First-rank palace maid Su Jixiang

Chapter 395 The Queen Mother is Celebrating Her Birthday

After returning home, Wei Ling excitedly went to find Su Jixiang.

"Guess what I did?" As soon as he saw Su Jixiang, he walked over to him, blinked his eyes and asked with a smile.

"Are you asking about Phoenix Mountain?" Su Jixiang handed him a warm towel, asked him to wipe the dust off his face first, and asked with a smile.

"Yes." There was some warmth in Wei Ling's eyes. He took the towel handed to him by Su Jixiang and pressed it on his face. The slightly hot towel pressed against his skin, making him squint his eyes comfortably.

"You should go to deal with the hidden dangers." Su Jixiang thought for a while and tilted his head.

"Well, guess how I did it?" Wei Ling asked with a smile.

"I guess... you have probably informed Prince Chenliu." Su Jixiang said with a smile.

Wei Ling looked at Su Jixiang with a little surprise, and then smiled brilliantly, "My wife is the one who understands me!"

He threw the towel on the table beside him, then pulled Su Jixiang into his arms and kissed her hard on the cheek, "I haven't seen you for several days, Madam. I miss you so much!"

Su Jixiang smiled and pushed him away. "Stop it, stop it. I have things to do later! If you notify Prince Chenliu in such a short time, I'm afraid he won't be able to spare any manpower to come to Phoenix Mountain."

"Then you underestimated the Prince of Chenliu." Wei Ling laughed, "The Prince of Chenliu lost to the current emperor by just one step. How could he be willing to accept this? Do you think there are no people from the Prince of Chenliu around here?"

"The power of Prince Chenliu has penetrated so deeply?" Su Jixiang looked at Wei Ling in surprise. "Didn't His Majesty order a large-scale purge because Prince Chenliu's people infiltrated the Supervisory Council? All officials from top to bottom in each prefecture have been checked."

"We only checked some people in the capital. As for those who were sent out, they were probably all thoroughly checked." Wei Ling said, "The capital made a big fuss and the others were not stupid. They had already hidden themselves. Your Majesty's hands are not that long."

"Then how did you contact the King of Chenliu?" Su Jixiang asked curiously.

"There are spies planted by Prince Chenliu in the army." Wei Ling said with a smile, "Just because I don't care about them on weekdays doesn't mean I don't know about their existence. I just need to send these people to Phoenix Mountain on official business, and they will naturally find some clues."

He paused here and continued, "Plus, Wei Feng and Wei Jing also set a little trap to guide them. Everything came very smoothly. When I left, some people from Prince Chenliu had already gone to investigate the Fahua Temple and two other places. Some of them had fought side by side with your majesty's death squad, so they recognized them. You said it was strange to see your majesty's death squad on Phoenix Mountain. Do you think they would not be suspicious? If they are suspicious, they will naturally report the matter to Prince Chenliu, and then Prince Chenliu will send people to investigate."

"But there is still a long distance from here to Prince Chenliu. I'm afraid they will arrive too late." Su Jixiang said.

"I told you that you underestimated His Royal Highness the Prince of Chenliu, and you really did." Wei Ling raised his hand and pinched Su Jixiang's cheek. "He has secret contact points in various places. If anyone gets suspicious, naturally the people at the nearest contact point will come to investigate."

Su Jixiang then raised his eyebrows, "So the Prince of Chenliu will still rebel."

"Indeed." Wei Ling nodded, and then he restrained his expression. "I think his actions may not stop there. I have contacted the Purple Marquis. The Prince of Chenliu has been very active recently. I think it is because the Chinese treasury has been insufficient for three consecutive years. The Queen Mother is going to celebrate her birthday this year, which is another large expense. In addition, the current emperor has been on the throne for so many years, and the crown prince has not yet been appointed. The fighting between the princes is fierce, but we are far away from the capital so we can't feel it. The capital seems prosperous and peaceful on the surface, but in fact, there are undercurrents surging."

"So the Prince of Chenliu wants to fish in troubled waters?" Su Jixiang asked.

"It is very possible. But we are still strong in both military and military power here, so the Prince of Chenliu is just ready to make some moves for the time being, but has not taken any substantial actions." Wei Ling said.

"If you can notice it, I think His Majesty will notice it too," said Su Jixiang.

"Your Majesty dare not act rashly with the current military and financial strength of the Prince of Chenliu." Wei Ling said, "He has not paid taxes since Your Majesty ascended the throne. Jiangnan is a land of fish and rice. It can be said that he occupies the richest place in the Daxie Dynasty. Do you think Your Majesty dares to send troops to attack him easily? I guess Your Majesty can only use some tricks if he wants to move him."

"Will we be summoned back to Beijing for the Empress Dowager's birthday this year?" Su Jixiang asked.

"You really hit the nail on the head with this question. I just wanted to tell you this. His Majesty has issued an order to summon us back to the capital. Not only you and me, but also Xie Yingfeng and his wife, and General Qu." Wei Ling's face suddenly became serious when he said this. "His Majesty hasn't seen Xie Yingfeng and me for many years. He might want to see if Xie Yingfeng and I have any special thoughts. After all, he has been listening to the reports about us from the secret agents he has planted here in the past few years."

"Then do I need to prepare any birthday gifts?" Su Jixiang asked.

"What do you need to prepare? We can just take some of the products from our Wanzhen Pavilion to the capital." Wei Ling said nonchalantly, "His Majesty and the Queen Mother will not look up to us because of these gifts. In the eyes of His Majesty, the most important thing is that we are obedient and serve as his swords."

Su Jixiang nodded. Although Wei Ling was right, he still had to prepare the necessary things.

"When is the Queen Mother's birthday?" Su Jixiang asked.

"Autumn." Wei Ling thought for a moment and said, "I don't remember exactly when. It should be after the Mid-Autumn Festival. His Majesty's imperial edict summoning us back to the capital has been issued. It was sent to Mangcheng at an expedited speed of 800 miles. I estimate it will arrive in the next few days."

"That won't be long!" Su Jixiang was stunned. It was already summer, and as soon as the imperial edict arrived, they would set off for the capital. According to the normal journey, it would take a month to get to the capital.

"So when are we going to set off?" Su Jixiang asked.

"I want to go back earlier." Wei Ling thought for a moment and said, "What do you think? I should go back and repair the original Duke's Mansion. His Majesty returned everything in this house to me before, but I don't have much time to take care of it. Although I have asked someone to go back to the capital to do some simple repairs, I guess we still need to go back and do it ourselves."