Huzhou is located in the south of Taihu Lake, Li Xiucheng became wary of Qiao Zhiqing, stationed more than 100,000 troops here, and let his most powerful general Huang Wenjin garrison here.Huang Wenjin has led his troops to fight for many years, and has already forged an army with extraordinary combat effectiveness, except for weapons and equipment, it is not inferior to the Qing army in terms of momentum and individual soldier quality.Hu Wenhaixin assumed the post of commander of the middle division, made meritorious contributions, and preemptively took over the military order to attack Huzhou.Qiao Zhiqing gave him a month to recruit soldiers and rectify military discipline, and then studied the specific plan of the attack with the generals in the hall.It was already afternoon after the meeting ended, Yan Yuting blushed and waited outside the door for all the generals to leave, and then entered Qiao Zhiqing's study."
Come and try it, the fish I just let people catch in Taihu Lake is still fresh."
The soldiers prepared a few side dishes for Qiao Zhiqing, and after Yan Yuting entered the house, Qiao Zhiqing hurriedly beckoned her over, and put a pair of dishes and chopsticks in front of her.Yan Yuting seemed to be much more reserved than before, and after sitting down on the couch in a proper manner, she hung her head and didn't dare to look at Qiao Zhiqing."
What's the matter, there are so few words today, when did our Miss Yan change the route of a lady" Qiao Zhiqing sandwiched a piece of fish meat and put it in Yan Yuting's rice bowl, and looked at Yan Yuting with a wicked smile."
Brother Qiao, didn't I look ugly last night" Yan Yuting picked up the chopsticks and fiddled with the fish in the bowl with concern, and when she thought of the scene of vomiting and making trouble at night, her ashamed face was about to burrow under the bed.Qiao Zhiqing laughed out loud, looking at Yan Yuting's shy appearance, he was a little unaccustomed to it, shook his head and teased, "It's not ugly, our Miss Yan has always been the most beautiful, even if it's grinding her teeth, hiccups, and talking in her sleep, it's the best." ”"I hate it, I'm ashamed, you still say."
Yan Yuting raised her little foot and kicked Qiao Zhiqing, and her eyes widened at Qiao Zhiqing with disgust.Qiao Zhiqing laughed a few times, looking at Yan Yuting's red-faced appearance, he liked it even more.suddenly remembered Yan Minxia, since the last time I took her from Shanghai to Suzhou, I didn't take the time to see her, maybe I was afraid to see her.Qiao Zhiqing always had a special feeling for her, but she was already someone else's wife."
How is your sister doing, have you ever been to see her" Qiao Zhiqing picked up the bowl and stuffed rice into his mouth, pretending to ask casually."
You still remember my sister, she is doing very well, my brother-in-law specially invited two maids to serve by her side.It's just that she doesn't like to talk to people, she always stays alone in the house and reads and writes, and I don't even know her anymore. ”Yan Yuting finally came out of last night's trance and began to become heartless again.She didn't eat for a day, and she didn't have to pretend to be a lady anymore in front of Qiao Zhiqing, and she stuffed delicious food into her small mouth happily."
Brother Qiao, what kind of cake is this, it's delicious."
Yan Yuting pointed to a dessert on the plate and praised again and again, she likes sweets, Qiao Zhiqing doesn't know whether it is intentional or unintentional, every time she eats, she always asks the kitchen to prepare a few desserts, Yan Yuting can always follow up every time she comes."
You eat slowly, no one will rob you," Qiao Zhiqing chuckled at her delicate appearance, and continued to reply, "This is called Taigu cake, which is a snack in Taigu County, Shanxi Province, which is baked with white flour, sugar, sesame oil and eggs.If you like it, I'll ask someone to send you some, this is very convenient to keep, when we do business in Tiannan and Haibei, we often carry this thing to satisfy our hunger. ”"Brother Qiao, is you homesick" Yan Yuting's mouth was stuffed slowly, looking at Qiao Zhiqing's lost appearance, she asked curiously.Qiao Zhiqing chuckled noncommittally, changed the topic and said, "I'll go see your sister later, I haven't seen her in a while." ”"Okay, let's go now, my sister must be happy to see you, and she will ask me about you if she is fine."
