"Sister, you're right, I'm an old bone, and now my brain is dull, and I don't think about problems as comprehensively as you, and I can't see as far as you. It seems that I have to let Luo Hao take over. ”

"Brother, in fact, what I'm saying now is an afterthought. I hadn't thought about it that much before. Mu Rong's face was full of worry, "The war on my husband's side has not ended yet, it has been so long, and Palm Forest City has not been able to get it back, what happened to the nomadic tide, he has not written or sent someone to tell me, I am completely confused about the battle situation ahead." What should I do with Dailan's affairs...... I don't dare to mess around with such a major matter, and I have to wait for him to decide. ”

These words touched him very much. I usually don't see my mother so helpless, but in front of the princes and subordinates, my mother is always so strong, calm and confident. But now he knows how hard it is to be a good leader.

"Now he's back, and he'll have to rest for a while. The royal court's decision on the punishment of the eldest princess has not yet been released, which is also very strange. ”

"I think it's intentional. We can only wait, so that the royal court will have time to divide us, and we will not find any excuse. ”

"Sister, didn't you ask Long Chengtian today?"

"Asked, he said that the cabinet is still considering, what to say after all, he is a member of the royal family, the royal brother loves his daughter, his own niece, he is very embarrassed, and he must be cautious and cautious. ”

Not to mention how to punish you, you have been in the royal capital for so long, and it is so difficult to even meet your daughter-in-law last time. Luo Xun's rough voice was full of anger.

"So, this time, I'm going to stay and try to meet Dailan. The usurper hinted to me at noon that there would be a chance later. But it's hard to say how long it will take. Mu Rong shook her head helplessly.

"Girl, in this situation, do you want to stay?"

"Brother, after all, she has the blood of my Qin family in her belly, and that is my grandson. Dailan is miserable enough now, how sad will she be if I leave like this? I don't want my little grandson to be sullen in his mother's belly. Mu Rong smiled reluctantly.

Qin Shuo couldn't hold back and interjected again: "Mom, I'll stay, you and your second brother go back, Daddy may need your help on the front line." ”

"Adults talk, interject indiscriminately. Mom looked at him with disgust, but he knew that his mother was not really angry, "I am a woman and don't understand military affairs, what can I do to help your father? He has no shortage of staff officers, with your third uncle here, what he lacks is good news sent by the dragon." You, if you want to leave you alone, I'm afraid there will be more chaos. ”

"Sister, in my opinion, you must leave the royal capital, what tricks the usurper will play next, it is difficult to predict, you are too dangerous here. ”

Mu Rong's hand crossed the table and held Luo Xun's hand, "I appreciate your concern. You are like a brother to me and Qin Wei, please remember that no matter what happens, Jin Ju is standing with Beimo, and what we have to do now is to preserve our strength and get ready. My stay here is also a signal to the usurper: our first choice is peace, and war is always secondary. I only wish to bring my daughter-in-law home with me, and I will swear that I will not embrace her as king. If this requirement can be met, I don't expect more. ”

Luo Xun sighed: "Let the eldest princess get out of prison safely, this is our common expectation." ”

But Qin Shuo knew that keeping peace was not.

"By the way, there's one more thing I should tell you about. Mu Rong suddenly remembered something, "Prince Zaima has been allowed to visit Dailan. ”

The little giant said angrily: "Why can he go to the prison, but you can't go, mother, how can this be true!"

"He is a distinguished guest of the Moro Kingdom, and he is not a member of the Qin family. The usurper had no reason or need to refuse him. Mom looked at him with a stern gaze, "You, you have a big opinion of Prince Zaima. Of course, he has some wrong thoughts about your sister-in-law, but he has not done anything out of line, and his mother is also young, and I know a lot more about the thoughts of a man in his twenties than you. ”

Mom is still a beauty, you can imagine the beauty of her youth, the Mu family in East Lake Linshui City is also a well-known family in the local area, and there must be many noble children who have pursued their mother. Maybe there's a prince among them.

"Mom, did Prince Zaima say anything?" The second brother has been listening calmly, and he knows when to speak and when to shut up.

"He said that Dai Lan was doing well, and asked me to be relieved. ”

"That's it?" Qin Shuo said, "Then the prince is going to meet his sister-in-law and quench his thirst for lovesickness." ”

He also said that he was ready to provide evidence to Long Jun to prove that the eldest princess was innocent that night. But as for what the evidence is, he doesn't want to tell me, he just wants me to wait for good news. ”

Luo Xun's brows furrowed, "Can he prove the innocence of the eldest princess?" ”

"Brother, Dai Lan didn't come out of the room all night, and no one could go in. Prince Zaima is also comforting and comforting me. Mu Rong turned to Qin Shuo, "Let's talk about the departure later." I know my Shuo'er too well, you won't want to leave me. Therefore, I allow you to stay with me. Li'er, you and Yu'er go back to Jinbao together, there are many things waiting for you to deal with. So, brother, you can go back with my Li'er. ”

My sister Qin Yu has suffered from the wind and cold for the past two days and has been resting in the room, so it's good for her to go home early.

"I still hope that you can change your decision, girl. Luo Xun insisted.

Mu Rong patted his hand, "Brother, don't persuade me." I've decided. Qin Li, this kid, is still too young, with those hot-tempered vassals, I will trouble you a lot on the way home. ”

Luo Xun nodded helplessly. Qin Shuo always felt that he had something else to say, but it was inconvenient to say it.

