Nanny Chang prepared the meal and when it was served she found that the prince had already stood up and was walking towards the door.
"Mammy, I have something to ask my father. Please take the food away first."
After saying this, the prince left the East Palace and headed towards the imperial study.
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince requests an audience."
The emperor put down the tea in his hand and said, "Quickly let the prince in."
Seeing the prince come in, the emperor interrupted him and asked in a deep voice, "Did something happen to Luo'er?"
The prince had just returned to the Eastern Palace and then returned to the imperial study. He must have something urgent to tell him.
"Father, this was given to me by Luo'er."
The prince respectfully presented the note in his hand to the emperor.
The emperor raised his hand to take it, and frowned after reading it.
"So, is there something fishy about General Jin's letter?"
"It's very likely," the Crown Prince looked at the Emperor. "Luo'er has already dealt with the bad guys. I don't think anything will happen again in the short term."
After all, the journey from the border to Xiangshan is long and it will not be possible to get there overnight.
While the two were talking, the voices of the second and fourth princes requesting to see each other were heard at the door.
"Let them in."
The two walked in and bowed respectfully. The Fourth Prince did not see Yu Yiluo and asked curiously.
"Brother Crown Prince, where is Luo'er?"
When he heard that his brother the Crown Prince had returned, he rushed to the palace, wanting to let Luo'er see his newly developed mechanical bird, but he didn't expect to see Luo'er.
"Luo'er went to Xiangshan."
"Why are you going to Xiangshan again? Brother Crown Prince, you are so kind."
The Fourth Prince sounded a little blaming when he heard this.
"Qian Jue is with her, and we just received a letter from Luo'er. She is fine."
"I don't have anything to do right now, how about I go pick up Luo'er and the others?"
"Fourth brother, the Crown Prince and father are well aware of the situation, so please don't make things worse."
The second prince noticed that something was obviously wrong with the crown prince and the emperor, and he shouted at them.
The Fourth Prince was stunned for a moment after being scolded and asked in a low voice.
"Is something serious going on?"
The emperor glanced at him and said, "Li Yunhe has gone to Yueqing to investigate the missing gold. General Jin has not yet returned to the capital. You must stay in the capital and do not hinder Luo'er."
The fourth prince, who was said to be a drag, looked at the emperor aggrievedly and wanted to say something when he saw the emperor give him a sharp look.
He moved his lower lip and finally responded obediently: "Yes, I obey your order."
"Don't be dissatisfied," the emperor glanced at him, "with your mediocre skills, just stay in the capital and focus on your mechanical engineering. Your brother, the Crown Prince, will take care of the rest."
"yes."
"Second brother," the emperor said, looking at the second prince, "go to the general's mansion and ask General Jin if he has received any letter from General Jin."
"Father, when I and my fourth brother entered the palace just now, I saw that Princess Xitong had returned."
The emperor stood up in surprise, "What? Princess Xitong is back? And where's General Jin?"
The second prince still doesn't know what has happened. Look at how the emperor is so eager to tell him everything he knows.
"Replying to Father, I only saw Princess Xitong, not General Jin."
They were busy going into the palace to see if Luo'er had returned, so they didn't ask in detail.
"Father, if General Jin returns to the capital, he will definitely come to the palace to see you immediately. Why not send someone to invite Princess Xitong to the palace and find out what's going on?"
The emperor looked at Eunuch Cao and said, "Go to the general's residence and invite Princess Xitong into the palace."
Eunuch Cao replied "yes", bowed and walked out.
While waiting for an opportunity, the Crown Prince told the Second Prince and the Fourth Prince about the current situation.
After hearing this, the two of them looked suddenly serious.
"Father, how about I, your son, secretly go to the border and see what the situation is like?"
If they don't understand the situation at the border, they will be in a passive position.
Seeing the emperor hesitate, the second prince continued, "Father, we must clarify the border issue, otherwise we will be in a passive position."
"Let's wait until we find out more about General Jin's situation."
…
The other side.
Not long after Xitong returned to the general's mansion, she heard someone from the palace inviting her in.
"Old General, I will go to the palace first and then come back to talk to you about the general."
After Xitong finished speaking, he stood up and followed Eunuch Cao into the carriage.
The carriage drove smoothly to the palace gate and stopped. Eunuch Cao took Xitong directly to the imperial study.
"Your Majesty, Princess Xitong is here."
"Your Majesty, long live the emperor."
Xitong knelt on the ground and saluted respectfully.
"Get up, have you dealt with the Qiang issue?"
Xitong thanked him and stood up.
"Your Majesty, everything has been handled. The previous Khan has been killed by the general, and the current Khan is my brother."
Because their brother had the imperial seal, they rescued him and then killed the previous Khan.
The previous Khan only knew how to enjoy himself and exploit the people, and the people and ministers had long been dissatisfied, so everything went smoothly on their trip this time.
"Since everything has been handled, why hasn't General Jin returned yet?"
"The general asked me to return first. He and my brother still have to deal with the vagrants who were expelled."
Xitong glanced at the emperor cautiously, and seeing that he looked unhappy, she thought he was unhappy because Jin Ting'an had not returned to the capital with him, and said again.
"Your Majesty, the general wanted to find out why the number of vagrants was increasing. He felt something was fishy, so he never came back with me."
"Are you sure General Jin is not in danger?"
Xitong was stunned for a moment, then she realized that the emperor was worried about Jin Tingan's situation.
"The general will be safe in Qiang," she asked slowly. "Why is the emperor so worried? I left everyone accompanying me to the general and only brought back two people. With over 500 people including the general, unless it's a large army, the general will be fine."
Could it be that Luo'er guessed wrong?
The emperor tapped the table lightly and was silent for a moment before saying, "What do you mean by the increasing number of vagrants?"
Speaking of this, Xitong's handsome eyebrows frowned.
"After my brother ascended the throne, he wanted to gather the homeless and properly settle them. However, after the notice was issued, the number of homeless people not only did not decrease, but increased instead."
"From what you said, someone must be controlling these vagrants and promising them more benefits."
Xi Tong nodded, "Your Highness is absolutely right. The general agrees with me, so I decided to stay and find out who is in charge of these vagrants."
In her opinion, the new decrees issued by her brother were already very relaxed. If she were an ordinary vagrant, how could she remain indifferent after seeing these decrees?
"You go down and rest first."
"yes."
Xitong finished speaking and hesitated to continue.
"Anything else?"
The emperor noticed that she was hesitant to speak and raised his eyebrows to ask.
"Your Majesty, since you are asking this, I think you know about the vagrants. If you plan to send someone to investigate, may I dare to express my opinion?"
"you say."
Xi Tong knelt on the ground and said, "Your Highnesses are not familiar with the terrain of the border. No matter who goes there, they will be at a disadvantage. Why not wait for the general to come back, and then I will go with him to explore."
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