Little Cardamom

"Really? Can the doctor read it?"

Mrs. Pei nodded: "I invited two doctors to come and see it, and they both said it was..." Mrs. Pei was really speechless, she was too old, no matter how she got a diagnosis and treatment, she didn't have such fate, she had already looked down on it, but at this moment, It's really embarrassing to say that there is good news again.

Ming Tan was still in astonishment, unable to recover for a while.

Mrs. Pei gently caressed her lower abdomen, and the corners of her lips could not help but bend into a gentle smile: "Recently, I have been a little addicted to spicy food, and they say it's a sour girl. I wish I could be a little girl, just like you when you were a child. Yes, Yuxue is cute, well-behaved and lively, and she is very attractive."

Ming Tan also subconsciously glanced at her lower abdomen, and suddenly smiled slightly: "Siblings and sisters are all good, after all, they are lucky. Of course, it is even better if it is a younger brother. It is always difficult for a daughter to do her best in front of her parents when her family is married. Filial piety and thoroughness."

When Mrs. Pei heard this, her smile deepened: "You're right, after all, you are a lucky person. In the future, you will have older brothers and sisters to rely on. If you are really a bastard, let him learn from your elder brother."

Ming Tan nodded with a smile and took a sip of tea.

She didn't know that Mrs. Pei was looking forward to having a son in her heart, but because she had an elder brother in the mansion, she was afraid that her own hope would lead to her misunderstanding and hurt the relationship between mother and daughter, so she said so.

In fact, she really hoped that Mrs. Pei would give birth to a son. She also understood his brother's ability and temperament. He was kind-hearted, benevolent, but also conservative and stubborn. If you want to be like your father, who was able to expand the territory when he was young, and now he can rule a party, then there is no need to think about it.

The Jing'an Marquis Mansion has been standing for a hundred years, and it is full of famous generals. If the present flowers are to continue in the future, they must continue to produce new generals. It is also for the long-term plan that famous families are looking forward to having more children.

She tactfully shared her thoughts with Mrs. Pei.

Pei's mind is sensitive and has a great reputation. She always thinks that she is not her biological mother, and does not want people to think that her stepmother is trying to curry favor with the palace. Therefore, after she gets married, it is better not to be as close to her as she used to be in her boudoir.

She has always wanted to talk to Mrs. Pei, but she couldn't find a suitable opening. Now that the conversation came here, she also held Mrs. Pei's hand and said, "After A Tan got married, my mother became more and more cautious. Yes. People in the world often say that being kind is not as great as raising kindness, and A-Tan thinks so too. You are A-Tan's mother, and it's normal to walk around and get close, so how can you get others to talk about it?"

Pei Shi held her hand back, his eyes flickered, and his heart was full of emotion for a moment.

"By the way, you just said that Dad has a lot of things on his mind recently and he refuses to share with you. When did that start?" Ming Tan remembered something and asked again.

Mrs. Pei pondered and said: "That is, in the past few days, after Qiu A returns to Luan. The main reason is that your father will take the initiative to discuss with me when he has something to do, but this time I asked, and he just said nothing. That's why I thought of coming to you to inquire about it."

"Then I'll ask my husband later."

"Don't." Mrs. Pei hastily stopped, "If it's a political matter, it's useless for a woman to ask more questions. Don't cause a quarrel with your husband because of such things."

Ming Tan originally wanted to say that her husband had already allowed her to ask questions, but Mrs. Pei said again: "It's because I was thinking a lot during pregnancy that I panicked for no reason. If there is any important matter, His Highness will take the initiative to talk to you. If you don't tell you, I want to come." It's nothing serious."

This is true.

Ming Tan nodded and didn't think any more.

Although he didn't think about it, Ming Tan originally planned to ask Jiang Xu, but Jiang Xu was so busy these days that it was hard to see anyone, and she also had a lot of things.

Shen Huaping added an eldest grandson to Li's residence, and everyone in the entire residence was beaming with joy. Li Jijiu was always humble and low-key, and it was rare for him to allow a 100-day banquet in the residence.

