[White hair] Jiangshan beauty

Yu, soldiers from the north poured into the city from the north gate like a tide.

Cheers and exclamations were intertwined, and everything was orderly and chaotic.

Although there was no deliberate massacre for fun, the national policy of the Wei State itself made the Wei people living in the royal court no so-called commoners, except for slavery, they were the nobles of the Wei State.

Qin Man allowed the soldiers to get some of the wealth that should be distributed to them. If they restrained themselves from harming women and children, it was enough to prove that she had trained properly and had strict military discipline this year.

Qin Man was among the ranks of the Chinese army, and with her army, she entered the court of Wei Wang, who once made all the countries in Guanzhong fearful.

Here, different from the exotic style of the Central Plains, the ground is rammed land, and the rough-built houses are ostentatiously inlaid with jewels and painted with colorful paintings.

Looking at the imperial palace in the middle, you can see a brilliant golden yellow.

Everything went well, the past Eastern King and the current Wei Wang were captured, and most of the remaining Wei Wanggongs were captured. To hide her shame, she knelt in the square in front of the palace.

To deal with urgently needed matters, Qin Man left Zongzheng Yuqing to clean up afterward, and then led the army back to Beilin ostentatiously.

Walking along the way, he was welcomed by the border people who had been invaded by the Wei Kingdom.

For the celebration ceremony, everything has been prepared in Zhongshan City.

"Long live Shang Shengjun, long live, long live!"

As the army passed by, the people knelt down on both sides of the royal road.

In front of the imperial gate, Qin Man stood on the high steps, receiving congratulations from all the officials.

At this moment, she became the true monarch of Beilin.

In Wei Wang's court, the uneasiness brought about by not finding Lin Shen was temporarily diluted by all the glory and brilliance.

This is just the first step.

In order to suppress the agitation in his heart, Qin Man went to the secret room of the palace to the north.

In the secret room, occupying one wall, a map depicting all the cities to the north was displayed in front of her eyes.

She stretched out her hand, and as she walked, she drew the border belonging to the southern border.

Now is the time to take back the southern border.

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"How are things packed?" Rong Qi sat at the table, looked down at the bird paper, and asked without looking back.

"It's all packed," Xiao Xunzi replied respectfully behind him, "Including His Highness's things, I have just checked them out, Your Majesty, please rest assured."

Rong Qi nodded lightly, "Let's go tomorrow."

"Here." Little Xunzi knew he couldn't persuade him, so he could only bow his head and agree.

"But...but, His Majesty Qihuang, I'm afraid your physical condition is not suitable for a long-term carriage ride." Xiao Ke stood beside him and said courageously.

She always remembered Qin Man's entrustment.

"I know my own body." Rong Qi put the sparrow paper into the box.

Because he thought that she belonged to Man'er, Rong Qi also perfunctory her.

As the situation changed, the officials of Chen Kingdom were more and more inclined to King Zhenbei.

He knew that they were afraid of Man'er.

The Kingdom of Wei is about to destroy the country, and the north has become the most powerful country in the north. It also borders the Kingdom of Chen and has a close alliance with Xiqi. strangeness.

Therefore, compared with the upright King Zhenbei in his prime, the young Emperor Chen is really not enough to take on the responsibility of the country. In the country, there are more and more calls for the little emperor to abdicate and let the virtuous.

He can control the influence of his mother in the Xiqi court, but there are still remnants of the Tianqiumen, and he can't completely stop her petty actions.

The queen mother wanted to use Ning Qianyi to restrain him, while Ning Qianyi wanted to be in the position to rectify his name, and the two hit it off.

Ning Qianyi is capable and extremely ambitious. If he is really allowed to ascend the throne, the whole situation will become complicated again.

on the contrary……

Rong Qi fastened the letter box and tapped it lightly with his fingertips.

Man'er probably has received the news by now, but she is still in Wei country, and it is too late to stop it even if she wants to.

"Daddy!" At this moment, a soft white dumpling rolled in staggeringly.

He was wearing a small Yunyan brocade robe and a gold-woven jacket. If it wasn't for his short hair, he couldn't wear a crown, and his eyes were black and bright, he looked like a shrunken Rong Qi.

At this moment, the child's face was flushed from crying, with a tear hanging from the corner of his eye, and he was holding a cloth tiger in one hand.

When he saw Rong Qi, his dark eyes suddenly burst into brilliance, he stumbled to Rong Qi's side, and rushed over.

Rong Qi reached out his hand to catch the child's fat and soft body skillfully, and hugged him in his arms, with a natural smile on his face, his breath softened instantly, he reached out and touched the child's forehead, "Nian'er, are you awake?"

