"Okay, okay." Qin Huaiyuan's hands were pulled by his two little grandsons. He bent down to match the children's height and walked towards the second carriage.
Qin Yining, Ji Yun, and Bing Tang had already arrived at the side of the carriage. They instructed the wet nurse to carry the children down.
Brother Xuan and Sister Yun were both wearing red jackets. They had gold necklaces around their necks and small silver bracelets on their wrists. Their small faces were white and tender, and their eyes were black and bright. They were like two money-making dolls. They were not afraid of strangers when they saw people. They stared at Qin Huaiyuan with their big eyes and even grinned.
Qin Huaiyuan liked them so much that his eyes lit up. However, he only looked at them reservedly and nodded. "They're very cute. They look like you."
"I think so too." Qin Yining also smiled.
Zhao Ge 'er and Han Ge' er looked like Pang Xiao and her, but Xuan Ge 'er and Yun Ge' er both looked like her.
Pang Xiao came to the side and stretched his neck to take a look. His eyes were also overflowing with love. However, when he looked at Brother Zhao and Brother Han, he only touched the two children's small hands. He turned to Qin Yining and said, "Thank you for your hard work."
His words were very heavy. Qin Yining had suffered twice as much that day. After that, he had gone through a near-death experience to be able to reunite with her today. Qin Yining was lucky to be able to survive. Moreover, she had taken care of the two children so well.
Xie Yue and Xu Weizhi had been chatting for a while. Xu Weizhi led Xie Yue to Qin Huaiyuan and saluted.
"Hello, Mr. Qin."
Qin Huaiyuan hurriedly returned the salute. He supported Xie Yue's arm with both hands and then saluted. "Thank you for taking care of my daughter these days. If it weren't for Mister's plan, I'm afraid my daughter wouldn't have been able to keep her life. "
Xie Yue was flattered and hurriedly returned the greeting: "Duke Qin's words are too serious. Wangfei is intelligent and good at strategizing. This old one is just following Wangfei's orders. This old one is ignorant and shallow, how could I dare to mention the word strategizing? Duke Qin, don't embarrass this old man. "
Qin Huaiyuan hurriedly shook his head and thanked her again. Xie Yue's face flushed red and she waved her hands repeatedly, but her heart was very warm.
Who wouldn't want to be valued by the main family? Besides, he had always treated Pang Xiao and Qin Yining with all his heart and soul.
The group gathered for a short while and was about to set off for the barracks. When Brother Zhao and Brother Han saw Pang Xiao, they clung onto Pang Xiao like monkeys climbing a tree and refused to get down.
"Daddy, take me to ride a horse."
"I also want Daddy to bring me to ride a horse!"
Qin Yining smiled and said: "It's going to be dangerous soon. Why don't you ride the carriage with Niangqin?"
"No!" Brother Han twisted his small body and hugged Pang Xiao's neck. Brother Zhao simply climbed up Pang Xiao's arm and onto his shoulder.
Pang Xiao hugged one and carried the other. He smiled brightly and said: "It's fine. Don't worry, I'll take them and they won't fall."
Ji Zeyu was still worried and rode White Cloud closer: "Which one of you is willing to ride a horse with me?"
Huzi also pulled Pang Xiao's Black Cloud over.
Brother Zhao looked at White Cloud's silver fur under the sunlight and hesitantly said: "Uncle Ji, I want to ride a white horse."
Ji Zeyu smiled and urged his horse closer. With a grab of his arm, he pulled Brother Zhao in front of him. Pang Xiao carried Brother Han and leaped into the air, leaping onto the horse's back. Brother Han was so happy that he shouted, "We are flying high! Fly high! "
"Jia!"
The two horses, one black and one white, galloped towards the barracks.
Qin Yining smiled helplessly and got on the carriage with Qin Huaiyuan and the others. Accompanied by Mu Jinghu, Huzi, and the others, they also headed towards the barracks.
Pang Xiao's family was reunited and laughing. At this time, Li Qitian was restlessly pacing back and forth in the Imperial Study.
The spy said anxiously in a low voice, "Your Majesty, the spy sent to contact Duke Ding hasn't sent back any news yet. Lord Lei and Lord Song have also joined Pang Xiao. What should we do next?"
Li Qitian's face was heavy.
Three hundred thousand soldiers pressed on the border and passed through all the towns without wasting a single soldier. It was like a knife stabbing into Da Zhou's heart.
His troops were limited. If he sent them out to meet the enemy, it would be like a mantis trying to stop a chariot. The limited troops could only be left to defend the city.
When Pang Xiao's troops were still far away, the sense of panic was not as strong as it was now. Pang Xiao was getting closer and closer. The three hundred thousand soldiers pressing on the border were like a thousand-pound boulder hanging over their heads that could fall down at any time and smash them into meat paste. The anxiety of gradually walking towards a hopeless situation and not knowing when death would come was really unbearable.
"What should we do …" Li Qitian could not help but murmur.
He could no longer vent his anger. His heart was only filled with panic.
The spy lowered his eyes and deliberated over his words: "Your Majesty, if you can't kill Pang Xiao in one fell swoop, it's best to find a way to reconcile."
Reconcile? It sounded nice, but wasn't it just asking him to make peace with Pang Xiao?
