In the morning, the sun was shining brightly, but Meng Qingqian was still lingering on He Yunxiao, showing no intention of getting up.
He Yunxiao nudged the lazy Mengbao and said, "Qingmeng, get up and deal with official business."
Meng Qingqian retorted confidently, "I've been working day and night for several days now, and you won't even give me half a day off? I'm staying right here on this bed this morning, not going anywhere. You're not allowed to move either!"
He Yunxiao laughed and said, "You really should rest. If you dare to ruin your health for the sake of Qi, guess what I'll do?"
What would you do?
He Yunxiao said devilishly, "I'll destroy the State of Qi, so it won't let our Mengbao rest."
Meng Qingqian pouted with a smile and said, "I don't believe it."
He Yunxiao smiled but didn't say anything.
After lingering for a while, He Yunxiao finally mentioned his plan to go to the Yan Kingdom to Mengbao.
Meng Qingqian put away her smile and coquettishness, and listened with a serious expression.
"Don't push yourself, be very careful."
"Okay, but I need to borrow someone from Mengbao, uh, Mengbao's cousin."
"who?"
"Princess Nanzhu".
Meng Qingqian: ?
"Is that so..."
He Yunxiao's reasoning was perfectly valid; this wasn't a trip with Nanzhu, but rather a mission to help Sister Jiang's parents detoxify. It was a serious matter.
Meng Qingqian listened in silence, then said, "I'll ask my cousin for two Grandmaster-level experts to serve you."
“No need,” He Yunxiao immediately refused.
Meng Qingqian looked completely bewildered.
"When others get things done, they'd be overjoyed to have a Grandmaster-level martial artist at their beck and call, or even a ninth-rank martial artist helping them. And you're complaining about it. You're taking my kindness for granted."
He Yunxiao has his own reasons.
Putting everything else aside, with Chu Chu around, there's absolutely no need to worry about martial arts. Whether or not a grandmaster is brought along makes no difference.
Besides, it's inevitable that I, Chuchu, and Nanzhu will bump into each other along the way. Should I bring two outsiders along to be third wheels?
Given Chu Chu and Nan Zhu's personalities, they're fine when they're familiar with each other, but they can't relax at all when there are outsiders around.
It will feel awkward no matter how you do it.
Moreover, Grandmaster-level martial artists are all listed on the Tingfeng Tower's Supreme Ranking. It cannot be ruled out that there are Yan Kingdom spies specifically monitoring Qi Kingdom's high-ranking martial artists. Bringing them along would be tantamount to walking into a trap if their whereabouts were exposed.
He Yunxiao omitted the previous reasons and only told Mengbao the last one.
“Mengbao, the more discreet our actions, the safer we will be. Bringing in a Grandmaster-level martial artist would be too much of a commotion and would be unwise.”
Meng Qingqian was thinking.
"Mengbao~"
"Mengbao mua~"
Meng Qingqian's pretty face turned red. "If you don't want to bring it, then don't. But if you suffer a loss in Yan, you're not allowed to complain!"
He Yunxiao nodded naturally.
Suffer a loss? Impossible! My Chuchu is invincible!
...
Before setting off for Yan, He Yunxiao, following the instructions of Zi Ruo's wife, made a special trip to see her.
It was very early; the sky was just beginning to lighten.
He Yunxiao tiptoed into Zi Ruo's wife's bedroom and squatted in front of her bed to look at her beautiful sleeping face.
"Ziruo? Madam? Madam, wake up."
Fan Ziruo slowly "powered on," opening her eyes, still sleepy. Then, she said blankly, "Who are you?"
He Yunxiao reached out and pinched his wife Ziruo's cheek. "I am your husband."
"Oh." Xiao Zi nodded weakly.
"Ziruo likes her husband."
"I like it." Xiao Ziruo nodded again.
He Yunxiao leaned forward and said, "Give my husband a kiss."
"good."
Xiao Ziru hugged He Yunxiao's neck and gave him a big kiss on the cheek.
He Yunxiao was completely satisfied.
"Young Master?" Fan Ziruo finally finished turning on the camera.
He Yunxiao smiled and said, "Madam, I'm about to go to the Yan Kingdom."
Fan Ziru propped herself up, revealing her uneven, off-white nightgown. She said seriously, "How long?"
"One hour later."
Fan Ziruo breathed a sigh of relief and said, "There's still time. Come on up quickly."
He Yunxiao: ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
The woman in her pajamas blushed, but said firmly, "My husband is working hard for the country. Although I am a weak woman, I should do my best to relieve him of his worries. The Marquis's family has only one heir, and we cannot let the lineage die out just because our young master is so devoted to serving the country. Good people don't get good rewards; this is the greatest injustice in the world."
When He Yunxiao left the Fan residence quickly, he had a blood-stained plum blossom handkerchief on his body.
Including Mengbao's, he currently has two. (A warm welcome to all esteemed legitimate readers to join the full subscription group through the Qidian client.)
...
At dawn, taking advantage of the fact that the Yan army's infantry had not yet arrived in Yinjing City and that some of the Yan army's cavalry were not capable of surrounding Yinjing, He Yunxiao took Nanzhu and Chuchu and set off northward, heading straight for the important pass in the central part of the northern border of Qi State, and occupied the northern pass.
The South Sea Pearl issue is easy to resolve.
Nan Zhu's wife basically listens to He Yunxiao. Just tell her to bring enough medicinal herbs and you can set off.
Chu Chu is easy to deal with. She may seem aloof on the surface, but she's easily swayed. You can just spend some time persuading her, and she'll agree.
The only one who's not easy to fool is his brother-in-law, Chu Fan.
Normally, taking Chu Chu out could be done under the pretext of going on a trip. But now, with the war raging, that excuse wouldn't work. So He Yunxiao lied and said, "There's a Princess Nanzhu in the palace, a friend of Chu Xiaoxiao, who's invited her to stay for a few days. The palace is much safer than the outer city."
Chu Fan readily agreed.
Although Nan Zhu is indeed Chu Chu's friend, in Chu Chu's eyes, Nan Zhu is still "Zhang Lingrou" and He Yunxiao's "cousin".
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