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Chu Yiqing nodded: "Ma Yunfei has always liked to be with Mai Xiang before. He may have already known Mai Xiang's identity. In fact, as long as he is harmless to Mai Xiang, it doesn't hurt to make a few more friends!"
"That's right. Mai Xiang is twelve years old after all, and it's almost time to think about life-long events. Now that she's in the town, her horizons are higher. I'm afraid the boys around the village won't catch her eye. In this town, It would be nice to get to know more people and have more choices!" Mrs. Huangfu said with a smile.
Chu Yiqing smiled faintly. It's no wonder that Mrs. Huangfu didn't know the inside story and thought so. But as soon as Liu Gan came, Mai Xiang acted abnormally. Maybe Liu Gan told Mai Xiang! Liu Yi didn't do it this time. Coming back, I believe that maybe the situation requires it. On the other hand, it must be deliberately arranged by Liu Gan. Liu Gan has now become the emperor of a country, and Liu Yi is the prince, just like she and Li Huang. If Mai Xiang is really with Liu Yi, Together, I’m afraid it won’t be easy!
"Mom, I'm full too, help me keep an eye on A Bao, and I'll go check out the smell of wheat!" Chu Yiqing stood up and said with a smile.
"Go, go, go, and bring her a bun by the way. This girl ate too little just now. It's the time when she's growing, so she can't lose it!" Mrs. Huangfu said, taking out a rapeseed and mushroom bun. When Baozi came, he carefully took out a piece of dry food towel and wrapped it in it, and asked Chu Yiqing to carry it with him.
Chu Yiqing nodded: "Don't worry, she won't be hungry!"
In the room, Mai Xiang opened the small box she received during the Chinese New Year. She had never worn any of the clothes in it and was reluctant to wear them. She had worn the golden butterfly jewelry several times, but she had never taken the necklace because it was too precious. Once out, she would only open it and take a look at it when she was thinking about Liu Yi at night, but now all the things she once cherished had become a joke. She frowned and pushed the box aside violently, and the butterfly earrings popped out. came out and rolled on the table.
"Maixiang..." Chu Yiqing came in with the buns. He understood the situation more or less when he saw it, and asked in a low voice: "Have you met Liu Gan?"
Mai Xiang quickly wiped her eyes and put the butterfly pendant into the box, but she knew she couldn't hide it from Chu Yiqing, so she nodded hesitantly.
"What did he say?" Chu Yiqing sat down in front of her.
"Auntie..." Mai Xiang pursed her lips and tears started to flow down her face.
"Look at you kid, you've been with me for so many days, and you haven't learned half of it. You just wipe your tears when you encounter something, and you're still so unstable!" Chu Yiqing sighed.
"If I could be like Auntie, I wouldn't cry anymore!" Mai Xiang sniffed, "Brother Liu Qian said he hated me, said I was unworthy, and unworthy of Brother Liu Yi risking his life and death for me...Auntie, you Do you think I'm really unworthy? Brother Liu Yi is now the prince of Rao Kingdom!"
Chu Yiqing sighed and said, "Why do you care about what others say?"
Mai Xiang was startled and whispered: "But Liu Qian is not someone else. He is Liu Yi's eldest brother, his only relative!"
"But his opinion does not represent Liu Yi's opinion!" Chu Yiqing smiled lightly.
"But even if it's aunt, it's not because of..." Mai Xiang didn't dare to speak.
"Yeah, aren't I overthinking it now?" Chu Yiqing said with a smile.
"Auntie, is Grandma Qing really the prince's concubine?" Mai Xiang suddenly asked in a low voice. She couldn't help but stick out her tongue. Something suddenly occurred to her. She quickly took out the blood-patterned jade pendant from the small box and put it away. In the hands of Chu Yiqing: "Auntie, you can take this. Brother Liu Qian said this is the best blood jade from the country of Rao, worth thousands of gold. You can take it and sell it, exchange it for silver and give it back to Grandma Qing, so that she can also There will be no reason to come to you again!"
