Return of the Swallow

When Lu Wenru heard this, his delicate face was filled with sighs. He stopped talking for a long time, and finally couldn't help but said: "Master, why are you doing this? No matter how much you do, you have already married Princess Zhongshun before. It’s such a big fuss that it’s impossible anymore. You are a pragmatic person, why bother yourself for someone you can’t get?”

Why doesn't Lu Heng understand this? But emotional matters are difficult to control no matter how rational you are. Maybe he knew in his heart how everything should be done, but when things came to pass, he still couldn't help but care about the person who would never agree to him.

"I know what you mean. I'm just doing whatever I want. Whether she knows it or not, it doesn't matter. Anyway, in her heart, I am already an irredeemable rebel who betrays the people. What I do is good, what I do is not Well, she won’t even care.”

When Lu Wenru heard what Lu Heng said, he felt extremely sad. A young man who was once high-spirited and well-known in the capital, the most talented second master of the Lu family, has now fallen into this situation.

The current situation has absolutely something to do with Lu Heng's longing for Princess Zhongshun. If he hadn't fallen in love with an impossible person, how could Lu Heng's judgment on what he had done be biased?

Lu Wenru has followed Lu Heng for so long and has always maintained the habit of being loyal and never saying too much. Therefore, even though he had a lot of thoughts in his heart, he still didn't show it on his face. He just nodded quietly and said no more words.

Lu Heng put his hands behind his hands and looked into the distance, as if he could see Qin Yining far away in Jingang through the mountains.

And Qin Yining's life has been a bit hard these days.

At the beginning of autumn, the weather in Jingang gradually became colder. Qin Yining's belly became bigger and bigger, and he felt very tired.

After more than half a year of hard work, Jingang's autumn harvest has yielded results this year. The people have weathered the natural disaster with strength, and the city has gradually returned to prosperity. Qin Yining's food has gradually improved, but she still had a good appetite when she was eight months pregnant with her twins. Nowadays, I am too lazy to eat and exercise. Even for daily walks, Bingtang and Jieyun had to force her to get up and go out for a walk.

"Princess, it's not okay to be lazy like this. When we are free, we have to walk around the yard a few times, so that it will be easier to give birth in the future." Bingtang held Qin Yining's arm and persuaded with a smile: "You are just too busy right now. . I don’t think about how to survive and support myself all day long, but all my thoughts are devoted to preparing food and wages for the front line. How can it continue like this?”

"Yes." Ji Yun held Qin Yining's other hand, nodded in agreement, and joked, "The prince specially arranged for Mr. Xie to come here just for food and grass matters. Mr. Xie is definitely a good strategist. You will prepare Don’t you feel safe leaving the armament matters to him?"

Qin Yining chuckled,

Her unpainted cheeks had become much rounder due to the careful maintenance of rock sugar during pregnancy, and her smile became brighter and brighter. "You two little hooves know how to tease me. If Mr. Xie hears this, he will definitely think that I don't trust him. Mr. Xie I have been following the prince for a longer time and I am meticulous in doing things, so why am I worried? I am just worried about the prince, and I don’t know what I can do for them.”

Bingtang shook his head and sighed, "Princess, the two pregnancies were very hard, and there was never a time when she could concentrate on recuperating during her normal days."

"But the princess is trying her best. This time it's twins again. If the prince finds out, I don't know how happy he will be."

Qin Yining lowered his head and caressed his bulging belly, and shook his head: "I haven't planned to tell him that I am pregnant this time. At first, I was not sure whether it was a happy pulse, but then my belly was much smaller than the previous pregnancy. , Bingtang couldn’t tell from the pulse whether they were twins, or he could only be sure because his belly had gotten bigger in the past few days. I was also afraid that there was something wrong in it, which would make him happy in vain. Others are on the battlefield, every day We are living life on the edge of a knife, how can we be distracted by such things?"

Both Bingtang and Jiyun understood how Qin Yining felt. The people they cared about were fighting on the battlefield every day. They were often worried about whether they would be injured or whether they would be fed and clothed. And they, the homeless women, But they can only stay in Jinggang and cannot get close to the front line. Even if they go there, they can't help. So they can only try to be careful about their own behavior and not add trouble to them.

Ji Yun smiled and explained to Qin Yining, "The princess is sometimes thoughtful, but the prince may still like to worry about you. If it were another person, the prince would not be too lazy to think about it."

Qin Yining smiled and said, "Now that the war is getting intense, he didn't tell me, but haven't all the battle conditions on the front line reached our ears? Longxiang's army has not been completely out of trouble until now, and there is not enough food and grass. Heng and Siqin are both good at planning, and their war situation is really in crisis now."

"Look, okay, you are thinking about this again. We are all women, so what can we do if we are worried?" Bingtang smiled, then covered her mouth and whispered, "If you are in the future, When twins are born, not only the prince will be happy when he finds out, but the emperor and others may also be jealous if they find out."

