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The great hall instantly became much quieter.

Jin Chuao's mind was filled with all of the letters that Sun Jinzi had written to Sixth Prince. The ambiguous feelings between the lines of the letters made him wish that he could tear the letter into pieces.

But since he was a prince who had lived for many years, Jin Chuao knew that this letter was useful, so he endured his anger and kept the letter, before turning and leaving the First Prince's Estate.

In the blink of an eye, three days had passed.

The Emperor suddenly came back from hunting. It was said that the Northern Desert had joined forces with the Chiron to rebel in the north.

As a great general, and since he had been guarding the Northwest Great Town, Jin Chuyi summoned him to the palace to discuss matters, and could not care about Sun Jinzi anymore.

In Jianzhou General's residence, the days passed by unhurriedly. Every day, he would recite scriptures of Buddha to pray for Sun Jinzi.

Since everyone was busy, Sun Jinzi would definitely not be idle either. While she was thinking about how to explain what had happened between her and Jin Chupei, she was also thinking about Mu Lan's death.

Mu Lan had been dead for some time now, but the Jing Zhao Mansion did not have any useful leads. Sun Jinzi had sent people to ask for more information, but to no avail.

"Young miss, young miss …"

Just as Sun Jinzi was thinking about Mu Lan, Mu Tan floated into the room like a gust of wind.

"What is it?" Why are you making such a ruckus? "

Mu Tan's face was flushed red. One glance was enough to tell that she was running all the way here.

Sun Jinzi hastily stood up from the chair and looked at Mu Tan with disbelief.

Why would Jin Chupei appear here for no reason? Could it be that he had something important to discuss with the Little Uncle?

"Where is he?"

Mu Tan replied: "Sixth Prince is in the garden at the back, beside him is a handsome youth."

Sun Jinzi got up and wanted to walk towards the back garden, but she thought that it was still early in the morning. If she went out like this and the servants saw him, it would be hard to not spread the news to the Sun Mansion.

"Mu Tan, I'm feeling a bit uncomfortable. Go to the back garden and bring some fruits to the Little Uncle. I picked these in the garden at noon."

As she spoke, she turned around and lay down on the embroidered bed, closing her eyes to rest her mind.

Although Mu Tan was curious why Sun Jinzi did not go to the backyard to see Sixth Prince, but seeing that she seemed to be asleep, she took the fruit basket on the table and headed towards the backyard.

The Northern Desert had joined forces with the Chiron in the northwest of the city. They had already broken through five cities in the Jin Country and captured and massacred the citizens, committing all sorts of crimes.

Jin Chuyi had already given the order to all the generals at the borders to stand guard. The Chiron and the Northern Desert were at the forefront of battle, it was not appropriate for them to face the enemy head on.

In the past few days, he had summoned Jianzhou General Qian Jun, General Wu Wei, Sima Ru, Minister of Revenue Sun Fuping, to discuss this matter with Prime Minister Zhong Wumou.

In the end, Prime Minister Zhong Wumou wrote a letter to Jin Chuyi.

Qian Jun had guarded the northwest for many years.

The Sixth Prince was also a famous general who was able to win battles. He was someone who followed the late emperor to wage wars against the north, and the most outstanding person who annihilated the Eastern Tomb, Chen Dong Ling. He repeatedly used his Elite Armaments to block Nan Shen Shi's opponent who was helping the East Tomb outside the Carefree Pass.

Qian Jun had been out for many years, so he hadn't been back to the capital for too long. He had only seen Sixth Prince Jin Chupei a few times during court meetings.

Jin Chupei had a dignified appearance, his nose was like a floating gall, his eyes were like a shooting star, with a single glance, he could tell that he was someone important.

"Sixth Prince, I have heard a lot about you. I never thought that I would have the honor of being together with Sixth Prince today to draw up a battle plan. It is end's fortune."

Jin Chupei had long heard of Qian Jun's illustrious reputation, it was just that he led his troops to battle in the south while Qian Jun guarded a large portion of the land in the northwest of the Jin Country.

"General Qian is too polite, I wonder what general's thoughts are on this time's invasion of Chiron and Northern Desert?"

Qian Jun pondered for a moment, then said: "I believe that Northern Desert must have heard of some movement, and joined forces with the Vengeance Chiron to attack my Northern Territory."

The Northern Desert was once the strongest empire north of the Jin Country, and the Chiron was its vassal state.

Jin Country had fought with the Northern Desert for many years, so the Chiron took the chance to leave the Northern Desert, and together with Jin Jun, they had attacked the Northern Desert.

However, since the Chiron King was greedy for money and sex, and had great ambition, she wholeheartedly wanted to snatch the land that used to belong to the Northern Desert from the Jin Country. Thus, the two countries broke off their relationship three years ago.

"General is right. Northern Desert must have heard that General Li is going to wipe out the Northwest, which is why he made the first move."

When the two of them got to this point, they didn't dare to continue talking.

Since the matter of Jianzhou General sweeping Northern Desert was a secret of the imperial government, how would Northern Desert know about it?

"Sixth Prince, what do you think about us setting up an ambush here to lure the enemy in and then eliminate the Northern Desert's cavalry?"

Qian Jun pointed to a battle map on the desk, and pointed to the location of Tiger Wolf Mountain with his left hand.

