Chapter 76

Chen Qi was sent by the Prince of Yongle Hou himself, and the Prince of Yongle Hou was not in a hurry to leave. After Yongle Hou came to court, the Prince of Yongle Hou was happy. However, when he knew so many princes, he could not help but hesitate. Who would have thought that Chen Qi suddenly sent someone to ask him to go to the Ruiwang Mansion? Yongle Hou thought that King Rui had something to explain, so he urged him to go there.

When I arrived, I realized that it was not King Rui who was looking for him, but Princess Rui. Princess Rui also told Princess Rui about the matter. Although Princess Rui did not understand the war, she asked who was the one who asked for the orders, and then asked the list of the orders. After King Rui finished speaking, Princess Rui felt that it was inappropriate, because although there were military officers who asked for the orders this time, none of the people who had actually been on the battlefield stood up. Princess Rui didn't know how to lead the troops, but knew that if there were too many people in the army, who would listen to?

Can the general appointed by Emperor Cheng suppress these princely families? Princess Rui asked Chu Xiuming's expression again. Princess Rui only said that Chu Xiuming did not speak. Princess Rui immediately asked Chen Qi to call Prince Yongle Hou back, and then asked Chen Qi to send a post to Chen Jin. Although Emperor Cheng said that he would not disturb Chu Xiuming's rest, Chen Qi and Shen Jin were sisters. The two were not outsiders. Even Emperor Cheng had nothing to say when they were close.

When Prince Rui saw Princess Rui's appearance, she asked, "Do you think something is wrong?"

Princess Rui shook her head and said, "It's just that she is thinking about her son-in-law's first time going out. After all, she has no eyes. It's better to ask her third son-in-law."

King Rui said, "That's right."

Princess Rui smiled and said a few more words, but Prince Rui stopped caring about it and simply went to the study room. Then Chen Qi looked at Princess Rui and asked, "Mother, what's wrong?"

"I don't know either." Princess Rui said, "It's good to go with your son-in-law, let your son-in-law ask for some experience."

Chen Qi pursed his lips and nodded and agreed. Princess Rui said, "You go down and prepare. When your son-in-law comes, you will go out directly."

"Yes." Chen Qi helped the maid's hand.

Cuixi brought a glass of water to Princess Rui and said, "The princess is absolutely wrong?"

"I just hope I'm thinking too much." Princess Rui sighed slowly.

Because of Princess Rui's words, Prince Yongle Hou and Shen Qi took this trip. Because of Chu Xiuming's words, Prince Yongle Hou was directly led to Chu Xiuming's study, and Chen Qi and Shen Jin sat together and spoke.

Prince Yongle Hou also heard Chen Qi's words on the way, and he couldn't help feeling a little uneasy and asked directly, "Brother-in-law, is this trip to Shu inappropriate?"

Chu Xiuming spoke, "Does my brother-in-law know the situation in Shu?"

Prince Yongle Hou shook his head and said, "I don't know much."

Chu Xiuming spoke, "Does my brother-in-law have to go?"

Prince Yongle Hou said, "Your Majesty has already called my name. If you don't go... I want to give my father an explanation."

Chu Xiuming also understood and said, "If you go, brother-in-law remember, don't speak, don't fight for merit, don't go forward."

Prince Yongle Hou frowned and asked, "But there will be danger? Didn't it mean that there are less than a thousand anti-publics there?"

"How many officials and soldiers were there in Shu at the beginning?" Chu Xiuming asked back, "What's the result now?"

Prince Yongle Hou felt nervous and asked, "Didn't it mean that he sent 50,000 people to come this time?"

Chu Xiuming stopped saying anything. After all, it was mostly his guess. It was not that he did not trust Prince Yonglehou, but that he would say these words. When he went back, he must have said to Princess Rui and Yonglehou. Not to mention whether he would be misunderstood. He was the relatives of the Yonglehou Mansion and the relatives of the Ruilehou Mansion. These powerful people have many relatives, and some of them were too clear, but it was not good if they were spread.

Seeing this, Prince Yongle Hou stopped asking, nodded and said, "I understand."

Chu Xiuming responded, his expression remained unchanged at all. Prince Yongle Hou said, "I still have a lot of nourishing medicinal materials. I will send them to my brother-in-law later. Please pay more attention to your health."

"Okay." Chu Xiuming nodded.

Prince Yongle Hou had something to do in his heart, so he didn't leave much and said, "I'll say goodbye first."

