Chapter 193 Camp

The three of them stepped into the tent, and the warmth of the charcoal fire hit them on the face. The thick curtains blocked the cold wind outside, and Su Chengnan felt much warmer.

Li Shanqi strode to the main seat and sat down, looking at Su Chengnan quietly, waiting for her to speak.

Lu Chaofeng was not in a hurry at all. He slowly asked her to sit over, then picked up the teapot that had been warming on the small charcoal stove and poured her a cup of tea.

The tea was taken from Li Shanqi's shelf and was the last of his treasures left. After the leaves turned up and down several times in the boiling water, the tea fragrance immediately filled the air.

"Thanks."

Su Chengnan blew gently, and the rising hot steam floated out. She took a small sip and the tea tasted mellow and sweet.

“Good tea.”

"That's all I have left! I only have this little bit of milk a year. Normally, I can't even bear to drink it!"

Li Shanqi glanced at Lu Chaofeng, then said to Su Chengnan with a smile: "I still have some, if you like, take it all, don't be polite with me."

Su Chengnan didn't want to take someone else's love away, so he declined, "Thank you, Uncle Li. Mi Feng has prescribed a lot of medicine for me recently. I..."

"Hey, I told you I'd give it to you! Otherwise, this kid will always be thinking about it." Li Shanqi stood up, picked up the tea can from the shelf and put it on the table in front of Su Chengnan, and patted Lu Chaofeng's shoulder with a smile.

Su Chengnan smiled, stood up and bowed generously, "I'm sorry, elder, I dare not refuse. Chengnan would like to thank my uncle."

"Um."

Li Shanqi sat back in his seat and continued, "Niece, you just said there is a way to break the impasse. Why don't you tell me about it?"

Su Chengnan stood up, and Lu Chaofeng glanced at her inconspicuously while holding the teacup.

This look...what does he want to say?

Su Chengnan suppressed the doubts in his heart, walked to the center of the tent, looked at Li Shanqi, and changed the subject.

"Uncle Li! There is war all over Dayong right now. I wonder if the capital can do anything?"

Li Shanqi seemed to have not expected her to be so direct. He was stunned for a moment, shook his head silently and sighed. Then he clenched his palms again.

He shouted angrily: "As?!"

"At this time, it's good enough that the capital city is not in chaos! Assassination, poisoning, what the hell are these things?"

Lu Chaofeng nodded and interrupted, "Now that the people of the White Bear Country have invaded the interior of the country, the people of the Central Plains are living in misery. The Queen Mother controls the government and does nothing, only caring about the private interests of her family. My uncle, humph, it's good enough that you don't sell out the country, but this is really..."

"Yes, that's right! When the late emperor was alive, although the White Bear Nation was also eyeing us covetously, they didn't dare to attack us. I still don't understand how they appeared out of nowhere in the Central Plains."

Li Shanqi turned his gaze to Lu Chaofeng, whose expression became even uglier, and he gritted his teeth and said, "They almost killed my father at the border.

My king, if my father had not noticed something was wrong and taken precautions in advance, I am afraid he would have gone to see my mother by now. ”

Li Shanqi: "Those civil officials keep throwing dirty water on the prince. They don't know what their brains are for! If Prince Ningyuan wants to rebel, does he need to join forces with the White Bear Country? He can go straight to Huanglong with just his own hundreds of thousands of troops!"

After saying that, he changed the subject and said, "Feng'er, don't you think so?"

Lu Chaofeng sat on the chair, without moving or responding, just looking back at Li Shanqi calmly.

Su Chengnan sensed hidden meaning.

Li Shanqi smiled inscrutablely. "If you ask me, you and your son are too soft-hearted. What did the late emperor say to your father when he passed away? I have never forgotten a single word of those words! You are just too cautious."

Su Chengnan had never heard of this past event. She looked at Li Shanqi's face, trying to judge the intention of his words from his expression. Why did he say it in front of her?

Is it a means of expressing trust?

Or is he hinting something to her?

Su Chengnan couldn't make up his mind for a moment, so he decided to put urgent matters aside and see what Lu Chaofeng thought.

Lu Chaofeng knew that Su Chengnan was holding the imperial edict. After several rounds of eye contact, he roughly guessed Su Chengnan's intention.

But he knew his uncle better than she did.

There are some things he can say. But Su Chengnan couldn't say it actively.

"Uncle, we won the battle between the two armies today and destroyed one of their cannons. Do you think they will gather their troops to seek revenge, or give up Beiling and attack other places to break through?"

Li Shanqi raised his hand and touched his forehead, frowned and said, "Hey, I'm just worried about this! Tell me, Mincheng has been destroyed, and I'm stuck here alone, what do you think I should do!"

After he finished speaking, his gaze returned to Su Chengnan, "Niece, didn't you say you had an idea? Come on, tell me quickly, I don't want to be trapped here with these soldiers."

Su Chengnan felt her heart beating fast. She trusted Lu Chaofeng because of the time they had spent together, and she believed in her own judgment. But if she believed in Li Shanqi, it could only be based on her trust in Su Weimin, and Su Weimin dared to bet his entire family on this man.

But if he had anticipated the change in his status and identity, would he be like the current uncle of the emperor? No he won't!

Empress Dowager Xiao can be the supporter of Uncle Xiao, but Li Shanqi’s supporter can only be Lu Chaofeng.

Su Chengnan quickly sorted out these clues and was completely relieved. She turned to look at Lu Chaofeng, "Before answering this question, I want to ask why the prince disguised himself as a man in black and chased us?"

Lu Chaofeng showed an understanding look and said with a smile: "Of course it's because of a rumor."

"Rumors?" Li Shanqi frowned, looking puzzled. "How did this get to rumors again? Tell me quickly!"

Lu Chaofeng stood up, walked to Su Chengnan and said, "The Ningyuan Palace has received accurate information that before the late emperor passed away, he had privately summoned the spy of Marquis of Bravery for a long time, and when Marquis of Bravery left... he held an imperial edict in his hand."

"Imperial edict?" Li Shanqi looked at Su Chengnan and asked anxiously, "Really? What arrangements did the late emperor make?"

Lu Chaofeng turned around and looked at Li Shanqi: "Uncle, don't worry, just listen to me carefully."

Li Shanqi narrowed his eyes and touched his head again.

Lu Chaofeng was not in a hurry at all, and continued to speak slowly: "Two years ago, our Ningyuan Palace accidentally intercepted a secret report. The content was too shocking. It not only involved Uncle Xiao, but also the Queen Mother of the current dynasty!"

"oh?"

"So when my father found out, he immediately sent people to investigate, but after a long time, he didn't find any solid evidence until the middle of last year..."

"how?!"

"Just tell me now!"

Li Shanqi's curiosity has been aroused to the extreme, and he really wants to hit this kid twice to make him finish what he said in one breath!