Dingjiangshan

Ning Huaijin subconsciously looked at Qin Liu by the door. Seeing that the other party looked calm and indifferent, she guessed that this might be Ning Yan's order.

——What nonsense, Ning Huaijin thought inexplicably, am I such a suspicious person?

But since it was Ning Yan's order, Ning Huaijin didn't say much. He coughed dryly, put down the teacup in his hand to rinse his mouth, wiped his hands with a cloth towel, and then moved forward tentatively.

In order to pay her respects to Ning Huaijin, Linglong had already tidied up in advance, replacing the soft inner shirt and apron with a slightly thicker white inner shirt, which was neatly tied into the skirt.

Ning Huaijin had never been so close to a woman since she could remember, her outstretched hand was so stiff that she died.Linglong saw that he was not used to it, and even slowed down her breathing rate, quietly, just waiting for him to put his hand up.

The touch on Linglong's lower abdomen is a bit different from what Ning Huaijin imagined. Even if Ning Huaijin is not close to women, she also knows that when a woman is pregnant, because of the child in her belly, her lower abdomen will feel slightly hard to the touch, and her body temperature will also be higher. Taller than normal.

But the tentacles of Linglong's lower abdomen are extremely soft and cold to the touch, even though the curve of the abdomen is the same as that of an ordinary woman's pregnancy, but to the touch, it does not look like she is pregnant with a child.

Ning Huaijin pressed the button briefly, then quickly withdrew her hand after confirming, and asked, "What's going on?"

"It's a kind of medicine from Lingnan." Linglong said: "After taking this medicine, the abdomen swells, and the pulse condition and shape are the same as those of ordinary women who are pregnant. The thicker the medicine is, the more obvious the swelling will be. It was originally from the Lingnan area. The things used by wives and concubines in the backyard to fight for favor, if you want to return to their normal appearance, you only need to take another medicine that is considerate and smooth."

It turned out that this was the case, Ning Huaijin was relieved.

"Your Majesty?" Ning Huaijin asked again.

Linglong must have received the order to "know everything without saying anything" before, and she gave another blessing and said: "Yes, your majesty ordered the servants to take this medicine, and they only called him his majesty's child to the outside world—even Shi Jiarong, the governor of Nanyang Prefecture, did the same. Except for the prince, the inside story of this matter has not been disclosed to anyone."

Ning Huaijin pondered for a moment, then thoughtfully tapped on the table with his fingers.

The matter of the emperor's heir is a major event. Although Ning Yan and Linglong are not in the capital now, which saves many trivial troubles, this news is not just "news".

According to Linglong, even Shi Jiarong already knew about this matter, which means that Ning Yan intends to release this news, but Ning Huaijin can't decide whether to release it to the capital or to Ning Zheng. determined.

Ning Huaijin thought about it for a while, and felt that Ning Yan probably wasn't as frantic as he was when he passed the news to the capital.After all, the matter of the emperor's heir is very important. Since Ning Yan made up Linglong's child, she must be "aborted" before returning to Beijing, otherwise the matter will be difficult to end.

But even so, Ning Yan's genealogy still has to record a note for this unborn child, even if he didn't do anything, the identity of this "babe child and mother" is confirmed.

Based on Ning Huaijin's understanding of Ning Yan, he probably wouldn't want to take such a scapegoat.

However, Ning Huaijin obviously couldn't ask Linglong about such a matter, so he waved his hand and said in a gentle voice: "Since it is His Majesty's order, let's do as he said, and it is better to hide it from the outside world. If there is any trouble, you can come Looking for the king."

As soon as Ning Huaijin finished speaking, she felt that the words were really weird. It sounded a bit like "the mistress of the house", so her expression became subtle.

Fortunately, Qin Liu and Linglong were not very empathetic people, neither of them felt that there was anything wrong with what they said, so they left one after the other after hearing it.

Ning Huaijin only felt that he had been completely misled by Ning Yan, and this kind of nonsense was always in his mind all day long.

Ning Yan, who was listening to Shi Jiarong's report on the military situation in the front hall of the government office, sneezed twice unexpectedly, and felt extremely guilty. No way.

The uncles and nephews had different minds separated by half the courtyard, one was filled with a guilty conscience, and for a while they lived in peace, neither of them came to the other's door.

Ning Yan hadn't recovered from the wind and cold, and Shi Jiarong didn't dare to keep him for too long, after noon he urged him repeatedly, asking him to go back to the back house to rest.

Ning Yan shied away twice, until he really felt dizzy at the end of the second quarter, so he didn't hold on anymore, and went back to the back house with the stove in his hand, thinking about taking a nap with Ning Huaijin again.

When Ning Yan pushed open the bedroom door, Ning Huaijin didn't rest for a while, nor was he reading the military newspaper, but was standing in front of Ning Yan's desk, looking at something on it thoughtfully.

There is an unfinished picture spread out on the desk, half as long as the desk, half rolled up, and half spread out on the table.It seems that Ning Yan should have just written the pen, the paperweight was still placed in the corner of the drawing paper, and the brush was not put back on the pen holder, but rested on the neck groove of the Qilin paperweight.

"Did Huaijin see it?" Ning Yan said with a smile: "I haven't finished the painting yet, it's early, the messy background color is not good, so don't look at it yet."

"Where." Ning Huaijin said, "It looks good."

Ning Huaijin didn't mean it as a compliment, perhaps because of her young age, Ning Yan had a broad vision, full of aura, and sharp brushwork. Her fine brushwork was two points better than that of the most famous painters in the world.Although the painting of lonely smoke in the desert on his desk is only drawn as an outline, it can be seen that its layout is mysterious and very similar to others.

