At noon, at the entrance of Qin Mansion
Wait until Queen Changsun's carriage pulls out of the alley.
Yang Zijun then approached Xiao Changxi and asked in a low voice:
"Mom, she didn't make things difficult for you, did she?"
Xiao Changxi shook her head, took Yang Zijun's hand naturally, and walked towards the house.
"Jun'er, how many times have I told you that you should call me aunt from now on."
"Otherwise, when you come in later, there will be gossip outside."
Hearing this, Yang Zijun hugged Xiao Changxi's arm and said coquettishly:
"No, you are my mother, not my aunt."
"I don't care what other people say or say!"
Speaking of this, Yang Zijun added another sentence.
"Mr. Lang won't care either."
The gossip girl on the side nodded to herself when she heard this.
Then, in a voice that only she could hear, she whispered softly:
"It is rumored that most young men from rich families like to have cousins, aunts, nieces, and mothers..."
"Maybe the young master also likes it."
"Eh, no, isn't this the current situation of the Qin Mansion? Young Master must like it... Humph... Young Master is so well hidden, so bad!"
Yang Zijun heard the movement behind him and turned his head to look at Maotu with a lewd expression.
"Tutu, what are you thinking of? Smiling so...so...treacherously?"
Maotu quickly covered his mouth, shook his head violently, and said vaguely:
"Slave, I didn't think about anything. Really."
Yang Zijun was with Mao Tu all day long, and he could tell at a glance that Mou Tu was lying.
Moreover, this was the first time she saw Usagi smiling so weirdly.
Yang Zijun suddenly became very curious.
She let go of Xiao Changxi's arm, walked to Mao Tu, and whispered:
"Have you thought of anything interesting? Tell me and listen."
When Maotu heard this, his head shook like a rattle.
"No, miss. I didn't think about anything, really."
Yang Zijun curled his lips, glanced sideways at Maotu, lowered his voice and threatened:
"If you don't tell me, then I will..."
With that said, Yang Zijun stretched out his hand to scratch Mao Tu's small waist.
Maotu fought to the death and finally surrendered.
Xiao Changxi turned around and saw her "daughter" and Maotu muttering behind her, and couldn't help but shake her head and smile bitterly.
"It's almost dinner time. You go to the backyard first and call the old man and the others. I'll go to the office."
Yang Zijun's whole face was red. When he saw Xiao Changxi looking at her, he stood still like a child who had done something wrong.
"I know, mother."
Xiao Changxi nodded, turned around and walked quickly towards the front yard.
The moment she turned around, the smile on Xiao Changxi's face immediately disappeared.
A pair of beautiful peach blossom eyes, full of worry.
[Lang Jun, you must come back safely! ]
Wait until Xiao Changxi walks away.
Yang Zijun put one hand on his waist and grabbed Maotu's ears with the other and said:
"I told you to read more but you didn't listen. Take a look at what's going on in your head?"
"Let's go, my aunt will take you to wash your brain."
Maotu groaned and begged for mercy:
"Auntie, please forgive me!"
........
At the end of noon, the palace, Manlu Hall.
As soon as Empress Changsun entered the hall, Li Shimin came to greet her.
"Mr. Guanyin, are you back from the Qin Mansion?"
Empress Changsun hummed, and then without waiting for Li Shimin to ask about the result, she said straight to the point:
"Xiao has already agreed on the troop carrier matter."
Li Shimin was overjoyed when he heard this. He held his eldest grandson's pretty face and kissed him hard.
"Great! You are indeed my good wife."
Queen Changsun's pretty face turned slightly red and she gave Li Shimin a gentle push.
"His Majesty...."
Li Shimin laughed and pulled Queen Changsun to sit on the soft couch.
"Guanyin Maid, please tell me in detail."
Empress Changsun then recounted the details of her conversation with Xiao Changxi in the Qin Mansion.
After hearing this, Li Shimin frowned and asked:
"Ms. Xiao just agreed like that? Didn't you mention any conditions?"
Queen Changsun nodded and said:
"Although Qin Ming also wrote a letter to her, the letter probably didn't mention anything about Lanzhou."
"Therefore, after she learned about the specific situation there, she was very worried about Qin Ming's safety."
"After hearing that this troop carrier was also going to Lanzhou to transport troops, she agreed without even thinking about it."
Li Shimin stroked his short beard and said with a smile:
"It seems that even Xiao, the person next to her, doesn't understand Qin Ming very well!"
Queen Changsun was stunned for a moment and said doubtfully:
"Erlang, what do you mean by this?"
Li Shimin smiled slightly, picked up a memorial from the table and handed it to Queen Changsun.
Queen Changsun opened the report with doubts.
"On March 22nd, during the battle of Yuzhong City, Lu Shi joined the army of Qin Ming Dynasty and led hundreds of personal guards to defeat Tuyuhun's 200 elite cavalry."
"The formation beheaded General Murong Sheng of Tuyuhun, killing a hundred enemies and taking the rest as prisoners. No one from Qin Ming or his personal guards was killed, and only a few were injured."
After Queen Changsun read this, she suddenly raised her head and said in disbelief:
"This...this...can't be fake, right?"
"A man who cherishes his life so much, dares to confront the enemy head-on? Kill the enemy general in battle?"
"If he had such martial arts, on the Lantern Festival..."
Empress Changsun didn't say the next words, and she swallowed them alive.
After all, what happened in the first place was the fault of the Changsun family.
Thinking about it again, how she handled it afterwards,
Later, Qin Ming ignored the previous suspicion and sent people and medicine to treat Chang Sun Chong.
Finally, I thought about Qin Ming's current attitude towards her and Li Er.
Queen Changsun was filled with guilt.
There are so many things that I can’t think about, because thinking too much will hurt my nerves.
Li Shimin's eyes stayed on the report and did not notice the change in Empress Changsun's expression.
He pointed at the bottom of the report and said excitedly:
"Guanyin, look here. This is the armor style of the personal guards. Look at the helmet and visor."
"And here, this is the standard sword they wear."
"The equipment of these people under his command will catch up with the Xuanjia Army."
"Winning is normal, losing is weird."
"But what I like most is the words this boy yelled."
"The brave one wins when we meet on a narrow road! Oh my, it sounds very impressive..."
Empress Changsun rubbed her brows and forced a smile.
"Erlang, I am a little tired and want to go back to the palace to rest."
Li Shimin's excited voice stopped abruptly.
When she raised her head, she found that Queen Changsun already looked tired.
He held Queen Changsun's hand with some distress and said softly:
"I was negligent."
"Here comes someone! Arrange a carriage quickly and I will personally take the queen back to her palace."
Queen Changsun shook her head.
"Erlang, now is the time of war, and state affairs should be our top priority. Yuechan can just send me back to the palace."
.......
Two quarters of an hour later, the Zhengdian was set up.
Queen Changsun leaned on the soft couch and waved to Yuechan.
"Mother, what are your orders?"
Queen Changsun took out a token from her arms and handed it to Yuechan.
"Take my token and go to the royal secret treasury to choose two headdresses and two pieces of fine Shu brocade. Then send them to the Qin Mansion and hand them over to Xiao."
Having said this, Queen Changsun paused and rubbed her brows.
"Just say...it's a wedding gift from this palace to her."
.......
