Princess Showa and Miaolan's trip was originally a confidential matter, but it quickly spread in the capital and caused an uproar.

Mrs. Shen San was worried in her heart, and after traveling for a few days in Miaolan, she went to the princess's mansion to visit her mother, the eldest princess Chaoyang.

The mother and daughter haven't seen each other for a long time, but they are not very close. Princess Chaoyang sat on a chaise longue with a small lambskin blanket on her legs. On his lap was a snow-white cat, sleeping soundly.

"Mother's chills still haven't improved?" Mrs. Shen San's eyes fell on the sheepskin blanket, and her face was worried.

Chaoyang gently stroked the kitten on his lap, the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, and his voice was gentle and slow, "At my age, I'm afraid I can't get better, but please don't get worse." ”

Mrs. Shen's face became even more worried, "Mr. Yan has been staying in the mansion, and asking for pulse treatment for his mother can't make her recover?"

Chaoyang felt sorry for her daughter in the end, and was afraid that she would worry, so she changed the topic, "Speaking of Mr. Yan, I think of Miao'er." After that poisoning, did she leave any root causes?"

"Fortunately, with the healing of Mr. Su Fusu, Miao'er was cured and did not have any root causes. It's just that it's not long before I go to Mongolia with Princess Showa. I only brought a medical girl with me, but I don't know if it's safe or not. Speaking of her daughter, Mrs. Shen's worries deepened.

Chaoyang is also a mother, so he can naturally understand Mrs. Shen's current mood. She withdrew from everyone in the house, and only when only the mother and daughter were left, did she speak, "The day before yesterday, I entered the palace and sat down with the Queen Mother, and heard an amazing news. ”

Chaoyang paused when he said this. Mrs. Shen San leaned over, only to hear her mother's deliberately low voice ringing in her ears, "King Zhenbei, passed away." ”

Zhenbei Wangfu, perennial town guarding the northern border, because the three generations of Zhenbei kings are brave and good at fighting, so that the strong enemy Mongolia does not dare to attack easily. However, the king of the old town north had only one son under his knees, and he died in battle twelve years ago. Today's Zhenbei Wang Shizi is the eldest grandson of the old prince, only thirteen years old. At this time, if the news of the death of King Zhenbei leaked, Mongolia, which had been intent on invading the Central Plains, would make any moves and what consequences would be caused, one can imagine what kind of consequences it would cause.

The emperor's intention to order Shen Miaolan and Gu Qingping to go deep into Mongolia was finally clear at this moment.

Thinking of the worst possible outcome, Mrs. Shen's face turned pale and she shuddered. Looking at the eldest princess of Chaoyang, her eyes were full of horror.

Chaoyang stretched out his hand and held his daughter's hand, "Our Majesty is so suspicious and affectionate. Fortunately, the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion and the Zhenguo Mansion were capable of quelling the Mongol rebellion. ”

Mrs. Shen lowered her eyes, only to feel a chill all over her body. The emperor already knew that the northern border was not secured, so he used Showa's trip to Mongolia as an introduction to involve Shen Miaolan and Gu Qingping, and the Marquis of Ningyuan Mansion and the Zhenguo Mansion had to be involved, and he could not have the opportunity to raise troops to rebel against cholera. Such unwarranted suspicion and exploitation is really chilling.

Originally, the Queen Mother just wanted to send Shen Miaolan to travel and paint, but the emperor calculated that Showa's character of sticking a knife in the ribs of his friend would come forward to protect Miaolan, and took the initiative to invite Ying to go with him, so as to push the two to Mongolia along the river, and it was natural to order Gu Qingping, who was the deputy commander of the forbidden army, to accompany him to protect the princess's safety. This series of measures seems so reasonable and casual, but it is actually a step-by-step plan. Thinking of her daughter who was innocently involved in the turmoil, Mrs. Shen San felt panicked.

Seeing that Mrs. Shen San was silent, the eldest princess of Chaoyang stroked the kitten in her arms, and said, "I have already sent someone to secretly protect Miao'er along the way, you can rest assured." ”

"But it's even more dangerous when you get to Mongolia. Mrs. Shen San's heart was anxious and blurted out.

Probably because of the high voice, the sleeping kitten in the arms of the eldest princess of Chaoyang was awakened, and she looked up at Mrs. Shen San vigilantly, meowed, jumped off Chaoyang's lap, and ran out quietly.

Chaoyang withdrew his gaze from the white cat and fell on Mrs. Shen San again, less tired and gentle, but a little more firm and calm. "Until the Central Plains can be defeated with complete certainty, Mongolia will not act rashly. What you have to do is not to mess with yourself, but to wait. If you really can't calm down, go to the Jokhang Temple to pray for blessings. ”

These words were like an initiation, and Mrs. Shen's eyes lit up, "Mother means ......"

"In a few days, it will be the birthday banquet of the old lady of Zhenguo, and you and I, mother and daughter should be in the Jokhang Temple. The eldest princess of Chaoyang rubbed her hands that were getting colder and lowered.

Because it was the height of summer, sitting in an unventilated room, Mrs. Shen San was already sweating thinly. But when she raised her eyes to look at the eldest princess of Chaoyang, she was still bloodless and cold. She sat down forward and touched her mother's hand, which was cold at the touch of her fingertips. The third lady felt guilty, "Mother is not in good health now, and she can't travel to Jokhang Temple." Besides, the Jokhang Temple is not as comfortable as the princess's mansion, but I am afraid that it will not be good for my mother's condition. ”

The eldest princess of Chaoyang waved her hand, "I'm sick with an old problem, so it's not in the way." ”

Now that she is tired of her mother working sick because of Miaolan's affairs, it is already unfilial, how can Mrs. Shen let the eldest princess toss out of Beijing and live in Jokhang Temple. She insisted, "I'll just go alone, and my mother doesn't have to toss like this." At that time, the mother only said that she was unwell and could not go to the banquet to congratulate. The mother is nothing more than to show her dissatisfaction with the saint's use of Miao'er, and this is enough. ”

"You are wrong, I not only want to express my dissatisfaction, but also to show that I have no friendship with the Zhenguo Mansion. The eldest princess of Chaoyang sighed, "Although your father has long since passed away, your brother has been a knight for many years, and he has already had a solid power in the army. At present, the situation in the court is turbulent, what is the emperor most afraid of? He is most afraid that the Zhenguo Mansion will have too close relations with us. It was only then that the Empress Dowager came forward to make Miaolan involved in the game. He knows that I am nothing more than your daughter, and he loves his granddaughter even more. Because of Miaolan, how can I still be friendly with the Queen Mother's mother's family? Your brother has always been filial, even if he has the heart, how can he disobey my alliance with the Zhenguo Mansion. In terms of the Marquis of Ningyuan's Mansion, with Shen San's character, he will naturally not give the Zhenguo Mansion a good face, so that if I am alive, Shen San will not forget this move, and there will be no situation in Daqi where strong ministers join forces. Some of his Ji clan are all good ministers who are loyal to him. ”

Mrs. Shen San naturally had already thought of this, and after listening to her mother's details, she couldn't help but sigh, "If the courtiers are not harmonious, it is the beginning of decline." ”

An incompetent person in power is afraid of the strong unity of his subordinates, while a truly capable person in power is good at employing people, who can unite his subordinates and ensure that they are not wrong.

Daqi's qi is only three generations, and it is about to be exhausted. A trace of regret flashed in the eyes of the eldest princess of Chaoyang, "The country will not be a country, how can it be a home." I hope that after Wusheng ascends the throne, he can turn the situation around. ”