Princess Wuyang did what she said, and soon the news came, since the second prince was reprimanded by the emperor, he began to live in seclusion, and every day he either stayed in the house, or went into the palace to ask the queen mother, and he stayed in the palace for a day, but there was nothing abnormal.

Su Yunlai was worried that the emperor would make a move, and her heart kept going up and down, but whether it was Li Sheng or Gu Junyan, the lives of the two were still calm, and her worries seemed to have become groundless.

But even so, Su Yunlai did not let go of his heart, but felt more and more that this was the calm before the storm.

Just when Su Yunlai was worried, a piece of news came back to the capital, shocking the entire court.

The Great Liao State raided Xuzhou, the city of Xuzhou was broken, Lingnan Taishou Su Zhixun sent troops to help, the road was ambushed, he was seriously injured, the Great Liao Iron Hoof occupied Xuzhou and Lingnan in one fell swoop, and Gu Yanshan, the general of the Zhenguo stationed in Tianmen Pass, was missing and suspected of being missing.

For a while, there were many rumors, some people said that Gu Yanshan had already rebelled with Da Liao, and some people said that Gu Yanshan had been wiped out by the killers sent by the Da Liao, so his whereabouts were unknown.

Gu Junyan entered the palace to ask for an order, asking to lead the army to the battle, but Emperor Qianyuan did not answer him.

The ministers headed by Lin Zhengan have admonished, Gu Yanshan's position is unclear, Gu Junyan should not leave Beijing at this time, although the emperor did not guard Gu Junyan, but passed on the edict, without the emperor's will, officials and their families are not allowed to leave the capital, Emperor Qianyuan's intention is already self-evident.

Clear-eyed people know that this will is completely aimed at Gu Junyan, what are other officials doing when they have nothing to do with leaving the capital? The Gu family, which used to be infinitely beautiful, fell into a crisis.

But for the Chen family, no matter how tense the relationship between Emperor Qianyuan and the Gu family is, what she is most concerned about now is only Su Zhixun.

Su Zhixun was seriously injured, she was very worried, and wanted to go to Lingnan to visit Su Zhixun, but the emperor decreed that she could not leave the capital without the emperor's will.

The Chen family even went to ask the fifth wife, hoping to intercede with the fourth prince through Su Chen's relationship.

The fifth wife quickly agreed: "When Chen'er comes back, I will definitely tell him, but you also know that Chen'er is soft-spoken, just a companion, if you can't help anything, please don't blame the second sister-in-law." ”

Chen hurriedly said no: "Chen'er is willing to help, and your second brother and I are already grateful." ”

Chen left with a thousand thanks, and as soon as she left, Mrs. Fifth sneered, and when Su Chen came back, she naturally didn't mention a word.

Su Zhan and Su Yunlai were also in a hurry, but now that the Gu family had an accident, Li Sheng's situation became more and more embarrassing, even if he went to ask the emperor, it would be useless, and Princess Wuyang had a dislike for Su Yunlai, and she couldn't speak.

Listening to Yuxuan, in Su Yunlai's study, Su Zhan looked at Su Yunlai with a calm face and said, "I'm afraid that only my cousin can help us in this matter." ”

Su Yunlai nodded, she also thought so, although Lingnan City was lost, but Su Zhixun, as a Taishou, reacted quickly and dealt with it in a timely manner, but there was nothing wrong with it, if Lin Zhengan was maneuvering from it, it would not be a big deal to let his family take care of him.

It's just that Su Yunlai still has his own plans.

"Then I'll go find my cousin." Su Zhan said.

Su Yunlai shook his head: "Third brother, you can't go to this matter, you have to go." ”

Su Yunlai quickly handed over the post and went to see Mrs. Lin, who knew her intention.

