Chapter 407: Entering the Army Camp

"Okay, it's a deal!" Jiang Yunchu smiled.

The Ning Emperor let out a cold snort; every time she said it's a deal, the loser always seemed to be herself?

"That aloof uncle isn't cute at all." Jiang Yunchu chuckled.

This time she said these things mainly because the Yong Bo Marquis Manor gave her a warning; she didn't aim for any goal, just wanted Ning Qiancheng to catch the Emperor's eye and leave an impression in his mind.

And her children have never feared anyone's scrutiny.

"Depart!"

The general ahead wore silver armor, held a red-tasseled spear, sat on his horse, spear tip pointing forward.

The army set out.

Originally the grain and fodder was supposed to follow the army, but the case of the missing grain and fodder had no conclusion; Jiang Yunchu's redirected grain and fodder had already set out secretly.

This time the army had no grain and fodder wagons, only supply wagons, so its speed was actually a bit faster.

"Father, the army has set out!" In a small courtyard in Jingdu, someone rushed in.

The old man, his hair white, looked up at his son: "The army has set out? Have you found the grain and fodder?"

"No, I even went to check the mountain storehouse today; all the grain is still there!" The young man shook his head.

As soon as he heard the army had set out, he went to the mountain, checked the grain storage site, and everything was there.

"What did you say? You went into the mountains today?"

Upon hearing his words, the old man immediately stood up, pointed at his head, and anxiously asked.

The young man nodded: "The army setting out definitely needs grain and fodder; isn't that why I'm worried?"

"Idiot!"

After scolding, the old man clutched his chest and kept coughing, "Cough—cough—"

"Dad, don't be angry!"

"I never ordered that no one may enter the mountains for half a month! Why won't you listen?"

All his lifelong schemes, as he grew old, were about to be ruined by his own hand.

"Dad! I checked carefully—no one was following, so I went up the mountain." The young man said indifferently, looking at the old man's flushed face, also feeling a bit angry.

At this moment…

"Master, it's bad—the mountain storing the grain and fodder has been surrounded."

The old man closed his eyes: "What was bound to come has come."

Thinking he had schemed everything, he ended up defeated by his own son—everything is fate, nothing can be done.

"Those guarding, properly settle your families."

The guards of the mountain storehouse all had family members in his hands; they wouldn't dare utter a word even to death—it's just a pity for his layout, those grain and fodder!

Originally meant to delay the war effort and cause the Jiang Family Army to riot over lack of grain and fodder, but now it seems nothing succeeded, and they even lost a few lives.

Even, the old man lifted his gaze to look at his own son…

They were exposed.

Five days passed…

"Yun chu, can you hold up?" While the army rested, Jiang Fengsheng walked up to Jiang Yunchu and asked.

Jiang Yunchu smiled: "No need to consider us."

This time she brought no one with her, only twelve little ones.

No, An San has always been in the shadows, Bai Zhi went to the hidden hall, Zi Su stayed at the Wang Fu, Xin Su managed the shop, and Zi Wu went to Jiangnan.

Originally Zi Wu was in charge of the Chun Hua Xue Yuan, but with their departure, Jiang Yun Hui took care of the two little ones besides, so no one needed to watch that place alone; Zi Wu himself requested to go to Jiangnan to look after the shops in Zhuang City and Yan City.

The four chief maids—none were by her side; she had to do everything herself.

"That's actually surprising."

When she first learned that Yun chu would go to Xijiang, she was worried; teaching children and putting it into practice are not the same thing.

But after so many days of departure, Yun chu and the children's performance far exceeded her expectations; none of them complained of tiredness or asked for rest, and even during breaks they would squeeze in time to read.

"Second Aunt, although they usually are in class, their training load has never been light; don't worry about them, and even less about me—we're here to help, not to hold back."

"And furthermore…"

Jiang Yunchu's voice was soft as she whispered in Jiang Fengsheng's ear: "The grain and fodder have been found; for now, keep it quiet."

The Ning Emperor sent her a message via hawks, but before Jiang Yunchu left, to keep the message concealed, he deliberately left three hawks and a special notebook for the Ning Emperor; the notebook used some codes representing word meanings, so even if the information were intercepted, nothing would be gained.

Those three hawks, during training, recognized only Jiang Yunchu's scent and person.

Jiang Fengsheng nodded, said nothing, but inwardly breathed a sigh of relief; this batch of grain and fodder was extremely important, and at the time they had almost been unable to leave Ning Jing.

"Since you can hold on, then we'll leave earlier." Jiang Fengsheng departed from here.

All of Da Ning stirred; the Xijiang battle situation continuously came from the west, reaching Jiang Fengsheng's hands, then to Ning Jing.

"Eldest Miss, here she comes!" Twenty days later, at the border of Da Ning and Xijiang, the vice general saw Jiang Fengsheng and shouted.

"Uncle Li, you've worked hard."

Jiang Fengsheng dismounted, took the lead into the camp; the soldiers guarding the border, seeing the imperial court's reinforcements, all broke into smiles.

The imperial court not abandoning them was enough to lift their spirits.

"How's my father?" These days, Jiang Fengsheng's greatest worry was his old man's health; he was already up in years, his injuries accumulated over the years, and this ordeal—who knows if he can endure it.

"General…" The vice general, who had just been excited, stiffened.

"Uncle Li, speak up!"

Jiang Yunchu stood in armor behind Jiang Fengsheng, looking at Li Vice General's expression; it seemed Jiang General's situation was not optimistic.

"In the military tent, Eldest Miss, you should go take a look." Li Vice General ultimately said nothing.

Upon hearing that, Jiang Fengsheng hurried forward; Jiang Yunchu brought the palace's imperial physician and followed closely behind.

"Pack the boxes, hurry." Jiang Yunchu shouted.

Li Vice General watched the group of people rushing past, helplessly shook his head, Xijiang is good at poison; the poison there, their military doctors have been in contact for many years, yet they still cannot solve it.

These imperial physicians of Jingdu haven't even seen it; how could they solve it?

Sigh!

He turned around and saw the eleven little fellows in charge of the emergency grain and fodder, blinked his eyes, "You little kids, why are you dressed like this, coming to the barracks?"

The smallest one only comes up to his waist—this isn't fooling around?

Eldest Miss, you've been married for so long, do you not know the barracks' rules anymore?

"Li Vice General, we are the grain and fodder officials, responsible for this emergency grain and fodder." Ning Hanmo clasped his fists, holding a steel sword, his face stern.

It's normal to look down on them; although their age will often delay things, it is also their greatest disguise.

Anything is a double-edged sword; their age can let others lower their guard and integrate into the barracks more quickly, knowing the barracks' situation.