Reborn as a concubine's sister, the eldest lady went crazy

"Nothing, I just suddenly realized a dark side of my father, and I need to take it easy." Xu Yixing still didn't tell her the core conflict between her and her father. She still thought that useful people's mistakes could be forgiven to a certain extent.

"Look, you asked me to say this, you can't blame me."

"I don't blame you. Thank you for telling me this. But it's all in the past. There's no point in pursuing it any further."

Seeing that Xu Yixing's mood had improved, Lu Anyuan no longer took it to heart. After all, the most important thing for him now was the eldest prince's preparations before the expedition.

On the 20th day of the first lunar month, the heavy snow that had been falling in the capital since the Lantern Festival finally stopped, which made the Ministry of Rites breathe a sigh of relief.

Because today is the day when the eldest prince offers sacrifice to heaven and goes to war. If it continues like this, I really don’t know where to find a venue for him.

Half of the troops for the war against the Song Kingdom were dispatched from the capital, and the other half were drawn from the southern border army. The Dragon Guards followed the eldest prince from the capital, both for protection and as a demonstration. After all, everyone from the emperor to the ministers knew that this was a war that must be won.

Xu Yixing also accompanied Lu Anyuan to the South Gate to see off the eldest prince.

Earlier today, the emperor had already prayed for him at the Temple of Heaven in the palace, and now is the official ceremony of sending troops.

Under her feet was the South Gate. Seeing so many people filing out, she suddenly had a realistic understanding of the military strength. Although 50,000 troops were not a large number, the line leading out of the city was actually very long. No wonder most of the generals in charge of the troops were so arrogant.

If I could mobilize 50,000 troops, I would be very arrogant.

No wonder even though Dad has retired from the border for almost 20 years, he still clings to his power.

"Brother has been out of town for a long time. Isn't it time for us to go back?" Lu Anyuan stepped forward and gently nudged her with his arm. The other princes had all left, leaving only the couple standing there stupidly.

"Okay. I just felt heroic when I saw these guys. How cool would it be if you were the one riding the horse to go to war today?"

Xu Yixing turned her head and looked at him expectantly. She had seen Lu Anyuan wearing armor, but she didn't know what kind of iron-blooded feeling the seemingly golden armor would have if it was stained with yellow earth and blood.

"Next time, next time. I said you were worried about me going to the battlefield at the beginning, why did you change your mind today?"

Xu Yixing swung the forbidden step at his waist and said, "What kind of man is he who has never been to the battlefield? You have been in the capital for a long time. If I had known that the emperor would send a hundred thousand troops to attack the mere Song Dynasty, I would have let you go, and I would not have let the eldest prince get there first."

"Oh, so it seems that Sun Ziyou is more to your taste." Lu Anyuan pretended to be angry and went down the city wall first. Xu Yixing choked for a moment and rolled his eyes.

Jealous person!

When he returned to the mansion, he saw Si Wen, who looked hurried, waiting for him at the palace gate.

"What happened?"

"Miss! Shopkeeper Ge from the east city came to report that our rice mill was raided by the government!"

Xu Yixing tilted his head, confused but not anxious: "What's the reason for copying? Did you ask the gentleman to beat the drum to complain?"

"The military advisor of Jingzhao Prefecture brought soldiers to search the place. The charge was smuggling salt. They also caught our clerk in the act of picking up the salt. With the culprit in the act, I'm afraid it's useless to appeal this time, young lady!"

Si Wen was so anxious that sweat broke out on his head. Buying and selling contraband salt was such a serious crime. This time, the young lady had really screwed the shopkeeper!

Xu Yixing looked at Si Wen, even more confused.

"Could it be... that this smuggling of salt was not your idea, young lady?" Si Wen asked this question carefully. The more she took over, the more frightened she became. Our young lady is really fearless and dares to sell any goods.

"Of course not. I'm not that short of money. Besides, the capital city doesn't lack salt, and the government is very strict about it. Why should I do something that doesn't bring me any profit?"

Xu Yixing rolled his eyes and knew that this time someone had definitely tampered with the situation.

"You just said that the human organs are still there?"

"Yes, it was the master who surrounded the guys who went to pick up salt outside the city. There were three stones of salt, so Manager Ge rushed to report it. Now those people have been imprisoned."

"Why doesn't Shopkeeper Ge clarify? They weren't our products in the first place."

Si Wen hesitated to speak, "You have too many transactions. Even I am not sure whether this private salt was bought by you. How dare you, Shopkeeper Ge?"

Seeing this, Xu Yixing sighed lightly. It seemed that the shopkeeper was also completely unaware and really thought that it was his own private behavior, so he did not dare to confront the government.

"Okay, don't worry. Go tell Shopkeeper Ge first that this contraband salt is not ours. If the government asks him about it, just let him answer truthfully. Ask the squad leader to take care of the people who are in prison. I'll figure out the rest."

"Yes!" Seeing that the young lady was so confident, Si Wen felt much more at ease. He bowed and hurriedly left.

In fact, Xu Yixing was just pretending to be calm. Since the charge he was given this time was the crime of buying and selling smuggled salt, he was going to be killed. What was the point in panicking?

Entering the hall, I saw Lu Anyuan holding the teapot high in one hand and carefully filling it with tea. He said with a teasing look on his face: "I said Si Wen is just a child. She is always not calm enough when encountering things. I just said that it was not a big deal at all. She insisted on waiting for you to come back there."

"Do you have a plan?" Xu Yixing turned his back to the man, not at all as calm and composed as before, and sat down with a sad face.

"Oh, you can change your expression? I thought you already had a solution when I heard you do that, but it turns out you are just pretending." Lu Anyuan pushed the teacup forward and placed it right in front of Xu Yixing, without spilling a drop.

"It happened suddenly, and I can't predict the future, but this deal was definitely not made by me. If Shen Yue investigates carefully, he will definitely find some clues."

Lu Anyuan shook his head with a half-smile. The knife was already at his neck, so the chain of evidence must be well prepared. Maybe the more he investigated, the more conclusive the evidence would be.

"Good man, is there any way you can save me this time? Otherwise, my store will be ruined and I will have to ask you for money~"

"Puchi!" Lu Anyuan couldn't help it. Yi Xing was really adaptable and he was not at all pretentious when asking for help.

"I do have a solution, but how long can your boss and his employees hold out? My method may take three to five days to work. If they can't stand being tortured into confessing, or if they piss themselves after being frightened by the Jingzhao Prefecture, I won't be able to do anything about it."

"Only three to five days?" Xu Yixing ignited hope. Although he didn't know the clerks in the rice shop and they were not working for him, as long as he sent a message to the prison and asked them to endure for three to five days, there should be no problem.

"Yes ma'am."

"it is good!"