Xiao Qiao patted her chest and exhaled softly: "I wanted to ask you for news two days ago, but I was afraid that you would think I was long-winded. It would be good if my brother-in-law won. My sister must be relieved. She doesn't have one or two more. The month is about to give birth."

Wei Shao held her chin with one hand and smiled, "Then when will you give birth to a baby for me?"

Xiao Qiao didn't expect that he suddenly turned the topic to the birth of his own child. Can not help but slightly startled.

…

Recently, the relationship with him has improved by leaps and bounds, and the two have frequent bed affairs.

Apart from counting the days and trying all kinds of excuses to avoid doing things with him during the dangerous period, she has no other way of contraception.

Not to mention what he wants, and he doesn't listen to her every time, specifying when to do it and when not to.

If one day suddenly found out that he was pregnant, it would not be surprising.

But Xiao Qiao still has no subjective idea of ​​having a child with Wei Shao at all.

In addition to the objective reason of being a little younger, from the bottom of her heart, the most important thing is that Wei Shao still makes her unable to let go of that defensive line of defense.

Although he loves her. Although this time in order to pick her up, he said that he had to travel around so much. She wasn't completely unmoved either.

But even just a moment ago, when he held her shoulders to point out the country and even promised her the future, what she wanted to say most in her heart was not whether he would remember this promise in the future. , but one day, when she hopes that he can let go of the feud between the Wei Qiao family in his heart and let his family go, can he agree?

But such thoughts only lingered in her heart again and again, and she never had the courage to ask. Didn't even think to ask for the exit.

Close relatives and estranged couples.

The nicer he was to her, the more dazed and even confused she became.

So Xiao Qiao never denied that she is actually a pessimist, a pessimist who always has a habit of thinking about the worst in everything.

…

Xiao Qiao came back to her senses, and when she met the two dark eyes he had been looking at her, she realized that her emotions seemed to be out of control just now. Too revealing. Something is wrong.

Then he smiled, brushed his hair from his temples as if nothing had happened, climbed down from his chest, and said, "Okay, why are you suddenly talking about me..."

Wei Shao lay on his back on the couch with one arm behind his head, looking at her thoughtfully.

Xiao Qiao pushed him: "Although there is a layer of blankets, the ground is still a little cold. Don't lie down. Get up."

Wei Shao remained motionless.

Xiao Qiao made a gesture to get up from him, and just got up, Wei Shao suddenly lifted her leg and hooked her knee, and Xiao Qiao fell back to his chest.

He rolled over and pinned her under him. The thumb gently stroked her eyelids back and forth a few times, causing her eyes to itch. She couldn't help blinking a few times, turned her face away from his hand, and said angrily, "Okay, what are you going to do?"

Wei Shao said: "I go out to fight, you are so concerned about me?"

Xiao Qiao turned back to see his half-smile-like expression. The heart skipped a beat. Said: "Where are you talking nonsense? My elder sister and husband are all my family, why is it wrong for me to be concerned?"

Wei Shao said: "They are your family, so I am not? How come you care so much about me?"

Xiao Qiao bit her lip and argued: "I know that you have a lot of soldiers and a great hero, and you are invincible and invincible. How can my eldest brother-in-law be with you? Besides, how can I stop caring about you? I just want to be earlier. When I went back, I checked on my aunt's illness, and I left in a hurry after staying in Dongjun for two days."

Wei Shao hummed in a nonchalant tone: "I heard that your father has been publishing bulletins since you left, recruiting talents. Your Qiao family is suddenly impressive."

If Yanzhou makes any move, it involves recruiting troops and horses, and it is impossible to act in secret all the time. Wei Shao will know sooner or later. That's why Xiao Qiao had thought about how he would answer if he asked in the future.

It's just that he didn't expect that he would know so soon.

It couldn't have been what Jia Xi told him.

Because she left, Jia Xi also left. During the three or two days she was there, her father just summoned the generals to discuss matters and plans. Jia Xi was always arranged to live in the post house, and it was impossible to know so clearly.

The only possibility is that Wei Shao has sent someone to Yanzhou in the past few days, and that's how he found out.

Joey looked at him. A short distance in the middle.

moment. She smiled at him. Said: "I don't know very well. But when I went back, I did hear my father mentioning that there were Yuan Zhe and Zhou Qun on the Yanzhou side, and they were like tigers and wolves. Attack. If it wasn't for your help, my husband, Yanzhou would not have been able to protect it! My father was grateful, but also deeply ashamed. The Wei Qiao family is married, and if Yanzhou is in trouble, the husband will naturally be involved here. My father is ashamed. In the future, everything will be troubled by you. Therefore, I am thinking about the pain, and I intend to expand the troops to protect myself. In this way, if I encounter Zhou Qun, Xue Tai and others attacking again, it will not only make more room, but also relieve the burden for the husband. disturbance."

"My husband suddenly asked me this, do you think my father's actions were wrong?"

Joe looked at him.

Wei Shao said: "No. I just suddenly remembered and asked casually."

