Farming with kids: My deceased husband returns and I spoil him rotten.

Soon after the reception work began, Shang Qing suddenly remembered that according to custom, Su Fuliu needed to marry the new leader. She was a little worried and went directly to ask Gu Yu.

"I remember that tribe had a custom where if the father died, the son could marry the stepmother?"

Shang Qing looked at Gu Yuwen seriously.

Gu Yu nodded and said, "There is such a custom."

Shang Qing sat next to Gu Yu, her brows furrowed. She had known Su Fuliu before and knew that she had her own dignity and would never allow such a thing to happen.

"Do you think the Emperor will let Su Fuliu marry the new leader?" Shang Qing suddenly asked.

Without even thinking, Gu Yu replied, "Yes."

"Yes?" Shang Qing asked, frowning.

Gu Yu looked at Shang Qing very seriously and said, "He will, because as long as there are women from the Central Plains in the tribe, we will always maintain peace."

“Even if this woman is a princess of the previous dynasty, she is still a woman of the Central Plains, so the emperor will marry Su Fuliu off.”

Shang Qing's expression immediately darkened further: "Does it have to be this way? Maintaining peace between the two races doesn't necessarily have to be done this way."

"But this is the simplest way. Even if it weren't for Su Fuliu, the emperor would still marry his daughter to a tribe."

Gu Yu looked at Shang Qing seriously and spoke word by word.

Shang Qing sneered, "So I now seriously suspect that the Emperor adopted Su Fuliu as his goddaughter for this very reason. But he doesn't seem to realize that even as a goddaughter..."

"Marrying the new leader would be a disgrace. It seems I can only hope that the Emperor, who values ​​his reputation, will not agree to this."

Unfortunately, Shang Qing was wrong. The Emperor had already agreed and had already spoken to Su Fuliu.

……

Soon, the new leader, Erdo, arrived in the capital, and Gu Yu and Shang Qing were arranged to meet him.

Huo Sicheng appeared beside Shang Qing at some point, a smile on his face, and said, "I didn't expect it would be the two of you to receive Ordo. The Emperor really values ​​you two."

In fact, Shang Qing was not allowed to come with Gu Yu to meet the new leader. The emperor probably did this to appease the people and also because he knew about their relationship.

He specifically instructed Gu Yu to meet with Erduo, and also had Shang Qing accompany him, so that the people would know that he valued Gu Yu highly.

Furthermore, they specifically arranged for Huo Sicheng and Hu Junling to accompany them to meet Erdo, in order to show their high regard for him.

Shang Qing glanced at Huo Sicheng indifferently and sneered: "Is it true that you value it or not, Prime Minister? Can't you tell? It's ironic to hear such words from you."

"In your eyes, such words are obviously sarcastic."

Huo Sicheng turned his head to look at Shang Qing and said softly.

Shang Qing turned to look ahead and said coldly, "Prime Minister, you didn't come here to accompany us to meet Ordo, did you? If you have something to say, just say it."

"Of course I'm here to tell you something. Don't you want to know about Ordo's deeds?"

Huo Sicheng turned his attention to Shang Qing.

Shang Qing asked, "Does the Prime Minister know about his deeds?"

"Of course, if I don't know, I won't tell you. Just tell me if you want to know, and I'll tell you, okay?"

After Huo Sicheng finished speaking, he expected to hear Shang Qing say that she wanted to know immediately, but after waiting for a while, he did not hear what he wanted to hear.

"Hey, don't you want to know? As the saying goes, 'Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle.' Don't you want to understand Ordos?"

Huo Sicheng kept his eyes on Shang Qing and asked very seriously.

Shang Qing shook his head: "The person who interacts with him is not me. I am just an accessory. In the end, the one who should deal with him is the Emperor."

Then she turned her gaze to Huo Sicheng: "And the Prime Minister, so it doesn't matter whether I know or not, it's enough that you know."

No sooner had they spoken than they saw Erdo, dressed in tribal attire, riding towards them on horseback.

Everyone's attention was focused on Erdo, and at that moment, Sicheng said in a very calm tone: "Erduo was born to the former chief and a concubine, and is an illegitimate child without any status."

Shang Qing was surprised to hear this news, after all, Erduo looked like an emperor and didn't seem like an ordinary person at all.

Huo Sicheng had been watching Shang Qing's expression closely. When he saw her, he was quite surprised and asked with a smile, "Doesn't it seem like Erduo is different from what I told you?"

Shang Qing nodded seriously: "Yes, he seems to be a direct descendant."

Then, Shang Qing noticed that a boy who looked to be over fifteen years old and dressed in tattered clothes with many wounds was being held down behind the horse that Erduo was riding.

"Who is the boy behind the horse in Ordos?" Shang Qing asked.

Huo Sicheng didn't expect Shang Qing to notice anything else. He looked over, saw the boy's appearance, frowned, and finally said, "It is Errui, the eighth son of Ordos."

Shang Qing asked in confusion, "Are they biological father and son? How could he treat his own son like this?"

"Whether he is his son or not, we don't know. Alright, Erdo is here."

After Huo Sicheng finished speaking with Shang Qing, he looked at Erduo, who was riding on horseback.

Gu Yu, Huo Sicheng, and Hu Junling stepped forward and said to Erduo, "Gu Yu, (Huo Sicheng, and Hu Junling) are here to receive the leader on the Emperor's orders."

Ordo laughed heartily: "The Emperor of the Central Plains is really too kind, actually sending the Prime Minister and General to pick me up. I am so grateful."

Shang Qing stood aside, frowning slightly, thinking to himself, "Erduo actually knows the identities of Gu Yu and the other two. It seems he's really not simple."

“Chief, you must be tired from your journey. We have arranged a place for you to rest. Please come and take a look,” Gu Yu said.

Ordo laughed and said, "I didn't expect the Emperor of the Central Plains to have made such good arrangements. However, I want to go directly to see the Emperor. Please lead the way."

Gu Yu, Huo Sicheng, and Hu Junling exchanged glances. In the end, they had no choice but to listen to Erduo and take him to the palace.

……

When Ordo requested to enter the palace, the Emperor already knew about it and immediately held a banquet in the palace to welcome him.

When Ordo met the emperor, he performed the etiquette of a tribe and said, "Ordo greets the emperor of the Central Plains."

"Haha, Chief, you're too kind. Come, come and take a seat. Chief, you must be tired from your journey. Why don't you rest a bit more? We can talk about other things later."

After seeing Ordo take his seat, the Emperor said with a smile on his face.

Erdo chuckled, "I still prefer to deal with things first, so I can enjoy other things without distractions. It's just my habit."

"I see. Since it's the leader's custom, let's follow it. Does the leader wish to speak now?"

The Emperor looked at Ordos and asked.