bestfiction Chapter 588: War
Chapter 588: War
Song Ruize touched her forehead and said, "That's easy. I'll make you some mung bean soup later to help you cool down."
"What if it doesn't work?" Qin Huiyin just wanted to act coquettishly today.
"I'll go find Tang Er and ask him to treat you. You're pregnant now, so it's normal for your body to be a little different than before. No matter what you look like, you'll always be my most beautiful Yinyin. If you're not satisfied, I'll make some pimples on my face to keep you company."
Qin Huiyin was in a bad mood today because of those ugly pimples, and she was worried about gains and losses. She knew that her mood was changing due to her body.
Of course, the most important thing is that she is worried that she will no longer be beautiful, and she will no longer be a fairy in Song Ruize's eyes.
Song Ruize coaxed her patiently and calmed her anxiety.
In the following days, Song Ruize stayed in the mansion for longer and longer periods of time.
He often stayed in the mansion to accompany Qin Huiyin, and even when he had to go out occasionally, he would take Qin Huiyin with him. He would talk to her, show her the customs, and eat those strange things with her.
Half a year later, the Wuxiang League's army had already reached the outskirts of the capital. Meanwhile, the Wei Family Army was also approaching, and it seemed as if both armies were determined to capture the capital.
The Wei army approached the southern city gate, while the Wuxiang League's army reached the northern city gate. With both armies poised to charge in, the people of the capital felt like they were being roasted on a fire. No matter how you looked at it, they seemed to have no other choice.
They had no other way to survive except surrender.
The people wanted to surrender, but half of the civil and military officials were unwilling to do so. At this time, the Military Affairs Department and the Censorate rushed to the north city gate and opened it.
Similarly, the gate of the South City was opened by people from the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of War.
As for the Imperial Guards, Shang Zimo was now the supreme commander. Shang Zimo opened the gate of the Imperial Palace, held the royal family members hostage, and stood at the gate waiting for the first army to appear.
Whoever breaks into the palace first will be the final winner.
The flag of the Wuxiang Alliance appeared.
Shang Zimo breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the Wuxiang League appear.
He knelt down with the imperial guards behind him and said, "Commander Shang Zimo of the imperial guards is willing to surrender."
The one riding in front was Puyang Qiubai, and behind him were several of his childhood friends - the Zhuge brothers and Ouyang Qianyu.
"The Wuxiang Alliance does not kill innocent people. As long as the hands of those who surrender are not stained with blood, we will forgive them all."
"Thank you, my lord."
The Wuxiang League arrived in the capital first, and the palace gate was surrounded by people from the Wuxiang League.
The Wei family army saw this scene from afar and were very upset.
The deputy general next to him looked at Wei Zhaoyan and said, "The general must have done this on purpose!"
Wei Zhaoyan looked at him innocently: "Where did this come from?"
"The general has no interest in the throne. You rebelled because the court is too corrupt, and you don't want the people to suffer the harm of a foolish king. Now the young master of Puyang from the Wuxiang Alliance has become the final winner. You admire his character and are willing to hand over the position to him."
"Don't make me sound so great. I'm just an ordinary person, and I also have a desire for power and profit. I really can't win, so I have to accept my fate." Wei Zhaoyan said with a smile, "The Wuxiang League is backed by Song Ruize and Sister Huiyin. They are the richest couple in the world and have no shortage of good things. Even the supplies in the arsenal we use are half provided by them. If the world fell into Puyang Qiubai's hands, this couple would definitely do their best to help, and the people of the world would benefit greatly."
"The general is a man of great righteousness. I admire him and am willing to follow his orders."
Tang Yichen and his men arrived late.
He stopped beside Wei Zhaoyan on his horse and said unhappily, "Your horse is a Ferghana horse that can travel a thousand miles a day. How come you can't outrun the horses of the Wuxiang League?"
"It's not that I can't outrun the Wuxiang Alliance, it's that I can't outrun the people. Over the past few days, you should have understood that the Wuxiang Alliance has more popular support than us."
Over the past few days, the Wuxiang Alliance has defeated many military generals in the imperial court, governed the seized territories well, and agreed on many strategies that benefit the country and the people.
In this area, Puyang Qiubai is indeed a genius.
