Chapter 428 Oh, is it Yue'er?
The next day, at dawn, the sound of trumpets rang out in unison in the military camp.
Fu Yunqing was inspecting his troops outside the tent. The crisp sound of armor clashing and the shouts of the soldiers intertwined together, forming an unstoppable momentum. They were ready to rush to Yandu at the command of a single order.
Before leaving the tent, Xiao Nanyue held Yin'er tightly in his arms. The little girl seemed to realize that her father would be away for some time, so she clutched his clothes with her little hands and hummed.
He lowered his head and kissed his daughter's pink cheeks again and again, the tenderness in his eyes almost overflowing. After a while, he looked up at Xiyan reluctantly.
She still had that cold look on her face, standing by the tent and watching quietly. The morning light fell on the tips of her hair, giving it a soft golden edge.
A trace of melancholy flashed through Xiao Nanyan's heart, and he asked quietly:
"Yanyan, don't you have anything to say to this king?"
Xiyan lowered her eyes and looked at Yin'er in his arms. Her long eyelashes hid the emotions in her eyes, and she never spoke.
Xiao Nanyan sighed softly, took a step forward and hugged her waist. Regardless of her slight stiffness, he placed a gentle kiss on her lips:
"Take good care of your daughter and yourself, and wait for the king to return."
Xiyan nodded slightly without saying a word.
Xiao Nanyue carefully handed Yin'er back to her arms, took a last deep look at the mother and daughter, turned around and strode out of the tent.
Outside the tent, Fu Yunqing and Han Xiao were already waiting there in their military uniforms.
Seeing him come out, Fu Yunqing sneered:
"Men with families are different. Look at how reluctant you are to leave!"
Xiao Nanyan snorted: "Each other."
Then, he looked at the army not far away ready to go, jumped on his horse, and said two words lightly:
"Set off."
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The deafening sound of horse hooves suddenly rang out, and the army, like a long black dragon, slowly moved northward along the official road.
Xiao Nanyue was riding his horse in the front, but after walking only a few dozen steps, he reined in his horse for some unknown reason and turned around to look.
But suddenly, a white figure flashed by in the central army tent, leaving only the swaying corner of the curtain.
His heart suddenly felt warm, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his lips involuntarily.
His Yanyan was still worried about him after all.
Thinking of this, he no longer hesitated, suddenly squeezed the horse's belly, and gave a loud order:
"Speed up!"
The horse neighed loudly and carried him towards Yandu at a gallop.
He wanted to put an end to the chaos there as soon as possible, clear away all obstacles, and bring the mother and daughter back to the palace as soon as possible. He would never miss a moment of Yin'er's growth, and would never let go of Xiyan's hand again.
The army behind him followed closely behind, and the smoke and dust they raised rolled forward, as if to dispel all the haze ahead.
…
Xiao Nanyue's army had already gone far away, and the smoke and dust they raised gradually dissipated.
Xiyan, holding Yin'er, leaned out from behind the curtain and stared at the direction where the army was leaving. Just as she was about to turn back to the tent, Manluo's playful laughter suddenly rang out from behind her:
"Why, you can't bear to see him go? Who was it that secretly lifted the curtain and watched for so long?"
Xiyan's body stiffened slightly, and she turned around and said angrily, "Manluo, why are you always so elusive?"
As soon as the words fell, his eyes fell fixed on Manluo's arms——
There was a chubby little boy in her arms. He was staring at Yin'er in her arms with his big black eyes, and the saliva from the corners of his mouth flowed onto his clothes.
Xiyan's eyes were suddenly filled with surprise, and her voice became lighter:
"Oh, it's Yue'er? When did you bring him here?"
Manluo smiled and pinched her son's chubby face, a little too hard, and little Chu Yue grinned.
However, his attention was all on the beautiful Yin'er. He just smiled foolishly and didn't cry at all.
Xiyan hadn't seen little Chu Yue for more than half a year. Looking at his chubby appearance and rosy cheeks, he was so cute that her heart softened. She hurriedly took a few steps forward and stretched out her slender hand to touch little Chu Yue's cheek.
"Yue'er is so beautiful and cute."
Unexpectedly, before her hand touched him, Yin'er in her arms seemed to notice that her mother was showing kindness to someone else. She raised her little arm and slapped Chu Yue in the face with a "pa".
Xiyan was startled and quickly took two steps back, lowering her head and scolding:
"Yin'er, don't be so rude to Brother Yue'er."
What was even more surprising was that little Chu Yue didn't cry after being beaten. Instead, he giggled and reached out to grab Yin'er's hand.
Manluo watched and suddenly burst out laughing, pinching her son's face again:
"You little pervert, you're just like your father. You act silly when you see your future wife, and you're even happy to get spanked!"
Xiyan spat lightly: "Why are you always so frivolous? How can a mother frame her own son like this?"
Manluo chuckled and followed Chu Yue forward:
"I'm attracted to your daughter Yin'er. Although our Yue'er's father-in-law isn't very good, his mother-in-law is great, so this marriage is a good one."
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