"Daddy, I'm not here," Qin Nian dropped the cloth tiger in his hand to the ground, and the chubby hand tightly grasped Rong Qi's sleeve, he was still young and could not express himself, staring at Rong Qi, muttering Repeatedly complained that "Daddy is not here".

Rong Qi picked up the dropped cloth tiger, put it on the table, took out the handkerchief, wiped his face gently, and listened to him patiently.

He knew it without asking, it was because Nian'er woke up from a nap and didn't see him, so she was upset.

I don't know when it started, the child became very clingy to him, as long as he was awake and couldn't see him, he would cry and look for him, and he wouldn't stop until he was found.

Fortunately, although this child is a bit crying, he is also easy to coax, and as long as he is known, even if he is left alone, he will be quiet.

So in the past, even the Shang Dynasty allowed him to stay in the side room behind the main hall, where he could hear his voice, only now did he realize that it was really a problem for him to develop this habit.

Rong Qi touched the child's soft hair and asked softly, "Nian'er, do you want to see mother?"

"Mother?" Qin Nian thought for a while, then pointed to the puppet on the shelf next to it.

Rong Qi's brows and eyes darkened. Although he tried his best to talk about Man'er with him, the child still didn't remember Man'er. If Man'er knew, he would be very sad, "Mother loves Nian'er very much, Nian'er forgets about it." Did you? Daddy read mother’s letter to you before, as well as the toys that Nian’er likes, many of them were sent by mother, do you remember?”

Qin Nian's dark eyes moved around a few times, and he raised the cloth tiger, "Mother?"

"That's right, mother gave this to Nian'er," Rong Qi nodded with a smile, "Nian'er likes it very much, right?"

Qin Nian puffed his face, thought for a while, and then nodded under Rong Qi's expectant eyes.

"Nian'er is so good," Rong Qi rewarded the child by touching the soft top of his hair and smiling gently.

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"Concession." Qin Man picked up a white piece and patted it lightly on the chessboard.

Winning or losing chess is already clear.

The last white piece blocked the vitality in the middle of the sunspot, so there is no need to count them in detail.

Zongzheng Wuyou looked at her with a trace of unwillingness and a sense of relief, and finally admitted, "You won."

This is the half-mountain Pavilion of Dugu Mountain in the southern border town. Here, the forests and ravines are beautiful and deep, and a waterfall flows down beside the pavilion. The resort in the south is full of tourists, but now it has become sparsely populated because of the war.

At this moment, there were only him and Qin Man.

He gambled with the three southern states, and finally asked her to play a game of chess. If she won, she would fulfill the old agreement and marry him. If she lost, he would open the city and surrender, and hand over the three southern states.

In these years, he did not do anything for the people in the southern border, instead he entangled with the aristocratic family endlessly, and he never completely suppressed them.

At the beginning when he saw Qin Man's swift action in the northern border, he had waited to see a joke, thinking that she would have no way to deal with the aftermath. However, in the end, he was the one who got the joke.

He knew in his heart that if there was a real fight, the three states in the southern region had no chance of winning, but he still made this condition before the battle, inviting Qin Man to fight alone, betting that Qin Man would not like to fight.

He won the bet on this point, but on the chessboard, he lost to her again.

In the middle game, he made a careless move, and now he has lost everything.

But compared to the unconvinced past, this time, he really bowed his head.

Did he really make a mistake?He has made "one careless move" countless times, whether it was carelessness or unwillingness, only he himself knows in his heart.

There are many things that cannot stand careful consideration, so when he really admitted that Qin Man was qualified to be his opponent, and actually surpassed him, he also understood a lot.

If he loses, he has already lost everything.

"Aren't you afraid that I will suddenly break the contract and detain you?" Zongzheng Wuyou narrowed his eyes slightly.

He raised his internal strength, and suddenly a dangerous aura spread out, pressing towards Qin Man.

"Because the Zongzheng Wuyou I know would not do such a thing." Qin Man replied calmly, without even raising her internal strength to resist.

Zongzheng Wuyou stared at her, seeing that she was really unresponsive, after a while, he finally dissipated his internal energy, "Man... Shang Shengjun, that child is not the prince's."

After admitting Qin Man's arrogance, he naturally wanted to understand that even if he wanted to get Beilin, Qin Man would not commit himself to the prince.

She can't even look down on him, so how can she look down on Zongzheng Xiaoren.

"No." Qin Man answered him bluntly.

"Yes..." Zongzheng Wuyou recalled a vague figure, "Qihuang Rongqi?"

"Yes," Qin Man nodded, not showing any surprise because he guessed right.

