RPAGF Chapter 174 His Heart Moon
Chapter 174 His Heart Moon
"That's right." Ning Yunxiao nodded. "There are garrisons in Jingzhou. Although they haven't been on the battlefield for a long time, they are soldiers who have been trained year round and are more capable than ordinary yamen runners. Furthermore, the garrison barracks are always equipped with a certain amount of rice, grain, and medicinal herbs. Jingzhou is much closer to the border city than the capital. If we rush, the supplies will arrive in twelve days at most."
"Thankfully, the Crown Prince solved the general's corruption case in Jingzhou earlier, which allowed him to establish some connections with the officials appointed by Jingzhou later. Otherwise, it would have been difficult for the Crown Prince to borrow both supplies and personnel."
"Yeah." Ning Yunxiao also felt quite emotional. "Who said it wasn't luck?"
Jiang Lige smiled when he heard this, but did not expose it.
How could Ning Yunxiao's plan be simply explained by "luck"?
Not only did it solve the problem of material transportation, but it also exposed the conspiracy of the mastermind behind the scenes. The most important thing was that Ning Yunxiao also gained the trust of the people in the border town.
You know, the people in the border towns have always been tough and they don't even cooperate with the government, let alone envoys from the capital.
"The Jingzhou garrison has arrived. Tomorrow we should also go deep into the disaster area to take a look. How is the investigation of the water conservancy projects along the river going?"
Jiang Lige was thinking secretly when he was brought back to his senses by Ning Yunxiao's words. He paused for a moment before answering:
"I've harvested quite a bit of vetiver these past few days, but no one has noticed anything unusual. I've taken note of the general areas where they've been harvesting, and now I have a rough idea of the area."
As Jiang Lige spoke, he took out a colorful map from his pocket and handed it to Ning Yunxiao.
"..." Jiang Lige's way of marking made Ning Yunxiao speechless for a moment. He probably guessed that Jiang Lige didn't have much talent for painting.
After carefully examining it for a while, he finally gave in and spread the map in front of Jiang Lige. "Princess, why don't you explain it to me?"
"okay!"
Jiang Lige pointed at the map and began to talk non-stop. "The places marked in red are where a lot of people pick fruit, so we can rule them out first. Then, the places marked in green are where people only occasionally pick fruit, so we can investigate them as supplementary places. The places marked in yellow are in between the two. These places not marked on the map are where we will focus our investigation."
Ning Yunxiao finally understood what Jiang Lige said. He glanced at the remaining blank space on the map and felt relieved. "This makes things much simpler."
"Yes." Jiang Lige nodded and added, "I've already explained the situation to Deng Sijiu. Tonight, while everyone's attention is focused on the supplies, is a good time for him to go out and investigate."
Jiang Lige arranged everything very carefully, no matter how big or small. Ning Yunxiao nodded repeatedly and finally smiled.
"The imperial court is vast, the world is vast, and the princess is like the radiant sun. If she were a man, she would surely soar to the sky, bathe the four continents, and shine brightly for thousands of miles."
When Ning Yunxiao said this, the moonlight fell into his dark eyes, giving Jiang Lige the illusion that Ning Yunxiao had always been an extremely gentle person.
Jiang Lige had always felt that these little clever tricks were not presentable, but when Ning Yunxiao said this, he felt his heart tremble, but he didn't know if there was any temptation in his words, and after a long while he managed a decent smile.
"If I can't be the sun in the sky, I can be the moon in the sky. I don't have any great ambitions to illuminate the world. If possible, I just want to illuminate the prince alone. That's enough."
The red frost slowly climbed up to the tip of Ning Yunxiao's white ears. He tilted his head awkwardly, and the carriage stopped at this moment.
Ning Yunxiao stood up swiftly, got off the carriage first, and then reached out to help Jiang Lige get off the carriage.
With someone waiting on his side, Ning Yunxiao stiffly changed the subject: "We'll be leaving early tomorrow morning. Princess, remember to pack your luggage today."
Jiang Lige nodded obediently, "Okay."
The two of them entered the official post station one after the other, passed through the hanging flower gate, and then went their separate ways, north and south.
"Princess."
At the fork in the road, Ning Yunxiao called out to Jiang Lige.
Jiang Lige turned around and saw the man standing in the corridor, with slanted eyebrows and temples. Even after a night of wind and rain, there was still no sign of fatigue on his face.
"Ah?" She responded blankly, tilting her head and looking at...
Not very smart.
"The bright light in front of the window, the sweetheart in my heart."
Then, Ning Yunxiao smiled knowingly, and whispered these words in the dull night. He then turned around and left, leaving only a dashing back view for everyone.
Jiang Lige was left standing there in a daze. It took her a while to realize the hidden meaning behind Ning Yunxiao's words. Her cheeks seemed to be burned by fire, and they kept getting hotter and hotter, all the way to her ears.
At this moment, Ning Yunxiao stopped at a place separated by a wall and gently covered his chest, as if to suppress the rampant deer in his chest.
The cold light was bright as the moon, and this was exactly what Jiang Lige was like in Ning Yunxiao's heart.
The moon in his heart is also his sweetheart.
……
Men make mistakes.
The next morning, Jiang Lige, who had dark circles under his eyes due to insomnia again, thought so.
Jiang Lige yawned, picked up her powder and moved closer to the bronze mirror. Just as she was about to cover her dark circles, her attention was attracted by the changes on her forehead.
Out of nowhere, a scarlet pattern appeared on Jiang Lige's forehead. The pattern was lively and delicate, and its shape looked a bit like a feather falling between the eyebrows, or like a spiritual creature ready to spread its wings and fly high at any time.
It is painted right between the eyebrows, a bit like a flower ornament, and quite beautiful.
Jiang Lige was stunned for a moment, then rubbed it vigorously with his hands, but the pattern didn't change at all, and the color became even more gorgeous, a bit like...
The fluorescent stone that she blocked for Ning Yunxiao in the Chi clan tomb that day.
It seems that the attack that day was not without effect. I don't know the reason for the pattern that appeared today. Perhaps...
It may not be a poison.
Thinking of this, how could Jiang Lige still feel sleepy at all?
My heart slowly sank.
But now, with wolves surrounding them and Ning Yunxiao poisoned, nothing could be too serious. Even if she had discovered something, she wouldn't dare act rashly.
Thinking of this, Jiang Lige stared at the bronze mirror for a long time without coming back to his senses. When there was a knock on the door outside, he quickly composed himself, put on a decent smile, and opened the door.
As soon as the door opened, Jiang Lige was knocked back several steps by the force. When he looked carefully, who else could the person in front of him be but Song Yue?
The little girl had probably just arrived, and she was still wearing the same clothes she had worn on the Man-Eating Mountain, looking dusty and exhausted.
Her eyes were swollen like peaches, and tears started to flow again when she saw Jiang Lige.
"Princess! I almost thought I would never see you again, wuwu..."
Jiang Lige was so embarrassed by Song Yue's expression that he could only touch her face with pity. "Okay, don't cry. I'm standing here perfectly fine, aren't I?"