Chapter 348 Jealousy!

Time flies, and now it has been nearly two months since Ye Mingsheng took over Posuo Mansion. During these two months, Ye Mingsheng prepared himself for war. On the one hand, he suppressed the bandits and eliminated the remaining poison in Posuo Mansion, and on the other hand, he also reorganized his army for war.

The artisan camp is producing around the clock, the recruiting office is recruiting soldiers every day, and the Fengzhou Army, this war machine, is currently running at a high speed, ready to be thrown into the next war at any time at Ye Mingsheng's command.

While Ye Mingsheng was expanding his power during this period, others were also unwilling to be left out. Just half a month ago, Song Wenhui, the governor of Liaoyang, finally could no longer tolerate the Zhenwu Army entrenched on the front line of Changqing Prefecture. He declared the Zhenwu Army a rebel army and vowed to go out to wipe them out, accusing them of ten crimes including harassing the people, colluding with the Luobei people, and bullying the common people.

Following Song Wenhui's order, the Liaoyang Army, which was said to have a strength of 100,000, including tens of thousands of Shiwei people, divided into three groups to attack Liaoyang. At the beginning of the battle, the Liaoyang Army was resisted by the Zhenwu Army and encountered some troubles.

Despite this, relying on the advantage in military strength, the Liaoyang Army still managed to capture three county towns in Changqing Prefecture within half a month and occupied half of Changqing Prefecture’s land. The momentum of progress was quite smooth...
Toyosu,

Every spring and summer, there would be strong winds in Posuo Mansion and the climate was not very good. So compared to Posuo Mansion, Ye Mingsheng still preferred Fengzhou, his old nest where he had been operating for some time. Therefore, after stabilizing the situation in Posuo Mansion, Ye Mingsheng returned to Fengzhou City.

At this time, in the study of the general's mansion, Ye Mingsheng's expression was very serious as he looked at the battle report in his hand. It took him a long time to put down the report and he fell into deep thought.

Judging from the current situation, although the Zhenwu Army fought very tenaciously, they have lost three important county towns. Now the only areas under their control in the entire Changqing Prefecture are the capital city of Changqing Prefecture and other scattered areas.

In three days at the shortest, or one day at the fastest, the three Liaoyang armies attacking Changqing Prefecture can clear out the outskirts of the prefecture city and join forces under the city of Changqing Prefecture. If it comes to that situation, the demise of the Zhenwu Army is basically just a matter of time...
Ever since the war broke out in Changqing Prefecture, Ye Mingsheng had strictly ordered the Coordination Office to collect intelligence about the war in Changqing Prefecture, striving to let him, who is in Fengzhou, know the direction of the war in Changqing Prefecture as quickly as possible.

Under Ye Mingsheng's order, the Coordination Office led by Huo San also worked at its full capacity to provide Ye Mingsheng with the latest battle report from Changqing Prefecture every day, telling Ye Mingsheng where the Liaoyang army had fought, how many people had died in the battle, and what the situation was like in the entire Changqing Prefecture.

Therefore, with such actions, Ye Mingsheng can be said to have watched the Liaoyang army fight step by step until they have besieged the city!

To be honest, before the battle started and during the period after the battle, Ye Mingsheng had been studying the development and direction of the entire battle situation based on the sand table with generals such as He Jingyun and Guo Zhiping.

Judging from their own research results, the current situation is very normal. Zhenjun Wu's performance was quite satisfactory. After causing the Liaoyang Army to suffer more than 10,000 casualties, the Liaoyang Army then beat them to the capital of Changqing Prefecture...
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However, this can also be said to be the most abnormal!

Who is in charge of this battle in the Zhenwu Army?

It’s Wang Muzhi!

He is a brave general under the command of Prime Minister Shangguan Hongyuan, and has created military miracles of defeating the larger force with the smaller one in many foreign battles!
Ye Mingsheng once asked He Jingyun who was better at leading troops in battle, him or Wang Muzhi.

He Jingyun's answer was that if it was about training soldiers, he was confident that his level was higher than Wang Muzhi's, but if it was about commanding a battle formation, then Wang Muzhi's level was far better than his.

From this point of view, Ye Mingsheng felt that the Zhenwu Army trained by Wang Muzhi should not just perform mediocrely, they should perform better and more outstandingly!

