Chapter 511: One Step at a Time
Both of them felt embarrassed.
Although the children are already grown up, they still act like teenagers. They dare not say what they want to say, and fall silent again after saying a few words, which always makes the conversation awkward.
Yan Suxue asked him timidly, "Are you feeling better? I heard from Wenxiu that you've been making new hidden weapons recently. You really like playing with them."
"I'm already well. I can run and jump." Zong Yan stretched out his arms to show her, "And making hidden weapons doesn't require much physical strength. I can just do it in the room."
Yan Suxue: "You seemed to like these when you were a kid? I've been to your room and seen these things."
"Yes, I have liked it since I was a child." Zong Yan asked, "Why didn't you live in my room after you entered the mansion? When I came back just now, I saw that the furnishings inside had not changed."
"I...I don't dare."
"Don't dare?" Zong Yan didn't understand, "Is someone trying to embarrass you?"
Yan Su quickly shook his head and said, "No, no, my mother-in-law and sister-in-law are very kind to me, and the servants in the mansion also respect us. It's just that my mother-in-law always goes to your room to take a look, and I'm afraid of ruining her wish, which will only make her more sad."
Zong Yan understood. It turned out that this was what she was worried about.
He said, "I'm back safe and sound now, you...you should move back too?"
"Ah? Am I moving to your original room? What about you?" Yan Suxue felt that something was wrong at the end and quickly explained, "Oh no, you have already moved out, and your mother-in-law even built a new yard for you."
Zong Yan frowned and whispered, "I can move back."
"What?" Yan Suxue didn't hear clearly.
Zong Yan: "It's nothing. Let's talk about it after you get better. It's not suitable to move now."
Yan Suxue smiled and said, "That's right. The servants in the mansion will complain if we keep moving around."
Zong Yan said: "I can also help move it. I am very strong."
"How big?"
"I can lift more than 200 pounds without any problem."
Yan Suxue was stunned: "Then can't you lift me and Wen Xiu at the same time?"
Zong Yan: “…”
He said, “Can we try it some other day?”
Yan Suxue was amused by him. She found Zong Yan to be very funny. He was not as passive as Wen Xiu described, nor was he taciturn. Not only would he take the initiative to talk to her, he would even joke with her seriously.
From that day on, Zong Yan came to see Yan Suxue every day, sometimes in the morning, sometimes in the afternoon. Laughter and joyful chatter could often be heard from the house, shocking everyone outside.
Zong Zhao found it incredible. He said to his wife, "I feel that Zong Yan is slowly coming back."
Xu Wan smiled and said, "Is this the power of love?"
"Because of Yan Suxue?" Zong Zhao was a little jealous. "I have taken care of him for so long, and he has only smiled at me a few times."
Xu Wan thought for a moment and said, "Maybe it's because Su Xue is not familiar with him and is introverted. If Zong Yan wants to get to know her, he must take the initiative, otherwise the two of them will just look at each other in silence."
Zong Zhao thought about the scene...it was indeed so.
Xu Wan sighed, "I didn't expect Zong Yan to like Su Xue so much. In fact, if I were Su Xue, I would be very worried that Zong Yan was just responsible for her, but now it seems that is not the case."
Zong Zhao smiled faintly: "Of course it's not just responsibility. Zong Yan has told me about that dream many times. He has always wanted to see Yan Suxue, but he didn't expect that he would have to wait for more than ten years."
Xu Wan comforted him, "It's not bad. He got a son for free when he came back. Look how sensible Wen Xiu is."
Zong Zhao replied: "Our son is also very sensible."
Xu Wan chuckled and said, "He doesn't cry or make a fuss, which always makes me wonder if his voice isn't well developed. Do you think he will be mute when he grows up?"
Zong Zhao was silent for a long while, then suddenly said, "I didn't learn to speak until I was two years old, a whole year later than Zong Yan. My mother also suspected that I was mute."
Xu Wan: “???”
With her pupils trembling, she asked nervously, "So your son is not going to inherit your genes, right? He is over two years old and still can't speak?"
Zong Zhao tried to make amends: "Xiao Kui can speak for him. Look how loudly she cried."
Xu Wan: “…………”
The new mother has already started to worry in advance.
She even talks to her son more every day in the hope of helping him develop a good language system.
Later, when they were a little older, she often brought her two children into the palace to listen to the chatterbox Jincheng chattering all the time.
The battle on the border went smoothly.
With the airborne invincible chariots, the morale of the soldiers of the Great Chu was greatly boosted. Luo Jingfeng led the army and captured two cities of the You Kingdom in one fell swoop, forcing Prince Jin'an to submit a peace letter.
Luo Jingfeng refused.
Only if we are evenly matched with him can we negotiate with him, and only if we are defeated and flee can we surrender.
Luo Jingfeng gave Youguo two choices: either surrender or wait to be killed in Kyoto.
The You Kingdom had been powerful for hundreds of years and could not tolerate such an insult, so it fought back and continued to resist.
The young emperor was in the court, and every day he heard the civil officials report: "We can't fight anymore. If we fight again, our country will not be able to sustain its strength. Even if we can destroy You, our country will suffer heavy casualties and the people will suffer."
Some people took advantage of Luo Jingfeng's absence to impeach him: "The Protector of the Country is brave and good at fighting, but he is too arrogant. If he hadn't provoked the You Kingdom so much, how could the You Kingdom soldiers recover such a strong fighting power?"
General Pang didn't like what he heard. "If it weren't for the Duke of Protectorate who was at the frontline, how could our dynasty have taken two more cities from You Kingdom? You old thief, you still want to discredit the Duke of Protectorate. Are you a spy sent by You Kingdom?"
"You... you... you are talking nonsense! My family has been loyal for generations, and we have always fulfilled our duties and responsibilities in assisting every emperor!"
General Pang: "Bah, bad stuff."
“…”
The little emperor's head was about to explode when he heard this. It was so noisy that he might have thought it was the vegetable vendors bargaining for prices.
He asked, "What do General Zong and Prime Minister Shen think?"
Prime Minister Shen replied respectfully, "Your Majesty, I have not yet figured out how to deal with the relationship with You State. But considering the loss of our Great Chu, if we destroy You State now, it will definitely not be worth the loss. If another dynasty attacks us, I am afraid we will not be able to resist. So I think: let's stop here and wait a few years to see what happens next."
The civil officials looked at each other and all felt that what Prime Minister Shen said made sense.
The military generals who remained in the court were not very happy, but they were few in number and not very good at speaking, so they could only rely on Zong Zhao to speak for them.
As a result, Zong Zhao opened his mouth and interrupted their thoughts: "Your Majesty, I think what Prime Minister Shen said is very true."
Generals: “???”
You are the biggest traitor!!
Are you on our side?!
The little emperor asked with a smile: "Then how do we negotiate?"
Zong Zhao said: "Since the national strength has been severely damaged, we should take it back from You. The Ministry of Rites should send peace envoys to You. Either make them pay money, food and horses, or continue to fight."