The two of them made a lot of noise in bed for a long time. Yang Haiyan was pressed so hard that her whole body hurt. She protested unbearably, and Qin Fang let her go. Although he let her go, Qin Fang turned over and hugged her tightly: "Yanyan, you are seventeen years old this year." He always remembered that by this time next year, they would be able to have their wedding night. But just thinking about it, he felt uncomfortable down there. This little girl was born to torture him.

After lying in bed for a long time, they slowly got up when Qin Fang calmed down a little.

For breakfast, they had fish porridge. The fish was a New Year gift from Han Zhen and Yang Dahua yesterday. If you can get fish on this day, it is either bought at a high price or caught by Han Zhen himself by breaking ice in the river, but it should be the latter. They sent a lot of fish and a chicken, one as a New Year gift, the other as a thank you for Yang Haiyan's care for Yang Dahua.

Friends and relatives should pay attention to reciprocity and not blindly take advantage of others.

After breakfast, Yang Haiyan began to make a tiger doll. She first had to draw the appearance of a tiger on the cloth, and then embroider it. Yang Haiyan couldn't draw a real tiger, and she didn't have the ability, so she could only take shortcuts and drew a Q version of a little tiger.

After drawing the tiger, she began to embroider. After embroidering both sides, she stuffed cotton into it. In ancient times, cotton was expensive and hard to buy. So she made a little tiger doll, about 40 cm tall, with not much cotton, and it didn't look extravagant. After she finished it, she thought about it and remembered the modern backpack, which is basically the book basket carried by ancient Chinese students. So she made two straps on the tiger so that it can be used as a decoration, which is very suitable for a boy of the young master's age.

By the afternoon, Yang Haiyan had finished it.

When Yang Haiyan was making dolls, Qin Fang was reading a book. Seeing that she was rubbing her neck, he stood up and went behind her: "I'll do it."

Yang Haiyan let go: "Thank you, husband."

It was the first time Qin Fang massaged and rubbed your shoulders, and he didn't know the strength, so he used it lightly at the beginning: "Is this okay?"

Yang Haiyan: "Too light, a little harder." "

How about this?"

"A little harder."

"This way..."

"It hurts, be gentle, be gentle... It's so comfortable, yes, yes, that's it, husband, you are great."

Nanny Lian and several other maids were outside. Listening to the suspicious voice inside, even though they were a little older, they blushed unconsciously. And thought to themselves, fortunately there are no young maids at home, they are all old women like them.

After a while, Yang Dahua came, accompanied by Han Zhen.

Yang Dahua showed the flower dolls she embroidered to Yang Haiyan to get her opinion. The flowers embroidered by Yang Dahua were all pretty good, or rather, something as simple as a flower could not reflect a person's embroidery skills. Of course, if the embroidery is particularly good, it can also be reflected. Yang

Dahua is not good at embroidery, but the flowers she embroidered are also vivid, and the advantage is that she put a lot of effort into it. She embroidered the branches and leaves of the flowers, which made them look more delicate.

When Yang Dahua saw the little tiger doll embroidered by Yang Haiyan, and the two straps, she also prepared to make two: "These straps look like students' book baskets."

Yang Haiyan: "That's what I thought."

County town, Yonghe Marquis Mansion.

"The Marquis is back... The Marquis is back..."

The prince was overjoyed to see his father coming back, and hurried out to greet him: "Father is back."

Yonghe Marquis is 42 years old this year, and at his age he has a 26-year-old prince, which shows that he married and had children relatively early. Yonghe Marquis married and had children early because the old lady of the Marquis's mansion was worried about his offspring. If something happened on the battlefield... Therefore, Yonghe Marquis married and had children early.

Yonghe Marquis is very strong, unlike the prince's gentle manner, who is like the marquis's wife. He just came back from the capital, covered in dust, and as soon as he came back, he said to the prince: "Come to the study." On December 23, as soon as something happened in the Marquis's mansion, the prince sent someone to send a message to Yonghe Marquis in the capital. After receiving the letter, Yonghe Marquis rushed back overnight. He never thought that such a big thing would happen during the time he was away from Yongzhou.

