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The big shovel used by Xue Ying was obviously not suitable for her figure, but after many years of running-in, she still used it quite well, and she neatly laid out a vegetable patch according to the plan very smoothly, and then sprinkled rapeseed and watered, and today's work was completed.

"Mingche!" Mingxin came running from a distance, and it was rare that she was out of breath - don't look at her thin and small, she can carry water from Linyuan Lake seven or eight times a day. "Master Mingli said you can go down the mountain. ”

"But it's only been a few days since I've been here. ”

Mingxin gasped and stood up: "Master Mingli said that the punishment is over. ”

"So fast?" Xue Ying was a little surprised, and thought for a while, "Anyway, it's almost the day when I go up the mountain to practice every year, so it's better not to toss and stay directly." As she said that, she was about to continue working, but Mingxin suddenly pressed her hand with a serious expression.

"Mingche, you listen to me. ”

When Xue Ying heard this, her heart twitched, and she felt a faint pain: "What's wrong?"

"On the day you went up the mountain, you were followed by a woman who looked very much like you, and I thought, it was probably your mother. ”

Xue Ying replied casually: "My mother died a long time ago. After a pause, he understood who Mingxin was referring to, "Mrs. Xue, why is she here?"

"I don't know, but she was sad when she left. Mingxin was a little worried, "Mingche, although Master Mingli didn't say it explicitly, she must have said something else when she suddenly changed the time limit for your punishment." Do you want to go back and see that guy?"

Xue Ying wanted to refuse, but she couldn't say the words "no need" on her lips no matter what.

Mrs. Xue has been here? What is she doing here? Has anyone in the Xue family had an accident?

Is it Xue Yao, Xue Qi, or Xue Jing?

Xue Ying thought that she could be ruthless, but her heartbeat became more and more chaotic, and she always felt an ominous premonition. "Then I'll go first and come back in a few days. ”

"No need. Mingfa's voice sounded, Xue Ying looked up and found that she also had a serious face, "I got the words, Master Mingli said that she had overplayed this time." ”

Astronomy, geography, and the world, the all-knowing and all-knowing Master Mingli has overdone it, what does this mean?

Xue Ying was a little stunned at first, and then remembered that Liao Yunxi that Mingxin said had been here, and she ran away, forgetting to even say goodbye, only to feel that her heart was pounding and empty.

Ran out the door to find a carriage waiting outside. She wanted to ignore it, but suddenly felt that this simple and simple carriage without any fancy seemed a little familiar, and skipped the silent coachman and directly lifted the curtain, and the figure with its own soft light made her can't help but see a flower.

A face that does not eat the fireworks of the world like a fairy, but always reveals a strange charm, and also has a pair of soft and beautiful eyes that can only be seen after seeing through the red dust, how to look at how contradictory, how to look at how to make people drool.

At this time, the man was looking at her with a warm smile: "Hello, Mingche. ”

Xue Ying ran up without saying a word, and the coachman drove the carriage down the mountain without saying a word.

"Why are you here?" asked Xue Ying.

"I'm going to pick you up. ”

"You know I'm going down today?"

"I don't know. But Mrs. Xue is seriously ill, and I think you should go and see it. ”

Xue Ying's heart sank: "Mrs. Xue is seriously ill? Why? Isn't there a peace charm?"

The stove had already poured tea and put it into her slightly trembling palm: "If a person doesn't want to live, no amount of peace charms is useless." ”

Xue Ying took a sip of hot tea and barely calmed down the panic that came from nowhere: "What happened?"

The stove leaned back slightly, and for a moment it muttered as if to organize words.

"Don't beat around the bush. The third lady also came the day I went up the mountain, right? What is she doing here?"

"She went to Jiuquan Bezhuang to look for you, probably found some clues, so she hurriedly went up the mountain to verify. ”

The more Xue Ying listened, the more confused she became: "What clues did you find? What do you want to verify?" Her mind was running extremely fast, there should be nothing in Jiuquan Beizhuang that could threaten the Jian'an Hou Mansion or Xue Qi, right?

"Mingche, do you know," the furnace slowed down, "You are the biological daughter of Xue Qi and Mrs. Xue?"

Xue Ying was stunned for a moment, and then sneered: "What are you kidding? Who said this? Is there any evidence?"

"So far, there is no conclusive evidence. But that day in Jiuquan Villa, Mrs. Xue should have discovered something. ”

With such a major news, Xue Ying thought that she would be shocked for a long time, but she found that she was a little absent-minded, and subconsciously did not want to think about all this, just as those words just now were blown by a gust of wind.

"Xue Qi came to talk to him before, talking about repairing the volley plank road. She abruptly diverted from the subject.

"Clear ......"

"I don't want to talk about what you said!" Xue Ying suddenly roared, and after roaring, she closed her eyes vigorously to stabilize her breath, and then looked at the stove with a prayer, "Tell me something else." She needed to be distracted, and if she continued on with what the stove had just said, she was afraid that she would break down.

The eyes of the stove remained as calm and soft as ever: "Good. Xue Qi, what does he want?" as he spoke, he naturally pulled out the teacup that Xue Ying was holding in his hand, and took out a handkerchief to wipe off the tea she had accidentally spilled on her body.

Xue Ying's eyes were a little straight: "He wants Princess Yunyang's new command letter, so that the emperor can openly send someone to take over the Northern Xinjiang Theater." ”

The stove was not surprised: "Yes." ”

Xue Ying raised her eyes and looked at him: "Do you know who the emperor wants to take over the Northern Xinjiang Theater?"

"Xue participates in politics. ”

Xue Ying trembled slightly and asked, "You asked Xue Qi to go to the southwest to quell the rebellion in order to establish his prestige in the army and lay the foundation for him to take over the Northern Theater of Operations?"

"You can say that, but it's mostly for the sake of experience. Xue has the talent to govern the country, but whether he can lead troops to fight has to try to know. ”

"So, you are the heir chosen by Chuan Shuai?"

"Yes. ”

"Why?"

"The Northern Plains Country is eyeing the tiger, and Dagu must launch a person who has enough ability to support the Northern Frontier Theater. There are many contradictions within the four major war zones, and there is no way to free up manpower, so they can only find people from the imperial court. Xue is the best choice in terms of wisdom and courage, although he lacks the qualifications to lead the troops, but he has the support of the emperor, coupled with his outstanding performance in pacifying the southwest, he wants to gain a firm foothold in northern Xinjiang......"

"That's not what I want to ask. Xue Ying interrupted him, "What I want to ask is, why did you drag Xue Qi in? Isn't the Northern Frontier already handed over to you?"

"Do you think that with my appearance, I am suitable to be the commander of the Northern Xinjiang Theater?"

Xue Ying's gaze moved to his legs, then back to his bewitching face. Is such a person suitable to appear on the battlefield?

"Why did Chuan Shuai choose you?"

"I don't know. ”

"Why do you want to take it?"

"I didn't have a choice. ”