Chapter 123 Yan Fengxiao, triumphant!

The next day at noon, at General Qin’s Mansion.

"Madam, this was sent by Madam Liu."

Chunhua walked in from outside holding a box.

Qin Mingzhu, who was concentrating on reading the account book, raised her eyes and said, "Let me see what it is."

The box was not small. When Qin Mingzhu opened it, she saw two small jars inside, and a floral fragrance wafted out instantly.

"It's actually the osmanthus wine brewed by Wan Ning herself."

Qin Mingzhu suddenly understood that it seemed that the Mei'er in her family had been dealt with.

"These are the invitations I received today. Madam Li's birthday party, the Censor's wife's first birthday party, and more..."

Qin Mingzhu quickly interrupted: "Just say I'm not feeling well and push it for me."

Before, this group of people wanted to stay away from her, but now that she has been awarded the title of Consort, they all come to her eagerly. Qin Mingzhu does not want to flatter these profit-seeking people anymore.

She now understood a truth: once she gained power, she would have no shortage of people around her who would speak well of her...

Chunhua continued, "Also, news just came from the palace that Concubine Hui had her salary fined and her food and clothing reduced for violating palace rules. She also knelt in front of the Queen's palace gate for an entire night. I heard she fainted this morning due to exhaustion."

Qin Mingzhu nodded slightly, "It seems that Concubine Hui is old and can't stand it."

Her complaint made Concubine Hui suffer greatly.

Even if the Queen cannot kill Concubine Hui for this matter, there are plenty of ways to torture people in the harem.

Not only was she abandoned by her former backers, she had also offended so many people. One could imagine what her life would be like in the future.

Closing the account book, Qin Mingzhu rubbed his brows. Now the Mingyue Chamber of Commerce has united many wealthy businessmen in the capital, and this big network has gradually spread throughout the capital.

"Chunhua, my mother has adopted many homeless orphans."

"Well, I've heard that Madam spends quite a bit of money on this every year..."

Qin Mingzhu said, "Just giving them food is not enough. You should arrange for some teachers to teach them how to read and write. Tell them that these are advances given to them by the Qin family and they must be repaid in the future. They can continue to work in the Qin family's shop in the future."

"I'll go right away..."

"By the way, is there any news from the governor over there on the border?"

Chunhua shook her head: "Not yet. If I receive any news, I will tell Madam as soon as possible."

"Okay, go down."

Chunhua leaves.

Qin Mingzhu took out a letter from the cabinet.

They haven't seen each other for more than two months, and their son is already four months old...

Since she hadn't received any letters from home across the border, Qin Mingzhu decided to write one herself.

She pondered for a moment, sat at the table, and wrote down every detail of what had happened recently on a piece of paper.

The ink soaks through the plain paper, and each word is elegant and flowing...

She wrote that their son, Xiao Yunyu, was already able to try to sit up, was trying hard to roll over, and would babble and talk to her on a daily basis...

She also wrote that she has been practicing martial arts diligently every day recently, regaining the skills she had practiced for ten years.

Before she knew it, the letter paper was already filled up. Qin Mingzhu finally realized what was happening, smiled helplessly, put it in the envelope and sealed it with wax.

Northern frontier.

The walls of Zhenbei Pass are tall and mottled. Soldiers stand on the towers with guns in hand, and military discipline is strict.

The war had just stopped and they had just won a victory, forcing the northern border camp to retreat a hundred miles. Many soldiers in the rear looked relaxed, and the atmosphere in the barracks was unusually relaxed, not as tense as usual.

Inside the military tent.

Yan Fengxiao was wearing silver armor, and there were still many dirty brown bloodstains on the armor.

"Commander-in-Chief, urgent news has arrived from Yanjing City. Prince Lian has sent 100,000 war horses to the border!"

The subordinate who reported the news was overjoyed. War horses were rare commodities. In the entire Zhenbei Pass, there were only 50,000 cavalrymen among the 400,000 troops.

It’s not that the soldiers can’t ride horses, but that there are not enough horses!

Ordinary horses are simply not enough. Only trained war horses can be used on the battlefield. Otherwise, those horses will be scared and run around before they even charge into battle.

Yan Fengxiao was obviously stunned and immediately took the secret letter from his subordinate.

After a moment, Yan Fengxiao already knew the whole story.

It wasn't Prince Lian who offered the gift voluntarily, but his wife who forced him to hand over the 100,000 war horses!

His expression remained calm, but his phoenix eyes grew darker.

Those eyes contained countless emotions that he had forcibly suppressed.

In the three months since he came here, he has repelled the Northern Frontier Army five or six times in a row, suffering heavy losses each time.

The difference in the number of troops that the two sides can mobilize each time is almost the same, but the strength of the generals commanding the troops is very different. Not long ago, Yan Fengxiao personally went into battle and directly beheaded an enemy general.

The head is still hanging on the city wall for people to admire.

If the enemy commander had not been hiding in the back and not coming out, Yan Fengxiao would have even wanted to kill the princess's brother with his own hands. The Northern Frontier Emperor repeatedly emphasized that his two generals wanted him to pay with their lives, and he also wanted to see whether they were worthy of it!

"Pass on my order, the army continues to advance and sets up camp a hundred miles outside Beilu City on the northern border!"

"yes!"

Three months before Yan Fengxiao came to the Northern Territory.

It was the Northern Frontier State that led a large army to besiege the border city of the Southern Yan State, and occasionally sent troops to attack.

After Yan Fengxiao led his troops to the northern border, within just three months, the two armies completely switched offense and defense...

The hundreds of thousands of troops stationed in the northern border have been fighting favorable battles for many years. Although the generals defending the northern border of Southern Yan Kingdom are actually quite capable, they were beaten badly and retreated step by step under the leadership of the two brothers of the Lan family in the northern border, and could only barely hold on to the border city.

Of course, if he couldn't hold on, his head might be gone.

However, nowadays, Beijiang City has been stunned in the past three months.

Not only did morale decline, but even the two brothers of the Lan family suffered many defeats. On one occasion, one of them was almost captured by Yan Fengxiao.

Fortunately, other soldiers from the Northern Frontier risked their lives to cover their retreat, allowing the Lan brothers to escape. From that moment on, the two Lan brothers began to retreat to the rear...

More than five months later...

On the eve of the New Year, the northern border again sent envoys to seek peace.

This war lasted for more than half a year, and more than half of the Northern Frontier State's troops stationed on the border were killed...

The battlefield was paved with blood and flesh, and such losses made the Northern Frontier Kingdom more sincere this time.

He even arranged for a prince from the northern border to personally discuss the ceasefire.

The Emperor of Southern Yan ordered a temporary ceasefire and asked Yan Fengxiao to personally escort the prince of Northern Frontier to the capital.

Not long after the Chinese New Year, at General Qin's mansion, brand new "Fu" characters were still pasted on the doors and windows, and some fireworks debris was piled up in the corners.

Qin Mingzhu, who had learned in advance that Yan Fengxiao would be returning today, walked out of the house in a cloak, holding a heater in her arms, got on a carriage, and headed straight for the city gate...

Eight months later, after a bloody battle on the battlefield, the Northern Frontier was defeated and surrendered. Now, Governor Yan has once again become famous throughout the world...

Triumph!