Emperor Yong'an tapped the table lightly with his fingertips.
"My confidant, but now I don't even know whether I should trust him.
Just as Qing'er said, it is now very difficult to distinguish who are our people and who are evil.
Therefore, your father has decided to send you and your third brother to Fufeng State."
Rong Yanqing was a little surprised, but then he understood his father's painstaking efforts.
"Father, are you... worried that this son and my third brother will be in danger if we continue to stay in the capital? Is that why you specifically asked us to leave?"
Emperor Yong'an smiled bitterly, "This is one reason, the other reason is what you just said, Qing'er.
I will feel at ease only if I entrust this matter to you and your third brother.
You can go without worry. I will continue to guard the capital. The evil ones will only dare to make small moves and will not dare to attack me directly."
Rong Yanqing pursed his lips tightly. How could he feel at ease?
It can be said that the evil forces are almost spreading throughout the capital.
"Father, if not, I will go to Fufeng Kingdom alone and let my third brother stay to protect you."
Emperor Yong'an waved his hand and said, "No need for that. You two brothers can go to Fufeng together. This will also show our sincerity.
Go to the warehouse later and choose some suitable gifts to take with you.
I heard that the new emperor dotes on his only little princess, so remember to bring some gifts that the little girl will like. That’s it.”
Rong Yanqing knew that the decision made by his father was difficult to change, so he could only obey his father's order.
"Yes, I obey your command."
After Rong Yanqing left the imperial study, he first went to find his third brother Rong Youlin.
Rong Youlin is practicing archery at the shooting range.
Rong Yanqing did not ask the servants to go forward and call the third brother over, but just stood aside and watched.
He watched his third brother shooting arrows and always felt that something was strange.
But I couldn't figure out what was so strange about it.
He looked for a while, and Rong Youlin finally noticed him.
Rong Youlin wiped the sweat from his forehead and strode over.
"Xiaojiu, you've been here for a long time? Why don't you call me brother?"
Thirteen-year-old Rong Youlin is already a young boy with an upright figure. Although his appearance is immature, one can already see his superior bone structure beneath his immature appearance.
Rong Yanqing cupped his hands and said, "Third brother, I have something to tell you."
"Come on, let's go stand under the shade of the tree and talk."
Rong Youlin said this while ruffling Rong Yanqing's hair.
Rong Yanqing frowned, "Third brother, stop rubbing my head like that. I'm not a child anymore."
Rong Youlin laughed, "How come you're not a child anymore? I'm your third brother. Even if you're in your seventies or eighties, I'm still your third brother. You're still a child in my eyes!"
Okay, okay, don't be so stern like the Master at your young age. Tell me, what do you want to tell me?"
Rong Yanqing sighed secretly and told what happened at the border and his father's orders.
"That's what happened. I came here to tell my third brother that we need to pack up and leave."
Rong Youlin was a little surprised when he heard this.
"This actually happened at the border! The Yan Chi Kingdom has bad intentions!
Okay, let's go to Fufeng State to meet the new emperor and see how this matter can be resolved."
Rong Yanqing nodded, and wanted to mention that one of the purposes of their trip was to cooperate with Fufeng Kingdom to eradicate the evil ways.
But he saw that his third brother had a frown on his face, and he didn't know what he was thinking about. After thinking for a while, he swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.
Forget it. It won’t be too late to tell my third brother about this when we get to Fufeng Kingdom.
"Third brother, we will set off tomorrow morning."
Rong Yanqing said.
After packing up tonight, we can leave almost tomorrow morning.
“So fast?!”
Rong Youlin frowned, "This is too fast, can't it be later?"
"Third brother, we can't be late any longer. If we don't go to the border soon, if the Fufeng Kingdom really declares war on our border, it will be too late!
Third brother, do you have other things to do?"
Rong Yanqing looked at Rong Youlin.
Rong Youlin's eyes flickered and he shook his head, "No, it's just that tomorrow is the Imperial College's holiday, and I'm afraid I'll sleep in tomorrow morning.
Since Xiaojiu has said so, I won’t sleep in any longer and will set off tomorrow morning.”
Rong Yanqing: “….”
"Okay, Third Brother, then it's settled."
Rong Yanqing spoke to Rong Youlin for a few more words before walking away.
Rong Youlin looked at Rong Yanqing's leaving figure, his eyes flickering with unclear meaning, and then he left too.
The next morning, Rong Yanqing and Rong Youlin left the palace in a low-key manner in a carriage.
About half an hour later, Emperor Yong'an, who was sitting in the imperial study reviewing memorials, met Prince Yu who came for something.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."
Prince Yu saluted respectfully.
"Please stand up. I wonder what brings you here, my brother? You have been ill for many days. How is your health?"
Emperor Yong'an truly cared about his only remaining brother who was born of the same mother.
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I am feeling much better now.
When I came out of the palace earlier, I happened to see the Third Prince and the Ninth Prince sitting in a carriage, looking like they were going on a long journey.
I wanted to stop them and ask them, but they left quickly.
I was curious and worried, and since I was feeling much better now, I wanted to come and see the Emperor, so I came to the palace."
Prince Yu explained the purpose of his visit.
"So that's how it is, they are going to Fufeng Country.
A few days ago, news came from the border that the border was warned by soldiers from Fufeng State. The other side said that it was our soldiers from Xian Dynasty who provoked them.
After investigation, it was discovered that it was Yan Chiguo who instigated the discord.
There is a misunderstanding, and it needs to be resolved as soon as possible. I will ask Xiao San and Xiao Jiu to go to Fufeng State and personally explain to the new emperor."
Emperor Yong'an paused after speaking, "Plus, the capital has been quite unstable recently, with some evil forces rampant.
I think we could seek help from Fufeng State. With outsiders intervening, perhaps we can resolve the evil path more quickly."
Upon hearing this, a hint of darkness flashed across Prince Yu's eyes.
"Your Majesty, what if the new emperor of Fufeng State is unwilling to help us?
And what if they don’t believe what the Third Prince and the Ninth Prince say?
After all, our Xianchao Kingdom and Fufeng Kingdom have had little contact for hundreds of years. What if the relationship between Fufeng Kingdom and Yanchi Kingdom is better than ours?
In the eyes of the new emperor of Fufeng State, I'm afraid we are the ones who sent people to sow discord between them and Yan Chi State."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Yong'an frowned, "My brother, what you said makes sense. This is something I hadn't thought of."
"Your Majesty, there is another possibility. What if the border incident was a conspiracy between Fufeng State and Yanchi State?
Their purpose may be to wait for people from our Xian Dynasty to fall into their trap.
Once the Third and Ninth Princes arrive in Fufeng Kingdom, they will become hostages for Fufeng Kingdom to hold us hostage!"
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