Young Master Liu's words made Mr. Zhang and Kuangye look at each other, wondering what Young Master Liu could do.
The meaningful smile that Young Master Liu left at the end made the two of them even more confused. Why did a seemingly ordinary sentence sound so meaningful when it came out of Liu Mingzhi's mouth?
The two lowered their heads and muttered for a while. Song Qing seemed to vaguely understand something, but he couldn't grasp the main line he wanted.
The two looked at each other silently and hurriedly followed Liu Mingzhi.
"Zhi'er, we have settled the matter of the military talisman. It's the end of the year soon. How about the three of us going to Tianxiang Tower to sit together?"
Liu Mingzhi took the horse rein handed over by the imperial army, smiled lightly and shook his head at the two of them: "No, Mingli and Xuan'er may go home in the next two days. They haven't seen each other for so long. If they come back, I won't be there."
It is not suitable at home.
Let's talk about it later when we have a chance. You two really have nothing to do, so there's nothing wrong with having some fun on your own.
If I don’t have anything else to do, I’ll go back home first.
Uncle, big brother, let’s meet again.”
"Okay, let's go slowly without seeing you off."
Liu Mingzhi got on his horse and walked unhurriedly in the direction of Liu Mansion. Looking at the people coming and going on the street buying new year's goods, Liu Mingzhi slowed down and hurried on slowly, looking at both sides of the street from time to time.
, obviously looking for something.
After leaving Qinglong Main Street, Mr. Liu subconsciously pulled the reins of his horse and looked at a beautiful figure wearing an apricot-yellow skirt and a goose-yellow cloak walking into the folk alley with a faint smile on his face.
meaning.
After scanning the surrounding scene with clear eyes, Liu Mingzhi turned his horse and walked towards Minxiang.
"Shan'er, my husband is here."
A beautiful figure quickly walked out of the door of a private courtyard in Minxiang, and ran towards Young Master Liu like a flying swallow returning to its nest.
Upon seeing this, Liu Mingzhi hurriedly turned over and dismounted, smiling slightly and spreading his arms.
Murong Shan threw herself into Liu Mingzhi's arms, wrapping her arms tightly around her husband's waist, unwilling to let go.
"Husband, I miss you so much."
Liu Mingzhi lowered his head to look at the beauty's longing eyes, lowered his head and pecked her lips, and raised his hand to caress the beauty's back.
"Good Shan'er, thank you for your hard work. You have been suffering from living in the open outside the city these days."
Murong Shan shook her head hurriedly: "I am not miserable, not at all. As long as I can help my husband, I am willing to suffer no matter how tired I am."
Liu Mingzhi carefully looked around the alley, took the beautiful lady's wrist and walked towards the mount.
"Shan'er, it's not convenient to talk here. Let's get on the horse and talk while walking."
"good!"
Young Master Liu nimbly got on his horse, stretched out his hand to lift Murong Shan, who was equally strong, into his arms, pulled the reins of the horse and walked slowly towards the street leading to the Liu Mansion.
"How's it going? Have you met Rongrong?"
"Yes! I left the city and notified the soldiers at the post station to build momentum for my husband outside the city. Then I went to see sister Rongrong and told her everything you told me."
"It's good that the notice has arrived. It's a pain for you, and it's a pain for her even more. You should have seen the letter I sent you, right?"
Murong Shan nodded silently, took out Young Master Liu's Dragon Seal from the secret pocket behind the cloak at Liu's waist and handed it to Liu Mingzhi.
"I have received it a long time ago. The two sisters gave the orders to the generals in full accordance with the instructions of their husband. After they verified the authenticity of the royal seal, they all followed the orders.
Now that everything has been settled, the royal seal should be returned to its original owner."
Liu Mingzhi didn't say anything polite to Murong Shan. He took the Wang Seal and held it in his hand. He lowered his head and thought deeply while looking at the delicate seal in his hand.
"Husband."
"Husband?"
"Husband!"
"Huh? What's wrong?"
Murong Shan turned her head and stared at Young Master Liu with a hint of worry in her beautiful eyes.
"Husband, is it really okay to order the soldiers to withdraw to northern Xinjiang? Once something happens in the capital, the soldiers will be in trouble if they don't have time to rush to the rescue.
I really can’t figure out why you secretly deployed troops to garrison several cities on the border of the capital, and why you let them return to northern Xinjiang to garrison.
Doesn’t this make them make two attacks in vain?”
Liu Mingzhi looked at Murong Shan's doubtful and worried eyes, chuckled and put the royal seal into his cuffs.
"The soldiers and horses in Northern Xinjiang naturally have to return to Northern Xinjiang to garrison, which is their final destination. As for bringing them back, they are just... haha... you said it.
don't know.
Sometimes you can't just look at things at face value."
