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Chapter 148 The Loyal Guardian of Bai Yueguang Jin 23

"Are you telling the truth?"

By the window, Su Lanqing, dressed in a dark green robe, stood in front of the desk. His fingers holding the pen were slender and white. His expression remained unchanged, and his focused eyes fell on the paper.

A guard stood behind him respectfully and reported what he had investigated truthfully:

"It's absolutely correct. Xue Zhao was kicked out of the Shen Mansion that night, and the Second Miss Shen was also imprisoned in the ancestral hall by Prime Minister Shen for three days. After that, she was kept under strict surveillance and was not allowed to leave the mansion."

"But as far as I know, Xue Zhao left the capital with his luggage on a fast horse."

"Do you know where he is going?" The voice was still gentle.

"My Lord, the people at the post station said he was heading northwest."

The guard stroked his chin and muttered to himself, "Even if he can't stay in the capital, he won't run so far to the northwest. There have been frequent wars in the northwest recently..."

Su Lanqing was not affected. He moved slowly and finally put the last stroke on the white paper.

"What do you think of this word?"

When the guard stepped forward and took a look, he saw four large characters "容容百川" (accommodate all rivers) written in a very dignified and elegant manner.

Even though he couldn't read, he still exclaimed, "Young Master's handwriting is getting more and more beautiful."

This compliment is unremarkable.

Su Lanqing admired it by herself and said, "It's a pity that no one can understand such beautiful calligraphy."

He shook the paper gently, then slowly rolled it up.

"I heard that Second Miss Shen has not been feeling well recently. Go to the third shelf of the cabinet and take the wooden box to the Prime Minister's Residence. Also, give this calligraphy to Second Miss."

The guard quickly took his things and turned to leave.

"Wait." Su Lanqing turned around slowly, speaking calmly, "I remember Li Yi was in the Yanshan area in the northwest."

The guard rolled his eyes and lowered his voice, "What do you want, sir?"

Su Lanqing smiled softly, and her eyes and eyebrows looked even more gentle and soft, "Let him see if there is anyone named Xue Zhao, and get rid of him as soon as possible if he sees him."

"Yes."

The guards retreated.

Su Lanqing looked out the window. Although the sun was bright and warm, it was already early winter. If she stood in the shade, she would still feel a slight chill penetrating into her bones.

He stood in the house and stretched out his hand to try to dispel the cold, but the sunlight did not want to favor him.

Tsk.

Winter has arrived, and there is only war in the northwest. Either you join the army or you die.

It was obvious that Xue Zhao was going to join the army.

Thinking of the scene he saw in the pavilion before, Su Lanqing sneered again.

This fiancée is too restless.

_

Shi Qing was leaning on the bed reading a book when he received the things sent by Su Lanqing.

Qiuyue pushed the door open holding something in her hand and said, "Miss, this is sent by Mr. Su."

Shi Qing didn't even raise his head, and said calmly: "What did you give me?"

"It looks like a painting." Qiuyue opened the wooden box, "There is also a jade pendant."

Shi Qing paused and looked up from the book, "A jade pendant with calligraphy and painting?"

She got off the bed and took a closer look. The wooden box was covered with a thick woolen mat, on which lay a glutinous white bracelet, as smooth as fat.

Qiuyue relayed the visitor's words truthfully, "Mr. Su said that this jade is the best warm jade. Wearing it for a long time will help Miss to maintain her health."

"Zhi Qing, why didn't I see you wearing the jade pendant today?" Su Lanqing asked her when they met a few days ago.

Shi Qing just said she lost it at that time to fool him. Unexpectedly, he sent her the jade bracelet today.

She always felt that Su Lanqing gave her a strange feeling.

He was clearly looking at you tenderly and lovingly, but Shi Qing only felt a chill on his back. The feeling was like being stared at by a cold poisonous snake, sticky and chilling.

Thinking of this, Shi Qing closed the box and said, "Put it away."

"Miss, don't you want to try it on?"

“No need.” Shi Qing moved his eyes to the rolled-up paper on the table. He opened it and saw four brush-written characters that still exuded the bitter smell of ink. It looked like they had just been written and delivered not long ago.

