After finishing his training session for the day, He Yunxiao did not seek out Chu Chu for martial arts instruction as he had done in the previous days. Instead, he went straight to the palace to find Meng Bao.
Jiang Wuqi's appearance in Yinjing likely means that a high-ranking official from Yan has arrived.
Given Jiang Wuqi's intelligence, He Yunxiao did not believe that the Yan Emperor would trust him to come to Yinjing on his own.
Side hall of Fenghua Palace.
Meng Qingqian sat at the table, constantly flipping through the battle reports of various Qi armies and the intelligence reports from informants in various places.
The current situation in Qi is just as she had predicted. The Yan army, advancing from Luoyue Pass on the western front, is almost unstoppable, heading straight for Yinjing. The Yan army, advancing from Yushan Pass on the eastern front, is not progressing very quickly due to the mountainous terrain and the obstruction of various passes and cities; they have not yet covered half the distance.
The Yan army on the eastern front is expected to arrive at Yinjing about half a month later than the Yan army on the western front.
Meng Qingqian's gaze returned to the battle reports from the western front.
Han Wenxin assembled 200,000 Qi troops specifically to counter the Yan army's infantry on the western front... A light cavalry force of 1,000 Yan soldiers arrived near Yinjing... The Yan cavalry arrived at the small city of Yanhui, while the infantry was positioned around the middle of the Luoyue Pass trade route...
Looking at this jumbled information, Meng Qingqian felt a headache coming on.
She got up and went to the map in the hall, where she roughly sketched out the positions of the Yan army's infantry and cavalry.
Something's strange.
The infantry moved too fast, while the cavalry moved too slowly. Logically, the Yan army's cavalry should have arrived at Yinjing by now.
"Mengbao!"
He Yunxiao arrived at Meng Qingqian's palace.
Upon hearing that He Yunxiao had arrived, Meng Qingqian subconsciously moved away from the bed.
No matter how fertile the field, it can't withstand the strain of a nuclear-powered harvester. Harvesting wheat five or six times a day—who could endure that?
"What are you doing here?" Meng Qingqian looked at He Yunxiao warily.
He Yunxiao: "Let's do it."
Meng Qingqian: ?
He Yunxiao said, "Stop joking, Mengbao, I have something serious to tell you. Someone from the Yan Kingdom has arrived. His name is Jiang Wuqi, and he's probably a member of the royal family. He's not very bright, so there must be someone else with him."
Meng Qingqian also became serious, "Do you know where he is?"
"I don't know, but you can send someone to follow Chu Fan of the Iron Eagle Gang. I tricked that kid into going to fight Chu Fan."
"Alright. Jian Ling!"
Meng Qingqian called Jian Ling in, gave her a few instructions, and then let her leave.
"Oh, right," Meng Qingqian suddenly remembered something because she had spoken too hastily, "Is this Jiang Wuqi related to Jiang Wuyou?"
“According to him, Jiang Wuyou is his cousin,” He Yunxiao confessed.
Meng Qingqian frowned slightly, "Do you remember what I said before, that the Qi Kingdom's spies found Jiang Wuyou's parents?"
Upon hearing Mengbao's words, He Yunxiao immediately asked, "Something happened?"
"Not yet, but it doesn't match up. If Jiang Wuyou and Jiang Wuqi are related, then Jiang Wuyou's parents should also be members of the Yan royal family. However, the 'Jiang Wuyou's parents' we found are just commoners."
He Yunxiao breathed a sigh of relief; he had thought the rescue had failed.
“Mengbao is fine. It’s possible that Jiang Wuyou’s parents were demoted to commoners. Or perhaps their family has fallen on hard times and they are now living the life of ordinary people.”
"Yes, I hope so."
...
Two more days passed, and everything proceeded as planned. Whenever he had free time, He Yunxiao would spend it with Chu Chu, pestering her to teach him martial arts.
In the past two days, the Yan cavalry unit that should have arrived in Yinjing has been delayed, and there has been no news from the Qi army that Han Wenxin used to destroy the Yan army's siege equipment.
Until the red whistle flew over He Yunxiao's head.
There are two red whistles. One has always been in Mengbao's possession, and the other is in the possession of Hongshe, a maid in the Fan family.
When He Yunxiao saw Hongshao arrive, he knew something big was going to happen. It was either Mengbao or Ziruo. He made an excuse to leave Chuchu's side, opened the letter on Hongshao's body, and knew that something had happened to Mengbao.
He Yunxiao rushed to Fenghua Palace in a great hurry. As soon as he entered, he saw Mengbao standing there completely unharmed, with a smile on her face as she looked at him.
Mengbao is lying again! How can she just say things like that? And she's laughing!?
He Yunxiao stormed toward Mengbao in a rage.
Seeing his expression, Meng Qingqian panicked and said, "Let me explain."
He Yunxiao pulled Mengbao by the hand and led her to a chair. He sat down himself and let Mengbao lie on his lap. In this position, Meng Qingqian's head was down and her buttocks were raised. Her long hair cascaded down from her waist to the ground, like a beautiful, black waterfall.
"What are you trying to explain? You said in your letter that something terrible has happened to you."
“I… I meant ‘Come to Fenghua Palace immediately, something terrible has happened.’”
"Why didn't you add punctuation? I thought it was 'Come quickly, something terrible has happened at Fenghua Palace'."
This posture was too embarrassing, exactly like the posture of a child being spanked by their parents for making a mistake. Meng Qingqian blushed and gritted her teeth as she explained to He Yunxiao, "I thought you could understand, because no matter what it means, it's all about you coming to Fenghua Palace immediately."
He Yunxiao sneered, "Heh, Mengbao, do you think I didn't see it? Weren't you secretly laughing when I walked in?"
Caught red-handed, Meng Qingqian blushed and stammered, "I..."
"If you weren't playing a trick on me, what are you smirking about?"
"Something really big has happened..."
"Did something happen to you? Did something happen to Fenghua Palace?"
He Yunxiao lowered his head, leaned closer, and said, "Why isn't Mengbao saying anything? Do you want to see how worried He Yunxiao is for you?"
Meng Qingqian was pinned to He Yunxiao's lap, her face flushed, and she dared not refute him.
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