"What?" Yun Shang turned to look at Ning Qian with confusion in her eyes, "What do you mean by having some clues?"
Ning Qian meditated for a moment and said, "As almost all the soldiers of Liu Yinfeng were gathered in the three places, namely, Liucang City, Siyang City and Nanyang City, for the time being, we can't really go deep into their camp to investigate. However, I ordered my men to sneak into the brothels of these three places and was only able to enter the military camp a few times. However, they didn't stay for a long time, so I didn't get much information."
"Tell me in detail," Yun Shang asked softly.
"There are four messages from the other end of the line. First, there are not many people in the camp near the Liucang City, less than one hundred thousand in total. I suspect that some of his soldiers have been placed in other places, but we haven't found that place for the time being. Two, Xia Houjing robbed the supplies we sent to the camp, but recently there was still a shortage of food in the camp. Xia Houjing would rather starve the soldiers than send the supplies to the camp. I'm afraid he already knew there was something wrong. Three, beside Xia Houjing, there was a military counsellor who could speak the language of the State of Xia, but his accent didn't seem to be that of the State of Xia. The last message is that Mr. Liu is not imprisoned in the camp," Ning Qian reported everything in detail.
Yun Shang nodded slightly, but there was still a bit of doubt in her eyes, "Have you got in touch with Zheng Qiming? He might have found out where the supplies were sent."
Ning Qian shook her head and replied, "We have found Doctor Zheng, but he doesn't know where the materials are. He said that someone might have used a more pungent aromatic substance to cover the smell, so the butterflies that Dr. Zheng specially raised were disturbed by the sense of smell and couldn't find the exact location. And the weather is getting colder recently, so butterflies can't fly too far."
Yun Shang frowned, "It's not good news."
Neither Ning Qian nor Qian Yin spoke. After a moment's silence, Yun Shang said, "Ask someone to keep an eye on them. Report the news as soon as possible and ask someone to train a group of eagles to send messages."
Ning Qian obeyed and left with Qian Yin.
Yun Shang frowned and stood in the yard for a long time. Xia Houjing would rather starve the soldiers than send the army provisions to them. He must have known there was something wrong.
But except for Liu Yinfeng and Zheng Qiming, only the closest people around her knew there was something wrong with the provisions. The people around her hadn't left the Jin City recently, so only Liu Yinfeng or Zheng Qiming could have revealed the news to Xia Houjing.
Yun Shang squinted her eyes. Did Liu Yinfeng really betray them?
But Luo Qingyan had said that although Liu Yinfeng might have something to hide from them, he should not betray them. He said that his people had found out that before this, Liu Yinfeng had a serious quarrel with Xia Houjing, hoping that Xia Houjing would give up the rebellion, but he was locked up by Xia Houjing. But who would it be if it weren't for Liu Yinfeng?
Yun Shang sighed, confused.
When Yun Shang returned to her room, Lord Hua Guo had already come back. When he saw Yun Shang, he shouted, "Let's go. Let's have a battle."
"What are you going to do? Dinner is almost ready. Don't go," Lady Hua Guo snorted.
Lord Hua Guo was annoyed, but didn't say anything. He just walked to a chair and sat down. A maid served him a cup of tea. He took a sip of the tea and snorted, "It's so cold. Do you want me to have diarrhea?"
The maid apologized and poured another cup in a hurry. Lord Hua Guo touched the edge of the cup and shouted, "Why is it so hot? Do you want to burn me?"
Hearing this, Lady Hua Guo raised her eyebrows. She knocked hard on the ground with her walking stick and said, "Lvyi, don't serve for him. If he wants to drink tea, he can get it by himself. If it's cold or hot, let him decide by himself. Let's see what else he can say."
Hearing this, Lord Hua Guo snorted and turned his body aside. He didn't look at his wife but complained, "You know why I don't like to stay in the mansion, right? It's so boring and I have to be bullied all day long. " Although he was complaining, Lord Hua Guo's voice was not low at all. Everyone in the room could hear him clearly.
But Lady Hua Guo had made up her mind not to obey him. She snorted, "You can go wherever you want to go. No one will stop you."
Both of them looked more like a couple of happy foes to Yun Shang. After watching them two quarrel back and forth for a few rounds, Yun Shang smiled. She walked to the side and picked up the teapot. She tested the temperature with her hands, poured a cup of tea and put it in front of Lord Hua Guo. She smiled and persuaded, "Grandfather, Grandmother, don't quarrel any more. Grandfather, please have a taste. I served this cup of tea for you. Do you like it? "
Lord Hua Guo picked it up and took a sip. Then he curled his lips and said lightly, "Not bad."
"Alas, you are too old to be polite. Shang'er is now the Empress. How can you ask the Empress to make tea for you? Fortunately, my children have been taught by teachers. If they keep following you, I will really worry that my great grandsons will be influenced by you. " Lady Hua Guo frowned and scolded him again.
Lord Hua Guo pursed his lips as if he didn't want to talk to her.
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