Xiao Rui composed himself slightly, first bowing respectfully to Yan Xiao before replying:
“Madam Shen, my young master sent me to pick you up.”
"Pick me up?"
Yan Xiao asked, somewhat puzzled, "Where are we taking me? What for?"
Xiao Rui did not hide anything and answered directly in front of Situ Nanzhao:
"The general's wife from the General's Mansion has been taken away by the people of Yanyun City. Now there are no more people from Qi Chengfeng in Jiangbei City, and the attention of many people with ulterior motives has been drawn away."
However, the Miao people have been acting strangely lately, and they might be up to something. My young master is worried that it might be inappropriate for you to stay in the city any longer, so he has sent his men to bring you to the military camp for a few days."
Yan Xiao understood Wei Wuxiu's meaning after a moment's thought. He was probably a little worried about her, but he was more concerned that her presence in the city would restrict his actions, and he was also worried that something might happen to her and distract Shen Muzhi.
Fortunately, she had almost finished what she needed to do in the city, and since Mu Yunniang no longer lived in Duobao Pavilion, it wouldn't be appropriate for her to stay there any longer. It would be good for her to leave now and spend a few days in the military camp.
Thinking this, Yan Xiao nodded to indicate that she understood, then looked at the somewhat absent-minded Situ Nanzhao and said:
"Mr. Qian, I've been a bother these past few days. Now that someone has come to pick me up, I won't stay any longer."
"Please take care of the business matters. I'll get the fireworks ready as soon as possible. If you have anything else you'd like to discuss with me, you can send someone to the General's Mansion to find Zhao Qian; he'll relay my message."
Situ Nanzhao naturally had no objections. After exchanging a few polite words with Yan Xiao, he saw her off through the back door of Duobaoge.
After seeing Yanxiao off, he stood at the door in a daze, and no one knew what he was thinking.
He only made a slight movement when Li Chong came to his side.
"Is everything arranged?"
"Yes, everything is arranged. The Treasure Pavilion is currently being temporarily managed by Miss Mu's former deputy, so there shouldn't be any problems."
Li Chong glanced at Situ Nanzhao's expression, hesitated for a moment, and then continued:
"Master, should I keep an eye on Miss Mu?"
"What are you looking at? Are you looking at how she's treating other people with such respect and affection?"
Situ Nanzhao said this with an annoyed flick of his sleeve, then turned and walked into the courtyard.
Just when Li Chong thought Situ Nanzhao was truly angry with Mu Yunniang and wasn't going to bother with her anymore, he saw Situ Nanzhao suddenly stop, turn back, walk to his side, and say with a blank face:
"If you want to keep an eye on her, that's your business. I didn't say I was going to stop you, so why are you telling me?"
After saying that, he didn't care about Li Chong's reaction and turned around and stormed off.
Li Chong stood there looking at Situ Nanzhao with a very complicated expression. He wondered how he had never noticed how childish and stubbornly proud this person was after following him for so many years.
If you want him to see it, just say so. He wouldn't dare to openly laugh at him. Why would he do something so self-deceiving?
No matter how speechless he was, he still had to keep an eye on Situ Nanzhao. If one day this person remembered and asked him, or if Mu Yunniang found a new lover and he hadn't informed Situ Nanzhao in advance, then he would definitely be the first one to suffer.
Yan Xiao had no idea how frustrated Situ Nanzhao was. After leaving the Treasure Pavilion with Xiao Rui, she thought for a moment and then gestured for Xiao Rui to come with her to the soap factory.
Although Xiao Rui really wanted to take Yan Xiao back to the military camp immediately, he didn't dare to object because he knew how difficult Yan Xiao was to deal with, and simply did as he was told.
After arriving at the soap factory, Yan Xiao went directly to Mo Antong and explained the possible situation to him, telling him to be vigilant. She also asked him for some blueprints and layout maps of the mechanisms.
After obtaining the blueprints for the mechanism, Yan Xiao went to the villa where Mu Yunniang was currently staying.
Mu Yunniang was flattered that Yan Xiao would come to find her so quickly. Yan Xiao did not chat with her for long, but asked her if she had really made up her mind. If so, she should come with her.
Mu Yunniang had already taken this step, and Situ Nanzhao's indifferent attitude at the time had made her give up. Naturally, she would not go back to be Situ Nanzhao's mistress.
So when Yan Xiao asked her, she nodded quickly.
Yan Xiao was very satisfied with Mu Yunniang's resolute decision, so he signaled his servants to call the pair of senior and junior disciples over. Once they arrived, he took all three of them away.
Mu Yunniang is meticulous and can do many things for her, while Chu Heng is skilled in both poison and medicine, and Su Yuanyuan's medical skills are also exceptional. Bringing her to the military camp would be of great use.
Xiao Rui knew these three people, and was slightly puzzled when he saw Yan Xiao bring them along.
He thought to himself: It's fine if these two senior and junior brothers and sisters are taken away, they can be used as military doctors, but what can Mu Yunniang, a merchant, do with someone else's family?
Yan Xiao glanced at Xiao Rui and noticed that his expression was a little off, so she knew that he had some ideas.
But he wisely kept quiet and let her do whatever she wanted, which was quite pragmatic of him. No wonder he was able to become Wei Wuxiu's confidant.
After Mu Yunniang and the other two boarded the carriage, Yan Xiao turned to Xiao Rui and asked:
"What about July?"
"Reporting to Madam, Miss Shen had already been settled by my master long before Madam returned to Jiangbei."
Yan Xiao already knew what was going on, so she wasn't surprised by this answer:
"Okay, I got it. Let's go."
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