When Shen Cha and the others came back, the sky was relatively clear, and when they looked up, they could see the rare blue sky and white clouds in winter. But in just a short while, the sky became gloomy, dots of snowflakes slowly floated in the air, and the temperature also dropped.
Although it was bitingly cold outside, it was still very warm inside the thermal pavilion. The steam coming out of the mutton pot made people feel warm.
"By the way, where are the three children?" Jin Miaomiao was half full before he remembered the three children Li Yu, Zhang Jing and Mo Kai, and asked strangely, "Why didn't you see them? They didn't come to eat. ?"
"You just remembered them? They have already eaten and are taking a nap now!" Hongye put a meatball into Jin Miaomiao's bowl, "They stayed with Deputy Marshal Qin and Uncle Yan last night. I heard that they took a lot of money." Big thrill.”
"Exciting?" Jin Miaomiao looked at Qin Zheng, then at Uncle Yan, and narrowed her eyes, "Did you do something for them to see?"
"How can this child talk?" Uncle Yan gave Jin Miaomiao a big look, "What can we do when there are children here? We are testing their knowledge and skills in the school, and the results are not satisfactory. It seems that the military You can't believe everything this teacher says, or... his level is very average, so he will think that these three children are like supernatural powers. Last night, they were speechless when Brother Zheng asked them, and this morning they were speechless. I didn’t have much energy, so I just ate some breakfast and then stayed in the small study room to study. At noon, I gave the meal to the three children, and they all read very seriously. I think I can’t study like this all the time, and I have to take a break. , let them eat and then go to bed."
"My apprentice belongs to the Vice-Commander. You can teach me whatever you want. But..." Jin Miaomiao happily finished a big meatball and took another one from the pot. "The Chinese New Year will be here in two days. Are you? Instead of slowing down a little, it’s not too late to deal with them after the tenth day of the Lunar New Year!”
"I didn't want to deal with them or teach them a lesson. I didn't have much to do at night. I just wanted to see how good they were. It was beyond my expectation." Qin Zheng had been focusing on boiling meat and vegetables for Uncle Yan, and he He didn't even take two bites. "When we were their age, we were either like them or a few of them..." Qin Zheng looked at Shen Haolin who was serving Shen Cha with food, Shen Cha who was waiting to eat, and the ones who were eating. Xue Ruitian, who is as good as a mouthful of meat and a mouthful of tea, "is much better than these three children. At that time, Xiaocha's health was not completely recovered. The master glared at me every day and talked to me every chance he got. , thinking that I put too much pressure on Xiaocha. But in fact, it was Xiaocha himself who read late every night, and Haolin couldn't persuade him no matter how hard he tried. As a result, he had no energy the next day."
"I explained it to the master, but the master didn't listen to me and decided that it was the master's fault. There was nothing I could do." Shen Cha took a braised chicken paw and gnawed on it, "How is their kung fu? I just You know, when they have nothing to do, they just practice with the soldiers, and they have never practiced seriously."
"The basic skills are pretty good, so it's fair to say." Qin Zheng was very satisfied with this, and stuffed a piece of egg into Uncle Yan's mouth, "But this is not enough. They want to be a general, and they have military books, military strategies, and those previous battles. We must read history and integrate everything here so that we can assess the situation and use it flexibly on the battlefield.”
"Master is right." Shen Cha nodded, wiped his hands with the handkerchief next to him, and yawned, "You can hire a serious teacher for them, someone who understands the art of war and military strategies. At least he must persist for Before Master officially returns."
"Why spend that money? There is something ready-made here." Jin Miaomiao patted Jin Jing's shoulder, then patted himself, and said, "My brother understands the art of war and military strategy. I can tell them the Four Books and Five Classics." , if you encounter something you don’t understand, you can all explain it.”
"Are you sure you have time? Can you teach them?" Xue Ruitian raised an eyebrow, "Are you willing to give up your bottles of medicinal powder?"
"It's not a conflict. I can popularize these things for them so that they don't suffer from it in the future. Isn't that great?" Jin Miaomiao stared back unconvinced and looked up at Qin Zheng, "Deputy Mr. Handsome, are you right what I said?"
"Miao Miao's idea is right. We have this advantage, why not use it?" Qin Zheng nodded, "As far as I know, Jin and Liao have people who specialize in poison research, and they will pass on their research to the leaders. Commanders and generals, let them know clearly and be careful about what they eat and anything suspicious that appears around them."
"Then it's settled!" Jin Miaomiao patted her chest and assured Qin Zheng, "I will definitely make a good plan and live up to the deputy commander's expectations of me."
"Okay, I'll leave it to you!"
Lunch lasted for nearly an hour. After everyone had eaten and drank, everyone was a little sleepy. Qin Zheng and Yan Bo returned to their own courtyard. After Wei packed up the Nuan Pavilion, he followed Shen Haolin back to Huqiu.
