Chapter 218 The Da Wa tribe is about to go to war

Led by Xiao Licheng, the crowd walked into the Xiao Mansion.

Princess Xiao held Xia Miaoyuan tightly since she entered the yard.

Prince Xiao deliberately walked next to the princess and whispered, "Let me hold my granddaughter too!"

Princess Xiao ignored him and only cared about teasing her granddaughter while walking.

The empress walked beside them and laughed.

Entering the main hall of the Xiao Mansion, Princess Xiao also held Xia Miaoyuan tightly, and the empress sat next to her mother, and the mother and daughter held hands.

[Grandmother's embrace is so warm! ] Xia Miaoyuan half-closed her eyes, nestled in Princess Xiao's arms, greedily sniffing the scent of her grandmother.

Xia Miaoyuan felt vaguely as if someone was looking at her. She slowly opened her eyes and found that Prince Xiao, her second uncle, Emperor Mingxi and others were all looking at her.

[Grandma is so strong, his embrace must be very safe.]

Xia Miaoyuan stared at Prince Xiao and her second uncle's beards again, and an expression of sudden enlightenment appeared on her face.

[I was wondering why my second brother's beard was so sticky. It turns out that he inherited the gene for the sideburns from his maternal grandfather!]

At this time, Prince Xiao and his wife and their second son Xiao Yicheng were in turmoil, but they did not show it on their faces because of their strong psychological quality.

They are now sure of something very strange, that they can actually hear the voice of their granddaughter.

The Queen caught a glimpse of surprise on her parents' faces, and immediately guessed that her parents could probably hear their daughter's voice.

"Father, Mother, is everything okay in Xiaolin Tribe?" The Queen deliberately asked, interrupting her parents' thoughts.

Prince Xiao smiled and said, "In the past two years, Xiaolin Tribe has been doing pretty well. Although there are blizzards every year, thanks to the supplies sent by Daxia, we have been able to survive every snowstorm."

"Speaking of which, I still have to thank Your Majesty in person! Xiaolin Tribe's current situation is inseparable from Daxia's help!" Prince Xiao said this and bowed to Xia Zhengqi.

Xia Zhengqi waved his hand to stop him: "Father-in-law, we are a family, you are too polite."

"By the way, grandpa, I thought of something." The prince saw that his father and grandfather were being polite to each other again, so he interrupted.

King Xiao looked at his grandson with a smile: "What's the matter?"

"Are those warlike tribes in the northern border safe after entering?"

There are about sixteen tribes of all sizes in the northern border, among which the three most powerful are the Da Wa tribe, the Mengdong tribe, and the Tiele tribe.

These three tribes, relying on their strong soldiers and horses and large population, often bully the weak and plunder other tribes.

"It's strange to say, the Da Wa tribe has been particularly quiet for more than a year, and has not made any moves." King Xiao's voice was deep and powerful, and he was very confident. It was obvious that he was in good health.

[Oh no!] Xia Miaoyuan said in his heart.

[This Dawa tribe is about to start a war and vow to unify the northern border.]

Everyone in the main hall was nervous.

The Dawa tribe is actually going to start a war to unify the northern border?

Xia Miaoyuan looked at King Xiao, then at his second uncle, and began to worry. [I don’t know how good my grandfather and uncles are at leading troops in battle, and whether they can withstand the iron hoof of the Dawa tribe.]

[Alas, according to the plot in the book, my mother was killed first, and then my brothers were killed. At this time, the Xiaolin tribe had been destroyed.]

[After the Xiaolin tribe was destroyed, there were still fifteen tribes left on the northern border grasslands. The Dawa tribe had been hiding its strength for nearly two years before, and conquered the fourteen tribes in one fell swoop.]

[After that, the Dawa tribe unified the northern border. 】

On the surface, everyone was saying some innocuous words and greeting each other, but in fact, they all held their breath and listened carefully to Xia Miaoyuan's inner voice.

After hearing that the Dawa tribe had unified the northern border, they all took a breath of cold air.

Especially Xia Zhengqi and his two sons, they were more worried.

The relationship between the Dawa tribe and Daxia has always been bad. If it becomes the overlord of the grassland, can Daxia still have a peaceful life?

And King Xiao and his wife were full of questions.

Why did the granddaughter say that according to the book, the Xiao Lin tribe had been destroyed at this time?

【The Dawa tribe has always been martial and has friendly relations with the equally barbaric Dada Kingdom. After the Dawa unified the northern border, it soon joined forces with the Dada Kingdom to attack Daxia. 】

Dada is a country to the north of the northern border. It makes a living by animal husbandry and has strong combat power.

The teacup in Xia Zhengqi's hand shook, and he quickly put the cup back on the table to cover up his panic.

【This battle has dealt a heavy blow to the northern part of Daxia. The people have been displaced and farmlands and houses have been destroyed.】

The queen felt cold sweat all over her back. She hid her slightly trembling hands in her sleeves and clenched them tightly.

Her daughter's voice was like stabbing her heart twice. On one side was her own mother's clan, and on the other side was her own country.

If it is true as her daughter predicted, the Dawa tribe is about to launch a war of unification, and both her mother's clan and Daxia will suffer.

Especially her mother's clan.

In this life, although they escaped the fate of being exterminated, once they fought with the Dawa tribe, the Xiao family would not be able to escape death.

[Oh, what should I do?] Xia Miaoyuan frowned slightly and began to worry.

[I have to remind my grandfather as soon as possible, but how can I say this?]

Everyone chatted enthusiastically for a long time. The Xiao King and his wife, as well as Xiao Yicheng, rushed to hug Xia Miaoyuan, and were reluctant to let go.

Afterwards, everyone had a lively family dinner at the Xiao Mansion.

But this liveliness was only on the surface.

Because everyone present, all those who had a blood relationship with Xia Miaoyuan, had heard her voice about the war, and their hearts were covered with a thick layer of haze.

The five members of Emperor Mingxi's family reluctantly got on the carriage and returned to the palace until the evening.

...

That night,

in Kunning Palace,

Xia Zhengqi and the empress changed into silk pajamas, and Xia Miaoyuan was also taken by the nanny to take a bath and changed into a comfortable pajamas.

Xia Miaoyuan sat on the couch in the inner room, lying on the small kang table, concentrating on drinking a bowl of yogurt.

Xia Zhengqi glanced at his daughter, gave the empress a look, and said, "Ruoyu, my father-in-law said today that the Dawa tribe has not made any moves for more than a year. I think it's strange."

The empress replied in tacit understanding, "Indeed, they have always been quite unreasonable. How could they be patient and stay quiet for more than a year?"

Xia Zhengqi continued, "After returning to the palace, I immediately summoned Lord Ming, who had just inspected the northern border last month. He said that the Dawa tribe seemed to be recruiting soldiers and buying horses."

[Wow, I didn't expect the emperor's intelligence to be so powerful!] Xia Miaoyuan was so surprised that she almost spit out the cheese in her mouth.

"Are they gathering their strength and preparing for a war? And they want a big one?" The empress deliberately pretended to be surprised.

"Nine times out of ten, that's the case."