1125: The Return of an Old Friend (33)

The Return of an Old Friend (33)

After Pei Lang came, the take became less onerous.2

Pei Lang used to be Fu Xiuyi's aide, so he naturally knew a thing or two about managing the imperial court. Moreover, he was talented in this aspect.

However, he was immediately faced with a problem, which was the shortage of soldiers in Long Ye. It was enough to protect the people, but it was far from enough to confront the rebels causing trouble outside the city. The risk of sending the soldiers out was high, but it was not a good idea to continue in this stalemate either.

"If we stall for a few more months until Xie Jingxing comes back, these rebels will be wiped out." Shen Miao said to Pei Lang, "As long as we can last for that long."

Pei Lang was helping her read the memorials. None of them mentioned anything about the previous life, as if the two of them had an unspoken mutual understanding not to mention it. Sometimes, pretending to be stupid was the best way to get along.

When Pei Lang saw Ye Hongguang, he was stunned for a long time. He probably realized that Ye Hongguang and Fu Ming were really too similar, so he treated Ye Hongguang especially gently.

"Although that's the case." Pei Lang was a little worried. "The rebels also know this very well. The day before yesterday, the city guard reported that the rebels suddenly stopped the harassment. This is too abnormal. I have a feeling that they're preparing for something."

"No matter what they're preparing, we just have to keep Long Ye tightly guarded." Shen Miao sighed. "I didn't expect that the greatest threat to the Daliang Dynasty was not Ming Qi or the State of QIn, but the rebels left behind by the Lu family."

"The Lu family hates the royal family to the core, so when they knew that they had no hope of winning, they left some people to harass Long Ye."

"These old foxes deserve to die." Shen Miao held the memorial and looked out of the window. "But we can't let Long Ye fall, not even a brick."

Luo Tan walked over with a food basket and said with a smile, "You two have been reading the memorials for so long. It's time to eat. Little Cousin, you have a baby in your stomach now. If you starve, my nephew will starve with you. She took out the pastries and soup from the basket and said, "Mr. Pei, eat some too. I watched the chefs make these things with my own eyes. I guarantee that they're very clean!"

Luo Tan had nothing to do and couldn't leave the palace. Shen Miao and Pei Lang had to handle the state affairs, but she could not help, so she focused all her attention on Shen Miao's child. It was unknown if there were bad people mixed in with the servants, so she had to pay extra attention to food. Many women in the palace had a miscarriage because they ate something they shouldn't. Luo Tan brought a stool to the imperial kitchen and watched the chefs make the food closely. Even though Nanny Tao, Jingzhe, and Gu Yu were already there, she still insisted on supervising it personally.

Shen Miao smiled. "Thank you."

Pei Lang's gaze landed on Shen Miao's protruding stomach. He hesitated for a moment and asked, "It's… about time, right?"

"It's hard to say." Shen Miao said, "But I think it's about time." She rubbed her stomach, and a trace of gentleness flashed across her eyes. "It's really difficult for him to be born in such a chaotic world."

"What chaos?" Luo Tan said, "Cousin, you're wrong. You have to know that the world is now peaceful. When Brother-in-law comes back triumphantly, this little fellow will have a heroic father. The world will cheer and bless him. Not everyone can have such an honor. Why do you think such a good thing is a bad thing?"

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