Chiron and Northern Desert were both cavalry soldiers who came and went like the wind.

The most important thing was that they had to pass through the Tiger Wolf Mountain, they had to pass through the Tian Zi Valley, the Valley of the Heavenly Sons was like a long snake lying under the Tiger Wolf Mountain, the cavalry here could not be used, the moment they were lured into the Valley of the Tian Zi Valley for a fire attack, the enemy would lose without a doubt.

Jin Chupei slightly nodded his head and said: "General Qian is indeed courteous, but how do I introduce the Chiron and the Northern Desert's cavalry to the Wolf Tiger Valley?"

Qian Jun was now a famous general in this world. Since he could think of laying down an ambush in the Tiger Wolf Mountain, he naturally could also think of a way to ambush them.

"We can feign defeat and lure the enemy into the valley."

Qian Jun was not wrong, but Chiron and Northern Desert were both his masters, so it would not be easy to lure them into his trap.

I suspect that there is a spy from the Northern Desert in the imperial court. If we want the Chiron's allied forces to enter the Valley of the Tiger and Wolf, then we need to borrow the spy's hand. "Su Yun said calmly.

If the news of Jin Jun's defeat was passed on to the Chiron from a traitor, they would definitely believe it to be true.

"Then our top priority right now is to find the spy within the court."

Qian Jun's eyes were brimming with vigor, but from the bottom of his heart, he could not help but admire Jin Chupei's insight.

"General, Young Miss Biao's maid, Mu Tan, has come. She said that Young Miss Biao had asked me to come here to give her something."

Biao xiaojie, Qian Jun is Sun Jinzi's uncle, could she be in General's Estate right now? Jin Chupei told himself hundreds of times that he no longer had any relationship with Sun Jinzi, but the moment he heard the news about her, ripples once again arose in his heart.

"Let her in."

Mu Tan brought her fruit basket and entered, and upon seeing Jin Chupei, greeted him immediately.

"General, this is the fruit my young lady picked today in the back garden. He told me to send it over to you and His Highness."

Mu Tan purposely emphasized the words' my Young Miss', but she didn't have any additional expression on her face, and didn't even look in Mu Tan's direction. This made Mu Tan feel a little sad for Sun Jinzi.

Qian Jun laughed: "Zi Er is thoughtful, go back and tell your young miss, I'll visit her in the autumn water pavilion one day."

After Mu Tan left, Qian Jun continued to discuss the matter regarding the army.

After Mu Tan returned from Qian Jun's place, Sun Jinzi could not wait to find out more news about Jin Chupei.

"Miss, why do you still care about that heartless person in your heart? From what I see, he doesn't care about you at all."

She then recounted what had happened just now and sat down on the bedside in a huff.

Sun Jinzi saw Mu Tan's flushed red face, and felt joy in her heart.

If Jin Chupei was extremely happy to see Mu Tan today, it would mean that she did not have much weight in's heart. But Mu Tan said that he had a serious look on her face, it was obvious that she was angry at the Life City God Temple, if not because she was worried about it, how could she care so much about the past?

"My good Mu Tan, don't be angry, quickly accompany me to my mother's place."

Mu Tan's face was full of anger, especially when she thought about how Jin Chupei actually had no intention to worry about the young miss, she became even angrier.

"Let's go!" "Don't be angry."

Sun Jinzi reached out her hand to tickle Mu Tan, only then did she chuckle, and the two of them headed towards the buddhist hall.

However, just as he walked out of the door, he saw two officers in black robes walking over from afar.

These two bailiffs were headed towards him, so they were definitely not here to look for Qian Jun. Seems like there was a lead on Mu Lan's death.

Sun Jinzi and Mu Tan quickly walked forward. The two officials had seen her when they were in Jing Zhao Mansion, and they also quickly walked toward the two people.

"Eunuch, may I know if there are any clues leading to Mu Lan's death?"

Sun Jinzi immediately asked: "What is it?"

Mu Tan also looked at the two officials anxiously, wishing she could speak up for them.

"Reporting to First Prince's Consort, we found a piece of Jade Plate in the burned down temple, on it was Miss Mu Lan's name carved on it."

recalled that when Mu Lan entered the Sun Mansion, she was still young, and there was an exquisite Jade Plate hanging around her neck. This was what Mu Lan's mother had left for her to think about, and Mu Lan had always carried this with her.

That day in the Jing Zhao Mansion, Sun Jinzi did not find Mu Lan's Jade Plate. She thought that she had landed in some other place, but who would have thought that she would actually be found in a burnt temple outside the city?

Who was the person burned to death in the temple? What was the relationship between that person and Mu Lan?

"Where's the Jade Plate?"

The two officials replied: "Reporting to First Prince's Consort, the evidence has been left in Jing Zhao Mansion. Master has asked us to come and invite First Prince's Consort over."

"Miss, let's quickly go to the Jing Zhao Mansion to take a look at that Jade Plate. We might be able to find some clues from it."

Every day, Mu Tan would think of revenge for his sister. She pulled her forward without waiting for Sun Jinzi to speak.

The charred body was found by a boatman who had come up to gather firewood. The small temple was located in a secluded area, so it was impossible for ordinary people to find it. When it rained, he would go to the small temple to take shelter from the rain.