i want to marry a princess

As they got closer, Sai Lu and Sima He also saw the two of them, so Guo Chan and Lu Jinyan did not continue the topic just now.

Walking up to him, Sima He glanced past the two of them, and said with a smile, "What a coincidence, did you come out of the Empress Dowager's palace?"

Guo Chan glanced at Sai Lu at the side, nodded and said, "It's a bit of a coincidence, I didn't expect to meet you two here. I don't know what the eldest prince and Cousin He are doing here?"

Sai Lu has a special status, Guo Chan doesn't want to see Sima He getting too close to him.

Seru still looked at Lu Jinyan with hostility, but his attitude towards Guo Chan was still very friendly.

He skipped over Lu Jinyan directly, and said: "Sai Lu has seen the princess, and this king went to the palace to meet the emperor, and happened to meet the prince, so we had a few conversations."

Lu Jinyan, who was regarded as air, looked up at the sky.

"That's it, then I won't bother the two of you, there is still something to do in the house, we'll leave the palace first." Guo Chan didn't like the two of them, and she didn't want to have more contact with them.

When the two left, they passed by. Sima He smelled a faint fragrance, which seemed a little familiar. He remembered that he also smelled the same smell when he found Lu Jinyan in the cave that day.

He couldn't help curling his lips, he didn't expect Lu Jinyan to be so particular about a man, in fact he never thought that Guo Chan would like such a person.

After getting far away, finally there is no obstacle, Guo Chan and the two continued the previous topic.

Lu Jinyan thought for a while and said, "According to what you said, Ah Chan, that military adviser seems to be very good at marching and fighting? Will such a person be unknown in Turkic?"

"The strange thing is here! A person who is so good at leading troops and fighting is just the aide of an unfavored Turkic prince. This is unreasonable!" Guo Chan was very curious about this person, and he was able to lead troops to quickly win two City, this must not be a coincidence.

Lu Jinyan lowered his head to think, and after a while, he suddenly said: "So this person approached Kule for another purpose! Otherwise, how could he suddenly disappear?! I just don't know what his purpose is..."

Seeing her wrinkled face, Guo Chan comforted her and said, "Soldiers come to cover up the water and soil. Now we have too little information, so we can only take one step at a time. But don't worry, I will investigate this matter as soon as possible!"

Lu Jinyan nodded absent-mindedly, but kept the matter in mind.

Back at the Eldest Princess' Mansion, Guo Chan went out again because she had something to do, and Lu Jinyan was in the mansion, and she couldn't forget what happened before.She intuitively felt that there must be a conspiracy that they didn't know about, and she also wanted to help Guo Chan out of selfishness.

So Lu Jinyan found Dongqing, and now Dongqing follows Lu Jinyan more. As for Lianbi, Guo Chan is probably worried, thinking that Lianbi is still a little girl with a temperament, unlike Dongqing who is smart and martial, and can do a lot of things .

Dongqing was a little surprised when she heard Lu Jinyan's order, "Master Jun Ma, do you want all the information about the previous battle with the Turks?!"

Dongqing didn't understand why Lu Jinyan wanted these all of a sudden.

Lu Jinyan didn't hide it from her, "A-chan and I both felt that this battle was too strange, so I wanted to know the whole story and see if I could get a clue from it." Said Lu Jinyan looked a little guilty, "A-chan is usually busy. , I'll see if I can help."

Dongqing felt that what Lu Jinyan said made sense. Guo Chan had been investigating the matter, but couldn't find a clue. Maybe Lu Jinyan would have a different idea.And she also hopes that Lu Jinyan can grow up, and the two of them still have a lot to face in the future.

After thinking it over clearly, Dongqing said: "Master Jun Ma, wait a moment, and this servant will go get it now."

The materials are all ready-made, and Holly will go and return soon.

Lu Jinyan looked through the file and asked Dongqing what information she knew. As far as she knew, Dongqing arrived in Xuzhou earlier than them, so she should know more, and maybe she could know something that others didn't know.

Lu Jinyan frowned as he looked at the information. Luoshui City and Yang City were destroyed within just seven days of the start of the war. With such rapid deployment of troops, the so-called military adviser was indeed not an ordinary person.And the ensuing battle, as Guo Chan said, since the military adviser disappeared, and with the support of our military force, the battle fell into a stalemate, and the Turks retreated steadily in the end.

