After practicing calligraphy at noon, Su Qian curled up in Xu Qing's arms and had a good sleep. If Xu Qing hadn't seen the weather outside and wanted to take Su Qian out for some activities, she wouldn't have even planned to get up.
Can you roll it up even if you are lazy?
Xu Qing used to be the laziest, but now Su Qian is even lazier than Xu Qing. Xu Qing is called by the emperor and the wise king from time to time and forced to care about national affairs.
It was good for Su Qian. If Xue'er didn't come to her, she wouldn't even want to get out of bed.
If she rolls the rolls by herself, she prefers to take Xu Qing to roll them with her.
She didn't get up, nor did she let Xu Qing get up. Moreover, she didn't sleep well and liked to kick the quilt.
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The second day
The Da Chu border army has almost reached the front line against the Zhou army at the border pass. Today is also the day when King Xian and Xiao Ye set out for the border pass.
King Xian and Xiao Ye did not bring many troops when they set out from the capital, and they only brought the fourth and fifth guards of the Shadow Guard with them.
Apart from the Shadow Guard, the most elite army of Da Chu is the border army that guards the border of Da Chu. The battle-hardened frontier troops are actually far more capable at fighting than the imperial army that guards the capital but has not seen blood all year round.
Moreover, when the Zhou delegation returned, King Xian had already dispatched troops from border states to gather at the junction of Chu and Zhou to prepare for the enemy. At this time, as long as King Xian arrived at the border and the commander returned to his position, he could immediately counterattack Zhou.
As long as the food, grass and money are sufficient, Zhou's army is no match for Chu, not to mention that this time Chu has a weapon like Zhentian Lei that can mobilize the power of thunder and fire.
Although the two countries have not yet started a war, in the eyes of the wise king, the Zhou Kingdom has turned into a reparation machine with no affection.
When Xiao Ye left, Xu Qing handed Xiao Ye an instruction manual.
In addition to three long-barreled firecrackers, there were some other gadgets in the long box.
Yesterday Xu Qing was pestered by his wife to sleep, and Xu Qing estimated that Xiao Ye would not be convenient at that time, and the Xian Wang probably would not allow Xiao Ye to be convenient, so he did not go to him.
It was not until today when Xiao Ye went off to war that Xu Qing had time to hand the instructions to Xiao Ye.
Includes a pair of once again improved steel cord gloves.
There are also simple versions of smoke bombs, which are larger than ordinary smoke bombs. As long as the flint mechanism is triggered, the fuel inside will ignite and release thick smoke.
Xu Qing also asked Mo Heng to add some spicy powder similar to chili powder into it. If he accidentally gets alone, he can throw it out, which will probably make the enemy's soldiers cry.
Xu Qing did not give Xiao Ye a more sophisticated short-fire gun, because the power of the lead bullet would be smaller if the barrel was shorter. It was okay to hit flesh and blood, but it was difficult to cause substantial damage to the enemy covered in armor.
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Xu Qing has already helped everything he can, and the rest depends on Xiao Ye's luck.
Xu Qing estimated that Xiao Ye would most likely not be able to use these things. After all, he was a heir apparent and the only illegal heir to the Chu Kingdom in the future. Wouldn't he be guarded by a large number of people when the time came to fight hand to hand?
If you think about it this way, you probably won't need to use these.
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On the walls of the capital city
The Crown Princess stood by the city tower and looked at Xiao Ye who followed the shadow guard away for a long time...
Although she didn't speak, she could still feel her worry.
Although Xiao Ruxue next to Xu Qing was not as reluctant and worried as the imperial concubine, she still pulled Xu Qing's sleeves, looked at him and said: "Xu Qing, our army of Chu will definitely defeat Zhou.
Is it right?"
Xu Qing rubbed Xiao Ruxue's head and said: "Of course, Chu is the country with the strongest martial arts in the Central Plains."
The imperial concubine looked far into the distance, and it wasn't until Xiao Ye disappeared at the end of the road that she turned back to look at Su Qian and asked, "Sister Su, your husband will be fine, right?"
