Was he hallucinating?

What did Third Madam just say?

Didn't she say that she had a way to solve the border army's crisis?

Mo Chenggui was stunned for a full ten seconds before he seemed to suddenly see the light. The fog in front of him dispersed. He looked around the courtyard in a panic, but Chu Lian was nowhere to be seen.

He roared somewhat angrily, "Where's Third Madam?!"

The veteran soldiers who had carried out the execution were trembling with fear. Although they were old, they weren't deaf. Just now, Third Young Mistress had personally said that Steward Qin had brought people out to trade food with other people for these fir trees to be used to save the lives of the fifty thousand border soldiers. They had actually blamed him wrongly and almost beaten him half to death …

The veteran soldiers thought about the consequences and broke out in a cold sweat. He looked at Mo Chenggui with condemnation. "Old Brother Mo, Third Madam has already left …"

Mo Chenggui chased after her without even thinking about it.

Although he didn't dare to believe it, since Chu Lian had said it, it meant that there was hope. Even if he racked his brain, he couldn't think of any divine weapon that these pieces of cedar logs could have.

The people of the Great Wu Dynasty kept their promises. This wasn't the era where thick contracts couldn't bind them. Promises were worth their weight in gold. Regardless of whether it was a big or small family, some people would even stick to a verbal promise for several generations.

So when Chu Lian said this in front of Mo Chenggui, he didn't doubt that Third Madam was talking nonsense at all.

Since she could say it, there must be hope for it to be realized!

That was indeed the case. The old carpenter had already finished it, and it was only a matter of time before it was put to use.

At this moment, Mo Chenggui instantly forgot all the words he had said to Chu Lian and 'shamelessly' chased after her.

When the veteran soldiers saw how 'shameless' Commander Mo was, their faces immediately darkened.

This seemed to be different from what they had imagined at the start!

Commander, shouldn't you angrily scold her and then add that she was speaking nonsense?

Mo Chenggui ran fast, but there was still a mess behind him that he hadn't dealt with yet!

Steward Qin and the manservants were still tied up on a pile of cedar logs at the side.

A veteran hurriedly ran over to ask for instructions. Mo Chenggui hurriedly got someone to untie Steward Qin. Then, he got someone to send Shanmu to Chu Lian's courtyard.

Tang Yan stood at the entrance of the side courtyard with his guards. He shook his head when he heard what Chu Lian said. Even he was shocked by Chu Lian's words. He thought that he would have to step in and mediate. Who knew that it would end in such a dramatic way?

Jinyi Xiangjun was really unexpected.

"Sir, are you still going out?" The guard beside Tang Yan asked.

Tang Yan smiled and shook his head. "Why are you still going out? Didn't you hear? The Village Lord has already found a solution. Let's go and take a look."

Tang Yan lifted his leg, turned around, and headed towards Chu Lian's courtyard.

When Tang Yan arrived at the entrance of the courtyard, he saw Mo Chenggui being stopped outside. Mo Chenggui was anxiously pacing back and forth in the corridor outside the courtyard despite the heavy snow. Tang Yan paused for a moment before he came to his side.

"Why is Commander Mo standing here? Why not go in and take a look?"

Commander Mo hated civil officials like Tang Yan the most. After glaring at him, he continued to walk back and forth with his hands behind his back.

Tang Yan didn't care. He turned around and was about to enter the courtyard when he was blocked by Li Xing's sword.

"Sir Tang, please stay. The Village Lord has ordered that no one is allowed to enter except for the people in the courtyard."

Tang Yan didn't expect that he would also be given a cold shoulder. This time, he stood in the corridor like Mo Chenggui.

He shook his head helplessly, then turned to Mo Chenggui and complained, "Commander Mo, I've been dragged into this by you!"

Mo Chenggui didn't want to pay attention to this weak civil official at all. He only snorted.

Tang Yan didn't give up. "Li Xing, look. I'm not Commander Mo, and I didn't quarrel with your master. Why won't you let me in?"

"Sir, please don't make things difficult for this subordinate. This subordinate is just following the Village Lord's instructions.

The Village Lord said that this thing is confidential. Even if it's done, it won't be shown to you. It will be sent to the border army camp immediately. "

Fine!

Yet another stubborn person. Tang Yan really gave up this time. Although his heart was itching to know what kind of divine tool Chu Lian spoke of that could save 50,000 soldiers of the border army was, there was nothing he could do if she didn't want to.

Tang Yan was straightforward. He turned around and left. He didn't want to be like Mo Chenggui, standing foolishly at the door against the heavy snow and cold wind.

On the way back to his courtyard, Tang Yan was puzzled.

What kind of magic did that girl Chu Lian have? Why was it that everyone around her was so loyal to her? Even the guards of the Prince's Residence, Li Xing and Li Yue, treated her as their real master. Could it be because of her gluttonous energy?

Sure enough, the potential of a glutton was huge.

Tang Yan was really shameless. He didn't know who he was, but he couldn't wait to come to Chu Lian's courtyard for three meals a day. During these few days of snow, the thing he did the most was to send guards to Chu Lian's courtyard to find out what she ate …

The old carpenter worked very quickly with the materials. He had already thought about it long ago. Before he started, he also made a mold.

But even so, a part of the wood was still wasted. When it was time to finish, there was only one piece of cedar wood left …

Chu Lian sat at the side and watched. The old carpenter stopped what he was doing and came to Chu Lian with some awkwardness. "My lady, there is still one piece of wood missing.

It's all my fault for wasting some wood just now. "

Chu Lian looked at the finished product. Indeed, there was only one piece of wood left. She gave the order.

Wenqing quickly went out to inform Steward Qin.

Steward Qin was only hit by a stick. The injury was bearable, but his butt hurt badly. He could stand, but he couldn't sit. It would take a few days for the blood clot to disappear before he could sit normally.

Seeing Wenqing come out in a hurry, he quickly went up to her and asked, "What's wrong? Is there something missing?"

Wenqing sighed. "There is only one piece of cedar wood left. Why didn't you buy one more piece in the morning!"

Steward Qin was angry. It wasn't that he didn't buy more. It was that he was caught by Mo Chenggui on the way. The wood was burned by Mo Chenggui as firewood. If he hadn't tried his best to stop him, saying that the cedar wood was expensive, there might not even be a few pieces left.

But this wasn't the time to talk to Wenqing about this.

"Ask Third Madam to wait. I'll go out and look for it. Don't worry, I'll definitely send the cedar wood to Third Madam today."

"Alright, hurry up and go. I'll go tell Third Madam."

Steward Qin rubbed his butt and limped towards the courtyard door.

He was cursing Mo Chenggui hundreds and thousands of times in his heart.

When he reached the door, he looked up and saw the vile person cursing in his heart. Steward Qin was so scared that he almost fell to the ground. When he saw who it was, Steward Qin spat and cursed, "What bad luck."

Although Mo Chenggui also felt awkward, he still supported Steward Qin at the first moment. He asked anxiously, "Steward Qin, how is Third Madam's thing going? I won't interfere or leak it. Can I just go in and take a look?"

Steward Qin coldly withdrew his arm and glanced at Mo Chenggui. He said mockingly, "Thanks to Commander Mo, we're missing a piece of cedar wood, so the thing can't be completed. I still have to go out and look for it!"