Even if they were finally beaten to Changqing Prefecture City, they should have caused more casualties to the Liaoyang Army, causing serious damage to the Liaoyang Army, instead of only causing casualties of more than 10,000 people to the Liaoyang Army as they did now.

In addition to Wang Muzhi, Ye Mingsheng has not forgotten one person, that is his "Master Shen!"

With the presence of the old fox Shen Jianzhong and the influence of the Supervisory Office in Liaoyang, Ye Mingsheng had reason to believe that the Zhenwu Army should be able to gain some advantages in intelligence. However, judging from the course of the war and the current situation, this did not seem to be the case as Ye Mingsheng thought.

Not only that, in Ye Mingsheng's opinion, although the Zhenwu Army fought very tenaciously in the past half month, and it could even be described as tragic and heroic, but from the overall point of view, they have always been in a passive situation of being beaten, and have not made the slightest change...
So Ye Mingsheng was very confused, why did the Zhenwu Army behave like this?

Just as Ye Mingsheng was leaning over the desk secretly thinking about the answer to the question, footsteps were heard outside the study, followed by the voices of his personal soldiers.

"Madam, the master is handling official business in the study. Please wait for a moment."

When Ye Mingsheng heard the guards address the visitor, he immediately realized who the visitor was. According to the rules of that era, except for the eldest lady who was the principal wife, the titles of the other concubines were based on the order of entry.

Pei Zhixiu and Geun-yu entered the family at the same time, but thanks to Ye Mingsheng's love for her and the time she spent with him, Pei Zhixiu successfully surpassed Geun-yu and became the second wife.

And Jinyu became the Third Madam. The always sensitive Jinyu didn't like the title of Third Madam. She preferred others to call her "Madam" without the word "three". When the servants in the general's mansion saw her calling her the Third Madam, her face would turn ugly...

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Although Jinyu didn't like the title of "Third Madam", she heard that Ye Mingsheng was handling official business in the study. She knew that he was too powerful to make a scene here, so she said to her personal soldiers:

"It's already noon, and it's time for the young master to have his meal. I've prepared some dishes that he likes. Could you please go in and tell him?"

Hearing Jinyu's words, the guards outside the study were somewhat embarrassed, but they could only decline politely:

"Third Madam, you know the master's rules. If we disturb him without permission, we will definitely be punished. Do you want to wait a little longer? It's this hour, the master might come out soon..."

Although she was a little annoyed by the rejection of these personal soldiers, in order to meet Ye Mingsheng, Jinyu could only stand outside the study with a lunch box and wait anxiously.

The conversation between Jinyu and the personal soldiers outside the study completely pulled Ye Mingsheng's thoughts back from Changqing Mansion. It must be said that time passed very quickly. Ye Mingsheng thought it was still the hour of Si, but looking at the sky, it was already noon and time for lunch.

In ancient times, many working people only ate two meals a day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon or evening. However, Ye Mingsheng came from a different time period after all, and he had the conditions, so he always maintained the habit of eating three meals a day, morning, noon and evening. Under Ye Mingsheng's leadership, the entire general's mansion also ate three meals a day.

Touching his empty stomach, Ye Mingsheng tidied up the documents on the desk and shouted to the door:

"Let her in!" "Yes! Madam San, please come in!"

With Ye Mingsheng's order, the guards outside the door naturally would not hesitate any longer and immediately opened the door and invited Jinyu in.

Jinyu, who was originally very surprised, turned resentful in an instant after seeing Ye Mingsheng with her lunch box. She looked like she was about to cry, and her beautiful eyes seemed to become moist, as if she had suffered some great injustice...

Seeing her like this, Ye Mingsheng was a little surprised. What if he didn't take Jinyu?

Why is it this expression?

Women's hearts are really like the sea's needle, it's really hard to figure out!

Just when Ye Mingsheng was hesitating whether to say something, Jinyu wiped the wet corners of her eyes with her white and tender little hands, then walked to Ye Mingsheng, opened the lunch box, and placed the dishes and rice inside in front of Ye Mingsheng.

In order to save as much money as possible and invest the limited money and food into the army during this period, Ye Mingsheng started to live a frugal life from himself. So perhaps in response to Ye Mingsheng's call, Jinyu did not cook much for Ye Mingsheng this time. She only made three dishes, one stir-fried cabbage, one braised pork, and one stir-fried shrimp with rapeseed.

Although there are not many dishes, and they are all home-cooked dishes, nothing special, but they look delicious and tasty. It is obvious that Jinyu made them with care, which makes people salivate.

