Chapter 470 Lin Wanzhi's Chess Piece
In a blink of an eye, the group had been on the road for a month.
In the carriage.
Xing'er stared at Wei Qingyan's abdomen excitedly and shouted, "Sister, sister, look, look, he's moving again."
She pointed her finger at the bulge in Wei Qingyan's abdomen, and the fetus seemed to sense it and bulged again.
Xing'er's eyebrows curved into a crescent shape with joy, "Sister, he responded to me again, he must like me."
After spending so much time together, Xing'er's way of addressing Wei Qingyan had long since changed from "Crown Sister" to "Ajie".
Ever since Wei Qingyan's fetal movements became frequent more than half a month ago, Xing'er would squat in Wei Qingyan's carriage every day to interact with the fetus in her belly.
Wei Qingyan also knew her child's character, but he was also a man of measure, so he just let her be. Her chattering along the way actually helped to calm her anxious and worried heart a little.
Wei Qingyan had previously received a letter from Shi Yu and guessed that he would go to Chilie in person to rescue the Fang family. Later, Shi Yu's letter confirmed her guess.
Therefore, she kept only a dozen of the more than a hundred people sent to her by Shi Yu, and divided the rest into two groups when she set out, and asked them to rush back to Fengzhao on horseback.
Of the 100,000 national defense troops under her command, she only ordered Su Tong to bring 30,000 to Pu State, and the remaining 70,000 remained at the border.
Nearly 5,000 people were sent out on the previous two grain transports, and 5,000 national defense soldiers were left to escort her back to Wei. The remaining 20,000 national defense soldiers rushed to Fengzhao to help Shi Yu.
The National Protection Army that remained at the border was ordered to return to the capital of Wei before Wei Qingyan set off.
It was because when Chi Lie sent troops to Fengzhao again, Beiling also sent troops to Wei.
Du Xueyi was still brooding over the fact that he failed to follow Shi Yu in attacking Beiling and avenge Wei Qingyan. Upon learning that Beiling was invading, Du Xueyi volunteered to lead his troops to repel Beiling.
Now Du Xueyi has led 200,000 soldiers to the Beiling battlefield. Wei Qingyan doesn't know what the situation is on his side.
What made Wei Qingyan even more worried was Lin Wanzhi and Cao Yizhao's plan in the Wei Dynasty.
The emperor was on guard against all the princes, but he never expected that Lin Wanzhi would bribe Marquis Enhua.
An idle marquis who lives on land rent.
Marquis Enhua's father followed Shi Dehou in the uprising and participated in a war. However, he was chopped off an arm by the enemy when he blocked a knife for Shi Dehou, and was awarded the title of Marquis Enhua, which was inherited for three generations.
However, Marquis Enhua died of illness just after he was awarded the title, before the court could assign him any duties. His son Li Daniu inherited the title and became the new Marquis Enhua.
The Li family was originally a butcher family. When Li Daniu was granted the title of marquis, he had grown into an illiterate adult man.
Apart from killing pigs, he could not do anything else and could not find a suitable job for him. Shi Dehou, in order to gain a good reputation, granted him some land to ensure that the Li family would enjoy prosperity and wealth for the rest of his life.
After Shi Dehou's affair was exposed, the emperor's father saw that Li Daniu had been guarding his land and living a law-abiding life in his hometown over the years and had never done anything out of line, so he did not touch him.
Who would have thought that he would join forces with Wudan to rebel under the banner of killing demons and saving the country.
The soldiers were raised by Lin Wanzhi in the deep mountains on the border between Wudan and Dawei after she emptied the Fengzhao treasury and granary. The monster was Wei Qingyan, the resurrected princess.
Previously, a series of bizarre things happened to Wei Qingyan, including ministers being hanged at home, common people hiding silk in their stomachs, and guards being burned by green fire.
It turned out that it was all planned by Li Daniu, the illiterate Marquis of Enhua, who led all the clues to Prince Rui.
Fortunately, although the emperor was particularly suspicious of several princes including Prince Rui, he was always on guard against rebellion.
Therefore, although the collusion between Marquis Enhua and Wudan to raise an army against Wei caught the emperor off guard, he was able to react in time and block the rebel army outside the border of Wei.