The father and son entered the kitchen, and Yonghe Hou said, "Sit down."

The prince sat down nervously, "Yes."

Yonghe Hou glanced at him. He taught this son with all his heart. He was good at kung fu, upright, never afraid on the battlefield, and could kill the enemy at the age of twelve: "Regarding the incident of the barbarians kidnapping Wangtao, what exactly happened?" Ni Wangtao, the name of the young master.

The prince said, "It's because I didn't manage the mansion well that the barbarians got in."

Marquis Yonghe shook his head and said, "If the barbarians wanted to get in, they would naturally find thousands of ways, and you can't prevent them. Tell me what happened this time."

The prince said slowly, "Yes... this is what happened..."

Marquis Yonghe listened and didn't say anything for a long time. When the prince was about to ask, he spoke: "You did nothing wrong in this matter. As a border guard, no matter what happens at home, you must not lose sight of the military camp. You ordered the people in the mansion to search extensively, causing the barbarians to be nervous, and secretly asked Xiao Ao and Qin Fang to search again, and went to the military camp to guard it yourself. This is indeed correct."

The prince listened and was happy to get his father's approval: "What does father mean?"

Yonghe The Marquis continued, "What happened next?"

The prince continued, "The Manzi stayed in the county town for three days before leaving. During these three days, Wang Tao's life was in danger at any time, so... I remember my father's teaching that when two countries go to war, the elderly, the weak, women and children must not be harmed. However, I can't just sit there and watch Wang Tao in danger. So, I sent my confidant to the Manzi tribe. If Wang Tao is really captured by them and threatens the border, I will have hostages in my hands. Although this is also a despicable move, it is a tit-for-tat.

However, my son did not tell General Ao, Qin Fang and others about this matter. After all... it is not a glorious thing. "

Marquis Yonghe nodded: "It is good to treat people in their own way and be prepared for a counterattack. What else?" "

The prince: "Second, my son cut off the head of the barbarian and hung it at the gate of the military camp. It seems that this matter has been over, so that everyone thinks that I have vented my anger. But in fact, my son I have already sent some people to secretly approach the barbarian camp. From the barbarian's point of view, we are celebrating the New Year, but they are just waiting for the beginning of the year for my son's orders. I plan to catch them off guard."

After hearing this, Yonghe Hou nodded and shook his head: "Actually, there is a better plan for this matter. Of course, this is just my idea, and maybe my plan is not as good as yours. Do you want to listen?"

The prince was curious: "My son is all ears."

Marquis Yonghe: "My plan is that you have caught the barbarians and they won't know about it at all. If we disguise ourselves as barbarians and take their identity documents or symbols of identity and sneak into the barbarian camp at night, it will be more convenient to attack them then. But this is also dangerous. If they are discovered, it will be difficult for these people to escape." However, Marquis Yonghe is famous for his toughness and cruelty. If it were him, he would choose his own plan. If successful, it would cause great damage to the barbarians.

The Crown Prince: "I will also think about father's plan."

Marquis Yonghe: "There is one more thing. When I met the new emperor this time, His Majesty did not take away my military token, nor did he mention the military token, but he vaguely mentioned one thing to me. He will send a few people to Yongzhou, and then the captains in the barracks will definitely be moved. As for who to move, we father and son will discuss it then, and we will wait for the emperor's decree."

Upon hearing this, the Crown Prince frowned and said, "Is the emperor going to insert his own people in Yongzhou? If the emperor sends people, it is hard to say whether those people can be controlled. I am afraid that they will slowly infiltrate the barracks, and then... the Yongzhou barracks will belong to the emperor."

Yonghe The Marquis of Yonghe sighed: "We all understand what the emperor means. It's good like this. At least the military power has not been taken back, and the face of our mansion has been preserved. Our Ni family has been guarding here for generations. Because Yongzhou is far away from the capital, we have never participated in the fight for the throne. Maybe it would be good to let our Ni family return to the capital."

