189. 06
King Xuan was very satisfied with last night, but he did not want to let the gossip of Xu seducing him in the middle of the night, so before setting out to take up the job, he told Eunuch Liu to let Xu hide in the main courtyard for one day. It was dark in the evening, and he would accompany her to go back to Lanyuntang.
Eunuch Liu did this job very beautifully.
Xiangyun successfully rewarded the prince, but did not expose himself. He wanted to continue to avoid favor, but King Xuan had no patience to hide it. The next day, he came to Lanyun Hall openly and officially restored his special favor to Xiangyun.
"You don't have to think too much, regardless of whether you are a vixen or not, as long as you serve me well, I can protect you."
King Xuan whispered while holding her and kissing her.
The man's breathing was like fire, and together with his warm-burning body, dispelled the cold winter. Xiangyun felt the prince's enthusiasm and suddenly no longer wanted to be timid. On one side was the prince and on the other side was the queen. She pleased one, and she would have to offend the other. Since she wanted to choose one to please, it would be better to please the prince who was willing to give her warm and pampered.
During the day, Xiangyun obediently made a piece of wood without giving others the chance to pick her wrong. At night, in the curtain where no one could peek at, she served the prince wholeheartedly and gave back this favor in his favorite way.
The two of them lived a newlywed life, and there was no one else in their eyes. Concubine Zhang and other concubines were envious and jealous, but they had been warned by the prince once. They no longer dared to do anything secretly. They could only praise Xu's good looks when they gathered to pay their respects on the first day of the month, and tried to provoke the princess to deal with their favorite concubines.
The fragrant clouds listened woodenly.
Princess Xuan drank tea lightly and continued to do nothing.
After the Chinese New Year, Emperor Chunqing suddenly announced the launch of a northern expedition, intending to make the five tribes in the middle of the grassland bow down and surrender.
Emperor Chunqing was ambitious. He first ascended the throne ten years ago and conquered the seven tribes in the northwest of the Hu people. This time, Emperor Chunqing settled down in the middle of the grassland, ignored the opposition of the ministers, insisted on sending troops to set off, and sent a prince to Taiyuan City, the important border area to supervise the battle to boost morale.
The ministers were not optimistic about this Northern Expedition, so the prince's errands were not popular. The prince died early. Now there are three princes in the court, the second prince Huai, the third prince Xuan, and the fourth prince Jian. Huai is a thin man, like a bamboo pole, and it is okay to ask him to recite poems, but his martial arts are not good. King Jian is a fat man, and it is said that two eunuchs will support him when he gets on horseback...
King Huai and King Jian don’t want to go.
When the two brothers did not go, King Xuan volunteered. All the three brothers could not retreat and put their father's face down.
The third brother dared to go, and Emperor Chunqing was very happy, and at the same time he looked down on the other two sons and was just supervising the battle. No matter how close Taiyuan City is to the front line, there are 300,000 troops blocking it. Can it still make the dignified prince fall into a trap?
Emperor Chunqing encouraged King Xuan, and Empress Xie was unhappy and called King Xuan over and complained.
Is it easy for her to support a prince? She finally raised the man safely until he became a family and was named a king. But he was so lucky that he dared to join in the battlefield at a young age. If there was a mistake, wouldn’t she be wasted all her efforts? Even if she was alive, if the Northern Expedition was defeated, the King Xuan, who was supervising the battle, would be criticized by his ministers and the people, and would destroy his prestige.
King Xuan understood that Queen Xie was worried, not because she was afraid that she would be injured, but because she was in vain.
King Xuan said: "Don't worry, Mother, for you, my son will take care of himself."
Queen Xie looked at him with complicated eyes. So what if she was worried? The imperial edict has been issued. Can she still force King Xuan to resist the imperial edict?
King Xuan was going to supervise the war, but no one knew how long the Northern Expedition would last. There was always someone to serve the dignified prince. King Xuan called Xu and Gao and asked the two beauties whom Queen Xie had given her last year to go to Taiyuan with him.
The army was about to set off, and King Xuan returned to the house and asked the princess to arrange his luggage for him, Xu and Gao, and he was still discussing affairs with Emperor Chunqing in the palace.
For Xiangyun, as long as the prince wants her to accompany her, there is no difference between being in the capital or in Taiyuan, just pack up your bags carefully.
Gao was very happy and prepared in full bloom.
Concubine Zhang didn't dare to cause trouble for Xiangyun, so she came to Gao's side to make a sarcastic remark, saying that the prince had punished Gao for not long. This time, Gao's accompanying him was just a cover for Xu, so as not to be talked about by others and be favored by the fox.
Gao also knew this, but being able to follow the prince to Taiyuan is glory. If you can stay by the prince, you will have a chance. Maybe one day the prince gets tired of Xu, so he will come to her house to sleep. It is better than Concubine Zhang who can only stay in the capital and wait in the capital.
The two of them faced each other and pissed each other off.
Two days later, Xiangyun and Xu sat in a carriage and followed the prince to Taiyuan City.
Taiyuan City has already prepared a mansion for His Highness Xuan. King Xuan was busy discussing war with the generals. He lived in the military camp for many days, and left all the settlements in the city to Eunuch Liu. Eunuch Liu knew the prince’s intentions and directly arranged Master Xu to live in the prince’s backyard, and then arranged Master Gao to a separate courtyard, which was also a reminder Master Gao that the prince really didn’t want to spoil her. He could at least make up for his merits. If he continued to be obsessed with it, he would seek death.
Gao sighed in the villa disappointed, while Xiangyun was a little worried about the prince in the military camp.
