Seeing that Shi Ding had come in person at night, He Yanxiu stood up suddenly and asked, "But what's the matter with Princess Ping'an?"
"Don't worry, Second Master. Princess Ping'an and Miss Lu are doing fine. The epidemic in Shilin County has also improved. There is nothing wrong."
Shi Ding said, "I came here this time because Princess Ping'an asked me to deliver a letter. Please take a look at it, Master."
Su Yujin asked Shi Ding to send a letter to him?
And when there is nothing urgent...
He Yanxiu frowned, left his seat and came to Shi Ding.
As Shi Ding handed the letter over, he said, "The princess also said that the contents of this letter are of great importance and must be read by the Second Master in person."
Sure enough, something happened.
He Yanxiu's face darkened. He took the letter and walked two steps into the yard. Under the bright moonlight and the infuriating lantern in the yard, he read the contents of the letter.
When He Yanxiu saw the mention of Lou Yanlin and Tuoba Yu in the letter, his brows furrowed even tighter. And when he saw that the letter mentioned that the situation in the army was not peaceful, his expression became as gloomy as the bottom of a pot.
After taking a moment to calm himself down, He Yanxiu rolled the letter in his hand into a long strip and burned it completely with the fire that was so fierce that it killed Feng Deng.
"Immediately return the letter to Princess Ping'an, telling her that I will take countermeasures immediately and ask her to wait." He Yanxiu said, "In addition, you need to be more alert and make sure to protect Princess Ping'an and follow her instructions."
Tuoba Yu escaped from death, and Lou Yanlin took him on the escape route. It was unknown whether he could avoid all of Tuoba Duan's spies along the way.
It’s hard to say whether Shilin County will be peaceful.
"Yes." Seeing He Yanxiu so serious, Shi Ding hurriedly responded. Without any pause, he hurried to find a horse and left in a hurry to Shilin County.
He Yanxiu stayed there for a while before returning to the house.
Seeing that he looked unhappy, everyone looked at each other.
"What happened?" Lu Yuntao asked.
"Nothing. Yu Jin's letter mentioned the epidemic in Shilin County and said that everything was going well, which put me at ease." He Yanxiu said, "It also asked me to be more careful here."
"Speaking of being careful, we have been quite effective these days. The Western Jinyun Kingdom is probably also feeling frustrated and angry, and will try every means to cause us some trouble. We cannot be careless at all, and we need to be careful in everything."
"Yes." Lu Yuntao nodded. "That's true. We must not be careless and underestimate the enemy just because everything has been going smoothly these days. We still have to be calm and cautious."
"My third uncle will lead the troops to war tomorrow, so we have to bring more people with us just in case." He Yanxiu reminded.
"Yes." Lu Yuntao agreed, "I will remind him when I get back later, and then discuss with my father to send more people over. Not only that, all our ambushes in the near future will require more people."
Seeing that everyone agreed with this proposal, He Yanxiu felt a little relieved, but he was soon surrounded by uneasiness, and his mind was full of the words in Su Yujin's letter just now.
There is unrest in the army.
But Su Yujin also said that this was just a rumor that Lou Yanlin heard when he was in Xijinyun Kingdom. There was no actual evidence, and he didn't know who it was, so he could only remind him to be careful.
If you think about it carefully, it is really unusual that Xijinyun Kingdom has gained such an upper hand since the war between the two countries.
However, their sneak attacks during this period were successful many times without encountering any obstacles, which also proved that the traitor did not leak any information.
Or does this simply mean that the traitor was not among those who launched the ambushes during this period?
Who could this traitor be...
Tuoba Yu and Lou Yanlin also need secret protection.
He Yanxiu's brows were deeply furrowed, and they did not relax even after he returned to his room.
After pondering for a long time, He Yanxiu put on his coat and hurried out.
Arriving at Duke Dingguo's room, He Yanxiu slammed the door loudly despite the guards' dissuasion.
The candlelight soon lit up in the dark room. Duke Dingguo opened the door himself in his coat. When he saw He Yanxiu at the door, he rolled his eyes and said, "I knew it was you."
"How did grandpa know I would come?" He Yanxiu was a little surprised.
"I didn't know you would come, but you are the only one in the entire Xueyue Mansion who dares to come at this time and slam the door like this."
Duke Dingguo lit the other lamps on the table and gave He Yanxiu a cold look. "Tell me, why are you here so late? Is there something important?"
"It's a very important matter, and I need your grandfather's help." He Yanxiu said in a deep voice, "I want to borrow your grandfather's personal soldiers."
Borrowing personal soldiers? Duke Dingguo was very surprised, "Why do you suddenly want to borrow this?"
"The personal soldiers around my grandfather are all members of the Lu family. They have followed my grandfather through the New Year and are loyal to him. Only they are trustworthy." He Yanxiu said.
Duke Dingguo thought for a moment, and then said, "I can lend you my personal soldiers, no matter how many, but you must at least tell me what they are for."
"Grandfather should know that Tuoba Duan held the ruler of Xijinyun hostage and started a war with our Great Qin State, and even killed his own brother Tuoba Yu during the war."
Duke Dingguo frowned, "You mean..."
"Yes." He Yanxiu nodded, "I will go there in person in the near future and arrange for proper placement."
"Okay." Duke Dingguo took out the token from his waist without much hesitation and handed it to He Yanxiu. "The Lu family's personal soldiers see the token as if they were seeing the head of the family. You can just tell Commander Xiao about everything."
"Thank you, grandfather." He Yanxiu accepted the token.
"We must be careful and cautious on this trip." Duke Dingguo patted He Yanxiu on the shoulder, "Do whatever is appropriate. There is no need to ask for permission for everything."
He Yanxiu is a man of many ideas and is very cautious in his work. He is the most outstanding among his grandchildren, and Duke Dingguo trusts him very much.
"Yes." He Yanxiu agreed again and stood up. "Grandfather, please rest early. Yanxiu will take his leave first."
"Go ahead."
Duke Dingguo watched He Yanxiu leave before he stood up.
But he did not go back to bed to rest. Instead, he carried the candlestick out of the room.
After refusing the guard at the door's attempt to take the candlestick, Duke Dingguo paced in the courtyard for a long time and finally walked into Lu Yuncheng's room.
"Father." Lu Yuncheng was still awake at this time. He put down the book and struggled to get up.
"Hurry up and lie down." Duke Dingguo said hurriedly, sitting next to him. "I wanted to come and see if you slept well, but you haven't slept yet."
Lu Yuncheng laughed, "I have been lying in bed recuperating for a while, eating and sleeping all day, and I really can't sleep now. But my father hasn't slept yet, but what's wrong with the war?"
"Everything is fine." Duke Dingguo said, "The ambushes have been going very smoothly these days, and we have even recaptured some villages and towns. This can be considered a great honor for the soldiers."
"but……"
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