Doctor Zhang had something to hide. He had a suspicion about what happened in the palace, but he didn't dare to question it. In the end, he said he was seriously ill and wanted to go home to retire. Emperor Yunqi agreed.
However, on his way back home, he encountered an assassin and could not escape. He died with his eyes open.
An Qingran knew about this matter. She certainly knew who was behind this matter. She looked at the fireworks in the night sky and felt a chill in her body. That was because there was one less person by her side. On such a night, she missed Dongfang Jin very much. Under the same night sky, she didn't know that Dongfang Jin missed her just as much. The frost in the border town was cold, and Dongfang Jin's eyebrows were dyed white by the frost. He stood like a lovesick tree...
In the first month of the year.
While An Qingran was busy, she was looking forward to news from Dongfang Jin every day. She missed Dongfang Jin more than ever, especially at night, when she listened to the cold wind blowing the golden bells under the window. The sound of the hanging corners was like the sound of a golden harp, or like someone plucking the heartstrings. Every sound was in tune with her heartbeat, making her unable to sleep well. Now that her appetite had reacted, she could not show it in front of others, so she tried to rest as normally as possible. She told Rendong, and Rendong kept it a secret for her in front of and behind people, pretending to be evasive. The master and servant had a tacit understanding. Rendong sometimes felt very worried and wanted to ask the general's wife to come to the palace to accompany An Qingran, in case she felt unwell and had an accident. However, An Qingran had kept it a secret even from her own mother, so of course she would not agree.
Concubine Shu tried to find something to hold against the Crown Princess, but she couldn't find any.
Dongfang Ye was even angrier. The assassins he sent out returned empty-handed. He felt that either he was stupid, or all the people he met were idiots and fools. He couldn't do anything well. Because he was depressed, he couldn't help but vent his anger on An Ranyue. Now there was no way. Huang Ying'er was pregnant, and Shen Zhiyun also seemed to be pregnant. She had been vomiting. Some doctors said it was a happy pulse, and some said it was a disease. She was the only one who could serve Dongfang Ye, and she really became a punching bag.
She didn't know what sins she had committed in her previous life and why good things never happened to her, so she cried every day, and the atmosphere around King Kang was not much better.
As for the Lei Ze Kingdom, Dongfang Jin knew that if they were not dealt a heavy blow, they would not learn their lesson and would probably continue to cause trouble. The archers sent by Dongfang Jin made them suffer a lot, and in the end they had to use the civilians in the city as human shields, which was not a easy thing to deal with.
However, after Dongfang Jin discussed with An Zhongtao, they began to change their strategy and directly attacked the city. They also issued a notice to report the names of all captured enemy prisoners. Originally, there were only more than a thousand prisoners, but with the long list of casualties, the number was considerable. Those corpses that had not rotted in the winter were all laid out there. If they wanted to identify the bodies, they would release all the people in the city and exchange them together.
Of course, if they dare to kill civilians, we will kill their captives on the battlefield.
The defenders of Lei Ze were frightened.
Some of the captives were their brothers and relatives, so after two days of silence, they agreed to the exchange.
After all the civilians were exchanged for theirs, a real battle began. In this battle, because of the cold weather, the blood froze, so the city walls quickly turned blood red, which was shocking to the eye.
An Zhongtao was still a little weak. Seeing Dongfang Jin charging at the front, he was worried but also couldn't help but admire him. Two years ago, he thought that Dongfang Jin had always been that playboy, who was a playboy and sickly. Later, after he married An Qingran, he felt that he was not as he imagined. At least he was very smart, and he didn't marry a concubine for Qingran, which made him look at him with new eyes. Now, he found that Dongfang Jin was brave and resourceful, and the exchange of prisoners was also thanks to him. He saved the people of the city, and now the people are praising his kindness.
Seeing Dongfang Jin returning to the camp like a bloody man, An Zhongtao's heart almost stopped with fright. He decided that in the next battle, he would never let him lead the charge again.
That was also to be responsible for his daughter, so he would rather go to the battlefield himself.
So during the second siege, everyone was surprised to see the two commanders arguing about who would lead the battle. An Zhongtao said sullenly, "You are not allowed to be the vanguard. I will do it."
"General, you have just recovered, so it would be more appropriate for me to take over." Dongfang Jin's eyes were more determined than his.
"This is the order of this general. If you want to stay here, you must obey military orders, no matter whether you are a prince or not." An Zhongtao became stubborn and glared at Dongfang Jin.
Dongfang Jin smiled and said, "This prince is here to take over the army from the general, so the general does not need to pressure me with military orders."
They both clearly care about each other, but their words are so stinky.
An Zhongtao glared at him and said, "Well, Lieutenant General Zhang, listen to my orders. You lead a team to protect the prince. Commander Gu, listen to my orders. You lead the swordsmen and axemen to follow the ladder team. Guard Liang, you lead the archers first..."
An Zhongtao began to make arrangements.
