Reborn as a Merchant Girl, the General's Beloved

Before he finished speaking, the emperor threw a memorial at hand directly at him, hitting him, and said unhappily: "Now you are following the rules with me, but I don't think you are a rule-abiding person! Now your father is so busy, what will happen if you help me?"

Jin Liu has never been a talkative person, but after hearing what his father said, he really sat down and began to read the memorial carefully.

After a night, the emperor stood up and stretched himself. He saw his son still sleeping soundly on the low table with a cinnabar brush in his hand. He smiled and said to Cheng Ju, "Don't call him to court today. When he wakes up, ask him to go to the Imperial Concubine's palace to pay his respects before leaving."

"Yes." Cheng Ju responded and said to He Lang who had been waiting outside the palace, "You will serve His Highness here today."

Before Jin Liu woke up, Chang Xin hurried inside. The wound on his shoulder had not healed yet, and he was grinning as he walked fast. He Lang saw that he seemed very anxious, so he smiled and said, "Your Highness accompanied His Majesty in the Imperial Study last night and just fell asleep. His Majesty has ordered Your Highness to have a good rest. If you have nothing important to do, you can have a cup of tea outside. When His Highness wakes up, he will call you in."

Chang Xin hesitated for a moment and nodded.

Jin Liu slept for three hours. When he woke up, it was already afternoon. He felt hungry, so he called the eunuch in front of the palace to get some food. Chang Xin, who had been waiting outside, shouted to him, "Your Highness Prince Jing!"

He took two steps forward, saw that he was sweating profusely, and asked, "Why are you looking for me when you are so anxious?"

"I was anxious before, but not so anxious now." Chang Xin looked at him helplessly and lowered his voice, "This morning, a letter came from nowhere. After reading the letter, the princess turned pale and rushed to the palace to find you. When she heard that you were in the imperial study with His Majesty, she went directly to the queen's bedroom and told me to wait until His Majesty went to court, and then she would let you go to find her. But you've been gone for three hours. It's really frustrating!"

"Let me take a look!" Jin Liu hurried to his mother's bedroom in the harem. After entering the palace, he saw Yu Ran fainted on a bench, her face still covered with tears. He also saw Concubine Jin sitting beside her, wiping her tears. His heart tightened, and he hurried forward to ask, "Mother, what happened?"

"Ran'er just received a battle report from the front line. Duke Weiguo personally led the vanguard battalion deep into the enemy camp to investigate and has been missing for many days." Concubine Jin raised her eyes, her eyes were red.

"Last night I saw the memorial from the Duke of Weiguo, saying that the Turkic leader has contracted a serious illness and the border war may be in danger, so he requested the court to send troops to reinforce!" Jin Liu was shocked.

Concubine Jin frowned. After hearing what he said, she thought for a moment and nodded, "That's right. Duke Wei must have learned that the Turkic leader had suddenly fallen ill, so he wanted to go deep into the enemy camp to get information. But, should this matter be reported to the higher authorities? To what extent should it be reported?"

Jin Liu hesitated for a moment, then said, "Of course I have to report it, and I have to report it truthfully."

Concubine Jin took a deep breath and looked at Jin Liu: "Duke Weiguo is the commander-in-chief of an army. He left the camp without permission and did not report it. If your father and elder brother investigate, I am afraid he will not be able to escape death..."

"It doesn't matter." Jin Liu looked back at Yu Ran, whose face was covered with tears, and smiled, saying, "Dad won the throne on horseback, and Dad and the Duke of Wei are close friends. Don't doubt people when you employ them, and don't employ people you doubt! Since my dad entrusted the Duke of Wei, I naturally won't doubt him."