Chapter 304: Goodbye Xiao Fanghui

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The Queen Mother was lying peacefully in the coffin, Ling Haoyue reached out to hold the Queen Mother's hand, it was already cold, remembering that the Queen Mother's hands were so warm in the past, she couldn't help but have a sour nose.

Qi Yan gently patted Ling Haoyue's shoulder as a sign of comfort.

"Cousin Haoyue, are you back?" the person who came was Qin Jingzhong, the king of Yan.

Ling Haoyue withdrew her hand and instructed the palace people, "Close the coffin." Then he looked at Qin Jingzhong.

"Second prince. Ling Haoyue owed a debt and greeted Qin Jingzhong.

"His Royal Highness King Jin, is this your child?" Qin Jingzhong looked at the baby in Qi Yan's arms, with some curiosity and inquiry between his words.

Qi Yan smiled slightly: "It is the little girl Rongxi County Lord." โ€

Qi Yan and Ling Haoyue didn't care much about Qin Jingzhong's arrival, what really deserved their attention was Zhou Yi, who walked in with Qin Jingzhong.

Zhou Yi bowed slightly to the two people: "Weichen Zhou Yi has seen His Royal Highness King Jin, Princess Jin." โ€

When Ling Haoyue was not married, she was Princess Haoyue, but when she married into her husband's family, she should be called by the title of her husband's family, Qin Jingzhong and other princes are related to Ling Haoyue, and it doesn't hurt to call her cousin, but courtiers like Zhou Yi can only be called Princess Jin.

General Qi Yan hugged Xiao Ningshu and bowed slightly towards Zhou Yi: "It turned out to be General Minglie of Western Qin, and this king is polite." โ€

Zhou Yi guarded the southwest, and for many years, only he was there, and no one dared to commit it in the southwest.

"The second prince, General Zhou, the king and the princess came all the way, the journey was tiring, and I left today. โ€

After speaking, Qi Yan held his daughter in one hand and his wife in the other, and left slowly. When passing by Zhou Yi, Qi Yan paused, gathered Xiao Ningshu's package, and then left.

Return to the inn

Ling Haoyue hurriedly asked, "What did you find?"

According to her understanding, Qi Yan's footsteps that paused slightly when he walked to Zhou Yi's side would not be in vain.

"It's not like I found anything, it's just that this General Zhou seems to be very curious about our Shu'er. Qi Yan saw it clearly, Zhou Yi's expression was serious, but his eyes seemed to fall on Xiao Ningshu in his arms.

Ling Haoyue was silent for a moment and asked, "Isn't there any news from Uncle Zhong and the people you sent?"

Since Uncle Zhong went to the southwest and there was no response for a long time, Ling Haoyue asked Qi Yan to send someone to the southwest to find Uncle Zhong.

"I received a letter not long ago, Uncle Zhong is fine, but he refuses to come back, although he didn't say anything to discover, but I think if it wasn't for the discovery, or suspicion, I wouldn't have stayed in the southwest for so long. โ€

Ling Haoyue thought carefully about the situation when she saw Zhou Yi today, he was dressed in a military uniform, and there was a slight dark blue under the corners of his eyes, it seemed that he had just arrived in the capital, and he had never changed his clothes, so he came directly to worship the Queen Mother. The expression is serious, not smiling, but there is exploration in the eyes.

"Yue'er, don't worry, I've already asked someone to send a letter to the people in the southwest, Zhou Yi has already returned, let Uncle Zhong get the news, and immediately return to Beijing to make peace with us, Uncle Zhong has not had any news in the southwest for a long time, then we will personally meet this General Minglie." โ€

Ling Haoyue nodded.

"You looked at the body of the Queen Mother, but what did you find?"

Ling Haoyue opened the coffin and touched the body of the Queen Mother, but actually quietly checked it.

