The legitimate daughter was reborn, and the emperor’s little Jiaojiao went crazy.

Chapter 972: Your Majesty, I wish you a safe journey

After Xiao Shuzi's words of comfort, Emperor Zhaowu's depression was mostly relieved. He had a hard time sleeping that night, and even the sound of wind and snow outside the window did not wake him up.

The next morning, he walked on the unswept snow to Shi Anxia's courtyard. When he stood at the bottom of the steps, his black cloak was still stained with snow foam.

Bei Hui saw it and hurried in to report it. She was a little panicked, because the young master came in the middle of the night and was resting in the inner room, but now he was blocked inside.

"Don't panic, please ask the emperor to sit in the side hall first. I'll come over after I'm done washing up." Shi Anxia poked her head out of the tent and gave the order.

Bei Hui saw that his wife was calm and not at all flustered, and thought to himself that he had not seen much of the world and would panic at the slightest thing. He also recalled the time when he was in the capital, running to the palace in the middle of the night, and going through layers of checkpoints, which was thrilling.

We've been through that, so what's this now? Thinking of this, Bei Hui calmed down and went out to make arrangements.

Emperor Zhaowu and others were in the side hall. They ate the glutinous rice balls served by Bei Hui and drank half a cup of tea to moisten their throats.

When he had nothing to do, he casually asked Bei Hui, "I heard that you and Lord Zhuo are getting married soon?"

Bei Hui was suddenly asked about her private affairs by Emperor Zhaowu, and she was flattered. She knelt down quickly and replied, "Yes."

Emperor Zhaowu sighed, "I heard that Lord Zhuo's hair turned white overnight because of the princess and the three children. You must treat him better."

Bei Hui still lowered her head and responded.

Emperor Zhaowu asked Xiao Shuzi to call Zhuo Qiran over and gave him a very nice house in Tiema City as a wedding gift for him and Bei Hui.

Zhuo Qiran knelt down to express his gratitude. When he looked up, he saw Emperor Zhaowu looking at him intently, so he quickly bowed his head again.

I heard a deep voice, "Get up, sit down and talk to me."

Bei Hui poured hot tea for Emperor Zhaowu and served tea to Zhuo Qiran before leaving the side hall and standing at the door waiting for his wife to come.

After a while, Shi Anxia came over from afar, walking on the snow after washing up.

Bei Hui hurriedly lifted up the hem of her skirt and trotted forward, holding Shi Anxia's arm steadily, and said with a smile, "Madam, you are here. You look better today."

Nan Yan, who was holding her on the other side, laughed at her, "Sister Bei Hui, run slower and be careful not to trip. If you fall, I'm afraid I'll make a hole in the bluestone road."

Bei Hui's ears turned red, and she pretended to pinch Nan Yan's face in front of the lady. Her fingertips were about to touch her, but she withdrew her strength and just touched her lightly, "This damn girl makes fun of me all day long. Sooner or later, I will tear your mouth apart."

Nan Yan chuckled and hid behind the lady. Then he poked his head out from behind the lady and said, "I insist on laughing, I insist on laughing!"

Shi Anxia looked at them quarreling without getting annoyed, she just gathered her sleeves and said, "When Nanyan gets married someday, Beihui, just smile back, you won't lose anything."

"Madam is partial!" Nan Yan's face fell immediately, and her lips pouted like oil bottles. "Madam only loves Sister Bei Hui, and she always speaks for Sister Bei Hui."

Bei Hui raised her eyebrows proudly and tried to catch her with her fingertips again, "You little heartless girl, did you feed the rose cake that Madam specially reserved for you yesterday to the dog?"

Nan Yan woofed twice, which amused Shi Anxia so much that he stroked his forehead.

After the noise was over, Shi Anxia stroked her hair with her slender fingers and asked, "Why is Bei Hui standing outside?"

"The Emperor is talking to Master Zhuo." Bei Hui lowered her voice, her eyes and eyebrows unable to hide her joy, but she was worried that Nan Yan would continue to laugh at her, so she whispered in Madam's ear, "Just now the Emperor rewarded Master Zhuo with a house in Tiema City, saying that it was to congratulate us on our wedding day."

Shi Anxia smiled and patted her hands, "That's fine."

