The general kneels on the washboard again

After making up her mind, Yue Niang ground ink and wrote the letter in the tent.

After briefly introducing the situation here, I asked my third uncle to come and help.

So I sent the letter.

At this juncture, a horn suddenly sounded, and the Yexi Kingdom suddenly launched a surprise attack.

Jiang Yunxiao took the general's tiger talisman from Jiang Songrui and first comforted Yue Niang: "Yue'er, take my father away from here quickly. Don't go back to the city yet, run towards Lingzhou."

"Don't worry, I have a team of secret guards who will definitely protect my uncle and myself. Don't worry about us."

Jiang Yunxiao then went out.

Yue Niang blew the horn around her neck, and suddenly more than ten secret guards jumped out. These were specially made after the secret guards were formed.

Yue Niang gave the order: "Take the general with you, and we will retreat towards Lingzhou."

I can't care about many things at the moment. Lian Xing will protect Dong Zhu.

Leading this team, Yue Niang shuttled among the busy soldiers. Because one of the secret guards was carrying Jiang Songrui, he was a big target.

She dodged everywhere but still failed to escape. Although the secret guard killed the Yexi soldier quickly, Yue Niang's arm was still cut.

Looking at her bleeding hand, Yue Niang had no time to deal with it. She retreated while observing the surrounding environment.

Finally, after dawn, the group broke away from the two warring armies and took shelter in a cave.

Jiang Songrui woke up for a moment: "Yue'er, what's going on?"

Yue Niang could only explain the matter as briefly as possible. Jiang Songrui was a little stunned after hearing it: "Ah, how could it be Xiao'er who went?"

"Uncle, Brother Yunxiao will eventually grow up, just trust him."

Just as he was speaking, Jiang Songrui spat out a large mouthful of blood and then fell into a deep sleep.

"Uncle, uncle?"

Yue Niang put her hand on Jiang Songrui's pulse and found it weak and frail. Yue Niang was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.

At this time, there was movement outside the cave, and a group of secret guards immediately went on alert.

As the figures got closer, they turned out to be Lian Xing and Dong Zhu.

When Dong Zhu saw Yue Niang, his pale face finally showed some color: "Girl, you scared me to death."

"Fortunately, the owner left a mark, otherwise we wouldn't be able to find this place." Lian Xing said as he put Agou down from his back.

Agou's face turned blue, his eyes were closed, and he looked like a dead man.

"Agou?" Yue Niang asked in disbelief.

Dong Zhu burst into tears again: "Agou was trying to save me, but was stabbed twice by a Yexi soldier."

Yue Niang reached out to check Agou's breath, but he was no longer breathing.

Lian Xing looked at Dong Zhu and said, "Master, Agou is pitiful. I want to bury him."

The child who was alive yesterday is gone today.

Yue Niang agreed: "Okay, bury it. Have the Yexi soldiers entered the city yet?"

Lian Xing replied, "Yes, Master. Xiezhou has now been completely occupied by Yexi. They are killing people wantonly in the city. Xiezhou is like hell."

"What about the Jiang family army?"

"Young Master Jiang led the Jiang family army in a retreat while resisting, and has now withdrawn from Xiezhou City."

Seeing the dusty and dirty appearance of the group of people, Yue Niang felt sorry for them. "The most important thing for us now is to bring Jiang Guoan back safely. We can rest for a while and then set off."

Yue'e Niang called Lian Xing aside again and said, "Lian Xing, I want you to protect Jiang Yunxiao closely. Is that okay?"

Lian Xing immediately said, "Master, even if you want my life, it's fine. I'll leave right away."

Before Lian Xing left the cave, Yue Niang said, "But your life is equally important. Don't be so stubborn."

Lian Xing answered yes and then disappeared into the cave.

This battle lasted only a little over a month, but Dacheng lost two cities, Xiezhou and Huanzhou, which fell into the hands of Yexi State. It was also the most humiliating battle in Dacheng's history.

Yue Niang finally brought Jiang Songrui back to Lingzhou. Cao Jin got the news and waited outside the city early.

From a distance, Cao Jin looked like a fossil, with his hair and clothes disheveled.

Yue Niang jumped off the carriage: "Aunt."

Cao Jin's eyes finally lit up: "Yue'er, how is your uncle?"

Yue Niang helped Cao Jin get on her carriage. "Aunt, it's on top. This carriage is just something we bought on the roadside. It's very bumpy, so it's slow."

Cao Jin got on the carriage tremblingly.

In the carriage, Jiang Songrui's eyes were tightly closed, and his brows were knitted together. Cao Jin burst into tears when he saw this: "It's easy to dodge a spear, but it's hard to guard against an arrow from the dark. There are many people in Lingzhou who want to kill him."

Yue Niang ordered Lian Xing: "Go to the Duke's Mansion."