Yan Yuting excitedly immediately took out a handkerchief and wiped her mouth, and as she spoke, she stood up and pulled Qiao Zhiqing's big hand up.Qiao Zhiqing smiled, got up and followed Yan Yuting to the west courtyard of the mansion.Yan Yuting was bouncing all the way to the mouth of the fun, as soon as she entered the west courtyard, she hurriedly let go of Qiao Zhiqing, trotted into Yan Minxia's small courtyard, and reported to Yan Minxia.The west courtyard is the family area of the generals of the Qing army, and there are more than 100 small courtyards.Yan Minxia's small courtyard has three houses, the courtyard is planted with flowers and trees, and there is a small lake opposite, which is very quiet and peaceful.As soon as Qiao Zhiqing arrived at the door of the small courtyard, he saw a young woman in a plain skirt, with a round belly and a big round belly, walked out with Yan Yuting's support."
You are not physically convenient, so don't be polite."
Qiao Zhiqing looked at Yan Minxia calmly, obviously he had made a lot of fortune in the past few months.There is more of a woman's charm than before, but her personality has completely changed, and she suddenly became dignified and quiet."
Well, just come here, let's go outside the house and be angry, I'm a little stuffy in this house."
Yan Minxia chuckled, and with Yan Yuting's support, she walked with Qiao Zhiqing to the gallery pavilion of Xiaohu and sat down around the stone table.Qiao Zhiqing looked at Yan Minxia's satisfied appearance, and was quiet for a while, looking up at the lake, not knowing what to say to her."
You, is the baby in your womb about to be born?"
Qiao Zhiqing blocked for a long time before a sentence came out of his mouth."
Well, the doctor said it's only this month."
Yan Minxia nodded happily."
It's been almost a year since we've known each other."
Qiao Zhiqing silently calculated the days in his heart, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion."
Yes, when you rescued me and Yuting in Junshanzhai, you didn't have this child."
Yan Minxia touched her stomach and chuckled, and Yan Yuting also held her arm and smiled sweetly."
I'll transfer Brother Yunfei back in a few days, he's by your side, and you can rest assured."
Qiao Zhiqing condensed his eyebrows and told Yan Minxia a long-awaited news.When Gu Yunfei was not by her side, Yan Minxia was indeed a lot depressed.However, Qiao Zhiqing also has a plan, Gu Yunfei has a heavy army, and it is difficult to control it if he is afraid in the northwest.After Lu Dake's rebellion, Qiao Zhiqing has begun to take precautions against his generals, and the power will make people swell, and the power must be locked in a cage at the beginning."
Thank you then, Zhiqing."
Yan Minxia was not shocked, and she couldn't see any change on her face.Her eyes were only fixed on her stomach, as if there was nothing for her to pay attention to except for the child in her belly."
