By the next day, Yurong held the baby a few more times and the baby started to rely on her, swinging his little arms like lotus roots, looking so adorable. Madam Wei couldn't eat without seeing him for a day, but Yurong knew that the old lady was afraid of noise as she was old, so she only took the baby to show Madam Wei when the child was not making any noise.
The inner house was peaceful and tranquil, but outside, things were in turmoil because of the invasion of foreign barbarians and the imminent war.
In addition to the affairs of the government, Wei Xuanning also has to worry about this matter. After all, the Wei family is behind both the Northern Army and the Eastern Army. Yurong knows that Chang Xiaolang Chang Yuyun, who is in charge of the Northern Army, has close contacts with Wei Xuanning.
He came back later and later, to the point where sometimes he didn't come back all night.
After finally returning, he looked very tired and even fell asleep immediately. Yurong felt very distressed.
He came back very late tonight. Yurong personally brought him some soup, but he had no appetite and couldn't drink any more after taking a few sips. Yurong said, "This is ginseng soup that has been stewed for a long time. Have a few more sips."
Wei Xuanning said coquettishly: "No, I really can't drink anymore. Rongrong, I want to tell you something, please don't be angry."
anger?
Yurong smiled and said, "What's the matter? Are you afraid that I will be angry?"
"As you know, there have been some rebellions recently. General Chang from the Chang family of the Northern Army has contracted a serious illness and cannot go to the battlefield for a while. Chang Xiaolang is too young, and many people in the Northern Army are dissatisfied. I want to suppress the situation, so I have to go to the front line for some time." Wei Xuanning hugged Yurong into his arms.
She had thought about going to war, but she had never thought about letting Wei Xuanning go to the front line. However, she also felt it was natural. The Wei family was behind both the Northern Army and the Eastern Army. She remembered that Chang Xiaolang had also been to Qingzhou. Only the Wei family could suppress them.
Yurong was worried about him, after all, he died so young in his previous life. She was terrified when she heard that he was going to the battlefield, but she also knew that this was Wei Xuanning's responsibility. Although he was the most beloved one in the Wei family, he also had a heavy responsibility on his shoulders.
"I know this is what you have to do, so go ahead and don't worry, I will take care of it."
Wei Xuanning nodded: "That's not what I'm worried about." With so many wet nurses and maids and the old lady around, who would dare to do anything to him? What he was worried about was Li Xun.
It's fine if he stays in Jingzhao, but if he leaves and Yurong is summoned to the palace, what will he do?
Yurong hadn't thought about that yet, she just said, "Then what is there to worry about?"
Anyway, Emperor Feng'an has to unite against the outside world and will not take the initiative to provoke the aristocratic families. This period of time should be a more peaceful time in the court.
"That's all I'm saying. Well, it's late now, you should go to bed early. Your life is already very fulfilling, you can't keep following me around like a hawk."
He was worried about her health. Yurong said shyly, "Well, I will sleep well."
After a good night's sleep, the next day, Wei Xuanning had not returned for a few days. Zhu Luo came back and told Yurong that Wei Xuanning had already left. Yurong complained a little, "Why are you in such a hurry? Don't you even have time to come back and say goodbye?"
Zhu Luo smiled apologetically: "Chang Xiaolang is in a hurry, and our eldest master can't do anything about it."
"Okay, I understand." Yurong nodded.
As soon as Wei Xuanning left, Madam Wei went to the nunnery to have a vegetarian meal, while the female family members each stayed in their own courtyards. At this time, the palace issued an order for Yurong to bring her son into the palace to accompany the emperor.
Yurong herself didn't mind, but she was still young and breastfeeding, how could she enter the palace?
She then asked the eunuch, "My son is still young, can we bring our wet nurse along?"
The eunuch smiled and said, "You are too polite, Princess. Of course it is possible. The Queen knew that Shao Yin Wei had gone to the front line and was worried about you, so she wanted to take you to the palace."
"Yurong accepts your order and thanks you."
There were several items placed in front of the queen in the palace. They were all very delicate, small gold bracelets and silver bells, all made in the palace. She took one in her hand and asked Aunt Zhuo, "What do you think of this one?"
When Aunt Zhuo saw that it was a lotus bracelet, she smiled and said, "This has a very good meaning and is carved so vividly. It's really good."
"Well, I wonder how the baby is doing? Yurong has been home for almost half a month now. With her here with me, I can eat an extra bowl of rice. It's better than those few."
Aunt Zhuo knew that the Empress was annoyed by the Crown Princess Lu Yingying. She was narrow-minded and insisted on fighting with the Changsun Concubine. Now that Changsun was pregnant, she was impatient again.
The eldest grandson concubine was naturally not someone to be trifled with, and she had made numerous reports of her misdeeds to the empress, and there was also Yu Wei who was used as a stepping stone.
But Aunt Zhuo knew her status. No matter how the empress complained, she, as a servant, could not make up faults about her master.
Fortunately, Yurong arrived at this time. The Queen asked the maid to help her up and said, "Come quickly, I want to give these to Duzhi. He is here now, let him try them on."
Yurong took the child from the nurse and handed it to the queen. "This is Duzhi. He is in good spirits right now. You don't have to reward him with anything. Just don't mind him being noisy."
