Cowardly Stepmother Dressed As the Hero

It is urgent to rush to Changling.

According to the servant who delivered the letter, he only set off a few days earlier than Ji You's team and returned to Liaozhou to do some work. In addition, he himself was working in Wuzhuang, Ji You's home, and he had been delayed for a day and a half.

this means--

The team of the imperial court is likely to arrive in the next few days.

Cao Mi hurriedly prepared for two days, and set off with a few children.

On this day, Xia Yang was in full bloom, but the air was a little stagnant.

The arid land endured the anger that had accumulated for many months, confronted the heavy sky, and demanded a torrential rain that did not know when it would come.

An inconspicuous convoy left from the back door of the palace and embarked on a journey all the way north.

Cao Mi didn't dare to lift the curtain of the curtain until the carriage left Cannes for a long distance, and looked back——

After all, it was a place where I lived for more than two years, and I left suddenly, and the return date was not yet determined, and I was still a little reluctant.

Qi Ran nestled in her arms and asked sullenly, "Mother, why do we have to leave so soon, I haven't said goodbye to Situ Xiu and the others..."

Situ Xiu is a few friends from aristocratic families that Little Fatty can play with.

Cao Mi patted his belly and said, "Well... Qi Ran also wants to see his father soon, right?

"When we come back from Changling, go and apologize to little brother Situ Xiu."

Qi Ran nodded.

He asked again, "Then, when can we go back?"

Before Cao Mi could answer, Qi An couldn't bear it any longer.

He sat down beside Qi Ran's face and said with disgust, "Don't ask such silly questions, you're thinking of coming back before you get to your father's side?"

Qi Ran flattened his mouth, but did not answer.

Cao Mi smiled and comforted the two of them.

She looked at Qi Ran and asked, "When we go back to Cannes, can we bring your father back with us?"

Qi Ran regained some interest, nodded and said, "Okay!"

Cao Mi touched the hair on his forehead and said, "Qi Ran is really good."

Cao Mi did not tell the twins about the truth about the trip to Changling.

That day, she thought for a long time on the way back to her room, and finally decided not to say anything.

So after returning to the room, she announced that she was going to go to Changling in the near future. She only said that because she missed the father of the children, she wanted to take the children to reunite with Qi You.

As usual, Qi Ran was easily fooled, but Qi Rui and Qi An looked thoughtful.

Later, when the twins were sent back to the hospital, Cao Mi breathed a sigh of relief.

But Qi Rui couldn't hide it.

So, outside the twins' yard, facing the pomegranate blossoms in the palace in July, Cao Mi took the initiative to tell Qi Rui the matter.

Qi Rui kept her brows and listened, and after knowing the truth, she agreed with her and the housekeeper's decision, and even comforted Cao Mi a few words in turn.

As for Qi An...

Although Cao Mi didn't know how he noticed that the situation was wrong, she knew that the second child must have also been attacking and faintly aware of the seriousness of the situation.

That's why Qi Ran coquettishly asked, and Qi An came over to help Cao Mi "relieve".

While Cao Mi was pleased with the thoughtfulness of the eldest son and the second son, he was also just like Qi Ran, faintly feeling melancholy for the unknown future.

But she didn't feel emotional for too long, because the carriage stopped again after a short walk.

Cao Mi got out of the car and saw Qi Liu with someone waiting for him in front.

"Princess, the personal troops have been assembled." Qi Liu saluted her, "Everything is going well, you can prepare to go."

Since the matter of leaving Cannes needed to be kept secret, Qi Liu did not lead his subordinates out of the city with much fanfare, but broke them into pieces, went out of the city as ordinary people, and then found a place to gather.

From this moment on, Qi Liu's 150 members of the royal family's personal soldiers will defend Cao Mi's very humble and inconspicuous team all the way to Changling.

Cao Mi nodded.

She couldn't help but ask again, "Is everything in order?"

"Don't worry, princess." Qi Liu cupped his hands: "The capital and the prince have sent letters to them the day before yesterday, informing them of the princess' departure. Calculate the time, and the prince will receive the letter tomorrow at the latest.

"As for Fuzhong, the housekeeper will arrange it."

Cao Mi sighed, "I see."

