After climbing onto the horse, Gu Yanxi used all his self-control and never looked back. He didn't dare to look back, for fear that if he looked at Azhi one more time, he would never be able to leave again.
He will definitely come back alive, and Azhi can only marry him, marry him while he is still alive!
The fluttering flag gradually disappeared from sight, and Hua Zhi's heart gradually became colder and harder as the person walked away. Her family was at the border and her man was on the front line. She no longer had any reason to be weak.
The prince came over and said, "Laifu, send the tutor back."
"There is someone following me." Hua Zhi looked behind her and saw Wang Rong's figure.
The prince no longer insisted. Looking at the tutor with fire in her eyes, and thinking of her earth-shattering words just now, he was a little surprised, and a little... envious. He envied his brother, the prince. A woman like the tutor might be hard to find in the world.
After seeing the prince off, Hua Zhi crossed her arms and saluted towards the ministers who were preparing to return to the court. All the ministers were stunned. What she was doing was the etiquette for court officials, and there was nothing wrong with it. However, they felt a little awkward for a woman to do so.
Hua Zhi didn't care about all this. She left first after paying her respects. She had a lot of things to do and didn't want to stay here.
She returned home along the same route and ate up all the medicinal food. She then called Wang Rong and agreed to follow her master to the war. Before leaving, she handed over all matters to Wang Rong, who took over his position as manager.
"I remember that it was Wu Xing who took over the black powder."
"yes."
"What is the current status of the research?"
Wang Rong spoke without hesitation, "The power and distance are both controllable."
"What about waterproofing?"
"This is exactly what Wu Xing is trying to solve right now."
Hua Zhi gently stroked the edge of the cup, "Is Wu Xing alone or..."
"The master has arranged four people to assist him."
"Did Yan Xi arrange this before he left?"
"The master never mentioned it."
Hua Zhi nodded, "Send a letter to Wu Xing, asking him to leave three people at Yinshan Pass and take another person to Shouai Pass as soon as possible... No, ask him to send someone back to report the black gunpowder matter to the prince in detail. All the prescriptions must be handed over to the prince. He can go to guard the Ai Pass alone."
"Yes, I will write to him immediately."
"How is the matter of buying grain from Yan Country going now?"
Wang Rong was somewhat surprised. "Three batches of food have been returned, and you didn't know?"
Hua Zhi sighed in her heart. She knew from where that she had not had a moment's rest since returning from Jinyang. One thing followed another, and each one was bigger than the last. She wished she could split herself in half.
"How is the situation with Madam Ling?"
"She has been staying indoors since she got home."
This was too passive. Hua Zhi stood up and paced back and forth. She couldn't go on like this. "I heard from Yan Xi that he has someone under him who is good at copying calligraphy."
Wang Rong nodded, "Yes."
"Have him imitate Prince Ling's handwriting and send a letter to Prince Ling's wife, saying that the youngest son is critically ill." If she cared about her youngest son at all, no matter what she was planning, it would be affected by this news. If she acted like she didn't care at all... then she would be in big trouble.
"yes."
However, this plan was not implemented. Soon after the instructions were given, news came back from Yangzhou that Lady Ling Wang had come to Beijing with her elderly father and seriously ill mother.
Hua Zhi frowned, she always thought that there was something wrong with Lady Ling, but after so much time she still couldn't find what the problem was. She could only order her subordinates to keep a close eye on her.
"Miss, the first and fourth wives are here."
Hua Zhi gathered her thoughts and stood up to greet him. She bowed at the door and said, "I forgot to greet you today. It's my fault."
Zhu pulled the man up and said, "Just take care of yourself. You don't have to come and pay respects every day. I'll be very peaceful while you're out there."
Hua Zhi felt something was wrong when she heard the voice. She looked up and saw that her eyes were indeed red. It was obvious that she had cried not long ago. Thinking about what happened this morning, she understood that she was probably listening to gossip.
Hua Zhi helped her mother sit down and smiled. "What's the matter that brought mother and fourth aunt here?"
"I have something to discuss with you." Wu took over the conversation. "The Yu family and the Yuan family must have communicated with each other and sent a message to us, asking what the current rules are."
"Hasn't this been discussed before?"
Wu laughed, "Have you forgotten that the Hua family is about to be revived? They are worried that we will not recognize this marriage."
"There is no reason to go back on a marriage that has already been arranged. It would only damage the reputation of the daughter of the Hua family. Besides, I have asked people to investigate both families. They are both friendly families. Even if the Hua family recovers, it will only benefit the daughter who is getting married."
Wu held up a handkerchief to hide her smile. She said that those people were overthinking. How could the Hua family be that kind of family, especially the eldest daughter? She always thought about the happiness of her younger sisters. Even if their family backgrounds were lower, as long as they worked hard, it would not be difficult for them to rise up with the Hua family as their noble relative.
"Since we are talking about this." Hua Zhi rubbed her forehead, "Aunt, please discuss with them and see if they are willing to postpone the marriage. If you can wait until the Hua family recovers before marrying off their daughters, the sisters will be able to marry more gloriously."
"They might think this is our excuse."
"There are six rites for a wedding, and it is an exception to go through the third rite in such a short time. According to the custom of the aristocratic family, it is reasonable to get married next year. Now that things are much clearer, I can't marry my sister off hastily just because of their worries. You can also promise them that the Hua family will not deliberately drag out the time."
"I know how to tell them." Wu smiled, "Don't worry, they will agree."
"If there are any big items that you haven't bought yet, don't worry. Once the old house is returned, you will have everything. You can buy more jewelry and other things. If there is a suitable farm or house, you can buy it."
Wu naturally did not refuse. She glanced at her sister-in-law and said casually, "I just realized how sharp your eyes are. When I went to buy jewelry last time, the store owner took out a set of ruby jewelry and praised it to the skies. I didn't expect that my sister-in-law could tell at a glance that it was inferior stuff."
Zhu obviously had been praised before, so she immediately glared at Wu and said, "Why are you talking about this again? I'm not that great, I just like rubies so I know more about them."
"I also like rubies, but I didn't realize that they were inferior. That's a skill."
Zhu glanced at her daughter secretly, feeling a little proud and a little embarrassed. Her father had praised her for her keen eyesight!
Hua Zhi looked at her soft-hearted mother and joked, "Aunt, if you have a chance someday, go look through my mother's jewelry box. It's full of wonderful things. It's said that when she bought them for her dowry, my mother personally went to check them out."
Zhu's face turned red. Seeing her mother like this, Hua Zhi's tense heart relaxed a little, and she leaned back against the backrest.
She is a little tired.