Chu Yiqing was startled and said with a smile: "Isn't this what Liu Yi gave to you? You cherish it very much!"
Mai Xiang bit her lip: "This was not given by Liu Yi, but by Liu Qian. He gave it to me just to let me know how big the gap is between me and Brother Liu Yi. Now this thing has no effect on me." It doesn’t make any sense anymore!”
Chu Yiqing frowned, but she didn't expect Liu Qian to go so far and do such a thing. She whispered: "Okay, then I will help you sell it, so that you won't be upset!"
Mai Xiang nodded. Although she was reluctant to give up, she resolutely handed the necklace to Chu Yiqing.
In the yard, Chu Yiqing looked at the necklace and sighed.
Yingqian came in a hurry, saw Chu Yiqing and reported in a low voice: "Miss, Concubine Qing is here again!"
Chu Yiqing's eyes darkened: "Are you here to ask for a crime or to collect a debt?"
"Miss, I advise you not to see her anymore. Just say that you are not in the house. She is my mother-in-law after all. If you have a bad relationship with her..." Yingqian advised in a low voice.
Chu Yiqing nodded: "Then let's go back like this. It's not the time to see her yet! It's just that I need to borrow the 80,000 taels of silver as soon as possible. I don't want to owe her anything anymore!"
Yingqian felt relieved and hurried out.
Chu Yiqing held the necklace and turned around to go to the backyard.
In the backyard room, Liu Qian was reading the memorial at night with a light on. In Chu Han, he continued to worry about government affairs. Every day, he had people rush 800 miles to deliver the memorial from Raoguo, and then sent it away after reviewing it.
"Your Majesty, how long will we stay here?" Aru asked cautiously, "You work so hard..."
"Alu, have you ever thought about anything? In other words, do you have a dream?" Liu Gan suddenly put down his pen and turned to look at Alu and asked.
Alu was startled, rubbed his hands in embarrassment and said with a smile: "Of course. Before Alu didn't follow the emperor, Alu was just a small gatekeeper in the palace. At that time, Alu looked at the people who were following the emperor. When I was a servant, I thought, it would be great if I could be as majestic as them. Then the salary would be more, and Alu's parents would not have to work so hard! Now, Alu has got everything he wants, and the emperor and the queen are facing each other. Aruen is as heavy as a mountain, Aruen will never forget it in this life!"
Liu Qian smiled softly: "You are just talking about your desire for power. Indeed, without power, you will be bullied and even lose your life. Just like me, I must sit on this throne because I can't At this point, my life will be threatened. I want more and more territory, because if I don't get this, my country will be threatened. I, like you, are all out of necessity for survival! But there is one thing that I really want, and it is what I have always dreamed of!"
Alu was startled and whispered: "Is it Miss Chu?"
"That's half right!" Liu Qian breathed a sigh of relief, "When I was in Shangjia Village, what I wanted most was her praise. I wanted to see her satisfied look, although I knew it was just a master's response to me. People's satisfaction, but I still yearn for it every day! Now, I am the master of a country, but my heart is still empty, because no matter how well I do, there is no affirmative look from that person around me!"
Alu suddenly said: "It turns out that Miss Chu is so important to the emperor. No matter what the emperor does, he always wants Miss Chu's approval!"
Liu Qian nodded: "Although this kind of surging enthusiasm is often just a moment of splendor in the turbid world, unable to take root and blossom, but I cannot keep my eyes open and see clearly this turbid world. I am actually the same as Li Huang. It’s just that Yiqing didn’t give me a chance!”
"Your Majesty..." Aru was startled and instinctively wanted to comfort the Emperor.
"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore, it's almost time!" Liu Qian said suddenly.
"When?" Alu was startled and heard the voice of a guard outside, "Your Majesty, Miss Chu wants to see you!"
Liu Gan slowly raised the corners of his lips, his eyes flashing as darkly as the night, "It's time for her to come see me!"
Only then did Aru understand, and quickly said loudly: "Please come in, Miss Chu!"
