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With this thought in mind, Xu Shiqiu withdrew his expression at the right time and quickly walked into the house.

"What is my wife feeding Yuanxi?" While Xu Shiqiu was speaking, he walked to Dong Shu's side, and when he saw what was in the bowl, he continued: "Can Yuanxi already eat these?"

"Yes, Yuanxi has already been here for six months. Nanny and Mama Yan both said that it is edible, but you have to eat less, and the main thing is to drink more." As she spoke, Dong Shu also fed the last mouthful of noodles to Yuanxi, and then continued to speak: "Mother, please tell me today, Yuanxi's appetite is getting bigger and bigger, I don't know if I can find a female sheep, I can feed Yuanxi some goat's milk every day."

If someone else had come home after a busy day and heard his wife say these things, they would definitely be impatient.

But Xu Shiqiu was different.

Before he had his position, he had always been helping to take care of Yuanxi, and was well aware of how much effort it took to take care of a child.

Moreover, due to him being overly busy recently, even if he returned home at night, he wouldn't have much time to pay attention to what Yuanxi had eaten.

So when he heard Dong Shu's words, he immediately spoke out, "Your husband will arrange for someone to prepare this matter." After saying all that, Xu Shiqiu continued: "These few days, I have been busy with matters in the military camp, and have also neglected Yuanxi somewhat. Tomorrow, I will definitely properly accompany Yuanxi."

Hearing Xu Shiqiu's words, Dong Shu put this matter to rest. In her heart, her husband was omnipotent.

As for the words he said to accompany Yuanxi, Dong Shu did not feel it was strange.

"I made wontons with my own hands. I'll eat them together with the bone soup later." After saying this, Dong Shu didn't wait for Xu Shiqiu to speak and continued, "At the banquet tomorrow, my husband will get up earlier."

"Alright, my wife, don't worry. Your husband will definitely be able to get up tomorrow." There was something on Xu Shiqiu's mind, but after hearing Dong Shu's words, she directly replied and then went downstairs to change and wash her face.

Because Dong Shu had packed wontons herself and because Xu Shiqiu did not come back yesterday, the couple had gone to Main Yard to accompany Old Madame Xu to eat tonight.

Dong Shu did not sense anything wrong with Xu Shiqiu, but the Old Madame Xu did.

After the family had finished eating dinner, before Xu Shiqiu had even opened his mouth to suggest a return to the Shihuan Courtyard, Old Madame Xu opened his mouth first: "Shiqiu, have you been in the army camp for the past few days?

When Xu Shiqiu heard Old Madame Xu's words, he was just about to reply that everything had gone smoothly, when he suddenly remembered that he had promised his wife before.

Now that his wife was by his side, he naturally couldn't lie.

Just as Xu Shiqiu was hesitating, Old Madame Xu had already understood what he meant.

"Is there really something going on in the autumn?"

When Dong Shu heard Old Madame Xu ask this, she finally sensed that something was amiss.

"Master, did you really encounter something in the military camp?" Dong Shu stared at the crescent moon as she looked at Xu Shiqiu. Seeing that Xu Shiqiu did not refute her, she continued: "If Hubby has anything to say, just say it. Mother and I will never harm you."

Perhaps, Dong Shu's words had reached Xu Shiqiu's heart, but after she had finished speaking, Xu Shiqiu let out a sigh and said, "Because I was directly sent into the army camp. Even though Father's prestige is still there, there are still many people in the army who do not accept me."

With regards to this point that Xu Shiqiu had mentioned, Old Madame Xu had already thought about it before, and although Dong Shu was not very smart, she understood after thinking about it.

Xu Shiqiu continued after seeing that Dong Shu could understand the situation, "But because I did not take away the soldiers under their command and instead directly recruited new recruits, other than the first two days, they did not continue to target me. However, during these few days, as I've been recruiting more and more new recruits, I've also discovered that the rations and uniforms of the soldiers under my command are simply not enough. "

Xu Shiqiu was not in a rush to train yet, but he still needed the food and clothes of the new recruits.

However, every time Xu Shiqiu went to ask around, the people in the warehouse would decline.

At first, Xu Shiqiu thought that they were making things difficult for him, but when he really went to the warehouse, he knew that they could still give him some rations, but they did not have any military uniforms.

However, the rations in the warehouse belonged to the other soldiers. The soldiers under his command were not part of his original plan, so naturally, they were not part of the military pay allocated by the imperial government at the beginning of the year.

The Xu Family did have silver, and he also had a manor in his possession. He could also take out some food, but he could not take them out.

It was because the recruits he wanted to recruit were the imperial government's men and not Xu Shiqiu's men.

The Old Madame Xu immediately understood what Xu Shiqiu meant when he opened his mouth, and Dong Shu also understood why after Xu Shiqiu's explanation.