Even someone like her who doesn't understand military affairs finds it unusual.

"Could Luoshui City be broken so easily?!" Lu Jinyan was not a general, so he wanted to confirm the defensive strength of Luoshui City.

Dongqing said: "In the past hundreds of years, Luoshui City has been broken twice, one was five years ago in 280, and the other was this time."

So Luoshui City is not easy to break through.

At this time, Lu Jinyan saw a portrait in the file, and asked Dongqing, "Who is this?"

Holly glanced at it, it was the portrait of the military division drawn by Kule last time.

"military adviser?!"

"Yes, Mr. Jun Ma."

Lu Jinyan picked up the portrait and observed carefully, "Dongqing, has this person changed his appearance?"

Because the woman disguised herself as a man, Lu Jinyan also put a lot of thought into changing her appearance.Sometimes there are some incongruities in the disguise because of the large gap between the appearance of the person who changed the appearance and the appearance after the disguise. Lu Jinyan's first feeling when he saw this portrait was that it was incongruous.

Dongqing didn't expect Lu Jinyan to be able to see it, so she nodded. She had already seen that this person was disguised.She just felt that he was trying to conceal his identity, so she and Guo Chan didn't think too much about it.

Lu Jinyan was silent when she heard the words. She recalled what happened during this period. It seemed that there was a hidden conspiracy in the battle of Luoshui, and was she and Guo Chan going to Xuzhou to rescue Ling Qi in the other party's scheme?Why did the military division suddenly disappear after helping the Turks take the two cities?However, it was precisely because of his disappearance that the combat power of the Turks declined and they retreated.

In this way, it seems that the military adviser helped them.

With an idea, Lu Jinyan suddenly said: "Could this military advisor not be a Turk at all?!"

Dongqing was shocked by Lu Jinyan's guess, "You mean this person is from the Central Plains?!"

"Exactly!" Lu Jinyan gradually confirmed his guess in his heart, "If he is a Turkic National People's Congress, he doesn't need to change his appearance, maybe he doesn't want to face a Central Plains person in Turkic. And if he is Turkic, Why did he suddenly disappear when he had a huge advantage in the war, causing the Turkic soldiers to retreat. And didn’t Kule find this person after searching all over Turkic?”

Holly thought about it, and felt that this possibility was not impossible.

"But what is this person's purpose?"

Lu Jinyan thought for a while, and said: "This person has not been around Kule for a long time, and Kule was able to lead the army because of his plan. His purpose may be to start this war!"

At the end of the sentence, Lu Jinyan himself fell into doubts, what benefits could be brought to him by simply launching a war, and since he is from the Central Plains, why should he help the enemy country? !

The two fell into deep thought.

When the two of them were thinking hard to no avail, Lu Jinyan suddenly remembered their purpose of going to Xuzhou - to rescue Ling Qi.

At that time, Ling Qi was captured by Kule, and she had the opportunity to escape from the General's Mansion.And there is another strange thing that happened recently, the sudden death of General Ling is also very thought-provoking!

Suddenly Lu Jinyan felt that he had found a light in the darkness.

"The General's Mansion!" Lu Jinyan's eyes brightened, "Dongqing, since the death of General Ling, Ah-chan has been ordering people to observe the actions of the General's Mansion, is there anything unusual?!"

"No abnormalities have been found so far. General Ling has been at home since the death of General Ling. As for Mrs. Ling, she occasionally goes out this month to visit the Ruyang Palace." Dongqing briefly explained the situation and disappeared. About Ling Qi getting drunk on the day Guo Chan and Lu Jinyan got married, she intuitively felt that the princess didn't want the princess to know.

"Ruyang Palace?"

Naturally, Dongqing had investigated this point, so she replied: "Because it was King Ruyang who sent people to rescue the captured General Ling in Xuzhou at that time, so Madam Ling came to visit and thank you, and then we gradually got in touch."

The grace of saving lives should indeed be thanked.

