Although Changning left the palace privately, the words other than Qi Younian were not said in general.∮, Ji Xiaotang originally thought that after Qin Zhen and Qin Lin both entered the palace to ask Empress Dowager Han for the imperial edict, Empress Dowager Han would summon her to the palace to speak.

But Empress Dowager Han did not. Changning's words today were obviously instructed by Empress Dowager Han.

Queen Mother Han may not know that Changning came to Xinhua Hall today, but she must know Changning and knew that Changning would summon Ji Xiaotang to speak because of Qi Younian's affairs. She didn't need to say bluntly that Changning would tell Ji Xiaotang that Changning would always tell Ji Xiaotang.

Master Ji Er sighed, but was not surprised by this result.

The family had long thought of this.

Qin Zhen and Qin Lin may not have expected that they were in a hurry to seek an order, not only not wanting the other party to be ahead of them, but also to take the lead before Emperor Longqing.

According to Empress Dowager Han, she had long been attracted by Emperor Longqing. However, Qin Zhen and Qin Lin were not aware of it.

Those who don’t know will not blame it.

But now, Empress Dowager Han and Emperor Longqing knew what they wanted to Ji Xiaotang. Emperor Longqing took Ji Xiaotang into the palace and seemed not very friendly to his younger brothers.

"After this matter, there is nothing to worry about. It's just that soldiers come to block the enemy and water comes to cover the enemy's body." Ji Xiaotang was very aware of it.

Qi Younian will definitely return to the capital before choosing a female official.

Ji Xiaotang had a good expectation, and she soon received news that according to Qi Younian's itinerary, she would arrive in Tongzhou tomorrow.

Originally, Qi Younian's itinerary would not be so fast. He left the brigade with the captives and the captured materials behind him, and the car was light all the way. In the eyes of the emperors and empresses in the harem and the civil and military officials of the court, Qi Younian was a young man and was eager to win the merits. However, Ji Xiaotang knew why Qi Younian was trying hard to travel like this.

Qin Zhen also knew.

"Prince, I want to ask you for help." Knowing that Qi Younian would arrive in Tongzhou tomorrow, Ji Xiaotang discussed with Qin Zhen.

"Xiaotang just says it." Qin Zhen never said anything about Ji Xiaotang's request.

"I want to ask the prince for help and let me meet Ayou first before Ayou enters Beijing." Ji Xiaotang said, "Only the prince can do this."

"Um..." Qin Zhen pondered and looked at Ji Xiaotang up and down. "Xiaotang. Just this day, can't you wait? You clearly know what I want to you, at least you are in front of me... stabbed me, Xiaotang, you are so cruel."

Ji Xiaotang narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Your Majesty. You know, that's not what I mean."

Qin Zhen also corrected his face when he saw Ji Xiaotang like this.

"Xiaotang has something to talk to Ayou." Obviously, Qin Zhen also guessed that Ji Xiaotang asked him for help, not a child's affair.

"Yes, when Ayou comes to Beijing to meet the emperor, he will definitely discuss rewards." Empress Dowager Han and Emperor Longqing are both waiting for Qi Younian to propose to Changning, and Qi Younian will definitely ask the two to marry Ji Xiaotang.

"What does Xiaotang mean?" Qin Zhen looked at Ji Xiaotang with sharp eyes. He seemed to want to see Ji Xiaotang directly in his heart.

"I want to convince Ayou and ask for grace." Ji Xiaotang did not hide it from Qin Zhen.

Qin Zhen suddenly realized and looked at Ji Xiaotang even more deeply.

"Xiaotang, have you decided? This opportunity is only one time. Are you not afraid of regretting it?" Qin Zhen asked Ji Xiaotang.

"Xiaotang wants Ayou to change his mind. I am very happy about this matter." Qin Zhen actually told him calmly.

If Qin Zhen stammered with other words or used lies to please her, she would have millions of ways to deal with it, but Qin Zhen confessed so frankly.

Ji Xiaotang could not feel bad about Qin Zhen.

"Don't the prince think this is inappropriate?" Seeing that the two affectionate people could not be together, he was not sympathetic. Instead, he was happy. Ji Xiaotang threw a condemnation look at Qin Zhen.

"Maybe, but there are some things in this world that cannot be made available." Qin Zhen said with a smile without thinking it was offended.

Perhaps, he was also very happy, and finally had the opportunity to say these words clearly in front of Ji Xiaotang.

"The prince and Ayou have had a friendship since childhood. Even now, I believe it. The prince trusts Ayou and is kind to Ayou. Even if the prince and I are not as good as Ayou, they always have some incest. If the prince is willing to help us..."

If Qin Zhen is willing to help her and Qi Younian with all his strength, then she and Qi Younian will have more opportunities to be together.

"Xiaotang, I will promise you anything else if you ask me to do. Only this thing..." Qin Zhen no longer looked like he was smiling just now, his eyes became darker and deeper. "Xiaotang, I also have a request. Don't mention this to me again."

Qin Zhen was serious, as if Ji Xiaotang had her bottom line.￠￡￡, Qin Zhen’s tolerance towards Ji Xiaotang was the only thing that happened.

Ji Xiaotang lowered his head, thought for a while, and nodded: "Okay."

Qin Zhen nodded with satisfaction.

The carriage ran very fast. The two of them whispered in the car, and Ji Xiaotang also drank tea and tasted snacks.

"I hired a dim sum master from Suzhou. The crab shell yellow is his best, and it is unique." Qin Zhen told Ji Xiaotang with a good mood, saying that he was the master of this dim sum. It was once he met him by chance when he was working in Beijing and took him back to the palace.

