403, Together in the Same Room for the Second Time (6k)_4

As for why it was in deep winter, it was also easy to understand:

During the cold winter, the borders were most stable, with no possibility of any large-scale wars breaking out. At this time, it made sense to call the border generals back without worrying about problems at the frontier.

Xu Zhenguan softly "hmmed" in agreement.

Zhao Douan discerned the hidden worries in Zhenbao's tone, and suddenly said,

"General Zhao Shixiong will come back too, right?"

Last time, Xue Shence had told him that Zhao Shixiong, stationed in the southwest border, had a connection with Mu Prince.

This time, Xu Zhenguan was silent a bit longer before saying, "Logically, he should return."

Zhao Douan also fell silent.

"It's late, let's sleep," the Empress suddenly said. "You could try to contemplate the Six Chapters Scripture more to expend excess energy so you can fall asleep."

"Okay."