On the tenth day of November, Concubine Wei held a family banquet and invited Wen Qingzhu, mother and son to the palace for a reunion.
Concubine Li has been living in seclusion because she was deeply involved in the death of Empress Zheng. Concubine Wan is now living in the cold palace and no one cares about her. Above the court, Prince Rui is becoming more and more popular, and Concubine Wei is in the spotlight for a while.
But what is unexpected is that Luo Fei, who was originally thought to have fallen out of favor, unexpectedly gained Jiang Yue's favor.
But Concubine Luo had no children, and seeing Jiang Yue dying, the people in the palace still supported her on the surface, but in fact they still despised her.
In the Jingping Palace, a charcoal pot was placed in the flower hall.
Wen Qingzhu sat on the left side of the cradle, and Concubine Wei sat on the right side of the cradle, teasing the children and chatting.
"Yuanhan often goes to Qianyuan Palace recently. Do you think your Majesty has changed his mind?"
"It's not certain yet. Although His Majesty doesn't like King Chu, in fact, apart from Sheng'er, the one he values most is King Ning. Otherwise, with his temperament, he would not have allowed King Ning to control so much military power over the years. "
Wen Qingzhu was silent. Even if Jiang Yijia obtained the military power in Kangcheng and temporarily made Yuan Chang her subordinate, she still could not shake Prince Ning's position.
The door was opened and Bai Haqi walked in. Fu Shen said to Concubine Wei, "My dear, Concubine Wan did not confiscate anything."
Concubine Wei had long known that Concubine Wan would react like this, so she only ordered: "Go back in three days."
"Yes." Bai Haqi retreated.
Wen Qingzhu was a little curious: "Your Majesty gave Wanbi something to see how she would react?"
"That's not true. I did it to show the emperor. To the emperor, Wanbi is more than just a concubine." Concubine Wei knew that Wanbi's ability to secure the position of concubine had never been due to Jiang Yue's favor.
Wen Qingzhu was silent. For so long, there has been no movement from Wanbi's side.
This is not quite Wanbi's style.
In the cold palace at this time, Wanbi was wearing plain clothes. Although there were only two people serving her in the room, there was no shortage of food, clothing and charcoal.
Wan Bin was sitting on the couch, holding a heater in her left hand and a book in her right hand, looking at it quietly.
There were two knocks, and someone knocked on the door.
The eunuch in charge of Hanbing Palace turned to open the door and found that the person who came was Wen Qinglan.
"Concubine Lan?"
Wen Qinglan was equally plainly dressed and said very respectfully, "I'm here to see my mother and concubine."
The eunuch in charge hesitated for a moment because Wanbi said she would not see anyone.
But at this time, Wanbi put down her book, saw Wen Qinglan at the door, and curled her lips: "Let her in."
The eunuch in charge then let her in.
When they arrived at the house, Wen Qinglan saluted, and Concubine Wan responded.
Only then did Wen Qinglan take the food box from Yuan'er's hand and put it out herself.
When taking out the last dish, Wen Qinglan explained: "This is a special dish from Ganzhou. Concubine, please try it."
Hearing this, Wanbi finally looked at her.
Then he waved his hand and asked all the people waiting on him to go out.
After there was no one else in the room, Wen Qinglan took out a secret letter: "Concubine, there is news from Ganzhou."
Wan Bin reached out and took it. After reading it, the smile on her face really brightened.
She glanced in the direction of Jingping Palace: "Your good days must come to an end.
In the flower hall of Jingping Palace, people were crying loudly while reciting blessings.
No matter how much Wen Qingzhu coaxed her, and even asked the wet nurse to breastfeed her, Nianfu still kept crying.
Wen Qingzhu could only walk around holding Nianfu.
Concubine Wei was worried that Nian Fu was not feeling well, and was about to send someone to see Dr. Gan.
The door of the room was pushed open in a hurry, and Bai Haqi looked panicked: "Empress, madam, Ganzhou is in urgent need of eight hundred miles, Jiagu Pass has been broken, and Ganzhou has been lost! Your Majesty read the battle report and summoned the Marquis into the palace immediately. The situation is not good!”
"Why is the situation bad?" Wen Qingzhu didn't even care about Nianfu and turned to ask Bai Haqi.
