After another seven days of recuperation in Paradise City, Nalan Xue was able to reluctantly stay. During this period, in July City, there was also good news that Sima Shangtianhua was going well and he would recover soon.

Opening the door and taking a deep breath of the fresh morning air, Nalanxue was quite surprised to receive a small gift...a palm-sized flower pot, in which a plant with yellow flowers was planted.

It's so small that just by looking at it, you can't help but worry. Even if you're out of breath, you can blow it away...

The person who sent this gift is Feng Duan.

"Shang asked you to send it?"

Nalanxue was quite pleasantly surprised and took the palm-sized flowerpot in her hand. She held her breath and moved closer to observe it carefully. Tsk, I didn't expect that the ancients also gave flowers to the people they liked.

Yes, I never enjoyed the treatment in my previous life, but in this life, it’s a coincidence!

"There is another letter for the princess."

Feng Duan was Jiang Yue's subordinate. At this time, when talking to Nalan Xue, although he also called her Princess, he would silently emphasize the last sentence in his heart before calling her, "My name is Princess,

It means that His Royal Highness the Crown Princess has nothing to do with this despicable and shameless Sima Shang!"

love letter?

Nalan Xue instinctively muttered to herself, her expression unchanged, she took the letter from Feng Duan's hand and held it in her hand, "Is there anything else missing?"

Feng Duan shook his head gently, completely unaware of what Nalan Xue wanted from him, "No, no! That's all!"

"If it's gone, just go back and take good care of Shang. Tell him that I will go back in three to five days."

Seeing Feng Duan's bewildered and dazed look, Nalan Xue couldn't help but burst out laughing. She was just asking casually, this stupid boy, 80% of the time.

I misunderstood what I meant, "The water in Jiji City has not receded yet, and the people have only temporarily taken shelter in high places. I will rest for another day, and then go to see them. After one day, I will go to July City.

Return."

"Yes, my subordinates will go back immediately and let His Highness know."

Feng Duan agreed, bowed respectfully to Nalan Xue, and then turned around and left.

After watching Feng Duan leave, Nalan Xue took the palm-sized flowerpot and the letter and turned back to the house. Naturally, she couldn't read love letters in front of outsiders, otherwise, if she did something wrong, she would be embarrassed.

, doesn’t it mean that I have to be laughed at? Especially, I can’t let that “evil woman” Mo Xian see me, otherwise, I won’t be able to be squeezed to death by her in the future?!

He opened the envelope and took out a piece of rice paper that had been folded dozens of times. When he opened it, he saw the content on it.

It was not a sweet talk, but it was enough to move Nalanxue. In the next moment, she ignored everything and rode back to July City!

It's her name. The whole piece of paper, even the corners, is filled with her name. At a rough glance, there must be tens of thousands of them! There are a few at the beginning of the paper, and they are not very nice.

, people can tell at a glance that it was written at the beginning, but when it comes to the end of the paper, it is different. It flows smoothly and in one go. The small characters written in the gaps are even more delicate. There are several,

It even made Nalan Xue feel that it was more like she had written it herself...

Instinctively, I picked up the letter cover placed aside, reached in, and touched it again. I wanted to fold the "love letter" and put it back, but I unexpectedly discovered that there was something else on the letter cover!

Carefully opening the cover of the letter, Nalan Xue found a line on it, which seemed to be deliberately written in very small words on the crease, not wanting to be discovered: There is a beauty, but you can't see it.

I forget, I don’t see you for a day, and I think about it like crazy.

"Tsk, this idiot copied a love poem and copied it in such a place where it is not easy to be discovered!"

Nalanxue refolded the envelope of the letter happily, folded the rice paper with her name written all over it, and put it inside. Then she lit some wax oil and sealed the mouth, "If I wasn't careful, I could have

It should be, even when I die, I won’t be able to discover it!”

"What kind of treasure? Does it have to be so well hidden? You want people to die without being able to find it?"

Mo Xian opened the door and walked in with a smile. He looked at Nalan Xue with evil intentions. Just now, when she went upstairs, she happened to meet Feng Duan who was going downstairs. She guessed that Nalan Xue's

Here, I must have received something like a gift from Sima Shang. With her liveliness, how could she not get involved and take the opportunity to "take advantage" of Nalan Xue?

"What kind of treasure can I have here? Every time I see you, I have to take advantage of it. You are like a sugar cock, let alone a treasure. Even your skin is almost taken away by you.

