Beautiful Peasant Girl: The Young Marquis's Beloved

Xuan Yi adjusted his breathing and said, "Liu Chengming said that he was the one who sent the news to Langya Village. He accidentally heard that the head of Langya Village was a man who hated evil, so he lied to people and said that Miss Liu and her family stole their ancestral mushroom cultivation recipe. After making money, they treated the elderly harshly and joined the villagers to exclude and bully the elders. He wanted them to help take Liu Xu away to scare her and return the recipe to him."

Mu Lingxuan's eyes turned even colder when he heard this. "You believe this? Do you think a bandit village is a charity?"

Xuan Yi: "Master, calm down. I don't believe it either, so I tortured him again. He confessed that Hu Yonglu, the younger son of the second son of the Hu family, was his classmate. Through Hu Yonglu, he reached an agreement with the Hu family. The Hu family paid 500 taels to let Langya Village help kidnap Miss Liu. After the task was completed, another 560 taels would be paid to hand over the person. The Hu family got the prescription and gave him another 1,000 taels, and handed the person over to him for disposal."

Mu Lingxuan snorted coldly, "Chang Yifei, is this what you mean by no mistakes? They have contacted the Langya Village, but your people didn't find any clues at all."

Chang Yifei's face was also very ugly, but the current priority was not the time to worry about these things, "Yes, I was negligent. But, young marquis, what should we do now, should we rescue Xu girl first or let the Hu family take the silver and go to exchange people?"

Mu Lingxuan pondered for a moment, "Don't alert the Hu family. Send people to keep a close eye on them. Langya Village should send a message to ask them to replace people. Just in case, our people should also guard the mountain."

"Yes, I'll arrange it right away." Chang Yifei replied, and then he thought that this person seemed to come here as soon as he arrived at Zuiyunxuan, and he must not have eaten yet, so he said: "Young Marquis has been traveling all day, take a rest first, I'll have someone send some food over."

Mu Lingxuan was indeed hungry, so he nodded in agreement.

Soon, someone brought it over. Following the rule of not talking while eating or sleeping, Chang Yifei accompanied Mu Lingxuan to eat a little more.

After the meal, the servants took away the dishes and served tea. Mu Lingxuan and Chang Yifei talked about the other purpose of his visit.

"Master Chang, I came here this time for another important matter and would like to ask for your help."

Chang Yifei was a little surprised when he heard this, then he straightened his back and said carefully: "Young Marquis, why don't you just speak frankly."

"Now Beihan has been stationing troops outside the border, and I believe he is still harboring evil intentions. But... I believe you have also heard your brother mention that the emperor has been in poor health recently, and several princes in the court are competing with each other, resulting in the army's food and grass not being delivered. It is winter now, and the food and grass at the border are already in urgent need. My father couldn't bear to see the soldiers suffer from hunger and cold, and he had to stick to his posts. So the Marquis' Mansion raised a sum of money to buy some food and grass to sustain themselves. But the mansion's livelihood is rarely related to grain merchants, so I would like to ask the young master for help to see if he can help buy some in the northwest region." Mu Lingxuan said worriedly.

"This... my family does have this kind of connection, but, does the young marquis want to buy it privately, or..." If preparing food and fodder for the army were known by someone with ulterior motives, he might be accused of raising a private army, which is a crime punishable by confiscation of property and extermination of the clan.

"In private. I believe that as the future heir of the Chang family, the Third Young Master must have a way to do it without leaving any trace." Mu Lingxuan looked at him steadily. Although it was the second time they met, he had already found out everything about this person when he was looking for medicine for his father.

His eldest brother Chang Yifeng had taken up a career in government, and the second son was born out of wedlock, so if nothing unexpected happened, the third son Chang would be the head of the Chang family in the future. And although he was young, he was quite famous in the northwest region. Since he started doing business with his father at the age of fifteen, he had expanded the Chang family's business a lot in just a few years.

