The Humble Family's Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket! novel Chapter 620

Chapter 620: Chapter 564, Good News_2

Chapter 620: Chapter 564, Good News_2

Wang Manman nodded and assured, “Miss, rest easy, I’ve assigned a maid to keep a special eye on those medicinal herbs.”

Daohua nodded in response.

It wasn’t until Daohua had gone to sleep that Wang Manman quietly withdrew from the inner chamber.

Two days later, Daohua and Grandmother Yan went to Taohua Village, staying there until mid-April when Yan Wenxiu returned from Beijing before they went back to the mansion.

As soon as she arrived home, Daohua noticed her elder brother Yan Wenxiu’s face beaming with joy and immediately laughed, “As expected, you are going to marry your wife. Even my brother, who is usually so stingy with his smiles, is now grinning.”

Listening to his sister’s teasing, Yan Wenxiu shot her an uncomfortable glare, “I’ve brought back some fashionable beaded flowers and fabrics for you, which I’ve had someone place in your courtyard. Check them out when you get back and see if you like them.” He paused, then added, “They were selected by the second young lady of the Han Family.”

With a playful twinkle in her eyes, Daohua leaned in and teased, “So, does that mean you met your future wife during your trip to Beijing? Seeing how elated you are, brother, it seems you are quite pleased with her.”

Yan Wenxiu, feeling like she was getting too carried away, lightly tapped her on the forehead in annoyance, “What nonsense are you spouting, you girl? Don’t you have any sense of shame?”

Daohua, covering her head, laughed, “I’m just happy for you, brother. If you’re satisfied with your wife, you won’t have to yearn for other girls, and our family can live in harmony.”

Hearing this, Yan Wenxiu’s expression stiffened, and he looked up at his sister, feeling like there was a hidden message in her words.

Daohua wouldn’t let her brother delve deeper, as she hopped away with a bounce in her step.

Seeing this, Yan Wenxiu smiled silently, but then, pondering what Daohua had said, the smile on his face slowly faded away, only to gradually reappear.

…

Meanwhile, in April’s Beijing, a series of triumphant reports from the Northern Frontier Pass left the Imperial Officials reeling.

At the end of March: Xia Teng’s army launched a surprise attack on the Tartars’ camp, annihilating the main force of the Tartars and forcing them to retreat a hundred miles.

On the sixth of April: Commander of the Jinling Guard and Investigator, Lord Xiao, led more than ten Jinling Guards and captured the Grand Prince of Tartars.

On the tenth of April: Commander of the Jinling Guard and Investigator, Lord Xiao, accompanied by Jinling Guards, successfully captured several spies in our army’s camp, including some of high rank and power.

While the first two reports had left the entire court overjoyed, the last one sent shockwaves through the corridors of power, causing an uproar within the Imperial Court.

At the same time, amidst the jubilation over the achievements in the Northern Frontier, both officials and common people were left with a question.

That was regarding the identity of this Lord Xiao from the Jinling Guard who had made such great contributions—who was this extraordinary person that had never been mentioned before?

Those slightly more in the know among the nobility immediately associated him with the individual specially conferred by the Emperor, and remarked, “Indeed, he is just the talent the Emperor has taken under his wing!”

But who exactly was he?

On the thirteenth of April, as the officials arrived for the morning assembly with mixed expressions, they all bowed their heads in silence as chickens do upon the Emperor’s arrival.

The Emperor was in excellent spirits that day; the Tartars who had lingered at the frontier were finally being pushed back. Although not yet completely driven off, he believed that it would not be long before his soldiers would rout these hungry wolves and prevent them from encroaching on Daxia again.

Rolling the jade thumb ring on his finger, the Emperor watched the officials below with interest, particularly those known to have thrown in their lot with the eighth brother, finding delight in their panic and unease.

Furthermore, thinking of the progress made with matters at the Baxian Restaurant, the smile on his face grew even broader.

Step by step, he would root out all of the eighth brother’s influence!

The sight of the Emperor squinting and smiling in such a way terrified the lower-ranked officials.

After enjoying a good look at the officials’ trembling, the Emperor slowly began to speak, “Do you know why, since last year, the Tartars have been at an impasse with our Northern Frontier soldiers?”

Thinking of the captured spies, none of the officials dared step forward to reply.