By dark, the fish was cooked.
The Liu brothers were hunting in the mountains and had not returned yet. Shen Wei left half a pot of fish for the Liu brothers. It was a cool night, and Shen Wei, King Yan, and Granny Liu ate fish in the yard.
"Drink more fish soup, and your wound will heal faster." Shen Wei filled a large bowl of fish soup for King Yan. She also patiently picked out the fish bones and minced the fish meat and mixed it into the fish soup.
Granny Liu next to him joked, "Young Master, it's rare to meet such a good lady. You must treat her well in the future."
There was a smile in King Yan's eyes.
After eating the fish and drinking the soup, it was completely dark. The villagers generally went to bed early, and there were no candles, so Shen Wei and King Yan squeezed into the small bed.
The bed was small and the thin, creaky bedside table. Shen Wei couldn't sleep and rubbed her aching waist. After giving birth, she was severely weakened and developed back pain, which came and went at night.
King Yan stretched out his generous hand and said, "Don't move. I'll rub it for you."
Shen Wei lay on the bed and said sullenly, "The injury on the back of the prince's shoulder has not yet fully healed, so don't worry about me for now."
"It's okay." King Yan gently rubbed Shen Wei's waist.
Having experienced life and death together, Chen Wei still stayed by King Yan's side. In King Yan's heart, Chen Wei is not only his woman, but also his confidant and the apple of his eye.
The weight that Shen Wei occupies in his heart is getting heavier and heavier.
King Yan massaged her waist with just the right amount of force, and Shen Wei's sore waist was relieved. She narrowed her eyes, her eyelids slowly closed, and she murmured, "The prince is so kind... I wish it could always be like this..."
Lying on the bed, Shen Wei quickly fell asleep.
Moonlight poured in through the broken window. King Yan lowered his eyes, and his gaze remained on Shen Wei's peaceful sleeping face for a long time. King Yan sighed silently. He wanted to live an ordinary life with Shen Wei, but the burden on his shoulders was too heavy.
The country is more important than love.
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Night falls over Kunning Palace.
The queen was not asleep. She was holding the chubby little Leyou in her arms and using an agate pony to amuse her.
Little Leyou opened his chubby hands, looked at the queen with his big black eyes, and called out in a baby voice: "Mother Fang Zhu... Mother Fang Zhu..."
Now one year old, Xiao Leyou can already speak and recognize people.
The Queen loved her very much and could not help but whispered, "It's the Imperial Grandmother. My dear grandson, call me the Imperial Grandmother again."
Little Leyou grasped the Queen's finger skillfully and said in a baby voice: "Mother Fang Zhu...Grandmother..."
The queen felt warm in her heart.
Perhaps it was the "inter-generational affection". Every day, when the empress held her chubby granddaughter in her arms, listened to her granddaughter's sweet voice and her innocent laughter, she felt that the entire Kunning Palace became lively and lively.
"Empress." Nanny Qian walked in with a serious expression.
The queen raised her head and asked: "Prince Yan is back?"
Madam Qian: "Not yet. The prince always has a backup plan. The tiger guards have found the missing horses. I believe they will find the prince soon."
After a pause, Madam Qian said, "I have arranged it according to your instructions."
The queen smiled and said, "Wait for the fish to bite tonight."
Little Leyou in his arms opened his mouth and imitated the Queen's voice: "Take the bait, take the bait~"
The queen touched her granddaughter's chubby face and said softly, "If Le You says she'll take the bait, she'll definitely take it. Even if she doesn't take the bait, she'll still be charged with the crime."
Late at night, Kunning Palace was quiet.
The wind blew, and the lush leaves of the palace rustled. In the side hall, two babies were sleeping soundly in the cradle, and the wet nurse was dozing off beside the cradle.
The two palace maids lowered their heads and walked slowly into the side hall. He drew out his sharp dagger and stabbed it fiercely at the cradle.
Bang--
The wet nurse who was pretending to be asleep stood up instantly and captured the two palace maids in a short time with ruthless means.
The lights in Kunning Palace lit up instantly, and the queen appeared in her nightgown. There was a cold look in her eyes: "Murdering my young son, with evil intentions. Send the imperial guards to surround Qihua Palace and tie up Concubine Qian."
The imperial guards were dispatched.
In the cradle, the two babies were still sleeping soundly, completely unaware that they had just become the Royal Grandmother's bait.
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Liujia Village, the fifth day at Granny Liu’s house.
The afternoon was sunny and bright. Liu Daniu and Liu Erniu were squatting in the yard, packing up the six wild rabbits they had hunted last night. Shen Wei and Granny Liu were busy in the kitchen.
"Brother, you are in such good health! You were shot by an arrow and had several knife wounds on your body, but you were able to walk so quickly." Liu Daniu moved a bench and asked King Yan to sit down.
King Yan said: "I have been practicing martial arts since I was young, so I have a good physique."
King Yan glanced into the kitchen and saw Shen Wei kneading dough with Granny Liu. The yellow flour stuck to Shen Wei's nose bridge, but she was unaware and followed Granny Liu to learn how to knead the dough.
So cute.
King Yan withdrew his gaze and focused on the six fat hares. Liu Daniu and Liu Erniu were busy skinning the wild rabbit with skillful movements.
The King of Yan discovered that the two hunters were surprisingly good at archery. At night when visibility was poor, they could accurately shoot running rabbits with their bows.
"Your archery skills are excellent." King Yan praised casually.
Liu Erniu smiled and said, "Of course, the three of us brothers have been hunting with our father since we were young. I wanted to go to Liangzhou to kill the enemy when I grew up, but unfortunately the third brother went to Liangzhou first. The third brother wrote to me last year, saying that he had become a centurion and that General Shen Mieyue was so brave that he killed the Yue bandits and made them retreat step by step!"
Speaking of Chen Mieyue, the Liu brothers couldn't hide their admiration in their eyes.
Defending the country is the ambition of Daqing men.
The King of Yan said: "A man's ambition is to go far and wide. If you can't go to Liangzhou to kill the enemy, you can go to Yanjing to be a city guard."
Liu Erniu peeled the rabbit skin with a melancholy tone: "Brother, to be honest, we two brothers admire two people the most - one is General Shen and the other is King Yan. General Shen guards the border for the country, and King Yan protects the people. Bandits are rampant in the mountains near our Liujia Village. Five years ago, King Yan sent troops to kill the bandits, and the nearby villages returned to peace."
"The King of Yan cares about the people, so we brothers can't accept his kindness for nothing. We also want to go to Yanjing to be city guards. But the city guards also need to have a good background. If you don't pay, you can't become one. They are not soldiers protecting the imperial city, but thieves who take advantage of the people."
King Yan fell into deep thought.
Are the soldiers who guard the city of Yanjing so rotten? When we return to Yanjing, we must make great efforts to rectify the situation. The soldiers under the emperor's feet must not be a bunch of useless people who are only looking for oil and water.
"You came from Yanjing. Have you met His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan?" Liu Erniu asked curiously, "Is he very powerful? As powerful as General Shen?"
Before the King of Yan could answer, the ground suddenly shook slightly, as if a large group of people were running towards them. It alarmed everyone in the yard.
Liu Daniu and Liu Erniu stood up and quickly picked up the hunting knives hanging on the wall: "Is it another bandit? Mother, you and Madam Shen hide in the house and don't come out."
The black cavalry stopped at the gate of the yard.
Outside the courtyard wall, a fluttering black flag with the word "Swallow" embroidered in gold was fluttering in the wind.
The wooden door opened, and two armored tiger guards strode in, knelt on one knee, and bowed to greet: "Your Highness, please forgive me for being late!"
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