Chapter 66
Chapter 66
When Ling Qiyou woke up, Xiao Mantou was lying on the bedside and staring at him with big eyes. Ling Qiyou's eyes became hot, and he stood up and stretched out his hand to hug him, but Shen Lexin beside him stretched out his hand to him. Pressed down.
"Don't move around, you have a second one in your stomach, you'll pass out only if your body is too weak."
Ling Qiyou was stunned, and in surprise, his hand had unconsciously stroked his lower abdomen, even his voice was trembling: "Really?"
Shen Lexin nodded: "It's true."
It was too late to rejoice, Ling Qiyou thought of the military report on Xiao Chuqian missing on the battlefield that he saw before he passed out, struggling and wanted to get out of bed, Shen Lexin persuaded him in a low voice: "You just woke up and can't..."
"How long have I passed out?"
"one day one Night."
One day and one night, Ling Qiyou's heart ached when he heard it, and he asked, "Have you also read that military newspaper? Is there any new news?"
Seeing Ling Qiyou's anxious and expectant expression, Shen Lexin couldn't bear it, and turned his eyes away: "I've seen it, I haven't received any new news all day, but don't worry too much, Ling Jing's memorial in the military newspaper Li just said that he disappeared, so he should still be alive..."
Ling Qiyou closed his eyes to hide the disappointment in his eyes, and murmured hoarsely: "Brother Lexin, I'm afraid even you don't believe what you said. Missing and dying on the battlefield are just another way of saying it. There are less than 3000 of the [-] lured troops on the way to the east, so tell me, how can I believe that Xiao Chuqian is still alive?"
For a while, Shen Lexin didn't know what to say, so she just patted his hand and persuaded: "Don't think too much, Ling Jing has been sending people to search, there is always hope, you I have to take care of Xiao Mantou, and there is this in my stomach..."
Ling Qiyou didn't say any more, but still stretched out his hand to hug Xiao Mantou, and hugged him tightly with both hands.
"Dad..."
The little mantou called him in a milky voice, as if he felt that something was wrong with Ling Qiyou's mood, the little guy kept looking at him with watery eyes, Ling Qiyou lowered his head and kissed his soft little face: "You If Dad can come back, he will definitely come back..."
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Although Shen Lexin repeatedly told him to rest on the couch, Ling Qiyou still supported his sick body and got up, quickly dealt with the backlog of political affairs at hand, and left the clan and ministers to sit in Jiangdong, and then continued to decree that Yujia would visit southern Xinjiang in person again .
Shen Lexin's persuasive persuasion was fruitless, Ling Qiyou insisted on going, and the reasons he gave to the outside world were also very high-sounding. The victory of the Southern Conquest Army was in sight, and the next step was the critical time to negotiate with the Southern Kingdom. As the emperor, he went in person to show his sincerity and express Attention, there is nothing wrong with it.
But only Shen Lexin and a few of his confidants knew that the only reason for His Majesty to go to southern Xinjiang again was to find Xiao Chuqian in person.
It was still a light car, and Ling Qiyou specially ordered to speed up. He was on the road day and night, and Shen Le was worried. He checked his pulse three times a day, but it was obvious that since he received the military report that Xiao Chuqian was missing , Ling Qiyou's whole body became depressed. Apart from dealing with political affairs all day long, he just held the little steamed bun in his arms and didn't say a word. There was no smile on his face, no matter what he said, he seldom responded.
Shen Lexin only thought that it was because of Xiao Chuqian's disappearance that he became so groggy, Ling Qiyou didn't say anything, whether the dream that day was just a dream or the truth he didn't know in his previous life, now he doesn't want to think about it anymore , he just wanted to find Xiao Chuqian back quickly, just in case... Ling Qiyou shook his head, but he didn't dare to think about such a case, and he didn't know that if such a case came true, he would Do something crazy.
Ling Jing led his troops all the way to attack the hinterland of the southern country. On the second day after Ling Qiyou and his party arrived in southern Xinjiang, Ling Jing sent someone to send a letter back, saying that the monarch of the southern country had agreed to accept the peace talks, but the request must be made with the big brother. Talk to the emperor of Cheng Dynasty.
A group of courtiers in the Nanjiang military camp were indignant, shouting that this southern barbarian had reached the point of destroying the country, and he dared to make conditions with them. Condescend and accept their unreasonable demands.
Ling Qiyou didn't express his position all the time, but after the people discussing the matter dispersed, Shen Lexin came to show Ling Qiyou another private letter that Ling Jing had written to him: "It's not easy to mention it in the memorial, Ling Jing said that Yuwen Minhao should It is true that he is dead, but he did not announce it to the outside world. Now the prime minister of the southern country blocked the news and ordered the princes under the command of the emperor. That guy suddenly changed his attitude, he felt that something was a little strange, please think carefully before making a decision, Your Majesty."
Ling Qiyou read the letter carefully. In the letter, Ling Jing said that the battlefield on the east road had been cleaned up completely, and indeed Xiao Chuqian's body was not found. He guessed that it was taken away by the South Army when they withdrew. Otherwise, he shouldn't have heard from him at all.
