The Yanyun Government Secretary's office has two new children, and there is indeed a lot of commotion. In the side hall, Baili Si and Bai Ze each held a swaddling baby, while Haitang and Xiao Xue also gathered around and looked at it carefully.
"Bai Ze, why did you look so old and ugly after giving birth to these two babies?" Xiao Xue looked at the red and wrinkled skin of the two children and couldn't help but muttered: "They look like little old men and Where's the little old lady!" Her eyes were wide open, as if she was very surprised. The two grew up together and slept in the same bed for more than ten years. They naturally talked about anything without any taboos.
Bailisi burst out laughing and scolded: "What nonsense are you talking about! The child is soaked in the amniotic fluid in the mother's belly, so it will naturally be a little loose and wrinkled. In a few months, it won't be You know how handsome these two babies are!" She had given birth and raised them herself, so she naturally knew that babies looked like this when they were born.
Bai Ze had previously felt that the appearance of these two babies was really unpleasing, but after all, he was only ten months pregnant, so he didn't really care. However, a mother naturally hopes that her children will be more handsome. After listening to Bai Lisi's words, she smiled and asked: "Madam, is this really true?"
"Of course it is. When Chen'er was born, I'm afraid she wasn't as good-looking as these two babies." Bai Lisi said warmly while gently shaking the swaddle.
Mei Yuanchen's current face is naturally outstanding, and no one can find anything wrong with it. Bai Ze laughed from ear to ear when he heard Bai Lisi say that his baby was not inferior to the young master.
Haitang looked at Mei Xinyue held in Bai Lisi's hand, smiled sweetly, and couldn't help thinking: "Madam, His Highness the King of Jaw has agreed to the marriage of the three of us. He will wait until the military affairs are settled. , take me to the capital to perform the wedding ceremony for the three of us. My son and I will have our own children soon, and it would be best to have a girl."
The four girls were getting excited about chatting when they heard footsteps coming from outside. It was Fu Su who was walking quickly.
"Madam, Lu Baifu brought me a letter from the master!" Fu Su stood in front of Bai Lisi, bowed to report, and handed an envelope with both hands. This is the first time Mei Siyuan has sent a message back since leaving Jinzhou. Bai Lisi's face lit up with joy, and she gently handed the new moon into Xiao Xue's hand, took the letter, and opened it to read.
Fu Sui greeted Bai Ze and Xiao Xue respectively and found that there were two little babies. He couldn't help shouting: "Sister-in-law, you have given birth to two babies! How wonderful!"
"Keep your voice down, don't scare the baby!" Xiao Xue said softly when she saw her husband being so rude. Fu Zuo grinned, nodded with a smile, gently approached Xiao Xue, and teased the little Xinyue in her arms, "Baby, hey, hey... hey... I am your second uncle!" But Little Crescent Moon just pursed her lips and paid no attention to him.
"Sister-in-law, what are the names of the children? Why don't you like me as your second uncle?" Fu Su asked with a smile without losing his temper. Although he and Bai Ze were already familiar with each other, they had always called him by his first name. However, since she married Fu Zun, he changed his name to "sister-in-law".
"The baby is still young, and I don't know what you are talking about." Bai Ze was in a good mood and answered him with a smile: "The boy is my elder brother, I call him Fu Changsheng, and the girl will be called Mei Xinyue."
Fu Su was stunned for a moment, then understood, and thought to himself: "Xiao Xue and I should hurry up and have more babies! There are really only a few people in the Mei Mansion, and we cannot protect the master well, and he will be tired." How can I live up to my late master and my late wife if I am injured and unable to reproduce? I should adopt some heirs to make up for my sin."
After reading the letter, Bailisi's uneasy heart felt more at ease. There were only a few dozen words in the letter, which was just that Mei Siyuan was worried that she might not be able to escape due to the heavy workload of dealing with the aftermath, and asked her to take good care of the whole family. "That's enough. As long as he is safe and healthy, that's better than anything else!"
Suzhou is considered a remote small state, and the state government office is small and crude, making it difficult for the prince to travel. After some calculations, Xia Muchao chose to settle in the Iron Armored Army camp outside Suzhou City: firstly, there is no place safer than here; secondly, Mei Siyuan, Zhuge Pingtai, and Xu Ding'an are all here, and it's a good time to discuss anything with them. . Although, Mei and Xu were seriously injured and could not get out of bed.
