The fake daughter married into the mountains and had meat to eat every day during the famine

The emperor spoke, and even if Song Yuntang was unwilling, he had to live in Guanju Tower in the end.

She couldn't help but guess the emperor's intention in her heart.

After all, it shouldn't be as simple as just curing the eldest prince.

But if you just want her to help the Princess of the Western Regions, you don't have to keep her under house arrest in the palace.

Is there another plan?

Song Yuntang took off the purse from his waist.

"Xia Ning, go and make arrangements. Find a way to send a message home. Tell them that I'm treating the eldest prince in the palace and will come back after he recovers, so that my family won't worry about me."

Xia Ning took the purse, said yes, and left Guanju Tower.

But as soon as she came out of the house, she saw a eunuch coming up to her with a flattering look on his face.

"Miss Xia Ning, does the Princess of Le'an have any instructions?"

Xia Ning stuffed a silver ingot into his pocket.

"When the county lady came, she didn't tell her family that she would be staying at the palace. I wanted to send a message to them to avoid worrying them. I hope you will be accommodating."

The eunuch bowed respectfully towards the room.

"His Majesty has already sent a message. I believe the Xu family has already heard the news. Don't worry, County Lady."

Upon hearing this, Xia Ning returned to the house and returned the purse to Song Yuntang.

"Ma'am, what should we do now?"

No matter how slow she was, she could still vaguely sense something slightly unusual.

"What else can we do? The palace is heavily guarded, with numerous guards. We can't force our way out." Song Yuntang looked out the window. "It all depends on whether the emperor keeps his word. If he's just worried about the eldest prince's illness, then it's not a big deal. But if he has other motives, it'll probably take some effort to leave this palace."

"What do you want?"

Xia Ning was puzzled.

"Your Majesty, just say what you want from Madam. Why beat around the bush?"

After hearing this, Song Yuntang suddenly became certain of his thoughts.

"Unless he wants to, it's not that simple."

……

Xu Qingye finished his work early and left the palace. He thought he would be able to see his wife and children when he returned home, but what he got was the news that his wife stayed overnight in the palace.

The incident with the princess from the Western Regions happened during the morning court session, and in the blink of an eye, Tang'er was summoned to the palace by the emperor on the pretext of checking the eldest prince's pulse, and was also asked to stay overnight in Guanju Tower. Everyone knew the purpose of this.

Before he left the capital for the western border, he asked Mr. Tang to look after his family because he was worried that something like this would happen.

But unexpectedly, even after he came back, the thing I was most worried about still happened.

He leaned over and held Hao Ting, who came to his side, in his arms, then turned to look at Xu Wencheng.

"Did your sister-in-law warn her about the princess of the Western Regions before she left?"

Xu Wencheng nodded.

"I did mention it to her." He was a little puzzled. "Brother, His Majesty summoned my sister-in-law to the palace. Was it really because of the eldest prince's illness, or was it because of the incident with the princess from the Western Regions? Could it be that he wanted to force my sister-in-law to submit?"

Xu Qingye looked at his son in his arms.

"Not at all."

Xu Wencheng scratched his head, "What else could it be for?"

Hao Ting seemed to understand what they were discussing, and his face looked a little depressed.

"Dad, isn't mom coming back today? Hao Ting misses mom."

Although Xu Qingye was also anxious in his heart, he still patiently comforted him first.

"Dad will definitely find a way to bring Mom home, but I can't guarantee it will be today. Hao Ting, please wait patiently at home, okay?"

Hao Ting didn't make a fuss. He hugged his neck and rested his head on his shoulder.

Xu Wencheng looked at him.

"Brother, have you figured out a solution?"

Xu Qingye shook his head.

"I'll go to the palace and test His Majesty's opinion. If it's just because of the eldest prince's illness, your sister-in-law will leave the palace and go home once he recovers. If it's for something else, what else do we need to do next?"

"Okay." Xu Wencheng nodded and took Hao Ting from his arms. "Brother, go and do your work. Hao Ting still has his parents and me to take care of him."

Xu Qingye nodded, handed Hao Ting to him, and went out.

Xu Yongwang and Jiang had worried expressions on their faces.

"What kind of a deal is this?" Jiang was worried. "There are so many eligible young men in the capital, why would the princess of the Western Regions only be interested in Qingye? Tang'er is still pregnant. If the emperor really wants to break up the couple, and the princess can't treat them unfairly, what will happen to Tang'er? What about Hao Ting?"

Xu Yongwang looked at her.

"Although Hao Ting is young, he is not unaware of things. You should say less in front of the child to prevent him from getting suspicious."

Jiang looked in the direction of Hao Ting and reached out to take him from Xu Wencheng's arms.

"I hope Tang'er can come back soon to reunite with our family."

Xu Wencheng's eyes flashed with contemplation.

Having spent three years at the border, he might be of some use in a war, but he knew nothing about officialdom.

Not to mention the intrigues and deceptions involved.

Even so, he wanted to do his best to do something for his elder brother and sister-in-law so that they could reunite sooner.

He looked at Xu Yongwang and Jiang.

"Dad, Mom, I'm going out for a while."

Jiang, who was holding Hao Ting, looked at his back and asked.

"what are you going to do?"

"I also want to help big brother."

As soon as he finished speaking, the man had already left the yard.

……

Xu Qingye came to the palace and asked to see the emperor.

However, the emperor refused his request for an audience on the pretext that he was busy with official duties.

The emperor's refusal made Xu Qingye smell something unusual.

If it was just because of the eldest prince's health that he wanted Tang'er to treat him, he would have asked for a meeting himself. At least he should have met with him openly, or let the eunuch explain the reason to her husband, and he should not have avoided him.

Obviously, he had other thoughts about Tang'er.

Xu Qingye stood in the cold wind for a long time, and finally turned around and walked towards the inn.

In the final analysis, the reason why His Majesty is detaining Tang'er now is because of the pretext of the Princess of the Western Regions.

If she was no longer an excuse, once the eldest prince recovered from his illness and Tang'er was the minister's wife, His Majesty would have no reason to keep her in the palace.

At that time, one word from each of those imperial censors could make the emperor lose face.

"My name is Xu Qingye, and I would like to meet Princess Lou Yishang."

The guard at the posthouse clasped his fists in his direction and said, "The Princess of the Western Regions is not at the posthouse at the moment. Sir Xu, what is the important matter with the Princess? I will inform her when she returns."

Xu Qingye didn't tell him why he was here in the future, but asked.

"Where has the princess gone?"

After today's morning court session, the emperor lifted Princess Lou Yishang's house arrest.

Princess Lou Yishang had never been to the capital, so it was not surprising that she was curious about the local customs and culture and wanted to go out for a walk.

This kind of thing naturally cannot be told through the mouths of others.

The guard thought about it and clasped his fists again.

"Half an hour ago, General Xu came to the inn and chatted with Princess Lou Yishang for a few words. The princess then left with him."

Wencheng?

Xu Qingye frowned.

Wencheng grew up under his care, so he could easily guess why he came here to find Princess Lou Yishang.

But doing so would ultimately be unfair to him.

He looked at the guard.

"Don't tell Princess Lou Yishang that I've been here. If you see General Xu, tell him to go home early and tell him that I have something to talk to him about."

Although the guard was puzzled, he did not ask the reason.

"Yes."

……