Naturally, Mu Fengqie also left facial masks and skin - care products for Xiao Qing and Zhu Fei. But these two little girls were reluctant to use them. They stored the items carefully as if they were precious treasures.
"What's a facial mask? Is it something to eat?" Shen Yiru stared at the small bottle in her hand and asked doubtfully.
Hearing this, Mu Fengqie burst out laughing. However, it was normal for Shen Yiru not to know. She patiently explained, "A facial mask is not food. It's similar to rouge and powder, but the facial masks I made are much better. They're for moisturizing and can make your skin more supple and smooth."
"Really that amazing?" Shen Yiru exclaimed, her eyes wide as copper bells. "Quick, let me try it!"
Mu Fengqie wiped off the rouge and powder on Shen Yiru's face and applied a layer of facial mask on her. After applying this mung - bean mud mask, her whole face turned green. At first, Shen Yiru didn't quite believe that this green stuff had such a miraculous effect.
But after twenty minutes, when the mask was wiped off, Shen Yiru was completely stunned. Her skin was not only smooth and supple but also seemed a bit fairer. It was almost as if it could be broken by a puff of breath.
She could hardly believe her eyes. She never thought that this little thing she hadn't paid much attention to was so amazing. It also left Xiao Qing and Zhu Fei in a daze.
"This thing is so amazing. Did you really make it? How are you so good?" While admiring her smooth skin, Shen Yiru didn't forget to praise Mu Fengqie.
Mu Fengqie took out two more bottles of skin - care products and gave them to Shen Yiru. "These are toner and lotion. You need to apply them every day. Their effects are similar to those of the facial mask."
This time, Shen Yiru didn't doubt Mu Fengqie. She directly took the two jars of skin - care products. These were treasures. She admired Mu Fengqie more and more and had become her die - hard fan.
After an hour, they finally saw off Shen Yiru. Then they sent a set to Mrs. Shen.
Mu Fengqie smiled and started making skin - care products with Xiao Qing. Although what they had in the yard was enough for use, she didn't know how many noble ladies there were in the imperial city and whether these skin - care products would be sufficient.
Jing Xinche finally arrived at the border. Every night, he slept with the sachet Mu Fengqie gave him in his arms. After arriving at the border, he gathered his mind. Since his accident, the border had been in turmoil. Other countries had been itching to make a move. This time, it was mainly the Beiming Kingdom, which was good at riding and archery, that attacked the border.
They had already lost a city. However, the Beiming Kingdom was not easy to deal with. If they confronted the Beiming Kingdom head - on, they might not get the upper hand.
So, if they wanted to win, they could only outwit the enemy. Jing Xinche's mind was working fast, trying to find the weakness of the Beiming Kingdom, but he had no clue at all.
In the past, Jing Xinche was a war god, and the Beiming Kingdom had always been in awe of him. The two great countries had always treated each other with courtesy. So, Jing Xinche was not familiar with the Beiming Kingdom at all.
As the saying goes, know your enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat. It seemed that he had to find a way to infiltrate the enemy and find the weakness of the Beiming Kingdom to deliver a fatal blow.
"Brother Jing, have you come up with any good strategies? How about we attack them from both the front and the back and wipe them out?" Yuan Yuhan asked.
He had also thought about it for a long time. The Beiming Kingdom was really a headache. So, if it weren't for having a great general like Jing Xinche, he would never have taken on this difficult task.
Yuan Yuchuan also wanted to lead the troops to fight at first, but he also thought of this aspect. If Yuan Yuhan accidentally died on the battlefield, he would have one less competitor for the crown prince position.
The Beiming Kingdom was coming on fiercely this time. If Yuan Yuhan was defeated, then he could lead the troops to fight. After getting military merits, no one could challenge his position as the crown prince.
Jing Xinche thought for a while and shook his head. "We don't know the number of enemy troops. Acting blindly may lead to heavy casualties. The Beiming Kingdom has always been insidious and cunning. We must not be careless."
"But now that the two armies are at war, if we don't have a strategy, we may be at a disadvantage." Yuan Yuhan's sword - shaped eyebrows were tightly knitted.
Jing Xinche already had a plan in mind. He put down the map in his hand, and his expression relaxed a bit. "I'll infiltrate the enemy camp. You stay in the army to stabilize the morale of the troops. Wait for me to come back."
The Beiming Kingdom was becoming more and more powerful. Every step of the deployment was extremely important now. He could only secretly go to spy on the enemy's situation first. With his martial arts, he should be able to manage carefully.
Yuan Yuhan was shocked. He looked at Jing Xinche in horror, and his sword - shaped eyebrows were knitted even tighter. "No. You're the commander - in - chief just like me now. If something happens to you, the morale of the troops will be in chaos."
"It doesn't matter. I have a way to get out. You must only defend and not attack. Wait for me to come back before making any decisions."
As soon as Jing Xinche finished speaking, he walked out under Yuan Yuhan's shocked gaze. He took a pill of the antidote prepared by Mu Fengqie. The medicine could suppress the toxicity and support his internal energy.
In the darkness, a black shadow quickly shuttled through. Jing Xinche successfully reached the enemy camp. First, he killed a soldier and changed into his clothes. Then he swaggered through the camp.
He was going to look for the grain depot. The first thing he had to do was to burn the enemy's grain and then kill their commander - in - chief to disrupt the morale of the enemy camp.
But he was not familiar with the terrain of the enemy camp, and he couldn't walk around openly. So, he could only wait and slowly inquire about the location of the granary.
"What are you still doing there? Hurry up and follow me!" a soldier said angrily.
Jing Xinche looked around. After confirming that the soldier was talking to him, he followed reluctantly. By accident, he ended up at the granary.
"Keep a good watch here. Arrest anyone suspicious."
"Yes."
Jing Xinche was secretly happy. The granary was heavily guarded. There were ten people guarding it. If he tried to slip away, he probably wouldn't be able to escape their eyes.
He could only quietly think of a way. Then his face changed, and he covered his stomach with his hand. "Brothers, I have a stomachache and need to go to relieve myself. Please help me guard for a while. I'll be back soon."
"Go quickly and come back quickly."
"Sure!"
Jing Xinche showed a flattering smile. As soon as he turned his head, his cold expression returned. He couldn't just sit there waiting for death. He must burn the grain while it was still dark.
He ran some distance, but it wasn't far from the granary. He took out a fire - starter and set the tents on fire. In an instant, almost ten tents were on fire.
Watching the fire getting bigger and the enemy camp in chaos, he quickly ran back to the granary. The people guarding the granary also began to worry and looked around.
"Brothers, there's a fire over there. We don't have enough manpower. We need to send half of the people here to put out the fire. Otherwise, it will be bad if the fire spreads here."
Jing Xinche pretended to be nervous. His voice was also panting, looking very anxious.