"But the mother ......"

Yan Zixi wanted to say something, but Xiaomei behind her kept tugging at the corners of her clothes, as if she wanted to remind Yan Zixi that she must not go against Mrs. Xiao's intentions again. Yan Zixi finally calmed down, nodded, and then said respectfully to Mrs. Xiao: "Mother, then you wait here, Xi'er will go and make it clear." ”

After speaking, Yan Zixi turned around and walked in, found the host of the temple, explained to him the intention, and then gently attached it to his ear to reveal their identities.

Yan Zixi followed behind Mrs. Xiao without saying a word, and walked into the temple, facing the angry and resentful eyes of those who were still waiting in line, Yan Zixi could only pretend to turn a blind eye.

After coming to the temple, Mrs. Xiao went straight to the Buddha statue and knelt down, closed her eyes and prayed for Xiao Jingcong.

Yan Zixi also knelt on the futon, silently praying to the Bodhisattva in her heart......

After praying, Yan Zixi got up and supported Mrs. Xiao, found the host of Jinlong Temple, and asked him for a peace charm.

After the host of Jinlong Temple learned of Yan Zixi's intention, he personally consecrated this peace charm and blessed Xiao Jingcong with a smooth and safe return.

Mrs. Xiao didn't make things difficult for Yan Zixi this time, she just looked at her coldly from the side, didn't say a word, and didn't have any expression on her face, so she couldn't see through what he was thinking.

It wasn't until she left the Golden Dragon Temple that Mrs. Xiao's face softened, and she said to Yan Zixi: "Xi'er, you heard that this peace charm must be sent to Cong'er's hands, do you hear?" ”

"Yes, Xi'er understands, don't worry, Xi'er will definitely hand over this peace charm to Jingcong with her own hands."

"Hmm." Mrs. Xiao replied slightly, and got into her carriage.

Yan Zixi sat in his carriage, and the two carriages set off one after another, preparing to return to the general's mansion......

……

Zhenguo General's Mansion.

"This tomorrow is the day of the expedition, but the imperial court has not allocated grain and grass for a long time, so how can this king lead the troops to the expedition?!"

Xiao Jingcong frowned, she never thought that the second prince would be so decisive, wasn't she afraid that she would make trouble with the emperor?

Just when Xiao Jingcong was distressed, Yan Zixi and Mrs. Xiao came back from burning incense in the temple and praying.

As soon as she entered the door, Yan Zixi pounced on Xiao Jingcong, and said with a smile on her mouth: "Jingcong, do you know where I just went?" ”

Xiao Jingcong was distressed, she didn't pay attention to what Yan Zixi said, and couldn't help but tilt her head and ask, "Xi'er, I'm sorry, my husband was thinking about things just now, I didn't pay attention to what you just said." ”

"Oh, I asked, do you know where I went today?" Seeing this, Yan Zixi asked again.

Xiao Jingcong shook his head, but he still asked tentatively: "Did you go out shopping?" ”

"Oh, it's not." Yan Zixi smiled slightly, and hurriedly took out the peace talisman she had just asked for from the Golden Dragon Temple from her arms and stuffed it into Xiao Jingcong's hand.

Xiao Jingcong looked down at the peace charm in his palm, and asked puzzledly, "Xi'er, is this ......?"

"Oh, this is the peace charm that my mother just went to the Golden Dragon Temple to ask for you, and the host of the temple said that this peace charm is very effective, and it can bless Jingcong to travel safely, have a smooth journey, come, I'll put it on for you." Saying that, Yan Zixi snatched the peace charm from Xiao Jingcong's hand again, and then stood on tiptoe, wanting to hang the peace charm on Xiao Jingcong's neck.

Xiao Jingcong was slightly stunned, she didn't expect Yan Zixi to ask for a peace charm for herself, it was really embarrassing for her.

"Xi'er, you really have a heart." Xiao Jingcong's heart was warm, and he bowed down and let Yan Zixi put the peace charm on his neck.

Yan Zixi waved her hand while wearing it, "Oh, it's nothing." How can I say that I am also your wife, you are going on an expedition, isn't it normal for me to ask for peace charms for you? ”

Saying that, Yan Zixi seemed to think of something again, and continued to ask: "Jingcong, I see that you are absent-minded and look sad, have you encountered any trouble?" "Kiss

Xiao Jingcong sighed leisurely, and told Yan Zixi about the shortage of grain and grass. After Yan Zixi heard this, she also showed surprise on her face, and asked in surprise.

"Jingcong, no, this grain and grass is a big deal! The so-called soldiers and horses have not moved, the grain and grass go first, you are going to go on the expedition tomorrow, why would the imperial court still commit such a foolish thing? ”

"Who knows, I went to the military department, but the military department said that the grain and grass in the treasury were distributed to the victims some time ago, and there was no extra grain and grass to provide me, so he asked me to figure out my own way."

