The two children saluted obediently: "It's mother (aunt)."
Xihe touched their shoulders and smiled: "Go and have fun."
The two children were escorted out of the courtyard by maids and old women. A light cough was heard behind them. Xihe turned her head and met Song Mo's smiling gaze.
The tall young man walked down the stairs, leaned on her shoulder, and said coquettishly: "My lady~"
"What?"
The next second, someone pecked her red lips.
The maids around immediately lowered their heads, and Xihe couldn't help but glare at him.
Song Mo held her in his arms, sat on a chair, and sniffed her hair deeply: "In a few years, let's leave the capital, okay? Go to the south of the Yangtze River to see the small bridges and flowing water, go to the desert to watch the sunset, go to the north to see the vast ice... okay?"
Xihe's heart suddenly softened, and she said softly, "Okay."
Song Yu did not stay in the capital for too long. Seeing that everything was fine in the mansion, his sisters were married, and his parents were in good health, he completely let go of his worries and rode back to the border with his men at full speed.
Before leaving, he gave the dagger he carried with him to Song Jian: "Practice well, and follow your father into battle and kill the enemy in the future!"
Song Zhen nodded solemnly: "Yes, father!"
The emperor learned from his father's lesson and did not have many concubines in the harem. He devoted all his energy to governing the country and educating the prince. For a time, the internal situation of Yue was stable and the monarch and his ministers turned their attention to the outside world.
In the spring of the 21st year of the Yue Kingdom, a great victory was achieved at the border.
In the autumn of the 25th year of the Yue Kingdom, the Nanman were incorporated into the Yue Kingdom and became its vassal state.
In the winter of the 30th year of the Yue Kingdom, the Northern Liang Kingdom destroyed the dynasty, and the 36 counties of the Northern Liang Kingdom were incorporated into the Yue Kingdom. The territory of the Yue Kingdom reached its largest in history.
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In the same year, Prime Minister Song Mo submitted his resignation and stepped down from the post.
The emperor tried to keep him, but he refused and finally agreed.
The following autumn, Song Huan, the son of the Prime Minister, took the provincial examination, overcame all obstacles, and entered the palace examination, where he won the top spot. At the same time, Song Yu's son, Song Zhen, with the support of His Majesty, established a navy in an attempt to expand overseas markets.
A new emperor appoints new ministers, and the emperor began to delegate power to the prince.
The Kingdom of Yue ushered in a truly prosperous era.
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On this day, a couple came to the border.
A carriage, a skinny horse, the driver was a tall man wearing a conical hat, and inside the carriage sat a beautiful woman... It began to rain heavily, the man tied up the carriage, and carefully helped the woman into the pavilion.
The military officer who happened to be taking shelter from the rain took a look and continued to drink and discuss various matters.
The man brushed the raindrops off his wife's shoulders. Upon hearing their conversation, he stepped forward, saluted, and asked with a smile, "Excuse me, sirs, is this General Song Yu's camp in front of us?"
Several military officers stopped talking and looked him up and down: "Who are you? Why are you asking this?" They put their hands on the swords at their waists.
The man smiled as usual, "To be honest, the general and I are old friends. I happened to be passing by here today, so I thought of paying you a visit... If I could have a few of you lead the way, that would be even better."
The soldiers looked at each other and said, "Okay, it's just right that we are going back to the camp, so you can come with us."
There was little rain at the border, and the drizzle stopped after a while. The sky gradually cleared up, and several soldiers mounted their horses and headed for the camp. The men drove the carriages, swaying behind them.
After turning a few times, a vast camp soon appeared in everyone's sight.
The camp was built on the mountainside, with towering snow-capped mountains on one side and vast grasslands on the other. The sounds of soldiers training could be heard, and horses were leisurely eating grass in the distance.
Several soldiers talked with the gatekeepers, took a look at the carriage, turned and entered the camp. Soon, a tall man walked out from inside.
The man, dressed in shorts with his sleeves rolled up to his elbows, strode towards him.
"Brother!"
"Second brother."
The two hugged each other tightly.
The car curtain opened, revealing a smiling face: "Brother."
The two let go, and Song Yu walked up to Xihe, smiled and touched her head: "Yue'er."
night,
The three of them were drinking in the yard.
While slightly drunk, Xihe told Song Yu that Chen Piaopiao had divorced and returned to her parents' home with her child.
Song Yu was stunned for a moment, then sighed, "That's fine. Her father and brother love her, and His Majesty has granted her the title of Princess. She can live her life however she wants."
Xihe hesitated: "Brother, you guys..."
Isn't life good?
Song Yu curled the corners of his mouth, said nothing, just tilted his head back and took two sips of wine.
Xihe and Song Mo looked at each other and didn't ask any more questions.
Late at night, when everyone was asleep, Song Yu stared at the dark tent ceiling with his eyes open, and gradually recalled the scenes of his previous life.
Is Shen Piaopiao okay? Of course she is fine.
She is cheerful and generous, different from other women of this era.
But such a woman is destined to be unable to accept any constraints. It would be fine if she didn't get married, but once she got married, all the problems would be exposed.
Relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, relationship between husband and wife, relationship between sisters-in-law.
The Shen family has a higher status than the Song family, which means that Shen Piaopiao is not someone who can swallow her anger. Once someone makes her unhappy, she will speak out on the spot. She has several brothers who dote on her like their life, so the Song family hardly dares to provoke her.
He couldn't stand it, so he hoped that she could restrain herself a little and at least show some respect to her elders.
Unexpectedly, these words touched her nerves. She made a big fuss and packed up her things and went back to her parents' home. The next day, he was beaten by several of his brothers-in-law and forced to apologize.
Although he felt helpless, he didn't want to cause any more trouble, so he went to the Shen family to apologize.
The sky was gloomy that day and the Shen family's hall was full of people. He walked up to Shen Piaopiao and begged for her forgiveness in a humble tone, but was hit all over and in the face with tea leaves.
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