The news in the Blessing Hall soon spread to the Jiaofang Palace.

Queen Su was like swallowing a fly, and she was so disgusted that she couldn't do it. Half of the book was read and thrown to the ground with a thud.

Fu Zi's eyes swept and motioned for all the palace people to retreat. Then he picked up the book and sent it to Queen Su, while whispering: "Niangniang, please calm your anger." ”

"How can I not be annoyed." Queen Su, who has always been virtuous and good-tempered, was really angry, gritted her teeth and said angrily: "He likes beauties, so I will send someone to Yangzhou and spend a lot of money to buy the best thin horses to serve him." ”

"There are more than 60 concubines with grades in the harem, and there are countless without grades."

As soon as this was not enough, he put his hand on his nephew. It's shameless! ”

Fu Zi was busy patting Queen Su on the back, and sighed in a low voice: "The slave knows that Niangniang is not happy. But the emperor has been so temperamental since he was a child. In the past, when I was a prince, I had to restrain one or two. Now sitting on the dragon chair, the whole world is the emperor, who can stop the emperor? ”

Not to mention the private communication with his nephew and daughter-in-law~, even if the princess of Yingchuan is admitted into the palace in a bright and bright manner, it is just a fresh conversation for the people.

The courtiers would not be angry about this.

"Dajin is fighting everywhere right now, and even Jun'er has led the army to Jizhou. The emperor still has the desire to have fun! Queen Su almost crushed a mouthful of silver teeth: "God is really blind." How can such people sit on the dragon chair? ”

Fu Zi was shocked when she heard this, her eyes quickly swept around, and she was sure that all the palace people were far away, and it was impossible to hear Queen Su's whispers, so she secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "Niangniang is in the palace, and she must be cautious in what she says and acts." Such words should be said occasionally in front of slaves and maids, and must not reach the ears of a third person. ”

Empress Su nodded weakly, leaned on Fu Zi's body, and cheered up for a long time: "You go to the palace of the prince of Yingchuan, pass on the palace message, and let the princess of Yingchuan stay in the palace, and you are not allowed to come out and walk around at will." ”

I can't stop it, so I just can't see it.

Fu Zi replied in a low voice.

……

At present, the ministers and the people are concerned about the war, and only a princess and concubine enter the palace, and they can't set off any storms. Everyone mentioned it privately, and they smiled tacitly, and that's it.

After Zhao Xiyan knew about this, he frowned.

This prince of Yingchuan obviously has a plan. A shameless person who is willing to give away his daughter-in-law doesn't know what he will do in the future.

"Miss, the prince has sent a letter." The hosta smiled and came in with a letter.

Zhao Xiyan stretched his brows, took the letter, and immediately opened it.

Xu Jing left Beijing for half a month. During the march, it was quite inconvenient to carry messages. This is the first letter Xu Jing wrote back.

This letter is more than a dozen pages long. The first ten pages are all about longing, and in the last two pages, I talk about the suppression of the Praetorian Guards on the way.

Zhao Xiyan smiled knowingly.

Xu Jing is lazy and naughty on weekdays, but now he is on the march with the army, and he is showing his edge, and the effect is unexpectedly good.

After reading the letter back and forth three times, Zhao Xiyan put it away and put it in the small box next to the bed.

Seeing the smile on the corner of her master's lips, the hosta was in a good mood, and laughed in a low voice: "Miss, is the journey of the prince still smooth?" ”

Zhao Xiyan smiled and snorted: "The army is dispatched, and the small people and bandits dare not approach at all, and it is very smooth now." ”

After a pause, he sighed lightly: "In half a month, the army will arrive in Jizhou." At present, there are bandits in Jizhou, and civil unrest continues. I just hope that as soon as the army goes, it will immediately calm people's hearts. ”

Zhao Xiyan is not the only one who is worried about the army.

Gao Pingping quickly came to the door.

Gao Pingping, who has an upright temperament, has been in a gloomy mood recently because of the war in Jizhou, sitting opposite Zhao Xiyan, frowning.

Zhao Xiyan cheered up and comforted: "Sister Gao, don't worry. The Loyal and Brave Marquis has led the army for many years, and has fought more battles than you and I have eaten. Losing a battle for a moment is nothing. The imperial army went to reinforce it, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince went in person, which will definitely be able to calm the hearts of the people and the army soon. Perhaps, he will be able to win the battle and return to Beijing soon. ”

Gao Pingping sighed: "My father and eldest brother and second brother are all in Jizhou. As soon as my mother heard that Jizhou had lost the battle, she had to cry a few times in fright. The two sisters-in-law also cried and cried from time to time. I was at home, and I was a little depressed. That's when I came to talk to you. ”

"It's going to hurt you this time. The wedding date was postponed for half a year. ”

Zhao Xiyan said softly: "The country is unstable, my son and I are married as scheduled, and we have not lived a stable life." It's not a big deal. ”

That's just as well.

Gao Pingping sighed again: "That's it, I won't talk about this useless nonsense in the future." ”

"My dad hasn't written a letter to his family in a month. I don't know what is happening in Jizhou now. ”

Speaking of the war, Zhao Xiyan's heart was also heavy.

……

In the next half month, Jizhou war reports were sent to the capital one after another. The cavalrymen who sent the battle report to Beijing on fast horses were either disgraced or covered with blood, and even ordinary people could see that the battle had been lost.

If there is a big victory, it will never be such a move.

Queen Su took the lead in cutting fifty percent of the harem expenses and led the harem concubines to make military uniforms. This virtuous act attracted praise from everyone.

As for Emperor Yongming, he finally couldn't resist the huge pressure, ordered the construction of the imperial mausoleum to be suspended, and squeezed out 200,000 taels of silver from the Internal Affairs Office as military salaries.

Tobe Shangshu, who was so anxious that he was about to hang himself, was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief and sleep for an hour or two at night.

Half a month later, the imperial army finally arrived in Jizhou.

The pale Marquis of Zhongyong, whose left arm was hung with a bandage, led his eldest son, second son, and dozens of military generals to greet His Royal Highness the Prince.

The prince sat in a carriage for a month, and his face was whiter than that of the wounded Marquis Zhongyong. When getting out of the carriage, Xu Jing quietly held the prince's left arm. The prince didn't make a fool of himself in public.

"Loyal and brave marquis, please get up."

The prince stretched out his hand, and his voice was very gentle.

Zhongyong Marquis was full of shame: "The last general led the troops to Jizhou, which has been almost half a year, and instead of quelling the civil unrest, he has suffered defeats one after another. The cavalry battalion suffered heavy casualties, and as many as 30% were seriously wounded in the battle. They are all incompetent, and they are really ashamed of His Royal Highness the Prince. ”

The prince sighed: "The civil chaos is like a wildfire, how can I blame you." ”

When the Marquis of Zhongyong heard these words, he suddenly felt sad and miserable, and his old tears were full of tears.

He has fought for half his life, and he has never been so aggrieved. The rioters died, wave after wave, one after another. No matter how brave the soldiers under his command were, they couldn't help but fight for months in a row.

Five or six of the descendants of the Gao family's nephews stayed in Jizhou forever. Even he himself had been wounded by a stray arrow ten days earlier.

Fortunately, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has come down.