Although Yun Qingluo and Mo Beichen were very anxious to return to the capital, they could only worry in vain.

After all, things here are not so easy to handle.

It would take a long time to compile and register an army of millions.

Moreover, food and fodder seemed to be insufficient.

"If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have burned their food supplies. I really regret it." Yun Xin raised her eyebrows and said unhappily.

Yun Qingluo smiled when he heard this, "Even if you don't burn those food supplies, you won't be able to hold out for long."

"What a bunch of idiots! Who could have imagined that the Netherworld Army had two million soldiers but no food supplies? If we only defended and did not attack, within ten days, they would be out of food and we would still be able to win with fewer casualties. We were really careless." Murong Zirui interrupted.

Several people were discussing the issue of rations for the soldiers in the tent.

Mo Beichen glanced at Xiao Jue, who was slumped over in the main seat and looked drowsy, and threw the cup in his hand directly at him.

Xiao Jue sensed something and quickly opened his eyes, only to see a cup in front of him. He turned his head to avoid it and reached out to catch the cup.

"What are you doing? If you don't like me, just say it clearly. What's the point?" Xiao Jue looked at Mo Beichen and said dissatisfiedly.

Mo Beichen raised his eyebrows, "The army is running low on food and grass, but General Xiao can still sleep peacefully. It seems that he has a plan in place."

Yun Ju was about to change the medicine for Xiao Jue, but when she heard Mo Beichen's words, she immediately slapped Xiao Jue.

"Ouch, my wound, please be gentle, I didn't provoke you today." Xiao Jue covered his arm and grinned.

Yun Ju said coldly, "Since you already had a plan, why didn't you tell us earlier? Are you happy just watching us worrying here?"

Xiao Jue curled his lips helplessly, "I have been busy with the resettlement of the enemy troops these days and have not had a good rest. You can't even let me relax. You really have no affection at all."

"I sent a message to Zi Yi when I came to the battlefield in Luoxia Land. I think they will be here soon." Xiao Jue yawned.

"Did Zi Yi escort the food and fodder over?" Yun Qingluo asked with a smile.

Xiao Jue nodded and gave a reassuring look, "Of course, you can rest assured that I will do the job."

Yun Xin poured tea for everyone and said with a smile, "Fortunately, we sent a message to the Mohist army in time, asking them to go back and transport food and grass first. Otherwise, if they had come directly, I guess we would have really had to eat tree bark."

Everyone laughed.

Yun Xin walked around, refilled the tea, and returned to her seat, then continued, "But the Mohist army has also gone to transport food and grass, so I guess we'll have to make room for it. This is not a small amount."

Yun Qingluo glanced at Yun Xin with a smile, "After half a year of separation, Yun Xin has become more thoughtful in considering things, which is good."

Yun Xin chuckled, "Following Madam Gong, I learned everything by osmosis, and it naturally took over my brain."

Yun Qingluo quickly asked, "Is Madam Gong okay?"

Yun Xin answered "all are good" and after hesitating for a moment, she explained in detail the situation of Yun Qingluo's parents, brother, and two children.

She understood that Yun Qingluo was homesick, so she didn't dare to ask about the situation of her relatives.

Yun Qingluo listened to Yun Xin's words silently, his breathing so light that it was barely audible.

"Why don't we go back first?" Mo Beichen saw Yun Qingluo who was frequently distracted, turned his head and looked at her and said.

Yun Qingluo didn't react at first, until someone pinched her hand, then she came to her senses.

"Ah, what's wrong?" Yun Qingluo turned around and looked at Mo Beichen.

Mo Beichen asked with a smile, "Didn't you sleep well last night?"

Yun Qingluo thought of what happened last night and her face turned red. She glared at him and walked out quickly.

Mo Beichen turned around and looked at everyone. "Luoluo and I will return to the capital first. You will follow the army back to the capital. I will lead the civil and military officials to welcome you back at the city gate."

Everyone realized the seriousness in Mo Beichen's words and quickly stood up and responded, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Mo Beichen didn't allow them to be too polite during this period of time, and it was at this moment that they realized that this man's imperial majesty was still intact.

Mo Beichen nodded and went out to chase Yun Qingluo.

Yun Xin looked at Yun Ju, "What about us?"

Yun Ju pulled her sleeve and said, "Don't be so tactless. The Emperor clearly wants to spend some time alone with the Empress. When they return to the capital, they will have the Crown Prince and the Princess to keep them company. The only way back to the capital is for them to spend some time alone together."

Yunxin is definitely not right.

"The Emperor and the Empress have been gone for such a long time, they must be very eager to see the Crown Prince and the Princess, otherwise they wouldn't be in such a hurry to return to the capital." Yun Xin retorted to Yun Ju.

