Su Wanwan glanced at Lu Xingjian with a worried expression.
Lu Xingjian turned to look at her, instantly understanding her worry. His expression turned cold and sullen for a few moments before slowly returning to calm and collected. He then tossed the letter back to Qian Ning.
"I haven't heard of this today."
Qian Ning is related to Yan Ge'er's safety, and he must not involve Qian Ning in this matter, thereby threatening Yan Ge'er.
Qian Ning was stunned.
The emperor has driven officials to suicide by extorting bribes, yet he still doesn't do anything about this arrogant "Nine Thousand Years Old"?
“Those civil officials will be even more anxious than I am, and they will naturally hold onto this matter tightly.” Lu Xingjian settled the matter with a single sentence.
Liu Jin is far too arrogant.
However, without Liu Jin, a ruthless corrupt official who amassed wealth by any means necessary, the national treasury would be empty, and local powerful families would find various excuses to refuse to transport tax grain to the capital.
Where did he get the money to support the Beijing Army, the Eastern Depot, and the Imperial Workshops?
Su Wanwan breathed a sigh of relief.
When it comes to protecting Yan Ge'er, the couple are remarkably in sync and on the same page.
She finally discovered one good thing about Lu Xingjian.
The four little guys not only caught two more rabbits, but also instructed the falcon to catch two more rabbits, making it a truly fruitful trip.
Su Wanwan smiled and asked someone to prepare a rabbit hot pot, while she took the little ones covered in snow to change their clothes.
He Ying helped bring over a lot of children's clothes, and couldn't help but sigh:
“When Madam Sun was pregnant here, I brought her some things once. I don’t know if she has given birth yet.”
Su Wanwan said meaningfully, "Since you're worried about her, why don't you take some things with you to visit her, and while you're at it, visit some relatives and friends outside the palace before coming back?"
He Ying saw her make a "seven" gesture, her face slightly flushed with embarrassment, and she nodded and left.
Now that the Emperor and the Empress have reconciled, she can finally take a break and relax.
He Ying accepted the order and left.
Su Wanwan took the clothes into the dressing room and paused.
Yan Ge'er, Qian Yong'an, and Qian Jie quickly took off their wet clothes, while Yan Ge'er, who was being carefully taken care of, was still standing there waiting to be served.
Su Wanwan pointed at Qian Yong'an and the others, and said to Yan Ge'er, "You should learn from these senior brothers, you know?"
Yan Ge puffed out his little chest, looking a little proud.
My mother praised me again.
Qian An and Qian Jie were like proud little roosters. The Empress was so kind and beautiful.
After the other children changed into clean clothes and went out, Yan Ge'er lingered at the back.
Before Yan Ge'er left, Su Wanwan closed the dressing room door and hugged him tightly.
"Mother." Yan Ge'er pouted, wanting to cry.
“Baby, it’s dangerous for Mommy here, I can’t bring you with me.” Su Wanwan’s throat tightened.
"Are you blaming your mother?"
Yan Ge'er shook his head with tears in his eyes.
He was taught from a young age to call out to his mother secretly, away from others, and to wait if he wanted to see her; he was used to it all.
In reality, Yan Ge'er couldn't be separated from Xiao Bin more: "Mother, where is Uncle?"
He hadn't seen his uncle for a long time.
The man that even his master was afraid of always tried to coax him into calling him "father," but he didn't really like it.
He missed his uncle even more.
Su Wanwan gently rubbed her cheek against Yan Ge'er's forehead, her eyes dimming.
"Your uncle lives far away. He will come back to see you when he has time."
Lu Xingjian went too far in what happened to Xiao Bin.
Ningxia is such a harsh and cold place that even the transmission of messages is extremely slow.
Yan Ge'er looked a little dejected and snuggled closer to Su Wanwan.
The mother and son nestled together quietly in a corner of the changing room, enjoying this precious moment of family time.
The rabbit hot pot feast began before it even got dark.
Lu Xingjian and Qian Ning sat at separate tables.
Su Wanwan and her children booked a table next door.
Su Wanwan was very approachable, and instead served the children food with a smile. She even had hawthorn tea served to help them digest their food, worried that they might have eaten too much meat that night.
The children were especially happy to be together, and they no longer cared about the rule of "not talking while eating," filling the room with laughter and playful noise.
In contrast, Lu Xingjian next door seemed a bit distracted, listening to the commotion next door, while he and Qian Ning each sat at a table, occasionally drinking together.
He still gave Qian Ning a meaningful piece of advice:
"Since Liu Jin is your godfather, don't worry about anything else. Just focus on being a good teacher to Yan Ge'er."
Qian Ning knew the gravity of the situation and, having made up her mind, agreed.
...
Sun Qingyu was about to give birth, and her face was sallow and she looked very haggard.
He Ying simply exchanged a few words of greeting and brought some things that the baby and new mother might need, as well as some nourishing medicinal herbs that are not available on the market.
Sun Qingyu was very surprised, and lowered her eyes to hide the guilt and malice in them.
She thought to herself, "Your Majesty, don't blame me. I was just trying to earn a living for my child and myself. Just pretend you never knew me."
She never expected that Empress Su still cared about her.
But this concern couldn't change her precarious fate in the Marquis of Ruian's mansion.
As He Ying emerged from the Marquis of Ruian's residence and lifted the carriage curtain, she froze instantly.
A man dressed as a nobleman sat in the carriage, lazily raising his eyelids to look at her with a half-smile: "Don't you recognize me?"
He Ying pursed her lips, her heart pounding like thunder.
Suddenly I understood what the Empress meant when she said, "Now that I have seen my beloved, how can I not be happy?"
After she sat down, she lowered her voice and said, "I would recognize you even if you turned to ashes."
The visitor was none other than Liu Qi, whom we hadn't seen for some time.
He wore a jeweled purple-gold crown that bound his hair, and the gold thread embroidered on his long, narrow-sleeved, bright red robe shimmered with an unusual brilliance in the dimly lit carriage.
It made her sideburns look like they were cut with a knife and her eyebrows look like they were painted with ink.
Especially with that dashing and unrestrained demeanor, he showed no signs of being down and out or panicked by the imperial court, which made people admire and respect him.
That's incredibly strong of a person!
He Ying couldn't help but ask, "How dare you show your face in the capital? Aren't you afraid of being arrested?"
Liu Qi shrugged indifferently, "Your wife is incredibly powerful. Both the Inner Depot and the Western Depot ignore me. What do I have to be afraid of?"
Especially Zhang Zhong, who last time brought Ma Yongcheng, the director of the Eastern Depot, and Gu Dayong, the director of the Western Depot, to him, but he still blatantly lied and said that Liu Qi had escaped in that direction.
Liu Qi immediately understood.
What are you afraid of?
So he entered the capital city in a very casual manner.
Liu Qi tossed her a letter: "A secret letter to your master, news from the Rongwang Mansion in Changde."
Crane Shadow's pupils contracted.
She thought of Yan Rong from the Rong Prince's Mansion.
If Yan Rong intended to betray the Empress… she suddenly felt a little flustered.
But thinking of the Empress's composure and confidence, I felt a little more at ease.
Liu Qi then threw her two more boxes.
The crane's shadow was puzzled.
Each box contained a ginseng root.
Judging from its condition, it is definitely not an ordinary item.
He Ying's eyes widened: "This is a hundred-year-old wild ginseng that can bring the dead back to life?"
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