When Xu Yanquan's suggestion was sent to Ning Yuanhou, he only hesitated briefly and then nodded in agreement.
Although Xie Suyu still disagreed, since General Xu had decided so, he did not continue to object. He was just worried that Meng Hetong was about to face the fierce Northern Xinjiang people alone.
Meng Hetong naturally saw Xie Suyu's worry, and immediately hugged Xie Suyu, smiling and comforting: "Don't you believe in my ability? Xu Yanquan is just a tie with me, you don't have to worry too much!
"Xie Suyu took a deep breath, then suddenly raised his head and looked at Meng Hetong: "How about I go with you? "
Meng Hetong said sternly: "No, your duty is to protect our food and grass. Your Highness, you must understand that food and grass are more important than me! I am the Marquis of Yongchang, and one day I will need to face the world alone!"
Xie Suyu pursed his lips and was speechless for a long time!
After nightfall, Meng Hetong hid in bed and wrote a letter back to Xu Qingmo. He wrote in the letter Ning Yuanhou's decision and his upcoming patrol alone. The border was wild and there was nothing beautiful to be found. Flowers, he went to the street and bought a beautiful hairpin. It was not valuable, but it was still a thought.
Meng Hetong originally wanted to drag the letter to Korch, but found out the next day that Korch had left. He had no choice but to put the letter into the hands of the soldiers who were sending the military plane. In order to ensure that the letter It must be delivered to Xu Qingmo. Meng Hetong even specially treated him to a drink. beacon
In March, letters from home are worth tens of thousands of dollars. Needless to say, Xu Qingmo and the others, even the empress had tears in her eyes when she received the letter.
The emperor did not receive a letter from his son, only the memorial of the military aircraft report. He felt sad and wanted to go to the queen to read the letter Xie Suyu wrote to the queen, but the queen ridiculed her: "It is not appropriate for my precious son to write to me." Yes, Your Majesty, go find your own precious son!" The emperor scratched his eyebrows, feeling quite sad.
Fortunately, the queen was not a particularly grudge-bearing person. After a few words of ridicule, she still showed the letter to the emperor.
The letter talked a lot about the customs and customs of the border, and also sent greetings to the queen and the emperor. The emperor was quite comforted by this: "However, I still remember my father if I have a heart!"
The queen glanced at the emperor, and then said: "Ran'er has always been very filial, but your majesty never sees it!"
The emperor knew the resentment in the queen's heart, so he stopped mentioning the matter and changed his tone and said: "Northern Xinjiang sent someone to deliver a letter. It was nothing more than provocative words and wanted us to take action first. Now there are constant small moves at the border. Our The army is approaching, but they haven't taken action yet, which makes them feel strange!"
The queen didn't speak, just listened quietly.
"In a short period of time, the war will not start easily, but when winter comes and the first snow falls, it will be the beginning of the dispute. Marquis Ningyuan ordered to stock up on grain. This is the right thing to do, but we cannot relax and must use our best strength. Quickly, we can collect enough supplies for them to survive the winter!" The emperor said this and couldn't help but start to have a headache.
The queen glanced at the emperor, and then said: "A few days ago, Xu Qingmo came to the palace and mentioned this matter to me. She had already started to use her property to make supplies for winter. I I have also mentioned it to my father and mother, and have already begun preparations, and the expenses in the palace have been reduced by half!"
The emperor was a little surprised: "Since the queen has already started preparations, why didn't you tell me?"
"What's the use of talking to Your Majesty? Is it possible that I still want to claim credit? To put it bluntly, I am doing this. More importantly, it is for my own sake. Ran'er is guarding the gate of the country, and I cannot do it. Let him not have enough to eat and not have enough clothes to wear!" The queen looked at her hands and murmured.
There was inevitably some warmth in the emperor's eyes, but the moment the queen raised her head, she immediately hid it: "I recently sent He Wenlin to investigate corruption! After a while, I will be able to copy several corrupt officials!"
The Queen paused: "Why did Your Majesty let He Wenlin go?"
The emperor picked up the tea cup and took a sip: "That boy is quite capable, and he is the same as Meng Hetong and the others. He knows why I am investigating corrupt officials, and he will only be more attentive to ransack homes!"
The queen raised her eyebrows slightly, and said after a long time: "It's okay, these corrupt officials are plundering the people's wealth, and every place has become rich, and it's not just the people who are suffering!"
The palace man standing aside lowered his head and did not dare to say a word!
The preparation of supplies was carried out in an orderly manner, and the days passed like this day by day, and autumn entered in the blink of an eye.
Mrs. Xu gave birth in mid-September. When she was born, Xu Qingmo happened to be away from home and went to count the cotton-padded clothes and trousers to be sent to the border. As soon as she got home, she saw doctors all over the yard.
Mrs. Xu was quite old and had difficulty giving birth. Even the two people in the palace were alarmed, and even the people at Yejiangtai Hospital started shouting.
At this time, Marquis Ning Yuan was at the border, and Mrs. Xu said nothing could happen!
When Mrs. Xu started, there was only Princess Zhengyang by her side. The usually gentle and gentle princess was unusually calm at this time. When Xu Qingmo came back, she had already arranged things in an orderly manner.
But when Xu Qingmo walked into the door of the house, Princess Zhengyang, who had always been calm, still turned red, and then she grabbed her hand tightly and did not dare to let go.
Mrs. Xu was stunned because she had to stay in the delivery room for two days before giving birth to a fat boy.
When the baby was brought out, the midwife smiled so much that the wrinkles on her face were squeezed together: "Congratulations, girl, congratulations, girl, the eldest lady has given her a new brother, weighing nine pounds or eight taels, or even ten pounds less. This is the first time in my life that this slave has seen such a big child!"
Xu Qingmo looked at the sticky baby in the midwife's hand. He didn't know what to do for a moment. He rubbed his hands nervously and then carefully took the baby: "Nine pounds and eight taels? Then does my mother suffer?" A big sin?"
"Madam Xu is not young anymore, and the child is so big, so it is really dangerous. Fortunately, the fetus is in the right position, and there are so many imperial doctors guarding it, so nothing serious happened, but it still hurts the body, and there is no brown sugar water. I just had time to take a sip and fell asleep!" The midwife still felt a little distressed when she thought of Mrs. Xu's appearance, "She has indeed suffered a lot!"
Xu Qingmo looked at the baby in his arms, his eyes turned red, he pinched his nose, and then shouted: "Bonus, reward for all, big reward!"
