Emperor's Grace

At the beginning of December, He Huailing led Zhu Yunjing and his party finally arrived at Qiongguan.

Qiongguan is the most important fortress connecting Beiyi in the northwest of Dayan Dynasty. It is a place that must be contested by military strategists. Dayan has been stationed here for more than two hundred years since its founding.From a certain point of view, Emperor Zhaoyang did give He Huailing great power.

The soldiers and horses transferred from the capital had arrived half a month ago, and they were brought here first by He Huailing's old subordinate Jiang Yan, who was also transferred here as a general.Jiang Yan led his soldiers and traveled more than 30 miles to meet He Huailing. He was very excited to see He Huailing: "General, you are finally here!"

He Huailing was already used to Jiang Yan's loud voice, after all, he didn't need to avoid suspicion anymore in Beijing, he said with a smile: "It's cold and the roads in many places are frozen, so it's hard to walk."

"That's right, it's really hard to go to the post in such a cold weather," Jiang Yu said, looking back, and saw that there were many people led by He Huailing, and the long horse team was dragging one cart after another. Luggage, he said with a smile, "If I didn't know that you haven't married yet, General, I would have thought you brought your family along."

He Huailing nodded calmly, Jiang Yan's eyes widened, and he gasped: "Did you really bring your family?"

He Huailing also turned his head to look at the unremarkable gray cloth carriage in the convoy, with a gentle light in his eyes: "You will know in the future, don't say it for now."

Jiang Yan smiled "hehe" with an "I understand" expression on his face. Although their general has not yet married a wife, he is 22. It is impossible that there will be no waiters in the backyard. It is only natural to bring one or two.

He Huailing didn't explain it, but just acquiesced.

On the same day, He Huailing and his party were welcomed into the General Military Mansion to settle down. The General Military Mansion was located in a town nearest to the pass. It was not grand but quite solemn. He Huailing chose the quietest and most secluded place for Zhu Yunjing. In the courtyard, the confidants he brought immediately set about tidying it up, while he himself went to the front yard to meet his subordinates.

The two deputy commanders, generals, and guards... the people in the room, except for Jiang Yan, were mostly strangers. While these people were paying respects and secretly looking at He Huailing, He Huailing was also observing them calmly. The commander-in-chief's personality seems to be completely opposite. One is expressionless and taciturn, and the other is gentle and gentle like a civil servant with a smile on his face from time to time. Both of them were transferred from other frontier places before, and He Huailing did not fight with them. Having known each other, I only read their resumes before coming to know the general situation.

After He Huailing encouraged everyone and gave some instructions, they dispersed, leaving only Jiang Yan alone.

"You have been here for half a month, do you know anything about these people?"

When Jiang Yan mentioned these things, he got dizzy: "The two vice presidents were at odds with each other, and they couldn't understand each other. Vice President Na Ding was better. , when dealing with people, he uses the same set of things between civil servants, and he doesn't have the temperament of a military general. Anyway, I can't stand it. I heard people say that he is quite close to the businessmen in Huyang City. I often go to the city to have fun."

He Huailing frowned slightly: "Huyang City?"

"Isn't it?" Jiang Yan slapped his hands and said, "I also went to the city two days ago to see it carefully, and the **** looks no worse than the capital. Those businessmen are really rich. That house was built. A grandeur, general, your military mansion is incomparable at all."

Huyang City is the closest city to Qiongguan, less than sixty miles away. This Huyang City is the only way for merchants in the pass to do business outside the pass. At first, it was just a small town for businessmen to rest and opened some inns and teahouses. , wine shop, and later when more people came and went, it gradually developed, especially the business of buying and selling inside and outside the customs was so profitable that many businessmen simply took root here, and the whole family moved here, buying land and buying land. Houses were built on the ground, and the small town was gradually built into a big city, and the population increased rapidly. The imperial court opened a mansion here ten years ago.

Although He Huailing has been in this border area for five years, he has been marching and fighting outside the Great Wall, and he passed Huyang City twice, but he came and went in a hurry. Even this time, he took the shortest route and did not stop in the city. He knew that Huyang City was prosperous, but he really hadn't looked carefully at how prosperous it was.

Maybe Zhu Yunjing would like it, He Huailing thought, there is also a bustling city in this border area, maybe he can keep Zhu Yunjing, otherwise Zhu Yunjing would feel bored, and he would feel sorry for keeping people by his side .

When He Huailing came back, Zhu Yunjing's yard and house had been tidied up according to his preferences. Zhu Yunjing was standing by the window looking at a bare dead tree outside the window in a daze. He Huailing stepped forward and supported him On the shoulder: "Go and sit for a while, or the one in the stomach will trouble you again in a while."

Zhu Yunjing nodded slowly, moved to the side of the couch and sat down.On the road for more than a month, the daily travel and dust is really not a small burden for him, a pregnant woman. He also fell ill twice on the way, but fortunately, he arrived at the destination safely.

The doctor came in to check Zhu Yunjing's pulse, Zhu Yunjing closed his eyes to hide the tiredness in his eyes.

