The long and depressing funeral is finally over.

After returning, Xiao Qiao took a bath for Philip, took her to bed, shaking the rattle, and led her to crawl towards him.

The mother and daughter were playing, and Wei Shao came in, wearing mourning clothes.

When Philip saw his father, he yelled twice, turned around and crawled towards him.

Climbing to the edge of the bed, Xiao Qiao was afraid that she would fall, so she was about to carry her back, but Wei Shao had already walked quickly, caught Fephe, picked her up, and raised her high.

Philip is now getting more and more courageous. He is not afraid of being held like this by his father, but instead giggles.

Wei Shao held his daughter and teased her for a while, then handed her over to Chunniang who followed her in.

Chunniang took Philip out of the house, and only Xiao Qiao and him were left in the room. He took off his mourning clothes outside, climbed onto the bed, and hugged her in his arms.

"Manman, these days depend on you. Thank you so much for your hard work, and you are wronged..."

The funeral is full of red tape. As a filial son, he has been busy all day long and has almost no sleep time. He stayed up all night last night, and his voice is hoarse at this moment.

He kept kissing her smooth forehead and small earlobes, whispering in her ears.

Xiao Qiao leaned in his arms, raised her eyes and looked at him.

His eyes were bloodshot, and his expression was filled with fatigue from lack of sleep, but also gratitude and guilt.

Xiao Qiao smiled: "I don't work hard and I don't feel wronged. I just do my best and do my duty. Fortunately, the army and the people shared the same hatred of the enemy, and the Qiang soldiers came to support in time, so I was able to persevere until my husband came back."

Wei Shao raised his hand and gently pushed the strands of her hair hanging down on her forehead, staring at her, with a sad voice: "I heard that you fainted in Shanggu that day and had not had time to take a breath. These days, I met my mother's funeral. In the evening, Philip asked Chunniang and the others to take him, so you can rest well."

Xiao Qiao said, "Husband, you are the same. I know you are more tired than me these days. If there is nothing wrong, take a break sooner."

"Manman, it's my blessing to marry you..."

He was probably really tired, and finally lay beside her, and when he was about to fall asleep with his eyes closed, Xiao Qiao heard him murmuring in his ear.

...

Wei Shao slept for a long time and woke up. It was noon the next day.

The sunlight penetrated into the drooping curtain from the window, and the tent was bright and slightly dazzling. The laughter of the wet nurse and maid teasing Philip in the courtyard came from the ears.

Philip's laughter was loud and carefree, and with such bright sunshine, people felt involuntarily happy.

Wei Shao's lips curled up slightly, closed his eyes and listened to his daughter's laughter for a moment. He touched his body, and was already cold.

He opened his eyes, turned over to the ground, stretched his muscles and bones long, got up to put on his clothes, and opened the door and came out.

Xiao Qiao stood beside a carved gallery column in the courtyard and was talking to several servants who came to report the matter. When he heard the door opening sound, he turned around and saw Wei Shao open the door. He sent the officials away and greeted them, sent someone to send water and towels. After serving him to wash, he took his own clothes and helped him dress.

There was no one around, so Wei Shao whispered: "When did you get up in the morning? I don't know."

Xiao Qiao said: "It's almost the same as usual. When I saw you sleeping well, I didn't alarm you."

As she spoke, she lowered her head and helped him buckle his belt.

His palm climbed up to her back, stroked it slowly, gradually downward, finally pressing her waist, and his other hand also pulled off the belt she had tied for him, throwing it aside at will, then hugged her, pressed her soft chest, and pressed her to his chest.

"Manman--"

He called her softly, kissed her forehead, and rubbed her ears.

Xiao Qiao took away the hand that was holding his waist and said, "It's time to go to my grandmother's place."

Wei Shao touched his nose: "Okay."

Xiao Qiao smiled at him, leaned over and took back his belt, helped him tie it to his waist, and said, "I met Mr. Gongsun yesterday and said that after some time, you are leaving again?"

Wei Shao nodded: "Now the south of the Yangtze River is in chaos. The princes have established their ranks, Chen Ying has caused chaos. Although Langya has been destroyed, Liu Yan has escaped after the Xiongnu rebellion and is still breathing. I returned this time and took advantage of the disarray of the Xiongnu army and did not give it a chance to breathe. I pursued it hundreds of miles across the Sanggan River. In order to annihilate its elite, I also have to take the opportunity to completely destroy its ambition. In this battle, the Huns lost nearly 100,000 troops, and the losses are extremely heavy. After this defeat, I expect that the Huns will not dare to go south again within at least one or two years. I must seize this opportunity to pacify the south as soon as possible, and wait for the Central Plains to return to unite and the world will be settled. I will be with the Huns in the future..."

He suddenly stopped, stared at Xiao Qiao, and a hint of guilt appeared in his eyes: "I can't be with you at home again, are you blamed me?"

With a slight "click", Xiao Qiao buckled his belt, looked at it, then raised her eyes and smiled, "Men have men's affairs, and I have my own affairs, how could they blame you for this? You eat something first, let's go to grandmother's place."

...

Mrs. Xu returned to Yuyang a few days ago.

After this period of rest, her physical condition gradually recovered and she was in good spirits. When she saw the two of them coming, she asked Wei Shao to sit down and ask about the chaos in the south.

