Chapter 303 Madam, Don’t Be Nervous
In mid-June, the Si family of Yuezhou took the lead in transporting a large amount of food and weapons for the war, and this move was unanimously praised by the Si family.
Seeing this, the other noble families also had to start to complain.
While Chen Heng was sitting on the armchair in the corridor, leisurely reading a storybook, her sister-in-law and the nanny were chatting nearby.
"When the late emperor was alive, the Si family contributed money and manpower. Now it is the Si family that took the lead in bringing food and weapons to the soldiers. The Si family is righteous." Xia said as she embroidered the pattern.
Nanny Feng nodded and said with a smile, "The Si family is truly righteous in contributing to the country and the people at this time."
"Madam, how is the county magistrate?"
"Okay. Xianyu is pregnant again, and it's been four months." The last time she saw Xianyu, she was not as enthusiastic towards her as before. Nanny Feng sighed in her heart. After all, they were unfamiliar with each other. No matter what, she also hoped that the child she raised since childhood could live a happy life.
Shen Heng, who was reading a storybook, looked up. Liu Zhiyue was pregnant again? Her first child, whose name seemed to be Chao Ge'er, was only three years old.
In the afternoon, Mrs. Peng and Mrs. Min, who was pregnant, came to play.
Before, Min and Shen Heng had only met a few times and their relationship was average. However, since she became pregnant, they visited each other more often and became closer.
"Yuqing, I've noticed that every time you come to Ah Heng's place, you smile more than when you're at my house." Mrs. Peng pretended to be jealous.
"You're to blame for this." Min Yuqing feigned annoyance and said, "At the Meng family, you talked about trivial matters in the backyard, not like here, where you can chat and laugh easily."
"Or is it my fault?"
"It's your fault."
Chen Heng smiled as she watched the two of them having fun. It felt really good to have one or two close friends to chat and joke with.
The three of them talked about the child's wet nurse again.
As they were talking, Ah Chan came in and excitedly reported, "Madam, Madam, we won a great victory in the first battle. People outside are talking about how our soldiers have recaptured the two counties in Changzhou."
It's only been a month, and we've already recaptured two counties?
The first battle was a great victory and we got off to a good start.
In the following days, good news of great victories came from time to time. Shen Heng and everyone thought that Changzhou could be recovered within three months.
It was not until the beginning of July that Shen Heng accidentally asked Xie Jian and learned that in the past two months, they had only recaptured two counties.
"The rest of the great victories were all to appease the people." Xie Jian put down the memorial and rubbed his swollen forehead. "Without these great victories, the aristocratic families would have surely stirred up trouble. At the very least, rice prices would have risen, leading to shortages of supplies. At worst, the wealthy and powerful families would have mobilized their forces to cede territory, ultimately swaying the court. We cannot tolerate such chaos."
The power of the clan was too great. Shen Heng had sensed this in the alley of the Xie family. "Is the war in Changzhou difficult?"
Xie Jian nodded. "The Northern Qi general is a veteran. We were able to recapture the two counties only because they underestimated the enemy. Holding them without being overrun is extremely difficult. If the imperial court and the aristocratic families can unite, perhaps there is still hope."
The imperial court and the noble families united? Chen Heng knew it was impossible without even thinking about it.
The Si family's ambitions were clear as day. Speaking of the Si family, Chen Heng asked the question in her heart: "The old people in the family are all talking about the Si family's righteousness. What are they really thinking?"
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