It was already three o'clock in the morning, the sky was gradually getting darker, and lamps had already been lit in the camp. Mei Siyuan and Xu Ding'an each lay on a bamboo couch, bending down as hard as they could. Xia Muchao hurriedly went to help them and scolded: "What time has it been? Why are you still holding on to these false gifts?" There was a hint of sullenness in his tone. Mei and Xu were both injured in a deadly battle with a powerful enemy, and they were meritorious ministers of Dahua. Xia Muchao did not want them to risk their wounds to perform this meaningless bow.
They thanked each other and lay down honestly.
Xia Muchao sat down on the chair in front of Mei Siyuan's bed, and said to Zhuge Pingtai beside him: "Pingtai, please sit down too!" The four of them sat or lay down, crowded into a circle. Xia Muchao looked at the three of them one by one and said in a serious voice: "Three of you, you are the ones who made the first contribution in the battle of Suzhou. I will reward you according to the law. There are a few things that I must tell you first: First, A month ago, it rained heavily for eight consecutive days in Anxian and Fuyang counties. Bridges and roads in various places were damaged. As a result, military reports from outposts were not delivered to the capital on time. When my father learned of the news, it was already March 27. At that time, the Shatuo Army had withdrawn. Secondly, the Pingzhou Dam in Shanghe County burst, killing all 600,000 Pingzhou people. Thirdly, a mutiny broke out at the Pinan Post, and 25,000 generals turned into bandits and burned the nearby state capital. Kill and loot." He said this, naturally hoping that the three of them would sympathize with the court's difficulties and not feel resentful.
"Unexpectedly...so many things happened in Dahua?" Mei Siyuan forced himself to stand up and asked in shock. His face was full of anxiety and sadness, and he sighed in a trembling voice: "All 600,000 people in Pingzhou were killed or injured. That was far more tragic than the Suzhou war! I, Dahua, why are there so many disasters this year? What a disaster!" Although the scene of the cold fighting between the two armies was bloody, the number of casualties was far less than that of a seemingly mild flood.
Xia Muchao shook his head slightly and said coldly: "Huh, the flood in Pingzhou is definitely not a natural disaster, it must be a man-made disaster. The mutiny at the Binan post was all caused by the soldiers guarding the grain being killed and the post running out of food. These two incidents Although the matter has not been ascertained, it can be concluded that it must be the Duanmu clan of Jue Kingdom!" Although there was no ironclad evidence, what he said was categorical, and the three of them listened without any doubt.
Coupled with the previous assassination of an important official in the capital, Jue Guo had both the intention and the strength to do these things.
"When you learn that Shatuo's army is coming, you will definitely ask for help from the imperial court and the outposts in nearby counties at the same time. If the imperial court does not send people to rescue, it will be too late, and the military camp in the north is only more than 600 miles away, so we should never fail to rescue. Yes!" Xia Muchao said coldly with half-squinted eyes.
"Bang!" Xu Ding'an hit the bamboo couch with his palm, stared and cursed loudly: "It's just me, Crazy Xu, who thinks so. It turns out that His Highness, the Jaw King, also saw that Zhao Qianming has a ghost!" He said this in a hurry. It was loud again, which affected the wound, making him hiss and groan softly in pain.
Zhao Qianming is a high-ranking military general of the first rank and one of the four generals of Dahua. If there is no proof, these three people are suspicious of something happening to him and they will not dare to say it easily. Now that Xia Muchao had started, everyone no longer had any worries. "It's really puzzling that Zhao Qian knew that Suzhou was in danger but didn't wait long. Moreover, when Shatuo attacked Suzhou City, he actually used Dahua's own crash carts and siege towers. Haha, such ordnance is made by the Ministry of War. Just check it and you will know!" Zhuge Pingtai said with a smile.
"There is no need to waste time and effort to investigate. This thing must have come from the military camp in the north." Xia Muchao said coldly: "There is one more thing that I haven't told you. When I came from the capital, I met more than two hundred people in Danzhou A famous killer was ambushed by a dead soldier. They have been found out, and the one who sent them is Zhao Qianming!"
The three of them looked at each other, obviously shocked. "Is... Zhao Qianming crazy?" Xu Ding'an murmured. Zhuge Pingtai disagreed and refuted: "He must know that what he has done cannot be hidden from His Majesty the King of Jaw, so he is unwilling to surrender, so he makes a dangerous move!" After hearing what he said, Mei Siyuan also nodded lightly. He nodded, obviously agreeing with this statement.
Now that the previous things have been said, Xia Muchaonai stated the purpose of his trip seriously: "I am meeting here tonight to discuss with you a comprehensive way to capture the thief!"
