Chapter 93 A Big Cry
Meng Changyuan frowned. Although he didn't believe in anything supernatural, he knew that his sister would not talk about such things casually.
Before the decree came down, he had already checked the distribution of forces and terrain in the southwest no less than a hundred times, and had already memorized it by heart.
The Mosquito Waist of Xixialing is a canyon with mountain cliffs on both sides. The road inside is narrow and as thin as a mosquito waist, hence the name.
If we set an ambush here...
Meng Changyuan was a military commander and naturally understood the danger involved. He suddenly felt a cold sweat on his back.
He nodded to Meng Yan and said solemnly, "I've taken note of your instructions." He smiled and said, "I've heard that the southwest is rich in a kind of colored stone, neither gold nor jade, but with a dazzling array of colors. The local ethnic groups often use it to make golden crowns, which they use to adorn their women with unique charm. Wait, sister, when you return triumphantly, I'll bring you a few. My sister is stunningly beautiful, and wearing these will surely enhance her beauty."
Looking at Meng Changyuan's high-spirited look, who did not take the fierceness of the battle seriously, Meng Yan just smiled slightly.
She had previously considered privately persuading her brother to give up, but Meng Changyuan, having learned martial arts and military tactics from his father since childhood, was eager to show his prowess and might not listen to her. Learning the art of literature and martial arts, then selling it to the emperor, had been the custom since ancient times.
Secondly, while the Meng family may appear to be thriving from the outside, they are actually in dire straits. Old Marquis Meng is already old and has long since retired from government affairs. She and her sister are the only legitimate descendants of the Meng family. Although she is a noble concubine, she has been childless for many years, leaving the family unstable. The crown prince, Meng Changyuan, is still young and has no achievements to his name. The children of the collateral branches are either too young or too mediocre. They desperately need someone to step forward and support the family. Whether in their past lives or this, the Yiyang Marquisate has reached this critical juncture. As children of the Meng family, they have an unshirkable responsibility to carry on and consolidate the legacy left by their fathers.
Furthermore, disregarding the safety of the people in the southwest for personal gain is not the family tradition of the Meng family. Meng Yan could not bring herself to say such petty and shameful words.
She had pointed out the place where the accident happened, and it was obvious that Meng Changyuan had listened to her. Later, she would give her brother the medicine she had prepared in advance in case of any emergency. It seemed that the tragedy like in the previous life would not happen again.
Meng Yan sighed softly. Now that her brother was in good health and had returned victorious, his temperament would no longer be controlled by the plot to become extreme, nor would he make big mistakes again.
After the two talked for a while, Meng Yan took out the things she had prepared for Meng Changyuan in the past few days. In addition to various herbs for repelling insects and snakes, the most important thing was naturally the bottle of medicine that she had stimulated to take effect.
Meng Changyuan looked at the table full of bottles and jars and laughed dumbly, "Sister, are you asking my brother to come to Changchun Palace to move? The army has its own doctors and food, fodder and medicine. It's really not necessary."
Meng Yan's face turned stern, and she said seriously, "What belongs to the army belongs to the army, and what comes from here belongs to me. Besides, my medical skills are well known to you, brother. Can the doctor accompanying the army be better than me? Let him come and compete with me. If he wins, I won't let you bring these!"
"Of course, my sister's medical skills are extraordinary, no one in the world can compare to her!"
Meng Changyuan hated to see his sister acting like a spoiled child and getting anxious, so he kept laughing to comfort her.
Meng Yan took out the bottle of medicine again and carefully explained the usage and dosage, as well as how much effort she had put into it. She knew that Meng Changyuan had always loved her, and knowing that this thing was hard to come by, she would not waste it.
Sure enough, when Meng Changyuan heard that Meng Yan had obtained this medicine at the cost of her own vitality, although he complained to her a few words, he still put it away solemnly.
After delivering the medicine, Meng Yan ordered the palace servants to take out the rest of the items, including the cowhide belt made by Bai Yuxin.
Meng Changyuan saw everything else as normal, but he immediately noticed the leather belt. He picked it up and smiled, "This thing is good. It's very wide and fits my body. It looks very sturdy. Sister, this is the only thing on your table full of things that is most practical. But where did you get such military supplies in the palace?"
Meng Yan's heart moved slightly, but she would not tell Bai Yuxin about it. She just smiled and said, "Brother, you are stupid. There are guards and imperial guards in the palace. Sister, send someone to inquire, and you will know. This was done by someone." As soon as she said this, she suddenly saw a sachet hanging on her brother's waist.
Meng Yan's mind turned, and without saying anything, she stepped forward and grabbed the sachet in her hand, her red lips curved, "Great, my brother is wearing these women's things now."
As she spoke, she opened her palm and took a look. She saw that the sachet was made of a square of pink silk, embroidered with twin lotus flowers and with heart-shaped tassels hanging from the bottom, which had a lingering meaning of its own.
Meng Changyuan scratched his head and chuckled, "I was leaving soon, so I took the opportunity to see her, and she made this for me. I originally said I didn't want to wear it, as I'm a man, but she kept crying, so I had to keep it."
Of course Meng Yan could guess who made this thing. It was Zheng Fangchu, Meng Changyuan's wife who had not yet married into the family.
In the previous life, this woman was also responsible for forcing her brother into a desperate situation!
If she had openly sent someone to Meng Yan's house, stating that Meng Changyuan's legs were crippled and he couldn't tie her down for life, and demanding a breakup, Meng Yan wouldn't have blamed her. But she refused to bear the stigma of abandoning her husband, never mentioning the breakup or revealing when the marriage would take place, and instead secretly hooked up with someone else!
Meng Yan actually understood that she wanted to force the Meng family to cancel the engagement, so in her previous life, she did as she wished and threw the engagement gifts all over the floor in front of the Zheng Mansion, humiliating Zheng Fangchu.
Zheng Fangchu still had a bad reputation, and even her marriage was done in secret.
In this life, even if her brother is no longer disabled, she will never allow such a two-faced woman to step into the gate of the Marquis' Mansion!
With a slight turn of her beautiful eyes, Meng Yan stuffed the sachet into her sleeve and raised her chin, saying, "That won't do. My brother is going to fight on the battlefield. Carrying something like this will make him think of someone and distract him. What will be the punishment if he misses the opportunity to fight? This sachet will be temporarily detained in Changchun Palace. We will decide what to do with it when my brother returns victorious."
Meng Changyuan had always doted on his sister, and although he was reluctant, seeing Meng Yan's coquettish expression, he couldn't help but laugh and said, "Okay, then I will listen to the Imperial Concubine."
After chatting and laughing for a while, it was lunch time in the blink of an eye. The small kitchen in Changchun Palace had already prepared the food. As soon as the order was given, the palace servants brought it in one after another.
The table was filled with delicious dishes, all of which Meng Changyuan loved to eat in the past.
Just as the brother and sister were about to start eating, Rong An suddenly came and conveyed the emperor's oral instructions. It turned out that Lu Haozhi had rewarded them with five more dishes from the imperial court.
Meng Yan was well aware of the cooking skills of the imperial kitchen, but this was a gift from the emperor, and the reward was for face.
After the meal, the time had come and Meng Changyuan was about to leave the palace.
Seeing that separation was approaching again, Meng Yan felt as if something had stabbed her heart. She could no longer bear it and threw herself on Meng Changyuan's chest, crying bitterly. Her brother was going to a long and dangerous place with no way out. She didn't know what the situation would be like when they met again.
This burst of crying was enough to vent all her longing, grievances and sorrows in two lives.
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