Zhou Quan once again cupped his fist at Yang Chun and said with a smile, "Brother Yang, I think His Highness the Crown Prince will like the gift you personally sent."
Yang Chun walked to the carriage with a smile, raised his hand and pulled Ding Laosan out from inside.
"I caught a spy on the way and said he was from the Dalin Kingdom. I think His Highness the Crown Prince will be interested."
When he saw Ding Laosan, Zhou Quan's expression was shocked.
"Is this a spy from the Dalin Kingdom?"
"Yes, yes, it's a coincidence. I was going to give brother Xiaobei a wedding gift, but I caught him on the way when I saw him sneaking around. I didn't expect that when I asked him, he turned out to be a fat guy."
Yang Chun spoke vaguely, but Zhou Quan immediately remembered the mysterious spy who disappeared halfway. Could it be this person? What a coincidence.
But Zhouquan kept his expression and said, "Thank you, Brother Yang. I will interrogate you immediately."
After speaking, he called for people to come over and brought Ding Laosan into the Prince's Mansion.
At this moment, two figures left quickly in the alley next to them.
In a dark inn. Several men in black began to discuss nervously, "Leader Luo Xi, I can see very clearly that it is indeed Ding Laosan, but they are at the gate of the Prince's Mansion, and we have no time to rescue them."
"Ding Laosan was brought into the Prince's Mansion. I'm afraid he won't last long. So we must rescue him as soon as possible." Rossi nodded.
"But the Prince's Mansion is heavily guarded, and there are only a few of us, so there's no way..."
Rossi nodded and walked around on the ground a few times, "Yes, it is obviously impossible to rush into the Prince's Mansion, but we can find another way. According to what you said, it was Chen Xiaobei who sent the people there, right?"
"Yes, big brother, it was indeed Chen Xiaobei who sent the person to the Prince's Mansion."
"Seeing that he was so proud when talking to Zhou Quan, I think he was probably taking credit."
Luo Xi waved his hand and interrupted him, "Okay, keep an eye on Chen Xiaobei. Since he was the one who sent the person to the Prince's Mansion, if we can find a chance to tie up Chen Xiaobei, we can Replace Ding Laosan."
At this time, Chen Xiaobei did not realize that the crisis was approaching, but after meeting Xiao Jingyun, he returned to Fang Zheng's house happily.
After returning, Chen Xiaobei and Yang Chun were in a good mood, because Xiao Jingyun had no doubts about their words and even rewarded Yang Chun with several thousand taels of silver. And he also gave a lot of suggestions to Chen Xiaobei in marrying Liu Rumei.
Following Xiao Jingyun's suggestion, the little girl ordered several servants to go out to find the drumming troupe and prepare to play various musical instruments. She accompanied Yang Chun directly to Liu Rumei's house. It was not convenient for Chen Xiaobei to come in person for this kind of thing. Yes, so they can only come.
Seeing the little girl suddenly coming, Liu Rumei was very happy to come forward and hold her hand, "Sister, I heard that you went to Qingniu County, why did you come back suddenly?"
"Sister Rumei, I came here with Brother Xiaobei. He said he was coming to marry you, so I followed him back to join in the fun."
After hearing this, Liu Rumei's face blushed slightly.
Seeing her blushing face, the little girl came forward and asked with a smile, "Sister, are you unable to wait to get married?"
"You girl, it depends on what you said." Liu Rumei pretended to hit her, and the two of them talked, laughed, and made fun together.
Yang Chun, who was standing next to him, said to Liu Yuanwen seriously, "Prince Liu, this time Brother Xiaobei comes to welcome the bride. I'm afraid there are many things that are not done properly in terms of etiquette. Please don't be offended!"
Liu Yuanwen shook his head, "None of this is important. Okay, let's go in and talk slowly."
Liu Yuanwen let the two of them into the living room, served tea, and then got back to business.
Yang Chun took out a gift list from his sleeve, handed it forward, and said respectfully to Liu Yuanwen, "This is brother Xiaobei's betrothal gift. Please take a look at it."
Unexpectedly, Liu Yuanwen directly handed the list to Liu Rumei without even looking at it.
"I don't have any objections here. It's better for Rumei to make her own decision."
Liu Rumei didn't even open it, and directly put the list back on Yang Chun's desk.
"You go back and tell Brother Xiaobei that there is no need to be so polite. Even if he comes here alone, I, Liu Rumei, will never regret it."
After listening to her words, Yang Chun secretly gave a thumbs up.
If this Liu Rumei were a man, he would have to become sworn sworn brother with her.
Yang Chun didn't refuse anymore, he put the gift note away and put it back into his sleeve. Since you don't want it, of course you have to save it for Chen Xiaobei.
"In that case, I'll take my leave. We'll come to welcome the bride after lunch tomorrow."
After Yang Chun left, the Liu family immediately became busy.
Liu Rumei and Liu Yuanwen were almost ready for Chen Xiaobei's arrival, so after Yang Chun left, they immediately started decorating the entrance with lights and decorations.
With this action, the news that Liu Rumei was getting married soon spread in the capital, and soon after, people began to send congratulatory gifts. Think about it, Liu Xiangnan has been involved in official circles for many years, and was once a first-class marquis. A very human minister.
Although he has been demoted by the emperor and became a monk, at least officials with conscience have to return the favor.
The door of Liu's house soon became as lively as going to the market, and the news naturally spread to the Queen's Palace.
Hearing that Liu Rumei's house suddenly became lively, Xiao An took a long breath and said, "Okay, so Chen Xiaobei will be here soon."
Xiao Shunzi quickly bowed and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, the January period is coming soon. This Chen Xiaobei has ten courages, and he doesn't dare to disobey the order."
Xiao An nodded, "Yes, Chen Xiaobei is here to welcome the bride. Of course I can't let the Liu family lose. You go down and prepare a generous gift for me. When Liu Rumei comes to thank you, you go over and hand it over to them."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sound of footsteps and a guard came, "Report to the Emperor. His Royal Highness has arrived and is waiting at the door of the study. He said he has something important to report."
Xiao An nodded, turned around and ran towards the imperial study room.
As soon as he entered the imperial study and saw Xiao Jingyun waiting there, Xiao An smiled and said, "Jingyun, why are you here so late? Do you have anything to say that can't be said until tomorrow?"
"Father, we have something very important. We have just captured a spy from the Dalin Kingdom and have already interrogated him. They intend to raise troops to capture Jizhou and once again seek to seize a large part of our territory."
After hearing this, Xiao An frowned, "Didn't you arrange for Du Bai to go to the border? What went wrong?"
"Father, there is nothing wrong with us at the border. It's just that we don't have enough manpower. Du Bai only brought 30,000 soldiers and horses, and the two princes Liu and Zhao only had 100,000 soldiers and horses."
"If Dalin State sends heavy troops, they may be difficult to stop."
Xiao An nodded slightly after hearing this, "You are right. There are no natural dangers to the north of Jizhou. If we go all the way south, we will kill Jizhou and capture it. Qingniu Mountain will be a few hundred miles away. From Qingniu Mountain, we will go south. It can divide our country, Dacang, into two sections in the middle."
"Yes, Father, this is exactly what I am worried about."
