Shortly after Guo Zijing left, Lin Xian came to pick up the Liu family and daughter. Before leaving, of course, he hugged his granddaughter and found it rare.

After seeing off his father-in-law's family, Zhao Chen carried his daughter and walked back with his wife. Seeing that the corners of his mouth were always raised, Aji couldn't help but ask him when he returned to the house: "What are you so happy?"

Zhao Chen kissed his daughter, "Cancan tells your mother, who did you meet when you bought candied haws with your aunt?"

Speaking of candied haws, Cancan sucked his saliva and thought for a while, "Uncle! Uncle gives candied haws!"

Aji was surprised, "Brother has come?"

Zhao Chenfang went to the kang to play, holding his wife's hand and pinching it while explaining: "I came to pick up my aunt. I heard that my aunt left, so he didn't come in. Why? Azhu didn't tell you?"

Aji looked at her husband who was joking and slowly came back to the taste. Yes, the sister brought Cancan to buy candied haws. When Cancan saw Guo Zijing, she must have seen them too, but when the girl came back, she seemed to be fine. Her mind was so hidden that she couldn't tell at all, as the sister!

If my sister didn't tell her secret, Aji couldn't help feeling a little uncomfortable. She either got angry or felt that her sister wouldn't kiss her anymore.

His wife was not very happy, and Zhao Chen hurriedly told her about Lin Zhu's blushing face and talking to Guo Zijing. Cancan kept listening to his father and mother talking. He heard Candied Haws interrupted: "Uncle, Candied Haws are not good-looking, I don't eat them! Cancan is delicious!" The last sentence was said very seriously.

Zhao Chen didn't understand very well, Aji understood it, and then couldn't help but laugh.

It turns out that not only my sister likes Guo Zijing, but also Guo Zijing likes her sister. Otherwise, how could she buy candied haws without seeds for her sister? A Ju really couldn't imagine how he bought candied haws like Guo Zijing.

In any case, the two of them didn't seem to be as heartless as they appeared. Aji finally settled down and slept very well in the next few days. In November, the crown prince and the princess were named, and all the civil and military ministers and women from both inside and outside were going to visit. Aji was spared because the month was too big.

Just when King Jing was granted the title of crown prince to visit the Taimiao, General Qin Siyong, the north of Zhenbei, was stunned with the emperor's imperial edict to announce his return to Beijing.

In order to avoid the rebellion of officials from the border, the emperor would keep officials' families in the capital, and would order officials to return to the capital every three years. He originally planned to go back to see his daughter this year, but his daughter was gone, but he still wanted to go back to the capital to kill Zhao Yunting. His daughter hurt Zhao Yunting, he could understand Zhao Yunting's anger, but the revenge should be eliminated after his daughter died. Why did Zhao Yunting desecrate his daughter's body and not even give her a whole body?

He wants to avenge his daughter.

He won't do it himself, but he wants to watch Zhao Yunting die.

But the emperor's imperial edict...

"General, General Wu is here." The guard replied in a deep voice outside.

"Please come here." Qin Siyong was planning to send someone to invite Wu Qi. When he learned that the other party was coming, he replied immediately.

Soon, Deputy General Wu Qi pushed the door open, closed the door after entering, and entered the study with a familiarity. The two of them were born and died together many times on the battlefield. When they were together privately, they did not pay attention to those false rituals. Wu Qi walked directly to the desk and was about to speak, when he saw the Ming Huang imperial edict in front of Qin Siyong, his heart was shaking, "Have you decided to return to Beijing?"

Seeing that his expression was wrong, Qin Siyong asked in a low voice: "I don't think it's right, either?"

With eyes facing each other, Wu Qi stopped covering up and took the chair to sit down under Qin Siyong, "General must not go back. We just arranged for the person who cared for the young master to catch a spy. The spy bit his tongue and committed suicide. Later, he recruited him to be sent by Zhao Yunting. The general thought that Zhao Yunting had always been inconsistent with the Qin family. He knew about the general's retention of the young master. He would not tell the emperor? If the emperor knew, how would he suspect the general?"

Qin Siyong looked up at him, and his eyes gradually moved to the unfolding imperial edict.

