When the two came back, they did not talk to those young masters, but went to other places to talk with other guests, so naturally no one paid attention to them.

Someone came over and said something when he saw Xing Zhao.

"I was wondering, why are you taking so long to help the prince change his clothes? Are you hiding from the alcohol here? Come on, come on, don't try to shirk your debt. You owe us money and you won't come back until you're drunk today."

Xing Zhao had a helpless expression on his face as he was "dragged" away.

Everyone present also laughed, except Prince Yin. Although he had a smile on his face, all his thoughts were focused on what Xing Zhao had just said.

When Du Jingyi left, Xing Zhao came to see him off.

As soon as their eyes met, Xing Zhao nodded steadily. Du Jingyi secretly breathed a sigh of relief and then got on the carriage with peace of mind.

The bait has been thrown out, and now it depends on whether the fish will take the bait.

There were only ten days left before the New Year since the Xing family left. Du Jingyi had no idea how Prince Yin would spend the New Year, but they just let it go.

It's New Year's Eve again, and Gu Shaoyu still hasn't come back.

Last year, Du Jingyi brought the children to visit the Du family. This year, there were many people in the general's mansion, so the Du couple came to stay with them.

With the eldest aunt and the fourth aunt together, there was no need for Du Jingyi to come out to liven up the atmosphere. Add to that the children in the yard, and the general's mansion became extremely popular.

Butler He and Madam Dou were so happy that they had many new wrinkles around their eyes. Of course, the happiest ones were the children.

The most anticipated thing every year is to receive red envelopes.

None of them are children who lack money, but when they see that other brothers and sisters have money, they are naturally more excited and sweeter than each other, and the red envelopes they receive are naturally bigger than each other.

The children gathered together, sometimes eating dumplings, sometimes playing hide-and-seek. Their feet never stopped moving, and their mouths were never idle.

Du Jingyi was afraid that they would eat too much and move too much, which would affect their health, so he was about to persuade them to stop when his aunt stopped him.

"The children are happy. It's okay. You have worked hard all year round. Just relax and chat with us. Then go back and rest."

"Aunt is so worried about them. If the general comes back and sees them, he will definitely tell them."

"He dares?"

The eldest aunt of the Gu family suddenly widened her eyes, and then said immediately.

"He is wrong to find fault with such a good daughter-in-law. I will come to make the decision for you right away. I want to see if our great general will not even give face to our aunt."

Her words made everyone laugh.

Du Jingyi thought about it and decided to let the children indulge themselves for a day, so he stopped caring about it.

We sat around until late at night, and everyone dispersed because they were tired.

Du Jingyi first arranged the children and then the elders before going back to rest. As soon as she entered the main house, she felt something was not right. There seemed to be a familiar smell inside, so she quickly walked towards the bedroom.

Sure enough, Gu Shaoyu stood with his hands behind his back, looking at her with a smile on his face.

Du Jingyi threw himself into his arms, punched him twice, and then questioned with a sore nose.

"General, why didn't you say hello when you came back? Everyone at home missed you so much!"

"I'm busy with everyone's return this time. Wouldn't it be exposed if I went to the front hall to say hello? Today is New Year's Eve. I'll accompany you. After tomorrow, I'll leave again."

Du Jingyi looked up at him in surprise, his eyes full of questions.

"Didn't you just come back? Why don't you stay a few more days?"

"I came back three days ago, but I've been busy with things outside. I also met with the prince and Mr. Wen. I should have returned today, but I thought I'd come to see you before leaving."

Seeing them in such a hurry, Du Jingyi knew that there must be something going on in the Huben Army, so she didn't try to persuade them anymore.

She just silently put her arms around Gu Shaoyu's waist, and Gu Shaoyu also held her in his arms lovingly.

The couple hadn't seen each other for more than a year, so it was naturally not appropriate for outsiders to disturb them at this time. Du Jingyi was a little sleepy at first, but he couldn't fall asleep while lying in bed.

"General, are you coming back for the prince?"

"That's half the reason. I also discovered that the emperor secretly took in an old friend, so I came here to see if it was true."

"who?"

"Shang Qilang."

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Du Jingyi was still a little frightened when he heard this. All the people associated with the Wei family had died a few years ago. To put it bluntly, the grass on their graves must be one meter high. How could it be...

Gu Shaoyu naturally knew what Du Jingyi wanted to ask. After all, he was also shocked when he first received the news.

"Shang Qilang was also a person who surrendered to Marquis Dingping at that time, so the fact that he didn't die was probably related to this. However, he was indeed smart and followed the path of Marquis Dingping. Now he has caught the emperor's eye. Although he can't work in the court under his previous name, not many people outside Sui'an City know him, so he must have been assigned to an outpost this time."

"Where was he sent abroad?"

"I'm not sure, but there are only a few places, either near Quanzhou, near Cezhou, or near Jinling City."

Quanzhou naturally targeted Queen Yan's party, Cezhou targeted their Gu family, and as for Jinling City, it was aimed at the Xing family.

Thinking of this, Du Jingyi was a little impressed.

"It's lonely at the top. Our emperor is becoming more suspicious now."

"The emperor is the biological son of the late emperor, so the son resembles the father. It's a pity for Grandfather Guo, who worked hard all his life for the prosperity of the dynasty, but ended up like this. And those officials who sincerely worked for the government and the people have now been squeezed out by party disputes and have no way to survive."

Du Jingyi sighed and then asked.

"What was the result of the general's meeting with the prince? Has he thought about the future?"

Seeing this, Gu Shaoyu smiled and kissed her forehead, then said.

"You are more anxious than I am."

"Success or failure depends on this one move. If it fails, then our family will have no way out."

"Don't worry, the prince is more ambitious than I thought, so this matter will be accomplished as long as the timing is right."

Du Jingyi didn't have much contact with this prince, so she couldn't comment much, but after hearing what Gu Shaoyu said, she felt more hopeful about the long road ahead.

"Okay, go to sleep, it will be dawn if you don't sleep now."