in2ebook Chapter 297 Chang'an (Part 2) - End
Chapter 297 Chang'an (Part 2) - End
On the way back, the second son had no idea who his father was and simply followed Songnian and Hongying into the carriage. Cheng Yan had no choice but to take his wife and eldest son into the carriage as well.
Seeing his apparent helplessness, Qin Yizhen advised him, "He's too young and doesn't know you. Wait a few more days, and once you're familiar with him, he'll be all over you."
When Cheng Yan led the western expedition, Ming Shijing was already three or four years old and could remember things. Naturally, he remembered his own father. In addition, others always said that even though the father and son had been separated for three years, their feelings for each other were still very deep.
But Ming Shiyu is different. He was born after Cheng Yan left and is only two years old this year. He is young and doesn't know anyone, so he will play with whoever makes him happy.
"It's not because of that." As the carriage moved forward, Cheng Yan held Qin Yizhen's hand. "You've had a long journey."
He didn't know she was pregnant when he left home. It wasn't until after the child was born and she wrote to him asking him to name the child that he found out.
Over the years, she has raised two children, one big and one small, on her own, and has had many other things to handle. It has been really tough for her.
"You've worked hard too." Qin Yizhen couldn't help but smile. When she smiled, her eyebrows and eyes relaxed, like a blooming flower, making people fascinated.
Ming Shijing coughed lightly from the side: "Father, Mother, I'm still here."
He's all grown up, okay? Can't they avoid him a little?
Cheng Yan reached out and patted his head. The toddler had grown into a young boy. He said, "You've worked hard too."
Upon hearing this, Ming Shijing felt a little embarrassed, but couldn't help but smile: "I'm just average. I listen to my mother, I study and practice martial arts diligently with my teacher, and I also help my mother take care of my younger brother."
Cheng Yan smiled and said, "That must have been hard work. Your father and mother are so lucky to have you as their child."
That's a good thing Ming Shijing doesn't have a tail; if it did, it would be wagging its tail.
Qin Yizhen glanced at him.
When they got home and the children were all put to sleep, Qin Yizhen asked him, "You're so good at talking, did you go out and charm someone else?"
"How could I dare?" Cheng Yan reached out and touched her face. "I just think about when I can come back and see you all, and what I should say when I'm quiet."
“He is so obedient and sensible, and he even knows how to take care of his mother. Isn’t it a blessing to have them as our children?”
"Yizhen."
"Ok?"
"I'm back alive."
Qin Yizhen paused, her eyes reddening. She buried her head in his arms, silently shedding tears.
These days she lives in constant fear, afraid that some bad news will come.
Although she knew from Chen Songyi that Cheng Yan would be safe, she still felt uneasy thinking about the outcome of her previous life.
Now that he has returned safely, the worry in my heart has finally been put to rest.
"It's good that he's back, it's good that he's back..." She didn't ask for fame or fortune, she didn't ask for any achievements, she only wished for his safe return.
Cheng Yan reached out to wipe her tears: "With the submission of Western Liang, Western Liang has become part of the territory of Eastern Qin. Next, they should send envoys to Southern Qi. If Southern Qi can also submit, the world will be at peace soon."
"Although the Northern Wei are brave, if I join forces with the Marquis of Zhenbei, they will certainly not be a threat."
"With the world at peace, you and I will live in eternal tranquility..."
The couple hadn't seen each other for three years and had so much to say and so much to express. It wasn't until after midnight that she fell asleep in his arms, finally finding some peace.
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When Cheng Yan was granted the title of Prince of Pingxi, Emperor Jing'an bestowed upon him a more spacious mansion. However, he refused, saying he was used to living in the Marquis of Pingxi's mansion. Instead, he renamed the Marquis of Pingxi's mansion the Prince of Pingxi's mansion, and his family continued to live there.
A home doesn't have to be big or spacious, as long as it's enough for the family to live in, and the family is comfortable and happy living there.
In September of the same year, the Eastern Qin dispatched an envoy led by Minister Min of the Court of State Ceremonies to the Southern Qi for negotiations. Accompanying them was an army of 100,000 stationed in Lanzhou, which advanced directly to the border of the Southern Qi.
In October, Songnian and Hongying traveled west again to guard Xijing. The couple traveled side by side, never leaving each other's side.
In mid-October, the Marquis of Zhenbei went to war with the Northern Wei in the north.
At this time, Cheng Yan was stationed in Qindu, ready to move south or north at any time.
These two battles continued until the spring of the following year, lasting half a year. The Eastern Qin army occupied the Southern Qi fortress, and the general fled in panic with his personal guards. The army was about to head south.
At that time, the emperor of Southern Qi was a famous benevolent ruler. Seeing that the trend of Eastern Qin unifying the world was unstoppable, in order to avoid the people of the world suffering from the ravages of war again, after discussion, he submitted a letter of surrender to Eastern Qin.
He later committed suicide by self-immolation in the Southern Qi palace, sacrificing himself for his country.
After that, the Southern Qi also came under the control of the Eastern Qin. The Eastern Qin swept through the Western Liang and Southern Qi states, and its national power greatly increased. Afterwards, the word "Eastern" was dropped, and the name was changed to "Qin", which was called "Great Qin".
Emperor Jing'an, grateful for the Southern Qi emperor's benevolence towards the people, buried him in the Southern Qi imperial mausoleum with imperial honors and conferred the title of Prince of Nan'an upon the Southern Qi crown prince, making the entire Southern Qi imperial family the Prince of Nan'an lineage.
With the Southern Qi pacified, only the Northern Wei remained undefeated, and the world was not yet unified. After recovering the Southern Qi, Cheng Yan reorganized his army and marched north to join forces with the Marquis of Zhenbei to pacify the Northern Wei.
The Northern Wei, however, refused to surrender and were eventually driven out of Tianjue Mountain by Cheng Yan and the Marquis of Zhenbei.
Therefore, the Marquis of Zhenbei also submitted a memorial, expressing his willingness to stay here for the rest of his life and guard the border of the Great Qin.
When Empress Dowager Cheng learned of the news, she accidentally broke a teacup.
Qin Yizhen suggested to her, "Now that the world is at peace, His Majesty is capable of handling things independently. If Mother wishes to..."
"No, thank you." Empress Dowager Cheng shook her head and refused. "He already has a wife and children, who are a burden he cannot abandon in this life. I already have children, my grandchildren are all grown up, and the Empress is about to give birth and will soon be a grandmother."
This time, Emperor Jing'an got married not as early as in his previous life. He married two years ago when he was just over twenty, and the woman he married was none other than his wife from his previous life, Zhao Yutong.
Zhao Yutong is about to give birth.
And a few strands of white hair had appeared in Empress Dowager Cheng's hair bun.
She and the Marquis of Zhenbei missed each other when they were young. Later, they married different people. One was forced to marry and had children before going to the northern border to guard the frontier. The other entered the palace as a concubine and struggled in the power struggle, climbing step by step to the highest peak.
Looking back, it seems like twenty-nine years have passed.
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The following year, in the third month of spring, the spring breeze came to the world, and all kinds of flowers bloomed. The crabapple tree in the Chunxie Courtyard of the Prince of Pingxi's Mansion was in full bloom.
Qin Yizhen took her two sons to welcome Cheng Yan's return.
As the two sat under the crabapple tree admiring the flowers, Cheng Yan broke off a crabapple branch and pinned it to his wife's hair.
"Princess, peace has been restored, and the world is at peace..."