Especially now, firstly, Tang Chen's due date is approaching and she needs to rest and recuperate; secondly, he doesn't like anyone revealing the affairs of Shu Kingdom too early.
"Well, that's best. I've heard some rumors these days. I wonder if Uncle Wang would be interested in listening to them?"
Wang Qin saw Wang Yanzhou staring at him expressionlessly, and suddenly panicked and knelt down involuntarily: "...Master, Wang Qin is loyal to you!"
Wang Yanzhou said bluntly, "I know you're loyal, and I remember you've served me for so many years. I can forgive the past. But as for the palace... you're old now, so let others help you. You don't have to go back, just help out in the camp. It will save you from traveling back and forth in this heavy snow at your age."
"Master!"
After Mo Yu left, Tang Chen's life went on as usual. Whenever Chen Xin found time to visit his wife and children, he would check on her health and adjust her prescriptions. The snow had been falling non-stop for the past few days, and there was nowhere else to go except to stay indoors.
Tang Chen lay sprawled on the recliner, looking at the beams, feeling as if he were going to mold. "Shuyi, I'm so bored, so bored!"
After Chen Xin had some silver charcoal added to the stove, he said with a smile, "It's snowing heavily outside, you should just stay home quietly with me."
Tang Chen carefully sat up straight in her chair and continued chatting with Liang Shuyi. Besides chatting, she felt like there was nothing else she could do to entertain herself. Cell phones, computers, and televisions didn't exist. She'd wanted to sled and build a snowman, but she didn't have the guts.
"By the way, I've been wanting to ask since you guys came. Now that you and Shen Xin are here, what about the Duke and Godmother?"
Liang Shuyi had been waiting for Tang Chen to ask this question since returning to Qingliang Valley, but with so many things happening recently, they had forgotten about it. "Don't worry, although the Duke of Liang's Mansion has always been neutral, they are not pushovers. My presence with the child has made them a little timid."
Tang Chen only knew that the Duke of Liang's Mansion was a royal family, but he hadn't expected that a neutral family like them could still protect themselves in this turbulent era controlled by treacherous ministers. This was truly remarkable. If he had known this earlier, when he still had some free time, he should have thoroughly investigated their background and admired this strong supporter he had embraced earlier. "They are indeed a powerful family. Amazing! I admire them!"
There wasn't much to worry about at the Duke of Liang's mansion right now. Furthermore, when Liang Shuyi and Shen Xin left, the Duke of Liang had already found a way out for himself and his wife. Even if something were to happen in the capital, their situation wouldn't be too awkward for a while.
Liang Shuyi gently stroked Tang Chen's bulging belly and said, "You'll probably be giving birth soon. Will Mo Yu be able to come back in time?"
Tang Chen patted the back of her hand gently, smiled slightly, and said, "He said we can make it in time. As long as nothing happens on the way, we will definitely make it in time."
Liang Shuyi saw that Tang Chen seemed to have transferred a lot of her previous trust in Li Xinzhai to Mo Yu. She said that it was impossible to persuade her to stop thinking about Li Xinzhai. At the moment, this was a good result. "With Miss Hong Yu accompanying us, there shouldn't be any problems. I heard that the South Vietnamese army is having some problems communicating with the South Vietnamese because the roads are blocked by heavy snow. This heavy snow has actually bought us a lot of time."
Tang Chen couldn't help but sigh, "Yes, there's movement in Beimo as well. But we still don't know who they're targeting."
When talking about Beimo, there's one person who can't be avoided no matter what: "Shangguan Bing'er went to Beimo for a marriage, and the result seems to be different from what we expected."
Tang Chen personally, to a large extent, did not support the idea of seeking peace through marriage. Firstly, if luck was on her side, it could indeed bring decades or even longer of peace to the people of both countries. However, if luck was bad, and her personal ability and background were not strong enough, the final outcome was something she did not even want to think about.
Take the present moment, for example. When Shangguan Bing'er went to Beimo for marriage, the people of Daliang praised her. Now that Beimo is being stubborn and unwilling to help, those same people are throwing all the blame onto her. "To put it bluntly, she went to a foreign country all alone with a few followers. To blame Beimo for not helping her is a bit too much."
Liang Shuyi, however, disagreed with Tang Chen's argument. Daliang had granted Shangguan Bing'er an honor far exceeding her natural status. Although it had been forced at first, as long as she had firmly stated her unwillingness, no one would have forced her to accept it, given Shangguan Quan's power. Now that she had actually decided to accept this honor, she should assume the corresponding responsibility.
"That's true, but she went there on a mission after all. However, now that Old Master Shangguan has done this, I imagine she's having a hard time in the Northern Desert."
Tang Chen didn't know how the topic had drifted to Shangguan Bing'er. He said something like, "Everyone has their own destiny. It's all fate." "No more talking. I want to see when my new sister will arrive."
Tang Chen's sudden, seemingly joking remark froze Liang Shuyi's expression for a moment before turning into shock: "...You, you know everything?"
Tang Chen looked at her shocked expression and for a moment he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. In the end, he could only laugh and cry and replied: "It's something that everyone knows, so of course I know it too. Why are you so nervous? Calm down."
Liang Shuyi's face darkened, and he searched in his mind for the person who might have leaked this news to Tang Chen. "Didn't I tell you to wait until after you give birth? Is Wang Qin gossiping about me again?"
Seeing Liang Shuyi slamming the table and about to stand up, Tang Chen quickly pulled her back, motioning for her to sit calmly. "Even if he doesn't tell me, I'll know soon. I understand that Qingliang Valley is short of people right now. If we really want to compete with Nanyue in a short period of time, it will be nothing but empty talk unless we have external assistance. Right now, the only country that is friendly with Qingliang Valley and willing to send troops to help is probably Shu."
Although Tang Chen had been staying at the palace to take care of her pregnancy and hadn't left the house, it didn't mean she was completely oblivious to what was happening outside. She cared far more about Wang Yanzhou and everything he encountered than they imagined.
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