Ren Yaoqi didn't notice that the smile on Xiao Jingxi's face was a little more embarrassed and full of genuine joy than usual. She was trying hard to recall what happened in her previous life. It seemed that every time the Second Young Master Xiao went to the capital, nothing good happened. She didn't know whether Xiao Jingxi also went to the literary competition next year in her previous life, but she remembered that Ningxia's general Wu Xiaohe seemed to have died suddenly when winter was about to begin, and the Second Young Master Xiao should not have been in Yanbei at that time.
"What's wrong?" Xiao Jingxi couldn't help but ask when he saw Ren Yaoqi didn't say anything.
Ren Yaoqi shook his head. "Nothing much. I just thought that after winter, not only will the river be frozen, but it will also be raining all the time in the south. The roads will be extremely muddy and difficult to walk on. If you want to go, it's best to return by the end of autumn."
Xiao Jingxi looked at Ren Yaoqi, and slowly curved his eyes. The brilliance in his eyes was dazzling: "Okay."
Ren Yaoqi's heart skipped a beat when she met Xiao Jingxi's gaze, and she couldn't help but blush. Although she felt that Xiao Jingxi was always thinking about her, and it was only natural for her to reciprocate his care, now she felt that it seemed a little too intimate.
Moreover, although Ren Yaoqi was also worried about Xiao Jingxi's poor health and that he would get sick after being trapped on the snowy road in the middle of winter, she was actually more afraid that something might go wrong in Ningxia, and by then Xiao Jingxi would be out of reach in Kyoto.
But it’s too early to bring this up now, and she has no evidence to prove that Ningxia will be in chaos next year, so it would be better to wait until next year before Xiao Jingxi leaves and then find a way to remind him.
Xiao Jinglin, however, sat aside with his chin supported, looking at this and that, with a thoughtful and profound expression.
Xiao Jingxi coughed lightly and asked, "What do you think of this place?"
Ren Yaoqi, who was thinking about something, came back to his senses and subconsciously looked up and looked around: "Here?" This is just a very ordinary small courtyard.
Xiao Jingxi smiled and said, "It seems that you have forgotten the advice you gave me."
Ren Yaoqi finally realized that Xiao Jingxi was referring to the hidden troops in the temple, something she hadn't forgotten. However, she had also secretly surveyed her surroundings during the journey, and there seemed to be no trace of an army. She wondered, somewhat curiously, if the plan hadn't gone smoothly. But looking at Zhu Ruomei, that didn't seem to be the case.
Xiao Jingxi seemed to understand what Ren Yaoqi was thinking. He smiled and said, "There are five thousand people here."
Ren Yaoqi was very surprised when he heard this. It didn't look like there were five thousand people hiding here.
Xiao Jinglin continued slowly, "He didn't lie to you. Those five thousand people are now scattered in the back mountains to open up wasteland. Next year, Baiyun Temple will have a lot more land. The monks are very happy."
Ren Yaoqi: “…” It is indeed a rational use of food without wasting it.
But this is also a good thing, as it can largely resolve the conflicts between temples and the army and prevent temples from retaliating.
Since Xiao Jingxi took the initiative to bring up the military, Ren Yaoqi also asked, "How are things in Ningxia?"
What she actually wanted to ask was whether there were any unusual movements in Ningxia, but Xiao Jinglin thought Ren Yaoqi was asking about Xiao Wei and Wu Yiyu, mother and daughter, so she interrupted, "What else can we do? Three women, one drama. The backyard of the Ningxia General's Mansion is bustling with activity right now."
At this point, Xiao Jinglin couldn't help but admire Xiao Jingxi's tactics. Wu Xiao and her newly acquired concubine were truly formidable figures, managing to hold their own against two opponents. Remember, she was facing a madwoman who dared to throw a poisonous spider into her, a princess's tea bowl. And that concubine even managed to instigate General Wu to severely punish Wu Yiyu twice, driving Xiao Wei so mad that she was practically bedridden.
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