Xu Qing gave the letters back to Xiao Mu, "In this case, you go to the border right now. The border is next to Xiling. The reason why His Lordship asked you to go may have something to do with Xiling."

"I hope not. Jiandu could not provide grains for the border due to the flood. If Xiling invades at this time, it will be difficult for the soldiers to resist for a long time." Xiao Mu sighed.

Hearing that, Xu Qing nodded and said to Xiao Mu, "In this case, how about you hand the matters of the dam over to me and then set out for the border?"

"OK, Your Excellency. This way, please." Xiao Mu replied and walked to the table with documents on it together with Xu Qing.

Xiao Mu took out the notebook which recorded the number of people and the money had spent for these days. "Your Excellency, here's the list of workers participating in the construction of the dam. The remaining money is in this box."

He pointed to the box beside them.

Xu Qing looked at the list and nodded to Xiao Mu, "OK, don't worry, Young Master Xiao. I'll make a good job of the following matters."

"Of course, I do not need to worry about you, Your Excellency. As for other things, you could go to ask Master Liang Cheng." Xiao Mu said to Xu Qing.

"Fine." Xu Qing nodded.

"Then I will go to call people together and set out for the border. Goodbye!" Xiao Mu turned back and walked outside.

When he reached the dam, he shouted, "My brothers, come and gather!"

Hearing Xiao Mu's voice, his subordinates all stopped their work and ran to Xiao Mu.

"One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten." Xiao Mu counted the number of people.

When they were all here, Xiao Mu said, "Well, since everyone is here, I have an announcement to make."

"What's that?" Several people asked together.

Xiao Mu walked forward and said, "Everybody goes back and gets ready. We need to set out for the border right now."

"To the border?" Someone asked Xiao Mu questioningly.

Xiao Mu nodded, "Yes. His Lordship sent letters which asked us to go to the border."

"Did His Lordship say what happened?" Another person asked.

Xiao Mu shook his head. "We'll know it by then. Do not waste time! We still gather here a few moments later."

"Yes." Several people replied with their hands arching and then walked to their tents respectively.

When everything was ready, a group of people left the dam and went towards the border.

In the Jing City

Infanta An Qin frowned in the room. She could not be happy.

Not only for Shuo Ling ignored her on the night of their wedding day, but also this morning she heard the news that Shuo Ling had to go to the border area.

As evening approached, Suotu beside her took the meals to her and said, "Your Highness, you haven't eaten anything for a whole day. Just eat some."

"Take it away. I don't want to eat." Said An Qin, shaking her head. She stood up, walked to the bed, and lay down.

Seeing that, Suotu put the meals on the table, came up to the bed, and said to An Qin, "Your Highness, how could you eat nothing? His Majesty will go back to Liao City tomorrow. It will break his heart to see you like this."

Hearing this, An Qin froze for a moment and sat up from the bed. "What Suotu said makes sense. I am the daughter of the King of Liao City. I could not be defeated by this. It remains unsure who can have the last laugh as I have strong support from my family." She thought.

Thinking of this, An Qin got out of the bed and walked to the table. She started to eat the meals on it.

The next morning, An Qin got up very early and asked Suotu to take out her favorite clothes. She sat in front of the dressing table and looked at herself in the mirror. It seemed that she felt pretty well.

Suotu took out two hairpins from a box and asked An Qin, "Your Highness, which one do you prefer?"

"This one." An Qin took a glance at them and pointed the lotus one in Suotu's left hand. She thought this lotus one matched her makeup today.

Suotu nodded with a smile. Then she put the lotus hairpin in the bun she had worn.

Suotu said, "Your Highness, you are so beautiful today!"

"Let's go. Do not let father wait for too long." Said An Qin, standing up and walking outside.

Just after getting out of the courtyard, they saw Zhou Ji walking towards them. He said, "My lady, I know that as the King of Liao City will go back today, you are bound to say goodbye to him. So, I have got the carriage ready."

"Fine." An Qin took a glance at Zhou Ji and walked to the gate.

Zhou Ji followed behind her.

At the gate of the mansion of Marquis

An Qin walked straightly to the carriage and got in with the help of Suotu.

Then Zhou Ji walked forward and drove the carriage to the inn where the King of Liao City lived.

