Chapter 497 Sanlang is in trouble
"Sanlang Yan was shot by an arrow!"
"What? It was Sanlang Yan, the legitimate son of the general of the cavalry?"
"Yes! I heard that he was shot by a hidden arrow when he was chasing the deserters of the Jin Kingdom."
"Bang!"
In front of the counter of the winery, the wine that Jiang Xinyan had just brewed was spilled all over the floor, and the broken pieces of wine bottles scratched her embroidered shoes.
The cold wine seeped through the uppers and wet her socks, but Jiang Xinyan was unaware and walked towards the men who were talking in a daze: "What did you just say?"
Those people only heard some rumors and gossiped a few words in private, how could they dare to publicize it?
"No... nothing..."
"Go, go..."
Even if it is true, this is a military secret. If they say they know, wouldn't they know which soldier was the talkative one who wrote something that shouldn't be said in the letter home?
"Miss, don't worry. Lieutenant General Meng... Isn't Lieutenant General Meng still in Beijing on his wedding leave? We can go ask him."
Although they are not under the same general, they should be able to keep in touch with each other!
Jiang Xinyan clenched her fists: "You are right, I can't act rashly... I will go ask Meng Qingyu."
She didn't even want the wine she had prepared for her father, and took a carriage to the Meng family. When
Xi Que heard that the third lady was coming, she quickly put down the brush in her hand and asked the maid to fetch water to wash the ink on her face.
It was impossible for Jiang Xinyan to visit Meng Qingyu directly, so she could only go through his wife Xi Que.
"Miss San is looking for Qingyu?"
Xi Que said bluntly: "Qingyu just met someone from the General's Mansion, and seemed to have hurried to the General's Mansion. What happened... Hey?"
Before she finished her words, Jiang Xinyan ran with her skirt lifted up: "Hurry up, go to the General's Mansion."
Her heart was beating fast, and she had a vague premonition that something had happened to Sanlang.
No, no, no...
She shook her head, drove away the panic feeling, raised her hand and stroked her chest: "Jiang Xinyan, calm down, the more times like this, the more you have to calm down, think more about what mother and sister said, didn't Sanlang say? He will come back before autumn to get married."
Believe in him, you must believe in him.
Snow was falling beside the rocks, but the capital was approaching midsummer. The Sophora japonica trees were in full bloom in May, with yellow-green petals curled into a ball. In the midst of the flowers, the refreshing fragrance flowed through the streets.
Many flowers in the palace were in full bloom, and the weather was good. The concubines in the royal nursing home recently liked to come to the Yu Garden to admire the flowers and drink tea.
Since they no longer competed for favor, they were all good.
Everything they ate was delicious, and their bodies were very healthy.
"Isn't Sanlang Yan the Queen Mother's future brother-in-law? What if he is... the Queen Mother's sister?"
"Isn't that right? The Queen Mother has been kind to us, and we should not be ungrateful. Can't we do something for her?"
"We are women, and we are not favored. How can we help?"
"Won't we just ask and find out?"
At the corner of the corridor, the Queen Mother's cane slowly approached, and several widowed concubines stepped forward: "Your concubines pay their respects to the Queen Mother."
Jiang Xinyue had just finished reading the letter from Bian Jing when the sedan chair was stopped by someone: "Who are you..." They
all looked unfamiliar, and they called themselves concubines. They should be the group of widowed concubines in the nursing home.
"Your Highness..."
A concubine came forward with a blushing face: "We... heard that the war on the front line is tense, and we want to contribute our little bit of strength."
It is indeed tense, but the court has so many soldiers, and there has never been a year when it is not tense?
But all the money used is from the national treasury, and it has not yet reached the point where the concubines are required to donate money and materials.
"How do you want to contribute your little bit of strength?"
She thought that the concubines meant to donate some jewelry and private money, so she let them do it.
As a result, when she returned to Kunning Palace, the boxes of medicinal herbs and cotton clothes really opened Jiang Xinyue's eyes.
In war, the number of injured people will only be more, not less, and medicinal herbs are indispensable, as important as food.
"Frost, go to the old man... Bah! Go and give each of the masters and ladies in Jing'an Palace a basin of ice in the Imperial Household Department, and send a basket of lychees."
It's not the hottest time yet, and it's a waste to use the ice. It's better to keep it in the Imperial Household Department and use it when the summer heat is the heaviest.
"Xiao Xiangzi, send someone to the Jiang family to prevent my sister from hearing any rumors and worrying again."
Her sister is good in everything, except that she is sentimental and loves to cry. She is almost catching up with Lin Daiyu.
She didn't expect that her sister would be bold this time and run to the General of the Cavalry to ask for an audience.
General Hussar has returned to the border to garrison. Princess Wei Shu has just given birth to a granddaughter for the general's residence, so she is still confinement at home to recuperate her health.
"The arrow was smeared with poison. It was the King of the Northern Court of the Jin Kingdom. He wanted to use our help to get rid of Helianchi, shoot Shi Ruojun, and then return to the Jin Kingdom. On the grounds that he had avenged the emperor and the empress, he would naturally inherit the throne."
After Meng Qingyu finished speaking, the general's wife sighed.
Fortunately, it was not Shi Ruojun who led the ambush that day, but her son Yan Sanlang.
He Lianying could only "retreat and do the next best thing" and shot Yan Sanlang.
He didn't even think about it. From such a short distance, others could already hear him drawing his bow, not to mention that he was shooting an arrow.
The person standing in front of him couldn't have failed to notice anything.
Thinking about the fact that the military advisor was shot by an arrow, even a fool could know what happened.
That's why Helian Ying was arrested.
In the water dungeon, half of Helian Ying's body was hanging on the iron chain, and the other half was immersed in water.
"Helian Ying, the King of the North Courtyard, you sneaked into the army and shot and killed my Great Yan military advisor. Great Yan could not tolerate it anymore, and General Shi led our soldiers to flatten your Jin Kingdom. What do you think of this crime?"
Outside the water dungeon, a face that Helian Ying hated appeared.
His human skin mask had been torn off by Bai Tingting. His original face was somewhat similar to Helian Chi, but it looked much more mature.
The corner of his already broken mouth twitched slightly, the humiliation had made him ignore the pain in his body: "What a Yan Sanlang, you used a treacherous scheme to lure me into a trap, didn't you?"
"Don't say such harsh words."
Yan Sanlang took a small carving knife in his hand and raised his chin towards the guards in the water dungeon. The two guards understood his meaning, took Helian Ying out of the water dungeon, and tied him to a human-shaped wooden stake.
"Wuma Jianli... or Ye Rong'er Ye Guiren of Dayan, our Queen Mother promised to help her revenge."
Helian Ying seemed to have never heard of this person. He looked at Yan Sanlang with a confused expression and frowned: "Why are you telling this to me?"
The sharp blade cut across Helian Ying's shoulder blade, and the flesh was cut open, causing Helian Ying to sweat coldly.
"But it was you who sent Wuma Jianli's brother to the King of the East Court to be tortured."
Helian Ying groaned: "The winner is the king, the loser is the enemy, you can kill him or her, it's all up to you."
He had long forgotten the life and death of a small slave.