Lin Fei grabbed something, jumped off the stool, and said, "Then my cousin, you should kneel down right now while you're sitting there."
He took the item out of the box; it was a yellow scroll of documents. Then he dropped the box, and with a flick of his little hand, the entire scroll unfolded and fell to the ground.
Bai Zhiyi was shocked when she saw the yellow paper.
Throughout the entire Great Jin Dynasty, only imperial edicts were issued on yellow paper. Was what Lin Fei held actually an imperial edict?
She rushed forward, trying to snatch it from Lin Fei's hands. Lin Fei wouldn't give it to her, and instead, holding the yellow paper, she ran around the table with a grin, saying, "Cousin, you're not following the rules. I haven't even read it yet, and you're already demanding the decree."
Bai Zhiyi walked around the table in a few steps, hugged Lin Fei tightly, and said, "Little Fei, stop fooling around, let your cousin take a look."
She coaxed and tricked him until she finally unfolded the yellow paper in Lin Fei's hand, revealing that it was indeed stamped with the imperial seal of the Great Jin Emperor.
She was stunned when she scanned the contents.
This was a secret edict from Emperor Kangping, instructing the Lin couple to secretly restrain the Northwest Army. If they could completely destroy the potatoes planted by the Northwest Army, Emperor Kangping would afterwards grant her uncle a suitable official position.
Only now did Bai Zhiyi understand why her aunt and uncle were so determined to oppose the Northwest Army. Firstly, they were being pressured by the Northwest Army, and secondly, they were acting on the emperor's orders.
Next, Emperor Kangping dispatched a 2,000-strong imperial guard disguised as merchants to support the Lin family. The Fifth Prince, Wei Shao, was also secretly preparing to send troops out of the pass to suppress the Northwest army.
Bai Zhiyi became increasingly terrified as she looked at it.
No wonder my aunt and uncle were so reckless. It turns out that not only are troops coming to support the Lin family, but the Fifth Prince Wei Shao's army is also coming to attack the Northwest Army.
At the end of the imperial edict was another promise: if the Lin family could assassinate Zhao Xian and Wei Jingzhuo, they would be directly granted the title of Marquis.
Bai Zhiyi put down the imperial edict and her mind raced.
My aunt and uncle originally had a private army of about a thousand men, and now they've received support from the Imperial Guards of two thousand. Emperor Kangping promised them a marquisate if they could kill Zhao Xian and Wei Jingzhuo. Could it be that my aunt and uncle went out so mysteriously early this morning just for this?
She felt she couldn't take it anymore.
She had initially thought she could persuade both sides to cease hostilities. But now it seemed she was powerless to stop it.
In her drowsy state, a sudden flash of inspiration struck her. She abruptly opened her eyes, got up, and quickly walked to the table, looking at the paper with a drawing on it.
On the paper on the table was a crooked straight line, with the words "General's Mansion Caravan" written beside it. In the upper half of the line, two opposing semicircles flanked it from the left and right. Each semicircle contained three arrows pointing to the line representing the caravan.
A line of text is written in the semicircle on the right: "Pretend to destroy the potato crops to lure the enemy out. Ambush the convoy in Ganxi Valley and kill them!"
She knew Ganxi Valley. It was a long, narrow valley shaped like a stream, with a low center and high sides, located in the middle of the road leading from the General's Mansion to the Northwest Camp.
My aunt and uncle actually planned to ambush Wei Jingzhuo's convoy in Ganxi Valley.
They were not content with being minor officials; they were hoping to be granted titles and honors.
She swayed twice, managing to steady herself by holding onto the table. Lin Fei tugged at her sleeve and asked, "Cousin, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
Bai Zhiyi muttered to herself, "It's not too late... It's not too late to get to Ganxi Valley now."
Ignoring Lin Fei, she went out the door and hurried towards the front gate. Lin Fei chased after her, crying out, "Cousin, don't ignore me! Nobody plays with me anymore!"
Her maid was waiting halfway there. Seeing Bai Zhiyi's blank stare, she quickly stepped forward and said, "Miss, the Third Young Master has been chasing after you. Why aren't you saying anything?"
Bai Zhiyi seemed to wake from a dream, turned around and picked up Lin Fei, saying, "Xiao Fei, let's go together, it's no longer safe here."
Her aunt and uncle led their troops to ambush Wei Jingzhuo, and her efforts failed. If the Northwest Army stormed the Lin family's residence, Lin Fei might die in the chaos; she had to take Lin Fei with her.
She carried Lin Fei out the door, and several servants saw this and quickly followed, asking, "Miss Bai, where are you taking the Third Young Master?"
Bai Zhiyi said, "I'll take Xiao Fei to find his parents." After saying that, she got into the carriage.
Lin Fei said excitedly, "That's great! My cousin took me out to play. I love my cousin the most."
The servants all knew that Bai Zhiyi was Lin Fei's cousin, so they didn't stop her and stood there watching her go.
The carriage sped away just as quickly as it had arrived.
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