Chapter 348: What's difficult about this [Thanks to everyone for your support! Bow again!]

Bianjing,

the afternoon of March 11th,

this day Zhao Fang heard news about Jingge's brother-in-law, the Marquis Ningyuan heir Gu Tingyu.

This day, Imperial Consort Rong also brought her daughter and sister to be guests in the Empress's hall, and it just so happened that Madam Chai was also in the hall with Da Niangzi Zhengzheng.

After Zhao Fang entered the hall with a smile:

"Son has a secret for Mother Empress to guess."

"Marquis Tuoxi is attacking cities and breaking stockades."

"Mother Empress, besides this good news, son has another little secret I want Jingge to know."

"Forget about going with great fanfare; let's go quietly!"

Under the soft persuasion of his words, the Empress finally nodded, allowing Zhao Fang to send a little eunuch to tell Xu Zaijing a few words.

By evening,

although Zhao Fang knelt on the ground and admitted his mistake after seeing the Emperor's expression, saying he shouldn't have spread the news randomly,

he was still beaten hard on the buttocks by the Emperor in front of the Empress after his pants were taken off.

Zhao Fang wailed loudly from the beating.

Although the Empress felt heartache, she did not stop or ask; the Princess beside her asked the Empress in a low voice, and the Empress only said her imperial brother was naughty.

At dinner time,

the Empress glanced at Zhao Fang, who was kneeling on a prayer mat and punished to skip a meal, and continued to stand beside the Emperor to serve him dinner.

"Your Majesty, what exactly happened?"

The Emperor held his chopsticks and glared at Zhao Fang, feeling very heartbroken when he heard the rumbling sound of Zhao Fang's hungry stomach.

Afterwards, the Emperor sighed and said: "Gu Dalang has met with an accident."

The Empress was surprised: "What? Gu Dalang? How could he?"

The Emperor shook his head: "He was too anxious to draw the map! He stopped for an hour in a place that hadn't been cleared yet and was ambushed when returning to the camp."

"Then, he, our imperial son, told the Xu family's Fifth Young Master!"

Hearing the Emperor's words, Zhao Fang met his mother the Empress's angry phoenix eyes and lowered his head in shame.

"How did Your Majesty know it was the imperial son who said it?"

The Empress asked.

The Emperor put down his chopsticks and said:

"In the evening, the Xu family's Fifth Young Master went to find Zilong, begging to see me."

"He said that his ability, I know! My wisdom, he also knows! He begged me to give him a chance to save his brother-in-law."

The Empress asked in confusion: "Your Majesty, what ability does Jingge have?"

The Emperor said unhappily:

"What ability? The ability to save the Chai family young lady!"

"The ability to take a servant and overturn the nest of the Prince of Yan."

The Empress smiled and said: "Then what did Your Majesty decide?"

The Emperor picked up his chopsticks, picked up a piece of venison that Zhao Fang liked, put it aside, and said unhappily:

"This stinky brat, even Zhao Taifeng's matter he knows!"

"What else can I do? Let Zilong get him a Chuihuan Division identity and let him go!"

The Empress said worriedly: "This, he doesn't even know where Gu Dalang is!"

"I had Zilong send a message using the carrier pigeons brought by Zhao Taifeng; when this brat arrives at the border, naturally someone will tell him."

The Empress breathed a sigh of relief: "Jingge, he should have no problem protecting himself!"

The Emperor nodded.

At this moment, Zhao Fang, who was kneeling, said: "Father Emperor, is Jingge really that powerful?"

The Emperor gave an unhappy "hmm."

Looking at Zhao Fang, who was very happy despite kneeling after knowing this, the Emperor's eyes flashed, and then he waved his hand.

The Chief Eunuch hurriedly beckoned and waved away the others in the hall.

After only the family of three was left in the hall, the Emperor beckoned to Zhao Fang and said: "Fang'er, come here."

Holding Zhao Fang in his arms, the Emperor rubbed his knees and said: "Jingge is like this; what are your thoughts, Fang'er?"

Zhao Fang looked at the venison picked out by the Emperor and smiled slightly: "Father Emperor, Jingge is a person who values his relatives very much."

The Emperor nodded and said: "He is so powerful; when you sit in my position in the future, are you not worried about him?"

Zhao Fang looked at the Emperor with bright eyes and asked in confusion: "Father Emperor, if I didn't have Jingge when I was a child, I might have..."

The Empress hurriedly said on the side: "Fang'er, don't say this anymore; my heart still jumps when I hear it."

"Okay, Mother Empress."

The Emperor touched Zhao Fang's face and said: "Fang'er, you are so smart; you should know what Father Emperor is talking about."