!”

Nalan Xue stuffed the letter under her pillow with quick eyes and hands. She only held the palm-sized flower pot and stared at it pretending to be nothing. When she saw Mo Xian coming in, she only raised her head slightly, which hurt her.

In one sentence, he said hello, "Why are you up so early? It's not your style not to sleep until midnight!"

"What are you doing with such harm!"

Mo Xian's sharp eyes were immediately fixed on the small flowerpot held in Nalan Xue's hand. He stepped forward and before she had time to react, he snatched it away and threw it away from the window.

Got out.

"Oh! You! What are you doing!"

The gift he had just received was thrown out of the window by Mo Xian before he could take a closer look at it. He would be lying if he said he was not upset.

However, Nalan Xue is Nalan Xue after all. Even if she is moved and delighted, she will never lose her mind. Based on her understanding of Mo Xian, who has been with Mo Xian for more than ten years, she can know without asking,

It's not unreasonable for her to do this!

"From now on, when you see this kind of flower, stay away as much as possible! Don't just dig it up and plant it for fun just because it's petite and pretty!"

As Mo Xian spoke, he took out the silk handkerchief from his sleeve, dipped it in the water in the basin, wiped it, and then threw it away, "Wash your hands quickly! The pollen on this flower is stained with water.

If kept for a long time, women will not be able to have children! Except in the Red Mansion, some of these flowers will be planted to avoid 'trouble'. Who else would plant them in the nearby fields!"

"You said...this is something only grown in red buildings?"

Nalan Xue raised her eyebrows slightly, followed Mo Xian's instructions, washed her hands in the basin, and asked her again, "Can it make a woman infertile?"

"Not even the prostitutes will plant it. Only the women who sell themselves will plant three or five plants in front of the window, just in case of any 'accidents'."

Mo Xian returned to Nalan Xue with determination. When he saw that she had washed her hands, he immediately took the basin and opened the window as if to get rid of the plague. He poured the water out and said, "You haven't opened the door these days."

Come on, don’t you think the two doors are straight? Where did you get them?”

"I just went out and saw something interesting, so I picked it up casually."

Before she figured out the whole story, Nalan Xue couldn't tell Mo Xian regardless of the consequences. Sima Shang specially sent people to give these flowers to her, which aroused their resentment towards Sima Shang... He had nothing to do with him.

His incredible ability is quite looked down upon by them. If there is any misunderstanding, it will be bad. Even worse, "Don't worry. I will remember to go around it when we meet in the future."

Mo Xian talks without intention, but Nalan Xue listens with intention.

Since this flower can only be planted in the Red Mansion, how did Sima Shang get it?

Did he give this to himself unintentionally, or did he intend to plant flowers?

…

"Doubt is always like a seed. Once planted, it will take root and sprout, and then, one day in the future, it will grow into a giant tree that will reach the sky and be out of control."

Mo Country, Zhaoyang City, Sima Yu, who had been missed by Guan Jingshi, smiled and lit a secret letter that was sent in a book, threw it into the brass pen washer in front of him, leaned back and leaned into the soft cushion

Inside, his complexion was still very bad, as if he would never get better, "Xue'er, don't blame me... At this moment, I made you feel pain and sadness, but it will be better. In the future, you won't be able to do anything."

I am unprepared, I regret my mistake... you will be remembered for your fame, but I will do it for your infamy!"

"Your Majesty, His Majesty ordered you to go to the Imperial Study Room to meet him."

Outside, a guard knocked on the door, with undisguised disgust in his voice.

Since Nalanxue was sent to the Shang Kingdom as a hostage, and the two brothers of the Nalan family resigned from office and secluded themselves from the world, his reputation has plummeted. In addition, Sima Qing was demoted in order to preserve his reputation.

The queen locked him in a quiet room to think about his mistakes... To put it bluntly, his current reputation in Mo Country is several times worse than his previous reputation as a "dandy"!

Recently, even many servants in the palace have begun to treat him with disrespect. It is said that it is because Sima Qing has already had the idea of ​​appointing another prince as the crown prince. It is said that he wants to be appointed as the crown prince.

The new crown prince was sent to the Shang Kingdom as a hostage, the fifth prince, Sima Shang.

"I am not feeling well and it is inconvenient to visit my father."

Sima Yu deliberately yawned loudly, replied to the guard outside the door, turned over, and continued to "sleep."

