Reborn Lady - Chapter 231

On the thick and strong walls of Pingcheng, Princess Xu, Wei Yang and the guards who followed them to guard the city all saw the distant returning cavalry of King Yan and the Imperial Army retreating like a tide. 

They thought the city could not be defended, but King Yan came to save everyone like a God. How could the officials and people not be excited? 

The name of “King Yan” resounded through Pingcheng for a while. 

After the joy, Princess Xu ordered the soldiers and civilians defending the city to quickly clean up the battlefield and repair the city wall. She and Wei Yang walked down to meet Liao Shisan who entered the city.

Liao Shisan stood in front of the mother and son, and explained how King Yan went to Jin to find reinforcements. 

To put it succinctly and euphemistically, in fact, King Yan relied on his personal relationship with Duke Li Chao of the State of Jin to invite him to drink there, and sent people to surround his mansion by surprise and arrest Li Chao’s wife, concubines and children. Li Chao, considering his friendship with King Yan, proved disloyal to the court. Faced with such coercion, he willingly sought refuge with King Yan.

Princess Xu secretly laughed at her husband. But at the moment of life and death, who could care so much?

She went to apologize to Mrs. Li herself. 

Mrs. Li was sitting in the carriage, and she had seen the scenes of soldiers and civilians busy together in the city and outside the city. The King of Yan was brave, resourceful and popular. 

Therefore, she led the whole family to get off the carriage to salute Princess Xu and Wei Yang. 

The host and guest were in harmony, Princess Xu returned to the palace with Mrs. Li, and at the same time brought back the good news that the crisis had been resolved. 

Yin Hui continued to sew the coat in her hands. With the turmoil in Pingcheng subsiding, it wouldn’t be long before her father-in-law and others returned to celebrate the New Year. Whether it was the three guards of King Yan, the one hundred Imperial Troops under Guo Xiao, or the newly added hundred and fifty thousands cavalry led by the Duke of Jin, Li Chao, they were all seasoned troops with experience on the border throughout the year.

Against the alliance of these three armies, who could be their opponent?

Wu Jian’s Liaodong army clashed with the Yan Army for a few days. He was stunned to learn that Chen Bing of the Jin Kingdom, bordering Liao and Jin, left overnight, ignoring Lu Long’s persuasion.

Lu Long, retreating steadily in the face of King Yan, finally stationed troops in Dezhou, hoping for Imperial Court reinforcements to confront the Yan Army again in the spring.

The Yan Army, after a year of fighting, needed rest. King Yan led the army back to a station outside Pingcheng.

As winter drew to a close, King Yan returned to the palace. Princess Xu and her family welcomed the Patriarch in front of Duanli Gate.

Despite the cold and wind, the sincere smiles on the faces of everyone in the palace intensified as they looked at the father and his two sons on horseback, gazing at King Yan with even more reverence.

Noticing the prince looking at her, Concubine Li smiled and wiped the corners of her eyes. However, before she could say anything, King Yan looked away, dismounted, and walked briskly to Princess Xu.

“Thank you,” King Yan expressed his gratitude, holding Princess Xu’s hand tightly.

If Princess Xu hadn’t defended Pingcheng, once Pingcheng fell and his family got captured, the court would use them to force him to submit. 

Princess Xu had been exposed to the sun for so long on the city wall, and her face, which was no longer young, was even more weathered, but her eyes were very bright, and she looked back at King Yan with a smile, and said softly, “Fortunately, I did not disgrace you.” 

After that, King Yan went to talk to Wei Yang and his grandchildren.

Yin Hui held Xiao Heng with one hand, and Xiao Xun with the other, her gaze already glued to Wei Luo’s face. 

She hadn’t seen him for a year. That man, who was busy on the battlefield, was as she remembered. He had a beard and didn’t have time to trim it. After the war was pacified and they entered the capital, Wei Luo still kept it. 

He looked good, and with a beard, he looked more stable like a mountain, but he was only twenty-six years old, why should he pretend to be old? 

In her previous life, Yin Hui did not dare to persuade Wei Luo to trim his beard, but in the new life… 

Yin Hui just smiled at Wei Luo, thinking that she would help him clean it up that night. 

Wei Luo felt that his wife’s smile was too bright. Even if she missed him, she needed to be more reserved in front of the family. 

“Dad!” 

Xiao Heng and Xiao Xun didn’t give their parents too many chances to look at each other, and rushed to Wei Luo’s side. Xiao Heng really missed his father. Xiao Xun actually almost couldn’t remember him, but his brother mentioned his father every day, so he knew he had a father.

Wei Luo had just felt that husband and wife should be reserved, but it was different for the sons. He hugged them with a smile in his eyes. 

“Dad has a beard.” Xiao Heng stroked his father’s beard, then looked at his fourth uncle. Well, the fourth uncle also had a beard.

Wei Luo smiled again. The slight arc of the corner of his mouth was just covered by his beard.

At that moment, the king of Yan spoke, instructing everyone to return to their courtyard to reunite and rest. He would host a family banquet in the evening!

After finishing speaking, King Yan directly took Princess Xu’s hand and walked towards Cunxin Hall. The other wives, concubines, and descendants went to the west harem and the east harem respectively.

Wei Luo and Yin Hui intended to take the children to Jinghao Hall to accompany Mrs. Wen first. Mrs. Wen, relieved to see her son well, had a son with a cold temperament. She had to rely on her daughter-in-law to talk to him in Jinghao Hall. Why bother making an extra trip? She could accompany her daughter-in-law and grandchildren first, and whatever she wanted to know later, she could just ask.

“Go back, and come tomorrow morning,” Mrs. Wen softly smiled.

Wei Luo, thinking of his uncle’s family in the capital, decided to keep it from his mother for now, so as not to worry her.

Wei Ang, while taking action against the vassal king, sought fame simultaneously. He had no means to deal with the in-laws of the Yan Palace. His uncle’s family faced the worst, but they were only imprisoned.

As he watched his mother walk away, Wei Luo, meeting the smiling eyes of Wei Yang and Wei Yan, only wanted to see his wife and children.

The two elder brothers naturally wanted to know about that year’s battle situation from him.