Chapter 171: Called Away in Public
As soon as she saw this secret passage, Ye Qiongying immediately understood.
The exile camp at Cunjin Mountain was also guarded by soldiers. The reason why Du Ming was able to escape successfully was probably because he left through that secret passage.
Then we arrived at Xiaowa Village smoothly and left from there.
Maybe he stayed here for some time, and when he saw that there was nothing unusual on Cunjin Mountain, he disguised himself and left.
When Ye Qiongying thought about this, she felt that there was something wrong with Xiaowa Village as well.
Fortunately, Uncle Ye said in the letter that he had brought people to secretly surround the village.
However, they were not an army after all. They did not have enough manpower and had many other things to do. It was impossible for them to surround the village of more than a hundred people.
Moreover, on the surface, there was indeed no problem with this village. These people were just the private army of the Ye family and had long since left the identity of the Pingwu City Guard. It was impossible for them to surround a village in this border city openly.
If word gets out, the Ye family's behavior would be equated with treason.
They didn't have enough people to begin with, and they also had to hide themselves, so this siege probably wouldn't be 100% effective.
It can only be said that it plays a monitoring role.
If more stringent precautions are needed, the Pingwu Army will still need to step in.
Ye Qiongying could also understand this.
She had already started planning in her mind how to excuse herself to go to General Pang.
It is impossible to hide the affairs of Cunjin Mountain and Xiaowa Village from them.
It’s just right, let’s talk about the affairs of Dongchen Kingdom and Xili Kingdom at the same time!
There was still no word from His Majesty in the capital, and now such an unexpected event had happened, so Ye Qiongying couldn't wait any longer.
Even if the Ye family and her intentions were doubted, this matter had to be told.
Just as I was thinking about this, I saw the next piece of good news.
Someone is coming from Beijing!
The messenger has arrived at the post station. Today, someone was sent to the house to let Uncle Ye go with him. Tomorrow, they will go into the Pingwu Army camp together to announce the decree!
But Uncle Ye still didn’t know the specific content of the imperial edict.
Most likely it is related to the news they asked Eunuch Liang to bring back.
Upon seeing the news, Ye Qiongying felt relieved.
Very good!
Things would be easier if there was an imperial decree.
As long as Your Majesty believes what they say, and with the secret passages in Xiaowa Village and Cunjin Mountain, the chances of convincing General Pang and his men will be greatly increased.
Apart from this, there is no other news.
Yang Xiaotao blinked her big eyes, stared at Ye Qiongying and asked:
"Miss, is something serious going to happen? Then can I follow you? Hehe, I heard that the Ye family once had a female marquis. Maybe if I follow you, I can get an official position!"
Ye Qiongying didn't ask her how she knew.
These people are very sensitive to news.
Otherwise, how can we collect target information and complete the assassination mission?
She just said:
"Okay! As long as you change your impulsive and aggressive personality, I will keep you by my side if conditions permit."
She wanted to wait.
But looking at the current situation, it is estimated that war will come soon.
Yang Xiaotao did not insist. After delivering the message, she quietly left Ye Qiongying's tent.
Ye Qiongying watched her go out and quickly disappear in the shadows of other tents. Her figure disappeared in a few moments. She felt relieved for a moment before she remembered that she should go wash up.
She thought it would be another sleepless night, but she fell asleep soon after lying down on the bed.
Before dawn the next day, Ye Qiongying woke up automatically, quickly packed her things and left the tent.
There was no movement from Uncle Ye.
Ye Qiongying ate breakfast absentmindedly, completed her morning training, and then went to the cafeteria with Yao Dachuan and others to line up for lunch.
After eating, everyone walked towards the tent together.
Yao Dachuan then asked:
"Sister Qiongying, what's wrong with you?"
Ye Qiongying turned her head and exclaimed "Ah", then came back to her senses:
"What's wrong, Brother Yao? I'm fine?"
Yao Dachuan shook his head:
"No, you are obviously not right today. You were a little different the past two days, but at least the gods were still there. Today you are absent-minded, as if the gods have left. What's wrong with you? Is there something wrong at home? If you need our help, just tell us."
Even a carefree person like Yao Manfu noticed it and said quickly:
"That's right. Sister Qiongying, you're clearly not paying attention today. In previous training sessions, you were the most dedicated. But today you acted like you hadn't eaten. We've been watching you for a while, but you didn't notice. With your vigilance, there's definitely something wrong, a big problem!"
The other teammates also looked over.
Yao Dachuan comforted:
"Is it because the recent recruit competition has put too much pressure on you? You don't have to worry too much about it. Everyone is just a little excited, but there is no need to go to the competition stage to show off.
Before this, our team was either last or second to last. Now this result is already very good.
You don’t have to take all the pressure on yourself.”
Ye Qiongying laughed and said:
"Brother Yao, what are you talking about? I'm not that persistent.
Don't worry, I'm fine and everything is fine at home. It's just that I trained too much recently and my body can't take it anymore, so I'm a little slack.
I didn’t sleep well yesterday, so I can’t help but be distracted today.
I'll be back to normal soon after I rest and recuperate."
Hearing this, Yao Dachuan and others looked at Ye Qiongying seriously.
She acted so seriously that they couldn't tell anything was wrong, so they had no choice but to accept the explanation.
Yao Dachuan said kindly:
"You're just stretching yourself too much. How much weight do you put on the sandbags?
Your arm strength now is no worse than ours, you can take it.
How can your body bear this?"
Ye Qiongying thanked the other party for his kindness and was about to speak when she saw a familiar figure hurried over with a few soldiers.
After pushing away the new recruits outside, he walked over here and came to Ye Qiongying.
"Miss Ye! Come on, the general and the others, as well as... several adults, are waiting for you to come over!"
The person who came was the bearded deputy general beside Pang Li.
Yao Dachuan and his group, as well as other recruits around, all looked over with a look of surprise on their faces.
Yao Dachuan and his companions did not think too much about it. They were still worried that Ye Qiongying had made some serious mistake and would be punished by the general and others. However, it was not convenient to ask her at this moment, so they could only look at her worriedly.
Ye Qiongying knew exactly what was going on. She smiled at Yao Dachuan and the others in a soothing manner:
"I'm fine, don't worry."
The bearded deputy general seemed to have noticed the people around him and said to Yao Dachuan:
"Are you Miss Ye's teammate? Remember to tell your instructor that Miss Ye will not be attending the training today."
Yao Dachuan recognized this man as General Pang's deputy general, but he still bravely asked:
"I don't know what Qiong... I don't know what Ye Qiongying did wrong? If..."
The bearded deputy general shook his head:
"Don't worry, Miss Ye has done nothing wrong, and this is not to punish you. We have something else to discuss, so this is not the question you should ask."
After finishing speaking, he said to Ye Qiongying:
"Miss Ye?"
Ye Qiongying nodded at him:
"let's go!"
Then, he said hello to Yao Dachuan and the others, and left with the deputy general.
Leaving others talking among themselves.
Li Yunwei also saw this scene.
He was more surprised than the others.
that is not……
wrong.
Could they reveal this kind of relationship in front of so many people?
Could it be... that it is really like what Ye Qiongying said, that they actually have no personal feelings for each other?
What is that for?
That gentleman...why did he ask him to keep an eye on Ye Qiongying, a woman?