After a hurried journey, the army finally arrived at the gates of Xinjing.

Without the emperor's decree, the army could only set up camp outside the city.

The generals leading the troops also needed to remove their armor and wash themselves before they could send their reports to the palace.

After returning home, Song Yanqing washed and cleaned himself, then changed into clean clothes and went out of the house.

Seeing his appearance, An Yi couldn't help but think to herself, 'That's good, the young master's handsome looks have returned.'

Those seeking marriage with the Prince of Bei will soon be lining up at the palace gates again.

Song Yanqing straightened his sleeves and asked, "Where is Father?"

An Yi said, "I just heard from a servant that the Prince of Libei is currently at the Lingyun Taoist Temple."

Upon hearing this, Song Yanqing frowned. "He hasn't taken any pills lately, has he?"

An Yi thought for a moment and replied to the report from the Shadow Guard, "No, the Prince of Libei is cultivating in the Taoist temple, and there has been no news of him refining pills there."

Upon hearing this, Song Yanqing's expression immediately relaxed.

The elixirs were all made of cinnabar and gold powder. They were very popular in the previous dynasty, and records show that many people died because of them.

As long as he doesn't eat that deadly stuff, let him do whatever he wants with the rest.

As they were talking, An Shi went into the house.

Both of them were taken aback when they saw An Shi.

An Yi asked, "Weren't you with Princess Kang Le? Why did you suddenly return to the capital?"

An Shi said, "Princess Kang Le is currently in the capital."

Upon hearing this, An instinctively looked at the Crown Prince, only to see a glint of light flash in the Crown Prince's eyes.

Song Yanqing understood Lu Qiqi's personality very well. She had just returned to Luzhou Prefecture to reunite with her family and it was impossible for her to be willing to go to the capital in a short period of time.

Something must have happened to force her to go to the capital.

Anshi then explained the reason.

After listening to An Shi's words, Song Yanqing fell into deep thought.

The incident involving the Marquis of Lin'an's mansion and the Marquis of Anyang's mansion caused quite a stir at the time, but he was too young to remember it.

However, I later heard from others that the current Marquis of Anyang married his distant cousin a year later, and they now have a son and a daughter.

Many years have passed, and the Lin'an Marquis's Mansion has not been able to find out the truth back then.

Now that so many years have passed, it's not something that can be done overnight to find out the truth.

Thinking of this, Song Yanqing simply instructed An Shi to use all the connections of the Shadow Guard to find out the truth as soon as possible.

After receiving the order, An Shi added, "Princess Kang Le instructed her subordinates that after the young master returns to the capital, he should send the people in the inn to the Prince's residence."

Ensuring the safety of the Zeng family was not a difficult task for such a large royal residence.

Having received Song Yanqing's approval, An Shi withdrew and began arranging for the person to be sent to the Prince's residence.

After An Shi left, An Yi tentatively asked, "Young Master, should we still send the invitation to the palace?"

Then, he saw Song Yanqing glance at him.

An Yi, “…”

......

The sky grew dark, and at that moment, the imperial study in the palace was brightly lit.

The chief eunuch, Li Defu, brought a bowl of hot soup and placed it in front of the emperor.

He whispered a comforting voice, "Your Majesty, you haven't eaten for half a day. Please take care of your health!"

The emperor looked at the ginseng chicken soup in the bowl, and his anger flared up instantly.

He frowned and asked in a low voice, "The army is encamped in the new capital, and that brat has actually gone missing!"

He waited for him in the palace for several hours. After such a long time, he had removed his armor, bathed, and shed a layer of skin. It was time for him to go to the palace to report back.

The emperor was furious at the thought of this. If the Empress Dowager hadn't been alive, he would have thought that Song Yanqing was going to rebel!

Li Defu stood aside, not daring to utter a sound. He had followed the emperor for many years, from a prince to the emperor who was now above all others.

He could guess something from the slightest movement of the emperor's eyebrows.

At that time, he knew very well that silence was the best option.

......

The Marquis of Lin'an's mansion was bustling with activity tonight. Having found the real Miss Lin, the whole family sat together and enjoyed a reunion dinner.

Lu Qiqi finally met her maternal uncle. She had previously heard Zeng Shi mention that Chen Zirong was the person who most resembled the Marquis of Lin'an. Seeing him would allow her to imagine what the Marquis of Lin'an looked like when he was young.

After this day, Lu Qiqi gained a profound understanding of what powerful genetic forces truly mean.

The Marquis of Lin'an had two sons and one daughter, none of whom were ugly.

Ding Wanyue regretted going to the main courtyard to find Lu Qiqi today.

During the meal, he completely abandoned his conspicuous bag-carrying habits and remained unusually quiet throughout.

Seeing her like this, Chen Ziye thought she was sick. When he returned to his courtyard, he wanted to send a servant to fetch a doctor.

Fortunately, Ding Wanyue stopped her in time, and thinking of Chen Wenjun, she managed to gloss over her loss of appetite.

Compared to Ding Wanyue's inability to eat, Lu Qiqi thoroughly enjoyed this meal.

The dishes prepared by the cooks and cooks of wealthy families in the capital were always better than those prepared by officials stationed elsewhere.

If it weren't for the difficulty in bringing it up, she would have liked to hire several good chefs when she returned to Luzhou Prefecture in the future, so that she could have delicious food to eat every day.

After leaving the table, Lu Qiqi and Lu Yao went back to their room.

Li Changlong and the nineteenth sister did not live together, so of course, the two of them were not included in this reunion dinner.

However, the Lin'an Marquis's residence was always meticulous in its work, and the meal for the two was as lavish as the banquet itself.

They enjoyed their meal to the fullest during the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

A pot of lychee wine was poured into a white porcelain bottle. After Li Changlong finished the pot, his head slumped down heavily.

Just as Nineteen was about to make a mocking remark, he looked up and saw two dark figures standing outside the door.

"who?"

He put down his wine glass and listened carefully to the sounds outside the door.

Then, he pulled out the dagger from his waist and strode towards the door.

Suddenly, the sound of the door opening rang out.

The cold blade sliced ​​through the air, and with a clang, the dagger fell to the ground.

Nineteen intended to hold a dagger to the man's throat and demand to know why he had come here so late at night.

But the other party saw through his motives and martial arts skills.

The next instant, he received a heavy blow to the buttocks.

Ouch!

Nineteen lay on the ground, clutching his buttocks and wincing in pain.

If he still doesn't know who the newcomer is at this point, then he has been bullied for nothing all these years.

"Big brother! Tenth brother is bullying me again!"

If it comes to filing complaints, no one can compare to him; whether it's effective or not is another matter.

An Shi walked up to him, squatted down, picked up the dagger beside him, and looked down at him, "How can you improve if you don't test your martial arts?"

If Nineteen ignores him, then for so many years, An Shi will find pleasure in bullying him.

I was unwilling to accept it, but there was nothing I could do; I couldn't beat them anyway.

He got up and asked, "Why are you here? Where is the prince?"

The moment he asked the question, he knew the answer in his heart: An Yi, who was the prince's guard, had not followed the prince.

Now, there is only one place in the Marquis of Lin'an's mansion that can attract his heir.