Back at the camp, Song Yanqing took off his cloak and tossed it to An Yi to catch.

As he sat in the armchair, a thorny issue came to mind.

Wu Guangping's rebellion is a foregone conclusion. Now, Lu Qiqi's aunt has become Wu Guangping's concubine and has even given birth to a daughter.

A few days ago, he also sent over a pearl bestowed by the emperor.

When Wu Guangping's rebellion is exposed, Aunt Xiang and her child will be implicated.

If he hadn't sent Dongzhu over before, he might have been able to cover up the truth and change the appearance of the mother and son who lived deep inside the mansion and never saw anyone, so that they wouldn't be implicated.

The Dongzhu incident has now thrust the mother and daughter into the spotlight, making it difficult for anyone to ignore them.

Thinking of this, Song Yanqing decided to find Lu Qiqi to discuss the matter.

He said, "Dark One."

"Your subordinate is here!"

"Go and invite the head of Kang Le Township to come here."

After An Yi accepted the order and withdrew, Song Yanqing picked up the tea that An Yi had just poured for him.

With the scurvy under control, Lu Qiqi stopped going to the grain camp. In the past two days, she had intended to discuss with Song Yanqing the matter of continuing to supply bean sprouts.

Unfortunately, Song Yanqing, as the commander-in-chief of the army, was so busy every day that he hadn't seen anyone for two consecutive days.

When An Yi found her in the wounded soldiers' camp, she was setting the broken leg of a soldier who had fallen from the city wall.

With a click, Lu Qiqi slowly stood up and said, "Let's stretch a bit and see."

Hearing her words, the soldier slowly stood up and carefully took a step, only to find that walking did not cause the pain he had expected.

After the initial shock, Hua Yazi smiled broadly and exclaimed happily, "It doesn't hurt anymore! It really doesn't hurt anymore!"

"Amazing! Absolutely amazing!"

Lu Qiqi was afraid that he would break his shinbone again in his excitement, so she quickly dissuaded him, "Go back and rest for two days, and you will recover. Your shinbone has just been set, so you must not jump around, otherwise you will suffer."

After the soldier memorized her words, he quickly added a few more words about Lu Qiqi's excellent medical skills before leaving the wounded soldiers' camp.

As soon as the soldier left, An Yi found Lu Qiqi and said that the young master invited her.

Lu Qiqi washed her hands in a wooden basin and dried them before going to the commander's tent with An Yi.

As soon as the curtain of the commander's tent was lifted, Lu Qiqi smelled the aroma of food.

With a gurgling sound, she was instantly awakened.

It was already noon.

She strode into the tent, glanced at Song Yanqing sitting in the armchair, and asked, "Did something happen that you specifically asked An Yi to summon me?"

He was speaking to Song Yanqing, but his eyes were fixed on Shijiu as he placed food on the low table.

Just as Nineteen took out two sets of bowls and chopsticks, Song Yanqing's voice was heard. "After you've eaten, I need to discuss something with you."

Since it could be discussed later, it must not be anything important. Lu Qiqi sat down at the low table without any burden and ate heartily, showing off the food on her plate.

She had previously set aside some dried vegetables for Nineteen, so that he could use them for cooking when he had special meals.

As she ate the perfectly cooked, crisp, and spicy dried vegetables, Lu Qiqi secretly exclaimed how delicious it was.

Without even realizing it, I ate an extra bowl of rice than usual.

After the two had a hearty meal, and after the Nineteenth Prince served two cups of tea and left, Song Yanqing finally revealed his suspicions about Wu Guangping.

Of course, Wu Guangping only mentioned the matter of the grain camp when he mentioned the crime he committed, and the clever Lu Qiqi naturally guessed the general idea.

She had just taken a sip of tea when Song Yanqing's words choked her, and she spat the tea all over the ground.

In her haste, she grabbed a handkerchief, covered her mouth, and nearly coughed up her lungs. A large hand gently patted her back from behind.

Try to reduce the sound of coughing by patting the back.

Once Lu Qiqi recovered, the warm sensation on her back disappeared.

Lu Qiqi cleared her throat and met Song Yanqing's gaze.

Suddenly, she remembered the many mysteries surrounding it.

For some reason, Lu Xiangxiang was chosen to be sent to General Wu's mansion.

According to Lu Qiqi, Aunt Cen was sent to the mansion with her and died in childbirth a year ago.

When Lu Xiangxiang gave birth, General Wu rushed home just like he did on the day Aunt Cen had a difficult childbirth.

If she hadn't known that Wu Guangping was someone who was indifferent even when his own daughter lost an arm, how could he possibly be a person of deep affection and loyalty?

His supposed tenderness towards women and his emphasis on having offspring are likely just a facade.

He must have had a scheme in mind for doing this.

Lu Qiqi first met Wu Guangping because he was still thinking about his offspring despite his serious injuries and insisted on returning to the mansion.

Afterwards, Wu Guangping suffered a severe laceration and was bedridden for several days to recover. It was during this time that the Tatars repeatedly provoked war at the East Gate.

Thinking of this, Lu Qiqi's shoulders trembled almost imperceptibly, and a thought flashed into her mind.

The musk that was put on Lu Xiangxiang during childbirth, causing her to give birth prematurely, might very well have been ordered to be done by her husband!

Lu Qiqi told Song Yanqing everything, including how Lu Xiangxiang was sent to the mansion and how she and Aunt Cen had a difficult childbirth.

Upon hearing this, Song Yanqing felt that the things he had found earlier were gradually connecting, and the broken clues were about to be reconnected.

After telling him her guess, Lu Qiqi asked, "What should we do now?"

Song Yanqing said, "Gather evidence and expose Wu Guangping."

Only by gathering evidence and bringing down a key figure can the Tatars in the Labor Service Bureau be prevented from causing any trouble.

Those thousand Tatars were immediately silenced, and as for the remaining Tatars, it's only a matter of time before they are all wiped out.

Lu Qiqi was worried that Lu Xiangxiang would find out the truth and alert the enemy, so she hesitated and said, "My aunt is timid and probably can't collect evidence. She might even lose her life."

Song Yanqing understood her concerns and said, "She doesn't need to do anything risky. Just have her write down Wu Guangping's unusual behavior."

With the Shadow Guards protecting them in secret, they certainly won't let the mother and daughter lose their lives.

With the Shadow Guards around, they certainly wouldn't let a woman risk her life to steal intelligence.

Lu Qiqi understood his meaning and prepared to go to the Wu residence the next day.

After this incident, Lu Qiqi thought about the unresolved issues caused by not seeing Song Yanqing for the past two days.

Only after she saw Song Yanqing's Adam's apple clearly move and he swallow the tea in his mouth did she feel relieved enough to speak.

"The beans harvested by the grain corps may not be enough to supply the soldiers with what they lack, so we need to find a way to get some more beans."

Bean sprouts aren't just limited to soybean sprouts; you can also sprout mung beans and use that to make a dish.

Song Yanqing sighed almost imperceptibly, "The army is short of food and pay."

Upon hearing this, Lu Qiqi was dumbfounded; they were short of both food and money.

Good heavens!

How can we buy food if we don't have money!