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MTL - Sweet Beauty-Chapter 62 gossip
Liu Xiu went to Bingzhou this time, and was ordered by the Son of Heaven to quell the rebellion of Liang Yu and Xue Xiang, and the momentum was very large.
More than half of the troops of the prefectures and states in Jizhou were deployed. After more than a month of training, an army of more than 100,000 was assembled, which traversed Jizhou and went straight to Lingqiu City in Bingzhou.
According to the previously agreed strategy, Liu Yu had already dispatched a lot of people to sneak into Bingzhou.
Liang Yan was well versed in the art of prophecy and latitude, and he relied on the art of divination and vision, and the three-inch incorrupt tongue. Liu Yi saw this, and ordered the dispatched personnel to secretly contact the local rangers in Bingzhou, etc., to spread the news among the people, saying that Liang Yi pretended to be the world's big bad and faked the name of Liu's clan to cause public anger, and now Bingzhou The famine was caused by the gods in order to punish him, and soon, Liang Bi was going to be wiped out.
At a time when there were rumors in Bingzhou, the news that Liu Yu's army was pressing down on the territory made the rebels panic for a while. In order to suppress the rumors, Liang Yan made fortune-telling several times, but the results were not satisfactory. Rao is because he used his eloquent eloquence to deceive many people. This time, he couldn't resist the fear in his heart. He repeatedly showed flaws in front of his ministers, which made the rumors more and more clamorous.
At this time, Liu Yu released another news, saying that King Xiao's army had three times as much rations as the usual marching army, and Xue Xiang's army, who was already facing hunger and lack of food, was eager to move, but ten days later, they sent 20,000 elites to raid and intercept. forage.
However, this move was right in Liu Yu's arms.
The vanguard led by Liu Ji had already set up an ambush on the way, and when the 20,000 elites reached the valley, they rushed out of the mountains, threw stones from the heights, and shot arrows, and after a while, The 20,000 people were caught by surprise and fled.
The first victory in the battle boosted the morale of Liu Yu's army, while Liang Yu's army was disintegrated. Over the next month or so, things went smoothly.
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In Xindu City, although it was far away from the war, Ashu could receive battle reports sent back by Liu Yu from the front line, and sometimes family letters written by him.
Naturally, it was all a good news. After every self-reading, Ah Shu sent it to Feng Ni and Liu Zhao, and the only remaining letter was kept in the house.
It was probably because he had been single for more than 20 years and his parents had passed away early. Liu Yu had never had the habit of writing family letters before. Before leaving this time, he only said that he would order someone to send a battle report, but did not mention writing. letter.
Therefore, when he was out on the expedition for nearly a month, the first time he received a letter from home, it really surprised Ah Shu and worried for a while.
There weren't many words in the letter, except for a few words on the silk cloth that was slapped across the palm of one's hand: "My wife, Shu, the battle is going well, and I am still well. Are you safe?"
A-shu spread the piece of silk evenly on the case, and read it back and forth many times.
Married for nearly two years, although he often handles official business in the study, she is very measured and never interferes in the search for his case. So this was the first time she saw his handwriting.
His handwriting is not like everyone's style, but the structure is neat, strong and powerful, and has its own style.
It's just the content of it, but she doesn't know how to respond, she has the pen in her hand, and she can't put it down for a long time.
If it was the first time he wrote a letter to his wife, she would also be the first to reply to his husband. The letter only asked her if she was okay, but she couldn't just reply with the word "safe".
After thinking about it for a long time, she caught a glimpse of the pitching pot on the wall of the inner room, and finally wrote: "My lord Zhongyuan, my concubine is also well. I am practicing pitching pot diligently, and I will wait for your return."
She looked at it repeatedly, only to think that she couldn't think of anything else to say to him, and then she was satisfied and put it in the bamboo tube and gave it to Queer to send.
A few days later, this small bamboo festival was sent to the army.
Liu Yu was discussing matters with his subordinates in the tent. When the messenger handed in the letter, a moment of uncontrollable joy flashed on his originally calm face, but because of the presence of others, he only coughed to cover up. Living the expectations in his heart, he carefully put the bamboo tube into his chest, and then he pretended to be calm and continued to discuss matters with others.
When the crowd retreated and he was the only one left, he strode to sit down in front of the table, carefully took out the already warmed bamboo tube against his chest, peeled off the paint on the top, and took out the silk and placed it on the table.
When Ah Shu was in Handan before, he had also received her earnest plea for help, but the mood at that time was completely different from this time.
He looked at the silk silk that had not been opened, and in addition to his uncontrollable anticipation, he was still a little nervous. Even when riding on the battlefield, I never had such a feeling.
However, when he opened it, Lingding's two lines of handwriting caused a stab in his throat, and he felt unspeakable loss and dissatisfaction for a while.
Yuan also expected her to have many words to write, but did not want only these two sentences.