The prince thought about it and suddenly had an idea: "If the emperor is willing to let his people infiltrate Yongzhou and subdue Yongzhou's troops, then let Wang Tao follow the literary style."

The Marquis of Yonghe hesitated: "Let's wait until the emperor's people come." He was still reluctant to abandon the military and follow the literary style of the Yonghe Marquisate, "Okay, you can leave first."

"Yes."

The prince returned to the yard and saw the prince's wife and the children talking. He put away his irritable thoughts in an instant. As long as his wife is safe, this is enough.

After the first day of the new year, the second day came, and in the blink of an eye, it was the third day.

On this day, Qin Fang and Han Zhen rode horses, Yang Haiyan and Yang Dahua rode in a donkey cart, and Nanny Lian followed. The one driving the donkey cart was Kunshi.

The closer they got to the Yonghe Marquis' Mansion, the more nervous Yang Dahua became. If it was before, when she was still in the Yang Mansion, she would not be nervous about going to other people's homes. Because she was a maid at that time, she just followed. However, she didn't have the opportunity to go to other people's homes. But now, she is Han Zhen's daughter-in-law, and she is worried about embarrassing Han Zhen, so she is nervous.

Yang Dahua looked at Yang Haiyan next to her and saw that she looked calm.

Yang Haiyan was indeed not nervous. After the banquet at General Ao's Mansion, she was not nervous at all about going to the Yonghe Marquis Mansion. However, she did not like going to the Yonghe Marquis Mansion, or rather, she did not like going there. She did not like the ancient bureaucracy, the ancient class distinctions, and the system of performing formalities every time she met someone. This was also the reason why she did not take a fancy to any palace maid in the pawnshop. She

was not an ancient person, and she did not want to have a relationship with the imperial ruler. It would be better for Qin Fang to be a captain of a thousand men in peace and stability, and have a little power in this Yongzhou area. When he was about the same age in the future, he would retire and return to Qin Fang's hometown to be a grandfather. For a soldier like him who had retired from the border and had the rank of a court official, it would be too comfortable to return to the countryside.

The donkey cart stopped, and a strange voice was heard saying, "Captain Qin, Captain Han, you are finally here."

Qin Fang and Han Zhen dismounted, and Qin Fang said, "Captain Cheng." Qin Fang knew this Captain Cheng, he was the prince's confidant. On that day, it was this prince's confidant who led the guards of the Yonghe Marquis's Mansion to search for the young master in the county city, deliberately making a big noise, hoping that the barbarian would reveal his tracks, and then he and General Ao would search in secret. So, Qin Fang knew him.

Captain Cheng said, "You two, General Ao is here."

General Ao lived in the county city, and it was only a little way to the Marquis's Mansion.

Nanny Lian had already gotten off the donkey cart: "Madam."

Yang Haiyan got out of the donkey cart, held her hand, and stepped down on a small stool. Next was Yang Dahua, who was also helped down by Nanny Lian. After all, Yang Haiyan's status was higher than hers, so it was not appropriate for her to help her.

Chief Guard Cheng: "Several people, please."

The group entered the Marquis' Mansion, and a nanny was waiting inside: "Mrs. Qin, do you still recognize this old servant?"

Yang Haiyan smiled and said: "Of course I recognize you. I haven't seen you for a few days. You are in great spirits." It was the nanny beside the Crown Prince's wife, whom she had seen in the General's Mansion that day.

The nanny said, "Knowing you were coming, I didn't dress up." Then she said to Yang Dahua, "Is this Mrs. Han? You must have had a hard time on the way here."

Yang Dahua also smiled and said, "It's not hard, thank you for your concern." Although she didn't learn etiquette as well as Yang Haiyan, and was a little nervous, she could still cope with it. After all, when she was in the Yang Mansion, she would often meet powerful nannies.

