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"Qin Yaru was momentarily stunned, then smiled and shook her head. 'He will be back today.'
She truly understood Gao Feng the best. Before noon, Gao Feng returned to the General's residence, accompanying Qin Yaru and Da Lang for a meal together.
After eating, the three of them settled under the Grape Arbor, where Gao Feng watched Da Lang and his mother play chess. Occasionally, he would offer a few tips, but unfortunately, they were all poor moves. Da Lang trusted his Daddy immensely and obediently fell into traps, making a complete mess of the game.
According to Da Lang, his father was trying to win over his new wife by using him as a pawn. As a son, how could he not fulfill his parents' wishes?
Today, Da Lang continued to lose at chess, leaving Qin Yaru both amused and exasperated. Over the years, her son had grown into a handsome young man, resembling her seven parts out of ten. He was charming and well-educated; many Confucian Scholars in Kaifeng praised him as a rare talent that comes once in a decade, destined to be at the Top of the Gold List. Whenever he went out, he would attract countless beautiful girls throwing fruits at him.
If it weren't for Qin Yaru believing that he was too young to marry, he might have already been snatched away as a son-in-law.
'Enough, go study,' Qin Yaru said, shaking her head as she swept the pieces off the board without reviewing the game. 'It's better not to review; if the game record is noted down, those who know will understand, but those who don't will think my talented son is just a terrible player, which would be quite embarrassing!'
Da Lang chuckled, glanced at his parents, picked up the tea from the table and drank it all in one go before slipping away. His parents hadn't seen each other for days and surely had much to talk about; it was best not to linger and disturb them. Who knew how his Daddy would react if annoyed?
Watching his son's straight back as he left, Gao Feng raised an eyebrow proudly and leaned closer to wrap his arms around his wife's waist, exhaling softly. 'It's time to find him a bride. Poor son; he can't have a lively romance like we did. Still, we need to find him a gentle and virtuous girl—though she may not compare to you, she should be close enough.'
Qin Yaru nestled against Gao Feng, gently nodding.
'Yesterday, my mother came with two Lady-in-Waiting to see me. Although there weren't many of them, I understood her intention; she must be worried about your offspring.' Gao Feng raised an eyebrow. 'What is there to worry about? I have Da Lang.'
Initially, both Gao Feng and Qin Yaru treated their stepmother from the Fang Family as just another stranger. In this era that valued Filial Piety, mutual visits were inevitable. Over the years of interaction, Qin Yaru had developed a better impression of the Fang Family. They were typical representatives of scholarly families; despite being somewhat rigid, she treated her husband's illegitimate son fairly without being overly harsh. Seeing that Gao Feng was becoming more successful and had become an important minister to the Emperor, she neither worried about being overshadowed by a concubine nor did she flatter or curry favor with him; she never acted against etiquette.
Qin Yaru had to admit that women like those from the Fang Family were indeed the best choice for family matriarchs. With her in charge, there would be far fewer troubles at home."
"Da Lang is not your son after all, and besides, he still has the surname Qin." Qin Yaru rubbed her forehead, slightly frowning. "Even Daddy and my elder brother have started to worry." She didn't know why; clearly, she didn't feel any issues with her body, yet she still had no children. Although she was knowledgeable in medicine and didn't take random medications, over the years, she had indeed become a bit anxious, trying everything possible to assist in conception.
However, there was still no news.
Gao Feng felt indifferent about it. For ten years, they had lived happily together. Even without children, he never felt regret. To him, raising Da Lang by his side was like having a son. Of course, it would be best if he could have another child with Qin Yaru, even if it were just a daughter; he would be happy. But if they were destined to have no children, then so be it. There were plenty of people who lived their whole lives without offspring.
Still, Qin Yaru was a woman of this era; not being able to give herself a child must weigh on her heart.
Gao Feng sighed, his eyes carrying a hint of apology. "Qin Yaru, I have to go."
"I know." She reached out to touch her man's not-so-smooth chin; the stubble pricked Qin Yaru's fingers painfully. "Ever since Dangxiang declared independence and Li Yuanhao proclaimed himself emperor, founding the state named Great Xia, I knew you would probably leave. Now that the ministers are calling for troops to attack, you likely want to go too."
At that time, the entire court believed that Dangxiang was not a significant threat. They thought that as long as the Song Dynasty sent out their army, victory would be assured. Even the Official did not see the need for Gao Feng, who was stationed in the capital, to take action.
However, both Qin Yaru and Gao Feng were already prepared for a tough war; at least this battle would not be as easy as the high-ranking officials imagined.
Over the course of a year, Qin Yaru and Gao Feng acted separately. Gao Feng, along with a group of officials from the Ministry of Works, managed to produce several steel furnaces and created many advanced weapons.
The blueprints for those steel furnaces were certainly not conceived by Gao Feng. No matter how good his memory was, he couldn't possibly know something he had never seen before. All the information came from Qin Yaru, who collected data from her own generation's intelligence system. She even took off her protective suit and gave it to Gao Feng. Originally, this protective suit belonged to Gao Feng, so he would likely be more familiar with it.
Although the most useful satellite navigation system on the intelligence unit was no longer available for consideration, having it made calculating and predicting enemy troop movements and mapping much simpler for Gao Feng.
Meanwhile, Qin Yaru was also busy training a group of medics for her man and producing various types of medicines. The highly effective Yunnan Baiyao Hemostatic Powder had long been delivered to the court. Now, Qin Yaru was just adding some recently developed medications; most were traditional Chinese medicines, along with some Western medicines she had created herself.
The war has finally begun.
Gao Feng left Tokyo for Kaifeng.
Qin Yaru sat on the second floor of Nangyun Study, watching him ride away, feeling that there were still many things she had not prepared for him, and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
In fact, she had been preparing for a long time; she had done everything she needed to do.
In the past, he often went out on missions, and in terms of danger, it probably wouldn't be less than this time. After all, he is now the commander. However, she had never felt as anxious as she did now. Perhaps becoming married and being a couple really changed their relationship significantly.
Fortunately, there is still Da Lang.
Qin Yaru sat for a moment, then collected her thoughts and took her son back to her family home to visit her elderly father.
Qin Wenyuan also left with Gao Feng, leaving behind only their increasingly frail father and his wife who was pregnant with their first child.
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