Although Zhao Ruyu had also heard some rumors, and even when Ye Qing returned to Lin'an, he had heard that Ye Qing had hidden Zhong Qing in Yangzhou, but after all, he couldn't see it believing.

And more than half a year ago, rumors began to spread that Princess Xin had returned to the palace and had been serving by the side of the Queen Mother.

Therefore, he also met with the Queen Mother several times, so that he could prove the truth of this rumor, but he did not see Zhong Qing every time, so he classified this matter as a rumor.

But I didn't expect that Zhong Qing was really standing in front of him alive today.

The relationship between the two is extremely delicate, whether it is when Zhong Qing first married Xinwangfu, Zhao Ruyu lost his wife, or later Jiankang Zhong's downfall, and even the fact that Zhao Xuan, the king of Xin, finally died in the night, the relationship between the two of them became extremely delicate and sensitive.

Although they meet again now, it is not that they are enemies who are very red-eyed when they meet, but the grievances and grievances between the two still make Zhao Ruyu, who stood up in shock, and in a hurry, he didn't know how to meet Zhong Qing.

"At that time, the Emperor Taishang felt that his strength was insufficient, and after careful consideration, he abdicated to let the virtuous be in the sage, and now the sage is unable to govern because of the emperor's affairs, and the powerful minister Wang Huai dictates the court, even the queen mother and the queen are deeply worried about this, and they have no choice but to persuade the saint many times with little effect. As a clan, how can Lord Zhao only worry about his personal career at this time, and ignore Zhao Song's Jiangshan Sheji? Zhong Qing stood next to Bai Chun, looked at Zhao Ruyu calmly and said.

Without waiting for Zhao Ruyu to speak, Bai Chun also slowly got up and said: "The Great Song Dynasty is not uninherited, since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety are difficult to achieve, and now the saint takes filial piety first, and the prince has also reached the age of establishment, and the only person who can help the Zhao Song clan save the society is you, Lord Zhao." Although the King of Wei is also quite prestigious, but after all, he is not the prince, and now he is in charge of the Qingyuan Mansion, and he has not been to Lin'an for a long time, does Lord Zhao think that this is the indifference of the King of Wei, and he can't see the current trend of the court? ”

"No, the reason why King Wei is indifferent is entirely because he has already seen the trend of the Qing Dynasty, if it continues like this, Zhao Song will be in danger, but because the prince is in Lin'an, King Wei has to avoid suspicion, so as not to cause misunderstanding between the prince and hundreds of officials and people in the world. Now the prince is anxious and worried, but the saint now puts filial piety first, and the prince naturally cannot overstep his authority, at this time, if Lord Zhao stands up ....... Bai Chun took over Zhong Qing's topic and said.

"Big, can save the Zhao and Song clans from falling into the hands of powerful ministers, and how can Lord Wei and Zhao be at the height of Shangshu?" Zhong Qing said.

"The sea is wide and the fish jumps, and the sky is high for the birds to fly." Bai Chun said.

After Zhong Qing walked into the room, facing the two beauties who were like flowers and jade, and the country and the city, Zhao Ruyu seemed to feel that the tea room was much brighter than just now.

Listening to the tacit understanding of the two women, Zhao Ruyu seemed to feel that the position of Shangshu, which he had always regarded as the pinnacle of his career, seemed to be more like the starting point of his career in the description of the two women.

If he is willing, and the prince is also interested in assisting himself, then as a member of the Zhao and Song clans, it is not a fool's dream to be a scholar, and even if it is in the future, it is not difficult for him to enter the Privy Council.

The two women looked at Zhao Ruyu with a cloudy face in front of them quietly, they both said what they should say, and then it depends on whether Zhao Ruyu still has the righteousness of the clan and the ambition of the ministers in his heart.

Zhong Qing and Bai Chun had to take such a risk, according to Ye Qing's assumption, Han Cheng at this time should think of relying on the Prince's Mansion to balance Wang Huai, so as to reduce his pressure on the court.

But now I don't know if Han Cheng lost his ambition because he was suppressed by Wang Huai, or because of Han Yanxuan's successive battles in the southwest and Luodian, Han Cheng ignored the prince's mansion that could give him a helping hand and balance Wang Huai and thus occupy the upper hand in the court.

And it is obviously impossible for the two daughters to directly find Han Cheng to plan the matter of admonishing the Holy Zen Throne and the succession of the crown prince, after all, the identity of Han Cheng's relatives is more sensitive, and their wariness of Bai Chun and Zhong Qing is far greater than that of Zhao Ruyu in front of them.

So after thinking about it, on the first day Bai Chun arrived in Lin'an, the two girls fixed their eyes on Zhao Ruyu in the tea room.

"In three days' time, I will give you an answer." Zhao Ruyu fought in his heart for a long time, but he still couldn't make up his mind for a while, but his expression was extremely sincere and firm and looked at Bai Chun and Zhong Qing and said.