Wu Qi also looked at the imperial edict and reached out to knock, "General, I am still confused. After Zhao Yunting supported the emperor ascended the throne, he was very popular. With his hatred for the second girl, he could find a reason to kill the second girl at that time. Why did he have to endure it until now before taking action?"

Qin Siyong closed his eyes and leaned on the back of the chair for a long time without saying anything.

Why? Because of him. At that time, he defected to the emperor. If the emperor wanted to use him, he would naturally remind Zhao Yunting to save his daughter for life. Now the emperor was suspicious of him. Zhao Yunting changed his mind when he saw the wind and knew that he would not blame him if he killed his daughter at this time, and immediately except his daughter. Without his daughter's restraint, he was alone and had the heroic army in his hand and the blood of the Qin family. The emperor announced that he would return to Beijing to test him.

To dispel the emperor's suspicion, he had only one way to go, and took his nephew and grandson back to Beijing and handed him over to the emperor for disposal.

But that child is his only relative in this world. He killed his younger brother just to protect his daughter's life. The emperor did not help him protect him. Why did such an emperor hand over his nephew's life?

Qin Siyong opened his eyes and ordered to the roof: "The Hu people sent a team of troops to invade the border and grab grain. My brother quickly leads troops to attack."

Wu Qi was stunned. The border was peaceful recently, and it was basically...

He looked at Qin Siyong, suddenly understood, and immediately stood up and said, "I will obey the order!"

The emperor set up a Hongmen banquet for the general. Of course, the general could not go. If he didn't go, he had to find a reason. Now the Hu people "may invade at any time". Of course, the general could not escape the military situation. By the way, he also reminded the emperor that the Qin family had been stationed in the northwest for decades. If the emperor really forced the general to be in a desperate situation, it would definitely be a loss-win situation.

~

At the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, Qin Siyong's memorial arrived in the capital. After reading it, Emperor Wen of Tang sneered and sent Wei Yuanxuan, Zhao Yunting and his son to Chongzheng Hall.

After the two of them read the memorial, Emperor Wen of Tang said coldly: "It is for you father and son who would rather give up hatred for the sake of the court and the country, but he used the stability of the border as an excuse to fool me for his own personal gain! Such a villain will have great troubles when he stays. I asked you to discuss strategies to deal with the northwest a year ago. Is there a way?"

Zhao Yunting looked at his son.

Zhao Chen knelt on one knee, his voice strong and powerful: "I have a plan."

Emperor Wen of Tang sat down and stared at his handsome face and said, "Say."

Zhao Chen whispered.

Emperor Wen of Tang pondered: "This is a good way, but the risk is too great. If it fails, Chengyuan..."

"I thank the Emperor for his concern, but for the sake of the stability of the country and to avenge our father and son for many years, I am willing to take risks and do my best to help this matter relieve the emperor's worries." Zhao Chen said loudly, "If the Emperor is relieved, I will be at any time."

Emperor Wen of Tang nodded, stood up and helped him up, thought for a while, and asked with a smile: "I remember that your wife has again. When is the date of birth? Even though the matter in the northwest is urgent, it is not appropriate for Qin Siyong to send you there just after he handed over the letter. Chengyuan is at home for the New Year. If your wife gave birth early, it would not be too late for me to send you there after you finish watching your son."

Zhao Yunting and Zhao Chen both knelt down to thank him for gratitude. Zhao Chen was overjoyed and his voice was choked: "The emperor's long-love is unforgettable. The doctor said that my wife gave birth to a child in the middle of February. I really hoped to see the child born with her own eyes and then set off again. But I also knew that military and national affairs could not be delayed. I also asked the emperor not to worry about my family affairs, Chengyuan was on standby at any time."

"Mid February..." Emperor Wen of Tang murmured to himself, not answering immediately, but ordered Wei Yuan to take a calendar. After turning it over, he smiled and said, "On February 28th, it is advisable to go on duty. Chengyuan will leave that day. The doctor you hired for your wife should be accurate, so that you can spend more days with their mother."

This is a dangerous place. If he becomes the emperor, he must let his capable ministers leave with confidence.

Zhao Chen kowtowed again and thanked him.