Nan Yan actually heard it, but she didn't say anything. It's better to stop playing around and not let the lady get in the way of her work.

The two of them walked inside with their lady.

Shi Anxia stood at the door and bowed, asking if she had disturbed the conversation between the emperor and Lord Zhuo.

Emperor Zhaowu smiled and let her in, saying that he just wanted to chat and was waiting for her.

Zhuo Qiran quickly stood up from his chair and said goodbye to Emperor Zhaowu and the princess one by one. When he passed by Beihui, he paused for a moment and performed a gentleman's formal etiquette.

Bei Hui smiled and knelt down to return the greeting. When she raised her eyes, she saw that his eyes were pale blue and his complexion was not very good. The color of his lips was also a little lighter than usual, which made his white hair look even whiter.

She thought that this man might not have slept well last night, so she thought about making him some soup to nourish his body. Before she finished thinking about this, Zhuo Qiran had already walked out.

In the morning light, the thin figure walked farther and farther away and finally disappeared in the corridor.

Bei Hui and Nan Yan served the princess a cup of rose water and replaced the tea for Emperor Zhaowu before leaving together.

The side hall was not as warm as the warm room, but fortunately Bei Hui had ordered a few copper-based enamel incense burners to be added early. The silver charcoal burned quietly in the cages, dispelling the cold that had seeped into the window lattices bit by bit.

Emperor Zhaowu took a sip of tea and said straight to the point, "I will return to the capital in three days."

Shi Anxia's lips curved up to the perfect angle, her smile neither too far nor too close, "I wish His Majesty a safe journey."

Emperor Zhaowu hesitated for a moment and said, "Before leaving, I want to promote Tang Xinghe to the rank of General of Defense of Gongcheng and Ma Chuyang to the rank of General of Defense of Songcheng to fill the vacancies in these two cities. What do you think, my sister?"

Shi Anxia frowned and lowered her eyes, "I dare not discuss state affairs. Everything is subject to the emperor's arrangements."

Emperor Zhaowu suddenly leaned forward, and the smell of ambergris mixed with a sense of oppression hit his face.

He pulled out a scroll of red-stamped maps from his sleeve and tapped it lightly on Shi Anxia's palm. "Open a secret canal to facilitate the transport of grain, strengthen the city defense and protect the capital. The excavation of the canal secret canal and the new deployment of the city defense will be handed over to the supervision of the imperial sister. After I return to the capital, I will order the Minister of Works and the Minister of War to come to Lingzhou in person."

The new emperor was full of vigor and energy, and finally he was radiant. He was no longer as indecisive as he was yesterday. "Within three years, I will move the capital to Lingzhou. By then, these two projects will be the lifeblood of the new capital. Lingzhou is the throat of the new capital, and I want it to be foolproof."

Shi Anxia touched the edge of the blueprint with her fingertips, slowly stood up, and saluted solemnly, "Your Majesty, I will definitely live up to your trust."

Emperor Zhaowu left after finishing his business, unlike usual when he would chat about family matters. Apparently, the conversation last night had created an invisible wall between him and Shi Anxia.

It is said that on that day Emperor Zhaowu summoned and promoted Tang Xinghe and Ma Chuyang without stopping, and secretly discussed the matter of moving the capital with a group of civil officials.

Lingzhou officials were in a frenzy, especially Lingzhou prefect Wu Hongbo, who was so excited that he was shaking all over when he got to see the emperor and learned that the area under his jurisdiction would soon become the capital.

He was indeed highly valued by the imperial court! This was a plan that had been set up long ago, with him taking the lead.

As soon as this thought came to his mind, Wu Hongbo blushed.

Such a big mistake happened in Lingzhou, and he, as the prefect, cannot escape the blame.

Cold sweat suddenly soaked through his clothes. He kowtowed heavily, "I swear on my life that I will make Lingzhou as solid as a rock! If Lingzhou makes any more mistakes, I will bring my head to you."

Three days later, Emperor Zhaowu set out to return to Beijing. At that time, Anxia set out for Tiema City.

One to the left and one to the right.

Yi Yi cried heartbreakingly, "Uncle, hold me, uncle, don't leave, uncle, hold me, Yi Yi wants uncle..."