Return of the Swallow

"Okay, okay." Qin Huaiyuan's hands were held by his two grandsons, and he bent down to match the height of the children, and walked to the second carriage.

Qin Yining, Jiyun, and Bingtang had arrived at the carriage and ordered the wet nurse to take the children down.

Brother Xuan and Sister Yun are both wearing red coats, with gold collars hanging around their necks, and small silver bracelets on their wrists. They have white and tender faces and bright black eyes, like two lucky dolls. People are not afraid of life, they all look at Qin Huaiyuan with big eyes and grinning.

Qin Huaiyuan's eyes lit up with love, but he only looked at it reservedly, nodded and said, "It's very cute, very much like you."

"I think so too." Qin Yining also smiled.

Brother Zhao and Brother Han look like Pang Xiao and the other like her, but Brother Xuan and Sister Yun both look like her.

Pang Xiao leaned to the side and stretched his neck to take a look, his eyes also filled with overflowing fondness. But looking at Brother Zhao and Brother Han on the side, he just touched the little hands of the two children, then turned to Qin Yining and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

This sound of hard work is really heavy. Qin Yining suffered double the pain that day, and then experienced nine deaths before they could meet again today. Qin Yining herself was lucky to survive, not to mention that she took good care of her two children.

Xie Yue and Xu Weizhi had been chatting for a while, and Xie Yue was led by Xu Weizhi to come closer and salute Qin Huaiyuan.

"Hello, Mr. Qin."

Qin Huaiyuan hurriedly returned the gift, supported Xie Yue's arm with both hands, and then gave a salute, "Thank you so much for taking care of my little girl these days. Without your plan, my little girl might have lost her life."

Xie Yue was flattered and hurriedly returned the favor: "Mr. Qin is serious about his words, and the princess is smart and good at planning. I am just following the princess's instructions. I am ignorant and shallow, how can I dare to mention the word "planning"? Mr. Qin, please don't shame me."

Qin Huaiyuan shook his head hurriedly and thanked him again. Xie Yue's face turned red as he said this, and he waved his hands repeatedly, but his heart was very warm.

Who wouldn’t want to be valued by their master? What's more, he has always tried his best to treat Pang Xiao and Qin Yining sincerely.

The group gathered together for a while before setting off back to the military camp. When Brother Zhao and Brother Han saw Pang Xiao, they clung to Pang Xiao like monkeys climbing a tree and refused to come down.

"Daddy took me riding a horse."

"I also want daddy to take me riding!"

Qin Yining smiled and said: "It's going to be dangerous now.

Why don't you go take a carriage ride with your mother? "

"No!" Brother Han twisted his little body to hug Pang Xiao's neck. Brother Shenzhao simply climbed up along Pang Xiao's arm to his shoulder.

Pang Xiao hugged one and carried the other, smiling brightly: "It's okay, don't worry, I can't fall with them."

Ji Zeyu was worried and rode Bai Yun closer, "Which of you is willing to ride with me?"

Hu Zi also brought Pang Xiao's dark cloud over.

Brother Shenzhao looked at Baiyun's fur, which was glowing with a faint silvery light in the sun, and said hesitantly: "Uncle Ji, I want to ride on the white horse."

Ji Zeyu smiled and rode closer. With a flick of his arm, he hugged Brother Zhao in front of him. Pang Xiao carried Brother Han on his back and jumped up on the horse. He shouted happily: "Flying high! Flying high!"

"drive!"

Two horses, one black and one white, went to the military camp first.

Qin Yining laughed helplessly, got into the carriage with Qin Huaiyuan and others, and headed towards the military camp accompanied by Mu Jinghu, Huzi and others.

The Pang Xiao family was reunited with joy and laughter. At this time, Li Qitian was pacing back and forth in the imperial study room irritably.

The spy looked anxious and whispered: "Your Majesty, the spy sent to contact Duke Ding has not received any news yet. The two adults, Lei and Song, have also joined Pang Xiao. What should we do next?"

Li Qitian looked heavy.

An army of 300,000 people pressed down on the territory, but they passed through all the towns without losing a single soldier, piercing the heart of Da Zhou like a knife.

He has limited troops and horses. If he sends them out to meet the enemy, it will be like using a mantis as a chariot. The limited troops can only be left to defend the city.

When Pang Xiao's men and horses were still far away, the feeling of panic was not as strong as it is now. Pang Xiao is getting closer and closer, and the 300,000-strong army pressing down on the enemy is like a huge boulder hanging above their head, which may fall down at any time and smash people into pulp. This kind of anxiety that gradually leads to a desperate situation and does not know when death will come is really unbearable.

"What should we do..." Li Qitian couldn't help but murmur.

He could no longer express his anger, and his heart was only filled with panic.

The spy lowered his eyes and considered his words: "Your Majesty, if you can't kill Pang Xiao in one fell swoop, it's best to find a way to reconcile."

reconciliation? To put it nicely, isn't it just asking him to seek peace with Pang Xiao?

In recent days, this is not the first person to mention this to him. From the humiliation and anger at the beginning to the confusion and despair now, the change in mentality only took a few days. It turns out that it is not that difficult to admit one's own failure and weakness.

