She hurriedly looked back and saw Li Cheng wearing Confucian costume leaning over and looking at her with a smile behind her.

"Hey? Young Master Jing, why are you here?"

"I am the owner of the art shop, don't you know?" Li Cheng was slightly surprised.

"ha?"

Li Cheng suddenly laughed, "Your reaction is so cute."

Dugu Jialuo was stunned for a moment, cute? "Stop kidding, how could I be so ugly?"

"Cuteness is not about beauty and ugliness. You don't have to worry about your appearance." Li Cheng smiled faintly, "By the way, what's your name?"

"Lu, Xiaojin, Just call me Xiaojin by Young Master Jing." Dugu Jialuo wanted to say his name, but suddenly remembered his name. These days, he probably already knew everyone in the imperial capital, so he only said his name.

"Okay, Xiao Jin, you're here first. I'll go and accompany His Highness the Sixth Prince. I'll come back later to tell you some of the matters in the art shop."

Just when Dugu Jialuo was doing nothing in Qianxue Tower, the Duke of Tang was in a happy event. However, for Yang Jian, this was a huge trouble. What's more important is that Yang Jian didn't know that this trouble had come to his head.

That's right, it's the imperial edict for marriage.

Eunuch Li, who came to issue the imperial edict, had been waiting in the Duke Tang Mansion for nearly an hour. He picked up the third cup of tea placed in front of him, took a sip, and suddenly sighed, "Mr. Li, when will the prince be back? The family is still waiting to report the life."

At this time, Li Bing was facing a difficult choice. Yang Jian would never accept this imperial edict, but now it is not just Li Bing's selfishness, but Yang Jian and Dugu Jialuo will never have any results. Since that is the case, it is better to make a decision for Yang Jian himself. Although the consequence may be that he has to bear Yang Jian's overwhelming anger.

Forget it, just pretending that he was selfish again, it could be considered as helping Dugu Jialuo a favor.

Li Bing suddenly walked to Eunuch Li, "I don't know when the prince will come back when he goes out. It's not a solution for you to wait here. So, give me the imperial edict, I'll take it for Yang Jian, and you go back to the palace to report your life."

"How can this work?" Eunuch Li hesitated.

"Why can't it work? Do you know that Yang Jian will definitely not accept it? So you wait for him to come back here to disobey the imperial edict?"

Eunuch Li immediately frightened, "The family dare not, Mr. Li, don't talk nonsense!"

"Then give me the imperial edict. If something happens, I will bear it alone." Li Bing's tone was a little cold and stern.

"This, okay." Eunuch Li took out the imperial edict from his sleeve. "Young Master Li must keep it safe, and you must hand it over to the prince."

"By the way, can my father-in-law tell me about the affairs in the palace? I can also explain it clearly to the prince."

Eunuch Li looked at the people on both sides and whispered to Li Bing, "Mr. Li, it's not convenient to speak here."

"Then go to the study, it is quiet. Please move."

When he arrived at the study, Li Bing asked Eunuch Li to sit down and asked, "What happened? I heard from the prince that the marriage was given was postponed?"

"Mr. Li, I'm going to tell you that it's the Empress Dowager - she's critically ill!!"

"Hasn't the Queen Mother been feeling unwell these days? Such news came out of her uterus a few days ago."

"This time it's more serious than before, the Imperial Doctor said, I'm afraid it's not been a few days."

Li Bing trembled, "Isn't it because of this that the emperor is so anxious to give marriage?"

"It's because of this. The Empress Dowager loved the prince as a child. Before he passed away, he wanted to see the prince get married and someone was taking care of him. This is also the emperor's intention." Eunuch Li suddenly approached Li Bing, "Mr. Li, the family, say something in his heart. Not only the family, but also the whole Sui State knows, how can the emperor and the queen mother not know? Even if the prince is not happy to marry the eldest lady of Dugu Mansion, he has to get married. He doesn't ask for anything, just seek filial piety."

"I understand. I will tell the prince if my father-in-law said anything." Li Bing forced a smile, "It's getting late, so let's go back to the palace to report your life earlier."

"That miscellaneous family has surrendered."

“Not giving.”

The second floor of Qianxue Tower.

Those who have been to the second floor of Qianxuelou will be the most impressive thing about Qianxuelou's food, but the endless green scenery outside the windows of Qianxuelou. It is a bamboo forest that is evergreen all year round. The bamboo leaves that reach into the wing room are not stained with dust and are verdant.

However, although it was his first time here, Dugu Xin was not in the mood to enjoy such beautiful scenery. He was now full of Dugu Jialuo, and the food on the table could not arouse his appetite.

"Dugu Shan, can we join the army when we find Dugu Jialuo?" Ji Ruyue was in high spirits.

"I can't join the army, and you can't join the army." There is no room for a turnaround.

Ji Ruyue was unhappy, "Why?!"

"You are a woman, have you learned martial arts and are weak and you probably don't even have a chance to survive when you arrive on the battlefield."

"What about you?"

Dugu Xin said lightly, "My Dugu family has been a minister for generations and does not defile military power. My grandfather once said that if the Dugu family practices martial arts, they will be killed immediately without asking the reason!"

