When Xuan Tian Hua saw Feng Zi Rui appear before him with a young girl, his heart collapsed to the point that it could not collapse any further. From the capital to Fuzhou, Consort Yun had already given him a similar scare. Why was Zirui here again?
On the contrary, when Consort Yun saw Zirui, her heart was filled with excitement! She pounced on the child like the wind, hugged him, and kissed his face!
Zirui watched as a beautiful woman wearing a veil pounced on him. He thought it would be a beautiful thing. After all, although he couldn't see the woman's full face, her eyes were really beautiful! But this beauty was a bit too enthusiastic! Even through the veil, he could faintly feel her enthusiastic saliva. Zirui was embarrassed. He wanted to dodge, but he couldn't.
Xuan Tianhua waved his hand and said to the attendant, "She's indeed here to see me. You can leave first." After the attendant left and closed the door, he pulled Consort Yun and Zirui apart. Then he stared at Zirui and asked, "Who did you come with?"
Zi Rui had a bitter expression as he wiped away the saliva that had come from imperial concubine Yun. He then lowered his head and pitifully said to his fingers: "I didn't follow anyone. I came on my own." He then tugged at Ying Cao: "She came with me."
Xuan Tian Hua's mind buzzed. Even if he was like a deity, he was unable to remain calm at this moment. He truly could not imagine how these two children had run all the way from the capital to the Eastern border's Fu Province. Although this journey was not as dangerous as the journey to the North, for children, it was truly a bit more difficult.
"Hua 'er," Consort Yun tugged at his sleeve, "The children are already here. We have to eat first."
Xuan Tianhua felt that he was unnecessary in this dining room. He couldn't even take care of his mother, and now there were two ancestors. This was really killing him!
"Forget it." He didn't know what to say. Scold? He could not bring himself to scold her. Fight? He couldn't bear to do it. He could only follow Consort Yun's words and say, "Let's eat first!"
With his permission, Consort Yun hurriedly pulled the two children to wash their hands and wipe their faces. Zirui was a little confused. He glanced at Consort Yun from time to time and wondered who this woman was. Calling the Seventh Highness Hua-er so intimately, could she be Princess Chun? No, no, no, the Seventh Prince didn't look like he would marry a princess. Who else could it be but the Princess Consort?
This question lingered in Zirui's mind until the end of the meal, but he still couldn't figure it out. Xuan Tianhua saw that the two children were finally full and said, "Rest for two days. Later, I will have the guards send you back."
Zirui stilled and quickly waved his hand, "Not going back, not going back! Seventh Brother, I came to help you. I can't go back. "
"Help me?" Xuan Tianhua laughed. He reached out and pulled Zirui to his side. He copied Feng Yu Heng's usual actions and pinched his little face. This child had traveled from Jing to Fuzhou. It was such a long and bumpy journey, but his little face was still round. It could be seen that he had brought a lot of money from home and ate well on the way. "What does Zirui want to help Seventh Brother with?"
From the initial surprise to the slight anger, and now he had no choice but to accept reality. Xuan Tianhua had already adjusted his mood. When he spoke again, he regained his refined elegance. Zirui was used to seeing this, but Yingcao didn't know that there was such a person in the world. She looked at Xuan Tianhua and opened her mouth in shock. It took a long time for her to close it.
Zirui seriously told Xuan Tianhua what he could help with, "I can help Seventh Brother read military books and analyze the art of war. When I was in Xiao Zhou, I read a lot of military books. The headmaster said that I was very talented in this area. Seventh Brother, you should be happy that I'm helping you. At least when the two armies are facing each other, you will have one more helper. "
Xuan Tianhua didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "There is no war in the East."
"Hm?" Zirui was surprised, "No war? If there is no war, why are you here? " That's not right. When he was in the military camp in the suburbs of the capital, he heard that the situation in the East was also very tense. A war could break out at any moment!
Imperial concubine Yun looked at the two and rocked back and forth with laughter. From time to time, she would reach out to rub Zi Rui's face, "This little guy is too fun. He's truly too fun."
Zirui was about to cry. He grabbed Xuan Tianhua's arm and asked him with a sad face, "Who is this girl? Seventh Brother, can you talk to her and ask her to respect herself? "
Consort Yun laughed even more arrogantly. She pointed at Zirui and said, "You said I'm a girl? Hahahaha! Hua 'er, did you hear that? Mother still has some connections outside. "
Xuan Tianming touched his forehead, "Mother, it's okay to expose your identity, but what's the meaning of the last sentence?"
When the word 'mother' came out, Zirui immediately reacted. It turned out that Consort Yun, who he couldn't figure out where she went, was right in front of him!
The child hurriedly got down from the chair and pulled Yingcao to kneel down and kowtow to Consort Yun. After all, she was an elder and also an imperial concubine. The etiquette had to be done.
But before he could kneel, he was stopped by Imperial Concubine Yun. She then pulled him into her embrace and began the next round of massaging his face.
Zirui resigned himself to fate and obeyed.
