A traitor?
Su Qingcai was taken aback and did not speak, but his eyes revealed a chilling intent.
Bing Er observed Su Qingcai's expression and said softly, "Young Master, I still can't determine who the traitor is. Should we send them all back to the capital first, or should we forcefully investigate?"
"We mustn't alert the enemy," Su Qingcai said decisively. "Since the traitor has already arrived, leaving him undetected will only cause more trouble. We should observe the situation and see what he's up to. During this time, you and Ding Yi will keep a close eye on me."
"Yes." Bing Er nodded and then withdrew.
While the two were talking, Xu Huang had already started searching through Su Xiaoning's room.
He searched everywhere he could think of and finally found several blueprints in a small box.
These drawings were design sketches that Su Xiaoning drew herself for making the model. Although Xu Huang couldn't understand them, his intuition told him that they were very important.
Xu Huang rolled his eyes, put the blueprints back into the box, restored the messed-up house to its original state, went outside, found a quiet corner, wrote a letter explaining what he had seen, tied a carrier pigeon to its leg, and released the pigeon.
After doing all this, Xu Huang returned to his residence with peace of mind.
Su Xiaoning was completely unaware of all this. At that time, she was helping the village women collect seashells on the beach. When she got tired, she sat down on the rocks by the sea to rest.
She was staring blankly at the sea when suddenly she heard a "splashing" sound above her head.
Su Xiaoning subconsciously looked up and saw a pigeon flying in the air. It seemed to notice Su Xiaoning's gaze, and suddenly something fell from the sky as it flapped its wings.
"Smack—"
A faint sound came from beside her, and Su Xiaoning looked down in surprise. Suddenly, anger surged within her.
There was a huge clump of bird droppings on the rock!
She was looking up at the sky just now. If she had turned her head even a fraction to the side, the bird droppings would have landed on her face!
"You stinky pigeon, I'll boil you down and make soup!"
Su Xiaoning angrily picked up a few stones, aimed at the pigeon, and threw them all at it.
She didn't have high hopes of hitting the creature in the sky, but to her surprise, with a "smack," a pebble hit the pigeon's wing. The pigeon flapped its wings a few times but couldn't move anymore, and fell straight onto the beach.
Su Xiaoning walked over triumphantly, picked up the pigeon, and returned home happily.
Tonight's dinner included an extra dish: pigeon soup.
The pigeon soup smelled delicious and was tender and flavorful. The guards ate heartily, with Xu Huang eating the most.
Su Qingcai was puzzled by the origin of the pigeons. Halfway through the meal, he asked, "I have never seen pigeons raised in Carp Village before. Where did you get these pigeons from?"
"You wouldn't believe it, I shot this down myself!" Su Xiaoning proudly puffed out her chest. "That stinky pigeon was taunting me this afternoon, so I knocked it down with a stone. Strangely enough, there was a note tied to its leg, but it got seawater on it, so the writing was all smudged and illegible..."
With each word Su Xiaoning spoke, Xu Huang's face grew paler. He looked at the pigeon soup in his bowl and almost vomited.
Upon hearing this description, Su Qingcai knew that Su Xiaoning had caught a carrier pigeon, and he was immediately delighted.
The person who could secretly send messages from Carp Village to the outside world was probably that traitor. I wonder what he would think if he ate the soup made by his own carrier pigeon.
Su Qingcai smiled slightly, feeling extremely happy, and even drank two extra bowls of pigeon soup that night.
...
When Ru Xing last came to see Ding Yi, she burst into tears in front of him and even argued with Bing Er. The three of them had such a big fight that Ru Xing was extremely embarrassed and didn't come to Carp Village for a long time.
After a long time, when her memories faded, Ru Xing began to miss Ding Yi again. She picked another day and went to Carp Village to find Ding Yi.
"These are pastries I made myself. Miss Su has tried them before and said they were delicious. You should try them too."
Ru Xing opened the food box in her hand, took out the pastries, and without even looking at Ding Yi's expression, kept moving closer to him.
Ding Yi initially had no feelings for Ru Xing and had no desire to eat her cooking. He couldn't lay a hand on a woman, so he could only try his best to avoid her. However, Ru Xing was too persistent, which made him somewhat unable to resist, and in the end, he was forced to take a bite.
"What do you think?" Ru Xing looked at Ding Yi expectantly, a blush rising to her cheeks as she nervously twisted her handkerchief. "Su Xiaoning even said she could feel the love and warmth contained in the pastries. Can you feel it too? Young Master Ding, actually I..."
"Miss Ruxing, I have no feelings for you. Please have some self-respect!" Ding Yi was startled and quickly made his intentions clear before Ruxing could express her feelings.
"Impossible!" Ru Xing exclaimed in shock, her eyes welling up with tears again. "You...you already have someone you like, right? Otherwise, you wouldn't treat me like this!"
She considered herself one of the most beautiful women in Qinghe Town, so why was Ding Yi so ungrateful?
Seeing Ru Xing's state, Ding Yi knew she wouldn't give up until he revealed someone she "liked." Just as he was feeling helpless, he happened to see Bing Er walking out of the house. His eyes lit up, and he pulled Bing Er over.
"Miss Xing, Bing Er is the person I like!"
"What?!"
Ru Xing was immediately taken aback, her finger trembling as she pointed at the two of them, unable to speak.
Ding Yi made a snap decision, wrapped her arms around Bing Er's neck, and showed a girlish expression on her face.
"Sigh, I didn't really want to tell anyone about this. Actually... I have homosexual tendencies. Bing Er and I are from the same place, he's the same as me. We developed feelings for each other over time, like Miss Xing. I'm so sorry..."
Bing Er roughly understood the situation before him. Under Ding Yi's desperate gaze, he did not make any move to refuse. The two really looked like a loving couple.
Ru Xing had never seen such a scene before. Her body stiffened for a long time before she finally threw the pastry plate on the ground and ran away crying.
Hearing the commotion, Su Xiaoning hid in her room to eavesdrop on the gossip. She was shocked to see that things had developed to this point, and ran to tell Su Qingcai about it.
Just then, Ding Yi and Bing Er came to see Su Qingcai, and Su Xiaoning said sincerely, "I think this kind of thing is very normal, and I am willing to support you! I wish you a long and happy marriage!"
As soon as she said that, Su Qingcai's eyes became inquisitive.
It seems this matter is impossible to clear up, no matter how hard you try.
Ding Yi and Bing Er exchanged a glance, both seeing helplessness in each other's eyes.
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