"You can't hide this kind of thing, so you should tell it to the princess!" Cheng Meizhu advised Lu Shiyu after hearing this, "Lest the princess not know what's going on and speculate secretly, which may make her more worried."
Lu Shiyu nodded with a displeased expression. After the personal guards went out to deliver the message, Fang said to his deputy: "Do you remember that before we came, when we passed this narrow valley, we also sent people to the top to watch?"
Cheng Meizhu said: "Of course. After all, this ghost place is so dangerous. Our mounts can't move at all inside. If we just throw rocks or torches from above, we won't be able to fight back. How can we not be more careful?"
"There was nothing on the cliff at that time, otherwise we would definitely be suspicious. Even if we didn't immediately send out troops to search around, we would send a team of soldiers to watch nearby. If there was any abnormality, we would use fireworks as a signal to avoid cutting off the way back." Lu Shiyu He said in a deep voice, "If it's just a big hole on the official road, that's it. Although the construction of digging those dozen holes is not small, it is not impossible to gather hundreds of civilians in their prime to complete it within three to five days!" This small amount of manpower mobilization can still be hidden from us who were in a hurry to rush to Yizhou City."
"but."
"How can hundreds of people complete the congestion in this narrow valley in just a few days?"
"Is it the Meng family? Although Ni Jidao and the others hold the Western Xinjiang Army and have many people, they definitely don't have the courage. As for the Meng family, although they were completely defeated by the Mi Zhen County Prince, after all, they brought Only three thousand elite cavalry came to Western Xinjiang with such manpower." Cheng Meizhu frowned and said, "On this scale, it must be an almost full force, rather than a small fight... It seems that the Meng family is determined to eradicate it. The princess of the county? "
Lu Shiyu said expressionlessly: "It is not to eliminate the princess, but to cut off the support of the three Nanfeng County families and the Jiangnan Luo family to the county prince!"
Rong Suihe is indeed talented. He was born in Tortoiseshell Island and has accumulated a lot of money.
But this money is more than enough for him to squander his own life, but it is not enough to participate in the competition for big positions.
So far, those who have confidence in him financially do not come from himself, but from his wife Sheng Weiqiao!
This world-famous wealthy woman is the one who everyone agrees is the root of what Rong Shuihe lacks is just time!
Cheng Meizhu's eyes flashed and she glanced at the handsome tent with only two people there. She took a step forward and whispered: "General, then... what should we do?"
"..." Lu Shiyu pondered for a while and said, "General Huaihua asked us to come to Western Xinjiang, saying that he wanted to help Prince Mi Zhen. In this case, we must try our best to protect the princess."
Cheng Meizhu probed: "But if the enemy is really cunning and we are not familiar with the place, and we cause the princess to go into trouble, what...?"
"We are the Northern Xinjiang Army, or were selected by General Huaihua to support the Western Xinjiang." Lu Shiyu shook his head and said, "How can we not even protect a county princess? If word spreads, people will think that General Huaihua is incapable of governing? !”
"But Meng Jiaqian also led the Northern Xinjiang army. Although the number is not as large as ours, it came to Western Xinjiang many days earlier than us." Cheng Meizhu lowered her eyes and said, "Meng Jiaqian also gathered a few local snakes from Ni Jidao. The so-called favorable time and place Right now, we don’t have the right location, right people, or right people. Even if it’s the right weather, it’s freezing cold... "
Lu Shiyu frowned for a while and said decisively: "Even so, we can't lose General Huaihua's face after all!"
Seeing what Cheng Meizhu wanted to say, he waved his hand and whispered, "Li Jie, I know that you love the prince, but after all, General Huaihua is the princess's biological brother. For the talented and beautiful nephew of Prince Mi Zhen, In fact, I admire it very much and love it very much.”
Although he and Cheng Meizhu only got close in the past two years, they had a very good personal relationship because of their good rapport.
After pondering for a while, he said a few more words, "Although General Huaihua has not yet decided who to choose between the Crown Prince and Prince Mi Zhen, we cannot let his direct relatives go before the general gives the exact order. Is something happening to my niece-in-law?"