Su Qian took hold of the Crown Princess's hand and said, "Don't worry, Sister Wan'er, the Crown Prince is very skilled in martial arts and has the hidden weapon given to him by his husband, so nothing will happen to him."
Looking at the looks of these two people, Emperor Chu was not as worried as they were. Not only was he not worried, it seemed that he had already prepared the accounting room and was ready to count the compensation at any time.
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When Xu Qing and Su Qian returned to Anding Bo's Mansion, the servants were replacing the plaque of Anding Bo's Mansion.
Because Xu Qing was granted the title of Marquis, the Anding Count's Mansion was also changed to the Anding Marquis' Mansion.
Xu Qing looked at Su Qian and said, "Madam, do you want to continue practicing calligraphy today?"
Su Qian nodded and said, "Of course."
Xu Qing took Su Qian's hand and said, "Okay, let's go to the bedroom to practice."
The servant who was replacing the plaque on the side couldn't help but look puzzled.
What Mr. Hou said about practicing calligraphy, is he serious?
Although there was nothing wrong with the tone or wording, I still felt like something was wrong...
Xu Qing didn't see Xiao Ruxue coming over all morning. This little girl was usually very clingy, but now she stopped coming even if she couldn't explain it.
This is really something Xu Qing and Su Qian are not used to.
However, because Xiao Ruxue didn't come over, Xu Qing and Su Qian could practice calligraphy in the bedroom without fear of being disturbed.
After a day of step-by-step instruction yesterday, I feel much better writing today.
Although Xu Qing still holds Su Qian's delicate hand, the person carrying the power has changed from Xu Qing to Su Qian.
Yesterday, Xu Qing was basically the one moving.
Su Qian was basically the one doing the moving today.
As if he felt that Su Qian had learned almost enough, Xu Qing stood behind Su Qian, let go of Su Qian's delicate hand holding the pen, and said: "Madam's handwriting is much better than yesterday. Madam, you can try to write it yourself.
When you become proficient, you can try to copy the handwriting of famous artists."
Su Qian felt Xu Qing let go of her hand, and the corners of her mouth could not help but curl up, making an imperceptible hum. Then she obediently moved the pen and began to try to write independently, but the words she wrote were like a book from heaven.
Xu Qing saw this scene and quickly corrected: "Hey, madam, have you forgotten what I said yesterday? Horizontal, vertical, horizontal, alas, that's not how it is written. You have to write carefully, obviously you wrote well just now."
With that said, Xu Qing reached out and held Su Qian's delicate hand holding the pen again, and continued to write with Su Qian's delicate hand.
Prince Xian's Mansion
Princess Xian was sitting at the table in the small pavilion, tirelessly telling Zheng Waner what she should pay attention to these days after she was pregnant.
Although the fetal pressure has stabilized now, Princess Xian still warned her repeatedly not to tolerate any negligence.
Xiao Ruxue, who was on the side, listened to Princess Xian's words for half an hour. She couldn't help but hold her little head with both hands, wrinkled her cute little eyebrows and said, "It's so troublesome to have a baby..."
Princess Xian said: "Of course, when the mother-in-law had you in her belly, your father hadn't abdicated yet. The queen had to pay attention to more things than the princess, and she couldn't tolerate the slightest loss of etiquette. She didn't even know the etiquette of the royal family.
Whoever decided this is simply going to suffer."
"Fortunately, your father abdicated the throne soon after. After abdicating, your father took over the heavy state affairs and could take care of me wholeheartedly, and then gave birth to you. Hey, by the way, Xue'er, why have you been at home these two days?
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Xiao Ruxue said coquettishly: "My father has left, and Xue'er is afraid that my mother and concubine will be bored, so I go out of my way to accompany my mother and concubine at home."
Princess Xian said: "Go, go, go, do what you have to do, why should I be bored when you are such a grown up mother-in-law? Besides, Wan'er is here, you girl is wandering around in front of me every day, I