"This can't be true. Xirong wouldn't rashly send troops to attack Beiyi."
"Xiao Yu, it can't be fake. The people from the Lu family caravan brought back news from outside."
"Thunder Roar!"
"I'm here!"
"Go to the government office and ask if you can find out the real reason why the Western Rong sent troops."
"yes!"
Lei Xiao left the room and saw the four brothers and sisters coming over. He bowed and strode away.
Xiao Lingyu's brows furrowed, and Su Xingyi reached out and gently smoothed them. "The Western Rong have always been warlike, and they'll only find a random excuse to send troops."
"Do you know Xirong?"
Su Xingyi nodded. "When I was a child, I learned martial arts from my master. He told me that the Western Rong had greater ambitions and the strongest military. Beiyi and the Western Rong would fight every few years, and Beiyi would sometimes win and sometimes lose."
Xiao Lingyu shook his head. "Eight years ago, the eldest princess of the Xirong royal family, Baili Qingluan, married Song Linyuan, the third son of the Zhenbei General's Mansion. He is the Linyuan Monk..."
Mr. Linyuan?
Suningan paused, and the other three little ones also stopped.
"...the two of them are happily married. Xirong and Beiyi have just ended years of military conflict, and they have returned the five cities they occupied to Beiyi. Baili Qingluan is very favored by the Xirong royal family and is still in the Beiyi Zhenbei General's Mansion. It is impossible for Xirong to rashly send troops without considering Baili Qingluan."
"That means something happened to Baili Qingluan." Su Xingyi frowned and analyzed, "There are two possibilities. One is that Baili Qingluan died of illness, and Xirong no longer has any concerns, so they sent troops to attack Beiyi. After all, Xirong wants to expand its strength. The other is that Baili Qingluan's death was not a natural death, and the troops are sent to seek justice for Baili Qingluan and force the Beiyi court to hand over the real culprit behind the incident. If it is the latter, this war may last a long time, and the people will suffer greatly."
Xiao Lingyu was very surprised when he heard this. He actually made such a clear and logical analysis.
Who on earth was his master who taught him to be so smart?
"Xiao Yu." Su Xingyi saw Xiao Lingyu staring at him blankly, and waved his hand in front of her. "My analysis was wrong. We'll know the real situation after Lei Xiao comes back from investigating."
"No! Your analysis makes sense. I prefer the second option."
Only now did Xiao Lingyu realize that it was very unusual for Baili Qingluan to not attend the palace banquet after becoming pregnant.
Baili Qingluan left her hometown and traveled thousands of miles to Beiyixia to marry Song Linyuan. She really loved this man.
If Song Linyuan had bad peach blossoms like childhood sweetheart, white moonlight, and cinnabar mole, how could Baili Qingluan, a princess, tolerate it?
How could a child who grew up in pampering know about the dirty tricks in the backyard?
If I were wronged, my mother's family would be thousands of miles away in Xirong, and I would be isolated and helpless!
“Oh? Why the second one?”
Xiao Lingyu then told Su Xingyi about Baili Qingluan's unusual behavior after marrying into the Song Mansion, as well as her speculations.
Su Xingyi's eyes darkened. "I don't want it to be the second case. Baili Qingluan is a princess, and she is so lucky to be able to please Song Linyuan, the third son of the Song family. How lucky is he to be able to catch Baili Qingluan's eye?"
He must take good care of Baili Qingluan!
"Song Linyuan is the son of a military family, so his character shouldn't be bad. Baili Qingluan is more likely to have been injured during childbirth."
He couldn't accept a man marrying a wealthy woman and then being fickle.
Anyway, he is not that kind of person, he only likes Xiao Lingyu.
"I don't believe Baili Qingluan would be murdered, but..."
"We don't believe it either!" The four little ones suddenly poked their heads in from outside the door.
"When did you four come in, and how long have you been eavesdropping?"
Su Ningjie scurried over with his short legs. "We came here to tell you about the sale of the Hundred Beasts Painting. We saw you were discussing something important and were about to leave when we heard the name 'Linyuan Jushi' and overheard it... We promise there won't be a next time."
"If you want to punish me, punish me!" Su Ning'an admitted his mistake very positively, "I was the one who took the lead in staying and eavesdropping."
Seeing the four brothers and sisters lined up according to their size, with their heads lowered, looking like they admitted their mistakes and accepted the punishment, Xiao Lingyu couldn't bear to punish them, let alone hit or scold them.
"Alright, just be careful next time. Tell me, why don't you believe Baili Qingluan was murdered?"
"I think Linyuan Jushi is a well-known painter. He should make money from painting to support his family, just like me. He will dote on his wife. After all, his wife is a princess, a noble person like my mother. She knows everything, can do everything, and is very capable."
"Yes! Big Brother said exactly what we wanted to say."
Su Ningwen agreed with his words, but he had another guess in his heart.
My aunt was not very happy living in the Cui family. Old Madam Cui was not a good person and she must have bullied my aunt in those years.
If the Song Mansion had an elder like Old Lady Cui, Baili Qingluan's life would not be easy.
Maybe Baili Qingluan got sick from being sulking?
This kind of thing has happened in Guihua Village before.
But, Baili Qingluan is a princess. Who dares to make her angry? Wouldn’t it be a punishment to be beaten or beheaded if you offend the princess?
Oh, what a headache!
For the first time, Su Ningwen's clever little head was confused.
"Princess." At this time, Lei Xiao's voice came from outside.
"Come in quickly, is there any news from the government office?"
"My Lady, I've arrived at the county government office. Lord Qi is heading to the city defense camp to arrange for the deployment. The imperial court has issued a document stating that the Western Rong have been planning to attack Beiyi for years. Baili Qingluan married into the Song family specifically to steal the military deployment map, intending to incorporate Beiyi into the Western Rong territory. Now that the map has been stolen, Beiyi is essentially defenseless. Once the Western Rong soldiers break through Wuyu Pass, Beiyi will be in imminent danger! They could even reach Huayang County!"
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