She was about to turn around and go back to the carriage, when she suddenly thought of something, she turned her head and warned, "This time... it was Ji You who helped us.

"He is a kind person. If this letter is found out, it is very likely to ruin his long-awaited future and even his life. If possible... I hope you can help him...

"At least save his life!"

Qi Liu was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Don't worry, Princess."

After thinking about it, he said: "The matter of sending the letter is very hidden, and the relationship between the palace and the Sifang Bookstore has not been reported, so Ji You should be fine.

"...If the princess is really worried, I can send a letter to Qi Qi in Beijing and ask them to protect that little official."

Cao Mi nodded: "Okay.

"It's him who helped us this time. Although Sifang Bookstore benefited him first, neither the prince nor I can forget his love. You can write to Jingzhong. In short...don't make Ji You embarrassed."

"My subordinates understand." Qi You said again.

Cao Mi was relieved now, turned around and went back to the carriage with the help of Dong Li.

Qi Liu checked the front and back of the convoy for a while, and after confirming that everything was correct, he returned to the front of the convoy and led the convoy to continue heading north.

——

Let's talk about Changling.

After capturing Jirong City and arranging the affairs in the city for the time being, Qi You returned to Changling with a small group of people.

According to his calculations, at this time the court's agreement to deploy troops should already be on the way. If he wants to come back, he will first make a battle plan with Lei Li and Chen He.

In this way, as soon as the imperial decree arrives, they can send troops directly without wasting time.

When Qi Liu's secret letter was sent outside the tent, he was staring at Feng Rongcheng, talking to Lei Li and Chen He seriously, and he didn't even have time to drink.

Qi San stopped the general who delivered the letter and whispered: "The prince and the two generals are discussing matters. If there is anything, I will go in and report later."

The general smiled at Qi San and said, "Master Qi San, this is a secret report from Master Qi Liu, look..."

"Qi Liu?" Qi San took the secret letter and looked at it.

Touching the blue seal on the envelope, he said, "Well... the blue seal is important news, but it's not urgent."

"That's right!" The general who sent the letter was able to get this position, and obviously he knew the way.

He explained: "Xiaguan is thinking that Qi Liu is in the palace, but the prince attaches great importance to the news from the princess and the three young masters, so he sent it here in a hurry."

Qi San glanced at him with a smile, and said, "Qi Liu knows the proportions. If you really need something that needs you to be in a hurry, you have to wear a red seal."

After joking, Qi San said: "Well, if you still have something to do, go ahead and do it first. I will present this secret report to the prince later."

Qi San is one of the closest people around Qi You. Of course, the general has no objection to his proposal. He immediately nodded and said, "Hey, that would be troublesome sir!"

"It's not in the way." Qi San said, "Go and do it yourself."

The general nodded, turned and left.

The battle deployment went on for a whole day, and when night fell, Qi You ate his half-cold dinner.

Qi San was about to ask someone to change one, but he stopped him: "It doesn't matter, if it's hot today, it's better to eat something cold."

Qi San took a step slower and saw that Qi You had already eaten by himself, so he stopped and said "yes".

The nerves were concentrated all day, Qi You sighed as he relaxed while eating.

Seeing the stacks of documents on the case, he rubbed his brows and asked, "Is there something important recently, just tell me directly."

Qi San nodded and picked up important matters in the army.

Qi You responded with a few words while eating, and dealt with several urgent military affairs in a blink of an eye.

Seeing that other things are not something that must be dealt with today, Qi San stopped talking.

Suddenly, he remembered something, and took out a secret letter from his arms: "When you were discussing with General Lei in the afternoon, the Intelligence Department received a secret letter from Qi Liu."

He observed Qi You's expression: "Your Highness doesn't want to read the documents, so I will read it to Your Highness?"

Qi You nodded a few times, suddenly looked at Qi San, and said with a smile, "Forget it, give it to me, I'll see it myself."

Qi Liu protected Cao Mi, so when Qi You was not in the mansion, many of his secret letters were related to Cao Mi and his three children.

——The princess held a flower viewing banquet, and there was disrespect in the words and deeds of a certain family and a certain family.

——The princess fell in love with a new kind of silk, but it was extremely difficult to see in Liaozhou.

——The princess took a fancy to a new business and needed to do several official documents.