"Can't my husband tell His Majesty about this? "His Majesty meant to recruit new soldiers. Even if the original salary didn't include these people, since His Majesty had already spoken, the imperial government should have made arrangements."

Dong Shu did not understand so much. Her thoughts were simple, because Emperor Ruikang told her husband to do this matter.

When Xu Shiqiu heard Dong Shu's words, he shook his head and said, "But if I go find His Majesty whenever something happens, how would His Majesty think of me? What do the other generals in the camp think of me? " After saying this, Xu Shiqiu sighed and continued, "Actually, I had originally wanted to go find His Majesty as well. But even though His Majesty could help me once, you can't help me every single time."

When Old Madame Xu originally heard Xu Shiqiu's words, she had wanted to advise him, afraid that he would become someone who only cared about face.

But after hearing what Xu Shiqiu said, Old Madame Xu completely understood his intentions.

"In fact, you can absolutely find His Majesty once, or at least tell him about the problems you're facing right now." However, in the future, you really need to take care of it yourself. However, you can also find help with it. "

In the end, Old Madame Xu had seen Xu Zhenbei leading troops before. She saw that Xu Shiqiu was deep in thought after hearing what she had said, and continued, "'If there's a soldier on hand, then there's no need for silver.'" Your father was the one who told me that.

After saying this, the Old Madame Xu couldn't help but remind Yun Che at the end, "You train new recruits by yourself, and it's indeed a bit tiring to think about these things as well. I saw that Shi Yuan has been rather bored staying at home recently. All of the boys and girls who needed to be taught previously are now able to read and do things. You can go ask him if he's willing to be your caretaker in the army. "

Although Shi Yuan had his own reputation, he was, after all, already old enough so he was not in the mood to continue the exam.

Since that was the case, he might as well follow Xu Shiqiu to the army camp to manage their money and food. After all, he was one of them, and would follow Xu Shiqiu in training his new soldiers.

The Old Madame Xu only mentioned Shi Yuan alone, but Xu Shiqiu thought of other people.

"Brother Shuo had wanted to join the army for a long time, and my sister told him to follow me, along with his good friend, Liu Ze. "After all, he is the grandson of the Minister of Revenue. If he were to come to my place, he would probably have expressed his opinion." After thinking about these two people, Xu Shiqiu then thought about his own courtyard's Ling Xiang's elder brother, the eldest son of the Wang's Disease, Zhang Ping.

"Wang's Disease's eldest son, Zhang Ping, is also sixteen this year. He can also follow me to the army camp. Ye Shuo was not old after all, and Liu Ze was still slightly separated by a bit. Xu Shiqiu did not plan to let the two of them get into contact so much from the start, so he wanted to bring a loyal person to be his personal soldier first.

"Also, your second uncle Xu's family's Xu Jie is currently in the capital. With Xu Feng and Xu Jun there, he won't have to stay at home all day, he can also follow you to the barracks." Seeing that Xu Shiqiu finally understood, Old Madame Xu mentioned Xu Jie.

Xu Jie was different from Zhang Ping. Zhang Ping was a servant of the Xu Family after all, but Xu Jie, according to the relationship between Xu Er and Xu Zhenbei, was actually Xu Shiqiu's elder brother.

With Xu Jie here, Xu Shiqiu also had another helper from his clan.

Xu Shiqiu was enlightened by Old Madame Xu's words, and he became more confident about what was happening in the army camp.

Dong Shu sat by the side and listened quietly. Even if she did not understand what she said, she did not ask her.

When the Old Madame Xu was tired and they returned to the Shihuan Courtyard, Dong Shu began to ask and then Xu Shiqiu patiently explained everything to her.

"My wife, your husband did not come up from the lower levels of the soldiers, and there aren't any members of our Xu Family in the army either. Therefore, the moment your husband entered the military camp, he showed off his true abilities as a general of the fourth rank and caused quite a few people to feel quite displeased."

Xu Shiqiu understood all of this, so when he first entered the army camp, he made preparations to be troubled by others.

However, he did not expect that these people would not only make things difficult for him, but also make it so that the recruits he had recruited had no food to eat.

"Your husband's been thinking about this for the past few days. Before, he also thought about whether he should go find His Majesty, but then your husband figured it out. His Majesty gave your husband a fourth rank from the very beginning, probably on purpose."

As soon as Xu Shiqiu finished speaking, Dong Shu opened her eyes wide in shock.

However, when she thought about it carefully, she had to admit that her husband was right.

"Then what should we do?" Dong Shu understood in her heart that it was impossible for her husband to not take this official position, so he could only go forward to face the adversity.

Xu Shiqiu saw that Dong Shu looked worried, but was also a little reluctant. He felt that he shouldn't tell her about her analysis.

His own Young Girl should have been carefree and carefree every day.