But when Lu Jinyan thought of seeing Sai Lu and Sima He standing together at the gate of the palace today, he always felt that something was wrong. Sima He sent people to rescue Ling Qi. Sima He explained that Ling Qi was the son of an old man. Chan was in Xuzhou, and was about to rescue Ling Qi, but Sima He's men were one step ahead.

This seems to be done on purpose.

Lu Jinyan felt like he was approaching a maze, struggling to find the exit, and finally had to give up and choose the easiest way for them to find.

"Old General Ling's death was not simple. The reason for his suicide may be the truth we are looking for! Ling Qi is his only relative, and we can only start with Ling Qi!"

After the words fell, Lu Jinyan felt a surge in her heart, maybe she could really help Guo Chan.

"That's right!"

It's Guo Chan's voice!

Lu Jinyan immediately looked towards the door, Guo Chan didn't know how much he heard.

"A-chan, you're back!"

Guo Chan nodded. She had been back for a while, but she didn't bother when she saw that the two were talking.

"Did you hear that? Am I right?!" Lu Jinyan looked at Guo Chan expectantly, hoping to get Guo Chan's approval.

Guo Chan looked at Lu Jinyan with gentle eyes, "Your guess is correct, we can only start with Ling Qi first, but he has lived in seclusion these days, and there is no way to investigate."

Lu Jinyan was recognized, and he thought more vigorously. After a while, he said: "As long as you keep staring at Ling Qi, I don't believe that you will never be able to find out the reason why General Ling committed suicide. And Nian'er, she is already Ling Qi's wife, maybe she There is also a breakthrough there.”

Lu Jinyan did not doubt Ling Qi, but they would not be indifferent to General Ling's death, as long as they follow the clues, and the oriole is behind, they will find the truth just around the corner.

Guo Chan said slowly: "I came back because of this!"

Lu Jinyan was puzzled, and Guo Chan explained, "Kole sent a letter, he found out that the last place where the military division appeared was Suzhou."

"Suzhou?!"

Lu Jinyan knew that since Kule was caught by Guo Chan once, the two had reached a tacit consensus, but Guo Chan naturally would not commit treason, and just took what they needed.

Lu Jinyan and Dongqing looked at Guo Chan together. On the way back to Beijing, they went to Suzhou together, and the mysterious military division also appeared in Suzhou. They didn't think it was a coincidence.

Guo Chan nodded, "Exactly!"

"Didn't you follow us all the time?" Lu Jinyan didn't believe in coincidences. Thinking of the death of General Ling, she said again: "I think that person must be in the capital now! General Ling's suicide may also be related to this person!"

It has to be said that Lu Jinyan thought very fast, and Guo Chan looked at her with points of approval.

Lu Jinyan also felt her gaze and blushed slightly.

The eyes of the two exchanged, and Dongqing couldn't help coughing.

Guo Chan looked away with a smile, and slowly said: "I think so too, this person should have followed us all the way from Xuzhou to the capital, but we know little about this person, not even his appearance. It’s very difficult to find someone.”

Lu Jinyan said, "But why did he follow us?"

As soon as these words came out, the three fell silent.

They went to Suzhou only for fun, and had no other purpose, and there was nothing unusual along the way. Could it be that the man was simply following behind them?

Lu Jinyan thought of a possibility, "Could that person follow Ling Qi instead of us?"

"It's not impossible." Guo Chan thought of the death of Old General Ling, maybe this person had a certain relationship with the Ling family...

Suddenly, a dark light flashed in Guo Chan's eyes, although it was very fast, Lu Jinyan still found out.

"Achan, did you find out?"

Guo Chan was stunned before saying: "It's nothing, I just thought of something."

"Oh." Lu Jinyan didn't ask further.

Sensing Lu Jinyan's disappointment, Guo Chan explained: "I just think that this military adviser might have something to do with the General's Mansion, but this is just a guess, and there is no evidence."

Hearing this, the discomfort in Lu Jinyan's heart was swept away, she smiled, "Since everything points to the general's mansion, why not ask Nian'er to go to the mansion tomorrow to find out what's going on."

Nian'er was a little surprised when she received the post from the Eldest Princess' Mansion. After she arrived at the General's Mansion, she knew a lot about the past. There is also a princess Qinghe in the middle.

But the eldest princess mansion took the initiative to show her kindness, so she had no reason not to come, so she prepared a gift and went to the eldest princess mansion the next day.

