Empress Chu

She is a few years younger than him, so she is still a child.

Chu Zhao looked at the young man in front of him, amused and sad at the same time, whoever comforted whom, and he was much better than her.

"Yes." She nodded and saluted solemnly, "I see, I was wrong, I shouldn't have touched the young master."

Xie Yanlai didn't want to argue with her, and she didn't know what strange words came out.

"In short, you don't think so much, let alone right or wrong." He said, "You and her are destined to be like this, you find it difficult, she may find it more difficult than you, you need her now, and She can't do without you, so just face it openly."

Chu Zhao sighed: "Actually, she is also very unlucky."

Because of the bond between mother and daughter, Mu Mianhong fought for her in the last life, and she still fights endlessly in this life.

"You are unlucky too." Xie Yan came to correct, "Don't compare yourself to this, you should try to make others unlucky."

Chu Zhao laughed again.

"Thank you Yanlai." She said, "Thank you."

Xie Yanlai said arrogantly: "You're welcome, I'm also for myself, the empress is in trouble because of these mother-in-laws, if something happens, it will hurt our frontier army."

Chu Zhao smiled and nodded: "Aiqing is right, I have been educated."

Xie Yan took a look at her: "I'm leaving." After saying that, he strode past her.

Chu Zhao looked at his back and couldn't help shouting, "Thank you Yanlai."

Xie Yanlai stopped and turned around, the night covered his face, he couldn't see his expression clearly, only heard the voice impatiently: "What's wrong?"

Chu Zhao smiled: "Safe trip."

Xie Yanlai waved his hand, strode forward again, and there was another voice behind him, "Xie Yanlai——"

Annoyed, he stood still and turned around again, gritted his teeth and lowered his voice as he wanted to pull out his teeth: "What orders does your mother have!"

The night shrouded the girl behind her, and she couldn't see her expression, but she could see her hands behind her back, and her voice was laughing: "No more."

Xie Yanlai gave her a hard look, although she couldn't see it, she turned around and strode away, but somehow she could hear her own heartbeat, and even felt that if the girl yelled again, his heart would jump out.

His lowered hand clenched tightly.

Fortunately, there was no more shouting behind me.

He walked all the way to the noisy camp, until the guards gathered their hands and led the horses over.

Xie Yanlai let out a long breath at night, sat on the horseback and looked back, in the quiet night under the starlight, the girl was still there.

With such a distance, she must not be able to yell anymore, even if she yelled, she couldn't hear her, Xie Yanlai couldn't help but smile smugly.

He held the reins tightly, but did not give orders. The horse under him was a little confused, so he could only circle around to remind his master.

Xie Yanlai just flicked the reins and gave an order. The horses galloped forward, surrounded by soldiers behind them, like fish swimming through the waves in the noisy camp.

The night was like the sea, and the fish could not be seen when they jumped into it, but Chu Zhao still stood still.

"Miss, what are you thinking?" A Le asked in a low voice, "Are you worried about him?"

Chu Zhao recovered and shook his head, are you worried?No, because there is no need to worry, Xie Yan is right, everyone is a fearless person, no one needs to worry about the other.

"I was thinking, Xie Yanlai is this person." She said.

Xie Yan came to this person?What's wrong?Ale was immediately alert: "What's wrong with this guy?"

Chu Zhao smiled and said, "I really don't know what's wrong with this guy. He is a stranger to me."

stranger?Ah Le was even more confused. Speaking of which, Xie Yanlai and Miss have known each other for a long time, right?

Chu Zhao didn't explain any more. She was somewhat familiar with many people in this world, but Xie Yanlai was the only one who had never heard of it in that life, so to her, he was a stranger.

Probably because he was a stranger, with him, she seemed to have come to a new world, where she could speak freely and freely.

Ale couldn't understand, so he didn't listen at all: "Miss, come and eat."

No matter who it is, it has to eat.

In order not to wake Xie Yanlai, the lady sat beside him and did not eat.

In fact, she didn't think it was necessary. It wouldn't wake him up if he walked away to eat something?

"The sound of getting up and footsteps will wake him up." Chu Zhao said, "Don't you know how alert this kid is?"

