Rong Lan left the palace and entered the carriage. There was already someone inside, it was Su Mo.

"Let's go." Rong Lan spoke.

The green wind raised the whip, and the carriage slowly left the palace and headed towards the Duke Rong's mansion.

"You heard it all?" Rong Lan asked Su Mo.

Su Mo nodded, "Well. Jun Zhaolin's behavior in the past two days is abnormal. I suspect that Qi Ming's accident had something to do with him. Maybe he was guilty and wanted to take the opportunity to test the Rong family's reaction. He suddenly took back Cheng's life today and wanted to send his mother to fight Xiliao. I think, after careful consideration, what he thought about was a strategy that could not only use the Rong family but also prevent the Rong family from rebelling."

Rong Lan's face was slightly cold, "Separate the Rong family, there are chess pieces on the battlefield, and there are hostages in the capital. He is indeed a talented and stubborn person."

Jun Zhaolin didn't know at this time that his thoughts had been seen through by Rong Lan and Su Mo, even though Rong Lan and Su Mo had no evidence at the moment that it was Jun Zhaolin who harmed Qi Ming.

But there is an old saying that something goes wrong, there will be evil.

Jun Zhaolin likes to control and test, but he was complacent and forgot something, that Rong Lan is not Mu Zhenxuan.

Mu Zhenxuan would guess Jun Zhaolin’s thoughts and make choices that satisfies him.

But Rong Lan has her own principles.

Jun Zhaolin thought about it and thought that Mu Zhenxuan would not betray him about that matter. Because the Rong family knew about it, Mu Zhenxuan, who was directly attacked, had no better ending.

In fact, Jun Zhaolin already regretted giving Qi Ming a marriage, but his suspicion about the Rong Guogong Mansion became increasingly firm. Jun Zhaolin believed that the next arrangement could solve the current dilemma.

After all, how can it be so easy to rebel? Only his orders can be used to move the city-protected army, and he is now praised by the people and maintained by all officials, including the Prime Minister Meng's Mansion, the Duke of Ming, and Duke of Zhu's Mansion, which have a good relationship with Duke of Rong, it is impossible for him to agree to the Rong family's rebellion and seize the throne for no reason, even if there is a kindness.

Like Mu Zhenxuan, Jun Zhaolin has also created a perfect emperor character over the years. If the Rong family does what they should not do, they will be cursed by the people and oppose it to all officials.

In short, Jun Zhaolin believes that he is the one who wins the hearts of the people. As long as Rong Lan does not lose his mind, he will lead troops to fight and work hard for the Dongming Kingdom as he requested.

Even Rong Lan wanted to praise Jun Zhaolin for being talented and wise.

However, the premise that Jun Zhaolin's plan can be carried out smoothly is that the Rong family is a morally noble person who does not offend me and I do not offend others.

It's indeed.

But Rong Lan and her children were not soft persimmons, so Jun Zhaolin could pinch them as much as he wanted.

"Jun Zhaolin's biggest misunderstanding of me is that he thought I wanted to destroy the Western Liao Kingdom through war." Rong Lan's face was cold, "My enemy is not that country, not the people on that land, not those ordinary soldiers, but the current Western Liao royal family."

Jun Zhaolin thought that his interests with Rong Lan were basically the same as those for Western Liao, so Rong Lan would definitely accept the arrangement to fight Western Liao and help him work hard.

But this was his deepest misunderstanding of Rong Lan over the years.

Rong Lan wanted to take revenge because she wanted to kill her enemies. Her enemies were not the entire Western Liao Kingdom, and they had nothing to do with most of the people in the Western Liao Kingdom. They were just those in power who killed the Rong family back then.

Rong Lan admitted that she wanted to take revenge through war, but in fact, the one she wanted to kill on the battlefield were the Yin family of the Western Liao who had participated in the frame-up of the Rong family.

There are injustices and debts.

Rong Lan is not a warlike person, nor do she like to see the tragic scenes of the two countries' army living to the death. Although she has to accept a reality, this is a historical necessity.

But if she was asked to choose, she would not be the one who took the initiative to provoke the war, because the culprit was enjoying the pleasure of glory, wealth and power in the palace. Those living people who bleed and sacrificed were just lowly ants who were worthy of their lives in the eyes of those in power.

Therefore, after Rong Lan had a child, she never went to the battlefield again. Jun Zhaolin thought it was his suppression that made Rong Lan calm. In fact, this was chosen by Rong Lan himself.

She has not forgotten hatred, but she will not ruin her life and her children's lives because of hatred.

Jun Zhaolin said that in recent years, Dongming was only passively resisting the attacks of Western Liao, and the fact is indeed the case. And Rong Lan's purpose of surrendering to Dongming was also the same. In those years, she seemed to have helped Mu Zhenxuan and the war in the Dongming, but the real result was to let the war, which originally had the advantage of Western Liao end as soon as possible, and to let the Western Liao rulers expand their territory fail. This is the price they must pay to harm the Rong clan!