Next, the nanny took Yang Haiyan and others to the inner courtyard, and Chief Guard Cheng took Qin Fang and others to the prince.

When she saw the prince's wife again, she looked a lot thinner than the first time they met. Her son was kidnapped for five days, and she didn't know how she survived these five days, so her body was visibly thinner. But when she saw Yang Haiyan and Yang Dahua, her eyes were full of gratitude.

Ao Jiang came earlier and was now beside the Crown Prince's wife.

Yang Haiyan: "I have seen the Crown Prince's wife and Lady Ao."

Yang Dahua: "I have seen the Crown Prince's wife and Lady Ao."

The Crown Prince's wife walked over, holding one of them with one hand, and helped them up: "Don't be polite, come and sit here quickly."

Compared to the noble and graceful appearance in the general's mansion that day, today was much more intimate.

After Yang Haiyan and Yang Dahua were seated, the prince's wife said, "Lan Ping, there are guests at home. Go and ask the young master and the young lady to come and greet them."

"Yes."

After a while, a little boy and a little girl came in. The little girl led the little boy and said, "Mother."

The prince's wife waved her hand and said, "Come here quickly and meet this Lady Qin and this Lady Han. The husbands of these two are the saviors of Wang Tao."

The little girl and the little boy bowed respectfully to Yang Haiyan and Yang Dahua and said, "I have met Lady Qin and Lady Han."

Logically speaking, the girl and the young master were of noble status, so they naturally did not need to bow to Yang Haiyan and Yang Dahua. But the prince's wife asked them to bow because Qin Fang and Han Zhen had saved the young master's life, which made sense.

Yang Haiyan quickly stood up and moved away. Yang Dahua also stood up, but she was a little slower because she was pregnant.

Yang Haiyan: "This is my first time meeting you and I don't know what you like, so I made a doll myself. I hope you don't mind it."

The young man blinked: "What doll?" Between Yang Haiyan and Yang Dahua, he naturally looked at Yang Haiyan, probably because children like beautiful people.

The little girl also stared at Yang Haiyan curiously.

For children, as long as they receive a gift, they are happy.

The Crown Prince's wife looked at it and shook her head.

Yang Haiyan looked at Yang Dahua: "Sister Dahua."

Yang Dahua took out a package: "The girl's gift is here with me, can you open it yourself?"

The little girl looked at the Crown Prince's wife, and after the Crown Prince's wife agreed, she opened the package. When she saw the flower doll inside, her eyes really lit up. She had received real flowers and handkerchiefs embroidered with flowers, but this was the first time she saw a flower doll like this. "Mother." She looked at the Crown Prince's wife.

The Crown Prince's wife smiled and asked, "What should you say to Mrs. Han?"

The little girl said crisply, "Thank you, Mrs. Han, I like your gift very much. But what are these two straps for?"

Yang Dahua said, "You can carry it on your back." Then, he helped the little girl carry it on her back, "That's it."

The little girl carried the little flower on her back and turned her head. Although she couldn't see what was behind her, she could still see some of it.

The Crown Prince's wife said, "This is really new. Other students carry book baskets, and I, your daughter, carry flowers."

The young master looked at the flowers. As a young man, he didn't like the flowers. However, "What about my gift?" Didn't he say that he and his sister both had one?

Yang Haiyan smiled: "Yours is here, it's in this package, I'm giving it to you, do you want to open it yourself?"

The young man took the initiative and said: "I'll open it myself." He opened the package in a few seconds, and then, "Wow... Wow... It's a little tiger." As he said that, he picked up the little tiger doll, "It's a little tiger, I like little tigers." As he said that, he also saw the strap, "Quick, quick, I want to carry it too." In front of a boy, there is nothing that a little tiger can't solve.

Seeing that her son liked it so much, the wife of the prince couldn't help but say: "You are really thoughtful." One gave the daughter a flower doll, and the other gave the son a little tiger doll. "This doll is very interesting, how did you come up with it?" She had never seen such a doll before, and it was the first time she saw it. Not only would the children like it, but even the older ones would probably like it.