"Really." Ning Yan said happily: "If Huai Jin likes it, I will give it to you after I finish painting this painting."

Ning Huaijin nodded and said, "Okay."

Ning Yan sent out a painting for no reason, but he was very happy. He took off his coat and sat on the bed, and took a piece of mung bean cake from the plate on the table.

"Linglong came to look for you?" Ning Yan asked.

"I've looked for it, and I've made it clear." Ning Huaijin covered the painting on the desk again, washed her hands, and said, "What do you think?"

"The third elder brother and Ruan Yin dared to make trouble, but they relied on the son of the family who came with auspiciousness." Ning Yan deliberately concealed his unprecedented affairs, never mentioning the hidden danger of cold poison, and only relying on Ning Zheng He said, "I'm young and have no descendants, that's why they dared to make such a move—it's not surprising that Ning Zheng and Ruan Yin dared to make such a move, but Ning Zheng's stepmother also dared to follow Ning Zheng in such a way. It’s also audacious.”

"That successor is not from the capital city, but Ning Zheng's successor in the territory. It seems to be the daughter of his former subordinate." Ning Huaijin said: "Most of these women have no opinions, and Ning Zheng is also a prince. The two mountains of status and status are under pressure, even if she disagrees, she must not have the right to speak."

"It's nothing." Ning Yan didn't take it seriously: "As long as you are a person with flesh and blood, you must have your own temper. It just depends on whether the poke hits the sore spot."

"What do you mean?" Ning Huaijin asked.

"Ning Zheng must have promised her something, maybe it belonged to this son, or maybe it was for her." Ning Yan said, "I'm more inclined to the former - if Ning Zheng wants to make a fuss about this son, he must praise him in the future." His mother and son."

"But Ning Zheng himself is not a fool, he knows how his 'auspiciousness' came about." Ning Yan said: "If I do this in the same way, even if the people are not stupid enough to believe both, at least his ' Xiangrui is worthless."

"So, if that child is no longer useful, Ning Zheng will shift his focus to other places." Ning Huaijin said: "Maybe it's his older son, or maybe it's the front line."

"Third brother already has a legitimate child. Although such a child is young, he is known as an auspicious person. I don't believe that the back house of his family is happy and harmonious, and everyone has nothing against him." Ning Yan said: "What's more, third brother is If you want to rebel, if it succeeds, it will involve a fight for the position of the crown prince in the future - the water will be deep in the middle."

When Ning Yan talked about the prince's dispute, he couldn't help feeling a little bit embarrassed. Ning Huaijin walked up to him with the half plate of mung bean cake and put it in Ning Yan's hand.

"If the back house is not peaceful, the family house will be restless." Ning Huaijin said: "Feng Yuan's incident has already created a gap in Ning Zheng's rear, if there is any quarrel in the back house, I am afraid he will have fewer people in his hands. The embankment of a thousand miles collapsed in an ant's nest, Ning Zheng may be able to ignore the words of a mere woman, but he doesn't understand that the words of a woman can often kill people invisible."

Speaking of this, Ning Huaijin obviously thought of Ruan Yin and Jiang Xuan. He glanced at Ning Yan with an unfriendly expression, and shook off a thin quilt with his hands, wrapping him up.

Ning Yan: "..."

Ning Yan glanced at Ning Huaijin blankly, and didn't know which sentence offended him.

Ning Yan pulled it twice, poked his head out from under the thin quilt, glanced at Ning Huaijin's expression casually, and immediately changed the subject.

"But it's too early to say that now." Ning Yan said: "The military report received this morning, Zheng Shaohui and Xie Jue have settled down in two cities, and Xinyang is also rebuilding, according to the regulations left by Huai Jin earlier. , It has been built well. Ning Zheng’s people have withdrawn for a hundred miles for the time being, and it seems that they are going to take a rest for a while. I am free today to do some calculations, and I think he probably has few generals available.”

"Based on what I know about Ning Zheng, he probably won't let Feng Yuan lead his own troops anymore, but will make him a lieutenant general." Ning Huaijin said: "If you want to defend the big cities on the border of Anqing Mansion , I'm afraid Ning Zheng has to figure out a way at home."

"His eldest son is just right in age, and he will definitely come out to take on this job for his father." Ning Yan said with a smile: "After all, there is such a capable 'brother' in the family. My nephew won't take this opportunity to earn some military merits. , How can I gain a foothold in front of Third Brother in the future."

"Do you think Ning Zheng will let his son out?" Ning Huaijin asked back.

"I don't think so." Ning Yan said with a smile: "Didn't I say it before, my third brother has become suspicious over the years since his defeat in the capital, and his son has never been on the battlefield, I don't think so. He will hand over all the dispatching encyclopedias to him. After all, Anqing Mansion has already lost Xinyang City, and if he loses two more cities, his situation will be difficult."

"I have sent letters to the two prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River in advance, ordering them to mobilize soldiers from the prefecture to stand ready." Ning Yan said: "If the third brother really has the courage to go back and attack the two prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River, we will start from Xinyang and attack his hinterland. That's it - from this point of view, although the two prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River have become isolated islands, he is more vulnerable to enemies."

Ning Huaijin understood that Ning Yan was trying to force Ning Zheng out.

He seemed to have this plan from beginning to end, and everything he planned was for this purpose.

"That--"

As soon as Ning Huaijin opened her mouth, she saw Ning Yan thumping her palms and said with a smile, "But it's still too early to think about it. No matter how many plans there are, we have to wait until the spring comes."

"The Chinese New Year will be next month." Ning Yan said enthusiastically, "Why don't you write to Zhao Ming and ask him to bring Dr. Cheng back to celebrate the New Year."