At this time, Huo Buzhi's voice was heard from outside the door. Gongyi Qingjun heard it and let her in directly.
Huo Buyi had just asked the guard at the door to tell him that she wanted to see the Sixth Princess when she heard the princess' voice from inside the tent. She quickly straightened her clothes and made sure that everything was alright before she opened the tent door and went in.
As soon as she entered, all she saw were generals and staff members she knew. She took a quick look and immediately lowered her head and saluted.
"Now, a lady has come from outside the city to see the princess. She said she can solve the queen's urgent problem, so..."
Before Huo Buzhi could finish her words, a bad-tempered female general beside her interrupted her impatiently.
"Huo Buyi, what time is it now? We are discussing a strategy to repel the enemy. Why are you running here instead of guarding the city gate? What if the enemy attacks at this time?"
The prospects of the war were already unclear, and the only plan with a high chance of success proposed by her aide Gong Yichen made her in a bad mood. She felt angry, and Huo Buyi happened to run into her.
Huo Buyi listened to General Chen's scolding and gritted her teeth. She also knew that the soldiers in the army had been impetuous recently, and the group of White Tiger soldiers outside the city had been weighing on their minds, so it was normal for her to be scolded.
Every day and night while guarding the city wall, she fantasized about being able to open the gate and rush in directly to kill all those hateful barbarians, defeating them head-on and seeing how arrogant they could be.
But no matter how beautiful the fantasy was, it was ultimately just her imagination. She even dreamed that she died on the battlefield, covered in blood...
After waiting for a while, the princess still did not respond.
She lowered her head lower and lower.
"I admit my guilt and will ask that lady to leave immediately."
The female general then spoke up to stop Huo Buzhi, "Wait a minute! The two armies are engaged in battle, and that female monarch just happened to show up and ask to see the princess. She might be a spy from the enemy country."
Huo Buyi was startled and quickly explained to the Sixth Princess above him, "I have seen that lady before. She was rescued from bandits on the march by the princess."
Gongyi Qingjun heard her say this and remembered that there was such a thing. She also considered this aspect when she later suppressed the bandits. In fact, she wanted to see if there was any saltpeter mine in those mountains, but unfortunately, she found nothing...
She had strayed from the topic and withdrew her thoughts. For some reason, her sixth sense urgently reminded her that she must meet the female monarch that Huo Buzhi mentioned.
Whether in her past life or this life, her sixth sense has saved her countless times, so she believes in her feelings.
"Since that lady wants to see me, bring her here. I also want to see her."
Song Sanniang waited at the door for about an incense stick of time. She thought she would have to shout to make some promises to the people on the city wall, but she didn't expect the city gate to open at this moment.
"My Lady, the Commander-in-Chief invites you."
Song Sanniang saw people standing in front, behind, and on both sides of her, and someone had taken over her carriage: there was no need to be so vigilant.
But she could understand it. In these extraordinary times, she was still a "suspicious person."
Song Sanniang followed Huo Buyi into Lixi City.
With the sound of the city gate closing, Song Sanniang felt as if she had entered another world.
The surroundings were full of tall female rulers. The sounds of orderly training could be heard from not far away. There were many subtle glances coming from all around, but none of them had any malicious intent, just curiosity.
Song Sanniang felt like a monk who had accidentally entered the Kingdom of Women.
Song Sanniang retracted her gaze and looked straight ahead. Soon she saw a tent that was obviously larger than the surrounding tents appear in front of her.
Huo Buzhi greeted the gatekeeper, then lifted the tent and extended his hand, motioning Song Sanniang to come in.
As soon as she stepped into the tent, 108 in her mind started calling out, "Host! Host! The male protagonist has appeared, the one next to the female protagonist..."
It was too noisy, so Song Sanniang directly blocked the system sound. She had the most important thing to do at the moment.
"Your Highness, I am Song Xiaocao. You saved my life in Anshan before. Today I am here to repay you."
When Gongyi Qingjun saw Song Sanniang's face, suspicion flashed in his eyes.
She remembered that the female monarch before was timid, weak, and her face was so thin that it was almost covered with skin. Now the person in front of her had a full face, bright eyes, and most importantly, she faced her with an attitude of neither servility nor arrogance, with no trace of her previous appearance.
They are completely different people.
Gongyi Qingjun's pupils shrank slightly, but his expression remained unchanged. He calmly replied, "Oh, I was just helping him out. If someone else had been there, I would have helped him as well."
"It's a shame there are no ifs, isn't it, Your Highness?"
Song Sanniang didn't want to waste time testing the waters with the heroine, so after saying that, she continued to speak directly.
"Your Highness, I found a treasure on the way here that can definitely help you turn the tide of the battle."
As she spoke, Song Sanniang stared at everyone's wary eyes and took out a piece of cloth from her sleeve.
The crowd, with their hands on the hilt of their swords, were ready to draw their swords and take Song Sanniang down if she made any dangerous moves: What did she mean by taking out a piece of cloth?
Song Sanniang didn't care what they thought. She lifted the cloth strips one by one, revealing the white and yellow stones inside.
They fell silent for a moment.
This is what she said could decide the outcome of the war between the two countries. Are you sure it's not funny?
However, not everyone thought so. Some people had already associated something with the characteristics of the stone in Song Sanniang's hand. Several people leaned forward with their eyes wide open, observing carefully, and then looked at their commander, Her Royal Highness the Sixth Princess.
When Gongyi Qingjun saw what was wrapped in the cloth, her face immediately turned red and her eyes sparkled with surprise.
Gong Yichen, who was standing by, saw this and a hint of joy flashed across his face. It seemed like a ray of hope had appeared. The previous strategy could be abandoned. No, perhaps it just needed some adjustments... He was caught in a brainstorming session.
"Okay, okay!" Gongyi Qingjun strode up to Song Sanniang, his eyes fixed on the piece of saltpeter in her hand.
"I wonder if you could let me take a look at it."
Song Sanniang handed it to her and said, "You can also test it."
Gongyi Qingjun stared at her face for a while, then took the thing from her hand, put it on the ground and hit it with his sword, and the saltpeter broke into pieces. He picked up one of the small pieces and carefully lit it.
Gongyi Qingjun lowered his head and carefully observed the color of the flame.
When she saw the flames first emit a yellow glow, she smiled from the bottom of her heart.
"Indeed, God bless our Qinglong Kingdom."
She turned to look at Song Sanniang, moved her lips, and finally asked everyone in the tent to leave.
Everyone's expression changed, "No, you are our commander, if..."
Although they were extremely worried, Gong Yi Qingjun was firm in her attitude, and they finally left the tent. Gong Yichen walked slowly at the end, glanced at his sister, and then turned and left.
He trusted his sister's judgment.
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