The queen is sober in the world, and she is winning every step of the palace fight.

The third son of the Marquis of Jinxiang, the Crown Prince Xie Weizhou, bravely advanced alone when the Northern Qu Tartars attacked the capital. He only brought two civilian martial artists with him, broke into the center of the Qu army, and successfully attacked the Qu army's commander, King Nanyu.

Afterwards, when the dust settled, the court verified the facts and rewarded those who had made contributions.

He was directly granted the title of Marquis Wucheng.

Originally, he wanted to become a marquis, but he had to wait for his father to pass away, and then ask for permission to inherit the title as the crown prince, and only with the emperor's grace could he succeed.

The Jinxiang Marquis's mansion is full of deep-seated problems. It is hard to say whether his two half-brothers will cause trouble or whether he can successfully inherit the title.

But now, he has earned the title of marquis through his military exploits and is on equal footing with the old man.

No matter how much trouble those two half-brothers cause, they can never be as good as him.

Xie Weizhou was previously known throughout Beijing for his dissolute behavior. Noble ladies with young daughters avoided his female relatives, fearing that his elders would propose marriages for him and bring trouble to their families.

Now, it's the complete opposite.

A playboy, a dissolute man, visiting brothels, causing trouble...

All these inappropriate things became the gorgeous embellishment of his youthful heroism.

Because his act of breaking into the enemy camp alone was so shocking and heroic, his previous inappropriate behavior as a prodigal son pulled him down from the high altar and made him an approachable hero.

For a time, the threshold of Jinxianghou Mansion was trampled down by people.

Noble ladies came to his house one after another to try to establish connections, either directly or indirectly, hoping to marry their girls of marriageable age to him.

He was still recuperating in bed. When the doctor said that he was at risk of lifelong paralysis, a girl in the boudoir declared that she would not marry anyone but him and would serve him for the rest of her life even if he was paralyzed for the rest of his life.

Now that his injuries have almost healed, he can personally go to the court to express his gratitude. The emperor bestowed on him a title, a sword, a pearl, and a horse in the palace.

As a result, there was an endless stream of people coming to Xie Mansion to propose marriage.

Xie Weizhou was extremely annoyed.

A few days ago, I wrote a memorial requesting to defend the border against the enemy and go to the northwest to guard the national border.

The emperor kept the memorial for a few days, summoned him to the palace yesterday afternoon, encouraged him further, and approved his request.

"Daliang has been a nation for a hundred years, and now it is at the peak of its prosperity. My court needs a young general like you to accomplish extraordinary feats for me. You are heading to the frontier just as your injuries have improved. This is the true spirit of youth. I regret that I was born a few years earlier. If I had met you when I was a prince, we could have fought together on the battlefield to achieve great things. How refreshing!"

Xie Weizhou bowed and saluted: "I was lucky enough to achieve this, but without Your Majesty's protection, I would have perished in the chaos that day. Since Your Majesty does not dislike my recklessness and foolishness, how can I not bravely advance? If I only stay in the capital and enjoy the wealth and honor bestowed by the emperor, wouldn't I be betraying Your Majesty's grace? This time, I will go to the northwest and will definitely risk my life to guard the border for Your Majesty!"

"When does Xie Qing plan to set off?"

"I will go back and pack my luggage and set off within ten days."

"Winter is deepening, and the northern border is getting even colder. It's better to wait until after the New Year, when the spring breeze starts to blow and the weather warms up, before leaving Beijing."

Xie Weizhou said sternly, "I guard the border for my country and serve Your Majesty with all my loyalty. How can I care about the weather? The soldiers guarding the border today are not afraid of the bitter cold in the north. Who am I to wait until spring? Please, Your Majesty, grant me permission to depart today!"

"Good, good, good!"

The emperor laughed and clapped his hands, praising repeatedly.

He also rewarded Xie Weizhou with a lot of jewelry, gold and jade on the spot.

Even four beautiful palace maids.

Later, when they talked about family matters, the emperor smiled and said, "As a subject, you should call me Your Majesty. As a relative, you should call me your cousin. If your cousin mother heard that you were going to the border, she would probably be worried. Since you are here today, go to Fengming Palace to meet her."

Xie Weizhou refused: "I entered the palace only to attend to state affairs in the north, not to discuss family matters. The Empress is a member of the harem, and I should not see her unless it is a matter of urgency. Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness, but I cannot accept it."

He only discussed the affairs of the northern border, then thanked the emperor and left the palace.

When Queen Yan received the news later, she was very sad. She secretly sent a letter to her eldest nephew and also sent a letter back to the Duke's Mansion.

Fei Wan knew everything about the situation in front of the emperor and the secret letter sent by Queen Yan.

Eunuch Derong secretly managed channels of communication within and outside the palace, and while he couldn't do business with Empress Yan, he did keep an eye on her communications with those outside the palace—a strategy he had specifically reserved for her when he shut down several secret channels within the palace. Fei Wan needed constant communication between Empress Yan and the Zhenguogong Mansion.

The jade pendant in Fei Wan's hand was secretly handed to Ma Xiaofeng by Xie Weizhou after he left the palace yesterday.

Today it’s Fei Wan’s turn.

There was also a small note attached.

"I don't know when I'll be back. This jade pendant is my mother's legacy, left to my future daughter-in-law. To prevent my family from secretly arranging a marriage for me, I'm temporarily entrusting the jade pendant to you for safekeeping. Without it, all the engagements will be invalid. They can't come to the palace to ask for it back from you. Keep it well and return it to me when I return. Remember! Remember!"

Fei Wan burned the note and sprinkled the ashes in the flowerpot as fertilizer.

He hummed inwardly.

You asked me to keep your belongings for you without even discussing it with you in advance, and I handed them over as a matter of course.

She casually threw the jade pendant into the dresser drawer.

At night, I took it out unconsciously.

In the quiet night, hold it gently in your palm.

The patterns of the carved apricot blossoms are slightly rough to the touch.

He is going to the northern border.

In this life, he went north even earlier.

So there is plenty of time to plan and prepare.

and so.

It won’t end in regret like in the previous life!

Certainly.

Fei Wan thought to herself, I can change my fate and become a royal concubine.

Not to mention him.

She fell asleep holding the jade pendant.

The first snow of winter fell quietly in the yard.

In Chuixue Palace, Zhishu opened the window, quietly watched the fine snow, and let the cold air sweep into the palace.

"The smoke from the sky is like a golden spiral, and the curtains are dim and the lamplight is tangled."

"In spring, apricots are like snow; in winter, the snow is like smoke from the apricot forest!"