Standing in front of Tangtang Garden again, Qingxi's eyes appeared in front of him the good time he spent here with Xiao Yizheng that day, and his cheeks were uncontrollably dyed crimson.

Xie Zhi had already made arrangements, and there was no one in Tangtang Park at this time.

Ding Ming and Jiang Lian stayed outside the garden, and Qingxi took Li Han into the garden.

The hot spring in the center of the courtyard is surrounded by hot air, which makes Li Han feel like he is in the fresh Jiangnan.

"So what Liuniang means, you came here to find secrets?" She asked.

Qingxi did not tell them the true purpose of the trip, but they all fully believed in her decision and were willing to accompany her to protect her safety.

Qingxi didn't answer this question, but asked with a smile: "I'm going down, do you want to be together?" ”

Li Han knew that she was not here to bathe in the hot springs. She looked at the steaming hot spring in front of her, thinking that if she was with her, if something extra happened in the garden, she would be unable to move, so she shook her head: "I'm just here to watch." ”

Qingxi nodded, took off his coat very neatly, put on only a layer of underwear, and stepped into the pool.

Li Han could only see Qingxi moving very slowly in the pool, back and forth, back and forth.

She guessed that Qingxi must be looking for something, and her eyes kept on her figure.

Suddenly, she saw Qingxi sneaking into the soup spring, and she was shocked, she knew that Qingxi would not be able to drain water. "Liuniang!" She exclaimed.

As soon as the words fell, Qingxi suddenly raised his head, his head above the water, and he breathed rapidly.

"How are you?" Li Han squatted by the pool and asked.

After a while, Qingxi wiped his wet face and said with a smile: "I'm fine, don't worry." ”

She gasped, paused, took a small step, and smothered into the water again.

This time, Li Han didn't exclaim, but he also stared at the soup pool with a high degree of nervousness.

After a while, Qingxi resurfaced and dived in again after adjusting his breathing.

After going back and forth a few times, Qingxi showed a smile and dragged his already exhausted body out of the soup pool.

Li Han hurriedly wrapped her in a coat, and Qingxi looked very excited: "Okay, our trip to Beisu this time is very fruitful." ”

"You speak as if there is treasure in that pool." Li Han said unintentionally.

Qingxi raised his eyebrows, curled the corners of his mouth meaningfully, and said softly: "Yes, there is a treasure that no one can steal." ”

Li Han was slightly stunned, looking at her, full of doubts.

Out of Tangtang Garden, the group returned to Beisu City.

In the evening, in front of the Chunyue Inn, Xie Zhi was already waiting, and when he saw Qingxi and his party returning, he hurriedly greeted him.

Qingxi looked at him with a solemn face and said with a smile: "You are so worried that you are waiting here?" This time, I won't embarrass you again! ”

Xie Zhi's face did not relax in the slightest.

Seeing him like this, Qingxi put away his smile and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?" Without waiting for him to answer, he added, "Go in and speak." ”

Xie Zhi followed Qingxi into the wing.

The other three did not follow, but stood guard outside the door.

After closing the door, Xie Zhi said in a deep voice: "Princess, maybe something happened to Shangdu?" ”

Qingxi was stunned, frowned and asked, "What do you mean?" ”

"Today, I went to visit my uncle, and Zeng Shuai was also there. The two of them did not shy away from me. Does the princess know that the saint went to the Muyuan enclosure to hunt not long ago? ”

Qingxi nodded, she heard the news as soon as she left Sujiang.

Zeng Shuai said that he received a report from several places to change the guard. A few days ago, the troops stationed around the Muyuan enclosure escorted His Majesty's Luan back to Beijing, and the saint did not show up during the whole process. ”

Qingxi's brows furrowed even tighter, and he asked tentatively: "So, what does Zeng Shuai mean?" ”

"The crown prince usually only uses the Praetorian Guard guards for hunting, but this time he mobilized the garrison army, which is extraordinary. The frequent movement of troops around Muyuan Enclosure must have happened! ”

"What will happen?" Qingxi muttered.

"Your Highness did not go hunting with the Holy Driver this time. That's all I know for now. Xie Zhi added.

Qingxi nodded, and just wanted to call Jiang Lian in to ask him if he had received any news, but after thinking about it, since he followed him to Beisu, his news exchange with the east had not been so smooth

It's smooth.

She closed her mouth slightly, sat down slowly, and said in a deep voice: "It is true that such an unreasonable transfer of troops is something, but we lack more information at the moment. There will be news coming back from Zeng Shuai's side, and I will go to Shuai's Mansion tomorrow. ”

When she said this, Xie Zhi was a little surprised. He reminded: "Why did the princess come to Beisu and go to Tangtang Garden, the grass people will not ask if it is inconvenient. But if the princess sees Zeng Shuai, I'm afraid she has to think of a good rhetoric, otherwise she won't be able to hide this matter. ”

"Thank you for being thoughtful, I have my own say."

After Xie Zhi left, Qingxi summoned Ding Ming and Jiang Lian, and asked the two of them to meet Lao Qian, the principal in the north, tomorrow.

Lao Qian returned to Beisu after meeting Chen Ji in Sujiang.

Qingxi didn't want to make any extraneous complications on this trip, but if something really happened to Shangdu, she also needed to make arrangements.