Murong Shan looked at Young Master Liu blankly, and nodded slightly: "Okay, if it's not convenient for me to tell you, I won't ask any questions. As long as my husband, you can be safe and sound, I'll be satisfied."
Liu Mingzhi raised his hand and tickled Murong Shan's nose, with a look of doting on his face: "You are such a considerate little fairy. When we go back, my husband will give you a surprise."
"What surprise?"
"You will know when you go back. I guarantee you a surprise that will make you appreciate the taste and never leave."
Murong Shan looked at the squinting smile in her husband's eyes and instantly realized the meaning of Young Master Liu's words.
Her pretty face blushed slightly, and she looked around like a thief. She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that no outsiders were passing by on the street, and lightly bumped Young Master Liu's abdomen with her elbow.
"Not serious!"
"It seems that Shan'er doesn't want to, so forget it. I'd better be a decent person as my husband."
"you dare!"
Murong Shan raised her hand and gently twisted it on Young Master Liu's thigh.
"I'm waiting for you!"
"That's right! We are an old married couple, so there is nothing to be ashamed of. Has Rongrong come back with you?"
"No, Sister Rongrong said that she must account for the troops and horses belonging to Gumo Kingdom under his command to Dalong's generals before rushing back to the capital."
Liu Mingzhi nodded silently: "Rongrong is thoughtful. In that case, let's just wait. I have already sent someone to make arrangements for her safety. There will be almost no crisis."
"It's better to go back home first. It's not convenient to say some things on the road. I'm always worried that the walls have ears."
"It's up to you, drive!"
After two cups of tea, the two of them rode back to the Liu Mansion.
Liu Mingzhi originally wanted to accompany Murong Shan to tidy up first, but Qi Yun's whisper made him give Murong Shan an apologetic look, then turned around and walked out towards the courtyard where the two empresses were staying.
Qi Yun looked at her husband's back, grabbed Murong Shan's jade hand and patted it gently.
"Sister Shan, don't blame your husband for not being able to spend more time with you. There are actually some small things in the house that need him to deal with."
"Yun'er, what are you talking about? How can my sister be dissatisfied with her husband? He is destined to be a hard-working man, how can he delay important things because of his love for his children?"
"You can rest assured that you think about my sister like this."
"To put it mildly, junior brother, what do you want from me?"
As soon as Liu Mingzhi entered the room, he walked towards the two women sitting on the chairs, found a chair and sat down casually.
The Queen looked at Young Master Liu with a look of resentment, with complicated meanings hidden in her eyes.
"You're heartless, do you really want to destroy Wanyan's country that much?"
Young Master Liu looked at the Queen blankly: "What do you mean?"
The Queen grabbed a piece of paper from the desk, flicked her fingers, and the paper fell into Young Master Liu's hand.
Liu Mingzhi lowered his head and looked at the note in his hand, looking at the contents on the note with a strange and suspicious look on his face.
Liu Mingzhi read the contents of the note and put it aside, looking calmly at the Queen's sad eyes.
"It seems that I have underestimated Wan Yan's strength. You can't even hide what happened in the Great Dragon Palace from your eyes and ears. It can be said that your hands and eyes are all-powerful."
The Queen stood up straight away and stared at Young Master Liu closely with her bright eyes.
"Which comes first, the chicken or the egg? In order to destroy Wanyuan's country, you can even make up such nonsense reasons. You must have regarded Wanyuan as worthless."
Huyan Yunyao noticed the strange atmosphere between Young Master Liu and the Queen. She didn't want to leave or stay, so she could only pick up the tea and taste it briefly to hide her presence.
Liu Mingzhi stared at the Queen quietly and nodded a few times from time to time.
"Yes, in order to destroy your country, I can even make up such nonsense reasons.
Then what do you think I would say in front of all the civil and military officials of the dynasty that the snow in the Kingdom of Jin and the grassland is several times stronger than that of Dalong?
There may be an epidemic in Dalong, and it will only get worse in your grasslands and Jin Kingdom. What do you think the consequences will be?
They have lived in the court for a long time and do not know the sufferings of the people. Naturally, they will not understand the situation of your two countries in the north of the North. But I understand. I have gone deep into the hinterland of your two countries several times, and my understanding of things is not much worse than yours."
"It's true that I, Liu Mingzhi, am a loyal minister, but is it just as simple as you see?"
The Queen's eyes were startled, with a hint of surprise in her eyes. Huyan Yunyao, who was drinking tea at the side, also stopped for a moment and raised her eyes to examine her senior brother.
Liu Mingzhi looked at the reactions of the two queens, with deep sadness hidden in the depths of his eyes.
"The eyes can be deceiving."
"If you come to me because of this matter, I will go back first."
After Liu Mingzhi finished speaking, he didn't care whether the two would retain him or not, and walked straight out of the room towards the inner courtyard.