Puyang Qiubai has several generals around him, each of whom is very strong in martial arts and leadership. With Puyang Qiubai in literature, several generals in military affairs, and Qin Huiyin and his wife in people's livelihood, what else do they have to fight for?
Whoever governs the world better for the development of the people should be the ultimate winner.
Wei Zhaoyan thought he had some ability in fighting, but it would be better to kill him than to make him stay in front of the dragon desk all day to deal with memorials and documents.
"Since you've made your choice, follow me to meet the new emperor!" Tang Yichen said, "I just hope you won't regret your decision today."
"Don't worry, I will never regret this in my life." Wei Zhaoyan said, "Everyone listen, you guys stay outside, Lord Tang and I will go to pay our respects to the new emperor."
Since the chaos began in the world, the people who knew how to prepare for a rainy day have dug a secret room in their homes, waiting for the rebels to come in. They can hide in the safe secret room and wait until the war outside is over before coming out to see who will be the new king who wins the final victory.
In the eyes of the people, both groups wanted to rush in and become emperor, so they would inevitably start a massacre in the capital. If they couldn't kill the other side, they would take it out on ordinary people.
However, just as the people hid in the secret room and had not even sat down to warm themselves up, the sounds of fighting outside stopped.
Someone sneaked out to find out the news and found that the imagined hell on earth did not appear. There were no people walking on the streets, but there was no killing either. It looked very peaceful.
When the people found that there was no danger, they came out again.
They tentatively appear on the streets, and once there is a commotion on the streets, they rush back to their homes and hide in their secret rooms.
No! The streets are quiet.
Until the officers and soldiers appeared on the street.
"Are those soldiers from the Wuxiang Alliance?" The people hiding behind the door looked at the soldiers passing by.
"It seems that the Wuxiang Alliance has won now."
"Aren't those soldiers from the Wei Family Army? The soldiers from the Wei Family Army were talking and laughing with the soldiers from the Wuxiang Alliance. If you didn't know better, you would think they were brothers."
The common people secretly observed for a long time and found that the relationship between the Wuxiang League and the Wei Family Army was indeed good. When the two groups met on the street, they not only politely gave way to each other but also greeted each other, appearing to be very friendly.
"My cousin joined the Wuxiang League," a young man said. "My cousin told me that the Wuxiang League and the Wei Family Army often communicated. They would even discuss where they would attack each other that day. Once, they agreed that one would attack Ningcheng and the other Taihua City, but halfway through the battle, General Wei decided that the Taihua City commander was more interesting, so he sent a message to the Wuxiang League telling them to swap. The Wuxiang League withdrew their troops and swapped with him. These things are not secrets. Just ask around and you'll know that the Wuxiang League and the Wei Family Army have supported each other to this day."
"Why do I feel like there's something wrong between the leader of the Wuxiang League and the leader of the Wei Family Army?"
There was a major reshuffle in the palace.
All the palace maids and servants fled the palace, and those who remained there were either those with mobility problems or those who could not escape like the puppet queen Cui Lingyao and Zhu Hongxiu.
After the rebels stormed the capital, they didn't do anything to the common people, but they did attack several official residences. By now, almost all the corrupt officials had been apprehended by the rebels. As for the emperor, that incompetent ruler, he was said to have committed suicide by drinking poison.
Cui Lingyao and Zhu Hongxiu both had large bellies, and since they were both expecting one after the other, their due dates should be around the same. Calculating the timeframe, it should be another month or two.
Song Ruize told Puyang Qiubai about the situation in the palace and was discussing with him how to deal with the women in the harem when he saw Jiang Qingnan hurriedly running in from outside.
"Boss, you should go home first. Sister Huiyin should be giving birth soon."
Song Ruize threw down what he was holding and rushed out of the palace at an extremely fast speed.
Puyang Qiubai also wanted to follow, but was stopped by Zhuge Congyun.
"My Lord, you can't help us now. You should stay and deal with the mess in front of you. Once you have sorted out the situation here, you can announce it to the world, letting everyone know that Miss Qin is your biological sister. And it is not wrong for you, the emperor, to confer the title of princess on your sister."
"Zhuge Congfeng, Zhuge Congyun, I'll leave things here to you. I'll take Qianyu to check it out," Puyang Qiubai said. "I finally got to know my sister. Now that the situation has settled, we can take our time with those matters, but my sister giving birth is something we must address immediately."