In the end, Xuan Tianhua compromised under Consort Yun's "mother's dignity" regarding the matter of whether or not to send Zirui back to the capital. Thus, in the following days, the new general of the East, the Seventh Prince Xuan Tianhua, was tied up with official business and left early and returned late. Brother Tian, who was suspected to be the Seventh Prince's imperial concubine, brought a boy and that boy's servant girl to start counting fortunes and days of travel. The three of them basically had the same goal: stroll, eat, eat, eat, eat! In the end, Zirui looked like he had gained a lot of weight. Even Yingcao, who had been sallow and emaciated because she didn't have a good foundation, regained a lot of color.
Thus, rumors began to spread among the people again. Someone said, "That boy must be the child of His Highness the Seventh Prince and Brother Tian. Although His Highness the Seventh Prince didn't marry an official concubine, as a prince, he should have a few concubines or servant girls in his residence. Although Brother Tian is a woman, she looks very wild. Presumably, she isn't a young lady from a large family who doesn't go out. Perhaps he met her outside and brought her back to the residence to raise her. She even gave birth to a son. "
His analysis was clear and logical, as if it was true. However, there were still people who refuted him, "Impossible! Do you see how old that child is? At most ten years old, but at least eight years old. How can His Highness the Seventh Prince have a child that old? He can't have a child before reaching marriageable age, right? "
Thinking about it like this, people felt that their previous thoughts weren't right. However, if they were wrong, then what was the background of Tian Ge and that boy?
All the soldiers in the Eastern border, from top to bottom, were thinking about this "strange case" all day long. Under the embellishment of Consort Yun and Zirui, the atmosphere was much more relaxed than when Xuan Tianhua had just arrived.
At this time, the Northern border welcomed the heaviest snow since Feng Yu Heng had arrived.
She didn't know how to describe this heavy snow. She only felt that it was even more violent than the winter disaster in the capital last year. Most importantly, it wasn't just snow that fell, but also fine ice particles. When the snow was heavy, large snowflakes would roll into a ball and fall from the sky. When they fell to the ground, they would fall apart, but it would hurt a little when they hit a person's body.
Xuan Tianming's army had arrived in Song Zhou the previous evening and set up camp ten li outside the city. The heavy snow made it very difficult for the soldiers to set up camp, but Song Kang told Feng Yu Heng that this kind of heavy snow was very common in the Northern border. He had seen snow that was even fiercer than this before. Feng Yu Heng finally remembered that Song Kang used to be one of Duanmu Qing's subordinates. He had lived in the Northern border for a long time, so he was naturally more familiar with this place. Thus, she asked Song Kang: "Say, how do the people of the Northern border survive this kind of heavy snow?"
Song Kang told her: "They just stay at home and don't go out. The houses in the Northern border all have kang beds that are heated up. The inside and outside are two different worlds. As for food, this place is covered in snow all year round. Our ancestors' tradition is to bury fish and pickled vegetables under the snow and dig them out when they're eaten. This ensures that they're fresh and can be stored for a long time. Even the food that can't be finished in a day is sealed in a jar and buried in the snow. They can be dug out to eat whenever they want. That's why the Winter disaster is not much of a disaster for the people of the Northern border. They have become accustomed to it long ago. "
Feng Yu Heng furrowed her brow. She recalled that year when Feng Jin Yuan had come to the Northern border to relieve the disaster. Now, it seemed that aside from the Duanmu family's constant reports to the court, there was also Feng Jin Yuan's personal involvement. The trip to the Northern border was most likely for the sake of improving his relationship with Qian Zhou.
"The wind and snow are heavy. Go inside the tent!" Behind him, Xuan Tianming's voice came from Xuan Tianming's side, and Song Kang tactfully excused himself.
Feng Yu Heng took a step forward and placed her hand in his palm. Feeling the warmth, she said: "Standing outside for a while is also good. Six people have already been hung up in Song Zhou's city wall. Tomorrow morning, a seventh will be hung up."
"Un." Xuan Tianming nodded. The masked face did not reveal any emotions, as he only said: "It's not that I hate them. It's just that those people that were willing to give up the chance to spend the new year peacefully at home and came all the way to the North. Just thinking about their hearts and the things they want to do, it's chilling." As he spoke, he reached out and wrapped his arm around Feng Yu Heng's shoulder, leading her into the snow. With one foot deep and one foot shallow, walking was very difficult. "In this sort of heavy snow, even walking is difficult, not to mention going into battle. The reason that we have tolerated Qian Zhou for so many years, aside from the fact that it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, is that it is very difficult for the army of the Central Plains to survive in this sort of environment. "
These words were spoken with great helplessness. The North's climate was like this. Even if he had a magnificent army and had the reputation of being a god of war, he had no choice but to give way under these conditions.
Feng Yu Heng understood Xuan Tianming's helplessness. Not to mention Xuan Tianming, even she, who had come from the modern era and had a mysterious space, was frowning in this sort of snowstorm.
The two stood in place, allowing the snow to reach their knees. Neither spoke for a long time. Only when a foot of snow had fallen on their shoulders did the two suddenly turn their heads. Looking at each other, they said in unison: "Let's go into the city!"
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