Chapter 246: Forced to Retreat?
Grandma Shan's persistent yet sad expression infected General Lie, and this time General Lie finally believed what Grandma Shan said.
General Lie helped Shan Po Po up and said, "I hope what you said is true. If I find out that the truth is not so, then I will punish you on behalf of the king!"
Granny Shan nodded to General Lie with a clear conscience and said, "I didn't lie! General Lie can check whatever he wants!"
General Lie had the woman who slapped Grandma Fan locked up, and then sent his trusted confidants into the palace to investigate.
Seeing that there was nothing exciting to watch, Lin Xiaoyue returned to the palace. Now that Brother Liang was so short of food, she had to bring some food back no matter what!
Having previously emptied the palace, Lin Xiaoyue was familiar with the route this time. Where was fresh food? Where was the stored food? Lin Xiaoyue gave the space a command, and wherever it went, it collected food into the space.
Looking at the full space, Lin Xiaoyue was in a great mood!
This time when I came to the palace, I not only moved all the food, but also created new enemies for Emperor Liang. It can be considered a small success!
The sun outside was getting higher and higher. Lin Xiaoyue no longer stayed in the palace. She directly let the space take her back to Yangming Town.
As soon as she arrived in Yangming Town, Lin Xiaoyue first returned to her tent at the city gate and took out some of the food and fresh ingredients moved from the palace. Then she went to the Jueweilou branch and took out some more fresh ingredients.
There was still a lot of food and ingredients left in the space. Lin Xiaoyue was afraid of arousing suspicion, so she didn't take them all out. She would take them out after she finished eating. This way, even if someone asked, she would have an excuse.
At this time, Chen Yunyun had already started distributing lunch under the tent. Seeing Lin Xiaoyue coming back, she asked curiously, "Sister Lin, you were away at the branch for so long? Is everything tidied up there?"
Lin Xiaoyue smiled and nodded, saying, "Yes, we have everything now! They're mainly short of food, so I went door to door buying it from people. Finally, a few kind-hearted families sold me some food and ingredients. Don't worry, it's enough for the adults to eat for a while!"
Seeing that Lin Xiaoyue was covered in dust from carrying food, Chen Yunyun didn't suspect anything. Instead, she served a large bowl of food to Lin Xiaoyue with great concern and said, "You look tired. Go back to the tent and rest first!"
Lin Xiaoyue took the food and handed it directly to the refugees who came to receive it. She said to Chen Yunyun, "I'm not hungry, don't worry about me. I'm here to help you. If you finish distributing the food quickly, you can rest early. I see that you have lost a lot of weight in the past few days. I thought of finding a few honest and hardworking girls among the refugees to cook, so that you can have an easier time."
Chen Yunyun has been so busy these past two days that she feels like she can hardly lift her arms. It would be great if she could have some more help!
"Is it really okay? How about waiting for Brother Liang to come back and ask his opinion?" Chen Yunyun asked tentatively, not wanting to cause trouble for Lin Xiaoyue.
Lin Xiaoyue's hands were busy serving rice and dishes. She turned to Chen Yunyun, gave him a reassuring look, and said, "It's okay. This is just a small matter. He will definitely agree!"
Finally, with the addition of Lin Xiaoyue, all the lunch meals were distributed, and Liang Jingyao and Jiu Laoguai also returned from the bamboo courtyard.
Seeing the two men approaching, exhausted, Lin Xiaoyue greeted them with a smile and asked, "Why are you back so late? Are you all right?"
The drunken old monster, carrying his medicine box, said, "There are too many people here, let's go back to the tent and talk."
Lin Xiaoyue nodded, took two dishes from the stove, and followed him in.
"You guys haven't eaten yet, right? Hurry up and fill your stomachs!" After putting down two plates of food, Lin Xiaoyue went out and got two bowls of rice.
The old drunkard took the rice and asked, "You haven't eaten yet, right? Why don't you eat together?"
Lin Xiaoyue smiled and said, "Yunyun is still busy outside. I will eat with her later. You guys eat quickly and tell me about the bamboo courtyard."
The drunkard ate two mouthfuls of rice and said, "Nothing will happen to the Bamboo Courtyard now. The Queen Mother's old illness has relapsed and she needs to stay in bed to recuperate. The other old ministers are probably moving to the Jueweilou branch now."
Lin Xiaoyue was secretly delighted and asked curiously, "How did you convince the Princess about this? The Princess is a good person, but the Queen Mother is her biological mother, and sometimes she has no choice."
The drunkard pointed at Liang Jingyao beside him and said, "This is all thanks to Jingyao. Apart from me treating the Queen Mother, he took care of everything else by himself!"
Liang Jingyao was very proud of being praised by the old drunkard. He smiled and said, "It's nothing. I grew up with the princess. She knows me, and I know her. Things have developed to this point. We can't let a third person cause trouble, otherwise the Dongsui Kingdom will really be finished! So I simply mentioned my idea to the princess, and she agreed."
Lin Xiaoyue nodded in understanding. Fortunately, the eldest princess’ personality was not like that of the queen mother, otherwise today would not have been so smooth!
"That's great. I'll go help Yunyun. You guys eat first!" Lin Xiaoyue stood up and left the tent.
In the afternoon, Chen Hu received news that Grand Tutor Zhao led the army to camp one thousand meters outside the gate of Yangming Town. The daily military exercises were in full swing, but suddenly the army was recalled by Emperor Liang.
Chen Hu couldn't figure out what was going on, so he ran to the tent to report to Liang Jingyao, saying, "Master, Grand Tutor Zhao suddenly led his troops back to the capital. Could something have happened in the capital?"
Liang Jingyao asked curiously, "When did you leave?"
Chen Hu replied, "They just returned, but the camp they were stationed in hasn't been dismantled yet. I guess they'll be back soon, right?"
Liang Jingyao couldn't help but frown. Logically, it was impossible for Emperor Liang to withdraw his troops without fighting. The most likely possibility was that something happened in the capital, but there had been no news from the capital recently!
"Chen Hu, send someone to see if they can sneak into the capital? The capital has been under strict inspection recently, and no news has been sent out!" Liang Jingyao said distressedly.
Chen Hu also had this thought in his mind. As the saying goes, if you don't learn tiger skills, how can you get tiger cubs? Or should I go to the capital to find out!
"Yes, I will arrange someone to go there immediately!" Chen Hu said with a fist salute.
Lin Xiaoyue, who was sitting aside, smiled secretly in her heart. She had just returned from the capital, and she knew exactly what had happened!
But after the death of the Pearl Queen, did the Yumu Kingdom act so quickly?
Normally, Emperor Liang had already left a large army in the capital and the palace for protection. The troops brought by Grand Tutor Zhao had been conducting military exercises for days, with no activity at all. Even a fool could see that the army Emperor Liang had given Grand Tutor Zhao was anything but a formidable force! Yet, despite being so utterly useless, Yumu State had actually forced Emperor Liang to recall Grand Tutor Zhao's army!
Is Yumu Country really that powerful?
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