Chapter 249 I Understand You

After the upgrade, the voices of the heart can be heard a hundred steps away. If Song Junyan had something to say in private at such a long distance, he would not dare to set the location in a busy city where people are coming and going.

When he found that Lu Xinran did not get off the car immediately, he immediately guessed Kong's concerns and asked the servant to add another sentence.

After hearing that Lu Xinran was going to be taken to the palace, Kong immediately realized Song Junyan's concerns.

She stopped obstructing him and patted Lu Xinran's arm: "Go back home earlier. If it's inconvenient for the palace to send you there, send a letter to the palace and I'll send someone to pick you up."

Lu Xinran smiled and nodded in agreement. How could there be no one at the palace who could take her back?

Song Junyan's subordinates all seem to be very useful~

In the palace, Song Junyan dismissed the servants and told him directly about Lu Jinchuan's attempt to find out his feelings.

"I still need to consider your grandfather. His behavior..."

He was still considering his words when Lu Xinran waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about me. If you think he is useful, then use him. If you think he is just a fence-sitter who can't stand up and add any help, then ignore him."

Lu Jinchuan is an old scumbag who is selfish to the core. He is totally unreliable.

If possible, no matter what the considerations are, it is best to give up this kind of old scumbag without hesitation.

Song Junyan listened to her thoughts and chuckled, "Okay, then I'll think about it again. A letter has been sent from the border that my mother and the two generals are already preparing to recapture Yucheng Pass. If everything goes well, Yucheng Pass can be recaptured in three months at most."

"Three months? So fast?"

Lu Xinran was a little confused. Wasn't the situation there still miserable when they came back?

"My father ordered the Minister of Revenue to gather another 10,000 dan of grain and fodder to be sent to Hanyuguan within half a month."

Not only food but also military equipment needed for the war had to be sent.

Although everyone in the court was wondering why his father had suddenly become so radical and concerned so much about the border war.

But the only one in trouble was the Minister of Revenue, and as the trouble did not fall on him, the others also hoped that the war would end soon.

"Your father," Lu Xinran frowned again and again, and finally couldn't help asking, "Will he continue to kill the donkey this time?"

With so much food and military supplies sent over, once the war was over, given the emperor's suspicion and jealousy, would he really allow Xie Lang and Qi Yu to continue to command the troops?

Song Junyan thought seriously for a moment, then shook his head slightly: "Probably not."

Even if his good father became suspicious again, given Xie Lang's character and methods, he would not give his good father the opportunity to get rid of him.

"Perhaps, Yuchengguan will be easy to capture, but the war will not end easily."

As long as Chahar still poses a threat, the two border cities in the northwest need to be guarded.

Perhaps one day Ma Linyuan will be familiar with the topography of the northwest, the tribes outside the Great Wall, and know how to meet the enemy and guard the border.

That day may be very far away.

Lu Xinran nodded thoughtfully: "That's good, it's best to have them at the border."

As long as the military power is in their hands, the emperor cannot touch the Zhang family.

Song Junyan thought much further ahead than she did, but there were some things that he hadn't planned in detail, so he didn't want to talk to her about them casually.

"Did you go to the Tang Mansion today?"

"Um."

Speaking of the Tang family, she roughly explained Liu's thoughts.

She mentioned Lu Xinlan's marriage out of some ulterior motive, wanting to see how the male protagonist of the original book would react when he heard that Lu Xinlan wanted to discuss marriage.

Song Junyan didn't react. In his eyes, Lu Xinlan was just an elder sister with whom he got along very well.

They can talk about anything, but that doesn't mean he has to pay attention to everything.

His expression was indifferent, and he just nodded slightly as she spoke, which made Lu Xinran feel inexplicably complicated.

"What do you think of this marriage?"

"I?"

Song Junyan lowered his eyes and looked at her. At this moment, he had no idea what she was trying to test.

But as long as it was her problem, he would answer her seriously.

He closed his eyes, and after a moment he replied uncertainly: "Marriage is naturally decided by parents and matchmakers. If Old Lady Lu and Madam Lu think this is a good match, then it's good."

If the Lu family feels that it is not suitable, then we can look at it again, that's all.

He was just about to write on his face the words "Who Lu Xinlan marries is none of my business."

The serious and somewhat amusing evasion made Lu Xinran burst out laughing: "You know that my sister and I have always been good friends. If she knew your thoughts, she would definitely find a way to get the Tang family to help you and me after she married into the Tang family. So, what do you think of this marriage?"

Song Junyan: "...Marrying is a major event in life. Who you marry and where you marry into is not a matter of what you and I think, but what Lu Xinlan should think."

"You really think so?"

Lu Xinran smiled, obviously very satisfied with this answer.

Song Junyan shook his head helplessly: "Yes, next time if you have anything to ask, just ask me directly, there is no need to test me in this way."

Now that he had opened his heart to her, he naturally would not keep any secrets.

Lu Xinran nodded with a smile, but still had to defend herself: "I didn't test you, I just asked sincerely."

She wondered how far he would go to get that position.

Although it did seem like a test, she was very satisfied with the result.

My grandmother's assessment of him was spot on.

Song Junyan looked at her with a smile and did not argue with her.

Lu Xinran was in a good mood, so he took the initiative to talk about the things he had read in the booklet about the Duke of Loyalty and Bravery's Mansion today.

Song Junyan's face darkened when he heard this. This morning at the court session, his father had even asked about his uncle's health.

He could feel that this sudden change in Yucheng Pass made his father begin to reflect on some of the decisions he made over the years.

In particular, since there were no generals available in the court, the emperor, who felt a sense of crisis, should have begun to reconsider the Cui family, which was once good at fighting.

If the mansion of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery has become so rotten, can the Cui family still revive?

"For your good father, whether the Cui family can be re-employed does not depend on the affairs of the inner house, but on how much ability the Cui family still has.

"Cui Shenglin has already gone to the border. If he can make a name for himself there, the Cui family's chance will come."

Song Junyan was still a little confused about the situation and didn't want to think too realistically and harshly of the emperor. However, Lu Xinran didn't have such concerns.

The emperor's little thoughts, combined with the system, are too easy to figure out.

"With the marriage proposal with Zhang Shui'er, the Queen will definitely let General Xie give Cui Wu a chance."

Given Cui Shenglin's character, he would definitely find a way to seize the opportunity once it came his way.

Therefore, even though the mansion of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery is now in a state of disrepair, the emperor, who is short of generals, will still go against public opinion and give the Cui family a chance.

Song Junyan closed his eyes to hide the fleeting brilliance, "I understand your idea, I will make arrangements."

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