Since Liu Xianghan came to visit, more and more people came to the General's Mansion for various reasons, and even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Seventh People crowded together, and the two teams of people held one side and almost fought, this matter reached His Majesty's ears, summoned Xia Qian, and tentatively asked her opinion to see which side she supported, and Xia Qian's answer was pertinent, and he should be serving His Majesty the Emperor.

After returning from the palace, Xia Qian announced that he was sick, recuperated in the mansion, and avoided visiting guests.

However, there is a saying that people are in the rivers and lakes, and they can't help themselves, and during the period of rest in Beijing, Xia Qian tried not to communicate with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Seventh Highness, and the days of stability did not last long. A scandal broke out in Beijing, His Royal Highness raised soldiers privately, and sent troops to hijack local officials to bribe His Royal Highness the Prince's horse team, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not a good stubble, and he made a fuss about this matter in front of His Majesty, I wanted to be able to suppress the grace of His Royal Highness the Seventh Highness, but His Royal Highness Seventh bit back when he died, and submitted the list of officials who bribed His Royal Highness the Prince over the years, especially the local officials who had a bad harvest this year still scraped the blood, sweat and tears of the people, so the two princes quarreled endlessly in His Majesty for the affairs of both sides, Fight for that red-faced red-eared one.

His Majesty thought about it for a while, and handed over the extra soldiers in the Seven Highnesses' mansions to the Ministry of War, who knew that on the day he was going to take over, the daily expenses of the Ministry of War were huge, involving the Ministry of Rites, and the relationship between the two was confusing. His Majesty was furious, so he handed it over to Xia Qian for management.

"It seems that the capital is about to change." Gu Yunrui shook his fan and sighed.

"It's best to stay to yourself and stay unmoved." Xia Qian picked up the teacup, skimmed the foam, and took a small peck.

"Isn't the general afraid that one of them will ascend the throne and become king one day, which will be detrimental to the general's mansion?" Gu Yunrui put away the fan, looked at Xia Qian with both eyes, and said word by word.

"No matter what the result is, Xia will definitely fully support Xinjun and never have two hearts." Xia Qian met his gaze and replied seriously.

"Okay."

Is that really the case? Xia Qian played with the cup in his hand and fell into contemplation, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has a tyrannical temperament and lustful, if it weren't for his biological mother who was His Majesty's favorite woman, a few years after giving birth to the Prince, the fragrance disappeared, and before he died, he begged His Majesty to open this mouth and set up the prince of the East Palace, how could there be the current prince. On the contrary, His Royal Highness the Seventh seems to have a gentle temper, but in fact he is a more ruthless person than His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and he has done a lot of things behind his back, and raising troops in the palace is just the tip of the iceberg. His biological mother is now His Majesty's most favored concubine, so his status has improved, and there are more and more people who support him, which has effectively suppressed the momentum of the crown prince. As for what His Majesty thinks of this prince, it is probably guessed that he does not want His Royal Highness the Seventh to be so aggressive towards the East Palace, after all, he is the prince of the East Palace who he personally sealed, the next generation of princes, and he does not want His Royal Highness the Prince to ascend the throne too smoothly, and wants to find a prince who is evenly matched to check and balance. This person is the Seven Highnesses.

The pattern of the imperial court has become the current situation, one side is the crown prince's people, one side is the people of the Seventh Highness, and one side is neutral. These people caught in the middle are mostly some pretentious, eccentric, and very temperamental ministers, and after Xia Qian went to court, they got along more than them, chatting about the world, and they were quite harmonious.

However, this comfortable day did not last long, after His Royal Highness the Seventh was hit hard by His Royal Highness the Prince, he came to the General's Mansion three times and twice to find Xia Qian, deliberately showing goodwill, not once, twice, three times, and at the same time, he also asked Liu Xianghan to invite, making the entire capital think that the relationship between Xia Qian and His Royal Highness was extraordinary. Some scandals about Xia Qian and Lord Xiangxiang are also spread in the streets and alleys.

"General, the last general has something to say," Si Qinghan half-bent over and hugged his fists.

"Say."

"Last night, a woman sneaked into the general's mansion, and the last general kept her in a cell and waited for the general's fate."

"Woman?" Xia Qian raised his eyebrows, "Lead the way." ”

"Yes."

"Is that you?" When he saw the man's face clearly, Xia Qian twitched the corners of his mouth unnaturally, this is not Liu Xianghan's maid, called Qian'er, how could Hao Duanduan sneak into the general's mansion, is this a ploy of the Seventh Highness, or is it the prince's side?

"General, general," he coughed and groped his sleeve, Si Qinghan immediately stood in front of Xia Qian vigilantly, and shouted, "General, be careful!" ”

"Well, this is a confidential document that I brought with me. Please take a look at the general! "He didn't have a weapon in his hand, but a crumpled piece of paper.

"Out of the way, cold, stand down." Xia Qian said this, took it and opened it to take a look, and the more he looked at the content written in it, the more shocked he became.

"General?"

"Well, this matter is important, Qinghan, let her out."

"Yes."

