Thinking that Ling Qingwan would not tell him, Ling Xiao simply did not ask Ling Qingwan, but went straight to the Seventh Prince's Mansion.
Although Wei Xun did not attend Song Zhicheng's birthday party yesterday, Ling Qingwan was closest to Wei Xun. Ling Qingwan was in a bad mood, and perhaps Wei Xun knew it.
He rushed to the palace in a hurry, but Wei Xun was not there.
"Where are the others?" Ling Xiao asked Wei Yi.
"To reply to Your Highness, the prince went to court early in the morning and has not returned yet." Wei Yi told Ling Xiao truthfully.
It must be that the emperor had something to do and kept him back.
Ling Xiao thought about it and didn't say much. He waited in the hall for a while.
When Wei Xun came back, half an hour had passed.
"Why did you come to my place?"
Wei Xun was a little surprised when he saw Ling Xiao.
However, the two of them had a good relationship, so it was not unusual for Ling Xiao to come to the palace. Wei Xun was just curious and did not think anything of it.
After asking casually, he sat down on the chair and drank a few sips of tea.
"What about you? It's been an hour or two since the morning court session. Why did you come back just now?" Ling Xiao felt strange.
His intuition told him that something must have happened up there.
"I was transferred to the palace last night and haven't returned since." Wei Xun told Ling Xiao.
Ling Xiao frowned.
"I heard from the emperor that Fuso sent a letter saying that it wanted to make friends with Dai Viet." Wei Xun said slowly, his tone neither hurried nor slow.
"What? Fuso wants to be friends with Daiyue?" Ling Xiao was shocked.
If he had not heard what Wei Xun said with his own ears, he would have thought he was hallucinating.
"Yeah." Wei Xun nodded.
"Before the Northern Zhou was defeated, it proposed a marriage alliance with our Dai Viet, but it took a month or two. The emperor was still worried, so he sent me to discuss it in detail for a whole night."
"Moreover, Fusang and Dai Viet have no dealings at all, and they suddenly want to make friends with us. The emperor and I both find it strange."
Wei Xun's expression became more serious.
The emperor had already been traumatized by the friendly relations between Northern Zhou and Dai Viet, and the emperor attached great importance to Fuso's initiative in seeking peace.
"It's really strange." Ling Xiao muttered to himself.
"What’s wrong with you?"
Wei Xun always felt that Ling Xiao’s reaction was a little strange.
"I'm fine." Ling Xiao raised his head sharply and retorted, "I was just agreeing with what you said."
"Is it really so?" Wei Xun asked back.
He and Ling Xiao had been friends since childhood, so he naturally understood Ling Xiao's temperament. When Wei Xun mentioned that Fusang wanted to befriend Dayue, Ling Xiao's reaction was obviously wrong.
It's like... it's unbelievable.
But Ling Xiao and Fusang have no contact, so why would he have such a big reaction
"Oh, what's there to not believe? Could it be that I am hiding something from you?" Ling Xiao laughed dryly.
It would have been fine if he didn't explain. Once he explained, Wei Xun became more certain that Ling Xiao was hiding something from him.
"Tell me the truth." Wei Xun said to Ling Xiao.
"I'm telling the truth." Ling Xiao stiffened his neck, his attitude very firm.
"Forget it, I won't tell you anymore."
After saying that, Ling Xiao turned around and was about to leave.
"Wei Yi!"
Wei Xun shouted, and immediately, Wei Yi quickly closed the door.
Ling Xiao tried several times inside but failed to open it.
"What are you doing?"
As a last resort, Ling Xiao turned around and faced Wei Xun.
"You must be hiding something from me, and this matter is related to Fuso, am I right?" Wei Xun stared at Ling Xiao's eyes.
The more Ling Xiao avoided, the more he wanted to know what was going on.
"You guessed wrong." Ling Xiao sighed helplessly. "Besides, let's take a step back. I'm already this old. It's normal for me to have my own secrets. It's not against the law."
"I won't interfere with your secrets, but if this secret is related to Fusang and Wanwan, I must find out." Wei Xun made his attitude clear.
"Then you go ask Wanwan." Ling Xiao said casually.
A deep meaning flashed across Wei Xun's eyes.
He was just guessing, but he didn't expect that the secret that Ling Xiao insisted on hiding was really related to Ling Qingwan.
"Speaking of Wanwan, I saw that she looked a little tired today. She didn't look very energetic. I was planning to ask you if you knew what happened."
After all the trouble, I still didn't get anything done.
"I understand. You go first." Wei Xun said to Ling Xiao in a cold voice.
Ling Xiao didn't stay any longer and turned to leave the room.
Finally, Wei Xun went to Ling Mansion.
Since he returned to the capital from the northern border, he rarely came to the Ling Mansion on free days. Ling Qingwan was also used to Wei Xun often visiting her at night, so she was a little surprised to see Wei Xun.
"Why are you here?"
"I heard from Ling Xiao that you looked a bit listless. I was worried that you might have been wronged at the Crown Prince's birthday banquet yesterday, so I came to see you." Wei Xun's tone was so gentle, as if he could squeeze water out of it.
"I'm fine." Ling Qingwan chuckled. "You know my brother, he likes to make a fuss. I just had insomnia last night and didn't sleep well."
"Didn't Wei Yi send you the calming incense last night?" Wei Xun was anxious.
"Yes! I used it!" Worried that Wei Xun would accuse an innocent person, Ling Qingwan hurriedly explained.
"You still can't sleep well after using the tranquilizing incense. It seems you are really tired." Wei Xun felt sorry for Ling Qingwan.
"Let's not talk about this." Ling Qingwan didn't want Wei Xun to worry about her.
"I heard from Wei Yi that you were summoned to the palace by the Emperor last night. What happened?"
Compared to her own mood, Ling Qingwan cares more about Wei Xun's affairs.
"It's a long story."
Wei Xun took Ling Qingwan's hand and sat on the chair.
"Fuso sent a letter these past two days, saying that it wanted to make friends with Dayue." Wei Xun told Ling Qingwan.
"Fuso wants to be on good terms with Daiyue? Are they taking the initiative?" Ling Qingwan was surprised.
Seeing this, Wei Xun frowned calmly.
The two siblings had exactly the same reaction after hearing about this. In addition, Ling Xiao asked him to come and ask Ling Qingwan, which made Wei Xun even more certain that Ling Qingwan also knew about this matter.
"Wanwan." Wei Xun came back to his senses and looked at Ling Qingwan seriously.
"I am here."
"Are you and Ling Xiao hiding something from me?"
Wei Xun told Ling Qingwan everything about his conversation with Ling Xiao at the palace.
Ling Qingwan had a complicated expression and paused for a long time.
"If you really don't want to say it, then don't say it." Wei Xun felt a little distressed.
He was curious about what the two were hiding, but he couldn't bear to see Ling Qingwan in such a difficult situation.
"Really?" Ling Qingwan raised her eyes and met Wei Xun's.
"Really." Wei Xun nodded. "I'll believe whatever you say. If you don't tell me, I won't ask."
Ling Qingwan felt a lump in her throat and she threw herself into Wei Xun's arms.
Wei Xun gently rubbed Ling Qingwan's head.
"When the Northern Zhou Dynasty and Dai Viet went to war, I read the fortune before my grandfather and brother went to war."
After a long time, Ling Qingwan leaned on Wei Xun's chest and told Wei Xun in a muffled voice the conversation she had with her grandfather that night.
"My brother also knew about this, so he was surprised to hear that Fuso wanted to befriend Daiyue."