After a moment of silence, the doctor said: "It looks like the baby will be born in a maximum of ten days. The road is bumpy, and it may be earlier. Fortunately, the pulse condition is still stable, so don't worry too much."

How could He Huailing not be worried: "He has been feeling dizzy and out of energy."

"It's like this after walking for too long on the road. It's good to rest for a few days. Before the birth, you need to nourish your energy."

Zhu Yunjing asked in a hoarse voice: "...how will I live?"

The doctor patiently explained: "After the mobilization, an incision will be made in the abdomen, and the child will be taken out and then sewed up."

"Rip open?" Zhu Yunjing frowned even tighter.

"As long as you take a herbal medicine in advance, you won't feel pain. The medicine is made from a weed in southern Xinjiang. It is very effective, but it will be uncomfortable for a few days after the effect of the medicine wears off."

After the doctor left, He Huailing sat down in front of Zhu Yunjing, who was slightly absent-minded, and held his hand: "Your Highness..."

Zhu Yunjing patted her stomach with lowered eyes, and after a long while, she whispered, "Finally I can take this thing out."

He Huailing squeezed his hand tightly: "When the baby is born and your body is better, I will take you to look around. Huyang City is very lively, and there is also a pass, you can go wherever you want."

When I first arrive in a strange place, no matter how much yearning and anticipation I have before, there will always be uneasiness, especially Zhu Yunjing who has nothing to follow him to the border. Even if he doesn't say anything about the anxiety and confusion in his heart, He Huailing can clearly understand it .

Zhu Yunjing pointed to her stomach: "How to get there? What should I do about this trouble?"

He Huailing said with a smile: "With so many people serving him, do you still need to worry about it? Otherwise, you still want to raise him yourself?"

Apart from the two doctors, they brought four nurses and many servant girls from Beijing, all of which were prepared for the little ancestor in Zhu Yunjing's belly. He Huailing knew that Zhu Yunjing didn't like this child. But after all, it is his own flesh and blood, maybe he will like it in the future?

The corner of Zhu Yunjing's mouth twitched slightly: "I don't care."

"Okay, okay, you said yes."

Zhu Yunjing changed the topic: "Did you meet your subordinates just now? How are you doing?"

"It's okay, the two deputy commanders are a bit discordant, and the others seem to be okay, let's take a look."

"The secret decree His Majesty gave you asked you to investigate the assassination of the former chief soldier. Where do you plan to start?"

"You don't need to worry about these, you can give birth to the child with peace of mind first."

Zhu Yunjing said angrily: "If you can't find out, His Majesty will definitely feel that you are incompetent."

He Huailing laughed: "Are you worried that His Majesty will blame me?"

"What's with me?"

He Huailing smiled and shook his head, he really loved Zhu Yunjing's way of expressing his intentions but not saying what he meant.But this matter is really troublesome to talk about. The former chief soldier died in the study of the chief soldier's mansion, and was stabbed through the heart with a sword. There was no trace of possible clues left at the scene, so it was really not easy to find out.

"Que'er, I'll ask someone to remove the dead tree outside the window, so I can plant something else for you? The plum tree and sweet-scented osmanthus tree in the village are good, or should I plant a pomegranate tree for you?"

Zhu Yunjing: "..."

He Huailing didn't know whether he really didn't understand or was pretending to be stupid. First he gave him pomegranate flowers in the other palace, and now he said he would plant pomegranate trees for him. Does it need to be so straightforward?

He Huailing: "You don't like it?"

"...Do you know why there is a fertility drug that can allow men to conceive?"

He Huailing smiled lightly, looking at Zhu Yunjing with burning eyes: "Your Highness, the story of the Emperor Taizu and the Queen's love under the pomegranate tree has been passed down for more than two hundred years. I am afraid that the three-year-old children on the side of the road know it. , but because the queen is a man and cannot conceive, but God bless me Dayan, I have the fertility medicine developed by the genius doctor in Southern Xinjiang, which can stretch across the country."

Zhu Yunjing said: "Do you think this story is very touching?"

He Huailing asked him back: "Don't you think so, Your Highness?"

Zhu Yunjing was rather disapproving: "The empress didn't want to conceive as a man, it was the birth medicine that Emperor Taizu forced him to take. After giving birth, the empress was always depressed. Emperor Taizu soon got bored and accepted a new man. Therefore, the empress became more and more worried, and died within a few years. Emperor Taizu regretted it again, dismissed the harem, and erased the traces of other people's existence, making people think that he only had the empress, and he missed her day after day. Only then has the story of the empress's deep love that has been sung by the world been passed down."

He Huailing was dumbfounded, Zhu Yunjing raised his hand and tapped his shoulder: "So, don't think about imitating the Emperor Taizu to do those deceitful things in the future, understand?"

He Huailing: "...Really?"

"Of course it's true. How could I arbitrarily arrange my own ancestors? These things are passed down from generation to generation by word of mouth from the elders in the palace, but after all, they are palace secrets, and fewer and fewer people know about them now."

He Huailing grabbed Zhu Yunjing's hand again: "Then just watch, Your Highness, my heart is different from Emperor Taizu's, and it's different from anyone else in the world. My heart is only for you."