After Rebirth, She Becomes the Revenge Queen-Chapter 594 - 372: Delaying Tactics_3

Since Chen Song disfigured himself, he seldom took the initiative to meet others, unless Yang Yi instructed him to do so.

Today’s trip was one he had to make, yet he did not expect to suddenly encounter such a radiant and beautiful General’s wife, prompting him to instinctively turn away.

Fu Zhen was not one to be bound by small formalities; Pei Yu and his wife were also easygoing. Seeing this, they merely smiled kindly and said, "The two of you are loyal and brave, always by His Highness’s side without making the slightest mistake. Your loyalty is a model for people like us; you can be considered as meritorious officials of Great Zhou, so Guard Chen, there is no need to take it to heart."

Chen Song looked at them awkwardly but was ultimately moved by their sincerity, so he turned back around and bowed deeply to Fu Zhen.

Yang Yi smiled, "The eldest daughter-in-law Uncle Chang Hao married into the family indeed has the demeanor befitting a great family."

Pei Yu couldn’t stop beaming, "It’s all because that rascal Zhan Er has an eye for good people!"

After saying this, he invited Yang Yi to take the seat of honor, but Yang Yi declined, taking the position of guest instead, and then straightforwardly spoke of his purpose: "Chen Song has just returned from the northwest with important news! The person who hid in Camp Town with Lian Rong is actually Lian Yang. He has long planned his escape, so even though the soldiers of the Capital Camp surrounded Camp Town, he still managed to escape!"

"After leaving the town, he directly headed northwest to meet with the people from Dongzi!"

Upon hearing this news, everyone from the Pei family perked up their ears!

Yang Yi gestured to Chen Song, "You go and tell the Great General the whole story, strive to quickly relay the message to the Capital Camp, and ask General Pei to make a swift decision!"

...

When Yang Yi and his two servants rushed to Pei Mansion, Pei Zhan was gathering with Cheng Chili and Du Mingqian in the Capital Camp, discussing the information brought by Tie Ying.

Hearing that the stranger who appeared in the bun shop was Lian Yang, Cheng Chili immediately slapped himself three times!

"How could I be so stupid to let him slip right under my nose? If I had stayed a bit longer at the tofu shop that night, or kept an eye out in front of the bun shop the next morning, wouldn’t I have caught him?

"That way, I would have earned great merit! Now look, not only have I no merit, I also feel like a fool to death!"

The sound of slapping shocked everyone, but no one stepped forward to stop him.

Only after he stopped slapping himself and his cries ceased did Pei Zhan slowly glance at him, "Stupid enough, but do you really think that his escape was entirely a matter of luck?"

Cheng Chili was speechless, looking down at his reddened palm. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Du Mingqian chuckled.

Then he said seriously, "For him to dare come to the capital city, all aspects must have been taken care of. Would he really feel safe to appear right under our noses without being fully confident?

"If he truly were that reckless, we wouldn’t need to worry about him at all."

Cheng Chili was at a loss for words, "You knew that and still made such a big scene at Camp Town?"

"If we hadn’t made such a scene, how would they have thought we had already sent messages to the northwest in advance? How would they have realized that many days ago, we had already sent people to Dongzi to understand the situation?"

Cheng Chili realized, "So it was all an act?"

"Of course, not entirely." Du Mingqian pointed to the topographic map of the areas around Camp Town on the table and explained, "For Lian Yang to quietly reach the capital and linger at Camp Town with Lian Rong for so long, there must be something fishy in the town.

"After a thorough search, we discovered several secret tunnels, some leading to the canals, others to the village well, and several households had moved in only after the founding of the nation.

"Upon interrogation, they were identified as people from Dayue."

As Du Mingqian said this, he raised his eyebrows at Cheng Chili, "Your brother told us last night. What, he didn’t tell you?"

Cheng Chili was furious, feeling like cursing, "So you all knew and kept me in the dark?"

"If we didn’t keep it from you, how would those with the surname Lian believe it?" Pei Zhan glanced at him again, then pulled out a military report from under a pile of documents, "This arrived this morning from the Ministry of War. The people we sent to Dongzi have returned with news confirming the truth, and apparently, the situation is even more severe than we anticipated."