Dongfang Jin had no more objections.
In this battle, the city of Tai'an was captured.
The Leitai people fled in a panic, but because they were attacking a city, they suffered heavy losses and were exhausted. All the people stayed in the city for reorganization. The Leitai Kingdom's army did not completely withdraw from Dongze State, and some stragglers were left behind to harass the border from time to time. Moreover, these people were not as strong as the main force, so they were actually wasting energy.
Dongfang Jin started the cleanup with his secret guards. An Zhongtao reorganized Tai'an City and re-established all the systems to help the people settle down.
Lei Taiguo's soldiers began to gather at the border again, doubling their original strength. They looked ambitious and were probably ready to continue the siege.
This time it was Dongze's turn to defend the city.
On the 16th day of the first lunar month, they launched the first wave of attack with great force. The battle was bloody and fierce. Dongfang Jin and An Zhongtao stood on the city wall and fought side by side.
Dongfang Jin knew that under the current circumstances, they would not be able to go back in February.
An Qingran was very worried when she received the battle report. It seemed that it was just as she thought. Lei Taiguo's so-called Zhiqiu and wealthy businessmen were all excuses. They probably thought that their strength was enough and seemed to be planning to fight to the death with Dongze Kingdom.
She stroked her belly, which was not visible at all now. After the rumor incident, nothing else happened.
An Qingran was always on guard and started to react, but fortunately it was not serious. The child was very smart and knew they were in danger.
An Qingran didn't return to the An Mansion after the New Year. She really didn't even leave the palace. Lian Jinyu missed her daughter so much that she had to bring her son to the palace to see her. An Mingchen was becoming more and more playful and naughty. He had become familiar with the palace maids. Everyone liked him and took him out to play.
After a while, An Mingchen was carried back crying, and the little palace maid knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.
Honeysuckle picked up the child distressedly and said coldly, "Tell me, what happened? Are you mute?"
The little palace maid's attitude really irritated her.
"Just now, I met Concubine Shu, and I knelt on the ground holding the young master. But Concubine Shu wouldn't let me get up or leave in a hurry. She just asked me all kinds of questions. My arms became sore, and the young master fell to the ground. At first, the young master thought it was fun and didn't cry, but Concubine Shu suddenly yelled at me loudly and kicked me twice, which scared the young master..." the little maid spoke hurriedly.
An Qingran frowned, then said calmly: "It's not your fault, it's okay, you can go out..."
The little palace maid thanked him profusely and went out.
Lian Jinyu's face turned pale: "Qingran, did mother come to the palace to cause you trouble?"
An Qingran immediately said: "Mother, this is not a problem. At least we can see the true faces of some people. Mingchen, come to your sister. Don't be afraid..."
An Qingran was so distressed, but An Mingchen calmed down after seeing his relatives: "If I go to find this Imperial Concubine Shu, I'm afraid she will say that my maid didn't know how to take care of the child and dropped the child, so she taught the servant a lesson for me. So, mother, we have to endure it for now."
"Whether you can bear it or not, mother doesn't care. Mingchen didn't fall. He was just frightened. It will be fine after a little shock. He is just a child. He will be fine now..." Lian Jinyu comforted her daughter.
An Mingchen was in his sister's arms at this moment, and he really stopped crying. He even started to fiddle with the bracelet on his sister's wrist. An Qingran simply took the bracelet off and gave it to him to play with.
"Little boy, don't let him ruin it for you."
"No matter how precious the treasure in the world is, it can't compare to my brother." An Qingran looked at the cute little Mingchen and said sincerely.
Lian Jinyu smiled, but then became serious: "Qingran, since you like children so much, you should hurry up..."
An Qingran smiled when she heard this, and the expression on her face was unfathomable. Lian Jinyu didn't see it clearly, so she found it very strange. Suddenly, there was surprise in her eyes: "You... are pregnant?"
An Qingran looked behind her and saw only Rendong, so she nodded slightly.
Lian Jinyu stood up happily and came forward: "How long has this happened? How come mother doesn't know...Are you feeling unwell?"
An Qingran held Lian Jinyu's hand and smiled: "Mother, calm down, I'm fine, everything is fine, listen to me, the child is more than two months old, everything is fine now, but I have to keep it a secret, I don't want to tell anyone before the prince comes back, so as to avoid any trouble..."
"Then the prince doesn't know either?"
"He doesn't know. I was just afraid that he would be distracted at the border, so I didn't tell him. Currently, only the three of us know about this, including Xiao Mingchen, of course."
An Qingran saw that little Mingchen was staring at them, as if he understood what she said, so she couldn't help but pick him up, but Lian Jinyu immediately took him over: "Be careful, don't hold Mingchen anymore."
An Mingchen seemed to be left out, pouting his lips, not knowing whether he really understood or not.
Lian Jinyu gave many instructions. Although she was a doctor, she had no experience. It would not work if she only talked about it on paper...
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