On the 9th day of the fourth month of the third year of Huining, Cining Palace.
　　Military intelligence was transmitted much faster than Zheng Yuheng's return to Beijing. Not long after the incident, Dong Lingjiu had already fully understood the matter and read the several military intelligence reports sent back again and again.
　　On the one hand, Geng Zhe won a victory, defeated tens of thousands of Beisu troops, and cut off the entire Zhuli Alitai part. Although some defeated soldiers escaped, in fact, the most threatening enemy formation had been dispersed, and there was no commander who could surrender, so on the actual battlefield, the entire Alitai tribe had become scattered soldiers and could not cause much damage.
　　It was also because of this victory that the Qiliehechi army, which had been pressing towards the Dahan River to cooperate with the Sixth Prince, immediately retreated after receiving the information of the defeat. Geng Zhe took back the four counties of Kangzhou with almost no effort, and the canyon, gentle slope, and other complex combat terrains in the north of Kangzhou were all given up by Qiliehechi. It must be that he did not want to fight with the Shenwu Army in the short term.
　　After this victory that boosted people's morale, because of the need to reward the army, the general dispatcher of grain and grass at Baiwang Pass, Xu Shangshu, was so worried that his hair turned white. He tried his best to turn around the grain and grass route to keep up with the speed of the march.
　　After Geng Zhe won the victory, although he brought good news to the court, he did not ask for permission to return to the army, but continued to sweep northward, deep into the barren land, and reached the desolate and frozen land that no one had ever been to before... Fighting in a different place, due to the limitations of climate and terrain, the strength of the army is actually discounted. If it were not for the pursuit of victory, I am afraid that even Dong Lingjiu would frown and give him an imperial decree to return to the army.
　　But whether it was Dong Lingjiu or Meng Cheng, all the major officials in and outside the court of Beijing knew Geng Zhe's purpose - he wanted to take a look at the royal court of Beisu before the peace envoys of Beisu entered Beijing and hurt them thoroughly.
　　In theory, the peace envoys should first discuss with the generals on the front line, let the generals report to the court, and then the court will issue an order. This is the correct procedure. However, because Geng Zhe was cold and ruthless and turned a blind eye to their peace talks, Beisu had no choice but to send people from afar to visit the king of Dayin in person.
　　This is all the current situation on the front line.
　　In addition, Jiang Yunhe's reports also continued to remain on Dong Lingjiu's case, including the capture of the Sixth Prince himself and his escort back to Beijing, and the search for Xiao Zheng. On
　　the day the letter was delivered, Dong Lingjiu ordered people to clean up a residence for this "guest" from a foreign country, and to tidy up the courtyard with the specifications for treating the children of the clan, so as to be a great country of etiquette, without losing dignity and respect. As for the second half of the letter...
　　Dong Lingjiu raised his hand and rubbed the letter paper for a moment, staring at it for a long time, and then put it down after a long time. He didn't say whether to bring the person back properly or what kind of solution was given. This made everyone in the Cining Palace a little uneasy. They didn't know how to treat the little doctor Zheng when he came back to please the queen? If the doctor Zheng fell out of favor, they would have to find a way to help him.
　　In such a situation, during the day, Dong Lingjiu discussed military affairs and national affairs with the emperor. After dinner, he inquired about the queen's health and took a rough look at all the trivial matters of the palace... until the ninth day of the first lunar month.
　　The sixth prince Zhu Li Ali met the emperor in person, and was then sent to the courtyard that had been prepared. According to the words of the officials, this was called "inviting him to see the customs and customs of Dayin". In fact, there were people guarding inside and outside, and there was no freedom to enter and leave at will.
　　Zheng Yuheng also returned to Beijing.
　　He first returned to the courtyard outside Beijing. This place was bought by the Queen Mother. Although he didn't live there much, it was well-equipped and could help him get rid of the dust from the border, wash and change his clothes, and then put on the bright colors that Dong Lingjiu liked to see.