"Aunt, I've already given the divorce letter to Third Uncle. Don't worry too much for now, otherwise what will happen to this huge Duke's Mansion?"

Cao Jin wiped away his tears and said, "I know. Don't worry. Your third uncle's letter arrived at the Duke's Mansion two days ago. He described the poison in detail and the antidote."

Yue Niang held Cao Jin's hand tightly and said, "Aunt, Brother Yun Xiao has lost two cities in a row. I'm afraid he won't be able to escape punishment. You must be mentally prepared."

Cao Jin looked into Yue Niang's eyes and said, "Don't worry, I'm mentally prepared."

After sending Cao Jin away, Yue Niang first returned to the Fu family.

The moment they saw Yue Niang, Fu Shiqing and his wife were a little panicked.

Yue Niang acted as if nothing had happened: "Why are you two so surprised?"

Fu Shiqing calmed down quickly: "They say Xiezhou is in turmoil. I was planning to ask your second uncle to go look for you. Although you are usually unkind and unfilial, you can't really die out there."

Yue Niang looked gloomy as she stared into Fu Shiqing's eyes: "I have to thank the servants you gave me for risking their lives to help me leave Xiezhou, but none of them survived."

Fu Shiqing was frightened by Yue Niang's gaze. He shuddered and his voice became a little unsteady: "This is what they should do. It's good that they are back. Have a good rest."

"Aren't you going to ask how the accounts are going?"

"You are scared too. Take a rest first and then reply." Fu Shiqing avoided Yue Niang's gaze and just wanted Yue Niang to leave quickly.

Yue Niang bowed coldly: "Okay, Yue Niang will take her leave."

After Yue Niang left, Fu Shiqing's fearful feeling disappeared.

Tian caught up with him and asked, "Master, does she know?"

Fu Shiqing wanted to interrupt, but after thinking for a while, he decided not to interrupt. Instead, he called out his own secret guard and said, "Go and check what's going on."

The secret guard obeyed the order and left.

Yue Niang was really tired. When she arrived at Yuechen Courtyard, Qin Shaobai and his son were already standing in the courtyard.

Qin Fengyang came out first: "Boss, you are finally back."

Yue Niang was so tired that she just wanted to sit down. The bumpy journey had already consumed too much energy.

Qin Shaobai quickly brought a glass of water: "Boss, drink it."

Yue Niang took the water and drank it, then she regained some composure. "What's the situation in the capital?"

Qin Fengyang stood in front again to answer: "After you left, the Fan family came to visit several times, but they were always brushed off by the Fu family head."

"Fan family? Has Fan Zhicheng been here?"

"After the boss left Beijing, Mr. Fan never came again. It was only Fan Qude who came." Speaking of Fan Qude, Qin Fengyang still looked resentful.

Yue Niang closed her eyes and rested: "Don't worry, I will never let him have an easy time."

Yue Niang was jealous of that whip.

In Lingzhou City, news spread very quickly.

About a month after Yue Niang arrived in Beijing, the border was taken over by another general and Jiang Yunxiao was summoned to the capital.

As soon as the person came out of the palace and before he arrived at the mansion, the news of the palace's punishment spread throughout Lingzhou.

"Miss, miss."

Yue Niang asked Dong Zhu to go out and ask. This time, Dong Zhu just entered Cao Jin's courtyard, and Yue Niang greeted him: "What's going on?"

Yue Niang has been in the Duke's Mansion recently. According to the instructions in Fu Shichuan's letter, Jiang Songrui's poison has almost been cleared.

"I heard that the young master is going to jail."

As Dong Zhu finished speaking, Cao Jin and Yue Niang asked in unison, "What?"

Dong Zhu looked at the two of them and said, "That's what I heard."

"Aunt, don't worry. Dongzhu, go and ask around and get accurate information." Yue Niang first comforted Cao Jin.

At this moment, there was a sound of something falling in the inner room, and the two hurried to the inner room.

I saw Jiang Songrui lying on the ground.

The two rushed over to help him up, and Cao Jin scolded him: "Can't you just lie down peacefully?"

Jiang Songrui was completely annoyed. "How can I lie down peacefully? Xiao'er is really messing around this time. Not to mention that changing commanders before a battle is a taboo, he has no military rank either. What should I do?"

Yue Niang's mind raced, and Cao Jin was also anxiously thinking, "How about you go and beg for mercy? You've fought for many years, so you have some respect in front of the emperor."

Jiang Songrui said: "Well, we think the same thing."

Yue Niang also hurriedly said, "Uncle and Aunt, why don't you write a petition and submit it today? Uncle, you are here because of the poison in Da Cheng. Please explain everything clearly."

"Row."

"Then I'll go grind it for my uncle." Yue Niang went there happily.