Hua Yue nodded and said with some embarrassment: "Well, mother gave a lot to the governor~ I said I wouldn't give it, but I couldn't resist mother~"
Hua Yue originally thought that Ma Xiaoquan would blame her, but Ma Xiaoquan waved his hand indifferently and said, "I know that, but what about the rest? How many are there?"
Hua Yue was stunned for a moment, but he quickly spoke out a series of figures and concluded: "The rest... part of it is used to supplement military supplies, and the other part is kept for ourselves."
"Hmm~" Ma Xiaoquan looked at Fangfang and asked, "Fangfang, where is your brother Fang Yun?"
Fangfang bit her lip, shook her head and said nothing.
"Why, Fang Yun didn't come back?" Ma Xiaoquan asked again.
Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Hua Yue interrupted: "Fang Yun still has some things to do, so he can't come back, but it should be soon~"
Ma Xiaoquan frowned. Although he knew that Fang Yun had been disloyal to him, he did not expect that as his brother-in-law, he would be so disrespectful.
"What's the reason for not coming?"
Fangfang raised her head and said: "My sister-in-law is not in good health and it's too cold here, so she won't come. My brother wants to find a job in the capital."
Ma Xiaoquan said humbly: "Forget it, Fang Yun also has his own choice. There is nothing wrong with staying in the capital."
Fangfang shook her head and said: "But my lord, my brother withheld part of this batch of supplies after the lord left first."
"What?" Ma Xiaoquan was angry, "Fang Yun is so courageous. I have planned all these supplies, but he dares to withhold them privately?"
Fangfang knelt down in front of Ma Xiaoquan with a horrified thud, and said flatly: "Sir, it's all my fault..."
Ma Xiaoquan said angrily: "This matter has nothing to do with you, stand up and don't need to plead for your brother~"
"No, sir, it's all my fault. I will definitely give you an explanation~"
Ma Xiaoquan got angry and asked: "Explain, what explanation do you want to give me? What's the use of explaining to me the mistakes your brother committed? Get up, I have my own sense of discretion in this matter."
Bei Mingshuangxue stepped forward and pulled Fangfang up, comforting him and said: "My husband will solve the matter. You are a weak woman, how can you solve it? Besides, I don't blame you for this matter. The mistakes your brother made should be his fault."
Take it upon yourself."
Fangfang bit her lip and shook her head, stood up and stopped talking.
...
After dinner, she waited until Ma Xiaoquan took a rest before Fangfang quietly ran to find Hua Yue.
When she met Hua Yue, Fangfang told her that she wanted to go to the capital.
Hua Yue was shocked: "Zhifeng is still young, why do you want to go to the capital? Are you looking for your brother?"
"Hmm~" Fangfang nodded, "Your Majesty, you didn't say too much. I understand in my heart. Sister Yue'er, my brother is my brother after all. I will go back and talk to him, and he may be able to agree to take the money back."
Return that batch of supplies to your Excellency."
Hua Yue smiled bitterly and shook her head: "This person will change. Although your brother and sister-in-law treat you well, it is because your brother's status is not as high as it is now. It is said that your brother has joined Wei Zhongxian. After his status rises, he may not necessarily
I listen to you. Furthermore, when my husband came to Ningyuan, everyone in the court said that he chose to avoid suspicion because he could not defeat Wei Zhongxian. As the saying goes, the king becomes the king and the enemy is defeated. The government is currently controlled by Wei Zhongxian. It will be of no use if you go, right? "
"No, Sister Yue'er, no matter what, I will get back the batch of supplies my brother withheld."
"You are a weak woman, what should you do? How about I accompany you back to the capital?"
"No, Sister Yue'er is pregnant, which is a lot of inconvenience~"
"Then why don't you let Xiaomei or Lisa accompany you~"
"No~" Fangfang shook her head stubbornly, "My brother, I'll go tell you~ It's just Xiao Zhifeng, please leave it to Sister Yue'er~"
Hua Yue sighed: "Okay, I know you have decided to go, but I can't persuade you no matter how hard I try. For Xiao Zhifeng, I will arrange a nanny. When I have the remaining child and I have milk, I will give it to him as well."
Drink~”
"Sister Yue'er, thank you~"
Hua Yue waved her hand: "Thank you. We are a family. You are my sister. When I take care of your child, I also take care of you. You can rest assured about Xiao Zhifeng's affairs. As long as I, Hua Yue, have a mouth
I will give him even food. If you want to go to the capital, I will arrange for someone from my clan to take you there. Don’t worry, it will be safe~"
Fangfang knelt down in front of Hua Yue with a bang, flattened her mouth, and began to cry in a low voice. Hua Yue tried to pull her away, but Fangfang refused to get up.
Hua Yue sighed, said nothing more, and just looked at Fangfang crying softly.
After a long time, Fangfang raised her head, stood up, walked to the door, opened the door, and suddenly turned her head and said: "Sister Yue'er, if Fangfang can't come back, please tell me, Sister Yue'er, he is the only one in Fangfang's heart."
, Fangfang will always love you alone." After that, Fangfang walked out of the room.
"Hey~" Hua Yue shook her head, "Fangfang, Fangfang, why are you doing this? Before my husband, Huo just reacted because of sudden knowledge. Why do you have to be so serious?" After that, Hua Yue left.
