Chapter 507: Oriole (3)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Mu Yangling was a little flustered. Although Qi Haoran had not returned for nearly a month, the entire south road of Jinghu was at war. He also had to avoid the pursuit of bandits and investigate the West Xia soldiers who had infiltrated the Great Zhou. In order not to expose his whereabouts, it was not uncommon for him to not contact them.
Qi Haoran was not good at other things, but he was good at war. She had never doubted his ability in this aspect, so she had never worried about him.
As Lin’an was the capital, it should be said that there was no safer place than here. However, looking at this small dot on the map and thinking of the memorial submitted by Qi Haoran, could it be that the West Xia soldiers were really just infiltrating the Great Zhou to collect information or stir up the soldiers and bandits to let them fight and exhaust the country’s strength?
Mu Yangling knew that her imagination was running wild, but she couldn’t help but feel a little flustered. She felt that Lin’an had become unsafe.
However, she knew that no one would believe her intuition. If only Qi Haoran was here. Even if he felt that it was ridiculous, he would definitely believe her.
Mu Yangling took a deep breath and put away the map. She spread out her brush and ink in frustration. If a war were to break out in Lin’an, how was she going to protect her family, especially the two children…
After writing for the entire morning, Mu Yangling finished writing down the messy notes and things to prepare on the paper, then destroyed the manuscript.
The nannies also carried the two children over. One of the nannies carried Third Young Master to Mu Yangling. “Fourth Madam, Third Young Master is a little hungry.”
Mu Yangling carried her son into the inner room to feed him milk. Looking at her anxious son, Mu Yangling gently tickled his face and chuckled. “Good child, you’ll definitely be safe and sound. Mother will protect you.”
Little Treasure was also drinking milk. The two children were a little sleepy after eating and drinking their fill. So, Mu Yangling placed the brothers on the small bed and let the servant girls watch over them lest they accidentally crush the other kid when they flipped over. She also instructed Spring to get someone to find Zhu Liang.
Mu Yangling leaned against the couch and took a nap. When Zhu Liang arrived, it was already past noon. Mu Yangling said, “I have some things that I need you to prepare. Put aside the unimportant things on hand first. Also, the two young masters need a few more people by their side. Find a few trustworthy old female servants and servant girls with some martial arts foundation and place them by the two kids’ side. The security of the farmstead needs to be checked every three days…”
Zhu Liang was shocked. What had happened to cause such a huge commotion?
Mu Yangling did not explain the reason. Firstly, she was the master and only needed to give the order. Secondly, she was afraid that it would arouse more suspicion if she said it, so she simply explained nothing.
Moreover, her sense of danger came mostly from her intuition. This could not be used as evidence.
That small dot was only a small canyon. Through there, one could directly enter the Great Zhou from West Xia. Furthermore, the area within a hundred miles radius was sparsely populated, making it very easy for someone to hide. However, that was only a canyon. Most importantly, the terrain on both sides was a little dangerous. That place had always existed, but there had never been a case of infiltration from there. However, when Mu Yangling saw that small dot, her heart skipped a beat. It was as if all the strength in her body had been sucked out in an instant. Her body felt a little floaty, and her mouth was dry. It took her a while to recover.
Mu Yangling had never had such an experience, but her subconscious told her that it was dangerous, very dangerous!
Fortuitously, Mu Yangling thought of Qi Haoran’s memorial. She knew that this kind of thing was very mysterious. If she hadn’t experienced it personally, she probably wouldn’t have believed it herself, either.
Mu Yangling had always trusted her intuition, so she made these arrangements. Initially, she was a little worried that Zhu Liang would doubt her if she made so many adjustions without giving any explanation. Who knew that he would only be surprised for a moment before agreeing respectfully? He even nervously asked if she had any other instructions for him.
Mu Yangling thought for a moment and said, “There’s nothing else for the time being. Go and make these arrangements first. Don’t tell Eldest Madam about this yet. I’ll tell her later.” Mu Yangling pondered for a moment and said, “Arrange two old female servants who know martial arts beside Eldest Madam for convenience’s sake.”
Zhu Liang agreed.
Zhu Liang only thought that Mu Yangling had received some confidential information. As for not telling Eldest Madam, he agreed without any pressure.
Before coming here, the general had instructed him to mainly listen to Fourth Master and Fourth Madam’s orders. He knew that the general trusted Fourth Madam very much, even more so than he trusted Eldest Madam. After coming here, he mainly obeyed Fourth Madam’s orders, so he did not think that there was anything wrong..
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