Xiao Minghuan's head was taken out of the palace by the Jingzhao Yin and sent back to the Third Prince's Mansion.
"The Third Prince's Consort and Concubine, Your Highness was executed by the traitorous King Xiao Feng. Only His Highness's head was returned, and his body is still in Liangzhou. Your Majesty has ordered me to return Your Highness, and the funeral arrangements will be made by the Crown Princess."
Wan Qiuyu thought he was hallucinating, and after he finally came to his senses, he murmured "Impossible".
She opened the box in a daze, and the smell of decay hit her nose. When she recognized Xiao Minghuan's face, she collapsed to the ground, not knowing whether it was a dream or reality.
It was clear that he would ascend the throne and become emperor, and it was clear that he would die more than 20 years later, so how could he die today?
Although Wang Minghui's legs were a little weak, she was still more resilient than Wan Qiuyu. After she entered the mansion, Xiao Minghuan treated her better for a while because of the Wang family, but after the Wang family fell, he almost never set foot in her yard again.
Wan Qiuyu, who had collapsed to the ground, looked at the Jingzhao Yin who had not yet left and asked, "You said that His Highness was executed by the King of Qi?"
Jingzhao Yin nodded solemnly, "The rebel king now occupies Liang Province."
After Jingzhao Yin left, Wan Qiuyu looked at Xiao Minghuan's head silently with tears streaming down her face. She didn't know whether this was a dream or her so-called previous life was a dream, she just couldn't accept an empty ending.
Wan Jinlan! It was her! Would she be trampled under her feet again? Absolutely not!
The summer in Liangzhou was dry and hot, but after walking in the sun for less than a quarter of an hour, Wan Jinlan felt scorched. It was the hottest time of the year, and the new firearms workshop was bustling with activity.
Since Liangzhou was already in his hands, saltpeter, iron ore, copper ore and other needed raw materials could be easily obtained. He also recruited a large number of craftsmen. Old Man Lu was busy every day, and Wan Jinlan would come to keep an eye on him from time to time.
The firearms workshop is of utmost importance, and the identities of the craftsmen will be strictly examined. However, this is still not safe, and Wan Jinlan already has a plan in mind.
Liang Zhongqi, who had just returned from sending the Li family outside the Great Wall, had been waiting for Wan Jinlan's orders for a few days.
Wan Jinlan came out of the firearms workshop, and Liang Zhongqi, who was dressed in armor and as tall as a mountain, came forward to greet him.
He has been following her like this for several days. Wan Jinlan didn't tell him to do anything before. After all, he still had to wait and see whether this person was useful.
Liang Zhongqi followed her silently, like a bodyguard. Just when he thought she would not let him do anything today, he heard her say, "I have something to ask the general."
Being left out for so many days, Liang Zhongqi could only follow Wan Jinlan as a guard every day. How could he not feel aggrieved? At this moment, he was quite excited, "Madam, just give us your instructions."
Wan Jinlan whispered, "The Arsenal has recently recruited a large number of craftsmen. I will send some of your men in to investigate the Arsenal's secrets. No matter if it's bribery or anything else, as long as no one is killed, just use any method you can."
The craftsmen in the workshop were paid very high wages, and at the same time, their families were also settled by her. It seemed safe, but there were actually hidden dangers, so she naturally had to take precautions.
Liang Zhongqi was a little stunned. He had never been into the armory, but he knew that weapons were made there, such as armor, spears, lances, arrows, crossbows, fire caltrops, etc. He had vaguely heard that the King of Qi had a new type of magic weapon, which was more than ten times more lethal than the crossbow, but he had never seen it with his own eyes.
Although Liang Zhongqi was stubborn, he was no fool. He quickly understood Wan Jinlan's intention. Anyone who leaked the secrets of the Firearms Workshop would be expelled. This was a warning to others that if the Firearms Workshop was truly targeted by spies, it would be nearly impossible for him to find out the information. Liang Zhongqi admired Wan Jinlan's intelligence and said, "I understand."
Wan Jinlan nodded and said, "If any secret information leaks out from the Armory, I will have no choice but to hold you and your people accountable."
Liang Zhongqi responded "yes" again.
How could Wan Jinlan completely trust him? In addition to Liang Zhongqi's people, she would also place spies in the neighborhood.
It has been some time since Yu Song returned from Kyoto, and her old master gave her an intelligence organization established by a caravan.
Although this caravan traveled to the southwest all year round, it also had shops in major cities in the north. The reason Yu Song returned late on his trip to Kyoto to deliver a letter was that he had met with the heads of the shops to open up the mail route. What made Wan Jinlan even happier was that Chun Tao had also come along.
Wan Jinlan returned home feeling hot. After taking a bath, he changed into cool clothes. The gauze clothes were layered and although there were many layers, they were not only weightless but also felt cool against the skin.
Chuntao poured out the melted ice water and asked the maid to get another basin.
"Master, Yu Song requests to see you."
Wan Jinlan was holding a round fan embroidered with white magnolia flowers. The handle of the fan was cool to the touch and felt very comfortable.
It is said that since she moved into the Li Mansion, many people came to give her gifts. The gauze dress she was wearing, the fan in her hand, and various jewelry and rouge and powder were all delivered to her door by businessmen without her having to ask for anything.
Wan Jinlan entered the study for receiving guests, and Yu Song came in after a while.
He took out a secret letter from his arms and handed it to Wan Jinlan.
Although Yu Song and An Xi will wait for Xiao Feng's orders, they are only loyal to Wan Jinlan. For example, they will only send intelligence to Wan Jinlan first.
Wan Jinlan frowned after reading it.
Emperor Jian'an wanted to abdicate the throne to Prince Shun's eldest son Xiao Chenghao, and send Princess Anyang to Beirong. Beiyuan would be Anyang's dowry!
Shameless, Emperor Jian'an is truly shameless!
He himself couldn't bear the infamy of ceding land, so he found two people to share the burden!
If Beiyuan becomes Anyang's dowry, then Beirong will have a reason to send troops to take back the dowry for Anyang from Prince Su. If people want to scold, they will scold Emperor Jian'an, and even more so Anyang, and the little emperor will also be scolded!
Emperor Jian'an really had a good plan.
Not only that, the emperor also allowed Fan Du to recruit 100,000 soldiers, and asked Jiang Shan to lead 50,000 troops from the southwest to besiege Liangzhou.
Fifteen thousand soldiers and horses is really a lot.
Liangzhou had to guard against the Basha and Helan tribes, so it was destined not to withdraw all its troops to fight the enemy, and the available troops were less than 100,000.
Wan Jinlan held the secret letter in his hand and went to find Xiao Feng.
Xiao Feng went to Jianwu City yesterday and came back in the middle of the night. He is now discussing matters with someone in the study.
The soldier at the study door clasped his fists when he saw her, but did not stop her. The main reason was that Xiao Feng had told her that seeing her was like seeing him, and there was no place in the mansion that the princess could not go.
Although no one would stop Wan Jinlan, Wan Jinlan still asked someone to inform him.
When she entered, everyone in the study had subtle expressions.
Wan Zhijing's face didn't look very good.
Wan Jinlan felt that something seemed to have happened that she didn't know about.
"This is the secret letter I received. Please take a look."
Wan Jinlan handed the secret letter to Xiao Feng and sat beside him at his gesture.
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