"What's so funny about this." Qin Yining said helplessly, "This jealousy might even cause trouble for us. We have to be more careful in the future."

Jiyun and Bingtang both sighed. When other women were pregnant, they were the caregivers at home, raising their babies safely and waiting for delivery. Only their princess had to worry about so many things, and she had to be on guard all the time. No one will be up to no good.

"Princess, how about we move away quietly to avoid the eyes and ears of those people?" Ji Yun asked in a low voice, with little stars twinkling in his eyes, looking forward to it.

Qin Yining said: "The enemy is in the dark and we are in the light. Even if we move to another place, we still don't know whether the enemy will follow us or not. It will probably be easier to be ambushed by then. It is better to stay here now."

Caressing her bulging belly, Qin Yining's eyes were full of anticipation and tenderness, "I just want to give birth to the children safely. When they land safely, we can do everything we do with ease."

"Don't worry, Princess, I will definitely do it." Bingtang and Jiyun said firmly.

Xie Yue raised a load of grain, grass and supplies and sent the list to Qin Yining.

"Princess, take a look and see if there is anything else we need to add?"

Qin Yining leaned on the official chair, lowered his head and flipped through several orders, then smiled and said: "Mr.

"Okay. The autumn weather is getting colder. Your Majesty and the others have now regained the lost ground and fought all the way to the vicinity of Tianmen Pass. I think they will be able to rescue the Long Xiang army trapped in the Tianmen Pass Canyon in a few days. Dazhou's team will only go further. It will become stronger and stronger." Xie Yue said with a smile, "At that time, the prince and Duke Dingguo will lead the Tiger Army and Longxiang Army respectively. Even if the Tatars have a hundred Lu Heng behind them, they will not be able to withstand these two gods of war. An average team.”

Qin Yining nodded in agreement, thinking about the future battle situation, although he still had to go step by step, at least the prospects were promising.

After the grain and grass were shipped out, another month passed before Qin Yining received news from the front line.

"The cooperation between the prince and Duke Ding is a perfect match! The Longxiang army has returned to Duke Ding, and the Tatars have been driven out of Tianmen Pass and retreated to Tianshu Pass!"

"Tianmen, Tianshu, Tianlang, and the four gates of Tianyu are the barriers of the Great Zhou Dynasty. When they are successfully driven out of Tianyu Pass, it will be a real victory." Qin Yining only felt that victory was in sight, and he even had to breathe. It was much clearer, maybe it was the end of the hot summer and the arrival of cool autumn. Even though she was holding her full-term belly, she still felt refreshed and had a promising future. She was never as tired as before, and her whole spirit was unknown. How much better.

This really made both Bingtang and Jiyun breathe a sigh of relief.

Qin Yining did not tell Pang Xiao about the possibility of giving birth to twins. But this time Bingtang mentioned something in the letter he wrote to Huzi.

So after Huzi saw this paragraph, he went directly to the main account with the letter.

Pang Xiao, Ji Zeyu, Ma Cheng, and Gao Wenliang were discussing what to do next in front of the map. When they heard the rapid footsteps outside the tent, everyone raised their heads in alarm.

When Huzi broke into the door, he realized that he was a little too reckless. He hurriedly put the letter behind his back and smiled awkwardly.

Pang Xiao saw Hu Zi coming, and looking at Hu Zi's troubled expression, he couldn't help but ask: "What's wrong? But what's the matter?"

"Your Majesty." Huzi touched his nose and said, "My subordinate was reckless and had some private matters. I broke in out of desperation. I hope you will forgive me."

Pang Xiao originally wanted to blame him, but after all, he was in a military camp, not a palace, and he could do whatever he wanted. But when he thought about the letter he received from Qin Yining this morning, along with Bingtang and Jiyun, Pang Xiao became more worried.

Could it be that Huzi saw something in the letter?

He whispered to Ji Zeyu and others, "Stay with me for a while," and then walked quickly to Huzi and motioned for him to follow him out.

When he arrived outside the main tent, he asked in a low voice: "Tell me, what's wrong?"

"Your Majesty, Bingtang's letter today said that the princess is pregnant with twins!"

"What?" Pang Xiao's voice suddenly rose, causing everyone in the tent to crane their necks to look.

Huzi pointed to a sentence on the letter: "It's true! Bingtang said that the princess's body is not as strong as last year, but fortunately she is not homeless, so the birth of twins should not be a big problem. She has been busy preparing recently, and is very busy. , the next time you write to me will be after the young master or the young lady is born."

As he spoke, he counted on his fingers, and then laughed and said: "No, next time I will receive the good news from the princess!"

Pang Xiao was stunned for a moment, and then murmured for a long time: "She didn't even tell me."

Huzi was stunned for a moment, and then he remembered that the princess refused to mention this matter in the letter, and he couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

He seemed to be talking too much.

But such a happy event should be made known to the prince. I think Bingtang mentioned it in the letter and hoped that the prince would know about it. He was inseparable from the prince all day long. Telling him would be equivalent to telling the prince.