Tang Xiuning prepared a sumptuous banquet, cooked venison and delicious mutton soup.
Anyang took out a silver needle from the pouch on his waist and tried all the dishes, including roasted meat and soups, without any hesitation.
Tang Xiuning knelt down and said, "Your Highness doesn't believe me?"
Anyang put away the silver needle, shook her head and said, "I don't really believe it, but my situation is not as good as before, so I have to cherish my life."
"Stand up, what are you kneeling for?"
Tang Xiuning stood up and sat down. She persuaded her husband to lead the troops to help today just for the sake of her future.
Wan Jinlan took a sip of the mutton soup and praised it, "There's not a single trace of mutton smell. Princess, please try it."
Tang Xiuning smiled and said, "If the princess likes it, please drink two more bowls."
Wan Jinlan put down the bowl and asked, "It seems that you are living a good life."
Tang Xiuning touched her belly and smiled awkwardly. She didn't know whether Wan Jinlan still remembered her plan from that year. Anyway, she couldn't bear to see the opportunity right in front of her but not be able to seize it.
"Although my husband is a rough man, he is very kind to me. Princess, aren't you curious about how my husband was able to help me in time?"
Wan Jinlan was a little puzzled. When she arrived at Taoyang's territory, she brought three thousand men with her. Although she was very low-key along the way, it was impossible for her to completely hide the truth from the counties and towns she passed through.
Compared with Liangzhou, Yongzhou is not as stable after all.
Tang Xiuning didn't keep the secret and said, "My husband's superior, General Qin, left Taoyang yesterday and headed southeast with a few personal soldiers. He returned at dawn. I don't know who he met with, but two hours ago he summoned his subordinates to assist the imperial guards who came to escort the bride. It was my husband who, in his treasonous act, knocked General Qin unconscious. He is now imprisoned in the barracks."
Tang Xiuning has been waiting for an opportunity ever since she learned that Yongzhou had surrendered to King Qi. She and Wan Jinlan had some unpleasantness in the past, but that was all in the past. Who said she couldn't use this relationship from the past to help her husband find a future?
"Princess, my husband may not be talented, but he is a brave and skilled warrior, and he is willing to serve the King of Qi." Tang Xiuning raised her eyebrows and glanced at Wan Jinlan cautiously. She said so much because she wanted Wan Jinlan to see her and her husband's loyalty. If she said nothing, she would not know how hard her husband worked.
Wan Jinlan met her gaze and smiled, "I'll take note of this." Yongzhou wasn't truly stable, and it wasn't surprising that there were still people loyal to the Emperor and Prince Su. However, this incident also illustrates that those who are righteous have many supporters, while those who are unrighteous have few. Xiao Feng now has power!
Tang Xiuning picked up the wine glass and said, "I toast to the princess three times. I hope the princess will forgive me for the mistakes I made in the past."
"You must be pregnant. It's better not to drink this wine. Have a bowl of soup instead."
Tang Xiuning smiled, touched her belly and said, "Thank you for your understanding, Princess."
Seeing that Tang Xiuning had eaten quite a bit, Anyang said, "You have a good appetite. How many months has it been?"
Tang Xiuning smiled and replied, "It's been more than four months, and the child doesn't bother me anymore. I don't have to worry about him."
"I haven't gotten pregnant for over a year after getting married. I tried many folk remedies but none of them worked. It was my aunt who sent me a recipe, and after three months I got the good news." At this point, Tang Xiuning lowered her voice a bit, "If the princess needs it, I can offer you the recipe."
In Tang Xiuning's opinion, if Wan Jinlan gave birth to a child, her position would be more stable in the future.
Wan Jinlan thought that she had been recuperating for more than half a year after catching a cold. Doctor Li changed her medicine every three months, and it had some effect, but it was hard to say whether she had fully recovered.
Anyang looked at Wan Jinlan, "Cousin, you and Uncle Wang..."
Before Anyang could finish his words, Wan Jinlan said, "I am in mourning and haven't considered the issue of offspring yet."
Anyang thought of the Queen Mother and his uncle and fell silent.