"As long as Prince Mi Zhen behaves well, how many nieces and nephews does General Huaihua want?" Cheng Meizhu said with a sly smile, "I heard that General Huaihua has a beloved daughter under his knees. She is very beautiful and was trained by Mrs. Qin. She is like this Only a lady deserves to be the king! In addition to being rich, the current princess is honestly just the daughter of a rich country man. She has really insulted the status of the king! "
Lu Shiyu actually thought so in his heart. Although he had not met Zhao Taoyuan, out of his gratitude and respect for Zhao Shi, of course he preconceived the idea that Zhao Taoyuan was good at everything. The key was that they were the same family as Rong Suihe.
As for Sheng Weiqiao, despite the two days of contact, he felt that the princess was not as easy to serve and willful as the rumors said, but she was not as good as Zhao Taomei after all!
But at this moment he still frowned: "This is not what we should say!"
Cheng Meizhu immediately bowed her head and apologized: "It's the last general Meng Lang!"
"And you must not forget that the people who are sending people to block the return journey are probably the fault of the Meng family. So if we don't do our best to protect the princess, once the princess makes a mistake, do you think the Meng family will Not telling Nanfeng County?" Lu Shiyu rejected Cheng Meizhu's proposal. In fact, it was not entirely because he was unmoved. He also had such considerations, "This princess of the county is famously favored by her mother's family! Just look at the richness of her dowry. got it."
"If the Sheng family knows what we have done and reports to the county king, it will be a small crime to punish us. The key point is that it will definitely implicate General Huaihua!"
"If Prince Mi Zhen is unwilling or unable to avenge the princess according to Nanfeng County's ideas, do you think those families will give up?!"
"With their financial resources... the consequences can be imagined!"
Lu Shiyu breathed out, "So don't make wrong decisions and do things seriously!"
Cheng Meizhu seemed a little regretful, but after hesitating, she nodded: "I will obey your order!"
... After a while, Cheng Meizhu returned to the tent where she lived. After washing herself under the care of her personal guards, she walked away and turned off the lights and went to sleep alone.
Not long after he lay down, he suddenly noticed someone walking in silently. He stopped three steps outside the tent and coughed lightly.
"Is it you?" Cheng Meizhu squinted her eyes, and after identifying the outline of the person through the gaps in the tent, she released the short knife under her pillow, sat up with her clothes on, and whispered, "Why are you here suddenly?"
Outside the tent, most of Gongsun Xi's face was hidden in the shadows. He couldn't see anything clearly. Only his eyes were as bright as fire. He looked at Cheng Meizhu expressionlessly and said calmly: "The princess is very worried about the obstruction of the narrow valley. Let me ask." Let me ask you, who blocked this narrow valley?"
"Listening to this tone, the princess suspects that Lu Shiyu did it?" Cheng Meizhu chuckled and said, "No. Because I have a good relationship with him and have been inseparable all the way. I can be sure that he has never done anything like this. Order. Let alone the number of soldiers who can do such a thing have ever left the army. Moreover, this place is not far from Yizhou City. If something goes wrong, the prince of Mi Zhen County will take the princess back to Yizhou City at worst! Even if Yizhou City The situation in the prefecture city is now critical, but judging from the fact that the prince asked us, five thousand elite cavalry, to escort the prince’s concubine out of Western Xinjiang instead of leaving us as reinforcements, it’s obvious that the prince has his own backing!”
He paused at this point and said meaningfully, "Maybe he doesn't want to show it to others unless it is a last resort, but there must be a reason for Prince Mi Zhen's calmness and calmness!"
"The second princess was entrusted to Lu Shiyu by the prince himself. Lu Shiyu also promised to send the princess and Mrs. Feng to Chang'an safely! So no matter what the shortcomings of these two charming guests are on the way, Lu Shiyu, or He said that General Huaihua needs to answer to the prince!"
"And the prince...will he forgive General Huaihua and Lu Shiyu because there is no evidence?"
"General Huaihua has always valued peace and is best at turning enemies into friends. He understands these principles better than anyone else. Therefore, 90% of this matter has nothing to do with Lu Shiyu."
"Then the Meng family did it?" Gongsun Xi said "hmm" and said, "The princess has two suspicions, one is Lu Shiyu, and the other is the Meng family."
Cheng Meizhu said: "That's right. When I talked to Lu Shiyu just now, I also felt that it was the Meng family that did it."