Zhao Fang glanced at the somewhat confused Empress and lowered his head without speaking.

"Hmm? Fang'er?"

The Emperor asked.

Zhao Fang raised his head, looked at the Emperor, and said: "Father Emperor, son understands! But actually, son just answered your question."

The Emperor looked at Zhao Fang with confusion.

Zhao Fang said: "Father Emperor, Jingge is a person who values his relatives very much!"

The Emperor nodded: "So?"

Zhao Fang said: "So, son just needs to become his relative!"

After speaking, Zhao Fang glanced at the Empress and continued while counting his fingers:

"Father Emperor, look, Jingge's first move was for the Xu family's Eldest Da Niangzi!"

"When going to Yang Zhou, I heard Little Zhao say that Jingge moved immediately after knowing the news for the sake of the Xu family's Eldest Da Niangzi's pregnancy."

"At Pan Tower, it was because of cousin Viscount Zhu; overturning the Prince of Yan's nest was because of the Xu family's Fourth Da Niangzi..."

"And, son also knows that Jingge has some divinity on him; before Mother Empress conceived son..."

"So, Father Emperor! Without son, what difference is there between your empire and losing it..."

The Empress gave Zhao Fang a knock on the head and pulled Zhao Fang's ear: "Without you, there are other imperial sons!"

"Ouch! Ouch! It hurts! Mother Empress, son was wrong."

The Emperor looked at Zhao Fang's appearance and smiled, raising his eyebrows.

From Bianjing to the Western Army's Yongle City,

it is a total of more than 1,500 li.

Because the current Emperor intends to expand the territory, the roads are smooth and the post stations are continuous.

Before Xu Zaijing set off, he sent an urgent letter to his father, asking him to send the Li family brothers to Yongle City.

Xu Zaijing also knew,

that Zhao Taifeng, the Prime Minister of the Chuihuan Division far away in Xingqing Prefecture of the Bai Gao Kingdom, needed time to inquire about news, so he didn't walk in a hurry.

The Dragon Colt he sat on was tall and long-legged; even if it was trotting without effort, it could run at least forty or fifty li in an hour (two hours).

In one day, Xu Zaijing only walked for four hours during the day, no more than two hundred li a day.

Seven or eight days later, when he arrived at Yongle City, Gu Tingyu's news and the Li family brothers were already waiting for him in Yongle City.

At this time, it was only March 20th, and the late part of the month had just begun.

After changing horses in Yongle City, Xu Zaijing circled the border with Qingyun and the Li family brothers and entered Shizhoucheng as a Chuihuan Division spy on the 22nd.

When Xu Zaijing brought his brother-in-law, climbed the outer wall of the pass, and helped the Great Zhou brave soldier achieve the feat of being the first to climb, it was only the daytime of the 23rd.

That day,

when Cao Zhao of the Marquis Tuoxi family and Zhang Fangshun of the Duke of England family saw someone climb first and stabilize, they reacted quickly and waved their command flags fiercely.

In the Great Zhou military formation,

teams of elite Great Zhou Western Army brave soldiers rushed out, arrived under the pass, and climbed the high wall; the result didn't need to be said!

After all, the Bai Gao Kingdom commander in the pass had been left in the main tent by Xu Zaijing and Li Taotie.

After the Great Zhou army occupied the pass,

"Wansheng!"

"Wansheng!"

The neat cheering of tens of thousands of people, like a mountain collapse and tsunami, spread to the Bai Gao Kingdom territory tens of miles behind the pass.

Looking from a high place, there was a smear of smoke and dust in the distance in the direction of the Bai Gao Kingdom, running faster; those were the Bai Gao Kingdom soldiers who had escaped from this pass.

In the Great Zhou pass.

Xu Zaijing, with Qingyun's help, threw the Bai Gao Kingdom armor onto the ground.

At this moment, two young generals with exquisite armor rode over.

Xu Zaijing recognized one of them; it was Cao Zhao, the fourth son of the Cao family who had escorted the Duke of Qi to Yang Zhou before.

Xu Zaijing bowed: "Seen Fourth Uncle Cao."

Cao Zhao jumped off the horse with a full face of smiles, first patted Gu Tingyu's shoulder, then walked to Xu Zaijing and smiled: "Good kid! How did you come here?"

Xu Zaijing smiled and said: "This matter, it's a long story!"

Cao Zhao pointed to the person behind him who was talking to Gu Tingyu: "This is the second son of the Duke of England family, Zhang Fangshun."

Xu Zaijing bowed: "Brother Shun!"