When he learned that General Green Eyes was holding back King Chen from the north of the Yangtze River, he curbed the fierce momentum of this cannibal and refugee army that panicked the people, and said to Xiao Qiao: "Your brother leads the Qiang army in the north to help our army and civilians resist the Huns, and General Green Eyes fights the cannibal and pacify the people's hearts. Your Qiao family has such a hero with twin stars, and everyone praises it."

Xiao Qiao said: "Grandmother praised her. She was born in troubled times and the common people were in trouble. She said that she was poor and helped the world with her own strength. She dared not be called a hero. Her brother-in-law is just doing her best."

Mrs. Xu looked at her for a moment and sighed, "You are good at everything, but you are too enduring. Being sensible is good, but you, a child, are so sensible that I feel distressed," she turned to Wei Shao, "If your wife hadn't thought of a way to bring in Qiang soldiers to help, if your wife hadn't been in Shanggu to motivate the military and civilians with the same life and death in Shanggu, and when you return to the army, Yuyang might have been poisoned by the Huns! What should you do, don't I say more?"

Wei Shao looked at Xiao Qiao, bowed to Mrs. Xu, and said, "Grandmother's Sermon, every word of grandson is remembered in my heart."

Mrs. Xu nodded and said to Xiao Qiao: "This time, Shanggu rescued the siege, it is not an exaggeration to say that you are the first hero. What do you want or think? Just come and go. If your grandmother can make the decision, she will definitely agree."

Xiao Qiao also knelt in front of her, kowtowed respectfully to her, and said, "Thank you grandmother's golden mouth, so I said boldly."

Mrs. Xu smiled: "Tell me! No need to worry!"

Xiao Qiao said: "I communicated with my father a few months ago. Although he was optimistic in his words, I couldn't let him go. If my grandmother and husband agreed, I would like to take Philip back to Dongjun to live for a few days. I know that my grandmother has always loved Philip and shouldn't have let her leave her, let alone after her grandmother was seriously ill, I also need me to be filial. Therefore, I also know that this is a heartless request."

Wei Shao was shocked and immediately turned his head to look at Xiao Qiao. Seeing her eyes staring at Mrs. Xu, her expression was calm.

He subconsciously wanted to say something wrong, but unexpectedly, Mrs. Xu on the opposite side had nodded: "It's correct."

Wei Shao was stunned, his mouth slightly opened and stopped.

Mrs. Xu said: "Qingzhou Langya has been destroyed one after another. Now the entire Shandong area is safe and can leave. Your father is alone, and his eyes are unfortunately blind. If you don't say it, he will definitely miss you in his heart. Moreover, he has never met you since the birth of Philip. I am now cured and I have nothing to do with you. You can rest assured to go back and stay for a while and spend more time with your father. This is also a filial piety for children."

Xiao Qiao kowtowed to Mrs. Xu and thanked her.

Mrs. Xu smiled and signaled her to get up, saying to Wei Shao who was still standing there: "Can you make a move? Ruoteng will let go of other things for a while, and send your wife back to Dongjun first!"

...

"Okay, why did you suddenly want to go back to Dongjun?"

As soon as he returned to the room, Wei Shao immediately stepped back and asked, looking a little anxious.

"After returning to Yanzhou last time, my father's eyes were poisoned. I hurried back to Yuyang after taking care of him for three or four days, and I couldn't let it go. Now the matter here should come to an end. You are leaving soon. Grandma is kind and doesn't care that I won't keep her and I will do my best to be filial. I will go back to Dongjun to stay for a few days."

Xiao Qiao sat on the edge of the bed, lowered her head and folded her small clothes on Phoeph's, explaining.

Wei Shao looked at her for a moment, then suddenly stepped forward, sat next to her, and hugged her.

"Are you angry with me? I was really negligent when I returned to the army that day. I just wanted to attack the Huns and didn't have time to see you immediately. Later, my mother had an accident, and I didn't care much about your feelings at that time. Are you angry with me?"

Xiao Qiao shook her head: "I'm not angry..."

"Then don't go back to Dongjun anymore. I don't want you to go back-"

Wei Shao hugged her tightly, as if he was a child whose beloved toys had been taken away.

Suddenly he pushed her down on the bed and kissed her anxiously. With a sense of flattery, he began to untie her belt.

After a while, he stopped, buried his face on her shoulder, his tone was muffled, with a little hurt: "You are still angry with me..."

"What do you want me to do before you stay? Manman, tell me!"

He suddenly raised his head, "I won't leave? I'll stay at home and spend more time with you, okay?"

He shook her shoulders gently, as if he was acting coquettishly towards her.

Xiao Qiao slowly opened her eyes and smiled at him.

"Husband, I am really not angry with you. We have been together for several years and have been stumbling all the way. I know your difficulties, but I will not be able to hide it from you."

Wei Shao was stunned.

Xiao Qiao closed her eyes, her long eyelashes trembled slightly, and she sighed softly.

"I feel really relaxed now, but for some reason, I'm a little tired. Since my grandmother allowed me to be presumptuous, I will follow my heart."

"So I want to go back to Dongjun. In addition to seeing my father, my sister is also at home. I want to go back and stay for a few days. I hope you can fulfill your wish, my husband."

Xiao Qiao looked at him and said slowly.
Chapter completed!