A little head popped out, "Haven't you heard that when a child comes home, he's friendly for the first three days, but becomes annoying the rest of the time?"

Everyone looked over, and Yun Ju and Yun Xin said with a smile, "Xiao Yi! You're out of isolation!"

Everyone knew that Yun Qingluo brought back a younger brother, who was said to have saved Yun Qingluo's life.

But since this person returned to the camp, he has been hiding in the tent and has not come out, calling it seclusion and cultivation.

Everyone was puzzled, but Yun Qingluo said let him do it, so everyone had no choice but to follow him.

There were curious people like Xiao Jue who went to see it on purpose, but they were ruthlessly driven out by the secret guards left by Mo Beichen at the door. Later, he gave up the idea.

Anyway, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future.

The reason why Xiaoyi didn't go to meet everyone was very simple. He was still unable to adapt for a while and needed to prepare himself mentally.

Yun Qingluo originally wanted to make a few jokes, but seeing that Xiaoyi seemed really nervous and his expression and the sweat on his palms didn't seem fake, she didn't dare to say anything more and just followed Xiaoyi's lead.

"Okay, if you want to practice in seclusion, then go ahead and practice. Just don't bore yourself. We'll notify you when we return to Beijing." Yun Qingluo agreed to Xiaoyi.

So this is the second time everyone meets Xiaoyi.

Yun Xin brought a plate of pastries and placed it in front of Xiao Yi. "Can I ask you for a favor?"

Xiaoyi was a little cautious and looked at her in confusion without saying anything.

Yun Xin pointed at the cake in front of him and said sincerely, "I would like you to taste this cake for me to see how it tastes. Can you do me this favor?"

Xiaoyi looked around at the people around him and said in a emotionless voice, "There are so many people, why not let them have a taste?"

Although he said this, Xiaoyi's eyes kept looking at the pastries in front of him.

Looks kind of delicious?

Yun Xin glared at everyone present in anger, and then answered Xiao Yi's words, "They are afraid of losing face for me. They said it was delicious before they even tried it. It's better not to ask them. After all, we are not very familiar with each other, and we don't have much friendship. After you finish eating, your evaluation will definitely be the most pertinent. After all, our Queen trusts you the most, and you are her brother."

Xiaoyi was a little hesitant and wanted to refuse, but when he heard Yunxin complimenting him, he immediately agreed excitedly.

"Well, of course. I'm... um, the person my sister trusts the most. So I won't be polite. I'll eat it?" Xiaoyi said, pointing at the pastries.

At Yun Xin's quick nod in response, he picked up a piece of cake and took two bites. His eyes lit up and he finished the whole piece of cake.

After finishing eating, he reached out to take the pastry on the plate. He noticed Yun Xin's eyes from the corner of his eye, and his expression froze slightly, a little unnatural, "Ahem, it's delicious, tastes good."

After saying that, he withdrew his hand, turned around and ran away.

After Xiaoyi ran out, he walked towards his tent and clapped his hands in annoyance. "Oh, how embarrassing! I'm like a brat who has never seen the world. It's so annoying. I should have known not to come out earlier."

Yun Xin patted her head in annoyance, "Oh, it's all my fault for staring at him. I made him shy."

Xiao Jue sneered, "Just look, it won't hurt to look twice. When we return to the capital and go to the Yun Mansion, there will be enough time for him to be looked at. He needs to get used to it early. He can't be so shy."

Yun Ju pulled Yun Xin out, "You might have been worse than him when you were a child. Come on, Yun Xin, let's go help pack the luggage. The Emperor and the Empress will be leaving soon, so we need to prepare some more things."

Murong Zirui picked up a piece of cake and took Eunuch Wu away ahead of time.

"Eunuch Wu, the Emperor and the Empress will definitely need soldiers to escort them back to the capital. Let's go pick some capable men."

Several generals who had been acting as background characters also quickly found excuses to leave.

Xiao Jue was dumbfounded: Am I so disliked?

Xuan Ming knew that Mo Beichen and Yun Qingluo had left Xuancang Continent, and he was quite angry for a moment, and even the joy of winning the battle was diluted.

"I treat him as a brother, but he treats me as a stranger. Even if he wanted to leave, he shouldn't have said a word. He just ran away without saying a word. He is really something. It really makes me mad to death." Xuan Ming threw the teacup in his hand angrily.

Shadow, standing aside, didn't quite understand what his master was doing.

But he still explained, "General Long said that King Xumi left a letter for you, and he will present it to you personally when he returns to the capital. King Xumi and the Queen probably miss their children too much."

