The blacksmith lady is killing people in the harem, and her son is responsible for it.

Yanbei City is the largest city in the north of the Shang Dynasty. Going further north, apart from patches of grassland, there are only some ordinary villages and towns, none of which are very prosperous.

Yanbei City is the provincial capital. This generation is the fourth generation of the Zhao family to guard Yanbei City.

Therefore, Zhao Zhen was very familiar with the ordinary villages outside the surrounding city, and he also attached great importance to the people around him.

Because when fighting against the enemy, sometimes, it really doesn't all depend on the army. At that time, the people also join in and fight the enemy with all their strength to drive out the Hu people.

Moreover, many people are military households. Their family members are serving in the army, and the women and scholars are responsible for farming.

The emperor was dissatisfied with the Marquis of Zhenbei and wanted to take back the military power, so he was harsh on him in terms of food and armaments.

In recent years, the Zhenbei Army has been almost self-sufficient in food and fodder.

Of course, because of this, Marquis Zhenbei also raised some private soldiers. Those people would go back to farm when there was no war, and could be immediately organized into an army when there was a war.

As soon as Zhao Zhen came out, he ran into Zhao Mian, "Brother, where are you going in such a hurry?"

Although Zhao Mian is good at martial arts, this is his first time in the military camp. "I found traces of the Hu people in Nanwang Village. I want to take a team to take a look."

Zhao Mian was a little excited, "Brother, I will go with you too."

Zhao Mian had always envied the fact that Marquis Zhenbei took Zhao Zhen to the battlefield for training. He was one year younger than Zhao Zhen and was 17 years old this year. Naturally, he also wanted to achieve great things.

Zhao Zhen hesitated, "Second brother, the Hu people are very cruel, I'm afraid..."

Zhao Mian immediately interrupted, "Brother, since I came to the military camp, I have never thought of being a coward."

After hearing what his half brother said, Zhao Zhen patted his shoulder and said, "Well done, you are worthy of being my brother. Come with me then."

"yes, Sir!"

Zhao Mian had always heard people praising Zhao Zhen, especially the subordinates of the Marquis of Zhenbei, all of whom were very convinced of Zhao Zhen.

It would be a lie to say that Zhao Mian was not envious.

As both are the sons of Marquis Zhenbei, Zhao Mian also wants people to see his abilities.

It also lets the world know that not only is the eldest son of the Zhenbei Marquisate heroic, but the second son is also not bad either.

So the two brothers led their troops to Nanwang Village together.

Zhenbeihou Mansion.

Qin Wan was drawing in the house and hadn't gone out for five days.

Caihuan would go to the big kitchen to get the meals for Qin Wan and bring them to her room for her to eat.

Caihuan and Caiping secretly stared at Qin Wan and were very bored every day.

Because Qin Wan is a stay-at-home and never goes out.

Caihuan took the money, but the news reported daily was nothing new, which made Chuncai unhappy.

After Qin Wan finally finished drawing the weapon parts, she stretched and said, "Hahaha, I'm finally done."

Qin Wan carefully put the blueprint away, then took out a silver note and put it outside.

In the entire courtyard, Qin Wan had no one she could trust, so she kept all her money on herself.

Of course, she made herself a small cloth bag to hide her money. The bag was directly attached to her skin, so she could feel it all the time.

After Qin Wan discovered that Cai Huan and Cai Ping were spies, she began to be wary of them financially.

As for the food, Qin Wan used a silver hairpin to test whether the food they brought was poisonous before eating it.

After Qin Wan changed her clothes, she opened the door.

This woke up Cai Huan and the other two, "Madam, where do you want to go?"

The mansion has been very busy these days. In order to prepare for the ceremony of the eldest son taking a concubine, everyone in the mansion has been mobilized.

This grand ceremony was much more solemn than when Zhao Zhen got married.

The two of them paid so much attention to Qin Wan because they were worried that she might cause trouble.

Qin Wan said calmly, "I need to go out of the house. Caihuan, go and inform the gatekeeper that I need a carriage."

"Yes, Madam!"

Caihuan immediately left the yard, but did not go directly to the gatehouse, but went to the main courtyard instead.

When Madam Hou heard what Caihuan said, she frowned, "Qin is going out?"

"Yes, the eldest young lady asked for the carriage to be prepared as soon as possible."

"Did she say what she was going to do?"

Cai Huan shook her head, "The eldest young lady didn't say anything."

Madam Hou nodded and said, "Okay, let Zhang Bing drive the carriage. Caihuan, you should also keep an eye on what Qin Shi wants to do when she goes out."

"Yes, ma'am!"

Madam Hou waved her hand and said, "Okay, you can go down now!"

After Caihuan left, Nanny Xu said, "Since Madam is worried that the eldest young mistress will cause trouble, why not let her go out?"

The Marquis's wife gave Aunt Xu a disgusted look and said, "I listened to your advice and locked the door, but the girl still crawled out. Do you think Cui Yuxuan can still trap her? In the end, I embarrassed myself in front of the Marquis. Alas, the old method doesn't work anymore."

Madam Xu immediately lowered her head and said, "Yes, I didn't expect that the eldest young lady is a kung fu expert."

Madam Hou shook her head. "No, Qin doesn't know martial arts. I guess the wall must be broken so she climbed up."

Madam Hou's husband and son both know Kung Fu, so Madam Hou can tell whether a person has Kung Fu or not.

In her opinion, Qin Wan's walking was unsteady and her lower body was unstable, so she definitely didn't know kung fu.

Qin Wan took Cai Ping to the front door. When they were walking through the corridor, they heard faint voices of conversation.

"Cousin, why do you want to be my brother's concubine? Why don't you marry me? I like you too!"

Qin Wan's eyes lit up, there was gossip.

But thinking that it was someone else's privacy, Qin Wan quickened her pace and left.

Song Zhirou looked at Zhao Rong helplessly, "Third brother, I only treat you as my younger brother!"

Zhao Rong was very unhappy when he heard the name "Third Brother". "Don't call me Third Brother. You are not my sister-in-law yet!"

Song Zhirou was helpless, "Cousin, don't mess around."

"Stop talking. I don't want to see you." After shouting, the man ran out.

Qin Wan wanted to leave quickly when turning the corner, but unexpectedly she bumped into Zhao Rong who was running out.

Zhao Rong didn't expect that his confession would be heard by others.

So he asked angrily: "What are you doing hiding here and eavesdropping?"

Zhao Rong was so angry that he vented it directly on Qin Wan.

"I wasn't eavesdropping. The road is right here. Who told you to confess in a secret place?" Qin Wan retorted.

Zhao Rong was very unhappy, "Do you think I'm a fool? I saw it clearly. No wonder Big Brother doesn't like you. With your behavior, it would be strange for Big Brother to like you!"

How could Qin Wan spoil him? She sneered and said, "Third brother, no matter what, I am still your sister-in-law!

Not only did he not say hello when he saw me, he also yelled at me. Is this how a young master from your mansion behaves?

There is no etiquette or rules at all. I really learned a lesson today."

Zhao Rong: “…”

When Zhao Rong heard what Qin Wan said, his face immediately turned red.

In ancient times, people paid great attention to etiquette and there was a saying that an elder sister-in-law is like a mother. Zhao Rong also knew that he was being rude.

"I......"