"My daughter's cooking is indeed not particularly delicious, but it is very warm." The queen joked.
The mother and daughter chatted so happily that it felt like it wasn't long before it was time to leave the palace.
When leaving, Princess Zhengyang still felt a little strange: "The queen mother can eat, drink, talk and laugh. She doesn't look like she is sick!"
Xu Qingmo glanced at his father-in-law who was leading the way not far away, but said nothing.
Princess Zhengyang didn't think anything was wrong, so she and Xu Qingmo left the palace together.
Xu Qingmo didn't say anything until he returned home.
Although Princess Zhengyang grew up in the palace and had a delicate heart with seven orifices, she was protected by the emperor and the queen from childhood to adulthood. She had never been persecuted and was not prepared for many things. So Xu Qingmo didn't plan to tell her anything.
As for the queen, after Zhengyang and Xu Qingmo left, she hurried to the side hall to pick up the emperor. However, she didn't want the emperor to sit in the side hall. Instead, she felt comfortable. She was reading a book in her hand, and there was a pot of fresh wine beside her. Boil hot tea.
It was rare to see the emperor looking so relaxed, so the queen dismissed the maids around her and walked in alone: "The girl from the Xu family seems to know that it is your majesty who is sick!"
"That girl is very smart. It's natural that she can't hide it from her." The emperor said with a smile, not feeling surprised at all.
The queen sat down next to the emperor and asked a little strangely: "Your Majesty, isn't he worried about her going out and talking nonsense?"
"She must be wishing for me to live a long life now. How could she go out and talk nonsense? You must know that her father, brother and future husband are at the border now. Once something happens at the border, she will bear the brunt." The emperor raised his head and looked at the queen. , "Thank you for your hard work these days, Queen!"
Of course, the Queen's rhetoric was nothing new, and the Emperor would not blame her for anything.
The emperor in the rear was ill, and Xu Yanquan in the front was shot in the neck during an ambush during an encirclement and suppression campaign. The military camp was almost in chaos.
General Xu's neck was bleeding, and everyone was in a panic. Several military doctors came, but no one dared to take off the bandage without authorization. Finally, Meng Hetong stepped forward and pulled off the bandage: "I saw it when I was bandaging it. No serious injuries, but the wound is still quite deep. If you continue to look at him like this and don't bandage him, he will bleed to death."
The military doctor finally came to his senses and hurriedly bandaged Xu Yanquan.
Injuries are inevitable during battles, but they are rarely injured in such a critical place. After Xu Yanquan was settled, Marquis Ningyuan called Meng Hetong over and asked, "But who are you when I see the encirclement and suppression?"
"They occupied the high mountains first, and while we were patrolling, they shot arrows from the distant mountains. We didn't see clearly who it was, but one of them used a crossbow instead of a bow, and it was the crossbow that injured him. After meeting Xu Yanquan, the goal of the visitor is very clear, that is, the general." Meng Hetong looked at Ning Yuanhou and reported the report word by word.
"Capture the thief first, capture the king first, he is not greedy for merit!" Marquis Ning Yuan narrowed his eyes, with a hint of danger in his eyes.
Marquis Ning Yuan's opponents in the past were often greedy for merit. Not only did they want to receive the prize's head, but they also wanted to annihilate the entire army. Such recklessness would often put them into their own desperate situation. As for Ning Yuanhou, past battles have also proven that he took advantage of this weakness of theirs and achieved repeated victories.
This time, his opponent, Yale Qimang, was a leader who avoided these weaknesses, and it was obvious that he had specifically studied Ning Yuan Hou's combat methods, so he knew Ning Yuan Hou's military defense.
Marquis Ningyuan walked to the sand table, his expression a little solemn. He looked at the terrain of Northern Xinjiang, and his expression became a little ugly.
"Look at these highlands, they are all on the border of Northern Xinjiang. This Sanger group is a smart person. Now it has occupied all the high points. These places are easy to defend and difficult to attack. We will become very passive now. , we can only wait for them to attack, there is no way to take the lead, this situation will have a great impact on the momentum." Ning Yuanhou pointed to the mountains on the sand table, his eyes gradually became sharp.
Marquis Ningyuan had thought about this battle when he set out, fearing that it would be particularly difficult, but now that it has just begun, he has already fallen into a passive situation. From the looks of it, the Sanger Group must want to drag the battle until winter. On a day of heavy snow, it is likely to be a fierce battle.
Thinking of this, Ning Yuanhou's face became more and more ugly. These days, he always thought about attacking from all directions, but he encountered obstacles in almost every direction. The plan of launching the first attack could only be put aside.
"If it is changed to a protracted war, it will have a very negative impact on our army." Meng Hetong's face gradually became heavy. "With the current reserves of the national treasury, once winter comes, our cotton clothes and trousers may be in short supply. By then, We don’t even have to fight this battle, we will lose!”
Marquis Ning Yuan was also in a very difficult situation, but as they were far away from the border, they really had no choice. All they could do was to hope for distribution from the court, but this was too difficult!
Meng Hetong opened his mouth and was about to say something when someone came to report that a Han from the capital was outside the military camp.
"Han people?" Meng Hetong was a little surprised. There was nothing worth explaining about the Han people who came often, so when the person who came to report specifically reminded this point, it was a lot of strange.
"He is a Han who looks very much like someone from Northern Xinjiang." The soldier said with some difficulty, "He said he was here to deliver a message and wanted to see the general. I also carefully checked his household registration, and there was indeed nothing wrong with it. It's true that Wen Die passed the customs, but that face really doesn't look like a Han Chinese."
Meng Hetong paused, then his eyes lit up, and he ran out like crazy. Before Marquis Ning Yuan could react, he was gone!
Meng Hetong rushed outside the military camp, and sure enough, it was Korzi who came.
Probably because he had gone through many hardships on the way here, Korzi looked a little rough, but when he saw Meng Hetong, he still respectfully called Marquis Yongchang.
Meng Hetong grabbed Korzi's arm: "Did something happen to Xu Qingmo?"
Korqi didn't know how Meng Hetong knew about his relationship with Xu Qingmo, but he still said: "It's okay, it's okay, this is a girl, I have something to say to the general, so I asked me to deliver the letter. They came together, and There are some shoes and socks prepared by the girl!”
Meng Hetong breathed a sigh of relief: "Just sending a message to the general?"
Korzi immediately said: "There is also a letter from Marquis Yongchang!"
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