Li Qian was deeply moved by Yu Hongxuan's support, and he couldn't help but feel grateful that he had made several sincere and chivalrous friends.

The two good brothers gave each other assistance and encouragement, and were determined to carry out drought prevention actions to the end.

Yu Yalan on the side looked at their slightly depressed expressions and couldn't help but think of Song Xi who was far away in the capital.

Two days ago, she received a letter from Song Xi, saying that the Marquis and the Crown Prince had agreed to their idea of ​​stationing troops to save themselves. Marquis Dingbei was also very satisfied with their marriage and looked forward to one day drinking the tea served by his daughter-in-law in person.

Grain seeds and healing medicine powder saved the lives of many border officers and soldiers, and the Song Army, which was in a difficult situation, was able to achieve great victories in several battles in autumn and winter.

In addition to the situation in the northwest, Song Xi also talked about his plan to return to his hometown in the letter.

A few days ago, he petitioned the emperor in the name of his mother's illness and his grandmother's old age, hoping that the court would allow the Song family's wife and children to return home to recuperate. However, the petition he submitted was completely rejected on the same day.

The legitimate method has been determined to be useless. The next step is to secretly try to trick Chen Cang to send the two elders back to Xianping. The palace in the capital will also arrange disguised stand-ins so that the political opponents who are watching eagerly will not notice the changes in the Song family.

At the end of the letter, Song Xi also told Yu Yalan not to worry, but to just wait patiently for the day of reunion.

But how can Yu Yalan really feel relieved?

He is clearly reporting good news rather than bad news!

It has been more than half a month since the siblings returned to Xianping, but the Song family's plan to return home has not made any progress. The letters in the reply have been avoiding talking about the situation in the Hou Mansion. Yu Yalan can guess how anxious and troubled her fiancé is.

If Song Xi still can't come to Xianping smoothly before the end of the month, then she can only go to Beijing in person to bring them back together.

In fact, Yu Yalan's guess was very accurate, and Song Xi was indeed in a difficult situation.

Seeing the doubled number of spies and informants near the Marquis Mansion, he regretted his decision to submit a memorial to return home.

I originally thought that the emperor would agree to the request of the Hou Mansion because he was publicly whipped by Princess Yongning, but unexpectedly, he only received tighter surveillance in return!

Two days ago, he, his mother, and his grandmother went to a hot spring resort on the outskirts of Beijing to relax. As a result, surveillance spies followed them all the way. Some spies didn't even bother to use basic disguises, and they went to the hot spring resort without any cover-up.

Watching their every move closely, the contempt and demonstration in their eyes almost made him unable to help but kill someone!

On the second day of the trip to the hot springs, Liu Sheng, the imperial eunuch, immediately paid a visit and warned the generals and their families in a strange way not to leave the capital without authorization. He also threatened Song Xi with food, grass and military supplies, telling them to stay in the capital honestly and peacefully.

Within the city, do not act rashly against the holy will, otherwise the consequences will be unbearable.

Needless to say, it is clear that it was the emperor's order. This is simply treating the Song family as domestic dogs in a dog cage, allowing him to slaughter and bully them at will!

He really shouldn't have any expectations for Emperor Yuanfeng. Wu Zongmin is simply a crazy and foolish emperor!

The furious Song Xi almost killed Liu Sheng on the spot. If he hadn't been caring about his father, brother and relatives in the northwest, he would have wanted to go to the Golden Palace and chop off the dog emperor's head in one fell swoop!

But he can't do that.

The loyalty and prestige of the heroes of the Song family cannot be tarnished by him, and the safety of dozens of lives in the Hou family cannot bear his willful behavior.

Now, he could only endure all the humiliation and oppression, remain calm and rational in front of the gelding named Liu, and try his best to obey the Wu family's demands for imperial power. Only by keeping his closest relatives and loved ones safe and sound, could he have the energy to do so.

The best way to plot revenge and counterattack.

"How is the water and grain storage going? Is there any news from the northwest?"

After sending away the annoying gelding, Song Xi convened a secret meeting with his confidants. Even though he was currently in a dangerous situation, the arrangements that needed to be made should be implemented as soon as possible.

Jiandong bowed and reported back with a serious face: "All the villages under the name of the Hou Mansion have carried out the task of storing water and grain. The current progress is pretty good. Unfortunately, high-yielding grain varieties cannot be continued to be planted openly. If necessary in the future,

I'm afraid I can only ask the Yu family to replenish food and grass.

The secret guards who went to the northwest to transport a new batch of elixirs have returned successfully, and they have also brought back letters from the Marquis and the Crown Prince. The secret guards said that the two masters are in very good health, and have won many battles against the Tatars, and are in excellent condition.

good."

Hearing that his father and brother were safe and well, Song Xi felt much more at ease. After receiving the latest letter from Jian Dong, he immediately opened it and read it.

This time's letter was no different from usual. In addition to caring about his relatives at home and telling him to take good care of his grandmother and mother, the rest was to praise the Yu family's elixirs and grains, and jokingly said that he wanted to meet his magical little daughter-in-law so that he could start a family as soon as possible.

Room, pass on the incense.

The care and encouragement from his father and brother made his heart warm, and a faint smile appeared on his cold face for a long time.

If possible, he would also like to take his wife, children and close relatives to the northwest to visit his father and brother, so that the family can truly get together and enjoy family happiness.

But the laws of the court did not allow them to reunite as much as they wanted, and the emperor's suspicion was even more overwhelming. There were so many generals in the Zhou Dynasty, but the Dingbeihou Mansion became a thorn in the royal family's side and a thorn in their flesh.

When the private military camp is successfully completed, no one can stop their family from reuniting!

"Your Majesty must have been too free recently, so he spared no effort to focus on the Hou Mansion and make his backyard more lively, so as not to do unnecessary stupid things all day long."

Song Xi's eyes flashed with darkness and sharpness, and he issued a few special orders in a deep voice.

He had collected a lot of clues about the royal family before, and now sending someone to make a fuss would just draw the emperor's attention away.

The Huanyan Pill left by Yu Yalan will be put to use this time. He plans to send his grandmother and mother to Xianping in the near future, and the Song family's property will gradually be transferred to the ancestral land.

Within half a year, he would turn the Dingbei Hou Mansion into an empty house, while the Song family would escape from its shell and hide under the Huxiao Mountain, using the natural cover to slowly grow and prosper.

The second son of the Song Dynasty, who had always been indifferent to fame and fortune, ignited his ambitions and vowed to make the Song family a great and unstoppable family. No matter how the imperial power and nobles changed, the direct descendants of the Song family could remain calm and stable in the tide of history.

The secret guards of the Hou Mansion accepted the master's secret order and started their own activities avoiding the surveillance eyes.

The bustling capital during the day gradually fell asleep at night, and the sleeping people were oblivious to the actions in the darkness.

In the stillness of the night, the sound of horse hooves gradually came from the distance.

The solemn-looking postman rushed to the tall, closed city gate with an urgent battle report from the northwest.
Chapter completed!