Xinghua followed her and whispered: "Auntie, if you don't dress up, I'm afraid grandma and Aunt Qiu and Aunt Feng will make sarcastic remarks again."

Xin Nian chuckled: "How can they have the nerve to criticize me? I want to see if the concubine is in such a hurry to send a message, how can anyone dress up and rush over?"

"Auntie is right, but I am worrying too much."

While the master and servant were talking, they came to Mrs. Liao's yard and entered the house. Before Aunt Gu and Mrs. Liao arrived, Aunt Feng and Aunt Qiu were already sitting on the chair. When they saw her, they looked up and down. Aunt Qiu smiled and said

: "My sister still looks a little lazy, doesn't she just wake up from her nap?"

Xin Nian said calmly: "I didn't sleep well last night, and I happened to have nothing to do today. After lunch, I took a good rest to make my sister laugh."

Before Aunt Qiu could say anything, she heard Aunt Feng sneer next to her and said in a longer tone: "What's so funny about this? Is Sister Xin deliberately angry at us? Your Majesty loves your sister so much that you can be so indulgent. How can you be so indulgent?"

How can we find such leisure and ease?"

Xin Nian ignored her and bowed to Concubine Liao, then sat in the chair and said with a smile: "Sister Feng, please don't resent me. I didn't dare to indulge like this. I mentioned it to the prince several times these days.

I was asked to speed up the renovation of Qingliang Pavilion, but the prince said that it could not be ignored. He also said that there was a lot of work in the palace and there were no workers in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He also said that it would be good to restart the work after the spring. I was looking forward to going back as soon as possible. It would be better to be here in the backyard.

, my sister doesn’t like me no matter how she looks at me.”

"you……"

Aunt Feng was so angry that she clenched her teeth, and suddenly she heard Mrs. Liao say: "Okay, we don't know when, we will quarrel when we meet. I am Changting, and I don't want to stay in the house, there is no need to worry."

"yes."

Xin Nian and Aunt Feng agreed at the same time. At this time, Mrs. Liao and Aunt Gu also entered the house. Mrs. Liao sat affectionately next to Concubine Liao and asked with a smile: "Auntie called us here in such a hurry, and she said it was because of my cousin.

What's going on?"

Concubine Liao said calmly: "Aunt Wu from the palace came to me earlier and said that the Xixia mission was robbed outside Huangfeng Town. Not only did dozens of carts of tribute items disappear, but only two people survived. Your Majesty received

Long Yan was furious at the news and has appointed the fifth prince and Changting as imperial envoys, asking them to lead two thousand troops from the camp on the outskirts of Beijing to Huangfeng Town to thoroughly investigate the matter."

The words shocked everyone and left them speechless for a long time. After a while, Xin Nian then murmured: "Only two survived? Then... the Xixia delegation came all the way to pay tribute. No matter what, there were three to five hundred people, and in the end only two survived?

This is wrong."

"If it hadn't been so strange, would the emperor have sent a prince and Changting there?" Concubine Liao rubbed her forehead: "This matter is not trivial. I only hope that no matter what, Changting can come back safely."

Mrs. Liao hurriedly advised: "Don't worry, aunt, they are just some incompetent bandits. My cousin leads the two thousand soldiers and horses in the camp on the outskirts of Beijing, and they can be wiped out in an instant."

Xin Nian shook his head and said: "It's not that easy. Let alone bandits and robbers, it's just those horse thieves who come and go without a trace. Even if all the bandits from the thirteen provinces are gathered together, they may not be able to accomplish such a big thing."

"What do you mean, Sister Xin? Are you saying that our prince can't deal with those thieves?" Aunt Qiu raised her eyebrows and looked at Xin Nian with an evil look.

Xin Nian's face remained unchanged and he said calmly: "Sister Qiu is right, I was too cautious and didn't even look at who the prince is? He has experienced many storms and waves. Since he takes action, he must be victorious and successful immediately."

Aunt Qiu:......

"That's enough, you don't forget to argue at this time."

Concubine Liao rubbed her forehead: "Anyway, this time, I don't know when Chang Ting will come back. He is not here, so you all should be at peace with me. You must work together to take good care of the palace. When he comes back, I will naturally reward you. Otherwise,

, whoever dares to make trouble for me, I will deal with her without having to come back from Changting."

Everyone stood up and agreed: "Yes."

As soon as she left Concubine Liao's yard, Aunt Gu said to Xin Nian: "Did you hear what Concubine said? He is obviously coming to us. It's a pity that the prince left in a hurry. If he could come back first to make arrangements, we wouldn't be so panicked.

."

Xin Nian didn't say anything. She was trying to recall in her mind: Did this happen in the last life? How long did it take Gu Changting to find out the truth and return home? It's a pity that at that time, she couldn't hear what was going on outside the window, and she didn't listen at all.

Yes. However, there have been no major changes in the palace since the death of the old prince. Although this incident is serious and strange, it will not cause any harm to Gu Changting.

"Sister, sister..."

Aunt Gu's voice awakened Xin Nian from her memories. She turned around and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Hey! I've been talking for a long time in vain." Aunt Gu stamped her feet: "I mean, what should we do now? You listened to the concubine, but she didn't even explicitly say that she would take advantage of the prince's absence at home."

Xin Nian smiled slightly: "What are you afraid of? Capture the thief first and capture the king first. You have to deal with me before it is your turn. When I am captured by the concubine, you will take the second young master and the sixth son Yaya to the ancestors

Seek refuge there, no matter how powerful the concubine is, she would never dare to go to Shouning Palace to kill anyone."

"Don't scare me."

Aunt Gu's face turned pale. Xin Nian laughed and patted her shoulder: "Calm down. The prince is a genius and the fifth prince is also wise and wise. They might be able to do something that no one else can do. At that time

Returning home in triumph, the concubine may not have found a chance to attack you or me yet."

"Is it true?" Gu Auntie felt a little relieved, but she quickly wondered: "The fifth prince is wise and wise? Who did you listen to? Why did I hear people say it differently from you? It is true that he is smart, but he is just a wild man.

, and he is too lazy to make progress, and I don’t know what the emperor was thinking, but he actually sent him there this time, what’s the use? Thank God for not being a hindrance to the prince.”

"Is that so?"

Xin Nian's eyes widened. This was different from what she had seen and heard in her previous life. Could it be that many things had changed in her new life?

Because my heart suddenly became nervous, but then I thought: No matter how I change, my fate cannot be reversed. The old prince died in the battle, and Princess Qin only lost more than half a year of her life. In this case, Gu Changting

I'll probably complete the task once and for all, and won't capsize in the gutter.

As for the fifth prince...well! The political battle has nothing to do with her, and she cannot participate. In this regard, it is better to trust Gu Changting's vision and choices.

Although Gu Changting has gone, the Lantern Festival still has to be celebrated. Most people in the mansion are still carefree, and everything is lively.

Xin Nian was teaching Liu Zai and Yaya a simple boxing technique in the courtyard, just to amuse them. Hearing a burst of drum music in the distance, Yaya clapped her hands and said, "Okay, we have another show, it's great."
Chapter completed!