"Lord Lu?" Seeing that Lu He looked like he knew something, Wei Yan spoke again.

"Ahem...... I can't tell you these things, but if you want to know, ask your cousin yourself." Coming back to his senses, Lu He waved his hand.

"His Royal Highness the Seventh is not in Kyoto, but he may not be able to stir up the storm......" It seemed that he didn't want Wei Yan to continue to explore, and he said, "I have you to meet you today, and I have to do something else now."

After speaking, Lu He picked up a cup again, poured a glass of water and drank it all, and strode away.

"......" Wei Yan raised his hand, and saw that he went to the carriage like a ghost, so he had to put down his hand and ask the store for a bowl of noodles.

The carriage was far away, and Wei Yan was snorting and eating noodles, as if nothing had happened just now.

——

In the palace, Qifeng Palace ushered in a rare guest.

Concubine De sat on the chair, twisted a piece of pastry in her hand, and praised Xie Cheng, "The pastry in the palace of the noble concubine is really worthy of its name."

In this harem, if you say that the pastries are the best, it has to be Qifeng Palace.

In the past, Concubine De lived in her own palace, even if she had dealings with the harem concubines, it was only for face.

But now, because of Princess Changle's affairs, Concubine De and Qifeng Palace are a little closer.

It's just that this closeness is rarely revealed on the surface, she only waits for an opportunity in the dark, and if Qi Feng Palace needs it, she will lend a hand.

I came here today because Changle sent people to send letters and things back, some of which were specially for Xie Xi.

Before Changle left the palace, he had come to see Xie Hui, and Emperor Mingde was not disgusted by this.

"If you like it, you can try it when you go back, and if you want to eat it later, you can also send someone to pick it up." Xie Cheng said with a smile.

"Thank you, concubine." After eating the pastry in her hand, Concubine De commanded, and the palace people put the objects that Changle sent back to the palace to Xie Cheng on the table, "This is Changle's filial piety to the concubine."

"Thank you Changle for me, is she okay outside?" Ordered Yuqin to accept it, Xie Cheng smiled even deeper.

"With Lao Niangniang's care, everything is fine with her, this is a letter she wrote, please take a look at it." Concubine De said, took out a letter from her cuff and sent it to Xie Hui.

"This ......" is a family letter, and Concubine De, who is a mother, should be seen, although she is called a thank you concubine, but there is a layer of difference.

"It's okay, there are words of greeting to my mother on the family letter." Concubine De said so, Xie Ji had no choice but to take it and unfold it and read it.

After leaving Kyoto, because of the current season, Changle chose to go south, and what she saw and heard on the way was written in her letter.

As Concubine De said, she greeted Xie Ji in the letter.

She can be free now, thanks to the help of Yuqin beside Xie Hui, who rescued her from her captivity, and for Changle, she will remember this matter for the rest of her life.

"Although the concubine can't see the scene written in the letter, she can imagine one or two, and the concubine can't help but sigh in her heart, thanks to the Jingyu army guarding Liaobei back then, there will be today's peaceful and prosperous world."

After Xie Cheng handed the letter back, Concubine De couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Hearing this, Xie Cheng smiled and did not speak.

"Actually, the concubine is here today, not just because of Changle's letter and the things she sent back." Seeing that Xie Ji didn't talk, Concubine De immediately changed the topic and talked about another purpose.

"I heard that Concubine Lin and Concubine Xian have moved around a lot recently, and she wants to let the fifth princess dance for Her Majesty at the palace banquet on Chinese New Year's Eve, and Concubine Xian agreed."

"Among the princesses, although the fifth princess is still young, she is eleven years old after the New Year, and it is also a filial piety to want to dance for Your Majesty and please Your Majesty." After listening to Concubine De, Xie Ji responded with a smile.

"What Niangniang said is that it is also Concubine Lin who teaches well, and the five princesses will have this filial piety, and the concubine suddenly remembered that there was something else in the palace, so she didn't bother Niangniang much, and the concubine retired."

The letter was read by Xie Hui, and the gift was also delivered, and after saying what should be said, Concubine De got up and said goodbye.

Xie Ji commanded and ordered Yuqin to personally send Concubine De out of Qifeng Palace, in addition to that, a food box was also included.

When Yuqin returned, she turned her head and instructed Yuqi, "Go check on Concubine Lin."

"Niangniang is worried that Concubine Xian will take advantage of the fifth princess? Or will the fifth princess become Concubine Shu's pawn?" Watching Yu Qi retreat, Yu Qin asked in a low voice.

"At the Chinese New Year's Eve Palace Banquet, the two of them will definitely have a means, as for who it is, it depends on which chess they are higher."

Xie Ji picked up the cup and took a sip of water, "Concubine Lin has a kick at this time, and it doesn't hurt to fall on her head, but the fifth princess is young and shouldn't be involved."

When she said this, Yu Qin nodded, and then spoke again, "I heard that some courtiers went to the Feng family this morning and participated in the Feng family's book, presumably the virtuous concubine and the eldest prince will be even more anxious."

Because of the assassination of the emperor's grandson, the internal guard launched an investigation, and the eldest prince wanted to plant this matter on the head of the third prince, but unexpectedly the third prince bit back....

This matter is still under investigation, but it is enough to give the eldest prince and Concubine Xian a headache, and if something happens to the Feng family at this time, it will naturally be more lively.

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"General Xie, a batch of grain and grass has arrived outside the border gate." In the Shen Mansion, Xie Yan was discussing tactics with the lieutenant generals, and a young general came in from outside the house and said back to her.

"Let Yushu go with a few doctors, be sure to examine it in detail, and after confirming that everything is fine, arrange a special accommodation at the gate of the city according to what was said before."

Looking at the young general, Xie Yangui instructed, this is to prevent someone from doing anything to the grain and grass and bringing the disease to the border pass.

"It's still General Xie who is thoughtful, if we wait, we must be eager to let the grain and grass into the city, I'm afraid that the previous thing will happen again." After the young general ordered him to retreat, several lieutenant generals saluted Xie Yangui.

"The generals have won awards, let's continue to discuss the next arrangement." His gaze fell back to the sand table, Xie Yangui pointed to one of them and continued to talk about his thoughts.

The scouts in the border gate city and the scouts brought by Shen Huaijing have been sent out, and new news will come back every once in a while.

Unbeknownst to the scouts, in the shadows, there were other Feather Guards staring at them.

At the moment, it can be determined that there is no anomaly among the scouts, and the information about Rong Di can be trusted.

As Xie Yangui expected, Rong Di was playing tricks, and they wanted to complete their plan by lowering the vigilance of the soldiers in the border pass.

The army of Rong Di is gathering.

Those Rong Di soldiers who looked at the spirit but actually used medicine will inevitably become their vanguard team in the future.

Xie Yangui made additional arrangements for these people, and she wanted to annihilate this vanguard team in advance, so as not to give Rong Di more help later.

In terms of conspiracy, although Rong Di's is ingenious, Xie Yangui can win a move.

At this time, Zhou Jin was not by Xie Yangui's side, and news from Kyoto had frequently reached him recently, and it stands to reason that he should go back.