She didn't know how to fight, but just felt that the battlefield was dangerous. Since the prince sent her to remind her that she was coming too, Xiangyun had never seen the prince. I don't know if the prince only needs to supervise the battle in Taiyuan or go to the battlefield in person. If he goes, will the prince encounter danger? Will there be guards around him protecting him?
Xiangyun had a lot of questions, but she didn't dare to ask anyone, including Yulan, for fear that she would accidentally make any taboos.
Too much words will lead to mistakes. Xiangyun understood this truth when she was still in the nunnery.
She can only wait.
Everyone arrived in Taiyuan in late February. In mid-March, the soldiers of this dynasty won a small victory on the battlefield, and King Xuan returned to the city from the barracks.
It was almost a month since Xiangyun found that the prince was a little darker, and her face was thicker than when she was in the capital, but her strength became stronger, which made her a little unable to bear.
King Xuan was so cruel that he stayed with the soldiers who were sweating all day long. When he came back to see the beauties at home, he would only feel that the beauties were more beautiful and fragrant.
"Okay, I won't bully you tonight, it's like you're pitiful."
After kissing the tears that fell from time to time on her face, King Xuan said helplessly, liked the pamperingness of her body, but he turned his head away. If he separated for a while, he would have to coax her for a long time to relax.
Xiangyun's eyes were red when she cried, as if she had put on makeup. It was not until he finally let go of her that Xiangyun stopped crying and obediently leaned in his arms.
"Do you miss me?" King Xuan asked with a kiss.
Xiangyun thought about it and thought about a lot of questions. Now that the person is back, she asked one by one: "Has the prince also gone to the battlefield? Are you injured? How long will it take to stay this time..."
When he was in the capital, he was a wealthy prince, and there was nothing to worry about. The two of them were playing chess and paintings together, and they were obsessed with the curtain. Now the battlefield was right in front of them, and the enemy killed people without blinking. No matter whether you are the prince or not, Xiangyun finally had something to worry about.
King Xuan had never heard her say so much in one breath. At this moment, he was worried about him. King Xuan was very helpful and hugged her and answered one by one.
Unfortunately, he came to supervise the battle after all, so he could not linger in the gentle village for a long time. He reunited with the beauty for one night and returned to the military camp the next day.
This time, Xiangyun learned about his situation in the military camp. He knew that the prince did not need to lead troops to the battlefield, but could only sit in the rear. Occasionally, he would patrol the battlefield and protect him. The possibility of danger was very small, so Xiangyun felt relieved, either reading books or practicing calligraphy to pass the time.
At the end of March, Xiangyun's always regular menstruation did not come.
She didn't pay attention to it, and Yulan knew it. After waiting for another seven days, her master's menstrual period still did not come. Yulan was very excited and reminded her first: "Master, your menstrual period has been seven days late. Are you happy?"
Xiangyun was shocked, was she happy?
Magnolia smiled and looked at her belly.
Xiangyun then realized what Yulan meant. She lowered her head and looked at her lower abdomen blankly.
Will it really be pregnant?
Xiangyun never imagined the child. She was still a child when she was abducted and trafficked. From that day on, she suffered all the hardships and was beaten and scolded. She didn't have a comfortable life until she entered the palace. But she also buried hidden dangers in her heart. She was afraid that one day her life experience would be exposed. The prince not only no longer spoiled her, but also sent her to behead her.
On such days, how could Xiangyun think about whether she was pregnant?
But now...
Xiangyun remembered the night the prince came back. Because she was uncomfortable, the prince did only hurt her once in the evening, but he hugged her again before leaving the next day.
No, I haven’t been pregnant so many times in the royal palace, but I’ve been pregnant twice?
Xiangyun still didn't believe it and ordered Yulan, "Wait a little longer, maybe I'm not adapting to the local conditions after changing the place, so don't make a statement."
Magnolia naturally needs to listen to her master.
The master and servant continued to wait. Before the menstruation was over, in mid-April, King Xuan finally came back after a month, with an excitement in his eyes.
The two armies on the battlefield were stalemate for a long time. Yesterday, King Xuan rode his horse to kill the enemy despite the dissuasion of the generals. Although he was stopped by the soldiers after one kill, King Xuan killed the enemy with his own hands for the first time. His bloody excitement was far better than the turmoil caused by his orders to deal with one or two eunuchs and palace maids.
The twenty-three-year-old King Xuan was still too young. He deliberately wore armor dyed with the enemy's blood to meet the beauty, hoping to arouse her concern, and then hugged her and coaxed her, laughing at her stupidly.
The prince who had been away for a long time was covered in blood. Xiangyun was of course afraid when he saw it. It was only when the person ran to him and smelled the pungent smell of blood. Before he could say the words of concern, Xiangyun vomited first! Fortunately, it was almost noon, the breakfast was completely digested, and there was nothing in his stomach, otherwise they would have to vomit on King Xuan and add some flavor to him!
King Xuan was also a beauty who was timid and afraid of blood. He took off his armor on the spot and only wore a cloak to hold Xiangyun and patted her back.
Xiangyun's face turned blue with vomiting. Yulan was anxious and couldn't help but say to her master: "Prince, our master may be a joy. She is afraid that you will be distracted by hearing the news in the military camp, so she has been hiding it and refused to let me say it."
King Xuan looked at the beauty in his arms in surprise.
This is not the first time he has become a father, but Princess Xuan and Concubine Zhang don’t like him. Only the one in front of him is the woman he took the initiative to hope that she could give birth to a child for him!
Chapter completed!