The daughter of the first wife grew up in the countryside and was extremely powerful

"Are you the old general's?"

There seemed to be tears in the old man's eyes, but he still looked vigorous and sharp.

Gu Fanchu just stood there, took off the veil on his head, and said to the old man with great respect: "The old general is my grandfather. He was originally going to give this token to my mother, but because of some things, he gave it to me now."

"My grandfather said: Mountains are high and rivers are far away, and earthquakes are high and hills are far away."

When the old man heard this familiar codeword, he looked carefully at the little girl who had revealed her face, and he felt a sense of familiarity.

Yes, she looks a lot like the general's wife back then...

He has a handsome face and bright eyes, and it is obvious that he is a descendant of a general.

"My humble servant greets the young lady..." The old man stood up and was about to salute Gu Fanchu, but she nimbly avoided him and helped him up herself.

"You are as old as my grandfather. I dare not accept this gift. I will just treat you as my elder."

"Young lady, just call me Yan Liang! After all these years, I finally waited for the person the old general sent to me. But what went wrong?"

Yan Liang was in tears, feeling sad and worried at the same time!

The General's Mansion hasn't come to look for them for so many years. Could something have happened?

"Don't worry, Uncle Liang, nothing has happened yet. However, the current situation in the General's Mansion is not very optimistic."

My grandfather replaced these people just to avoid the emperor, so naturally Yan Liang and the others also knew the situation in the general's mansion.

That's why he asked this.

Yan Liang frowned, his face filled with resentment. "Back then, His Majesty needed the old general and our elite team, but he was a bit wary. Now, after all these years, he's still as relentless as ever."

Since ancient times, those who have achieved great success have surpassed their masters, and they also understand this principle.

It is indeed disheartening to see people abandon their jobs after their work has been done.

"I heard a few days ago that the old general was injured. How is he now? In order to avoid suspicion, we didn't dare to visit the old general for so many years..."

"Don't worry, Uncle Liang, Grandfather is fine now. But it's just as well, because of this reason, Grandfather doesn't have to go to the battlefield anymore."

If the General's Mansion talks about two more generations of generals, I'm afraid the emperor will be even more anxious.

"That's fine. Let's not waste time talking. Since the old general has entrusted this competition to you, we will obey you. What are your instructions, young lady?"

Yan Liang was very pleased to see that although the girl was still young, she handled things prudently.

"I came here first to see you. If possible, I want to see how many people I can use. I need to gather some intelligence in the capital and monitor some people."

Without her own intelligence network, she would be limited in every way, which was a problem she had always been worried about.

……

A quarter of an hour later, I came out of Xuanyue Hall.

It can be seen that Gu Fanchu was very satisfied with this trip, and his steps were much lighter when he left.

But just after walking a short distance, I met someone who affected my mood.

"Is that Princess Lingyu? It's been a long time since we last met."

An overly enthusiastic voice seemed very abrupt on the not particularly busy street, attracting the attention of people around.

Gu Fanchu covered his face with a veil, but couldn't help showing disgust.

This is bad luck.

But no matter how she tried to avoid suspicion, the man who thought he was handsome had already come to her with a look of joy on his face.

"Princess Lingyu, I didn't expect to run into you today. Where are you going?"

Gu Fanchu patiently bowed slightly and said, "Greetings to His Royal Highness the Third Prince. I'm just strolling around. I'm ready to go back."

She saw that the young men with the third prince were looking at her with malicious eyes, which made her even more annoyed.

It is true that birds of a feather flock together.

She was too lazy to listen to what he said and left with her two maids.

Pei Qing'an was left standing there thoughtfully.

Having his stroll interrupted, Gu Fanchu casually visited two shops and then returned to the general's mansion.

As soon as she arrived at the yard, the maid beside Wang brought her an invitation, saying that the Shangshu Mansion was holding a flower-viewing banquet and the invitation was specially sent to her.

Moreover, Wang had someone tell her to help Wang Yuyan find out what kind of person the second son of the Shangshu Mansion was.

Gu Fanchu would naturally not refuse. Although she had dealt with the two troublesome ladies, the marriage was still there, and she had to go and see in person what the attitude of the person involved was.

The flower viewing party was scheduled for five days later, so she still had time to do other things.

The weather was getting hotter, which reminded Gu Fanchu of what happened in his previous life.

The capital is located in the northern region. This year, there will be no rain for two or three consecutive months, and the temperature will remain hot.

Under such heat, problems such as drought will naturally occur.

The rivers surrounding the capital are all branches, and the water flow will gradually decrease over time.

But it didn't reach the most desperate point after all.

But the situation in the counties further north is different.

Their land is high and there is a lack of water flow. The land will dry up due to no rain for several consecutive months, the people will suffer, all the crops will be sun-dried to death, and ultimately there will be no harvest.

When it finally rained, it was too late.

In her previous life, Meng Hewan was quite capable and had predicted in advance that there would be no harvest due to drought, so she bought a lot of food when the price was cheap in the summer.

She still remembered that Meng Qingwen did not approve of her action. It was Meng Qiaoming who helped her, and with the support of the Gu family, Meng Hewan was able to accomplish this secretly.

Later in the winter, food was in short supply and prices rose significantly. Meng Hewan sold most of the food in those warehouses and donated a small amount.

Not only did he make a lot of money, but he also received praise from the emperor.

Because of this incident, the Third Prince was completely appreciated by His Majesty.

Because it was the third prince who personally delivered the donated items.

In this case, she has to prepare in advance in this life.

But of course it wasn't to steal Meng Hewan's good reputation, it was simply to prevent the two of them from having a chance to stand out.

Doesn’t Meng Hewan care about reputation the most? If so, she will destroy her reputation step by step.

The third prince is an incompetent mediocrity. Without his fame and money, how can he compete with the other princes?

Thinking of this, she asked Amber to come into the house and asked her to deliver a letter to the Taifu Mansion for Shi Jinyan.

In the previous life, His Majesty had originally entrusted the transportation of disaster relief to Shi Jinyan.

But before leaving, Shi Jinyan was attacked by bandits when he returned from burning incense.

He also injured both legs and it took him more than two months of rest to recover, but he still had some sequelae.

Now that I think about it, I'm afraid this isn't a coincidence! Could it be the Third Prince?

But the Third Prince is such a stupid person, and he doesn't have many capable generals around him. How did he manage to injure such a cautious person like Shi Jinyan so badly?

Or...is there someone else behind this?

But why is this targeting him?