"What does it mean?"
The bystanders leaned over and pricked up their ears to listen.
The man was probably really afraid of being heard, so he lay on the table and looked around, still hesitating for a long time. It wasn't until his friend urged him again and again that he hurriedly muttered a few words.
"Really!?"
Not knowing that he heard it, the man exclaimed with fear on his face.
"Don't yell!" The man became anxious and quickly made a shushing gesture, "I heard this too, I don't know if it's true! Don't say it everywhere!"
Only then did the man realize that this was the lobby of a restaurant and immediately covered his mouth. After a while, he asked his friend in shock, "If your news is true, won't our country, Daxia, suffer?"
"It's not that easy. How could our vast country, Daxia, be invaded so easily by foreign enemies? It's just that there is one less general..." He sighed and did not continue.
The friend also knew what he meant and sighed.
It was not convenient to talk about these things here, so they called the waiter to start ordering.
Su Liuye sat next to them, not looking away the whole time, but listening to their conversation.
When she heard that there was an invasion from outside the border, she couldn't help but tremble in her heart. She didn't expect that Leng Buding would hear such news.
Several small countries around Daxia have been recovered, and now the biggest enemies are the barbarians on the grasslands. The barbarians are brave and good at fighting, and all of them are masters of riding and archery.
The barbarians were greedy for the riches of Daxia and invaded Daxia countless times over the years. The most serious one was that they broke through seven cities in six months and almost entered the capital. Fortunately, two young generals from Daxia went deep into the enemy camp and captured the barbarians alive. The leader of the army burned the granary before forcing them back.
But the barbarians never gave up invading Xia Kingdom, and they have been ready to do so over the years.
As far as Su Liuye knew, General Qin Shiming was poisoned and injured because he fought against the barbarians.
At the beginning, he said that he needed to find a hot spring to detoxify. Now more than half a year has passed. I believe that General Qin's injury has recovered and he will probably return to the border long ago.
But they just heard that there was another young general who fought with General Qin against foreign enemies. That person seemed to have been driven out of the capital. Without one person, General Qin will also be under pressure when facing the enemy, right?
Su Liuye's eyes flickered, and she looked back at the people behind her, wondering if she should ask them. After all, she and General Qin knew each other, and she didn't want anything to happen to General Qin. Secondly, General Qin is a hero who protects his family and country, and Su Liuye also wants to know more about the situation.
But there are so many people here, and the news of the invasion from outside has not spread in the city. It is probably that someone deliberately suppressed the news. If she asked here, she might let the news spread.
Thinking of this, Su Liuye suppressed her thoughts and ordered some snacks with Qin Lian, waiting for Uncle Zhou and the others to come back.
The streets today are indeed lively, especially on the way to Lingyuan Temple, where people are holding incense and candles to pray for blessings.
Xiao Wu said, "This is an annual New Year custom in the city. You have to go to Lingyuan Temple to pray for peace and all the best in the coming year. Mrs. Chu, let's go and have a look tomorrow. I'm afraid we won't be able to make it today. We'll have to spend the whole morning Shan can make it back before evening."
"Worship?"
Qin Lian was somewhat interested.
After they arrived in the capital, they were either busy opening stores, or they couldn't go out because of the snow. It's rare to have sunny days these days, so it would be a waste if we didn't have a good time.
But - Qin Lian thought about the people who followed Su Liuye that night, her face showed worry, and she hesitated, "We still..."
"Let's go take a look."
Su Liuye interrupted her and motioned for her to look towards the mountain road.
A luxurious carriage was coming down from there. The outside of the carriage was decorated with rare things such as amber and agate, and there were a dozen guards following on both sides.
With such a large posture, one can tell at a glance that the owner of the carriage is definitely not an ordinary person.
"Whose carriage is this?"
"Don't you know? This is the carriage from the Second Prince's Palace! People from the Fifth Prince's Palace will also go to Yuanling Temple tomorrow. If you are lucky, you can meet people from the Prince's Palace on the mountain and ask for a red envelope."
"Okay, okay! Then we'll come back tomorrow."
Two people happened to be passing by.
After hearing their conversation, Su Liuye and Qin Lian looked at each other with solemnity in their eyes.
Su Liuye lowered her voice in thought, "Lianlian, I want to come over tomorrow and take a look. Maybe I can see the fifth princess."
"Aliu, what do you want to do?"
Qin Lian was shocked, and quickly pulled her and whispered, "Don't be ridiculous, she is a princess after all! We have no evidence, even if we go to testify against her, she will not admit it!"
"I'm not that stupid."
Su Liuye said with a smile, "I just wanted to go over and take a look. Now we are only guessing that the person who did it is the fifth princess. It's not easy to find evidence. It's better to go over and take a look."
The fifth princess almost always stayed in the palace. Su Liuye couldn't go to such a place casually, and it was even more difficult to find evidence from the fifth princess.
She couldn't remain passive like this, so she might as well take this opportunity to go and have a look. If I don't go this time, I don't know when I will see the Fifth Princess going out again.
This is a rare opportunity.
"But won't she recognize us?" Qin Lian was still worried. She was still wary of the fifth princess.
That person was not a good person at first glance. If she saw him, she didn't know what she would do.
"It's okay, we just took a look from a distance, there will be no problem."
Su Liuye has already decided.
Qin Lian didn't say much when she saw this. She only said that she would come with Su Liuye tomorrow.
After a few people strolled around the area, they went back. Although the wind was very cold at night, it didn't snow at all.
Early the next morning, Xiaowu took them to Lingyuan Temple. Uncle Zhou didn't come with him because he had other things to do.
Lingyuan Mountain is not high, but because there are many steps, it takes a lot of time to go up. When the sun rose completely, Su Liuye and others finally arrived at Lingyuan Temple.
Lingyuan Temple is a national temple. It is very majestic in repair. At first glance, it looks like a palace located in the mountains.
Lingyuan Temple is divided into two courtyards, front and back.
The front yard is for people to pray for blessings, and the back yard is for the royal family to enter and exit. There is a large lotus pond in the middle. In winter, all the lotus flowers wither and the pond surface freezes, making it a unique sight.
Su Liuye saw a Buddha statue several feet high in the main hall in the front yard. The surface was plated with gold and looked very luxurious.
She and several other people bought incense and candles, knelt in front of the Buddha statue and worshiped the Buddha sincerely, and also donated some incense money.
Seeing Qin Lian still worshiping Buddha there, she didn't bother him and went outside to wait.