"Our two women are naturally soft-spoken, and it's normal for Lord Zhao to be worried." Zhong Qing smiled, and then slowly put a piece of jade pendant in his sleeve pocket on the table.

is the so-called meeting with a smile and enmity, looking at Zhong Qing, who has never smiled when he entered the tea room, as if he was white and pure from beginning to end, laughed out loud at this moment, Zhao Ruyu's original vigilance was instantly washed away by the flood like the crumbling river embankment.

At this moment, he believed that the two women in front of him with the beauty of the country and the city would never be designing to frame him, but sincerely thinking about the Zhao Song clan and the Great Song Dynasty.

Of course, this is only part of the righteousness in his heart, as for the open and secret battles above the court...... That's just part of it.

"Don't worry, only the three of us know about this until I give a clear answer." Zhao Ruyu looked at the piece of jade pendant on the table, even if he glanced at it lightly, he could recognize it at a glance, it was something in the prince's mansion.

"That's nature." Bai Chun nodded indifferently and said.

As Zhao Ruyu saluted and the two women returned the salute, Zhao Ruyu walked out of the tea room, and at the moment when the door of the tea room was closed from the outside, the two women immediately grabbed each other's hands nervously, looked a little excited, and looked at each other with a nervous smile.

"Wow, your hands are so cold." Bai Chun held Zhong Qing's hand and said.

"I'm scared to death, you're all sweating." Zhong Qing shot back.

"I'm really afraid that he won't believe us two women, and I'm also worried that my words will make him angry and angry, and he will punish me for this, after all, now in Lin'an, it's not the beginning, it's strange not to be afraid." Bai Chun's words were much more vivid and lively than when he faced Zhao Ruyu alone just now.

Zhong Qing also looked radiant, compared to the graceful and elegant appearance just now, at this moment she looked beautiful, bright and moving, and her words were also endless, chattering with Bai Chun in the tea room.

Bai Chun and Zhong Qing in Lin'an City had to take the initiative to get the attention of Han Cheng and others at this moment, and began to gradually shift to the Prince's Mansion, while Yan Qingcheng and Liu Qingyan in Yangzhou City were also not idle at this time.

With Ye Qing's northern expedition, the entire Yangzhou was originally dominated by Liu Dexiu, Ye Heng, and Bai Bingzhong, but when Bai Bingzhong was deposed, and after Ye Heng was sent as the deputy envoy of Huainan East Road, the relationship between Ye Heng and Liu Dexiu became more delicate.

What attracted this was that Yang Huaizhi, Liu Keshi, Lu Yanlun and others' plans for the expansion of Yangzhou were blocked again, and what made Yan Chengcheng even more troublesome was that with the dismissal of the transfer envoy, Yang Huaizhi had not yet adapted to the post of transfer envoy, Ye Heng, the sentencing envoy and Liu Dexiu, had already stretched out his arms and wanted to meddle in the affairs of the transfer department.

Walking out of the house that Yan Hongyuan had purchased in Yangzhou, Yan Qingcheng, who was just about to get into the carriage, looked back at Yan Qingzhi who had caught up, frowned slightly and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"Father's health has not been good recently, but there is no problem in taking care of the lonely city and Wufeng, and there are a lot of maids in the house, if you are too busy during this time, you might as well send the two of them over. And then there's ....... Yan Qingzhi looked around at no one, and then lowered his voice and said: "It's not just because Ye Heng and Liu Dexiu interfered that we couldn't send supplies to Ye Qing, but the important thing is that Shi Miyuan, who is now in Lin'an, is making a hindrance." So I thought about it, for more than a year and nearly two years, whether it is Huainan East Road or Shandong Road, I am already familiar with the road, so I will transport it myself. So these days, if you have time, you often come back to see your father and talk to him more. ”

"You're going to the Northlands?" Yan Chengcheng continued to frown, making it impossible for people to judge whether she was in favor or against for a while.

"Or else?" Yan Qingzhi motioned for Yan Chengcheng to leave the door, walked forward and said: "Zhao Shichun is now because of the expansion of the city, he must discuss with Ye Heng and Liu Dexiu, and now he naturally can't leave, not to mention that he is not familiar with me in the north, and now in the hands of your husband, who else can use it?" Liu Keshi and Yang Huaizhi, but Yangzhou still has to rely on them to balance Ye Heng and Liu Dexiu, how can they be separated? ”

"Yes...... It's the Northland after all, and I'm worried about ....... Yan Tingcheng was a little entangled and contradictory, and the good-looking willow eyebrows were tightly twisted.

Ye Qing has been in the Northland for more than half a year now, and she is already nervous every day, afraid that something that she doesn't want to see happen, and now before she can wait for what happens over there, her brother is also going to the Northland.