The snoring that sounded from inside the door made the guard outside the door stunned for a moment. Then he showed a look of disgust and contempt, muttered something in a low voice, and turned around to leave without even saluting.

After the guards left, not long after, Sima Yu, who was "sleeping", opened his eyes again, sat up on the couch, stretched out his hand, picked up his pen, licked the ink, and began to write quickly on a piece of rice paper.

A letter came.

In the imperial study room.

After hearing the guard's reply that Sima Yu pretended to be sick and refused to accept the summons, Sima Qing sighed deeply and waved his hand to signal the guard to leave.

Even in the past, when Sima Yu was a well-known "dandy", she was very close to him, but now... she doesn't even want to see him!

"Here comes someone."

After a long silence, Sima Qingcai slowly stood up and called out to the door.

It has only been a few days since the two young masters of the Nalan family resigned and retired from the world. However, he seems to have aged more than ten years all of a sudden, and even his temples have begun to turn gray.

The chief eunuch came in in response, bowed to him without saying a word, and stopped moving. He just stood there quietly, waiting for his instructions... This was the time before when he felt upset and had just made up his mind.

According to the rules, he felt pretty good in the first few days, but as time went by, even he felt uncomfortable...

"It's better to restore the previous rules. It's awkward to be silent like this."

Sima Qing sighed and walked out. When he passed by the head eunuch, he reached out and patted his shoulder gently. People are afraid of loneliness. This feeling is more terrifying and lonely than the noise.

It can drive people crazy, especially when the person who is closest to them and cares about them the most suddenly becomes indifferent to them. "Go to Qingluan Palace."

Qingluan Palace was originally the queen's palace, but now it is the residence of the abandoned old queen, Lingyu.

Because in the past, Sima Yu took it upon himself to establish credentials with Shang and Feng. He sent Sima Shang and Nalan Xue to Shang as hostages, and Sima Qing was furious. He issued an order to abolish it... because he missed it.

The fourth princess, Sima Xi, was Nalan Shu's official wife. She was pregnant with Liujia and should not be overly stimulated, so she "opened up" and did not let Lingyu move to live in the real cold palace. She just ordered someone to move Qingluan Palace to Qingluan Palace.

Every supply has been changed to the standard of the cold palace.

Hearing that Sima Qing said he wanted to go to Qingluan Palace, the eunuch chief was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly agreed, ran out of the door, and ordered the palace maids and guards to drive.

…

Your Majesty arrives one by one

The loud and long singing shocked Lingyu, who was sleeping in front of the dressing table. He hurriedly reached out and rubbed his ears, almost suspecting that there was something wrong with his ears.

Your Majesty has arrived - one by one, Hou Ling will pick him up - one by one

Lingyu sang it again, and listened with his ears straightened up. At this moment, he was absolutely sure that someone was really shouting, and he was not dreaming!

She hurriedly got up and stumbled out the door to pick up the driver. At this time, Lingyu didn't have any trace of the former queen's majesty. What kind of pride and what kind of strategies were all nonsense! She had been working for half a life and thought that her position was unbreakable. In the end,

, but it was destroyed in the hands of his precious son!

The man outside the door can give her supreme glory, glory and nobility, but he can also let herself fall into the dirt and be trampled on by others... These days of living in the cold palace have made her fully understand that no matter how powerful she is in the harem,

, even though she is above ten thousand people, she can never be equal to his momentary joy and anger. She is just the master of the harem, below one person and above ten thousand people, but he is the Fengyun Emperor, above tens of thousands of people!

"My humble concubine, Lingshi, pays homage to Your Majesty and wishes Your Majesty peace."

Without the title of queen, she was just a concubine, even worse than the maidservant in the backyard of an ordinary house. Lingyu carefully knelt down ten steps away from Sima Qing and leaned over.

Bow down.

A couple's kindness can last a hundred days, and a couple's love within a hundred days is like the depth of the ocean. For ordinary couples, if they haven't seen each other for a long time, and when they see each other again, they will inevitably see the woman in a state of desolation, which will inevitably make the husband shed tears of pity... Not to mention, it is a spirit.

Yu was like this. When Sima Qing was still a prince, she married him as his concubine. She supported him and depended on each other. She had shared hardships and ups and downs with him. So far, she has been with him for more than thirty years.

Couple's woman?

"Plain body."

