Chapter 176 Lessons
When Yuan Zhongyong saw the two men coming aggressively, his guards tried to stop them, but were blocked by Akabane and his guards.
Gu Huan rushed to Yuan Zhongyong, raised the dagger and stabbed him in the face.
He was so frightened that he half sobered up, and hurriedly backed away, cursing: "Bitch, Mu Junyan doesn't have time to accompany you, I'm here to help you, shameless!"
Gu Huan was so angry that her face turned blue. She rushed forward and slapped him hard in the face.
He was hit so hard that he staggered and fell to the ground with a thud. The uneven stone ground almost cracked his buttocks in two and he screamed in pain.
Gu Hua shouted, "They are so drunk that they are behaving inappropriately. How can they behave like officials of the imperial court? Throw them all into the pond and let them sober up!"
Upon hearing this, Chiyu picked up Yuan Zhongyong and threw him into the pond.
Then, with a splash, more than a dozen people were thrown into the pond like dumplings.
On a winter night in December, a thin layer of ice formed on the surface of the pond.
They were suddenly startled by the cold and sobered up immediately.
A group of people were splashing and cursing in the pond, just like a group of frogs croaking.
Gu Huan said coldly: "If your mouth is dirty, you are not sober yet, keep soaking."
Akabane and the guards stood guard at the edge of the pond with swords in hand. If they saw anyone trying to climb up, they would knock them back. If they climbed up, they would knock them back...
A dozen people were shivering with cold, and the people on the shore seemed unwilling to let them go.
They were so frightened that they dared not shout or curse anymore. Yuan Zhongyong also lost his arrogance and shivered with cold.
Gu Huan felt that it was about time, so she leaned over and asked, "Master Yuan, are you sober now?"
"You, you, snap, you, snap, you are so outrageous... Hehe!"
His teeth were chattering as he spoke, and he kept sneezing, with snot and tears running all over his face.
Gu Huan stood up straight, folded her hands on her stomach and said, "Is the hangover soup ready? Bring it out and give each of us two pots!"
"How dare you! Hehehe!"
The attendant hurried to do it.
Gu Huan said coldly: "Of course I dare. You dare to bully the Duke of Yong. If I don't teach you a lesson, won't it be a disgrace to the Duke of Yong?"
Yuan Zhongyong hugged his body and stiffened his neck: "What's the Duke? Our Yuan family is a royal family..."
Gu Huan interrupted him: "Our Duke does not rely on any powerful people. He risked his life to lead hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Mu family army and earned the honor. You can try it. Go to the emperor and compare your royal relatives with the Duke of Yong to see who has a harder head!"
Without these soldiers who eat coarse grains and drink thin porridge guarding the border, how could you have your wealth and glory? Without them, you can still wear silk and satin, eat delicacies and game, and still want to have pleasure and be surrounded by beauties! ”
After a while, the servants came over with two large buckets of sobering soup.
"Bring them out, give each of them two bottles, and make sure they finish drinking them all. If anyone dares to talk nonsense again, give them an extra bottle to make them completely sober."
After Gu Huan finished speaking, she didn't want to look at them anymore and turned away.
But no one dared to shout or curse again.
The next day.
Gu Huan woke up and heard Dong Hua smiling as she ate breakfast: "Madam gave them a hard time last night. They all went to bed and slept obediently. They all left early this morning."
Gu Huan swallowed the steamed bun in her mouth and asked: "Has Chiyu sent a letter to the military camp?"
In case they find an excuse to attack, Mu Junyan must be mentally prepared.
"It was delivered overnight last night." Donghua looked at Gu Huan and suddenly gave a thumbs up.
Gu Huan: "What?"
Donghua came closer and said, "Madam, I admire you very much. You were so majestic last night. Even Chiyu said that he didn't expect you to be so powerful."
Gu Huan held the bowl of porridge and said, "You've been bullied to the point of being bullied. If I don't fight back, am I still worthy of being your master's woman?"
Donghua nodded vigorously: "We didn't expect it. Madam, you seem to have become a different person."
Gu Huan pulled her to sit down: "Let's eat together."
Donghua was not polite either, and along the way, the two of them became closer and closer.