In recent days, this was not the first time someone had mentioned this to him. From the initial humiliation and anger to the current confusion and despair, it had only been a few days. It turned out that it was not that difficult to admit one's failure and weakness.
It was so sad. It was really laughable.
"He already has the strength to ascend to the throne. How could he easily accept reconciliation? Moreover, if we can't come up with conditions that are more tempting than 'the most powerful person in the world', what right do they have to reconcile with us? "
The spy was silent for a while. After a while, he carefully said: "In that case, there is only one way left. Of the thirty-six stratagems, the best one is to leave. "
Li Qitian's eyebrows twitched.
If it were any other day, he would have already dragged the spy out and beheaded him.
But now, there were fewer and fewer people at his side that could be used. The courtiers had not even thought of a decent solution these days. Li Qitian could no longer just drag the spy out and behead him and issue an edict.
"We are the Son of Heaven. Even if the country is destroyed, we cannot yield." Li Qitian pursed his lips and said stubbornly, "Otherwise, how can we face our ancestors in the future?"
The spy was stunned when he heard this. He cursed in his heart: It's not like this is the inheritance of our ancestors. It was only obtained through a rebellion. Do you really think it's passed down from our ancestors?
"At this time, it's best to protect ourselves. Your Majesty, as long as the green hills remain, there will be firewood."
Was Pang Xiao such a frightening existence in the eyes of these courtiers? They were so afraid that they didn't even have the slightest thought of resisting?
Thinking about it again, an army of three hundred thousand was pressing down on the border. There was a great disparity in the number of soldiers and horses. In addition, the other side had two War Gods holding the line. How could they even think of resisting?
This battle had already been lost before the battle had even begun.
If he really did run away, how could he raise his head in the future?
But if he didn't run away, when Pang Xiao's army arrived, wouldn't he really die at the hands of that bastard Pang Xiao?
At this time, a burst of chaotic footsteps suddenly came from outside the imperial study. Then, a sharp cry sounded: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! "
Li Qitian was originally worried, but when he suddenly heard this voice, his heart quivered in fright.
"What's the matter!" Li Qitian asked in a deep voice.
Xiong Jinshui and the young eunuchs went to open the door of the hall. They saw the Empress with her long hair hanging loose and tears on her face rushing in. She was too anxious and tripped over the high threshold. She was caught off guard and made a dull sound.
But the Empress couldn't care less.
"Your Majesty, it's not good! Brother Hao, Brother Hao is missing! Brother Hao is missing! "
Li Qitian suddenly opened his eyes wide and said in disbelief: "How can it be! Where are the people following him! "
"Brother Hao didn't come to the palace to eat when the class was over today. I waited for a long time and didn't see him, so I ordered the people around me to go out and look for him. Not long after, they found the young eunuchs following Brother Hao. They said, they said that Brother Hao got lost in the imperial garden!" The Empress cried and knelt down to kowtow, "I beg Your Majesty, I only have one Brother Hao! I beg Your Majesty to quickly order people to look for him! At this critical juncture, if someone were to kidnap Brother Hao, how could the child still be alive?! "
Li Qitian immediately ordered: "Immediately send people to investigate!"
"Yes!" The secret agent didn't care about anything else and hurriedly led people to find the prince's whereabouts.
The Empress sat paralyzed on the ground, covering her face and crying sorrowfully, "Your Majesty, who is it, who is it! Do you think Brother Hao will … if something happens to Brother Hao, how can I continue to live! "
Li Qitian paced around the ground and gnashed his teeth: "It must be Pang Zhixi!"
The Empress stopped crying for a moment, then continued to sob, "Could it be him? Usually, he doesn't look like someone who would do such a thing to a child. "
"He seems to be loyal and good! What's the result? It's the 100,000 soldiers who came to the city with the intention of rebelling! I think he kidnapped Brother Hao just to have one more condition to threaten me! "
The Empress wiped her tears and said: "Your Majesty, if he wanted to attack, he could have just sent the army directly. Why did he have to make a move on my son? If his people could walk freely in the palace and make a move on our Brother Hao, to say something unpleasant, wouldn't Your Majesty's safety be no longer guaranteed? I'm afraid that someone in the court had evil intentions. Seeing how fierce Pang Xiao was, they wanted to take Brother Hao to surrender. Who knows! "
Li Qitian frowned slightly when he heard this, "Why is the Empress speaking for Pang Xiao?"
The Empress's breath stopped, then she sobbed and said: "Your Majesty, why do you say that! It's my son who was lost! Why would I speak for the enemy? I just don't want to look in the wrong direction and delay the best time to find Brother Hao! "
Clutching her chest, the Empress cried softly on the ground, "Brother Hao, my Brother Hao!"
The mother crying and the son crying really made people feel sad.
Li Qitian also realized that he was too suspicious just now, so he went forward to help the Empress up.
Although this woman was already old, and he usually didn't get much interest from her, in times of crisis, he could see what kind of person was truly reliable, and that was why she wouldn't leave him.
Li Qitian held the Empress in his arms and patted her back comfortingly, "I will definitely find Brother Hao!"
The Empress was a little surprised. Her body stiffened for a moment before relaxing. She leaned on Li Qitian's shoulder and sobbed softly, "I know that Brother Hao is also Your Majesty's favorite. How could you abandon him? I'm just sad. Who is so cruel to make a move on such a young child? "
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