Didn't Love You Enough

In mid-September of the fourth year of Yuntai, the barbarians from the north went south and slaughtered a small town in the border town.When the news came, there was an uproar in the court.

The censors wrote one after another that the barbarians' violation of the contract was a provocation to the Xuanyuan Dynasty, and they should fight back to show the prestige of our dynasty.

Emperor Xuanyuan Zhaoshen appointed the crown prince as General of the Peking University, commanding [-] elite soldiers from the Peking Camp.He also ordered the marquis of Zhengyuan who was guarding the north to cooperate with the army to attack the barbarians.

After the imperial court, in the imperial study room, the emperor was giving the final instructions to the prince, "Don't attack immediately when you arrive in the north, but find out the truth. The barbarians are cunning by nature, so be careful, and your uncle will give you support. Although this The troops of the Xuanyuan Dynasty have an advantage in the first expedition, but remember not to underestimate the enemy."

"No. My son must remember." Xuanyuan Hancheng replied.

"All the imperial physicians accompanying the army have been arranged? You should pay attention to your own health, and don't delay any further expeditions." The emperor was still very concerned about the prince's health.

"Father, please don't worry, everything has been arranged properly. Please also take care of your father, it is really unfilial to make your father worry all the time." Xuanyuan Hancheng knelt down and kowtowed to his father.

"Okay, get up. Go and say goodbye to your mother, she is also very worried about you." The emperor helped the prince up.

"No. My son will leave."

Suddenly, a few figures flashed into the courtyard of the Yudian room, Xuanyuan Han came to the door of Lin Jiabao's room familiarly, opened the door gently and entered, leaving a few hidden guards guarding the courtyard.

In the room, his baby was sleeping soundly on the bed, and the moonlight streamed in from the window.Looking at Lin Jiabao bathed in the moonlight, his sleeping face is so innocent and lovely.Every time I see it, the fatigue and troubles from the whole day are gone.

Lin Jiabao slept deeply, his small mouth was pursed, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, as if he was dreaming a sweet dream.

Xuanyuan Hancheng bent down and lowered his head to kiss his brow, and placed a few light kisses on his small face.From the small dimple to the kiss on the lips, Xuanyuan Hancheng was afraid of waking him up, so he didn't dare to go deep, but just gently licked the baby's lips with his lips and tongue.

"Hmm..." Lin Jiabao seemed to feel the harassment on his lips, turned his head to one side, and continued to dream.

Xuanyuan Hancheng looked at Lin Jiabao's exposed neck, which looked pale under the moonlight, but it was so alluring.

Xuanyuan Hancheng couldn't restrain himself, he nibbled lightly back and forth on that delicate neck.

Suddenly, there was a slight voice from outside the door, Xuanyuan Hancheng covered Lin Jiabao with a quilt, and walked out gently.

"Nurse Lin, it's you..." Xuanyuan Hancheng looked at the door of Lin Jiabao's room, and motioned for Nanny Lin to follow him into the yard.

"His Royal Highness, An Zhu is still young, just over 13 years old, you..." Mother Lin came back from the night, and saw the door of Lin Jiabao's room next door was slightly open, and she also saw the scene where His Royal Highness kissed An Zhu scene.

It was not the first time to see His Highness the Crown Prince in the courtyard late at night.She was surprised and shocked at the beginning, but now she is used to it, and she is very calm.

Nanny Lin knew that His Highness the Crown Prince had other thoughts about Lin Anzhu, although she didn't know why she cared so much about such a little Shuang'er.But after getting along with Lin Anzhu for the past six months, she also fell in love with this hardworking and well-behaved child.So I can't help but mention it.

"Mother Lin, I will go to war tomorrow, and I hope you will take good care of An Zhu." Xuanyuan Hancheng said with satisfaction after hearing Mother Lin's protection of Lin Jiabao.

"No. Please rest assured, His Royal Highness, there will be no mistakes." Mother Lin assured.

On the second day, under the witness of civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, Xuanyuan Hancheng rode his mount and left the imperial city with an army of [-].

When the army left the capital, Xuanyuan Hancheng took a deep look in the direction of the palace.

There was his family, his baby, and his responsibilities.This battle is only allowed to win, not to lose!

In May of the fifth year of Yuntai, the Xuanyuan Empire won the final victory in the battle against the barbarians in the north.Sitting in the big tent in the barbarian royal city, Xuanyuan Hancheng was filled with emotion.