Early the next morning, Qingxi took Li Han directly to the Northwest Shuaifu.

When Zeng Ji saw her, he was really surprised.

"Shouldn't the princess be in Sujiang?"

Qingxi smiled slightly, and said softly, "I can't come to see Uncle Zeng?" ”

Zeng Ji was stunned for a moment, and then laughed heartily: "The minister can be regarded as watching the princess grow up, but now he is becoming more and more unpredictable about you." He sighed: "The princess must not have come to see the courtiers on purpose. He glanced at Li Han, who was standing behind him, and said: "I have long heard that His Royal Highness King Heng and Changfeng are quite close, and the last time the princess came to Beisu, she was accompanied by Miss Li, and this time Miss Li is inseparable." What's the matter, this Changfeng is already His Royal Highness? ”

Li Han saluted and said: "Zeng Shuai misunderstood, I only accompanied me because of my personal friendship with the princess." She glanced at Qingxi and took the initiative to say, "The princess and Zeng Shuai have a slow talk, and I will wait outside." ”

After Li Han left, only two people were left in the house.

Zeng Ji said bluntly: "Your appearance in the Northwest Shuaifu at this time will make people think about it, and it will be unfavorable to His Highness." ”

Qingxi nodded and said humbly: "What Uncle Zeng said is true, but I also believe that you are very strict in governing the army, and the Northwest Marshal Mansion will definitely not show the slightest rumor." ”

Zeng Ji looked at her deeply, and only said after a while: "Heng'er, your words are about to trap me and the Northwest Army behind me in a dilemma!" ”

Qingxi smiled comfortably: "Uncle misunderstood, I have no intention of this with His Royal Highness." ”

"Didn't you? If not, you wouldn't be here right now. Zeng Ji's voice was deep and powerful.

Qingxi knew that he must have misunderstood that he had come to the Northwest Army to be a lobbyist for Xiao Yizheng, but she didn't plan to explain, and it was not bad to be wrong.

Zeng Ji's words continued: "I know that the Holy Lord is suspicious of His Highness. It should be said that this may be something that cannot be avoided by those who sit on high positions. I also know the character of His Highness, and to put it mildly, His Highness fought side by side with us, and the Northwest Army has long regarded him as a brother in our army. However, in the end, I and the Northwest Army are loyal to the imperial court and Dacheng. If there are some things that you should not speak. ”

Qingxi looked at him in surprise, shook his head and said, "Uncle, if you say that, you are trapping His Highness in disloyalty and injustice." Now, in a peaceful and prosperous world, how can His Highness have the same mind you guessed? After he made great contributions, he retreated to Sujiang, if he said that he had thoughts, wouldn't it be more convenient to act at that time? ”

Zeng Ji bowed: "Of course, I know that His Highness is frank. But the situation is ......"

Before he finished speaking, Qingxi interrupted, "It's the same now. Since His Royal Highness returned to Beijing, there has been no transgression. ”

"Then why are you here?" Zeng Ji was puzzled.

"For myself." Qingxi made a loud noise.

"What?"

"He can retreat and retreat, but I can't put him in the slightest danger. He can only focus on the world, but I can't only have this heart. I just want to ask Uncle Zeng, if one day, Your Highness's life is in danger, are you willing to do even a little bit to save it? ”

"That's nature!" Zeng Ji replied without hesitation. "Let me sit on the sidelines, I can't do it."

"Uncle's words are enough. You can rest assured, we will never let you, the Zeng family, and the Northwest Army embarrass you. But as Uncle said, the Northwest Army is loyal to the imperial court, loyal to Dacheng, and more importantly, loyal to the world. Based on this principle, the Northwest Army will never be disloyal or unjust. ”

Qingxi's tone was calm and his expression was solemn. This made Zeng Ji have a delusion and felt

The one sitting in front of him was not the young daughter of the Ling family who grew up, but the veteran of officialdom who often dealt with him.

"I believe that my father and emperor will think like me if he has a spirit in heaven." She added.

Zeng Ji remembered the conversation he had with Xie Changxin that day. He said that Xiao Zhe asked Xiao Yizheng to come to Beisu because he wanted him to return to Shangdu with his military merits. At that time, there was still a word in his heart that had not yet been spoken, that is, maybe Xiao Zhe would be willing to hand over the country to Xiao Yizheng.

Thinking of these words now, he has a different feeling in his heart.

He thought, if Xiao Zhe is alive, then the situation is really difficult to say.

He sighed slightly and asked, "Has Your Highness given you any news recently?" ”

Qingxi shook his head and said frankly: "I haven't heard from him for a long time, and I don't know what his situation is in Shangdu." ”

Zeng Ji moved his body, slowed down his tone and said, "I did receive some news......

The light in Qingxi's eyes gathered, waiting for his next step.

Sure enough, what Zeng Ji said was what Xie Zhi told her.

"Is there any news on that?" She asked.

Zeng Ji's expression became solemn again: "Before you entered the mansion, I received a secret letter from Yuanyi. He said that after the saint returned to the palace, he announced that His Royal Highness entered the palace. At the time he wrote this secret letter, His Highness had been in the palace for three days, and had not left the Heart Cultivation Temple, and the Holy One was the same. And the entire palace is much more heavily guarded than before. His patrol battalion has been asked not to approach Miyagi......"

Qingxi's face instantly turned pale.