The drizzle soon began to fall, and by the evening it had turned into a heavy downpour, bringing a touch of coolness to the hot summer day.
In the end, Miao Wan couldn't beat the child on a rainy day.
In fact, she was the one who was most reluctant to hit Taotao. She was reluctant to use any strength even when patting his butt.
Of course, she didn't spare the little guy either.
Because Taotao and the dung beetle were inseparable with tears in their eyes, Miao Wan found it difficult to judge where she had gone and how long she had been kissing the cart-pushing general. She couldn't bring herself to do anything.
Taotao pouted and stretched out his hand to her, and Miao Wan wanted to jump onto the kang.
Before Taotao discovered this and used it to disgust her mother, Miao Wan quickly asked the nanny to take Taotao to the bathroom and wash her thoroughly.
Yes, Miao Youqian also built a small and exquisite hot spring bathing room in General Yunhui’s Mansion.
This ensures that adults and children will not feel cold when taking a bath in winter, and can soak in warm water to cool down in summer.
Taotao still loved playing in the water. After she was washed white and tender and sent to the kang wearing a thin undershirt, Miao Wan rubbed her hands and played with her for a long time amidst Taotao's gurgling sounds.
Don't want to spank your child? No problem, there's a fun way to punish your child and stop them from making the same mistake again: tickling.
Taotao was so amused that he rolled around on the kang and stretched out his little hands to tickle Miao Wan.
But often before he could touch Miao Wan, as long as Miao Wan put her hand to her mouth and blew on it, Taotao would laugh so hard that he would roll on the kang, and he would have no strength left and could not even lift his chubby little arms.
At the end of the fight, Taotao was no different from before, with tears in his big eyes, and he promised with pain and joy: "Mom, Taotao is wrong, I won't play with bugs!"
Yes, the apology is the same as before, it is only for one thing, leaving some room for the next time when you say "I was wrong, I still dare to apologize."
How could Miao Wan not discover her daughter's cunning?
However, such a lively and lovely daughter was so adorable that her mother's face was flushed. She hugged Taotao and kissed him again and again, and her eyes were filled with tiny lights while smiling.
Miao Wan's small and delicate face seemed to be coated with a layer of light in the midsummer sunlight.
Taotao looked at her mother without blinking. She could even see the cute, glowing fur on her mother's face.
The child didn't know how to describe her mother's beauty, but she really felt that her mother was the most beautiful person in the world.
She stroked her mother's cheek with her little hand, but it was not enough. She lifted her chubby body and rubbed her face against Miao Wan's cheek. She was really good at it.
"Mother is beautiful, mother is so beautiful!"
Miao Wan's smile widened as she held Taotao's cheeks and kissed him many times, "Our Taotao is also very pretty!"
She is not exaggerating, Taotao is really pretty, and she has inherited the good qualities of her parents. If you ask, the only person who can give birth is Miao Shiren.
Miao Wan has a delicate and pure appearance, and is always mistaken by others as a white-collar girl who knows nothing. Qiao Ruichen is also handsome, with very deep facial features.
Taotao has inherited Miao Wan's gentle oval face, but her facial features are very similar to Qiao Ruichen. So Miao Wan has a pure look, but her daughter will definitely have a dark complexion when she grows up.
Miao Wan smiled and smiled, but she could no longer hold back the longing in her heart. Recently, no matter what she did, she had to rely on Qiao Ruichen. She... really missed Qiao Ruichen.
Although she no longer had nightmares, she was always uneasy. Nothing happened in Xiping County or even in the other two counties, so how was her husband?
Miao Wan didn't dare to think about it. The scattered thoughts flashed through her mind, and her heart felt blocked.
In fact, Qiao Ruichen's situation was not good at the moment.
His journey out of the border was forced to stop due to a sudden attack. He is now in a secret nest near the border of the Western Regions, which is a special post station specially set up by the Gubei Army.
This kind of post station is very secretive and is only used by scouts and secret guards of the Gubei Army to privately transmit intelligence. Ordinary people do not know about it.
The people Qiao Ruichen brought with him were all people he had trained himself and guards from the Cheng family, so he was not afraid of the news leaking, so it was okay.
