The next day, Empress Dowager Min came to the Jiaofang Palace.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law never beat around the bush when they talk. Empress Dowager Min had doubts in her heart, so she opened her mouth directly and asked: "Guanning, why did Princess Qi suddenly die in the palace?"

If Gu Wanning intended to kill Princess Qi, he would never have spared her life to this day.

Gu Wanning didn't sleep well this night, and there was some bloodshot in his eyes: "The lord of Leyang wanted to see her before he died, so his daughter-in-law ordered someone to take Princess Qi into the palace." When Princess Qi learned what the Lord of Leyang and Xiao Rui had done, she was flustered and committed suicide. ”

Empress Dowager Min was dumbfounded for a moment before she sighed: "I didn't expect that she also had such a fierce time." ”

Empress Dowager Min and Princess Qi actually have no substantive grievances. The little estrangement in the boudoir has long been forgotten. The real grudge arose because of the struggle for the throne.

The enemy who had hated him for many years died like this, and the Empress Dowager Min was not very happy, but had some unspeakable sighs.

"In the past two years, a lot of people have died in the palace. Empress Dowager Min said in a low voice: "Now that Princess Qi's mother and daughter are also dead in the palace, there must be rumors of anger in the palace. Anyway, Master Huiping is in the palace, so it's better to ask him to do another ritual service!"

Gu Wanning cheered up and said with a smile: "The queen mother has thought it through very thoroughly, and the daughter-in-law will order someone to invite Master Huiping to come." ”

Master Huiping was invited into the palace, of course, he couldn't hide it from Empress Dowager Min. However, for the real reason, Gu Guanning did not mention anything. I only said that I would invite Master Huiping to the palace to explain the Dharma.

Empress Dowager Min thought that Gu Guanning had also begun to believe in Buddhism, and she was very relieved.

Master Huiping did the Dharma for several days in a row, and the Empress Dowager Min felt that the anger in the palace was completely removed by the Buddha's light, so she was down-to-earth.

The only thing that worried Empress Dowager Min was Xiao Xu's illness.

Xiao Xu's illness has improved greatly, but it is only improved, and it has not been cured. Xu Cang and Dr. Qian exhausted their minds, and they could only maintain the status quo.

Empress Dowager Min was not without doubts, and she also asked Gu Guanning a few times. Every time, Gu Guanning responded lightly: "The emperor's illness has improved, and he has the strength to deal with state affairs and government affairs." The queen mother need not worry. ”

Empress Dowager Min had to reluctantly swallow all her worries.

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The death of Princess Qi's mother and daughter did not make many waves, and there was not even a trace of rumors unfavorable to Gu Wanning.

Abandoning one's ancestors, it is fast after killing. Let them keep the whole corpse, it is already the queen's kindness.

There was no news of Mrs. Tai's illness in the Dingbei Hou Mansion.

Gu Guanning sent people back to Dingbei Hou Mansion every two days.

On this day, after Chen Yueniang returned to the palace, she said: "Qi Niangniang, Mrs. Tai ordered the slave maid to bring a message to Niangniang. The grief of losing her daughter really made her sad. However, Mrs. Tai will not let herself fall, and please rest assured that she does not have to worry about it all the time. ”

In just a few words, my grandmother's kind and firm face seemed to flash before my eyes.

Gu Guanning felt a little sour in his heart, but he was more relieved, and nodded slightly: "Okay, it's good that grandmother said so." I don't have to go home every two days. It can be changed to a 10-day visit. ”

Chen Yueniang respectfully accepted the order.

Gu Wanning looked at Chen Yueniang and asked softly, "Ji Tong has a letter delivered to the capital these days, and his injuries are better?"

Chen Yueniang stretched her brows slightly, and responded with a smile: "Niangniang's question is a coincidence, a letter was just sent to the capital yesterday. He was young and strong, and Shen Gongzi personally treated his injuries, using all the good medicine brought from the palace. The injury got better than expected. Now I can get out of bed and move around. After a while, you will be healed. ”

Ji Tong's assassination of the prince of Tubo on the same day can be described as a thrilling death, and his injuries were extremely serious.

Fortunately, Shen Jinyan took good care of Ji Tong's body, and in just a few months, Ji Tong's injury has improved greatly.

Gu Wanning also smiled slightly: "That's fine." By the end of this year, when the border army squad returned to Beijing to discuss meritorious deeds, Ji Tong's health should also be great. When he returns to Beijing, the master will ask him to come to the Jiaofang Palace, and I will see him in person. ”

Chen Yueniang hurriedly smiled and responded.

Waiting for idle men can't enter the harem at all. However, Ji Tong is Gu Guanning's cronies, and he is different.

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After the great victory of the border army, Gu Jinxing did not rush back to Beijing, but repaired the border army.

All the soldiers who fell on the battlefield were registered one by one and were given a generous pension of two taels of silver.

The wounded soldiers were also carefully cared for, and most of them survived unharmed. Compared with the loss rate of wounded soldiers in previous years, the loss rate of the border army this year is quite low.

Among them, Shen Jinyan has made great contributions.

He led a group of military doctors to rush to the wounded barracks every day, regardless of his own exhaustion, tirelessly, treating and caring for the wounded soldiers day and night. He never skimped on precious medicinal materials, and pulled the originally precarious soldiers back from the brink of death.

Today, Shen Shenyi has a great reputation and high prestige in the border army.

As a general, Gu Jinxing is not greedy for merit, does not rush forward, and does not deduct military salaries. The soldiers were well fed and warmly clothed, even the wounded were properly accommodated, and the army was brought to heart.

Although Gu Jinxing is young, he is very loved by all the soldiers, and he has the potential to surpass his father Gu Song.

When the news reached the capital, everyone in the Dingbei Hou Mansion had a light on their faces. Gu Guanning, who is the queen of the Middle Palace, has such a competitive brother and brother, and his momentum is also soaring.

Xiao Xu had already made an order and ordered Gu Jinxing to return to Beijing before the end of the year to discuss meritorious deeds. It is now November, and in half a month at most, Gu Jinxing will lead his troops to embark on the return journey.

Gu Jinxing has not returned to the capital for a long time, in fact, there is a hidden reason.

In the battle of the border pass, the Tubo national teacher was arrested, but Xiao Rui escaped.

Xiao Rui, a confidant, was not caught for a day, and he was like a fish in his throat for a day.

While waiting for news from Tubo, Gu Jinxing secretly ordered people to search for Xiao Rui's traces. The two-pronged approach is bound to capture Xiao Rui back to Beijing.

A few years ago, Xiao Rui absconded from the capital and fled to Tibet, hiding his whereabouts.

This time is different from the previous ones.

Xiao Rui was not familiar with the situation outside the Guan, and the guards who fled with Xiao Rui in panic that day were only more than ten people. The person who tracked down Xiao Rui's whereabouts was several times more than that day.

Among them, there are not only Tibetan soldiers, but also nomadic tribes outside the Guanxi who are attracted by heavy rewards.

Those who provide information on Xiao Rui's whereabouts can receive a thousand taels of silver. If you can catch Xiao Rui and send it to the border army, you will be rewarded with 10,000 taels of silver!

There must be brave men under the so-called heavy reward. In the past few months, under the temptation of 10,000 taels of gold and silver, those small nomadic tribes outside the pass have almost gone out. Even some big tribes have also sent people to search for Xiao Rui's traces.

No matter how clever Xiao Rui is, he is like a fish swimming to the shallows, gradually coming to the end of his rope.

In mid-November, Gu Jinxing finally came to the news that Xiao Rui had been arrested.

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