Zheng Tiangui was even more shocked than if his pants had been pulled down: "You, who are you?"
Chu Jinjin was not surprised that Jie Du knew so much about the warlords. If his real goal was that, then of course he would need to be familiar with all the warlords. But she did not expect the Zheng family to have this idea.
Using disaster relief supplies to expand the army?
The idea of conscripting men only exists in times of chaos. Nowadays, the world is relatively peaceful, and unless it's someone's own choice, such things rarely happen. Mainly, there's no war, and forcibly conscripting men would just waste food rations.
She didn't know how many troops the Northern Governor-General had, but they were certainly fewer than those of the imperial court. If they wanted to rebel, they would definitely need to recruit soldiers.
Chu Jinjin didn't care about any of these things.
The siege of the mountain stronghold has been resolved, and she can go back now.
With her identity exposed, she could no longer continue the mission given to her by the emperor. She couldn't solve anything on her own; let the old emperor worry about it.
Chu Jinjin glanced at the crowd behind her.
What will happen to the counterfeiters? Will the Zheng family retaliate?
And what about Li Dahua? Should we take her back with us?
It's not impossible.
But the leader and others would definitely not agree.
"Miss Jinjin, please go back with peace of mind. I will handle the rest." Jie Du seemed to see through her worries and said in a low voice, "I will make proper arrangements."
Chu Jinjin suddenly realized something and widened her eyes: "You don't mean to send them to Black Eagle Mountain Stronghold, do you?"
Jiedu also harbored ambitions to seize the throne.
Black Tiger Mountain Stronghold has nearly 10,000 people, what a great force of fresh blood, and there's also Li Dahua, who is worth ten thousand men.
Jie Du smiled and nodded: "Don't worry, I won't force you."
Chu Jinjin was worried. The worst thing for people is to develop feelings. The other people in Black Tiger Mountain Stronghold were fine, they were a bunch of bandits, who knew if they had done anything immoral, but Li Dahua was different.
He's overthinking it.
The chief and several leaders discussed it briefly before readily agreeing.
Firstly, Black Eagle Mountain Stronghold is infamous; it's the top bandit group, and even the government can't do anything about it. Secondly, we really can't stay here any longer. Once Chu Jinjin leaves, without the suppression of the imperial envoy's status, who knows what will happen?
Chu Jinjin sighed helplessly.
It feels like the transfer was too cheap.
After being away for so many days, she started to miss home, and once she had that thought, she missed home terribly.
I miss my unreliable mother, and even her handsome face.
I wonder if he missed her during the time he was away.
I returned to the capital one morning two weeks later, when a faint light appeared in the distant sky.
Unfortunately, Chu Jiyu was too badly injured to ride a horse, and he also suffered from high fevers several times, possibly due to excessive psychological stress.
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The earliest risers in the Chu family nowadays, besides the maids and servants who make breakfast, are Zhan Qin and Chu Yan. The two of them are always on time, exercising in the garden while attending classes at dawn.
At first, Chu Yan really couldn't stand it because he was too sleepy, but after a while, he felt that his efficiency was really high during this time period. He felt refreshed and could remember things very quickly.
He glanced at Zhan Qin, who was holding up the stone, and sighed casually, "I wonder how Jin Jin is doing, whether she's safe or not. Sigh."
Zhan Qin nodded absentmindedly: "It should be fine."
Chu Yan was not satisfied with his answer: "You don't seem very worried?"
He was shocked when he learned that the two had fallen in love, and he couldn't imagine why things had turned out this way. But he was overjoyed because his husband would become his brother-in-law.
So, before anything was even finalized, the brother-in-law started putting on airs.
I'm not as reserved as before.
“She’s capable of protecting herself.” Zhan Qin wasn’t worried about that at all. He was worried about other things. After hesitating for a moment, he braced himself and asked, “Based on your understanding of Jinjin, am I the type of man she likes?”
He had never had such worries before.
Many women liked him. He wasn't narcissistic, but he knew he had advantages in both looks and education.
Besides, what's the point of a grown man caring about such sentimental matters?
"It's hard to say, but Jinjin likes handsome men." Chu Yan was very interested in this topic and spoke frankly, "I remember when we were arranging marriages, many men from good families were rejected just because they were ugly."
At this point, Chu Yan scratched his head: "She probably also likes people with good figures, which is understandable. A good figure is pleasing to the eye."
Zhan Qin immediately looked dejected.
His lack of self-confidence stems from this.
After Chu Jinjin left, he went to watch the guards practice martial arts. Compared to their bulging pectoral muscles, his was indeed much inferior.
But chest muscles aren't something you build in a day or two.
The two spent every day together, and Chu Yan immediately noticed something was wrong. After taking a closer look, he suddenly realized, "Mr. Zhan, I was wondering why you've been lifting stones every day lately. You're working on your chest muscles."
Zhan Qin nodded generously.
If you like someone, you should become the kind of person she likes; there's nothing shameful about it.
Chu Yan laughed heartily: "Mr. Chu, you're so funny."
So when it was time for breakfast, the whole family found out, and they looked at Zhan Qin with particularly meaningful eyes.
Zhan Qin felt like he was asserting sovereignty.
They had only eaten half of their meal when a maid rushed in, panting, saying, "Third Miss, the Third Miss sent someone to deliver a message that she has arrived in the capital."
Wang's chopsticks fell into the bowl, completely unaware of the soup splashed on her. She murmured, "She, herself, or did Ji Yu come back too?"
The maid nodded vigorously: "They're all back, all of them are back, but the Third Miss said she wants to go to the palace to meet the Emperor first."
Chu Jinjin really didn't want to go. After traveling non-stop for more than ten days, even though she came from the apocalypse, she felt physically and mentally exhausted. Only the warmth of home could soothe this kind of exhaustion, but the first thing she had to do was to go to the palace to report.
With the imperial waist token, he could travel without any obstacles.
However, the emperor had gone to the morning court session, so Eunuch Li took her to a side hall. Seeing that she was covered in dust and hadn't eaten yet, he immediately went to prepare some food for her.
He dared not be negligent in the slightest.
Having served the emperor for over twenty years, he had never seen the emperor like this before; it was as if he had become a completely different person.
The position of Empress has always been vacant. There are quite a few concubines in the harem who are qualified to sit in that position. The reason for the vacancy is said to be that the emperor wanted to maintain the status quo and did not want to see any one family become too powerful.
But one time, the emperor was in a low mood for some reason, drank a few more cups of wine, and said a few heartfelt words to him.
In the common people, there are couples who have been married since childhood. As an emperor, he had to marry many women, and he wanted to keep that position for himself.
At the time, Eunuch Zhao didn't quite understand.
He became emperor and then wanted to give the position of empress to her.
Could it be the kind of self-pleasure depicted in novels?
However, he now vaguely understands.
The emperor had many concubines in his harem, but none of them entered his heart, and the emperor never truly fell in love with any of them.
The emperor was eager to curry favor with any woman who captured his heart.
As soon as he stepped out of the courtyard gate, he saw the person he feared most—the Imperial Concubine.
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