Rong Lan originally thought that if only the unification of the world could truly quell the war and Jun Zhaolin was a wise ruler worthy of loyalty, she would do her part to do this.

But now, when Rong Lan's children were freely merging in life by Jun Zhaolin, Rong Lan realized that nothing had changed. No matter whether she was loyal to the Western Liao or the Dongming, she was finally in the eyes of those in power. No matter how valuable she was, she was only worthy of being a chess piece. She had to verify the loyalty and obedience of the chess piece through suppression every few days.

Rong Lan once gave in and forbeared to protect her children because they did not have the strength or capital to resist at that time.

Rong Lan doesn't want to continue to endure and give in, but it is also for her own children. Because she doesn't want the children to be dominated by their lives at will.

Rong Lan looked at Su Mo, and Su Mo smiled faintly, "No matter what decision my mother makes, I will fully support you."

When Jun Zihuan returned home, he learned that Jun Zhaolin suddenly wanted to send Rong Lan to fight the Western Liao Dynasty, and set off the next day. He soon thought that this was Jun Zhaolin who wanted to eliminate the threat from the Rong family and at the same time used Rong Lan's means to kill two birds with one stone.

"My mother is going to Yuzhou City? Do you really want to attack Xiliao?" Rong Yuanruo frowned. The northwest will not thaw until March. Now that the war is going to begin, the Dongming army has to cross the steep Yunlian Mountains. Whether it is climatic conditions or terrain, there is no advantage in actively attacking. It can be foreseeable that Jun Zhaolin's ambition will inevitably be achieved by countless casualties and wounds flowing into rivers.

Rong Lan nodded, "I will take Acheng with you, and Feng'er stays at home to accompany Lingyue."

Rong Yuancheng asked nothing, but after Rong Lan made a decision, he agreed.

Yuan Qiu thought to himself, "Did you go to war or go to stop the war?"

Rong Lan looked at Yuan Qiu with relief, "It depends on the situation."

If you can do it, you won’t fight. As a general from Western Liao and now a general from Dongming, if there is someone who can make the two sides quit, it must be Rong Lan. What she wants has never been a war, and people like Jun Zhaolin won’t understand.

"What about me?" Jun Zihuan frowned. What is the arrangement for rebellion and seizing the throne? He finally made up his mind to take that step, but why did he suddenly feel that he didn't need it again?

"Brother-in-law, I will take good care of you." Su Mo's lips curled slightly.

Jun Zihuan was confused. What did he mean? Is the capital city not moving for the time being, or will Su Mo help him seize the throne when Rong Lan leaves? Can you explain it clearly?

But Su Mo said that he had to think about it again and had not yet figured out what to do so that Jun Zihuan would not have to worry.

The one who was most excited was Duan Yunhe, "Hahahaha! So, my wish to be a prince will come true soon? Brother-in-law, please take care of me!"

Duan Rong glared at Duan Yunhe, "Shut up!"

"No, no!" Duan Yunhe made a face and hid behind Rong Lan, "Godmother, why don't I accompany you to fight?"

Rong Lan smiled and shook her head, "Yunhe, please stay at home, don't mess around."

"That's true, I can witness the change of Dongming Kingdom soon, hehe!" Duan Yunhe was full of expectations.

Rong Yuanshun looked out the window, his little face was confused, "The sky changed? Will it snow?"

Rong Yuanlang kneaded Rong Yuanshun's little face and said, "It will be clear sky."

Jun Zhaolin sent people to stare at the movements of the Rong Guogong Mansion, but did not notice anything unusual. He just had to wait. Rong Lan and Rong Yuancheng left Beijing the next day, which means that the people from Rong Guogong Mansion accepted his arrangements and his plan worked.

This is a secret, and outsiders don't know about it.

But another thing spread on the first day of the New Year. That is, Qi Ming and Meng Xian, who were given marriage yesterday, were cancelled today.

The people naturally think that Qi Ming, a former brave general, would be happy without marrying Meng Xian. Because no one can see that Meng Xian is not worthy of Qi Ming now.

But the people were not so tolerant of Meng Xian. Although the Bai family deliberately designed to frame her, she herself also had the responsibility for this. A scholarly-born lady who fell to this point and was involved in the names of Bai Shu, Lu Zhe and Qi Ming before marriage. Either she was unpredictable or she was too brainless.

Prime Minister Meng and Mrs. Meng were relieved when they heard that the marriage was cancelled.

Mrs. Meng had a bad fight with Meng Xian yesterday, so she asked her third daughter-in-law Ma to tell Meng Xian about the news.