After Ming Tan attended Shen Hua's 100-day banquet, he was busy adding makeup to Bai Minmin. This year's end of the year, happy events followed one after another, and the most lively one was the marriage between the Duke of Ping and the Duke of Chang.

The two mansions are both distinguished and noble families, and the newcomers are both talented and beautiful, and they are in love with each other. The end is a golden and jade marriage, which everyone admires.

On the day of the wedding, there was a mighty welcoming team, with red makeup stretching far away, and it was even rarer for the empress to come back to the palace to officiate the wedding for the couple.

Bai Minmin and Zhang Huaiyu can be regarded as not being enemies and not getting together anymore. When someone else's family gets married, the bride looks forward to the groom's early clearance to welcome the bride, so she has to explain to her relatives and friends that they will not make trouble with him, but when it comes to Bai Minmin, she is on her own. To make suggestions, for a while, he said that the poem riddle was too simple, and for a while, he felt that the place where Xi Xie hid was not hidden enough, and he did not forget to tell the juniors in the family, remember to ask for more red sees when stopping the groom outside, so that he can give birth Returning blood is considered a relief.

Seeing her fighting wits and courage, she really doesn't want to get married.

Zhang Huaiyu was also in a state of unhappiness. After finally taking the bride out of the house, he secretly lifted his hijab to take a look where others were not paying attention, and couldn't help but mocked: "The face is so thick, is it painted on the city wall? Shouldn't it be?" It will be disfigured, and you want to rely on this marriage?"

"You are disfigured! Let me down!"

Seeing that the two of them wanted to have a kiss once they went out, the bridesmaids hurried forward and pushed the groom into the wedding sedan chair.

The bride got married and returned home for three dynasties. When returning to the banquet, Ming Tan saw Bai Minmin's face was rosy and radiant, and he also joked with her for a while after the banquet. Bai Minmin is also a newlywed. A bit ashamed and annoyed, so I never forget to change the subject.

"Why didn't your Highness come here today? On the wedding day, he only showed his face, and he didn't come with you."

"He has been very busy recently. He is away all day, and he often goes straight to the study when he returns home. On the day you and Zhang Shizi got married, he only came back from Qingzhou early in the morning. Didn't he just have time to show his face?"

Bai Minmin nodded, seeing no one around, it was rare to talk about serious matters: "Is there going to be a war in the north? I see that my father has been very busy these days. When the mansion was busy preparing for my marriage, the outer courtyard It is also full of customers every day.”

Ming Tan was noncommittal, but when she heard the word "menke", a very subtle thought flashed through her mind, but she didn't catch it for a moment, and she didn't even know where the subtle feeling that flashed for a moment came from. .

The days passed unhurriedly, and the winter solstice of the year will soon be approaching.

Ming Tan found an opportunity to ask Jiang Xu one night if something was wrong with her father. Jiang Xu paused for a moment, and only briefly replied "Don't worry", and she didn't ask any more.

Instead, he asked if there was going to be a war in the Northland. Jiang Xu was silent for a moment, and then replied in a deep voice: "The mountains and rain in the Northland are about to come, and there will be war in the next year at the latest."

"After a year at the latest?" Ming Tan was stunned.

She had expected that a war might start, but she didn't expect it to be right in front of her eyes.

"Then, the husband wants to..."

"It should be New Year's Eve, I can't spend it with you."

The news came so suddenly, Ming Tan was slightly startled, not knowing what to respond to,

Because of the resettlement, the lights were cut off early, and the moon was covered by thick clouds tonight, leaving only a seemingly endless darkness in the house, and silence slowly spread in this darkness.

Jiang Xu thought that she didn't want him to go to the battlefield, and explained: "This king is Daxian's Dingbei king. It is my duty to go to battle to kill the enemy, protect the family and the country. And only Rongzhou is the only one in the thirteen prefectures of Daxian. A state is scattered outside, regaining Rongzhou and rebuilding the defense of thousands of miles will ensure that our dynasty will not be invaded by the barbarians in the north for a hundred years. After this battle, there should be no wars in the border areas for several years."

"A Tan knows." Ming Tan replied very softly, "That's just a little sudden, I'm not ready yet..."

