Thinking of this, she instantly stopped feeling guilty and regained her confidence when she looked at Lu Baichuan.

Lu Baichuan frowned, seemingly unable to determine whether what she said was true or false, but he still felt that his wife was unlikely to be so docile.

He nodded and said, "Now that you're here, you're in charge of taking good care of people. You don't need any military subsidies."

The expenses of the army are all provided by the imperial court and do not include their families. So if any family members want to come along, they must bear these expenses themselves, otherwise the brothers below will not be convinced.

Qin Jian nodded, "That's no problem."

Peng Yuan also proactively stated, "I'm not here to take up resources. I have medical skills and I can help everyone!"

She said it on purpose so that the people around her could hear it, in order to get them to accept her.

They didn't deliberately avoid anyone; in fact, they said it in front of a group of people. So even though it wasn't publicly stated, the soldiers knew their plan, had no objections, and even agreed. After all, Qin Jian was a general, and it wouldn't harm their interests, so they had no right to oppose it.

Peng Yuan was able to stay without any trouble, and everyone went to find a place to sleep.

Qin Jian originally intended to just find any place to go, but now that his wife was here, he couldn't be careless. So he personally set up a simple little tent for his wife before they went to sleep.

At daybreak, the emperor's men arrived. They didn't say much, but instructed Qin Jian to take good care of Peng Yuan and to ensure that Peng Yuan didn't cause Qin Jian any trouble, as war is not child's play.

After that, the person left without any intention of taking Peng Yuan back.

Peng Yuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief; heaven knows how panicked she was when she saw someone chasing after her.

Afterwards, Peng Yuan was able to join them on their journey. The trip was more arduous than she had imagined, but Qin Jian took good care of her and made sure she didn't suffer. During this time, she even came to understand many of the hardships Qin Jian had faced that she hadn't been able to comprehend before.

Meanwhile, in the capital, the Lu family enjoyed a few rare days of peace. The eldest and second wives, along with Lu Guilan, had all found shops and were renovating them. Once the renovations were complete, they could open for business and thus become people with property in the capital.

Aside from visiting the Empress in the palace, Jiang Jiuniang spent her time at home helping to take care of Xiaodoudou, or occasionally going to the shop. She had an unprecedented amount of free time.

With Lianhua's help, Qinglian's family directly partnered with the Lu family, and their previously lifeless shop began to generate income. By the end of the year, the Lu family would be able to receive dividends.

Everything was going in a good direction, and Jiang Jiuniang was very satisfied, so one afternoon she went to the palace to meet the emperor alone.

The emperor was puzzled by her behavior. After all, he hadn't heard anything about Jiang Jiuniang recently. Could it be that she had received a letter from Lu Baichuan?

"Your Majesty, I would like to request permission to personally escort a batch of supplies to the border for support."

The emperor understood as soon as she spoke.

It must have been Peng Yuan's pursuit of her husband a while ago that inspired her, so she wanted to follow suit, but felt that sneaking away was a bit impolite, so she came to him to find an excuse to go openly.

The emperor felt he had discovered the truth.

But he still calmly asked, "What supplies do you plan to send?"

To be honest, Jiang Jiuniang's medical skills are beyond reproach. If she were willing to go to the military camp, I could give her a proper medical officer position. With her in charge, there would be more lives saved in the border war.

But she was a married woman, and Lu Baichuan couldn't bear to see his wife suffer, so before he could even bring it up, Lu Baichuan openly and subtly refused.

He then abandoned the idea and respected Lu Baichuan's choice.

But now that Jiang Jiuniang is taking the initiative to go, he can't help but be tempted again.

Therefore, he had no intention of stopping her, and was even willing to cooperate with her.

I thought Jiang Jiuniang would say she'd give me some clothes, since it was really cold in the dead of winter. But instead, she pulled out a few dark, round balls from the cloth bag she had brought and said, "I'll give you these."

What is this?

They look a bit like briquettes. It's cold at the border, so delivering briquettes seems like a good option.

Jiang Jiuniang chuckled, casually tossing the bomb in her hand, and said in a very nonchalant manner, "Just this one bomb could flatten the entire palace."

emperor:! ! !

"What did you say!"

The emperor stared wide-eyed, utterly incredulous.

So this thing is dangerous, yet Jiang Jiuniang just tossed it around to play with!

If he were an assassin, he'd probably be dead by now.

"It's true, Your Majesty. I came to the palace today to demonstrate its power to you."

Then she added, "Your Majesty can try it in a very open place. It's really powerful. With this thing, you can achieve twice the result with half the effort."

She modified it using existing materials from this era, but she was worried about being suspected.

Jiang Jiuniang usually wouldn't joke about such things, so the emperor believed her.

However, he pointed to the dark object and asked, "Is this what you call supplies?"

"His Majesty said this is supplies, so it can only be supplies. It's not convenient to entrust this kind of thing to others, so I will personally escort it."

Jiang Jiuniang smiled sincerely, and the emperor instantly felt that even breathing was easier.

If its power is really that great, why should the border still fear the offense of the Eastern Court people?

This is a technology unique to Bei Yan, which no other country has. This thing can really make Bei Yan the number one power.

The emperor's breathing quickened; he was too excited!

"Now, I will have someone find an empty plot of land, and we will try it out right now!"

He spoke excitedly, then summoned his confidants and instructed them to make the arrangements.

Jiang Jiuniang shared the same idea; it was better to act sooner rather than later.

The emperor changed his clothes and left the palace discreetly, going directly to an open area outside the city.

Jiang Jiuniang instructed Cheng Meng to use all his inner strength to throw the dark object out. A deafening sound rang out, black smoke billowed up, and a huge crater was blasted into the open ground in front of them. If water were added, it would resemble a natural small pond.

The emperor and his confidants were stunned and rushed forward to see what was happening. The destructive power was incredible!

"Did you make this?"

The emperor knew this, but he still wanted to confirm it one more time.

Jiang Jiuniang nodded: "As it stands, I am indeed the only one who knows how to do it."

How much did you do?

"That's all for now. The rest can only be done after the Emperor approves and allocates funds, right?"

Jiang Jiuniang's smile was somewhat unkind; she had no intention of paying out of her own pocket.

She didn't want to be the one who had to put in the effort and also pay money.

Upon hearing this, the emperor nodded in agreement, finding her words quite reasonable. He worried that if she did too much of this, she might be branded as a traitor.

"Great! With this treasure, our chances of winning have increased by another ten percent!"

The emperor was very pleased and said, "Just tell me what you need. Whether you need people, money, or materials, I will grant your request!"

This is not only related to the outcome of the great war, but also to the improvement of the country's status.

Might makes right. With this treasure, other countries will no longer dare to act recklessly.