With a deep sigh, the words came out of the mouth of Emperor Jin An: "There are exiles who have taken officials hostage and exchanged them with enemy countries or barbarian small tribes, and so far, six officials have been lost. ”

As soon as these words came out, there was a dead silence in the temple.

Hearing that Emperor Jin An said that some people exchanged the lives of officials, they couldn't help but feel a sense of sadness about the death of rabbits and foxes.

Qi Changrong pursed his lips, and once again experienced the taste of his heart being numb.

She had the experience of her previous life, and she had known what would happen in the Southeast.

She has been secretly giving relief measures for months, hoping that the tragedy will not happen again.

However, it turns out that not all efforts can be successfully changed, and some things will happen.

She predicted the tragedy in Lincheng in advance with the experience of her previous life, and rushed to the battlefield to save Junmen with all her hopes.

She relied on the experience of her previous life to predict the riots in the southeast in advance, and secretly sent people to patrol to calm down, but the result has not changed.

Despite her preparations, the riot still happened.

This made the sense of urgency in her heart rise all of a sudden, does this result prove that the future of Dajin is still unknowable?

Just when everyone was avoiding it, Zhao Li stood up and slowly spoke: "Since last winter, natural disasters have repeatedly broken out in the southeast, and the people have long been struggling to make a living. ”

After all, no one wants to die.

If they want to survive, they have to make some drastic changes.

For example, from loving one's own country to becoming a traitor.

Wang Zheyan nodded in agreement: "That's true, the southeast has long since changed from the former rich to the current barren land, but the minister has something unclear, at the beginning of the disaster, the imperial court has sent people to dredge the local people, there should be very few people left, why did it suddenly break out today?" ”

Zhao Li said: "The reason may not be traceable, but the most important thing for the sake of the plan is to send people to quell the rebellion in the southeast, so as not to expand the situation further and again, and finally reach the point of no return." ”

Qi Changrong, who had been silent, nodded, but said: "The southeast is located in a remote area, and the local government is not cooperating enough, so it is time to send people to prevent thieves from running rampant and the people from being afraid." ”

Hearing these words made Emperor Jin An extremely comfortable, the prince really lived up to his expectations, as the prince of a country, he did not retreat in case of trouble, but went straight to the challenge.

Emperor Jin An tugged at the corners of his mouth and glanced at Qi Changrong appreciatively: "The situation has not yet been clarified, but what the prince said is reasonable." In this way, the rebellion in the southeast will be investigated and dealt with by the prince, and I will allocate a group of people to assist the prince, hoping that the prince will not let me down. ”

"Erchen understands." Qi Changrong responded, and the courtiers talked one after another, making a more rigorous plan for her trip, and even recommending someone suitable to escort her on the trip.

Among them, the most mentioned and the highest number of votes is Junmen Junchen.

Hearing them say this, Emperor Jin An remembered and asked tentatively: "The general is indeed the best candidate, but he has never been to the court today because he is sick, and I don't know if he has the energy to travel with the prince?" ”

As he spoke, his little eyes seemed to float towards the position of the prime minister, and the meaning was very obvious.

Hearing this, Zhao Li immediately understood what Emperor Jin An meant, as a courtier in the court, he naturally wanted to share his worries for Emperor Jin An.

Zhao Li arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, rest assured, it's just a small cold, two pairs of medicines can be cured, and the general will definitely be able to accompany him and protect His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

Emperor Jin An was satisfied, and gave Zhao Li a rare good look.

"That being the case, then the matter is settled."

At this point, under the condition that Jun Chen has not been involved in this matter, it is a certainty that he will travel with Qi Changrong, and there is no possibility of change.

The early dynasty retreated, and the officials retired one after another.

Qi Changrong was the last to leave the Jinluan Palace, she was wearing the prince's court clothes, crossed the high threshold, her steps were very slow, and everything was as usual on her face, so that people couldn't see anything wrong.

On the hundred-story high steps, Jiang Bowen was not in a hurry to leave, only stood in the shadows, as if waiting for someone to arrive.

After a long time, Qi Changrong's figure finally came late.

Jiang Bowen saluted her, and said with a slight excitement: "I wanted to have a drink with the prince after returning to Beijing, and I was chatting about the harvest of Huaihe River water conservancy, but now it seems that this plan is going to be postponed." ”

He was standing here just to wait for the prince of the East Palace.

This person is also one of the objects of his suspicion, but he has no evidence and has not been sure.

Qi Changrong smiled lightly, excused Jiang Bowen's courtesy, and said softly: "Taishi's words are wrong, sharing worries for the country is a lonely matter, as for Taishi's Huaishui harvest, it is okay to talk about it in the future." ”

Both wore a layer of masks on their faces that they couldn't see through.

The only difference is that Qi Changrong has long known Jiang Bowen's details, and he has his own set of rules and regulations to deal with him.

But Jiang Bowen has been groping, and so far he has not seen through Qi Changrong's true face.

Perhaps in his eyes, the prince of the East Palace is still immature, as long as he wants, he can play with it in the palm of his hand.

Little did he know that something was out of his control.

