After Qi Yuning, Qi Yu'an and others finished discussing business, they entered the tent.

"Brother, the spies in Longzhou City are back. The eldest son of Huang Tao, the governor of Longyou, died suddenly."

Qi Yu'an heard this and said, "Huang Tao is in grief over the loss of his son. If we attack the city, even if we win, we will be taking advantage of his misfortune."

Qi Yuning said: "Speaking of this, it has something to do with our Qi family."

Qi Yu'an raised his eyebrows and asked, "What does his son's death have to do with us?"

Qi Yuning said, "Huang Tao's son was pissed off to death because his wife had an affair with someone else. I just found out that Huang Tao's daughter-in-law was Sister Nian. I wonder if my brother still remembers Sister Nian?"

Lu Ze remembered it before Qi Yu'an and said, "Is it the daughter adopted by the Fourth Madam?"

Qi Yuning looked at Lu Ze deeply and asked, "How come you still remember her?"

Lu Ze said calmly, "When you were little, you often told me that Sister Nian ignored you. Huang Tao's daughter-in-law is the daughter of the Shen family, a noble family in Shuofang. If I remember correctly, the fourth lady later remarried into the Shen family."

Qi Yuning nodded and said, "It's her."

Qi Yu'an frowned and asked, "How could Fourth Aunt raise such a daughter?"

"Your Majesty, Princess, the Third Master of the Shen Family and his wife are outside the military camp asking for a meeting."

After hearing what his men said, Qi Yu'an stood up and went outside the military camp.

Qi Yuning and Lu Ze looked at each other and asked, "Why are people from the Shen family here?"

Lu Ze said: "Let's go out and take a look together."

Qi Yuning went outside the military camp. The camp was heavily guarded, and from a distance he could see a couple in gorgeous clothes being stopped outside by several soldiers.

Qi Yuning and the others walked closer and saw the lady's appearance clearly. Although Fourth Aunt had left the Qi Palace for eleven years, her appearance had not changed much. She was still the Fourth Aunt in Qi Yuning's memory.

Qi Yuning remembered clearly that the day Fourth Aunt left Prince Qi's Mansion, she apologized to him. He did not expect that they would not see each other again until eleven years later.

When Shen Sanye, Shen Qian, saw the leader, he bowed and said, "Prince Qi."

Qi Yu'an bowed to Shen Qian and Ning Wen and said in return, "Third Master Shen, Third Madam Shen."

Qi Yu'an looked at Ning Wen. He remembered his fourth uncle and fourth aunt better than Qi Yuning. He was twelve years younger than his fourth uncle. It could be said that he was raised by his fourth uncle. Before his fourth uncle got married, he often took him over the wall to visit the Ning family's daughter.

Once, my uncle was afraid that someone would find out that he and my aunt were secretly meeting in the boudoir, so he left the four-year-old boy in my aunt's boudoir and ran away. My aunt took care of him tenderly for the whole afternoon.

In Qi Yu'an's memory, Fourth Aunt was always gentle, and the Ning family was a family of poets and scholars. At that time, everyone in the family said that Fourth Uncle was lucky to marry the daughter of the Ning family.

Fourth Aunt’s temperament is different from those of my mother, Second Aunt, Third Aunt and other daughters of military generals. She is quiet and gentle.

Eleven years have passed, and my fourth uncle has been dead for fourteen years, but my fourth aunt is still my fourth aunt.

But Fourth Uncle will always remain at the age of eighteen.

Ning Wen looked at Qi Yu'an and Qi Yuning, pursed her lips, lowered her eyes, and said in a choked voice: "Yu'an, Ningning, long time no see."

Qi Yuning nodded slightly and said, “Mrs. Shen San.”

Ning Wen looked at the jade-like man beside Qi Yuning and asked in confusion, "Who is this?"

Lu Ze said: "I am Lu Ze, the son of Princess Pingrou and Duke Lu."

Ning Wen was surprised and asked, "You are not dead?"

Chen Qian also looked at Lu Ze and said, "It's good that Master Lu is still alive. It just so happens that I have something else that I need Master Lu's help with."

Lu Ze said, "Master Shen, just speak directly."

Chen Qian said: "To be honest, my Nian'er married Huang Rui, the son of Huang Tao, the governor of Longyou Road, two years ago. She just gave birth to a child not long ago, and the child's 100-day banquet was just a few days ago.

However, Huang Rui died suddenly a few days later. Huang's family members actually said that it was my daughter Nian'er who had an affair and committed adultery and angered Huang Rui to death. Nian'er would never do such a thing.

I have heard that Master Lu has solved many strange cases, so I would like to ask Master Lu to help me go to Longzhou City to investigate the cause of Huang Rui's death and clear my Nian'er's name."

Qi Yuning looked at Lu Ze and said, "The Qin family controls the government. Prince Ning and Prince Liao are plotting rebellion. We went to Shengjing to protect His Majesty, but the troops from Longzhou and even Longyou Road stopped us and even said we were rebels. We went to quell the rebellion and protect the monarch, but we were slandered by the governor of Longzhou.

