The people hurrying along the street saw Gu Yuanchen on his horse and greeted him loudly and cordially, "Hey, Fourth Young Master, you're back?"

Gu Yuanchen smiled and chatted with the people, "Yes, I'm back. How have you been lately?"

"Hey, okay, okay."

"Fourth Young Master, you came back really quickly this time. It's not easy to return to Kyoto. Why didn't you stay longer?"

"Look at what you said. The Fourth Young Master must have heard about our war and came back to help the General."

"Those Turks will definitely give us a few battles in the spring. General, you've never won a single battle, so why should you be afraid of them?"

Ye Qingyu listened to the people outside and her trust in her uncle from the bottom of her heart. She remembered that in her previous life, those people did not care about the lives of these people for the sake of military power. If it were not for the people who tried their best to help her cousin defend the city, when the city was broken, these people would all be buried under the hooves of the Turks.

Gu Yuanchen frowned and asked, "How is the battle going on up ahead?"

The people were filled with pride. "With General Gu here, those Turks can't cause any trouble. Don't worry, Fourth Young Master."

Gu Yuanchen's frown finally relaxed a little. He bowed and said goodbye to the people, and took Ye Qingyu to the northernmost military camp in Pingliang City.

The military camp is an important place, so it is naturally heavily guarded. When the guards saw that the visitor was Gu Yuanchen, they were a little surprised, but they still let him pass.

When the guard saw Ye Qingyu getting off the carriage, his expression turned strange.

Why did the Fourth Young Master bring a girl back? Could it be the Fourth Madam?

Ye Qingyu also knew that the military camp was a strategically located area and not everyone could enter, so she asked the guards and coachmen to wait for her outside the camp.

The guard said with a serious face, "Fourth Young Master, this is a restricted area of ​​the military camp. No outsiders are allowed to enter without permission. You cannot bring this young lady in."

Gu Yuanchen saw the guards looking at him strangely and didn't bother to guess what they were thinking. "This is my cousin."

Guard: "Cousin? That won't work either."

Gu Yuanchen's face darkened. Just as he was about to lose his temper, Ye Qingyu stopped him. "Fourth cousin, go see my uncle first and tell him I'm here. He'll let me pass."

Gu Yuanchen suppressed his anxiety and said, "Okay, cousin, please wait for a moment."

Gu Yuanchen entered the military camp by himself. Ye Qingyu and Mo Shu waited quietly, without any sign of impatience.

The military camp was full of rough men, so where could one see a woman, let alone such a beautiful woman? He couldn't help but glance in Ye Qingyu's direction.

Less than half a minute later, a burly man in armor came walking towards them with the gait of a dragon or a tiger, and Gu Yuanchen followed behind him.

Ye Qingyu looked at the person coming from afar. He looked to be in his forties, with some gray hair on his temples. His resolute face was full of anxiety, and his weather-beaten eyes looked very much like her mother's.

It’s my uncle, Gu Changyun.

Gu Changyun saw from afar a little girl in white fox fur, standing in the snow. Looking at her pretty face, he seemed to see the younger version of his sister.

He had never seen the child left by his sister, but this child did look 70% like his sister. "You are, Qingqing."

Ye Qingyu looked at her uncle at a loss, her voice even tinged with hoarseness, "Qingyu greets uncle."

Gu Changyun's nose felt sore, "Okay, okay, good boy, you're already so big."

He wanted to pat Ye Qingyu's shoulder, but when he saw his dirty hands covered in dust, he quickly retracted his hand.

He had just come down from the battlefield.

"Let's go in and talk, let's go in and talk."

Ye Qingyu saw his actions, she hugged Gu Changyun's arm and smiled brightly, "Okay, uncle."

Gu Changyun's movements froze for a moment, and his eyes couldn't help but become moist.

"Okay, okay." There was a hint of sob in his voice.

He only has this one niece, and he has never seen her since she was born. Even when his own sister died, he couldn't go back to see her...

Inside the commander's tent, the deputy commanders were shocked to see their commander hurried out and actually brought back a little girl.

Gu Changyun's serious and resolute face rarely showed a smile, and he introduced her to the deputy generals, "This is my niece."

Granddaughter? Gu Qingshuang's daughter?

The legitimate daughter of Marquis Qingyuan?

Ye Qingyu didn't shy away and saluted openly, "Greetings, generals."

Ye Qingyu's talent and beauty were top-notch in Kyoto, let alone in a small place like Pingliang. These generals could not help but admire the girl for being not only gentle and polite, but also generous and decent.

"Miss Ye, there's no need to be so polite."

Gu Changyun smiled and said, "It's getting late. We just fought the Turks today. You should all go back to the tents and rest. If there is anything, we can discuss it tomorrow."

"Subordinates retire."

Gu Changyun suddenly seemed to remember something, "Zhu Chengyi, remember to urge the Yanzhou prefect to provide food and fodder."

Ye Qingyu was looking around leisurely. When she heard Gu Changyun's words, she suddenly looked forward.

As the lieutenants turned to leave, one of them heard Gu Changyun's words and turned back, bowing and saying, "Don't worry, General. I will see to it."

Seeing the person turn around and walk out, Ye Qingyu was still in shock.

She remembered this person. She didn't notice him just now, but she remembered his name. This Zhu Chengyi was one of the deputy generals who led her uncle to attack the Turkic military camp at night. However, out of the more than 10,000 elite soldiers, none of them came back. Only Zhu Chengyi and a few soldiers came back.

Later, she met this person in the Fourth Prince's Mansion. In order to seize the military power of the Northern Territory, Shen Mingxiu killed the entire family of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, and the person who took over as the commander-in-chief of the Northern Territory Army was this person.

Gu Yuanchen was familiar with her. Seeing Ye Qingyu's expression suddenly change, he realized that she must have discovered something. "Cousin, what's wrong?"

Ye Qingyu finally came back to her senses.

Gu Changyun also noticed Ye Qingyu's strangeness, "Why, Qingqing knows Deputy General Zhu?"

Ye Qingyu smiled and shook her head. "Of course I don't know him. I just heard my uncle instruct this general to borrow food from the prefect of Yanzhou. Is the barracks running low on food?"

Gu Changyun sighed, "Yes, after the New Year, the imperial court's allocation of food and fodder to the Northern Border Army still hasn't arrived. Unexpectedly, a heavy snowstorm suddenly fell, and most of the Turkic livestock froze to death, making the attack on Pingliang City even more intense. I submitted a battle report to the imperial court five days ago, along with a request for food and fodder, but there's still no response."

Gu Yuanchen glanced at Ye Qingyu and asked, "Father, how long can our food and fodder last?"

Gu Changyun sighed, "Ten days at most."

"I heard there was a flood in the south, and the court will definitely allocate grain for disaster relief. What did you hear when you left?"

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