By the time Hong Xiaoduo left the secret room and went outside, it was already broad daylight.
The soldiers of Fengliang Kingdom captured Hongliu City without any suspense.
Gong Wei led his army into the city, and all that could be seen at the city gates and on the city walls were soldiers wearing the armor of the Fengliang Kingdom.
Dou Suyi told Hong Xiaoduo that the children and Feiyan had already gone into the city with their master to find an inn, and they would probably come looking for her soon.
While talking to Hong Xiaoduo, Dou Suyi would occasionally glance at Mu Rongjing, who was talking to her husband not far away.
"Xiao Duo, did he come because of you?" Dou Suyi couldn't help but ask in a low voice.
Having served in the military for many years, she never indulged in gossip like a typical woman from the marketplace.
But this time was different; she was genuinely curious and wanted to know.
If it were any other woman, not Hong Xiaoduo, Dou Suyi would probably have been quite sensible not to ask. Because that would have been very impolite and inappropriate!
However, although she had only known Hong Xiaoduo for a short time, she liked her personality very much. She was generous, open and honest, which is why she dared to ask her question.
“That’s definitely not the case. He’s away from the capital on official business for the emperor, and he might just happen to be nearby. Hearing about the fighting here, he would naturally come to check it out,” Hong Xiaoduo said with certainty.
Although she vaguely sensed that this Prince Mu might have some feelings for her, she couldn't help but feel that he wasn't the type to be love-struck.
Even if he has feelings for her, they probably aren't strong, so he definitely wouldn't have come all the way here just because of her.
Seeing that she showed no shyness whatsoever, let alone any hesitation, and responded with great certainty, Dou Suyi couldn't help but wonder if she was really overthinking things.
Dou Suyi glanced at her husband and thought that it wouldn't matter if she didn't go over there right now.
"Ahem, Miss Hong, do you think it's possible that Prince Mu has feelings for you, but you don't know it?" Dou Suyi felt that although she was a military general who had been surrounded by men for many years, she was not so dull-witted as to not be able to see the difference between men and women at this age.
Because the other party's actions were far too obvious!
“No, that’s not it. It’s just that with his status and appearance, in the capital, he would only meet well-educated, polite, dignified, and virtuous noble ladies from powerful families. So, when he meets a woman from the Jianghu like me, he finds me very refreshing and different from the women he has met before. He might be a little more casual with me? So, that’s all.” Hong Xiaoduo patiently explained to Tianquan’s mother.
At the same time, Hong Xiaoduo also found it amazing that, at least so far, the families of these three children are all very good, understanding, and kind.
It's fortunate that this is the case; otherwise, even if she handed the child back to the other party, she wouldn't feel at ease.
They fear that their child will be wronged, and even more so that their perfectly good child will be led astray by bad family members.
Even though Hong Xiaoduo thought her analysis made a lot of sense, Dou Suyi just felt that it wasn't quite what she was saying.
If the young master came because of the war, why did he only ask briefly about the battle situation upon arrival? And then immediately inquire about her whereabouts?
Upon hearing that she had followed him into the city late at night and then suddenly disappeared, the prince's expression immediately changed, and he hurriedly began to search for her.
Anyone who saw that scene would not have thought that the Crown Prince had come on official business!
Anyone who didn't know better would think that his family members had gone missing!
But since she had already said that, Dou Suyi couldn't say anything more. Saying anything more would really be inappropriate!
Just then, some soldiers came looking for Dou Suyi. After she left, Hong Xiaoduo saw that Gong Wei seemed to have finished discussing important matters, so she went over to him.
"General Gong, let's talk over here," Hong Xiaoduo said, stepping forward.
Gong Wei immediately walked to the side with her: "I have closed the guard's secret room again. It is full of the money and jewelry he has amassed. I don't know how you generals would have handled this situation before."
But this time, I just spoke with Prince Mu, and from what he said, there's no need to hand it over to the national treasury or anything like that; it's alright, the general can handle it himself later.”
Since she had already taken a portion, and the rest was left to Gong Wei to handle, she couldn't interfere or meddle.
"Okay, I understand." Gong Wei understood what she meant, and didn't say anything more or ask any more questions.
"General, what's our situation now? Is there anything difficult to handle?" Hong Xiaoduo asked again.
Although I don't understand warfare, I know that conquering an enemy city is not the end of the story. There are many things to face afterward, and none of them will be trivial.
"There isn't any right now. My men just reported that the grain in the city's granaries is enough to feed our soldiers for ten days. Most importantly, just as you said before, Miss Hong, the people in this city have no resistance to our capture of the city. After I entered the city, I talked to a few people, and they said they had long heard that our army treats the people well."
My only worry is that our army won't treat them as one of our own and will instead torture and kill them.
"I have already written a proclamation to reassure the people and ordered it to be posted all over the city so that the residents can feel at ease," Gong Wei told him truthfully.
"That's good. Tianquan and the others have come to find me. I'll go over first. If the general needs anything from me, just send someone to call me." Hong Xiaoduo said to Gong Wei when she saw Tian Shu and the others arrive.
After greeting Gong Wei, Hong Xiaoduo walked over to Tian Shu and the others: "Have you found a place to stay? Come on, let's go for a walk."
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