Chapter 169 The Angry Princess and the Rough General 24
Shen Beizhan picked her up easily and let her sit on his lap in a more comfortable position.
Then he slowly talked about the recent situation in the court.
"Recently, there have been barbarian groups invading the border town. I'm afraid they are here to investigate the situation. The emperor was afraid that the war would break out again, so he asked me to go back to guard the town."
He has been away from the border town for so long, and I'm afraid the barbarians have already recovered from the battles a few years ago and are ready to make a move.
He must go back.
Cha Jiu caressed his face and said without hesitation: "I'll go with you."
She has a system, and maybe she can use the props to save his life when he is in danger.
Shen Beizhan was stunned, a chuckle escaped from his throat, and he kissed her lips: "My silly princess, it is a bitter and cold place over there. You are so precious, you can't bear the hardship there."
How could he bear to do that?
On weekdays, she eats less because her food is not very refined.
A golden thread emanated from the quilt, and her delicate skin could sense it immediately.
When we arrived at the border town, even those with better conditions still lived in leaky earthen houses and slept on hard earthen kangs.
Not to mention food, they only had brown rice and dry naan, and they could only eat a few meals of good meat a year.
But the most important thing is that it is too dangerous there.
Cha Jiu put her arms around his neck and whispered, "I don't need rouge rice or soft silk quilts. It's not a hardship to be with you. But if I'm separated from you, every moment is filled with longing."
Shen Beizhan's heart felt both sweet and bitter.
He hugged Cha Jiu tightly, with such force that it seemed as if he wanted to merge her into his bones and blood, becoming one with her, and took her to Feisha Border Town.
"Ah Yuan, if there is a peaceful and prosperous world in my lifetime, you and I will stay together until we grow old."
Cha Jiu sighed softly and hugged him back with all her might.
She seemed to feel a tear falling on the back of her neck.
But when they separated, Shen Beizhan gave her that reassuring smile again.
…
In the end, Cha Jiu decided to stay in the capital.
However, she exchanged common medicines such as anti-inflammatory drugs, detoxifying drugs, and repair drugs, put them in porcelain bottles, and handed them to Shen Beizhan disguised as contemporary medicines.
She reminded him one by one and patiently explained the purpose of each dose of medicine to prevent Shen Beizhan from getting confused when he needed to use it.
Shen Beizhan also listened to her patiently over and over again without interrupting her.
On the day the army set off, Cha Jiu and her two children watched him off at the city gate.
The end of the team was about to disappear, when suddenly, a figure riding a snow-capped horse reappeared in the field of vision.
Shen Beizhan turned back alone.
In the flying dust kicked up by the horse's hooves, he was wearing Liuyun armor, shining with silver light, and walked towards her with the sharpness of an unsheathed sword, but his eyes were as gentle as water and as deep as a mountain.
Cha Jiu was surprised: "Why are you..."
Before she could finish, Shen Beizhan handed her a few gorgeous wild flowers in his hand.
"I couldn't help myself," he said. "I saw something beautiful and I wanted to give it to you right away. Don't worry, I'll be on the team in less than half a cup of tea."
Taxue rolled his eyes to the sky, then kicked his horse's hooves alternately to rest.
Shen Beizhan pinned the best and largest flower on Cha Jiu's bun, and then pinned the remaining two on Qinghe and Yanhai's ears.
"Take good care of mother, okay?" he warned.
Qinghe and Yanhai, who were only three years old, both had confused expressions on their faces.
"Ayuan, wait for me to come back."
…
Less than two months after Shen Beizhan left, the barbarians indeed started a new round of war and offensive.
The court was once again shrouded in expectation and anxiety as it waited day after day for news of Shen Beizhan's victory.
These wars, both large and small, lasted for two years.
Shen Beizhan would send someone to deliver a letter home every few days to report his safety. In addition to describing his own recent situation and asking about the safety of Cha Jiu and the children, he would also send a lot of small gifts.
For example, the small wood carving he carved for Yan Hai and the small wolf-hair brush he made for Qinghe were made according to his estimated size of a child's wrist, making it easier for the child to learn to grasp and write.
But most of the things he sent were for Cha Jiu.
There were border town specialty dried biscuits, tea, and a cloak that the common people made together after hearing that Shen Beizhan was getting married, and insisted on giving it to the general's wife.
Cha Jiu stroked the cloak that represented the people's hearts, and carefully asked Qingdai to put it in a camphor wood box.
