Chen Bo sighed and said, "The people from Dayuan and Xiqiang have attacked again. The general was worried that the young master and young lady were in danger, so he asked a few of us to send them back first."
He didn't want to talk about these unhappy things as soon as they met, but he was really worried about the general's situation in the border town!
"They've attacked again?" Jiang Qinyu frowned. "But don't we have gunpowder weapons?"
Last time, Lu Yanzheng scared the other side away with something like a grenade. Logically speaking, they shouldn't dare to attack again, at least not until they are fully prepared.
Uncle Chen said bitterly, "It's all because of that Wang Bo! And that ungrateful wretch Yu Hanyan!"
"What's going on?" Jiang Qinyu was a little confused.
Uncle Chen had been itching to talk about this for a long time, and when Jiang Qinyu asked him about it, he spilled the beans and told her everything.
It turned out that after Wang Bo was captured by the people of Dayuan and Xiqiang, he actually told them that he could make explosives. So the fifth prince of Xiqiang kept him and let him lead people to make gunpowder weapons.
At first, he naturally failed several times, and Wang Bo almost lost his life because of it. But somehow, he accidentally managed to produce gunpowder with decent power.
The fifth prince of the Western Qiang urged him to quickly produce a large quantity of gunpowder weapons, and at the same time sent people back to fetch reinforcements.
Five days ago, the allied forces of Dayuan and Xiqiang attacked the border city again. This time, they used gunpowder weapons to lead the attack and almost broke through the city gates several times.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Lu Yanzheng fought the enemy with all his might while having Chen Bo send Shufan and Pan'er back to Dingshui Village.
"How is the general now? Is he injured?" Jiang Qinyu asked Lu Yanzheng immediately after hearing his question.
Chen Bo said worriedly, "When I left, the general was not injured yet, but two or three days have passed, and I don't know how he is now."
Although Jiang Qinyu was also worried about Lu Yanzheng's safety, she still had a question she didn't understand: "You just said that Wang Bo helped the people of Dayuan and Xiqiang make gunpowder weapons, so what about Yu Hanyan?"
She remembered that there had been no news of Yu Hanyan since she disappeared. Could she have run off to the border region?
"That woman actually became the woman of the Fifth Prince of Xiqiang! And she even told him some of the general's habits. Before this battle even started, they sent people to infiltrate the mansion, intending to harm the general!" Chen Bo said indignantly.
Fortunately, the general was in the mansion at the time and was sleeping with the two young masters; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
That's why Lu Yanzheng had to send his two children away, for fear that they would get involved in these conflicts.
Hearing this, Jiang Qinyu could also sense Uncle Chen's anger.
She could remain calm no matter who she was hurting, but she couldn't tolerate the fact that Shufan and Pan'er were almost injured.
"I remember the Ordnance Bureau is also developing more powerful gunpowder weapons. Doesn't the General have any use for them?" Jiang Qinyu asked, frowning.
Uncle Chen shook his head, "This old servant doesn't know, but there are all sorts of explosions going off every day at the city gate these days, and I don't know what's going on."
Under such circumstances, it was impossible for a commander like Lu Yanzheng to go home. He only sent someone to tell Uncle Chen to send the child back, and of course, he couldn't say any other details.
Jiang Qinyu pursed her lips and pondered for a moment, then said nothing more and invited everyone to enter Old Man Lu and Madam Chen's house first.
Lu Yanzheng is such a smart person, he must know more about warfare than she does, she should trust him.
When Jiang Qinyu was in the border town, Lu Yanzheng invited her to the Ordnance Bureau to communicate with the craftsmen there. She also left behind several gunpowder formulas with good power. She said that they needed to be verified, but after those people experimented, they knew that the formulas were already the optimal proportions.
Uncle Chen felt heartbroken to see Jiang Qinyu and Lu Yanzheng's parents living in such a small courtyard.
“Madam, I think we should hurry up and make arrangements for building a house. It’s too cramped for you and the old master and madam to live here.”
Jiang Qinyu explained, "When we separated from the family, my parents said we should live separately first. This is not my home with the general; our home is next door."
Upon hearing about the family division, Uncle Chen understood a little, but then a new question arose: "Since our family is next door, why did Madam arrange for us to stay with the Old Madam?"
Jiang Qinyu said helplessly, "The Seventh Prince has come to Dingshui Village and is staying at our house."
"Huh?" Uncle Chen was stunned. "The Seventh Prince?"
Are you sure you're referring to a prince, Madam? What prince would come to such a remote and impoverished place?
Jiang Qinyu nodded, "It's the Seventh Prince. He came to see the sweet potatoes."
Xiao Rui originally came to see the sweet potatoes, but because of Liu Ruyi's misappropriation of credit, he ended up staying temporarily in Dingshui Village.
After learning the whole story, Uncle Chen said "Oh" and then said, "This old servant thinks that there is no room for all of us here at the old lady's place. Otherwise, Madam and this old servant can take the young master and young lady and move back next door, so that Yunzhu and the others can stay at the old lady's place."
With him and the two children around, Jiang Qinyu and the Seventh Prince were no longer living alone.
Jiang Qinyu thought for a moment and nodded, "That's fine then. I'll go back and pack up first."
"Madam, let me go with you," Yunzhu said with a smile.
She was originally there to serve Jiang Qinyu, and now that Amber and Aping were with Shufan and Pan'er, she wanted to help Jiang Qinyu with something.
Jiang Qinyu did not refuse, but said to Uncle Chen, "Uncle Chen, the old master and the old lady will not be back for a while. You can wait here and tidy up while you're at it."
Chen Bo and the others agreed, and Jiang Qinyu then took Yunzhu to the next room.
The Seventh Prince and Chen Shao had not returned yet, and the food that Jiang Qinyu had brought over earlier was still warm on the stove, so she didn't touch it in the kitchen.
After tidying up the house again with Yunzhu, Jiang Qinyu asked Uncle Chen and the others to move their things over here.
Uncle Chen brought some local specialties from the border town again, including various high-grade medicinal herbs and furs, which almost filled Jiang Qinyu's storage room.
However, there weren't enough rooms at home, so Jiang Qinyu thought that starting tonight, Chen Shao would go back to the Chen family home to sleep, while Uncle Chen would stay in the room that Shufan and Pan'er used to share with the Seventh Prince.
The room was partitioned, so although it was the same room, each side had its own private space, which was not considered a slight to the Seventh Prince.
Just as she finished tidying up, Jiang Qinyu heard someone returning from outside the yard.
When she went outside, sure enough, the Seventh Prince and Old Man Lu were walking home chatting and laughing. When they saw her come out, they even greeted her with a smile.
"Father, Mother," Jiang Qinyu called out to Old Man Lu and Madam Chen, "Shufan and Pan'er are back."
"What?" Chen was immediately shocked. "Why are they back? Is A-Zheng back?" [Barring any unforeseen circumstances, extra chapters will begin tomorrow, but each chapter will be released approximately four hours apart. You can check back later, my darlings!]
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