Bai Ling could not do anything to exploit his employees, so he said at the Jie Feng Banquet that he would allow Master and others to rest for a few days before officially starting classes.
There were suddenly a few more people in the house, so the servants had to be a little busier.
However, there was a separate small kitchen in the guest house. Afraid that a few people would not be used to the northern taste, Bai Ling asked someone to send ingredients there every day, and Mrs. Ya arranged the dishes herself.
In order to give the group of people enough space, Bai Ling specially asked people to partition the living room so that the family would not be afraid of being disturbed.
The arrival of the Master made it impossible for the Bai Ling sisters to have any leisure time every day. The Master's classes alone left them with no free time.
Bai Xiaoshan continued to study with Master Meng and was much better than his own pre-reading results.
Meng Diexiang, who originally felt sorry for her brother and sister-in-law, calmed down after learning about the study progress of the Bai siblings, and took her niece to participate in the study every day.
"Ling'er, at your age, it's a little late for the three of you sisters to master piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, so I plan to focus on cultivating one talent based on your interests. In other areas, you just need to get started and know how to appreciate it. Xing'er is young, so she can do it.
Comprehensive training, I wonder what you mean?"
After Mrs. Ya finished her day's lessons, she deliberately left Bai Ling to talk about her course arrangements.
"As Master said, Ling'er feels very good."
Bai Ling also had this idea, so he said truthfully:
"My sisters at home all have their own things to do. Now the winter is free. I study all my subjects and have plenty of time. After spring, I need to arrange my time according to Master's courses."
"Okay." Mrs. Ya has been here for a while and knows the situation of the Bai family, so she has no objection to this.
Bai Ling said goodbye and left. When he met Xiao Mu, who had just finished teaching Bai Xiaoshan how to play chess, he nodded.
"Miss Bai Ling is going to town tomorrow?" Xiao Mu said softly.
"Yes." Bai Ling nodded, admiring Xiao Mu's appearance and temperament, but always felt that this person should not be the master and was doubtful, "Sir, is there something wrong?"
"I want to go to town to buy some things. Can I take the girl's carriage?" Xiao Mu asked politely.
"Okay, I will let someone inform Master before I leave tomorrow." Bai Ling thought about it for a moment, then nodded.
After returning to the room, Bai Ling recalled Xiao Mulu's behavior after coming to the house, and found that there was nothing unusual about it.
But Bai Ling tested Mrs. Ya, and Mrs. Ya's answer was very cryptic, which also showed that there was no problem with Xiao Mu's identity. This was why Bai Ling didn't move anyone to check Xiao Mu.
"I must be overthinking it. Apart from those few recipes at home, there shouldn't be anything worth worrying about." Bai Ling couldn't figure it out and simply stopped thinking about it.
Madam Ya was invited by someone sent by Shangguan Yu. She said that Xiao Mu could be trusted since he was not dangerous.
Bai Ling didn't realize that he had such trust in Shangguan Yu, and he even trusted the people he invited.
Border.
Having just defeated the enemy, Shangguan Yu did not take advantage of the victory to pursue the enemy, but returned to the camp to discuss the border defense layout with several generals.
"Fortunately, the young marshal made preparations in advance, so that the enemy did not directly attack the city defense. But I was surprised. The enemy seemed to know our previous defense. Could it be that someone in our army leaked military secrets?
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The general sitting under Shangguan Yu finished speaking happily and expressed his doubts.
The same goes for several other generals, who were not too happy about this victory.
The Zixiao Army had just rearranged its defenses for only a day, and it was Shangguan Yu's temporary order that prevented the enemy from capturing the city.
If it weren't for Shangguan Yu's foresight, even if the city could be defended, there would be heavy casualties.
"Young Marshal, what did you find? If there is anyone suspicious, let's kidnap him and interrogate him first! This kind of scoundrel who benefits himself at the expense of others should be dealt with by military law!"
"Yes, young marshal, if there is really a traitor here, we can't keep him, otherwise the whole army will have to tuck their heads in their waistbands, and who can be a soldier with peace of mind!"
"Yes, our Zixiao Army cannot tolerate thieves, they must be found."
Facing everyone's indignation, Shangguan Yu looked calm. After everyone looked at him, he said: "Don't panic, everyone. The person who leaked the secret this time is none other than this young marshal."
"What?" Everyone looked at Shangguan Yu in disbelief, suspecting that they heard wrongly.
"Beichen Kingdom comes to harass our army every few days. If we don't give them a heavy blow, our army will surely become impetuous."
Shangguan Yu raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and then started talking.
Ever since the prince of Beichen Kingdom and the three princes of the current dynasty joined forces to assassinate Shangguan Yu, Shangguan Yu has been paying attention to the movements of Beichen Kingdom, especially everything about the prince of Beichen Kingdom.
The general of Beichen who led the troops this time was the prince's uncle, and he issued a military order to conquer the Eastern Han Dynasty's border defense within half a year.
And that assassination was just to make Shangguan Yu have an accident, the King of Han would lose his only son, and the morale of the Zixiao army would be low, and even the morale of the army would be unstable.
The reason why Shangguan Yu only defended and did not attack was to delay time and hit the opponent hard at the critical moment.
"Beichen State is short of food and grass, and its troops are also insufficient. Although today's battle only killed ten thousand enemy troops, it was the enemy's vanguard force. Unless they are determined to break the cauldron, they will never dare to start it in a short time."
Shangguan Yu pulled out his sword, turned around and pointed at the valley where Beichen Kingdom's troops were stationed, and said coldly:
"The terrain here is easy to defend and difficult to attack. If our army pursues them, the losses will be immeasurable. Therefore, I decided to sneak attack the enemy's camp and burn their food and supplies."
"This is a good idea. I will ask you to go there."
Upon hearing this, several generals stood up and asked for orders, fearing that they would lose their qualifications if they were slow.
"Generals, you have been dealing with the war for the past few months. You haven't been reunited with your family for a long time, right?" Shangguan Yu changed the topic and put away his edge. When everyone was confused, he said, "Tonight, I will guard the city gate. Generals, you may as well go home.
For a small gathering, if you haven’t taken a break at midnight, you can watch the fireworks for free.”
"What kind of fireworks? The Chinese New Year is still far away. Who has more money to set off those things?" someone asked in confusion.
However, a young general understood what Shangguan Yu meant and said, "Thank you, Marshal, for your consideration. I will definitely prepare some food and wine tonight so that I can enjoy the fireworks behind the enemy's rear with my family."
Once prompted, most people understood what Shangguan Yu meant and were happy to spend time with their families and watch the enemy's misfortune.
As for who Shangguan Yu arranged to burn the enemy's food and fodder, everyone tacitly agreed not to ask.
There is a mysterious team in the Zixiao Army. Non-elites are not allowed to join, but they are no longer in the army's roster and secretly serve the Han Palace.
Being able to join this mysterious team is what countless men pursue throughout their lives.
Sitting alone in the big tent, Shangguan Yu played with the jade pendant on his chest, with a faint smile on his lips.
"Girl, in order to meet you as soon as possible, I even called Zimang. When we meet again, I don't want to just be friends with you. Are you ready?"
Shangguan Yu whispered to himself and would not tell anyone. He was anxious to take action against the enemy because Xiao Mu moved into the Bai family.
Although Bai Ling was familiar with Duan Yulang, Ouyang Xun and others and had good friendships, it was Xiao Mu's appearance that made Shangguan Yu feel a sense of crisis.
This is a man's intuition, and it is also Shangguan Yu's appreciation of Xiao Mu as a person. (To be continued)