Mu Qingyan had just returned to the mansion when Jiu Niang hurried over again. She frowned. Could it be that Madam Qi's condition had changed? It shouldn't be like that. She was clearly stable yesterday. As long as she took the medicine on time, had a good rest and didn't get too much stimulation, she shouldn't have a relapse...

"girl……"

"What's wrong with your mother?"

Jiu Niang's expression was not as flustered as last night. She returned to her usual calm and indifferent look. "Miss, my mother is fine. It's just that she said something that I feel cannot be delayed, so I came to report it immediately."

"What's the matter?"

"My mother said that when she escaped from the fire, she picked up this..."

In the palm of her hand lay a jade pendant.

Mu Qingyan had seen the same jade pendant before. Prince Ling had one, but his was engraved with the word "Ye".

And this piece is engraved with the word "Yi".

Prince Ling told the story of this jade pendant.

We also know that the word "Yi" is the name of Wang Junyi of the Qing Dynasty!

The King of Qing's fief was in Xianzhou.

Prince Qi Junxian is in Suzhou.

In fact, it was very risky for the previous emperor to divide the land in this way.

Of the five princes, except for His Majesty and Prince Ling, the other three each occupied one side, forming a large triangle, encircling Kyoto.

Once several princes join forces to attack Kyoto and place heavy troops on the border, Kyoto will have almost no chance of recovery.

Before this, except for Prince Yong, Prince Qing and Prince Qi, no one had ever shown any rebellious intentions.

However, more than ten years ago, the Qing King's personal jade pendant fell into the Beiming Villa, where the family was exterminated.

"What else did your mother say?"

"She said that she vaguely heard someone calling him 'Prince'... and also said that all the treasures in Beiming Villa would be moved to Xianzhou... She didn't know anything else. After that, her memory started to become confused, and she didn't even know where she was."

"I understand. Go back and stay with her. She can't stand any stimulation. You must take good care of her..."

"Yes, girl..."

After Jiu Niang left, Mu Qingyan rode a fast horse to Prince Ling's mansion.

King Ling must be informed of this matter.

Otherwise, with Prince Qing and Prince Yong attacking from both sides, plus the Grand Princess's private soldiers, it is hard to imagine what the situation would be like in Kyoto.

When she handed the jade pendant to Prince Ling, he remained silent for a long time.

He held the jade pendant in his hand, rubbing it constantly with his fingertips, not knowing what he was thinking.

But Mu Qingyan could see that he was very sad.

"Jun Ye, now is not the time to be sad. The situation is not favorable to us. You need to make adjustments as soon as possible... If necessary, you must send a message to Prince Yongle and ask him to transfer some troops back to the capital for support... With reinforcements, we will not be too passive. If the reinforcements take a detour from Chiling Pass to intercept Prince Qing's troops and slow down their pace, it will give us more time to deal with Prince Yong..."

What's more, it is still unknown whether Prince Qi has colluded with Prince Yong and others. If so, the situation will only get worse.

Jun Ye suddenly took off the jade pendant on his waist that represented his identity and handed it to Mu Qingyan. "We need to inform the emperor's uncle, but we have another person we can trust. But I'm afraid I need you to do me a favor in this matter..."

The people around him have their own deployments, so it is not convenient to transfer them out.

Mu Qingyan didn't understand what he meant, "How can I help you?"

"Take this jade pendant and go to Yuzhou to find my sister, Princess Yongjia... and ask her to send troops to support Kyoto..."

At this time, carrier pigeons are actually the fastest way to send messages, but unless a trusted person goes there in person with a token of trust, the imperial sister will not easily send out troops.

"I'll write a letter, and you take the letter and the jade pendant with you."

As he spoke, he had already walked to the desk, picked up the pen, and began to write after carefully considering his words.

Mu Qingyan had never seen Princess Yongjia, but had heard Prince Ling talk about her deeds.

She is five years older than Prince Ling. Except for His Majesty and Prince Yong, everyone else has to call her Imperial Sister.

She grew up on horseback, and is as heroic and capable as any man.

In her early years, she married Ye Jinshu, the son of the Zhennan Marquis. Later, the Zhennan Marquis and his son were both killed in battle, and there was no one left in the Ye family to carry the banner.

Princess Yongjia took off her gorgeous clothes and hairpins, put on armor, picked up her spear and mounted her horse, and went into battle for her husband.

After she put down the rebellion in Jizhou, she requested the late emperor to grant her Jizhou as a fiefdom so that she could guard it forever.

Because this land is sprinkled with the blood of her beloved, for whom he gave his life.

So, she would keep this place for him.

The late emperor could not bear to see his princess work so hard, but she was determined and never returned to Kyoto after the day she went to war.

Mu Qingyan was afraid that she could not bear such an important task, but she could not refuse.

She originally wanted to walk side by side with Jun Ye, and there was no reason to reject his request at this time.

"Okay, I'll go for you. I promise to rush to Jizhou as quickly as possible and ask the princess to send troops to support you. You'll be in Kyoto, so be careful about everything...especially, be careful that Prince Chong doesn't stab you in the back..."

She couldn't delay. The earlier she set out, the earlier she would arrive. "Have someone prepare some clothes for me to wear. Send someone to tell the Gu family that I won't be going back."

Jun Ye hurriedly gave instructions, and soon, Nanny Su came over with a bundle, "It's freezing cold, Princess, please be careful on the road. I've prepared all the money for you..."

"Thank you for your concern, Madam Su. Your Majesty, I'm begging you to take care of him. His health is not good. I have asked him to take the medicinal food I told him to take before."

Nanny Su nodded, "I remember everything, don't worry, Princess! I know the prince is not in good health, and I am still waiting to hold the little prince in my arms..."

Speaking of the young master, Mu Qingyan felt a little embarrassed. She turned around quietly to glance at Jun Ye, whose smile could hardly be suppressed.

She lowered her head, took the bag, said "I'm leaving" and left in a hurry.

Nanny Su covered her mouth and laughed, "My Lord, I'm sorry..."

Jun Ye smiled and looked at her from behind. He was also looking forward to having a little prince or princess with her...

"Yan'er, be careful on the road..."

Mu Qingyan rode her horse hurriedly out of the city. There was a night curfew and she was not allowed to leave the city, but she had Prince Ling's seal in her hand and no one dared to stop her.

After leaving the city, she found someone waiting for her outside.

Who else could that young man in a white robe and with flying black hair be but Xulin?

"Why is my brother here?"

"Waiting for you! I received a message from my future brother-in-law, asking me to help protect you. I thought I didn't have much to do in Kyoto, so I'll go with you and treat it as a trip."

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