Listening to his sister's cheerful voice, Xiao Heng felt that the scars in his heart had faded a lot.

"Xiao Jiu, I heard from Your Majesty that the Qilin Guards have been training very hard recently. Can you still bear it?"

Xiao Bi smiled and said, "It's okay. I've been practicing martial arts since I was a child and I'm already used to it."

Xiao Heng said: "That day you defeated Mr. Huan. Your Majesty was as happy as a child. He pulled me and talked for half the night."

If she had heard her eldest sister say this in the past, Xiao Bi would have been very happy, and she might even have gone to the Imperial Study Room to greet her brother-in-law, and take a picture of the dragon's fart or something.

But today...hum!

There is a beauty beside the emperor, and as a subject, she can ignore her.

But there was a voluptuous concubine beside her brother-in-law, and her surname was Xin, so she was unhappy!

Father, brother-in-law, Wei Chuo...

All the men in the world are so carefree and sentimental.

Women who are as beautiful and talented as my mother, eldest sister and aunt are not able to get a lasting love.

Especially the eldest sister, who has been trapped in this deep palace all her life, and even lost her freedom.

Xiao Bi curled her lips and said, "If the girl from the Xin family wins, won't my brother-in-law have to do somersaults on the bed?"

"What a childish talk! Why do you have to be angry with His Majesty over such a small matter? There are three thousand beauties in the harem, and if I care about them one by one, how can I live my life?"

"You don't know about the past brothers-in-law of the Xin family and our house? He brought a woman named Xin into the palace and hung out in front of my eldest sister all day long. What's the difference between this and stabbing you in the heart with a knife?"

"For more than ten years, His Majesty has always consulted with me no matter what happened. Only this time he acted arbitrarily. I think there must be a reason for this."

"No matter what the reason is, I just can't stand the women of the Xin family. If I don't deal with this Xin beauty, I will only recognize him as your majesty and never recognize him as my brother-in-law!"

Xiao Heng helplessly patted his daughter in his arms: "Anyang, Aunt Xiaojiu is angry with your father, what do you think we should do?"

Anyang looked at Xiao Bi, her big black grape-like eyes flickering, making her even more adorable.

Xiao Bi gently held her little fat fist: "Little princess, you must be filial to your mother in the future, otherwise Auntie Xiaojiu will spank your little ass!"

After all, Anyang was still young and could not understand what she was saying, but she still understood the meaning of "spanking".

The little guy raised his eyes and looked at his mother, pursed his lips and said: "Mom... Anyang doesn't want... a spanking..."

The two sisters were extremely amused by her.

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Empress Xiao received the news from Tianshui County, and it didn't take long for the Huan brothers to receive a letter from Duke Huan.

The letter was only written on a piece of paper, but it contained a lot of things.

Huan Yu finished reading the letter in just a few glances, and his expression became relaxed and solemn.

Huan Ji was eating melon seeds. Seeing this, he vomited out the melon seed skins in his mouth: "Brother, what did my grandfather write?"

Huan Yu handed him the letter: "Read it yourself."

Huan Ji took the letter and read it softly.

"...There are tens of millions of talented people in the world. Although the Huan family's sword skills are not spread outside, accidents will inevitably happen... Don't take the winning or losing of a competition too seriously. You can ask more advice from the Xiao family brothers and sisters...

Brother, what does grandfather mean by this? Could it be that our Huan family's sword skills were secretly learned by others?"

Huan Yu said: "The Huan family's swordsmanship was created by our ancestors. It has been hundreds of years ago. Who can tell clearly how many things happened during that time?

Xiao Jiu's sword skills are very complicated, which proves that there are many people who have taught her, and maybe some of them have seen this kind of sword skills.

Furthermore, everyone knows everything. Xiao Jiu is intelligent by nature and has an excellent talent in martial arts. He has learned a lot of swordsmanship, and I don’t know what he has learned from it."

"Oh." Huan Ji had nothing to refute, so he could only lower his head and continue reading the letter: "There is a shortage of horses in the army. I have entrusted Old Duke Xiao to help purchase a batch. We will be able to get them together in about three months.

Although you brothers are currently serving in the Qilin Guards, the matter of military horses cannot be delayed. You two take the time to go to Yanmen County to take charge of the delivery...

Brother, how big a quantity do you think my grandfather will buy this time?"

Huan Yu said: "Most of the horses come from Beirong. There are several small countries blocking Tianshui County and Beirong. It is not easy to purchase a large number of military horses.

Therefore, the number of these military horses must be at least tens of thousands, otherwise my grandfather would not have to ask the old prince for help."

Huan Ji nodded and continued reading: "According to reliable information, Liang Ruoru will sneak into our territory in the near future, and I have sent people to investigate in many ways along the way.

Even though you two are in Wei Jing, you still need to pay attention to its movements at all times..."

Huan Ji finally understood why his brother looked so solemn.

Liang Ruoru is the son of Liang Jun, the military marshal of the Liuyun Kingdom.

Although he was born into a general, he was not good at martial arts.

He used to advise his father in the army. Later, he was favored by the Prince of Liuyun Kingdom and became an aide in the Prince's Mansion.

Three years ago, the crown prince of Liuyun Kingdom ascended the throne. He could have naturally entered the court as an official, but he rejected the king's good intentions and only wanted to serve him as a counselor.

Although he has no specific position in the court, when it comes to the trust of the king, no one in the country can match him.

Liuyun and the Wei Dynasty were originally enemy countries. Although their national power was far less powerful than that of the Wei Dynasty, they still refused to settle down.

This time Liang Ruoru risked his head and sneaked into the Wei Dynasty, and his plan was certainly not small.

"Brother, Liang Ruoru rarely shows up in front of others. Who knows how many noses and eyes he has?

Even if we bump into him on the street, we don't recognize him, so how can we pay attention to his movements?"

Huan Yu said: "I have seen him."

"What?" Huan Ji was surprised: "Liang Ruoru has been away from Liu Jun for at least seven or eight years, and has been following Prince Liu Yun since then. When did you see him?"

Huan Yu said: "Ten years ago I went to Wuwei County to visit my grandfather, and it happened that the rogue army was attacking the border. I went with Uncle Yuchi to meet the enemy, and met Liang Ruoru once."

Huan Ji stroked his chin: "With my brother's memory, I can certainly remember his appearance. But ten years ago he was about the same age as we are now. His appearance should have changed a lot now, I'm afraid.

It’s not easy to recognize.”

Huan Yu smiled and said: "Don't worry, he looks very distinctive, I won't admit his mistake.

My grandfather must have reported this matter to the court, and your Majesty will definitely make careful arrangements.

If he's unlucky and gets caught, I'll be able to identify him."

Huan Ji shrugged: "Then I'm relieved, but...brother, my grandfather's letter said that Duke Xiao will be able to gather all the troops and horses in three months, so we have to go to Yanmen County at least one month in advance.

But we both work at Qilin Guard, so it’s hard to take a long leave together. Who do you think is more suitable?"

Huan Yu smiled and said, "I won't argue with you about this. If you want to go, just go. You can also pay a visit to Mr. Xiao on the way."
Chapter completed!