blueteamnovel Chapter 59
Chapter 59
When he asked like this, Qin Zheng didn’t know where to start.
She sighed and said, “I haven’t even figured it out myself, let alone explain it. Let me think about it on my own.”
Even though she had some ideas in her mind, there was little she could do at this stage.
She needed to plan slowly.@@@@
Seeing that she still didn’t want to speak, Chu Chengji didn’t ask further and just said, “Alright.”
He glanced at the blueprint on the table and changed the subject, saying, “We don’t need to expand the cableway on the back mountain for now. At the latest tomorrow night, I will lead people down the mountain to capture Qingzhou City. Just in case, you should cut off the cableway with the people left in the mountain stronghold.”
Qin Zheng’s attention was instantly diverted.
She looked up in astonishment and asked, “You want to detour to attack Qingzhou? If the thirty thousand elite soldiers at the foot of the mountain turn back to take the city, can our people hold it?”
Just then, someone hurriedly came to report from outside the courtyard, “Military strategist! The officials besieging the foot of the mountain have started to withdraw in large numbers!”
Chu Chengji looked outside and said, “I’ll go over right away.”
The messenger received the reply and hurriedly left.
Qin Zheng also recovered from her thoughts.
She realized that when Chu Chengji first planned to repair the cableway, the purpose might not only be to transport food and supplies into the stronghold, but also to use the cableway to leave the stronghold.
When the court’s army was pulled away, they could attack Qingzhou City.
She stood up and said, “I’ll go to the kitchen and bring you two steamed buns. You can eat them on the way without delay.”
Chu Chengji grabbed her wrist. “Don’t bother. I’ll discuss tomorrow’s raid tactics with them in a moment. It won’t take long.”
Qin Zheng was already standing, but Chu Chengji didn’t let go of her wrist.
He even exerted a little force. “The former members of the Lu family have sent a letter. Your sister is on her way to a marriage alliance.
Your mother and brother have also been smuggled out of the city by the former members of the Lu family and will arrive in Qingzhou soon.”
He said these words to reassure her, so she wouldn’t worry that he would use the Qin family as leverage after occupying Qingzhou.
The Lu family in the capital and the Lu family in Yingzhou were closely related, but as an imperial family, they were inevitably suppressed and suspected.
For the sake of convenience in communication, the Lu family had established many taverns and tea houses as secret communication bases.
This was also the reason why the Lu family’s bases in the capital could still operate after all the Lu family members in the capital were imprisoned.
The Qin family was originally in the capital, and the Duke of Qin was upright and disdainful of using such means, which led to the Qin family’s isolation and helplessness overnight.
Qin Zheng sincerely thanked him, “Thank you, Husband.”
“Hmm?”
Qin Zheng remembered what he had said that night.
When she looked up, she met his long and deep eyes.
The hand holding her wrist was warm and strong. The warmth was not burning but flowed into her heart like a warm stream.
The palpitation in her chest made her purse her lips and change her words, “Huaizhou.”
Chu Chengji’s expression remained the same, but the slight relaxation of his eyebrows showed that his mood seemed to have improved slightly. “I’ve said before, you and I are husband and wife. Why do you need to say ‘thank you’ again?
Moreover, if it weren’t for you building the cableway on the back mountain, not only would there be no food and supplies, but also the night attack on Qingzhou City would not have been possible.
When the food and supplies are exhausted, if we fight to the death with the officials and soldiers left at the foot of the mountain, the chances of winning are slim.”
Because at that time, not only was there a huge difference in numbers, but also in hard power and morale, they were completely overwhelmed.
“I can only do so much,” Qin Zheng said.
Chu Chengji asked her back, “Isn’t this enough?”
This was the first time he had so directly affirmed her.
Qin Zheng didn’t think that building a cableway was a big deal. But being praised by him like this made her face blush slightly.
The previous frustration was swept away, and she said, “Do you have to praise me at this time?”
The last time he saw her, she smiled and said these words before turning and leaving.
Whenever he dreamed back at midnight, it pierced his heart like a twist.
He used to only drink plain tea, but later only drank strong alcohol.
However, even when drunk, he never had a moment of peace, but at least she was in his dreams.
Can’t get, can’t let go.
Chu Chengji returned from the caves but didn’t go straight back to the small courtyard. Instead, he went to Wang Dannie’s place.
“Isn’t this rare? Is the strategist here to eat?” Wang Dannie asked.
Chu Chengji said, “No,” and then said, “Excuse me for a moment, I just want to know what happened at the Wang’s house today.”
Qin Zheng refused to say, and he didn’t want to press her to avoid embarrassing her, but that didn’t mean he would forget about this matter.
Wang Dama sighed and recounted the whole thing about the quarrel between Wang Xiu and her grandson.
Chu Chengji’s face turned ice-cold when he heard what Wang Xiu had said, and his aura dropped to the lowest point.
Wang Dama had never been afraid of anyone in the mountain stronghold, but at this moment, she was also somewhat intimidated by Chu Chengji’s aura.
She lowered her voice a bit, “I have informed the chief...”
“She should apologize to my wife.” Chu Chengji interrupted Wang Damma’s words, his tone light and breezy, but there was no room for refusal.
“But my wife probably doesn’t want to see her again. Before you deal with her, gather all the people in the stronghold and let her publicly confess in front of everyone. Whatever lies she fabricated, she should retract them in the same manner.”
Wang Dama agreed to everything.
When Chu Chengji returned, Qin Zheng was still struggling with the armor she was sewing.
Because the cotton was compressed tightly, it was very difficult to sew the stitches.
By the end, her thumb and index finger, which were pinching the needle, were burning with pain, but at least she was entering the final stage.
Lao Lu sewed fast and had already made two pieces, which she had sent to Lin Yao and Wang Biao.
Qin Zheng finished the last stitch, tied a knot, and cut off the thread.
She picked up the vest-like armor and inspected it.
She wanted to admire her hard work, but when she looked up, she saw Chu Chengji standing by the door, not knowing how long he had been watching her.
Qin Zheng pretended to be calm and put down the armor, asking, “When did you come back? Why didn’t I hear you speak?”
Chu Chengji’s smile was faint. “Just came back.”
Qin Zheng felt that his gaze seemed a bit different from usual, but she couldn’t tell for sure.
She glanced at her hard work for the afternoon and knew that the armor she sewed was quite ugly, but she used so much cotton, it could absorb shock and protect, very practical!
She invited Chu Chengji over with a calm face, “Try it on to see if it fits. Although it’s not very beautiful, on the battlefield, safety is the most important. If it doesn’t work, you can wear it inside, and no one will see...”
She couldn’t finish the rest of her words.
She was holding his arm, preparing to let him try it on, but Chu Chengji suddenly grabbed her head and kissed her without warning.
Not too gentle.
Qin Zheng was stunned, feeling him ravaging between her lips and teeth, her long eyelashes trembling twice.
Perhaps she was too much like a silly goose.
She didn’t react for a long time.
When Chu Chengji stopped, he slightly pulled away, his breath not quite stable, “Close your eyes.”
Qin Zheng still thought about the armor she had sewn so hard for him, “You try it first...”
Chu Chengji approached directly, and Qin Zheng subconsciously backed away, her back against the corner of the cabinet.
Chu Chengji covered her eyes with one hand, held her chin with the other, and kissed her again.
The setting sun reddened half of the sky, and the room was filled with orange light through the window mullions.
Chu Chengji’s hand covering Qin Zheng’s eyes gradually turned into holding her wrists, and his tall figure completely enveloped her in shadows.