When Lu Qingyun heard Han Xiao say this, he suddenly felt unsure.
Han Xiao shook his head without saying anything, but just lowered his head and thought deeply for a while.
Seeing that Han Xiao didn't say anything, Lu Qingyun didn't bother him. After a long while, Han Xiao raised his head and asked an irrelevant question: "Qingyun, how many people came from Beidi this time?"
"Ah... well, let me think... there don't seem to be many people, but they brought quite a few slaves, saying they were to pay tribute to us. They've been outside the city."
"Slaves? How many slaves are there?"
Lu Qingyun counted on his fingers and found that there were only two or three hundred people who followed Hu Yansui into the palace, and all of them were arranged in the Xingyuan by the Ministry of Rites.
However, he really had no idea how many people came from Beidi. Seeing Han Xiao's serious expression, Lu Qingyun was also worried, not knowing what Han Xiao meant.
"I really don't know about this. I'm afraid I'll have to ask the Third Prince."
Han Xiao nodded, hoping that his guess was wrong.
Maybe Beidi and the Second Prince wouldn't be so bold.
Don't think about this matter anymore. Tell Lu Qingyun and ask him to find out as soon as possible.
As far as Han Xiao knew, the imperial guards in the capital city numbered no more than 10,000 people, and General Huo's army was quite a distance away from the city. Unless under special circumstances, the army was not allowed to move.
If the second prince colludes with the Northern Di people to force the emperor to abdicate, it will be a big trouble.
Now that I think about it carefully, it's impossible. The Imperial Guards only obey the emperor's orders, and the second prince has no military power. Even if the Northern Di brought troops, they probably would have nowhere to hide.
Even if it were those slaves, how could a mere few thousand slaves be a match for the Royal Guards? Han Xiao touched his chin and thought that he might have been overthinking it.
Modern costume TV dramas have somewhat misled his thinking. How could something like forcing abdication be done just like that?
Lu Qingyun also thought it was impossible, but to be on the safe side, he planned to send a message to Chu Jinglin when he returned, asking him to arrange for a reliable person to investigate.
Especially, have there been a large number of foreign populations near the capital recently?
"By the way, Hu Yansui is here. Where is Hu Yanqu now?"
Han Xiao remembered that Huyan Que, the second prince of Beidi, seemed to have come to the capital secretly, even earlier than Huyan Sui.
"He said he had important news to tell the Third Prince, but he also said now was not the right time. The Third Prince thought he was scheming and had him arrested."
Lu Qingyun shrugged and said that he had no good feelings towards the two Huyan brothers.
The Northern Di had robbed them of so many things in the past, and now they realize their mistakes after being driven back to their hometown.
"That's good. No matter what their purpose is, we must not take it lightly." Sometimes many accidents happen because of carelessness.
"I understand. Don't worry, General Huo is watching over us. General Huo has been negotiating with Hu Yanjue recently, but this guy is very tight-lipped and refuses to speak. Humph, he wants us to help but is so arrogant. If I had known earlier, I would have let General Huo kill them all..."
Lu Qingyun said this indignantly, and it was obvious how much he hated the Northern Di people.
Not only Lu Qingyun, but all the people of Jiang have no good impression of Beidi.
"Well, the Northern Di are in such a mess right now. Maybe General Huo won't even need to intervene. They'll kill themselves."
The old emperor of Beidi could barely be considered a hero, and he caused the State of Jiang to suffer a lot of losses on the border.
At the worst time, they even lost several cities. But later they had Huo Cheng, the great general, who had never been defeated in battles with the Northern Di, and now the Northern Di cavalry was in great trouble.
"You're right. Let it be chaotic. The more chaotic, the better. It's more beneficial to us..." Lu Qingyun's eyebrows were about to rise.
Han Xiao looked at Lu Qingyun speechlessly for a long time. How could this child be so childish when he was about to get married?
Since there is still a month left before the autumn hunt, this matter is not too urgent.
What is imminent is Lu Qingyun’s marriage. Lu Qingyun has been so busy with this that he has lost a lot of hair.
The two saw that it was almost time, and they didn't know what the young master and Liu Anlan were doing now.
Han Xiao, who hadn't seen his wife for a long time, didn't want to be with Lu Qingyun, a young man.
He got up and went to the backyard to find the young master.
"Hey, Han Xiao, wait for me. I'm going too. I'm going too."
Han Xiao did not stop, letting Lu Qingyun howl behind him.
When I walked to the backyard, I saw Chuyi lying on a blanket under the shade of a tree, with ice cream and some fruits beside him.
Xiao Chaochao was lying in the cradle taking a nap, while the young master and Liu Anlan were sitting barefoot on the blanket with their heads touching. The young master even leaned into Liu Anlan's arms to read the storybook.
Han Xiao: “…”
Lu Qingyun: “…”
Seeing their tacit understanding, the two fell silent. Han Xiao glared at Lu Qingyun: Why don’t you take care of your wife? Don’t you have any sense of boundaries?
Seeing the young master touching Liu Anlan's neck, Lu Qingyun felt jealous and glared at Han Xiao: Why don't you take care of your wife? Your wife is touching my wife's neck. Is this place allowed for outsiders to touch?
Just as the two of them were looking at each other, they didn't know what they saw, and Liu Anlan even touched the young master's chest.
Han Xiao finally couldn't help it: "Ahem, what are you doing?"
The young master immediately raised his head when he heard Han Xiao's voice: "Ah, my husband, you are here."
Han Xiao nodded expressionlessly, his eyes fixed on Liu Anlan's hand: "What are you doing?"
Han Xiao asked both sides in succession, and following Han Xiao's gaze, the young master saw Liu Anlan's hand on his lapel.
"Oh, this, An Lan wants to touch this of mine..." The young master handed the storybook to Han Xiao to read.
Han Xiao took it and took a look. It was a storybook about gods and ghosts. The page of the storybook happened to be the part where the female ghost revealed her heart.
"An Lan said he wanted to try it." The young master sat up, straightened his clothes, and smiled at Lu Qingyun.
Liu Anlan calmly withdrew his hand and nodded. He was the one who brought this storybook with him. He didn't dare to read it alone, but he didn't want Lu Qingyun to know that he was timid.
So I brought it with me to watch with the young master, but I didn't expect that it would still be discovered by Han Xiao and the others.
Han Xiao observed the expressions of the two men and knew that they were not lying, so he returned the storybook to Liu Anlan, walked forward to hug the young master, and put on his shoes and socks himself: "Don't you remember that you are timid? You won't be able to sleep at night again."
Seeing that Han Xiao didn't give him any face, the young master said stubbornly: "I didn't, my husband, please don't talk nonsense."
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