Special Agent Rebirth: The Omnipotent Goddess of Quick Transmigration
Chapter 375: Special Agent 370 has turned into a commoner (16) at the first update

Chapter 375: Special Agent 370 has turned into a commoner (16) at the first update

Seeing Duan Yunxiu, Yang Ziji was stunned for several minutes before reacting.

The arrival was too swift, wasn’t it?

Even with fast horses and relentless whipping, it would take a month from the Imperial City to here.

Now, it had been only about twenty days; could it be that the Emperor rushed over as soon as he received the secret letter?

The princess of the Barbarian Country, who had never seen the Emperor of the Central Plains, took a wary step back upon seeing the man who appeared out of nowhere and was in no way inferior to Ye Shaohua, "Who are you?"

Duan Yunxiu didn’t pay her any attention at all.

The Barbarian princess wanted to say more when, at that moment, her brother’s complexion suddenly changed.

They didn’t know when, but the troops Duan Yunxiu brought had already surrounded them.

General Xie, although stationed in the Borderland for a long time, also recognized the Emperor.

He looked at himself, going from being a prisoner to a victor and then at the orders Duan Yunxiu issued one after another, finally realizing that it wasn’t a dream.

"Your Majesty? How did you suddenly appear?" He half-knelt on the ground, his face showing excitement and surprise.

Duan Yunxiu waved his hand, "General Xie, you’ve worked hard. This was a strategy devised by the military advisor and myself. Fortunately, we were not too late, otherwise the losses would have been great."

"You can say that again," General Xie grinned, "If you were a step later, the military advisor would have almost become the Barbarian Country’s son-in-law."

The military advisor was skilled in both literature and martial arts and also full of wisdom. If he were captured by the people of the Barbarian Country, their losses would have been too great.

General Xie had completely forgotten how he initially resented Ye Shaohua.

"Is that so?" Duan Yunxiu said lightly.

For some reason, General Xie always felt a chilling sharpness intermixed within that light voice.

But they had won a complete victory, took back all the lost land, and the Barbarian Country had submitted. For at least ten years, they would not have the grain or military strength to return. What could the Emperor possibly be dissatisfied with?

General Xie felt that he might have been mistaken.

Duan Yunxiu looked at the grass clippings on top of Ye Shaohua’s head and reached out to remove them.

"You’ve come quite early," Ye Shaohua dusted off her sleeves, speaking leisurely, "I thought it would be at least three days later."

That tone when speaking to the Emperor, isn’t it too disrespectful?

General Xie glanced at Yang Ziji, aware that General Yang was familiar with the Emperor, but even he wouldn’t dare to speak so casually to the Emperor.

However, Yang Ziji was also quite close to the military advisor, and realizing this, the straightforward General Xie did not give it a second thought.

That night, the Military Camp celebrated wildly until dawn.

In just two days, they would gather troops and return to the Imperial City.

Ye Shaohua knew that the news of their feigned defeat had surely reached the Ye Residence. Although she had left instructions for the manager of Changchun Building and the staff of Xuange to look after Aunt Mei,

her mind was still not at ease.

She did not accompany the main force; the ten thousand-strong army moved too slowly.

Ye Shaohua, along with Duan Yunxiu and Yang Ziji, hurried back with the messenger riding fast.

Half a month later.

Ye Residence, Pear Garden.

"Auntie, don’t go looking for the old lady and the others anymore," over the past month, Liuliu had seen Aunt Mei grow haggard, "even if you send good things their way, they won’t help you inquire about the fourth young master’s news."

Ye Shaohua had been on campaign for over a year. Although she and Aunt Mei weren’t cared for by the household, they had managed to live leisurely.

But since the news of the army’s defeat and capture of all military leaders a month ago, everyone in the Imperial City panicked.

Aunt Mei, a person from within a secluded great mansion, was entirely unaware of the outside world’s situation.

She could only seek out informants about Ye Shaohua’s whereabouts everywhere.

Today, relatives from Ye Family’s maternal side came, and Aunt Mei gave away her last valuable possession—the beautiful glass lamp decoration that Yang Ziji had gifted her for her birthday.

In the technologically underdeveloped ancient times, glass was an extremely rare piece to display.

Only Xuange sold such precious items, and with just one available per month, its value was astronomical. Nearly every single piece was requisitioned for the Palace.

Others, even if they wanted to buy, simply couldn’t get one.

All they could do was visit Xuange and gaze at the glass piece displayed at its center.

The uncle from Ye Family’s maternal side was a wealthy merchant from Jiangnan and had been at the Ye Residence for over a month.

Although in this era, among the scholars, peasants, craftsmen, and merchants, the merchants rank the lowest, the wealthy are influential everywhere, especially the traveling merchants, whose news is much more timely than those living in the Imperial City.

"Auntie Mei," the old lady was talking to the uncle of the Ye Family when she saw Auntie Mei, a flash of displeasure crossed the depths of her eyes, "What are you here for?"

