The little girl was free, but she was in no hurry to leave. She looked at Hua Qingxue, then bowed to her respectfully, and then turned and left.
Hua Qingxue looked at her small figure and smiled: "I have only studied for a few days, and I already know etiquette."
Just as he was talking, Huan'er came over from outside: "So you are here, why did you come to Madam's yard?"
There was reproach in his tone. He looked up and found that the general and his wife were both in the yard. He quickly explained: "I'm sorry, general, madam. I saw that this girl was hungry, so I asked her to go to the kitchen to find something to eat. Is that okay?" Did it give you some misunderstanding?"
"It's okay. Just take her back." Hua Qingxue smiled faintly.
Huan'er nodded, quickly took the child and left.
Fu Tingye saw all this and said nothing.
…
Imperial Palace, Cining Palace.
"What are you talking about? The person Fu Tingye hid in the Hou Mansion was not Hua Qingxue?" Zheng Shuwen was almost furious!
Zi Wan also just received the news: "Yes, Queen Mother, Cheng Wanmiao went in personally to check and saw only one wounded soldier and no woman."
"Impossible... there must be something wrong." Zheng Shuwen took a deep breath and tried to calm down her mood: "That stupid woman Cheng Wanmiao missed this great opportunity for no reason! I'm really angry to death!"
Seeing that the Queen Mother was angry, Zi Wan was worried for her: "Your Majesty, actually I have something I don't know whether to say or not."
"Say!" Zheng Shuwen was a little impatient.
Zi Wan thought for a moment, then expressed her doubts: "Queen Mother, you let Cheng Wanmiao go back so easily. Aren't you afraid that she will be disobedient? When she gets close to Fu Tingye's big tree in the future, she might even rake it down... "
"Hmph! How dare she..." Zheng Shuwen smiled coldly: "What do you think Fu Tingye would do if he knew that Mrs. Fu was killed by his cousin?"
Zi Wan was startled for a moment, then started laughing.
"Then Queen Mother, is it time to withdraw the troops who were planning to raid the Hou Mansion tonight?" Zi Wan asked tentatively.
A hint of cunning flashed in Zheng Shuwen's eyes: "Why retreat? The show hasn't started yet, maybe it will be useful."
"yes."
…
After Hua Qingxue and Fu Tingye finished worshiping heaven and earth, they suddenly lost sleep and simply held hands and walked in the courtyard.
There is no need for too many words, but they can understand each other heart to heart, making silence and silence become a tacit understanding.
Fu Tingye's prediction was good. The Hou Mansion was indeed not peaceful tonight.
First, in the middle of the night, a group of black-clad assassins made an inexplicable surprise attack, but their purpose was clear. They did not rush to Mrs. Fu and Miss Cousin's room, but directly attacked the other courtyard where Fu Tingye lived.
Haishixuan kept tight control, and the people on both sides started fighting in the yard.
Since both sides were equally powerful, the assassins quickly retreated when they saw that they could not attack. However, just after they retreated, Prince Ning's troops openly attempted to break into the general's palace in the name of catching a thief.
Fu Tingye was not in the mansion, and only Hai Shixuan could deal with it temporarily. He, a ninth-grade counselor, could not resist Prince Ning's command, so he could only invite people in.
Prince Ning didn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, but he was looking around Fu Tingye's yard. In the end, he was a little disappointed. When he finally planned to evacuate, another group of people came outside. After questioning, he found out that they were sent by the palace.
It is said that after receiving a report, the Hou Mansion was besieged by heavy troops. This made King Ning very embarrassed, because in Shengjing City, as a prince, he was not allowed to lead troops without permission.
The official forces of the two parties converge, and both parties are well aware of the other's plans.
But it was obvious that no benefit was gained, so they dispersed without a trace.
Fu Tingye learned about last night's situation while having breakfast early in the morning. He didn't expect that these groups of people would be really lively all night long.
"They didn't find anyone in the Marquis' Mansion, so they will definitely turn their attention here. General... are you going back to the Marquis' Mansion now, or?"
Fu Tingye has been staying in the Hou Mansion since he left the palace. This also gave those people the illusion that Hua Qingxue was in the Hou Mansion. They wondered whether the general's sudden stay in the courtyard of Si Bing's wife would trigger various speculations.
Fu Tingye did not shy away from Hua Qingxue, so when the two discussed the matter, Hua Qingxue listened quietly.
"So, what do you think is the next step?" Fu Tingye looked at Qin Laowu.
Qin Laowu was stunned for a moment, and then said what he was thinking: "I will go back to Ranhou Mansion for the time being and continue to create false impressions. As for Si Bing's wife... I will wait for an opportunity."
Qin Laowu felt very uneasy after saying this. He didn't know what the general thought of his idea.
Fu Tingye was slightly silent, not in a hurry to answer, but looked at Hua Qingxue.
Hua Qingxue had just put down the bowl, with rice grains still stuck to the corner of her mouth. She suddenly noticed Fu Tingye's gaze and hesitated slightly: "What?"
Fu Tingye frowned slightly, damn, he really wanted to wipe off or eat that grain of rice.