Over the past nine months, he has experienced the baptism of war, and his personality has become more restrained, making it impossible for people to guess his thoughts.

The start of this expedition was not smooth. When Xuanyuan Hancheng arrived at the border town with his army, it had already entered winter.

The climate in the north was extremely cold, and the soldiers who came from the capital couldn't adapt and fell ill one after another.Fortunately, the herbal preparations in the army were sufficient, so no casualties were caused.

The barbarians knew that the Xuanyuan Empire's army was coming, and knew that the two sides had a huge disparity in strength.The barbarians did not dare to deal with them head-on, and often ambushes or raids at night on their marching roads.Although they were all destroyed, they also caused a lot of casualties, which caused headaches for the soldiers.

The battle was stalemate until the spring, when Xuanyuan Han undertook a plan to lure part of the main force of the enemy, besieged them and ambushed them, severely wounding the barbarians.

Xuanyuan Han took advantage of the victory and pursued, and after several battles, he reached the barbarian king city.

Since his uncle Zheng Yuanhou was sitting in the rear, the food, grass and supplies could keep up.After two more battles, Xuanyuan Hancheng's army successfully broke through the barbarian king's city.

"His Royal Highness, Marquis Zheng Yuan is asking to see you." The guard outside the tent came in to report.

"Please come in, Marquis Zhengyuan." Just as Xuanyuan Hancheng finished speaking, he watched a sturdy middle-aged man in armor walk in.

"His Royal Highness, the order you just issued is to exterminate the barbarians... this... do you still need to consider it, and wait for the emperor's reply." Zhengyuan Hou Wangzhen is the queen's biological brother. The outstanding ability of wise decision is also very admired.However, disagreements arose on the issue of how to deal with prisoners of war.

"No need, I've already signed up for the emperor's father." Xuanyuan Hancheng understands Zheng Yuanhou's thoughts. After all, in this life, the father and emperor's brother did not die because of the barbarians. It seems too cruel for him to exterminate the barbarians up.

"However, Your Royal Highness, this is not good for your reputation! All men, women and children in this barbarian tribe will be executed..., or only their royal family will be wiped out, and the rest will be slaves."

"Uncle, don't try to persuade me. I have made up my mind. The barbarians have always been a cunning and tenacious people. If they don't kill the grass and roots, they will be slaves. If they are not my race, their hearts must be different. They must be punished! If they talk about cruelty, what they say There are no old people, women, or children in Tuzhi Village. This time, being cruel will not only remove hidden dangers in the future, but also deter other small tribes. This is the best decision. I don’t care about reputation or anything .I think my father will agree with me." Xuanyuan Hancheng said.

"It has to be like this." Marquis Zhengyuan also knew that the prince's analysis was correct, alas!But in this way, the prince is afraid that he will bear the notoriety of cruelty and inhumanity.

In May of the fifth year of Yuntai, the crown prince ordered the massacre of the barbarians in Wangcheng, regardless of men, women or children, to be executed.The entire city was full of blood, and more than [-] people were all strangled to death.There are no more barbarians in the world.

When the emperor received the news, Xuanyuan Hancheng had already led his army on the way back.

His Royal Highness the Prince's extermination of the barbarians caused a great stir in the court.

The censors wrote letters one after another, saying that His Royal Highness's methods were too cruel, which harmed the benevolence and justice of the Xuanyuan Dynasty.

What's more, it is said that His Royal Highness, the crown prince, has made great achievements and made such an order without the emperor's permission. It is a contempt for the emperor and should be severely punished.

These are all suppressed by the emperor, alas!Thinking that the prince is only 19 years old, after all, he is young and energetic, and he will not think long-term. The method of handling this time is simple and rude, and the effect is too much.

Under the pressure of the imperial court, the emperor had no choice but to cancel the ceremony of going out of the city to welcome him in person.And after the prince returned to the palace, let him think about it for half a month, and exempted him from the court meeting, as a warning.

In the imperial study room, Emperor Xuanyuan Zhaoshen was training the prince.

"For the past half month, you should take a good rest. You are not allowed to act like this next time. You are the future prince. A prince with a reputation of cruelty, what do the courtiers think of you? Sigh! Forget it, you are still young, Go back and think about it more. Many things have to be careful, and it’s too late.” The emperor always thought that the second son was more impulsive, but he didn’t expect the elder son to be the same.well!Don't worry, he is still in good health, and he can teach for a few more years. The prince is doing very well now.