"The sea embraces all rivers?" Qiuyue read out the words one by one. "Why did Master Su give Miss this? Is he praising Miss?"

Shi Qing stared at the words on the paper. His writing was restrained, yet sharp, like a dormant oriole, holding back until the last moment.

Open to all rivers?

Shi Qing didn't think Su Lanqing was praising her, so she casually rolled it up and threw it aside.

Qiuyue was puzzled and asked tentatively, "I see that Master Su is caring and considerate to Miss, don't you like him at all?"

Shi Qing picked up the book he hadn't finished reading and didn't answer her. Instead, he asked her, "Qiuyue, is there anything you want to do?"

Qiuyue said without thinking, "I want to stay with you forever."

"Besides this, is there anything else you want to do?"

Qiuyue was a little flustered when she heard this, "My servant is too talkative, please don't chase me away, young lady."

Shi Qing looked at her with amusement, "What are you thinking about? I don't want to chase you away, but you can't stay here forever."

"But where else can I go if I don't serve the young lady?"

She was sold to the Shen Mansion by her parents when she was young, and she didn't have much impression or feelings towards them. Now her only emotional sustenance was with Shi Qing.

Shi Qing glanced at the "Thousand Gold Prescriptions" in his hand and smiled lightly, "Don't worry, think about it slowly first, and it won't be too late to tell me when you have thought of it."

"I haven't been to Fuling for a while. Next time you go out, bring some silver to her."

Qiuyue agreed, and since they had nothing to do, she picked up the needlework at hand and started doing it.

Shi Qing's gaze fell on the pages of the book in his hand again. As his slender fingers flicked the pages, the days were turned one by one.

_

Thousands of miles away in the northwest.

Inside the military camp, the lights were on, laughter and chatter resounded through the sky, the rich and delicious aroma of barbecue filled the air, and it was a lively scene.

Xiaojiu held a piece of greasy roasted meat in one hand and gave Xue Zhao a thumbs up with the other hand, "Brother, you are really awesome!"

Xue Zhao raised the bowl filled with wine to him and said, "All of you brothers have contributed greatly to the victory over the Hu people this time."

The brother on his right with thick eyebrows and big eyes had a look of admiration on his face. “If you ask me, this time it’s all thanks to your strategy. This is the first time I’ve seen those barbarians so frightened that they pissed themselves to death. Hahahaha.”

"Yeah, it feels so good. I've been dissatisfied with those bastards for a long time, and this time I finally got some relief."

The soldiers were in high spirits as they chewed their meat and drank their wine.

Yesterday, the Hu people invaded again. According to the strategy proposed by Xue Zhao, Zhao Kan dug vertical holes under the grass in advance, put sharp irons underneath, and covered them with grass.

When the Hu people came over with heavy troops, the horses' hooves would be stuck in the narrow holes, unable to escape, and the soldiers riding on them would lose their balance and fall off.

At that time, they were forced to fight on the ground.

At this time, the soldiers threw the itching powder bags developed by Xue Zhao into the middle of the Hu people, and used long-range arrows to blow up the bags, and the powder would soon spread among the crowd.

The group of people wearing heavy armor would keep sneezing and feel itchy all over, and naturally lost their fighting ability.

In this way, we can defeat the enemy without fighting.

"When I think of those grandchildren rolling on the ground because they were itchy, I want to laugh. Hahaha."

"What a pleasure!"

"But speaking of which, this powder is really powerful. Fortunately, it is not used on us."

"If we keep using this itching powder against them, we can easily win."

Hearing this, Xue Zhao smiled and said, "This time it was just the right time and place. They happened to enter a relatively closed terrain, and the lack of wind allowed the itching powder to trap them. Next time, they won't be fooled. Besides, this powder has a short shelf life and is troublesome to make. It can only be used once."

The soldiers suddenly realized what was going on and praised him for his cleverness.

Li Yi, who was sitting around the bonfire next door, had a serious look on his face. He listened to those words of praise and sneered.

Because of this battle, Xue Zhao also became familiar to people in the military camp.

Later, he came up with many strategies and defeated the Hu people every time. His military achievements increased and his status gradually rose.

Deputy General Li Yi saw that he was gradually threatening his position, and finally decided to implement his original plan.