After sending Jiang Dejia away, Jasmine sent a few letters over.
Wen Qingzhu checked one by one, including those from Cangzhou, Boss Jia's, and even Yang Wu's.
She looked up at Jasmine: "Are these just a few letters?"
"Yes." Jasmine nodded, remembering her master's urging in the past two days, and immediately explained, "I have sent people to keep an eye on the movements in the northwest, but Mr. Lu has not sent any news."
Wen Qingzhu sighed, raised his head and looked out the window.
She tried various methods a few days ago, but she couldn't contact Lu Ce, which made her feel a little strange.
Lu Ce is not the kind of person who doesn't know the news at all.
After careful calculation, it seemed that Lu Ce had lost contact with her since she went to Cangzhou.
Over there in Dingyuan, as far as the Xiongnu issue is concerned, what else can happen.
Another day later, the results of the discussion in the palace came down, and Wei Lin and Lei Yan were asked to accompany them. One was responsible for food, grass and military pay, and the other was temporarily appointed as deputy general of King Ning's army.
Prince Ning immediately disagreed, but no one helped him. Jiang Yuanhan changed his previous talkative attitude and just looked at him silently.
Now no one in the court dared to speak for him, so Jiang Yuanan could only endure this tone.
Back at the palace, Princess Ning came over with a big belly and brought snacks and tea.
"Your Majesty, you must be tired. Let's drink some tea and eat something first."
Under the signal from her eyes, the maid placed the tea on the table.
Jiang Yuanan was holding back his breath. Looking at the weak wife in front of him, he couldn't help but feel angry out of thin air.
Just when she was about to have an attack, Princess Ning suddenly held her waist and snorted softly.
The nanny beside her quickly came over and helped her sit down.
Princess Ning looked up at Jiang Yuanan, whose anger had subsided a little, and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. Although it's inconvenient for me, the palace and Chengming Palace are very close to each other. If you leave, I can take good care of my mother and concubine."
Hearing what she said, Jiang Yuanan's heart softened even though he was cruel.
At this moment, Du Weiniang walked in.
Jiang Yuanan's face softened completely, and he hurriedly came out to greet him: "Why are you here?"
Where he didn't see it, Princess Ning's expression darkened.
The maid standing next to Princess Ning was very unhappy, but thinking about her master's words, she still endured it.
Jiang Yuanan didn't see it, but Du Weiniang did.
She walked up to Princess Ning, stretched out her hand familiarly, and felt for Princess Ning's pulse.
After listening attentively for a long time, he smiled and said, "The fetus is fine. My second brother can leave with peace of mind."
Jiang Yuanan looked at Princess Ning's face, and finally felt a wave of emotion in her heart.
He nodded and said something unprecedented: "You take care of yourself and your mother and concubine, I will come back as soon as possible."
Princess Ning was startled, then nodded, her eyes quite excited.
However, Du Weiniang had something else to do. After a few words with Princess Ning, she called Jiang Yuanan out.
As soon as they left, the maid next to Princess Ning finally couldn't help but say: "Princess, that Du Weiniang is going too far! People who don't know better think she is the princess!"
"Shut up!" Princess Ning lowered her face and scolded, "Miss Du is the prince's sister. If you dare to talk nonsense again, even if you are grandma's granddaughter, I will sell you out!"
"Yes, Princess." The maid lowered her head, feeling very unhappy. What she said was clearly the truth.
In the corridor outside, Prince Ning was insisting on opposing Du Weiniang's proposal.
"No! It's too dangerous to go this time! You must stay!"
Du Weiniang looked into his eyes, with a hint of guilt that she had never felt before.
She lowered her eyebrows and whispered: "I know that the second brother is very worried about the death of sister Yijia, but you have also been deceived and used. I can't blame you."
Jiang Yuanan turned his head and acted as if nothing was different from usual: "No, just take revenge."