"Your cousin has asked for the emperor's will, but you are all female dependents, and your cousin and I are not at ease when you go on the road alone, this time Xuzhou is in turmoil, the emperor will definitely send generals to preside over the overall situation, and when the emperor selects candidates to quell the rebellion, let you rush to Xuzhou with the army, and your cousin and I can rest assured." Mrs. Lin said: "I know that your mother is worried about your father, but now the boundary of Xuzhou is not peaceful, even if you are anxious, safety is the first thing." ”

Su Yunlai nodded gratefully: "I understand, thank you cousin and cousin for planning for me and my mother." After a pause, she said with some hesitation: "I'm just worried, it's difficult to choose a candidate for this rebellion, and my father's injury is serious, so I'm afraid I won't be able to wait for ......."

Mrs. Lin was stunned, and Su Yunlai said again: "I heard the third brother say that General Gu Shao is bent on quelling the chaos to find General Gu, but the emperor has not allowed it, and now General Gu's life and death are unknown, his whereabouts are unknown, and there is no conclusive evidence to convict the Gu family, not to mention, the Gu family has been operating in Xuzhou for generations, even if he is a general, he may not be able to stop the iron hooves of Da Liao, I am really worried about my father." ”

Mrs. Lin glanced at her meaningfully, as if she was a little surprised, "I didn't expect Ah Wan to think so much." ”

Su Yunlai smiled shyly, like a child who had been praised: "I also listened to what the third brother said, don't blame my cousin for talking nonsense." ”

Mrs. Lin lowered her head and drank tea, hiding the deep thought in her eyes.

Su Yunlai knew that what she said might make Mrs. Lin think too much, but she couldn't help it now, the most important thing now was to let Gu Junyan leave the capital first.

Only he can recapture Xuzhou, and only when he is gone, can Li Sheng have a glimmer of life.

When Lin Zhengan returned to the mansion, it was late at night, and Mrs. Lin told him what Su Yunlai said during the day today.

"I didn't expect this child to be so smart, and even think of these things, it's a pity that Ziang's marriage with her didn't come to fruition." Mrs. Lin said with a sigh.

Lin Zhengan was thoughtful: "You don't know, the emperor is worried about this matter, so the candidate for the general to quell the rebellion has not been decided for a long time, one is afraid of the wolf ambition of the Gu family, and on the other hand, he is also worried about raising another Gu family." ”

"If you want me to say, you men just think too much, General Gu is missing, but there is no evidence to prove that the Gu family defected to the enemy and treason, but the rebellion in Xuzhou is real, if you don't hurry up and quickly quell the rebellion, I'm afraid the matter will be serious." Mrs. Lin said.

Lin Zheng'an frowned deeply, and his tone was complicated: "The emperor originally planned that Gu Yanshan would disappear, and then start to clean up the Gu family, but he didn't expect Da Liao to tear up the peace clause at this time!" It's really a fate! ”

Lin Zhengan and Mrs. Lin have a very close relationship with each other, and Mrs. Lin is a wise and intelligent woman, and Lin Zhengan does not hide some official affairs from her.

Mrs. Lin sighed: "It's just that you pity the people of Xuzhou, you still have to advise the emperor on this matter." ”

Lin Zhengan nodded.

Some people say that the emperor is not filial, unkind, unjust and unjust, which makes the heavens angry and resentful, so there will be constant turmoil after the emperor's birthday.

"Look at it, the two princes who were in the limelight that day and His Royal Highness the eldest grandson all had accidents, the second prince seized the people's fertile land, the fourth prince put the seal, and the peace clause sent by His Royal Highness the eldest grandson has now become a piece of waste paper, isn't this still a warning from heaven?"

But today's emperor is also diligent and loves the people, so what can he anger the heavens?

Soon some people thought of the will of the former emperor, and the current emperor wanted to pass on the throne to Li Sheng, but now the relationship between Emperor Qianyuan and Li Sheng is tense, and the former emperor has a spirit in the sky, so he has been punished.

This statement quickly spread among the people, and many people believed this reason.

At this time, Gu Junyan once again asked for an order to rush to the border pass to quell the rebellion, this time Emperor Qianyuan did not reject his request, but granted it, as if in order to show that he did not harm the Gu family, that is, Li Sheng, Emperor Qianyuan also made an astonishing decision.

