Except for Su Xuanyong, everyone else who was supposed to see him off this time came.
After all, he is the emperor. If even the emperor comes to see him off, doesn't it appear that the war on the northwest border is urgent and dangerous? In order not to cause uneasiness among the people of Kyoto, it was normal not to show up due to emotions and reasons.
On the tower, the leaders were naturally the three princes and princesses, Su Zhe, Su Tai, and Su Fengling. The ministers stood behind them and watched Su Qi'an lead the army to leave.
Su Tai sighed at the side and said, "As expected of the prince-in-law of the dynasty. His loyalty to Great Liang cannot be overstated. He has not insulted the dignity of the royal family. Ninth sister, you are marrying the right person."
"When the Hundred Lords return in triumph, I will drink and chat with him until he is drunk."
No matter how you listen to Su Tai's sigh, it always makes people feel a little awkward. Su Fengling's face was indifferent, and then she said calmly.
"Nine sisters know the good intentions of fourth brother, but if fourth brother can't speak, please shut up. It's not fourth brother's turn to judge who ninth sister marries."
"Instead of drinking and chatting, I would like to ask Fourth Brother to focus more on supporting logistics. Father, I have said that if you miss the chance of fighting in this battle, you can all be punished."
Su Fengling's words suddenly made the atmosphere on the tower tense. Even Su Tai's smiling face suddenly became stiff.
Seeing this scene, Su Zhe on the side spoke to smooth things over, "Jiu Mei, that's not what the fourth brother meant. In fact, we are all happy that Jiu Mei is marrying the right person, and we are also happy that the royal family has a talent like Bai Shou Hou."
"Oh, that's right. If the two brothers hadn't made their own decisions, I don't think I would have asked my husband to supervise the army. If the second brother and the fourth brother were willing, then they should do what the father has told them to do, and don't let me do it again when the time comes. My husband will take care of the aftermath for you."
After that, Su Fengling turned around and left without even looking at the expressions on Su Zhe and Su Tai's faces.
"Second brother, look, this is our good sister. She actually talks to us like this. I think my father has spoiled her rotten. She is so little, so I must do it in front of my father..."
"Okay, have you said enough? Jiu Mei's words are unpleasant, but they are the truth. If it weren't for us, we wouldn't have asked Baishou Hou to deal with the aftermath for us. The wedding has only been a long time ago, and the little life has not passed for a few days. Baishou Hou Just go on an expedition, no one would be happy."
"We are all a family. The elder brother originally wanted the younger sister. This matter ends here. If you dare to go to the father to complain, the second brother will never be merciful."
After saying that, Su Zhe turned and left, leaving a confused Su Tai standing there.
"They are all coming at me, okay, okay, this is my fault. I will change it. I won't care about it from now on. Just watch whatever you want. Let's go."
The ministers standing behind were stunned when they saw the three people arguing. It was not until the three people left that they finally recovered.
They could understand the Ninth Princess losing her temper, but these two princes, what was going on? Based on their understanding, this doesn't look like the two of them?
Many ministers looked at each other and after thinking to no avail, they could only shake their heads and leave.
At the same time, the quarrel that took place on the tower was seen by several eyes hiding in the dark, and then disappeared secretly. The black shadow flashed towards Su Xuanyong's palace behind.
Su Fengling, who left the tower, didn't stop for a moment, with a dark face the whole time, and went straight back to her bedroom.
The Imperial Guards, palace maids, and chamberlains who met along the way all knelt down to pay their respects when seen from a distance.
Everyone could see that Su Fengling was angry, and no one dared to touch her at this time.
Although they don't know what happened to the ninth princess with a very good temper to make her like this, the people in the palace don't want to know either.
After all, they are princesses, so they can just do their jobs well, stay far away, and avoid getting into trouble.
When Su Fengling returned to the palace, the door was immediately closed, and the imperial troops outside the palace retreated far away, for fear of being angered by the Ninth Princess.
While the imperial guards, maids, and chamberlains outside the palace were hiding away, inside the palace, Su Fengling, who had a dark face, finally couldn't hold back after making sure that the person was gone, and she covered her mouth and secretly laughed.
After a while, a dark figure sneaked in from the terrace outside. Looking at Su Fengling's suppressed smile, she couldn't help but tease.
"A good royal princess was led astray by that boy. She really has a wife just like her husband. She is really worthy of her."
Su Fengling looked at the dark figure that appeared in front of her, smiled, then returned to normal, and asked quickly.
"Miss Wang, how's the investigation going? Is there any harvest?"
"Back to Ninth Princess, just as you thought, every move of the three of you on the tower was reported to the emperor a quarter of an hour ago. In other words, some of your actions were indeed monitored by the emperor."
Hearing this, Su Fengling nodded without being angry at all. They were princes and princesses, and it was normal for Su Xuanyong to pay attention to some of their words and deeds.
Su Fengling sent Wang Yan to investigate, not to verify that they were under surveillance, but to verify whether his two brothers were deliberately performing a show of brotherly kindness and respect for Su Xuanyong.
This was what Su Qi'an told Su Fengling before leaving. He and Su Xuanyong quarreled, had differences and opinions, even if they lost trust and paid no attention.
