Hairpin Phoenix

   Chapter 504 Heavy Snow (2)

   "Mom, can't we wait for Dad to have dinner together?"

  Sister Xuan's voice is sweet and tender.

   Before Lu Mingyu could say anything, Brother Jue glanced at his sister with disgust: "Father has business to do, how can he accompany us to dinner every day."

Sister    Xuan is also a stubborn and stubborn little girl, she pouted and said, "Dad answered me in the morning and will definitely come back. I will wait for Daddy to come back together."

   Brother Jue thought about it and said, "My mother is pregnant, so she can't help being hungry. You wait for your father to come back, and I will accompany my mother to eat first."

Sister    Xuan nodded: "Alright!"

  Lu Mingyu was amused and chuckled.

   After a year, Brother Jin and Sister Xuan jumped up a bit. It is very interesting to look at imitating adults to speak everywhere.

   Sister Xuan was detained in the house for a few days and couldn't go out to have fun, so she was ready to move. I want to go out and have a look.

  Lu Mingyu spoke out to stop him: "Sister Xuan, the snow is too deep outside and it's extremely cold, don't run outside."

   Sister Xuan is not afraid of heaven and earth, but she is only afraid of her own mother. Lu Mingyu glanced over, and Sister Xuan stopped immediately, and turned her head obediently back. However, a small mouth is pouted.

  Qiyun hurriedly stepped forward, hugged Sister Xuan and came over to coax: "When the snow stops, the servants will let people clean up the snow under the porch. Then, go out and build a snowman."

   Sister Xuan's eyes lit up: "Really?"

   Qiyun replied with a smile: "Of course it's true, when did this servant lie to you?"

   Brother Jue immediately put his head close: "I want to build a snowman too."

  Qiyun said with a smile: "Of course, the two little princes will each build one, not only snowmen, but also rabbits, dogs, kittens, etc. You can build whatever you like!"

  The two children were coaxed into joy.

  Lu Mingyu watched this scene with warmth in his heart.

   At this moment, Li Jing stepped forward.

  Lu Mingyu stood up to greet him, reaching out to brush the snow off his shoulders.

  Li Jing gathered his thoughts, held Lu Mingyu's hand, and sighed in a low voice, "This is the heaviest snowfall in ten years. Although the snow scene is beautiful, it is a great natural disaster for the common people."

  Lu Mingyu frowned when he heard this, and gave Li Jing a deep look: "Your royal father sent you to leave Beijing for disaster relief?"

   Just guess.

Li Jingjing nodded: "Pi County and Zheng County sent urgent reports to Beijing, and the snowstorm was severe. The emperor ordered me to go to Zheng County to preside over the disaster relief, and Li Hao went to Pi County. The eldest brother is in the Ministry of Household to plan for silver and food, and the fourth brother is going to the fifth City soldiers and horses, urge the soldiers to clean up the official road."

   "I discussed with Zizhan and the others just now. Zhao Rui stayed in the East Palace, Zizhan Zhouli and Li Yan went with me to Pi County. We will leave in two days."

   Encountering such a thing, as the Prince of Wei, he should be the first to charge.

  Emperor Yongjia did not detain Li Jing in the capital, but sent an errand. It can be seen that although he is dissatisfied with the indifference to the East Palace, he has finally taken care of his dignity.

  Lu Mingyu didn't say anything else, nodded slightly and said, "I'll pack your luggage for you tomorrow. I'll take care of everything in the East Palace. You can go to Pi County as an errand. Don't worry about our mother and son."

  Li Jing reached out and touched Lu Mingyu's growing belly: "Don't work too hard, take good care of your baby. You can get there in three days from Pi County. If everything goes well, I'll be back in less than a month."

  Lu Mingyu smiled and hummed.

   Brother and sister Xuan came over, and the two of them drilled into their father's arms together.

  Li Jing cheered up and hugged his children with a smile. Both of them were heavy and well-dressed, and it was not easy to hold one of them. Not to mention holding two together.

   However, the two children especially liked to be held like this, and the two of them kept their heads on their heads, giggling.

   Hearing the crunchy laughter of the children, Li Jingxin was almost melted, and smiled and kissed the little faces of the children: "I'm hungry! Come on, let's have dinner together."

   Sister Xuan let out a coquettish sigh, and stretched out her little hand to wrap her arms around her father's neck. Brother Jue was not to be outdone, and reached out to hug him.

  Li Jingle laughed.

  Lu Mingyu also pursed her lips and smiled.

  …

   The next morning, the snow that had been falling for several days finally stopped.

  Li Jing and Lu Mingyu brought their children to Jiaofangdian to greet them.

Queen Qiao saw that the children's little faces were red with cold, and she was very distressed, and said angrily: "In this weather, just stay in the East Palace, why did you come here to ask for peace? What if you fall and freeze? With you, the snowy road is slippery, what are you doing walking around? Taking good care of your baby is the greatest honor to this palace."

Lu Mingyu said with a smile: "The children have been bored in the East Palace for a few days, and they are going to come out early. The snow stopped today, and I happened to take them to Jiaofang Palace to spend most of the day. I just took the trouble of my mother to take the area, so I can also take it easy for half a day. ."

   This Queen Qiao was very happy, and immediately smiled: "You just go and rest."

   After joking, Queen Qiao instructed Li Jing again, such as "be careful when gliding on the road in cold weather" and "take care of your body when you are on a business trip", etc.

  Li Jing was quite patient and responded with a smile.

  The Fourth Prince personally went to the Wucheng Soldiers and Horse Division, ordered 3,000 soldiers, and spent two days and two nights clearing the official roads inside and outside the city.

   The eldest prince spent two nights in the household department, and accompanied the top and bottom of the household on duty.

  In the early morning of the ninth day of the lunar new year, the crown prince Li Jing led the officials of the East Palace and a thousand guards of the East Palace, and left Beijing for Zheng County. The third prince, Li Hao, led five hundred personal soldiers, another prince, Changshi, and two aides, and set off for Pi County.

   The concubines in the harem also became nervous.

   Concubine Meng sent people to the Ministry of Housing every day to visit the eldest prince.

  Concubine Qin also remembered the fourth prince, and seeing that the fourth prince had not entered the palace for several days in a row, she sent a letter to the fourth prince's residence. When the fourth prince entered the palace, after taking a few glances, he felt distressed: "What are you busy with recently? Why are you black and thin?"

  The fourth prince was not only black and thin, but also his eyes were red. At first glance, it seemed that he had not slept well after working hard for many days.

The fourth prince sighed: "The official road has been cleaned up for two days and two nights. In the past few days, I have led the soldiers of the Wucheng Bingma Division to patrol around the capital. I found that dozens of houses of the common people were collapsed by the snow. In the house, there were more than a dozen beggars who were frozen to death by the roadside. There were also some gangsters who were making troubles around the snowstorm... These days combined, they slept for more than a dozen hours."

   Concubine Qin's eyes were red: "You open your mouth and let the people from Wucheng Soldiers and Horses do these things. A dignified prince, what do you do with this fun?"

The fourth prince's expression turned pale, and he said in a deep voice, "At this time, it's important to help the people. I'll take the lead in doing it, and those soldiers can't be lazy. I know that my mother and concubine feel bad for me. However, in this case, I don't need to say it in the future. I am the Prince of Great Wei, and I should do my best for the court and the people."

  Concubine Qin: "..."

   (end of this chapter)