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nChapter 405 : Promotion (1)

nWhen Yun Qing got the news that someone was trying to assassinate Yuxi, he immediately dropped what he was doing and rushed back home. When he saw Yuxi, who was safe and sound, his heart was slightly at ease.

nYuxi smiled and said, “I didn’t meet the assassin, don’t worry.” She didn’t know if it was Xu Shi’s or the Xu family’s intention to kill her.

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nYun Qing said, “I’ll go and take a look.”

nThe assassin had already confessed, and even if Yun Qing went there, he couldn’t force anything out, but by the time Yun Qing came out, the assassin was already out of breath.

nWhen Xu Wu saw that Yun Qing was ready to return to the inner courtyard, he thought for a moment and advised, “General, Madam is still pregnant. You better change your clothes before you go in!” This look full of murderous aura was not afraid of scaring the madam. It was lucky that the lady was bold. Otherwise, she would have been scared. Xu Wu hadn’t forgotten that back then, several girls just fell down and fainted when they saw the General in a rage.

nYun Qing nodded and went to change his clothes. He also had his clothes in the front yard, which were all his old clothes. They had been put aside there since he married Yuxi.

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nWhen Yuxi saw Yun Qing changing his clothes after going out, she didn’t ask why but smiled and asked, “Will you have your dinner at home today? I’ll have Mama Bai stir-fry two more dishes if you do.” Many soldiers in the barracks were fond of drinking, but Yun Qing had never had a drink at home. According to Yun Qing, drinking would be a massive mistake if a war occurred. In this respect, Yun Qing was very disciplined.

nYun Qing responded, “I won’t go out today.” He was afraid that Yuxi was only pretending to be strong, so he decided to stay with her.

nYuxi smiled a little. “Alright, there’s still some beef jerky in the kitchen that has been stir-fried today. It just happened that Master Yang said he hasn’t had any dishes that went well with alcoholic drinks lately, so I let him have some with a couple of drinks today.” When she said this, she smiled and deliberately asked Yun Qing, “Why don’t you have a few sips too.” While other wives would prefer their husbands not to drink, Yuxi thought it would be good if Yun Qing had a drink now and then. It was a way to let out his emotions while he drank and chatted.

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nYun Qing shook his head. “No need. Yuxi, Xu Wu said the letter had been handed to you. Is it true that the letter recovered from the assassin was written by Jing Wangfei?” Seeing Yuxi nod, Yun Qing frowned. “Why would Jing Wangfei’s personal letter fall into the assassin’s hands?” This was very fishy.

nYuxi shook her head. “I’m not sure. Xu Wu has already investigated this matter, but I don’t think we can find anything even if we try.” The most that could be found out was that the assassin was a bandit or something, but nothing more was to be expected. Yuxi did not know that person had already died in Yun Qing’s hands.

nAfter a moment of silence, Yun Qing said, “As long as you put your heart into it, you will definitely be able to find out something.” Whatever it was, if one puts one’s mind to it, there was no fear of not finding it out. Yun Qing did not need conclusive evidence either; as long as there was evidence to prove that this was the Xu family’s doing, it would have been enough.

nYuxi smiled. “There will be a war soon. You don’t need to worry about this. Just prepare for the war at ease! I will take care of the Xu family’s affairs myself.” There were priorities, and the top priority right now was the upcoming war. The rest would have to be taken care of after getting a truce.

nYun Qing thought for a moment and nodded. “Okay.” It was true that he did not have time to take care of these personal matters now, but when he was free, he would want the Xu family to pay back with interest. If they dared to touch his wife, they would have to be prepared to die.

nSeeing that Yun Qing looked a little off again, Yuxi purposely called out, “Ouch……”

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nYun Qing’s face tensed as he heard this, and he asked, “What’s wrong? What is it?”

nYuxi smiled. “What are you so nervous about? The child just kicked me. How about you feel it too?” When the child started moving two days ago, Yuxi’s whole body froze. She couldn’t properly explain her feeling at that time.

nHearing this, Yun Qing put his hand on Yuxi’s stomach. He didn’t know if it was a father-child connection, but the child moved just as his hand was placed on Yuxi’s stomach. “It’s really moving!” The General, whose face never changed even in front of thousands of enemy troops, showed surprise.

nYuxi took a secret breath, thinking that this child was very cooperative. At that moment, she said with a smile, “Yes! The child is already more than five months old, and Mama Qu said the child would also be turning over inside. Does it feel like the little one has a lot of strength?”

nYun Qing nodded a little and commented smilingly, “Well, the kick hurt my hand.” After saying that, he touched Yuxi’s belly again.

nYuxi was tempted to roll her eyes. Your hand hurt just from the kick? He couldn’t even tell a lie, but the fact that Yun Qing could do so proved that he was finally relaxed. “Mama Qu said the child would be a son, but Mama Xi said it would be a daughter. I don’t know if it’s a son or a daughter?” Mama Qu was speculating from Yuxi’s description. She thought the little one was very strong and should be a naughty boy. On the other hand, Mama Xi inferred from Yuxi’s appearance after her pregnancy and round belly.

nYuxi also felt it didn’t matter if it was male or female since she had spoken to Yun Qing. But the problem was that if it were their daughter who had great physical strength, it would become a laughing stock. Besides, Yuxi was now worried that their daughter’s appearance would be like Yun Qing’s. He was not a bad-looking man, but a man was supposed to look tougher and more spirited, and the thought of her daughter with a face like that made Yuxi worried.

nYun Qing said, “I would love to have a daughter too, so don’t overthink it.” As long as they were his children, he liked them all, male or female.