Her calmness made Zongzheng Wuyou feel a little frustrated again.

After a while, he said softly, "Qihuang can beat you in chess?"

Qin Man thought for a while, then nodded, "Yes."

Zongzheng Wuyou revealed a hint of surprise, and then sighed.

Qin Man saw Zongzheng Wuyou's confusion, but didn't answer, turned around and stepped out of the pavilion.

"Qihuang really beat my sister?" Qin Xiang opened his eyes wide in surprise.

A smile flashed across Qin Man's eyes, and then nodded.

Children of the royal family, naturally they can dabble in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, so does Rong Qi, but he is not good at chess.

To be precise, Rong Qi has no desire to compete at all, especially when confronting her.

Therefore, it is meaningless to win him.

She once wanted him to play chess with her because she was bored, in order to attract his interest in playing chess, and to increase the fun, she secretly set a number before the game, and then lost to him according to the number.

If it was someone else, they probably felt that she was insulting others and would have been angry a long time ago. As a result, Rong Qi knew it clearly and patiently played with her.

He didn't like playing chess, he just wanted to accompany her and make her happy, and it took Qin Man a while to understand.

Later, when they were together, she still played with her left hand and right hand, while Rong Qi played his piano beside her.

Therefore, she is not incapable of losing.

There is no need to tell others this sentence.

Qin Man lowered his head, his expressionless expression looked very unpredictable and unattainable.

Not three feet away from her, stood a pink and soft doll, wrapped in a cloud-gray brocade dress like a big white ball, just reaching her knees.

It took her three months to finish dealing with the matters in the southern border. Not long after she returned to Zhongshan, she was caught off guard by the child sent by Rong Qi.

Nian'er, who was still a baby in her impression, grew at least two or three times her size, became able to talk, run and jump, which made her feel a little flustered for no reason.

"Qin Nian." Qin Man called out very calmly.

Xiao Nian'er looked up at her, with a little timidity in her eyes, but also a little confusion and curiosity.

He was taught very well. Although he was still at an ignorant age, he stood upright, with his little hands obediently placed by his sides, hidden in his sleeves, without any other inexplicable small movements.

Two pairs of similar eyes looked at each other, and their expressions were inexplicably similar.

Qin Man came to his senses first.

The child's facial features opened up, and she looked more and more like Rong Qi, but she felt a little regretful. What she felt at first, that something similar to Rong Qi, the ethereal aura she couldn't describe, seemed to fade a bit.

Of course Nian'er is cute enough, Qin Man thought,

However, Brother Qi,

Rong Qi him is indeed unique in the world.

She knelt down, stretched out her hand tentatively to the child, and smiled, "Nian'er, I am your mother."

"Mother, dear," Nian'er looked at her and repeated it earnestly.

These two have obviously taught them many times, and the child pronounces words very clearly.

"Yes, mother." Qin Man smiled at him, then hugged him tentatively.

Because of Qin Man's movement and wide sleeves similar to Rong Qi, Qin Nian felt kind and reached out to grab her sleeve, allowing her to hold him in his arms.

Kneeling down, little Xunzi, who had been peeping, quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

Anyway, the little Highness's willingness to get close to His Highness can be regarded as making His Majesty less worried.

Xiao Ke felt the easing of the atmosphere in the room, and quietly breathed a sigh of relief beside her.

She felt that her sister must have been angry with her just now.

When she came in just now, the way her sister looked at her made her too scared to speak, but seeing Qin Man's attitude softened now, she was usually not in the mood, and now her mood became lively again.

She quietly asked the palace attendant next to her, "Are my brother and uncle in the palace?"

The palace attendant didn't dare to answer her words, and didn't dare to move casually, just bowed his head in silence.

Qin Man ignored Xiao Ke, picked up Nian'er, and walked up to little Xunzi, "Why did Rong Qi ask you to send Nian'er off? There's no one around him?"

Little Xunzi lowered his head, "Your Majesty thinks that His Majesty has more slaves on weekdays, and he handles them more easily, so he gave the slaves to His Majesty. He was also worried that His Majesty would feel unwell on the way, so he ordered Miss Xiao Ke to go along."

"Really?" Qin Man asked unclearly.

Little Xunzi leaned down, "In addition, Your Majesty has something for His Highness."

"What?" Qin Man raised his eyebrows slightly.

Little Xunzi hurriedly raised a box above his head.

Qin Man first reached out and pulled out the rose hairpin that was inserted on his temples, and put it in the hands of Qin Nian who had been reaching for the flowers. Then he hugged the child with one hand, and gently opened the box with the other. Open the mechanism on the box, open the lid, and then reach in to take out the contents.