"Immediately kill you? Your father is so spoiled by you, so he probably won't do this." Ji Ruyue didn't care.

"My father is very old-fashioned, and I don't have the intention to join the army. After two years, after the championship, my father will arrange for me to go into politics."

"But I'm afraid you can't handle it. There are old slippers in the officialdom. With your temperament, you will definitely suffer losses." Ji Ruyue curled her lips, "In fact, if you want to make meritorious service now, you can only join the army. Now the Zhou Kingdom in the east and Xia Kingdom in the west are eyeing the Sui Kingdom. Although the Northern Zhou Kingdom in the north have no action, they are also watching the fire from the other side of the river and trying to reap profits. With such a national situation, war is only a matter of time. I bet that within half a year, there will definitely be war on the frontier again."

Dugu Xin was a little helpless, "You talked about the issue of war again."

"Oh! I'm talking serious! Dugu Shan, the emperor of the Sui Kingdom is old now, and the prince's power is growing stronger. You must have a certain strength to gain a foothold in the battle for the throne soon. We must stand on the side of the eldest prince, but the second prince's Southern Xinjiang King has a great power, and he guards the frontier and controls military power. The eldest prince has no military power. We must support the eldest prince's power in the army, so that the eldest prince can finally give the eldest prince a bargaining chip to fight the second prince."

"Ru Yue!" Dugu Xin suddenly scolded, "You don't even look at what this place is! How can you say such a ruthless thing?"

Ji Ruyue didn't care at all, "Don't worry, since I dare to say it here, I'm ready for it. I'm not like you, acting recklessly, regardless of my own safety."

She held Dugu Xin's hand, "Listen to me, among the four countries, the infantry of the Sui Kingdom, the heavy cavalry of the Zhou Kingdom and the light cavalry of the Xia Kingdom are the most powerful, but the cavalry is the nemesis of the infantry, and neither the last Zhou Kingdom nor the Xia Kingdom had the advantage in terms of military strength. However, although the infantry of the Sui Kingdom was not suitable for field battles, it was still more than enough to defend the city. However, because the Sui Kingdom was facing the pressure of the Three Kingdoms, although the King of Southern Xinjiang defended the Western Xia in the southern Xinjiang, the Sui Kingdom's defense against the Eastern Zhou Dynasty was far from enough.

When the Eastern Zhou Dynasty attacked the Sui Kingdom, the first thing that attacked Donglin must be Donglin. The eldest prince lacked counselors. We cannot blindly learn those scholars. Poetry and songs. If we want to truly help the eldest prince and make military achievements in the future battle for the throne, what is needed is strategy. Let’s not talk about whether the Northern Qi will participate in the war, but the battle between the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and the Sui Kingdom is inevitable. At that time, if the eldest prince is defeated, his prestige in the Sui Kingdom will definitely plummet, and there will be no hope in the battle for the throne."

"These are not things you should worry about." Dugu Xin's face also became heavy.

"Dugu Xin!! Haven't you ever cared about the safety of the family?" Ji Ruyue shouted, "Do you know the consequences of His Highness' failure?! The eldest prince is my brother-in-law, and my father has long been exterminated into the eldest prince's faction. Your family and my family are family friends, so naturally they cannot get rid of their relationship. If the eldest prince fails, we, the implicated families, cannot escape. Do you think I am thinking about this? I'm not all for the family, for you! If I want me to say my heart, the possibility of the eldest prince ascending the throne is only one percent! Do you understand the strength of the Southern Xinjiang King! We are alive for this one percent hope! If the eldest prince fails, then don't say that you are the three generations of Dugu family will be prime ministers, even the founding meritorious deeds will not be able to escape the whole family!"

"I understand. I will discuss this with my father." Dugu Xin was scolded by Ji Ruyue so much that he had already forgotten the search for Dugu Jialuo. He had never considered these issues. In his opinion, it was enough for the emperor to decide the matter of the crown prince. Those who are ministers only need to obey. Now that he was awakened by Ji Ruyue, he was at a loss.

A strange smile suddenly appeared on the corner of Ji Ruyue's mouth, "Actually, I have a good way to save time and effort."

"What's the solution?"

"Just..." Before she could say anything, Ji Ruyue's face changed, "Someone?!" She suddenly rushed to the window and looked out the window.

The green bamboo leaves sway in the wind, and there is nothing unusual.

"We'd better talk about it when we go back." Ji Ruyue's face turned gloomy.

Dugu Xin nodded, "Yes, let's go back now." After that, he walked out of the wing room.

However, he had just taken two steps before he was pulled back by Ji Ruyue.

"Wait, we haven't gone to the art shop on the fourth floor yet."

Volume 1: The Soul-breaking Soul-breaking Chapter 13: The Phoenix Carries Peony

But after a while, Li Cheng came back to Lefang. Dugu Jialuo was still scrubbing the counter. In fact, there was no dust at the counter, but she didn't know what she could do.

Seeing her so hard, Li Cheng smiled gently and walked towards her, "Xiao Jin, you don't have to do this. There are people coming to the art shop to clean every day. Dugu Mantuo lets you do something that is not here to clean."

"Ah? Then what should I do?" Dugu Jialuo had never gone to Qianxuelo, and she knew nothing about the art shop.
Chapter completed!