Jiang Xu hugged her tighter.

"Then is this battle dangerous? Can you be sure?"

"The battlefield changes rapidly, and there is no definite number."

Knowing this, I still want to ask. Ming Tan pursed his lips and remained silent.

During the winter solstice ceremony, Jiang Xu accompanied the holy car as usual to pay homage to the Taimiao.

On the day of the trip, Ming Tan Tete got up early to see her off. It was cold in the morning at this time of day, so Jiang Xu wrapped her cold little hands in a cloak, and for some reason, suddenly confessed: "During this period of time, the king is not here. What happens, we will wait for this king to come back."

Ming Tan thought it was an ordinary confession, and was about to nod, but Jiang Xu said slowly, "Trust me."

She was stunned for a moment, and felt that these words sounded strange, and she still asked: "Husband... what's the matter?"

Jiang Xu didn't answer, just rubbed her head.

…

On this trip to pay respects, he returned to Luan in three days, but Jiang Xu did not come back with him. The secret guard who returned to the mansion said that the prince was away on business, and it would be a few days later before he could return to Beijing.

It's better not to go directly to the Northland.

Ming Tan felt a little relieved.

But before she could rest her mind for three days, something happened to the Jing'an Hou Mansion——

The imperial guards in front of the palace surrounded Jing'anhou's mansion without any warning. Lu Ting, the deputy commander of the palace in front of the palace, personally led the army to search. In the dark room of the study, several letters of correspondence with Beihe were found. They were suspected of collaborating with the enemy and treason. Jing'an Hou Mingtingyuan was immediately arrested. He was imprisoned in Dali Temple Prison, and all the people in the mansion were also detained. Ming Heng, the prince of Jing'an Hou who was promoted to Tonggang and has not yet taken office, was also detained in Pangshan. After the investigation here is clear, he will be escorted back to Beijing.

The Marquis of Jing'an communicated with Beihe, suspected of collaborating with the enemy and treason? ! This is not to say that it is not a thunderbolt.

When Ming Tan heard the news in the Dingbei Palace, she almost didn't stop, her mind went blank for a long time, and when she realized it, her first thought was—impossible.

How could daddy be collaborating with the enemy and treasoning the country, is he crazy? There must be something wrong in this, the letter may be framed by others!

Ming Tan immediately wanted to go out to find Lu Ting, the person who came to detain him was Lu Ting, he must know something.

But just as she was about to go out, she was stopped by soldiers outside. Although it is not as bad as marrying a daughter, Ming Tan married the Dingbei Palace, and the Dingbei King is also the person in charge of the military. For such serious crimes as collaborating with the enemy and treason, it is difficult to guarantee that there is any connection between the son-in-law. people, but they were also surrounded by soldiers.

Ming Tan was flustered.

Her intuition told her that the "belief" that her husband told her when she left the house referred to today's events. Presumably, her husband already knew that her father would be detained.

But now that Dingbei Palace is also surrounded, it's hard for her not to think about whether her husband forgot that she might also be in the planning of others when he was planning.

If so, then his "belief" is useless, because now, he may not be able to protect himself.

Of course, this is the worst possible outcome.

Ming Tan was not allowed to go out, so he could only go back to Qi'an Hall, forcing himself to calm down and think.

She drank a cup of tea with shaking hands before she could barely remember the upcoming war in the Northland.

That's right, the war in the North, the recovery of Rongzhou... that can't be the worst outcome involving your husband.

Da Xian couldn’t leave her husband now, even if the Holy Majesty wanted to get rid of him, he would not choose such a time. Restoring the lost land of Rongzhou would be equivalent to returning all the thirteen prefectures in the Northland. A hundred years later, the meticulous history books will be the most worthy of the Holy Majesty when he was in power. Just mentioning a great achievement, how could the Holy One give up the name of immortality in order to get rid of a powerful minister?

Ming Tan breathed a sigh of relief, but in the next moment, the hand that was playing with the tea cover stopped suddenly.

Since the husband will not be involved, then the husband is a part of planning this matter, knowing that this matter still does not return to Beijing, did he do it on purpose?