That's right, this Xie Yanlai saw them through at the first sight, which prevented them from meeting the general. Ale nodded, but, such a vigilant person fell asleep beside the young lady?

"Okay, let's go eat." Chu Zhao greeted her.

Ale put it aside and didn't think about it, and ran over to walk with her.

When he got to the front of the tent, Chu Zhao stopped again, and said, "Ale, go and invite Aunt Ding."

Ah Le said, Miss Shicai is not used to Aunt Ding, after all, it is Xiao Man who is always in front of her, but since Aunt Ding is replacing Xiao Man, Miss should get acquainted with her, she responded happily.

Chu Zhao just sat down in the tent when Mumianhong came in. Under the lights, she looked a little nervous.

"Queen," she said, "what's the matter?"

She was actually very cautious in addressing her. Chu Zhao noticed that she didn't address Miss Chu, let alone her name directly, but used the honorific title of Queen.

The queen is the emperor, even if it is a mother and daughter, there is a difference between the emperor and his ministers, so it is reasonable.

Chu Zhao looked at her and asked, "Have you eaten the big one?"

Mu Mianhong looked at the dishes on the table, hesitated a little, and then smiled: "I actually ate it, but, I think, I should say I haven't."

Chu Zhao smiled, and stretched out his hand: "Please sit down, Master, and try my late-night snack."

Chapter 1 Supper

The camp was just the general's camp. Chu Zhao didn't put on a queen's guard of honor in the army, and he had the same food and lodging as the soldiers.

"The food is made by the best restaurant in the county." Chu Zhao pointed to the table and said, raising his eyebrows and smiling again, "After all, Zhongshan County has been won, so it's okay for me to eat something good as a queen."

Mu Mianhong looked at the girl with raised eyebrows under the lamp, it seemed that it was because of Mr. Xie's family that he was invited to have this supper today.

Mu Mianhong sat down with a smile, picked up the bowl and chopsticks and looked at the food.

"Xiaoman likes to eat salty fragrance." Chu Zhao pointed to a stack of fried fish and said, "She can eat a plate of this kind of small yellow croaker in one sitting."

Mu Mianhong took one and said, "Me too, the most eaten food in the village is barbecue and fried meat."

Chu Zhao hummed, and then pointed to the other side: "She also likes this lotus leaf roll, please try it."

Mu Mianhong said: "We don't eat this much, so we haven't seen it before." After saying that, he picked one up.

It was quiet for a while, the two ate separately, and the only sound in the camp was the sound of candles burning.

Chu Zhao didn't keep everyone silent for too long.

"I invited the head of the family to explain something," she said.

Mu Mianhong didn't put down the bowls and chopsticks, but said: "Please tell me, empress." She also used the serving chopsticks to put food on Chu Zhao's plate, "You eat too."

Chu Zhao didn't refuse her reciprocity, and didn't say much, saying: "The king of Zhongshan handed over one hundred thousand soldiers and horses. The court will send these soldiers and horses to the frontier army, but I want to give fifty thousand to the big master."

Mu Mianhong chewed slowly, looked up at her, seemed to be thinking, and asked, "Do you want them to be soldiers or bandits?"

Chu Zhaodao: "These soldiers and horses were originally raised by the king of Zhongshan. Although the generals have been eliminated, the origins of the soldiers are complicated. According to the intention of the court, these soldiers should be dispersed and distributed to the frontier army, but I think this is the case. , First, it is a pity that the combat effectiveness of these [-] soldiers and horses, and second, it will also affect the combat effectiveness of the frontier army."

Mu Mianhong looked at her, distracted for a moment, and she saw the young general again in a trance——

In the room at night, he took off his armor, rolled up his sleeves with the fragrance after bathing, pointed on the map with his slender fingers, and turned to call her.

"A Mian, come and see, if the soldiers and horses are mobilized in this way—"

Mu Mianhong asked: "Then what I have to do is—?"

"Tame them." Chu Zhao lightly tapped the table with chopsticks with his backhand, and said, "Scatter these fifty thousand soldiers and horses, and then become your people."

Mu Mianhong took another bite of the dish, looked at her chopsticks, and nodded: "This will not affect the frontier army, and it will help more." She shook her head again, "But it will take time to achieve this goal." She raised her head Looking at Chu Zhao, "Your Majesty, you have to be patient."