More than one hundred people died and only more than sixty were left. The reason so many people survived was because Qiao Ruichen commanded calmly and always protected those around him.
He was also seriously injured while protecting others.
Last time at the Goddess Peak, he was injured in the upper right side of his atrium while trying to save Chen Wu. This time, by coincidence, he was pierced through the front and back in an almost symmetrical position.
But this time he was not as lucky as last time. His lungs were injured and he could only lie down to recuperate. He was unable to make long-distance runs.
Someone came in from outside. The tall and strong man was so anxious that tears were about to fall. "General, the medicines for stopping bleeding and treating external evil invasion are strictly controlled in the Western Region. The entry and exit are also strictly checked. I am incompetent."
It was so painful for Qiao Ruichen to breathe. He also had a fever, and his pale handsome face was covered in sweat.
He spoke hoarsely, "How many days has the news been out?"
The guard immediately replied, "In three days, eighteen carrier pigeons were released, and all were intercepted. The Saker Falcon has been successfully released."
Qiao Ruichen nodded softly and closed his eyes. A Saker Falcon can deliver messages faster than a carrier pigeon. It takes about five days to get from here to Xiping County by horseback. If it were a Saker Falcon, the letter could be delivered in a day and a half.
Unfortunately, the Western Regions were good at using spices, and with hunting dogs, they often needed to change locations, so it was not easy for Cheng Shao to send someone with medicine to find him.
However, the bullets and arrows in their hands had been almost used up, and the enemy had become wary of the weapons. Because of the deterrence of the weapons, they were determined to kill them all.
We can't wait any longer.
Qiao Ruichen opened his eyes and expressionlessly summoned the dozens of people who were still alive. "I need to take the majority of the people and fight them to the death. The six least injured people must immediately break out with the blood letter. No matter what happens, at all costs, bring the blood letter back to General Dingbei!"
Only with his blood letter and the blood letter of more than a hundred people and the evidence left by the enemy's pursuit presented to the emperor could he truly declare war in the name of the army of justice.
Otherwise, trapped by the alliance, neither the court nor the people would have any reason to burn their boats.
Someone immediately blurted out, "General, you can't do that! You can't risk..."
They had let the general protect them while they were escaping and suffered such a severe blow, which was already a dereliction of duty. They could not let the general lose his life.
Qiao Ruichen interrupted him, "As long as we can protect millions of people, sacrifice is essential! If I weren't injured, I would let you sacrifice yourself to protect me from breaking through. War does not tolerate softness. Did you know that on the first day?"
He is the best in Kung Fu. As he said, if he was not injured, he would be ruthless in sacrificing others. It is safest for him to break through. As long as he can protect the lives of the people in the northwest, he will avenge the sins of killing after he dies in the future.
Similarly, since he was so seriously injured that he could not break out, it was only natural for him to sacrifice himself to cover others' breakout. Between justice and the country, no soldier's life was more valuable.
Dozens of men were breathing heavily, their eyes were red, but they were speechless. They knew that the general was right, and the general was always the calmest one.
Can……
"General, the Madam is still waiting for you to return." One man said with a particularly unpleasant smile, "I have received a large sum of money from the Madam as a thank you, and I have to keep an eye on you for her to prevent you from having any unfaithful thoughts. If you don't return, how can I get the remaining large sum of money?"
Qiao Ruichen: “…” Okay, the general’s wife’s spy who had been missing for a long time has been found.
He couldn't help but smile, looking in the direction of Xining Town with a much gentler look in his eyes.
Awan, I am not a cunning person. From the inside out, I have always been yours.
Sorry, your Qiao Bailao, there is no going back.
Miao Wan suddenly woke up in the middle of the night. She couldn't breathe for a long time and tears fell down her face.
The night watchwoman got up from the couch, quickly lit the lamp and came over. "Madam, are you having a nightmare?"
Miao Wan clutched her chest, the corners of her lips still trembling slightly because of an inexplicable nightmare. She forgot what she dreamed about, but it was still bloody.
