On Liu Mingzhi's way to the north, Princess Qi Yun, who was far away in the northern Xinjiang palace, received the letter from Qinglong first two nights later.
Although Qi Yun didn't know why this letter appeared strangely in her boudoir, Qi Yun still recognized her husband Liu Mingzhi's handwriting and the personal seal on it.
After carefully checking whether the paint on the envelope was intact, Qi Yun closed the door, took out the letter, and started reading.
For a moment, Qi Yun read the contents of the letter with concentration, then took out the fire fold, lit it, and threw it into the brazier under the table.
Qi Yun paced around the room, flapping her hands, with a hesitant and worried look on her face.
"Yu'er, send Butler Liu Song here."
"Yes, miss!"
While it was time to drink tea, Liu Song hurried in behind Yu'er: "Young Madam, what do you want to tell me about?"
"Yu'er, please retreat outside the door and wait. No one is allowed to disturb you without my order."
"Yes, slave, please leave."
Yu'er slowly exited the door and closed the door behind her.
Qi Yun held her breath for a moment, then whispered into Liu Song's ear.
When Qi Yun finished speaking, Liu Song looked at Qi Yun with an expression of surprise and uncertainty on his face.
"Young madam, it's not that I don't obey your orders. Are you sure this is what the young master meant? The young master never allows anyone to get involved in those things.
If something goes wrong, Liu Songwan will be blamed for his death. "
"Liu Song, since I married my husband as my wife, we have been together day and night for more than ten years. Do you think I will be detrimental to your husband?"
Liu Song shook his head hurriedly: "Don't dare, I don't think so, young lady.
But the stakes are so high that the small ones have to act cautiously.
How could the young lady not understand that this is the young master's order, so she must obey it.
However, in addition to being a small key, the key to the backyard warehouse also needs Sister Ying'er's key to open the interlocking chains.
Madam, I'd like to trouble you to find Sister Ying'er.
The keys to all warehouses can only be unlocked by combining our two keys. "
Qi Yun nodded without hesitation: "That's good. Don't let Ying'er come over. We can go directly to Ying'er's place."
"That's fine, please, Madam."
The two of them rushed directly towards Ying'er's courtyard without hesitation.
After half a stick of incense, no one knew what Qi Yun said to Ying'er. The three of them rushed towards the backyard of the palace, a place that they would not easily set foot on.
Liu Song and Ying'er each took out a bunch of keys, worked together to open the heavily blocked door in the backyard, and went straight to the warehouse in the backyard.
The heavy door of the warehouse was slowly pushed open by Liu Song. After fanning the dust that fell from the door, Liu Song lit the huozhen with ease, skillfully replaced a tightly sealed lantern from the side, and then moved towards the warehouse. Go.
"Young Madam, Sister Ying'er, follow the younger one in. Except for the younger one's lantern, you are not allowed to use any open flames or anything like that."
The two women felt the caution in Liu Song's words, so they naturally did not dare to be careless and followed Liu Song slowly towards the warehouse.
After gradually adapting to the light in the warehouse, Qi Yun was stunned when she saw the brand-new artillery pieces revealed after Liu Song lifted the canvas.
She knew that weapons were stored in the warehouse in the backyard of her home, and her husband had revealed this to her, but she did not expect that there were so many artillery pieces in the warehouse in the backyard.
It is no exaggeration to say that it is a dazzling array of things.
Qi Yun was shocked, and Ying'er, who was in charge of half of the warehouse keys, was not surprised.
Although she holds the key to the warehouse, she doesn't know exactly what is stored in the warehouse. She only knows that it is something very important to the young master.
Every time the young master wanted to take away the keys and return them to him, he would take the trouble to tell himself that he must carefully keep the keys in his hand and not leak them out, let alone lose them.
"How...why are there so many artillery pieces? The appearance of these artillery pieces seems to be very different from the appearance of the artillery pieces on the city wall defenders."
Liu Song looked at the surprised and curious Qi Yun, scratching his head with a tangled expression, not knowing how to explain the matter of Donghai to the young lady. The young master didn't even tell the young madam. I'm afraid it wouldn't be good if he did.
"Young Madam, I don't know for sure. Maybe the Young Master asked the Ministry of War to cast it."
Qi Yun was smart and smart. When she saw Liu Song looking at him and talking vaguely, she knew that she shouldn't continue asking, and casually replied: "Maybe!"
"Young Madam, please gather the manpower that the Young Master mentioned, and complete the Young Master's instructions as early as possible to avoid long nights and dreams."
"Okay, you come with me!"
Liu Song carefully held the lantern and followed Qi Yun as he retreated out of the warehouse.
Qi Yun looked around at the still night, followed the instructions given by her husband in the letter, and made a few strange gestures towards the silent backyard.
The moment Qi Yun's gesture fell, a strong wind blew up, and figures wearing bamboo hats suddenly appeared in the empty backyard, leaping towards Qi Yun.
They are both tall and short, fat and thin, and with their sharp movements, you can tell that they are rare masters.
"See Young Madam."
Qi Yun suppressed the shock in her heart and pretended to be calm as she looked at the hundreds of men in black in front of her: "Your identity seal."
A leader-looking figure took out a jade plaque from his arms and held it respectfully before handing it to Qi Yun.
"Ma'am! Please."
Qi Yun silently took the token from the man in the bamboo hat and looked at the lamp in Liu Song's hand carefully, her expression serious enough not to miss any clues.
After drinking tea, Qi Yun was sure that the seal in her hand was exactly the same as the jade plaque described by her husband, and then she breathed a sigh of relief and returned the seal.
"You obey the order and transport all the things in the warehouse to the place where they should be transported overnight.
My husband said you know how to get out of the city, and you also know where to transport it. Do you have any objections? "
"We take orders."
Hundreds of people bowed and bowed, then dispersed towards the warehouse not far away without hesitation.
The moonlight was hazy until it reached the zenith, and the first rooster crow came.
Horse-drawn carriages and ox-carts came out quietly from the back door of Bingbian Palace, scattered in all directions, and gradually disappeared near Bingbian Palace.
The moon was thin, Qi Yun watched the last bullock cart go out of the back door, covered her lips and yawned, finally sending the last wave of people away.
"Young Madam, Sister Ying'er, you should go back and rest early. There are still two warehouses that have to be transferred tomorrow night. You should go and catch up on your sleep."
"I know, you should go back and rest early. You have been busy all night, and you are the one who has worked the hardest."
"It's not hard on you, young lady. I send you my best wishes, madam."
"Sister Ying'er, this is your key. Keep it."
Ying'er directly took the key from Liu Song and put it away, nodded to Liu Song, and then accompanied Qi Yun towards the inner courtyard.
Liu Song looked around, blew out the lantern in his hand, and gradually disappeared into the moonlight, rushing towards his room.
After Qi Yun separated from Ying'er, she did not go back to her room directly, but instead went to her sister Qi Ya's yard.
After a few cups of tea, Qi Yun returned from Qi Ya's boudoir.
Qi Ya also put on a smart outfit, with a bamboo hat with a veil on her head, quietly disappearing into the moonlit night.