Gu Huan was humble and treated her like her own sister.
"What I saw and heard along the way really shocked me. You didn't go to the military camp and see those wounded soldiers. If you had gone, you would be more ruthless than me. Even if we sent so much food, it was still a drop in the bucket for them. They eat black coarse noodles and porridge every day. There are no vegetables, only pickles at most. But once they go to war, they are still as fierce as tigers."
Donghua looked at her in a daze.
Gu Huan turned her head and looked at her: "I have to become strong. I don't want to be a burden to you."
Donghua came back to her senses and nodded vigorously: "Madam, you are not a burden. You are smart and kind. You are so nice."
As Donghua spoke, her eyes turned red.
Gu Huan rubbed her forehead and said, "Don't keep praising me. Eat quickly. Let's go to the porridge stand and take a look."
Four porridge stalls were set up in Juzhou City, one inside the four city gates.
She also heard that there was a boys' camp that accommodated orphans of soldiers who died in the war and orphans whose parents died in the war.
In addition, there is a retirement camp, which is also where the childless parents of soldiers who died in battle, as well as some elderly soldiers, live.
When Gu Huan heard what Mu Junyan said, she was very shocked. She didn't expect that Mu Junyan could do things so meticulously.
No wonder the Mu family army fought so bravely no matter how difficult the situation was.
When Akabane heard that she was going to the soup kitchen, the Boys' Camp and the Nursing Camp in person, he immediately objected.
"The Boys' Camp and the Retirement Camp are safe because they are all our own people, but the people around the porridge shed are complicated and there are all kinds of people."
Chiyu hesitated for a moment, then stopped struggling and whispered, "Luodian Border Town will attack Shicheng County tomorrow."
Gu Huan was surprised: "So fast?"
"The emperor suddenly sent someone here, and sent such a thing. My lord is worried that something might happen. If we don't take over Shicheng County in one fell swoop and beat them so hard that they have no strength to fight back, I'm afraid there will be resistance in front and changes behind."
Akabane was also very angry when talking about Yuan Zhongyong.
The Yuan family relied on their relationship with the Empress Dowager, claiming themselves to be royal relatives, acting as Jiang's lackeys and acting arrogantly.
Gu Huan stood up in shock: "What happened behind the scenes?"
Chiyu knew that Gu Huan was naive and had no idea about the darkness of the imperial court.
He shouldn't have told her about the military intelligence, but he was worried that if the lady insisted on helping, it would actually bring risks to the master.
In the past, the lord had no worries and fought without regard for his life.
But now he is concerned about Gu Huan's safety. If anything happens to her, the master will definitely be distracted.
But Akabane couldn't say such words to his wife, as she might not understand and it would hurt her feelings.
Seeing that he looked embarrassed, Gu Huan knew that it was inconvenient to talk about military affairs in detail, so she stopped asking.
After a long silence, I guessed what Akabane meant: "You think it would be best for him if I return to Bianjing?"
Chiyu looked at Gu Huan's clear eyes. Although he couldn't bear it, he nodded frankly: "Yes."
"But it's not what the master said, it's...what I think."
Gu Huan nodded slowly.
She didn't blame him.
Maybe Mu Junyan thought so too.
After encountering Yuan Zhongyong, she also began to reflect.
Although she didn't think she was Mu Junyan's weak point.
But Mu Junyan's enemies will definitely think of using her to attack him.
Even if she did nothing, as long as she stayed in Juzhou, she would be a danger to him.
Gu Huan gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, send me to Jiangling. I will have Pei send someone to take me back to the capital. You immediately send the news that I am going back to the military camp in Luodian Border Town. You take a few guards to send me back so that he can fight with peace of mind."
Akabane breathed a sigh of relief.
Mu Junyan also told him to try his best to persuade Gu Huan to return to Bian Jing.
Anyone can see that the master cares about his wife very much, but it is precisely because of this deep care that the master who is about to go to the battlefield will be distracted.
In a life-and-death battle, a moment of distraction could cost someone’s life.
Akabane said excitedly: "I will send the message to my lord right away. I will escort you back to the capital right away."
Gu Huan nodded: "Okay."
She didn't want to be a burden to them.
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