"Mrs. Ling's complexion is a little pale. I wonder if the funeral of General Ling has been handled properly? It must be that General Ling and Madam have worked hard recently."

Nian'er was a little exhausted from dealing with the affairs of the family lately, so she was a little distracted.

Seeing that there was no response, Lu Jinyan called out, "Madam Ling?"

Nian'er came back to her senses and looked at Lu Jinyan with a guilty expression. The marriage between Princess Danyang and Marquis Cheng En, the general's mansion just sent someone to give a gift and did not attend the ceremony, but this did not prevent her from learning about the marriage from other people. grand.

"Thank you, Lord Hou, for your concern. Grandpa's funeral has been taken care of." Nian'er said this, but she unexpectedly remembered Ling Qi's recent behavior, especially the drunkenness that day, she only heard one name.

Ren Suyi.

She knew that this was Princess Qinghe's boudoir name, and she also knew that Ling Qi would never forget Princess Qinghe.

"Madam Ling?" Lu Jinyan called out, and Nian'er seemed to be distracted today.

Nian'er shook off the thoughts in her mind, and smiled apologetically, "Master Hou, I'm really sorry, I seldom deal with the affairs of the mansion, and now I just took over, and I'm still not used to it."

Now it's Lu Jinyan's turn to feel sorry, "It's really Lu's inappropriate consideration, ignoring that Mrs. Ling is very busy with family affairs now."

Hearing this, Nian'er smiled and said: "Actually, I am stupid, and the lady next to me is not like me. Moreover, I heard that when Lord Hou got married, he promised the queen mother that after you married the princess, your lord, the princess Lord, it seems to be true now."

Lu Jinyan's expression was a little awkward. Guo Chan had already entered the palace this morning. Now that the eldest princess is pregnant, it's time to not bother, so she can't let Marquis Xuan Ping come to receive Nian'er, so she can only attend in person.Fortunately, there are four or five maidservants around, and there is no such thing as loss of reputation.

Pretending to cough, Lu Jin said, "Actually, I came today to discuss something with Mrs. Ling."

Nian'er was puzzled, what does Lu Jinyan need to discuss with her?

Lu Jinyan said: "It's like this. I know that some unpleasant things happened between the two prefectures, but now that the dust has settled and Princess Qinghe has already let go of the past, I think our two prefectures should also turn the conflict into friendship and move around more. yes."

Nian'er couldn't hide his surprise at Lu Jin's words of goodwill. The status of the General's Mansion in the court has plummeted with the death of General Ling, and few people visit it.

Why did Lu Jinyan show his favor in such a way?

Seeing this, Lu Jinyan said again: "Actually, this is what mother meant."

It is said that Lu Jinyan's parents died young, so this mother naturally refers to Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess.

"Our two houses are very close. Mother thought that we shouldn't hurt the peace, so she specially ordered me to post a message to my wife to invite her to get together, in order to untie the knot between the two houses." Lu Jinyan kept looking at Thinking about it, her pretty appearance was a bit tainted with the melancholy of a girl in the capital, which was completely different from when she was in Xuzhou, maybe it was because of sudden changes.

Nian'er smiled, "Actually, Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess should be angry, after all, it was our fault first."

Seeing that Nian'er didn't believe it, Lu Jinyan said slowly: "Actually... Mother only recently found out that Princess Qinghe had no intention of marrying General Ling. The marriage was too late to be resolved in a hurry. In fact, it was the General's Mansion that made Princess Qinghe complete yes."

Nian'er was surprised and remained silent, it turned out that the truth was so!She thought maybe this was the real reason why Ling Qi got drunk!The woman he loves never thought of actually marrying him!

"This is really surprising!" Nian'er murmured.

"That's right, so there is no need for our two houses to be born, what does Madam think?"

Nian'er quickly analyzed the pros and cons in his mind, Ling Qi's merits and demerits in that battle can be said to have equalized, and now Ding You is at home, after three years, who knows what the court will be like.

only……

Lu Jinyan knew that Nian'er was actually a smart person, but sometimes his cleverness was mistaken by his cleverness. Dongqing had already found out that the Ruyang Palace also wanted to win over the General's Palace.