After a long while, she wiped her face and stood up, "Madam, please help me wash up and go to the General's Mansion."
Mammy was extremely surprised. "Now?"
Miao Wan took a deep breath, and her slightly red and swollen eyes calmed down. She was not as weak as Gu Shuyao thought.
If something really happened to Qiao Ruichen...she still has her parents-in-law and three children to support, she won't do anything stupid.
But she will definitely avenge Qiao Bailao at all costs.
Now, she just wants to know what happened.
"Right now." Miao Wan ordered as she dressed herself, "Pack up all the precious medicinal herbs I have stored in the warehouse and take them to General Dingbei's Mansion."
The nanny's heart started pounding when she heard this. She didn't dare to say anything more and quickly called everyone to help Miao Wan out.
Before leaving, Miao Wan reminded him, "Mammy, when I'm not around, you and Wu Bi can't leave Tao Tao's side at all."
Mammy nodded, "Don't worry."
Miao Wan couldn't feel at ease, but she couldn't let Taotao know her guess without any evidence.
When she arrived at General Dingbei's mansion, the sky was just beginning to turn blue. Ah Chun knocked on the door for her. The doorman saw that it was Miao Wan and let her in without waiting for anyone to inform him.
Cheng Shao and Gu Shuyao had just woken up when they heard that Miao Wan was here. The couple seemed to have a tacit understanding and felt a headache when they looked at each other.
"Awan, why are you here so early?" Gu Shuyao came over to greet Miao Wan. "You've been out for almost a month. If you don't go back to Xining Town, those two little ones will probably forget their mother, right?"
Miao Wan supported her chin and tilted her head to look at Gu Shuyao. She was not pretending to be cute. She had been tense and a little tired since she woke up.
Gu Shuyao's expression didn't change at all, she just looked a little strange, "Why are you looking at me like that?"
Miao Wan was certain. "My husband is in trouble. Has he been found? Is he dead or alive? When will he be back?"
Gu Shuyao showed a look of being at a loss for words, "Wait, what do you mean your husband is in trouble? He is far away..."
"You know how you look calmer when you're lying? Especially your eyes," Miao Wan interrupted her. "I used to wonder if it was a special forces trait, but then you told me it was all the torture you'd gotten from those little brats. Normally, your eyes are much more relaxed than they are now."
Gu Shuyao: “…” So being too calm is also a problem?
She sighed, "How on earth did you know that? Was it really some kind of intuition God gave you?"
Miao Wan's eyes turned red in an instant, her vision blurred rapidly, and tears fell, but she wiped them away quickly.
Now is not the time to cry.
She tried her best to swallow back her sobs. "This is the second time I've dreamt of blood... No, this is the third time. The first time was when my husband was injured at Goddess Peak. I don't know if this is intuition, but maybe it's like you, a gift from God."
Gu Shuyao: “…” She has become Miao Wan’s golden finger, how mortal.
"What's the matter? Tell me, I can bear it." Miao Wan continued to ask, she gritted her teeth.
"You remember what I said when we first met? It's millions of words long. Maybe I can remember something."
Miao Wan was afraid that someone might have ears, so she didn't explain it too clearly, but Gu Shuyao immediately understood that Miao Wan was talking about "Spring is in the Air".
Her face turned serious, she knocked on the table and stood up, "Come here, open all the windows and don't let anyone approach."
The maidservants at the door responded immediately. They were all maids trained by Gu Shuyao. They had strong execution abilities and quickly cleared the area.
Gu Shuyao explained the situation to Miao Wan, "The Western Regions and Dayuan have united, Xifan and Northern Mongolia may also be involved, and there may be other small countries that are interested in attacking Dayue.
The most important thing is to break through the northwest and capture Xining Town. Qiao Ruichen's goods and more than a hundred people are trapped at the western border, but now they are silent, so we can't take the initiative to attack."
She hesitated, gnashing her teeth as she spoke, "Qiao Ruichen was seriously injured and has difficulty moving. Cheng Shao has already sent out three groups of secret guards, but they haven't been able to find them yet."
Since he couldn't find the person and had no evidence, Cheng Shao had to stay alert and make arrangements every day.
