Xie Zhao changed into his official uniform and just walked out of the bridal chamber when he saw a dark figure peeking out from the courtyard gate.
Xiao She shook off the water on his body, and his wet hair dripped down his cheeks. He wiped it off casually, adding a chill to the autumn night.
"Yuanhe, war breaks out again in the north!"
It has been more than a month and there has been no news from the North, which is abnormal.
Now, on a full-moon night, Xiao She received the official signal to start the war, and he felt uneasy.
Xie Zhao leaped onto the roof and stood with his hands behind his back. He looked into the distance, his black eyes as deep as a cold pond, with a layer of mist floating in his eyes, revealing a thoughtful look.
After a long silence, Xie Zhao finally noticed Xiao She's wet clothes and raised an eyebrow, asking, "It's a beautiful moonlit night, and the Emperor is in high spirits. Did he go for a wild bath?"
Xiao She's eyes flickered. It was not wrong to say so, but the wild bathing location was the pond in the back garden of Xie's house. He felt unhappy about it, so he swam around to get rid of the heat and harmed a few fat koi.
"Yuanhe, the situation is urgent, this is not the time to talk about this!"
Suppressing his anger towards Zhao Fendie, Xiao She rubbed his brow and said, "Let's go, let's go into the palace to discuss matters."
Counting the time, Mo Changchuan and Princess Yutan had been in the north with all the soldiers for more than a month. Apart from a letter home reporting safety, Xiao She knew nothing about the enemy situation.
No news is not necessarily good news. Xiao She suspected that someone had killed the messenger along the way.
"Yuanhe, something's wrong."
After the barbarian was defeated, he led his troops back to Sishui City. The north had just recovered its vitality, but it has only been more than half a year. Could it be that it has revived again?
What the barbarians lack is not soldiers, but military supplies.
This time the barbarians are harassing the border of Da Qi, and there must be a shortage of military supplies.
Once winter comes, the Qi army will be unable to withstand the cold, and the barbarians will be strong in both soldiers and horses, which is when their defenses are at their weakest.
If the barbarians invade the border town and burn, kill and loot, the Qi army can retreat, but what will the hundreds of thousands of people in the city do?
"There are always some people I cannot trust."
Xiao She claims that he is not a suspicious person, but all the coincidences make him suspicious.
"I was transporting two hundred thousand taels of silver for military supplies to the north, but they were robbed by bandits. It seems they are more than just bandits."
The government is colluding with the bandits. If any official collaborates with the enemy and commits treason...
Xiao She was well prepared, and his head was buzzing when he thought about it carefully.
The situation in the north was difficult and the treasury was empty. As the emperor, he could not sleep well and was very worried.
"I want to send someone I trust as an imperial envoy to the north to deliver military supplies. Yuanhe, who do you think is suitable?"
Xiao She thought about all the civil and military officials in the court, and the picture finally stopped on Jiang Fulu.
Jiang Fulu is a smooth-talking person with good luck. Whenever he encounters danger, he can unconsciously escape danger.
Another thing is that Jiang Fulu is rich, and Xiao She plans to mobilize all the civil and military officials in the court to raise funds for military supplies for the soldiers in the north, so as to slaughter Jiang Fulu, the fat sheep, first.
Xie Zhao understood what was going on and replied calmly, "Your Majesty, I am willing to go to the Northland in place of my father-in-law."
It's a thousand miles to the north, and there will be no shortage of attacks along the way. If anything happens to Jiang Fulu, the Jiang family will be doomed.
"I've just taken over the Handicraft Department. I have a lot of chores to do, but it's not too busy. Why don't I go to the North?"
Right now, no one is more suitable than Xie Zhao.
The capital is in chaos, and various factions are fighting fiercely. It would be better to take advantage of this critical moment to completely pacify the north.
By solving this major problem, I can free up my hands to deal with the Xuan family.
Xiao She did not make a decision immediately, but said: "You have to let me think about it."
Everyone knows that going to the north is dangerous. Xiao She is reluctant to send Xie Zhao into danger if there is any possibility, but he can't think of any other way.
At dawn the next day, all the staff of the Xie Mansion returned quietly.
The cook prepared breakfast, while the other servants performed their duties.
Hongli went to the back garden to feed the koi as usual. When he saw the fat koi with their white bellies turned up in the pond, his eyes went dark.
Hong Xiu passed by and hurried over to support him. When she saw the scene in the pool, she was also shocked.
"Who the hell ruined my Five Yellows and Six Yellows..."
Hongli was so angry that he was shaking all over. He asked doubtfully, "Could it be the master?"
My wife was ruled out first. Only the master was in the house yesterday.
"Fish killer!"
Hongli was very sad. She had raised these koi for a long time. She and the maids in the mansion took turns to feed them every day. Seeing the koi foolishly floating to the surface to fight for the fish food gave her a very healing feeling.
After scooping up the fat koi, Hong Jin observed it carefully, then said to Hong Xiu, "Look, this person is so cruel. He pinched the fish's belly and dug out its gills. He must be using them to vent his anger."
"It wasn't the master who did it?"
He was too busy in the wedding chamber with his beautiful wife in his arms to bother with anything, and yet he still had the mind to go to the backyard and harm the koi? It was probably a rogue who sneaked into the house and did it on purpose.
Hongxiu and Hongli thought about it and decided that the fat koi should not be wasted.
It has been dead for several hours and is not fresh enough to be served to the master.
After hearing this, Hong Jin suggested, "Liang An has been clamoring for fish soup. After all, he's one of us, so why not make some fish soup for him?"
Hongli quickly agreed upon hearing this, but hesitated again: "There are so many fish, and what if one of them is drugged?"
"That's easy. First, give Liang An a bowl of fish soup. Once he's done drinking it, share it with everyone else."
Hong Jin didn't hesitate at all and immediately planned the fish soup for the servants.
Hongli nodded in agreement: "That makes sense."
So, Liang An, for the first time ever, drank a bowl of fish soup for breakfast. Not long after he finished, he started running to the bathroom. After nearly collapsing, he found Hong Jin and asked, "Hong Jin, there's something wrong with the fish soup. How are you okay?"
Hong Jin was slightly surprised and said perfunctorily, "Is there a problem? We are not as lucky as you. We have to serve the lady and haven't had time to drink yet!"
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