Chapter 238 A Disaster in Fate
Yun Qiao asked Qiu Chan to take Tian Qing to live in the villa in the palace compound.
Two maids were also assigned, but Tianqing refused to have anyone serving her.
He said he wasn't used to it.
Yun Qiao gave up and didn't force it anymore.
Without waiting for Chen Jingyan to ask, Yun Qiao explained, "It was indeed me who let Su Mo go."
"Su Mo is no longer useful to you, Lord. I gave you the book on making gunpowder cannon barrels. You just need to find someone to do it secretly. Haven't you already found the most powerful successor of Lu Ban?"
Chen Jingyan told Yun Qiao about this matter, and he did not doubt it.
"Mother Qiao, I'm worried that Su Mo will go to Manchuria. The Manchu prince's methods are no more merciful than mine. I'm worried that Su Mo will help them."
Yun Qiao said softly, "So I asked Su Mo to go to Kyoto."
As Princess Huayang, Emperor Showa's aunt, she recommended a talent to her nephew, the emperor. I believe Emperor Showa would definitely be grateful to Yun Qiao.
Naturally, he would think that Yun Qiao was on his side.
Su Mo is a man with a pretty sharp mind.
It might not be a bad thing for her to go before Emperor Showa.
Chen Jingyan frowned and listened to what Yun Qiao said.
"You let Su Mo go to the emperor. I'm afraid Su Mo will seduce the emperor to make her his concubine. Why do you do this? Or do you want Emperor Zhaohe to trust you..."
"My Lord, you still treat me as an outsider. You and I are husband and wife. In front of outsiders, we are one. What I have done is to make Emperor Showa trust me. Isn't that also to make him trust you, my Lord?"
"Why haven't we received any news on the matter we asked Wang Dechang to do?"
"It must be because Emperor Zhaohe still doubts you, Lord Marquis. Previously, the Mobei army was disorganized, but now, under your leadership, it has become a mighty force. His Majesty is naturally wary of you. It will probably be difficult to convince him that you have no second thoughts."
"But now we have sent Su Mo to His Majesty. Su Mo was the first person to propose the reform of Mobei Yicheng. If we can send such a talented person as Su Mo to Emperor Showa, shouldn't we also express our intentions?"
Chen Jingyan suddenly realized.
"Madam, you are absolutely right."
Chen Jingyan thought that Yun Qiao secretly let Su Mo go in order to gain the trust of Emperor Showa.
But he didn't expect that Yun Qiao would care about him so much.
He is just too sensitive.
Yun Qiao looked at Chen Jingyan, who was tense at first, and then relaxed, his eyes filled with deep and unshakable love for her.
Yun Qiao knew that Chen Jingyan believed what she said.
Although what Yun Qiao said was indeed true and she wanted Emperor Showa to believe Chen Jingyan, of course, the most important thing was that her action dispelled Emperor Showa's suspicion of her.
She made a deal with Su Mo.
If she let Su Mo go, Su Mo would always tell her about Emperor Showa's movements.
This was a deal between her and Su Mo. Chen Jingyan didn't know about it, and Yun Qiao didn't want to tell Chen Jingyan.
However, when she saw how Chen Jingyan loved her sincerely, she felt a little uneasy.
Perhaps there was something in her heart that she really didn't want to tell Chen Jingyan, so Yun Qiao was particularly considerate to Chen Jingyan during this winter.
During the cold winter, in addition to daily training, the military camp also focuses on patrolling to prevent sneak attacks from the Manchus or other tribes.
Since nothing serious happened, Chen Jingyan stayed in the Yicheng Palace compound.
It was cold outside, but there was a kang and a stove burning inside the house, both using high-quality coal, without any pungent smell of smoke.
The house is very warm.
The three children’s daily reading time was changed from four hours a day to two hours a day, one hour in the morning and one hour in the evening.
It was freezing cold, so we tried to prevent the three children from getting frostbite.
In his spare time, Chen Jingyan would take his two sons to do horse stance in the yard to exercise their bodies.
They need weather suitable for Mobei, instead of continuing to be flowers in the greenhouse of Kyoto.
Watching the three men boxing in the yard.
Yun Qiao held Nian Nian in her arms, with a gentle smile on her face, looking at the people in the yard.
