Xia Tong lowered her head and hugged his waist without saying a word. Gu Qin was always like this, thinking that whatever others liked was what she wanted. But from the beginning, all she wanted was to live in peace, nothing more.
But since this was his decision, Xia Tong would not object. She knew that from the day his Gu family was confiscated, he must have wanted to overthrow this corrupt dynasty.
"As long as you smile at me more often, I will be satisfied." She muttered.
Gu Qin's eyebrows moved, and after a while he slightly curled his lips, and his cold features softened a lot. Xia Tong also smiled and reached out to touch his face. He looked so good when he smiled, but he had to have a stern face all day long as if others owed her money.
When Xia Tong came to the desk, she wanted to see what was in the wooden box, but her eyes were attracted by the drawings on the table.
"This design is so exquisite." She picked up the blueprint and stared at the design on the paper with serious eyes.
Why does this look so much like what the heroine did? I remember the story said that in order to help the hero fight the enemy country, the heroine once made a lightweight gun that could shoot short arrows with just a flick of the finger, and could even fire three arrows at once. In fact, the heroine just used some principles of pistols, and this gun is also very good for close combat.
"Did Chen Xin do this?" She suddenly leaned over to look at Gu Qin.
The latter glanced at her calmly without saying anything, but picked up a wolf brush and wrote something.
Feeling that he was underestimating her again, Xia Tong immediately said seriously: "Actually, this is not much different from ordinary □□, it's just that there is an extra medium in the middle, so there is a chain reaction."
After saying that, Gu Qin suddenly looked at her steadily, and Xia Tong immediately explained: "This is what Chen Xin told me."
Their eyes met, and she pretended to be calm and stopped talking. Gu Qin's eyes flashed, but he didn't ask any more questions, as if he was writing a letter to someone.
Without disturbing him anymore, Xia Tong could only lean on the couch and read her notebook. She didn't know what Gu Qin was busy with. It was not until lunch time that Fang Yu's voice was heard outside.
Festivals always require relatives to visit each other, but because of her pregnancy, Xia Tong has been forbidden to leave the house. However, it seems that the news of her pregnancy has spread throughout the capital. In the afternoon, the eldest daughter-in-law of the clan leader's family came to the door and brought a lot of nourishing medicine.
Most of them were talking about the recent situation of the clan. The Xiahou Mansion, as the most important branch of the clan, was burned down, which was undoubtedly a disaster for the entire family. If it weren't for her father supporting it, it would not even be a second-rate family. No wonder the clan leader was so anxious.
However, the other party also brought the clan leader's opinion. The other party was much more aware of the current situation than the old lady's group. Since the other party was willing to get close to Gu Qin, Xia Tong was naturally willing to speak well of him on behalf of the clan members.
In fact, the Xia family's approach was not entirely useless. Although the Xiahou Mansion was burned down, the wealth in the mansion was not burned. The entire Xia family has such a deep foundation and a longer history than the Tai Shi Mansion. I don't know how much money they have saved, which will definitely be helpful to Gu Qin's future actions.
It was unknown when Gu Qin went out the next day. Xia Tong did not see him the whole day. Instead, Xifeng stayed in the house, and it seemed that he would follow her until she gave birth to the child.
"It's snowing so hard today. If there are any extra leftovers in the mansion, you should send them to the beggars in the city to prevent them from being wasted."
The house was as warm as spring. Xia Tong sat on the couch and embroidered a hat for the child. The more she embroidered, the more awkward she felt. But the child couldn't tell the difference between beauty and ugliness anyway.
"Madam has already instructed that she will personally give alms to the beggars in the city today. No one will have any objections this time." Qing'er said while changing the bedding.
I knew she was talking about the old lady who was dissatisfied with her mother giving alms to beggars and punished her mother. Fortunately, the old lady was no longer with us, otherwise her mother would have to endure a lot.
At this moment, the door of the room was suddenly opened, and Fangyu came in with a bowl of hot medicine. When Xia Tong saw the medicine, her head was overwhelmed. Now she drank more medicine than water.
Putting down the hat in his hand, Xia Tong glanced at the west wind outside the house, and couldn't help but look at Fang Yu meaningfully and said: "You are not a child anymore, have you ever had other ideas?"