"Thank you for your hard work!" Ye Mingsheng said to Jinyu with a smile:
After hearing Ye Mingsheng's words, Jinyu's mood gradually turned from cloudy to sunny. The tiredness of washing and cooking vegetables seemed to have disappeared. She whispered to Ye Mingsheng:
"This is what I should do. Please eat quickly, Master. It won't taste good if it gets cold!"

"Ok!"

Ye Mingsheng nodded, picked up the bowl and chopsticks and started to eat heartily. Seeing Ye Mingsheng eating so happily, Jinyu's little face was also filled with a happy smile...

Born as a maid, she has no family background to rely on, nor is she as lovable as Pei Zhixiu. It is extremely difficult for her to gain a place in Ye Mingsheng's heart. Fortunately, Jinyu also has her own weapon, which is her cooking skills. Isn't there a saying like that?
If you want to capture a man's heart, you must first capture his stomach. Jinyu is a loyal supporter of this saying and she also practices it. During this period, she has been inviting famous chefs from Fengzhou to the General's Mansion to learn. With such diligence and her own talent, Jinyu's cooking skills have improved rapidly.

Watching Ye Mingsheng clean up all the dishes she cooked and eat them all, Jinyu seemed to remember something while feeling satisfied. She took out a handkerchief with her body scent from her bosom and wiped Ye Mingsheng's mouth while saying with resentment:

"Okay, Master, I've fed you. It's time for you to go find that bitch..."

Ever since Ye Mingsheng returned home, Jinyu has always wanted to serve him. However, with Bai Yuanyuan as his prey, Ye Mingsheng naturally wanted to seek excitement in his new love. The ammunition was limited and he was busy with military affairs, so he neglected Jinyu.

After hearing these words and seeing Jinyu's eyes full of resentment, Ye Mingsheng suddenly realized why Jinyu was like this. He shook his head and said curiously:

"How did you know?"

"Do I need to know? The smell has been here for a long time. Maybe they will come to us one day and make us sisters give up our positions!" Jinyu also became emotional when she said this. Tears welled up in her beautiful eyes again as she continued:

"The old saying is true, a wife is not as good as a concubine, and a concubine is not as good as a secret lover. Young Master, you only smile at the newcomers and cry at the old ones. I really don't understand what's so good about that middle-aged woman."

"I am not younger than her, nor do I live a better life than her..."

When saying this, Jinyu, who had come close to Ye Mingsheng, also took the opportunity to sit directly in Ye Mingsheng's arms, and whispered in Ye Mingsheng's ear with a dazed look in her eyes and a sweet breath;
"Master, please give me a child! I will be content even if I die!"

Ye Mingsheng, who was strong and energetic, could not bear this stimulation. He immediately got on the horse and had some after-meal exercise.

After an indescribable conversation, Ye Mingsheng leaned back in the armchair, enjoying his sage time, while Jinyu, whose clothes were disheveled, whispered in his ear:
"Master, that bitch is not a good woman. She has a family and a husband, yet she comes out to seduce you. Look at her, God knows how many people she has slept with..."

"It's fine if you want to play with her, but don't take it seriously!"

Seeing that Jinyu was so hostile to Bai Yuanyuan, Ye Mingsheng asked curiously:

"You two probably haven't met each other yet, how did she provoke you to say that about her?"

Hearing that Ye Mingsheng seemed to be defending that bitch, Jinyu said indignantly:

"Master, I'm doing this for your health. You said that in the past month since you came back, you've been out several times and didn't come home all night... I don't know what that bitch did to make you so obsessed with her!"

"When Sister Xiu examined you a few days ago because of your back pain, didn't she tell you to control yourself? If you keep fooling around with that bitch, I don't think your back will ever get better. Sooner or later, she'll suck all your Yang energy away!"

Seeing Jinyu's confident look, Ye Mingsheng couldn't help but laugh. He wondered where she learned these words.

Seeing that Ye Mingsheng didn't care, Jinyu was angry, but she could do nothing about it. After all, she was only the third wife, not the first wife, and couldn't care less about Ye Mingsheng.

Seeing Jinyu pouting her red lips and looking cutely sulking, Ye Mingsheng said a few comforting words and promised Jinyu that he would take some time to accompany her, which made Jinyu burst into tears and laugh.

(End of this chapter)