"Don't worry, I'm free to measure, let alone ......." Yan Qingzhi smiled and said: "Your brother and I are not greedy for life and afraid of death, since your husband can go on a northern expedition for the Great Song Dynasty, I can do what I can even be the icing on the cake." ”

"When are you going to go?" Yan Tingcheng kept frowning and asked hesitantly.

"Naturally, the sooner the better, saving people is like ...... Oh, no, now Ye Qing and they haven't come to this point, look at my crow's mouth. Yan Qingzhi hurriedly changed his words.

Yan Qingcheng sighed helplessly, glanced back at the carriage and coachman Xu Qing behind him, and thought for a while: "If you can, I hope you will leave in a few days." ”

"Why?" Yan Qingzhi was a little strange, how could her husband, who had been worried about her on weekdays, not be in a hurry when it came to the critical moment.

"I just met Qingyan before coming home, and I heard her say in passing, I'm afraid that Li Heng will come to Yangzhou in a few days, and then he should also go to the north to help Ye Qing, so it's better to ......." Yan Qingcheng's heart began to be a little irritable, and she naturally wanted Yan Qingzhi to go to the north immediately to help her husband Ye Qing.

But Yan Qingzhi is his brother after all, the only seedling of the Yan family, and now his father is not in good health, if his brother has three longs and two shorts, how can he explain to his father.

As if to understand what her sister was thinking in her heart, who was gradually becoming a little irritable, Yan Qingzhi smiled and said with relief: "Three or five days is naturally no problem, after all, I am just saying hello to you now, and I still need to prepare for many things for this trip, so even if you want to leave immediately, it will take three or five days." ”

Yan Qingcheng nodded silently, agreeing with Yan Qingzhi's words, lowering his head and not knowing what he was thinking, he just walked forward by himself, and she didn't even notice that Yan Qingzhi left and went back.

The carriage came to the door of the slanting wind and drizzle building again, and as Yan Tingcheng walked into the room for a while, Liu Qingyan appeared in front of Yan Tingcheng, looking at her sister who was a little worried, and after sighing silently, she silently sat down next to Yan Tingcheng.

Yan Chengcheng, who seems to be the most cheerful, since Ye Qing went to the Northland, the whole person seems to have lost his three souls and seven spirits, and he looks sad all day long, far more than when he laughs.

"What the hell is going on over there?" Yan Qingcheng, who was silent for a long time, holding the teacup with both hands, looked back at the weather outside the window that had gradually become gloomy, and asked a little lonely.

"Everything is fine, not as bad as you think." Liu Qingyan said with a smile.

"But...... My brother is indeed going to transport grain and grass to the Northland, is something wrong with Ye Qing? Isn't there a lot of trouble on their side...... Not going well? At this moment, Yan Qingcheng looked a little helpless, as if he was begging for Liu Qingyan.

Liu Qingyan shook her head with a smile, grabbed Yan Qingcheng's hand holding the teacup, and said softly: "Didn't you receive his letter two days ago?" There is nothing wrong with that, but after all, it is a war, and it is just a matter of preparing for a rainy day and preparing for the worst before seeking success. Let alone...... The supplies such as grain and grass are not for the husband, but for the Lord Xin Qiji, who is now in Xuzhou. Sister Bai and Sister Zhong have also met, and in a few days, Li Heng will also arrive in Yangzhou, and after a short rest, he will leave for the north to meet her husband, and there will be nothing to do at that time. ”

Liu Qingyan knew some things about umbrellas, although the previous oblique wind and drizzle building was mainly based on business roads, but after Bai Chun went to Lin'an, he still told Liu Qingyan some news about the north.

Yan Qingcheng nodded silently, she knew that Bai Chun was not going to Lin'an, not to escort his father back to Lin'an, but to meet Zhong Qing in the end, and even ...... They will go together to meet the crown princess Li Fengniang.

The reason why Li Heng was able to be sent to Yangzhou by the Ministry of War was naturally inseparable from Zhong Qing's contributions, although Wang Huai dismissed Li Heng and shelved the functions of the Imperial City Division, which made Li Heng's status in Lin'an plummet for a while.

But now, with the inexplicable words of the queen and the queen mother in front of the saint, Zhao Yan, who had no mental politics, directly asked Wang Huai to send Li Heng to Huainan East Road to help Ye Qing's northern expedition after seeing Wang Huai again.

Wang Huai, who came to ask for the holy decree to recall Ye Qing for the second time, was stunned in place, didn't he say that he would recall Ye Qing, and then the armistice and the Jin people impeached, how could it ...... Why did the Holy Lord still send Li Heng to the Northland to help Ye Qing?

However, just when Wang Huai was stunned, Zhao Yan, who was in a daze, still ordered to draft a decree again and summon Ye Qing back to Lin'an.

Zhao Yan's series of behaviors made Wang Huai a little confused, and he didn't know what the meaning of such a contradictory behavior of the saint was, but no matter what, getting the second holy decree to recall Ye Qing could be regarded as achieving the goal for him.