Bai Haqi didn't know much: "His Highness asked Xiao Fangzi to come over and deliver the news."
Wen Qingzhu's heart sank. In his previous life, Fu Lie had never been to Ganzhou.
At the same time, I stopped crying when I recited blessings.
In the Qianyuan Palace, Jiang Yue directly threw the battle report in Le Fu Lie's face: "This is the person you chose! Jiagu Pass is so broken! Please explain it to me!"
Fu Lie also received a secret message before entering the palace.
As soon as the deployment was completed, the emperor's edict came and he had to enter the palace immediately.
In the border area, there are the brave and fighting Xianbei Hu people in Youzhou in the northeast, the insidious Xiongnu Qiang people in Dingyuan in the northwest, and the stupid and reckless Rouran people in the central and north, who are the best to deal with.
The Lu family army in the northwest was so prestigious that the Huns did not dare to act rashly.
In Youzhou in the northeast, Fu Lie was calmed down, which greatly damaged Xianbei's vitality. In addition, King Shou secretly guarded it, so they did not dare to attack Daqi in a short time.
Rouran, who had always been at a disadvantage, suddenly broke through Jiagu Pass.
Fu Lie could only think of one problem, and that was that there was a traitor.
"Your Majesty! I request you to rush to Jiagu Pass! We will definitely protect the territory of the Qi Dynasty!" Fu Lie knelt down to request the order. It seemed that he had to go there.
Jiang Yue said nothing. It was really strange that Jiagu Pass was broken.
He could vaguely guess the reason behind this.
On this day, Jiang Yue summoned King Ning and King Chu and the generals who guarded Jiagu Pass.
It was almost midnight when Fu Lie came back from the palace.
Wen Qingzhu waited for a long time and sat down facing him: "Are there any clues so far?"
"It seems that it was King Ning's people who did it, but I feel that it was King Chu who did it." Fu Lie looked very serious. Since the establishment of Jiagu Pass by the Qi Dynasty, there has only been one serious problem.
Wen Qingzhu brought a bowl of soup over, and Fu Lie took it and drank it all in one gulp.
He raised his eyes and said to Wen Qingzhu: "Qingqing, your Majesty does not want to send me to Jiaguguan today."
"It doesn't have to be you, but you are the only one who can solve the problem the fastest right now." Wen Qingzhu thought for a moment and felt that there was something she had overlooked.
While he was deep in thought, Fu Lie suddenly said: "The Yang family died in the battle of Jiagu Pass."
Wen Qingzhu was startled, then raised his eyes and looked at her blankly: "You mean..."
Fu Lie closed his eyes and held the soup bowl tighter and tighter: "Grandpa, my parents died at Jiagu Pass."
Regarding the Yang family's affairs, Wen Qingzhu knew that they had been framed.
But where exactly and for what reason, Fu Lie never mentioned it.
She tried to go to Dali Temple to investigate before, but was stopped by Su Huo.
It seems that this time, Jiagu Pass was breached, and it was directly aimed at Fu Lie.
"Weizhi, you can't go this time!" Wen Qingzhu grabbed his hand, already understanding in his heart that the battle at Jiagu Pass was a trap, a trap specifically targeted at Fu Lie.
Fu Lie opened his eyes, met Wen Qingzhu's clear and worried eyes, and said in an extremely firm tone: "Even if I know this is a trap, I have to go! Grandpa Changsun can overturn the case, and the Yang family can do the same!"
"But..." Wen Qingzhu was worried too much.
The current situation far exceeded expectations. Fu Lie had never been to Jiagu Pass in his previous life.
The reason why the Yang family later reversed the verdict was because Fu Lie led an army of a thousand men and rescued General Zhenguo while driving the Huns deep into the grassland.
But now Fu Lie is going to Jiagu Pass, which is basically the territory of the aristocratic families in the capital.
Fu Lie went there, not to fight at all, but to break up those conspiracies that wanted to consolidate military power or compete for military power!
Wen Qingzhu didn't want him to go, but regarding the Yang family, she knew she couldn't stop Fu Lie.
Looking into Fu Lie's eyes, Wen Qingzhu finally chose to compromise: "I won't stop you."
"Qingqing, I will take good care of myself and come back as soon as possible!" Fu Lie solemnly promised Wen Qingzhu.
Wen Qingzhu tried her best to smile naturally, but she was still too worried.