An hour passed quickly. The dragon's stables became the liveliest place for the new winter. The governors of the nine provinces of the country and their vassals rushed to the royal capital after the death of the first king Long Xingtian, and after the day of kneeling, the enthronement ceremony of the new king, and the day of the dragon's face, most of them planned to leave the royal capital on this day and return to their territory after more than ten days of absence.

Among the foreign visitors, the envoys from the Brilliant Isles left earlier, and most of the envoys from ETA chose this day to return home. Distinguished guests of all sizes brought their horses from the stables and loaded them into richly decorated carriages, and the servants loaded large and small bags of belongings into the carts, but the carriages of foreign guests did not drive up the interprovincial roads of the kingdom, but entered the Dragon Avenue and went straight to the docks, where they would return home by sea. The stables were bustling with people for a while, and the snowy weather seemed to warm up.

Qin Shuo watched the flow of people, people of all colors greeted each other, said goodbye to each other, and reminisced about the previous conversation, feeling that his mind was much clearer.

Many northern and southern governors and vassals did not visit each other much, and even some of them met for the first time because of the funeral of the former king. Everyone has their own calculations in their hearts, which is inevitable. Whether it is to support the new king, or to be loyal to the previous king, or to stay on the sidelines, after such a dragon face day, especially after the announcement of the announcement of the Gan family and the You family, it is inevitable that some new ideas will arise about the future of the kingdom and the rule of the Long family. These busy elites are thinking about how to make more friends and expand their networks and connections in the rare gathering moment, which is the primary issue they consider after the New Year.

As far as he could see, Yuan Dawei, the governor of Baihua Province, became openly good friends with Gan Changsheng and You Hao, and the three of them got together at the practice banquet and the stables, and talked happily. This is completely different from the time when the four leaders of the Northern Alliance were gathered side by side at the funeral of the former king. Our Golden Horse and Northern Desert are the two provinces with the largest area of the two kingdoms, but how lonely they are now!

The situation in the South does not look significantly different from what it used to be. Bian Li, the governor of Xize Province, is still a lonely man, even the ministers of the royal court do not like to deal with him, and most of the people in other provinces are lukewarm to him and are not very willing to approach, it is said that he will be dismissed soon and replaced by Meng Yunhe, but there is no official announcement yet. Although Qin Shuo doesn't like to read, he has also heard the second brother say that the Bian family has a long history and has existed as early as the Holy King era, but they have swamp people since ancient times, and they do not exclude accepting swamp people as new members of the family, so most of the members still have obvious swamp characteristics in appearance. Although the Holy King recognized them as a member of the boxers, the boxers had always emphasized the doctrine of blood purity, and this traditional concept was deeply rooted in the hearts of most people. When Bian Li stepped down, most of the people here would clap their hands and say yes.

Xue Yun, the governor of Nanshui Province, and Xi Chengwang, the governor of Donghu Province, continued their long-standing neutrality and avoided all kinds of disputes. This is the first time Qin Shuo has seen Xicheng Wang himself, at the last celebration of Long Dailan's pregnancy in Jinbao, Xicheng Wang did not appear in person, and sent his son Xicheng Kang. "Don't be angry" Chen Mingyuan is still the same, gentle and polite, Long Muxia is by her husband's side, her expression is gloomy, she is the sister of the former king, and she can't be happy if there is such a serious internal friction in the family.

After coming out of the Qunying Palace, his second brother and sister always followed his mother, and the second brother was still repeatedly persuading her to go back with him. After experiencing his sister-in-law's arrest and imprisonment in the Seven Sons Hall, there would never be any Qin family member who believed in the promise and credibility of the royal court anymore - except perhaps his mother.

He heard his mother's reply, "Son, you don't have to say anything. My decision to stay here will not change. I must see your sister-in-law, I am sure Your Majesty will allow it. In the days we've been away, there must have been a lot of problems going on in the Golden Castle that needed to be solved immediately, and although your uncle went back earlier, the Golden Castle needed the right owner to take care of it, and as long as you were in the Golden Castle, I felt at ease. No more time can be wasted, you can set off immediately. Your Luo Ye is waiting for you. Mu Rong stroked Qin Li's face that was blown cold in the cold wind, and said lovingly.

Qin Li had no choice but to say to Qin Shuo: "You kid have to take good care of your mother, otherwise I won't let you go." ”

Qin Shuo laughed heartily: "You still need to say this, with me here, you can go home with confidence." When I saw my dad and eldest brother coming back, I remember to say hello for me, I haven't seen them for many days, and I miss them very much. ”

The second brother patted him on the shoulder, "I will." You kid must take care of yourself, don't cause trouble to your mother. ”

Mu Rong smiled and said, "Don't keep treating your brother as a child, he is twenty years old." ”

Qin Yu looked a little weak, but he still didn't forget to seize the opportunity to squeeze the little giant: "The second brother knows how to date a girl, the third brother, I think I'm still a child, and I haven't even touched the girl's hand." ”

"You're a boy, then?" the little giant fought back, seizing on her loophole.

The second brother ignored their jokes, smiled and stepped back, looking at Mu Rong affectionately, "Mom, you must come back safely." Then he turned around, took Qin Yu's hand, and quickly chased after the Qin family's convoy.