On second thought, she wasn't the kind of woman who loved Xuxu to talk to him, and she also racked her brains for a long time to write the letter or two, so she didn't care anymore.
The days are long, and everything can come slowly.
He helplessly laughed to himself, shaking his head and mocking himself, while he lowered his head and carefully read her delicate handwriting. When I saw "Diligently practicing and throwing pots", I couldn't help but flashed that when she was in Handan, when she was playing with Deng Wan, she put on rouge on her face, frustrating and resentful, and later in the Xin Palace, when he taught her the essentials, the two became close. Infinity look.
I'm afraid that without him to mention it, she still has to hold the arrow and be helpless against the jade pot.
Imagining such a picture in his mind, the corners of Liu Xiu's lips could not be restrained from rising. Looking at "waiting for your return", my heart is even warmer.
That slow and ruthless little girl finally learned to care about her husband who was out on the expedition. Even if it was against her heart, he didn't want to go into it any more. He just folded the silk like a talisman, and stuffed it to the front of the shirt and pressed it against his chest. .
Early the next morning, he handed over the family letter he had racked his brains to sending to his subordinates, just waiting for her reply.
But this time, it took more than half a month to receive a reply.
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In the letter capital, A Shu, who used to be leisurely every day, has been a little busy these days. There is no other reason. A Dai, who is only three years old, suddenly contracted an illness, and she did not get better for ten days in a row.
At first, Adai just had a sudden fever one night, with vomiting and diarrhea. Feng Yu reported to A Shu first, and then sent someone overnight to invite a medical worker to see the doctor.
It is common for children to have fever and diarrhea, but the youngest son is easily stricken, and A Dai is an orphan of Liu Yu, so he cannot be neglected at all. As soon as A Shu heard the news, he immediately put on his clothes and got up and rushed to visit Feng Yu.
At that time, the medical engineer had only diagnosed it, and it was only a common childhood disease. It was often caused by playing with cold during the day, but not avoiding food. It was caused by eating indigestible things, and only taking medicine for a few days.
The maids were busy decocting the medicine, and Ah Shu listened to the doctor's words before entering the house to visit.
The broken slave has been taken by the wet nurse to another room to sleep. On the small bed, there is only A Dai, a small child. Her eyes were tightly closed, and there were sporadic tears oozing out of the corners of her eyes due to physical discomfort. Her round face, which used to be made of pink and jade, was now blushing abnormally due to heat, and her pouted mouth was slightly thin due to dryness. The thin cracks were opening and closing at the moment, calling out "Mother" unconsciously.
A Shu looked at her pitiful appearance, and the tip of her nose became sour, and she almost burst into tears.
That night, she stayed by the bed without leaving an inch, and personally woke Adai up to give medicine, rubbing her body and coaxing her, until the child's fever subsided, she leaned against her arms, and tightly clutched her chest with one hand. , relying on her to sleep like a mother, she gradually relaxed, dragged her body after working all night, and went back to her room to catch up on the morning light.
It is common for children to suffer from diseases, and if Adai, as the doctor said, took the medicine for two or three days, she would jump up and down again. I thought it was over, but on the fifth day, the same disease came back.
The medical workers checked again and again, but still no serious problem was diagnosed, so they had to decoct and take medicine according to the same formula.
But this time, after Adai's fever subsided, although the symptoms of diarrhea and vomiting were relieved, it was not completely healed.
The originally chubby and healthy little girl has lost a lot of weight in the past half a month, and her round face has peeled off a lot.
A-shu was distressed and anxious, and could not take care of being tired. She took care of A-dai personally every day. Even Liu Yu's letter took several days before she remembered to reply.
She didn't want to tell him about it in the letter, but when she thought about the guilt he always felt for her brother, she was afraid that he would know in the future. , and then stated that he will take good care of him, and please don't distract him from worrying too much.
It was not until she sent the letter that she breathed a sigh of relief, and while leaning on the couch for a nap, she carefully recalled the events of the past few days.
In the dream of the previous life, although she did not know whether Liu Xiu's children were seriously ill, she was sure that by the time Liu Xiu invaded Chang'an, both children were very healthy.
Therefore, in the first few days, although she was worried, she still had some confidence in her heart. But seeing that half a month has passed, Adai has not seen good things for a long time, and has become weaker and peeling off. Children are the most vulnerable, and they will not suffer from any pain at all. It will be bad for a long time.
Three or five medical workers came to the clinic, all of them were famous in the city, but they couldn't see why they came.
Under the anxiety of Ah Shu, she gradually became haggard, and her lustrous cheeks became thinner.
Not only did Feng Yu come to persuade her not to worry too much, even when Liu Zhao came to greet her two days ago, he awkwardly reminded her not to drag herself down because of this, and finally hand over the family affairs to her. On the shoulders of the elderly Feng Li.
