Lin Yuxin glanced at the locked door, curled her lip in disdain. In her previous life, this door would have been a piece of cake to break with an axe.
Lin Yuxin glanced at the window behind the firewood and smiled.
...
Two hours later…
Has the Emperor replied?
In the largest garden on the south side of the city lord's mansion, Fuqiu Garden, Qi Jiguang sat on a chair, soaking wet, while the military doctor beside him changed his dressings. He looked expressionlessly at the deputy general standing to the side and asked.
"General, His Majesty has not yet replied! General, do you think His Majesty will simply ignore this matter?"
The lieutenant lowered his head and spoke cautiously.
Qi Jiguang frowned after hearing this. He also seriously doubted that Qiu Qiyi, that madman, would care about the Xia Kingdom's movements. The kid's ideas were too crazy, and he wasn't sure.
However, if Xia Kingdom truly possesses that divine artifact, it would pose a significant threat to them. Does that madman Qiu Qiyi really not care? I don't believe it.
That madman finally became emperor, so he couldn't possibly ignore such a huge threat. However, he's now a little unsure of what that madman's methods are!
"General, shall we wait a little longer? Perhaps the letter has been delayed on its way?"
Seeing that the general's expression was not good, the lieutenant quickly spoke up to comfort him.
"Let's wait and see! If there's still no news, perhaps it's fate! The Xia Kingdom has produced a divine artifact, and sooner or later it will dominate the entire continent. I'm afraid the Zhao Kingdom won't be able to escape it either. Now, all we can do is protect our people and our land."
"The Zhao Kingdom has a new emperor, and we don't know what the future holds. As for the rest, we can only leave it to fate."
Qi Jiguang sighed. He was a general who had spent half his life protecting his country. Although he disliked Qiu Qiyi becoming emperor, he did not want the Zhao Kingdom to perish.
Subconsciously, he still hoped that since Qiu Qiyi had become emperor, he would have to shoulder the heavy responsibility of the Zhao Kingdom.
Hopefully, His Majesty understands!
"General, perhaps the Emperor will return with a wise ruler?"
The young general didn't speak with much confidence. He knew how crazy the emperor was. Before they left the capital, rumors spread that the emperor had taken his aunt as empress, which shocked the entire court, and the ministers strongly opposed it.
As a result, the leading officials had their homes ransacked, which frightened the other ministers so much that they dared not say anything more.
Later, whenever the emperor did something crazy, the ministers dared not say anything, but they knew in their hearts that the Zhao state had entered a dead end.
"Let's hope so! With the Emperor's current madness, Zhao might be the first country to perish!"
Qi Jiguang felt a pang of sorrow upon thinking of this. Was the State of Zhao destined to fall into such a state?
"General, the seventh young lady from the city lord's mansion has come to see you. Would you like to see her?"
At this moment, a junior officer came in through the door to report.
Did she say what it was about?
Qi Jiguang composed himself, applied the medicine, dressed, and asked the visitor.
"The Seventh Miss didn't say anything, but I noticed she's carrying a food box!"
The young man answered respectfully and truthfully.
Qi Jiguang thought for a moment. After all, he was currently staying at the city lord's mansion, and he had to give Fang Zhe some face, so he nodded and let her in.
"Let her in! You all go down first."
He then gestured for the deputy general and the military doctor to go down.
"yes!"
The lieutenant and the others left, and a short while later, Fang Fangfei entered with her petite and elegant figure.
"Greetings to General Qi!"
Fang Fangfei bowed respectfully to Qi Jiguang.
"Get up! Miss Fang, what brings you here?"
Qi Jiguang remained seated, looking at Fang Fangfei with an indifferent expression and polite words.
"General Qi, I heard you were injured. My daughter made some sea cucumber soup, a specialty of Youlan City, to help you recover!"
Fang Fangfei smiled sweetly and spoke softly. She took the food box from the small hand, took two light steps to Qi Jiguang's table, and took out the sea cucumber soup.
He also served Qi Jiguang a bowl, handed it to him, and said with a smile:
"General Qi, would you like to try some?"
Qi Jiguang glanced at her, then looked at the soup on the table, a slight twitch at the corner of his mouth, and said:
"Miss Fang, you are too kind. You have been bothering the City Lord's mansion for so long. It should be this general who goes to the City Lord to express his gratitude!"
"General Qi, you're too kind. It's our honor that you're staying at our city lord's mansion. We're overjoyed!"
Fang Fangfei smiled sweetly, spoke respectfully, and with admiration in her voice, determined to show her best side.
"Very well! I understand! I have also received Miss Fang's kind intentions. Miss Fang, please return!"
After Qi Jiguang finished his polite words, he began to send people away.
Qi Jiguang understood perfectly what Miss Fang meant, but he was not a womanizer, otherwise he would have had three concubines and one wife in his household.
Moreover, he spent most of his time in the military camp, so the women in his household became mere decorations.
Besides, he just went through that kind of thing, how could he possibly be enthusiastic about this kind of thing?
"General Qi, perhaps... my daughter could stay and serve you soup?"
Fang Fangfei heard Qi Jiguang urging her to leave, and feeling somewhat unwilling, she spoke gently again.
"No need, this general is injured and it is inconvenient for me to entertain Miss Fang any longer. Please go back first!"
Qi Jiguang stared straight at her, refusing to budge an inch.
Fang Fangfei, feeling Qi Jiguang's stern gaze, suddenly shrank back in fear and hurriedly and tactfully spoke up:
"Well... I won't disturb General Qi any longer, I'll take my leave now!"
Miss Fang listened attentively, then looked away and nodded.
Seeing this, Fang Fangfei could only take Xiaoqiao out. Once she was out of the room, Fang Fangfei breathed a sigh of relief, her back covered in cold sweat.
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