"I heard that Mrs. Ling has often visited the Ruyang Palace recently. When they got married, Princess Ruyang specially sent someone to bring exquisite special snacks. After I ate it, I couldn't love it. Next time my wife goes, I will ask Fangzi for me. It can also satisfy my hunger."

Nian'er involuntarily clenched the veil in her hand, it seemed that Guo Chan and others were watching everything, Lu Jinyan took the opportunity to mention this, but just wanted to remind her.

After thinking about it for a while, Nian'er raised her head and said with a smile: "It turns out that Lord Hou still likes to eat snacks, but I came to thank you for the fact that my husband was rescued by King Ruyang. Grandpa is busy."

In any case, the eldest princess's mansion is the emperor's confidant, even if they can't make friends, they can't be offended, otherwise the situation of the general's mansion will be even more difficult in the future.

Lu Jinyan also followed the slope: "It's okay, I'll ask Ah-chan to help me. Mrs. Ling has just arrived in the capital, if you don't know anything, feel free to ask me. Old General Ling has ordered you to help me. Yes, Lu will definitely do his best."

Nian'er stood up and blessed him, "Then I would like to thank Lord Hou first. I am new here, and I really don't understand a lot. I will inevitably trouble you and the princess in the future."

Lu Jinyan also got up to return the salute, and Lu Jinyan felt hypocritical when they heard what the two said, which also made her realize that Nian'er was not careless.

But Lu Jinyan's purpose today was not here, she ordered the maid to add new tea, and the two sat down again.

Nian'er picked up the teacup, lowered her head and took a sip of the tea, feeling uneasy for some reason.

Seeing that it was almost done, Lu Jinyan said slowly, "Actually, I have something to do with Mrs. Ling today."

After saying that, Nian'er looked up at Lu Jinyan suspiciously, and only heard her say: "The sudden death of General Ling is shocking. I wonder if Mrs. Ling and General Ling can find out the reason why General Ling committed suicide?"

In order to avoid Nian'er's doubts, Lu Jinyan explained: "Old General Ling has been a soldier all his life and has made countless military achievements. It is really regrettable that he passed away suddenly, and in this way. The emperor regards Old General Ling as an elder, and since the death of General Ling Feeling very sad, he wondered whether Old General Ling had encountered difficulties, or if he had been poisoned by others, and wanted to seek justice for Old General Ling no matter what, so he ordered me to ask Madam."

Hearing this, Nian'er looked sad, obviously very sad about the death of Old General Ling.After a while, she calmed down a little. First she stood up facing the direction of the palace and blessed her, then sat down and sighed: "The emperor still misses his grandfather, and his spirit in heaven must be comforted. But, let's not hide it from Lord Marquis, since My grandfather has passed away, and my husband has been investigating, but unfortunately there is still no result."

Lu Jinyan frowned, and said, "Who did Old General Ling meet before he passed away, or was there anything unusual?"

Nian'er lowered her head in thought, carefully recalling the situation of those few days, after a while she raised her head and shook her head again, "Grandpa has been at home preparing for my marriage with my husband in those few days, and he has never seen anyone outside the house, and it made us What I also don't understand is that my grandfather looked energetic at that time, and there was a smile on his face from time to time, who would have thought...who would have thought...such a thing would happen!"

Saying that, Nian'er began to cry softly.

"Madam's day is sad." Lu Jinyan sighed, feeling a little guilty for uncovering other people's scars.

Nian'er cried for a while, probably feeling rude in front of others, so she took out a fancy handkerchief to wipe away her tears.Lu Jinyan, who had been looking at her, noticed the crescent moon pattern embroidered on the handkerchief, like a totem.Because ordinary women in the capital usually embroider flowers and plants on their handkerchiefs, she felt it was a bit novel, thinking that Nian'er was not from the capital, she thought it was a custom in Nian'er's hometown.

"Master Hou laughed." Nian'er wiped away her tears and smiled apologetically.

Lu Jinyan shook his head, "It's only natural for a loved one to pass away. However, the deceased has passed away, so please cheer up Madam."

Nian'er nodded when she heard the words, "Thank you, Lord Hou, for your concern."

Seeing that Nian'er was in a better mood, Lu Jin said, "Since Old General Ling was normal before his death, can he leave any clues?"

