Thinking back to her meeting with Man Xing at Zuixiao Tower two days ago, Ling Qingwan became even more uneasy.
She was afraid that Man Xing really held a grudge against Shen Chengzhou, and thus would turn his attention to Shen Chengzhou's grandchildren.
After all, Shen Chengzhou loves Ling Qingwan and Ling Xiao very much. This matter is not a secret and can be found out clearly with just a little investigation.
"Green ivy." Ling Qingwan called out in a higher voice.
Luoluo quickly came to Ling Qingwan's side.
"Go and investigate whether a candidate has been chosen for the Northern Zhou crown prince's marriage. Also pay attention to the rumors outside." Ling Qingwan instructed.
Green Radish agreed and turned around and left.
"Miss, are you afraid that the Crown Prince of Northern Zhou will set his sights on you?" Qiao'er asked cautiously.
In fact, Ling Qingwan was not being sentimental. The smile Manxing gave her that day was too creepy when she recalled it again. Tan Hongbo was also present at the time. If he hadn't felt something was wrong, he wouldn't have specifically reminded Ling Qingwan.
Ling Qingwan has always adhered to a principle in doing things, which is to be prepared for the worst.
It's a very simple truth.
"More than that." Ling Qingwan said lightly.
"The Crown Prince of Northern Zhou is not like an ordinary person. He is of noble status and is a favored child of heaven. If nothing unexpected had happened, he would have become the emperor of Northern Zhou. Naturally, the person he wants to marry cannot be of ordinary status."
Therefore, Manxing would not go around the capital city in a grand manner like Shangwu did to choose a son-in-law. Manxing would look for a daughter of a noble family from Dayue.
"There are only a few princesses of the right age in the palace now, and the most suitable one is An Yi."
If Ling Qingwan guessed correctly, the prince and princess must be very frightened now.
Marrying the prince of Northern Zhou meant marrying to Northern Zhou, and she would have few opportunities to return in the future. If Northern Zhou went to war with Dai Viet again, the fate of the Dai Viet woman who married Manxing could be imagined.
"What should we do?" Qiao'er was even more anxious than Ling Qingwan after hearing this.
"Everything is not settled yet, so it's not time to rush." Ling Qingwan suppressed her worry and sighed softly.
Since things have happened, they must be resolved. There is no use blaming others or getting anxious.
In the evening, Luluo brought back news that Manxing's marriage was not yet decided and there was no news in the city.
The uncertainty is the most frightening.
The reason why Manxing came to Tokyo City has not been found out yet, but now he has started to take action. This unpredictable feeling is very uncomfortable for Ling Qingwan.
During dinner in the evening, Shen Chengzhou brought back good news.
Ling Xiao is coming back.
It is not certain when he will be back, but it will probably be within a few days.
Thinking about seeing her brother soon, Ling Qingwan's previous depression was dispelled a lot.
She knew Ling Xiao was going to return to Beijing soon, but she didn't expect it to be so soon.
On the third day after Ling Qingwan learned about this, Ling Xiao arrived at the General's Mansion.
When Ling Qingwan arrived at the hall, Ling Xiao was comforting Ling Shen who was hugging him and crying.
After finally coaxing Ling Shen and sending her back to the backyard, Ling Xiao finally had the chance to talk to Ling Qingwan.
But when he saw Ling Qingwan, Ling Xiao was suddenly at a loss and didn't know what to say.
He thought a lot before this.
When facing Ling Qingwan, the first emotion that came to his mind should be guilt. Guilt for all the bad things he had done during that time, which made Ling Qingwan worry about him day and night.
The more guilty he felt, the more Ling Xiao didn't dare to face Ling Qingwan. So, he went into the mountains halfway.
But after he went there, he regretted it.
Ever since Ling Qingwan knew that he was missing in Suiyang, she had been hoping for his return. He was eventually found, but he had lost his memory and was not the original Ling Xiao, nor was he worthy of being called Ling Qingwan's brother.
Ling Xiao knew that Ling Qingwan had been waiting for him to come back.
He has done so many wrong things, how could he let Ling Qingwan suffer from lovesickness
After thinking for a few days, Ling Xiao quickly arranged the military affairs and returned to the capital without stopping.
"Brother, welcome back." Ling Qingwan smiled at Ling Xiao.
Ling Xiao felt mixed emotions.
"Wan Wan, I..."
"Brother, you haven't had the tea I brewed for a long time. Why don't you come to my yard and we can chat while drinking tea?" Ling Qingwan said to Ling Xiao again.
How could she not see that Ling Xiao felt very guilty towards her, so guilty that he didn't dare to face her.
But Ling Qingwan never blamed Ling Xiao.
She also didn't want Ling Xiao to live with her forever feeling guilty.
Afterwards, Ling Xiao and Ling Qingwan went to the backyard.
"Wanwan, I'm sorry for making you suffer so much during that time."
After sitting down, Ling Xiao finally apologized.
He was afraid that if he didn't speak up, he would suffocate to death.
"You had lost your memory at that time, and no one could remember you. Everything you did had a reason. But you also protected me and treated me well. I knew then that even if you had lost your memory, you would still be thinking about me subconsciously. So, I am content." Ling Qingwan said in a calm tone, as if she was talking about a trivial matter.
But Ling Xiao remembered how he treated Ling Qingwan during that period of time.
Even if Ling Qingwan acted calm and indifferent, she had suffered a lot, had been wronged, had worried a lot, and had cleaned up a lot of messes for Ling Xiao. Ling Xiao knew all of this.
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Now that you have recovered your memory and defeated the Northern Zhou Dynasty, you have made great military achievements. This is clearly a double blessing. You should be happy."
Ling Qingwan poured tea for Ling Xiao while talking.
The tea was fragrant, sweet and mellow in taste. Ling Qingwan's tea-brewing skills were the same as before, or even better than before.
After the brother and sister talked, Ling Xiao gradually lost his reservations. They talked about a lot, from the past to what they had encountered in the war in the past few months.
It was not until the evening that the housekeeper came to invite Ling Xiao and Ling Qingwan to have dinner together in the front hall.
The family is having a great time and the atmosphere is harmonious.
After eating, Ling Qingwan and Ling Xiao followed Shen Chengzhou to the study.
The two most important issues in the court at the moment were the marriage between the crown prince of Northern Zhou and the princess of Northern Zhou. These two issues touched the hearts of all the people in the capital.
First, the princess of Northern Zhou held a competition to choose a husband, attracting all the men of the city who were of the right age to participate. Then, the prince of Northern Zhou made the noble ladies in the city panic. No matter how handsome the prince of Northern Zhou was, no one wanted to marry him.
Marrying him means leaving Dai Viet, and it will be very difficult to come back. Who would want to do that
"Tomorrow there will be a martial arts competition at Boliangtai. The emperor has asked the Seventh Prince to preside over it on his behalf. Why don't you two come with me to watch the fun?" Shen Chengzhou suggested.
"Okay." Ling Qingwan nodded. "I guess that little girl An Yi will come to see me tomorrow, so it's a good opportunity to let her know that her brother is back."
Ling Qingwan had not yet had time to tell An Yi about Ling Xiao's return to Beijing.
The three of them hit it off and agreed on a departure time for tomorrow morning. Ling Qingwan and Ling Xiao then left the study.
Because Ling Xiao had just returned to the capital, there was still a lot he didn't know about the marriage between the Princess and Prince of Northern Zhou and Dai Yue, so Ling Qingwan told Ling Xiao everything that had happened in the past few days.