"This counterinsurgency is a matter of great importance, so the second prince will supervise the army and go out with the army to comfort the border pass and bravely kill the enemy soldiers!"

This is because he is worried that the generals will not be subject to foreign military orders, so he sent the second prince to supervise Gu Junyan.

However, it also shows that the emperor's attitude towards the second prince is different, such an important thing is to choose the second prince, Rao is second prince has always been scheming, and he can't help but be happy at this time.

Su Yunlai was going to follow Gu Junyan and the second prince to Xuzhou together, the Chen family was already like an arrow, and he couldn't wait to get to Xuzhou immediately, the interesting thing is that before leaving, the fifth wife found the Chen family, because this time to Xuzhou, Su Chen would go with them.

"Second sister-in-law, this time the journey is far away, Xuzhou is in war again, it is not easy to have no man around to take care of it, and Zhan'er is recovering from a serious illness, this time let Chen'er escort you and Ah Wan back together, and they can take care of each other." Mrs. Fifth looked considerate.

Chen didn't think much about it, so he nodded, and looked grateful: "In this way, thank you to the fifth brother and sister." ”

Xuzhou is at war, this trip is indeed a bit dangerous, the fifth wife can let her only son escort Chen to Xuzhou, Chen is grateful in the heart.

The fifth lady patted her hand in disgust: "You see what you said, we are all a family, I still have to pack my bags for Chen'er, so I will go back first." ”

As soon as the fifth wife left, Su Zhan went to find Su Yunlai, "This time the emperor sent the second prince to supervise the army, and the fourth prince really couldn't sit still, so he was busy sending his companion to monitor, it seems that this trip is not so smooth." ”

Su Yunlai nodded, agreeing with Su Zhan's statement, Su Chen went to Xuzhou with him, no one could find fault with him, he was Su Zhixun's nephew, and it was natural for him to visit his uncle in the past, but this purpose was too obvious.

Su Yunlai remembered Su Zhixun's injury in his heart, and said a little casually: "It's just right that he came, if he doesn't come, I should be worried, there are four princes to divert the attention of the second prince, so we can act." ”

Su Zhan nodded, he glanced at Su Yunlai, and always felt that his sister seemed to be getting more and more demonic, where was there still a little bit of the daughter of the boudoir? Look at what she's worried about all day.

The war in Xuzhou was urgent, and the emperor was ready to rush to Xuzhou on the second day after the decree.

The group met in the city.

The Su family, as a female dependent, received special care from the second prince this time, sent someone over to ask for warmth, and personally came to visit the Chen family.

It is said that the Chen family is a female dependent, and the second prince should not be too close, but fortunately, Su Zhan is here, and others can't say anything.

"Mrs. Su, don't worry, this time I specially brought the doctor from the Tai Hospital, and Master Su will be fine." The second prince said with relief.

Chen was flattered: "Thank you for the kindness of the second prince." ”

The second prince smiled, with a kind smile on his sparse face: "Mrs. Su has won the award, Lord Su is dedicated to the country, so he will suffer this great disaster, as a prince, I should take care of his family." After speaking, he instructed his attendants: "Remember to take good care of the Su family, and there must be no neglect." ”

The attendant respectfully agreed, and the second prince left satisfied.

As soon as the second prince left, Chen turned his head to Su Yunlai and sighed: "It is worthy of being a prince, the second prince is so approachable, humble and polite, it is really rare, no wonder you will be moved when you are the fourth aunt......"

Not only Mrs. Su, but also Mrs. Fifth also thought about marrying her daughter to the second prince.

Su Yunlai said secretly, what is humble and polite, is it not because he wants to get the support of the Lin family? Su Zhixun and Lin Zhengan have a deep brotherly relationship, and at such a critical moment, giving face to the Lin family is also to win Lin Zhengan's favor.

However, Su Yunlai would not explain this to Chen, but nodded in agreement: "It is indeed rare." ”

As soon as Su Yunlai's voice fell, he turned his head and saw Gu Junyan coming over, glaring at her with an ugly face.

Su Yunlai turned his head silently, and said something of suffering.

