Chapter 173 Why are you panicking?
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 the water off his body, his wet hair dripping down his cheeks. He wiped it off casually, adding a chill to the autumn night.
"Yuanhe, war breaks out in the north again!"
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 felt uneasy as he received the signal to officially start the war.
Xie Zhao leaped onto the roof and stood with his hands behind his back. He looked into the distance, his black eyes were 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 the wet clothes on Xiao She. He raised his eyebrows and asked, "It's a nice moonlit night. The emperor is in a good mood. Is he going to take a bath?"
Xiao She's eyes flickered. It was not wrong to say so, but the place for the wild bath 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.
"Yuan He, the situation is urgent, this is not the time to talk about this!"
Suppressing his anger towards Zhao Fendie, Xiao She rubbed his brows and said, "Let's go, let's go to the palace to discuss matters with me."
Counting the time, Mo Changchuan, Princess Yutan and other soldiers had been in the north for more than a month. Except for a letter home reporting safety, Xiao She knew nothing about the enemy's 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 cannot resist the cold, and the barbarians are strong in both men 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 whom I cannot trust."
Xiao She claimed that he was not a paranoid person, but all the coincidences made him suspicious.
"I was transporting 200,000 taels of silver to the north for military supplies, but they were robbed by bandits. It seems that group of people 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 person with good luck. Whenever he encounters danger, he can unconsciously turn it into safety.
Another reason 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 away 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 have just taken over the manual department. I have a lot of chores to do but it is not too busy. Why not 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 was reluctant to send Xie Zhao into danger if there was any possibility, but he could not 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 rest of the 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 help. 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 suspiciously, "Could it be the master?"
My wife was ruled out first, as 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 fish food gave her a very healing feeling.
After catching the fat koi, Hong Jin observed it carefully, and then said to Hong Xiu, "You see, this person is 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 with his wedding night and beauty in his arms to bother with anything else, and he still had the energy 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 is just nagging 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 the fish are drugged?"
"That's easy. Give Liang An a bowl of fish soup first. When he's fine after drinking it, share it with everyone else."
Hong Jin didn't hesitate at all and immediately planned how to distribute the fish soup to the servants.
Hongli nodded in agreement: "That makes sense."
So, Liang An drank a bowl of fish soup for breakfast for the first time. Not long after he drank it, he started to go to the toilet. After he almost fainted, he found Hong Jin and asked, "Hong Jin, there's something wrong with the fish soup. How come you're 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!"
After Liang An limped away, Hong Jin hurried to send a message to the kitchen.
Although it was a bit wasteful, the whole pot of fish soup was still treated as slop.
When Jiang Yuzhu woke up, it was already noon.
She drew aside the bed curtains and got out of bed, her body feeling as if it had been crushed.
Recalling the beauty of last night, Jiang Yuzhu seemed to understand the joy of the boudoir.
As expected of the male protagonist in the book, he is omnipotent, pure and lustful in sex, and it seems that there is nothing Xie Zhao can't do.
Jiang Yuzhu has read a lot of miscellaneous books in modern times. It is said that men all have little quirks in this regard.
Last night was so wonderful that she hadn't had time to dig into it.
Someone summoned Xie Zhao at night, and he was summoned to the palace to discuss matters?
Hot water had already been boiled in the bathroom. Jiang Yuzhu was supported by several maids. Hongli, Hongjin and others were winking at each other and laughing secretly.
As a woman, she also wants to enjoy herself. As a servant, Jiang Yuzhu is happy to see this happen.
After all, the master looks good, better than those scumbags like Feng Qing and Lu Yunxi.
"Oh, right, the red envelope reward..."
Jiang Yuzhu noticed that one was missing and suddenly remembered that she gave one to Xie Zhao.
"Madam, I don't want any reward. You have never treated us unfairly."
Hong Jin took the lead in teasing, and Jiang Yuzhu could no longer hold back, with two red clouds on her face. She scooped up a palm of water, waved it towards the maids, and said with a smile: "Watch out!"
While they were playing, a maidservant came to deliver a message: "Madam, the emperor has issued an imperial decree to send you as an imperial envoy to the northern border town to transport military supplies."
"What?"
Hongli and several other maids opened their mouths in surprise. What was the emperor doing? He forced the couple to separate right after the master and his wife had their wedding night?
Jiang Yuzhu stirred the petals with both hands, curled her lips and said nonchalantly: "What are you panicking about?"
As a minister and a person trusted by the emperor, Xie Zhao is like a brick that can be moved wherever he is needed.
Anyway, Xie Zhao used to be busy with official business in the government office and often didn't come home, so Jiang Yuzhu had long been accustomed to it.
Whether Xie Zhao is there or not will not have much impact on her life.
In the capital's jewelry shops and shops selling women's private items, as long as there is profitable business, Jiang Yuzhu will get a share of it, she is not that idle.
"But Madam, you are mentioned in the Emperor's edict. You are going to the Northland with the Master."
The little maid completed the content.
There was a plop sound...
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