Based on the weight of a heavy hand, this is a seal made of pure copper.

The seal buttons on the seal are four five-clawed golden dragons showing off their might.

She lifted the seal higher up, facing the four large characters below with a little ink pad——

"The Treasure of Chen Kingdom——"

Qin Man read it slowly.

She had also heard about the civil strife in Chen country before:

First, King Zhenbei forced the Emperor Xiaochen back with the support of the important officials in the court, and finally succeeded in ascending the throne. Then, during the winter sacrifice after ascension to the throne, he was assassinated by domestic opposition forces and died as a result.

As a result, the country of Chen became even more chaotic.

Those who supported the Xiaochenhuang who had abdicated before, and those who supported the brothers and princes of the former emperor. In addition, although Ning Qianyi died, he had a son who had just reached the full moon. The coming princess Zhaoyun, so it is inevitable that some people want to rely on Beilin, who seems to be the most powerful now.

Because of the sudden incident, Qin Man was confronting Zongzheng Wuyou at that time, so he could only send envoys to support Princess Zhaoyun's son on behalf of Beilin.

She didn't have much hope for the result. After all, the Chen Kingdom was too strong, and most people would not accept it if they chose to attach themselves to other countries. However, rather than hoping that Zhaoyun's son who is less than one year old will take the throne, it is better to say that she hopes that It would be better for the Chen Kingdom to stay in chaos like this for a while.

Now, even the envoys sent by Beilin haven't come back yet, Rong Qi didn't know how to do it, and even handed over the jade seal of Chen Kingdom.

Qin Man looked at Yin Xi, thinking that Chen Kingdom was in chaos fighting for the throne, and couldn't help laughing.

At some point, Nian'er got tired of playing with the hairpin, so she dropped it casually, looked at Yuxi curiously, and stretched out a hand, "Yin!"

"You know him too?" Qin Man smiled and brought Yin Xi closer to show him.

Qin Nian held a corner with his small hand, but found that he couldn't hold it, so he stretched his arms to bring it to his bosom.

"I can't give this to you." Qin Man lightly lifted the jade seal of Chen Kingdom, and brought it out of the reach of Nian'er's small arms.

This is a gift from Rong Qi to her, how can she give it to others casually, not even her own son.

Probably because Qin Nian had never encountered such a situation before, he opened his eyes wide and fell into a daze for a while.

Then, feelings of grievance gradually came up, her mouth was flattened, and tears filled her eyes——

"Mother!"

At this moment, following the sound of fast pattering footsteps and the sharp voice of a child, a figure in black clothes rushed in like a big rabbit.

Two blue figures followed in, touched one knee to the ground in front of Qin Man, and saluted neatly.

The one in Xuan Yi Dun was a child who was similar in stature to Nian'er. He didn't look fat, but somehow he looked stockier than Qin Nian. His slightly brown eyes looked at Qin Nian with a hint of unkindness.

"He" ignored the other people in the room, stretched out his hand to grab Qin Man's hem, stared at Qin Nian, and stated his meaning simply and clearly, "Mine!"

Qin Man unceremoniously stretched out his horn and kicked her: "Stand still."

This girl she had picked up from Refuge Alley had been raised by Empress Dowager Fu until she returned from Wei Kingdom to the court for the first time.

This child has been raised by Empress Dowager Fu with an extremely sensitive and domineering temper.

Originally, the reason why she indifferently handed over the child to Queen Mother Fu was because she knew that she would do little harm at most, and she didn't dare to do any big things.

After all, the greatest advantage of the Empress Dowager Fu and the Fu family surviving to the present is knowing the current affairs and being able to bow their heads. Although they are a bit ambitious, it is impossible to achieve anything.

However, maybe after seeing how she dealt with other aristocratic families in the north, the Empress Dowager Fu was a little too knowledgeable about current affairs. Compared with serving the emperor meticulously, she spoiled the little girl lawlessly.

Qin Man saw that this little girl was indeed extremely smart, with extraordinary bones, and finally couldn't help but clean her up.

As a result, the child was not afraid of her.

In the situation of crying, fighting, and no one to help, she seems to be keenly aware that she is different from others, and she has been attached to her ever since.

Qin Man actually felt that instead of saying that the child liked her, it was better to say that she was smart enough to find out that she was the most important person to her——

Of course, from a certain point of view, this is of course not wrong.

Zong Zhengyan stood up obediently, with his belly puffed out, his eyes still staring at Qin Nian.

Qin Nian had never seen such an expression before, so startled, he turned his head away from her, put his arms around Qin Man's neck, and called softly, "Mother."

