After breakfast, Cheng Huaiyu happily asked her maid to invite the people from the silk shop to come over and bring all the fabrics in their shop, as she wanted to make several sets of autumn clothes for her husband.
The maid was naturally delighted that Cheng Huaiyu was so ambitious. Given their prince's affection for his master, her future was boundless!
Upon hearing that it was this maid who introduced herself, Xie Nanfeng quickly prepared his things, put them on the carriage, and drove over.
Just like last time, there was no other communication throughout the entire conversation; it was all about the fabric.
Cheng Huaiyu selected about ten horses, but most of them were not chosen.
Cheng Huaiyu didn't even exchange glances with the others.
Xie Nanfeng waited to leave with the cloth. After returning to the shop, Xie Nanfeng took the dark blue cloth that Cheng Huaiyu had touched several times to the inner room.
Upon opening it, sure enough, there were more letters.
The Peng family spies, the old general, the general's wife, and the three elderly people around them.
Lange currently has 300,000 troops, with 150,000 coming from Yunhai in the west.
Lange wanted to contact spies to find out the strength of Kuncheng and launch an attack.
Xie Nanfeng was shocked. He couldn't believe it was one of these three people from his side. No wonder the Peng family hadn't been able to find out.
But what if it's fake?
Xie Nanfeng dared not delay such important news. He immediately told his companions and set off.
We'll still go through the snow-capped mountains, but this time it won't be as troublesome as last time. The Great Zhou has redesigned the route based on the tunnels dug by the Langge Kingdom before. What used to take about ten days will now only take six days to reach the destination.
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On the fifth day of the seventh month, Xie Nanfeng arrived in Kuncheng.
It was already past midnight when he arrived, but the situation was urgent, so he asked the gatekeeper to call Gu Shouxin.
Before long, someone invited him in.
Gu Shouxin put on a light coat and had someone prepare food for Xie Nanfeng.
Xie Nanfeng handed the letter written by Cheng Huaiyu to Gu Shouxin.
"Three hundred thousand? How much did you find in the city?" Gu Shouxin asked after reading the document.
"The entire royal city has at most 50,000 troops. There are some people from the west, but they are few. It seems that the people from Yunhai have set up camp outside the city," Xie Nanfeng replied.
"How is Cheng Huaiyu's relationship with Peng Mu?" Gu Shouxin asked after a moment of silence.
"Judging from the rumors circulating among the people and my two visits to their residence, their relationship with the outside world is excellent. However, the letter Miss Cheng gave me last time was true, and I'm not sure if this one is genuine. I was also afraid of delaying things, so I immediately set off back," Xie Nanfeng said.
"Have you been able to find out the identities of the people who frequent the western part of the capital?" Gu Shouxin asked again.
"We found out that he's a general from Yunhai, highly valued by the King of Yunhai. We thought he was just bluffing, but we didn't expect him to actually have so many troops. If they have that many men, they must be short of supplies, which might be the main reason they advocate taking Kuncheng," Xie Nanfeng said, sharing his thoughts.
"Okay." Gu Shouxin nodded. "Go and rest! You must not have had a good rest these past few days of traveling. Your eyes are red and your stubble is quite dark. I've already had a guest room prepared. Wash up first, eat something, and then go to sleep. Go home to see your mother tomorrow morning. Wear a straw hat to cover yourself up and don't let anyone know you're back."
"Thank you, Lord Gu!" Xie Nanfeng clasped his hands in thanks and withdrew.
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