"I have come to pay my respects to Uncle," Auntie Mei said, presenting the well-packaged glass ornament to the uncle of the Ye Family.

This month, Auntie Mei had brought out so many precious items that it had taken Ye Residence by surprise; nobody expected her to possess so many fine goods.

Now, she even brought out a glass ornament.

The uncle of the Ye Family was surprised for quite some time.

"Uncle, about Shaohua’s situation, you..." seeing that the uncle had taken the glass ornament, Auntie Mei stepped forward to speak.

"Auntie Mei," Ye Family’s lady covered the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief, "this matter can’t be rushed. After all, it takes connections to get information. When the Fourth Young Master was around, you were someone of note, but now we don’t even know if he is alive or dead. Auntie Mei, if you keep pestering my uncle, it’s better to find someone else to inquire!"

Having had no other news for over a month, these people of the Ye Family had lost confidence in Ye Shaohua’s survival.

The old lady couldn’t be bothered with Auntie Mei, "Where is Shaoming? He was promoted to Seventh-grade a few days ago, and I haven’t seen him yet."

Ye Shaohua had become the Number One Scholar, without an office and additionally, he had been dispatched to the Borderland.

Compared to Ye Shaohua, the runner-up of the same exam session had already married a princess and become a Fourth-grade official.

Mentioning Ye Shaoming, the lady of the Ye Family couldn’t help but laugh a little.

Everyone had a word to say, and they seemed quite elated while criticizing Auntie Mei.

A year ago, when there was talk of promoting Auntie Mei to wife, it was something no one in the Ye Residence mentioned again.

Meanwhile, Ye Jin stood beside the lady of the Ye Family, serving her, and didn’t even look at Auntie Mei once.

They say adversity reveals true nature.

Auntie Mei didn’t understand it before, but does she understand it now?

Once Auntie Mei left, the people sitting in the Hall paid no attention and even laughed while cracking sunflower seeds.

Who could have known that the Number One Scholar from over a year ago would have turned out like this?

The uncle finally came back to his senses from the glass ornament. He looked up at the lady of the Ye Family and said, "Sister, Auntie Mei of our Ye Residence is no ordinary person."

The lady of the Ye Family and the old lady had never seen a glass ornament, but the uncle had been to many places.

He truly knew the value of such an item.

"Of course, she’s no ordinary person," the lady of the Ye Family snorted coldly, "She originally came from the Floral Land."

Seeing his sister’s disdainful tone, the uncle thought better of it and did not say more, "I’ll have someone make inquiries."

A fifteen-year-old Number One Scholar, if the emperor hadn’t whimsically sent him to the battleground, surely he must have been a brilliant and unparalleled talent.

These people were still talking.

At this moment, the Butler outside came tumbling in, a rare look of panic on his normally calm face: "Old Madam! Old Madam!"

Seeing that the uncle was still there, the old lady put down her teacup, displeased, "What’s the rush? Don’t you see the uncle here?"

Hearing the old lady’s words, the Butler still wore a face of shock, just shaking his head, recalling the chilling sight of the just-returned Fourth Young Master, and he shivered, "Old Madam, the Fourth Young Master... the Fourth Young Master has returned!"

"What?" The originally displeased old lady, upon hearing this, stood up in shock, "Wasn’t he defeated and captured?"

In their eyes, Ye Shaohua was just a scholar, a weakling incapable of violence; how could he have survived in the hands of barbarians?

"Not only has the Fourth Young Master returned, but he also returned to the Imperial City with the emperor himself. The messenger outside says our army achieved a great victory, and the Fourth Young Master is credited with the primary contributions!" The Butler relayed all the information he had gathered without missing a beat.

After a moment of joyful surprise, the old lady hurriedly said, "Go, to Auntie Mei’s place!"

And the lady of the Ye Family grabbed the Butler to ask over and over whether it was true.

Ye Jin, who had been standing by her side serving her, wobbled a bit upon hearing these words.

"Third Lady, the Fourth Young Master has returned; shall we go over to the Pear Garden to take a look?" Ye Jin’s personal maid Chunchun glanced at the door and said carefully.

Ye Jin pressed her lips together, "Let’s go, to the Pear Garden!"

She was in total disarray right now. Just last month when the news arrived, she had thought that her younger brother was surely dead, but now, unexpectedly, not only had he not died, he had achieved a great victory!

He had been recognized by the emperor for distinguished service! Now there were three imperial edicts waiting outside!

It was really... Ye Jin had never known that her own brother, born of the same mother, could be so fortunate!

This time, Ye Jin was genuinely anxious. Thinking back on her cold and mocking words towards Auntie Mei these past two weeks, a cold sweat ran down her spine, "It can’t be, Auntie is my biological mother, and the Fourth Young Master is my brother born of the same mother; how could he not care for me?"