The 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, on the eve of the year's end.

The sound of firecrackers and the brilliant fireworks in Taiyuan City can be heard from afar above the Fen River. The huge city with hundreds of thousands of people sang and danced to peace. The border camps that stretched for several miles were all immersed in the atmosphere of bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new.

After 800 miles of running, Xu Buling rushed to Yatou Bay, the upper reaches of the Fen River, and found the tower ship moored in the port late at night.

Taiyuan is already far away from Youzhou, located on the west side of the eastern front, nine hundred miles away from Chang'an. Walk west, pass by Luliang and Yanzhou, and then go directly to the vicinity of Yuanzhou. There are Xiliang troops stationed in Yuanzhou, and getting there is basically equivalent to going home.

When they arrived in Taiyuan, the Wolf Guard and the pursuers were gone, but the jade seal was there. For the sake of safety, Xu Buling did not rush to the road, and he still hid his tracks along the way.

When we arrived at the port on the Fen River, the third update had passed. Jiujiu and Chuchu, who were riding together, were drowsy and had a bit of haggard cheeks, which was obviously caused by long-distance travel.

Ning Qingye has a firm personality and never shows his weak side in front of Xu Buling. He sits straight on the horse, with long hair dancing with the night wind, and looks quite chic.

Seeing Chuchu lying on Zhongli Jiujiu's back and falling asleep, Ning Qingye said:

"Isn't you afraid of running away so quickly? Isn't you afraid of exhausting your ninth girl to death?"

Zhongli Jiujiu was drowsy, but when she heard this, she woke up immediately. She didn't dare to say harsh words. She just said softly: "What Miss Nine, Qingye, just call me sister."

Xu Buling was actually very tired when he walked beside Ning Qingye, but when he saw the stairs floating on the river in the distance, he smiled with relief:

"Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, so the whole family must sit together for dinner, right? It's nothing to be tired now, so you can have a good rest when you get on the boat."

After Ning Qingye saw the boat, he speeded up his horse and ran to the river.

Xu Buling followed closely with Nightingale and his master and disciple, turned over and dismounted on the shore, and the escort of the royal palace immediately came over.

The lights on the two-story boat building were gone, and only the lights were still on in the wedding room on the second floor, and the window showed a silhouette of a woman writing in her pen.

Seeing this, Xu Buling asked the guards not to mobilize others to disturb the girls' rest. He took the horse to the deck and walked towards the boat building with slight hands.

Zhongli Jiujiu didn't feel good about giving tea to all the sisters in the evening and went back to his room silently. Chuchu wanted to ask her good sister Yufu to complain, but it was too late and it was not easy to disturb her, so she went back to the room. Ning Qingye went to Ning Yuhe's room to report safety.

Xu Buling asked Nightingale to go back to her room to rest, carrying a wooden box containing the jade seal alone, walked quietly to the second floor, raised her hand and knocked on the door.

Dongdong--

"Come in."

When the door was pushed open, I looked up and saw a candle lamp on a large desk. The room was filled with joy. There were red bedding under the curtain and various goldwares were placed on the desk.

Xiao Qi, wearing a black nightgown, sat behind the desk, with her long hair scattered on her back. She had obviously just taken a shower, and her skin was still blushing, as bright and charming as a lotus from the water, but her temperament was still cold and there was no emotion on her face.

Xu Buling entered the wedding room. Xiao Qi glanced at her blink of an eye and turned around to continue reading the letter. However, her expression froze and turned her head suddenly. Her expression was very different from the calmness of the past. She stood up from the chair and leaned against the window, covering her belly with her hands covering her belly, widening her eyes:

"Xu Buling, why are you back?"

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Xu Buling's expression was also stiff, looking at his mature and intellectual fiancée, he was not happy at all when he saw him, and he showed such a ward-proof look as if he was scorpion-proof. He felt uncomfortable in his heart and frowned:

"Qiqi, what's wrong? I'm not welcome?"

"no……"

Xiao Qi reacted quickly and knew that she had said the wrong thing. She quickly put down her hand and stood up straight for a while, showing a smile:

"My husband, I'm rude... I just didn't expect you to come back so quickly and should pick you up..."

Xu Buling nodded. Although he was a little confused, Xiao Qi was busy with business all day long and had almost no time to rest. It was normal that it was too late and a little lost, so he didn't go to heart. He closed the door, held the jade seal on the desk, raised his hand and wanted to carry Xiao Qi over and have a big fight.

Xiao Qi had a little fear and embarrassment in her eyes. She was painted by her sister under her belly. How dare she let her fiancé see it? She quickly took the initiative to attack, held Xu Buling's hands that were stretched out, and stood on tiptoe and kissed Xu Buling's face, then said:

"Talk serious business, a man, don't just think about the gentleness."

Xu Buling knew Xiao Qi's temperament and knew that the situation was not right now, so he was not too impatient. He sat down on the Taishi chair and patted his legs:

"Don't pay for the whole day-->>

My mind is just thinking about the serious business, and I have to rest as long as I should, otherwise my body will not be able to withstand it."

