Upon hearing this, Yun Songquan immediately nodded like a chick pecking at rice: "Yes, yes, that's exactly what I meant. I'm just not good with words and didn't explain it clearly."
Yun Songquan dared not say anything more, picked up the wine bowl and raised it to Su Yun'an: "This humble general is foolish, this humble general punishes himself with a bowl."
As he spoke, Yun Songquan raised his wine bowl and gulped it down.
Next, fearing he might say the wrong thing, Yun Songquan dared not respond to Su Yun'an's words. He would just drink whatever Su Yun'an said.
The worst part is that this person doesn't have a high alcohol tolerance; after only a few bowls of wine, he was completely drunk.
The remaining three—Su Yun'an, Li Jinyuan, and Wu Liping—stared at each other blankly.
The most naive one got drunk, leaving two old foxes. Su Yun'an was also self-aware enough to know that he definitely wouldn't get anything out of them today.
Li Jinyuan looked at Yun Songquan, who was lying face down on the table, completely drunk and unconscious, and silently breathed a sigh of relief.
Luckily, this guy was drunk, otherwise he would have revealed all their secrets.
Li Jinyuan looked at Su Yun'an apologetically and said, "Old Yun is drunk, so let's call it a day."
As Li Jinyuan spoke, he looked at Wu Liping and said, "I'll take Lao Yun back to rest first. You should take the young general to rest too!"
Wu Liping nodded.
Li Jinyuan bowed to Su Yun'an, then helped Yun Songquan away.
Wu Liping also looked at Su Yun'an: "This humble general will take the young general to rest first."
"Thank you for your trouble, Uncle Wu." Su Yun'an was also obedient, and got up to follow Wu Liping.
Wu Liping led Su Yun'an to a tent: "This was temporarily cleared out by my subordinates. I wonder how many days the young general will stay?"
Su Yun'an said with a forced smile, "I came here specifically to thank the three uncles. It's getting late, so I'll stay here for the night. I'll return to the capital tomorrow."
Upon hearing that Su Yun'an would only be staying for one day, Wu Liping visibly relaxed: "Then I will send two soldiers to guard the tent. General, please rest well."
Su Yun'an's pupils shimmered slightly, but she did not refuse.
Wu Liping actually summoned two soldiers to guard the camp.
Su Yun'an lay on the couch in the tent, thinking about what had just happened.
Yun Songquan's words just now clearly indicate that this Su family army is not the same as his father's Su family army. There must be someone behind them, and this person must be a very powerful member of the royal family of Northern Wei.
It could even be an emperor, crown prince, or prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty.
And the father was very likely a prince or duke of the Northern Wei. They must have been instructed by the person behind the scenes to come to the father's side and then bring him back to the Northern Wei.
Of the three—Yun, Li, and Wu—Li and Wu are both cunning old foxes, while only Yun Songquan is more open-minded and the least shrewd, so he can only start with him.
Su Yun'an rested his head on his hand, looking at his large shadow projected onto the tent, and suddenly had an idea.
There is a solution, but Yun Songquan is drunk today, so it's obvious we won't get anything out of him. We can only wait a few more days and try again later.
To lower their guard, Su Yun'an bid them farewell early the next morning: "I have other matters to attend to, so I'll return to the capital first. I'll come back to see you off on the day you three uncles leave the capital."
Because of his drunken outburst yesterday, Yun Songquan said rather apologetically, "There's no need for a farewell dinner, young general, you're too kind..."
"Of course." Without giving them a chance to refuse, Su Yun'an nodded to them and said, "Then I'll head back now. Please don't see me off, uncles. Goodbye!"
Su Yun'an flicked his whip and galloped away.
Looking at Su Yun'an's retreating figure, Yun Songquan sighed, "No wonder he's the Great General's son; this young general really does have the demeanor of a great general!"
Ignoring Yun Songquan's感慨, Li Jinyuan looked at Wu Liping and asked, "Was he acting strangely last night?"
Wu Liping shook his head: "No, those two soldiers were watching him the whole time. He went back to his tent and fell asleep, and didn't come out until dawn. There was nothing unusual about him."
Li Jinyuan breathed a sigh of relief: "Perhaps we were overthinking it. He's just a kid, asking those questions casually."
Before Wu Liping could speak, Yun Songquan slapped his thigh and said, "Right? The young general is just a child. He doesn't have that many thoughts. You're all just worrying unnecessarily. You made me so scared last night that I drank so much and got so drunk that I lost control."
Seeing that Yun Songquan still had the nerve to speak, Li Jinyuan angrily said, "You really have no sense at all. You dare to say anything. Do you think everyone else is as stupid as you?"
"I...I'm not stupid!" After saying that, Yun Songquan muttered guiltily, "I didn't say anything wrong."
Li Jinyuan wanted to teach Yun Songquan a lesson, but Wu Liping quickly smoothed things over, saying, "Alright, he really didn't say anything. I don't think this young general has any ulterior motives. He probably just asked casually and didn't mean anything by it. There's no need to be too nervous."
After Wu Liping said that, Li Jinyuan didn't say anything more: "We still have to be careful. The General's affairs must not be revealed, especially since things are unclear in Northern Wei, so as not to endanger the young lady and the young general again."
Yun Songquan and Wu Liping both sighed helplessly.
I wonder what the general's situation is like in Northern Wei now?
When will they be able to return to Northern Wei?
Su Yun'an rode back to the capital at top speed and went straight to the palace.
Inside the palace.
Because she was worried about Zhao Zhenzhen, Su Xuening got up early and went to Jingfeng Palace to see Zhao Zhenzhen first.
Only after confirming that her condition was stable and that she was no longer in danger did she return to Chengqian Palace.
When she returned, Xuan Yuanzhan and Su Yun'an were already drinking tea in the courtyard.
"Yun'an is back."
Su Xuening rushed over and asked curiously, "How did it go? Did you find out anything?"
Su Yun'an shook his head with shame: "They're all old foxes. They drank when I questioned them. The only one who was willing to talk got drunk and I couldn't get anything out of him. I almost alerted them. When I was sleeping, they even sent two soldiers to guard me."
Upon hearing this, Su Xuening frowned immediately: "The more they act like this, the stranger it becomes. There must be something wrong with the Su family army."
Su Yun'an nodded and said, "Although I didn't get any information, two things are certain. First, the master behind the Su family army is not my father, but someone else, who should be a very powerful person in the Northern Wei royal family. Second, my father's affairs must be related to them, otherwise they wouldn't be so nervous just because I asked a few questions."
Su Xuening said helplessly, "Since we've alerted them this time, let's put this matter aside for now and talk about it again in a few days."
Su Yun'an had the same plan: "I behaved very well last night, so they shouldn't have suspected me too much. I've already thought of a way to get some information out of them when they leave the capital."
Seeing Su Yun'an's confident demeanor, Su Xuening said with great satisfaction, "Our Yun'an has really grown up!"
Su Yun'an immediately said proudly, "That's right, I can now protect my mother and sister!"
Su Xuening and Xuan Yuanzhan were instantly amused by him.
As the three were talking, Zong Jiu rushed over and said, "Your Highness, His Majesty requests that you and the Crown Princess enter the main hall."
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