"No. My son understands."

In the next period of time, news about the cruelty of His Highness the Crown Prince spread throughout the entire Xuanyuan Empire.With the spread of caring people, the content of the news intensified.

Why did His Royal Highness order [-] prisoners of war to be buried alive? His Royal Highness likes to torture and kill children, and even said that His Royal Highness likes to eat human flesh and so on.

The common people themselves have poor ability to distinguish the true and false news, and they tend to listen and believe.He likes to talk about the royal affairs even more, and the more he prevents the spread, the more curious he becomes.

In Yongshou Palace, the Empress had just asked Nanny Zhou to deal with a few court ladies and eunuchs who were spreading rumors, and she was sulking.

"Queen Mother, don't be angry. If you get angry, you won't be worth it." Xuanyuan Hancheng comforted him. "This time the matter is not so serious. It is because the Xue family is contributing to the flames, so it is so."

"It's the Xue family again, but your father said, they won't be around for long." The queen was very relieved when she thought of the princess who was already sick in bed.

"My son would also like to thank my mother. This time I am away on an expedition, and my palace has been cleaned up. I have worked hard on my mother, and I have made you worry."

Xuanyuan Hancheng did not bring Yuan Fu with him this time, but left him in the palace to cooperate with his mother in cleaning up his crown prince's east palace.

Taking advantage of him not being in the palace this time, many nails relaxed their vigilance.Now these people have been cleared out, and the people around the princess have also been secretly taken down, and they were all killed after they found out how to contact Li Wang.Now the people who are in contact with King Li are Xuanyuan Hancheng's hidden guards, and King Li didn't notice anything unusual.

"How can you thank the queen mother?" The queen patted the prince on the shoulder.

She said she wasn't worried, but thinking of the impact of the current rumors on the prince, the queen couldn't help but worry.

In the evening, when the emperor came to the Yongshou Palace bedroom, he saw the queen sitting beside the bed frowning.

"Your majesty, look at these rumors. Originally, I planned to help Cheng'er get a side concubine when he came back from the expedition. Now the rumors are flying all over the sky, and the ministers are afraid that they have their own ideas. It's hard to choose this person." The queen said to the emperor. complained.

"Don't worry, Zitong, I'm already working on it. In fact, rumors come and go quickly. As long as there is new news, the old ones will gradually fade away. Cheng'er's body still needs to be recuperated, and it's time for him to go. There is no rush."

"That's the way to say it, but Cheng'er's reputation needs to be compensated." The queen thought for a while, and suddenly she had a flash of inspiration, "Your Majesty, look, there are still three months until the Mid-Autumn Festival. If there is another imperial decree, let How about the palace people reuniting with their families on the Mid-Autumn Festival?

"That's a good idea. The regulations need to be more careful. Where the palace people meet with their family members, the meeting time must be arranged. When the palace people leave the palace, they must be searched, and more guards should be sent. We can't let some people get in the way." There is a gap." The emperor thought more, "Okay, I will arrange it tomorrow. Don't think too much, let's arrange it earlier."

In the Yudian room, Lin Jiabao was kneading the dough, listening to Yuling and Yulong chatting, "I heard that His Royal Highness is the reincarnation of the killing star, and the evil spirit on his body is very strong."

"Yu Ling, you are going to die! His Royal Highness is a great general and hero." Yu Taki retorted angrily when he heard Yu Ling say this about His Highness.

"Sisters, stop talking. It won't be good if Nanny Lin comes to hear it later." Lin Jiabao persuaded.

"Hmph!" Yutaki snorted coldly.

Nanny Lin came back with a smile on her face, and Yushuang who came back together couldn't hide her excitement, "There is good news, great news!"

Yu Ling was the most energetic, and hurriedly surrounded her and asked, "What good news? What good news?"

Sister Lin announced with a smile: "This year, His Royal Highness sent troops to the barbarians to win a big victory. To celebrate, the empress gave a decree. During the Mid-Autumn Festival this year, the palace people can reunite with their families!"

"Really? Really? Everyone can be reunited with their families, so can I?"

"It's all right. At that time, it will be arranged in batches according to the palace. Everyone will have a time to meet with their families. The notices have been posted."