——……

All of these were passed on through Qi Liu, and Qi You then solved it for Cao Mi through his own abilities.

After a tiring day, although he didn't want to see those military affairs, Qi You admitted that he was very interested in seeing things related to Cao Mi.

He put down his chopsticks, wiped his hands on the handkerchief next to him, and then opened the letter.

Qi San looked forward to the good news in the letter, which would at least make the King of Bei'an happy for a few days. But he is not worried about any bad news. After all, in the entire Liaozhou, who can bully Princess Bei'an?

But this time, he miscalculated.

The more Qi You looked, the darker his face became, and finally he even slapped the case hard.

Qi San was startled, and hurriedly knelt down after recovering.

He has followed Qi You for many years, and he naturally knows how joyous and angry Qi You is. The content of this letter directly caused Qi You to lose his temper, and Qi San was definitely someone who had touched the scales.

He asked anxiously: "My lord, the mansion...but what happened?"

Qi You's left hand clenched his fist tightly and kept shaking.

His eyes were deep and he asked, "Qi San, tell me, what exactly is this nephew of mine thinking?"

If Qi You's words were listened to by someone with a heart, they would have to be charged with "disrespect".

The "Imperial Nephew" in Gein's words is actually the current Sage.

Although the old emperor was much older than Qi You, in terms of seniority, Qi You, the King of Bei'an, was still his uncle.

Qi San was shocked when he heard the words.

He quickly grasped the connection, looked at Qi You and confirmed, "Emperor... Did the emperor attack the palace?"

"Ha!" Qi You snorted coldly.

He said: "He was afraid that I would be fighting outside the fortress and would not be able to take care of the palace, so he wanted to take the princess and the three sons to Beijing to take care of him, so he secretly sent a team to Liao.

"The princess has already brought the three young sons, and set foot on the road to Changling before this...

"Get ready, they should arrive in half a month."

"Yes!" Qi San responded with all the emotions in his heart surging.

Seeing this, Qi You nodded, turned around and lit the letter on the candlestick beside him at will.

The secret letter quickly ignited, and the flames danced, reflecting in his ink-like eyes, but it couldn't illuminate the darkness.

"I was negligent." After a while, Qi You muttered to himself.

——

Thanks to the cement road that has been built, Wangfu's motorcade arrived in Huaitong after nearly half a month.

Qi You is still like the last time, bringing people here to meet their mother and son.

As soon as the carriage stopped, Cao Mi lifted the curtain of the car to get out of the car, and saw that it was not Dong Li, who served her in the past, but the King of Bei'an, who was wearing casual clothes.

Cao Mi was stunned for a moment, then blurted out in surprise: "My lord? Why are you here?"

Qi You looked at her: "Why, I can't be here?"

"Uh..." Cao Mi turned his head away embarrassedly, "You said before that you wanted to recover the five cities... I thought you should be outside the fort..."

"Well." Qi You explained lightly: "Some time ago, I brought people back to Changling for deployment, and by the way, I waited for the court's order to deploy troops. I stayed for a while when I knew you were coming."

Cao Mi nodded when he heard the words.

The two were silent for a while.

Qi You stretched out his hand: "Can't you come down? This king will follow you."

Princess Bei'an blushed for some reason, and coughed twice.

She deliberately avoided the palm that was reaching out to her, and put her hand on Qi You's shoulder: "I'm sorry, my lord."

In Cao Mi's heart, he wanted to try his best to make himself look as calm as the man in front of him, rather than an excited little girl who reunited with her lover after a long absence.

After all, when Qi You was talking to her, her eyes were still as calm and clear as usual.

It was like a contest that was born out of thin air, as if whoever showed concern first would lose.

But as soon as Cao Mi's left foot touched the ground, he was pulled forward by a burst of force.

She had spent all her energy to barely maintain this position, but when she was startled, she lost her balance and fell straight into Qi You's arms.

Until he was firmly embraced, Cao Mi was still thinking about his body balance.

Qi You asked in her ear, "Are you alright?"

After feeling the legs and feet and confirming that it was only a near miss, Cao Mi responded, "It's okay..."

"Well." Qi You seemed to chuckle: "Why are you so careless?"

"Ah? Am I being careless?" Cao Mi's head was a little confused: "It seemed like..."

