Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
When Ning Yue heard this, she knew that something was wrong. Could it be that she hadnât wiped her tracks clean last night, leaving behind evidence?
âIâve never been to the capital. Itâs so far away from here. How can I come back in one night?â
Jiang Ying frowned. The security of the generalâs residence was very tight. After the incident, he was also very curious about who had done it, so he sent someone to investigate.
âAfter the incident at the generalâs residence, I sent someone to investigate. They found some medicinal powder by the side door of the generalâs residence. That medicinal powder can cause hallucinations. As far as I know, only Doctor Gu can make such medicinal powder in the entire world,â Jiang Ying said.
So it was just a deduction. Ning Yue heaved a sigh of relief. âYou said it yourself. Only my master can make that medicinal powder. Perhaps someone else bought it from my master.â
Ning Yue spoke righteously. Jiang Ying had only deduced that this matter had something to do with Ning Yue. After hearing Ning Yueâs words, he felt that he might have made a mistake.
âIâm sorry, but the generalâs residence has also found the medicinal powder and the Ning family village. For your safety, I have to ask. Itâs good that itâs not you.â
Jiang Yingâs words touched Ning Yueâs heart.
âWhat if itâs me?â Ning Yue asked tentatively.
âEven if itâs you, why should you be afraid? Iâll take care of everything. If I canât settle this matter, then Iâm incompetent.â
Boomâ¦
The iceberg in Ning Yueâs heart melted at that moment. This feeling was indescribably strange.
âDonât worry. Itâs such a long journey. Even if I travel at full speed without sleep or rest, I wonât be back in a night.â
Under Ning Yueâs repeated emphasis on the distance, Jiang Ying changed the topic. âWhy are you looking for me?â
âIâve brought you some seeds for crops. This thing has a low cost and a high yield. Itâs drought-resistant and can be harvested in a few months. Do you want to try it?â Ning Yue took out the potato seeds.
She could take the potatoes out of her space, but after some thought, she decided not to. She would think about it after he planted them.
If she said too much, it would arouse suspicion.
She might as well think of a way to slowly guide him when he encountered difficulties in planting.
Jiang Ying took the seeds and looked at them. He had never seen these seeds before. âWhere did you get it?â
âMy master obtained this by accident. If you cultivate it and calculate the cost, we can sell it. Weâll sell it to a place that lacks food to do a good deed.â
Ning Yue had learned from Gu Yu that Jiang Ying was so poor because he wanted to support the soldiers at the border.
Every time the army at the border was short of food, Prince Jin would reach out to Jiang Ying to ask for more. This way, they would be able to solve the problem of the lack of food.
âThank you.â Jiang Ying looked at the bag of seeds in his hand in a daze.
If this thing was really as Ning Yue had said, and could be harvested in a few months, then the army of hundreds of thousands would be full.
âBy the way.â Jiang Ying suddenly recalled something. âThe palace plans to invite your master into the palace to take a look at the emperorâs health during the empress dowagerâs birthday.â
âHis Majesty? Arenât there imperial physicians?â Ning Yue frowned.
His master didnât like people from the palace. He probably wouldnât accept this invitation.
âIn recent years, the emperorâs health has become very poor. Even the imperial physicians are helpless. Thatâs why I plan to invite your master to take a look. When the time comes, weâll enter the capital together,â Jiang Ying said.
Ning Yue neither agreed nor refused. âIâll ask my master when I get back. If he needs me to go, Iâll go.â
She wanted to enter the capital to take a look. The Empress Dowagerâs birthday was a good opportunity, but she had to see if her master was willing.
âAlright, then go back and ask. If youâre willing, weâll go together.â
Ning Yue nodded. After exchanging a few words with Jiang Ying, she returned to the Ning family village.
What Ning Yue didnât expect was that a group of strangers would visit the Ning family village.
âMom, whatâs going on?â Ning Yue pulled Madam He to the side and asked.
âThese people are from the generalâs residence. They want to see you,â Madam He said.
âSeriously, why did they suddenly come again? How did they know that we were settled here?â
The thought of Ning Yueâs suffering in the Generalâs residence made Madam He feel terrible.
If it werenât for the fact that she had never traveled far apart from this desertion, she would have long run to the capital and burned down the generalâs residence.