NFBE Chapter 185 Mu Xiaoqiao visits the military camp at night
Chapter 185 Mu Xiaoqiao visits the military camp at night
Ruan Haoyu said, "That's right. But my second brother also guessed that Imperial Concubine Yao has fallen into the hands of the Crown Prince's party. He now wants me to find out about Imperial Concubine Yao. If I can find out, he can send someone to secretly kidnap her and gain the upper hand."
Mu Xiaoqiao sighed, "Even if we find Imperial Concubine Yao, how can the Crown Prince and his party let it go? I'm afraid this chaos is inevitable."
"My second brother has a deep foundation in the army, which is beyond comparison with the crown prince's party. He has been rooted in the army for so many years, and it is not for nothing."
Mu Xiaoqiao saw that Ruan Haoyu was frowning and was indeed very worried. "Ayu, since you are optimistic about the Second Prince, then we should go and find out the whereabouts of Imperial Concubine Yao. If we can put down the palace turmoil in Rui Kingdom as soon as possible, we can start looking for the Glazed Light Ring and the Murray Bracelet with peace of mind."
Ruan Haoyu shook his head. "That being said, don't forget my mother. I'm afraid she has other purposes. I asked my second brother. The palace has banned the spread of the king's serious illness, but the Phantom Guards passed it on to us. I'm afraid it was my mother..."
Before he finished speaking, Mu Xiaoqiao had already understood. This was probably because Concubine Rou wanted to summon Ruan Haoyu back to the palace, and deliberately let the Phantom Guard spread the message. At this moment, why she was so anxious to call Ruan Haoyu back was self-evident.
"So, the Second Prince is so anxious to win you over. He wants to get you to agree to be his before Concubine Rou." Mu Xiaoqiao suddenly realized.
Ruan Haoyu nodded, so he could only pretend to be drunk and fool the situation for the time being. Moreover, since Ruan Haofeng had told him clearly that he would leave tomorrow, he would definitely send someone to secretly monitor him. If Ruan Haoyu was not useful to him or had other intentions, he would have to be eliminated.
After understanding the interests involved, Ruan Haoyu and Mu Xiaoqiao felt relieved. Ruan Haoyu definitely had no intention of becoming the king. Since that was the case and he had been involved in the chaos, he could only choose one side to support.
It’s not a difficult choice. So far, they haven’t even met the prince.
The two of them discussed that the most urgent task now was to find the whereabouts of Concubine Yao.
On the second day, Ruan Haofeng sent someone to invite him early in the morning. Ruan Haoyu was gone for a while, and then Ruan Haofeng personally sent him back. The two of them looked like brothers with deep affection. Mu Xiaoqiao knew that Ruan Haoyu had put his mind at ease.
After saying goodbye to Ruan Haofeng and leaving Chonghua Palace, he saw the maid Xueying beside Concubine Rou anxiously looking inside. When she saw Ruan Haoyu coming out, she immediately smiled with joy and came forward to say, "Your Highness, you finally came out. The Queen was so worried."
Of course Ruan Haoyu knew that she was anxious, but what she wanted was not what he wanted, and he was afraid that he was destined to disappoint her.
"I'll go see my mother first."
Ruan Haoyu whispered something to Mu Xiaoqiao, then followed Xueying away. Mu Xiaoqiao turned and walked out of the palace.
As expected, Ruan Haofeng sent people to follow Ruan Haoyu secretly, and he even sent people to follow Mu Xiaoqiao. However, how could this be hidden from Mu Xiaoqiao's eyes and ears? After a while, Mu Xiaoqiao got rid of the people who were following her.
Mu Xiaoqiao secretly summoned Nichang and whispered a few words in her ear. Nichang responded and left. Mu Xiaoqiao took the news brought by Nichang and unfolded it slowly.
"Five hundred thousand taels of gold have been properly placed by Team 7 Ruxuan and will be put into operation of the caravans one after another."
"No news on the Glazed Light Ring and the Murray Bracelet yet."
"The Third Prince and the Fifth Prince have secretly dispatched 100,000 troops from the Imperial City and the fiefdom to Yanyue City."
"The Second Prince secretly dispatched 80,000 border city garrisons, and they are now stationed outside the East City, ready to go."
"Concubine Rou also dispatched 30,000 troops to Yanyue City some time ago. They are now stationed outside the west city. The general leading the troops is Concubine Rou's legitimate brother."
Looking at the pieces of information that came in, some good and some bad, Mu Xiaoqiao took a deep breath. Now that chaos is about to come, everyone is prepared. Some soldiers are strong, some are weak, and having more people does not necessarily mean victory, but once a war breaks out, the Rui Kingdom is bound to suffer a great loss. Now that foreign enemies are all around, I am afraid that no matter who comes to power this time, what they will immediately have to face is the border war.
