Tang Yuan's face was not looking good. In Yunnan, the army had never been united. Wei Desheng and Yang, the previous councillor, were also independent and did not get along with each other. Therefore, it was not surprising that someone was making a move in the army.
But what made Tang Yuan angry was not this.
He snorted and said with a sullen face, "They passed the news through the people of the Yunnan Chamber of Commerce, using their trade routes out of the city, so the news spread very quickly. Moreover, they also have people in the scout camp, so our city has received so many so-called war reports."
Fortunately, Su Yao was very alert and perceptive. It didn't take long for him to discover that the news was basically bad and he realized something was wrong. Otherwise, a huge change might have taken place in the city in just these few days.
Su Yao's fingers tapped the table subconsciously, but she remained remarkably calm.
After all, something that happened so long ago cannot be changed overnight. Military style, like public opinion, can only be restored by a combination of soft and hard methods.
She exchanged her information with Tang Yuan's.
Tang Yuan took a deep breath and said, "County Lady, there was a mutiny in the army and the weaving mill caught fire. They have big plans. Now that we have ruined their plans, what will they do next?"
Knowing that his plan has been ruined, will Mu Tong become desperate and do something desperate
The main reason is that the power of the Mu Mansion in Yunnan is too great, so they don’t know how many other Qiu families and chambers of commerce there are. They are afraid that this is just a prelude.
But if the Qiu family had been able to sneak into the weaving mill and partner with the Governor's Office before, who would have guessed the identity of the other traitor
Just thinking about this made even someone like Tang Yuan feel a little headache.
As she was talking, Yan Cao walked quickly to the door, knocked on it and called out, "Miss, Mrs. Ji is here. She said she has something to tell you."
Mrs. Ji
Su Yao hesitated for a moment, then nodded to Tang Yuan: "Prince Consort Tang, I'll go see what's going on with Madam Ji first."
Mrs. Ji was not a person who did not know the importance of things. She had just left the Ji family, and Mrs. Ji came again right after. It must be something important.
Tang Yuan naturally wouldn't say no, and he couldn't think of anything strange at the moment. He nodded and let Su Yao do as he pleased.
Su Yao went to the front hall to meet Mrs. Ji.
Mrs. Ji felt a little uneasy. When she saw Su Yao coming out, she stood up quickly and said, "Miss Su!"
She didn't even call her the county lady.
Su Yao raised his eyebrows, looked at her anxious look, nodded at Mrs. Ji, and asked the servant to go down first.
As soon as the people left, Mrs. Ji hurried to Su Yao's side and held Su Yao's hand: "Miss Su, our old man is in trouble!"
Something happened to Mr. Ji too
Su Yao was shocked, but remained calm: "Mrs. Ji, don't worry. Tell me in detail what happened."
Mrs. Ji was already crying, and she tried her best to control her tone as she told Su Yao the whole story: "In order to help Yun Ting make up for his mistakes, our old man was very concerned about raising food and grass again. A few days ago, he heard that there was a grain merchant who had a large amount of grain stored there, so he took people to discuss buying the grain. Who knew that everything went smoothly, but on the way back, he encountered bandits..."
Su Yao’s eyebrows twitched.
Bandit
She suddenly remembered an incident before, when the Ji family was surrounded by Senator Yang and his men, and Xiao Heng and his men were lured out of the city by a piece of news. At that time, it seemed that there was news that Miss Mu San was in the hands of bandits, so Xiao Heng and Su Rong were lured out of the city.
Now Mr. Ji has encountered bandits again.
There was a mocking smile on her face, but her heart was not as calm as it looked.
These people really treated them like monkeys.
Bandits... ..
She comforted Mrs. Ji with a few words and said softly to her, "Don't worry, tell me first, how is Mr. Ji now? Where is the food?"
Mrs. Ji also knew that she had lost her composure. In fact, she was already a very capable and steady woman, but she had encountered life-threatening events one after another. Even though she was calm, she couldn't help but have a mental breakdown. Now that she heard Su Yao say this, she felt a little better and explained as calmly as possible: "The old master is not worried about his life. The guards we have in our mansion were hired at a high price and have always been loyal. So with them protecting him at the risk of their lives, the old master is fine, but the food is lost again."
The food is gone again.
Su Yao was silent for a while, thought for a while and then said: "I understand. In this case, go back and tell Mr. Ji to take good care of his health."
The Ji family made two mistakes and delayed military orders, which was a crime punishable by beheading.
Even if there were reasons, who in this world doesn't have reasons? A mistake is a mistake, no matter what happens next, but this job of transporting grain and grass is definitely not going to continue.
Mrs. Ji also knew the truth. She no longer expected to keep her job and only hoped to save the lives of her family.
Hearing Su Yao say this, she thanked Su Yao and stood up to say goodbye.
Su Yao saw Mrs. Ji off and sat alone in the front hall for a long time.
It was not until Yan Cao tentatively called her "girl" that she nodded, rubbed her eyebrows, and went back to see Tang Yuan.
As soon as she saw Tang Yuan, she told him about the accident that happened to Mr. Ji.
Tang Yuan was equally shocked and angry: "How could this place be infiltrated to this extent?!"
In fact, this is already very polite. If Tang Yuan were to say, Yunnan is no different from a sieve.
Su Yao had a blank expression on his face: "I want Prince Consort Tang to help me with one more thing."
Tang Yuan agreed immediately. Now they all had the same goal, which was to help Xiao Heng stabilize the rear: "If the county lady has anything to say, just speak up."
"They said they passed the message through the Chamber of Commerce, but I don't really believe it. I think, even if it's about the scout camp, they only said half and left the other half. Knowing the whereabouts of Mr. Ji and setting up an ambush accurately is not something that ordinary people can do. There are still people who have not been caught by us, so this time we must catch them." Su Yao's eyes were dark: "You are playing me like a monkey, I want these people to pay the price!"
Prince Consort Tang rarely saw Su Yao angry, but when Su Yao was angry, there was indeed an aura that even he could not explain, which made people unconsciously want to submit to her. He listened to Su Yao's words carefully, and shock immediately appeared in his eyes, but in the end he held back and did not ask any more questions. He just looked at Su Yao deeply and bowed to Su Yao.