After the marriage, my husband's family listened to my voice and turned the tide

Ke Xin caught up with Shang Tingli in just a few steps. Although he walked quickly, he didn't make much noise, so Shang Tingli and the two maids didn't notice him.

【That hot guy, Ke Xingchen. 】

Ke Xin's face turned dark. Still scolding him?

He rubbed his forehead and sighed in his heart, never mind, just wait until she turns around. Thinking of this, Ke Xin cleared his throat: "Ahem."

Shang Tingli turned around suddenly.

She couldn't hide her surprise and asked, "Why did the prince come back so soon?" In fact, she still felt a little guilty.

[Luckily I didn't curse out loud, otherwise I would have been caught red-handed. ]

“……” He heard it all, so how could it not be considered as catching him in the act?

Ke Xin's expression was cold: "I went back after that."

"Oh." Shang Tingli responded.

After watching Ke Ming's good play, Shang Tingli temporarily had no intention of going to the Taifu Mansion. First, he felt that Ke Ming must have a big trick up his sleeve and he should not take it lightly. Second, he was not ready to play the elephant game with the old Taifu He.

In the past two days, even Ke Xin was dragged by her to play the elephant game. She didn't dare to visit him anymore, because she had never played Ke Xin before, and she had been defeated repeatedly and lost confidence.

But Ke Xin was very proud and said: "You are not good at elephant play, you still need to practice."

Shang Tingli: “…”

She was so angry that she couldn't speak.

It had been raining all morning, and it was already noon, time for lunch. Shang Tingli glared at the man opposite him, then turned around and told Fang Zhi, "Serve the meal."

Fang Zhi bent her knees and went to the small kitchen.

"Hahaha..." Ke Xin laughed out loud.

Shang Tingli looked at him fiercely: "What are you laughing at?"

She was already extremely angry and had no good temper left towards him, the prince.

Ke Xin was in a good mood and asked jokingly, "Why are you in such a hurry?"

Shang Tingli had a smile on his face, but he was cursing his sixth uncle in his heart.

She said nothing and went straight into the house. After a while, Fang Zhi led Aunt Gu and the others in with lunch.

Du Heng jumped down from the roof when they were halfway through lunch. He hurried into the house and whispered something in Ke Xin's ear.

Ke Xin frowned, put down his bowl and chopsticks, and said to Shang Tingli, "Take your time eating." He stood up and walked away, followed by Du Heng.

Shang Tingli was puzzled, but since his whereabouts were always unknown, she didn't care.

After eating, Shang Tingli came to the yard and sat down, staring at the overturned game on the chessboard in a daze.

Perhaps it was because of her preconceived notion, in her opinion, Ke Xingchen was not very smart, and she was surprised that he was such a good chess player.

As far as the chess game in front of her was concerned, she actually didn't lose anything, only a "horse" and a "cannon", and even the "pawns" were still three. However, he had already easily dealt her the final blow, and her "king" was hit twice by his "cannon", leaving her with no way to escape.

Her chess skills were taught by her father personally, so they were not very bad. Under such circumstances, she could still lose to Ke Xingchen in this way, which is worth pondering.

Shang Tingli couldn't help but think.

Why do all the adult princes want to win over Ke Xingchen? Why does even Emperor Mingwu seem to value him? Even the princes seem to be very wary of Ke Xingchen. If he is just a prince of the royal family who does nothing, then why would people value him?

Therefore, Ke Xingchen must have some extraordinary abilities.

what is it then?

"Hiss, what a headache." Shang Tingli thought for a long time but couldn't come up with an answer, so he stopped thinking about it. He put the chess pieces back into the box out of boredom and told Gan Tang to take the things back to the west room.

At dinner time, Ke Xin did not come back, so Shang Tingli ate dinner alone. It was late at night when she was about to go to bed, but she did not hear Ke Xin coming back, so she simply went to bed.

The next day, at dawn, a familiar voice came from beside me: "Are you awake?"

Shang Tingli responded lazily, stretched himself, and after yawning, he asked in a daze, "When did the prince come back?"

Ke Xin said: "It was only for an hour."

The two got up, washed, and had breakfast. Ke Xin told her something that shocked her so much that Shang Tingli was stunned for a long time.

After a moment, she found her voice again: "You mean, you are going to Shabei tomorrow?"

Ke Xin nodded.

Shang Tingli asked with a complicated expression, "Why is it so sudden? Didn't the Fourth Prince suppress the unrest in Shabei last time?"

[The Fourth Prince signed a contract with the Northern Barbarians when he went to Shabei last time. Logically speaking, Shabei should be safe now...]

Ke Xin said calmly, "The northern barbarians are not giving up and are attacking again."

If you listen carefully, you will find that his tone is not very good, and even sounds like gnashing of teeth.

He left in a hurry yesterday, not even having time to finish his lunch, just because of this matter. Ke Yu asked someone to call him over to have a talk, and told him all the seriousness of the matter.

[No, no! ]

Shang Tingli's expression suddenly changed.

[Could it be that the Fourth Prince sent a letter via carrier pigeon to collude with the Northern Barbarians and let them invade Northern Sand, thus causing Northern Sand to fall? ]

The more Shang Tingli thought about it, the more he felt that this was possible.

[After suffering traumas one after another, even though it is only half a month before the new year, it is extremely painful for the Fourth Prince not to be able to attend court for half a month. In addition, the prince cheated him out of 100,000 taels of silver, and the rare coral tree is worth a fortune. With such a huge loss, how can the Fourth Prince sit still? He must find a way to get back into the Emperor's eyes, so Shabei is his comfort zone, and he can make so-called military achievements even if he goes there with his eyes closed...]

Ke Xin couldn't help but look at her and raised his eyebrows secretly.

Yes, just as she thought, Shabei would be attacked by the northern barbarians again, and this was Ke Ming's doing. Just as she thought, it was a three-legged tripod, and if he lowered his head, the road ahead would be more difficult, so Ke Ming could not sit still.

Shang Tingli's face didn't look good, and he managed to remain calm and said, "Did the prince volunteer this time, or..."

[If it is to show loyalty to the Fourth Prince, then...] She also changed her mind, [No wonder she was in such a hurry yesterday, did she go to see the Fourth Prince?]

Shang Tingli felt a sense of frustration.

[As expected, you still firmly choose the Fourth Prince? 】

Ke Xin reached out and touched the mole under his lip, looked at her and said, "It was Uncle Huang's idea."

Shang Tingli was stunned for a moment.

Just as the morning hour arrived, a bright yellow imperial edict entered the Prince Ren's palace. The general meaning was that Ke Xin was to follow the northern expedition team to Shabei, and there were several young people accompanying him.

In the evening, Wenhui prepared a large table of food, and everyone in the mansion sat around the dining hall to eat, as if to see Ke Xin off. Normally, when it was not a festival, everyone in the mansion would eat in their own small kitchens in their courtyards. Only at such exceptional times would the big kitchen be opened.

The next morning, Ke Xin got up early and wanted to leave quietly, but as soon as he moved, the person next to him woke up.

When he was carrying the bag to go out, Wenhui was waiting at the back door with everyone in the mansion.

Ke Xin: “…”

I should have gone through the main door earlier.