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"It looks delicious." Hua Xin took the spoon handed over by Song Guanqing and started drinking.

While she was drinking the soup, a eunuch soon came over with the pot and dishes.

"Bone soup base, you can't eat something too spicy, let's keep it light this time." Song Guanqing originally thought Hua Xin would look bitter when she heard this, but she directly said, "Okay, okay, bone soup base is good! It's rich in nutrients, it's okay to keep it light."

Song Guanqing raised his eyebrows: "Huahua is so easy to talk to this time?"

Hua Xin retorted: "Do I have a hard time talking to you normally? And I also know that I just came out of confinement, so I shouldn't eat anything too strong. If it causes gastrointestinal discomfort, it won't be worth it."

"Xinxin, just be obedient." After watching the eunuchs put the last dish away and leave, Nangong Ziqiu went to the small stove under the hot pot and lit the fire.

"I'll go next door and call them." Mo Chu left and went to the next door. The two little kids were sleeping soundly with a wet nurse watching them. Ye Lansheng and Xie Yunxiao came over when they had time.

"Come on, come on, help yourself to whatever you want to eat!" Hua Xin called out, but she was still gnawing on the black-bone chicken. The black-bone chicken soup was so delicious, and she couldn't waste the meat.

The so-called eating from a pot is certainly not limited to the food in the pot!

Look at the table, in addition to the steaming pot, there are also fragrant roasted lamb chops, colorful roast chicken and tender and plump white fish!

In addition, the classic stone pot tofu and the rich-tasting three fresh delicacies are indispensable.

Hua Xin looked at the table full of delicious dishes and suddenly felt full, then she couldn't help but burp.

"Ribbon." At this time, Hua Muning pointed to the grilled lamb chops and said only this one word.

Hua Xin understood what he meant and quickly picked out the most juicy roast lamb chop for him. She smiled and said, "Ning Baoer, go over there and eat it slowly!"

This scene happened to fall into Hua Moxuan's eyes, and he couldn't help but burst into laughter on the spot.

Somehow, I always feel that Hua Xin is just like walking a dog at this moment. We must not let this situation continue!

Otherwise, wouldn't his son become a dog son, and wouldn't he become a dog father!

Fortunately, Hua Muning was very easy to satisfy. As long as he could have delicious lamb chops to enjoy, he would obediently sit in the chair next to him.

The chair is not only equipped with a soft seat cushion, but also a comfortable backrest, so there is no need to worry about sitting uncomfortably.

Even so, Hua Moxuan still carefully watched his son's every move.

"Nini, come and try it. Have I cooked these green vegetables?"

Xie Yunxiao actually didn't have much experience with eating hotpot. He had only eaten it a few times with everyone at the Princess's Mansion before, so he was a little unfamiliar with the procedure.

After Hua Xin finished eating, she nodded and said, "It's cooked, Brother Yunxiao, eat it yourself, don't worry about me."

In fact, the food in the exquisite little bowl in front of Hua Xin has never been empty.

Whenever the bowl was almost empty, someone would quickly and considerately refill it.

So, for Hua Xin, all she needs to do is to use her mouth to enjoy the food, without having to do it herself.

Just as everyone was enjoying the sumptuous meal to their heart's content, suddenly, hurried footsteps were heard outside the door.

Immediately afterwards, a eunuch with a hurried look came running in. He went straight to the door, handed something in his hand to Bai Zhu who was waiting there, and then stood quietly aside waiting for instructions.

The moment Bai Zhu caught a glimpse of that thing, the expression on his face suddenly changed drastically.

Without any hesitation, he immediately stepped into the hall.

After entering the palace, Bai Shu respectfully reported to the emperor: "Your Majesty, there is urgent military information in the northern border, which was sent to us urgently from 800 miles away."

As soon as Bai Zhu finished speaking, everyone who was originally immersed in the dining atmosphere stopped what they were doing and put down their chopsticks at the same time.

After all, it is almost the end of the year, and receiving an urgent message from eight hundred miles away at this time is definitely not a good thing.

Sure enough, after Song Guanqing carefully read the urgent letter, his expression was as gloomy as the freezing cold weather outside, which made people feel frightened.

Song Guanqing said to Hua Xin with a guilty conscience: "Hua Hua, it looks like I won't be able to spend the New Year with you this year."

Originally, Song Guanqing was happily planning to take advantage of Hua Xin's rare visit to Zhongzhou so that everyone could happily welcome the New Year together in Zhongzhou.

Who could have expected that such a sudden change would happen.

"What exactly happened?" Hua Xin's strong curiosity was successfully aroused by Song Guanqing at this moment.

Song Guanqing frowned slightly and said solemnly, "The northern border is being invaded and harassed by 18 tribes from the Northwest Ridge, and the leaders this time are the two leaders of the Dager and Laqinger tribes. Liangshuang City and Feiyang City have suffered the most serious damage. They not only robbed food, but also abducted livestock and women."

Hearing this, Song Guanqing couldn't help but sigh. Obviously, this was not a good sign.

"Originally, the 18 tribes of the Northwest Ridge had little impact on us because of the Northern Rong. However, the Northern Rong has been destroyed and its territory has all belonged to the Western Liao. I never thought that the leaders of these tribes could cross the Western Liao and launch an offensive directly towards our Zhongzhou. It is really puzzling!"

After Song Guanqing finished speaking, he saw Ye Lansheng arrange the peanuts on the table neatly one by one, finally presenting a lifelike map of the Ronghua Continent.

He stared at the table intently, his mind constantly thinking about the current complex and changing situation.

Although Daxia should be relatively stable due to the protection of Zhongzhou, but now that everyone has become a close family, how can they just sit back and do nothing after receiving this news?

"I clearly remember that the eighteen tribes in the Northwest Ridge were all located in the frigid glacier area. How did they successfully cross the Western Liao Dynasty and reach the northern border of Zhongzhou?"

As Hua Xin spoke, she gently moved one of the peanuts, her mind full of doubts and confusion.

Hua Moxuan frowned slightly and made a bold guess: "Could it be that all this was done intentionally by Western Liao, who deliberately let them pass?"

However, this is just a guess. As for the true story of the matter, I am afraid no one can know it for sure.

"Could it be that Western Liao had some ideas about Zhongzhou and sent these tribes to test it?" Xie Yunxiao touched his chin. After all, he thought of his own land in northern Shanxi, and now its neighbor was also Western Liao!