Chapter 223 They've all been poisoned!
Han Mingxuan, the commander of Hailing City, personally received the marriage procession, but his attitude towards Shen Lanxi and Zhou Yunyue was completely different.
Han Mingxuan treated Zhou Yunyue as an honored guest, and received her with the highest level of hospitality in Hailing City!
When the banquet was held that evening, Shen Lanxi was deliberately not invited.
Nie Shuanghai deliberately reminded him, "Commander Han, where is General Shen?"
Han Mingxuan said disdainfully, "I'm entertaining a princess. If she wants to come, she can come herself. She's just a female official; does she expect me, the commander, to personally greet her?"
In Han Mingxuan's mind, the status of female officials was the same as that of the palace maids and eunuchs who accompanied the bride; at most, they only had titles.
She didn't have the face to ask a centurion stationed in a certain area to personally summon him.
Nie Shuanghai said with difficulty, "His Majesty did indeed appoint her as the supreme commander of our marriage alliance."
Han Mingxuan scoffed dismissively: "The most noble person in the marriage alliance is the princess, a grandson of the emperor. What, does she, a woman, think she can outdo the royal family?"
The more he talked, the more inappropriate it became, so Nie Shuanghai dared not continue.
The officials from the Ministry of Rites thoroughly enjoyed the banquet, watching song and dance performances, eating delicious food, and appreciating the musicians' music and dances—a scene of peace and prosperity.
"Princess, I've checked, Shen Lanxi isn't here!" Zi Lan whispered to Zhou Yunyue.
Zhou Yunyue sneered, "What is Shen Lanxi? An ignorant and foolish wretch. I am a princess of noble status. Only she is blind and cannot see through me. If it weren't for Father..." Thinking of the scene at the kilometer, Zhou Yunyue's eyes darkened.
There's no point in saying more now. After tonight, I'll make Shen Lanxi understand who I am and see if she dares to be arrogant again.
"Commander Han, you have been very attentive in your hospitality this time. I will definitely have someone write to the Emperor tomorrow to commend you!"
When Han Mingxuan heard Zhou Yunyue say that, his heart was pounding with excitement.
He sat in Hailing City for years, and finally his opportunity came!
"Commander Han, where is General Shen?" Zhou Yunyue asked deliberately.
Han Mingxuan was taken aback, and immediately said, "I suppose General Shen is tired from his journey and would not be willing to grace us with his presence!"
A woman, daring to call herself a general? There has never been such a thing in history!
Zhou Yunyue said, "Oh, I see. General Shen is probably not feeling well. After all, she is a woman, and riding a horse like a man the whole way must have taken a toll on her health!"
Han Mingxuan was taken aback. After thinking for a moment, he immediately followed up, "Please enlighten me, Your Highness, should we send some tonics to General Chen?"
Zhou Yunyue thought about it seriously and said, "Send over a bowl of brown sugar water as a reward from this princess!"
Han Mingxuan's eyes flashed, and he understood. The princess and Shen Lanxi were at odds.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will have someone take care of it immediately!"
Zhou Yunyue nodded in satisfaction.
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"Bring me brown sugar water?" Shen Lanxi asked with a half-smile, her eyes filled with a chilling light.
Xiao Fang: "General, should I retaliate with a few blood gourds?" This is their bandit slang; a blood gourd is a human head.
Shen Lanxi looked at Ban Sicao: "You just said they were having a banquet?"
Ban Sicao: "The female relatives of the officials and military personnel in Hailing City all participated." But no one came to call them.
Shen Lanxi's eyes flickered, and she let out a long sigh.
"The courtesan, oblivious to the sorrow of a fallen nation, still sings 'The Flowers of the Rear Courtyard' across the river!"
"My Great Zhou is already riddled with holes, yet these people are singing and dancing in peace and prosperity, oblivious to the stench of wine and meat behind the rich gates!"
Just as Ban Sicao was about to suggest giving them some medicine, Xiao Fang pulled her back.
Don't interrupt, the general hasn't finished speaking yet.
Shen Lanxi: "This journey to the Northwest is fraught with danger. Foreign tribes are eyeing us covetously ahead, and wolves lurk in the mountains and forests. Danger is all around us!"
"We should give them a warning, keep them on high alert like birds at all times, so that we don't give foreign spies any opportunity to take advantage!"
Bansicao: What do you mean?
"Why are you pulling me?" Ban Sicao looked at Xiao Mangfu's back, thinking about what medicine to give him.
Without turning his head, Xiao Fang said, "Didn't you hear what the general said? Make them be on their toes. Spies? An opportunity to take advantage of them!"
They've already hinted at it to this extent, isn't that obvious enough?
What do you mean?
It's not Ban Sicao's fault; he joined Shen Lanxi's forces relatively late and missed the time when the army of justice was established.
Before long, Ban Si Cao understood what it meant.
"Old Xiao, don't worry, after I give them this medicine, I guarantee they'll all fall down very naturally."
Xiao Fang rolled his eyes at him: "That's exactly what I wanted. I think you shouldn't bring the good medicine. Keep the good medicine for yourself!"
"Just give them a few pounds of croton oil to use in the outhouse, and that'll be it!"
Ban Sicao looked like she'd been wronged: "Old Xiao, what kind of person do you take me for? I sell medicine, not food. I'll make sure they look like they're poisoned, but I won't kill them! That's what I call natural. You don't understand us drug dealers, don't talk nonsense!"
Xiao Fang: "..." I never want to go out with you again!
More than half an hour later, Nie Shuanghai staggered to the courtyard where Shen Lanxi was and asked for help.
"General, help me..."
Shen Yuanjing stopped the man: "The general has already gone to bed. What is it? Speak quickly."
Nie Shuanghai, panting heavily, cried out, "They're all poisoned! They're all poisoned!"
Shen Yuanjing's expression changed, and he immediately said seriously, "Wait, I'll go inform the general."
Nie Shuanghai's stomach rumbled, and his face turned pale.
"Bro, I can't hold it in anymore, I need to go to the outhouse..."
Shen Lanxi was busy dealing with the issue of provisions. Without provisions, the army's westward march was futile.
The initial results of the Dongchuan land reclamation project were promising, and they couldn't let others reap the benefits. Soldiers disguised as merchants were transporting grain on their wagons.
The road for transporting the grain was difficult to travel, but fortunately, the third senior brother had already cleared the route in advance.
This road was already being arranged when she set off for Dongchuan; two-thirds of the money she earned from selling charcoal was used to buy it.
Two years later, this road is finally in use.
Shen Lanxi was overjoyed to receive a letter from her third senior brother.
"Fifth Brother, this is a letter for Dongchuan. Have Xiaoxue deliver it!"
Feng Wu appeared suddenly like a ghost and took the letter away!
Since leaving for the capital, Feng Wu and the people of Peach Blossom Valley have gone into hiding to make their actions easier.
On the surface, she only brought a little over a hundred people, but in reality, the number of people hidden in the shadows was far greater than that.
About fifteen minutes later, Shen Lanxi had Chunxue take the bowl of cold brown sugar water to the banquet venue.
The banquet was in complete chaos. Doctors from all over the city were summoned, and the only conclusion they reached was: poisoning!
Han Mingxuan struggled to suppress the churning in his stomach, his face dark and gloomy.
"Investigate! Find the person who poisoned me!"
Before I could finish speaking, my stomach gave way.
Zhou Yunyue was even more embarrassed. She was a princess of the Great Zhou Dynasty, yet she had been made a fool of in front of so many lowly commoners. Damn it, she mustn't find out who poisoned her, or she would definitely exterminate that person's entire family!
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