The matter of the fourth prince just passed. The emperor really didn't pursue it, as if nothing happened. Everyone just thought that the fourth prince was still in the palace. Now that the troops are approaching the city, the situation in Yuncheng is becoming more and more critical.
. The common people also realized that the station was about to open, and everyone huddled at home and stayed shut. The originally bustling city suddenly became quiet, and the streets were mostly empty and seemed a bit deserted.
Qing Wan huddled in the post house every day, drinking tea and playing chess, and her days seemed to fly by. However, this seemingly peaceful life was soon broken, and then came the three orders from the Holy Father.
The imperial edict: the first is to confer the fifth prince as the Grand Marshal of the Army, holding the seal of commander, commanding the three armies, and resisting foreign enemies; the second imperial edict is to confer the second prince as the auxiliary king, to assist the emperor in managing the affairs of the country; the last is to recruit Ji Lan
Jin returned to Beijing. Calculating the date, it was similar to the date Ji Lanjin told Qingwan in Zui Qingfeng, and it turned out to be about half a month.
On the way back to Beijing, Qing Wan asked Ji Lanjin: "The emperor has appointed the seventh prince as the general marshal of the army and the second prince as the auxiliary king. What are the intentions of these two people, one internal and one external?"
Ji Lanjin raised a slightly mocking smile on her lips and said, "It's just to stabilize people's hearts. The emperor's move seems impartial, but in fact, both of them are his abandoned sons, and the heir to the throne he really prefers is
Fourth Prince." After a pause, he added: "However, he thinks of the other two people too simply."
"You mean, the second prince and the fifth prince also know the emperor's intentions?" Qingwan blinked hard. Sure enough, no one in the royal family has a simple mind.
Ji Lanjin glanced at her and said slowly: "I don't know whether the two of them know the emperor's thoughts. What I know is that if you want to get the throne, now is the best time." Finally, he added.
: "Your Majesty, his time is running out."
"Huh?" Qing Wan was stunned and looked at him with some confusion for a moment.
She didn't know much about what happened in the court, but she was no stranger to the fact that brothers had killed each other and father and son had turned against each other because of their position since ancient times.
However, he said that the emperor's time is running out. What does this mean?
Ji Lanjin didn't explain much, just said: "Don't think too much, no matter who is sitting in that seat, this is not something you need to worry about."
Qingwan wanted to say, how could she not be worried, after all, he was involved in the process, but when the words came to her lips, she swallowed them back. She didn't know what kind of mentality she had towards him now.
She said she was emotionless and unsympathetic, but when she heard that he was missing, she felt like she had lost something in her heart, and she was in panic all day long. When she heard that he was injured, she became even more worried, and even came thousands of miles away, just to confirm whether he was real.
well.
The moment she heard Sanniang say that he went to Zui Qingfeng, she knew clearly that she cared about it, but what next?
That day when she was trapped in the formation of life and death, watching him protect her and block those hidden arrows for her, she also thought that there would be nothing wrong if she really died with him.
She has been thinking about this issue these days, but she still can't make a decision. At this moment, the carriage suddenly jolted violently. Ji Lanjin subconsciously held her in his arms and said to the outside of the car: "What's wrong?
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With her head pressed against his chest, Qingwan could clearly hear the other person's heartbeat, which was calm and reassuring.
Qin Zun's voice followed from outside the carriage and said: "Reporting to the master, it was a hare that jumped out of the grass. The horse was startled, but it's all right."
"Yes!" Ji Lanjin responded, and then let go of the hand still on Qingwan's waist.
Qing Wan did not immediately leave Ji Lanjin's arms, but continued to maintain the previous posture. She didn't know what she was thinking. Just when Ji Lanjin was confused, she heard her voice sound muffled and slightly astringent.
A mute voice came from his arms: "Ji Lanjin, when you go back, please give me a letter of divorce!"