Chapter 348 Bringing the Young Master
Chapter 348 Bringing the Young Master
Since Yuan Jiuer has come to him, according to Yan Shouyu's macho personality, the rest of the things will naturally have to be taken care of by him, a grown man.
However, their camp is not stationed at a fixed location, but is required to move along the border to drive out the rebels.
Otherwise, Yuan Jiuer wouldn't have taken so long to find him.
In a few days, the army will move to a more remote place.
Yuan Jiuer was pregnant, so it was not easy for her to run around. Besides, the military camp was a restricted area and girls were not allowed to enter.
Military orders must not be disobeyed, and Yan Shouyu is certainly not such a person.
He was the leader of the army and could not stay by Yuan Jiuer's side all the time. If she and Zhang Mama followed the army and settled nearby, he was afraid that something urgent might happen and he would not be able to take care of them. Therefore, Yan Shouyu did not plan to take Yuan Jiuer with him.
Yan Shouyu and Yuan Jiuer stayed in this inn for one night. They hadn't seen each other for a long time, so naturally they had endless things to say and couldn't hide their tenderness.
Without the possibility of making love, all the longing turned into the sound of words and lips touching.
In the quiet night, I can hear more and more how strong this longing is.
Although he was talking and kissing Yuan Jiuer, Yan Shouyu was thinking about serious matters in his mind.
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The next day, he asked Mother Zhang to pack their bags and took her and Yuan Jiuer into the mountains.
The population of the town was complex, and it would not be safe even if she was settled in a private house.
Fortunately, no matter how remote this place is, it is still an important town in the northwest, and the public security is relatively good. Moreover, there are many villages in the surrounding mountains where villagers have lived here for generations.
There are not many people in the village, scattered among the mountains, and they have been home for generations.
Yan Shouyu bought a farmhouse here. Of course, it was not as good as the house in the capital, but at least he had a roof over his head and did not have to run around and worry.
Moreover, although the sparrow is small, it has everything it needs. There is also a stream next to it with running water, which makes it convenient for them to get water.
The reason why Yan Shouyu chose to settle Yuan Jiuer here was because there was a farmer's family in this village who had once been kind to him.
He lives not far from here, across a bridge over the stream, and you can hear him if you shout.
It was Yan Shouyu who asked them for advice and bought the house with the help of their relatives.
However, before Emperor Yongjia ascended the throne, Yan Shouyu followed him to guard the northwest.
At that time, Wang Daniu and his wife were taking their daughter to the market to exchange the spare food in their home for other items.
The second wife of the Wang family was beautiful and was favored by the Hu people, who wanted to kidnap her and take her away to be their wife.
Wang Daniu fought so hard that his veins bulged and he almost couldn't protect his daughter. Fortunately, he met Xiao Yan and Yan Shouyu who were on a tour.
Seeing injustice, the Ninth Prince and Yan Shouyu naturally took up their swords and rescued the person.
The simple-minded Wang Daniu and the Wang family were so grateful to them that they knelt down and said they would do anything for them in return.
At that time, Yan Shouyu and the Ninth Prince didn't want anything, and they had no need to do anything.
But I didn't expect that five years later, I would be asking them for help.
The Wang family naturally wanted to repay the favor.
Yan Shouyu actually had a trick up his sleeve and asked someone to secretly watch Yuan Jiuer and Zhang Mama.
Now Yuan Jiuer is the apple of his eye, and he can feel a little more at ease with her settling here.
However, when Yan Shouyu looked at the house, he was still a little worried.
So he hired a few people, and they worked day and night to tear down the wooden fence around the yard and replace it with a solid wall.
A circle of earth and stone walls was built, and on top of it, a guardrail was made of sharpened wooden branches.
With such strict defense, it was impossible to climb in easily, and outsiders could not see the beauty inside. Only then did Yan Shouyu feel relieved.
Yan Shouyu has important tasks to do and cannot stay here for too long. At most he can leave the barracks for three or four days.
The house was repaired, necessary repairs were made, and the walls were built. It was already the third day.
On the last day of the fourth day, he took Yuanjiuer to the town to buy all the daily necessities he would need for a year or so.
Several sets of pots, pans, seasonings, beddings, clothes, etc. were prepared for her, for fear that there would be no replacements when she needed them, and her daughter could not carry so many heavy objects.
Of course, it was also because of the complicated population in the town, and Yan Shouyu bought so much, also in order to prevent her from coming to the town easily.
And because he was worried that Yuan Jiuer and Zhang Mama would be too bored, he bought them four hens and five chicks at the market.
Keeping her in the yard like this can also help her relieve boredom and make her less bored.
Hens can lay eggs, and the chicks can be slaughtered and eaten when they grow up. They don't have to be driven to swim in the river like ducks and geese, which is too troublesome.
