Chapter 612 The Battle is Unfavorable
Tang Ning pulled Qian Qiyue to sit down and said softly:
"Just look at how she acted with A-Jun before. She was just pretending to be weak. If this weakness is ignored, what else can she do?"
Xue Ru also said, "That's right, Sister Ayue, don't be angry with her. Her methods are not worthy of public display. If she continues to act like this, she will fall sooner or later."
Tang Ning patted Qian Qiyue on the back and said, "Aru and I are telling you this just to make you more cautious and not trust others too easily. As for Fu Jinrou, she deceived Madam Fu and wants to disturb the Fu family. Naturally, she will suffer."
Qian Qiyue angrily asked, "Really?"
"real."
Tang Ning said, "Unless she can just stop and listen to Madam Fu's words, and find a family of equal status to marry, if she dares to insult the Fu family again by using the same tactics as the Chai family, not only will Madam Fu not forgive her, let alone others."
"Sister Ayue, you have to trust Madam Fu's methods."
Qian Qiyue calmed down after listening to Tang Ning's words, but the anger in her heart was still bubbling out. After she separated from Tang Ning and the others and returned home, she was still angry when she thought about it.
But she also knew that she couldn't rush to the Fu family and cause trouble like usual, otherwise she would not only give Fu Jinrou a ladder to ruin the Qian family's reputation, but also embarrass other people in the Fu family. She also knew that she really needed to change her temper.
Tang Ning sounded the alarm for her about the prince hoarding grain.
She didn't want someone to be killed in the mansion one day because of what she said that she shouldn't have said.
So Qian Baokun and his wife and the three brothers of the Qian family were surprised to find that Qian Qiyue, who had never been idle in the past, suddenly became quiet. Not only did she not leave the house for several days, but she also inexplicably started copying Buddhist scriptures.
The question is: meditation.
At the beginning, the Qian couple were quite pleased, thinking that their daughter had grown up. However, after half a month, Qian Qiyue was still squatting in the small ancestral hall and beating the wooden fish every day. Not only was Mrs. Qian, who always loved her daughter, anxious, but even Qian Baokun looked worried when he went to Jiyun Lane.
Xiao Yan looked up: "The Ministry of Revenue doesn't have enough money?"
"Ah?" Qian Baokun came back to his senses and said quickly: "No, it's still enough."
"Then why does uncle look so sad?" Xiao Yan wondered.
Qian Baokun couldn't help but frown when he heard this: "It's that naughty monkey of mine. I don't know what's wrong with him, but he suddenly seems to have changed his nature. Every day he's either copying scriptures or beating a wooden fish."
"It would be fine if she were just cultivating herself, but the servants in the mansion said they saw Ah Yue beating the wooden fish and started to gnash her teeth."
Qian Baokun was so worried that his hair almost fell out:
"Do you think she's been possessed by an evil spirit? Should I ask a master to come back and perform a ritual?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan said, "Marquis Wenxin and his men have only just arrived in Pingyang County, and there have been rumors in the palace these past two days that the Empress Dowager has been suffering from nightmares every night. If you really send someone back to perform a ritual at this time, who knows what others will think." He paused before saying, "Is Miss Qian feeling well?"
Qian Baokun shook his head: "No, he can eat, drink and sleep well. Apart from copying scriptures and beating wooden fish, there is nothing wrong with him."
Xiao Yan said, "Should we ask the imperial physician to come over and take a look?"
Qian Baokun hesitated for a moment, remembering how his daughter was reciting Buddhist scriptures last night with such vigor, as if she was ready to fight someone. Later, in the middle of the night, she asked the kitchen to make a large plate of pig's trotters for him to eat while beating the wooden fish. In the end, he refused with a guilty conscience.
"Forget it. That naughty boy keeps causing trouble every now and then. Maybe he just has a brain problem this time. I'll ask her mother to ask him when we get back later."
Tang Ning came in with tea. She heard Qian Baokun mention Qian Qiyue at the door. She asked curiously, "Uncle Qian, what happened to Sister Ayue?"
Qian Baokun told her again with a headache.
Tang Ning was stunned after hearing this, and it took her a while to realize what was going on. She couldn't help laughing out loud. No wonder Qian Qiyue hadn't come to look for her in half a month, and even no one outside had heard of her.
Qian Baokun was puzzled: "What are you laughing at?"
Tang Ning said with a smile: "Sister Qian encountered some trouble when she went out with us before. She is cultivating her character now. Uncle, don't worry about her. Let her knock on the wooden fish and chant scriptures for a few days to calm down her anger."
Qian Baokun wanted to ask what was going on, but when he saw Tang Ning laughing so hard, he remembered his daughter's hot temper.
He knew Tang Ning's personality. If she had encountered something bad, she would definitely not laugh like this. It was probably because his daughter had made a fool of herself again.
Qian Baokun didn't ask any more questions. Just recite the sutras as long as he wasn't possessed by evil spirits.
Tang Ning put the tea on the table and sat down beside him.
Qian Baokun was used to this and asked Xiao Yan about the real matter directly, "How's things going in Shezhou?"
Xiao Yan said, "It's almost done."
Qian Baokun asked, "Is anyone making a fuss?"
Xiao Yan shook his head: "No, the previous arrangements for compensation were put on hold first. Starting the construction of the Wanmin Tomb first can be considered as fulfilling the imperial decree to reassure the people. People in the other two states have also been appeased."
"Right now, the battle in Pingyang County is our top priority. Once Marquis Wenxin and his men capture and kill King Pingshan and stabilize the southern border, we can discuss matters in Shezhou."
Qian Baokun's expression softened upon hearing this. The fact that he was close to Xiao Yan and worked for him was already known to his clan. When his cousin wrote to him, he was extremely puzzled and asked why he made an exception for Xiao Yan this time, when he had never provoked disputes in the court and did not want the Qian family to be involved in royal disputes.
He himself had wondered why he treated Xiao Yan differently. Perhaps his answer just now was the reason for his exception.
Xiao Yan didn't pay attention to what Qian Baokun was thinking. He just flipped through the things in his hand and said:
"News has been sent from the south that Prince Pingshan had already sent people to assassinate Generals Fu Chun and Quan Chuoyi before he launched his rebellion. Jin Wei then led his men to flee to Prince Pingshan's mansion. Now, all the troops stationed around Pingyang County have fallen into his hands."
"When Marquis Wenxin and his men marched south, King Pingshan had already conquered Shuipan and Yuanchuan. Using these two territories and Pingyang Commandery as reinforcements and supplies, he launched a fierce offensive."
"Fortunately, General Yin had already contacted his old subordinates. Canglang also led his men south from Shezhou, armed with General Yin's letter, to dispatch the front troops to stop the war. Otherwise, this war would have affected the entire southern region."
Qian Baokun's face darkened when he heard this.
Tang Ning also listened quietly, with a thoughtful look on his face.
Xiao Yan reached out and pointed at the map on the table.
"Shuipan and Yuanchuan have already fallen. If this place is captured by King Pingshan, it will form a three-way siege with the previous two places. Whether it is to dispatch troops or reinforce food, it will be extremely difficult to block it. It will also be very difficult for Marquis Wenxin and his men to capture it in a short time."
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