Speaking of others, Shao Yan was really dumbfounded when it came to Xiao Yingying. Since he came to the throne, Xiao Yingying was the first woman he favored, followed by Xiao Rongrong and Xiao Susu. To be honest, if it weren't for In order to bring down Guo Wei, he would not touch three evil women. This time it was better. Once the seeds sprouted, they would not be able to get rid of them even if they wanted to.
Yu Yun was really shocked, and her face suddenly darkened. It was not because of anything else, but because the news came so suddenly. It was hard for her to accept it for a moment. She was really wondering in her heart, why was there such a warning that Concubine Shu was pregnant with the emperor's flesh and blood? None? But if the news is true, it is really not appropriate to drive her out of the palace at this time, so he came to Shao Yan and said with a smile: "Congratulations to the emperor, the emperor is taking care of everything, and now he finally has a wife, but Yichen concubine comes to see , since Concubine Shu is pregnant with the dragon seed, the emperor should take her into the harem and serve her well, and must not let her wander outside."
Shao Yan frowned and did not answer. In fact, he knew very well that among the three sisters of the Xiao family, Xiao Yingying had the most vicious heart. If she really stayed in the palace, it would be like keeping a poisonous snake beside her, which would bite others at any time. One mouthful, especially Yun Yun, but if she is exiled from the palace and left to fend for herself, not only will her own conscience be condemned, but even the Queen Mother and Yun Yun will not agree.
After much deliberation, he decided to go and have a look first, so he and Yun Yun came to the palace where Concubine Shu used to live. The two of them walked through the garden and heard the sad sobs coming from the palace.
"Mother, even though my son and I have done everything wrong before, the child is innocent. I have sown evil consequences before. Even if the emperor punishes me for death, I will never complain. I just hope that the emperor can let me successfully become the royal family." After giving birth to this dragon vein, I will die to thank the people of the country." Xiao Yingying choked and said.
Empress Dowager Guo said sincerely: "Yingying, don't blame yourself too much. In fact, the Ai family is also to blame for the situation you three sisters have reached today. As the head of the harem, the Ai family has been in trouble since you entered the palace. , Ask yourself how little you care about the three of you sisters. The Ai family is guilty. Now that you are pregnant with the royal son's flesh and blood, you should stay in the palace to rest and rest. Don't think about anything. Let the past things pass. "
"But--"
"Your Majesty, the Ai family will go and tell you, so you can stay with peace of mind."
"My son, I would like to thank my mother and queen here."
"The Emperor has arrived!"
Following Xiao Shunzi's shout, Shao Yan and Yun Yun quickly walked into the palace one after another. Xiao Yingying was sitting on the bed at the moment. When she heard that the emperor was coming, she quickly opened the quilt and knelt on the ground before she could put on her shoes and saluted: " I have met the emperor, Concubine Yun.”
At this time, several imperial doctors, palace maids, and eunuchs in the room knelt down one after another. Shao Yan waved his hands, stepped forward and said to Empress Dowager Guo: "My son, I would like to send my regards to the Empress Dowager."
"My daughter-in-law has met my mother," she said with great respect.
"No courtesy." Empress Dowager Guo looked at Shao Yan kindly and smiled slightly: "The emperor has come just in time. The Ai family has something they want to discuss with you."
I know, don't you just want me to keep this woman here? Shao Yan glanced at Xiao Yingying, who was kneeling on the ground and refused to get up, but saw that her brows were furrowed, and there was no makeup on her beautiful face, causing some spots. A little bit of it is revealed, although it has lost the charm of the past, but it looks like a different kind of natural beauty. The thin lips seem to be open and closed, as if there are a lot of things to say, but the words are on the lips but they dare not say them out. , Shao Yan became angry when he thought of her ugly face in the past. However, the Queen Mother Guo made excuses, and he didn't say much. He just said: "My children and ministers all depend on my mother."
Queen Mother Guo laughed happily, "That's good, that's good. It's inevitable that there will be bumps and bruises between husband and wife. Although Yingying, the child, had many problems in the past, I miss her because she is pregnant with royal blood. Besides, the Ai family also cares about her sincerely.
Repent, Your Majesty, please forgive her this time."
Seeing that Shao Yan didn't say a word, Xiao Yingying thought that he had forgiven her and hurriedly kowtowed her head on the ground, "I thank the emperor on behalf of the fetus in my belly for not caring about old sins. I hereby promise to the emperor that I will definitely change my mind in the future."
Become a new person"
Day, when did I say this? Shao Yan secretly smiled bitterly, this woman is really smart, she knows that if she has a belly, I can't do anything to her, and she will be worshiped as a god.
