Yan Zhili nodded, let out a breath, and said with obvious exhaustion, "Prepare more medicinal herbs, and just bring two sets of clothes to change into."
Yan Shujin asked, "How many soldiers did Father take with him?"
Yan Zhili said, "Fifty."
"That's too few." Yan Shujin said with some unease, "Since we don't know how many people over there are trustworthy, won't it be unsafe if there are too few people?"
Yan Zhili smiled and said, "Don't worry, I still have the imperial edict, and I also have trustworthy people over there."
Yan Shujin then stopped talking. In the end, these were decisions made by her uncle and father, and no matter how much she said, it would be useless.
Yan Zhili hesitated, "This time it's very dangerous, what about Han Ning'an..."
Yan Shujin remained silent.
Yan Zhili sighed and said, "He shouldn't go this time."
Yan Shujin lowered her eyes slightly and said, "Why don't we let him make the decision himself?"
Yan Zhi thought for a moment and nodded, saying, "If he goes, I will have him serve as my personal guard and stay by my side."
This was said to Yan Shujin.
Yan Shujin responded. She knew her place; even though Yan Zhili was her father, she shouldn't interfere in these matters.
Liu Qin said, "I asked the kitchen to make chicken soup. Husband, have a few sips to warm yourself up."
"Have someone make another bowl of noodles and send it directly to the study," Yan Zhili said. "Send someone to invite Mr. Du, Sister Bao, Brother Gui, and me."
Yan Shujin and Yan Qiyu agreed, but Yan Shujin looked at Liu Qin and said, "Father, let Mother come along too."
Yan Zhili then realized his oversight and said, "Qinniang, you should listen too, I forgot just now."
Liu Qin said gently, "It's alright, you go first. I'll have someone make noodles and bring them to you later."
Yan Zhili agreed.
Yan Shujin then followed Yan Zhili to the study.
Knowing the urgency of the situation, Mr. Du, slightly out of breath when he arrived, asked, "How is the situation?"
Yan Zhili sighed and said, "Please have a seat, sir."
Mr. Du narrowed his eyes slightly upon seeing Yan Zhili's expression, but then calmed down, sat down, took a sip of tea, and asked, "Has something changed in the Northwest?"
Yan Zhili said, "His Majesty is afraid that the border guards will collude with the barbarians and launch a surprise attack on us from within."
Mr. Du pondered for a moment and said, "Actually, this might be an opportunity."
Yan Zhili looked at Mr. Du.
Mr. Du said, "The border garrison hates those barbarians the most, because they have a blood feud with them. Those generals would rarely cooperate with the barbarians; they would only really pledge allegiance to the former royal family. But they've discovered that those people have joined forces with the barbarians..."
Mr. Du didn't say the rest, but everyone present understood. If that was the case, then apart from those who couldn't distinguish right from wrong, the rest would no longer have any hope for the former royal family. This was a good thing for the Yan Zhili brothers.
This is also an opportunity to completely control the border troops.
Yan Shujin, who was standing to the side, had already figured it out. She had to admit that Mr. Du's words hit the nail on the head.
Yan Zhili sighed and said, "His Majesty thinks so too."
Yan Qiyu suddenly asked, "Then could it be that some powerful families are colluding with them?"
Because of Consort Xu, Yan Shujin did not mention the Xu family at the time, so as not to arouse Yan Zhili's suspicion that she had been sending people to monitor the Xu family.
However, she already had an answer in her heart: at least the Xu family was definitely involved. She just didn't know whether the Xu family was cooperating with the former royal family or those barbarians.
In fact, Yan Shujin suspected it was the former royal family. After all, the Xu family had produced a favored concubine and had a close relationship with the former royal family. Since the Xu family could not get any benefits from them, it was possible that they would seek other ways out.
Mr. Du replied, "Yes, but I don't know which powerful families will be involved. However, it's also a good opportunity to purge some people and replenish the national treasury."
Author's Note: Sorry for the late update. I was too tired yesterday and went straight to bed when I got back to the hotel.
I will update on time tomorrow as usual.
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