"It was you who suddenly fell." Qi You said first: "You should hug my neck, not just your shoulders."

Cao Mi was almost at a loss for words: "But before Dongli picked me up, I was all..."

"What's the difference between me and those people?" Qi You asked again.

"Well..." Cao Mi finally realized that something was wrong.

She tried to raise her head, trying to withdraw from this embrace.

This is a hidden courtyard. Although there are no people, there is still a circle of elite soldiers who followed Qi You. Behind the carriage, there are some personal servants of her and her three children.

Cao Mi felt that his face was too red to be seen.

Aware of the intention of the person in his arms, Qi Rui simply increased his strength.

He said, "Don't move, do you want to fall again?"

"I've come down..." Cao Mi protested.

"Then be careful!"

"..."

After waiting in the carriage for a while, it was a little strange that Cao Mi didn't turn to call them to get off the three children.

Qi Rui and Qi An looked at each other.

Using his eyes to signal Qi An to appease the youngest, Qi Rui got up and went to the door, lifted the curtain and looked out.

King Bei'an and Princess Bei'an were embracing each other beside the car, whispering whispers that no one else could hear.

When Qi You heard the movement, he gave his eldest son a look without raising his head.

Qi Rui paused and returned to the carriage.

Little Fatty couldn't help it: "Big brother, where's my mother?"

He threw the toy in his hand to the side: "I want to get out of the car, I want to eat!"

Qi Rui glanced at him and said, "Wait, my mother still has something to do."

"Is something wrong?" Qi Ran tilted his head in confusion, "Is there something that can be done only if we stay in the carriage?"

Qi Rui was taken aback.

For a while, he wasn't even sure if his third brother was really dumbfounded—how could he get to the point just by opening his mouth?

The eldest son of the palace thought for a while and replied, "Because my mother couldn't take care of me and Qi An when she comforted you.

"She is comforting her father, and she has no time to pick us up for the time being."

The twins looked at each other inexplicably.

Qi An, who always regarded his father and eldest brother as omnipotent, asked with a flat mouth, "Is my father here?

"Father is so powerful... Do you also need mother's comfort?"

Qi Rui nodded solemnly: "Of course."

He even gave an example: "Could it be that when you grow up in the future, you can no longer have your mother?"

This analogy is very strange, but at this time, with the twins' knowledge, it is obviously impossible to find out the flaws.

So Qi An nodded without any psychological burden, and suddenly realized: "Yes!"

The three children muttered for a while in the carriage, and when they were chatting happily, Cao Mi finally got out of Qi You's arms and thought of them.

She didn't have time to hide her hot cheeks, and turned around to pick up a few people.

As soon as she lifted the curtain of the car, she heard Qi Ranzheng ask curiously, "How is the mother going to comfort father?"

Qi An's voice sounded immediately: "It was like the last time under the corridor, chirp chirp!"

He was a little proud: "Although Big Brother covered my eyes, I saw it all!"

"No." The boss's voice seemed quite rational: "It's just hugging."

Seemingly suffering from not knowing how to describe the state of the two of them embracing, he clapped his hands in the back without thinking, and added an onomatopoeia: "Crack!"

Cao Mi almost couldn't hold the car curtain in his hand.

For a moment, her eyes stayed on the carriage, and she even wanted to weld the door.

At a critical moment, King Bei'an, who was still "calm and self-controlled", called behind her "Rui Er, get off with my brother", which broke the embarrassment here.

Qi Rui was stunned for a moment, and then answered "yes".

The three young princes of the palace got out of the carriage one by one. Qi You didn't expect Cao Mi to be able to do things normally. After helping her away, he picked up the three of them.

Then, he held the twins, and Cao Mi also took Qi Rui, and the family of five walked into the house while chatting.

King Bei'an's family did not stop in Huaitong. After a night's rest, Qi You took them to Changling.

Cao Mi and several others had also lived in Changling before, but at that time it was a small residence, and the houses and courtyards were just improvised.

This time, Qi San received the order to renovate this place, and it looked a lot more gorgeous.

At night, after a few people settled down, Cao Mi asked, "In the future, will my children and I settle down here?"

Qi You sighed, nodded and said, "I'm going to wrong you for a while."

