Unexpectedly, the two of them ran into Xiao Jingxi right after they came out of the Jiuyang Palace.
Xiao Jinglin glanced at her brother and frowned: "When did you come?"
Xiao Jingxi didn't care about her attitude: "I was going to see my mother, but then I heard you playing the piano and didn't go in."
Xiao Jingxi chuckled and said, "You play it pretty well."
Xiao Jinglin raised an eyebrow: "Who plays well?"
Xiao Jingxi looked at her, then at Ren Yaoqi. He frowned and thought for a moment before asking seriously, "Do you want to hear the truth or some polite words?"
Xiao Jinglin: "..."
After a long silence, Xiao Jinglin was about to retort when Xiao Jingxi suddenly stopped joking and said, "I have something to tell you." Xiao Jingxi's demeanor changed, and even Xiao Jinglin had to stop and look at him seriously.
Ren Yaoqi saw this and was about to avoid the question, but before she could open her mouth, Xiao Jingxi said, "Something happened at the Su family's horse farm. A group of Dangxiang people went deep into the heart of Da Zhou and attacked the Su family's horse farm. Most of the war horses were stolen, and the Su family suffered heavy losses."
Xiao Jinglin was shocked: "The Su family's horse farm is not on the border. How could the garrison let the Dangxiang people in without receiving any news..." Thinking of this, Xiao Jinglin felt something was wrong. Even if Xiao Jingxi wanted to discuss this matter with her, he would not wait here to tell her.
Xiao Jinglin couldn't help but look at Xiao Jingxi suspiciously, but happened to see Xiao Jingxi looking at Ren Yaoqi.
Although Princess Xiao was usually cold and aloof, that didn't mean she was stupid; on the contrary, she was quite clever. So, she understood almost instantly that Xiao Jingxi wasn't the one he really wanted to talk to.
Xiao Jinglin, who had figured it out, couldn't help but look at Xiao Jingxi with a half-smile. For once, she imitated the way those inner-house ladies spoke, which she despised the most, and said something inscrutable and irrelevant: "If it happens too often, I'll be unhappy too."
Xiao Jingxi seemed to have not understood what Xiao Jinglin said at all.
However, despite the thick skin of a banished immortal, Young Master Xiao had not yet achieved true invulnerability. Although it was subtle, the redness at the base of Young Master Xiao's ears spoke volumes. Although on the surface, he still appeared to be gentle, respectful, and modest.
Xiao Jinglin felt more and more contemptuous.
Ren Yaoqi didn't pay attention to the lawsuit between the brother and sister. She was shocked when she first heard Xiao Jingxi say that the Su family was attacked.
Was her judgment wrong? Was the Su family not involved with the Tanguts?
But after thinking about it carefully, she felt that something was wrong.
The Dangxiang were unlike the Liao. They were composed of numerous scattered tribes, each ruling independently without a unified leader. Although the Great Zhou had fought wars with the Dangxiang since its founding, these were mostly minor skirmishes, and the Northwest Army's deterrent effect on the Dangxiang was significant. Even when the Liao occupied northern Yan, the Dangxiang took advantage of the situation and looted and occupied large areas of horse ranches in the northwest. Later, when Xiao Qishan reclaimed the north and coordinated with the Wu clan in Ningxia, the Dangxiang were immediately defeated.
Why did the Dangxiang tribe send a small group of troops deep into Ningxia? Was it just to attack the Su family's horse farm?
After thinking for a while, Ren Yaoqi said, "Mr. Xiao..."
Just as he looked at Xiao Jingxi, Ren Yaoqi suddenly had an idea and lowered his voice: "The Su family's horse farm... are they really from the Dangxiang people?"
Xiao Jingxi looked at Ren Yaoqi with his dark, bright eyes and sighed, "I can't hide it from you."
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