Yuan Jiuer is now dressed in white. If her skin wasn't so white, she would really look like a farm girl.
Looking at the person in front of him, Yan Shouyu was still a little worried, but it was not realistic to take her with him on the march, so he could only suppress this worry.
He also kept telling Yuan Jiuer that if she needed anything or had any difficulties in life, she could go to the Wang family.
At one moment, he was worried that Yuan Jiuer was too stubborn and had to rely on herself for everything, so he said goodbye to her and went to Wang's house before leaving the village.
Let Wang Erniang have some free time every day and go over there for a walk and visit the neighbors.
Wang Erniang is married now, but she married into the family and lives next door to her parents.
She held the child in her arms and nodded to Yan Shouyu repeatedly to assure him. She also said to him, "I happened to have given birth to a child before, so I can take care of Madam Yuan and teach her some experience. General, you can go with peace of mind."
Half a year had passed since Yan Shouyu was gone.
It's hard to say, this Yuanjiuer was also born with a difficult fate.
Not to mention that she had a hard life since childhood, she had come to the northwest to find Yan Shouyu before. She was pregnant for ten months, and when she was due, Yan Shouyu was not around. She went through a day and a night of pain and gave birth to a son alone.
Half a year later, when Yan Shouyu returned to the village, Yuan Jiuer had just finished her confinement.
When the two met, Yuan Jiuer naturally burst into tears again, filled with emotion.
During the delivery, she almost fainted several times, and she managed to pull through only because of her thinking of Yan Shouyu.
On the day Yan Shouyu came back, Yuan Jiuer was holding her infant son in her arms, basking in the sun in the yard.
Yan Shouyu pushed the door open and came in. She hadn't taken off the headband on her head yet. She looked at this tall and strong man with tears in her eyes. The first thing she said was, "General, Jiu'er gave birth to a son for you."
However, because of Yuan Jiuer's extraordinary difficulties, Yan Shouyu naturally cherishes her even more and regards her as a treasure.
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Qin Liuse listened to what Emperor Yongjia said concisely, but because she was a little sentimental and the pictures in her mind were too vivid, she began to cry as she listened.
Emperor Yongjia shook his head, speechless at her behavior.
Because in Yongjia's eyes, this was just a natural thing, and she didn't know why she was crying.
Qin Liuse wiped her tears and scolded him, saying, "He has a heart of stone."
But on second thought, Emperor Yongjia was so good at grasping people's hearts that he might have guessed it long ago.
From the moment he placed Yuan Jiuer as his chess piece, he had calculated that Yan Shouyu would accept it, and that Shi Qiuwu was not as kind as she appeared to be.
As the saying goes, a single move can affect the entire body. Today's events are by no means accidental for Emperor Yongjia.
Thinking back to the beginning, Emperor Yongjia used Yuan Jiuer just to help her out. Maybe Shi Qiuwu would suffer a lot, and Qin Liuse felt happy in her heart.
She is not a saint. Shi Qiuwu framed her at that time, and everything that happened afterwards was her own fault.
Her mistake was that she did not pretend to be virtuous and kind in front of Yan Shouyu, otherwise Yan Shouyu would not treat her like this now.
As time passed, Qin Liuse knew that Concubine Xiao De had let it go. She also felt that it was not easy for Yuan Jiuer to go through so much trouble, giving birth alone in such a place. Although Mother Zhang was with her, she was not her husband after all.
I felt sorry for the difficulties faced by girls and felt jealous for a moment.
After saying this, Emperor Yongjia returned to his desk, sat down, and began to review memorials.
Qin Liuse took a deep breath, digested the food, drank a cup of tea, and then walked to the side of Emperor Yongjia.
When he walked to the desk, he looked at what Emperor Yongjia was copying and was stunned. "Your Majesty wants to confer the title of nobility on General Yan?"
Qin Liuse was extremely surprised, because Yan Shouyu's father was still alive and Duke Dingguo was his father. Yan Shouyu was naturally the crown prince and also had the title of general, so he was already very majestic.
Even if he didn't become a marquis, Yan Shouyu would have been a duke in the future. I didn't expect that Emperor Yongjia would actually confer a title on him. It was really unnecessary.
Emperor Yongjia raised his hand, dipped the brush in ink, and said, "It was not I who wanted to confer the title on him. He asked for the reward himself."
This time, Yan Shouyu returned to the capital after making great contributions and went to the palace to report to the emperor.
Emperor Yongjia naturally asked him what reward he wanted, but he didn't expect that Yan Shouyu didn't want any wealth, glory, or gold or silver. He only asked Emperor Yongjia for a title that would allow him to leave the palace and set up his own family.
This was naturally not a difficult task for Emperor Yongjia.
He agreed immediately and wrote the imperial edict now. He would send someone out of the palace to announce it tomorrow.
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