After thinking about it, he added: "A few days ago, I have received the imperial court's will, about a month later, I will bring Lei Li and 5,000 elite soldiers to the city of Jurong.

"After I capture the anti-Rong and Feng Rong, and rebuild the defense line in the north, I can go back to Cannes with you for a while to solve the problems in the capital."

Hearing this, Cao Mi nodded.

Qi You glanced at her and explained, "Actually... I had a way to reject your entry into Beijing, but as you told me before, it's easy to hide with open guns, and it's hard to guard against dark arrows.

"Let you stay in Cannes, I'm afraid those people will continue to make some tricks if they don't give up, so you stay here with Qi Rui and the others for the time being.

"Chen He will lead people to guard here, and I will feel more at ease when you are here."

Cao Mi said, "Well, I know."

"It's just..." After thinking about it, Cao Mi confirmed with him again: "Your Highness, will you stay in Jirong City for a long time?"

"Well, although Jurong City is located at the southernmost end of the five cities, it is actually connected in all directions. More than a hundred years ago, there were roads connected with the five cities." Qi You did not hide it, and replied directly: "Before the complete recovery of the five cities, I They will use that place as a stronghold, and they will be guarded by troops.”

Cao Mi sighed.

She suddenly said: "How can a ruined city be qualified to be the king's defense point?"

Qi You turned his head and looked at her thoughtfully: "What do you mean?"

"My lord, I don't want to stay in Changling!" Cao Mi was no longer tactful, and announced directly and sincerely: "I want to take the child and follow you to Jirong City!"

"Do you know where Jirong City is?" Qi You frowned, as if Cao Mi said something outrageous.

"I know." Cao Mi firmly said: "But what about staying in Changling?

"If the imperial court is determined to deal with you, and the emperor issues an imperial decree, can General Chen He be able to fight it? Rather than being frightened, it's better to go directly to Jirong with you, and ask the emperor to see me and you live and die together. determination."

The reason of "coexistence and death" was originally an excuse that the housekeeper came up with. At this moment, Cao Mi casually used it to support himself, and felt that this reason was very useful.

But in fact, what she said was just the first reason why she wanted to go with him to reject Rong.

The second is that Cao Mi is also worried about Qi You's safety.

Up to now, the development of Liaozhou is completely different from the one in her memory.

The pace of Qi You's recovery of the five cities accelerated, and the court also changed the way that hindered his achievements.

At least in Cao Mi's memory, there is no plot of Qi Rui's three children who were taken into the capital during the war.

This made her realize that she was not facing a step-by-step book world at all, because she was a butterfly flapping its wings, the trajectory of the protagonist's side had changed, and the conspiracy and tricks of the villain's side would not be the same as before. a set.

So she wanted to stay by Qi You's side directly, and rely on her sense of danger to help him avoid some possible dangers.

Thinking of this, Cao Mi said again: "I once heard those beggars who escaped from the city of Jurong say that the city of Jurong can no longer be called a city, and there are ruins everywhere, has the lord never thought of rebuilding the city of Jurong?

"This time going north, thousands of refugees from Rongguang Villa will come with me voluntarily. I can take them and help the prince stay in the city and arrange the reconstruction of the city."

She took two steps forward and looked at Qi You fixedly: "I once said that we have to 'share the burden', I don't want to stay here, passively waiting for news from the front line.

"Besides, you are in the city of Jurong. My lord, is there any safer place than yours?"

Qi You was stunned.

His figure was hidden in the shadows that the candlelight could not find, and he seemed unable to move.

After a long while, he confirmed loudly, "Have you decided yet?"

Cao Mi nodded: "Of course!"

Qi You raised his hand, as if he wanted to grab her, but halfway through his hand, he paused abruptly, and then retracted it.

The night wind in Changling carried the fishy smell unique to the grassland, and entered the house through the cracks to act fiercely. The candles on the table trembled violently and seemed to be extinguished at any moment.

Cao Mi turned around and fetched a lampshade made of yarn.

The author has something to say: Thanks to the little angel who threw the rocket launcher: GreenGs1;

Thanks to the little angel who threw mines: GreenGs 1;

Thanks to the little angel who irrigated the nutrient solution: 30 bottles of Xueluo; 19 bottles of dew; 5 bottles of Xiaohe and Qiqi from Zuoan;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!