Ma thought that Meng Xian, who was very enthusiastic, should look down on the disabled Qi Ming, and would be very happy to learn that the marriage was cancelled. Unexpectedly, as soon as she finished speaking, Meng Xian's face changed.

"The emperor's words and words are so good, how can he change it at will?" Meng Xian frowned.

Ma was stunned for a moment. Could it be that Meng Xian really wanted to marry Qi Ming? But she heard that Qi Ming's legs were expected to be cured, and Meng Xian really couldn't get married. It was normal for her to want to be with Qi Ming, but she looked down on herself too much. No matter how good her background and reputation were, she was really not worthy of the position of Madam Zhongyonghou.

"Fourth sister, who knows what the emperor thinks? Don't think too much about it now. This may be a good thing. Just take care of your injuries at home and keep your health first. The most important thing is to take care of yourself." Ma Shi said earnestly.

"Brother Qi received the imperial edict yesterday! It's sister, it must be that my sister doesn't want me to marry Brother Qi! It must be that she arranged in front of the emperor that I would never be able to cure it anymore, so the emperor changed his mind!" Meng Xian said with a cold face.

When Ma heard this, he was stunned for a while. Her sister-in-law Meng Li was the most conscious of the overall situation and had always been very good to Meng Xian. Why would Meng Xian think like this?

However, Ma thought again and again, if Meng Li didn't want Meng Xian to marry Qi Ming, it would be possible. She didn't think Meng Li had any thoughts about Qi Ming, so she asked her to choose. She also hoped that Meng Xian would not get married at home because she was afraid that Meng Xian would cause trouble and her family.

Ma thought about this and did not respond for a moment. In Meng Xian's eyes, she guessed it.

"Sister is too much! She is now rich and prosperous, but she can't stand me in a good life. Is she satisfied just for me to live alone? Or is she still want Brother Qi to live alone and miss her?" Meng Xian was angry.

When Ma heard this, he looked shocked and hurriedly covered Meng Xian's mouth, "What are you talking nonsense? This is what the emperor said, and the whole family will be killed by you!"

"I can't say what she does?" Meng Xian pushed away Ma's family.

Ma finally understood why her mother-in-law was unwilling to come to see Meng Xian, because Meng Xian had a real brain problem now...

Ma was not gentle. Seeing Meng Xian’s nonsense, he said with a heavy face, "No matter what your sister did, it is for your own good and for this family. Do you think she lived in the palace easily? As for this marriage, it was not suitable, and neither grandmother nor parents would want to do it. It doesn’t mean that he really wants to marry you. Can you be more sober?"

"What do you mean?" Meng Xian widened her eyes and stared at Ma, "San Sister-in-law, please make it clear, what do you mean? Are you saying that no one wants it? I am not worthy of Brother Qi?"

"Sister Four, I don't want to say too badly, but I advise you to be a little self-aware." After a while, Ma stood up and left. This sister-in-law was already familiar with the world. After these consecutive blows, she not only did not learn her lesson, but she was like crazy.

Ma can understand that Meng Xian cannot face reality. After all, she has almost lost everything in just a short period of time, and it is difficult for someone to accept it. But she really cannot understand Meng Xian's ridiculous confidence now.

Meng Xian's shout came from behind, and she was trying to see Meng Li. Ma ignored it and just ordered the maid to serve her well, so there was no need to report to the old lady and Mrs. Meng.

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, the married daughter returns home.

Rong Yuanruo and Yuanqiu lived in their parents' home, and Jun Lingyue had already returned to the palace yesterday.

Rong Lan and Rong Yuancheng are preparing to set off to Yuzhou City tomorrow. In fact, Rong Yuanfeng also wants to go, but he cannot leave Jun Lingyue at this time, although Jun Lingyue takes the initiative to say that she doesn't need to accompany her.

Rong Yuanlang, who insisted on going with him, received Rong Lan's approval and happily prepared for his trip.

Because he was too young to go with him, Rong Yuanshun expressed his desire to break up with his fifth brother Rong Yuanlang, who abandoned him, for an hour...

Jun Zihuan chased Su Mo yesterday, but didn't ask any questions. Rong Yuanruo said that Su Mo was holding back anyway, so let Jun Zihuan calm down. His value is also identity, so don't think too much about it.

Jun Zihuan said, OK, as long as it is valuable, nothing else is left.

Yuan Qiu is going to give Qi Ming an injection today, and Su Mo is still with her.

When the carriage arrived at Zhongyong Hou Mansion, the housekeeper said that Qi Ying had returned early in the morning, but the prince Jun Ziyu did not accompany her to join the family, but accompanied Ming Yating to the Duke of Ming Dynasty's mansion.

What Yuan Qiu didn't know was that Ming Yating was slapped by Jun Ziyu who suddenly became angry and eventually went to Ming's house because she suggested that Jun Ziyu should accompany Qi Ying to Zhongyong Hou Mansion...
To be continued...