Looking at the white half-worn single robe that Lingyu was wearing, Sima Qing couldn't help but be startled. Then, his eyes turned red, and he stepped forward, helped her up with his own hands, and hugged her into his arms, "I was confused.

I feel wronged to you, Lingyu."

Even if Sima Qing had forgotten everything, he could not forget the half-worn white robe that Lingyu was wearing now!

At that time, he was just a prince who was not liked by his father and had a meager background. At that time, it happened to be Sima Mo's fiftieth birthday. The princes and ministers around him were spending a lot of money to prepare gifts, but he only had five taels for his whole body.

The savings of money are all over the city of Zhaoyang, and I don’t know what to buy.

It was noon. He had not eaten or drank for a long time and was so sunken that he fell down in the middle of the road.

A carriage roared towards him and was about to push him past. Even he himself felt that he could not avoid it, so he simply closed his eyes and waited for death.

As a result, the expected severe pain did not come, and the carriage stopped suddenly. Less than half a foot away from him... hot things dripped down his face. He instinctively opened his eyes and saw a man wearing plain white clothes.

The woman, with a happy smile on her face, fainted and fell to the side. Her hands were stained with blood, and the soles of her embroidered shoes were worn through, revealing the white socks underneath. She was extremely embarrassed, but so beautiful that it made him suffocate...

Later, he confirmed that the woman was the concubine in the family of Lang Lingjingchu, a third-rank court official in the imperial court, named Lingji.

Later, he went to Sima Mo to plead with him for a marriage, but Sima Mo refused on the grounds that "a concubine is humble and cannot be a royal concubine."

Later, according to the royal rules, he used three matchmakers and six betrothals to marry Lingyu, who looked similar to Lingji but was the legitimate daughter of his first wife.

"Actually, you were the one who desperately saved me on the street that day, right?"

Sima Qing used her arms to lift up Lingyu in her arms. As she walked through the door, she lowered her voice and asked her questions.

"How...how did you know?"

Lingyu was slightly stunned and looked at Sima Qing with surprise. Originally, she thought that this secret would be hidden forever, but she didn't expect that it would be revealed at such a time.

"No matter how good a doctor is, he can't create human palm prints."

Sima Qing kicked the door of the dormitory with his feet, blocking all the people who followed him from the door. Holding Lingyu in his arms, he walked to the round table and sat down on the stool slowly, "I used to.

I haven't noticed that you don't have palm prints... Could this be because you were holding the galloping carriage with both hands and were injured by the reins?"

"I thought... you were so hot in the sun that you couldn't see me clearly..."

Lingyu's face turned slightly red and she looked shy. She lowered her head, embarrassed to look at Sima Qing. "You... are actually..."

"At that time, I went to your house to confirm. Why didn't you stand up and tell me that you were the one who saved me?"

Sima Qing always thought that the person who saved him that day was Ling Ji, the concubine of the Ling family who was married to the Sishui Kingdom. He regretted it for decades and "vented" all his guilt and apologies on the rescuer.

His then "Ling Ji" looked like Sima Yu, but he didn't expect that the person he fell in love with was actually his wife, Ling Yu, who was always by his side! How could the joy in this be just a few words?

I can explain it clearly!

"At that time, I sneaked out of the house to play... My father thought that I was causing trouble outside, so he pushed his unpopular concubine to take the blame... Later, when my hand healed, I was already here How could you have the chance to explain on the day you came to be hired? Besides, at that time, you were already convinced that my concubine was the one who saved you. If I explain to you, wouldn’t it just make you hate me for nothing? "

Lingyu lowered her head rather shyly, embarrassed to look at Sima Qing. A woman who has not yet left the palace sneaks out of the house to play, which is not so glorious. Although, looking at Sima Qing now, she is She is more happy, but there is no guarantee... that he will be able to be so careless in the future! Who dares to be sure that accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger? Now, the emperor who treats her as a treasure will tomorrow listen to the concubine beside him. After Feng'er, can we still treat her as she is now?

"That's right. If you had come out and told me that it was you who saved me, I might not believe you."

Sima Qing smiled and grabbed one of Lingyu's hands, brought it to his lips, and kissed her gently, "Speaking of which...since you were the injured person, why was your concubine's hand covered with cloth at that time?" Is it covered?”

"My grandmother was afraid that she would be suspicious of you by pretending not to be the same person, so she had someone beat her with a cane."

