The Moon is Full in the Traveling House

Chapter 149: Another Change

Seeing Gu Bei coming with two children, Su Lun was a little confused: "Brother Gu, what's this?"

Gu Bei smiled and pointed at the two children behind him and introduced them: "These two are my nephews and nieces, Yunfei and Shuangshuang, and this is Uncle Su."

The two little kids were well-educated. After hearing what Gu Bei said, they immediately greeted politely, "Hello, Uncle Su."

Su Lun showed a gentle smile on his face and greeted the two little kids: "It turns out to be the young master and young lady, hello."

After saying hello, Gu Bei looked around and couldn't help but wonder: "Hey, where are Brother Wang and Brother Chen?"

Su Lun explained with a smile: "After running around for days, everyone is a little tired, so they went to rest first. By the way, Brother Gu, have you asked about Su Xi's news?"

Hearing this, Gu Bei immediately explained: "Don't worry, Su Xi is fine. My sister-in-law said that the general came yesterday. I don't know if there are other arrangements. My brother has sent someone to send Su Xi back to the capital first."

"So that's how it is. I'm sorry for causing trouble to everyone due to my personal reasons." Su Lun smiled guiltily.

"What are you talking about? Isn't Su Xi also my brother?" Gu Bei clenched his fist and patted Su Lun.

"Uncle San, are you talking about Brother Su Xi who came to our house the day before yesterday?" Gu Shuangshuang asked, blinking her big eyes.

"Yes, do you know him too?" Gu Bei squatted down and asked curiously.

Gu Shuangshuang nodded vigorously, her eyes sparkling with excitement: "The little brother also gave my brother and me gifts! I love that little fox so much!" She hugged the little fox doll tightly in her arms, a satisfied smile on her face.

"Wow, you must be very happy!" Gu Bei smiled and touched Gu Shuangshuang's head, "Did you thank the little brother?"

Gu Shuangshuang blinked and smiled a little embarrassedly: "I forgot to say..."

"It's okay, remember to thank them next time!" Gu Bei reminded gently.

Gu Shuangshuang frowned and pouted her lips: "I want to play with him, but my parents said that my little brother has gone home, and I don’t know where his home is..." There was a hint of loss in her eyes.

"Don't be sad, Shuangshuang." Gu Bei patted her shoulder gently, "Little brother's home is in Beijing. When you go back to Beijing, Third Uncle will take you to visit him, okay?"

Gu Shuangshuang's eyes lit up instantly, like two shining stars: "Really? That's great!" She jumped up excitedly and held Gu Bei's hand, "Then let's go to Beijing now!"

Gu Bei was amused by her innocence: "Silly girl, you can't do that now. But when you go back, Third Uncle will definitely keep his promise."

"Then let's make a pinky promise!" Gu Shuangshuang stretched out her little finger and looked at Gu Bei seriously.

"Okay, pull the hook."

"Uncle San, I want to go too. I want to make a pinky promise, too." Hu Yunfei on the side said unwillingly.

"Okay, let's go together."

Different from the joyful scene in the backyard, in the front yard of the prefect's mansion, Gu Ze was handing over grain to Zhao Ziyuan.

Gu Ze bowed to Zhao Ziyuan and said, "Second Prince, there are three batches of grain this time. The first batch has already been transported to Qingzhou City. Some are stored in the prefectural governor's mansion, and some are stored in the government granary. Your Highness can take the grain whenever it is convenient for you."

Zhao Ziyuan nodded to show that he understood, and thanked Gu Ze. He said, "Thank you for your concern, Lord Gu. This batch of grain is very important to us. I will arrange for someone to move it as soon as possible."

Gu Ze smiled and responded: "Your Highness is too polite. This is what we should do. If there is anything else I can help you with, please feel free to let me know."

Afterwards, the two discussed some details regarding the subsequent transportation and storage of grain.

Master Chenxuan did not participate in the handover of grain. He was in the guest room where General Xiao lived. Xiao Yi came here with a piece of news. There might be a traitor in the court. During the time when Master Chenxuan led people to the State of Chu, several major events happened in the capital.

The first thing was that the place where the examination papers were stored caught fire. This was no small matter. If the examination papers were destroyed, the entire imperial examination system would be seriously affected. Fortunately, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had taken precautions and moved the examination papers to another place for storage in advance, thus avoiding a major disaster.

The second thing was even more shocking—General Zhenyuan was attacked and injured, and has been in a coma ever since! This news made Master Chenxuan frown. General Zhenyuan was an important general of the court, responsible for guarding the border and resisting foreign invasion. Now that he was seriously injured, there would inevitably be loopholes in the border defense. The emperor has ordered Dingyuan Hou to rush to the border and take over the position of General Zhenyuan to prevent the Tianqi army from taking the opportunity to attack.

Master Chenxuan knew the seriousness of the matter. If Marquis Dingyuan could not arrive in time, or encountered an accident on the way, the situation on the border would become very critical. Once the Tianqi army broke through the defense line, the consequences would be disastrous. Not only would the people suffer from the ravages of war, but the country might also fall into turmoil. Thinking of this, Master Chenxuan could not help but feel heavy.

"General, on our way back home, we encountered several assassination attempts, one of which was from Tianqi. Maybe there is some connection!" Young Master Chen Xuan frowned and said in a heavy tone. He was a little worried. It seemed that there might be a bigger conspiracy behind these assassinations.

After hearing this, Xiao Yi frowned, thought for a moment and said: "It seems that things are far from as simple as imagined. Fortunately, you took the lead this time and successfully reached an agreement with the State of Chu. Otherwise, if Tianqi and the State of Chu were in collusion, it would be terrible!" He realized the complexity of the situation and was full of worries about the future.

"General, did the messenger tell us how General Zhenyuan got injured?" Master Chenxuan closed his folding fan and asked seriously. He wanted to know more details about General Zhenyuan's injury so that he could better analyze the situation.

"It's not clear, but it's said that Deputy General Liu Bo found General Zhenyuan collapsed outside the camp early in the morning..." Xiao Yi shook his head, saying that he didn't know the details. He was confused by this sudden change, and at the same time worried about the safety of General Zhenyuan.

"This Liu Bo seems to be the brother of Marquis Wenxin's wife?" Young Master Chenxuan suddenly remembered a key piece of information and his eyes became sharp.

When Xiao Yi heard this, he became more and more uneasy. He couldn't help but stand up and pace back and forth, muttering to himself: "What is going on? I must find out!" His eyes were full of anxiety and determination, as if he couldn't wait to uncover the mystery.

Upon seeing this, Master Chenxuan smiled and comforted him, "Don't worry, General. This matter does need to be thoroughly investigated, but we must not act too hastily so as not to alert the enemy. We should calm down, take a long-term view, and make a thorough plan. After all, the enemy may be hiding very deeply, and if we are too impulsive, it will make them alert." After saying that, Master Chenxuan picked up the teacup again, took a sip, and looked exceptionally calm and composed.