At dusk, the last warm ray of spring sun shone down, Han Rui put on a rose-red cloak, and in the distance came an oval-faced girl with a slender figure, fair complexion, and curved eyebrows, as if she was hiding the night.

Under the vast starry sky, the timidity in his eyes is clearly visible.

"Greetings to my second sister."

She bowed down and Han Rui helped her up affectionately: "So many things happened during these days that the second sister didn't even bother to invite the fourth sister out. From now on, the fourth sister will have to go to Churui Palace more often."

The fourth princess was flattered by her intimacy, and a shy smile appeared on her oval face.

"The concubine caused trouble to the second sister yesterday."

Han Rui waved her hand: "Nothing, as long as the concubine knows how powerful it is. Now that Yan Ning and the deposed prince are colluding with the King of Qi, the stability of the capital is particularly important. If someone is willing to fish in troubled waters, it will be difficult to guard against it."

"Second sister is the eldest princess protecting the country. Her vision and strategy are incomparable to mine. Fortunately, second sister has a keen eye and pulled out this nail. If Grandma Chen had taken advantage of her, both the concubine and I would be hard-pressed.

blame."

The fourth princess in front of me is generous, pretty, and has a good temperament. She is indeed much better than the third princess, Yan Ning.

She couldn't help but compare the two in her mind.

"Fourth sister is serious. Grandma Chen is just a palace servant. You and the concubine should just worry about it."

The two had a lively chat, and Han Rui simply left the fourth princess to have dinner at Churui Palace, while Yanzhi ordered the kitchen to cook a few more dishes.

"Fourth sister, the salmon at this time is the most delicious. Try it."

She picked up a chopstick of salmon and put it into the fourth princess's bowl.

"Thank you, second sister."

The meal was delicious, and when it was getting late, Han Rui asked Yanzhi to pick out some ingredients from the warehouse of Churui Palace and bring them back to the fourth princess.

Yanzhi made tea and brought it over: "The princess likes the fourth princess very much?"

Han Rui smiled, "Who wouldn't like a girl who is so cautious and very sensible? How are you doing with the things I asked you to inquire about?"

"My servant inquired and found out that Concubine Mei and the Queen Mother entered the palace at about the same time. Concubine Mei was never very favored and was always protected by the Queen Mother. But then she suddenly became pregnant, and the two of them separated.

I heard that Concubine Mei suffered a lot when she gave birth to the fourth princess. She almost had a collapse of blood and was injured, and she will never be able to get pregnant again."

"I know."

She said calmly, but her intuition told her that the matter was not that simple. Concubine Mei was definitely not just secretly pregnant.

Rouge started gossiping: "Would the Queen Mother be unhappy if the princess and the fourth princess were so close? I remember that the third princess was even more handsome than the fourth princess in front of the Queen Mother."

"I know it well."

After traveling under the stars and night, Ling Xin finally arrived at Fengshan. It was only a few hundred miles away from the capital. It was an important defensive city. But facing Qi King's hundreds of thousands of cavalry, Fengshan City was in turmoil. Many of the people in the city had already fled. In the past,

This bustling city was actually a little desolate in the night.

Ling Xin turned over and dismounted. General Ma, the guard of Fengshan City, was already waiting at the city gate.

"I will see you at last, Lord Marquis."

The imperial edict of Heli has been announced to the world, but no one dares to underestimate the young man in front of him. His reputation has already shocked the entire Jokhang Kingdom. His dignity is not based on marrying the eldest princess, but on his numerous military exploits.

Ling Xin threw the horse's reins to Chang Shan, "How many troops are there in the city now?"

General Ma followed him respectfully and introduced: "Our Fengshan City is an important border defense city. We have always stocked 30,000 troops, but now we have not attacked Fengshan City for many years. Now, there are probably less than two of the 30,000 people who can go into battle to kill the enemy."

Ten thousand."