Xiao Qiao sighed lightly, with a sad look in his eyes: "My father is actually very bright in his heart. For many years, he originally wanted to be at peace, but unexpectedly, Shen Xie suffered from illness and fell to this point. Even if he is on the list to recruit talents, there may not be really worthy people willing to go there. Take refuge. Now it’s just a dead horse as a living horse doctor. Husband…”

She suddenly seemed to remember, she lightly stretched her arms around his neck, and stared at him with wide eyes.

"Although my father is too embarrassed to ask you for help again. It's just that if you come back, if Yanzhou is in trouble again, your husband won't let him die, right?"

"If so, Manman will be sad."

she said again.

Wei Shao first heard that Yanzhou was recruiting talents, almost out of an instinctive intuition, and immediately smelled an unusual taste.

In his eyes, as Xiao Qiao once said before, Yanzhou is like a piece of meat on his plate.

Suddenly, on the piece of meat, the Qiao family did tricks behind his back.

Naturally he was wary. And more resentment—similar to offended resentment. In addition, it happened to be what happened when Xiao Qiao went south. He just opened his mouth to ask her.

After listening to Xiao Qiao's explanation, his dissatisfaction was dispelled. Although there were still some doubts in my heart, when Xiao Qiao hooked her neck like this, she asked herself pitifully with her deer-like eyes, and her heroic air suddenly turned into tenderness. He comforted: "Don't be afraid of the savage. I won't allow anyone to interfere in Yanzhou. Don't worry."

Xiao Qiao smiled, her eyebrows curved: "I'm not afraid if my husband is here."

"What do you think my father thinks?" She looked at him quietly and asked again.

Wei Shao hesitated.

In his heart, he didn't think highly of the two brothers, Qiao Yue and Qiao Ping. Both must be mediocre. Otherwise, the big ship handed down by the ancestors will not be driven into a pile of rotten nails. Even if they toss, they will not be able to turn over any big water.

As for Qiao Ci, although she was amazed at the Luli Conference, she was still young and not a concern.

The only thing left in the Qiao family who could make him feel threatened was the green-eyed refugee leader who had recently entered his line of sight.

If this green-eyed refugee leader belongs to the Qiao family, he will have to re-evaluate the Qiao family's situation.

It's just that this green eye has a very humble background, and is like a cloud and mud from the Qiao family's daughter. Being able to marry Qiao's daughter, reminiscent of the scene where the Qiao family temporarily changed the bride when they were discussing marriage, it is not difficult to speculate that the combination of Green Eyes and Xiao Qiao's sister, either running or leaving, must not be in the Qiao family. Now it is even more impossible to belong to the Qiao family.

Wei Shao said generously, "What's wrong with your father's intention to do something? I just said it, but it's just a casual question, don't take it to heart."

Xiao Qiao blinked and hummed obediently: "I know. I won't worry about it."

Wei Shao always loved her so obedient appearance, so he smiled and patted her cheek lightly to show her comfort.

…

The next day, people came to report that they could cross the river.

The crossing section is more than ten miles away from Wuchao Ferry. The two sides of the strait are only ten feet wide, but because they are located at the confluence, the water is usually turbulent and cannot be used for boating. Now the ice surface is thicker than other places, and it is enough to carry the weight. They sprinkled soil on the ice surface, spread wheat straw, and wrapped the horse's hoofs in cloth. After being blocked on the south bank of the Yellow River for many days, the group successfully crossed the river to the north bank, no longer staying, and headed north to Youzhou.

Wei Shao took Xiao Qiao and finally returned to Yuyang on the last day before the end of the year.

They were greeted by the New Year's Day in Tai'an.

…

The first day of the first month, the first day of the new year, is the dynasty of the year, the dynasty of the moon, and the dynasty of the sun. The most important festival of the year.

On this day, within seven quarters of the night, with the melodious and solemn bell, the emperor in the Luoyang Palace will receive a grand congratulation ceremony in Deyang Hall.

Princes, dukes, ministers, generals, officials and officials, as well as barbarian, Hu and Qiang envoys, nearly ten thousand people, poured into the hall in accordance with the rank and order, shouting long live for the emperor, and offering congratulations.

On the Zhengdan Festival of the year in Tai'an, Liu Tong, the seven-year-old son of King Wenxi, who was made emperor by Xing Xun just last year, sat on the dragon chair, which was very large compared to him, and watched with fear. Standing in front of his dragon chair, Xing Xun's back almost blocked his sight.

Xing Xun is nearly fifty years old, has a big belly, but has a very healthy spirit. It is said that he can still control several daughters at night.

He just won the Sishui battle against Yuan Zhe. At this moment, standing here with his head held high, as if he was replacing Liu Tong, he was very high-spirited in accepting the adoration of thousands of people in this hall.

His eyes swept across the group of black heads in the hall, and in the upper hall for the princes of various places, he did not see the figure of the Marquis of Yan and Wei Shao.

This Zhengdan Festival, Wei Shao did not come to Luoyang.

He only sent messengers to present the pilgrimage to Emperor Liu Tong of the Han Dynasty.