"Second brother! Why don't you admit that you care about Yijia!?" Du Weiniang really couldn't understand, "It's not like you haven't considered it before when Yijia asked you to give up your fight for the throne. Otherwise, why would you follow your subordinates? He has been reluctant to take action, even I know this kind of thing, the sooner he takes action, the better!"
"It's nothing! I won't promise you! You stay and take good care of the princess!" Jiang Yuanan didn't want to stay any longer and left quickly.
Du Weiniang waited for his figure to disappear, then turned her head and saw Princess Ning standing in the door.
In Ping Guohou's Mansion, Lei Shuo rushed back from Kangcheng and grabbed Lei Yan's ear before coming to Wen Qingzhu.
The brother and sister were noisy and made the yard very lively.
After Wen Qingzhu finished reading the letter, he couldn't help but raise his head: "You have been arguing for almost an hour, it's time to take a rest, right?"
Lei Yan took advantage of this opportunity and immediately escaped from Lei Shuo's clutches and stood behind Wen Qingzhu.
Lei Shuo was so angry: "Qingzhu, look at him, he doesn't know how much he weighs, yet he dares to take the initiative to go to the northwest! Is he really desperate for his life?!"
"The northwest is not a tiger's den, let alone King Ning's army following him. What are you afraid of?" Wen Qingzhu turned to Lu Tao to change the tea.
Lei Shuo rolled his eyes, went to sit in front of Wen Qingzhu, and said seriously: "It's because of Prince Ning that I'm afraid. He almost killed Mingxuan at first, and then he almost killed the prince. Now Princess Yijia, that's His biological sister died because of him. This time, I'm worried that if he doesn't die, something will happen to him."
Wen Qingzhu was silent. She had not forgotten what happened to Mingxuan.
It was just Prince Ning at that time who made her understand that without power, she could only be bullied, so she acted much more harshly in the future.
Now that things are different and people are different, Wen Qingzhu can easily get rid of Prince Ning.
Even if she did, Jiang Yuanhan probably wouldn't say anything.
Just what Fu Lie said...
Wen Qingzhu straightened his expression and persuaded: "Prince Ning doesn't have much power now. At best, he only has ten thousand men who follow him sincerely. They can't do anything big. It's okay to protect Brother Yan."
"Ten thousand horses are human beings too! What if he is not convinced and tries to rebel again?" Lei Shuo distrusted Jiang Yuanan in his heart. He always felt that people like him would not give up so easily.
Wen Qingzhu laughed: "Now that Jiang Yuancheng is over there in Shazhou, who do you think is more dangerous between Jiang Yuanan and Jiang Yuancheng?"
"Of course it's Jiang Yuan'an!" Lei Shuo said it almost without hesitation.
Seeing that something wasn't right about Wen Qingzhu's smiling eyes, she added uncertainly: "Shazhou is a barren land, what else can Jiang Yuancheng do?"
Wen Qingzhu shook his head with regret: "If Lord Pingshu is here, he will definitely understand what I mean. Jiang Yuancheng is in greater danger than Jiang Yuanan. It was indeed a mistake on my part to let him go to Shazhou."
"What a misstep? Jiang Yuancheng doesn't have an army, what else can he do?" Lei Shuo didn't care.
Wen Qingzhu talked about what happened in Kangcheng: "Recently, you have been working in Kangcheng with your father and brother. You must have heard about the previous interception of grain materials in the Jiangnan area, right?"
"Um."
"Then do you know who is behind this?"
"Isn't it the Shen family? I heard Ping Shu say so."
Wen Qingzhu shook his head: "Secretly it's the Shen family, but the most fundamental thing is that Jiang Yuancheng is controlling the Shen family."
Upon hearing what she said, Lei Shuo covered his mouth.
Lu Tao changed the tea and added two plates of snacks.
It's not the same as usual snacks.
Lu Tao hurriedly explained: "This is from Miss Du. She said she hopes that Madam can take care of Princess Ning and Concubine Li."
"She won't stay in the capital?" Wen Qingzhu narrowed his eyes, then turned to look at Lei Yan, only to see him lower his head immediately.
