Perhaps because he had some doubts in his heart, Xiao Yichen ate very quickly. Putting down his chopsticks, he sat upright and waited for the empress dowager's answer.
The Queen Mother's movements were slow and graceful, and she didn't seem to be in a hurry.
Xiao Yimo smiled, looked at Xiao Yichen sideways and asked, "What have you been busy with recently, my brother? I received a military report a few days ago that Dayan has been very active recently. I decided to let Ding Sifang go to guard the northwest border. What do you think, my brother?"
Thinking of Ding Sifang, Xiao Yichen felt inexplicably angry. That was clearly his first-hand military report, but how come Ding Sifang got the upper hand? The personnel in the palace were being cleared out, but they had not yet found the spies that Ding Sifang had left in the palace. What Xiao Yimo said was that he wanted him to give up some of his military power.
Xiao Yichen smiled and said, "I have been feeling unwell recently. General Ding is a brave and resourceful man. It would be a good idea to have him guard the northwest border. I have 30,000 troops in the northwest and I will let General Ding relocate them." As he spoke, he took out a jade token from his sleeve and placed it on the table. He looked calm, not showing any unhappiness about having his power taken away.
Xiao Yimo took the jade token with great satisfaction, glancing towards the door from time to time. Just then, Nanny Zhao came running in hurriedly.
The Queen Mother asked, "Madam Zhao, what happened?"
Madam Zhao greeted them, walked to the Queen Mother and whispered, "Queen Mother, Princess Chen is missing."
The queen mother's expression changed, she turned to look at Xiao Yichen and said, "Prince Chen, your princess came to pay her respects to me today, and said she wanted to cook a few dishes for me to taste. Now the dishes have been delivered, but she is gone."
Xiao Yichen frowned. Ji Lingxue specially came to the palace to cook for the Queen Mother? Why does this sound so complicated
Turning her head, she looked at Xiao Yimo in confusion. Xiao Yimo nodded and confirmed the Queen Mother's statement. He promised Ji Lingxue that he would never reveal her purpose of entering the palace.
Xiao Yichen stood up, bowed and said, "I'll take my leave." Then he left quickly.
At this moment, Ji Lingxue was walking forward stealthily. She paid attention to her surroundings all the way and kept a certain distance from the person in front of her so as not to let the other party notice that she was following him.
The person in front was walking quickly. The familiar figure stopped at the gate of the palace, turned his head and looked behind him. Ji Lingxue shrank his body quickly, blending himself into the bushes on the side of the road.
Ji Lingxue looked at the other person through the gaps between the leaves. She was not mistaken. The man was indeed Ding Sifang. But how could an outsider like him enter the inner palace? Did he have acquaintances in the palace
Ding Sifang frowned as he looked at the empty space behind him. Why did he always feel like he was being watched
Shaking his head, Ding Sifang turned around, pushed open the remote palace door and walked in.
Ji Lingxue stood in front of the palace gate and looked up at the words on the plaque on the door, "Qingluoyuan". The name sounded like it was where a concubine lived.
Ji Lingxue did not risk following in. Instead, he chose a bush with high concealment to hide in, waiting for the familiar figure to come out.
A quarter of an hour later, Ji Lingxue scratched his head, took off the leaves stuck in his hair, yawned boredly, rubbed his sore legs, and the next moment, his stomach rumbled.
Ji Lingxue sighed, "What am I doing? Even if that person is from the palace, at most he can harm Xiao Yichen. I am a pure and harmless little princess, why should I worry about it?"
Just as she was complaining in her heart, a figure flashed in front of her. Ji Lingxue narrowed her eyes slightly, and the next moment a cold hand was placed on her shoulder and she was lifted out of the bushes like a chicken.
What to do if tracking is discovered
Ji Lingxue once again played dumb, looking at Ding Sifang who had a strange look on his face. She said with a smile, "What are you doing? Didn't you see I was just hatching eggs?" Then she pointed to the soft stones on the ground and said, "Look, I'm about to successfully hatch chicks..."
Ding Sifang twitched his lips and looked up and down at Ji Lingxue, whose eyes were dull. It turned out that the person following him was a fool? !
(End of this chapter)