Miao Wan clenched her fists tightly, her nails almost pinching her palms. Was it because of her again?
Because she made too much money and wanted to kill the Xiban people so much, so she lured the wolves to unite and wanted to kill them first?
Gu Shuyao patted Miao Wan's head and said, "Don't dwell on this. We can't coexist peacefully with foreign tribes like Xifan. They've been sucking the blood of Dayue's people for too long, so long that even intimidation isn't enough to make them fearful. Sooner or later, there will be a war. Our presence makes this war more likely to be won, not catalyze it."
Miao Wan suppressed her sobs and asked in a hoarse voice, "Really? If I hadn't built the logistics center..."
"If you hadn't made a lot of wealth quickly, whether in terms of supplies or weapons, we would not have been able to arm the Gubei Army to its current level in more than a year." Gu Shuyao interrupted her expressionlessly, her tone firm and even a little disappointed.
"If a beast bites you, or is always thinking about eating your flesh, can you still blame yourself for growing flesh? Why don't you blame yourself for not being able to go to heaven?"
Miao Wan: “…”
Gu Shuyao used to be a soldier and is still a warrior now. She knows the cruelty of war, but she will never stop making the best preparations for battle because of the cruelty.
To the enemy, war is aggression and bloodshed; to Gu Shuyao, war has only one purpose - protection.
To this end, she would do it at all costs, never back down, and never regret.
She knew that Miao Wan would subconsciously blame herself because she had never been in the position of a protector. She was more of a protected person, but she was kind-hearted.
She wanted Miao Wan to know, "Do you know why Qiao Ruichen is so eager to go out of the border? Not only to protect you, but also to protect the people of this land. This is his duty as a citizen of Dayue and as a soldier."
Miao Wan's heart trembled, and she suddenly remembered what the two people said after Xining Town was burned down.
"Whether you are here or not, the bandits will not spare the people at the border. You don't have to take the blame on yourself."
"Because they are not afraid of the Gubei Army, nor are they afraid of Dayue's soldiers. They feel that as long as they have strong soldiers and horses, the rich land of the world will be their racetrack."
"My husband, I don't want to leave."
…
Miao Wan wiped away the tears that were still falling unconsciously, closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and exhaled all the useless guilt.
When I opened my eyes again, my eyes, soaked with tears, were bright and determined.
"Ayao, no matter what the cost, I want to see him alive or dead."
Gu Shuyao nodded, "I promise you."
Miao Wan pointed outside and said, "I've brought all the best medicinal herbs that Xiping County has. Don't let my parents know about this in Xining Town yet."
Gu Shuyao continued to nod, "Okay."
Finally, Miao Wan stood up and looked far away in the direction of the Great Wall. Her voice was like the wind on the snowy field, light and floating, yet extremely cold.
"No matter what the Gubei Army wants, as long as I have it, I will unconditionally do my best to support the Gubei Army."
"It's time to make them pay the price."
Since intimidation cannot make them understand awe, only blood can make them remember fear.
Gu Shuyao smiled. She raised her foot and put it down again. The boots made of Eucommia gum made a "pop" sound. The sound was not loud, but it sounded like a charge horn.
The slogan of a certain shadow army, whispered by her alone, carried the momentum of a mighty army—
“Always be prepared!”
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The second volume is finished! Miao Shiren will not be a widow! The next volume will be even more exciting!
The Queen Mother is back today, hehe, so wolfberry once again revealed a painful and happy memory from childhood.
When Goji Berry was at his most mischievous as a child, the angry Queen Mother would give him two choices: get beaten or get tickled for five minutes.
The first time, Goji chose to tickle the empress dowager, and she started laughing when she saw her breath. She almost died of laughter. A minute later, Goji, with tears in his eyes, took the initiative to hand the slippers to the empress dowager.
Really, being beaten is definitely not the biggest punishment for a naughty child.
This is the update for the 20th, updated in advance. Actually, I still owe the update for the 19th, but I have to go shopping for New Year's goods, so I really don't have time.
The update will be before midnight tomorrow, I will slowly make up for it later~
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