Zhang Fangshun nodded and said: "Good! Marquis Xu has a good son! Jingge, just now I heard Gu Dalang say that the two military divisions in the north of the Bai Gao Kingdom have mobilized troops?"

Xu Zaijing said: "Yes! At that time outside Shizhoucheng, the Bai Gao Kingdom military order was for the Heishan Weifu and the Right Wing Chao Shun Army Divisions in the north."

After speaking, Xu Zaijing scratched his head.

At this moment, another group of elite Great Zhou soldiers also walked in.

Qingyun behind Xu Zaijing whispered: "Young Master, this group of people, the momentum is fierce enough."

Xu Zaijing nodded: "Looking at their ability, it's not inferior to Jing Jing Biao Ge and the others."

Behind the elite soldiers, an old general rode over on a tall old horse,

looking at Xu Zaijing with a very kind and amiable smile; many things, the Empress naturally wrote to tell his father.

Xu Zaijing looked at the old horse the old general was sitting on; this shoulder height and body shape seemed not inferior to his own Dragon Colt.

Old General Cao said: "Xu family kid, come over, let me take a look at you!"

Xu Zaijing just took a step, and the personal guards beside the old general sensed the dangerous aura, and their hands couldn't help but reach toward the sword hilts.

Old General Cao waved his hand and said: "It's fine. His momentum hasn't dissipated yet."

The personal guards then consciously withdrew their hands; several personal guards were still surprised and looked at their comrades, their eyes full of: This kid has done quite a few killing jobs!

The old general looked at Xu Zaijing carefully and said:

"You kid, you look much more handsome than your father!"

"And more powerful than him!"

Xu Zaijing bowed and said: "Thank you, Grandpa Cao... for the compliment!"

After Xu Zaijing finished speaking,

Old General Cao nodded with a smile, then he turned his head, pointed at Gu Tingyu with a horse whip in the air with a straight face, and said: "The personal guards I gave you, you pay for the pension."

Gu Tingyu lowered his head in shame, bowed deeply, and said: "Yes! Thank you, Old Marquis."

"Hmm."

Old General Cao looked at Qingyun again, nodded, and said: "You kid, do you want to come under my command and be a captain?"

Xu Zaijing stood in front of Qingyun and bowed: "Grandpa Cao, please leave some for me."

Old General Cao flicked his horse whip: "You let him say it himself."

Qingyun bowed behind Xu Zaijing without speaking.

The old general shook his head: "Truly stupid."

Looking at the Li family brothers again, the old general said: "Avenged your Eastern Courtyard King?"

The Li family brothers bowed and said yes.

The old general nodded: "Good!"

After speaking, Old General Cao rode his horse and led people toward the inside of the pass.

Early April,

Marquis Ningyuan Mansion,

Madam Sun looked at her daughter lying on the bed with a forehead band, squeezed out a smile, and said: "No! Your husband doesn't lead troops, how could something happen to him?"

Pingmei smiled bitterly and said:

"Mother, Little Five likes to send me good things the most; he wouldn't come to see me if nothing was wrong."

"With such a big thing as me giving birth, where did he go?"

Madam Sun said: "Your brother still has a few months until the academy examination, he's just a bit nervous."

Pingmei sighed and said:

"Mother! Counting from the day Little Five came, my husband hasn't sent a letter since the middle of last month!"

"The one received a few days ago was just a letter of a few words reporting safety!"

Madam Sun glanced at the entrance, Madam Bai holding Gu Tingyu's eldest son, and said: "Then you can always recognize his handwriting, right?"

At this moment,

talking sounds came from outside the room: "Sister? Are you talking about me?"

Pingmei was stunned.

Another voice sounded: "Madam! Why did you give birth on the first day!"

Madam Sun smiled: "Didn't lie to you."

Pingmei nodded with tears in her eyes and shouted somewhat exhaustedly: "When she comes out, it's not up to me!"

Outside the room,

Gu Tingyu didn't speak awkwardly.

Before long,

Qingzhi walked in and said: "Eldest Madam, the Master said he is covered in dust, he will go bathe first, then come to see the child."

Pingmei gave an "hmm" and beckoned to her eldest son, who was put on the ground by Madam Bai: "Shixing, come over and see your sister."

Gu Tingyu finished bathing and finished seeing his wife and children.

In the courtyard of the Gu family mistress,

Gu Tingyu sat in the lower seat and talked a lot with Madam Bai.

"People lost their lives to protect you, our family must raise their children and send the elderly to their graves."

"You don't need to worry about all expenses."

Gu Tingyu lowered his head: "Thank you, Mother."