Lu Jinyan thinks that old general Ling chose to commit suicide because he must have felt helpless and might threaten him. Lu Jinyan doesn't know what else is there besides the safety of the general's mansion and Ling Qi.

Nian'er was still the same as before, ignorant, "After my grandfather passed away, my husband was hit hard. We also thought about what caused my grandfather to make such a choice, but we searched all the things left by him, and in the end it was still the same. It's nothing."

Lu Jinyan let out a long sigh in his heart, it seemed that he couldn't ask anything.She looked at Nian'er, it was not Nian'er who traveled with them all the way from Xuzhou to the capital. She was combing her hair in the bun that women in the Central Plains prefer, wearing exquisite and gorgeous jewelry, and her words and deeds were dignified and gentle. The somewhat exotic facial features are also covered up with makeup.

The maidservant's voice brought tea back to Lu Jinyan's thoughts. She said to Nian'er: "This is the end of the matter. Lu hopes that Madam and the general will cheer up as soon as possible and investigate the truth so that old general Ling's spirit in heaven can rest in peace."

Nian'er said: "What Hou Ye said is true."

Lu Jinyan did not give up, and reminded: "If you find something, I hope Madam can tell Lu."

Nian'er should go down.

Not long after, Nian'er said that the affairs of the government still need to be dealt with and offered to leave. Lu Jinyan got nothing today and could only silently send him away.

In the flower hall, two maidservants were packing up the teacups and snacks left behind.

Dongqing knew the result when she saw Lu Jinyan's appearance.

"Master Jun Ma, I have already sent someone to follow Mrs. Ling."

Lu Jinyan nodded and hummed, she wanted to see how Nian'er would react after the previous conversation, the only breakthrough point now was the General's Mansion, she had an intuition that there must be some secrets in the General's Mansion.

An hour later, the person sent came back to report the situation.

Nian'er did not go back to the General's Mansion immediately after leaving the Princess's Mansion, but went shopping. First, she went to a jewelry store in the east of the city to pick out a statue of Buddha, and then went to a restaurant in the north of the city to pack the famous food and drink there. Back to the general's mansion.

Dongqing said: "Madam Ling seems to be very relaxed."

Lu Jinyan lowered her eyebrows and said nothing, she was a little surprised by Nian'er's behavior.But buying Buddha statues and packing meals are all very common actions.

After thinking for a while, Lu Jinyan still felt that there was nothing unusual, so he had to let Dongqing continue to send people to watch the general's mansion.

They sent someone to watch the General's Mansion for several days, Ling Qi stayed behind closed doors all day long, and Nian'er only went out occasionally, nothing unusual.

Lu Jinyan got nothing, and this result made her very discouraged.

This afternoon, Dongqing came to report, and Nian'er went out again, but unlike in the past, today she first went to Lingcao Tang, and then went to the restaurant she frequented to buy food and drinks.

Nian'er is just one or two places she frequents, restaurants are one of them, I don't know what kind of food and drinks she likes so much, the General's Mansion is not without cooks.

Lu Jinyan said: "Send someone to Lingcaotang to ask Nian Di why Madam Ling went to the medical clinic." After a pause, she added: "Go to the restaurant again and pack a copy of what Madam Ling usually buys. return."

She wants to see what delicacies from mountains and seas make Nian'er obsessed.

The people Dongqing sent quickly brought back news that Nian'er went to the clinic to find Wen Qing's pulse, but Wang Niandi didn't know what the pulse was, but she secretly slipped a prescription to the person who went.

Speaking of which, Dongqing handed the prescription to Lu Jinyan. She had seen the prescription before she came, so she already knew it in her heart.

Lu Jinyan opened it to look, and silently read the name of the medicine on the prescription, because since the eldest princess was pregnant, almost all the affairs of the mansion have been handed over to Lu Jinyan, and it is naturally her responsibility to take care of the eldest princess, so she is very fond of the eldest princess' prescription. clear.

This prescription is very similar to the eldest princess's prescription for miscarriage.

"Madam Ling is pregnant?" Lu Jinyan asked uncertainly. After all, she is not a doctor, and the medicine has thousands of properties. Who knows if it is the same.

Dongqing nodded, "I guess she's pregnant."

