Liu Mingzhi's tiger body trembled, and the hands he held up seemed to be weak and gradually fell down.
Looking at the clearly visible expectation in Xue Ning'er's pretty eyes with complicated eyes, Liu Mingzhi stepped back with heavy steps.
Young Master Liu slowly stopped in front of the stone bench behind him, holding the Wanli Jiangshan engraved jade fan in one hand and supporting the stone table with the other, and silently sat down on the stone bench.
'My husband, she started her Western Expedition on March 28, the third year of Taiping. It has been more than three years since then.
Concubine... I just want to know about my husband and the soldiers who marched to the west.
When can I return to my hometown?
My concubine misses him, and my parents at home miss him.
Children, I miss him too!
I just want to ask about our Western Expedition soldiers of the Great Dragon Heavenly Dynasty.
When can you come back?’
One sentence after another kept echoing in my mind.
Liu Mingzhi wanted to control himself not to think about it, but he couldn't control his thoughts no matter what.
Xue Ning'er's questioning tone was soft and whispering from beginning to end.
Hearing it gives people a feeling of spring breeze.
However, to ordinary people, this is a soft whisper, as gentle as a spring breeze.
In Young Master Liu's ears, it was like thunder, as loud as a bronze bell.
When Ren Qingrui saw Young Master Liu sitting down again, he seemed to be a little distracted, and there was a hint of worry in his bright eyes.
"Da...Da Guoguo, nothing happened to you, right?"
Liu Mingzhi came back to his senses, looked sideways at Ren Qingrui and waved his hand with a faint smile.
"Ah? Ah! It's okay. It's okay for my brother."
Liu Mingzhi breathed a sigh of relief, leaned over the stone bench and knocked out the ashes from the tobacco pot, opened the tobacco bag and filled the pot of tobacco again.
"Miss Xue, please get up and sit down first."
"I thank you, Your Majesty."
Liu Mingzhi took out the fire stick, lit the tobacco and took a strong puff. He looked through the lingering smoke in front of him and looked directly at Xue Ning'er, who had already sat down.
"Miss Xue, since the two armies of the imperial court marched to the west, every three months or so, the generalissimo of the two armies will send the family letters of the two armies of the two armies back to the capital on golden eagles.
When the family letters of the soldiers arrived in the capital, they were sorted out by the Imperial Military Department, and then dispatched to the various state government offices.
Finally, after approval by the various state government offices, couriers were dispatched as quickly as possible to the family members of each of the Western Expedition soldiers.
In addition, every six months or so, the soldiers of the Western Expedition who transported some important baggage from the land of Xiyi back to the capital would also bring back several large boxes and several large boxes of letters from home.
In addition to family letters, there are also various specialties from the Western Yi lands that the soldiers of the Western Expedition brought back to their families.
The imperial court dispatched messengers to deliver all the specialties and other specialties brought back by the soldiers to the families of the soldiers one by one.
The reason why I told Miss Xue this is because I wanted to ask Miss Xue.
Could it be that in the past three years or so, Miss Xue, have you not received a letter from Deng Zhiyun?"
"Reply to Your Majesty, I have received it, I have received it.
As your Majesty just said, every three months or so, I will receive a letter from my husband from thousands of miles away.
Every six months or so, I will receive family letters and various Western specialties brought back by my husband.
But...but..."
Xue Ning'er stammered for a long time without saying the next words, as if there was something unspeakable.
Liu Mingzhi silently blew out the smoke in his mouth and sighed with a sad expression.
From the hesitant look in Xue Ning'er's eyes, Liu Mingzhi already understood what she wanted to say.
"Miss Xue, you don't have to worry that your words will make me unhappy.
No matter what you say, I will forgive you.
You want to say something, but it doesn’t matter.”
Ren Qingrui seemed to have figured out something, nodded in agreement, stood up, walked over to Xue Ning'er and sat down next to her.
Reaching out and grabbing Xue Ning'er's white and tender palm, she put it in her palm and patted it. Ren Qingrui said softly with her mouth slightly open: "Sister Ning'er, sister, I know what Da Guoguo is like.
He has always been the kind of person who tells the truth, so if you want to say something, just say it."
Xue Ning'er nodded slightly and raised her eyes to look at Mr. Liu who was puffing away at the tobacco bag.
"Your Majesty, I hope your Majesty will not take offense if my concubine says anything unpleasant."
"Of course not, Miss Xue said it doesn't matter."
"Your Majesty, as the saying goes, a letter from home is worth ten thousand dollars.
But no matter how precious family letters are, they are not human beings after all!
My concubine's husband has been on an expedition for more than three years, and I don't know how many more years it will take before he can win a victory.
Three years? Five years? Ten years?
I have been waiting for him for more than three years, and I am not afraid of waiting for him for another three years.
Not to mention three years, five years, ten years, or even longer, I can wait.
Until the army of the Western Expedition is victorious and returns triumphantly, until the husband returns to his hometown in splendor and glory.
As long as I can wait, no matter how long I wait, I am not afraid.
Concubine... I am afraid... I am afraid that I will never be able to wait for my husband to come back.
Your Majesty! When I say this, my concubine definitely has no dissatisfaction with Your Majesty or the imperial court.
My concubine is extremely lucky today to be able to see His Majesty’s beauty.
Therefore, I felt a little excited for a moment, so I boldly wanted to ask your Majesty.
Ask about your man’s return date.
My concubine's common sense is far inferior to Your Majesty's foresight.
I also hope that your Majesty will not take the absurd words of a female prostitute into your heart.
I'm a concubine... I'm a concubine, please forgive me.
Long live my emperor, long live the emperor."
When Liu Mingzhi saw Xue Ning'er getting up to salute him again, he immediately stood up and stopped him.
"Girl Ren."
With just a name, Ren Qingrui understood what Young Master Liu meant. She immediately stood up and sat Xue Ning'er down on the stone bench again.
"Sister Ning'er, Daguoguo came to Shu incognito, so you don't need so many gifts."
When Xue Ning'er was about to say something, Liu Mingzhi spoke first.
"Miss Xue."
"My concubine is here."
"Girl Ren and I came to your house to drink tea. I'm really not used to you always getting up and saluting.
You don't need to be so polite, you don't need to be so reserved, and you don't need to be so polite.
Otherwise, I will feel uncomfortable."
"Yes, I obey your orders."
Liu Mingzhi looked at the dry smoke that had turned to ashes in his hand, knocked out the ashes, and then placed the dry smoke on the stone table.
"Miss Xue."
"His Majesty?"
"Miss Xue, today, August 18th, the Imperial Court's Second Route Western Expedition Army has embarked on a journey of thousands of miles.
To be continued...