Lin Jinyue slept comfortably until the sun was high in the sky the next day.
The crab roe buns and shrimp dumplings she ordered were all delivered.
Lin Jinyue casually gave some pointers on ice-making techniques, and then stayed at the camp for two more days, ostensibly to help them improve.
However, she mostly just eats and drinks; she only offers advice when she's in a good mood.
Gu Shao's condition had improved slightly in the past two days, so Lin Jinyue didn't stay long and prepared to go to the governor's mansion to inquire about the Gu family.
Before leaving, she offered Xie Hong a promise: "You want a telescope? That's a bit of a hassle. I've already sent someone to buy one, but I don't know how long it will take. However, I can give you the blueprints for a crossbow."
However, this blueprint does not represent the most advanced crossbow.
These are the blueprints made for Gu Shao.
They could only provide a limited quantity, which Xie Hong had been eyeing for a long time.
Xie Hong nodded: "If you can give me these two things, I can fulfill any request you have in the future, except for taking him with you."
Lin Jinyue looked at him with some distrust: "You didn't deliberately mistreat him while I was gone, did you?"
"Is the food plentiful?"
"You...you're not jealous of him, are you?"
With each sentence he spoke, Xie Hong's expression grew increasingly grim.
Xie Hong gritted his teeth: "Don't worry, don't go back on your word. I will treat him well, but if you don't come for half a month, no, ten days, then it's hard to say."
Lin Jinyue rolled her eyes inwardly, thinking that if he misunderstood, so be it.
Besides these methods, she didn't know how else she could make Gu Shao's life even slightly better.
Otherwise, she was really worried that Xie Hong, with his narrow-mindedness, would kill Gu Shao before she could save him.
After a good night's sleep, Lin Jinyue's mind was much clearer.
She's going to play along now, even if it means sacrificing her reputation a little. She can then use emotional appeals to incite the Gu family to take action against Xie Hong and protect Lingnan.
In this way, she can continue to stay peacefully in Yunhe Village, comfortably thinking of ways to conduct scientific research and improve her family's living standards.
Lin Jinyue also drew a big cake for Xie Hong, and only then did she feel at ease to take the carriage and leave for the governor's mansion.
Xie Hong is really arrogant; he doesn't take Lin Jinyue seriously at all.
So much so that he didn't send anyone to keep an eye on Lin Jinyue, and he relaxed his guard against Gu Shao, only putting him in shackles and handcuffs.
However, Xie Hong sometimes harbored resentment and would deliberately mock Gu Shao in front of others.
For Gu Shao, these were all trivial matters.
He originally thought that leaving the prison was already a good thing, but he never expected that he would be able to contact his former subordinates.
Although they were all soldiers with no particular rank.
Finally, we can contact the outside world again.
After learning that Xie Hong had been acting recklessly recently, Gu Shao frowned deeply.
*
When Lin Jinyue arrived at the governor's mansion in Xie Hong's carriage, she startled everyone there.
The people in the manor did not dare to neglect him and immediately went to find Xiao Fengling.
Upon hearing the news, Elder Tan and the others hurriedly went out to greet them.
Although I knew Lin Jinyue had a farm that I could go in at will, I was still worried.
When they went outside, they saw Lin Jinyue still ordering Xie Hong's servant around, telling him to come back to pick her up in five days.
Xiao Fengling was starting to question the meaning of life.
Xie Hong is arrogant and domineering. Now he is a third-rank general and has a special mission from His Majesty. He can practically do whatever he wants in Lingnan.
Even Xiao Fengling, the governor of Lingnan, treated Xie Hong's servant with utmost respect.
I'm afraid they'll cause trouble at this critical juncture.
Xiao Fengling was still somewhat incredulous.
Seeing Xiao Fengling's expression, Lin Jinyue guessed what he was thinking and said directly, "It's just an exchange of benefits. Let's not talk about that now, I have important matters to attend to."
After learning about Yunhe Village from Elder Tan, Xiao Fengling had great respect for Lin Jinyue's family.
When Lin Jinyue mentioned wanting to investigate the Gu Shao family's situation, Xiao Fengling quickly took out a letter and showed it to Lin Jinyue.
“This is a copy,” Xiao Fengling explained.
Lin Jinyue took one look and guessed that the letter was probably intercepted by Xiao Fengling at the post station.
The document roughly states that one should try to arrange for the Gu family to be exiled to Lingnan, making it easier for Xie Hong to make his own moves.
Lin Jinyue frowned as she looked at it.
Xie Hong is too petty; he actually wants to wipe out the Gu family.
The Gu family was exiled to the north, but at least they still had a way to survive. After all, several generations of the family had served in the military, so going to the north wouldn't be too bad.
Xie Hong knew this, so he deliberately had them exiled to Lingnan.
However, this did make things easier for Lin Jinyue.
Xiao Fengling said, "I have some connections with the Xie family, so I inquired about it privately. However, Xie Hong kept it from me. I only found out that the Xie family would take a boat to Lingnan, probably because they were exiled to the mines near Fuxi Town."
Fuxi Town...
Lin Jinyue thought for a moment: "Then wouldn't that be too far from our Yunhe Village?"
Xiao Fengling nodded. "It should be pretty much correct. Be careful in your village lately. I'm worried Xie Hong might cause trouble."
Xiao Fengling's dedication was not due to any particularly good relationship with Lin Jinyue.
The main reason is that his wife is still in Yunhe Village.
That is why Xiao Fengling paid special attention to these matters.
When Xiao Fengling looked at Elder Tan, he hesitated before finally speaking: "I inquired with people in the capital, and it turns out that the Tan family, about seventy or eighty people, were also exiled along with the Gu family, but..."
He hesitated for a long time before finally saying, "I just don't know if we'll be exiled to Lingnan this time too."
Upon hearing this, Old Tan immediately became anxious.
Recently, his temper has also become volatile. Old Tan directly cursed that dog emperor: "I have already resigned from my post and returned to my hometown, and my two sons have been demoted. Even after all this, how can those people still be afraid of me?"
Lin Jinyue saw him trembling with anger and almost fainted.
He quickly stepped forward to press acupoints on Old Tan to relieve his pent-up emotions.
Otherwise, if he gets this angry, he'll ruin his health sooner or later.
Lin Jinyue reassured him, "Old Tan, you don't need to worry. However, if they go to the north, someone will take care of them. We will send someone to bring them back to Yunhe Village later."
"If we all come to Lingnan together, we can save them together."
Mr. Tan was immediately relieved.
He looked at Lin Jinyue with red eyes and gave her a deep bow.
Lin Jinyue quickly helped him up.
Xiao Fengling then asked Lin Jinyue about the plan.
It wasn't that he looked down on people; he just felt that Old Tan was somewhat desperate and grasping at straws.
What can a little girl like this do?
No matter how capable Yunhe Village is, it's still difficult for them to face a proper army.
But he couldn't say it outright, so he could only ask Lin Jinyue about her plans.
Lin Jinyue then said, "What's so difficult about that? I'm just worried that Xie Hong will make a move halfway, so I'll send a ship to intercept him directly."
Old Tan's eyes lit up: "Is it a ship carrying...?"
Lin Jinyue nodded: "Yes, otherwise I wouldn't be at ease."
Old Tan immediately breathed a sigh of relief, "I'll go with you."
Lin Jinyue said, "I won't go. I'll leave everything to my brother and Uncle Dazhuang. I'm going to the military camp in a few days."
Xiao Fengling, standing to the side, was completely baffled.
What kind of riddle are they speaking of?
What kind of ship? What's on board?
So mysterious.
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