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nYuxi hmmed. “It’s not that I don’t like the child to be our daughter either. It’s just that with this much strength, I still wish the child would be our son.” Why should her daughter be so strong? T

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nAfter talking about the baby for a while, Yun Qing’s expression eased up quite a bit. Only then did Yuxi open her mouth to ask about the war, “It’s only the first lunar month, and you’ve already prepared for the war this urgently? Is it really going to be that serious?”

nAfter a moment of silence, Yun Qing answered, “It will be more serious than I thought. The scouts have reported that the northern barbarians have already gathered their troops.” According to the information he received, the northern barbarians would gather at least a hundred thousand troops to come to siege the city this time.

nThe northern barbarians were not like the Central Plains. They were made up of tribes. To send troops to war, negotiation had to be achieved regarding how many men each tribe would send.

nYuxi had specially learned about the situation on the northern barbarians’ side and knew a few things. For example, many generals could fight for the northern barbarians, and two were particularly outstanding. One of them was Sukhbaru’s older brother, Agu, who had been defeated by Yun Qing before, and the other was the northern barbarian prince, Bateer. “He Rui, if it is as you predicted, and the northern barbarians will gather a large army to attack the city, I think, in all likelihood, Agu will be the head general.”

nYun Qing sighed. “Whether it is Agu or Bateer, they are both tough to deal with. We don’t know how many of our generals have died at the hands of these two men. But don’t worry, even if I were to face them, I wouldn’t be afraid.” It wasn’t as if he hadn’t fought Agu and Bateer before, but he still had a chance of 50

/50 winning or losing against them.

nYuxi rubbed her stomach and said with a smile towards the child in her belly, “Look, isn’t your father a big hero? Isn’t it great to have a heroic father?” As soon as she uttered these words, the child in her belly kicked again.

nYun Qing himself didn’t even notice how soft his expression was at this moment. If Xu Wu had been there, his eyes would have fallen off. T

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nThe atmosphere inside the room was cosy, but that cosiness was soon broken. Xu Wu came in to report the matter. “General, Madam, a group of people from the capital has just entered Yu City.”

nYuxi smiled at this and said towards Yun Qing, “I thought it would take until the middle of the second lunar month to arrive!” The matter that Yun Qing would be promoted had already been mentioned in Han Jianming’s letter, and neither of the couples was surprised.

nYun Qing responded, “Understood.” After saying these few words, there was nothing else to say. It was so simple and straightforward that it left people a little speechless.

nYun Qing didn’t feel much about the fact that he was going to be promoted. He deserved this, and his rank should have been raised at the end of last year, so there was nothing to be happy about as he had waited until now for it.

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nYuxi asked Xu Wu, “Have you inquired who is coming?” This time, the person who came to issue the decree was definitely someone from the Crown Prince, but she didn’t know his identity. When Han Jianming wrote the letter, the candidate had not yet been decided. Thus, naturally, the letter did not mention it. Therefore, Yuxi was unsure.

nXu Wu shook his head. “It’s unclear yet, but the report said that the man leading the group was a pale-faced scholar. I will have someone find out what this man’s background is.”

nYuxi shook her head and said, “There is no need to check him. I think they should be coming to our mansion soon.” They would know when those people arrived.

nXu Wu nodded his head.

nYuxi was unhappy about this matter. “We only know about this news when this person is almost at our doorstep? Aren’t we too behind in our news?” If there were something important, with this speed of intelligence, the cucumber dish would have become cold.

nXu Wu didn’t explain and just stood there. It was an indisputable fact that their news was indeed lagging behind. It was just that without the money to train manpower, how could they receive the news fast?

nYun Qing turned towards Xu Wu and instructed, “You should withdraw first!”

nYuxi muttered, “The effect of news lag can be big or small.” It didn’t matter if small things were known later, but if it were vital information, it would be costly if it weren’t received in time. In this regard, there was no room for oversight.

nYun Qing said, “Over the years, Uncle Huo has cultivated some men, but these men are now all placed in Yu City.” This meant that Huo Changqing had only established an intelligence network in Yu City and had not yet expanded elsewhere.

nRemembering Yun Qing’s situation over the years, Yuxi didn’t say anything else. It was already hard enough to protect himself in a crisis situation. Not to mention, it was already terrific to have established your own intelligence system in Yu City. “Still, we need to train our manpower as soon as possible.” Nowadays, many things were not the same as in her previous life, so they should speed up the steps to develop their power. It was better to rely on their own rather than relying on heaven. As long as one was strong enough, one didn’t have to be afraid of anyone. Otherwise, her child would be trampled upon and cut up like fish and meat. This was something she would never allow to happen.

nYun Qing shook his head. “There is no need to rush in this matter.” Things had to be taken one step at a time, and if they developed too quickly, they would definitely arouse a bad reaction from Qin Zhao. Now that the war was imminent, he did not want to get into any conflict with Qin Zhao. Even the Xu family’s assassination of Yuxi would have to wait until after the war to settle the score.

nYuxi nodded. “Don’t worry. I know how to behave appropriately.” At this time, they should unite to fight the foreign enemy, not engage in internal fighting, depleting their own strength.

nHan Ji walked in as they were talking and reported, “General, Madam, the Emperor’s Imperial Envoy has arrived.”

nYuxi stood up and said, “Invite the imperial envoy to tea and set up another incense table. We’ll go there after the General, and I’ll change our clothes.”

nYun Qing didn’t say anything. In fact, in the past, there was no need to go to such trouble to receive the Imperial Decree. As soon as they got the news, they would go there immediately. Of course, at that time, the decrees were issued in the military camp, not inside their home.

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