The queen looked at the chubby boy's face and was delighted. "This child looks exactly like you."
Yurong still regretted this. "If he looks like his father, that's good. If he looks like me, his appearance is too gentle. But his grandmother and father both said that it's good to look like me."
"How handsome." The queen wanted to hold the child, but she hadn't held a child for a long time, so she withdrew her hand awkwardly.
Yurong didn't mind and even held him in her lap to play with him. As soon as they sat down, Emperor Feng'an came over. He was much more familiar with the child than the empress and was very good at holding the child. He also knew how to comfort the child if he cried, which surprised Yurong.
"Why are you all looking at me like that? I've been a father to several children."
When he wants to be a loving father, he is more loving than anyone else.
Yurong smiled and said, "You should give him to Yurong. You are a valuable person, why are you holding him?"
Emperor Feng'an could not help but say: "I am not young anymore, but I am not as lucky as Wei Rui, who already has a grandson."
The wife for Concubine Guo's son, Li Yu, has already been chosen, and the marriage will be completed at the end of this year. The candidate for Concubine Shun's wife, Li Ju, has remained undecided. Although the Crown Prince is married, the Crown Princess has no children. Although Zhangsun is pregnant, whether the child can be born and raised normally is another matter. Too many children in this palace have died.
After he finished speaking, Duzhi chuckled. This kid has always had a bad temper. When he is noisy, he is really noisy and no one can control him. But when he is well-behaved, every adult will like him.
He was so well-behaved at this time that Emperor Feng'an was very happy.
My arms no longer felt sore from holding him, and we even stayed together for lunch until the child fell asleep.
Yurong realized that the main point of the drama was about to begin. Emperor Feng'an asked, "Do you know who the Northern Army has chosen as its general?"
"Chang Yuyun."
"You know I'm not asking this. I'm asking where the Northern Army's food warehouses come from?"
The reason why these Northern and Eastern Armies did not listen to the imperial court and only listened to the Wei family was because the aristocratic families gave too much, especially the excessive private property of the Wei family.
Yurong smiled and said, "You are embarrassing me. Even if I were more capable, I would not know this."
"Then you have to find a way to find out." Emperor Feng'an picked up a piece of food with chopsticks and gave it to Yurong.
Yurong agreed on the surface, but she didn't agree in her heart.
Coming out of the palace and walking along the corridor, she happened to run into Li Xun, who asked in a gentle tone, "I heard that Shao Yin Wei went to the northern border. If Princess Zhaolan has time, she should come to the palace often to accompany her mother."
"Thank you for your inquiry, Your Majesty. Yurong is honored to have the favor of Your Majesty and will definitely help to relieve your boredom." She was not so bold as to say that she shared the worry.
Li Xun smiled and said, "That's good. By the way, Uncle Yang is also going to the northern border. I wonder what the emperor thinks? Yurong, if you have any objections, I can speak for you."
Her father is going to the North?
Yurong didn't know about this news, but she knew that Li Xun was just setting a trap. She was only surprised for a moment, then said, "Your Majesty must have his own intentions for doing this. I am a woman, how can I understand these things?"
Li Xun seemed to be relying on her, and deliberately told her, "It's all the fault of the Wei family. Your Majesty is the common ruler of the world, but he is still constrained by the aristocratic families... Uncle Yang is not only my uncle, but also the most favored person by my mother. For such an important matter, my father and mother can only think of Uncle Yang."
This was also the goal that Yurong and Li Xun had worked hard for in their previous life, to eliminate these aristocratic families and return power to the imperial power. However, after Li Xun saw that her power was growing, he began to miss his favorite concubine and wanted to kill her, his partner of many years. How could she bear it?
How could she be fooled by him when he had killed her in his previous life?
Yurong just pretended not to understand. No matter how Li Xun looked at her, she looked like a wooden beauty. But if he didn't know that she was the one his mother once wanted to give to him, he would have really believed it.
Other women became more vulgar after giving birth, but Yurong became as beautiful as a peach after giving birth, almost to the point of being an eye-catcher.
Li Xun said calmly, "Yurong, if you don't want to see Uncle Yang get into trouble, you have no choice but to ask me for help."
"What?" Only then did Yu Rong understand what Li Xun meant. Emperor Feng'an clearly wanted to send Yang Zhao to the northern border as a spy. What Yang Zhao did was definitely contrary to what the Wei family wanted to do, so it was very likely that the Wei family would do something against Yang Zhao.
If Yang Zhao died, there would be a complete rift between her and the Wei family. The hatred of her father's murder would be irreconcilable. Even if she and Wei Xuanning had a good relationship, she would still hate the person beside her when she woke up in the middle of the night.
But Wei Xuanning was deeply in love with her, and she could even learn confidential information from him.
Although Emperor Feng'an did not have much contact with her, he knew her very well. Although she was a heartless person, she was very suspicious. Wei Xuanning could kill her father, so he could easily kill her for power. If the royal family continued to show goodwill to her, her burden would become heavier, and the Wei family would also become suspicious of her, so it would be natural for her to betray the Wei family in the future.
But now I am at the mercy of others and Yurong is extremely anxious.