Seeing the end, Ling Qiyou curled his lips: "He was taken away again, he is too useless." But he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Listening to his tone, Shen Lexin knew that he had probably returned to normal, and she also felt relieved: "Don't say that, he dared to risk himself, and with 2 people against the nearly [-] troops transferred by the opponent, it has already It's not easy, but what do you think?"
"Let Ling Jing ask them why they think they are qualified to talk to me."
When he read Ling Jing's letter saying that Xiao Chuqian's body was not found after cleaning up the battlefield, Ling Qiyou's heart was indeed relieved. No matter whether he was kidnapped or not, at least he still had hope of being alive, and that was enough. .
He had just seen clearly his feelings for him, how could he just abandon himself and die first.
Ling Qiyou's stomach has been more than three months old, and it should be conceived the night he returned to Jiangdong from southern Xinjiang, but it hasn't shown yet. After knowing that Xiao Chuqian is probably still alive, Ling Qiyou also recovered from his previous gaffe. Cuozhong woke up, and tried to force himself to eat more even if he had a bad appetite. He was not in good health, and he didn’t know if he would cause something wrong with the child after such a toss. At that time, he hated and resented, but now, his state of mind is completely different. He wants to give birth to this child for Xiao Chuqian. This is their child, not for the purpose of getting rid of the medicine on his body. If Xiao Chuqian likes it, he is even willing to give birth to this child. Take that fertility drug again, and give him two more children.
Little Mantou seemed to have heard from Shen Lexin that he would have a little brother. Although the little guy didn't have the concept of a brother in his mind, he probably understood that there would be a doll just like him coming out of his father's stomach. Instinctively had a sense of crisis, fearing that his father would be snatched away, so even the little prince from the southern country was not happy to come to play with him, and kept sticking to Ling Qiyou and asked him to hug him, Ling Qiyou looked like a little girl to Jiao Didi The same son has nothing to do, plus he felt guilty towards him in his heart, so he let him act like a baby to himself, not to mention, Xiao Chuqian did not come back, and the little mantou became his all comfort, and he also felt the same for a moment. Neither wanted to let him go.
Three days later, Ling Jing's memorial was sent again, this time along with a blood-stained sword, Ling Qiyou recognized it at a glance, it was given to Xiao Chuqian by himself, the sword of Emperor Taizu sword.
Xiao Chuqian was indeed captured by the people of the Southern Kingdom. The Prime Minister of the Southern Kingdom sent someone to send the sword to Ling Jing's barracks. By the way, he once again proposed to have an interview with His Majesty the Emperor of the Dacheng Dynasty. Ling Jing did not dare to make decisions on his own. The Ming memorial was sent back to Ling Qiyou together with the letter.
Ling Qiyou clenched the sword in his hand tightly, the sharp edge of the sword reflected a cold light in his eyes, and after a long time, he said slowly: "Let Ling Jing go back to them, and I can talk to them in person, Invite them to come to the southern border and bring Xiao Chuqian together, we will talk at the border between the two countries, and if they dare to harm Xiao Chuqian, there is no need to continue the peace talks, let them prepare a coffin for themselves That's it."
"What if they disagree and insist on His Majesty going to the southern country?" Shen Lexin asked him.
Ling Qiyou sneered: "They are the ones who are waiting to destroy the country now, and they are the ones who want something from me."
The little mantou in his arms who was playing with toys with his head lowered seemed to be frightened by the coldness around his father. He raised his head and stared at him blankly. With a gentle smile, she lowered her head and kissed his face: "Hey, play with yourself."
Shen Lexin looked at the interaction between the father and son, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Your Majesty, I have heard that many people have criticized you for always bringing Xiao Mantou with you, even bringing him with you when you summon officials ..."
Ling Qiyou didn't take it seriously at all: "Little Mantou is my prince, he will have to touch these things sooner or later, so why not bring him by my side to raise him personally?"
"..." Xiao Mantou is only one year old, there is no reason why he has been exposed to these things since this time, Shen Lexin was a little speechless, his eyes moved down, and fell on Ling Qiyou's lower abdomen covered by thick clothes, After a pause, she asked him: "The queen is going to announce her death to the public, so who are you going to say who gave birth to the second child? Are you going to find another woman?"
Ling Qiyou shook his head, and after a while, he smiled bitterly and said, "I want to tell the truth."
Shen Lexin was astonished: "Tell me the truth? You want to tell the world that the emperor of the Sheng Dynasty gave birth to a son?"
Ling Qiyou kissed the little steamed bun in his arms again: "It's not a big deal, I used to think that others would treat me as a monster, but now that I think about it, it's actually not a big deal, I'm the emperor, even if they talk about it in private What can you do with me if you talk about it?"
"..." This time, Shen Lexin really didn't know what to say, the only thing that came to her mind was that Xiao Chuqian really had a great ability to make his emperor's younger brother do this for him.
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