Yang Wenshi interrupted the man's voice harshly, "Shut up, don't you see Mrs. Shen is here? Let's talk about these things later."
The man obviously didn't see Su Qingyu. He was stunned when he heard the words, then stepped aside.
Yang Wenshi looked at Su Qingyu apologetically and said, "The people below are unruly and have made my sister-in-law laugh at me."
Su Qingyu bowed and said, "Master Yang, you are too polite. I should go back now."
After saying goodbye to Yang Wenshi, Su Qingyu got on the carriage with her maid.
On the way back home, she kept thinking about what the person next to Yang Wenshi said.
An official who was transporting grain to the northern border broke his leg. Was it an accident or man-made?
It wasn't that she was overthinking it; it was simply a coincidence that this incident happened. At this critical juncture, food and military supplies were Li Yunzhou's life.
After the carriage entered the Shen family's west courtyard, Su Qingyu went straight to the study. Shen Zhixiu hadn't returned yet, so she sat by the window, her head bowed in thought, her slender fingers intertwined.
When Shen Zhixiu pushed the door open and walked in, Su Qingyu was sitting on a small couch under the window, fiddling with the chess pieces according to the chess manual.
From Shen Zhixiu's perspective, he could just see the perfect curve of her profile.
At this moment, she lowered her eyes, looking carefully at the chess record in her hand, with a calm expression.
The sunlight seeped in through the window, and the cold and beautiful facial features were tinged with a soft color, making people unable to look away.
The cold expression on Shen Zhixiu's face when he entered the room instantly relaxed. As if he didn't want to scare her, he asked softly, "Are you waiting for me?"
Seeing him come back, Su Qingyu threw down the chess book in her hand and stood up to greet him.
He took off his fox fur cloak with his own hands and asked someone to bring in hot tea.
She wrung out a hot cotton towel and wiped his face.
Shen Zhixiu said softly, "Don't bother. I can do these things myself."
Su Qingyu took the hot tea brought by Wenzhu and handed it to him.
She just felt sorry for him running around outside in such a cold weather.
Although Shen Zhixiu's expression relaxed, Su Qingyu could still tell at a glance that he had just been angry.
So she sat down beside him and asked, "But what happened?"
Shen Zhixiu smiled dotingly. His Qingqing could always see through his emotions at a glance.
Guessing that she must have something to ask him, Shen Zhixiu took her hand and said softly, "Talk about your business first. Do you have something to tell me?"
Su Qingyu was indeed anxious to tell him about Hong Ziyi. "I went to the Yang family today to deliver silver bone charcoal and ran into Lord Yang. I overheard someone around him say that Lord Hong Ziyi, the grain escort officer transporting military grain to the Northern Frontier, had broken his leg."
"I wonder, is this a coincidence?"
Shen Zhixiu's face darkened when he heard this. "It's not a coincidence. Hong Ziyi was plotted against."
Su Qingyu was slightly stunned. "Third Master already knows? Is this the reason why you're upset?"
Shen Zhixiu nodded, "I knew it earlier than Yang Wenshi. By the time he got the news, I had already checked it out."
"Then Lord Hong's leg was attacked by someone... from the Li family?" Su Qingyu thought about it for a moment and guessed something.
Shen Zhixiu's expression was stern. "Princess Yongjia had someone do it. She really risked everything to get rid of Li Yunzhou."
He wasn't angry because Princess Yongjia wanted to get rid of Li Yunzhou. No matter how big the incident between Princess Yongjia and Li Yunzhou became, it was all a personal grudge. Even if Li Yunzhou died at the hands of Princess Yongjia one day, it would be because he was inferior to her in skill.
What made him angry was that Princess Yongjia ignored the people and soldiers in the border town in order to get rid of Li Yunzhou.
The issue of food and fodder directly affects the course of the war. It is very likely that the entire northern border will be lost overnight.
By then, not to mention the safety of the people in the border town, it is not impossible for the Tartars to march straight into the city.
Su Qingyu was not surprised, as this was indeed something Princess Yongjia could do.
"I'm a little curious, if she hates my brother so much, why did she take him into the house in the first place?"
With Princess Yongjia's methods, getting rid of the young Li Yunzhou was no different from stepping on an ant.
Shen Zhixiu pondered for a moment, "Maybe there is something inside this that we don't know."
And as for Aunt Xue, why did she say that the person who picked up the child was Princess Yongjia? This also needs to be investigated in detail.
Su Qingyu was worried about Li Yunzhou and asked, "Master Hong broke his leg. Will that affect the transportation of grain and grass to the northern border?"
As soon as she finished speaking, before Shen Zhixiu could say anything, there was a knock on the door.
"Third Master, I have something to report."
"Come in."
Wen Zhu came in, stood in front of Shen Zhixiu and said, "Third Master, Princess Yongjia went to see Lord Yang and asked when the second batch of grain for this winter could be delivered to the northern border."
"After hearing that Lord Hong broke his leg, Princess Yongjia became worried, fearing that it would affect Young Master Li Si's war in the northern border."
"Lord Yang suggested replacing the transporter. Princess Yongjia said that the road from the capital to the northern border is not safe and is not often traveled, and she is afraid that something might go wrong."
"Afterwards, Princess Yongjia proposed that General Chen Ping take Crown Prince Li's five thousand personal guards back to the northern border and bring back the food and fodder directly."
"Lord Yang thinks this is a good idea and has already agreed to it."
After listening to this, Shen Zhixiu waved his hand, and Wenzhu bowed and left.
After Wen Zhu left, Su Qingyu and Shen Zhixiu looked at each other.
"Qingqing, what do you think we should do about this?"
Su Qingyu pursed her lips, and after a while she said, "Take advantage of their strategy."
Shen Zhixiu laughed twice, then held Su Qingyu's head and kissed her.
"Qingqing and I think the same thing. Let's take advantage of her."
Su Qingyu stood up and said, "Then I'll go find my mother and cousin. This matter still needs the help of the Lin family."
Shen Zhixiu also had people who could deliver food and fodder to the northern border. However, that would easily draw attention, so it would be better to use the Lin family's caravan. Only by keeping a low profile could one keep others in the dark.
Su Qingyu didn't dare delay at all. She remembered that in her previous life, the snow had hardly stopped this winter. Around the New Year, the weather was so cold that it could freeze people to death.
The capital is so cold, and the northern border is several times colder than the capital.
Su Qingyu couldn't sit still when she thought of this. If the food and fodder had arrived at the border town one day earlier, it might have changed the situation and saved more soldiers' lives.
There is no need for Shen Zhixiu to step in for this matter, she can handle it herself.
After Su Qingyu arrived at Yushu Hutong, she sent someone to call Lin Wuchen and Su Shunci.
The four of them sat down in the hall, while Lotus Leaf, Maple Leaf and Feicui stood guard at the door, not allowing anyone to approach easily.
After hearing Su Qingyu say that Princess Yongjia was planning to seize the grain supplies in the northern border, the other three people's faces darkened.
Even though Su Shunci was not familiar with military tactics, he knew what food and grass meant to Li Yunzhou at this time.
Just as he was about to call Princess Yongjia shameless, he heard Su Qingyu continue.
"I plan to privately gather some food and military supplies and ask the Lin family's caravan to help deliver them."
Lin Wuchen nodded and said, "No problem. The Lin family will provide the food, herbs, and charcoal."
Upon hearing this, Lin Wanyin quickly said, "I'll provide the food, and the Lin family will provide the herbs and charcoal."
"Do you need cotton clothes too?" Lin Wanyin asked Su Qingyu again.
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