"Miss Qiao, the singing is over."

Seeing that the play was finished and the girl sitting on the chair did not respond, the nanny next to her reminded her in a low voice.

The girl blinked with dull eyes, then nodded,

"reward."

The next day,

The weather was sunny and the sky was cloudless.

Qiao Xi was basking in the sun in the yard. When he heard footsteps, he turned around and looked at the energetic Qi Anze.

She stood up neatly and walked forward, "Master Master, I think Master Shi is lying. The matter is not caused by a small jealousy at all."

"It's not important anymore. Master Shi has already sentenced Qiu Houwen to death." Qi Anze leisurely clasped his hands behind his back, looking in a good mood.

"By the way, didn't we make a bet before? You lost."

Qiao Xi didn't react for a moment, "What bet?"

"That heirloom treasure is not with Prince Rui."

"Ah? Did you lose it?" Seeing him so happy, Qiao Xi wanted to add, 'Did you pick it up?'

"In the hands of the third emperor brother, yesterday he solved another case and presented a heirloom treasure. My father rewarded him with a yellow mantle."

Qiao Xi: "..." Is there a deviation in the plot?

Qi Anze was standing in the middle of the martial arts training ground holding her sleeve, "Quick, I'm willing to admit defeat and teach me the steps of Qinggong."

After Qiao Xi gave him the steps, he looked at the man who kept practicing and said involuntarily, "Host, I will always protect you."

The man didn't seem to hear him and didn't stop. The girl pursed her lips and walked away silently to think of countermeasures.

She didn't see the man with his back to her getting wet at the corners of his eyes because of her words.

yesterday,

At the emperor’s birthday banquet,

Qi Anze: "My son, I wish my father great blessings and good health. I wish my country good weather and good weather, and the people can live and work in peace and contentment."

Prince Rui: "I wish my father, Emperor Long, good health and may he live younger and younger."

King Wu: "I wish my father a happy birthday, happiness every day, peace for the country and peace for the people."

The emperor smiled and nodded,

"Okay, okay, Wu'er's mouth is getting sweeter. Prince Rui still cares about me so much. The prince... The prince is not bad. Please take your seats."

Looking at the smiling concubine on the emperor's right on the stage and his mother on the left enjoying tea alone, Qi Anze drank some wine and his heart became more and more congested.

The queen mother was willing to bear the charge of treason for him, just so that he could secure the throne. When he came to power, the first thing he did was to take a concubine, completely disregarding the queen mother's face.

Looking at the prince who kept drinking in the audience, the queen's eyes were full of thoughts.

——

In the Queen's Palace,

"Are you sleeping?" The emperor quietly opened the curtain and said softly.

The queen waved her hand and motioned for the other party to go out and speak.

"An'er was so out of character today. She drank so much wine." The queen looked like she hated iron.

"Don't blame him. He's just too strong. He's secretly dissatisfied when he can't compare to his brothers."

The emperor paused and then said,

"The border officer came to report that the Xilong army frequently invaded our border and there was a tendency to start a war. The report asked me to make a decision."

"It was because my father was too weak that Liyun Qizhou fell into Xilong. Your Majesty, you should think twice." The queen held the man's hand and said softly and eagerly.

The emperor nodded, "I also advocated fighting, but the leaders and factions in the court kept making suggestions, and I couldn't make up my mind at the moment.

After all, there has been no fighting on the border for more than ten years. If we suddenly start a war, if we lose, it will be a waste of people and money."

"You can send An'er. He is the prince and he should go out to fight for the people of Huaqi Kingdom and protect the country."

Hearing the woman's words without thinking, the emperor pretended to be surprised and said,

"I thought you would let Wu'er go. After all, he has experience in fighting. Since An'er was injured before and his martial arts has not recovered yet, will it be a little dangerous?"

He excused himself with a hypocritical expression.

"They are all His Majesty's children, and they are all called Concubines and Queens. Naturally, I will not favor one over the other."

The queen analyzed carefully and said,

"Wu'er has experience in fighting, but his mother is the princess of Dongyi Kingdom, and the current king of Dongyi Kingdom is his uncle. If he makes any mistakes on the battlefield, it may affect the relationship between the two countries.

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Rui'er is very tolerant, and now he likes to travel around. When we get old, we can directly ascend the throne, and he will definitely treat his brothers well."

"The Queen's words are reasonable, but what if An'er..." the emperor said deliberately.

"He will be fine. He is my and His Majesty's child. He naturally bleeds with our blood. He has been raised for so many years. He can't hide behind us in everything."

…

Looking at her sleeping son, the woman touched his cheek with a blank expression, and whispered in his ear,

"An'er, if anyone is your enemy in the future, don't show mercy and get rid of them directly...including the queen mother."

Seeing the tears slowly falling from the corners of his eyes, the queen resolutely wiped them away.

——

Qi Anze looked up at the dazzling sun in the sky, feeling desolate in his heart.

What's so good about this position is that it makes people willing to kill each other, brothers and sisters, and father and son.

"Host, sir, I thought of it, I thought of a way." Qiao Xi jumped up and pulled him to sit on the tea seat,

"Here is the border of Xilong, here is the capital, here is Lingnan, and here is Qun'an, another major producer of grain. Although it is not very tasty, it is enough.

When the time comes, let His Majesty wear a note before we set off, and we will directly ask this place to provide us with food, and Lingnan will provide it to the royal family.

Then bring over fish from Yuncheng and fruits from Chun'an, so even if the quality of the rice is a little worse, the soldiers won't say anything."

"...How did you know there was going to be a war at the border?" Qi Anze asked deliberately while looking at the simple terrain map in front of him.

Josie said like I knew you were going to ask me, "I deduced that."

Then she came up with her conjecture about Yuncheng and Lingnan, and her analysis was so clear and logical that Qi Anze couldn't help but clap his hands,

"But how do you know I'm going to the border? Couldn't it be someone else?"

Common people have also heard about the border invasion, so it is not difficult to inquire, but who to send has not yet been determined, and he just overheard it yesterday.

Qiao Xi paused and said, "It's the same for anyone who goes. If you go, won't this come in handy?"

If you don't go, they will thank you if you give them such good advice.

Friends of friends are not necessarily friends, but the enemies of enemies must be friends, as you told me last time."

Qi Anze didn't expect that she would use what he said last time to deal with her about the third child to retaliate against him, and he wanted to laugh for a moment.

"Okay...how are you doing with your embroidery work? Xiaoliu is still waiting for the sachet you embroidered."

The emperor's sixth child is six years old. She is also the only princess and is the royal sister of Qi Anze's mother.

The last time I visited the Prince's Mansion, I saw her being looked at by her nanny and asked her to embroider one for her, otherwise she would cry.
Chapter completed!