"As Aunt Jinyu said, the cause of death is indeed death due to depression in the heart, and nothing can be seen from the corpse. โ€

Qi Yan stared: "The death of the Queen Mother, the imperial doctors will definitely check it carefully, and it is normal that you don't find anything." In my opinion, this matter has to start with Aunt Jinyu. โ€

"What do you say?" Ling Haoyue raised her eyes to look at him.

"You once said that your aunt is like her life, she is cautious in her words and deeds, and her words and deeds will never be out of line, the Queen Mother has been in the coffin, and it cannot be opened again according to the rules, but recently she went to the palace people who guarded the coffin and said that if everything is borne by her, I think she may also have some doubts about the cause of the Queen Mother's death, but there is no reason to open the coffin. โ€

Ling Haoyue carefully recalled Aunt Jinyu's reaction, and said, "Aunt Jinyu is indeed a little abnormal recently, at first I thought it was my grandmother who went, and she was excited to see me come back, after you said this, it is really possible that she has been waiting for me to come back." โ€

"Brother Yan, it's not good, if my aunt is in danger, I'm going to find her now, I can't let her have an accident. โ€

Qi Yan hurriedly grabbed her: "Yue'er, don't worry, Aunt Jin Yu is a female official next to the Queen Mother, if something happens to her at this time, it will definitely arouse suspicion." And with the prudence of Aunt Jinyu, I am afraid it will not be easy for others to kill her, if you go to her at this moment, this will arouse people's suspicions. โ€

Ling Haoyue sighed lightly: "Look at me, I'm in a mess, but it's good that you're here." โ€

Ling Haoyue suddenly found that she was really impulsive, talking about wind and rain, and not thinking about things.

Qi Yan took her into his arms and said softly: "You're just too worried, we've all come, and we'll always find out about things, don't worry." โ€

Ling Haoyue leaned into his arms and closed her eyes: "Brother Yan, I listen to you." โ€

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On the second day, Emperor Xiqin learned of the arrival of Qi Yan and others, and arranged a small banquet in the palace to catch them and wash the dust. Although Qi Yan and others returned to Western Qin to attend the funeral of the Queen Mother, in the eyes of Western Qin, it was a state affair, and it was necessary to invite envoys from other countries.

Qi Yan led Ling Haoyue into the hall and bowed to Emperor Xiqin: "I have seen His Majesty Xiqin." โ€

Emperor Xiqin smiled and waved his hand: "King Jin doesn't have to be polite, please take a seat." โ€

The palace people on the side led Qi Yan and Ling Haoyue to sit down.

"Haoyue hasn't been back for a long time, is it okay in Southern Qi?" Emperor Xiqin asked with a smile.

Ling Haoyue owed herself and replied: "Haoyue is all right, but she is just worried about Xiqin and the Queen Mother." โ€

mentioned the Queen Mother, and Emperor Xiqin also had a trace of sadness between his eyebrows: "The Queen Mother is old, and she is peaceful when she leaves, don't be too sad." โ€

"Your Majesty said yes. Ling Haoyue nodded, but what she thought in her heart was that if the Queen Mother was really dying, it would not hurt, but if someone did it on purpose, then don't blame her for being polite.

coincided with the mourning period of the Queen Mother, and this banquet was not like a serious palace banquet, Emperor Xiqin only called a few princes to accompany him, in order to show that the two countries were friendly, and opposite Qi Yan and Ling Haoyue were sitting Wen Mohan and his wife.

"Yue'er, what are you looking at?" Qi Yan leaned into Ling Haoyue's ear and whispered. Wen Mohan sat opposite, and Qi Yan said that he must not take it lightly.

Ling Haoyue retracted her gaze and smiled at Qi Yanwan: "It's just that when I saw Xiao Fanghui, I felt that time had changed, and yesterday's lady Miss Xiao is now the princess of Ming." โ€

Xiao Fanghui is as her name suggests, virtuous and generous, sitting next to Wen Mohan, pouring wine and vegetables for him wholeheartedly, her words and deeds are generous and decent, and she is a rare good princess.