Xiao Qi sat down on Xu Buling's lap very well, with a gentle smile: "I don't want these things. Do you expect Xiang'er, Hongluan can't think of it? There must be someone who gives you advice..."

Xu Buling nodded, thinking that Xiao Qi was a little too obedient today, not like the domineering, strong and intellectual young lady in the past. She thought about it secretly and thought it was better than the newlyweds. He looked at the desk in a blink of an eye:

“Is there any urgent news?”

When Xiao Qi talked about the serious matter, she hid the little woman's shyness, picked up the letter paper on the table, leaned against Xu Buling's arms, and said seriously:

"A few days ago, Sun Qian, Shi Chun and others took the lead in rebelling in Jiangnan. It should be the arrangement of the King of Wu. They had planned it and the government was slow to react. In just ten days, they expanded the rebels to more than 20,000. Muzhou was defensive, and the three thousand garrison troops abandoned the city and fled without even fighting. Now they don't know how they developed."

Xu Buling seemed not surprised by this. He hugged Aunt Xiao Ting and looked at the handwritten letter from his old classmate Xiao Ting:

"The soldiers in Jiangnan have never fought a war, and the King of Wu interfered, so he naturally fled. What was the reaction in Chang'an City?"

Xiao Qi picked up another letter on the table: "The emperor was furious when he asked for an interview, but he might have guessed something was wrong. He did not scold the King of Wu, nor urged the King of Wu to suppress it. Instead, he ordered the Protectorate of the Western Liao Dynasty, Yu and Wei to quickly send troops to Jiangnan to quell the rebellion."

Xu Buling nodded slightly: "It seems that Song Ji is not stupid."

Xiao Qi shook her head: "You and I are outsiders, and I have received a lot of news, so I can see the situation clearly. Chang'an City is kept in the dark, so I must not see far. The emperor guessed that the King of Wu was doing things, but he didn't know the King of Wu's layout, so he just thought that the King of Wu wanted to take advantage of the uprising of refugees. But according to my guess, the two kings of Yu and Wei must have already colluded with the King of Wu. The King of Wu did not want to establish himself as emperor, but instead supported the King of Wei, who had the strongest combat power to take over. At this time, the order was issued to quell the rebellion, and the King of Wei and Yu must have been slandered, and the two kings of Wei and Yu must have been delayed by walking for a day and three days to delay time."

Xu Buling thought about it and agreed with this statement.

The Jiangnan soldiers under the King of Wu could not fight at all, and the possibility of rebellion was better than nothing. The King of Wei was different. The King of Wei and King Yue guarded the south and faced the enemy head-on with Nanyue.

The King of Yue was in a remote mountainous area, and he couldn't even get enough armor. He was among the seven vassal kings and had no sense of existence at all. He basically ruled the King of Wei to rule Nanyue. Although the quality of the soldiers was worse than that in the northern border, the King of Wei had the capital to compete for the world.

"Then Jiangnan is going to be in chaos, and I don't know how many people will die."

Xiao Qi sighed: "Not only, the two kings of Yu and Wei remain unmoved. The rebellion was all about the dispatch of troops by the Liaoxi Protectorate. A few days ago, the matter of the imperial seal and you was passed to Chang'an. In order to prevent King Su from attacking Guanzhong Road, Chang'an City transferred a large number of elite troops to the Western Front. At this time, if someone tampered with the Eastern Front Pass, it would not be too late to return to help."

Xu Buling frowned: "Is this all planned by the King of Wu?"

"It's not clear, the result of all parties' secretly fueling the fire. The eastern front spans thousands of miles from Luliang to Youzhou. It's impossible to figure out where it will take action in advance. We are in the west and cannot affect us for the time being, so just wait and wait for the change to move."

Xu Bu Ling didn't have any soldiers under him, and he seemed to be unable to do anything except watching the show. He nodded immediately and raised his hand to untie the lace of Xiao Qi's skirt.

After Xiao Qi finished talking about the serious matter, her eyes were slightly panicked again, and she held Xu Buling's hand:

"My husband, you... I'm having a menstrual period, you go find Xiang'er."

Xu Buling was a little helpless: "Madam, do you think I can't remember the days?"

“…”

Xiao Qi was anxious: "I'm tired, forget it..."

"You don't need to move, I'll relax for you."

Xu Buling put Xiao Qi on the desk with a smile, and his movements were gentle.

Xiao Qi supported the table with one hand and tried to block it with her hands. Her face seemed to be red and bleeding. But she was just a young lady in Shuxiang, and she was not Xu Buling's opponent. Before she could see clearly, her skirt opened.

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The flying phoenix spreads its wings...

Xu Buling's smile froze, looked down at the dignified and intellectual Miss Xiao...what...

The warm wedding room was quiet and the needle fell down.

Seeing that the matter was revealed, Xiao Qi showed a crying look in her eyes, helplessly blocking her, and said in a trembling voice:

"Xiang...that dead girl from Xiang'er..."

"Qiqi is the most obedient...hehe..."

"You are not allowed to laugh!"

"Madam, take your hands away, I'll take a closer look..."
Chapter completed!