So sad. Really ridiculous.

"How can he easily accept reconciliation when he already has the strength to conquer the world? Besides, why should they reconcile with me when I can't come up with conditions that are more tempting than the 'World's Supreme'?"

The spy was silent for a while, and after a while he said cautiously: "In that case, there is only one way left. Thirty-six strategies, walking is the best strategy."

Li Qitian's brows twitched.

On a normal day, he would have pulled the person out and beheaded him long ago.

But now there are fewer and fewer people around him who can be used. The court officials have not even thought of a decent solution these days. Li Qitian can no longer just pull people out and chop them down.

"I am the Son of Heaven. Even if the country is destroyed, I cannot surrender." Li Qitian pursed his lips and said stubbornly, "Otherwise, how will I face my ancestors in the future?"

The spy was suffocated when he heard this and cursed in his heart: It's not the inheritance of the ancestors. It was just obtained by the rebellion. Do you really think it is passed down from the ancestors?

"At this time, it's better to preserve yourself. Your Majesty, the green hills are still there, so you don't have to worry about running out of firewood."

Is Pang Xiao such a terrifying existence in the eyes of these subordinates? Are you so afraid that you don’t even have the slightest intention of resisting?

Then I thought about it, an army of 300,000 was pressing down on the border, and there was a huge disparity in the number of soldiers and horses. In addition, there were two gods of war on the other side, so how could we think about resisting?

This battle was lost before the battle was fought.

If he really escapes, how will he be able to hold his head high and be a good person in the future?

But if he didn't escape, when Pang Xiao's army arrived, wouldn't he really be dead in the hands of Pang Xiao?

At this moment, there was suddenly a burst of chaotic footsteps outside the royal study, followed by a sharp cry: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"

Li Qitian was already worried, but when he heard this sound, his heart jumped.

"What's the matter?" Li Qitian asked in a deep voice.

Xiong Jinshui and the servants went to push open the palace door, and saw the queen rushing in with her long hair disheveled and tears on her face. She was walking in a hurry and tripped over the high threshold, making a dull sound unexpectedly.

But the queen couldn't care less.

"Your Majesty, it's bad! Brother Hao, Brother Hao is missing! Brother Hao is missing!"

Li Qitian suddenly opened his eyes wide and said in disbelief: "How is that possible! There are people following him!"

"Brother Hao didn't come to my concubine's palace for dinner when classes were over today. I waited around and saw no one, so I ordered the people around me to go out and search. Not long after, I found the little chamberlain who was following Brother Hao. He said it was , It is said that Brother Hao is lost in the imperial garden!" The queen cried loudly and knelt down and kowtowed, "Please, Your Majesty, I only have this one Brother Hao! Please, Your Majesty, please quickly order someone to look for him! It's so urgent now. At this critical moment, if someone captures Brother Hao, how can the child survive?"

Li Qitian immediately ordered: "Send someone to investigate immediately!"

"Yes!" The spy didn't care about anything else and hurriedly led people to find the prince's whereabouts.

The queen collapsed on the ground, covered her face and cried sadly, "Holy Lord, who is it? Who is it? Do you think Brother Hao will... If Brother Hao is in trouble, how can I survive!"

Li Qitian wandered around, gritting his teeth and said: "It must be Pang Zhixi!"

The Queen's cry paused for a moment before she continued to sob. "Could it be him? He doesn't look like someone who attacks children like this."

"He still seems to be loyal! What's the result? The problem is that the one hundred thousand troops came to the city with the intention of rebelling! I think he captured Brother Hao just to have one more condition to blackmail me!"

The queen wiped her tears and said: "Your Majesty, if he wants to break in, he can just march in with his army. Why do he have to attack my son? If his people can walk freely in the palace, how can he attack our Brother Hao?" , to put it bluntly, isn't the safety of the Holy Emperor also not guaranteed? I'm afraid someone in the court had evil thoughts, and seeing the ferocity of Pang Xiao's fellow, he wanted to take Brother Hao to surrender, but he didn't You know!"

Li Qitian frowned slightly when he heard this, "Why does the Queen want to speak for Pang Xiao?"

The Queen was suffocated, and then she sobbed: "Why did the Holy One say this! It was my son who was lost! How could I speak for the enemy? I just don't want to look in the wrong direction and delay my search for Brother Hao." The perfect time!”

Clutching her heart, the queen collapsed to the ground crying, "Brother Hao, my brother Hao!"

The sound of a mother crying for her son is really heartbreaking.

Li Qitian also realized that he was too suspicious just now and stepped forward to help the queen.

Although this woman is old and there is little interest in her on weekdays, in times of crisis, she can see who is truly reliable and will never leave him.

Li Qitian took the rare opportunity to hug the queen into his arms and patted her back comfortingly, "I will definitely get Brother Hao back!"

The queen was a little surprised. She stiffened for a moment before relaxing. She leaned on Li Qitian's shoulder and sobbed softly, "I know that Brother Hao is also the emperor's favorite, so how can I abandon him? I'm just sad. Who is so cruel that he would attack such a young child?"

Li Qitian was also wondering, if not Pang Xiao, who else could it be?