Duan Zongqing listened to Zhang Fenglin's words, looked up at his daughter beside him, a sarcastic smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said:
"Yes, they haven't seen each other for such a long time, they should have a lot to talk about. Let Xuetao come over earlier. Lianyi has also prepared a gift for him."
"Okay! Okay! Okay! I'll let Xue Tao leave as soon as possible."
After getting a satisfactory answer, Zhang Fenglin exchanged a few words with Duan Zongqing and then hung up the phone.
"Lianyi, have you figured out how to deal with Zhang Xuetao?"
Duan Zongqing asked directly.
"I will force him to take the initiative to cancel the engagement, and then see what he does. I will adjust the plan at any time based on his approach."
Lianyi smiled but didn't say anything final.
"Okay, as long as you know your limits, take me to see the treasure you brought back first."
Duan Zongqing said with a smile.
"good!"
Lianyi accompanied Duan Zongqing to the storehouse of the Marshal's Mansion, chatting and laughing. Duan Cheng was giving instructions to the guards and was obviously a little worried.
"Acheng, ask them to open the storehouse. Father wants to see what I brought back."
"Yes, Miss!"
Duan Cheng nodded immediately, opened the door of the warehouse, and ordered people to carry in two large wooden boxes. After opening them, they were filled with guns, and they were the most advanced small submachine guns in Country Y. Another box contained automatic rifles, and the third box contained grenades.
When Duan Zongqing saw these things, his eyes lit up. He immediately took out a small submachine gun, pulled the bolt, and looked at them carefully, praising them non-stop:
"Yes, this is the most advanced weapon of Country Y. I didn't expect my daughter to bring it back. How many people can these arm?"
"It should be no problem to arm 500 men, but I estimate that one-third of them will be consumed in one battle. The subsequent cargo should have been loaded onto the ship. This is also the reason why Qiu Chan and Dong Qing did not come back with me."
Ripple explained with a smile.
"Daughter, is the money enough? If not, tell me and I'll give you another sum. It will be a good excuse to prepare for your wedding. The transfer of large sums of money will not attract other people's attention."
Duan Zongqing skillfully fiddled with the weapon in his hand and spoke directly.
"Okay, father, if you give me some more money, I can gather enough equipment for a thousand men. With enough bullets, I should be able to organize an elite team with strong mobility. We can move in and out of the battlefield at any time and be responsible for raids, espionage, cleanup and sabotage. But I want to lead this team myself."
Lianyi immediately made his request.
"Okay, let me see what skills you learned at the foreign military academy."
Duan Zongqing responded with a smile.
"Heavy weapons are not easy to get, but I got some through my classmates, the Pascal family. They will be shipped here later, and Qiu Chan and Dong Qing will come back with the goods by then."
"I understand, but safety comes first."
The father and daughter basically spent the whole day in the study. Duan Zongqing mainly told Lianyi that she needed to grasp the current situation in Xia Kingdom as quickly as possible. Although she and her father had been exchanging letters, the situation was changing rapidly.
The next day, while Duan Zongqing went to the headquarters to make arrangements, Lianyi had time to talk to her two concubines, Chunxiao and Xia Xin.
"My two aunts, stay at home to take care of my father and help me keep an eye on Zhang Xuetao. Thank you for your hard work!"
Lianyi smiled and gave the gifts to the two of them.
"We are all family, why are you being so polite? There is no need to spend so much money."
Xia Xin said while shaking her handkerchief, but still happily accepted the gift.
"Of course. This is the most popular jewelry in Country Y right now. I specially made a set for each of the two aunts."
Chunxiao also took the gift box, and after listening to Lianyi's words, she curiously opened the box. Inside was a set of diamond jewelry. The dazzling light of the diamonds surprised the two aunts. They didn't expect that simple white diamonds could be made into such beautiful jewelry.
"Tsk, it's almost blinding my eyes."
Xia Xin took out the pigeon egg diamond ring and put it on her hand, letting Chun Xiao see it:
"Sister Chunxiao, do you think it looks good on me?"
"It looks good. Your hands are already beautiful, and they look even better with this."
Chun Xiao said with a smile.
Although they are both diamond jewelry, the styles are different for the two people, and they both suit their temperaments very well, and they are obviously carefully selected.
After Xia Xin finished showing off, she put away the jewelry box and started talking about business. She also asked the maid beside her to bring a box, which contained records and photos of Zhang Xuetao and Yun Siyu's interactions, and even a certificate confirming Yun Siyu's pregnancy.
"Tsk tsk, I never thought that Zhang Xuetao is so shameless that he even got me pregnant."
Ripple shook her head.
"This Yun Siyu is very smart. She seems to want to keep something back and hasn't told Zhang Xuetao about her pregnancy yet.
As a result, within two days, he was captured by Marshal Zhang. My people didn't dare to follow him too closely. We only know that he was placed under house arrest after meeting Marshal Zhang. I guess he wanted to wait until his son's marriage was settled before dealing with Yun Siyu, after all, she was pregnant with Zhang's child."
"It just so happens that he will be here in two days, and I have prepared a good show for him."
Three days later, Zhang Xuetao arrived in NN city, exhausted. After getting off the train, he and his men went straight to Marshal Duan's mansion.
Lianyi had already discussed this with Duan Zongqing, and in order not to affect his daughter's performance, the other party found an excuse to avoid her and did not meet Zhang Xuetao.
Zhang Xuetao was greeted by Chun Xiao and Xia Xin, but their attitude towards Zhang Xuetao was not very good. Apart from serving tea after he sat down, they didn't say anything extra.
Zhang Xuetao also didn't want to talk to the two concubines. In his opinion, concubines were not presentable and there was no need for him to lower himself to please them.
About half an hour later, Lianyi came to see Zhang Xuetao. She was wearing a plain light blue cheongsam, her hair was simply tied into a bun, and she was wearing a pair of flat shoes. She looked gentle and generous. If you ignore her red eyes, she would be a lady from a famous family.
Zhang Xuetao was also amazed. He just looked at the other person's red eyes with some surprise, and smiled as he greeted him:
"Lianyi, long time no see! What's wrong with you? Are you not happy to see me?"
Lianyi looked up at Zhang Xuetao, tears streaming down her face before she said a word, and her eyes were filled with resentment as she looked at him.
"Miss, please stop crying. You cried all night last night. If you continue like this, your body will not be able to bear it."
Zi Yuan immediately stepped forward, held Lianyi's hand, and glared at Zhang Xuetao unfriendly, as if he was a villain who had harmed her young lady.
Zhang Xuetao's face also fell. He looked at Lianyi's expression because she was his fiancée, a maid who served people. Why should she be so cold to him?
"Ziyuan, don't be rude! Brother Xuetao is my fiancé."
"Miss, he has done such a thing, do you still want to marry him? Isn't there another young man better than him in the whole South?"
Zi Yuan said hatefully.
"Shut up! It's not your turn to talk about this. Go down first and get the things on my dressing table!"
"Yes, Miss!"
After Zi Yuan agreed, she glared at Zhang Xuetao again before turning and leaving.
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