Jiang Bowen sighed with emotion: "His Royal Highness has grown up, and the ministers are happy in their hearts, and when they go back, they will write the harvest of Huaishui on paper, and then order someone to send it to the East Palace so that His Highness can borrow it,"

Hearing him say this, Qi Chang's face showed a little gratitude.

"Lone here, thank the master for his generous gifts."

Although she was not interested in Jiang Bowen's harvest, even if he didn't say anything, she knew what he had done in the past few months.

As for the means of dealing with those things, she had already figured it out in her previous life, and if it were her, she could solve it perfectly, so why did he need to say more?

But Jiang Bowen's willingness to teach her is also an attitude, and if he is not grateful, it will inevitably make him suspicious.

In order to thank his cousin, Qi Changrong personally sent Jiang Bowen back to Jiang's mansion, and the twelve princesses and Jiang You, who had already received the news of his return to Beijing, were already waiting outside the door and looking forward to it.

As soon as Jiang Bowen got out of the carriage, Jiang You pounced and said excitedly: "Dad, you are back, you don't know how much I miss you in the days I left!" ”

Jiang Bowen slapped him and scolded with a smile: "I don't know you kid yet, you wish I would come back later, but fortunately there is lawlessness at home." ”

Seeing through his true thoughts, Jiang You didn't mind, touched his nose and smiled, and said innocently: "Where can I be, what Dad said is too serious." ”

Qi Changrong stood patiently aside, and did not disturb the father and son who had been reunited for a long time to sleep.

After teaching his own son a lesson, Jiang Bowen smiled away, and then bowed his hand to Qi Zihuan, who had been waiting on the side and had not spoken: "The minister has seen the twelve princesses. ”

Qi Zihuan avoided half a step and returned the half-salute: "Father-in-law doesn't need to be polite, you and I are all a family." ”

The so-called 'family' is a family that takes what it needs.

After they finished talking about the old days, Qi Changrong politely refused to let them stay for his own meal, explaining: "I am afraid that the trip to the southeast will be difficult and dangerous, so I need to go to the general's mansion to inform the general first, so as not to snub him and make him dissatisfied." ”

Everything was decided behind Jun Chen's back, and with the weird nature of that great general, I am afraid that I will really be angry because of this matter.

Jiang Bowen nodded and expressed his understanding: "The minister will let people escort His Highness to the monarch's mansion." ”

"Not necessarily." Qi Changrong raised his usual indifferent and peaceful smile: "This is at the feet of the Son of Heaven, and it was cleared some time ago, so there will be no accidents." ”

"Your Highness has a point." Jiang Bowen looked at the carriage parked next to him, the huge East Palace logo fluttering in the breeze, and many palace guards waiting aside, he said with a little regret: "It's a pity that I can't have a good time with His Highness." ”

"It doesn't matter." Qi Changrong flipped her wrist, there was a slight collision sound between the Buddha beads, she half-squinted, her expression was slightly lazy under the light of the afternoon sun, and said lightly: "There will always be a chance." ”

"Congratulations to Your Highness." Jiang Bowen didn't say much, and arched his hand: "Your Highness, be careful on the road." ”

"The master is good to rest." Qi Changrong turned around and stepped on a small stool to get into the carriage.

The driver lowered the curtain to cut off all view from the outside.

With a soft snort, the sturdy horses slowly walked forward.

Halfway through the journey, a small woman suddenly rushed into the carriage, the coachman's face was as usual, as if he didn't see it, and the surrounding guards also tacitly shut up and didn't say much.

The person who came was ordered to wait outside.

As soon as she came in, she said to Qi Changrong dissatisfiedly: "Why does Your Highness surrender your identity and make a false relationship with such hypocrites? ”

Qi Changrong took out the food box from the cabinet on the side, pinched a piece of pastry from it, and said lightly: "You don't understand, you still have to do what you have to do." ”

Saying that, seeing that Shi Chun still wanted a lot of bara, she quickly stuffed the pastries into Shi Chun's mouth, and explained casually: "Although he is a hypocrite, he is pseudo-truthful, and pseudo-convincing, even if he is a prince, he can't be lazy." ”

In front of the two girls, she never hid her idea of wanting to deal with Jiang Bowen.

From the moment they entered the East Palace, they were the people of the East Palace.

Maybe at first she would have avoided two points, but the more she got to the back, the more things became impossible to hide, and at that time, there would always be a few people around who could barely be trusted.

"That being said, the slave just can't see His Highness being wronged." Shi Chun swallowed the pastry indiscriminately and asked vaguely: "Besides, even if there is more power in the hands of the Taishi, how can it compare to the East Palace?" ”

"It's not a question of whether it's better or not."

"Why is that?"

"I can't tell you clearly, don't say it, you just need to remember that Lone's choice will not be wrong."

As soon as he heard this, seeing that Qi Changrong had no idea of continuing to chat, Shi Chun pursed his lips and responded in frustration.

She has been serving His Highness for three years, and although His Highness and them in the past are not talking about everything, they will always talk more than others.

But in the past few months, she has felt more and more that there is an insurmountable distance between her and His Highness.