Chen also saw Gu Junyan glaring at his daughter, and couldn't help sighing: "It is rumored that General Gu Shao has a flamboyant temper, I only think he is young and vigorous, but I didn't expect him to be so arrogant, it seems that the rumors are not groundless." ”

General Gu Shao left a not very good impression in the heart of his future mother-in-law.

Su Yunlai wanted to explain to Gu Junyan: "It's probably because General Gu Shao is worried about the war at the border and is in a bad mood. ”

Chen shook his head with a look of apprehension, obviously not very much in agreement with this statement.

The war was urgent, and the convoy rushed to Xuzhou with as little stop as possible, but after just two days, the convoy met a group of victims.

The carriage stopped, and the guards beside the second prince walked to the side of the carriage and said respectfully: "Mrs. Su, there are many female relatives among the refugees, we are all men, it is really inconvenient for us to come forward, can Mrs. Su come forward to help appease?" ”

Chen lifted the curtain and got out of the carriage, Su Yunlai followed her, and it was not rude to have elders here.

These refugees all fled from Xuzhou, the city of Xuzhou was broken, and many people were displaced and wanted to go to relatives and friends, and today they met in the same village.

There are many female dependents among the refugees, all of whom were frightened, and Chen was not good at these things, and was quite at a loss, but fortunately, with Su Yunlai on the side, there was no mistake.

Su Yunlai led the maids and soldiers to distribute porridge to these female dependents, and there was a little girl of four or five years old who kept crying, and the refugees told Su Yunlai that the little girl's parents died when the city was broken, and they desperately saved the child.

Su Yun looked at the little girl and felt a little complicated, she squatted down, gently wiped the little girl's face with a handkerchief, took out a maltose and put it in the little girl's palm.

The little girl blinked, ate the candy vaguely, and then cried even louder: "Before, my mother used to give me candy to eat......"

Su Yunlai was a little in a hurry, he had never coaxed the child, so he had to pat her back again and again, and kept wiping away her tears.

"You, don't cry." Su Yunlai said a little anxiously, obviously he just wanted to coax the child, but why did he cry even worse.

Su Yunlai hurriedly hugged the child in his arms, and said helplessly: "Little ancestor, don't cry." ”

The little girl buried her little face in Su Yunlai's arms, but she cried even louder, Su Yunlai coaxed her for a while, the crying gradually stopped, Su Yunlai breathed a sigh of relief, but found that the little girl was tired of crying and had fallen asleep.

Su Yunlai couldn't help but smile bitterly, a little child made her at a loss, she wanted to pick up the little girl and go back to sleep, but as soon as she raised her arm, the little girl was so heavy that she almost fell.

A pair of hands hurriedly supported her, "Be careful." A low and gentle voice sounded in his ears, and he took the little girl.

Su Yunlai raised her head and saw the second prince standing next to her with a smile, she was startled and bowed: "I've seen the second prince." ”

The second prince personally took over the little girl and handed it to the guards on the side, and ordered to take the child to sleep, and then looked at Su Yunlai: "Miss Su doesn't have to be polite, it should be me thank Miss Su, and I bother you to help coax the child." ”

Su Yunlai sighed slightly: "Your Highness is polite, my father is the Lingnan Taishou, I can do something for these victims, and I should do it." ”

The second prince looked at her with undisguised approval and appreciation: "Miss Su is really extraordinary, this time it is really thanks to Miss Su, if it weren't for Miss Su, I'm afraid I would have to be in a hurry." ”

Su Yunlai frowned slightly and lowered his gaze.

There is a reason why Jun Yao can become the big girl by Su Yunlai's side, and at this time he immediately stood up and said, "Miss, it's not too early, it's time to go back." ”

Su Yunlai immediately said: "Then let's go back, my mother should be in a hurry for a while." After speaking, he blessed the second prince: "Second prince, I will leave first." ”

The second prince glanced at this blind maid with some displeasure, but still smiled and nodded your head: "I have worked hard for you today." ”

There seemed to be a deep meaning in his tone, including a gentle and ambiguous meaning, Su Yunlai just didn't know, and turned away.