Ouyang Qianyu agreed: "That's right. The next step is to deal with those people in the palace, settle the Wei family army, and negotiate with the Wei family army and other things."
Song Mansion. Song Ruize ran all the way and rushed into the Song residence at the fastest speed.
The housekeeper came over and was about to say something to Song Ruize when the latter ran past him and rushed directly into the delivery room he had prepared long ago.
Doctor Wei and Tang Yichen were guarding outside.
Li Taohua's voice came from the room. It was obvious that she had been inside with Qin Huiyin.
Song Ruize pushed the door open and walked in, but was stopped by the midwife next to him.
"Madam said she won't let you watch when she gives birth," the midwife said. "Sir Song, you'd better stay outside. Madam and Miss Tang are here, and it won't be convenient for you to stay inside, and it will make Madam even more nervous."
"I want to see her." Song Ruize frowned. "She gave birth to my child. I can't just sit here and do nothing. Just let me go in and keep her company. I won't say anything."
"No, Master Song, Madam said you can't go in to see her give birth. A beauty like Madam must be very concerned about her image. Master loves Madam dearly and would not want to see her upset about this. Master, Madam wants you to remember her at her most beautiful, not the bloody scene of her childbirth."
"I can stand behind the screen, as long as I stay with her." Song Ruize said, "Okay, stop talking nonsense and take care of the lady."
There is chaos in the capital today, but everything outside the Song Mansion is the same as before, and no one dares to cause trouble.
It was said that some people were taking advantage of the chaos today to fish in troubled waters in various households. They went to many houses, but they didn't dare to go to the Tang and Song families. Of course, in addition to the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Justice, the Imperial Guards, and the Military Affairs Department, the people also didn't dare to offend.
Song Ruize stood behind the screen, listening to Qin Huiyin's screams of pain beside him.
"If you want to scream, just scream. It's uncomfortable to hold it in." Li Taohua said.
"I'm fine." Qin Huiyin grabbed Li Taohua's hand, "I don't want my husband to hear such an unpleasant voice."
"You didn't let him see or hear you go through the hard work of giving birth to his child. Men never understand the meaning of empathy," Li Taohua complained. "In my opinion, you should have called him in and let him see how much you went through to give birth to his child."
"I don't want my husband to see me looking so ugly." Qin Huiyin said, "Besides, even if he comes to accompany me, what can he do?"
"He can be closer to you and the baby." Li Taohua said, then looked at the midwife. "How is she doing? Is the fetus in the right position? Why hasn't the baby come out yet?"
"This is Madam's first child, so it's inevitable that we have to wait a while for the first one," the midwife said. "Old Madam, Madam, don't be nervous. Madam is in good health and I believe she will be able to give birth soon."
Song Ruize reached out from behind the screen and grabbed Qin Huiyin's fingers.
Qin Huiyin was startled by him.
"You... why are you here?"
"Yinyin didn't let me look, and I didn't look. I just wanted to stay here with you." Song Ruize could hear the tension in Qin Huiyin's voice. "Yinyin, I am your husband. No matter what happens, we should face it together. Now we should welcome our child together and let him feel our presence first."
Song Ruize's "threatening" of Qin Huiyin made Qin Huiyin take action.
"Ah...it hurts...I'm about to give birth..."
Outside the delivery room, Tang Yichen hurried over.
As soon as Tang Yichen arrived, Puyang Qiubai and Ouyang Qianyu also arrived.
Anyone who saw these people would be shocked. They were the most powerful individuals alive, the ones responsible for unrest in the entire world. Not long ago, they stormed the palace and overthrew an entire dynasty. Yet, the next moment, they were frantically rushing to the Song residence, waiting outside the delivery room for a young girl to give birth.
Wei Zhaoyan also appeared with a few personal soldiers.
"I heard that sister Huiyin is about to give birth, so I came to see her."
Wei Zhaoyan and Puyang Qiubai faced off.
"General Wei..."
"Lord of the Wuxiang Alliance..."
"I've heard a lot about you." They said in unison.
There was a loud crying sound coming from inside.
"She's giving birth." Tang Yi laughed and jumped up excitedly, "Master, did you hear that? My second sister gave birth."
Doctor Wei smiled and said, "Everything is just right. As soon as this little guy is born, wealth and glory are waiting for him, and all kinds of supporters are waiting for him."