At this time, the person sent to the restaurant also came back.

Waiting for the maid to arrange the dishes neatly, Lu Jinyan looked at the delicacies on the table and sighed: "I heard that pregnant people have tricky tastes, no wonder she loves the dishes of this restaurant."

It happened that Guo Chan was staying in the palace for dinner today, Lu Jinyan was unwell and hadn't eaten before, now he was a little hungry looking at these dishes, so he called Lianbi, and the three of them sat down to eat together.

Lu Jinyan said while eating: "It seems that there is no way to get from the General's Mansion, but I wonder why General Ling committed suicide?!"

After staring at the general's mansion for several days but found nothing, Lu Jinyan accumulated helplessness and unwillingness in his heart, and the dishes in front of him were tasteless.

"What is there that could threaten the General's Mansion?" Lu Jinyan murmured to himself, the chopsticks were inserted in the bowl, but the rice did not enter.

Dongqing knew that Lu Jinyan wanted to help her princess, so she persuaded: "The people hiding behind must have his purpose, but they don't dare to act rashly. The slaves will keep an eye on the general's mansion and report to you immediately if there is any abnormality."

But sitting and waiting to die always felt uneasy in my heart, especially because there was a so-called military adviser who followed them all the way hiding in the dark, and I didn't know what his purpose was.

Lu Jinyan felt that this military division had purposely approached Kule from the very beginning and caused a war. If he didn't figure out his purpose, he might be caught off guard.

At this time, Lianbi suddenly said: "If I want to guess, someone must have threatened him with something important to Old General Ling, so he committed suicide."

It's not that Lu Jinyan had never thought about this idea, but he always felt something was wrong. Old General Ling didn't leave any last words, and chose the most decisive way. Before committing suicide, he specially asked Guo Chan to take care of the general's mansion.With old general Ling's experience and ability, what kind of predicament would he choose to commit suicide?And why did he ask Guo Chan?

Does this mean that Old General Ling knows that Guo Chan must be on the opposite side of the forces behind him in the future, so he entrusts Guo Chan with him.

Thinking of this, Lu Jinyan felt that General Ling must know something, and suddenly said, "Dongqing, is there a way to sneak into the general's mansion?"

If there is a real crisis, it is impossible for General Ling not to leave some clues.

Dongqing put down her chopsticks, thought for a while, pursed her lips and said, "Be careful, it's fine."

"Then..." The words were about to come out, but Lu Jinyan was a little hesitant. It would be bad if he startled the snake.

Dongqing saw her hesitation, and said in a low voice: "The princess asked the servants to obey your orders, which shows that the princess completely trusts you and all your decisions."

This sentence undoubtedly gave Lu Jinyan great confidence and support. She made up her mind, "Get ready and visit the General's Mansion at night! See what secrets are hidden in the General's Mansion!"

"Yes! Sheriff!"

Just after midnight, Dongqing changed into night clothes and was about to go out when a figure appeared in front of her.

"Why haven't you rested yet?" Dongqing frowned and looked at Lianbi in front of her.

"You don't care about me." Lian Bi glared at her, looking at her dark night clothes.Hearing the conversation between the two during the day, she knew that she was going to the General's Mansion to inquire about the situation.

"It's okay, I'll leave the house first, no delay."

Dongqing was about to leave as she said, Lianbi called her back, "Be careful not to get caught, it's dangerous!"

Dongqing was startled, her steps were steady, she continued to walk outside the mansion, and she answered with a hum.

Lian Bi roared behind her: "Umm, what, damn Dongqing! Uh, uh, uh, it's unlucky..."

The woman's delicate voice was still behind her, getting weaker and weaker, and Dongqing slowly smiled.

Walking to the back door, Dongqing was stunned.

"Princess?" Dongqing had a look of disbelief, because Guo Chan was also wearing night clothes at this time, "Do you want to...?"

"Well, I'll go with you."

"The county horse..."

Guo Chan took the words, "I told her, let's go,"

In fact, what Dongqing thought was that the county horse would agree to the princess going out of the house late at night.

Lu Jinyan naturally disagreed, but Guo Chan felt that it was necessary to go there in person, because she also felt that the General's Mansion seemed to be shrouded in a cloud of fog, and she had to find out for herself.