　　Zheng Yuheng's arrow wound did not hurt his bones, but it was still painful when he moved, but it did not hinder his daily walking, sitting and lying. He also removed the bandage on his hand, looked at the scab-healed palm of his finger, and breathed a sigh of relief. He
　　couldn't recover well outside because there were frequent incidents and it was not a good place to recuperate, but after returning to Beijing, this injury would probably heal quickly. After
　　everything was packed up, Master Zheng looked at himself in the mirror. Well, he was nineteen years old this year. Even if he was blown by the wind for a few days, he should not be much worse than before... So he mustered up the courage and went to the palace to serve.
　　When he quietly came in, Queen Wang had just left.
　　Dong Lingjiu was sitting in the hall, with a cup of steaming medicine on the table. She held her forehead and closed her eyes to take a nap, without saying a word for a long time.
　　Zheng Yuheng met the maids at the door and knew that the queen had left, so he came in quietly, exchanged glances with Aunt Ruixue who was serving beside him, and walked to Dong Lingjiu.
　　Li Ruixue glanced at him up and down, indicating that the queen mother had just taken a nap and asked him not to wake her up, then she withdrew to the other side of the beaded curtain and watched from a distance.
　　The room was quiet and silent, the windows were tightly closed, and there was not even a sound of wind. The rest of the furnishings were arranged as before, and he had described every place in his mind hundreds of times.
　　The white mist on the medicine cup rose up and slowly dissipated. Across the mist, Zheng Yuheng stared at the face behind the mist, whose outline was slightly hazy. It's
　　probably not enough to say that he thought about her day and night. In fact, he didn't dare to think about it, because once he thought of the other party, even if it was just a look or a hallucination, an extremely strong feeling of homesickness would surge in his heart... He had no hometown, but the place where she was became his hometown in destiny.
　　He approached quietly, but did not startle her. He looked at her anxiously and seriously, from her hair and eyes, to her lips and chin... He wondered if Tan Niang was exhausted. How was her health? Was she better now? What if she was sad and worried about him...
　　At this moment, Dong Lingjiu slightly raised his eyelashes, looked over, and then calmly retracted his eyes, seemingly without any special reaction.
　　Zheng Yuheng's heart instantly jumped to his throat, and he blinked, and moved closer with a bit of disbelief.
　　Dong Lingjiu turned a blind eye and drank the medicine. She took the tea from his hand very kindly, rinsed her mouth and changed another cup, put the warm cup wall against her palm, and said lightly: "You are back." "
　　Yes..." Zheng Yuheng said uncertainly, "Your Majesty..."
　　"I am glad that you are back." Dong Lingjiu said, "Go away."
　　Zheng Yuheng: "..."
　　He suddenly became nervous, sweating on his forehead. Not only did he refuse to go away, he also took a few steps forward, lowered his body to her knees, and looked up at her sitting. He was a little at a loss. He put his hand on the black silk with gold patterns, and his eyes suddenly turned red: "...Empress."
　　Dong Lingjiu glanced at him, his eyes fell on his outstretched hand, swept across the deep red scar on the back of his hand, then retracted his eyes, drank a sip of tea as if nothing had happened, and said: "What's wrong."
　　"You... you are still angry with me." He said, "Your Majesty, it's okay if you hit me or scold me, can you please give me some reason? I know I was wrong, next time... no, there won't be a next time."
　　He was very sincere, his eyes were bright, like stars.
　　Dong Lingjiu turned the teacup and said lightly: "When did I get angry with you."
　　Zheng Yuheng pleaded with her legs, kneeling on the ground and not daring to get up, but kept moving forward, as if he had no choice: "You are angry with me."
　　Dong Lingjiu smiled helplessly and said lightly: "I treat everyone the same, I am neither angry nor punishing you, how can I be considered angry."
　　Zheng Yuheng was panicking, having forgotten all the courage and bravery he had on the front line. He was like a young animal that got wet in the rain. He retracted his claws and licked his fur, clinging to her and not letting her go. He whispered sadly, "Please don't be like this. I really know I was wrong."
　　"How many times have you said this?" Dong Lingjiu said, "Your character is ingrained in your bones. You can't change it even if you die."