The door was opened by the guard, and Chu Yiqing entered slowly.
"Are you here?" Liu Qian smiled slowly, "Try the yellow tea, a specialty of Rao Country. It's not bad compared to your chrysanthemum tea!"
Chu Yiqing sat down and said with a faint smile: "Your Majesty, you're welcome. My chrysanthemum tea is just a tea used by poor people to relieve boredom. How can it be inferior to this top-grade yellow tea from Rao Country?"
"If you really thought so, you wouldn't come to see me!" Liu Qian smiled brighter and brighter.
Chu Yiqing narrowed his eyes and said with a smile: "You did not work in vain under me. Today's fifteen and fourteen have not learned even 10% of your skills!"
"I was born like this!" Liu Qian laughed and said, "I was originally a piece of rough jade, but I was just carved by you, Qing'er. But if it is a stone, no matter how hard you try, Qing'er, I will still be a stone after all. !”
"I haven't seen you for more than a year. You have indeed gained a lot of confidence!" Chu Yiqing still smiled lightly, "But there is a secret technique in this world called turning stone into gold. Have you ever heard of Emperor Luo?"
"I've heard it before, but it takes more effort to turn stone into gold than to earn gold, right? Because a stone is still a stone after all!" Liu Qian smiled faintly.
Chu Yiqing frowned and turned to look at the man. At this moment, she could not accurately describe the man's gaze. It was like the cold sunshine in winter, lazy and indifferent, or like the faint starlight in the autumn night, alienated and distant. Now He is a completely different person from the Liu Qian she knew...
Maybe she was wrong from the beginning, this is an unfathomable man!
"Emperor Rao, since the Jingdad Conference is over, I won't keep Emperor Rao any longer. Our place is small and the guards are not perfect. I was afraid of neglecting Emperor Rao, and I was also afraid that I would not be able to protect Emperor Rao. Now, The Chu Mansion is already on the cusp of the storm, and I don't want to cause Rao Guo any more trouble!" Chu Yiqing stood up and gave the order to see off the guests.
"Have you really thought about selling yourself for money? I am waiting for you to ask for it. If you pass this opportunity, there will be no next time!" Liu Qian said with a slow smile.
"Since Emperor Rao must pay it back, then I will say it!" Chu Yiqing paused and smiled suddenly.
Liu Qian raised his eyebrows, with an expression that he had already expected, and raised his hand, "But it doesn't matter!"
"Lucheng is adjacent to Rao State, especially Zhujiazui, which is only a stone's throw away from Rao State. However, over the years, Rao State's soldiers have occasionally come to Zhujiazui to rob people. If Emperor Rao has mercy, I hope Emperor Rao will do more. Please control the troops at the border so that the people near Zhujiazui will not be harassed!" Chu Yiqing said in a low voice.
Liu Qian was stunned, and subconsciously looked up at her. It seemed that he had never thought that Chu Yiqing would propose such a condition. His eyes were dark and dark, as calming as agarwood. His eyes flickered, as if they were like those around him. The flowing halo and candlelight merged into one color. The flow of time became unclear, slow and sticky. The breeze rippled silently in all directions, the air was also blurred, and the airflow swirled like dusk.
"What's wrong?" Chu Yiqing frowned slightly. Did she really like Liu Qian's eyes? It would make her a little irritable.
"No, I'm just a little shocked...Okay, I promise you, I can guarantee that the soldiers of Rao State will never harass the people of Li State on the border again, but Qing'er, are you sure you want to use this condition to replace the money for selling yourself? ?I am the emperor of Rao State now, you can ask for more!" Liu Gan said in a low voice, his tone full of lust.
"Sure!" Chu Yiqing smiled faintly, "Now that we are clear, then Emperor Rao, I will personally take you out tomorrow!"
Liu Gan smiled and said: "Qing'er, actually I want to go back to Shangjia Village to have a look!"
Chu Yiqing smiled and said: "I think it's better to waive it, unless Emperor Rao wants many people to know your identity!"