Lu Tao thought for a while and said, "Miss Du didn't say whether she would stay in the capital or not. She just said that if Madam can help, life for Concubine Li Gui and Concubine Ning will not be so difficult."
Speaking of this, Lu Tao added hesitantly: "I heard from Jasmine that Miss Du went out to the camp in the suburbs of Beijing today."
After hearing this, Wen Qingzhu understood in his heart and tapped his knuckles lightly on the table.
She looked at Lei Shuo with a half-smile: "Brother Yan took the initiative this time, it seems it was for Miss Du."
"For Du Weiniang?" Lei Shuo slowly stood up and stared at Lei Yan.
Faced with her gaze, Lei Yan kept backing away. After saying, "I still have something to do," he immediately picked up Qinggong and ran away, as if he was afraid that Lei Shuo would catch up.
Lei Shuo turned his head angrily, looked at Wen Qingzhu and asked, "You don't know either?"
Wen Qingzhu spread his hands helplessly: "I didn't know this until Lu Tao reminded me."
"This Lei Yan! It's not good to fall in love with anyone! He actually falls in love with Du Weiniang!" Lei Shuo's tone was filled with displeasure towards Du Weiniang.
Wen Qingzhu waved her to sit down: "Why don't you like Du Weiniang? I think she's pretty good."
Lei Shuo sat down and stared into Wen Qingzhu's eyes and asked: "She belongs to Prince Ning, and Prince Ning trusts her so much! Even Qiniang is wary of her, and treats her politely with care, making her seem like she is just Just like Princess Ning! How can I like the people around Prince Ning!"
"You, don't look at people at face value. Calculate carefully. If it weren't for Du Weiniang, Prince Ning wouldn't have been able to stop many times. According to what I know, if Du Weiniang hadn't persuaded Prince Ning, Qiniang probably wouldn't have been able to conceive this child. "
Wen Qingzhu was a little helpless, so he had to uncover it and explain it to her.
But these words fell on Lei Shuo's ears, and she was immediately shocked. She stood up and patted the table: "Are you saying that Qiniang is pregnant, or is it because Du Weiniang went to complain? Can she interfere in such a thing?"
"Don't get excited. I think Qiniang might like Prince Ning a little bit." Wen Qingzhu stood up and pushed Lei Shuo down to sit down.
Lei Shuo immediately shook his head: "Impossible! My grandfather had already planned to bring Qiniang back and marry him again when Prince Ning lost power."
"But who in the capital would dare to marry?" Wen Qingzhu asked in return.
Lei Shuo opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.
Wen Qingzhu rubbed his forehead: "Sister Shuo, think about it, as long as Prince Ning doesn't give up on Qiniang, can the Lei family really bring Qiniang back? What will the world think of the Lei family then?"
Lei Shuo felt depressed. She didn't expect this.
Wen Qingzhu could only continue to persuade: "I will analyze it for you again. You were the one who should have married him, and it was Qiniang who took your place. This is what you know. King Ning wanted the Lei family, not you. The Lei family is a helper. Your Lei family will not just let Qiniang come back. Now that it has failed, with the Lei family here, Prince Ning can at least save his life. Even if Prince Ning wants to divorce her, do you think Concubine Li will do it? Let him do this?"
Seeing Lei Shuo's expression slowly darkening, Wen Qingzhu patted her hand: "Don't feel guilty. Everyone is paying attention to the news about Princess Ning. Even if there is no news some time ago, as Princess Ning, she wants to It's easy to send the message out, but she doesn't think it's necessary."
"Then Qiniang has decided to follow Prince Ning from now on?" Lei Shuo thought of this and suddenly remembered what happened before.
It was she who Prince Ning wanted to marry, and it was she who cried and begged her grandfather not to let her marry.
Later, for some reason, Qiniang was chosen. When the fourth aunt heard the news, she almost cried her eyes out, but she still had to send her daughter off to get married.
"That should be the case. Prince Ning is different now than before." Wen Qingzhu thought of that day in the Xuanzheng Hall.