Qin Wan's question made the emperor and Xie Qing silent.
Xie Qing knew that Qin Wan was right, but he still didn't want her to go: "It's too dangerous."
Qin Wan touched his hand and said with a smile, "Since I am your wife and the Crown Princess, I naturally have to contribute to our Great Zhou. If the border is in chaos and war breaks out everywhere, can the people live in peace?"
"I can't ignore the people for my own safety. So, for the sake of the country and the people, please let me go. Besides, we have the musketeers at our disposal."
"I will go to the border when the time comes, and the emperor will stay in the palace with the musketeers to deal with any emergencies. You can lead people to search secretly in the capital area. If anything happens, you can return to the palace in time. But is the emperor's health okay?"
The emperor looked at Qin Wan and remembered how he had held her on his knees when she was little. How old was she then? Three? Five?
As a little girl, what she liked was not flowers and plants, nor hairpins and jewelry, but weapons and military books.
They were performing simulations on the sand table, and little Qin Wan was standing by, pointing and talking in childish language, which made people laugh, but also often said something surprising.
Although it is too naive, as a three or five-year-old child, who can have such ingenuity and ability?
"Okay." The emperor finally nodded and said, "I will send more people to follow you. Be careful."
Qin Wan had something to do and couldn't stay any longer, so she immediately stood up and said, "Then my daughter-in-law should go ask my grandfather for a few more people."
The emperor was surprised: "Your grandfather is going to take the Qin family's sons to Fengyang. Does your Qin family have anyone to give you?"
Qin Wan made no secret of it. "My Qin family has thrived for hundreds of years. The men my grandfather took away must have been the most capable and skilled warriors of our Qin family. I'm going to ask for the Qin family's female army."
The emperor's eyes lit up. "Indeed, the women of your Qin family are all capable warriors. It seems your grandfather brought a few with him this time. Can I leave a few for you?"
"There's no need for the elders. I can just call a few sisters." Qin Wan planned to call Qin Yan, Qin Chan and others, and then head south. There would always be Qin family members rushing to the capital or Fengyang, so she could just intercept a few more.
The women of the Qin family have always been good at fighting. Bai Wanyi, who has been guarding the border with Pingyang Hou for eight years, should not be underestimated. Her gunpowder skills are astonishing.
Not to mention Qin Wan. If she were a man, it would be no problem for her to be granted a title of nobility or become a prime minister.
The emperor pondered for a long time, then raised his eyes and said firmly: "If you can make a contribution this time, I will also make you, the daughter of the Qin family, a general. How about it?"
Qin Wan immediately knelt and kowtowed: "Then I, your daughter-in-law, would like to thank the Emperor on behalf of the Qin sisters! Our Qin family girls will surely impress the Emperor and the people of the world!"
"Hurry up and get up." The emperor gestured for Xie Qing to help Qin Wan up. "You must have a lot to say, so don't stay here with me. Go down."
"yes."
Xie Qing helped Qin Wan out of the house. He still didn't agree with her going to patrol the border. He kept muttering to her all the way, but ultimately failed to convince her.
Eunuch Zhang trotted to close the palace door, then turned and helped the emperor to his feet. "Your Majesty, I'm afraid your decision will cause a huge uproar at court."
"Whoever disagrees can go fight on the battlefield and then talk again."
At this moment, the emperor was full of energy. How could he look as pale and as if he was about to collapse?
Even so, Eunuch Zhang's eyes were still full of worry: "Your health..."
"It's okay, it's okay." The emperor felt that he could still hold on, and he had to say that the director's medicine was good.
there.
Xie Qing and Qin Wan returned to the Eastern Palace and summoned the imperial physician to the palace to take their pulses.
The pulse diagnosis results were not made public. It was only said that the Crown Princess had a poor appetite recently, felt dizzy, and needed to rest.
Anyone who hears this can't help but think more about it.
It is not advisable for a woman to publicize her pregnancy in the first three months, and these symptoms are indeed consistent with pregnancy. Now that the Crown Princess has been married for more than half a year and is still not pregnant, it is normal to be cautious.
So no one was staring at Qin Wan.
After Qin Wan sent the imperial physician away, she changed into men's clothes and went to the Xuanwu Marquis Mansion with Xiao Luzi.
Qin Wan wore a short veil to conceal her whereabouts but did not deliberately avoid everyone's prying eyes.
In the eyes of the people behind the scenes, the prince was afraid and ran to the Xuanwu Marquis Mansion to ask for help!
Qin Wan no longer hid her feelings after entering the Qin family. Seeing that everyone in the Qin family was busy, she went directly to the inner house to find her mother and two sisters-in-law, and told them that she was patrolling the border in place of the prince, and also told them the emperor's oral order that she would be promoted to general after returning with merit.
The eldest sister-in-law Wu Meiyun laughed and said, "Now, the third sister can't sit still anymore."
Second sister-in-law Xiang Rong was envious: "If I knew martial arts, I would definitely follow you to fight for fame."
Qin Xie was filled with worry: "Your father and brother have gone to the border with your grandfather, and you want to go too. I'm so worried..."
Even so, Qin Xie didn't say much. She turned and went into the room to get the medicine and said, "Take all these with you."
"Yes, yes, there are medicines here."
The two sisters-in-law also took out their own private collections of medicines.
Qin Wan looked at the pile of medicine, feeling both amused and helpless. "I don't need so much, I'll leave some for my brother."
Wu Meijun said, "These medicines have scar-removing ingredients. They're grown men, so having more scars is a badge of honor. You girls, it's better not to have scars."
Qin Yan and Qin Chan walked in quickly and said with a smile, "I heard that our Qin family might have its first female general? It must be me!"
Qin Wan smiled and said, "There's more than one. If you follow me, you all have a chance."
Qin Wan called twenty people from her home to go together, not all of them were women, the clever young men also brought a few people with them.
Qin Wan stayed at the Qin family for a full hour before putting on her veil and returning to the palace.
The next morning, the prince set out to patrol the border.
The emperor personally saw him off at the palace gate.
If the news of several countries deploying troops at the border were to spread, it would definitely cause unrest among the people. Therefore, the excuse for this border patrol was to go to Shenyang to check whether the dam was intact and to comfort the soldiers at the border.
The prince was accompanied by many people when he went on tour. The commander-in-chief of the left army of the Five Military Commanders' Office led 5,000 soldiers to accompany him, as well as Prince Du and a group of young men from the Qin family.
The dandies who had always followed the prince on horseback parades were filled with envy and jealousy when they saw Prince Du riding beside the prince's carriage.
"I didn't expect that the prince would quietly become regent."
"Master Du is indeed a man of vision. Unlike us, we are still useless."
"What? Are you envious? It's not too late to catch up now. Go patrol the border with us. Maybe you can make some achievements."
"As for me, it's better for me to lie down. Let's go."
The young masters watched the convoy go away and then dispersed. They knew their own worth and capabilities, so the playboys just had to lie down and not want to make a good future?
If you don't have the skills, don't get into trouble if you take on this job.
No one knew who had the bad luck, but the prince's convoy was ambushed as soon as it left the capital.
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