Liu Qian was stunned and nodded slowly.
"And this, Mai Xiang asked me to return it to you!" Chu Yiqing took the necklace out of his sleeve, wrapped it in a handkerchief, and placed it in front of Liu Gan.
Liu Qian raised his eyebrows again.
"Although this necklace is precious, we in Chu Mansion still don't lack it!" Chu Yiqing said calmly.
"I am also here for Liu Yi, you should understand!" Liu Qian said softly, his eyes darkened.
"I know, but I'm afraid Liu Yi may not thank you after he finds out!" After Chu Yiqing finished speaking, he turned around and left.
Early the next morning, Chu Yiqing was waiting at the door. As he said last night, he personally sent Liu Qian away.
"Miss!" Xia He wore a moon-white muslin jacket and a beautiful blue horse-faced skirt. Her black hair was neatly tied up, revealing her smooth forehead. She looked clean and tidy, and she was holding a basket in one hand. Slowly entered the Chu Mansion.
"Xia He, why are you here?" Chu Yiqing was stunned, but he didn't expect Xia He to appear here at this time.
"My husband has researched some new foods and asked my slave to bring them to the young lady to try and listen to her opinions!" Love is like glue, and now the body is a little rounder.
"That's it, then you can take it in. I'll be in soon!" Although Xia He was already married, Chu Yiqing was still worried that she would feel uncomfortable when she saw Liu Qian, so she immediately thought that it would be better to do less than to do more.
Xia He nodded and carried the basket into the hall to wait.
Liu Qian led someone out of the backyard. When he saw Chu Yiqing, he smiled and said, "Qing'er, you've been waiting for a long time!"
Chu Yiqing no longer bothered to correct his title at this time, and whispered: "Then I won't give it away!"
Liu Qian nodded, took a close look at Chu once again, and whispered: "If he betrays you, just remember that my position as a noble concubine will always be reserved for you!"
Chu Yiqing smiled faintly and didn't make any response, just made a gesture of invitation.
Liu Qian looked greedily at the woman's brows, and there was some indescribable melancholy in her brows...like running water, passing by without leaving a trace. He turned around and left with his entourage.
Chu Yiqing watched Liu Qian leave, and when he was about to turn around and enter the hospital, he saw Xia He standing at the door of the hall, staring blankly at the direction of Liu Qian's retreat.
"Miss, come and have a taste..." Xia He quickly reacted, whispered, and hurried into the hall.
Chu Yiqing sighed and entered the hall.
What Fang Sheng was studying this time was cold dishes, which are best sold in this hot season. Coupled with the sesame sauce that Chu Yiqing came up with, it naturally tastes good.
"Miss, is that person..." Xia He said in a low voice.
When Xia He spoke, Chu Yiqing felt relieved and said with a smile: "Yes, it's Liu Qian! But now he is the new emperor of Rao Kingdom!"
Xia He was startled, naturally very shocked, but quickly calmed down: "Is he the new emperor of the Rao Kingdom? No wonder he always said he didn't belong here before!"
"Xia He, you..." Chu Yiqing didn't know how to comfort her.
"Miss, I have a happy event to tell you today, my slave... I already have my slave!" Xia He suddenly said shyly.
"Really, that's really congratulations to you!" Chu Yiqing heard this and smiled happily, "Don't worry about the things between heaven and earth from now on. Try to rest in the backyard. If there are not enough people, I will let Mo The shopkeeper is looking for someone else!"
Xia He quickly waved his hand and said: "Miss, how can such a rough-skinned and thick-bodied slave need such finesse? The miss has already been a great kindness to the slave. I will not ask for more. Miss, let me go. I have a very strong body." , no need to rest!”
Seeing her persistence, Chu Yiqing knew that it would be difficult to convince her, so he said: "Well, let me ask shopkeeper Mo to change you to an easier job. You are always pregnant, so you have to pay attention. Otherwise, the root cause of the disease will be burned for a lifetime!"
Xia He quickly thanked her.
Chu Yiqing nodded and asked Xia He to go back.