Her rhetoric has always been unpleasant, but Ah Shu has long been used to it, and even heard the deep concern hidden in her sharp words.
It's just that this matter has not been resolved for a day, but Ah Shu is not at peace for a day.
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On this day, Liu Zhao, who had not been out of the letter palace for a long time, finally obtained Feng Concubine's consent, and took three or five maids and several servants to go out of the palace in a carriage.
Today is a temple fair in the city. There are many vendors selling various gadgets along the road, attracting many people in the city to join in the fun.
Liu Zhao's childishness is still serious. In the past, A Shu was by her side when she went out, and she did not dare to be presumptuous. In the past two days, A Shu was really tired from taking care of A Dai, and she did not go out together, which gave her the opportunity to travel alone.
The carriage was parked far away in a sparsely populated place. She only took two maids and a lot of coins, so she blended in with the crowd and waited to pick them up.
Because Adai was not in good health, she deliberately chose a lot of toys that children liked, such as mud trucks and dolls. Just when she was about to order her maid to hand over the coins, she suddenly heard some discussions. The word "queen" in it made her frown, stopped and listened carefully.
"...I haven't gotten better for more than half a month, but it's just a common disease, but even Zheng Yigong is helpless, I'm afraid it's not being hit by something!"
Liu Zhao turned his head to look, but saw that the commenter was a man of about thirty-five or six, dressed in sackcloth and linen, with a gray scarf on his head, very ordinary.
"You don't want to talk nonsense, where is the Xin Palace? You and I have lived here for generations, and we have only heard that Xin Palace is very good in Feng Shui and has the air of a king. How can there be any evil things?" The listener seemed to be very disbelieving.
The man pretended to be shaking his head mysteriously, seemed to get closer, and opened his mouth with his hands in a low voice, but in fact his voice could still teach the people around him to hear clearly: "Xin Palace is naturally a good place, but what I said about collision , not something evil, but a queen."
"Queen? You mean Zhao Ji?"
The man said again: "It's Zhao Ji, don't forget that she has a bad life because of her good name! I heard that Zhao Ji's evil spirit can defeat Dixing!"
The listeners were stunned for a moment, and some were suspicious. After a while, it seemed as if he had suddenly realized, and nodded in agreement: "No wonder I heard that after Zhao Ji entered Chang'an, even the Queen Mother did not dare to see her. It seems that there is some truth to it. ."
The man smiled and continued: "Besides, think about it, the Great Situ died at the hands of the Empress Dowager Chang'an that day, and now he has left behind a pair of orphans who live with the Empress Dowager's daughter every day. How can he have a good end?"
The listener felt more and more reasonable, tsk tsk: "Your Majesty is really generous, such a woman not only asks for marriage in person, but also holds it in the palm of your hand. I have heard people say that Your Majesty treats the queen very much. Loving and caring."
"So what? Zhao Ji's reputation is well known to everyone. If it were you, I'm afraid that I would be able to enshrine this lowly order under Zhao Ji's skirt right away..."
The more the two of them spoke, the more rude they became, and the more Liu Zhaoyi listened to it, the more angry he became, and he couldn't help but threw the small mud truck tightly in his palm.
The mud truck slammed into the man's forehead immediately, and he grinned in pain, squinting his eyes and pointing at Liu Zhao angrily: "Where did you come from, you are so shapeless!"
In a fit of anger, Liu Zhao lost his restraint and threw the objects in his hands one after another, and said as he threw, "It's clearly you who is the shapeless person! In my family's affairs, where can I get you and other villains? Such a dirty word!"
The two of them were hurt by the smashing, and they didn't care to think about what she wanted to say. They glared angrily and strode forward.
At this moment, the bustling crowd was also a little quiet because of this sudden change, and could not help but give up some seats. Liu Zhao screamed and retreated again and again, almost being caught by those two.
Fortunately, the three or five servants they brought were resting not far away. When they saw something unusual, they all tried their best to push through the crowd and rushed forward. They twisted their hands in three or two and shouted loudly: "Bold little man, Dare to deceive Sister Wang!"
The two of them were still angry and resisted. When they heard the word "Wang Mei", they immediately turned pale with shock, their feet softened, and they fell to the ground, kowtowing and begging for mercy.
Others don't know the inside story yet, and they all talk about it when they see this scene.
Liu Zhao wanted to punish the two of them again, but before the words were spoken, the two maids quietly came to persuade them: "Before leaving, Feng Yute instructed, the young lady, please restrain yourself, don't make things too big, and make the king Faceless."
Liu Zhao's face turned pale for a while, his chest heaved up and down, although he was still angry when he heard the words, he knew that he had to restrain himself. I will tell my brother to go and punish me!"
When the two heard this, they hurriedly kowtowed to express their thanks and fled in a hurry.
Liu Zhao no longer wanted to play around, so he hurriedly returned to the Xin Palace and told A Shu all about the matter.
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