The emperor took action, and Hongzhou, which had been blocked for a long time, was like a floodgate that had been opened, bringing countless pieces of information, directly stunning the imperial court.

  The ministers were all stunned. Chu State had been attacking for nearly a month, and they had only just received the news. Due to the delay in the message, they still did not know that Zhong Ruying's official document had been intercepted.

  The next day, memorials flew to the emperor like snowflakes, all impeaching Zhong Ruizheng for concealing military information and not reporting it, which made the emperor so angry that he smashed his cup during the court session.

  It wasn't until then that everyone realized the messages Zhong Ruying had been sending out had all been intercepted, and Hongzhou had lost contact with the outside world for nearly a month. This also involved the sons of the Lin, Shang, Lu families, as well as the son of Zhou Cong, the governor of Suzhou.

  The whole court is silent.

  Zhong Ruying concealed military information or was derelict in her duties, someone intercepted the urgent border report, that's like rebellion, the nature is completely different.

  Who will go and intercept the news of Hongzhou? Who has this skill?

  Both parties combined, there are only a handful of people who meet this condition, and no matter who it is, they are not someone to be trifled with, so everyone fell silent, deciding to wait until the facts were investigated before speaking.

  Nowadays, fighting is still important.

  The emperor's birthday is approaching, and it can't be that when he celebrates his longevity, the country is still at war, what joy can be spoken of?

  From the six chief ministers up to the various departmental officials, all expressed their desire to crush Chu.

  The Minister of Revenue, though crying in desperation, still gritted his teeth and said: "I will issue an order for officials in all regions to raise military rations."

  The Minister of War also said: "We can mobilize troops from both Lingzhou and Jiangnan to support General Zhong..."

  The Ministry of Works announced that their newly improved catapults are ready for use...

  The emperor's face looked a bit better, and he handed the memorial that Lin Qingwen had submitted later to the inner attendant, letting him show it to the ministers below. "The Suzhou governor Zhou Aiqing has already prepared some grain and fodder, and in addition, Princess Lin is willing to donate all of this year's summer harvest new grain and a portion of last year's leftover grain to the national treasury, so this first batch of grain and fodder is almost enough."

  The troops and horses have not moved, but the grain and fodder have already been prepared. Now that everything is ready, we can set out from Suzhou to Hongzhou in no time, and the reinforcements can also start moving.

  The Minister of War and the Minister of Revenue were both delighted in their hearts, they liked people like Lin Guizhu most.

  Other ministers were somewhat bitter in their mouths and sour in their hearts: Why do the Lin family love to donate things, is this endless?

  However, Lin Qingyuan, this weak woman, donated it, and other officials, regardless of whether they were willing or not, took out some.

  The emperor didn't actually mean to ask them for donations, of course he would smile if they did donate. He threw out Lin Qingyuan's name simply to inform them.

  Even a gentle lady like Lin Qingwan knows that border wars are important, what are you arguing about at this time?

  The tradition left by the previous emperor and Lin Yu was that once they encountered an external enemy, nothing was more important than defending against it.

  So although the emperor was furious and wanted to drag out the person behind his back and give him a good beating, he still had to hold in his anger and first rescue Hongzhou.

  At the same time, the imperial court also sent officials to make peace with Chu State. Although Chu State had launched a large-scale attack, the emperor wanted to have a good birthday and would rather talk about peace if possible, or drag out the negotiations if not, and even scold the Emperor of Chu if all else failed.

  Lin Qingwan entered the imperial palace again, and both the emperor and empress showed a much warmer attitude towards her than before. Although it was unclear what they were thinking in their hearts, at least they maintained peace with each other.

  Lin Qingwan finally felt at ease and began to open her doors wide to receive guests, as well as go out visiting.

  They first went to Xie's house.

  Even if she has returned to her family, "she" is still Xie Yimeng's wife!

  Madam Xie stayed at the county princess's mansion for two days and helped her arrange almost everything in the inner courtyard before returning to the manor.

  Lin Qingwan had no choice but to go to the Xie residence now that she was settled in the capital.

  This time Lin Qingyan didn't bring Lin Yuhong.

  "In Lin Qingyan's words, 'except for Mrs. Xie, it's unnecessary to get close to the others in the Xie family. You've had a big fright recently, just rest at home.'"

  Lin Yuhu knew that his aunt was still grieving for her husband's death and indeed disliked the Xie family, so he nodded in agreement.

  Xie Yan couldn't dare to underestimate his daughter-in-law anymore. After receiving her invitation, he took a day off in advance and stayed at home, even his father Xie Hong didn't go to work that day.

  Mrs. Xie was even more directly waiting, and Xie Yiyang and his wife Li didn't expect their family to attach so much importance to Lin Qingjuan, and they were momentarily stunned.

  Xie Sheng and Xie Xuan, who were still young, only knew that an important guest was coming to their home today, and they finally didn't have to read or recognize characters, they were overjoyed.

  Xie Xuan still accompanies Mrs. Xie by her side, and now he is very dependent on Mrs. Xie.

  Mrs. Ke seemed indifferent to him today, her expression was calm when she saw him, but still kept him by her side.

  Because Li was serving beside her.

  Mrs. Li looked at her son leaning on Mrs. Xie's side, and her heart ached with every beat. Although she had long given up on this son and was the one who distanced herself from him, it didn't mean she could remain unmoved watching him get close to Mrs. Xie.

  That was her child born after ten months of pregnancy and four years of nurturing.

  Li looked at Xie Xu again, pursed her lips and poured tea for Mrs. Xie, she always felt that they were a few points closer than before, could it be that this crazy woman had tortured Xu'er?

  Mrs. Xie glanced at her expression, slightly raised the corner of her mouth, stood up and went forward, "Let's go, Wan Jie will be here soon."

  Lin Qingwan arrived on time and paid a visit. When they met, both sides were stunned at first, then Xie Hong led the Xie family to bow first, Lin Qingwan slightly raised the corner of her mouth and returned half a courtesy.

  At this moment, she really liked being the county princess.

  Xie Hong and Xie Yan saw her standing and receiving the full ceremony, their eyes slightly dimmed, and Xie Hong's heart sighed faintly. He glanced at the excited Mrs. Xie, but there was already a crack, and it would be difficult to repair.

  A group of people moved to the flower hall, you asked about my physical condition, I talked about farming and sericulture, looking from afar it seemed like a happy reunion, but this didn't seem like meeting one's daughter-in-law or granddaughter, rather it seemed like meeting a noble guest of the same age.

  This was completely different from the imagined meeting scene of Xie Hong and Xie Yan, but the tone had been set since they first met.

  Lin Qingwan returned half of their courtesy, but they could only lower their heads and show respect.

  This was the miscalculation of the Xie family. In order to show their respect for Lin Qingwan, Xie Hong and Xie Yan stood at the entrance of the flower hall to greet her, but unexpectedly gave Lin Qingwan the upper hand.

  Lin Qing saw a polite face, but only expressed closeness to Mrs. Xie alone, and after talking for half a day, she still had a calm and courteous appearance, and Xie Hong knew that it was impossible to maintain the closeness between the two families as before.

  He had a change of heart and found an excuse to leave, leaving the battlefield to his son.

  It's all his son's fault, so let him deal with it naturally.