Just as Tang Xiuning was about to stand up to apologize, Wan Jinlan said, "Copy a copy of the recipe for me."
It's always better to be prepared.
Although she didn't know whether Xiao Feng would go against his words and take a concubine in the future, she had no intention of giving up her position.
Early the next morning, the group left Taoyang, and Xiao Nianshen was still lying on his horse.
When we returned to the courtyard in Yanyun Path, it was already the afternoon of the third day.
Anyang fell in love with this courtyard at the first sight. Although it was located on a mountain dozens of feet high, it was still leaning against the mountain. The courtyard was staggered, with lush vegetation and fresh water. It was a masterpiece of craftsmanship and was no worse than the royal gardens.
Gu Changlin, who was on patrol, heard that Wan Jinlan and Wan Zhijing had returned, and came down from Changyuan to greet them.
After Gu Changlin left, Li Dazhuang and a group of guards guarded the yard. Wan Zhijing took out the cloth stuffed in Xiao Nianshen's mouth, and asked Chuntao to bring him water and dry biscuits.
Xiao Nian Shen had only had water and two pancakes every day these days, leaving him feeling hungry. His hands and feet were weak from hunger, and he couldn't escape even if he was asked to.
"Let me go, otherwise Concubine Wan will not be able to live." Although Xiao Nianshen's face was pale, he still maintained the demeanor of a royal child.
Seeing Anyang's anxious look, Wan Zhijing said, "Don't worry, cousin. If your aunt is in the hands of Prince Su, we have him in our hands, and your aunt will not be in trouble."
The relationship between my aunt and Prince Su was not ordinary. Even if my aunt was a hostage in Prince Su's hands, she was not treated as an ordinary hostage in terms of treatment. Wan Jinlan believed that my aunt was not a stupid person because she had been able to sit firmly in the position of imperial concubine in the palace for many years.
Xiao Nianshen ate the dry biscuits with a grim expression, not knowing whether it was because the biscuits were too hard to swallow or for other reasons.
"Your Highness, please stay here from now on. If your father is willing to redeem you, then I will let you, my enemy, go."
Xiao Nian took a sip of water and swallowed the biscuit in his mouth. "Did you kill my mother?"
Wan Jinlan nodded honestly, "That's right, wasn't my father's death caused by your mother?"
Xiao Nianshen sneered, "If you want to blame someone, blame your aunt. She was restless in the palace and wrote a letter to my father! Oh, you're wrong. You should blame Anyang. If it weren't for her, Concubine Wan wouldn't have asked my father for help!"
Anyang's eyes were blank, with disbelief in them, "What did you say?"
Xiao Nian chuckled. "You might not know this yet, but your mother asked my father to attack the Northern Rong to prevent you from marrying into the Northern Rong. When the news of your marriage spread, your mother went to my father again to ask for help. If my mother hadn't wanted to end the possibility of your father and Concubine Wan, she wouldn't have plotted to have the Duke of Zhenguo killed. Anyang, do you blame yourself?"
Because he offended Concubine Wan, his father even put his younger brother Xiao Qi, who was ignorant but always favored by his father, into solitary confinement.
Xiao Nian Shen told his father that Concubine Wan had ill intentions, but was rebuked by his father. Xiao Nian Shen didn't understand why a woman was more important than his bloodline!
Now that he is a prisoner, Xiao Nian Shen even doubts whether his father will save him!
Anyang had vaguely known about the affair between Prince Su and her mother, but she didn't know that her uncle's death was related to her mother. For a moment, she didn't know how to face Wan Jinlan and Wan Zhijing.
Xiao Nian Shen was looked at, and the brother and sister left the room. Wan Zhijing raised his chin to her and said, "Go and comfort her."
Wan Jinlan was about to lift his leg when Li Dazhuang hurried into the yard.
Chun Tao's eyebrows were raised, "Li Dazhuang, why didn't you report it outside the courtyard?"
Li Dazhuang smiled awkwardly, touched his head, and looked up at Chuntao with a simple yet shy look. "I'll be more careful next time."
"Madam, this is a letter from Wang Shu."
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