He was afraid that Su Xuanyong was too self-righteous and believed too much in King Jin and King Zhao. If the overt and covert fight between the two was just for show, but they actually formed an alliance in private, then not only Su Xuanyong would be in danger, but all members of the royal family would be in danger.
In order to clarify this matter, Su Qi'an deliberately left Wang Yan and the "An" team with Su Fengling before leaving.
Su Fengling tried her best to refuse, but was still persuaded by Su Qian.
Compared to himself who was away on the battlefield, Su Fengling and Su Xian who stayed in the imperial city were the most dangerous.
Although Su Fengling has his personal guards, Feng Luan Guards, and even the Dragon Guards around her, Su Qi'an doesn't feel at ease if he leaves his own safety to outsiders.
After all, today is different from the past. If Su Zhe and Su Tai return to Beijing this time, they will still be tit-for-tat as before, and the court officials will continue to suppress him. Su Qi'an will not be worried at all.
But now, if it is as Su Qian expected, Su Zhe and Su Tai collude secretly and deliberately act, then it will be really dangerous. Who knows how many people in the imperial city will be bribed by them based on their strength.
At this time, Su Fengling must be protected by a strong guard. Feng Luan Guard is very strong, but his identity is too obvious and he cannot do many things. Once he is discovered, it will be very troublesome.
On the contrary, Wang Yan's "An" team is very convenient. Even the Feng Luan Guards don't take notice of everyone's strength. Even if they encounter the Dragon Guards, they can easily retreat.
Especially the leader, Wang Yan, was so powerful that Su Qi'an could only rely on her imagination. As she said, except for a few old guys in the imperial city, she didn't pay attention to the rest at all. She went in and out as she pleased. normal.
The "An" team was left behind. In addition to exploring and protecting Su Fengling and Su Xian, they also had a small selfish intention, which was to understand the topography of the imperial city during the investigation.
It won't do you any harm to know more about it, and you might be able to use it in the future.
Wang Yan's intervention reminded Su Fengling that her two brothers were very dangerous.
Su Fengling stayed in the imperial city, just in time to collect more information about King Jin and King Zhao. Even if the two of them can act, as long as they take action, their flaws will definitely be exposed over time.
At least before taking action, they would have a chance to take precautions. After a brief discussion with Wang Yan, Wang Yan disappeared after a while.
Su Fengling stood on the terrace, her eyes flashing. When Su Qi'an left Kyoto, in addition to leaving her an "an" team, there was also the hidden underground intelligence network of Sun Wen and Liu Meng.
The two are now being transferred to Wenxuan for protection. If there is an emergency, they can be contacted through Xu Tangtang.
Now Xu Tangtang has a public identity and is Su Fengling's personal maid.
The Hanlin Academy was on the edge of the imperial city. Every once in a while, Su Fengling would send Xu Tangtang to borrow ancient books from the Hanlin Academy.
This would definitely be impossible for ordinary people's children, but Su Fengling is a dignified princess. If she wants to learn, borrowing any ancient books is a matter of just one sentence, and no one can make things difficult for her.
Moreover, there has been such a habit in the past, so it is normal to send palace maids to fetch books from time to time, and it is impossible for anyone to suspect anything.
Of course, in order to prevent accidents, Su Fengling had already discussed with Wenxuan that the books would be picked up every month and the information would only be delivered on fixed days, and the rest of the time would be used as a cover.
This was the arrangement Su Qian left for Su Fengling to protect them in Kyoto.
After receiving and obtaining some information, Su Fengling knew why Su Qi'an was worried and cautious, because the complexity of the imperial city was far beyond her imagination.
Su Fengling, who was standing on the terrace, looked far away at the pond in front of her and murmured softly, "Husband, I will definitely live up to your hopes and wait for you to come back."
Su Qi'an left Kyoto and ran all the way, followed by an army of 20,000 people. Wherever he went, the momentum was so huge that the ground shook and dust flew.
This trip to the northwest, all the way to the west, is quite far, at least about a thousand miles away. This is still the distance to Ganzhou. If we go to Mengzhou, we still have to walk four to five hundred miles.
The Jiaozhou soldiers who joined them would be waiting for them at the border of Ganzhou and Xizhou. If Su Qian wanted to reach Ganzhou, he would have to pass through Jinzhou no matter what.
If it were another state, Su Qi'an wouldn't be touched at all, but this Jinzhou is the fiefdom of Jin King Su Zhe.
Su Qi'an didn't know much about Jinzhou. He only knew that it was a good place. He heard that the people in the state lived and worked in peace and contentment and had a good life, and it bordered Kyoto.
Not only it, Sutai's Zhaozhou also borders Kyoto. These two states, one on the left and one on the right, are like two door gods, surrounding Kyoto.
Being able to hand over the front and rear of Kyoto to the King of Jin and King Zhao to defend them is enough to show Su Xuanyong's trust in them.
If they didn't trust him, it would be impossible for the two kings to stay in Kyoto all year round and never return to their fiefdom.
Compared with the King of Yue, he could count on one hand the number of times he saw Su Xuanyong throughout the year. The two princes, not to mention seeing each other every day, spent at least half of the year in Kyoto, which is enough to show Su Xuanyong's preference.