After saying this, Fang Yu quickly put down the medicine bowl, frowned, and her ears turned slightly red, "This servant does not understand what the master means."
"Master, what you mean is, do you want to get married?" Qing'er walked past her with a bunch of laundry in her arms. "I saw some people chatting with Xifeng about pharmacology from time to time. Xifeng also often brought snacks from Judezhai."
"You...what nonsense are you talking about!" Fang Yu immediately glared at her with a red face.
Qing'er hurriedly ran out with a smile, leaving Xia Tong sitting there with a subtle look on her face. It was true that Xifeng was inhumane to the opposite sex. He gave snacks to Fangyu but didn't even think of buying one for her, the princess. She even wanted to increase his monthly salary.
"Master, don't listen to Qing'er's nonsense. This is absolutely not happening." Fang Yu seemed anxious as well. She, who was usually calm, finally showed a hint of panic on her face.
While blowing the hot medicine, Xia Tong raised her eyebrows and said faintly: "Of course I won't think too much, but Xifeng has admitted that he is interested in you, so as a princess, I naturally have to consider the happiness of my subordinates."
"Master..." Fang Yu blushed and felt a little uneasy. Seeing that she couldn't convince him, she ran out in a hurry.
Xia Tong sighed. She couldn't let Xifeng trick Fangyu away so easily. She had to whet his appetite so that he wouldn't neglect Fangyu.
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The night was as dark as ink, and the capital city was solemn with wind and snow. From time to time, one could see imperial guards running by with torches in hand. All households had their doors closed, and even the night watchmen did not appear. The entire night seemed to be filled with the only sound of the imperial guards' steady footsteps.
On a flat land a few miles outside the city, there were many tents stationed there. In one of the tents, candles were flickering and many generals were sitting inside. The leading man had a serious expression on his face and was pointing at the map on the long table and saying something.
"There are only 20,000 imperial guards in the city now. Most of the people from Gu Qin's Shenji Camp have been transferred to the border, and the rest are stationed outside the city. We have 100,000 soldiers and horses. We only need to break through the city gate within half an hour. Even if the people from the Shenji Camp arrive, it will be useless."
The fourth prince was sitting diagonally to the right. Hearing this, he said seriously, "We have the gun made by Miss Shen. It is not difficult to break through the city gate. There are only 5,000 imperial guards in the palace. When the time comes, we only need to open the palace gate from the inside. The entire palace will be under our control!"
After saying this, Xiao Ming, who was at the head of the group, also glanced at the people below him with a burning gaze, "Once the city gate is breached, some people will go to the palace gate, and the other part will immediately control the residences of all officials, with the Grand Tutor's residence as the main focus."
Hearing this, the others also echoed it, but the Sixth Prince over there was a little worried, "Fifth Brother, what should we do about Gu Qin?"
The curtain of the tent suddenly moved. Xiao Ming stared at that place closely and said in a gloomy voice, "Gu Qin is an ambitious man. How could he really work for Xiao Jing? As long as we capture his princess, even if he doesn't care about you, he will still care about his unborn child. He will definitely not dare to oppose us again. Once we control the capital, it won't be too late to deal with him then."
The evil villain Gu Qin wiped out his mother's entire family. How could he not avenge such a great hatred!
The curtain of the tent was lifted, and a woman in a fiery red dress walked in. Her eyes and eyebrows were gorgeous and delicate, and she was unforgettable at first sight. When others saw her, they greeted her.
"Fifth brother and Miss Shen must have something important to discuss, so we won't disturb them." The Sixth Prince laughed and tactfully left with the others.
Shen Xin glanced at the others, and when there were only two people left in the room, she walked up to Xiao Ming step by step, and said with a scorching gaze: "I don't allow you to attack Xia Tong."
The candle flames swayed enchantingly, casting two long and oblique shadows on the ground. Xiao Ming had been staring at the map on the table. Hearing her words, he just raised his head and glanced at her calmly, "Have you forgotten that villain almost took your life?"
Their eyes met, Shen Xin rested one hand on the table, his brows full of seriousness, "Of course I remember, but I also remember that it was Xia Tong who saved me at all costs. I helped you only because you promised me that you would not let the court continue to be so corrupt, but I will never allow you to harm Xia Tong."
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