"That's great! The empress is so kind!" Everyone was very excited to hear that. They had been away from home for many years, and there was no better news than being reunited with their families.

For a while, the good news spread in the palace, and the palace people rushed to tell each other.They all thanked the emperor, empress and His Royal Highness for their benevolence.

In this way, the rumors about His Royal Highness gradually disappeared.After that, it was reported that the Xue family's children had an affair, and the people's attention was also diverted.

Lin Jiabao has been in a state of excitement ever since he got the good news.At night, I tossed and turned in bed, thinking about this and that.

I don't know if Linjiacun will receive the news, and if his parents will come to see him.It takes half a month on the road from Linjiacun to the capital. I wonder if it will be dangerous on such a long road?Half a month's journey, is there a lot of money?I don't know if the family has enough money?

The more Lin Jiabao thought about it, the more he couldn't sleep, so he got up and went out, and walked to the door of Nanny Lin's room next door.Knocked on the door, "Nurse Lin, are you asleep?"

"Anzhu, what's the matter, you haven't slept yet." Nanny Lin opened the door and saw Lin Anzhu, "Come in."

"What's the matter? Tell Nanny." Nanny Lin looked at Lin Jiabao's sad face and asked with concern.

During the nearly two years in the palace, Lin Jiabao had long regarded Nanny Lin as an elder.He told Nanny Lin all his worries. "Mommy, what do you say?"

"Don't worry, let Mammy help you think about it." Nanny Lin's family is the empress's natal family, and they are in the capital, so there is no trouble for Lin Jiabao.

"How about this, you can write a letter from home and bring some money home. Mammy buys a familiar father-in-law in the imperial dining room and asks him to send it to the post station." Madam Lin thought for a while.

"That's great, Mammy, can you really help me send the family letter home?" Lin Jiabao was a little worried.

"It's okay, the palace people all ask the purchasers to help. As long as you don't bring anything you shouldn't bring out, otherwise you will be found out at the gate of the palace, and everyone will suffer. Therefore, generally the purchasers only help people they know well."

"Thank you so much, Mommy, I'll go back and write." Lin Jiabao quickly went back.

Lin Jiabao spent most of the night writing in his room, and put his monthly money and reward silver into a purse embroidered for him by sister Yushuang. After thinking about it, he put the money given to him when he entered the palace. .He doesn't have much money to spend in the palace, and his family must need it more.

Early the next morning, Lin Jiabao gave the prepared package to Nanny Lin, and asked some words that she couldn't write, and asked Nanny to fill it in.

After completing these, Lin Jiabao finally felt relieved, and began to count the days to wait for the arrival of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Mother Lin did not hand over the items to the purchaser, but handed them over to the hidden guards of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

That night, Lin Jiabao's baggage had already been placed on Xuanyuan Hancheng's desk.

Xuanyuan Hancheng smiled after opening the letter.The first piece of paper is said to be a letter rather than a picture.

On the paper was a small person making a pastry. Jiabao drew it very carefully, even the patterns on the pastry were exactly the same.The blank space reads, Parents, Big Sister, Big Brother, Second Sister, Younger Brother, Little Sister, I miss you all!

There were more words on the second piece of paper, some of which were written by Nanny Lin.Xuanyuan Hancheng thought that in the future, he should let the baby learn to write well, seeing that the baby is also very talented in painting, he can also let the baby learn to study hard in the future.

The general meaning of Lin Jiabao's writing is that he had a good life in the palace, and now he is making snacks in the Imperial Dining Room in the Empress's Palace.The nuns in the palace treated him very well, and the sisters in the palace also took good care of him.

Let the family rest assured that everything is fine with him, but he misses his family very much.He has learned how to make a lot of dim sum now, and he thinks he can open a dim sum shop when he leaves the palace in the future, so that he can be self-sufficient in the future.In the end, I asked my family to come and see him on the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Xuanyuan Hancheng's face turned dark after reading the letter.His baby has already made plans for life after leaving the palace... This is impossible!

Xuanyuan Hancheng thought that Lin Jiabao was 14 now, although he was still a little younger.But first keep it around for a year or two, and then you can eat it.He couldn't wait.

Xuanyuan Hancheng ordered the secret guard to send Lin Jiabao's family letter to the post station in Pei County as soon as possible.I secretly plan in my heart...