The General's Mansion is not far from the Eldest Princess' Mansion, and the two of them escaped the guards all the way to the General's Mansion with ease.

The white lantern at the door was swaying by the wind. I don't know if it was an illusion. The two felt that the General's Mansion in the middle of the night was a bit weird.

"Go back."

"Yes."

In order to avoid being discovered, Guo Chan chose a place with the weakest defense and entered the backyard.After thinking about it for a while, Guo Chan decided to visit the place where Old General Ling lived.

Dongqing had obtained the map of the General's Mansion a long time ago, and soon pointed out the courtyard where Old General Ling lived.

Old General Ling's courtyard was not well-guarded, and the two of them easily entered the room where he lived before his death.

"Offended." Guo Chan recited silently when she entered the room, probably because she was afraid of offending the deceased.

Everything in the room seemed to remain the same, Guo Chan signaled Dongqing to take a closer look with her eyes, and the latter nodded and walked into the inner room lightly.

Guo Chan wiped the tables and chairs with her hands, they were clean and tidy, obviously someone cleaned them every day.The decoration in the room is very simple, very similar to General Ling.

In fact, the pattern of this room can be seen at a glance, and there is nothing special about it, but Guo Chan still carefully checks every place for hidden mechanisms.

However, nothing was found.

At the same time, Holly came out of the inner room with a condensed expression, obviously not aware of it.

The eyes of the two met, and Guo Chan said, "Go to the study!"

The study is on the side of the bedroom. In the middle of the room is the desk of Huanghuali, on which there are pens, ink, paper and inkstones and a few books. On the right hand is a screen in the style of galloping on the battlefield. The yellow sand is long, and it can be seen The cruelty of the battlefield, on the left hand side is a top-mounted bookcase, which is full of books.

Recalling that Ling Qi once said that General Ling had locked himself in the study room before his death, Guo Chan said in a low voice, "Look here carefully."

Holly responded and began to check.

Guo Chan was not idle either. She walked to the desk and looked through the books on the desk. They were just simple military books, nothing special.At this time, she noticed a painting hanging behind the desk. The painting was about Luoshui City. The Luoshui City in the painting was surrounded by a cloud of mist, and behind the mist was a sky-filled plain.

Taking a closer look, I found that the painting was signed by Ling Pingzhi.

Ling Pingzhi, Ling Qi's father.

He uses troops with great speed, and he is even more skilled in martial arts.

This is Guo Chan's only understanding of Ling Pingzhi, but Guo Chan only knows about Ling Pingzhi, and has never met him, but the person who even her father Xuan Pinghou praised endlessly must be telling the truth.

Guo Chan turned around and found that there were three paintings hanging in the room, all of which were made by Ling Pingzhi. It can be seen that this person not only has made great achievements in military affairs, but also is not far behind in literary talent.

It's a pity that he died young.

"Princess, nothing was found."

Guo Chan frowned, but Dongqing said again: "But I found a few letters stuck in a book in the bookcase."

The letter reads, my son personally opened it.

The letter paper was yellow, obviously the letter was old.

Guo Chan opened it, but there were only two words on the letter.

"reply ASAP!"

Guo Chan opened several other letters, the same handwriting, the same content.

These are old general Ling's notes, and my son personally opened them. Obviously, they were written by old general Ling to Ling Pingzhi. There are several letters in a row, which shows that the situation was urgent at that time.

"Take one back and check."

"Yes, the princess!"

The pens, inks, papers and inkstones used by each family in the capital are always changing according to the current mainstream. If you search carefully, you can know when these letters were written.

A sigh.

Dongqing knew that Guo Chan was secretly annoyed and didn't find out, so she didn't speak in silence.She looked into the distance and found that a part of the general's mansion was still lit.

"Princess, Ling Qi's courtyard is still lit!"

Guo Chan took a closer look and found that there was indeed a courtyard with light, "Where is that?"

Dongqing quickly recalled the map she had memorized, and said, "It's Ling Qi's yard!"

"Go and see!"

It was the dead of night, and the General's Mansion seemed extraordinarily quiet.

There happened to be a towering tree outside Ling Qi's courtyard. The two hid in the tree and looked through the thick