbroken, her husband is so considerate to her, how could he fall in love with a strange, foreign woman?
Huo Zhongting's eyes froze, and the beauty in front of him suddenly turned into another delicate and lively face.
Mei Liangchen.
Why did she suddenly change her mind and refuse to come to Jiangsong Kingdom to receive his blessing?
He was dazed for a moment, and it wasn't until he looked into Longyue's clear and transparent black eyes that he came back to his senses. "I've been thinking blindly all day long."
Yuan Longyue twitched her hair around her ears and said with a wry smile: "Zhongting, I shouldn't be suspicious of you. Even Vice Admiral Zhan said that you are the most dedicated man in the world. Besides you, who else in the world is willing to do this?
I won’t take a concubine for the sake of a wife who can’t bear children.” She buried her face deeply in his arms, her heart felt warm, but her eyes were soaked with moisture.
Her life is good.
From the first day she met him, good luck had been following her.
He smiled slightly, hugged his wife and said: "Since we have made an oath, I will definitely do it well. But you, now that you are pregnant, don't secretly recruit women for me anymore."
Although she was never pregnant, she sent beautiful women to his study in the middle of the night several times, hoping to get close to him and conceive an heir of the Huo family. Huo Zhongting refused, and on several occasions even ordered Butler Chen to kidnap her and send her away.
Fenghe Garden.
Gradually, Yuan Yuyue gave up.
Nature always plays tricks on people.
She had just moved the gods to give birth to his child, but she heard that he had someone he loved outside. The messenger said that the general not only risked his life to save her several times, but also promised to take her back to the general's mansion.
After hearing the news, Yuan Longyue's heart felt like it had knocked over the five-flavor bottle, and she could no longer calm down.
This strange woman who suddenly appeared was different from the previous women who took the initiative to throw themselves into the arms of the general for fame and wealth, and was despised by him. This she was special, the only one he valued and risked his life to protect besides his wife.
people.
Will he marry her?
Yuan Longyue didn't dare to think about the consequences of competing with others for favor. Because she loved him too much, she questioned Zhan Qing last night. Zhan Qing's answer made her relieved and at the same time there was a trace of unexplainable emotions.
Slowly settling in my chest...
This strange woman is by no means a simple person. In just a few meetings, she has already taken root in her husband's heart. Even if he doesn't admit it, she can feel that her husband doesn't treat her like he used to.
He is pure and persistent. Perhaps, even he himself is confused as to how he could be tempted by a woman he doesn't even know.
In the past, she might have beaten gongs and drums to welcome the woman in. But this time was different. She had his child in her belly, and she would not give up her position as the mistress of the General's Mansion in vain.
Yuan Longyue raised her red eyes, tears of grievance rolled down from the corners of her eyes, and said with a trembling voice: "Zhongting... Every time I send them to your arms, my heart bleeds! I survived
How can you understand the suffering?"
Huo Zhongting was startled when he heard this, and silently took Yuan Yuyue into his arms.