Chu Zhao raised his eyebrows and smiled: "It's not patience, it's confidence. I'm confident that even without these [-] troops, Xiliang will never be able to break through the border."

Mu Mianhong smiled, and brought her food again: "Your Majesty is mighty. Since you are not in a hurry, then it will be easy."

Chu Zhao pushed the talisman to Mu Mianhong: "I'll say hello to Uncle Zhong. When the time comes, he will send his own people to receive the soldiers and horses, and then give you [-] in the name of training soldiers."

Mu Mianhong responded, took the order talisman, looked at it in his hand, and smiled again: "I didn't expect that one day I would hold the order talisman of imperial soldiers and horses."

She was a thief.

He was the target of the court soldiers and horses.

Chu Zhao was silent for a moment, and said: "I know this matter may be unreasonable, but now I still can't give the big boss a reward."

Kapok Hong looked at her.

"It's also my selfishness." Chu Zhao said without avoiding her gaze, "I'm the queen now, and it's not good for me to announce my status as the head of the family."

This is very straightforward. It is indeed not a glorious thing for a queen to have a mother who is a bandit.

There was no trace of sorrow on Mu Mianhong's face, and he hummed: "Not only is it not good for you, but it is also not good for the general. Since he passed away, let him be quiet and not be disturbed."

Chu Zhao looked at her and said, "Also, it's not good for you to reveal your identity."

Mu Mianhong looked at the girl, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.

She looks very good-looking, although it has been stained with the traces of the years, when the eyes are shining, the whole person is like the moonlight, making people defenseless, making people just want to look at her more - that's what my father was like back then Fallen?Chu Zhao looked away, took a sip of soup and tea.

"You should know what kind of opportunity it is for me to be the queen. Ever since I became a queen, the country has been in trouble. Although I seem to be in a good position, in fact, there are difficulties everywhere. My relatives will be tempted and threatened. , or turn against me, or be killed because of me." She said softly, "If your identity is known, you will definitely become the target of public criticism, I know you are very powerful, capable, and talented, but the calculations of people in this world are too dangerous .”

She looked at Kapok Red.

"You will die because of me, and I will be in trouble because of you."

"So, it's the safest for you and me not to be known."

Mu Mianhong smiled: "I see, empress, please don't worry." She ate a few more mouthfuls of vegetables, and took another sip of soup, "This taste is also very good, presumably Xiaoman likes it too?"

Chu Zhao nodded. This table of food was specially prepared by her according to Xiaoman's taste. She didn't know kapokhong, so they should be the same.

"Empress." Mu Mianhong put down the bowls and chopsticks this time, got up and said, "I'm going to prepare right away."

Chu Zhao also stood up: "I will return to Beijing with Ding Dachui and the rest of the Longwei army in a few days. You are here to wait for Uncle Zhong's men to receive the soldiers and horses, and then go back to Yunzhong County with them."

Mu Mianhong responded well, looked at her again, turned and went out.

Chu Zhao stood where he was and breathed a sigh of relief.

It turned out that getting along with her was not difficult.

……

……

"How about it?"

"Master, what did she say?"

As soon as Mu Mianhong walked back to her tent, several men eagerly surrounded her and asked, with excited and expectant expressions.

"Did I recognize you?"

"Did you call your mother?"

Mu Mianhong looked at everyone and smiled: "No." Without waiting for everyone to react, she took out the token and shook it again, "However, she gave us the [-] soldiers and horses that King Zhongshan handed in."

The men were stunned, as if they didn't understand.

"Fifty thousand." Mu Mianhong reiterated again, "Which bandit in the world can have so many troops? We will really be the number one bandit in the world from now on."

She laughed as she talked, and two men laughed too, but the other man came back to his senses.

"What, Miss Hong." He said, "This is hard work, how can fifty thousand troops be managed?"

What's more, it was the rebels raised by King Zhongshan.

This is clearly to domesticate them.

The other two men also came back to their senses.

"The head of the family, this is asking us to work again!"

"How many things have you done for her, and you don't even call your mother!"

"She doesn't call her mother, but she has the nerve to ask you to do something. What does that mean?"

"Her surname is Chu, she is of Chu Ling's species, and she is evil-hearted."