However, Xu Shiqiu also understood that from the moment he decided to return to the capital, Young Girl could no longer continue being carefree.

It was all because of him. Because of Xu Family, his wife had to learn these things that she originally didn't need to understand.

Whatever Xu Shiqiu was thinking in his heart, he immediately said it out.

When he said that, Dong Shu immediately shook her head: "Hubby, it's not like that." Dong Shu was not willing to see such a decadent Xu Shiqiu. She raised her hand to stroke Xu Shiqiu, and after smoothing his frown, she continued, "I believe that Master will definitely be able to resolve this matter."

After saying this, Dong Shu thought for a moment and continued, "Besides, I'm really not tired from learning all these, I'm also willing to do so."

Xu Shiqiu understood that the reason the Young Girl was willing to learn all this was all because of him.

Lowering his head, and after kissing Young Girl's lips, Xu Shiqiu then opened his mouth and said: "However, after talking to Mother today, your husband has thought of a few ideas. "My wife, don't worry. Your husband will solve these problems."

Dong Shu firmly believed in Xu Shiqiu, upon hearing his words, she believed that she could indeed do it.

However, Dong Shu was still thinking whether she could help her. She didn't plan to ask others about this matter, but wanted to ask Xu Nuanwen instead.

The second day was Xu Family Banquet's day. Because it was Resting Sun, Ye Jingxing also accompanied Xu Nuanwen to the Xu Family.

After sending Xu Nuanwen to the backyard, Ye Jingxing brought his three sons to find Xu Shiqiu after paying respects to the Old Madame Xu.

Xu Nuanwen came the earliest. When Ye Jingxing led his three sons away, she discovered that her mother and sister-in-law were looking at her as if they had something to say.

"Mom, is something wrong at home?" After all, Xu Nuanwen had been raised by the Old Madame Xu. Since she was the only daughter of the family, she had followed Xu Zhenbei around for a while.

With just a glance, she could tell that Old Madame Xu and Dong Shu had something on their minds.

"Yes, I have something to tell elder sister." Seeing Xu Nuanwen had opened her mouth, Dong Shu immediately followed up with a question.

Seeing Dong Shu anxiously opening her mouth, Xu Nuanwen immediately laughed: "Luckily I came early today, speak, what happened at home?"

Seeing that Xu Nuanwen had no intention to ignore it, Dong Shu immediately told him what she had said last night.

"I understand what hubby means. He doesn't want me to tell anyone about this, but I think that big sister is not an outsider. Furthermore, I also want to ask big sister if you have a good idea."

Just as Dong Shu finished speaking, the Old Madame Xu continued, "You're familiar with His Majesty's personality. Look at this, what exactly does His Majesty mean by this?"

After Xu Nuanwen heard Dong Shu's words, she started to wonder just what exactly His Majesty meant by this.

When she heard her mother's words again, Xu Nuanwen knew, and her mother guessed that this matter was probably due to His Majesty's orders.

"If I'm not wrong, His Majesty will intervene in this matter in a short amount of time. Perhaps His Majesty will take the initiative to ask for him." After all, Xu Nuanwen had been married into the imperial family for more than ten years, and she had been intelligent since a young age.

Once she heard the words of Dong Shu and Old Madame Xu, she immediately guessed the real motive behind this matter.

"Encountering these kinds of things is actually not that special. Many generals would encounter these kinds of things after being promoted. It's just that the number of things they encounter during the autumn is a bit more." Xu Nuanwen opened her mouth to speak, but after she finished speaking, she paused before continuing, "It's just that His Majesty wanted to hand over the military power to Shiqiu, yet didn't want to easily obtain it at this time of year. The most important point is that we are still unsure if he is as loyal to us as father is. "

After Xu Nuanwen finished speaking, the Old Madame Xu immediately understood.

Seeing that Dong Shu did not understand, Xu Nuanwen then continued to speak, "Since childhood, I have stayed at home, and after that, I have lived in the Xiahe Village for ten years. "After ten years, even though father was loyal to His Majesty, he died because of His Majesty."

A trace of ridicule flashed past Xu Nuanwen's eyes when she brought up this matter. If it wasn't for the fact that Ye Jingxing had treated her well, she would have left him when she found out about her father's accident.

"His Majesty wanted to use Shiqiu to harass him, but he was afraid that he might know something, so he prepared to give him a hard time. When Shiqiu was unable to persevere any longer, either he or the Lord of the Prince Duan would step in and help him."

Xu Nuanwen immediately spoke up. After she finished speaking, she saw that Dong Shu had widened her eyes in shock, and hurriedly broke into laughter, "Therefore, it's fine if you don't take the initiative to look for His Majesty, but it's also fine if you take the initiative to look for His Majesty as well. "If you want to be at ease with His Majesty during the season, you'll have to bow your head to him first, whether you're on the initiative or passive side."