Chapter 419: Unreasonable

"Dad, you and my brother are here, and Zhao Shen is here too. Instead of worrying about you in the capital, I might as well come and see you."

She said it very tactfully, but Ji Changlin was not stupid. On the contrary, he was very sensitive to people's emotional changes, not to mention that at this moment his whole body and mind were on his daughter.

So he immediately sensed his daughter's displeasure.

When his wife passed away, he had the choice between bringing his daughter to Youzhou or sending her to the palace and entrusting her to his sister. He chose the latter.

In addition to handing his daughter over to the royal family to reassure the emperor, he also didn't want his daughter to suffer here.

His daughter had been pampered in the palace and had never suffered any hardship, but now that she was married, she had come to the north. How could he not feel distressed?

However, if this was his daughter's own idea, he couldn't use it against Zhao Shen.

Although Ji Yunlan didn't spend much time with his sister, when he thought about how his sister discovered something was wrong with Zhao Heng on her wedding night and immediately decided to change her husband, he knew that she was very opinionated.

It can be seen from what happened in Suzhou that she is extremely bold.

So he didn't think that it was Zhao Shen's idea for his sister to come to Youzhou.

Seeing that his father also understood, he tried to smooth things over, "Since we're here, let's talk about Youzhou. Mobei has already started preparing for war. What exactly does the court mean?"

Zhao Shen said, "The Emperor told me to tell the General that if there's any movement in Mobei, we must strike back fiercely."

Ji Changlin thought of the recent battle between the imperial court and Southern Xinjiang, raised an eyebrow, and asked, "Didn't the emperor want to make peace with Mobei not long ago?"

When Ji Yunshu heard them talking about business, he stopped interrupting and focused on eating grapes.

Zhao Shen slowly peeled the grapes as he spoke, "How could Mobei's plan be hidden from the general? By allowing the people of Youzhou to leave, aren't you also preparing for war?"

Ji Changlin was not embarrassed by his revelation. He just said, "It's not that the emperor has suddenly become so tough. I'm not used to it."

In fact, it was not that he did not understand the emperor's previous thoughts. The civil officials surrounding the emperor naturally did not want the military generals to make more military achievements and suppress them.

For the civil officials, as long as the people from Mobei did not attack the capital, they had nothing to worry about.

Zhao Shen said, "The Emperor had no choice before. He ascended the throne at a young age, and these past few years have been very difficult. Even now, he faces internal and external troubles, and many things he hasn't considered thoroughly. But don't worry, the court will fully support the battle against Mobei this time."

Ji Yunlan said, "It's not that we don't trust the emperor. You've also been to Southern Xinjiang and experienced a battle. You should know that for a general, dying on the battlefield is nothing. The most frightening thing is the knife coming from behind."

Zhao Shen nodded: "Don't worry, big brother, the emperor is not that kind of person."

The Ji family father and son did not comment on his words.

Ji Yunshu then said, "Alright, believe it or not, Your Majesty, the war that needs to be fought must still be fought. Your Majesty has no intention of marrying the princess of Mobei, and all that happened before was just a delay. What exactly is the situation in Mobei?"

Ji Yunlan said, "After Mobei proposed peace talks, the tribes in Mobei have calmed down a lot. However, my brother-in-law has written to us several times, asking us to be careful about Mobei and the people around us. My father and I suspected that the peace talks were a cover, so we have been on high alert these days. However, there has been no movement from Mobei."

Ji Yunshu was puzzled. "Are you sure there's no movement in Mobei? We came here with Princess Wujina. We originally planned to use Wujina's death to encourage the tribes in Mobei to send troops and then expose him. But Wujina suddenly left in a hurry yesterday."

Ji Yunlan asked in surprise, "Is Princess Wujina really not dead? Now that you put it that way, I think I understand. I just received the news yesterday that the Queen of Mobei is ill."

Ji Yunshu didn't expect this, and couldn't help but turn to look at him: "Are you really sick?"

Ji Yunlan shook his head: "I don't know if it's true or not, but the Mobei Royal Court is keeping it a secret. This matter is a bit strange."

Ji Changlin sneered, "What's so strange about this? The King of Mobei has been tolerating the Queen for a long time. Now the King of Mobei wants to send troops, but the Queen disagrees. So the two forces have fallen out because of this."

Ji Yunshu blinked his big eyes and looked at his cheap father: "What else do you know?"

Ji Changlin immediately asked, "What do you want to know, my daughter?"

"Do you know about the five princes of Mobei?"

If the fifth prince's biological mother is King Mobei Bai Yueguang, it makes sense that King Mobei would want to support the child of his most beloved woman.

But the problem is that the child is weak and sickly, and is destined not to live long.

No matter how Ji Yunshu thought about it, it didn't seem reasonable.

Ji Changlin snorted and laughed, "Prince Mobei had indeed shown no intention of supporting the Fifth Prince before. But recently, the Queen has targeted the Fifth Prince a few times, and he's showing his true colors. He's too impatient."

Ji Yunshu: "Why on earth would the King of Mobei support the Fifth Prince? He looks like he could die at any moment."

It's not that she was being rude, it's the truth.

"Who knows what's wrong with him? Supporting the third prince is better than the fifth prince."

Ji Changlin muttered.

Ji Yunlan said, "Last year, I followed the Suzhou clues and investigated. Although there is no evidence, it is likely that the Fifth Prince is colluding with the Prince Yong's Mansion. He is quite capable to have done such a thing without any leaks. It's a pity that he is not in good health."

"Brother, are you sure it's true that he's not in good health?"

Ji Yunshu asked doubtfully.

Ji Yunlan looked at her: "You suspect it's fake? But I asked someone to investigate. He has been in poor health since he was a child. The witch doctor said he wouldn't live long. These are all true."

"But that doesn't make sense."

Wujina also said that Bilige had been in poor health since childhood, which should not be false.

But let’s not talk about why the King of Mobei wants to pass the throne to a person who will soon die. If the Fifth Prince really won’t live long, what’s the point of him going to great lengths to seize the throne?

Seeing that Ji Yunshu didn't eat the grapes, Zhao Shen stopped peeling them, washed his hands, and listened quietly to the conversation.

Only then did he say, "We still know too little about what's happening in Mobei. This is crucial to the war."

Ji Yunlan said, "The people of Mobei are very xenophobic, especially the people of Daxia. They are very ostracized. Recently, Mobei has been preparing for war, and many people of Daxia have been killed for no reason. The spies I planted there dare not act rashly."

Ji Yunshu said: "It's okay, I promised Wu Rina to go find her, it seems I should go there as soon as possible."

Ji Changlin frowned. "Why don't you just send someone to do it? Why take the risk yourself? Princess Wujina is the legitimate daughter of the King of Mobei. Although she's always been said to be like a fairy, the people of Mobei are naturally cunning. She might be deceiving you."

Ji Yunshu couldn't help laughing. The people of Daxia thought the people of Mobei were cunning, and the people of Mobei also thought the people of Daxia were cunning. He didn't know how both sides came to this conclusion.

"What does it matter? I was lying to her too. I'm from Daxia, how could I possibly trust a princess from Mobei? But we do have a common goal now, so it's okay to cooperate."