Chapter 74 Moving
Although she lived in the backyard of the marquis's mansion in her previous life, she still had some sources of intelligence among the wives of officials in the capital.
Although usually those ladies gathered together to chat about gossip, if you listened carefully, you could still learn a lot.
In the past, Qin Mingzhu just listened to it for fun and didn't take it seriously. But now, she sorted out some of the clues she had heard and knew a lot of big and small things that would happen in the future.
From small details like which adult broke their leg on which day, to big details like where natural disasters and man-made disasters occurred, these were the advantages she gained from her rebirth...
The most important thing is the relationship between Northern Xinjiang and Southern Yan. Although there is relatively little news in this regard, there are still some well-known things reported back to the capital.
Calculating the time, at the end of this month, the Northern Frontier had launched an ambush raid at night near Suzumuling on the border of Southern Yan, which caused a loophole in the Southern Yan Kingdom's flank defense line on the northern border, causing the 200,000 troops originally stationed nearby to retreat 30 miles.
The troops encountered a crisis during their rapid retreat and lost tens of thousands of people.
This news did not reach the capital until a long time after the incident. Later, everyone learned that in order to seize the important location of Suzumuling, the Northern Frontier had been secretly planning for two years. The reason why they were able to succeed was that they had secretly planted many hidden agents in the army.
These spies were later caught and killed. The most famous one was a deputy general in the garrison named Li Liangzhong.
What Qin Mingzhu wrote in the letter was very straightforward and detailed.
But she couldn't directly persuade Yan Fengxiao to do this or that, so she just told Chunhua to show him the letter for his reference.
Chunhua acted quickly and delivered the letter to Yan Fengxiao as soon as possible.
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In the Governor's Mansion, candlelight flickered and everything was quiet.
Yan Fengxiao had finished all his chores. When he saw the letter on the table, the color in his eyes deepened a little.
He had read the contents during the day, but it still made him very confused.
There wasn't much in the letter.
It only wrote that if one wanted to convict Yan Qinghao, one could arrest a deputy general named Li Liangzhong in the northern border, as he was a spy for the Northern Frontier Kingdom.
Yan Fengxiao didn't know where Qin Mingzhu got so much information about the spies in Northern Xinjiang.
but……
He had captured Qing'an before because he trusted her, so it would be okay for him to capture another one now.
"Someone come."
Yan Fengxiao suddenly made up his mind.
"I'm here!"
A guard immediately walked in from outside the door and bowed to salute.
"Go, immediately arrange for someone to recall Li Liangzhong, who is stationed at Suzuki Ridge, back to the capital."
The guard was stunned. Although he would not disobey an order, he still couldn't help but ask, "Commander-in-Chief, what is the title?"
After all, he was a deputy general in the army.
They are the garrisons who have been guarding the border for several years.
If people are allowed to return to Beijing without any reason, it will inevitably cause unrest among the people.
Yan Fengxiao tapped his fingers on the table.
Thinking of what Qin Mingzhu wrote in the letter, although it was a bit bizarre, he still said seriously: "Just say that regarding the investigation of the enemy's border defense map, we still need to ask him some important questions."
"Yes, I'll go right away!"
Since the governor has given the reason, we must bring the person back immediately.
"Also, leak some information to Northern Xinjiang through some secret agents, saying that Marquis Dingyuan will perform great deeds after being brought back..."
"As you command."
The people from the Governor's Office get things done very quickly.
It would take at least two or three days for a carrier pigeon to send a letter from the capital to the northern border and then back.
As for bringing the person back, it would take at least ten days even if we rode at full speed.
Within two days, the authenticity of the blueprints Yan Qinghao submitted would be revealed, and then... that would be his death. The so-called investigation was merely a way to provide a legitimate reason for his execution before all the civil and military officials.
Yan Fengxiao was not in a hurry to deal with Yan Qinghao. Now he was trapped in the Sky Prison of the Governor's Mansion and could not escape even if he had wings.
And he could be used as bait. Maybe he could be used to lure out more things...
Qin Mingzhu has been very busy these days.
Although she did not publicize her divorce agreement, she still had people move the things from the Marquis' Mansion to the General's Mansion.
Sooner or later, she will have to break up with the people in the Marquis' Mansion. The reason she stays here is certainly not because she has nothing to do.
Her dowry needed to be packed up, and she had people pack up whatever the Marquis's Mansion had taken from her.
Not long after, some servants in the Marquis' Mansion discovered that something seemed to be wrong.
It seems like a lot of things are missing in this mansion.
Almost all the valuables in the entire mansion were taken out.
Yan Qingjiao, who had been locked up in the yard all this time, noticed that something was wrong in the Marquis' Mansion, but she had no chance to go out.
At the beginning, the old lady was afraid that she would really run away with Qing An, so she gave a strict order and arranged for someone to watch her and not allow her to step out of the room again.
Later, the old lady became seriously ill and the new lady did not allow Yan Qingjiao to come out.
So, she was really locked up for more than two months.
I am also completely unaware of some things happening outside.
One day, Yan Qingjiao saw someone running into her yard and trying to move out some larger ornaments. She immediately rushed over and grabbed the maid's arm.
"Where's my mother? I want to see her and tell her I know I was wrong..."
The maid who was carrying things was stunned for a moment, then she pulled Yan Qingjiao's hand away and said, "The old lady has been paralyzed for a long time, doesn't the young lady know?"
Yan Qingjiao was completely stunned.
She hasn't left the house for the past two months and is almost going crazy from being cooped up.
Yan Qingjiao's mind went blank for a moment, but she reacted the next moment, pushed the little maid hard, knocked her to the ground, and then ran straight to the door.
Soon, she took advantage of the fact that the people guarding her were lax recently, and ran to the yard where the old lady was, lifting her skirt regardless of anything.
As a result, he was stopped as soon as he reached the gate of the yard.
"Let me in, everyone, get out of my way!"
Yan Qingjiao was making a big fuss outside the old lady's yard.
The servants refused to budge, frowning and saying, "Miss, the old lady is still recuperating and can't see anyone casually. If you go in and make her condition worse, we can't bear the responsibility!"
When Yan Qingjiao heard this, her eyes turned red.
A month ago, she learned that Qing'an died in the prison. She was heartbroken and lost her appetite. Not long after that, her mother collapsed!
"I want to see my mother, and you're trying to stop me. Who are the masters of this mansion, you or me? Come on, kick all these people out!"
Just as they were still pulling, suddenly there was a sound of footsteps outside the courtyard gate.
The sound was not loud, but it made the whole yard quiet for a moment.
In the old lady's yard, all the servants immediately quieted down and bowed respectfully when they saw the visitor.
"Meet the madam."
These people saluted in a very respectful and orderly manner, as if the person coming from outside the door was the real master of the house.
Yan Qingjiao naturally noticed this as well. She turned around with messy hair and saw Qin Mingzhu's face.
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