Tang Ning looked surprised: "Brother, I haven't arrived in the north yet." Why did the letter come so quickly?
Cang Lang seemed to know what she wanted to ask: "The governor has just arrived in Anxi. It seems that he has encountered some problems and has to stay there for two days. This letter was sent back quickly by ordering the secret guard to go to the inn, and his subordinates did not If you know what happened, send it to the girl first."
Tang Ning's face changed slightly when he heard this, thinking that Xiao Yan had encountered some trouble halfway, so he quickly took the letter and opened it to read. He relaxed suddenly after seeing clearly what was written in the letter.
"Girl, did the governor encounter any trouble?" Cang Lang couldn't help but ask.
Tang Ning shook his head and said with a relaxed expression: "It's not a trouble, it's a good thing."
She handed the two pieces of paper on the letter to Cang Lang. After Cang Lang read it, he was immediately delighted: "The Governor actually met someone from the Zhen'an Army in Anxi?"
Tang Ning also had a smile on her face. After she knew Xiao Yan's identity, she understood why he went to the northern border this time. She was originally worried that he would be in danger if he joined the border army alone, but she didn't expect that when he arrived near Anxi, he Met people from the Zhenan Army.
The letter said that not long after Xiao Yan and his party left Beijing and headed northwest, they discovered that there were people with strange behavior and behavior in all the prefectures and counties. Xiao Yan led his men to capture two of them and pry out from their mouths that those people were from Beiling. The spies are searching for the wives and family members of Zhen'an Army General Di Shuangcheng.
It was heard that Mrs. Di was returning to her hometown with her children to visit relatives, but was intercepted by Beiling spies on the way. General Di's eldest son Di Tao was seriously injured while protecting his mother and sister, and most of the accompanying guards were also killed.
Beiling had been in conflict with the Wei Dynasty for many years, and there were countless casualties during the battle. They had long wanted to go south, but they were repeatedly blocked by the Zhen'an army.
This time, a large number of spies were sent in an attempt to capture the Di family mother and son, in order to use them to blackmail Di Shuangcheng. After Xiao Yan knew this, he temporarily postponed his northwest trip and detoured to Anxi, hoping to rescue the Di family mother and son.
Cang Lang took the letter and said, "It's just that so many Beiling spies have not found out the whereabouts of the Di family mother and son. Can the governor find them?"
Tang Ning frowned slightly when he heard this: "Brother said that it has been several days since the Di family's mother and son were attacked. People from Beiling blocked the way to the northwest. They were seriously injured and could not return rashly. If Brother really found someone in Anxi, If you can’t find them, then they are most likely heading towards the capital.”
She thought for a moment and raised her head and said to Cang Lang: "Instruct a trustworthy person to secretly leave the city and go north to investigate. Don't alert others."
Canglang solemnly said: "Yes."
Tang Ning thought for a while. If the Di family was attacked, they would probably not be so easy to trust the person who rescued them. Moreover, if the Di family was not a good person, it would endanger his brother's safety.
My brother went to the northwest for military power, and the Di family may not be loyal to the original "king". If something happens... I don't know how my brother will deal with this.
Tang Ning was thinking about it, raised her head and asked Canglang: "How is the investigation going in Jinyun?"
Cang Lang said: "There are already some clues. The two gangsters who did the autopsy for the officers and soldiers after the shipwreck twenty years ago are both dead. However, the secret guard found the son of one of the gangsters and found some evidence from him, but only These are difficult to convince the public.”
"What about the burning of Rongjiang and the massacre of the city?"
"I haven't found anything that works."
Canglang pursed his lips and looked a little cold: "Back then, there were rumors of an epidemic in Rongjiang, and Prince Li ordered the city to be closed before he was forced to return to the capital. All the records that can be found state that Rongjiang was wiped out due to the plague, and later the city was closed. The entire county was flooded by natural disasters, and there was no news of arson and massacre."
"Where were the officials from nearby states and counties back then?" Tang Ning asked.