After a little thought, Mu Xiaoqiao used her Qinggong skills to start running. Since coming to this time and space, she has not really used the advantages of this body. Now she can finally feel the benefits of this body that knows martial arts.
She was indeed as light as a swallow, and even walking on the trees was as easy as walking on flat ground. After running for a while, Mu Xiaoqiao stopped. There was no sign of breath disorder at all, which made her very satisfied.
She was now on a tree in a valley. Looking far away, she could see a camp with soldiers patrolling inside. At the back of the camp, there was a main tent that was obviously more luxurious than the other tents. It must be where the commander was.
Mu Xiaoqiao was currently at the city west military camp led by Wan Qianren, the brother of Concubine Rou. Relying on her skills and courage, she knocked out a soldier before it was completely dark, changed his clothes, and sneaked into the military camp.
As she approached the main tent with her head down, she did not attract any special attention. Just as Mu Xiaoqiao was about to go around to the back of the tent, a man dressed as a chef suddenly appeared with a tray in his hand, clutching his stomach. When he saw Mu Xiaoqiao, he immediately beamed with joy and thrust the tray into her hands without saying anything. He said anxiously, "Brother, help me, my stomach aches. Can you please send some wine and food to the general?"
After saying that, without waiting for Mu Xiaoqiao to answer, he ran away, holding his stomach, leaving Mu Xiaoqiao staring at the food and wine in his hands in amazement.
At this moment, a deputy general came out of the main tent not far away and shouted, "Go to the kitchen and see, why haven't the general's wine and food been delivered yet?"
Mu Xiaoqiao turned around and tried to leave, but it was too late. The soldier at the door pointed at her and asked, "Didn't it arrive?"
Mu Xiaoqiao had no choice but to lower his head while carrying the wine and food. The deputy general frowned and asked, "Where is Lao Zhang? Why didn't he deliver it personally?"
Mu Xiaoqiao said in a hoarse voice: "Old Zhang was in a hurry, so he asked me to bring it to the general."
She had painted her face black when she came, and now she deliberately pretended to have a rough voice. The deputy general did not suspect anything and just waved his hand and said, "Come in."
Mu Xiaoqiao walked in with the deputy general, carrying wine and food, and saw a tall man sitting on the main seat. He was about fifty years old, with a square face and a majestic look. His eyes and eyebrows were vaguely similar to Concubine Rou. He was looking at the file in his hand intently.
The deputy general said, "General, the food is here, let's eat first."
It seemed that this person was Wan Qianren. Mu Xiaoqiao came forward with wine and food, placed them on the table in front of Wan Qianren, and whispered, "General, enjoy your meal."
After she finished speaking, she was about to leave, but Wan Qianren suddenly raised his head, stared at Mu Xiaoqiao with burning eyes, and asked, "Who are you? Why haven't I seen you before?"
Mu Xiaoqiao was slightly startled, but calmed down immediately, lowered his head and said, "In reply to the general, I am just an ordinary soldier in the fire department. I am usually busy in the kitchen. The general naturally doesn't know me."
Wan Qianren looked Mu Xiaoqiao up and down. Mu Xiaoqiao was not panicked at all. She just stood there with her head down and let him look at her.
Seeing that there was nothing suspicious, Wan Qianren waved his hand and said, "You can leave."
Mu Xiaoqiao also breathed a sigh of relief and said quickly, "I'll take my leave." Then he walked towards the door.
"Wait a moment."
Before she reached the door of the tent, Wan Qianren suddenly called her again. Mu Xiaoqiao's heart tightened and she paused. At that moment, countless ways to escape flashed through her mind. She slowly turned around and said calmly, "General, do you have any other instructions?"
Wan Qianren didn't even look up, he just said calmly: "Go back and tell Lao Zhang to send some food to that person, don't let him starve to death."
That person? Who?
Seeing that Mu Xiaoqiao didn't answer, Wan Qianren looked up at her and said, "Just say that, Lao Zhang will understand."
It seemed that he was an important person, so Mu Xiaoqiao replied, "Yes, General."
Finally leaving the tent, Mu Xiaoqiao breathed a sigh of relief and felt a chill on her back. Although she was not afraid, if she was discovered, it would not be easy to escape from the camp of 30,000 soldiers. She even broke out in a cold sweat just now.
But who was that person Wan Qianren was talking about? Why was he so mysterious? Mu Xiaoqiao decided to find out.
Walking towards the direction where the chef Lao Zhang had just run, Mu Xiaoqiao looked around all the way. After a while, he saw Lao Zhang who had just walked out of the toilet with his pants held up.
It was completely dark at this moment, but there was a torch every few meters in the military camp, illuminating the entire camp.