But how could Marquis Enhua be willing to accept such an outcome when he abandoned his family and their lives?
King Wudan also harbored resentment for the disastrous defeat that year, and the two desperate men recruited two other princes who were dissatisfied with the appointment of Wei Qingyan's daughter as crown prince to rebel.
War broke out in the Wei Dynasty.
Abu had followed Wei Qingyan in defeating Wudan. Now Wei Qingyan was pregnant and still on the road. As the eldest son of the emperor, Abu took the initiative to shoulder the heavy burden of repelling the rebels.
Although Monk Wangchen, a former emperor who had fought in many battles, was accompanying the army as a military advisor, Abu was not an incompetent person either.
But Wei Qingyan's heart was still divided into several parts, with many concerns.
"Sister, are you worried about the war?"
Xing'er stopped interacting with the fetus at some point and asked Wei Qingyan with concern.
Wei Qingyan finally realized that he had been distracted. He quickly collected his expression and said with a smile, "Are you worried about Abu too?"
Ever since Xing'er and Abu got engaged, she has regarded Abu as her man in her heart, and they have exchanged letters twice in the past month.
When she thought of him, she felt a strange and unfamiliar feeling in her heart. She didn't know if it was love, but she was indeed worried, so she said truthfully, "I am worried."
That was a war, how could she not be worried? But she knew nothing and there was no point in worrying. All she could do was stay by her sister's side and take good care of her for Abu.
"Sister, sister, don't worry, my brother-in-law is so skilled, he'll be fine."
The fifth prince, who was riding a horse beside the carriage, suddenly spoke up. Since Xing'er called Wei Qingyan "sister", he also followed her and called her "sister".
The eldest prince passed a roast chicken wrapped in lotus leaves through the car window and said, "Sister, little sister, I roasted it. Eat it. You won't think too much about it when you eat."
He was two years older than Wei Qingyan. Seeing his younger brothers and sisters calling Wei Qingyan "Sister", he naturally followed suit and started calling her "Sister".
Both brothers sincerely regarded Wei Qingyan as their younger sister.
Along the way, whenever they got some good stuff while exploring the way, Wei Qingyan would get all the good stuff that belonged to Xing'er.
Upon learning that there was a war in Wei, Wei Qingyan wanted to speed up his journey. The two of them silently spent an entire night dismantling and reassembling Wei Qingyan's carriage.
They have been developing water boats since they were young and are quite skilled in carpentry and construction. The carriages they modified have better shock absorption than before.
How could Wei Qingyan not be moved? The two fools raised their hands and scratched the back of their heads at the same time, "Mother asked us to treat you well, and then you will treat us well."
Wei Qingyan was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
But they also understood what Queen Pu meant. She admitted that she was hiding something from her, but they had no intention of being hostile to her.
And through all the contacts along the way, Wei Qingyan also got to know several princes and princesses of Pu State, who were all kind and honest people.
Accepting their kindness, Wei Qingyan temporarily put aside the doubts about Xing'er and the matter of the skin in his heart, and sincerely interacted with the three of them.
However, she took advantage of the conversation to tell them that Cao Yizhao might contact Penglai to target her or stir up trouble to cause chaos in the world. She knew that Xing'er and the others would tell Empress Pu the truth when they communicated with her.
Now Pu State and she have a cooperative relationship. In addition, if there is trouble in the world, Pu State cannot remain immune. Even for the sake of Pu State, Queen Pu will keep a close eye on the sea and not let suspicious people go to Penglai.
"Sister, this is for you."
Xing'er handed Wei Qingyan a chicken leg.
Wei Qingyan took it and comforted her, "Evil cannot defeat good, Abu and the others will be fine."
He then said to the two princes, “However, now that we have entered the territory of the Great Wei, our whereabouts have been discovered by someone with ulterior motives. We cannot rule out the possibility that someone will set an ambush against us.
"Big brother and fifth brother, please do not leave the team again, or you will be ambushed by the enemy."
The two of them knew the seriousness of the matter and quickly agreed. In the next few days, they always rode horses and accompanied Wei Qingyan and Xing'er's carriage.
But that day they missed the post station and ran into trouble when they set up camp to rest on the road.
Moreover, Wei Qingyan also met an acquaintance whom he had not seen for a long time.
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