Xuan Ming snorted coldly, "Child? Who doesn't have a child?"

Shadow shut up and fell silent.

Ever since Mu Zhi got pregnant, Xuan Ming was so happy that he didn't act like a monarch at all. Instead, he acted like a naive three-year-old child.

After court, he often pulled together the old ministers who had previously said they would select concubines for him, and used the excuse of discussing state affairs to show off that he had successors.

"The queen really loves me. She knows that my ministers are concerned about my lack of offspring. Look, she has given birth to a son just a month after entering the palace. My dear ministers, what more could a husband ask for with a wife like this?"

"Ah, my dear minister left the capital some time ago, so you probably don't know that the queen is pregnant with a dragon child, right?"

"Oh, the Ghost Continent and the Void Continent have been destroyed. That's really the blessing of my dragon son. It's really a blessing from heaven. My child came at the right time."

"The country is now strong, and my son has made great contributions. Don't you agree, my dear ministers?"

When they first learned that the Empress was pregnant, no matter what was discussed in the morning court sessions, the Empress' pregnancy would be brought up. The way they showed off was simply unbearable to watch.

Even some old ministers secretly asked him if the emperor was so happy that he had gone crazy.

Later, those ministers who wanted the emperor to select concubines could not stand his nagging. They hid away when they saw him and did not dare to approach him at all.

When Imperial Tutor Mu heard that the Empress was pregnant, he was also very happy, but his happiness was gradually diluted by the immature Emperor.

He simply sent people to move all the memorials into the palace, and rested at home under the pretext of poor health, but he still could not escape the emperor's evil voice.

The Grand Tutor was so annoyed that he went to complain to the Empress Dowager several times. The Empress Dowager then stopped the Emperor from playing chess with Grand Tutor Mu, giving Grand Tutor Mu some peace and quiet for a few days.

"Xuan Ming, you are not a child anymore, why are you so childish? Father has come to me several times and asked me to advise you to be more steady. You don't look like the ruler of a country." At this time, Xuan Ming was helping Mu Zhi take a walk in the garden, and Mu Zhi took this opportunity to scold him.

Xuan Ming said confidently, "This is my first child. As a first-time father, it's only natural for me to be happy."

Mu Zhi glared at him and said with a smile, "As soon as you learned that you were pregnant, you issued an order to build a large-scale water conservancy project. What the ministers in the court said makes sense. We have helped the Holy Dome Continent and cleaned up the Void Continent and the Ghost Continent. We need to recuperate."

Xuan Ming coaxed her patiently, "What you are carrying in your belly is the hope for the future of the Xuan Cang Dynasty, a great thing that the whole world will celebrate. Besides, there is a lot of rain in autumn, and there are many floods in the southern region. Now is a good time to prevent disasters before they happen."

Mu Zhi smiled helplessly, "You have created so much momentum for this child, what if it is a daughter?"

Hearing this, Xuan Ming smiled with joy, "If it's a daughter, that would be great. A daughter is a father's sweet and caring little cotton-padded jacket."

Mu Zhi gently pinched his arm and said, "You look nothing like you did before."

Ying Mei, who was following not far away, heard these words with sharp ears and nodded in agreement.

The emperor now looks exactly like a young boy from the countryside who has just met his sweetheart, a green hand in the eyes of the Grand Tutor.

When the Emperor and the Empress got married, the Emperor was never so excited. The Empress was jealous and ignored the Emperor for several days.

"Now that the Void Continent and the Ghost Continent have been destroyed and the territory has been returned to the Xumi Continent, there is a lot of work to be done. You don't have to come to me every day to avoid those ministers nagging you." Mu Zhi said earnestly.

Originally, my father was worried that I would be wronged if I married into the palace.

But this person said nothing and single-handedly stopped the criticism of the ministers of the previous dynasty. There was no selection of concubines, and no matter how busy he was every day, he would take time out to have meals with her. Now that she was pregnant, he wanted to stick to her every day.

When she was at the Mu Mansion, she saw that her father was so busy that he wished he could live in the palace. How could he not be busy as an emperor? The dark circles under his eyes showed that he must have stayed up late to handle government affairs while she was asleep.

She was happy in her heart, happy that this man cherished her so much, but she was also sad because she had lost a lot of weight.

It was clearly she who had morning sickness, a poor appetite and couldn't eat, but he looked even less energetic than her.

"Sometimes it's too late, so you don't have to come to my place. It's really tiring to run back and forth." Mu Zhi took two steps and said, panting.

This body is getting heavier and heavier, and I feel tired after walking a few steps.

Xuan Ming supported her carefully and waited for her to rest.

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