The baby's little hands have been in the cradle and are still warm.

Feeling the warmth of her body, Shang Ruoyi finally let go.

Even though the child was discovered as soon as she was placed at the door, she was still afraid that she would catch a cold.

He Jingheng looked at the baby in her arms, quite surprised.

Yunqi whispered: "덿떚, this child떚..." He won't be taken back to the place of exile, will he?

At this time, the shopkeeper walked up to Shang Ruoyi and said with a smile: "Miss, this child seems to be destined for you, why don't you take her home! After all, she is a life, and I can't take care of her without a companion! Please be kind and take her away!"

Shang Ruoyi didn't say anything. She turned to look at He Jingheng, and seeing that he didn't show any sign of rejection, she walked towards him with the child in her arms.

"If I wanted to adopt her..."

"good."

Before she could finish her words, He Jingheng smiled and said, "Since you like it, you can stay."

Shang Ruoyi was stunned for a moment.

Why is he so easy to talk to?

The Dingguo Palace is so big that it can afford to support not only one child, but even a hundred children.

But he rarely saw such an expression on Shang Ruoyi's face.

Joy from within.

On the way back, Yunqi found a carriage.

There is a thick layer of padding inside, which is warm and comfortable.

When we got in the car, the baby was already asleep.

He Jingheng sat opposite Shang Ruoyi, looking at her, who usually had a calm expression, but now had a look of pity on her face that he had never seen before, and his lower body moved slightly.

If one loves an adopted child so much, what about his own flesh and blood?

If they had a child, it would surely be more beautiful and lovely than this baby in swaddling clothes.

Feeling his gaze on her, Shang Ruoyi coughed lightly.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing." He Jingheng looked away, his face looking a little unnatural as if he was thinking about something.

If we use fast horses, we can arrive in ten days, but now we use a horse-drawn carriage, so the speed has naturally decreased.

"New Year's Day is next month. If we walk slowly, we might miss it." Shang Ruoyi patted the child in her arms. At this moment, a gray bird landed on the car window.

This is a bird used by Qinglong Village to deliver messages.

This bird is extremely sensitive to smells. The birds in Qinglong Village have been raised since childhood and can track smells. Previously, Qinglong Village sent a lotus, and the smell of the lotus would attract the birds in Qinglong Village.

Shang Ruoyi took the note off the bird's leg without any hesitation towards He Jingheng sitting opposite her.

When I saw the content above, my brows couldn't help but frown.

"What happened?"

Shang Ruoyi said in a deep voice: "It seems that we should go back quickly. It seems that a group of Beiling people are hanging around the village."

"Beiling people?"

He Jingheng whispered, "I guess he was sent by the Emperor of Beiling."

They killed the general and deputy general of Beiling, and sent their bodies on the emperor's birthday. The emperor of Beiling must have found out their identities, and now they are around Shiya Village, so they must have made some plans.

They were right in their guess. General Beiling received instructions from Emperor Beiling to wipe out the entire Dingguo Palace.

They explored the surroundings several times and found that there were many secret guards ambushed around the He Mansion, and there were also many snow bandits hanging nearby.

"General, why don't we send a few skilled brothers to explore the He family tonight?"

General Beiling glared at him and said, "Scouting? Is your brain stuck in your ass? He Jingheng is still in the mansion, and there are so many secret guards around him. If we go there, won't we alert the enemy?" He kicked the deputy general and said, "We are no match for He Jingheng. We can only wait for He Jingheng to leave the mansion and take the opportunity to slaughter the remaining He family members. When he comes back, he will only see their corpses. Then we will find a chance to bring him back to Beiling and hand him over to His Majesty for disposal."

Upon hearing this, the deputy general nodded and said, "General, you are wise."

General Beiling waved his hand and said, "Send someone to keep an eye on us, or we might be discovered by He Jingheng's men before we even get to the battle."

"놆, General."

He Jingheng looked at the letter in his hand and said in a deep voice: "It seems that Beiling has not been taught enough lessons."

"Is there any deep hatred between you and Beiling?"

"The Queen Mother of Beiling died in my hands."

hiss······

Shang Ruoyi blinked, so that's it.

If she were to kill Emperor Beiling, she would definitely try every possible means to take revenge.

"Beiling Tai thought he was extremely talented and invincible, so he insisted on leading the troops himself when the two armies fought. Swords and knives have no eyes on the battlefield, so I didn't want to kill him, but he was too useless. I killed him in just a few dozen rounds." He Jingheng was quite helpless when he mentioned this.

Since then, Beiling has had an irreconcilable feud with the Dingguo Palace and even the entire Tianshun. There have been many assassinations overtly and covertly over the years. Last time, He Yu was kidnapped and almost killed during the chaos, and He Jingheng was almost crippled.

Now looking at this situation, 놆 wants to take this opportunity to uproot the Dingguo Palace.

"It seems that we need to speed up our pace."

At this time, in Qinglong Village, Lin Mu listened to his subordinates' reports with a frown on his face.

"The people of Beiling will definitely go after the He family." A light flashed in Yan Ye's eyes: "Brother, how about we try to catch the cicada like a mantis this time?"

“A mantis stalks a cicada?”

"Let's wait for Beiling to slaughter all the He family members, then we will capture Beiling's soldiers, rob them, and take all the money of the He family. What do you think?" Yan Ye thought his approach was very smart and waited for Lin Mu to praise him.

"Is this called a mantis stalking a cicada?" Lin Mu picked up the wine glass on the table and threw it on his head: "This is called a oriole behind!"

"Yes, yes, yes, the oriole is behind." Yan Ye rubbed his head and asked, "Brother, what do you think of my proposal? Is it good?"

"Okay, okay."

Listening to Lin Mu's words, the smile on Yan Ye's face didn't have time to expand before a shoe sole flew over and hit him in the mouth.

"What a bullshit!" Lin Mu said angrily, "We are bandits, not stupid. Even if we are bandits, we are bandits from Tianshun. How can we watch the people of Tianshun being slaughtered by those Beiling people? Use your brain before you speak, don't just think about eating all day long."

Hearing this, Yan Ye smacked his lips and said dryly, "Brother, will we in Qinglong Village only be servants of the He family in the future?"

Hearing the word "servant", Lin Mu's pupils shrank slightly, and the other shoe flew out: "Shut your mouth, next time you say such discouraging words, the one that flies over will not be shoed, why don't you get out and let the brothers watch over you?"

"놆놆놆, I'll go right away." Yan Ye hurried out.

Shang Ruoyi and the others changed to fast horses again. The baby was held in Shang Ruoyi's arms and covered with a cloak. It seemed that she had a child in her arms, but in fact, she had already put the baby into the space.