(Little White Tiger)
February 30th was destined to be a sleepless night. After Mu Lige left the palace, Situ Ye stayed in his bedroom, carefully caring for the twins.
However, the two babies who usually looked well-behaved and cute, perhaps knowing that their mother and father were not around, actually opened their mouths and cried "wa wa--" deafeningly, and for a while the crying sounds came one after another.
The two little ones' cries were rapid and loud, making Situ Ye dizzy, but he still patiently coaxed the brother and sister. Situ Ye felt his throat was about to become hoarse, and his arms were aching unbearably. He secretly sighed that he had never felt this tired even when fighting in the battlefield.
Finally, the exhausted Situ Ye had no choice but to send his personal servants Xingyao and Xinghui to Fanyin Pavilion and Yixia Garden to ask Yu Xiaotian and Si Chengfeng for help respectively.
After all, Han Yichen was due to give birth in just over three months and wasn't suited to care for the child. Wuchen, on the other hand, was unreliable and uninspired, while Zuo'an was always cold and aloof. In contrast, the mild-mannered Yu Xiaotian and the gentle Si Chengfeng were more suitable to help with childcare.
Sure enough, with the help of Yu Xiaotian and Si Chengfeng, Situ Ye finally succeeded in coaxing the two little ancestors and let them fall asleep peacefully in the arms of Yu Xiaotian and Si Chengfeng.
As for Emperor Nalan Yunzhi in the imperial study, he was also very busy.
On the one hand, she sent secret guards to Youzhou in silence, and at the same time, she personally sent a pigeon to send a letter to Nalan Qiudi, asking her third daughter to defend the border, and secretly set up an ambush to capture Xiahou Jing and Gongyang Jiezhen.
On the other hand, she also had to deal with the aftermath of Xiahou Jing's forced abdication, such as dealing with traitors and arranging suitable replacements for those officials who had been dismissed. Another crucial matter was the proper placement of the 200,000 soldiers who had originally belonged to Xiahou Jing.
After some deliberation, Nalan Yunzhi made a decision that shocked the court the next day. He reorganized the 200,000 troops into the "National Protection Army" and placed them under Shan Zuo's command. Of course, this was accompanied by an imperial decree that, due to Shan Zuo's outstanding performance in punishing the rebels, he would be promoted to the rank of Fourth-Rank General of the Central Guard and given command of the Yulin Army.
However, Shan Zuo was a man, and at the moment, he was very young, only ten years old, so he was only the nominal commander of the Yulin Army and the 200,000-strong "National Protection Army." In reality, the person who truly held power was still Emperor Nalan Yunzhi himself.
As for whether Shan Zuo’s two titles in the future - "Commander of the Yulin Army" and "Commander of the 200,000-strong National Protection Army" - can be transformed from being in name only to holding real power, further observation and assessment are still needed.
Through such a clever arrangement, Emperor Nalan Yunzhi not only successfully regained the military power, but also painted a big pie for Shan Zuo, and also gave a good explanation to Feng Qiyan.
After some time, if Shan Zuo can continue to perform so outstandingly, then she will take the initiative and issue an order to grant Shan Zuo and Feng Qiyan a marriage.
Of course, if they want to officially get married, they will have to wait for at least another six or seven years. After all, Feng Qiyan is only nine years old now!
In the early morning of March 1st, the night was as dark as ink and everything was silent.
Hua Qingcheng followed closely behind Xiahou Jing and her daughter, along with Gongyang Jiezhen, as they lightly journeyed along the secret passage from the west of the city toward the north. Meanwhile, Mu Lige, riding a steed, galloped north at lightning speed, having already left the northern gate of the Laifeng capital.
On the other side, Xiaobai carried Hongfu on his back and ran quickly towards the west of the city. When they arrived at Baiyun Temple, they happened to meet Xiangyunma who was waiting anxiously outside the temple.
When Xiangyunma saw Erhu coming, he immediately stepped forward and reported to Xiaobai in detail how Hua Qingcheng had entered Baiyun Temple and never came out again.
“Awooo~Awooo~”
Xiaobai imitated Mu Lige's tone and gave the order without hesitation: "I have understood. You can return home for now."
After receiving the instructions, Xiangyun Horse quickly raised its four hooves and galloped towards the imperial palace in the city like a whirlwind.
Afterwards, Xiaobai and Hongfu entered Baiyun Temple together and began to carefully search for clues about Hua Qingcheng's whereabouts. However, when they arrived at the main hall of the temple, they were surprised to find that Hua Qingcheng's breath suddenly stopped there, as if she had disappeared into thin air.
"Awoo~Awoo~" (It's strange, why is the scent of my mother gone here?) Xiaobai wrinkled his nose in confusion and walked around in the hall.
"Aoao~Aoao~" (Maybe there is some underground secret room hidden here, someone has hidden my mother!) Hongfu speculated while patting the ground left and right.
"Xiao Honghong, your claws are still small, let me, your brother, do it!" Seeing Hongfu's exploration movements were as gentle as a cat, Xiaobai asked her to stand aside, and then stomped on the ground.
"Xiaobai, this place is actually empty!" After Xiaobai's careful observation, Hongfu discovered something strange and quickly found the key.
Finally, under Xiaobai's sharp claws, there was a "bang" sound, and the entrance to the underground secret passage under the Buddha statue was suddenly shaken open.
"Aoao~Aoao~" (Xiaobai, you are so awesome!)
Hong Fu, who already knew that Xiao Bai was Bai Ling, praised the immature little white tiger generously. After all, this was her future husband, so praising him was always a good idea.
“Awoo~Awoo~” (That’s just how it is! After all, the strength is there, it’s hard not to be excellent!)
Xiaobai tilted his head slightly, revealing an expression of incomparable arrogance. That unique charm was exactly the same as the usual expression of their third father, Han Yichen!
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