Ling Xin frowned, turned around and walked along the city wall, reaching out his hand to touch it from time to time.

"Recruit men immediately to reinforce the city wall. Hurry. There will be twelve-hour shifts. Where are the soldiers training?"

"Since receiving the news, the general has been training intensively and does not dare to slack off."

"That's good. I got the news that King Qi's men left Shandong one day ago and headed straight for Fengshan. You know the importance of Fengshan even if you don't tell me. If Fengshan falls, it will be difficult to hold the capital.

So this time I will live and die with you all."

The iron words ignited the blood of the guarding soldiers.

"I swear to live and die with the Marquis."

"I swear to live and die with the Marquis."

"Master Marquis, it has been a stormy journey. The general has already prepared meals. Let's use some first. I will make arrangements immediately to reinforce the city wall."

Ling Xin stopped him: "In addition to reinforcing the city walls, all weapons and arrows that can be used in the city must be inspected. In emergency situations, these are top priorities."

"Don't worry, Lord Marquis, these generals have been inspected and there are no problems."

Ling Xin nodded and followed the people designated by General Ma to the General's Mansion.

Fengshan City is an important border defense city, and the General's Mansion is also very luxurious. It can even be compared with the Jingguo Mansion.

He followed the leader into the mansion and the housekeeper immediately welcomed him into the main hall. General Ma ran in from outside.

"Master Hou, the arrangements have been made."

"Um."

The food that was served was simple. General Ma brought out a jar of good wine, and you could already smell the strong aroma of the wine before it was opened.

"Save this wine for when you win the battle."

After running around for two days and two nights, eating and sleeping in the open, Ling Xin was indeed hungry. She didn't care whether the food in front of her was as exquisite as the one in the Hou Mansion, so she picked up the bowl and was in a hurry.

"General Ma, where is the topographic map of Fengshan?"

He put down the bowl and didn't even have time to rest before following General Ma to the front hall. There was a huge sand table on the table in the front hall and a map hung on the wall.

She leaned over and looked at the sand table carefully, moving her fingers here and there on the sand table.

"Changshan, how long will it take for King Qi to arrive at Fengshan?"

"Three days at most."

"Okay, you can lead five thousand people to station here the day after tomorrow."

Wherever his fingers went, he reached a canyon in Dafeng Mountain. The mountains on both sides were high and densely forested, but it was a good place for an ambush.

"yes."

General Ma was gearing up and eager to give it a try: "Master Marquis, why not let the general go? The terrain here is dangerous, and the general will definitely stop people here."

Ling Xin raised his head and glanced at him, then walked to the map on the wall, then returned to the sand table. His finger pointed at another place: "General Ma has more important things."

"The general is all ears."

"Once Changshan catches King Qi's people by surprise here, they will definitely retreat here. What you have to do is to wait and wait, don't be eager to fight, just run away after the fight, and harass them many times while they are repairing, leaving them exhausted.

, as soon as Uncle Dong Ting arrives, I will lead the army to fight out, and it will not be a problem to capture the rebels."

General Ma immediately flattered him when he saw that he had arranged everything in just a moment.

"As expected of Marquis Jingguo, he is indeed a natural-born general. The general was still worried before, but now that the Marquis has arrived, the general's heart has returned to his stomach."

"General Ma takes me to see the soldiers."

In Fengshan City late at night, several fast horses flashed by. Ling Xin followed General Ma to the school ground in the south of the city. The school ground was very quiet late at night. The two soldiers guarding the door were in good spirits and did not relax. Ling Xin relaxed.

tone.

"From tomorrow onwards, General Ma will send people to guard the city gates tightly and strictly check those who enter the city, so as not to mix in the traitors' spies."

"yes."

After giving all these instructions, he turned the horse's head and returned to the general's mansion again. General Ma had already had the best room tidied up. He was not polite and pushed the door open. A strange aroma immediately lingered on the tip of his nose, in the darkness.
Chapter completed!