"I think my brother has changed a little."

Jiang Chen expressed his feelings truthfully.

Jiang Qingqing knew that the Xu family had always planned to make the eldest prince the crown prince, but she really didn't know whether the eldest prince himself had any opinion on the position of crown prince.

She couldn't help but take it seriously.

"Brother, what do you mean by changed?" Jiang Qingqing considered it over and over again, and finally asked.

Jiang Chen supported his knees with his hands, pondered for a while, and then said, "He has a feeling that he is determined to win Lin'an Pavilion. He has changed a lot from the previous big brother."

When Jiang Qingqing heard this, her heart sank a little.

She always thought that there had been no conflicts between these brothers since they were young. They were as close as brothers, or at least they were classmates.

Therefore, no one ever thought that the budget for the three princes' fight for the crown prince's position would turn out to be brutal.

In fact, Jiang Qingqing and Jiang Chen didn’t have so many thoughts about the position of crown prince.

The goal of the two brothers and sisters is very simple, which is to survive in the palace. At least living comfortably is enough.

But the two families behind the eldest prince and the second prince don’t seem to think so.

Jiang Chen sensed his sister's sudden pensive mood. He also hung his head and wondered why the atmosphere between the brothers suddenly changed.

"Brother, would you be surprised?" Jiang Qingqing said lightly, looking at the orange peel in front of her.

Jiang Chen shook his head slightly. "I'm not surprised. Internal struggles among royal heirs have been normal since ancient times. I just haven't accepted the sudden result that my elder brother is eyeing Qizhen covetously for a while."

"Lin'an Pavilion is a mess, and Big Brother will definitely not return with a full load. This is a double-edged sword. Since Big Brother has torn his face to get Lin'an Pavilion, there is no need for us to show mercy and leave room for Big Brother."

When Jiang Chen said this, he suddenly looked up, his eyes full of tenacity.

This made Jiang Qingqing feel quite relieved.

The brother and sister chatted about other things. Seeing that Jiang Chen's face was getting tired, Jiang Qingqing walked out of the hall and returned to the backyard to continue sorting out the handling methods of the remaining intelligence stations in Qi Town.

Judging from the fact that the Xu family has already started to attack Qizhen, Qizhen is no longer safe.

Fortunately, Jiang Qingqing had a trick up her sleeve. She had earlier used Qi Town's reputation to launch a number of chain stores. Naturally, the intelligence station had moved to another location early on, and at this moment Qi Town was nothing more than an empty shell.

After calming herself down, Jiang Qingqing went back to bed and fell asleep.

The Lin'an Pavilion in Qi Zhen was investigated by the Dali Temple and the eldest prince, and the investigation lasted for five full days.

Jiang Chen simply stayed in the princess's mansion for the past five days. In the morning, he went out for breakfast with Jiang Qingqing, and in the afternoon, he went to listen to books with her. It was so relaxing and comfortable.

This kind of comfort did not last for half a month. Suddenly, soldiers from outside the Great Wall galloped into Kyoto with urgent news. They did not even have time to dismount and rode all the way into the imperial city.

Such a scene was not common, so everyone inside and outside the palace pricked up their ears to get the news of the previous dynasty.

Jiang Qingqing sat in the main hall of the princess's mansion, looking at Yan Luo who was walking towards her with the new news with a slightly serious expression.

"Have you heard any news?" she asked eagerly.

Yanluo nodded. "There are no people of mine in the palace. Yanluo doesn't know yet, but we found out that a large number of troops are coming back from the outskirts of Beijing. It looks like the Xiao family's army is returning in triumph."

As soon as she said this, Jiang Qingqing felt relieved.

In fact, when the news of the expedition to Beijing spread quickly this morning, she had probably guessed that Xiao Linting must have won the victory and had returned to the capital.

But it was just a guess after all. She finally breathed a sigh of relief when she heard the real news from Yan Luo.

Previously, Lin'an Pavilion was surrounded by the Xu family, and Yan Luo saw the opportunity to leave. The villagers of Qi Town's original village of Ba Village were all old and retired, and Yan Luo was the last one to leave. At that time, Lin'an Pavilion was completely an empty shell.

The intelligence station in the capital was managed by other informants. For a while, Yan Luo had nowhere to go, so she just stayed in the princess's mansion openly.

"According to the speed at which the army is advancing, they should be in the capital in a few days. I have to go to the palace and watch them decorate it."

Jiang Qingqing stood up, muttering her thoughts, and then walked out the door quickly.

Jiang Chen was originally practicing martial arts in the central hall. After he finished swinging a round of spear, he heard the servants from the princess's mansion say this. He hurriedly washed, changed his clothes, and entered the palace.

At this moment, the palace was also filled with joy.

You know, when Tianqi defeated Li State, the other side should have given up six cities, but the old emperor of Li State was insidious and cunning, and he only sent two hostages at that time as if to get away with it. Moreover, these two hostages did a lot of bad things in Tianqi.

The grudge between Tianqi and Liguo cannot be sorted out for the time being.

The people of Tianqi only knew that taking six cities from the State of Li was a bargain for the State of Li.

Now all six cities were taken down by Tianqi himself, which undoubtedly rubbed Li Guo's face on the ground, and at the same time increased Tianqi's prestige.

Emperor Qing shouted "good" three times in the hall, and then quickly announced that the whole country would celebrate for three days, and even exempted those who were not seriously guilty from prison from punishment. As a result, the whole country of Tianqi was jubilant.

Empress Xu did not need Emperor Qing's arrangements. She took the initiative to start arranging a welcoming banquet for the meritorious Xiao family in the palace, as well as gifts selected from the warehouse to reward the soldiers.

The welcoming banquet was grand and important. Empress Xu was very busy, and Concubine Zhao only helped out occasionally.

Although the whole country was in a lively atmosphere, everything that should have happened in the previous dynasty still happened.

On the afternoon of the day when the good news came, the eldest prince brought the results of Qi Zhen Lin'an Pavilion's investigation into the palace to report to Emperor Qing.

Just as Jiang Qingqing and Jiang Chen predicted.

The eldest prince suggested that Lin'an Pavilion be closed down because there were indeed loopholes in the gambling house on the second floor, and he was the one who volunteered to be the supervisor of the closure.

Jiang Chen stood aside and listened to the eldest prince's words. The last bit of brotherhood he had in his heart completely disappeared.

The eldest prince seemed to be clear about what was going on and knew the consequences of his words.

Emperor Qing did not give the result on the spot. He just said that he would discuss it later and drove all the children out of the imperial study.

The four adult princes and princesses stood at the door of the imperial study. Jiang Chen and Jiang Qingqing stood side by side. The two siblings, who looked somewhat similar, looked indifferently at the eldest prince opposite them.

Jiang Qingqing pulled the corners of her lips, looked at the eldest prince, and said meaningfully: "Big brother is worthy of being the eldest brother."