The father and son retreated, and the two yamen were different. When they were about to part, Zhao Chen said to his father: "Aji is heavy. Don't let her talk about this when my father goes by, so as not to worry."

"I know." Zhao Yunting patted his son on the shoulder, trying to remind him a few words. He thought it was still early to leave, so he didn't say much.

~

Aji's New Year was relatively quiet. There were many banquets to attend two years ago and after the New Year. This year, the blessing of raising children in the womb was not only for the New Year, but also for the visits. Even when she was treating guests, all the trivial matters were done by her mother-in-law, and she had nothing to do with her when she was inviting guests.

At the end of the first lunar month, good news came from the Ji family, and Guo Baozhu gave birth to a fat son for Ji Zhao.

Aji's birth date is approaching and she can't go to see the child. Zhao Chen carried Cancan to see it. When he came back, Cancan sat next to his mother and felt depressed. Aji asked her curiously what was wrong.

Cancan gently touched his mother's belly and said aggrievedly: "My brother is not good-looking."

Aji smiled and told her daughter softly: "The younger brother was not good-looking when he was born. After a month, he will look as good as Cancan." Whether she and Zhao Chen, Guo Baozhu and Ji Zhao, they all have good looks. How could the child be ugly?

Cancan didn't know what he thought of, and showed a look of disbelief. After a while, he lay on his mother's shoulder and asked, "When will my brother come out?" After his mother got pregnant with her, she hadn't hugged her for a long time.

"In a few days, Cancan praises me a few more words about my brother's good looks, and my brother will come out." Aji smiled and coaxed her daughter.

Cancan immediately said to his mother's stomach that his brother looked good.

Zhao Chen took the curtain in and saw the mother and mother talking softly.

"Dad!" Seeing Dad, Cancan climbed forward a few steps, and then stood up on the kang and asked to hug Dad.

"Cancan is becoming more and more sensible." Zhao Chen picked up his daughter and kissed her heavily, "Who did Cancan praise just now?"

"Brother." Cancan turned his head to look at his mother, holding his two little hands together and playing, "Cancan praised his brother for being beautiful, so his brother came out."

Zhao Chen looked up at his wife and smiled and said, "Is it your mother who taught you again?"

Aji glared at him.

Cancan didn't understand what a fallacy is, he only knew that it was taught by his mother and nodded.

As the delivery period approached, Aji was not sleeping soundly at night, and she was thinking about it, and asked Zhao Chen in a low voice: "Cancan Xusui is four years old, should she live by herself?" She couldn't bear to let her daughter move away, but she was worried that she would have an attack and scared the child.

"No hurry, let's talk about it later. Otherwise, if she is crying now, how can you have the energy to coax her like this?" Zhao Chen said, holding his wife's hand. He will leave soon, and may come back when he will. Even if his daughter moves away now, when he leaves, his wife will definitely let her move back to be her company. So why bother?

What he said made sense. Aji nodded and felt that the man's chest was hard. Aji touched it and complained with some concern: "Everyone else gains flesh during the Chinese New Year, why do you seem to have lost weight?"

Zhao Chen smiled and touched his wife's stomach and said, "My son is coming out soon. I look forward to hugging him every day. How can I not lose weight?"

Aji rubbed his shoulder and reached down to cover his back, "Don't worry, it's coming soon."

Zhao Chen thought so too.

But on the 15th, Aji still didn't feel any sign of giving birth. He invited the imperial physician in the palace to take the pulse, saying that the pulse was stable and there was no abnormality, and told them that the child might indeed be born a few days later than expected. The child was fine, and Aji felt that it was good, so he didn't worry much.

Zhao Chen was so anxious that he wanted to accompany his wife when she gave birth to a child, and to see their mother and son safe with his own eyes. But he could only worry behind his back and dare not show any clues in front of his wife and daughter.

The imperial edict to transfer him to the general of Shaanxi was issued in early February, and all relatives were just hiding it with him from Aji.

Seeing that he was about to set off the next day and Aji had not yet given birth, Zhao Chen was anxious and reluctant to leave. He couldn't help but hugging his wife and explaining it slowly to her.

Aji looked at her husband and couldn't speak for a long time. Finally, she found her voice, but urged her husband to go and arrange for the midwife to prepare.
Chapter completed!