Seeing that Song Yan really didn't make any move, Su Jingnian's eyes darkened and he said in a cold voice: "Cheng Jiang, go and ask the people in the mansion to prepare the horses! We will personally send Zhiyao to the palace!"

After that, he said to Song Yan: "If you want to waste time in front of the Marquis's Mansion, we won't stop you!"

After hearing what Su Jingnian said, Song Yan just lowered his eyes and stood in front of the carriage, with no intention of moving aside at all.

After the carriage of the Marquis' Mansion was ready, Song Yan's carriage was still parked in front of the Marquis' Mansion. Su Jingnian said, "If you let Zhiyao get on the carriage now, you won't have to go through so much trouble."

Upon hearing this, Song Yan just looked up at Su Jingnian coldly and said, "I said, my master asked me to pick up the eldest daughter of the Su family. I will not leave until I pick up Miss Su."

Su Jingnian gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, then you just wait here and see if anyone comes out!"

Su Chengjiang said to Su Zhiyao: "Sister, get on the carriage first, I will escort you to the palace!"

Su Zhiyao couldn't wait to get on the carriage. Su Jingnian told Su Chengjiang, "When my sister goes to the palace, you should wait outside the palace so that you can bring her back."

"Don't worry, big brother." Su Chengjiang jumped onto the carriage and said to Su Jingnian, "I will definitely protect Zhiyao!"

After the carriage drove away, Su Jingnian glanced at Song Yan who was still waiting outside the mansion and sneered, "You continue to wait here."

Su Jingnian turned around and walked up the stairs, telling the doorman, "Close the door!"

"yes!"

The door of Ningyuan Marquis' Mansion slowly closed, and Song Yan was still standing tall outside.

After breakfast.

Xiao Tao became a little anxious in the room, pushing the door and window back and forth, "Miss, it's been almost half an hour! There's still no movement outside, they must be doing it on purpose!"

Su Jinyue flipped through the medical book in her hand leisurely and hummed softly, "Of course it was intentional. Today is the day I should go to the palace to meet His Majesty."

"Now that I can't go out, what do you think will happen if they know this news?"

Xiao Tao was shocked. She bit her lip and looked at Su Jinyue unwillingly. "They don't want the second young lady to replace the young lady to enter the palace, do they? This is too much!"

"My young lady came back from the border yesterday, and not only did they not ask about my well-being, but they also showed such a sneering attitude. Today, they even tried to steal my credit!"

Xiao Tao stomped her feet in anxiety and slammed her body towards the door!

Bang!

The door shook a little, but remained tightly closed, intact!

"Ouch!"

Su Jinyue was frightened by Xiaotao's move. She put down the medical book and helped Xiaotao up from the ground. "Silly girl! Are you okay?"

"fine……"

Xiao Tao rubbed her arm and looked at Su Jinyue, "Miss, if I knock on the door a few more times, I will definitely knock it open!"

Having said that, Xiao Tao was about to rush towards the door again!

Su Jinyue quickly held her back, "Don't be silly, there's no need for you to bang the door, don't hurt yourself!"

"But……"

Xiao Tao looked at Su Jinyue aggrievedly, "Are we just going to let the Second Miss go to the palace to receive the reward on your behalf? That would be too unwilling."

Su Jinyue smiled, sat back in her seat and picked up the medical book, "Whether you can enter the palace smoothly, and whether you will receive a reward after entering the palace, is not certain."

"What?" Xiao Tao came closer, "Miss, do you have an idea?"

Su Jinyue raised her head and smiled mysteriously at Xiaotao, then raised her finger and flicked her forehead lightly, "No, but we have some free time, so let's take a good rest in the room."

Xiao Tao touched her head and looked at her mistress, "Miss, you are teasing Xiao Tao with riddles again!"

In front of the palace gate.

Xiao Duo had been waiting here for a long time. When he saw the carriage approaching not far away, he narrowed his eyes and a mocking smile appeared in his deep eyes.

"General Xiao!"

Su Chengjiang stopped the carriage in front of the palace gate. He jumped off the carriage and bowed to Xiao Duo, "I'm sorry to have kept General Xiao waiting for a long time."

Su Zhiyao opened the carriage curtain, stepped out of the carriage with graceful steps, and saluted to Xiao Duo, "Greetings, General Xiao."

Xiao Duo glanced at the two of them indifferently and just said "hmm".

"Zhiyao, please follow the general in. I'll be waiting for you outside the palace." Su Chengjiang said.

Su Zhiyao nodded, walked to Xiao Duo's side and said, "Young General, let's go into the palace."

Xiao Duo didn't even look at her, "I'm not waiting for you."

The smile on Su Zhiyao's face froze for a moment, then she smiled at Xiao Duo and said, "Young General, my sister has been feeling unwell since she returned home yesterday, so she asked me to enter the palace on her behalf today."

"Yes." Su Chengjiang chimed in, "We are all sisters from the same mansion, and Zhiyao couldn't bear not to help, so I sent her over."

Xiao Duo didn't say anything.

Su Zhiyao was a little nervous, afraid that Xiao Duo would not be willing to take him into the palace. She added, "Don't worry, little general. I will report this to His Majesty after entering the palace and will not embarrass you."

Xiao Duo smiled and said, "Let's go over there. Don't waste time."

Seeing that Xiao Duo didn't care, Su Zhiyao's eyes flashed, and she immediately followed Xiao Duo into the palace.

The young eunuch led the two people in the direction of the Yangxin Palace.

Xiao Duo walked so fast that Su Zhiyao almost had to jog to keep up with him.

She opened her mouth several times to talk to Xiao Duo, but she never got the chance.

"Please wait here for a moment. I will go in and report to His Majesty."

The young eunuch who led the way asked the two to wait outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation while he went into the Hall of Mental Cultivation to report to the emperor.

Su Zhiyao finally found an opportunity to speak, her words full of the shyness of a little girl, "General Xiao, were you injured in the battle at the border?"

…

After waiting for a while, Su Zhiyao didn't get any reply. She looked up in the direction of Xiao Duo, only to see that Xiao Duo was facing the direction of the Palace of Tranquil Longevity with his back to her, as if he didn't hear her at all.

Su Zhiyao bit her lip and was about to speak again when the young eunuch came out of the Yangxin Palace, "General Xiao, His Majesty wants to see you."

The two entered the Yangxin Palace and knelt down together, saying, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."

The emperor closed the memorial, obviously in high spirits, and said, "Everyone, stand up. Don't kneel anymore."

"Xiao Duo, you have made great contributions again. How do you want me to reward you?"

The emperor stepped down from his high seat with a smile on his face. He walked over and patted Xiao Duo on the shoulder, saying in a slightly joking tone, "When you were at the border, your aunt was worried about you all day long."

"Thanks to your majesty and the virtuous concubine, I was able to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop when I went to the western border."

The emperor pointed at Xiao Duo and said, "You, when did your mouth become so good at pleasing me?"

"I have read what you said in your memorial. Su Jinyue is a wonderful person. Without her, the epidemic at the border would have spread and become an extremely difficult problem. I will definitely reward her handsomely!"

The emperor smiled and looked in the direction of Su Zhiyao. When he saw that it was Su Zhiyao, his brows immediately frowned, "You..."