Chu Xiuming stood up and sent Prince Yongle Hou to leave. Chen Qi was talking about the Zheng Mansion with Chen Jin. He never thought that Prince Yongle Hou would leave so quickly. He was stunned for a moment and said, "I will talk to my sister again another day."

Chen Jin stood up and said, "Sister is now heavy now. If you just talk, it's better to let the people in the house pass on the letter."

"Okay." Chen Qi smiled and said, "The two of them walked out, and the maid put on Chen Qi's cloak, tidied it up again, and then went out.

Prince Yongle Hou was waiting outside, and there was obviously something to worry about. After saying hello, he picked up Chen Qi and left. On the carriage back to Prince Rui's Mansion, he couldn't help but tell Chen Qi what Chu Xiuming said just now. Chen Qi looked at Prince Yongle Hou's expression and asked, "Do you don't believe me?"

"Not it." Prince Yongle Hou said hesitantly, "I always think...will it be..."

Chen Qi lowered his eyes slightly, gently stroked his stomach with his hands and said, "Can it be that my brother-in-law said this on purpose because he couldn't lead the troops?"

Prince Yongle Hou was a little embarrassed, but Chen Qi looked at Prince Yongle Hou and said in a deep voice, "If your husband really thinks like this, then he will be too underestimated by Uncle Yongning, too underestimated by the Chu family, too underestimated by my mother."

"I don't mean that." Prince Yongle Hou saw Chen Qi's expression for the first time and quickly said, "I just think it's because my brother-in-law is too careful?"

Chen Qi asked sternly, "Husband, when did Uncle Yongning lead his troops? The Chu family has been guarding the frontier, how many wars have they experienced? If we only talk about military achievements, our current title is aggrieved."

Prince Yongle Hou's face turned solemn, and he also understood and said, "Just I was jealous of a gentleman just now."

Chen Qi shook his head and said, "Mother will ask your husband to ask Uncle Yongning for advice, I think it's a bit wrong."

When Prince Yongle heard Chen Qi mention Prince Rui's words, he thought of Prince Rui's care for him at that time, and said, "I'll send you back to the palace first and meet my mother-in-law."

Chen Qi nodded and said nothing more. Prince Yongle Hou coaxed him softly, "Madam, don't be angry, it's because I'm a little bit petty just now. I thought I could make some credit and make my wife more glorious."

"I'm too impatient." Chen Qi said softly, "My brother-in-law has an awkward position in the capital. She has not yet gone to war. She is also responsible for saying this to you. If it spreads, it's probably my brother-in-law..."

"I will prepare gifts and apologize to my brother-in-law when I go back." Prince Yonglehou said.

Chen Qi leaned into the arms of Prince Yongle Hou and said, "Well, it happened that a lot of fresh ingredients were sent to the village today, so I'd give it to my brother-in-law at that time."

In Yongning Bo’s Mansion, Chen Jin looked at Prince Yongle Hou and Shen Qi who were leaving in a hurry, looked at Chu Xiuming again, and asked, “What’s wrong?”

Chu Xiuming did not mean to hide Chen Jin, "There was an anti-civilian in Shu, and His Majesty wanted to use troops and ordered some powerful sons and princes to go."

Chen Jin frowned and asked, "Who is the one who led the troops?"

Chu Xiuming said a name and official position, and Chen Jin became even more confused, "Then... who will the soldiers listen to?"

"I don't know." Chu Xiuming spoke.

Even though Chen Jin knew that Chu Xiuming would not make jokes about such a thing, he still couldn't help but look at Chu Xiuming's expression. He understood why Chu Xiuming was so depressed and angry when he came back. He opened his mouth and didn't know what to say.

Chu Xiuming looked down at Chen Jin and asked, "What do you think, Madam?"

Chen Jin shook her head, she didn't know what to say. Seeing Chen Jin's expression, Chu Xiuming's eyes flashed and asked, "Madam, do you think this battle will be defeated?"

"Many people will die." Chen Jin pursed his lips and said with some melancholy.

Chu Xiuming only felt that Emperor Cheng was not as clear as his wife. In fact, he couldn't say that his wife was very talented in military affairs. After looking at Chen Jin's expression, could this be the intuition of small animals for danger?

"Why?" Chu Xiuming helped Chen Jin walk into the house, as if asking inadvertently.

Chen Jin opened his mouth, "Which one is more hurtful, a nail or a plate of loose sand?"

"Even if the number of nails is less than a thousand people? And there are 50,000 people in loose sand? And there is sufficient food, grass and supplies?" Chu Xiuming asked.

