Chapter 454 "My wife, can we...can we leave here alive?"
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She'er looks much more mature than she did two years ago.
Moreover, he had even grown a beard, and he no longer looked like the somewhat reckless young man he once was.
The nights on the grasslands were a bit colder than in Andong. Xie Mingyue, who was standing at the tent entrance looking up at the sky, felt a chill in the night wind, so she turned around and walked towards the tent entrance.
Seeing Xie Mingyue's steps, She'er became a little anxious and followed after her.
He was much taller than Xie Mingyue, and in just two steps he caught up with her and grabbed her wrist.
Are you thinking about that letter?
"Don't worry, Helu has already sent me a message saying that he has received your letter to the Khitan merchants and personally delivered it to the Li family."
Xie Mingyue had intended to forcefully shake off She'er's hand that was pulling her wrist, but after hearing what She'er said, she simply shook her hand lightly, signaling She'er to let go.
"When was this news received?"
"yesterday."
Xie Mingyue lowered her head and calculated for a moment, then she raised her head and said to She'er, "If someone contacts me within half a month in the royal court, then we still have a chance to live."
"If...if there's still no news within half a month, then," Xie Mingyue looked at She'er, a smirk playing on her lips, and said to She'er with an indifferent tone, "Your Highness, we probably only have these few days left to live."
"you......"
Before She'er could finish speaking, Xie Mingyue flicked her sleeve, turned and left. She entered the tent in just a few steps, and the maid quickly lowered the curtain to block She'er's path.
"Your Highness, we should go."
Sher's bodyguard glanced back before continuing to say to Sher, "They only have a fifteen-minute shift change. If we don't leave now, we'll be discovered."
After She'er left, the person who had been guarding outside the tent reported to Xie Mingyue.
Upon hearing that She'er had left, Xie Mingyue finally relaxed and dared to stand up and take off her outer garment.
"My wife, can we...can we leave this place alive?"
The maid handed Xie Mingyue a freshly brewed cup of hot tea. For the past few days, Xie Mingyue and her entourage had been under house arrest in the area next to the market, which was managed by the Turks.
Now, all three tents are full, occupied entirely by members of the Xie family's caravan.
Five days ago, Bola, the Turkic general in charge of the market, led his men to bring them here and imprison them.
Bora's pretext for placing them under house arrest was that the Xie family caravan had not declared the required quantities of salt, sugar, and other goods before entering the market!
Therefore, they need to check the caravan's accounts and count the remaining goods of the Xie family's caravan, and then add them together to make sure the numbers match.
If they match, then the Turks must have made a mistake.
Then the Xie family caravan will be allowed to leave. As for whether Xie Mingyue will choose to continue trading in this market or leave with her goods, that will depend on Xie Mingyue's choice.
What if it doesn't match?
Since Xie Mingyue underreported commercial taxes, the Turks will naturally impose fines or other punishments.
However, the tax filing matter is only the stated reason.
In fact, the real reason for all this was that the sixth prince of the Turks, Buzhen, secretly told the Turkic Khan that the eighth prince, She'er, was getting too close to Xie Mingyue, a merchant from Dalong, and that there might be something fishy going on that could harm the Turks.
Therefore, the Turkic Khan had someone find a pretext to place Xie Mingyue and the others under house arrest!
Of course, the Turkic Khan would not believe Bujen's words so easily;
Rather, the Khan had already harbored suspicions about Sher in his heart!
Buzhen's words provided him with sufficient reason, and thus, Buzhen's wishes were fulfilled. At the same time, the Khan ordered the Xie family caravan to be placed under house arrest in the market, and also sent people to monitor She'er.
The moment Xie Mingyue was taken away by Bora's people, she realized that she had no choice but to get involved.
So, on the first day of her house arrest, she wrote that letter in delicate calligraphy and had her maid leave the tent the next day under the pretext of purchasing supplies, and deliver the letter to the Khitan merchant Yelü Jiujin.
After receiving the letter, Yelü Jiujin went through a series of roundabout ways before finally handing it over to Helu, She'er's maternal cousin.
Thus, He Lu delivered the letter to Lijiatun, and Li Qiutian received the letter and personally rode his horse to deliver it to the village, handing it over to Li Shiyue.
In fact, the maid sent more than just one letter!
Another letter was delivered to an inconspicuous stall run by a Han Chinese merchant.
This letter traveled through many places before finally arriving on the desk of Xie Mingyue's biological father, Xie Lang, yesterday.
After putting down the letter, Xie Chao looked at the messenger and asked, "Is Madam alright?"
The man bowed and cupped his hands in greeting to Xie Lang before replying, "Madam is currently alright, but she's been detained at the market."
General, I think the Turkic Khan has ill intentions. Perhaps he has sensed something.
If we don't make a move, I'm afraid, I'm afraid that Madam... is in grave danger!
Xie Lang's expression changed, and he shouted to his personal guards, "Please summon General Yu and General Wan!"
Three days later, Li Wangzheng, who was resting at home and playing with his young child, was urgently summoned back to the military camp.
Standing among the soldiers, listening to the captain above say that preparations were underway, Li Wangzheng couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion.
Fortunately, Tianzi was discharged from the army in advance.
Otherwise, even just guarding the granary this time would probably keep me very busy;
He might even be drafted as an auxiliary soldier and sent to the battlefield.
Meanwhile, on Anton's side, Liu Tan asked everyone, "How much of Xie Mingyue's words can we believe?"
But anyone could see that Liu Tan was actually asking Li Shiyue this question.
After all, this letter was written by Xie Mingyue to Li Shiyue, or at least it was shown to Li Shiyue first.
Secondly, when Li Shiyue escorted the delegation to the Turks with Zhou Yiran, she had quite a bit of interaction with Xie Mingyue, a young lady from a prominent family.
Therefore, Li Shiyue should know to some extent how much trustworthy Xie Mingyue is.
"General, Xie Mingyue would never dare to panic about such a serious matter!"
However, the letter only gave a general outline. If we are to actually send troops, we must first scout out Xie Mingyue, She'er, and the Youzhou army to see what's going on.
After saying this, Li Shiyue raised her head and looked at Liu Tan, who was sitting at the head of the table: "General, it's time to move our spies in various places."
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