"Is the Northwestern Army still behaving itself in southern Xinjiang?" Zhong Zhiheng asked after taking a sip of tea.
"Your Majesty, the Northwest Army must abide by military discipline. Since the South Xinjiang camp was at peace, except for 300 people left to guard the prisoners, all the Northwest Army has withdrawn from the camp. They are camping outside and will not disturb the South Xinjiang camp." Jiang Bairen said hurriedly. "Before leaving, General Zhang Liao, who led the Northwest Army to South Xinjiang, asked me to ask Your Majesty when the Northwest Army can withdraw and return to the Northwest. After all, the Northwest Army's priority is to garrison the Northwest, and it is not good to camp in South Xinjiang for a long time."
"Got it," Zhong Zhiheng was quite satisfied. He curled his lips slightly. He then asked, "What about the two generals named Chi Chongyuan and Cheng Xiangyang?"
"Your Majesty, I have been ordered to bring the criminals Chi Chongyuan and Cheng Xiangyang back to the capital. They are now imprisoned in the Jinyiwei dungeon together with Xu Chengyang." Jiang Bairen said. He looked at Zhong Zhiheng's unhappy face and said nervously. "Your Majesty, you can summon them at any time..."
"Who told you to put them in the dungeon?" Zhong Zhiheng suddenly interrupted Jiang Bairen in a cold voice. He threw the teacup in his hand hard on Jiang Bairen, and his chest heaved with anger, "Who said they were going to commit crimes?"
"I know I was wrong! Please punish me, Your Majesty!" Jiang Bairen was so busy that he knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly. He didn't even care that the boiling tea had scalded his neck and made it red.
"Alright! Alright! Get up," Zhong Zhiheng looked at his neck which had suddenly turned red, and was extremely annoyed. "How come I have been with Dai Jingfeng for so many years, but I can't learn Dai Jingfeng's cleverness?"
"I am a stupid subordinate. Please punish me, Your Majesty." How could Jiang Bairen dare to stand up? He just knelt on the ground.
"Go and invite Chi Chongyuan and Cheng Xiangyang to come over to me," Zhong Zhiheng said, emphasizing the word "please" and rolling his eyes at Jiang Bairen. "Do you understand?"
"Yes, I understand. I will go and invite General Chi and General Cheng right away." Jiang Bairen was so busy that he bowed and withdrew.
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September 6, the 33rd year of Jiasheng
Prince Hui's Mansion.
forecourt.
study.
The doctor came out from the backyard and went to the front yard to see Zhong Ming'e.
"Your Highness, the princess is in good health," the doctor said with a happy face, "Today, the princess is three months pregnant, and the pregnancy is stable. As long as she is well fed and well taken care of, there won't be any major problems. Your Highness, please don't worry."
It was not easy for Zou to get pregnant. She had been taking pregnancy-maintaining medicine since she was pregnant. However, she was older and Zhong Ming'e had taken rejuvenation pills to get pregnant, so her pregnancy was naturally not comparable to that of a normal woman. So since Zou became pregnant, she had been even more cautious and did not dare to get out of bed easily. She had been taking decoctions and medicines three times a day. When she heard from the doctor that Zou's pregnancy was stable, Zhong Ming'e breathed a sigh of relief.
"That's good." Zhong Minge nodded and glanced at Gao Zhiqi. Gao Zhiqi hurriedly took out a silver note worth one thousand taels and handed it to the doctor.
"Thank you, Your Highness! Thank you, Your Highness!" The doctor accepted the banknote and knelt down to thank Zhong Ming'e.
"Okay, go down. I'll have to trouble you again in the future." Zhong Ming'e said.
"Yes, I'll take my leave." The doctor immediately hurriedly retreated with the medicine box.
"Your Highness, now that the princess' pregnancy is safe, we don't have to blindly let others bully us from now on," Gao Zhiqi said with a happy face after the doctor left. "These days, Prince Rong has been throwing dirty water on you. It's time to fight back."
These days, rumors are flying around that Prince Hui is a homosexual. There is really no good way to deal with such rumors. After all, Zhong Minge has been married for many years but has no children. It is reasonable for people to speculate that he is a homosexual. Therefore, the best way is for Zhong Minge to have a son or a daughter. Only in this way can the outsiders' gossips be stopped. Naturally, Zou is pregnant, but her fetus has been unstable before. In order to let Zou have a safe pregnancy, Zhong Minge and Concubine Shu decided not to publicize the fact that Zou is pregnant after discussing it. This is to let Zou have a safe pregnancy, and also to hold back their energy and wait to give Prince Rong and the Zhao family a heavy blow. Where did these unbearable rumors come from? Doesn't Zhong Minge really know? Ever since Zhong Mingwei's downfall, Zhong Mingzheng has been keeping his eyes on him. This pair of brothers, who used to be very friendly and joined forces to deal with Zhong Mingwei, have gradually revealed each other's claws and ambitions. There is nothing they can do about it, because they were born in a royal family.
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