The next morning.
Xitong changed into a simple outfit, tied her hair into a neat high ponytail, said goodbye to General Jin, mounted her horse, and brought the troops transferred from the military camp to meet the second prince at the city gate.
Arriving at the city gate, Xitong discovered that not only the second prince was there, but also Concubine Xian and Yu Yiluo.
When he saw the two of them, he quickly got off his horse and walked up to them.
"Greetings to Her Majesty Empress Xian and the Second Prince."
Concubine Xian stepped forward to help her up, "Sister-in-law, please don't be so polite."
She held Xitong's hand and whispered, "I believe nothing will happen to my brother. Sister-in-law must be careful when you go there."
"I will," Xi Tonghui held Concubine Xian's hand, "Don't worry, your majesty. Whether the general is alive or not, I will bring him back. You and the old general can wait for my news in the capital."
Seeing that Concubine Xian wanted to say something, Xitong probably guessed her concerns.
"Don't worry, madam. I won't get too worried. I will be more careful than anyone else until I bring the general back."
The more this happens, the more she needs to calm down.
The general's current situation does not allow her to act impulsively without considering the consequences.
The Second Prince and Yu Yiluo exchanged glances.
His father and Luo'er asked him to go with Princess Xitong to find General Jin because they were worried that Princess Xitong would be shocked and act impulsively. Now it seems to him that Princess Xitong is calmer than anyone else.
There is no need to worry at all.
"That's good."
Concubine Xian released Princess Xitong's hand and said solemnly, "Brother, I'll leave it to you."
She also wanted to go find her brother, but the emperor said that the situation was in chaos and it was not appropriate for her to leave the palace.
"Aunt," Yu Yiluo raised her eyes and looked at Xitong, "Uncle will be fine."
Since those people wanted to capture my uncle and train him into a special force, they wouldn't kill him.
"I also believe that the general will be fine."
Xitong squatted down and looked at Yu Yiluo at eye level, "Luo'er, go back with the queen quickly."
Yu Yiluo watched Xitong and the Second Prince climb onto their horses and said loudly, "Take care and make sure you return safely."
The second prince turned around and nodded at Yu Yiluo, signaling her to return to the palace quickly.
The large group of people disappeared at the city gate, raising clouds of dust that flew in the air, and then dissipated in the wind as the group disappeared.
Yu Yiluo whispered to Concubine Xian: "Mother, let's go back first."
"Father won't let me go to the border with my third brother's men, so I can only find out who is behind the vagrants."
The two of them boarded the carriage and headed back to the city. As the carriage passed the entrance to the Prime Minister's residence, Yu Yiluo called out to the driver outside, "Stop."
"Mother, please wait here for me. I'm going to the Prime Minister's Mansion."
After saying that, Yu Yiluo lifted the curtain and walked out of the carriage.
Hua Rui carried her out of the carriage and followed her into the Prime Minister's Mansion.
When the people in the Prime Minister's Mansion saw Yu Yiluo coming, they hurried in to report to the Prime Minister and Madam Li.
The other person led Yu Yiluo towards the main hall.
When Prime Minister Li and Madam Li heard that Yu Yiluo had arrived, they stood up and walked out to greet her.
Yu Yiluo had no intention of entering the main hall and looked at Prime Minister Li.
"Prime Minister Li, has Li Yunhe had close contact with anyone recently?"
Prime Minister Li didn't expect that Yu Yiluo came to ask this question. He thought about it and shook his head.
"Little Princess, Yunhe doesn't have any close friends. He only has some friends in the martial arts world and his master. You know all this."
The fact that General Jin was ambushed at the border yesterday was already known to everyone in the court. The little princess asked this now, is she suspecting Yunhe?
Li Yunhe sighed in his heart. How could Yunhe betray General Jin?
Seeing what Prime Minister Li was thinking, Yu Yiluo said bluntly: "Prime Minister Li, I believe Li Yunhe will not betray my uncle. I asked you this because I have something I want to clarify."
"I misunderstood the little princess."
Prime Minister Li looked ashamed, but he still said, "Yunhe has grown up and has his own ideas about many things. We really don't know who he is close to."
Yu Yiluo narrowed her eyes and thought so too.
Li Yunhe left home when he was young, so how could he let his family know everything?
"Thank you, Prime Minister, for telling me."
When Yu Yiluo turned around, Madam Li called her.
"Little Princess, before you left Tianqi for Li Country, I heard He'er say that his master was ill. He'er wanted to go see him, but for some reason she refused."
A certain guess in her heart seemed to be verified in an instant, and Yu Yiluo looked at Madam Li with a smile.
"Thank you for letting me know. I understand."
…
Back in the carriage, Yu Yiluo talked about this with Concubine Xian.
Empress Xian immediately understood what her daughter meant. She whispered, "Luo'er is suspicious of Elder Min, Li Yunhe's master?"
Yu Yiluo nodded.
[After all, they were master and disciple, so it was normal for Li Yunhe to discuss court affairs with Min Qiu.]
"But this doesn't make sense," Empress Xian pondered for a moment, then looked at Yu Yiluo. "Luo'er, Min Qiu is famous throughout the world. Back then, the Loulan Kingdom chilled him to the point of never leaving the country again. Why would he bother helping these homeless people now?"
In her opinion, there needs to be a reason for doing everything. Min Qiu has seen all kinds of rich and powerful people, so why should he insist on helping these vagrants and targeting his beloved apprentice?
Moreover, these vagrants may not be able to offer money to win him over.
"What mother said seems to make sense."
Yu Yiluo's face was tense.
Min Qiu dotes on his disciple, Li Yunhe, and teaches him like his own son. If he is the mastermind behind the vagrants, then he is plotting against Li Yunhe as well.
The carriage was moving slowly on the palace road. Seeing that Yu Yiluo was thinking about something, Empress Xian did not say anything to disrupt her thoughts.
Suddenly, the carriage braked suddenly, and Yu Yiluo and Concubine Xian instinctively leaned forward. Fortunately, Concubine Xian reacted quickly, picked up Yu Yiluo, and supported herself on the carriage window sill with one hand, so that she could steady her body and prevent Yu Yiluo from hitting the wall of the carriage.
"What's going on?"
Empress Xian sat up straight and scolded.
Hua Rui walked to the window and said softly, "I'm sorry to have frightened the Majesty and the little princess. Someone came out of nowhere and stopped the carriage. I'll send him away right away."
Empress Xian was still confident in Hua Rui's ability to handle the matter, so she let Hua Rui handle it.
"Old man, are you hurt?"
After finishing the conversation with Empress Xian, Hua Rui walked to the front of the carriage and helped the old man up from the ground.
The old man had white hair and beard, and wore a blue shirt made of good fabric. Although his face was wrinkled, it made him look even more amiable and kind.
"Thank you, young man."
The old man stood up with the help of Hua Rui and looked at the carriage.
"I bumped into your carriage, I hope you can forgive me."
When Concubine Xian heard what the man was talking about, she carried Yu Yiluo out of the carriage and looked at the well-dressed old man standing in front of the carriage. She smiled and said, "I'm glad that the old man is okay."
The moment Yu Yiluo saw the old man, she couldn't help but match the image of the person in front of her with the description of Min Qiu in the book.
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