Li Yang came back with a mission and it was quite urgent. He had to rush back to the town immediately. Once he left, he probably wouldn't be able to come back for a long time.
He still had many things to say to Song Qiu. The guard cut off all the vegetables and said, "Ah Qiu, didn't you say you were going to the mountain to see how the wintersweet tree was blooming?
Are you going to pick some and bring them back to make wintersweet sauce? Come on, let’s go right now, I’ll just pick them for you, otherwise I’ll have to go far away again in the afternoon.”
They went to the dessert shop together the afternoon before. Yang reported that the hawthorn jam in several jams had been used up. Some customers even asked if there were any new jams.
The pear blossoms were chirping and talking about what to make jam, mulberries and cherries, none of which have bloomed yet, they haven't bloomed yet.
Speaking of blooming, Pear Blossom reminds me of the plum trees at the bottom of the iron pine forest that are in full bloom.
She just casually said that she could make wintersweet sauce, and she didn't plan to go in such a hurry today.
When she heard Li Yang's last sentence that he would have to go far away in the afternoon, her heart moved, and she nodded and said, "Okay, I'll get the basket, and we'll go up the mountain now."
He took the basket out and said to Old Yuan: "Mistress, I'm going to go up the mountain for a while."
"Go ahead, go ahead, I'll just spread out all these and put them in the sun." She wished that Aqiu Duo and Ah Yang could get along with each other, and somehow she felt that Ah Yang was indeed suitable for them.
Seeing the two of them leaving the courtyard and heading up the mountain together, Old Yuan looked away and looked at Old Deng, "A Yang has to leave again so soon?"
Old Mrs. Deng also watched the two people walking away, muttering in her heart that her grandson would give her a little more energy to make Ah Qiu happy. Hearing this, he nodded and said, "Yes, isn't he working with that Prince of Changshan now?
Before dawn today, the prince sent someone to look for him. He said that he had something urgent to do and that he would have to leave in the afternoon. No, he sent us back quickly. Well, he said he was sending us off. I
I guess he wants to come back and tell Aqiu in person."
At the end of the sentence, she couldn't help laughing.
Old Yuan also smiled, but did not say that A Qiu had just relaxed and promised to think about the matter carefully.
She said it was too early. If Aqiu finally thought about it and still didn't like Ayang's words, wouldn't it be a waste of time for the old sister to be happy now?
The two old sisters had a tacit understanding. They both felt that Li Yang's words about helping to pick wintersweet flowers were just pretext, and that he just wanted to go up the mountain with Song Qiu to talk or something.
They told half of the truth. Li Yang did not go up the mountain just to pick flowers.
He had received orders from the Crown Prince and was coming back to get the bronze bird.
He asked Song Qiu to go up the mountain with him because he had something to say to Song Qiu.
It can also be well concealed by picking wintersweet flowers.
Song Qiu also guessed the reason why he went up the mountain. After all, she knew what Taigong and Li Mi said yesterday.
After they went up the mountain and were far away from the village, no one could hear them. Song Qiucai asked in a low voice, "Are you going to the Iron Pine Forest?"
Li Yang nodded, "The prince has returned to town. He came to me early this morning and asked me to come back. Did the grandpa tell the truth to the prince and hand over this secret?"
He was not here yesterday and didn't know what happened. The prince didn't elaborate. He only asked him to come back and get the bronze bird. He said it was the Grand Duke who told him and he knew the location.
Didn't you say it was related to the safety of the entire village? Why did the Grandfather say it so easily?
Song Qiu saw that he was unclear, so he briefly and clearly explained what happened yesterday.
After Li Yang heard this, he remembered what he had said about King Changshan and his evaluation of Jinshang when he asked his grandfather last year, and he understood.
He expressed his understanding, and then said solemnly: "Your Majesty got the news last night that Lingnan Pass has been lost. General Yu Chiru was killed in the battle. Our army suffered heavy casualties and retreated to Qiuling County. If Changle's army takes advantage of the situation, Jingzhou will be in danger."
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"This news will probably come out today or tomorrow. Everyone will be panicked by then. I'll tell you first, Aqiu. You know what you're doing. Don't be afraid. As long as the prince is here, nothing will happen to Jingzhou Mansion.
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"The Crown Prince has already communicated with King Changshan. King Changshan will lead Chang Sheng's army to Qiuling County to defend."
Song Qiu was shocked when he heard this. Lingnan Pass was lost?
The situation was not good.
If we really want Changle's army to invade Jingzhou Prefecture, if they don't stay and die, they will have to be displaced and flee north.
Changle's army dared to use the common people as human shields. Obviously, they did not regard the common people of Dali as human beings. If they did not escape, it was hard to say that they would not be killed or robbed.
Song Qiu couldn't help but feel heartbroken when she thought about her inn and Zhuangzi. If she ran away, it would be a pity for her career that she had worked hard for so long!
I hope Changshan King can defend Jingzhou Prefecture.
Thirty years ago, King Changshan was able to defeat the Japanese bandits, and now he can definitely defeat the Changle army.
Song Qiu secretly encouraged King Changshan, whom he had never met.
The two went up the mountain and went straight to the iron pine forest. When they arrived at the last location, they carefully dug out all four bronze birds.
Li Yang packed up all the bronze birds with the furoshiki he had brought and put them under the basket. Then the two of them went to a place not far away where there were some plum trees.
The wintersweet flowers were blooming just right, and Song Qiu picked the tenderest flowers and pinched them.
Li Yang helped while saying: "This time I left with the Crown Prince to get the treasure. The five treasures are not together. I don't know how long it will take to go back and forth. Now that the war is getting tight, I probably won't be able to come back in a short time."
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"Aqiu, you must be careful at home. Although I have confidence in King Changshan, Changle's army is really menacing this time. They have been planning for so many years just to invade our Dali. They have strong troops and horses, and
The help of King Hou, a traitor, is even more powerful. You don't know that General Yu was killed by the martial arts masters under King Hou."
"So, this situation is really uncertain. We have to be prepared. I have already revealed it to my father. If something really goes wrong, you must leave immediately. Don't be reluctant to leave.
Things, saving your life is the most important thing."
Song Qiu heard this and nodded, "Don't worry, I know."
She came from a later generation, how could she not know what happened to the people when the war started?
Especially in this era where personal lives are at stake.
Even though there are troops who claim not to harm the people, there are also those who rob people and property!
Soldiers and bandits, soldiers and bandits, soldiers in war, aren't they bandits?
Otherwise, why would Baba come over to attack and invade?
Li Yang breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that she had listened.
After picking a basket full of wintersweet flowers, the two went down the mountain.
After a quick lunch, Li Yang carried a baggage and drove the mule cart to the town.
The mule cart is still Song Qiu's mule cart. When we get there, we can just ask Li Donggua to come back.
Song Qiu now travels with a carriage, and there is also a mule cart available at the inn, but he is not in a hurry for the mule cart.
Song Qiu didn't reveal what Li Yang said. After only two days, everyone would know.
She also took it to heart, secretly thinking that if she really wanted to escape to the north to avoid disaster, she would have to make careful calculations.