After washing and bathing, Fu Lie turned off the lights and went to sleep.
Wen Qingzhu couldn't sleep, and he also knew that Fu Lie couldn't sleep.
But no one broke the silence.
If Jiagu Pass is lost, there must be someone who can help from inside and outside.
As for who is the mastermind behind the scenes, Wen Qingzhu thinks that anyone is possible.
Fu Lie was not supposed to go to Ganzhou, but he was going to Ganzhou in this life.
Could it be because last time they found someone tampering with Lu Lei, which made the Lu family aware and vigilant.
With Lu Ce in the Lu family, Dingyuan must have taken precautions, making it impossible for those people to take action.
So they finally decided to take action in Ganzhou. Although they couldn't kill two birds with one stone, for now, getting rid of Fu Lie would give them a great advantage.
This time when Jiagu Pass is lost, not only do they have to deal with the Rouran people, but they may also have to deal with internal enemies.
Wen Qingzhu thought for a long time and finally made a decision in his heart.
It's time for Zhang Ke to take action.
After five days of intense discussion and analysis, Jiang Yue finally decided to let Fu Lie go to recover Jiagu Pass.
After the order was issued, Fu Lie integrated the Fu family army and set off for the expedition three days later.
Fu Lie insisted on leaving Yang Liu to protect Wen Qingzhu, so Yang Dong must follow Fu Lie to Jiagu Pass.
Before that, Wen Qingzhu was worried that Yang Dong might not be able to come back for several months after going to Jiagu Pass like this.
Therefore, the wedding originally planned in two months can only be brought forward.
On the penultimate day of the expedition, the Pingguo Hou Mansion quietly held a happy event.
Although everything was kept simple, with Fu Lie and Wen Qingzhu as witnesses, the mansion was still very lively.
Everyone in the army who had good relations with Yang Dong came this day.
Of course, there is no need to say more about the Yang family. Chen Wen and Yuan Mian are also here.
What surprised Wen Qingzhu was that Fan Yu also came.
Fan Yu was different from Chen Wen, who came from a lower class background, and Yuan Mian, whose family was in decline. Although he was only the deputy commander of the Military and Horse Division, he had a father who was a minister of the Ministry of War, and he was a child of a well-established family.
In addition, he had been trying his best to rescue Xue Miaomiao before. Something happened and Fu Lie wanted to ask him for help, so he arranged for him to take the seat.
At the new house, Wen Qingzhu personally combed Lu Tao's hair.
"I'm really sorry for you. The wedding shouldn't be so hasty, but the situation at Jiaguguan is complicated. I'm afraid it will be delayed again and again, so I can only let you get married first."
Lu Tao blushed: "It's nothing, I know this was all my mother's idea."
"Although it was Mother Ye's idea, I think Sister Lu Tao has actually wanted to get married for a long time!" Since Xi'er has been interacting with Jin Yuanbao more, she has become more and more talkative, and she is also very sharp.
When no one was around, Xi'er revealed what Lu Tao was thinking.
Jasmine and Shaoyao couldn't help but cover their lips and chuckle. Although they knew it, they didn't dare to say it outright yet.
As expected, Lu Tao immediately blushed and stood up to catch Xi'er.
But Xi'er was good at martial arts and dodged by turning sideways.
Wen Qingzhu could only pull her to sit back: "Xi'er and Yuan Bao have learned bad things. The person you want to beat should be Yuan Bao."
"That's right! Sister Lu Tao knows what kind of person I used to be!" Xi'er nodded immediately and put the responsibility on Jin Yuanbao's head.
What else could Lu Tao do? He could only let them laugh for a while.
I really just laughed for a while, and a little girl came in from outside and said she had a letter for Shaoyao.
Lu Tao squinted and saw that Shaoyao's family and relatives were all in the capital.
She can go back anytime she wants. The only person who can write to her is Feihong from Youzhou.
Lu Tao laughed mischievously: "It seems that someone can't wait any longer!"
Shaoyao didn't usually talk much, and at this time, he couldn't refute, so he could only take it and walk away.
Seeing this, Xi'er immediately followed him, wanting to read Shaoyao's letter.
But Shaoyao was not willing. Xi'er relied on her good skills and began to scratch Shaoyao's itch.
The room suddenly burst into laughter.