Jiang Qinyu: "..."

Before she could protest, Lu Yanzheng looked at her with a helpless expression and said, "My lady wouldn't want me to be talked about, would she?"

Jiang Qinyu clenched her fists. Fine, fine, this is his territory. They are husband and wife in public. If they don't live together, his subordinates will laugh at them.

Fine, she tolerated it!

However, just as she finally lay down that night, and Lu Yanzheng was also settled on the chaise lounge under the window, someone was frantically banging on the door.

"General, it's terrible! The granary is on fire!" Xiao Wu shouted urgently.

Lu Yanzheng immediately jumped up and hurriedly opened the door, "What's going on? Which granary is on fire?"

Xiao Wu said urgently, "General Qin has come to report that the army's granary is on fire..."

"I'll go check on them. You all protect Madam and the young master and young lady!" Lu Yanzheng said, then leaped away.

After such a major incident, how could Jiang Qinyu possibly sleep? She quickly got dressed and got up.

She first went to check on Shufan and Pan'er. Although it was the first time the two of them had slept alone tonight, they were indeed exhausted from the journey these past few days. The noise hadn't woken them up at all; they were sleeping soundly.

"Where are the army's granaries?" Jiang Qinyu asked Xiao Wu, who had been following her.

Xiao Wu was taken aback for a moment, then looked at her hesitantly and said, "Why does Madam ask this?"

The location of the granary cannot be revealed casually; he needs to find out the details.

"I'm worried about the general and want to go see him," Jiang Qinyu said, feigning concern.

Xiao Wu quickly waved his hand, "That won't do. The granary must be very dangerous right now. Madam, please wait for the General to return at the manor!"

Jiang Qinyu glanced at him, turned and walked away, calling out as she went, "Uncle Chen! Uncle Chen..."

Uncle Chen was also woken up and, worried about Jiang Qinyu, was on his way. Hearing the shout, he immediately stepped forward and asked, "What does Madam want with this old servant?"

“I need to go to the granary, but Xiao Wu won’t tell me where it is, Uncle Chen…” Jiang Qinyu looked at him calmly.

But that faint look in his eyes made the hairs on the back of Uncle Chen's back stand on end. He immediately said, "The granary is a key military location, and ordinary people are not allowed to approach it. But if you want to go, Madam, this old servant can lead the way."

He immediately understood why his wife wanted to go—wasn't it for the general? It seemed that his wife and the general had a better relationship than he had thought, so why shouldn't he grant their wish?

As long as the general is doing well, the people in his general's mansion will naturally be doing well too.

"Uncle Chen," Xiao Wu wanted to say something, but seeing that Uncle Chen had already left with Jiang Qinyu, he took a few steps to catch up, "Madam..."

But nobody paid any attention to him.

Xiao Wu stomped his foot behind him, "I didn't say we couldn't go!"

"You brat, you'll be in trouble when the General returns and punishes you for speaking to the Madam like that!"

"That's right, haven't you seen how much the general cares for his wife and children? He even went to the kitchen himself to give instructions for dinner tonight!"

"I've been working in the kitchen of the General's mansion for three years, and this is the first time the General has personally come to tell me what to make for dinner, what to pay attention to, what the Madam doesn't like to eat, and that the young master and young lady should eat soft food... Tsk tsk, our General probably has quite a lot of feelings for the Madam!"

As soon as Xiao Wu turned his head, he saw the other three servants in the mansion shaking their heads at him. "No, Old Wang, Uncle Li, Uncle Zhao, why are you all saying that?"

Old Zhao, who was in charge of the kitchen, chuckled and said, "I knew you were ungrateful. You can't even see that?"

"I..." Xiao Wu was speechless, not knowing how to start the conversation.

Meanwhile, Jiang Qinyu was also taken by Uncle Chen to the vicinity of the granary.

When they arrived, the thick smoke rising from the granary was still clearly visible.

"What a tragedy! Which heartless bastard dared to set fire to the granary? The entire city's inhabitants and the border troops are surviving on this meager amount of food..." Uncle Chen said with deep sorrow.

Jiang Qinyu was also very anxious. She had a fire extinguisher, and if she rushed over now, she could minimize the damage. But Uncle Chen was there, and she couldn't do these things in front of him, could she?

Just then, Uncle Chen suddenly clutched his stomach, "Ouch, why does my stomach hurt now?"

"Uncle Chen, are you alright?" Jiang Qinyu asked with concern.

Uncle Chen waved his hand, "It's an old ailment. This old servant will go find a place to take care of it first. Madam, please wait for me here and don't leave!"

After saying that, he didn't even wait for Jiang Qinyu's reply and quickly ran away.

Jiang Qinyu's eyes lit up. Wasn't this a stroke of luck? So she quickly took the opportunity to run towards the direction where the granary was on fire.

...

When Lu Yanzheng arrived from the mansion, Qin Shen and the others had already captured the arsonist.

Catching people is useless; the granary has already caught fire. The most urgent task is to quickly organize people to put out the fire.

"General, the fires in the east, west, and south are under control, but the fire in the north is burning too fiercely, and our men can't get close at all. Moreover, the army's water supply is limited, and we simply can't put out such a large fire!"

Someone came to report the latest developments.

Lu Yanzheng frowned. "Wasn't the sand we dug up enough?"

"No, General! Tung oil has been poured over there; sand won't be able to extinguish the fire!"

The sand was scattered, but the fire was too big over there, and a lot of oil was poured out, so people couldn't get too close and it was useless.

Lu Yanzheng made a decisive decision: "First, do everything you can to salvage the grain that hasn't been burned. Continue to build a sand barrier on the north side to prevent anyone from getting close and getting hurt."

"Yes, General!"

His subordinates immediately went to carry out the task.

Qin Shen was so angry that his teeth itched. "The Western Qiang people are too shameless! They were the ones who massacred the city first, and that's why we went to rob their grain. Now, while we were away, they actually sent experts to set fire to our granaries. They are really too ruthless!"

Nowadays, all countries are facing food shortages. Everyone knows that food is hard to come by. When they went to the Western Qiang, they only secretly stole their food. Even after being discovered, they did not burn the rest.

The Western Qiang people are truly ruthless! They're leaving them absolutely no way out!

"Don't be angry. We'll find another chance to get revenge. Go and take stock of how much grain we managed to salvage," Lu Yanzheng said coldly.

Qin Shen agreed and was about to speak when a soldier came to report.

"General, for some unknown reason, the fire in the north suddenly went out! Our men are already salvaging the grain that hasn't been burned yet..."

Lu Yanzheng's pupils dilated slightly, and he immediately strode towards the north.

...

Jiang Qin ran back from the granary, panting, and saw Uncle Chen walking this way. She quickly stopped and pretended to be looking at the granary.

"Madam, are you alright?" Uncle Chen asked anxiously.

Jiang Qinyu steadied her heartbeat before replying, "It's alright. I think the fire over there has been extinguished. The general should be fine. Uncle Chen, let's go back."

"Yes, Madam." Uncle Chen glanced at the granary and saw that the fire was indeed out. He couldn't help but wonder, "That's really strange. The fire was so big just now, it looked like it couldn't be put out. How did it go out in such a short time?"

Jiang Qinyu chuckled inwardly. It took her three cans of dry powder fire extinguisher to put it out, okay?