Chen Jin thought for a while and said, "I don't know, but if it were me, I wouldn't want to go."

Chu Xiuming and Shen Jin went into the study, found the portrait that had not been finished that day, and then colored it, and asked, "Why?"

Chen Jin looked at Chu Xiuming with a little strange. Although he felt that he had a lot of problems today, he still said, "For example, today I can only make a casserole. If you want to eat clear soup, I want to eat spicy food, we can't decide. Who will Mama Zhao listen to? She can't say that she can't solve this problem when she was eating, so no one can eat it."

Chu Xiuming slowly breathed out and said, "Yes."

Chen Jin came to Chu Xiuming's side, looked at the portrait being rendered in color little by little, and suddenly said, "I don't like fighting."

"I don't like it either." Chu Xiuming said after hearing this, "I'm afraid no one likes it.

After Prince Yongle Hou and Shen Qi returned to Prince Rui's Mansion, Chen Qi did not care about rest and went to see Prince Rui with Prince Yongle Hou. At this time, Prince Rui was not in the house, only Prince Rui was the only one. Prince Rui sent out the people in the house, leaving only Cui Xi to serve him, and asked, "But what did you say?"

Prince Yongle Hou then explained the matter in detail, because Chen Qi had scolded him in the carriage, but he lost that kind of thought. He asked very sincerely, "Mother-in-law, what do you think of the son-in-law?"

Princess Rui sighed slowly and said, "If Qi'er hadn't had a good relationship with Jin'er, I'm afraid that Bo Yongning wouldn't have told you this."

Prince Yongle Hou thought of Chen Qi's words and couldn't help but blush and lower his head without saying anything. Chen Qi looked at his mother in surprise, but saw that Princess Rui seemed to have not noticed it, and then said, "Go and invite the prince."

"Yes." Cuixi responded congratulations.

Since Chu Xiuming said this, there are some things that cannot be hidden from King Rui. King Rui was in the concubine's room. When he heard the maid's message, he didn't care about appreciating the concubine's dance posture. He quickly came to the main room. He knew that if the princess was fine, she would never have been like this.

When King Rui also came, Princess Rui said, "Your Majesty still remember that I just asked the prince if anyone asked for his life during this trip to Shu?"

"Remember." King Rui looked at Princess Rui with some confusion, "Didn't you say nothing happened?"

Princess Rui shook her head and said, "I'm just not sure, after all, I don't know much about foreign affairs."

After looking at Prince Yongle Hou, King Rui looked at Prince Rui and asked, "What's wrong? But what did the third son-in-law say?"

Prince Yongle Hou glanced at Princess Rui and repeated Chu Xiuming's words. Even if King Rui didn't know anything, he felt that Chu Xiuming's words were probably pointing out. He said hesitantly, "It's not... the third son-in-law thinks there is danger, right?"

Princess Rui said, "Prince, who are the generals you said about the warriors you asked for? Who are the ones who have actually been on the battlefield and brought soldiers?"

King Rui thought about it carefully and said, "There is no one, can you look down on me?"

Princess Rui's voice was soft, "Who would have too much military merit?"

Prince Rui didn't say anything, Prince Rui continued, "Prince, how can a fourth-rank military officer suppress the prince and those noble families? Who will those soldiers listen to then?"

"But... there are less than a thousand anti-civilians, but this time they brought 50,000 people over." King Rui said hesitantly.

Princess Rui said, "But only these thousand people have left so many officials and soldiers in Shu helpless."

Prince Yongle Hou was convinced at this time and said, "Mother-in-law, what should I do?"

Princess Rui sighed and said, "Now you have to go. Remember the three words that Yongning Bo said to you, I think life is unhindered."

"It won't be so serious, right?" King Rui said with little confidence.

Princess Rui didn't say anything. Princess Rui thought for a long time and asked, "Princess, do you think I want to remind Your Majesty?"

"The prince thought why didn't Yongning speak in the court?" Princess Rui asked back.

Thinking of Emperor Cheng's character, King Rui opened his mouth and finally closed it. Emperor Cheng's nature was quite high at this time. If he poured cold water on him, he would probably not be able to fall well. And if it wasn't for sure, Emperor Cheng would not listen to him, but if Emperor Cheng really suffered a great loss in Shu, he would be held grudge instead.

Princess Rui looked at Prince Yongle and said, "If this matter is not close, they will ask about it actively. It is best not to speak up before seeing the situation in Shuzhong."

Prince Yongle Hou looked at Princess Rui and said, "Please give advice from my mother-in-law."
To be continued...