During the two years that Shen Beizhan was away from the capital, the situation in the court and the harem had changed dramatically.
The emperor suddenly favored a female official named Chen. The female official was quite resourceful. She offered him a pill that could restore one's virility, and teamed up with the second prince to offer him many women who looked like Lin.
Due to drugs and excessive indulgence, the emperor's health deteriorated and he became seriously ill.
Even after he recovered from his illness, his body and spirit were no longer the same as before, and he began to slack off on state affairs, which led to an even more intense power struggle between the Crown Prince's Party and the Second Prince's Party.
There are many strange things happening in Beijing.
Song Heng's daughter, Song Yu Niang, was summoned to the palace, and when she came out, she was found as a cold corpse.
I heard that he fell into the palace pond while playing and drowned.
Only after Song Heng and Old Madam Song carried her body back to the mansion did they dare to cry out loud.
Prime Minister Yuan was filled with grief and had no more constraints in dealing with Song Heng.
He dug out the rebellious poem that Song Heng had written two years ago while drunk, criticizing the current political situation, and presented it to the emperor.
The emperor was furious and confiscated the Song family's property, stripped Song Heng of his official position, and even wanted to give him a cup of poisoned wine. Later, it was only after the female official Chen pleaded for him that he gave up.
The Queen avoided the attack and hid in the palace without coming out. She also sent someone to tell Cha Jiu not to enter the palace during this period.
In the afternoon, the clear sky suddenly began to be overcast and thunder roared.
Yan Hai held the wooden horse in the yard and walked laboriously into the house: "It's going to rain!"
Qing Dai quickly corrected him: "Master, it's going to rain."
Cha Jiu sat by the window and read the new letter from Shen Beizhan.
This time, he sent back a butterfly made of ginkgo leaves, which looked very lifelike.
Cha Jiu gently released it into the air. Yan Hai and Qing He were attracted to it and stretched out their arms like lotus roots to chase it.
But the ginkgo butterfly slowly fell back into Cha Jiu's arms.
Cha Jiu lowered his head to read the letter from home.
"Ayuan, be well"
"It's getting colder in the border town, the leaves are falling, you should wear more clothes in the capital."
"I send my love to the fallen ginkgo leaves, hoping that when new leaves grow next year, I can return to you like this butterfly."
A smile appeared on Cha Jiu's lips.
Heavy rain began to fall. Chenxiang walked along the corridor to take shelter from the rain, patting her wet skirt.
"Your Highness, someone has come to the palace and said that the Empress has summoned you to see her."
Cha Jiu closed the letter, looked at the dark clouds and heavy rain in the sky, and raised his eyebrows: "Mother..."
"That's right, but the person who came is not the Empress's personal maid, so I don't think she is familiar."
"No." Cha Jiu said crisply, "Just say I'm sick and can't get up."
Chen Xiang was stunned: "Ah"
Cha Jiu pointed at the dark clouds and heavy rain outside the window and said, "My mother loves me, how could she let me enter the palace in such a rainy weather? And even if there was something important, the one she sent should be a palace maid who is familiar to her."
Nowadays, the female official Chen in the harem is favored and does many evil things. Maybe it is her conspiracy to impersonate the empress this time.
The fake palace maid kept urging and even invited the imperial physician to check Cha Jiu's physical condition, insisting on bringing her into the palace.
Cha Jiu directly ordered the servants of the general's mansion to kick her out.
The bruised and battered palace maid returned to the palace to report the situation, which made Chen, the female official who was behind the incident, furious.
"Chu Yuan, you have caused me to be like this today, I will never let you go." Female official Chen gritted her teeth, extremely unwilling.
She hurried to the Yangxin Palace, put on a tender and affectionate face, and wanted to ask for an order from the emperor.
The emperor's hair had already started to turn white. He coughed while flipping through the memorials in his hand.
He was in terrible shape, looking far from the vigorous appearance he had during the previous hunt.
But after listening to Ms. Chen's request, he still slapped her in the face accurately and hard.
The emperor sneered at her and said, "Since you want to be like your mother, you should learn to be more like her. Ah-an is kind and straightforward, but you are now full of viciousness and cunning, which is extremely ugly."
As expected of him, he is the descendant of that nasty younger brother. The more you get to know him, the more disgusted you become with him.
If the face in front of him was not 80% similar to A'an, the emperor would definitely not even look at the current Chen Mengwan.
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