She looked at the man and her son in the yard.
And Nian Nian's eyes and eyebrows were full of Yun Qiao's expression.
"Mom, it's so beautiful."
Nian Nian's voice came, Yun Qiao lowered her eyes to look.
"My Nian Nian is also a very beautiful girl."
[Mother is so good, better than any mother I've ever had before, but it's her fate...]
Nian Nian seemed to have foreshadowed something.
What she didn't finish said made Yun Qiao want to know what her life was like.
"Nian Nian, you just need to live your life well and don't think about anything else, okay?"
"But..." Nian Nian shook her head and said, "I want to help mother. I want mother to be happy all her life. I want mother to live a long life..."
longevity?
The corresponding question is, will she die early?
Bah, bah, bah, who would curse himself?
However, she couldn't be sure about fate, so she didn't think too much about it.
"Niannian, what I hope most is that you and your two brothers grow up healthy and well. I don't ask for great achievements in the future, but I hope that you grow up safely and live a happy life."
As she spoke, she lowered her head and kissed Nian Nian on the face.
After instructing the two children to do horse stance, Chen Jingyan walked towards Yun Qiao and Nian Nian.
"What are you two talking about?"
"Daddy, Mommy..."
Before Nian Nian could finish her words, Yun Qiao pressed her hand and said to Chen Jingyan with a smile, "Let's chat for a while, mother and daughter. I'm thinking of letting Nian Nian start learning some manners next year."
"She's so young, why should she learn any rules..."
Chen Jingyan sat in front of Yun Qiao, picked up the sweet potato roasted on the stove, broke it open, and handed it to Yun Qiao.
Yun Qiao wrapped it in a handkerchief, broke it open a little, and fed it to Nian Nian's mouth.
The little girl took a light bite and said, "Mommy, eat it."
The family of three enjoyed a piece of roasted sweet potato with relish, while Chao Chao and Mu Mu continued to practice martial arts outside.
After chatting for some time, Chen Jingyan got up and went to his two sons.
Yun Qiao then said to Nian Nian, "You must remember what mother said. Don't easily tell others about the things you can foresee. Nian Nian, tell mother the truth. Do these things you foresee have any impact on you?"
Nian Nian didn't answer.
After a pause, he nodded.
Then she said firmly, "I am willing."
Her mother never pressed her for anything, not asking for longevity, wealth, or power...
Her giving nature made her want to tell her mother something.
She is not afraid of pain.
But her mother didn't allow her to say it.
Her mother actually had a good life, but there was still a disaster: she would lose a child because she took that child's place.
She wanted to tell her mother so much, but her mother didn't want to know.
"If I have to sacrifice you to tell you some news, I'd rather not, Nian Nian. You are my daughter. I gave birth to you and raised you because I love you. I don't insist that you do anything for me..."
There was mist in the little girl's eyes as she lay in Yun Qiao's arms.
Tears fell down, wetting Yunqiao's clothes.
No one had ever been so kind to her.
She didn't understand at first, but later she realized that she was not liked because she was a girl. Those people who were nice to her at the beginning, raising her and educating her, just wanted to get more from her.
Only her.
But she wants nothing.
***
After the cold winter, Mobei received good news.
Emperor Showa agreed to send supplies, and it cost less than fifty thousand taels to purchase these supplies. The goods were delivered, but they were not the best. Chen Jingyan felt that if the best goods were not used when trading with other countries, it would be a loss of face for the Great Zhou.
He postponed the transaction.
I also realized that Rooney was three months late because of the heavy snow in Mobei.
Chen Jingyan and Yun Qiao used these three months to get in touch with Gu Heng. Gu Heng used top-quality goods to exchange these ordinary items. Naturally, the price was much lower. Gu Heng did this to help Yun Qiao and Chen Jingyan...
Yun Qiao promised him that they would make up the difference after selling the goods to Persia.
Moreover, the first merchant responsible for the goods obtained from Persian trade was Gu Heng.
This means that things shipped from Persia can only flow into the market within the Great Zhou through Gu Heng's hands, and Gu Heng has the right to raise the price of this secondary sale.
Gu Heng also came to Mobei in person and told Yun Qiao and Chen Jingyan about the affairs of the Marquis' Mansion in Kyoto.
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