Chapter 343 Wan Xingmo confesses Fubao's life story
Five days later, they received a letter via carrier pigeon from the Da Qi military camp.
Hongmei quickly handed the letter to Wan Xingmo.
After reading the letter, Wan Xingmo finally felt at peace.
"Ma'am, we can go now."
Tong Rui's heart, which had been hanging in the air for five days, finally settled down in her stomach.
Judging from the time, they should have received the letter two days ago and replied immediately, so they sent troops yesterday.
Tong Rui immediately ordered people to pack up.
After five days of consumption, more than half of their supplies were gone, and now they didn't know if the remaining supplies could last until they reached Da Qi.
It would take at least ten days to reach the north gate of Da Qi from the wooden house, but their supplies could only last less than five days, so they had no idea where to go for the remaining days.
"General, our supplies may not last more than ten days. If we live frugally, we can only last five days. We may starve to death in the remaining days."
"Madam, don't worry about this. Da Qi has already sent someone to pick us up. Maybe it won't take five days."
"Thank you, General."
"It is I who should thank Madam. If it weren't for your help, our mission would not have been completed so smoothly."
"In that case, can I ask the General a question?"
Wan Xingmo said solemnly, "Madam, please ask."
"Is the little girl you were holding that year really Wanquan's cousin?"
Wan Xingmo knew that this day would come, so he did not answer directly, but asked, "Madam, you should have sent someone to investigate, right?"
Tong Rui nodded and did not hide it. She had just received a pigeon message from the other side yesterday and there was no such person. She knew that she had been deceived by Wan Quan.
"Indeed, I have asked my people to check, and they replied that there is no such person and that he is lying."
Tong Rui looked at Wan Xingmo, hoping that he would tell the truth.
"Madam, you have been investigating Fubao's affairs. Do you think Fubao is related to you by blood?"
"Fubao? You said the little girl's name is Fubao?"
Wan Xingmo hummed softly, and Tong Rui's face was obviously happy. Fubao? Fubao, this child must have brought good fortune, so he was named Fubao by the other party. It was just like what the national teacher said, Fuyun was indeed the reincarnation of the lucky star.
"General, now that things have come to this, I will not hide it. I am the younger sister of Concubine Yan of Yue. My sister lost a child named Fuyun. The emperor personally bestowed her with the name Princess Fuyun, who should be Fubao. Now my sister is in danger, and only this child can save her life. Please help me, General, and find a way to let me see the child. I am willing to give away half of my family wealth in exchange for Fubao."
Wan Xingmo showed no emotion on the surface, but his heart was still stirred. Half of the Tong family's wealth was already equivalent to the entire treasury of their Great Qi. Now the treasury of Great Qi was empty. If he could get half of the Tong family's wealth, it would be a timely help.
However, Wan Xingmo did not intend to tell the emperor about this matter. He planned to solve it privately. He wanted little Fubao to live happily in the Wan family without being disturbed by others.
"Ma'am, I have a better suggestion. Would you like to listen to it?"
Tong Rui saw that her proposal did not impress Wan Xingmo, and she was a little hesitant. She could only compromise and said, "General, please speak."
"From what I know, your sister's life in the palace is not good. Although she lives in a magnificent palace, it is no different from living in the cold palace. People in the palace are used to flattering the powerful and bullying the weak. An unfavored concubine's life in the palace is not as good as that of a powerful aunt in charge. Have you ever thought about rescuing your sister from the palace?"
Tong Rui was shocked by Wan Xingmo's words, "Have you checked our Tong family?"
Wan Xingmo nodded without commenting.
"You are not the first one to come to our Da Qi to look for someone. Your Yue Kingdom's emperor took action earlier than you. He posted a notice in Da Qi a year ago to look for someone. I found out and sent a fake one. But I didn't expect them to find out so quickly. It's been less than a year and they already know. Otherwise, you wouldn't be looking everywhere."
Tong Rui sat down slowly and calmed herself down, as if she was making some decision.
"General, if I can get my sister out of the palace, can you promise to let them meet?"
"As long as you can get your sister out of the palace under the pretext of faking her death, I can let them meet. I'm talking about fake death, you don't have to fool me. I can check your family and find out whether your sister faked her death and left the palace."
"Okay, deal, how do we contact each other?"
"After you succeed, you can send your sister to Da Qi. I think she will be safer and happier living in Da Qi than in Yue. What do you think?"
Tong Rui pondered for a long time this time. Although this proposal seemed a bit cruel, it would be impossible for her and her parents to see her sister in the future. Perhaps, her parents would never be able to see her sister again in this life.
However, Tong Rui felt that if she kept her sister in the palace, her parents would still not be able to see her, and her sister might even die. After some thought, Tong Rui decided to agree to Wan Xingmo's proposal.
"I will listen to the general. I hope the general can keep my sister safe for the rest of her life."
"You can rest assured about this. For Fubao's sake, I will not let her lose her mother. There is one more thing I want to remind Madam. If you don't want your niece to follow the path of Yue State, please keep it secret, because all emperors will be the same as your emperor. Do you understand what I mean?"
After hearing this, Tong Rui suddenly smiled, "It seems that the general loves Fu Bao just as much as I, his aunt, do. In this case, Tong Rui would like to thank the general for his love and care on behalf of my sister."
Tong Rui bowed slightly.
Wan Xingmo nodded slightly, and the two of them reached a deal.
Wan Quan listened to the whole process, and only after they started to set off did Wan Quan ask Wan Xingmo, "General, why did you insist on letting Concubine Yan fake her death and leave the palace?"
"Does this need to be explained? It is almost impossible for her to leave the palace if she didn't fake her death. Another thing is that she faked her death, which is a crime of deceiving the emperor. She has a handle in our hands. We can control them at any time. Even if they recognize Fubao in the future, they dare not make plans to kidnap Fubao easily."
After hearing this, Wan Quan suddenly realized that it was indeed his elder brother Wan who was thoughtful and thoughtful. Wan Quan was also very touched. He was also afraid that Wan Xingmo would hand over Fubao to the emperor in order to win credit, but in the end, he actually threatened the other party to conceal it together. This was something he did not expect.
The journey took four and a half days, during which time it snowed heavily for two days.
Finally, on the afternoon of the fourth day, they saw a large group of people and horses with sleds coming towards them.
This is also what Wan Xingmo told Wan Jinshu in the letter.
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