Su Yunlai passed by the camp and was about to walk to her tent, but a figure jumped out from the side and pulled her aside.

Jun Yao was dumbfounded, just now, the one who took away her young lady just now seemed to be General Gu Shao? The big girl is tangled and has a headache, shouldn't she call someone now?

Su Yunlai glared at Gu Junyan: "What are you doing?" What should I do if I am seen? ”

"Are you afraid of being seen, or are you afraid of being seen by the second prince?" Gu Junyan asked rhetorically, "When did you become so familiar with him?" ”

Su Yunlai looked inexplicable, "What familiar?" I've never known him well. ”

"I don't know him anymore, and I am grateful, and I actually went to see you in person?" Gu Junyan asked suspiciously, "Have you forgotten that you accepted my dowry?" ”

Su Yunlai secretly rolled his eyes in his heart, when the man was naïve, it was really speechless, so Su Yunlai had to take out the patience that he had just coaxed the little girl, and began to coax Gu Junyan seriously.

"He is close to us, just to show favor to my cousin, what other purpose can he have, young general, you think too much." Su Yunlai explained objectively.

Gu Junyan glanced at her scrutinically, and saw that she really didn't seem to take the second prince to heart, so she bowed her head with satisfaction: "Well, it's good for you to remember, he has bad intentions, stay away from him in the future." ”

Su Yunlai originally planned to do the same, she didn't want to be involved with the second prince more than anyone else, so she nodded obediently: "I know." ”

Seeing her so well-behaved and obedient, Gu Junyan was very satisfied, and then felt that his reaction just now was a little too much, and explained uncomfortably: "I, I didn't mean anything else just now, I was worried that he had bad intentions and you would be deceived." ”

If Su Zhan was here, he would definitely roll his eyes fiercely, and then pointed at Gu Junyan and said that he was talking nonsense, his sister was so shrewd that she was about to become fine, and she could still be deceived? It's a ridiculous joke.

Su Yunlai nodded matter-of-factly: "What the young general said is extremely true, thank you for the young general's advice." ”

Gu Junyan was a little uneasy, seeing a black mark on her cheek, she couldn't help but raise her hand and gently put it on her cheek, wiping off the marks on her face.

Su Yunlai raised her head and glanced at him, just in his gaze, there was no hidden tenderness in those deep eyes, her face was slightly red, and she couldn't help glaring at him.

Gu Junyan realized that he had inadvertently become a disciple, so he hurriedly withdrew his hand and explained with a blank look: "I, I didn't mean to, it was something stuck to your face." After a pause, he slowed down his voice: "Don't you annoy me, okay?" ”

There was childishness in his tone, like a coquettish child, Su Yunlai was not annoyed in the first place, and now he couldn't afford to be angry.

She finally understood why General Gu was so arrogant, but he could still live well until now, it turned out that his kung fu of admitting his mistakes was first-class.

"I just don't like to see him approaching you." Gu Junyan said in a low voice, with a hint of grievance in his tone.

Su Yunlai's heart softened, he turned his gaze and said softly, "I, I don't blame you." ”

Gu Junyan's eyes suddenly lit up, bursting with infinite brilliance, he held her hand tightly, with a bright smile on his face, he thought about it, carefully hugged her into his arms, and hugged her gently.

Su Yunlai felt that he had been fooled, why did he start to get a little bit of an inch?

At this time, Su Yunlai remembered that General Gu was used to arranging troops, how could he do it without his mind to fight? So she was just fooled?

Su Yunlai was just about to be annoyed, Gu Junyan gently let go of her, and said to her seriously: "The second prince brought a lot of imperial doctors to treat Master Su, and I also invited a lot of famous doctors, I should have arrived in Xuzhou at this time, and I also sent someone to find a ghost doctor, don't worry, Master Su will be fine." ”

At such a critical juncture, he still remembered Su Zhixun's injury, Su Yunlai's heart warmed, and his original worry gradually let go, and nodded.