Yang Qing, disregarding the astonished soldiers, guessed who it was and jogged over.
"This humble general pays his respects to the Lady Protector of the Nation."
"Yang Qing, it's been a long time. How have you been?"
"Thank you for your kind words, Madam. Everything is fine."
"The Protector of the Nation's Lady?" Upon hearing this, the passerby gaped in astonishment. "Are you a banished immortal?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Nuan suddenly remembered that there was someone else beside her. "I almost forgot, this person wants to join the army to defend the country. He's very ambitious, but he's a bit short. Do you think you could make an exception for him?"
Yang Qing paused for a moment, then subconsciously lowered her head and couldn't help but ask, "You are indeed a bit short. How's your strength?"
"Your Excellency, I am not very strong. My father often scolds me for being useless."
"Alright," Yang Qing said somewhat helplessly, "the kitchen is still short of staff, you can go there."
"Thank you, sir. Thank you, immortal."
After saying that, the man took off running towards the military camp without a second thought.
Seeing this, Yang Qing couldn't help but shake his head, "Not very capable, but quite ambitious."
"A person with a pure heart and a down-to-earth attitude can't be too bad."
"What you say is absolutely right, madam."
Yang Qing smiled and led the person to the military camp.
Throughout the journey, Jiang Nuan could feel the curious yet suppressed stares, and asked in confusion, "What's going on?"
"Well," Yang Qing said, touching his nose sheepishly, "it's my fault for not being calm enough and letting the news of the lady's arrival out loud."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Nuan remained noncommittal.
Whether it was due to a lack of composure or intentional, this remains to be discussed.
However, I never intended to hide it. If they want to publicize it, let them. It doesn't matter.
As soon as the two arrived at the camp, Jiang Chao and Huang Shu rushed over.
"Mother, why are you here too?" Huang Lao Er's voice was already a bit more urgent.
Why is my own mother joining in the fun when my wife is such a troublemaker?
"Can't I come?" Jiang Nuan's tone became more dangerous.
She noticed that her son was getting a bit cocky; he thought he was capable of anything after only a month or two apart.
"Of course not," Huang Lao Er quickly changed his tune after realizing the danger, "I'm just worried that there's no one to look after the house."
"Don't worry, your third sister-in-law is still at home. There are servants at home, so someone can take care of her."
"That's true, but I'm not afraid..."
Huang Lao Er didn't dare to continue.
He was afraid of getting beaten up.
In fact, he trusted his mother's abilities, but not her fighting skills, and had no confidence in protecting the two of them.
Jiang Chao didn't interrupt. He calmly brewed the tea and pushed it in front of the two of them. "I've already asked someone to inform my sister-in-law. She should come over soon. Have some tea to soothe her throat first."
"Not bad, Jiang Chao," Jiang Nuan looked her nephew over and nodded with satisfaction, "He's got the air of a strategist."
He puts on airs, acting nonchalant and nonchalant, as if nothing is an obstacle to his success; his high-class demeanor has already been established.
"Auntie is joking."
Jiang Chao did not refute, but smiled and lowered his head to drink his tea.
"Jiang Chao is getting better and better at pretending," Huang Lao Er said with great dissatisfaction. "It's so difficult to talk to him, it's better to just take action."
These words made Jiang Chao freeze, and then he said irritably, "Can you please stop thinking about taking action all the time?"
It can't possibly collapse even if it wants to!
"No," Huang Lao Er sneered, "Can't you talk properly if you don't take action?"
I'm already annoyed enough, and now I have to listen to Jiang Chao's ambiguous words. Isn't this just deliberately making trouble for myself?
"You two," Jiang Nuan said helplessly, "can't you just let me worry less?"
If the soldiers in the Northwest knew that their general was like this in private, they would probably be shocked.
"It's all his fault!"
A chorus of accusations erupted, instantly shattering their fake brotherhood.
"Not bad," Jiang Nuan said, pleased with their tacit understanding. "It seems you two have worked together quite a bit these past few days. With that, I can feel a little more at ease."
What a bizarre understanding!
The two of them were looking at each other with obvious displeasure.
"Alright, let's get down to business," Jiang Nuan coughed lightly, breaking the increasingly thick tension. "What exactly is the situation in the Northwest right now?"
"It's hard to say," Huang Lao Er's expression turned serious. "Gandan is a mixed bag, and the situation is very chaotic. Since the news of the selection of the heir came, three princes have died, and the northwest region has also been affected."
“The second brother is right,” Jiang Chao analyzed with a frown. “After the news came, the Northwest experienced a total of seventeen battles, large and small, each with a different style.”
Upon hearing this, Huang Lao Er spoke up, "There are still some things in common."
What do they have in common?
“They always retreat very quickly, and regardless of winning or losing, it will be over within two hours,” Huang Lao Er paused, then expressed his guess, “I think these are all tests on us.”
"Tell me your thoughts."
Hearing Jiang Nuan ask this question, Huang Lao Er became serious, took out a map, drew a line, and slowly explained, "Gandan launched seventeen attacks, each time in a different place. However, judging from their tracks, each time they were testing the Great Zhou's defenses and looking for the best position to break through the defenses."
Yang Qing and Fang Han were in charge of the deployment, and they only knew the general outline.
Huang Shu believed that the best defense was offense, and he was always thinking about how to launch a surprise attack on Gandan, so he did not pay attention to the matter of setting up defenses.
Looking back suddenly, I was startled to realize that there are indeed some areas that need improvement.
"Such a thing is true?" Jiang Chao was shocked.
“I’m just guessing, we still need to investigate,” Huang Lao Er paused, then hesitated before continuing, “Mother, I’m planning to go to Gandan tomorrow to find out more. You and…”
"I'll go with you!"
Jiang Nuan interrupted her son directly.
"Want to go together?" Old Huang shook his head hurriedly. "No, it's too dangerous. I got injured last time."
"That's because you're too stupid."
Jiang Nuan didn't take it seriously and was determined to go to Gandan to investigate.
"Auntie, are you really going?"
Jiang Chao was somewhat conflicted.
On the one hand, they hope for a miracle, but on the other hand, they fear something unexpected might happen.
"I'll go with you!"
Upon hearing this, Huang Lao Er exploded, "Jiang Chao, why are you getting involved and causing trouble?"
"What do you mean by causing trouble? Can't I go protect my aunt?"
"Have you no shame?" Huang Lao Er scoffed. "Does my mother need your protection?"
Huang Lao Er really didn't take Jiang Chao's martial prowess seriously.
"Alright, stop arguing, it's settled then," he paused, glancing at Jiang Chao, and said slowly, "If you want to go, then go. It doesn't matter if one more or one less person comes."
Only Jiang Nuan, who possesses a spatial ability, would dare to say such a thing.
Realizing his mother's firm stance, Huang Lao Er finally gave in.
However, to prevent his wife from getting involved, he set off immediately after finalizing the arrangements.
When Xie heard that her mother-in-law had come, she was overjoyed and went to look for her, only to be told that her husband had run away with her mother-in-law...
I was furious at the time.
"Huang Shu, I've got this in mind. We'll see about that!"
So, he went back in a huff.
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