Is this kid a little too good-natured?Qin Man couldn't help thinking, hugged him tightly, and patted his head comfortingly.

"Why did you come here?" Qin Man asked Zong Zhengyan gently, holding Nian'er in his arms.

"Look for mother to play." Zongzheng Yan said.

"Mother has something to do, you can play by yourself," Qin Man replied gently, "Have someone accompany you to catch butterflies in the yard, okay?"

She taught Zong Zhengyan to let her understand that if mother has something to do, it means that she should not be disturbed.

"Why is that younger brother here?" Zong Zhengyan asked loudly.

"Yan, don't speak so loudly," Qin Man didn't answer her question.

Zong Zhengyan flattened his mouth aggrieved and stopped talking.

After all, she is just a child who is less than two years old, no matter how smart she is, she can't be like an adult.

"Zong Zhengyan, this is Qin Nian, a little younger than you, and a younger brother." Qin Man didn't take care of her emotions too much, but put Nian'er down and let them get to know each other.

"This," Qin Man glanced at Zong Zhengyan, "it's brother, Nian'er."

Regardless of this erroneous understanding, it will cause a series of problems in the future.

In short, the first meeting of the future couple does not seem to be very good.

After Zong Zhengyan was forced to call out his brother aggrievedly, he ran away.

Qin Nian kept holding on to Qin Man's neck tightly, without saying a word, and only after Zong Zhengyan left, he said to Qin Man seriously: "Mother, it's about Nian'er."

Qin Man blinked in surprise.

"I didn't expect that," Qin Man touched his forehead, and couldn't help laughing, "Little clever ghost."

She originally thought that this child was too well-behaved, so she didn't look very smart, but now it seems that she was wrong.

The meeting of the two children was just a small episode, since Nian'er did not let go, Qin Man continued to hug him.

With a relaxed mood, she picked up the jade seal and was about to put it back into the box, when she suddenly stared at the somewhat familiar interlining under the box, and stopped moving.

Qin Man casually put the Chen Kingdom Yuxi aside, stretched out his hand to pull out the piece of cloth underneath, and shook it lightly.

Because the extremely thin silk that I specially found at the beginning is a little big when folded, and it doesn't take up much space, but it is three feet square when unfolded.

She stared at the piece of silk, bent over and unfolded it on the desk.

Compared with when she gave it to Rong Qi, it was just a "Mountain and River Chronicle", now there are new contents added to the silk.

The fresh ink pen carefully added the dangerous city passes in Chenguo and Xiqi. From the north to the capital city of Xiqi, Haojing, there is a winding curve connected, and the seven or eight towns that need to pass through are marked in detail. Passes, and their topographical features and weak points to overcome.

Qin Man's eyes suddenly changed.

"What's going on?" Qin Man frowned lightly, pressed the corner of the desk lightly, and asked in a deep voice, "Did he have a message to convey?"

"Your Majesty said," said little Xunzi in a low voice, "If His Highness asks, tell His Highness, and he will wait for you."

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The night wind blows the curtain of light gauze, bringing refreshment.

"Qi'er," the fingers with long golden armor gently slid across the forehead and cheeks, with a hint of tenderness, the tenderness from the underground.

"You should rest well," Fu Yuan said with a soft chuckle on her lips, her voice was sticky and soft, "Since you are not in good health, from tomorrow onwards, the queen mother will take care of you for you. reason."

The young man lying on the bed was motionless, as if he had fallen asleep unconsciously.

"Tell me, you know that you are not in good health, so why bother to be brave?" Fu Yuan's sharp armor brushed against Rong Qi's neck, "I'm afraid you don't know, that girl is now in the north facing Fengsheng. Shui Qi, I'm afraid I have forgotten you. Tell me, why is the fate of our mother and child so unfortunate..."

She took a deep breath, closed her eyes, restrained the ferocious expression on her face, and continued to smile, "But don't worry, the queen mother will help you get justice..."

Solemn and gorgeous layers of clothes slid across the floor, bringing out the sound of reptiles walking, gradually drifting away, and finally disappeared completely, completely disappeared.

Rong Qi slowly opened his eyes.

"Pick a rose and come in." He looked at the bed curtain above his head and said softly.

A black figure rushed out, and brought back a string of pink roses in full bloom in a short while.

Rong Qi stared at the rose branches, "How is the moonlight tonight?"

"The first quarter moon is only three minutes thin." Soi Ying replied seriously.

Rong Qi sighed softly, "In the past, roses were strung with gold thread, and Man'er coiled them in her hair, which looked very beautiful. Unfortunately, when Man'er came back this time, the roses must have withered."