"Three days? Don't worry, the food and grass will be delivered in one day at most." Su Qing smiled: "I happen to have a batch of food stored not far from the southwest, and Ning Wen happened to be here to buy food from the landlords."
Her decision to help Ning Wen was the right one.
There is a war in the southwest, and people with a lot of money at home will want to take refuge in a safe place.
When it was inconvenient to take away the food stored at home, they would rush to sell it for money. Ning Wen came to buy the food in person. The price she gave was fair, and she made a lot of money. This girl is willing to endure hardship, travel, and has brains.
If she were a man, she would definitely be able to gain a foothold in the court, but it was a pity that no matter how much Su Qing valued her, it was impossible for a woman to become an official in the court.
After receiving Su Qing's reply, Bailiyu arranged for an army to transport food to the rear. In fact, there was not much food in the three granaries in the southwest.
Previously, the southwest region was garrisoned by Qi Beiyu, and almost all the local taxes went into Qi Beiyu's pockets. He squandered everything, not to mention how poor the warehouse was.
Although not all local officials have the same moral character as Qi Beiyu, they dare to be angry but dare not speak out. At the beginning, Qi Beiyu dared to assassinate Qing Yibo, which shows that this person's influence in the local area cannot be offended by ordinary people.
The hounds trained in the beast city could only smell the smell of food, but could not distinguish the quantity. After nightfall, Bailiyu pretended to arrange a heavy army to transport food quietly. At noon the next day, the army that transported a small amount of food and grass and countless hay was attacked.
attack.
At this time, Ning Wen's caravan had arrived outside the border city.
Nowadays, the city's entry and exit are strictly controlled. Ning Wen had already written a letter to Su Qing, and Su Qing went to greet her in person.
Seeing the dusty Ning Wen, Su Qing's eyes were full of smiles: "You came so quickly. It's hard work for a girl like you who has been running around all day long. Come and have a rest with me."
Ning Wen wiped the sweat from his face; "It's not hard to work for the princess. This is the account book."
Qing'er also came with Ning Wen and saw Su Qing very happy: "Princess, Miss Ning has been hurrying along this way, for fear of delaying your important event."
Su Qing remembered Ning Wen's contribution, and the people from the caravan asked Ronger to entertain him.
Over there, Shangguan Yan was directing the men in the army to unload the goods. When he saw Ning Wen coming with the supplies, he had some complicated emotions in his eyes. He wanted to go up and say hello, but he saw that the girls over there were very happy, so he
Even Bailiyu, standing behind Su Qing, couldn't get a word in, so he had no choice but to give up.
Ning Wen got on the carriage back home, and Su Qing and Baili Yu rode horses. Now that there is war in the southwest, there is no rule in the city that horses are not allowed.
"Did you do it on purpose?" Su Qing turned around and glanced at the stern man.
Baili Yu hugged her soft body: "What are you referring to?"
He especially enjoyed the feeling of Su Qing walking through the city in a swaggering manner. The people along the way gave way when they saw them and looked at them with envy. They just felt that the third prince and the third princess were really a couple of gods and immortals.
Su Qing said: "Didn't you deliberately arrange for Shangguan Yan to receive food and grass?"
Su Qing had noticed the way Shangguan Yan looked at Ning Wen before, and Ning Wen might have noticed it too, but she had no intention of paying attention to it now.
Baili Yu looked innocent; "This has nothing to do with me. It's an order from Uncle Qingyi."
"Oh, let me tell you, how can you be so careful?"
There were not enough places to live in the southwest, so Ning Wen lived in the same courtyard as Su Qing and slept in the room next to hers.
Clothes and water were prepared for Ning Wen and Qing'er, and they were asked to take a bath first, while meals were prepared. Su Qing looked through the account books during this interval.
After Shangguan Yan's food and grass were arranged, the affairs in Qingyi Bo's army were almost settled. The grandfather and grandson came together, and it was almost time to eat here.
Bailiyu greeted them outside, and Su Qing put down the account book and went out with Ning Wen after learning that they were coming.
"My uncle is actually interested in coming over to have dinner with us. It seems that I have taken advantage of Miss Ning." Su Qing smiled and took her seat.
Seeing that Uncle Qingyi did not refute Su Qing's words, Ning Wen felt a little shy: "My daughter is just following the princess's instructions."
Uncle Qingyi already knew that Su Qing purchased the grain. Although he was surprised, he was even more surprised by Ning Wen at this moment.
"The southwest has always been poor, how could you receive so much food?"
Ning Wen said politely: "The poor are ordinary people, and the rich are still very rich. During the war in the southwest, they did not dare to let the court know that they had grain in their hands, but my daughter traded with them as a merchant and the price was fair.
Of course they won't refuse."
Uncle Qingyi couldn't help but raise his eyebrows: "The common people dare not do business with the imperial court?"
Ning Wen quickly explained: "It's just that the people in the southwest are like this. It seems that... they suffered some losses at the hands of the imperial court in the past."
Qing Yibo immediately understood what was going on, and his face turned livid with anger: "This Qi Beiyu, the reputation of the imperial court has been ruined by him!"
His expression changed, which startled Ning Wen.
Su Qing quickly comforted him; "Uncle, Qi Beiyu has already died of the epidemic, don't get angry for him. Eat, eat, eat, I'm going to starve to death."
"Miss Ning ran all the way without complaining about being hungry, but you are starving to death."
As he spoke, Uncle Qing Yi glanced at his son with a subtle glance, and then looked at Ning Wen with a kind face: "Miss Ning is really a rare and good girl."
Shangguan Yan: "..."
What does his grandfather want to do?
Ning Wen really didn't feel that he had made much contribution, and he felt a little embarrassed to be praised so much: "Uncle, you deserve the award."
After finishing the meal, Su Qing paid special attention and found that Ning Wen seemed to have never paid much attention to Shangguan Yan.
After eating, Ning Wen wanted to go see the accompanying guards first. Su Qing was sure, and she specifically called Shangguan Yan to stop.
"Brother Shangguan Yan, what do you think of Miss Ning?"
Shangguan Yan was stunned for a moment when he was asked, and after a while he said: "Not bad, I didn't expect a girl like her to be able to transport food and grass to the army."
"Is it just not bad? Then forget it, go and do your work."
Shangguan Yan frowned: "Su Qing, do you have anything else to say to me?"
"What am I trying to say? Brother Shangguan doesn't have any idea? The person who has a relationship with the second lady is Ning Wen's biological mother. The position of Shangguan Yan's head wife originally belonged to Ning Wen."
How could Shangguan Yan not count, he knew that Su Qing wanted to say this: "My marriage to Ning Wen has been canceled long ago, and my engagement with Ya'er has been finalized, how can I regret the engagement? Besides Ya'er is gentle and kind, if you have
If I have the opportunity to spend more time with her, I will definitely clear up the misunderstanding."