"After you left yesterday, I had someone tidy up the room next door...that is, the bathing room. I thought it would be outrageous for us to always take a bath in the bedroom." Shen Haolin put on Shen Cha's clothes He took off his hat, put his arm around her shoulders, and said as he walked, "I just asked Mei Lin and Mei Zhu to prepare hot water for you. Take a good bath to relieve the fatigue of the day and night."
"Thank you, brother." Shen Cha smiled and looked at Shen Haolin, "Do you have anything to ask me?"
"That widower from the Kingdom of Jin is yours, right?" Seeing Shen Cha's surprised look, Shen Haolin smiled proudly, "How about it, am I guessing right?"
"Eh? Brother is such a god! How did you know?" Shen Cha followed Shen Haolin into the bedroom, took off his cloak, sat outside, looked at Shen Haolin with curiosity, and said , "I'll take a bath later. Brother, please tell me how you found out. I have never told anyone about this matter."
"Because you were the only one who noticed the little moves between Wu Zuo and Ye Luling, and no one else noticed this, it means that you have been paying attention to this Wu Zuo. Maybe... the flirting between him and Ye Luling was also you. You ordered it, right?" Shen Haolin sat behind the desk and placed the case description and confession in the small box on the desk. "But... a person of that age shouldn't be Shadow, right? Who is he?"
"It's true that he's not Shadow." Shen Cha shook his head gently, "To be precise, he is not mine, it was arranged by my father."
"Father?" Shen Haolin was shocked, "What's going on? My father actually arranged people in the Liao Kingdom and did detailed work for the Liao Kingdom. Isn't this incredible?"
"You are a marshal, and you have to command the army. You have to look at the overall situation. My father will not tell you such obscure things. This is another line to assist you. He will only reveal it when necessary. .My father only told me that he had arranged people in Liao Kingdom. I had only seen portraits, but I never thought that I could see real people. I originally thought that they would not survive now, because since my father passed away, there have been no more I haven't received any news about them. Xiaomin has never seen these people in Linhuang Mansion, so we both thought they were gone. Who would have thought that I could actually see one of them in Wuma Town? Moreover, he has become the slave of the Jin Kingdom." Shen Cha touched the teapot on the table, poured a cup of tea for Shen Haolin, poured another cup for himself, and sighed softly, "At that time, I was also scared. For a moment, I thought I had seen it wrong. When he was very arrogantly challenging us, he took the opportunity to give me a gesture. That gesture was... what my father once told me, that batch of special secret codes, except for them No one outside of us knows this."
"What if they are caught? What if they reveal this gesture?"
"No!" Shen Cha shook his head, "Father's request for them is to stay in Linhuang Mansion and not have to rely on the Yelu family. They open various shops there. I remember the one who went to Jin The original identity of a person who works as a widower in the country was... a doctor!"
"I understand, pretending to be a businessman, collecting news about Linhuang Mansion, and checking whether there are any major events happening in Linhuang Mansion from the living conditions of the people." Shen Haolin sighed and said with admiration, " This is exactly the same as your idea of sending Xiaomin there, slowly sneaking into the core in a way that is not easy to be discovered, so that unnecessary losses can be reduced."
"Yes, that's what I mean." Shen Cha looked at Shen Haolin with a smile, "Brother is also very powerful. Everyone...including my master didn't notice this, but you discovered it."
"He followed Yeluling back to Linhuang Mansion according to his plan. How do you contact him?"
"No contact!" Shen Cha sighed, "He... will die soon."
"Why?" Shen Haolin frowned slightly, "If Yeluling is in charge of the affairs of the Jin Kingdom, he is the person who knows the most about the Jin Kingdom. Why... you mean... Yeluling will kill people and silence them?"
"Yeah!" Shen Cha nodded, "After he inquires about everything with this person, he will kill him without leaving any trace. It is very likely to cause the illusion that this person died unexpectedly, and this matter will be done in Yelu. It must be completed before Nan returns to Linhuang Mansion, and Yerunan cannot be aware of anything amiss."
"Because this person is not his, but Yerunan's."
"Yes, if he keeps this person, he will be worried that this person will become Yerunan's eyes to monitor him. Once his behavior is deviant, Yerunan will know about it, and then Yerunan will use some means to suppress him. .”
"It is said that the Yelu family is united and supports each other, but this is not the case. The rumors... are not credible!" Shen Haolin sneered, "He is really a deep-minded guy. On the surface, he is obedient to Yelu Nan, but in fact he is I want to trample Yelu Nan under my feet." He looked at Shen Cha, "I'm sorry to say that, but Yelu Nan is not stupid, he is much smarter than Yelu Ling, this kid will die sooner or later because of his own cleverness."
"Yelunan will still have to pass through us on his way back. We can now carefully figure out what to do!"