　　"Your Majesty..." He was even more shameless. A young man who could pull a 100-jin jujube wood bow actually acted weak and pitiful to win her sympathy and pity. "If you don't want me now, Zheng Yuheng will die immediately."
　　Dong Lingjiu frowned: "It's unlucky."
　　He lowered his head, was silent for a moment, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, live a hundred years, I'm a bastard, I want to die early."
　　Dong Lingjiu almost couldn't hold back and kicked him, but she was worried that this man had just returned from the northern border and didn't know if he had any injuries on his body. She turned the bracelet, pressed down, and said: "You bastard, oh, so you knew, I thought you didn't know."
　　Zheng Yuheng was in the wrong at this time and couldn't say anything to refute, but just whispered: "Your Majesty, punish me."
　　"Punish you?" Dong Lingjiu smiled, "Isn't that a bargain for you." Zheng
　　Yuheng looked at her, and said sadly: "If you don't want to punish me, but ignore me, I might as well not come back, just..."
　　Dong Lingjiu glanced at him coldly.
　　Doctor Zheng's whole body tensed up, and he swallowed the rest of his words.
　　He said whatever she was afraid of. Dong Lingjiu took a deep breath, looked at the sky outside the window, and said after a moment: "Are you willing to do anything?"
　　Zheng Yuheng nodded, with a small spark of hope in his eyes.
　　Dong Lingjiu stroked the teacup and said slowly and calmly: "Then take off your clothes."
　　The hall was silent for a while, and you could hear a pin drop.
　　The afterglow of the sunset shone into the window, illuminating a golden afterglow, which fell on a gap in the open space.
　　Zheng Yuheng took a breath and hesitated for a moment - he was not hesitant because it was in public and the maids were serving far away, but if he made a noise, it would inevitably be heard by others. But he had no bottom line and was not reserved. Could it be that face was more important than coaxing Tan Niang?
　　He was hesitant because he still had injuries on his body. On the way, he had bothered the Qilin Guards on duty at the Cining Palace and asked them not to tell the palace... In the end, it was all in vain. He could not resist the queen's words.
　　Dong Lingjiu waited for him to move silently.
　　Zheng Yuheng was afraid that his injuries were not fully healed. First, he could not comfort her, but instead irritated her. Second, he could not serve her well like this. The other party was unhappy at that time. If she really disliked him...
　　He pursed his lips, reached out to unbutton the soft moon-white outer shirt, revealing the snow-white inner shirt. His fingers paused at the side of his waist, and then he pulled out the belt under Dong Lingjiu's gaze.
　　Just as Zheng Yuheng expected.
　　Dong Lingjiu just wanted to see if he had other injuries.
　　There was no need to look any further. Just from the hesitant look of the young doctor Zheng, she already understood the general idea. She knocked on the empty cup and suddenly said, "Okay, put it on."
　　This was more frightening than asking Zheng Yuheng to strip naked.
　　He was scared and sad, and felt that Dong Lingjiu didn't like him at all this time. His eyes were wet and misty. He was so sad that he couldn't digest it. He didn't even care about the rules of respect and inferiority. He held her hands and knocked them together. He leaned over and leaned on her shoulders, and whispered in her ear with sobs: "Please, don't ignore me, I'm so sad."
　　Dong Lingjiu's heart softened, and she whispered softly: "Where did you learn this? You always say this all day long."
　　After speaking, she couldn't help but put her hand on his back and said comfortingly: "When you are so sad, why don't you take care of yourself more?"
　　Zheng Yuheng came alive again, and listened to her honestly. He was about to find a way to pull the Queen Mother to the bedroom, serve her well, and let her forget about teaching him a lesson... As soon as he thought about it, Ruixue heard from outside the curtain.
　　"My queen, His Majesty came to ask about your health, and I have something to ask..."
　　Dong Lingjiu pushed the young doctor Zheng away.
　　She coughed lightly and covered her face with one hand, realizing that she was also a little out of control.
　　Zheng Yuheng was also stunned. He quickly put on his clothes and hurriedly straightened the messed up collar and cuffs of his clothes. He thought, why did you come here when I was almost done coaxing you? If you call me lewd and want to kill me with a sword, I won't even have an excuse.
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