Xiao Lingling ran so fast that she didn't notice at all. As soon as she left the imperial study, the faces of the two men in the room turned cold.
Su Daoxiu was better off, sitting leisurely on a chair beside him, but Su Daocheng frowned.
"What happened? Why did Xiao Lingdang come to the capital at this time? Although this girl didn't say it, I am not blind and can see that she is in a bad mood. But did anyone bully her?"
Su Daoxiu was not surprised at all by his question, "So, my royal brother, do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"
Su Daocheng glanced at him unhappily, "You're already an adult, and you're still trying to be so rude. I'm asking you to tell the truth."
Su Daoxiu smiled, then his expression turned cold. "My Royal Highness, you may not know that Xiao Lingdang's grandfather passed away a few days ago."
Su Daocheng was a little surprised, "Dead?"
Looking at Su Daoxiu's unhappy expression, I knew that there must be some hidden story.
"Just tell me the whole story. What happened?"
Su Daoxiu sighed, "This is what you insisted on knowing, my royal brother! In fact, Mr. Lin was murdered by an assassin.
As for the person sent to kill, you, my royal brother, are also very familiar with her. She is your Xiang Fei.
Their target was originally supposed to be Xiao Lingdang, but they went there at an unfortunate time because Xiao Lingdang was not there.
In order not to return empty-handed, they planned to kidnap Xiao Lingdang's grandparents as hostages, but they didn't expect that Grandpa Lin loved his granddaughter the most and would rather die than obey.
So he sacrificed himself, and died in front of little Lingling. You have to know that she was only six years old, and she had to witness such a thing with her own eyes.
In a rage, she killed all the killers and even rushed into the capital to seek revenge.
Originally, she arrived last night, but fortunately I rushed over overnight after I found out and stopped her at noon.
Otherwise, the child might become stupid."
At this point, Su Daoxiu looked at the emperor with obvious dissatisfaction, "Royal brother, since you have adopted her as your adopted daughter and conferred the title of Princess Zhenguo on her.
When we give her supreme honor, shouldn't we also give her more protection?
She grew up in an ordinary family and knew nothing about the struggles in our royal family. If she had been prepared earlier, what happened today would not have happened.
Besides, she has done a lot for you, my brother, in the past few years. I can see that you really love her, so I hope you can turn a blind eye to what she wants to do in the palace this time!"
Su Daocheng was dumbfounded. He had never expected something like this to happen. He had been so busy with the flood recently that he really hadn't taken care of it.
He slammed the table in anger, and a suppressed roar came out of his mouth, "They! How dare they! They even dared to extend their hands to Chen'an Mansion. They are really powerful. Not to mention that Xiao Lingdang will not forgive them, I will also punish them severely!
Now, let Xiao Lingling vent her anger first. As long as she holds on for a while, I will make them pay the price!"
In the past three years, Xiao Lingling had actually secretly told him about two natural disasters. Of course, the scale of both disasters was not too big. One was an earthquake and the other was a heavy snow.
Thanks to her reminder, Su Daocheng successfully minimized the harm.
Xiao Lingdang actually wrote a letter about this flood, but due to some accidents, he didn't see it, otherwise it wouldn't have developed to such a serious level today.
To him, Xiao Lingling is not only his goddaughter and a lovely and kind-hearted child, but also a meritorious official who has made great contributions to the country.
He is someone who deserves any reward he can give, but Xiao Lingling just doesn't like to be in the spotlight, so his status has never been made public.
He never imagined that even a princess who had no conflict of interest with the throne would make the concubines so concerned.
In the end, he underestimated those people's desire for power!
His face grew darker and darker, and his mind grew more and more depressed.
Su Daoxiu calmly watched his changing expression, feeling extremely fortunate that he had left the center of power in time.
As long as you are in the Forbidden City, no matter whether you are a man or a woman, even the palace maids and eunuchs are all full of calculations. Being in such an environment is really something that makes people unhappy.
Living in a wolf's den, I'm afraid I'll be woken up in the middle of the night even when I'm sleeping.
Having achieved his goal, he said no more.
He just wanted to make Su Daocheng feel guilty. Although he didn't know what Xiao Lingling had done, he could tell how important Xiao Lingling was from the emperor's monthly letters urging him to take good care of her.
He didn't think that his good brother was only concerned about his goddaughter.
After a while, Su Daocheng came back to his senses.
"Don't worry, I know Xiao Lingling knows her limits. No matter what she wants to do today, I won't say anything. However, I summoned you to the capital because I have something important to discuss with you."
Su Daoxiu raised his eyes and said, "Brother Emperor, please speak as you wish. I will do my best."
Su Daocheng nodded in satisfaction, "Of course I know what you mean. Just the other day, I received news from Jiawu Pass in the west, saying that the Zhaoyan Kingdom in the west seemed to be showing signs of stirring up trouble.
Just half a month ago, the Zhaoyan Kingdom's border camp seemed to have received a significant increase in manpower. Jiawu Pass hasn't seen fighting in over a decade. Although the letter simply stated that everything is fine, I'm well aware that their strength is certainly not what it once was.
Now the war in the north has not been settled yet, and there are still battles going on. There are indeed not many trustworthy people to take charge.
Therefore, I plan to ask you to go there, firstly to escort the food and grass, and secondly to supervise the army and check the real situation of the military camp.
Of course, the most important thing is to confirm the movements of Zhao Yan Kingdom. If everything is fine, you can return the same way.
If there are any problems, I may need you, Prince Xiang, to take charge for a while. I wonder if you are willing to do so?"
Su Daoxiu frowned.
To be honest, he was unwilling to get involved in military affairs. Firstly, it was dangerous, and secondly, it would inevitably arouse suspicion.
But now that Qingyang is facing internal and external troubles, he really can't stand idly by.
He hesitated for a long time, "Your Majesty has ordered me to do this, and I shouldn't refuse. But I'm not good at this, and I'm afraid that even if I go, I won't be able to achieve the effect that Your Majesty wants.
Therefore, my suggestion is that Your Majesty can find someone who is good at this. Of course, if Your Majesty is worried that he lacks prestige, I can accompany him.
After all, my brother has been granted the title of King Xiang, so he should be of some use.”
Su Daoxiu's words were flawless. He could go, but just go and not actually take care of anything. This was the best way to meet the emperor's request and avoid suspicion and doubt between brothers.
Sure enough, after he said this, Su Daocheng smiled with satisfaction, "That's fine, but it's hard work for you. I do have two more suitable candidates.
In this way, Prince Xiang can return to the palace to rest for a while. I will summon them later to discuss the matter. Once the specific candidates and time are determined, I will summon you again."
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