In the inn

At that time, the King of Liao City was sitting in the room and beaming. He thought that the Dongling Emperor truly planned well for that he could quickly find an excuse to make Marquis Shuo leave so that his daughter could have an opportunity to do some investigation.

When he was thinking about this, Sicha came in and said with his hands arching, "Everything is ready. We can leave at any time."

"OK, wait for another moment. You can back off." The king said to Sicha.

Sicha nodded and left.

Only a few moments later, Zhou Ji arrived at the inn.

Zhou Ji parked the carriage and opened the curtain. "My lady, we arrive."

An Qin opened her eyes to have a look. Then she got off the carriage with the help of Suotu.

She glanced at Zhou Ji before she entered the inn.

Seeing that someone came into the inn, the clerk hurriedly ran to An Qin and said, "Miss, the King of Liao City made a block booking of this inn. If you..."

"Have a good look! This is Infanta An Qin, the daughter of the King of Liao City." Suotu interrupted that clerk loudly when she heard his words.

Hearing that, that clerk lowered his head, quickly knelt, and kowtowed. "Your Highness, please pardon me. I failed to recognize you."

How could he know that this was Infanta An Qin? Previously she always wore a veil. On the wedding day, she wore a red bridal veil. How could people know her appearance?

That clerk did not raise his head until An Qin and Suotu went upstairs. His hands were sweating.

He could not afford to offend them.

At the door of the King of Liao City's room

Sicha was waiting at the door. Seeing An Qin, he greeted An Qin with his hands arching, "Your Highness, you are here. His majesty is waiting for you."

"OK." An Qin nodded. Then she opened the door and walked in.

Then Sicha closed the door.

In the room

Seeing An Qin coming in, the King of Liao City said with a smile, "Qin, you are here. Come and sit down."

"Dad." An Qin walked to sit beside him and beamed.

Then the king said to her with a smile, "I'll go back to Liao City today. In the past, you always bickered with me. But now you have grown up."

"Dad, if you miss me, just write to me and I will come to visit you." An Qin smiled and said to the king.

The king patted An Qin's forehead and continued, "My dear kid, you are married now. You could not behave like you used to do. If you worry about me, just let me become a grandfather on an early date. That will make me happy."

"Dad, what are you talking about!" Hearing that, An Qin blushed slightly.

Seeing that, the king laughed, "You see, you are shy."

"Dad!" An Qin said like a spoiled child.

The king laughed, "All right. That's enough."

"Marquis Shuo was dispatched to the border yesterday. You need to seize this opportunity." The king stopped laughing and said to An Qin.

"I know." An Qin nodded.

"I'll leave several people to help you. In order not to make Dongling Emperor suspicious of us, do not use them unless there is no other way." The king said.

Hearing that, An Qin nodded and asked, "Dad, how could I get in touch with them?"

"There is a river in the east of the city. Several families are living on the riverside. You can find the third one from left to right. If something happens, write it on a piece of paper and put it under the water tank at the door. Dongling Emperor is really sly. Be careful and keep your wits about you!" The king looked at her and said.

Hearing that, the corner of An Qin's mouth rose slightly and said, "Dad, I know and I'll remember."

"It's getting late. I have to leave. You need to take your safety as a top priority." The king said and stood up.

An Qin nodded and also stood up, following the king to the outside.

At the door of the inn, the king's subordinates were all gathering there and the carriage was ready.

Seeing that the king walked out, Sicha walked up and said to the king with his hands arching, "Your Majesty, everything is ready."

"OK." The king replied and turned to An Qin, holding her hands, "Remember what I told you."

An Qin smiled, "I bear them in mind."

"OK. Then, I'll go." The king said, patted An Qin's hands, and then walked to the carriage.

Sicha saluted An Qin with his hands arching and followed the king quickly.

Seeing the carriage slowly moving forward, An Qin could not help taking two steps forward. She did not know when they could meet again.

Suotu pulled An Qin and said, "Your Highness, the king has gone away. Let's go back."

"Fine." An Qin turned back and said to Suotu.

Then she looked at Zhou Ji beside her and said to Suotu, "Let him go first. I want to walk back to the mansion."

"Yes, Your Highness." Then Suotu walked to Zhou Ji.

Suotu looked at Zhou Ji and said, "Her Highness said sitting in the carriage is too stuffy. You go back to the mansion first and Her Highness and I will walk back to the mansion."