Go to the window, open it, and blow a few strange whistles.
A crow landed on the window sill, Hua Yue hastily wrote a note on the desk, then put it away and pinned it to the crow's foot, and then she blew the same strange whistle a few more times.
The crow quacked a few times, as if it could understand Hua Yue's whistle, and then it spread its wings and flew away.
...
The next day, a carriage carrying business came into Ningyuan City, pulled Fangfang, who had been prepared, and left Ningyuan. By the time Ma Xiaoquan knew that Fangfang had left Ningyuan, it was already afternoon.
When he learned that Fangfang had left, Ma Xiaoquan was shocked and immediately wanted to chase him in person. Hua Yue held him back and shook his head and said: "Fangfang must go to the capital. It's okay. There are some things that it would be better for them to agree with each other~"
"But Fangfang is alone. If mother finds out about this, won't you beat me to death?"
Hua Yue smiled and said: "Don't worry, my tribe's caravan took Fangfang away. Although it was a bit hard along the way, at least it was safe."
Ma Xiaoquan scratched his head and regretted: "If I had known I wouldn't be popular yesterday, hey~~"
Hua Yue said: "It's strange that you are not popular. Fang Yun has betrayed you for more than a day or two. In the past few days since you have been away, Fangfang has been saying that his brother is ungrateful~"
"Hey, this girl~~" Ma Xiaoquan smiled bitterly and shook his head, "What about Zhifeng?"
"Zhifeng, I have already arranged it. Don't worry. Didn't you say yesterday that Governor Yuan assigned you a task of repairing Guanning's defense line? Why, why don't you go and do it? It just so happens that you are not here, even if you are scolding me,
You can’t scold me anymore. Mom, I’ll explain it~”
"Forget it, I think this is the only way~"
...
That night, Ma Xiaoquan secretly left Ningyuan. After he left, Hua Yue told Ma Mu about Fangfang's trip to the capital.
Ma's mother was very angry and immediately wanted to settle the score with Ma Xiaoquan, but Ma Xiaoquan ran away earlier, so Ma's mother could no longer scold him.
"It's too much. Quan'er is really too much. Fangfang is such a good girl, why should he get angry at her? I happened to not be here yesterday. If I were to be here, I wouldn't let Fangfang leave at all~"
Hua Yue said with a smile: "Mother, Fangfang has decided to leave. You can see it during these days together. Fangfang is petite, but she has a very strong temper. Mother, please don't worry, I will take care of Xiao Zhifeng." Okay, Fangfang, I have also arranged for my tribe’s caravan to protect her all the way to the capital.”
Ma Mu sighed: "You are pregnant, how can you take care of little Zhifeng? Forget it, mother has to work harder, mother will take care of her~"
Beiming Shuangxue suddenly raised her hand: "Mom, I want to take you with you too~"
Ma Mu smiled and said: "Well, I just saw that you have had menstruation in the past few days, so you can stay here and help me take care of Yue'er and Xiao Zhifeng. The last time we went to Shenyang, you went with Quan'er , this time Quan'er won't go far, and will just repair the defense line in the pass. Well, Lisa, you settled the account very well, you go to Quan'er, and by the way, give me the child."
Lisa was stunned for a moment, her face turned red and she lowered her head.
Beiming Shuangxue pursed her lips and said: "Mom is partial, I also want to find my husband."
Ma Mu deliberately glared: "Where are you going? I didn't have enough fun last time~ Just wait~"
"Oh~ okay~~"
...
It is said that after Ma Xiaoquan left Ningyuan, he kept talking about it all the way, for fear that Ma Mu would send people to chase him out.
After walking for two hours, Ma Xiaoquan felt relieved when no one came after him.
Also leaving with him were several of Ma Xiaoquan's subordinates, whom he had brought from the capital and who had been following Ma Xiaoquan. It could be said that they were extremely loyal.
One of his men asked: "Sir, where are we going?"
Ma Xiaoquan said: "Let's go to Shanhaiguan~"
"Oh, does the Guanning Defense Line run from Shanhaiguan to Jinzhou?"
"Well, that's right, but Ning Yuan, don't forget it~"
...
The Guanning Defense Line, to be precise, should be the "Guanning Jin" Defense Line.
According to Yuan Chonghuan's idea, Jinzhou was the vanguard against the enemy, and he was personally responsible for the repairs; Ningyuan was the backbone. Since it had been repaired before and it was almost the time for later refinement, the overall work was handed over to others; it was more troublesome. Shanhaiguan is the backbone of the entire defense line. If the first two lines of defense fall, Shanhaiguan will become the last pass. If Shanhaiguan is broken, the Ming Dynasty will be broken.
There is another problem that Yuan Chonghuan has been unable to solve, and that is the infiltration of Wei Zhongxian's eunuch forces.
Although the eastern part of Liaoning Province is a long way from the imperial city, logically speaking, Wei Zhongxian would not have too many ideas, but because he was afraid that the power would be lost and "the orders of the foreign emperor would not be accepted" would happen again, so Wei Zhongxian The emperor was encouraged to promulgate a decision to "adhere to the old system and make a decisive move", that is, no matter where it is, internal supervisors must be sent to supervise and monitor, so that Mr. Wei can report from time to time.