Looking at Xia He's back, Chu Yiqing couldn't help but sigh.
"Miss, what's wrong with you?" Yingqian stepped forward and asked in confusion, "Now that Emperor Rao has gone and our house has returned to peace, why is the miss still sighing?"
Chu Yiqing said calmly: "I thought of Mai Xiang, and I don't know whether my encouragement to her was good for her or harmed her. If she can find another relationship like Xia He, maybe..."
Yingqian also sighed and said, "It's hard to talk to this slave. Love in this world is the most hurtful!"
Chu Yiqing was stunned for a moment and said with a smile: "You and Mr. Lei Yuan are married, what is there to sigh about?"
Yingqian said angrily: "Miss, look at you, this servant is worrying about you with all your heart, but she says such things!"
Chu Yiqing smiled and said: "Okay, okay, don't be upset. Did you say before that Master Bai wanted to see me?"
Yingqian nodded quickly and said: "Master Bai seems to have something urgent. He came here yesterday, but because the house was in a mess, he left a message, saying that he wanted the young lady to go to the town house to talk about it when she was free!"
"He is supervising the change of the town government these days. Could it be that he discovered some problem?" Chu Yiqing pondered for a moment, then quickly changed his clothes and went out.
At the back office of the town government, Baiyuan Zeng read the document again and confirmed that there were no errors.
"Sir, Miss Chu is here!" Liang Captou strode in and said.
"Please come quickly!" Bai Yuanzeng said quickly and stood up quickly.
Chu Yiqing saw the gift in person, and Bai Yuanzeng sent him away.
"Master Bai, why are you so mysterious? Did something big happen?" Chu Yiqing said with a smile.
Bai Yuanzeng nodded and showed the document to Chu Yiqing, "Miss Chu, look, in the memorial here, it is written that the number of people in Wuming Town is only 30,000, but when Master Liu left, he clearly told me
The number is 50,000, which is exactly 20,000 less! This is not only the case in Wuming Town, I have thoroughly investigated the thirty-four towns of Chuhan and found that each town has reported false population reports. Such a town has underreported,
In this way, Chu Han will report a total of 200,000 fewer people!"
Chu Yiqing took the document and looked at it, and said: "It is indeed 30,000 people, but what is the benefit of reporting this number?"
Bai Yuanzeng said quickly: "Miss Chu, I don't know that our Li country recruits troops based on one thousandth of the population. Chu Han underreported 200,000 soldiers, which means that 2,000 soldiers were hidden by the previous prefect.
, for personal use. Now that he is going to take office in other places, naturally he cannot take these people with him, so he can only retire them. I have checked and found that these people have no skills. Once they cannot serve as soldiers, they may not even be able to survive.
Difficulty, I remember Miss Chu said before that you need a large number of crew members and boatmen. These people are all strong and well-trained, so they are just right, so I wanted to ask Miss Chu if she could..."
Chu Yiqing immediately understood the meaning of Bai Yuan Zeng. Two thousand elite soldiers were what she wanted, so she immediately agreed: "Master Bai, of course there is no problem with this. I want it!"
Bai Yuanzeng nodded and said: "That's great, then this matter will be over, and you won't have to waste too much time talking to the higher authorities!"
Chu Yiqing nodded, looking calm on the surface, but suddenly he was very excited about having two thousand more elite soldiers.
If you want to be strong, you must have your own troops. These elite soldiers came at the right time, but where to keep them?
After coming out of the Yamen, Chu Yiqing was still thinking about this problem. Suddenly, she had an idea and whispered to Ying Qian: "Go directly to Shangguan Mansion!"
Yingqian nodded quickly.
Shangguan Yu was planning to go to the capital again. Although Helian Bingshuang's due date was getting closer and closer, so many things had happened in the capital recently, so he had to go back and watch over it. He was asking his men to prepare their luggage.
"Sir, Miss Chu said we have important matters to discuss!" Han Wu strode forward to report.
Shangguan Yu nodded and hurried to the front yard.