Yang Dahua said, "This was Haiyan's idea. She is smart, and I am grateful for her advice."

The Crown Prince's wife looked at Yang Haiyan: "Oh?"

Yang Haiyan said, "When I was in the capital before, I saw a lot of lifelike clay figurines on the street, including little boys, little girls, monkeys, etc., so I thought, clay figurines can be molded into such full shapes, then can we make the same with cloth? So I tried to make it."

The Crown Prince's wife recalled: "Come to think of it, I also played with clay figurines when I was a child, but that was more than ten years ago. However, you still thought of it." Ao

Jiangshi: "Several children in my family especially liked clay figurines when they were young, and they would buy them every time they saw them."

The Crown Prince's wife deliberately humbled herself here. Yang Haiyan was a knowledgeable person. Yang Dahua and Ao Jiangshi occasionally interjected a few words and had a pleasant chat. As for the male guests, the prince chatted with General Ao, Qin Fang, and Han Zhen for a while, and then took them to the stable.

The prince pointed to the horses over there and said, "This is a precious horse that I spent some time to get. Although it is not a Ferghana horse, it is also top-grade. Ferghana horses can travel 800 miles a day, while our ordinary war horses can travel 300 miles a day, and the slightly better ones can travel 400 miles a day. The horses above that are used to transmit military information can travel 500 miles a day, and these two horses can travel 600 miles a day." The

black horses with shiny hair looked very handsome.

Qin Fang didn't understand horses before, and of course he doesn't understand them now. But he was a horse owner after all, so he had some understanding of the quality of horses. Seeing this black horse, he couldn't help but say, "Good horse."

Han Zhen didn't say anything, but couldn't help but step forward and touch it a few times. Before he could touch its fur, the horse roared with contempt.

Everyone laughed.

The prince explained, "You have to feed them with food. They will let you touch them after you get familiar with them." It seems that the prince has been yelled at many times. Then the prince said, "These two horses are given to you today. Thank you for saving my life. At the same time, I hope you can take these two horses and make more glorious military achievements. You know, this kind of precious horse can only show its heroic spirit on the battlefield."

Qin Fang and Han Zhen: "Thank you, prince." Since the prince mentioned the battlefield, they did not refuse.

The prince: "Let's go back and continue discussing things."

After lunch

, the three families left. Qin Fang and Han Zhen rode the horses given by the prince. Yang Haiyan and Yang Dahua each held a box, which was given by the prince's wife.

When they got home, the private guards saw their master's horse and wanted to touch it. However, the horse also had a temper. When they saw them trying to touch it, they barked at them a few times.

Kunshi: "This precious horse has a bad temper, but it is still obedient under you."

Qin Fang said: "That's not right. I fed it a lot of delicious food in the stable of the Marquis' Mansion, and then I got familiar with it."

Yang Haiyan added: "Isn't that the landlord's idiot son?"

Nanny Lian was curious: "Madam, what do you mean by the landlord's idiot son?"

Yang Haiyan smiled and explained: "It follows whoever feeds it, isn't that a idiot son?"

Everyone heard that this statement made a lot of sense.

Huang Huzi took the opportunity to say: "Sir, can I apply to ride your original batch of horses?" My lord has a precious horse, can the original one be given to them to ride?

When the other private guards heard Huang Huzi's question, they all said, "Sir, we also want to apply."

Qin Fang: "..."

Yang Haiyan: "Why don't we buy two more horses? My husband has a horse, and Captain Kun also has a horse. Let's buy two more horses, one for Huang Huzi and the other, and use the remaining one as a carriage. We are going back to our hometown in March, and a donkey cart won't work."

Qin Fang thought it made sense, "Okay, I'll listen to you." But he had to use his wife's private room again. No, he had to ask Han Zhen to go to the mountain to sweep up some meat.

Yang Haiyan looked at the batch of black horses and was already thinking about what to prepare for them. Pretty things, everyone would love them, but: "Husband, have you named it?"