"So, it seems true that Meng's collusion with Ruru is true." Gongsun Xi snorted coldly, "Otherwise, how could he tell the time so accurately?"
"Anyway, as long as the prince wins this round, the Meng family is a traitor. It doesn't matter whether they actually did it or not." Cheng Meizhu said nonchalantly, "The problem now is that the narrow valley is too clogged and the cleaning is slow. If We will be stationed here for ten days and a half, and the road can be opened. I am afraid that troops from Yizhou are approaching the city, and Ruru will send troops after receiving the news. "
"That would be too dangerous, and this method won't work." Gongsun Xi pondered, "Is there any other way around here?"
Cheng Meizhu said "ugh": "Didn't the personal guard who sent the message just now tell you? I just asked people to go out and ask the nearby Li Shu, and they all said that there is only such a road within a hundred miles, otherwise they would have to go out for more than a hundred miles. We all have the strength to walk, and a hundred and eight miles is not a big deal in the first place. The problem is that the condition of this narrow valley is just to force us to take a detour. If we still follow the pace calculated by the people behind the scenes... won't we always be beaten? Did someone lead you away by the nose?"
This is not only difficult to live up to, but also easy to fall into other people's traps, and you may not even know how you died in the end.
Gongsun Xi understood this, pondered for a moment, and said: "The princess said that this narrow valley is so steep and is the only way to Yizhou. There cannot be no secret paths nearby. After all, others should not go, and those who can't do it can't do it." Those who tell people about business must also leave. So if the two generals cannot find a suitable guide, it is better to look at the rich households nearby."
Cheng Meizhu was stunned and asked suspiciously: "Is this really what the princess of the county said herself?"
When I said this, I immediately felt that something was wrong, so I hurriedly muttered a haha to mumble it, "It is really shameful for us to ask the princess to help with planning even though she is pregnant!"
He murmured in his heart: Didn’t the Marquis say that his niece in this life is naive, fragile, and ignorant of worldly affairs? How do you come up with such feasible suggestions
But then I thought about Sheng Weiqiao's grandfather, Mrs. Sheng, and I felt relieved. As the saying goes, the tiger girl in the general family, the direct grandson of Mr. Sheng, how could she really know nothing
He was worried that Gongsun Xi would tell Sheng Weiqiao what he said unconsciously and annoy the nobleman, but Gongsun Xi continued expressionlessly: "The princess also said that the three families in Nanfeng County are all good at business, although they have never been a criminal. It’s a matter of science, but we’ve heard about smuggling for a long time, and most of the people behind the scenes have also taken this into consideration. Therefore, when you inquire about wealthy households nearby tomorrow, you need to be careful not to be eager and scheming!”
He added, "The princess also said that although she is pregnant now, she is still young after all, and she also feels that her body is still strong. If it is not possible, it is okay to abandon the car and replace it with a horse."
"..." Cheng Meizhu nodded speechlessly, "I will tell Lu Shiyu what the princess said tomorrow."
How can this be naive, fragile, and ignorant of worldly affairs? This is simply a sign of a deep-hearted, hardworking, and hard-working person!
Cheng Meizhu was just complaining, but Gongsun Xi, who had sent the message, became even more depressed. The princess seemed to be getting more and more capable and experienced. If this continued, wouldn't she become more and more like a pure thug? !
"This won't work!" Gongsun Xi thought angrily when he left Cheng Meizhu's camp. "It was all because I had nothing to do before. When we get back to Chang'an, let's see how I deal with Meng Guiyu, the white-eyed wolf who repays kindness with revenge!!!"
While he was secretly excited here, in the tent specially prepared for Sheng Wei, Aunt Qiao and nephew, the candles were extinguished, but the rustling of the quilts was still there.
The aunt and nephew quietly listened to each other's tossing and turning.
After a long time, Sheng Weiqiao whispered: "Aunt, I always feel like something is wrong!"
"..." Xuanyu Feng didn't say anything for a while, and then said after a moment, "If something goes wrong, it's already getting late, let's talk about it tomorrow!"
Sheng Weiqiao sighed lowly: "Okay!"
When she forced herself to sleep, Meng Jiagan was trembling nervously in a place not too far away from the camp in a straight line!