In the secret room of the General's Mansion, several people sat around the table, and after a detailed discussion with this Qian'er, they were shocked to learn that His Royal Highness the Seventh wanted to make a meal. After settling Qian'er, Gu Yunrui couldn't help but ask out loud, "General, what do you think?" "Do you want to stand by and watch as His Highness the Seventh Highness sends masters of the rivers and lakes to assassinate His Majesty, and then raises troops to rebel? He was very uneasy.

"That's the case, as a courtier, swear allegiance to Your Majesty, and never allow this to happen, Yun Rui, you have a lot of ideas, tell me your plan."

"Yes."

The night passed quickly, and the general's palace seemed to be calm, but in fact they were quietly acting behind the scenes, and in recent days, they had secretly sent some masters to test their skills and expose their hiding places, and His Majesty would surely find out that in a short period of time, there were frequent casualties, and according to His Majesty's temperament, the matter should be thoroughly investigated.

Sure enough, in less than ten days, His Royal Highness Seven's subordinates suffered a lot of losses, and even found corpses outside the palace walls a few times, His Majesty was furious, and strengthened the defense of the palace several times, thinking that His Highness Seven did not dare to act rashly and dismissed many masters.

The matter is considered to be a journey, but Xia Qian doesn't think so, why would a maid from the county lord's mansion know about it, and the reason he accidentally heard it can't convince the public.

Qian'er, who told the secret matter, temporarily lived in the general's mansion, and there was nothing unusual about her daily routine, Xia Qian listened to the report of her subordinates, and frowned for a while, was she too worried? Qian'er once said that when he was a child, his name was not Qian'er, it was Qianliu, because his family was poor, his father wanted to sell him, but considering that he was a boy and couldn't sell it at a good price, he would dress him up as a girl and send him to the county lord's mansion as a maid. What he said was exactly the same as the facts that Xia Qian had found, and he was deeply sympathetic to his plight. How desolate it is for a dignified seven-foot man to be treated as a woman.

"Uh, Qian'er, come here." Xia Qian waved to Qianliu, who was drying clothes in the yard.

"If the general has anything to order, Qian'er is willing to serve." Qianliu said that he was about to salute, it was still a woman's etiquette, Xia Qian had already learned his true identity, and the more he looked at her dress, the more awkward he looked, sighed, and said, "You come with me." ”

"Yes."

In the room, as soon as the door was closed, Xia Qian walked into the bedroom, took out a man's clothes, stretched them forward, and said, "Take off your clothes." ”

"General, General, what does this mean?" Xia Qian's words were shocking, so frightened that Qianliu retreated again and again, clasped his hands in front of his chest, and said with righteous indignation, "Qian'er will never sell herself." ”

......

Xia Qian's forehead crossed a row of black lines, unfolded the clothes in his hand, and said slowly, "Your identity, Xia knows, after today, you can see people as a man, and you don't have to hide." ”

"You know??" Chiryu asked rhetorically, a little uncertain.

"Yes."

After changing into new clothes, it is equivalent to changing a new identity, Cheng Haoxuan saw that there was suddenly a handsome noble son in the courtyard, that familiar face was very similar to someone, his eyes almost jumped out of his sockets, and he asked in disbelief: "General, is this the beauty of that day?" ”

"Exactly."

"Lao Tzu is really blind, and he almost likes a man." Cheng Haoxuan held his forehead, glared at Qianliu a few times, and his heart was congested for a while, "Hahaha-" After Xia Qian saw it, he couldn't help laughing.

"Well-" Si Qing on the side had a cold face, and turned his head to look to the side.

It has been more than half a year since she returned to Beijing, and Xia Qian hinted to Her Majesty several times to let her border, but Her Majesty turned a blind eye and did not hear it, and diverted the conversation three times and twice.

On this day, Xia Qian was invited to the palace again, this time, it was not a private meeting of His Majesty, but a huge feast, it is said that the princess of the enemy country came to Da Chu and wanted to marry a warrior.

"Hmph, a friendly princess dares to come to Da Chu to provoke my warriors, and she dares to make such a request in front of His Majesty's eyes, what kind of system." One minister said dismissively.

"I heard that this princess of the Western Xia Kingdom has a lot of kung fu and is very good, and she must not want to marry a man who loses to her." One retorted.

"What's so difficult about that, His Royal Highness the Seventh Highness's martial arts are the best in this generation, who is competing?"

"In terms of martial arts, it should be General Xia." In a corner, a minister spoke slowly.

"Brother Yue is right, General Xia's martial arts are naturally the number one master of Great Chu."

"Hahaha, that's right." Everyone echoed, and their eyes suddenly focused on the silent Xia Qian.

"General, they're talking about you." Si Qinghan stood behind Xia Qian, and said coldly.

"Gossip, don't worry about them." Xia Qian poured wine by herself, her eyes swept over the dancing girls dancing in the palace from time to time, enjoying beautiful music and entertaining herself.

After the dance, the princess who came to make peace stood up and asked His Majesty to name Xia Qian.

"I didn't expect her to be serious?" Many ministers shouted lightly.

"I don't know if General Xia will agree." There is speculation.

"It's not appropriate to use a knife or a gun in front of Your Majesty's eyes." There was opposition.

"Okay." His Majesty spread his hands and announced: "I also want to see how the martial arts of the Western Xia Kingdom are, can Xia Qing have any objections?" ”

"Minister, no objection." Xia Qian knelt down on one knee and replied with lowered eyes.