Then be it, let Yuting stay with you for a while.I have an important guest to meet and see you another day. ”Qiao Zhiqing's heart fluctuated and he got up to say goodbye, and he didn't know why he saw Yan Minxia with twists and turns again.Whether it was envy or jealousy, he himself did not know.Yan Minxia nodded, watched Qiao Zhiqing leave, and chatted with Yan Yuting again, bursting with laughter from time to time.The distinguished guest that Qiao Zhiqing wanted to receive was Zeng Guofan's prodigal son-in-law, Yuan Yusheng.This matter has to start with Qiao Zhiqing telling Feng Guifen about Ma Xun's marriage.Ma Xun is no different from a big old man in Feng Guifen's eyes.He grew up in Qiao's family since he was a child, and only accompanied Qiao Zhiqing to private school for a few years, and after knowing a few big characters, he was arranged to be an apprentice in a Baotou firm.However, Feng Guifen's daughter has been familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics, Tang and Song poems since she was a child.Feng Guifen has very high requirements for her son-in-law, and the minimum is to make a name for herself.Although Ma Xun was the division commander of the Qing Army, he still did not agree with Feng Guifen.But all literati and writers have a common problem, that is, they love books like life, and Feng Guifen is no different.Qiao Zhiqing naturally understood his intentions, and when he went to visit Feng's house, he kept his mouth shut about the marriage of the two, but chatted with Feng Guifen about the Yuan family's book collection.Yuan Yusheng's father, Yuan Fangying, was the prefect of Songjiang at the beginning, so he naturally met Feng Guifen.The two also corresponded frequently, and Feng Guifen was also amazed by Yuan Fangying's family's book collection, and often indulged in the Yuan family's study and couldn't extricate herself.When he learned that Qiao Zhiqing could buy back the Yuan family's collection of books and give them to Feng Guifen, Feng Guifen almost cried out excitedly, and promised again and again that if Qiao Zhiqing had any orders, he would definitely do it.Qiao Zhiqing naturally talked about the marriage between Ma Xun and Feng Shuya, and Feng Guifen smiled gloomily.I knew that I had fallen into the trap set by Qiao Zhiqing, but I couldn't give up the temptation of the Yuan family's book collection.Moreover, Ma Xun's realization in the past few days Gui Fen also saw it, although this child was in a high position, he never forced him with his own identity, and he also served as a doorman for the Feng family for a few days.After Feng Guifen thought about it, she agreed to Qiao Zhiqing's matchmaking.Qiao Zhiqing was not surprised, even Zeng Guofan admired the Yuan family's collection of books in this world, let alone Feng Guifen.After Qiao Zhiqing sent someone to contact Yuan Yusheng in Changsha, facing Qiao Zhiqing's bid of 100,000 taels of silver, Yuan Yusheng immediately agreed to all of Qiao Zhiqing's conditions.Regardless of whether Zeng Guofan was happy or not, he asked people to sort out more than 100 boxes of books and personally escorted them to Suzhou.Of course, this time Yuan Yusheng also brought Qiao Zhiqing a big surprise, but he didn't tell him.At sunset, Yuan Yusheng's cargo ship sailed into Suzhou.After the herald hurriedly told Qiao Zhiqing, Qiao Zhiqing personally led more than 500 brothers from the pro-military camp to the dock and held a grand welcome ceremony for Yuan Yusheng.After a few days of rectification by Huang Feihong, the pro-military camp has been replenished with a lot of recruits and restored to its establishment, all of which are Huang Feihong's begging father to recruit the children of the Southern School in various martial arts halls in Guangzhou, each with unique skills.Flags fluttered on the pier, and clusters of torches lit up, reflecting the entire sky.After the cargo ship docked, Yuan Yusheng walked down from the deck excitedly, and beckoned vigorously after seeing Qiao Zhiqing."
Brother Yuan, it's been hard all the way."
Qiao Zhiqing greeted him with a smile and hugged his fists, and when he saw Yuan Yusheng, he felt a lot more cordial, like a relative he hadn't seen for a long time, and Yuan Yusheng did not disappoint him this time."
Brother Qiao, let's meet again."
Yuan Yusheng happily held Qiao Zhiqing's palm and sighed."
It's cold on the river, let's go back home quickly, I have already set up a banquet for Brother Yuan."
Qiao Zhiqing said and asked the sedan chair driver to prepare the sedan chair properly."
Don't worry, Brother Qiao, this time the little brother came to give you a surprise."
Yuan Yusheng laughed and waved at the boat.Qiao Zhiqing looked at the cargo ship curiously, only to see that after the boatman got out of the cabin, two women dressed in plain silk came out of the bed cabin soon, one was Yuan Yusheng's wife Zeng Jijing, and the other was the woman Qiao Zhiqing was haunted by in his dream."
Brother Qiao" The woman on the boat shouted in a coquettish voice, and the irrepressible excitement on her face reflected the entire night sky
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