The Bully General's Spiritual Husband

Chapter 213 Secret Conspiracy

Under He Qi's leadership, the soldiers worked day and night on the mountain to burn charcoal and tirelessly delivered it to the neighboring town to exchange for food. The camp's shortage of food supplies has now been replenished.

With ample supplies, all that's left is to prepare defenses and await the arrival of Wally's army.

In an inconspicuous courtyard in the Northern Region City, logs of varying lengths were piled up everywhere, and sawdust covered the ground.

A pure white carrier pigeon flew in, and the old carpenter, whose face was full of wrinkles, grabbed the pigeon that was perched in front of the window and removed the secret message tied to its leg.

He glanced at it, pondered for a moment, and decided that he must seize this opportunity and not let the army be defeated like last time. As long as the commander-in-chief led the troops to capture the Northern Region City in one fell swoop, wealth and glory would be just around the corner.

He had been lying in wait in the Northern Region City for many years in order to collect the city's military secret keys so that he could pass them on to his commander.

Unable to calm down, the old carpenter blew out the candles in the room, opened the old wooden door, and rushed out.

The missing provisions have been replenished, which greatly boosted morale in the army, and smiles were on the faces of all the soldiers and officers.

Some even praised Li Zhe, saying, "General, you are so lucky to have found such a smart and capable husband. He has also solved the problem of military rations for us. You must reward our wives well when we get back. Don't you all agree?"

The other soldiers echoed his words, showering Yin Baicai with praise.

As Li Zhe listened to his generals praising Yin Baicai, a sense of pride welled up within him. His eyebrows rose slightly, and the corners of his lips curled up. His Yin was the best.

I just wonder what Ah Yin is doing now, and whether she's getting any rest.

I've been so busy with military affairs these past two days that I haven't been able to go home and see him properly. I wonder if he's missing me.

Li Zhe, who was usually stoic, rarely showed such a lovesick expression, and many generals secretly sized him up.

Seeing Li Zhe's expression, Cheng Yu pretended to cough and reminded him, "General, shouldn't we talk about deploying the defense plan next?"

Reminded by Cheng Yu, Li Zhe composed himself and said seriously, "Well, next we..."

Wrapping herself tightly in the blanket, Yin Baicai stared blankly at the burning candle on the table, wondering what Li the bully was doing. He hadn't returned for several days, and she felt strange without him following her around, nagging.

The faint snoring beside her brought Yin Baicai back to her senses. She turned her head to look at Li Mo's sleeping face beside her and gently poked it with her index finger. This kid looks just like Li Zhe. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that they are related.

Li Mo seemed to feel someone poking her chubby little face and turned her head to the side.

Yin Baicai smiled silently, looking at the little kid with his back to her.

The little guy is much fatter than when I first saw him. It seems my pig-raising skills are pretty good!

Unaware that he was being compared to a little piglet by his dear mother, Li Mo, who was asleep, would have definitely been pouting and protesting.

Hu Nu'er, who was just about to go to sleep wrapped tightly in her dusty, tattered quilt, heard a knocking sound at the door.

A dark glint flashed in his eyes; who would come in the middle of the night?

Hu Nu'er got out of bed, took the dagger from under her pillow, hid it in her sleeve, and went to open the door.

As soon as I opened the door, I saw the old carpenter standing outside with a wary look on his face. "What brings you here?"

"Let's go inside and talk," the carpenter said in a low voice after glancing around.

Hu Nu'er led the man into his house. There were only two rooms in the house; his mother slept in one, and he slept in the other. They usually ate in his mother's room.

His house was a small, makeshift hut hastily built from mud, and a lot of cold wind was blowing in through the roof.

The carpenter frowned as he looked at the dilapidated house. He had long known that the boy was living a hard life, but he never expected him to live in such a place in the cold weather.

Hu Nuer lit the oil lamp. Since there was no place to sit in the room, the carpenter had to sit on his bed.

"Did you come here on orders from the master?"

"Let me explain in detail..."

The two talked for an hour, and Hu Nu'er nodded firmly, "Don't worry, I will definitely get things done."

Then he added, "I also discovered something else. There seem to be two people hiding in the woodshed of the general's mansion. They look like young noblemen from the city."

While Uncle He and the others were busy in the kitchen, Hu Nuer secretly caught a glimpse of Wan Rui and his servant through the window of the woodshed.

"There's actually such a thing. Maybe we can make good use of it!"

As they talked, the two of them whispered and talked for another half an hour.

Early in the morning, as soon as Yin Baicai stepped out of the courtyard, she saw Hu Nuer guarding the door.

"It's you. What's up?"

Hu Nu'er paused for a moment, about to speak, but hesitated and lowered her head.

Yin Baicai slapped him on the shoulder, "You're a grown man now, why are you hiding things? Speak up!"

He knew that Hu Nuer must have something to ask him, otherwise she wouldn't have been waiting in front of the courtyard so early in the morning.

"Madam... I wanted to ask if you could speak to the general for me. I'd like to join the army to learn some martial arts. You know... I..."

After Hu Nuer finished speaking haltingly, Yin Baicai immediately understood his meaning. Hu Nuer had been bullied since childhood, and was an orphan and widow. There were many hooligans living nearby. He wanted to join the army to train and earn military merit so that no one would dare to bully them in the future.

“I thought it was something serious! Alright, I’ll talk to General Li E and see if they need any more men.”

Hu Nu'er immediately pretended to be extremely grateful and knelt down before Yin Baicai, saying, "Thank you, Madam, thank you, Madam."

When Yin Baicai saw Hu Nuer kneeling before her, she immediately pulled him up, saying, "What are you doing? You're trying to shorten my lifespan. Get up quickly, it's no big deal."

Seeing that she had achieved her goal, Hu Nuer lowered her head, a glint of shrewdness flashing in her eyes.

How foolish! Just as Uncle Li said, these young men are the easiest to be soft-hearted.

With the general's favoritism towards him, he believed that his plan to infiltrate the army would surely be realized within two days.

Upon arriving at the front hall, Yin Baicai asked Uncle He, who was setting out the dishes, "Uncle He, when is Li Zhe coming back?"

"Does Madam miss the General?"

Uncle He's words almost made Yin Baicai spit out the porridge she had just drunk. Shen Jin, who was sitting next to him, immediately moved her chair to the side so that it wouldn't splash on her. She was wearing her favorite outfit today.

Since learning that Shen Jin was pregnant, Cheng Yu instructed the servants in his mansion to take care of everything for Shen Jin, from the smallest details of clothing, food, and shelter to even having tailors make a lot of the fabrics that Shen Jin liked according to his measurements and transport them into the General's Mansion.

"Cough cough... No, I just had something to tell him," Yin Baicai immediately retorted.

Uncle He smiled and stared at Yin Baicai. "Alright, Madam didn't think of it. It was all just my own nonsense. If there's anything, you can tell Zhao Wen and the others, and have them go to the army to relay a message to the general."

Yin Baicai hadn't thought of having Zhao Wen relay the message, but after Uncle He mentioned it, he decided to have Zhao Wen ask Li Zhe for his opinion on Hu Nuer's matter after finishing his meal.

Zhao Wen arrived at the army camp and relayed to Li Zhe what Yin Baicai had asked him to convey.

After listening, Li Zhe put down his pen. "I understand. Go back and tell A Yin that I have agreed to let Hu Nu'er report to the camp tomorrow."

After Zhao Wen left, Li Zhe immediately sent someone to the training department to call Cheng Yu over.