"You..." Fu Tingye paused: "What do you think?"
Finally he reached out and wiped it off for her.
When his big hand stretched out, Hua Qingxue was distracted for a moment, but fortunately, her thoughts came back in time: "I think Vice General Qin's thoughts are also everyone's thoughts. Since they have explored the bottom of the Hou Mansion last night, then Attention will definitely return to the general, so wherever the general is now, where will their eyes be?"
Fu Tingye nodded: "Yes."
Qin Laowu felt a little ashamed. Sure enough, his ideas were still one step behind.
As expected of Si Bing's wife, she analyzed the battle situation an inch higher than herself.
"But... I don't know what to do now. This place has obviously been heavily surrounded by palace guards, and if I come back, is it like throwing myself into a trap?" Hua Qingxue twitched her lips in embarrassment.
Even though Fu Tingye said that the most dangerous place is also the safest; but safety and falling into a trap are two different concepts.
"The law of military strategy is that the best strategy is to take the enemy by surprise and attack him unprepared." Fu Tingye looked at Hua Qingxue, his eyebrows were deep and his eyes were steady, as if there was some kind of reminder.
"Although the truth is such a truth, what should we do?" Hua Qingxue was confused.
It is true that I found that I could still catch up when talking about the war situation with Qin Laowu, but compared with the wily general, I was more than a little behind.
"Take advantage of the situation." Fu Tingye smiled faintly, then stood up: "Is it time to let me see your hot air balloon? Last time, I took advantage of that kid Li Jingnan. I have to make up for it this time."
"Uh? Where is this?" Hua Qingxue was still scratching her head. Wasn't she just talking about breaking out and taking advantage of the situation? Why is it related to the hot air balloon again
"Madam, just do as the general said. There will be no problem." Qin Laowu helped.
Hua Qingxue took a deep breath: "This is the only way."
Well, as a stupid person, there is always no problem in following the instructions of smart people.
However, when Li Jingnan was mentioned, Hua Qingxue became worried.
I wonder how he is in the palace, whether he is as weak and restricted as they are.
Following Fu Tingye to the test flight area, the hot air balloon was still standing aside. Liang Wensheng and Su Shaowen helped the guards familiarize themselves with the operation, and gradually erected the hot air balloon.
"Did you really make this thing by yourself?" Fu Tingye had to sigh with emotion. His woman was extraordinary. She could make such a huge thing and fly into the sky.
Thinking of the last time I received a report from the guards that Hua Qingxue and the young emperor flew around in the sky, I felt inexplicably angry.
Today...he also wanted to make the little emperor jealous for a while before he gave up.
"How far can this thing fly?" Fu Tingye watched calmly as they lifted up the hot air balloon and suddenly asked lightly.
Hua Qingxue has been by his side: "Don't worry, if it is full of fuel, it can fly for a whole morning without landing."
"But... if you really go up there, how do you control the direction?" Someone frowned, with deep suspicion: "Shippers on the sea use rudders to control the direction, but this thing is so round that it can fly into the sky at will, isn't it?"
"No." Hua Qingxue explained: "The air on the surface of the earth is divided into the stratosphere and the troposphere. The air flow in the stratosphere is relatively stable, allowing the hot air balloon to rise straight up. When it reaches the troposphere, the wind direction is different at different heights. But we only need to control the fuel so that the hot air balloon can fly in the specified direction at a limited height."
Fu Tingye didn't quite understand it, but he got the result he wanted, which was... pretty good.
"Does the general want to take me to see Li Jingnan?" Hua Qingxue suddenly expressed the question in her heart.
Fu Tingye's eyebrows moved and he wanted to say no...
"You miss him?" Say no quickly!
Hua Qingxue paused and nodded: "I'm worried about him, but I don't know how to help him."
Sure enough, he still missed the little emperor. Why did Fu Tingye feel sour in his heart.
"..." He didn't say that he would be taken to see him later.
"General..." Hua Qingxue felt that Fu Tingye was a little strange, and subconsciously wondered: "You should take me to see Li Jingnan, right?"
Considering the context, the answer is obvious!
Before Fu Tingye could answer, Hua Qingxue became happy: "I knew that the general was cold on the outside and hot on the inside, and would not leave the emperor alone."
"..." Fu Tingye's face darkened instantly: I was taking advantage of that! Take advantage of the situation!
If he wasn't a little emperor, I wouldn't care about him. It would be better if he was sent to the frontier as a coolie so that you two could never see each other again for the rest of your life!
The hot air balloon was quickly ready. Liang Wensheng came over to ask Hua Qingxue: "Master, the conditions for takeoff have been reached. Are you and the general ready?"
Hua Qingxue looked at Fu Tingye, who nodded.
"Master, wait a moment." Su Shaowen hurried over.
"how?"
"Take this." Su Shaowen took a package from his hand and handed it to Hua Qingxue: "This is some dry food I prepared for you. If you don't come back by then, but land outside, you can also satisfy your hunger."
Dry food... Su Shaowen was so thoughtful.
But she really hasn't considered the possibility of not coming back.