News that Nanyue and Beichen were about to go to war soon spread in the capital.
After hearing the news, Xiao Jialan hurried to the study and saw Yuan Chen, Ye Jinming and Mu Rufeng discussing something.
Seeing Xiao Jialan running in, Yuan Chen said: "Jialan, why are you here?"
Xiao Jialan asked: "Is it true? Nanyue is really going to attack Beichen again?"
Yuan Chen originally wanted to hide this from her, but the news spread so fast that he couldn't hide it at all.
He said: "General Mu has sent intelligence from the front. Your brother has indeed sent reinforcements and is preparing to fight Beichen again."
Xiao Jialan frowned and said, "But this shouldn't be the case. My brother has only succeeded to the throne not long ago. At this time, he should be stabilizing the government. Why are he so anxious to raise troops to attack Beichen?"
And in his previous life, he was not in such a hurry."
In her previous life, one year after she and Yuan Chen got married, Nan Yue started another war.
In order to defuse the war, she wrote a letter to her brother asking him to withdraw his troops, which led to tragedy.
Yuan Chen also found this matter strange. He said, "I always feel that this matter is strange, so I am discussing countermeasures with Jin Ming and others."
Xiao Jialan said: "How about I write a letter to my brother. If she knows that I am in Beichen, she will definitely withdraw her troops."
Yuan Chen said, "Then have you ever thought about what if he knew you were in Beichen and wanted to rescue you, so he raised troops to attack?
If you write back at this time, your brother will think that you are being coerced by us, and he will be even less likely to withdraw his troops."
Xiao Jialan frowned, feeling a little anxious. The situation in this life was different from that in the previous life.
In her previous life, she had married Yuan Chen and was pregnant with his child, so his brother withdrew his troops and agreed to peace talks between the two countries.
Now, she is still a young lady from the Duke's Mansion. If she said that she fell in love with the prince of Beichen, her brother would definitely not believe it, let alone agree.
She said: "What should we do?"
Yuan Chen held her hand and said, "Don't worry. If the worst happens, just put up the no-war card and wait for a while. Your brother has to follow the principles and attack the city rashly."
Xiao Jialan said: "If my brother knew that I was in Beichen and thought I was in danger, he really wouldn't follow any principles."
After a pause, she continued: "But how did my brother know that I am in Beichen? Only a few of you know my identity."
Yuan Chen frowned and said, "Except for us, doesn't anyone know?"
Xiao Jialan thought for a while and suddenly thought of someone coming. She was startled and said: "Xiao Ce, how could I forget him?
When Xiao Ce and I got separated, he might have been looking for my whereabouts. Is it possible that he learned that I was in the capital and thought I was in danger, so he sent a letter to my brother, which alerted my brother?
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When Mu Rufeng heard Xiao Ce's name, she suddenly became nervous. For no other reason than Ruyi married Xiao Ce in her previous life before marrying him again.
This name was like a thorn in his heart.
In this life, he doesn't want this man to appear in front of Ruyi again.
Yuan Chen said: "It is very possible that there have been rumors in the past few days that you are not a lady from the Duke's mansion. I am afraid that he heard about this and thought that your identity was exposed, so he notified your brother.
If this is the case, then this letter is really necessary to write.
Is there any way you can communicate directly with your brother?"
Xiao Jialan nodded and said: "Yes, my brother gave me a falcon. When I came here, I brought this falcon out. As long as I call it out, the falcon can fly to my brother."