When Xia Miaoyuan heard the letter from the Second Prince, she immediately became excited: "Mother, did Second Brother write to me?"
During the two years that the Second Prince had been in the Northern Frontier, he would write letters every few months.
Sometimes, when the war was intense, letters would be sent once every two or three months.
Every time a letter came, the second prince would write a letter to Emperor Mingxi, the empress, the crown prince, and Xia Miaoyuan.
Although Xia Miaoyuan was just a little girl, the Second Prince did not treat her differently and even drew some pictures on the letters he wrote to her.
Over the past two years, Xia Miaoyuan has accumulated a thick stack of letters.
The Queen smiled and scratched Xia Miaoyuan's nose: "Of course I have. Have you ever seen a time when your second brother didn't write you a letter?"
Hearing the Second Prince's letter, Kezun's sadness subsided and he asked gently, "Are Chengnian and the others about to return to the capital?"
Xiao Licheng's lips curled slightly. "It should be soon. In the last letter he wrote, he said he wanted to wipe out the remnants of several tribes and then help his grandfather settle the people of those tribes."
"After completing these tasks and ensuring that the situation in the northern border is stable, we will return to the court."
"It's been a few months now. This should all be done."
The Queen was thinking about the Second Prince's letter and could no longer sit still, so she said directly: "Let's go back to the palace first and see what is written in Chengnian's letter!"
"Okay, okay, let's go back right away." Xia Miaoyuan cheered.
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In Kunning Palace, the Queen, Xia Miaoyuan, Kezun and others opened the letter from the Second Prince.
Xia Miaoyuan was the first to open the letter written to her by the second prince.
Inside the envelope, there were two pieces of drawing paper, each one foot square. On each piece of paper was a picture of a young general in armor, standing on his horse with a sword in hand, on an endless grassland.
In the distance, there is a picture of a little girl with a round face and big eyes.
My second brother drew me a picture again. Oh, he said he missed me so much.
On another piece of drawing paper, there were several snacks from the northern border, and a picture of a young general eating the snacks with relish.
"Ah, it seems like Big Brother is living a comfortable life now. He can even enjoy a snack leisurely."
Xia Miaoyuan looked down again and saw that in the lower half of the painting, the young general packed some snacks and handed them to the messenger, who then rode away on horseback with the snacks and the letter.
[Wow! Big Brother even brought me some snacks!]
[As expected of my good second brother! ]
When Xia Miaoyuan saw this, her heart felt sweet, as if it was filled with honey.
There was also a piece of letter paper in the envelope with two lines of words written on it: Second brother misses Miaoer very much every day, I hope Miaoer is well.
Xia Miaoyuan couldn't help but complain in his heart, "When I first went to war, I was still young and illiterate, so he drew pictures for me every time."
But now I have entered the main hall, and the teacher has taught me a lot of characters.
[Really? You still treat me like a baby.]
[Really? When my second brother returns to the court, I'll have to have a good talk with him.]
[He can't always treat me like a baby.]
At this time, the queen had already glanced over the letter in her hand.
Ke Zun, who was standing by, asked anxiously, "What did Chengnian say?"
The Queen smiled slightly and said, "Chengnian said that they will return to the court soon."
"When he wrote the letter, he was already preparing to return to the court. By the time we read the letter, they should be on their way."
Ke Zun was overjoyed: "That's great!"
"The main force is moving slower. It will take about half a month to arrive."
Having said that, Ke Zun paused, as if he wanted to say something else, but was a little hesitant.
The Queen smiled slyly: "Mother, are you wondering if Father will come to the capital with us?"
After hearing this, Ke Zun actually lowered his head, as if a little embarrassed: "Ruoyu, you are already a grandmother, and you still speak so rudely."
[Hahaha! Looks like grandma misses grandpa.] Xia Miaoyuan covered her mouth and laughed inwardly.
【I think the love story between my grandmother and grandfather is also a beautiful story.】
[I remember a brief mention in the book about how my grandfather, when he was young and a tribal prince, happened to meet a stunningly beautiful woman from the Central Plains.]
【That is my grandmother.】
The two fell in love at first sight. However, the Xiaolin tribe did not allow the prince to marry a woman from the Central Plains, especially since his grandfather was the eldest son and his father intended him to succeed the throne.
My grandfather insisted on marrying my grandmother, even at the cost of giving up his future position as Khan. It was a chaotic and embarrassing situation.
[Finally, his father couldn't bear to give up such a capable successor, so he approved their marriage.]
[Later, the two of them loved each other for decades and gave birth to seven children.]
For my grandmother's sake, my grandfather put a lot of effort into introducing some crops from the Central Plains and trying to grow them on the grasslands, just so that my grandmother could get used to the food.
My grandmother also slowly taught my grandfather much of the culture of the Central Plains.
[The seven children they had grew up reading books from the Central Plains.]
Therefore, the Xiaolin tribe is the one with the most benevolent leader and the most civilized people in the entire northern border.
"Grandma, Miao'er actually wants to see grandpa too!" Xia Miaoyuan said this deliberately.
"Mother, will my grandfather return to the capital with my second brother and the others this time?" Xia Miaoyuan turned to look at the queen again.
The Queen couldn't help but raise her lips: "Yes!"
"That's great, that's great! I can see my grandfather soon!" Xia Miaoyuan jumped up excitedly.
Upon hearing this, Ke Zun was also delighted and said, "Your father is really coming back to Beijing with you!"
The Queen explained gently, "Originally, the Northern Frontier had just been unified, and there were still many restless people. Father should have stayed in the Northern Frontier to take charge."
"However, for the sake of the overall situation and the Xiao family, father has decided to temporarily hand over the affairs of the Northern Frontier to my eldest brother and return to the capital with the army to demonstrate the Xiao family's loyalty to Daxia."
After hearing this, Xia Miaoyuan nodded approvingly, "Grandfather, this is very thoughtful!"
[Although the Xiaolin tribe has been a vassal of Daxia for the past 20 years, things are different now.]
Now that the Xiao family has become the King of Northern Frontier, their power has increased tenfold. If they were to turn ruthless and attack Daxia immediately, Daxia would be dumbfounded.
[Although Daddy trusts the Xiao family, I can't say the same about the ministers in the court.]
This time, my grandfather simply followed the army back to the capital, lowering his own profile and reporting to the emperor like the generals of Daxia.
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