Tian Xin said with emotion, "Speaking of which, you and the prince are of the same mind and have finally become a couple."
Qin Rushuang smiled bitterly.
It seems that Tian Xin has been in the army and does not know about the outside world, so he does not know about the things in Prince Huai's palace.
Mentioning this, Qin Rushuang suddenly remembered something that had puzzled her for a long time.
This matter has indeed been weighing on Qin Rushuang's mind for a long time, but she has never found a chance to ask Tian Xin in the military camp before.
"Is it true that the homing pigeons that flew out from you never brought back any letters afterwards...?"
The carrier pigeon she used to communicate with Xie Xun was the same one she had stolen.
Tian Xin stopped smoking and put down the cigarette in his hand.
"I also found this strange at the time. The prince responded to the letters you sent earlier, and you sent some more one after another. Only the carrier pigeon came back, but there was no reply."
"Didn't I ask you once at that time? Seeing that you were unhappy, I thought there was an awkwardness. Then you never came to ask me again. I thought... I thought you had changed your contact information."
Thinking of this, Tian Xin glanced at Qin Rushuang in surprise: "Isn't it true? I always thought that you two had changed your contact information, so you no longer sent messages through my carrier pigeon."
Qin Rushuang's expression was complicated as she recalled the past events.
She originally used a military carrier pigeon to write a letter to Xie Xun, and sent it to the border with a solution to the problem. Then she received a reply from Xie Xun, in which she was very grateful to her.
Xie Xun kept asking about her identity in the letters, but for various reasons, she did not reveal it.
Later, the two discussed some experiences in the art of war in letters and corresponded again and again.
Later, when Xie Xun asked about her identity again, Qin Rushuang told him that when Dasheng returned to Beijing, she would have the opportunity to meet him.
But her letter seemed to have fallen into disgrace. Later, she sent several letters one after another, but received no response.
And the time point when this happened is also very strange.
It was when the imperial concubine proposed that Xie Xun return from a great victory to fulfill his engagement with Qin Rushuang.
Qin Rushuang remembered that when Xie Xun heard the concubine's proposal, she reacted very strongly.
At first he disagreed, but later the General's Office repeatedly put pressure on him and responded by saying that the person he belonged to was not Qin Rushuang.
Thinking of the few letters that were sent without response, Qin Rushuang's first reaction was that Xie Xun knew her identity and had no intention of continuing to develop a relationship with her.
Although Qin Rushuang had doubts in her heart, she felt that there was no need for Xie Xun to hide herself in this matter.
He must have known that the person who sent the letter was Qin Rushuang, and that he didn't like her, so he didn't reply to Qin Rushuang's letter, and he also rejected the emperor's marriage offer.
Before the matter was brought up again today, Qin Rushuang had always thought so.
But now that I think about it, all this seems to be unreasonable...
Why did the homing pigeon come back...but no letter?
Qin Rushuang frowned.
The two people on the side were a little worried.
"Sister, what happened back then?"
Qin Rushuang shook her head: "No, I just think some things are too strange. Forget it, I'll find someone to check it out later."
After Qin Rushuang finished speaking, she said goodbye to her younger brother He Tianxin.
She had this matter in her mind and was not very interested.
After meeting Xie Xun, Xie Xun saw that she seemed to be in a bad mood, so he asked: "What's wrong? Is Qin Rufeng not having a good life in the army? I can ask my subordinates to take care of her."
Qin Rushuang shook her head: "No, he has adapted well in the army now. Let him practice in the army for a while. If he really doesn't like it, it's not too late to consider giving up martial arts and becoming a civil servant."
Xie Xun nodded: "That's good."
He glanced at the sky and said, "It's getting late. Let's go back to the palace first."
Qin Rushuang wanted to find someone to investigate about the carrier pigeons, so she rejected Xie Xun's proposal.
"It's been a while since we came back from Jiangnan. My brother has been asking someone to tell him that he wants to get together. I want to see him."
The elder brother Qin Rushuang talks about is naturally Shen Xiaoyang, the minister of Dali Temple.
Xie Xun was a little unhappy, but thinking that the relationship between him and Qin Rushuang had finally eased during this period, he took a step back.
"Are you going by yourself or should I go with you?"
Qin Rushuang was thinking about how to refuse Xie Xun, when suddenly someone from below came to send a message, saying that they had something important to discuss and asked Xie Xun to go to camp.
Qin Rushuang took advantage of the situation and said, "Your Majesty, please go and do your work first. I will drop by Shen's Mansion and come back after saying a few words to my brother. By the way, what does Your Majesty want to eat today? I'll ask the cook to prepare it in advance."
When Xie Xun heard that she had come back for dinner, his expression softened a lot, "Then you go, go early and come back early. I don't have anything to eat, so I'll do it according to your preference."
Qin Rushuang breathed a sigh of relief and took Qingzhi to Shen Mansion.
When Shen Xiaoyang heard from his servants that Qin Rushuang was here, he happily went out to greet him. Unexpectedly, Qin Rushuang exchanged greetings with him but had no intention of entering the house.
"I won't be dining in the mansion. The main reason I came here this time is to ask my brother to check on something for me."
Shen Xiaoyang raised his eyebrows, "You really don't go to the Three Treasures Palace for anything."
After saying this, she still gestured to Qin Rushuang to continue talking about what was going on.
Qin Rushuang talked about the carrier pigeon in a few words and wanted Shen Xiaoyang to help him investigate what happened back then.
Did Xie Xun receive the letters she sent?
And a very ridiculous idea...
At that time, did Xie Xun know that she was the one who gave advice to the border officials...
After hearing this, Shen Xiaoyang's jaw almost dropped.
"My dear! How could you hide such a big thing so closely! The victory in the border battle was actually because of your strategy? Why didn't you tell Uncle Qin, why didn't you tell His Majesty? This is a big deal What an achievement!"
No wonder Shen Xiaoyang was so surprised.
Back then, Xie Xun was defeated at the border and was driven straight in by Dayan's army. This was not the worst.
The worst thing is that the two small countries adjacent to Dayan are also eyeing it!
If the city of Da Qi had been destroyed at that time, and Da Yan had marched in, with the help of two small countries nearby, the country would have been in danger of subjugation!
It was precisely because of the battle at the border that Xie Xun was so happy that His Majesty allowed him to stay in Kyoto and establish his mansion.
You must know that after a prince reaches adulthood, if he is favored by the emperor, he can stay in Kyoto. If the emperor does not like him and does not intend to pass on the throne, he will simply send him to a remote place and give him a fief to let him fend for himself.
Nowadays, in addition to the crown prince, Da Qi also has the extremely favored Qi Yang, leaving only Xie Xun who can stay in Kyoto to build a palace.
Qin Rushuang smiled sarcastically, "What's the use of talking about this now? It's been so long, who still cares about the truth back then."
Shen Xiaoyang hated that iron could not become steel, "Then why didn't you tell Xie Xun in the first place?"
Qin Rushuang bit her lip and said after a while: "I thought... I thought he knew all along."
"I thought it was because he hated me that he protested against His Majesty's decree and regretted the marriage. After learning the truth, he cut off correspondence with me..."
"Then why don't you just ask Xie Xun?"
Qin Rushuang smiled miserably: "I'm not afraid of my brother's jokes when I speak out. I used to be too arrogant and my deep self-esteem prevented me from asking him directly. But now..."
Qin Rushuang gently stroked her belly, "Brother, don't you think the timing is a bit too sensitive to ask now?"