Afraid that Xiao Yingying's kneeling for too long would be harmful to the fetus, she quickly bent down and lifted her up from the ground. Xiao Yingying thought about how she treated her in the past, but she repaid her with kindness, and then she realized how narrow-minded her mind was.
She couldn't help but burst into tears and apologized to Yunyun. Yunyun said that she had forgotten everything about the past and said that she would treat her like a sister from now on. Xiao Yingying wholeheartedly agreed.
Youdao is the new home and everything is new. The Queen Mother Guo on the side was naturally very happy to see that the two of them were reconciled as before.
Shao Yan learned from the imperial doctor that Xiao Yingying was pregnant with a fetus for three months, which was indeed consistent with the time when he favored Xiao Yingying. Out of love for the house and Wu, he had no choice but to acquiesce to this wife who had no feelings at all.
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Two days later, Shao Yan received a report from the border, saying that the 200,000-strong army of Western Chu had crossed the canal and would have at most one day to reach the port. However, Bai Ruxue stationed there only had 100,000 soldiers and horses.
The situation was critical. Bai Mei asked Shao Yan to lead his troops to the front line for support. The old guy got seriously ill a month ago and has been resting at home recently. Now that he heard that there was trouble at the border, he naturally couldn't hold it back. Shao Yan saw
He had just recovered from his illness, so he rejected his petition, but Baimei insisted again and again, even kneeling at the door of the imperial study room, or directly outside the door of the main hall. Shao Yan finally had no choice but to reluctantly nod in agreement, and then he and his five brothers
Thousands of soldiers and horses, and an additional 500 dans of grain and grass
Although the crisis on the front line has been alleviated, the Nanliang Kingdom's 100,000 troops are coming from the rear one after another. The defense force of the Donglin Kingdom's rear gate has always been very weak. Moreover, the Nanliang Kingdom dispatched this time are elite troops. Once the rear gate is
Being broken, even if Bai Ruxue's side could defeat the Chu army, the gains would outweigh the losses. In order to solve this problem, Shao Yan sent Zhang Er, Zhang San, Wang Wu, and Zhang Baihu to the rear to defend with their troops.
On this day, Shao Yan was sitting in the imperial study, reviewing the memorials, and thinking about the recent battle reports. As he expected, the Western Chu army pressed on the border. Bai Ruxue organized the soldiers to fight back and repelled the Chu army's attacks many times. However, the troops from behind
However, the Nanliang army came with ferocious force. Zhang Er and others resisted to the death, resulting in heavy casualties.
It is reported that the guarding general of the Nanliang army is none other than Shao Yan's mortal enemy Jin Dingguo. This man is good at fighting, but he is very vicious. Every time he captures a city, he will let the soldiers have fun in the city, burning, killing and looting.
He committed all kinds of evil, and everywhere he went there were corpses everywhere. Almost all the men in the city were killed, and those women became the playthings of Liang Jun's soldiers.
When Shao Yan heard these reports, he was so angry that he beat his chest and cursed Jin Dingguo's beastly behavior. Unfortunately, there were no more generals who could fight in the court. Just when he was sitting at the table at a loss,
Suddenly I heard that Xiao Shunzi came to report, "To inform the emperor, Mr. Dongfang is outside seeking an audience."
"Quick pass!" Shao Yan was very happy. In the entire court, there were two ministers he admired most. One was Deng Bingtang, known as the iron judge. This man was eloquent and could judge cases like a god;
One is Right Prime Minister Dongfang Yi. Although this person is not good at words, he knows things like a god and will always bring some unexpected surprises when Shao Yan is lost.
"The humble minister Dongfang Yi has come to see my emperor, long live, long live, long live!" After a moment, Dongfang Yi slowly crossed the threshold, walked to Shao Yan and kowtowed.
"Dongfang Qing's family, please come up quickly." Shao Yan walked over excitedly and helped him up with his own hands, "Ai Qing came just in time. I am worried about the war in the rear at the moment. Ai Qing has always been resourceful. Do you have any strategies to deal with the enemy?"
Dongfang Yi said respectfully: "Your Majesty commends my veteran. When it comes to being resourceful, Your Majesty is the one who does your best." He paused and said, "My veteran knows that the Emperor has been worried about the war situation recently, so he specially sent several good generals to the Emperor."
"Good general?" Shao Yan said in surprise: "Where can there be any good generals in the court now?"
Dongfang Yi shook his head, "No, these people brought by the old minister are all selected from among the people." After that, he shouted towards the door: "All three of you, come in."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw three burly middle-aged men walking in from the door. Shao Yan took a closer look and saw that the one at the front of the row had a tiger head and a fierce look in his eyes. The second one had a thin face, but
But his face is full of flesh, with two hard-to-conceal protruding teeth exposed on the side of his mouth. The last one has a long face, with small but sharp eyes, and a few long sparse beards showing on his lower forehead.