"This Old Marquis, eight out of ten, is also looking at your father-in-law's face, which is why he didn't make things difficult for you."

Gu Tingyu nodded.

Nanjian Tang Lane,

Hui Xue Courtyard,

Kong Mama looked at Rong Feiyan's flower arrangement and said:

"Da Niangzi Feiyan, the color matching of these flowers is very good, but they look a bit listless."

As she spoke, Kong Mama supported a drooping flower.

Rong Feiyan was stunned and lowered her head to ask: "Mama, where do you see listlessness?"

Kong Mama shook the round fan in her hand and said:

"This old woman noticed that ever since Da Niangzi Feiyan went to the polo match a few times in the middle of last month, the flower arrangement has been like this."

Rong Feiyan nodded: "Mama, I... I don't play polo well."

Kong Mama raised her eyebrows and smiled: "Oh? It's fine! Then... today's lesson ends here."

Rong Feiyan stood up and bowed with the maidservant: "Respectfully send off Mama."

Watching Kong Mama's figure disappear at the courtyard gate, Rong Feiyan sat behind the table, supported her chin with one hand, and sighed.

"Da Niangzi Seeing Xi Bu? Da Niangzi Ningxiang?"

Hearing the steward Mama's shout, Rong Feiyan waved her hand, and Seeing Xi Bu and Ningxiang walked out of the room.

Listening to the talking sounds outside, Rong Feiyan was in no mood to listen to the content,

she just looked straight at the embroidered painting hanging in the room... with a five-colored dart stuck on it.

"Da Niangzi! Da Niangzi!"

Rong Feiyan supported her chin and looked over, seeing Ningxiang and Seeing Xi Bu working together to carry a bamboo basket into the room.

The bamboo basket was covered with colorful silk, and a nice knot was tied on it.

Rong Feiyan smiled: "What's wrong? Why so happy?"

Seeing Xi Bu and Ningxiang exchanged a look and smiled:

"Da Niangzi, it was sent by the Xu family's Eldest Madam of the Huyan family! Saying it's to thank you for sending the high-quality medicinal materials to her last month, she is just using them!"

Rong Feiyan's eyes lit up; she straightened her body and patted the table lightly with both hands: "Put it here, put it here!"

Ningxiang continued: "Da Niangzi, our Mama heard from the Huyan family people that these peaches were bought by Jingge on the way back from Daizhou when he saw the April peaches on the side of the road were good, so he bought a few baskets!"

Rong Feiyan's eyes looking at the bamboo basket became even brighter.

Ningxiang walked outside to fetch clear water to wash the peaches.

Seeing Xi Bu glanced at Rong Feiyan and whispered: "Da Niangzi, I also heard that the Huyan family also sent some to the Chai family."

Rong Feiyan pouted: "Hmm, Da Niangzi Zhengzheng also sent medicine."

"If the polo match sends another invitation, don't refuse it; this young lady wants to practice polo."

"Yes, Da Niangzi."

Chai Mansion,

Qiusheng Courtyard,

Zhengzheng was looking at the account book on the table while reaching out to take a washed peach and taking a bite.

"Hmm, the taste is really not bad."

"Did you ask clearly where it was bought?"

Madam Miss Yun Mu on the side replied:

"Da Niangzi, our family going to Quyuan Street is quite a distance; how could we come back so quickly."

Zhengzheng nodded:

"Only said side of the road, the road is so long."

"After asking clearly, pick a few fields to try planting!"

The little maid Fuyi bowed: "Yes, Da Niangzi, this servant has noted it down."

Zhengzheng gave an "hmm," closed the account book, and said: "How is the 'Jinbuhuan' planted by the one from the south?"

Fuyi continued: "I heard the Xu family has already planted it alive."

Hearing this, Zhengzheng raised her eyebrows and said: "There's still an expert?"

Miss Yun Mu nodded: "Yes, Da Niangzi, I heard that the old man in the Xu family is surnamed Deng, passed down for generations, and his ability to plant and raise things is very remarkable."

Zhengzheng smiled slightly and said: "Good! When Mother returns, I will talk to her, and we will visit the Xu family."

"Yes, Da Niangzi, this servant has noted it down."

Jinming Pool has been closed for two days.

On April 10th,

Jiying Lane,

Shou'an Hall,

noon, after the meal.

The Old Madam was making incense by herself, glanced at Xu Zaijing who was drinking tea in the lower seat, and said:

"Jingge, what happened to the ancestral hall in the Daizhou old home? Why do you, a little baby, need to go back?"

Xu Zaijing: "Uh... Aunt Grand-Madam, nephew-grandson I... actually... hmm..."

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