"Sister Yin, please stop teasing me."
Ye Wanshu actually hoped that she could be pregnant with twins, a boy and a girl, but such a thing could only be encountered by chance, so she couldn't have such extravagant hopes.
Holding Qi Shuangshuang, the two were joking around when suddenly Chunhong ran in in a hurry.
"Miss, Miss, something bad has happened." Chunhong wiped the sweat from her forehead and said, "Master Tao wants to see you for something important."
Seeing this girl so anxious, Ye Wanshu and Chu Yin looked at each other, feeling something was wrong, and both thought that there was bad news from the front line.
"Chunhong, please explain yourself clearly." Chu Yin said unhappily, "Your daughter is still pregnant, please don't scare her."
Chunhong quickly shook her head: "It's not the front line, it's Master Ji. Master Tao said that Master Ji is kneeling in front of the Yangxin Palace, begging His Majesty to grant him death."
Ye Wanshu finally breathed a sigh of relief and asked with a confused look on her face, "What's going on, Lord Ji? Why would he want to die out of the blue?"
He led troops into the capital and lifted the siege of Lin'an. Now Your Majesty values him very much. Why would he seek death for no reason?
"Wanwan, should we meet Mr. Tao first?" Chu Yin reminded.
Ye Wanshu nodded, quickly handed Qi Shuangshuang to Chunhong, and walked out quickly with Chu Yin's support.
In the yard, Tao Anran, Mu Qingqing and others were whispering to each other, and they all looked very anxious.
Seeing Ye Wanshu come out, Tao Anran frowned and stepped forward, reporting truthfully, "Young Master, what should we do? The Crown Prince is waiting for Master Ji to rush to the front lines, but Master Ji has disobeyed His Majesty's order and refused to go to Jiayu Pass."
Chu Yin took a deep breath and said, "Master Ji is not someone who doesn't know the big picture. He shouldn't disobey orders when the situation on the front lines is critical. But what's the hidden story?"
Ye Wanshu also noticed something was amiss and asked, "Brother Tao, why did His Highness send Master Ji to Jiayuguan? Was there any explicit instructions?"
"It's to appease the prisoners of war," Tao Anran said. "Daqiu has 400,000 prisoners of war being held at Jiayu Pass. The Crown Prince and Duke Ningguo don't know what to do with them. I'm suggesting this with good intentions, hoping the Crown Prince can use these prisoners to attack the pirates."
He didn't dare to say the next words.
"Although Brother Tao's advice is risky, it can indeed be adopted." Ye Wanshu also became confused: "Why did Master Ji refuse?"
Mu Qingqing knew that her cousin was deliberately trying to embarrass Ji Yunze, and she was a little embarrassed to speak up. However, seeing Tao Anran's sudden hesitation, she had no choice but to help him out, "Sister Wan, my cousin wants Master Ji to take the 400,000 surrendered soldiers out to sea to gather food and fodder."
"What?" Ye Wanshu's heart trembled.
Even she felt that Fu Mingchi had gone too far this time.
It was already a very difficult task to accommodate 400,000 prisoners of war, let alone let them steal food from the pirates' dens.
This is undoubtedly to put Ji Yunze to death.
Previously, Ji Yunze had always been at loggerheads with him, and Fu Mingchi had never thought of killing him. Why was he making things so difficult for him this time?
Ye Wanshu pondered for a moment, feeling that Tao Anran hadn't finished his story, so she pressed on, "Brother Tao, was that everything Qingqing just said that His Highness asked you to bring back?"
Tao Anran thought about it, remembered the box given by Duke Ningguo, and hurriedly asked someone to bring it over.
"This is what I, the official from Ningguo, brought to the young master," Tao Anran said. "I think it's extremely valuable. I've been carefully protecting it."
"Duke Ningguo gave it to me?"
Ye Wanshu and everyone else stared at the black box. When it was opened, they saw it was filled with neatly stacked letters.
Ye Wanshu took a quick look and saw that it was all marked for her to open personally.
Mu Qingqing recognized her cousin's handwriting at a glance and guessed what he was thinking. She covered her mouth and asked, "Master Tao, did my cousin ask you anything else when you went to the border this time?"
"I informed His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of what happened in Lin'an. The Crown Prince and Duke Ning were both extremely happy to learn that the young lady was pregnant. Duke Ning also instructed me to invite the Duke's wife to Lin'an as soon as possible."
Tao Anran finished her report meticulously, but Mu Qingqing refused to give up: "Oh, it's not about that. My cousin never asked about Sister Wan?"
Tao Anran suddenly realized: "Before leaving, the prince did ask me if the young master had any message for him."
Hearing this, Chu Yin and Mu Qingqing both laughed secretly.
Ye Wanshu naturally understood the crux of the matter.
It turned out that the bastard was jealous and felt that I didn't care about him.
"Miss Chu, Miss Mu, what are you laughing at?" Tao Anran looked at everyone in confusion.
Glancing at the box full of letters, Ye Wanshu sighed helplessly and said to Tao Anran, "Brother Tao, please go to the palace first to report. Don't let Master Ji anger His Majesty. I will follow."
Resettling 400,000 prisoners of war is currently a major event for the court, and only someone as fearless and stubborn as Ji Yunze can accomplish this task.
She had to help think of a solution.
But we must not let Ji Yunze go to resettle the prisoners of war empty-handed.
After having Tao An sent away, everyone returned to Mucangzhai, and Ye Wanshu began to think about how to resolve the matter.
At this critical juncture, the fundamental solution to the problem is nothing more than food and silver.
However, the national treasury had been emptied out by the food and fodder raised a while ago, and it was not easy to raise a large sum of money at this time.
Although Chu Yin and Mu Qingqing guessed that the prince was making things difficult for Ji Yunze, they also knew that this matter needed to be resolved urgently.
The two of them emptied their private vaults and came to Mu Cang Zhai. Mu Qingqing spoke first, "Sister Wan, I still have 20,000 taels of silver notes and some jewelry left. You can use them to help your cousin with his urgent needs."
Qingqing is the niece of the imperial concubine. She helped Fu Mingchi solve his problems. Ye Wanshu did not delay. She just thanked her and took the gold and silver jewelry.
Afterwards, Chu Yin handed a small box to her: "Wanwan, this is the 500,000 taels of silver that you recovered for me earlier..."
"Sister Yin, how can this be possible?" Ye Wanshu interrupted her, "Your circumstances are different from Qingqing's. Even if Qingqing is in trouble in the future, she still has the care of the Marquis' Mansion and Duke Ningguo. You are now carrying Shuangshuang..."
"Don't refuse me." Chu Yin said with a smile: "I relied on you to fight for everything for me, not to mention that I have no choice but to fight for the country together."
Touching Qi Shuangshuang's head, she continued, "Besides, Shuangshuang calls you godmother. Will you still treat her badly in the future?"
Mu Qingqing saw that Ye Wanshu had lost a lot of weight recently while helping His Majesty and her aunt to collect food and supplies, and she felt really distressed.
"Sister Wan, please don't be so polite to Sister Yin." Mu Qingqing said, "You don't know Sister Yin's personality yet. Since she has given it, there is no reason for her to take it back."
"Yes, auntie, my mother and I are looking forward to you giving birth to a brother and sister for me soon." Qi Shuangshuang said softly, "Auntie, you can't let my brother and sister suffer."
Seeing the eager eyes of several people, Ye Wanshu had no choice but to take the silver and money box.
Just then, Ji Ningxuan walked in with Qin Chulin, Gu Qingmian and Gu Tingji.
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