Looking at the luggage carriage in the front yard, Chu Yiqing smiled at Shangguan Yu who was striding forward: "Fortunately, I came a step earlier, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to catch up!"
Shangguan Yu said with a smile: "You have a lot of things going on in the house recently, and I don't even bother to tell you, so don't be offended!"
Chu Yiqing smiled and said: "Why are you being polite to me? The capital is not at peace now, so you should go back!"
After the two entered the hall and sat down, Chu Yiqing took out the Shangguan family's seal from his arms.
"Is this... a seal?" Shangguan Yu's eyes widened and he quickly took it over to check. After confirming that it was absolutely authentic, he asked urgently: "Where did you get it from?"
"From Shangguan Yunyi's hand!" Chu Yiqing sneered, "He sent it to me automatically!"
"Shangguan Yunyi has even lost this seal, so we don't have to worry about anything anymore!" Shangguan Yu said happily.
Chu Yiqing smiled and said: "I know you are useful, so I brought it to you! I still have use for the token of the leader of the five major families, so I will keep it for you for the time being. This will be used as compensation!"
Shangguan Yu said with a smile: "I said that token is yours. Since I gave it to you, I have never thought of getting it back! You should keep this seal!"
Chu Yiqing smiled and said: "I just want one. This seal belongs to the Shangguan family. With this, you can explain to those old antiques of the Shangguan family! There is one more thing I want to ask you.
,How many people are there in the Sword Villa now?"
Shangguan Yu thought for a moment and then said: "There are about two hundred people, and the rest are out there gathering information!"
Chu Yiqing nodded and whispered: "I have two thousand people on hand and want to train them day and night. I wonder if I can borrow your Famous Sword Villa?"
"Two thousand people? Where did so many people come from?" Shangguan Yu was startled.
Chu Yiqing told the story of the future, and Shangguan Yu said happily: "Master Bai has done Miss Chu a big favor this time. He is an elite soldier and a rare general!"
Chu Yiqing nodded: "Brother Shan and the others are ordinary people after all. They are very unorganized. My energy is limited now. I have to be busy with business and take care of A Bao. How can I have so much time and energy to train them? With these elite soldiers,
It does save a lot of time, but two thousand people is really too much. I am afraid of causing unnecessary suspicion, so it is safest to put it in your famous sword villa and act as a gangster, and it can also be practiced in a brazen manner!"
Shangguan Yu nodded, turned his eyes and whispered: "Hanwu, go find Zhao Biao!"
Cambrian responded quickly.
A quarter of an hour later, Zhao Biao rushed over from the suburbs of the town.
"Sir, what are your orders?" Zhao Biao is a man in his thirties, with sharp eyes, dressed like a Jianghu person, and he looks like a practicing martial artist at first glance.
"This is Miss Chu!" Shangguan Yu solemnly introduced, "After I leave, Mingjian Villa will be handed over to Miss Chu. You must do your best to assist Miss Chu without making any mistakes. Do you understand?"
Zhao Biao quickly turned towards Chu Yiqing, knelt down on one leg again and said: "Zhao Biao has met Miss Chu!"
"Hurry up, Brother Zhao. I have heard of Brother Zhao's reputation before. He is known as the Whirlwind Knife. His family's whirlwind knife technique has made him famous in the world in his early years!" Chu Yiqing said with a smile.
Zhao Biao was stunned, raised his eyes and asked hesitantly: "Miss Chu, have you heard of Zhao Biao?"
"That's natural. Who knows Brother Zhao's reputation?" Chu Yiqing said with a smile.
A few words of praise made Zhao Biao's face turn red. He touched his head in embarrassment and said with a smile: "I have also heard of Miss Chu's name a long time ago. It's the first time I saw her today. I didn't expect that she is such a kind person."
, Those who say that Miss Chu is a murderous demon, it seems that they are pure nonsense!"
Chu Yiqing was stunned and couldn't help laughing. This Zhao Biao is a true character and can be trusted. It seems that her choice was right!