If Lu Ze goes into Longzhou City with you guys now, and is discovered by Longzhou City, I'm afraid his safety will be in danger. I don't trust Lu Ze to go into Longzhou City to investigate the case."

Ning Wen said with tears in her eyes: "Ningning, Nian Nian is so pitiful. Her father died to save your fourth uncle... If her father hadn't risked his life to retrieve your fourth uncle's body, I'm afraid your fourth uncle's body would have been hung on the city wall and humiliated..."

Ning Wen covered her lips with a handkerchief, holding back tears as she said, "Ningning, now everyone thinks that Master Lu has passed away. He can disguise himself and follow us into Longzhou City to find out the truth."

Qi Yuning frowned as she looked at Chen Qian and Ning Wen in front of her. After not seeing them for many years, she could not trust them unconditionally. Perhaps she just used this as an excuse to let them into Longzhou City in order to control them?

Qi Yuning held Lu Ze's hand tightly and shook her head at him.

Lu Ze said, "Mr. Shen San, Madam Shen San, I'm sorry I can't go."

Ning Wen was extremely anxious, and Chen Qian, who was standing beside her, put his hand on Ning Wen's shoulder.

Qi Yuan felt uncomfortable watching the loving scene between the couple. Although he was young at that time, he witnessed every bit of the love between his uncle and aunt.

Chen Qian took out a military token and said, "This is a military token that can mobilize 70,000 soldiers from Shuofang. I'm giving this to Prince Qi as collateral. I wonder if Prince Lu can go with us to Longzhou City and give justice to my Nian'er?"

Qi Yu'an stepped forward and took the military token from Shen Qian's hand, then nodded to Qi Yuning and Lu Ze.

Qi Yu'an said to Lu Ze, "Just go and help check it out. I'll send someone to follow you. Be careful."

Qi Yuning was not as bold as Qi Yu'an. She held Lu Ze's hand tightly and said, "This military token alone is not enough. Since you said that your grandson's hundred-day banquet was held not long ago, you must have brought your son to the banquet. Bring your son to the military camp. I will arrange for someone to take care of him. Lu Ze and I will follow you to Longzhou City."

Ning Wen said: "Ningning has really grown up. Okay, I'll go and send Yuqi over right away."

Qi Yuning heard Yu Qi's fingertips tremble.

Shen Qian and his wife went and brought their children.

Qi Yuning looked at Lu Ze and asked, "Do you think this is a trick?"

Lu Ze said: "It doesn't look like a scheme to me."

Qi Yu'an said: "This brass military token is real, and I don't think Fourth Aunt will deceive us."

Qi Yuning said coldly: "Brother, she is no longer the fourth aunt."

On the way to pick up the child, Chen Qian and Ning Wen saw the tears in Ning Wen's eyes and said, "It's a good thing for Yu Nian'er that Lu Ze is still alive."

Ning Wen said: "More than a decade has really passed in the blink of an eye, they have all grown up, but I didn't expect that Yu Ning would be so defensive towards me.

When the Qi family got into trouble, I, as an elder, should have been the one to take on the responsibilities, but after losing my husband and son, I really couldn’t take care of them anymore… It was also my fault.”

Ning Wen's eyes were filled with tears. Chen Qian held Ning Wen's hand tightly and sighed softly.

…

In the military tent.

Qi Yuning and Lu Ze discussed how to sneak into Longzhou City. It would be even better if they could see the military defense map of Longzhou.

Lu Ze said: "I want to disguise myself as a monk to enter. Fortunately, the scars on my head have not completely disappeared, and my hair has not grown much."

Lu Ze has been wearing a wig crown these days. In fact, it is very hot in this hot summer.

Qi Yuning took off the wig on Lu Ze's head. His head was covered with sweat. He chuckled and said, "That's good. It will save you from having sweat all over your forehead every day. Then I will pretend to be your maid."

Lu Ze asked: "How can a monk have a maid?"

Qi Yuning said: "Isn't it already there?"

"elder brother……"

Lu Yun opened the military tent and walked in. Seeing Lu Ze's bald head in front of him, he covered his stomach and laughed, "Hahaha, brother, why are you hairless like me? Don't you want to marry Qi Yuning either, so..."

Lu Ze glared at Lu Yun and said, "Come with me to Longzhou."

Lu Yun said, "Why are you going to Longzhou? I feel pain in my legs and chest. I came to you to tell you that I want to go back to Beicheng."

Qi Yuning looked at Lu Yun and said, "You laughed so loudly and vigorously just now, you don't look like you are in pain anywhere. You can go to Longzhou with your brother, shave your grown hair and perm your ordination scars."

By the way, when Lu Yun became a monk, he just shaved his head and didn’t even get his ordination marks burned.

Unlike Lu Ze, who even burned his ordination scars to avoid being discovered.

Lu Yun said, "I finally grew an inch of hair, and you want me to shave it again?"

Lu Ze glanced at Lu Yun coldly: "Don't you like shaving your hair? It's just right to have a shaved head in this hot summer to keep cool!"

Lu Yun: “…”