Chapter 366 Returning to the Capital
Xiao Ning broke his promise.
She did not rush back to spend the New Year with Shang Xi as agreed.
There was even news that he was seriously injured and unconscious.
More than 100,000 soldiers of the Xiao family were defeated by that unknown rebel force.
For a time, the government and the people were shocked and panicked.
Shang Xi sat in front of the dragon table, holding a page of flower raft, a hint of smile blooming between his eyebrows.
On the flower raft was a fragment of a poem: "The exquisite dice are filled with red beans, my longing for you is so deep that you wonder if you know it."
I don't know where it was copied.
He didn't know how deep her lovesickness was.
He only knew that he was going crazy thinking about her...
Shang Xi picked up the flower raft, closed his eyes, and gently pressed his lips on the poem.
The Adam's apple is slightly rolled.
"Aning..."
Shang Xi knew that Xiao Ning's serious injury was just a deception, so he was not very worried. It was just that his longing for him was like a tide, ready to drown him.
Chen Ran was alone, and thinking that her brother was also alone, she simply came to the palace to spend the New Year with Shang Xi.
When she saw Shang Xi's expression, she knew that Xiao Ning was fine, and she couldn't help but feel relieved.
"Brother, His Majesty didn't say when she would return to the capital?"
Shang Xi shook his head, "No."
After hearing this, Shen Ran stopped asking questions.
Shang Xi asked Chen Ran, "How do you get along with Qiu Minghuan? Does he bully you?"
Chen Ran laughed when she heard this. "My brother is the emperor's husband. He is deeply trusted by His Majesty and has the power of regent. Who dares to bully me?"
Shang Xi also smiled and picked up some food for her, "That's good."
The year passed quickly.
Because of the news that Xiao Ning was "seriously injured", Shang Xi had to pretend to be heartbroken, so he stopped attending court for a few days and pretended to be sick in the harem.
He pretended to be sick for half a month, and when he went to court again, he looked absent-minded.
It seemed that he had no interest in the court at all.
The people from the aristocratic families in Shengjing City also looked unhappy.
They spent so much money and food, not to let her lose the war...
In this way, not only did they lose their ancestral property, but a lot of their money and food were also taken away.
Everyone was very nervous.
I feel that the rebel army may attack Shengjing at any time.
I used to think that it was unjust for Xiao Ning, a woman, to be the emperor.
But they were from the same class after all. After she came to power, although the laws were strict, she did not make things too difficult for them, and there was not even a major reckoning.
And this team...
There is a blood feud between them!
If that thief ascends the throne, I'm afraid none of them will be spared!
The city of Shengjing was shrouded in bitter wind and rain.
In just a few years, first the Xiongnu invaded, then riots broke out in various places, dynasties changed, and the new emperor had been on the throne for just over a year, and now...
Someone suggested, "Your Majesty, why don't you write a letter and ask His Majesty to return to the court first..."
Someone echoed, "Yes, Your Highness, His Majesty's health is more important!"
Shang Xi's face turned pale. "I know your Majesty's health is of paramount importance. But she is seriously injured. How can she return to court..."
People were in a state of panic until summer.
Finally, another letter arrived.
Xiao Ning said that she had recruited the gang of thieves with high positions and generous salaries, and would be returning to the capital soon.
Everyone: “…”
This was a result they had not expected.
That group of thieves is so powerful, how could they agree to surrender?
But it was written by Your Majesty himself, with his private seal, and the words "recruitment" were clearly written.
Everyone subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief. They no longer had to worry all day long.
But what about their property that was seized by the bandit army...
What about their murdered tribesmen?
This revenge must be avenged!
Forget it. When that thief comes to Shengjing, are you still afraid that you won’t have a chance to deal with him?
Maybe there is no way to touch him for the time being, but what if a few years pass?
Emperors are all suspicious, not to mention that this person once seriously injured Your Majesty. I'm afraid Your Majesty can only endure the humiliation now.
When we counterattack tomorrow, we will tear that thief to pieces!
As for their huge family fortune earned by generations of ancestors...
I don’t know whether it will fall into Xiao Ning’s hands or be divided up by the bandit army.
…
During the Autumnal Equinox, the army returned to Beijing.
Shang Xi led his ministers to welcome Xiao Ning outside the city.
When Xiao Ning went out, he rode a horse, looking very high-spirited. But when he came back, he rode in a carriage and never showed his face.
Listening to the ministers' greetings, he just said lightly, "No need for formalities," across the carriage.
Shang Xi looked at the carriage and felt a surge of fear in his heart.
Could it be that his Aning was really injured?
How could Shang Xi remain calm when he thought of this possibility?
He ran towards the carriage almost in a panic, and without caring that the pedals had not been put down yet, he climbed onto the carriage by grabbing the shaft.
The usually elegant man looked particularly embarrassed at this moment.
But he didn't care at all. He pulled aside the curtain and got into the carriage.
Then he froze.
Xiao Ning and Lu Li sat on the left and right of the carriage, each holding a swaddling baby in their arms and patting them gently.
A faint scent of milk rushed into his nostrils.
Shang Xi stood frozen in place.
Xiao Ning glanced at him and said, "Are you stupid?"
Shang Xi blinked, staring at the child in Xiao Ning's arms, and asked in a trembling voice, "Where did it come from?"
Xiao Ning: "...picked it up on the roadside."
Shang Xi said "Oh" and seemed relieved.
Xiao Ning: “…”
The carriage drove towards the palace.
Shang Xi sat down next to Xiao Ning and looked at the child in her arms. The more he looked, the more he felt that the child looked like her.
His brow furrowed again.
"Its eyebrows and nose look a bit like yours?"
Xiao Ning: "...of course I was born looking like me."
Hearing this, Shang Xi's breathing stopped.
My mind is full of the words I gave birth to...
Because he can't have children, so she looks for another man to borrow sperm?
Or...
When he was away, someone else took a place by her side?
An indescribable pain spread from his heart and rushed to his limbs, making him almost unable to breathe.
Shang Xi pinched his palms and his face turned pale.
He stared at the baby in the cradle and said in a low voice, "Aning, who is the father of the child? Will you introduce him to me?"
Xiao Ning: “…”
She looked at Shang Xi with an indescribable expression, and soon a mischievous smile flashed across her eyes.
"You know him, too."
Xiao Ning said.
Shang Xi couldn't help but brainstorm when he heard this.
Li Yuan likes Yuzhu, Xu Chong likes Lu Li, and the others in the army...
Zhang Zhi? Impossible...
Xu Cong? Impossible...
That would be...
Shang Xi suddenly looked up, the corners of his eyes red, "It's Zhang Dashu, right?"
Xiao Ning looked at him with a smile: "It's not him, Xu Linghui, you can be bolder."
"Isn't it him? Then who is it..."
"Forget it, no matter who it belongs to, Aning, I won't make a fuss, and you don't have to mention it again. I'll just treat them as my own children, okay?"
His eyes were red as he looked at Xiao Ning, looking like he was about to break.
“…”
Xiao Ning stuffed the child into Shang Xi's arms and said unhappily, "Why are you as dumb as a pig when you should be smart? And you still doubt me!"
When Shang Xi heard this, his heart, which had sunk to the bottom of the valley, stopped slightly.
He suddenly raised his eyes and looked at Xiao Ning, his eyes full of disbelief.
"What do you mean? Could it be, could it be..."
Xiao Ning raised his hand and punched him lightly, "What's the meaning of 'could it be'? Your daughter kissed me!"
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