Cang Lang said: "Some of them have been executed long ago because of their inability to provide disaster relief, some have disappeared after many years, and two or three have been promoted steadily. The governor sent people to check them out, and there are already secret guards sneaking into their houses. "
"Then continue to investigate. As long as they know, they can always find flaws."
For such a big thing, those who can survive are either completely unaware of it, or they must be in cahoots with the Lu family and An Dihang.
Twenty years later, everyone thought that the matter was over. The current emperor was the chief culprit of the gains back then, and the Lu family had become the head of the aristocratic family and was firmly in the court. Those people who had benefited and enjoyed wealth for many years would not be prepared to guard against it again. Someone will expose this matter. In this case, some means may not be able to pry their mouths open.
Tangning fumbled for the letter paper in his hand: "I'll write a letter later, and you can have someone deliver it to my brother."
Canglang nodded: "Okay."
After Tang Ning got up and walked around the Bisha cupboard, she went to the nearby study to get some pen and ink before she spread out the letters Xiao Yan had sent back on the table.
Apart from the two pieces of paper that mentioned things about the Di family and the Zhen'an Army, the other piece of paper only had a few words, all of which asked her how she was doing.
He said that after only a few days away from Beijing, he already felt the pain of lovesickness.
He said that when Lu Yangping saw a very beautiful lotus flower, he wanted to pick it and send it back to the capital, but because of her temperament, she would say that she didn't know how to cherish flowers, so he carved it with his own hands while he was on his way to rest at night. A double-peduncle lotus was sent back.
It was obviously the same handwriting, but the words on the paper seemed to be gentler, like a brother whispering in front of her.
When Tang Ning took the envelope and poured out the things she touched earlier, she couldn't help but frown when she saw the small peach wood hairpin with lotus roots.
She happily touched the not-so-delicate lotus on the hairpin, inserted it into her hair and tried it. After playing with it for a while, she calmed down and started to reply.
After briefly writing about the affairs of Beijing and the academy, he then mentioned the affairs of the Di family. The people in Beiling were very evil-minded and were afraid of killing the Di family if they could not capture him alive. He told Xiao Yan to be careful in everything, and she would also send people here. Pay attention to things outside the city. If traces of the Di family's mother and son are found, they will be stopped secretly as soon as possible.
She talked about Jinyun's investigation in Jiangnan, and also mentioned that Lu Yin had come here earlier, and she wanted to instigate him to pursue the affairs of the Guan family and Prince Cheng, and treated him as a hidden stake in the Lu family.
After writing this, she hesitated before writing down the riot at Yinghe Lake tonight.
"Leyang wants to insult my innocence. Empress Lu borrows a knife to kill people and wants to seize Rongsheng Academy for the fourth prince. I don't want to sit back and wait for death. I want to bait them to take action again. The Lingyun Temple Bon Bon Festival is the best opportunity. "
"It's okay if they don't move. If they do, I will make them suffer the consequences. Then things may change between the Fourth Prince and Queen Lu..."
Tang Ning didn't want to hide it from Xiao Yan, and Empress Lu and her son were a part of their plan. Before Xiao Yan left Beijing, he said that although they wanted to use the Empress and her son to attract the attention of the Lu family for the time being, there was no need to worry about what they did. To keep things safe, I would rather not touch Queen Lu as much as possible.
But that doesn't mean she can't touch others.
After Tang Ning carefully wrote down what he was thinking, his cold and harsh writing became gentler.
"Brother's journey is dangerous everywhere, and the trip to the northwest is not easy. I hope my brother will get what he wants and come back soon."
"Tang Ning."
After looking down at the letter for a moment, she stood up, folded a small sprig of blooming jasmine from the window, and put it between the letter and paper.
After sealing the letter with red paint and handing it to Cang Lang, Cang Lang quickly had someone send it out.
Tang Ning held the hairpin and looked at the dark night sky outside, her fingertips caressing the lotus flowers on it.
She has some.
I miss my brother.
