Chapter 290 What happened

"That's right, Mom, what happened?"

Shen Yaoxing also echoed, only Shen Wan controlled her thoughts and looked at Madam Shen silently.

"well……"

Looking at them, Madam Shen suddenly sighed, her eyes red and she choked with sobs, looking worried.

"Your father sent someone to tell him that there was something at Dingbei Pass that needed his attention. After leaving court, he didn't even return home and hurried to Dingbei..."

"What's the matter? Are we going to have to fight again?"

"What? Dad went to Dingbei?"

Three voices rang out in unison, and all three siblings looked shocked.

Regardless of the reactions of others, Chen Wan's inner voice still rang out.

[Let me think about it, the enemy outside Dingbei Pass is Beidi.]

[During this period of time, the weather was freezing cold and the living conditions were extremely harsh. The Beidi, who were nomadic and had no knowledge of farming, fell into a predicament of lack of food and clothing, and suffered from hunger and cold.]

[So, they set their sights on the border residents and began to frequently harass the Yun Kingdom border in order to survive.]

[They managed to distract the guards, and then, group after group of Northern Di cavalrymen rushed in, swiftly riding lightly, wantonly plundering food, cloth, and other resources, and slaughtering the border inhabitants.]

These bandits robbed and killed people and then fled. By the time the border guards realized something was wrong and rushed back, they had already disappeared.

Unable to catch up, and unable to defend against, the border residents and soldiers were in great pain.

After receiving the news, the court officials requested Xiao Yelin to dispatch additional troops to pacify the border and eliminate the invading Northern Di cavalry, attempting to restore the dignity of the Yun Kingdom and give an explanation to the border residents.

[Originally, all the court officials recommended Dad. Dad was undefeated and undefeated. No matter how you looked at it, he was the best candidate.]

[But Dad was so lost in the pain of losing Mom that he had long since stopped caring about worldly matters. Uncle Seventh didn't want this to bother Dad, so he volunteered in the court to go to war in Dad's place.]

[Who knew, Xiao Yelin rejected it.]

This guy is suspicious and petty by nature. He doesn't trust Uncle Seventh at all. He's afraid that Uncle Seventh will harbor a grudge against him because of his sister's incident and use the army to cause even greater trouble...

Although Uncle Seventh is dissatisfied with him, he is not so disregarding the lives of the border residents. Isn't he just guilty and judging others by his own standards?

【……】

At this point, the topic obviously started to go off track. Chen Wan couldn't help but criticize Xiao Yelin in her heart, criticizing him many times, and each time was filled with deep dissatisfaction.

Hearing this, Mrs. Shen and the two brothers probably knew what had happened in their hearts, and she couldn't help but become more worried, frowning and muttering softly.

"Even if the Northern Di invade, there's no need to be so anxious. At least go home and say goodbye to us..."

"He left without even a change of clothes or food, and just sent someone back to pass on a message. He didn't care at all whether we would worry about him or not."

Shen Yuanhong was a military officer and had fought more battles in his life than anyone had ever heard of, but so what?

Even the invincible and undefeated God of War is still a mortal, isn't he?

The battlefield is dangerous and ever-changing. It is easy to dodge an open attack but difficult to guard against an arrow from the dark. Over the years, he has suffered countless injuries of varying degrees. Each time, new injuries were added before the old scars healed, and he was almost hit in the vitals several times.

There were several times when she came close to losing him forever.

No one knew how frightened she was when he was fighting bloody battles and killing enemies thousands of miles away.

She was so scared that she was almost going crazy. Peace had finally been restored for more than a year. He came back from the dangerous border and, except for occasionally going to Cangyun Ridge for inspection and training, he spent most of his time at home.

No matter how busy he was, she could see him every day, so she felt very safe and comfortable these days.

But who knew that he would leave without saying anything, and she would start to worry and be anxious again. Mrs. Shen felt very uncomfortable.

"Mother, you know Dad. Although he may seem unkind to the court officials, he actually cares about the people more than anyone else..."

"Hearing that border residents were being plundered and slaughtered, living in fear all day, and even their lives were not guaranteed, this is worse than being stabbed a few times. How can I sit still?"

Hearing Mrs. Shen's words full of complaints, Shen Yaoxing couldn't help but comfort her.

Chen Mu agreed with his words.

"Yao Xing is right. Dad cares about the people and will not delay even for a moment. As for clothes and dry food, I'm sure the post station will have them ready."

"This happened suddenly, and Dad had no choice but to not come home to say goodbye. Please don't blame Dad, Mom."

Mrs. Shen: “…”

She was indeed angry and blamed him for leaving so quickly.

She didn't know how long he would be gone, but he didn't even want to say goodbye. As a woman, she felt uncomfortable and couldn't help but blame him. What was wrong?

But these two brothers spoke up for him one by one, which made her even more resentful.

Mrs. Shen pursed her lips and didn't want to talk to the two brothers. Seeing her mood, Shen Wan quickly threw away the messy thoughts in her mind and comforted her softly.

[Mom, the border situation is extremely urgent and there is no time to lose. Dad was right to leave in a hurry, but he was wrong not to say goodbye to you...]

[Please remember this for now. When I come back, you must settle the score with him. Don't let him off easily.]

[But now that Daddy is gone, even if Mom is sad, he can't admit his mistakes to you, so Mom, please don't be unhappy.]

I don’t know which words touched Mrs. Shen. She smiled, and the resentment in her heart dissipated, and she felt much better.

"My daughter is indeed thoughtful..."

She sighed, reached out and took the little girl away from Chen Mu's arms, kissed her forehead, and then looked at the two brothers.

"Unlike you two, who said so much, all speaking for your father. It's true that he cared about the people, and it's true that he left in a hurry, but it was wrong not to say goodbye to me."

Two brothers: "..."

If it's not wrong, how can it be wrong again?

Dad left in a hurry, so he couldn't come back to say goodbye, right?

Tsk, women’s thinking is really hard to understand. Dad is so pitiful.

Seeing them frowning and thinking hard, Shen Wan covered her mouth and laughed secretly. "Don't you understand? Women are such tangled creatures."

For women, reason is one thing and feelings are another, and reason and feelings are always at war.

It's like the mother. She rationally feels that there is nothing wrong with her father leaving in a hurry without saying goodbye because the border has been invaded and he is concerned about the people. However, she feels that it is very unacceptable.

At this time, if I just try to comfort my father, it will only make her feel worse.

"Yes, mother is right. I know I was wrong."

They couldn't figure it out, but the two brothers were sensible people. Seeing that Chen Wan said that, they apologized in a good manner.

Mrs. Shen was too lazy to pay attention to them, snorted, and looked at the little milk bag in her arms.

"By the way, Xiao Wan'er, you said earlier that in the plot, Old Seven volunteered to go on the expedition, but was rejected. So who went in the end? Did anything major happen?"

These things are critical.

Although the plot is now in a mess, if it is a marginal character, maybe it will still develop normally according to the plot.

For example, this time's Northern Di invasion, and Pei Lin's previous initiative to meet with Su Haitang, etc., all fit in with the plot.

Well, if something major happens, maybe it can serve as a reference.

[Come to think of it, I know this person...]