With a snap.
Gongsun Man's whip hit Yunquan's cheek, instantly tearing his skin and bleeding.
The intense pain left Yunquan speechless. She covered her face with her hands, but did not dare to touch the wound. She could only scream in shock.
Gongsun Man was also stunned, and soon her eyes turned fierce: "Why are you screaming? You are not going to die. At most you will have a scar on your face."
Although Yunquan understood her princess's personality, she had followed her since childhood and was her most capable person. She had originally thought that the princess, who was rude to others, would be different to her.
I didn't realize I was just a dog.
Tears immediately rolled down my cheeks.
When it flows onto the wound, it hurts so much that it is heart-wrenching.
Gongsun Man impatiently called the other maids in: "Find her a bottle of medicine. The ones Bei Qi brought are better."
"Yes, Princess." The maid responded and went to look for him.
Soon, the maid put a small bottle of medicine in Yunquan's hand.
"Don't blame me for accidentally hitting you. You have to understand that this time is well past the time it takes for a pigeon to travel back and forth. At the speed my brother is leading his team, they should have reached the capital by now. Even if something delayed him, they should have arrived by now. But where are the people? Not even a sign of a pigeon."
Yunquan forced back her tears and clenched the medicine bottle tightly. "Princess, it's my fault, but the Success and the Other Shore I chose are indeed the most agile among all the flying pigeons."
"No need to say more. Find two more pigeons..." Gongsun Man thought for a moment and changed the number, "Four. Choose four clever ones." She narrowed her eyes slightly. "The mansion is under siege. Could it be that the pigeons were intercepted?"
"That's impossible. I saw the pigeon fly away with my own eyes."
"Just in case, you should go and set it off late at night."
Gongsun Man gave the whip to the maid and went to write the letter herself.
Yunquan nodded reluctantly.
--
It was midnight and the night was deep.
Yunquan, with gauze wrapped around her face, randomly grabbed four flying pigeons from the pigeon cage, put the letter into a thin bamboo tube, tied it to the pigeon's feet, and let the pigeon fly away while cursing silently.
Just as she stared at the sky for a while, a voice suddenly came from not far away: "What are you cursing?"
Yunquan panicked and said quickly: "No, I was talking about the black pigeon. In the dark night sky, even if someone wanted to catch it, they couldn't."
"Yeah." Gongsun Man then walked back to her room.
Yunquan stood there in a daze, secretly thanking himself for not cursing out loud.
The pigeon had only been flying in the air for a moment when it appeared like a ghost in the rivers, lakes and seas, and one man caught one.
The four of them went to Leng Feng.
"Another letter has been delivered." Leng Feng shook his head. "It seems the Beiqi woman is still not giving up." He immediately ordered, "You take the letter to His Highness."
Fu Jiang asked, "Can pigeons be roasted and eaten?"
The previous two were roasted by Zhang Tong and Zhang Tie, and they came to him to eat them as if showing off. Tonight he finally got four more, and they also wanted to eat roasted ones.
"Yes, give me one leg."
"We'll all give you one, boss, so you'll get four legs." Fu Hu was directly dissatisfied, "The boss's abacus is jingling."
"There's not much meat in a pigeon leg, not even enough to fill a gap between your teeth. After all, I taught you these skills, so can't I show you some filial piety?"
"Yes, yes, yes." Fu Jiang took off all the small bamboo tubes. "I'll go back to the palace, you guys can do it."
When he returned to the palace, Fu Ciyi and Yan Funing were studying the topographic map of the northern border in the study.
The midnight snack on the table next to him was untouched.
Fu Jiang's stomach growled, and he handed over the letter: "Your Highness, the Beiqi woman has released another carrier pigeon."
Fu Ciyi glanced at the words on the paper: "There are four."
"Well, there are four pigeons this time. No matter how many pigeons they release, we will catch as many as they want."
As I spoke, my stomach growled again.
Yan Funing pointed at the midnight snack on the table and said, "Take it and eat with the brothers. There's more in the kitchen. Go get some more."
"Thank you, Princess!" Fu Jiang agreed happily.
In the following days, carrier pigeons were released almost every night, but without exception they were caught and ended up in the stomachs of the secret guards of Prince Rui's Palace.
--
On this day, Fu Ciyi and Yan Funing personally escorted Pang Gaozhuo and Yan Bojian out of the capital.
"General Zhengbei, General Anyuan, and fellow soldiers." Fu Ciyi raised his wine bowl. "This journey to the northern border is long and arduous, with mountains high and roads far away. Beiqi is full of treacherous villains with ulterior motives. You are the pillars of Dajing. I hope you take care of yourself and are invincible on the battlefield. The king and the princess await your triumphant return in Beijing, and we will then drink a toast of celebration together!"
"yes!"
The crowd of soldiers was magnificent.
They all raised their wine bowls and drank the wine in them with great enthusiasm.
Bang, bang, bang—
The sound of wine bowls being thrown to the ground could be heard.
After drinking, Pang Gaozhuo and Yan Bojian were the first to climb onto the horses.
The generals behind them also mounted their horses.
Suddenly, Yan Funing saw two familiar figures and hurriedly trotted over.
"Bei Mo, Ali, you guys..."
She ran faster and faster because the two young men were lined up far behind her, quite far away from where she had just stood.
The two boys smiled at her foolishly.
When she ran to them, they both called her, "Sister-in-law."
"Why didn't you tell me?"
Yan Funing's eyes were moist as she stared at them closely.
Meng Li lowered his head, then quickly raised his face. "Sister-in-law, I want to prove that I'm useful. Just like what you said, there are many kinds of love in the world. As a man, defending my country is also a kind of love."
As he spoke, he patted his chest and said, "I, Meng Li, will not bring shame to my brother and sister-in-law!"
"Sister-in-law." Fu Beimo smiled kindly, "Sister-in-law, the reason I went to the Northern Territory is very simple. I was worried about Ali. This kid is stupid and dumb. He can't do without me watching over him."
"Does the Emperor and Empress know?"
"You should know by now. I wrote a letter to them. If they don't come to stop me, it means they agree to my going to the war." Fu Beimo smiled even brighter.
In fact, there is another more important reason for them to go to the battlefield, which is to establish merit.
Only if they are strong enough can they be useful to their brother in becoming the crown prince and truly protect their sister-in-law.
But there is no need to say this.
The future will be excellent proof.
After Fu Ciyi spoke a few words with Pang Gaozhuo and Yan Bojian, he also walked over here.
He raised his hand and pointed at their foreheads, but didn't say anything else.
Fu Beimo smiled playfully at his brother: "Brother, you are the one who taught Ali and I martial arts, don't worry."
Fu Ciyi solemnly warned, "Battlefield doesn't rely solely on martial arts; military tactics are especially crucial. Don't act rashly. Listen to Pang Gaozhuo and Yan Bojian. Do you understand?"
Then he asked loudly, "Do you all understand?"
Everyone shouted: "I understand, I understand, I understand!"
Seeing his sister-in-law's tears welling up in her eyes, Fu Beimo walked up to her and lowered his head: "Sister-in-law, can you touch my head?"
Yan Funing raised her hand and touched the top of his head: "You must return safely!"
"Um!"
Fu Beimo nodded heavily, his eyes gradually turned red. In order to prevent tears from falling, he grinned at her.
Meng Li, standing by, burst into tears. "I didn't expect that even though we hid so well, our sister-in-law still found us."
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