Chapter 580 Two Countries Join Forces
Seeing this, Song Yuntang stood up with the help of Xu Qingye.
"Mom, have you seen that doctor? What did he say?"
Mrs. Tang walked forward with red eyes and hugged her in her arms.
"Although I don't know how you ended up in Cile Town, in my heart, you are our daughter."
Being held in her arms, Song Yuntang's body felt a little stiff.
She looked in the direction of Nanny Chen, wanting to know what happened when Madam Tang met the doctor just now, only to see that Nanny Chen also had red eyes.
"The doctor said that if Madam is determined in her heart, she shouldn't be too serious about it, as children are the fate cultivated in the previous life."
After hearing this, Song Yuntang finally understood.
I guess Mrs. Tang didn't get a definite answer from the doctor?
She patted Mrs. Tang's back gently.
"Whether I am your daughter or not, I will still call you mother. Since the doctor has not found any evidence, we don't have to worry. We can find evidence eventually if we take our time."
But, twenty years have passed.
After the second young lady of the Tang family was born, the total time that all the people who had contact with her should not have exceeded two hours, and there were no special marks on her body.
Who can remember something that long ago?
It would be really strange if this could be quickly found out.
Furthermore, if she was the daughter of the Tang family, how did she appear in Cile Town?
Who are the daughters of the Song and Lin families?
Is Lin Zhaozhao really the daughter of the Lin family? Or was she originally the daughter of the Song family?
These mysteries cannot be explained.
Mrs. Tang nodded while crying.
"I won't check it anymore. Whether it's true or not, I'm sure it's you."
After calming Mrs. Tang down, the mother and daughter chatted for a while. After she left, Song Yuntang looked at Xia Ning standing beside him.
"Xia Ning, find someone to check with the people who were in contact with the midwives of the Song and Lin families back then, and ask them if the two children had birthmarks on their bodies after they were born?"
Xia Ning replied yes and asked the secret guards in the mansion to investigate.
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Seeing that there was only half a month left of the three-month vacation, Xu Qingye wanted to take advantage of this time to spend more time with Song Yuntang and Hao Ting.
Honeysuckle entered the yard and bowed to him.
"Sir, someone has come from the palace."
Immediately afterwards, a eunuch walked around the screen wall and bowed to Xu Qingye.
"Sir Xu, today the spies reported that the Western Regions are sending a large number of troops to the northern border and have already bypassed Qingmu Mountain. His Majesty has sent me here to summon you back to the palace to discuss this matter."
The man nodded calmly and looked at Song Yuntang beside him.
"Tang'er, I'll be back as soon as possible."
Song Yuntang smiled.
"Go ahead. Business is more important. Wencheng is still in the North."
Xu Qingye hummed and touched Hao Ting's head.
"When daddy is not at home, you must take good care of mom."
Hao Ting held his head high and chest puffed out, his pair of big eyes with distinct black and white sparkling, like a little man who could stand tall and proud.
“Don’t worry, Daddy, Hao Ting will.”
Xu Qingye smiled gently, quickly changed into his official uniform, and followed the eunuch out. Although he still looked calm, his steps were a little hurried.
Song Yuntang watched him leave, then pulled his son aside.
"Come on, Mommy will take you to play on the swing."
Hao Ting tilted his head.
"Mom, sit on the swing, Hao Ting will push it."
Song Yuntang laughed and said, "You can't push me."
Hao Ting raised his little fist.
"Dad said Hao Ting is a little man, but I am very strong. Mom, please don't underestimate me."
"Hahaha..." Song Yuntang was amused by him again, "Okay, today it's Hao Ting's turn to push the swing for mother."
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In the palace.
When Xu Qingye arrived at the imperial study, many important ministers had already arrived, and the emperor was sitting behind the table with a serious expression.
He said nothing, but just stood beside the ministers.
Two more ministers arrived one after another. When the emperor saw that almost everyone was present, he began to discuss business with everyone.
Someone asked.
"Your Majesty, Princess Lou Yishang of the Western Regions is still a hostage in Daxia. Is the information from the spies reliable? Do you not care about the princess's life?"
Speaking of this princess, the emperor couldn't help but frown.
"After the spy brought back the news, I specially ordered someone to go to the post house. The guards said that Lou Yishang had been staying at home for the past few days. I thought she had been staying at the post house, but in fact, she had already escaped on the night of the Lantern Festival when the capital was holding the Lantern Festival."
Some people were surprised.
"So, Princess Lou Yishang's visit to Beijing is just a conspiracy in the Western Regions?"
"No wonder! There are so many good men in the capital, but she chose none of them. She chose Mr. Xu who already has a family. It turns out that this is just a delaying tactic."
"A little girl actually fooled the whole court. How despicable! How hateful!"
The emperor looked up at his ministers.
"Now is not the time to attack the princess of the Western Regions. I have ordered people to seal off all major checkpoints. If anyone suspicious is encountered, arrest them immediately and bring them back to the capital."
After a pause, he continued, "The border of Daxia has been in turmoil for many years. In recent years, Prince Heng has colluded with the Northern Frontier and has emptied the national treasury. Now I can finally breathe a sigh of relief. If either the Western Region or the Northern Frontier attacks, I have the confidence to do so. However, if the two countries join forces, they will eventually become a formidable enemy. If we fall into a long-term tug-of-war again, the people and soldiers on the border will suffer in the end. Do you have any countermeasures?"
Everyone looked at each other, thinking of countermeasures in their minds.
After a moment, someone stepped forward.
"Your Majesty, don't we have gunpowder? The Western Region army has just passed Qingmu Mountain. Let the Ministry of War transport more to the northern border. It should still be in time."
"Lord Chen can think of it, why can't I?" The emperor rubbed his brows. "Not to mention that gunpowder is extremely expensive, the court has spent too much energy investigating Prince Heng some time ago, and the Ministry of War has limited gunpowder available. It will take some time to rush to produce it now."
Tang Jingshan stepped forward.
"In that case, we just need to find a way to destroy the alliance between the two countries."
The emperor's eyes lit up.
"How to break it? Lord Tang, do you have any idea?"
Tang Jingshan was lost in thought and speechless for a moment, but the ministers around him offered suggestions one after another.
The most popular call was to send envoys to the Western Regions to alienate their relationship with the Northern Territory.
Xu Qingye didn't say anything, but just stared at the map hanging in the imperial study.
The emperor saw that all the ministers had spoken, except him.
Following his gaze, she then asked.
"Does Xu Qing have any different countermeasures?"
"First stabilize the Western Region, then let the Northern Territory speed up the closing of the net, so that the Western Region will retreat in the face of difficulties. This will not only save manpower and money, but also ensure Daxia's own interests, and quickly resolve the crisis."
He came to the map, pointed to the location on it and spoke.
"The army's marching speed is relatively slow, and the road from the Western Region to the Northern Border is difficult. Even if we bypass Qingmu Mountain, it will take at least twenty days to reach the northern border."
"Apart from the time it takes to report back on the road, if your majesty immediately gives an order to send a team of soldiers pretending to be Northern Frontier soldiers to ambush along the way, even if they guess that the enemy is not a Northern Frontier warrior, they will not dare to continue moving forward and risk being destroyed."
"The worst outcome is that we will stay where we are and wait for a response from the Northern Frontier."
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