Not only did Qin Zhen say that, Ji Xiaotang also knew that he loved eating this kind of snack.

Crab shell yellow may be rare in the north, but Yu Ji Xiaotang is not very rare. However, the crab shell yellow made by the dim sum chef in the Qin Zhen’s mansion is indeed the best food she has ever eaten.

Ji Xiaotang nodded and praised.

"Xiaotang likes it, I will call him to Xinhuatang and make it for you every day." Qin Zhen immediately said generously.

Ji Xiaotang couldn't help laughing.

"The prince is too exaggerated. Why do you have such a big deal? If I like to eat, I will beat people to ask the prince for it. If the prince thinks it is too troublesome."

Qin Zhen nodded immediately: "It's good that this is all right, it's up to Xiaotang's will."

Although this trip took great risks, Ji Xiaotang did not feel any nervousness along the way, and he did not even feel the fatigue of traveling far away.

When the carriage arrived in Tongzhou, it slowed down slightly. The person who drove the carriage was obviously Qin Zhen’s confidant, and he didn’t need Qin Zhen’s special order to know where to drive the carriage.

Finally, the carriage was parked in front of a land temple.

Qin Zhen helped Ji Xiaotang get out of the car, and the coachman had already stepped forward and knocked on the knocker of the Land Temple.

Ji Xiaotang took this opportunity to look around. They were standing on a small street paved with bluestone. The bluestone under their feet shone brightly under the moonlight. The street was very secluded. Apart from the land temple in front of them, it was a vegetable field for farmers. It was already night, and there was no one in the street except them.

"It's not far from here, it's the post station. Ayou will not be seen after the back door of the post station." Qin Zhen told Ji Xiaotang in a low voice.

The coachman had already knocked on the door of the Land Temple. The one who came to respond was an old monk. The old monk poked his head out, took a look, and quickly opened the temple door.

Ji Xiaotang and Qin Zhen walked into the temple gate, and an old monk led the way and went up the steps.

The Land Temple is not big, and the main hall is in front of it.

"General Qi has just arrived." The old monk pushed open the door of the hall, whispered, and bowed and flashed to the door.

Almost at the same time, the people inside arrived at the door.

"Xiaotang, Fourth Brother!" The person who came was Qi Younian.

After a long separation, we met at first, and even Ji Xiaotang felt that his breathing seemed to have stopped, but his heart became more and more enthusiastic.

Qi Younian was not wearing armor, but only wore a brocade robe, with a wide waist waiting to be tied. He was wrapped in a light blue head.

The moonlight was dim and the candlelight was flashing, but Ji Xiaotang still saw Qi Younian clearly.

I haven't seen each other for several months, but it seems that I have been separated for several years. Qi Younian has lost weight and seems to have become taller.

"Ayou!" Ji Xiaotang said when he heard his voice, and reached out to him.

Qi Younian almost immediately held Ji Xiaotang's hand.

Qin Zhen just said he was jealous in the car, but at this moment he only had a kind smile on his face.

"It's inconvenient here, let's go into the hall to talk." Qin Zhen reminded.

Qi Younian and Ji Xiaotang came to their senses together.

The three of them walked into the hall and then formally greeted each other.

Two large butter waxes were burned in the hall, shaking the shadows of the three people in a hazy way. This scene seemed like a dream.

Qi Younian obviously didn't know Ji Xiaotang's real purpose, so he thought that Ji Xiaotang wanted to see him too much, so he begged Qin Zhen to bring her here. The last trace of tenderness had completely taken off the boy's face, and he looked like a young man.

Originally, he was extremely qualified and grew up faster than ordinary people. The war in Shu made him grow even more.

This kind of Qi Younian made Ji Xiaotang feel a little distressed and proud.

Because of such speculation in his heart, Qi Younian even came to his senses and no longer concealed his deep affection for Ji Xiaotang in front of Qin Zhen. He rushed to sit next to Ji Xiaotang with some eagerness and held Ji Xiaotang's hand.

Originally, the three people were Qin Zhen in the middle of the upper body, and Ji Xiaotang and Qi Younian were separated from each other.

But Qi Younian changed the position of the chair.

Qin Zhen saw it, smiled faintly, and didn't care.

"Don't care about me, it's Xiaotang who asked you for something to say, and I can't wait for you to enter Beijing." Qin Zhen said with a smile.

"Thank you, Fourth Brother." Qi Younian thanked Qin Zhen. His face was already slightly red, but because his skin was slightly dark and the candlelight was unclear, it was not very obvious.

After thanking Qin Zhen, Qi Younian gave Ji Xiaotang all his eyes and all his attention.

"The food and grass sent by Master Li is very timely. I know that it is the last food stored in your family. If it weren't for Han Keran, my army would have paid a heavy price in three months." Qi Younian held Ji Xiaotang's hand.

There are two reasons why he showed his feelings so much that he did not avoid Qin Zhen.

Qin Zhen sent Ji Xiaotang, which in his opinion was already a statement. Moreover, after he entered Beijing, he would ask Empress Dowager Han and Emperor Longqing to marry Ji Xiaotang.

In Qi Younian's current view, not only did he and Ji Xiaotang fall in love with each other, but Ji Xiaotang will soon marry him and become his person.

"Xiaotang, I can hardly wait. If I hadn't received the news from my fourth brother, I would have gone to Beijing overnight." As soon as I saw Empress Dowager Han and Emperor Longqing, he would ask for an order.

"Ayou, I'm here and I'm about to tell you about this." Qi Younian's eager appearance almost shook Ji Xiaotang's heart.

Perhaps, she should let Qi Younian ask for an order, or maybe things will be done.
To be continued...