Qi Yan glanced at the two people opposite, and said with a light smile: "It's a pity." โ€

Xiao Fanghui is indeed the best candidate for wife, but unfortunately Wen Mohan does not have her in his eyes. Although Wen Mohan is still as gentle as jade, and he treats Xiao Fanghui softly, gently and considerately, the man's intuition tells Qi Yan that the person in Wen Mohan's eyes is Ling Haoyue.

Not only Qi Yan and Ling Haoyue, but Xiao Fanghui on the other side looked at the couple and was also quite emotional. Ling Haoyue was holding a red swaddling cloth in her arms, it was her and Qi Yan's daughter Rongxi County Lord. If there was no Qi Yan, maybe the child in Ling Haoyue's hand would be Xiao Qingfeng's.

Xiao Fanghui looked around and sighed lightly, fortunately, the eldest brother was not here today, otherwise I don't know if I would use wine to drown my sorrows. On the day of Ling Haoyue's wedding, Xiao Qingfeng was drunk, and she remembered this scene clearly.

"Hui'er. Coldly, Wen Mohan suddenly spoke.

Xiao Fanghui coldly shook her hand that was pouring wine, and a few drops of wine spilled on several cases.

"The concubine is out of shape, please forgive me. Xiao Fanghui was dignified, instantly came back to her senses, and took out a silk silk to wipe the wine dry.

Wen Mohan smiled: "Seeing the old people, this is also a normal reaction, let's go, go and toast them." As he spoke, he picked up his wine glass and walked towards the opposite side, Xiao Fanghui held back her mind and followed along.

"King Jin, princess, long time no see. Wen Mohan smiled warmly at Ling Haoyue.

Qi Yan grinned: "King Ming said it was funny, didn't you just see it yesterday?" Even Zhou Yi knew to call Ling Haoyue Princess Jin, but this gentle and polite His Royal Highness King Ming actually called Ling Haoyue a princess, what was his mind, did he think he didn't know?

Xiao Fanghui was stunned when she heard this, Wen Mohan saw Qi Yan and Ling Haoyue yesterday?

Wen Mohan smiled lightly: "It's just a quick glance, I don't know if the princess has left her homeland, but she is still used to it?"

"Thank you for your concern, this palace is very good. Ling Haoyue smiled back politely, and nodded at Xiao Fanghui again, "I haven't congratulated King Ming yet, Princess Ming." โ€

As he was talking, Xiao Ningshu in his arms began to hum and chirp again.

"Brother Yan, Shu'er thinks she's hungry. Xiao Ningshu is very well-behaved, she will hum and chirp when she is hungry, Ling Haoyue knows her daughter's temperament very clearly.

Before Qi Yan could speak, he was preempted by Wen Mohan: "Hui'er, you take the princess to the side hall." โ€

Ling Haoyue wants to breastfeed, which is really inconvenient, Xiao Fanghui is a female dependent, and she is also relieved on the side, Ling Haoyue nodded: "There is Princess Lao Ming." โ€

"Qing Dai, I am good to serve the princess and the county lord. Qi Yan commanded towards Qing Dai.

"Yes, my lord. Qing Dai should go down and leave with Ling Haoyue.

Xiao Fanghui took Ling Haoyue to the side hall, Ling Haoyue lifted her clothes, Xiao Ningshu was really hungry, sucking in a big gulp, the child ate less, and it was full in a short time.

When Xiao Ningshu was full, she would directly move her face away and resolutely stop eating.

Looking at the well-behaved Xiao Ningshu, Xiao Fanghui couldn't help but smile and said, "Lord Rongxi is so well-behaved." โ€

When it came to her daughter, Ling Haoyue's expression was also soft, and she said with a smile: "That's when you didn't see her naughty, sometimes she cried and made a fuss, and no one could coax her." โ€