Chapter 261 Military Talisman
Qi Jun explained that the cloth had been wrapped in oiled paper and had been wandering around for a year before it was finally found by the Qilin Guard and delivered to him.
The Crown Prince didn't mention the details of how he was moved and how he was found, and Qi Yuxuan wisely refrained from asking further.
As for why the Crown Prince was so certain it was true, she had a strange intuition that he wouldn't lie to her about something like this.
Seeing the little girl's expression change from serious to relaxed, Qi Jun's fingers, which were hanging by his side, twitched.
"I will find a suitable time to make it appear. I am telling you in advance today because of you and Xie Tingzhou... In the end, it involves the Xie family, so it is good that you know."
The prince's voice was somewhat hoarse.
Qi Yuxuan was taken aback. "I have no relation to Xie Tingzhou."
"Cousin, are you referring to those drunken ramblings I made about rebirth and the Xie family?"
Qi Jun stared into her eyes, which were clear and bright, beautiful and bright. "No."
"I know you're talking nonsense while you're drunk, I don't take it seriously."
The Qilin Guards are all over the capital. If she had really experienced some bizarre rebirth, she would definitely have left some clues. However, since the little girl first appeared in front of him, he has carefully investigated her past and found no strange behavior that would cause a drastic change in her personality.
Therefore, he became even more certain.
The young girl still preferred Xie Tingzhou, a refined and reserved scholar.
His hands were clenched tightly without him even realizing it; otherwise, he wouldn't have drunk his wine while still thinking about someone else.
Qi Yuxuan didn't care whether he really believed her or not. In any case, this was her biggest secret. She could still get away with it by talking nonsense while drunk this time, but what if she let it slip next time...? She had already vowed never to let herself get drunk again, no matter how high she was in the mood.
"What about the things related to the Lin family of Lancheng?"
She had lingered too long at the Eastern Palace, and she still remembered the person waiting for her at the palace gate.
Qi Juncai took out a very unique and strangely shaped iron lump from the box on the long table.
Qi Yuxuan looked at it carefully but still couldn't figure out what it was. Before she could ask, the Crown Prince said directly:
"This is half of a military tally from Nan Yue. It was found in the Lin family's possessions. Why would the Lin family have something from Nan Yue, especially a military tally? Do you have any clues?"
Military tally?
Qi Yuxuan couldn't connect this thing with half a military tally, but it was something that had never appeared in her previous life. Why did the Lin family have a Southern Yue military tally?
"I have no idea……"
Lancheng is located in Longxi, thousands of miles away from Nanyue. How could there be any contact between them?
"Perhaps even the Lin family didn't know what it was; they just found it by chance..."
Her voice faded away; she didn't even believe her own explanation.
She still remembered the connection between Prince Duan and Nan Yue. The expert he sent to protect Xiao Yuyao was proficient in Nan Yue's poisons, which saved her life by cutting off his hand in time. So it was not surprising that the Lin family had Nan Yue's things since they had been bribed by Prince Duan.
Qi Jun carefully put away the half of the military tally and said calmly, "We will be waging war against Nan Yue by the end of the year at the latest. This is a good thing. I originally wanted to see if I could get any information from Madam Xiao, but it seems you don't know either, so never mind."
Qi Yuxuan was still somewhat incredulous that the Crown Prince had spoken of such an important matter so casually.
"Isn't my cousin afraid of me...?"
She remembered what the Crown Prince had once said: "Use people without doubting them, and don't use people you don't trust." Reluctantly, she shut her mouth.
Qi Jun finally raised his hand and ruffled her hair: "Then would you betray me?"
Qi Yuxuan shook her head: "No, no, it is still a military secret. My cousin shouldn't have revealed it so easily. What if someone overheard us?"
Qi Jun: "Early yesterday morning, a secret letter arrived from the border with Nan Yue. The emperor of Nan Yue is dead. He did not appoint a crown prince before his death. His two sons are fighting over the throne and have already started a war. It is feared that it will not end for at least a year or two."
Qi Yuxuan still remembers this incident.
In their previous life, the two princes of Nan Yue were locked in a power struggle, with war raging for several years until Xie Tingzhou died, when a decisive victory was finally achieved. However, it wasn't because one side was stronger, but because the second prince of Nan Yue voluntarily gave up and went into seclusion in the mountains...
After leaving the East Palace, Qi Yuxuan was still preoccupied with the matter of the military tally, feeling somewhat uneasy.
Prince Duan has not yet been captured, and it is unknown where he has fled to. She has a suspicion that, given the close relationship between him and Nan Yue, he has probably fled to Nan Yue to seek refuge. It is even more likely that he was behind the death of the Nan Yue emperor.
The more she guessed, the more alarmed she became. Qi Yuxuan walked along the long palace road, her mind elsewhere. When she came out of the palace gate, she saw two carriages and a tall horse parked at the entrance.
Two young men were standing nearby, talking.
She looked up and saw one of them, who was closer to the green-canopied carriage. He was tall and thin, with a handsome and delicate face that was still pale with fatigue. The other was leading his own horse. He was strong and robust, and they were laughing heartily at something.
"Princess?"
Chu Heng saw Princess Chang Le coming out of the palace gate almost immediately. He was wondering why she hadn't returned to the Princess's residence yet when he saw Xie Tan Hua, who had been talking eloquently, suddenly become nervous. He immediately smiled knowingly.
So the person Xie Tanhua was waiting for was Princess Chang Le?
"Then I won't trouble Lord Xie any longer. I'll take my leave now." Chu Heng cupped his hands, his movements heroic and graceful, very generous and natural.
Xie Tingzhou said gently, "Please go ahead, Lord Chu."
Chu Heng then looked at Qi Yuxuan again, nodded politely in greeting, then stepped into the stirrups, mounted his horse, and rode away alone.
Qi Yuxuan didn't expect to run into other people when she came out at this time. She was a little worried that Chu Heng might misunderstand them. She frowned slightly as she got into her carriage.
"Come on up too, your green-covered carriage is too small."
Since they had already been seen, there was no point in trying to avoid suspicion. So he simply called the person to his own carriage, not wanting to make himself uncomfortable by going to Xie Tingzhou's small carriage.
Xie Tingzhou got into the car in silence.
The maids followed outside the carriage, leaving only the two people inside.
Qi Yuxuan poured herself a cup of tea, tilted her head back and drank it all in one gulp, then took out another cup and handed it to Xie Tingzhou.
"If you're thirsty, pour yourself some water."
What were you saying just now?
Xie Tingzhou did not move. "Lord Chu had a difficult question that he did not know how to resolve. He hoped that I could answer his question and help him. He also mentioned some of the angles of the policy questions in this year's examination, so we started chatting."
Didn't he ask who you were waiting for?
"...When asked, I only said I was waiting for a friend, and he offered to wait with me until he arrived before leaving."
No wonder.
Qi Yuxuan stopped dwelling on Chu Heng and said, "By the way, is what you wanted to tell me related to Prince Duan's practice of raising sorcerers to refine elixirs?"
Xie Tingzhou suddenly looked up at her, his long, raven-feather-like eyelashes revealing eyes as clear as glass.
"If that's the case, then I already know."
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