"This ...... How is this possible?! Even if the national treasury really donated grain and grass to help those victims, it would be absolutely impossible to not even be able to supply the food and grass for the march? Although Yan Zixi didn't understand this, he still understood the most basic common sense, so his eyes widened and he looked at Xiao Jingcong with a look of disbelief at all.

Xiao Jingcong smiled bitterly, how could he not know?

But if there is no grain and grass distributed above, he can't rob it, right? It is clear that someone is trying to get in the way, and Xiao Jingcong will not help even if he is angry.

"Jingcong, is it the second prince who is making trouble in again?" Yan Zixi also reacted suddenly, thinking that the first person was the second prince Xiao Yuxian, except for him, there was really no minister who dared to be so bold and dared to privately detain Xiao Jingcong's grain and grass, but this is a big crime to exterminate the nine clans!

Xiao Jingcong smiled and said nothing, without affirmation or denial, but said lightly: "It's useless to talk about this now, the top priority is to think about how to raise food and grass...... But tomorrow is the battle, in such a short time, where can I go to raise food and grass for the march......"

Xiao Jingcong sat down, supporting her head with her hands, and her head was splitting.

Yan Zixi was also very distressed when she saw Xiao Jingcong's appearance, and she also used her brains, thinking of any way to help Xiao Jingcong raise food and grass as soon as possible.

After thinking for a while, Yan Zixi suddenly thought of an idea, and immediately shouted at Xiao Jingcong happily.

"Jing Cong Jing Cong, I thought of it! Have I thought of a way to raise food and grass? ”

"Really? Xi'er, you ...... Tell me about it! When Xiao Jingcong heard that Yan Zixi had thought of a way, she immediately came to her senses, and hurriedly urged in her mouth.

Yan Zixi nodded, and slowly said his method, "Jingcong, I think we can buy food from the common people for the time being!" ”

"Buy food from the common people?! Xi'er, you have also thought about this method for your husband, but you don't know how huge the grain and grass needed by the 100,000 army is, and our general's mansion can't afford such a huge expense to buy these grains and grass......" After listening to Yan Zixi's method, the smile on Xiao Jingcong's face froze again, and then he frowned tightly, and sighed.

Yan Zixi already had an idea, and immediately explained: "Oh, Jingcong, since it can't be bought, let's borrow it!" Isn't it over borrowing food from the common people?! ”

"Borrowed food?!" Xiao Jingcong's eyes lit up when she heard this, stared at Yan Zixi, and motioned for her to continue, "Xi'er, you continue to talk about it." ”

"Okay." Yan Zixi smiled confidently, and then lightly opened her lips and continued: "Jing Cong, you have a high prestige in the eyes of the people, you can buy grain and grass in the name of the general's mansion, and convert the equal portion of grain and grass into silver, and distribute it to those people in the form of IOUs, and calculate interest on a daily basis, and wait until the imperial court distributes the grain and salary, and then let those people receive their own grain or silver with the receipts, plus a certain amount of interest, in this way, those people will definitely be very happy to help!" After all, not only will they not suffer, but they can also make a small profit! ”

Before Yan Zixi finished explaining, Xiao Jingcong was already smiling from ear to ear, and even stretched out her thumb to Yan Zixi, full of admiration, "Good idea, Xi'er!" I really didn't expect you to be able to think of such a solution, you are so smart, you have helped me a lot! ”

Saying that, Xiao Jingcong hugged Yan Zixi in her arms and kissed her forehead, which made Yan Zixi red again.

"Jing Cong, don't praise me first, it's important to hurry up and get down to business, after all, time is pressing, and the most important thing now is to mobilize all the people in the General's Mansion to go out for a walk, so that those people can come to the General's Mansion one by one to donate food!" Yan Zixi hurriedly reminded Xiao Jingcong.

Xiao Jingcong nodded, "Well, for the husband to understand, for the husband to do it." Saying that Xiao Jingcong was about to go out, Yan Zixi hurriedly followed, "Jingcong, I'll go with you." ”

"Okay, Xi'er, you are responsible for visiting those concubines in the palace, I believe they will definitely be willing to take out a share to fund us, after all, it is cheap, and those women in the palace will not miss it in vain."

"Understood, Jing Cong, then I'll enter the palace!"

Yan Zixi and Xiao Jingcong went their separate ways, Yan Zixi went into the palace to ask the concubines for funding, while Xiao Jingcong took his personal guards to post notices everywhere on the streets and alleys, indicating that he wanted to go out to borrow grain.

Soon after the notice was posted, a long queue formed in front of the General's Mansion, and those ordinary people came over with rice bags.

When Xiao Jingcong saw this, she was overjoyed, and immediately asked the bookkeeper to come over and count, write receipts for them one by one, and issue vouchers.

However, to Xiao Jingcong's surprise, when those people learned that Xiao Jingcong was going to lead troops to defend the northern frontier, many people tore up the vouchers on the spot, saying that they were willing to donate food to Xiao Jingcong to fund him to fight.