Moreover, he had some vision for knowing people. Although Chang Yifei was a businessman, he was definitely a gentleman. So when his father said he needed someone to buy grain, he thought of him.

"Since the young marquis trusts me, Yifei would like to do his part to help the soldiers guarding the border."

There was a reason why Chang Yifei agreed so readily. The Chang family had been engaged in business for generations, and only the eldest brother had pursued a career in government. It was difficult to make a living in the court. If he could use this opportunity to establish a connection with the Zhenguo Marquisate, it would surely help his eldest brother's promotion in the future.

"Then Huai Jin would like to thank Young Master Chang on behalf of the hundreds of thousands of soldiers at the border." Mu Lingxuan stood up and bowed.

Chang Yifei stood up and returned the greeting, "I don't deserve it, you are too polite, young marquis!"

After the two men had agreed, they smiled at each other and exchanged a few more words of greeting. Considering that Mu Lingxuan had been traveling for days and matters concerning Liu Xu had to wait, they arranged a yard for Mu Lingxuan to rest first. If there were any changes in the situation at Langya Mountain, someone would be sent to notify him immediately.

Around midnight, Chang Yifei was woken up by Qingfeng, who said that the person who had gone there before had something to report. Hearing this, Chang Yifei jumped up from the bed, told someone to notify Mu Lingxuan, and quickly put on his clothes and went to the living room.

Mu Lingxuan arrived almost at the same time as him, which surprised him a little.

It turned out that Xuan Yi heard the noise in front and thought that there might be news, so he informed his master.

In the living room, the black-robed guard was already waiting. He quickly saluted when he saw the two of them.

"Tell me what happened?" Chang Yifei asked quickly after asking someone to stand up.

"My Lord, when we arrived, it was already dark, so we found a cave to hide in. At midnight, Miss Liu's guard, Brother He, took advantage of the bandits' shift change to contact his brother, but found that someone seemed to have sneaked into the village. We were worried that the situation had changed, so we came back to ask what to do next."

The two of them frowned when they heard this. Chang Yifei said anxiously, "Young Marquis, if He Feng is discovered, I'm afraid our previous plan will be ruined! By then, Liu Xu..."

Mu Lingxuan also thought of this and nodded, "Now I'm afraid we can only risk going into the mountains to rescue people."

Chang Yifei frowned upon hearing this: "But we don't know how many people are on the mountain. Our total manpower is less than a hundred. I'm afraid..."

Mu Lingxuan: "That girl has done me a favor, I will personally lead people there. However, you need to make a feint attack at the foot of the mountain to attract the other party's attention."

Chang Yifei understood that he was going to go up the mountain himself. How could this be possible? If something happened to this little ancestor, their Chang family could not afford it. "No, young marquis, you can't take the risk! It's best for me to go into the mountains to rescue people. You have led troops in battles, so you should have more experience than me in feint attacks."

Mu Lingxuan was a little surprised by his decision, but he could understand it. However, he did not agree.

"Among the people I brought with me is a captain, so I can lead you in a feint attack. And I'm bringing Xuan Yi with me, so even if we can't save anyone, we can retreat safely." Seeing that he was still hesitating, he added:

"The little girl's guard was able to sneak in, so he must be smart and have good martial arts skills. Try to hold them back. Maybe the man will take advantage of the chaos to bring the little girl out."

After saying that, he stood up and said, "Let's go without further ado."

Chang Yifei nodded helplessly. There was nothing he could do. His kung fu was really not that good. And if He Feng was discovered, not only would he be in danger, but Liu Xu would also be in trouble.

"Xuan Yi, gather the men and set off to Langya Village immediately."

"Yes, master."

Most of the people Chang Yifei could use were already at the foot of Langya Mountain, so he only brought Qingfeng and the guards who were usually responsible for his safety. He told the people left behind to keep an eye on the Chen and Liu families, and then followed Mu Lingxuan and his party to quickly rush to Langya Mountain.