After being married to Sima Qing for decades, Lingyu had never received such gentle words and careful care. How could Lingyu get used to his sudden affection all of a sudden? Suddenly, her whole body became nervous and stiff, and she was at a loss what to do!

Xu was happy in her heart, and it had nothing to do with details. Lingyu's reaction not only did not annoy Sima Qing, but made him find it novel and interesting, and became more interested. The more she hid, the more he wanted to catch her, and the more embarrassed she became. , he wanted to make her shy more and more!

As soon as I came and went, I completely forgot the purpose of coming, and time passed by like a white horse.

In the early morning of the next day, Sima Qing woke up leisurely, turned around, glanced at Lingyu who was still sleeping soundly, smiled happily, pecked her forehead, and stood up to face her.

It turned out that the beauty he had longed for for decades had always been by his side. Such joy made him suddenly feel that even the morning sunshine had become brighter and more lovely.

"The decree was passed to make Lingyu, the direct daughter of the Ling family, the queen, and to live in Qingluan Palace. The eldest prince, Sima Yu, was made the crown prince. After thinking about it, he entered the court to discuss politics."

After walking out of the dormitory gate of Qingluan Palace, Sima Qing couldn't wait for a moment and dictated the imperial edict to the chief eunuch, restoring the identities of Lingyu and Sima Yu.

In the past, he always thought that he was a heroic emperor who could abandon everything and still leave his name in history. Now that he thinks about it, he feels that he was so naive and ridiculous before! His merits, demerits, right and wrong, and the things behind him, living in the history books, how can he compare? , Live in the present! He has decided that after the morning court, he will go to the quiet room in person, put aside his identity as an emperor, calm down, and have a serious talk with Sima Yu as a father. If, he still Persistence, if he likes Nalan Xue and won't marry her, then... He Sima Qing will fight for the reputation he has spent half his life to gain, so that he can fulfill that boy's wish!

…

Because the climate this year was exceptionally warm, the food in Yucheng matured half a month earlier than in previous years.

According to the deed signed before, Zero Moon exchanged four to five million stones of grain. After hiring people to help dry it, he loaded it into trucks and transported it to their base camp, which was located in the hills outside Tianxing City. The secret was mined manually. storehouse.

After the previous artificial and coincidental stimulation, Jiang Yue now regained his fighting spirit to make a comeback. While following the trend, he cut off communication and kept an eye on the situation of Nalan Xue in the Shang Kingdom. At the same time, he summoned his old troops, accumulated armaments, and collected information.

Information from various countries.

"You woman, you really don't have time to calm down! The people of other countries deserve your help regardless of their own safety!"

After reading the letter written by Feng Duan, Jiang Yue muttered to himself, "It's easy." He rolled the letter into a ball and threw it into a brazier nearby to burn it. These days, it has been extremely humid in the mountains.

It is heavy, and you have to light a fire pot from time to time to keep the bedding from getting wet. In such a hot and humid summer, it is really painful to have to burn a fire pot that will make people even hotter.

"Su Ling, go and call Ling Yue."

Su Ling took the order and left. Soon, he brought Ling Yue over to Jiang Yue. Ling Yue Ben was counting the supplies. He was holding a ledger in one hand and a charcoal pen in the other. Because he was afraid of messing up, he simply didn't put it down and just held it.

Then he entered Jiang Yue's room.

"Your Highness, do you need help from Ling Yue?"

Seeing that Jiang Yue seemed to be in a bad mood, Ling Yue instinctively sounded the alarm in her heart. After the princess went to Shang State as a hostage, His Highness's mood became even more unpredictable. He was not

The fool who picks up unlucky moments and tries to get in on the bad luck will never be remembered even after being taught ten thousand times!

"Sign up two million stones of grain, transport it by carriage to July City in the Shang Kingdom, sell it to the princess at a price, and tell her that it is your master's wish."

Jiang Yue ordered without raising his head, completely ignoring Ling Yue's whole face, "If she feels bad and insists on increasing the price to compensate you, just tell her that all the money you get will be paid according to the market price.

I will exchange it for you with iron ore that is abundant in the Shang Kingdom, and you have to transport it back to Mo Country, make farm tools, and continue to exchange grain with the people of Yuncheng and Yucheng in the coming year."

"But, if this is the case, it's not worthwhile for us, Your Highness!"

After enduring it again and again, Ling Yue finally couldn't hold it back. He put down the account book in his hand, took his silver abacus from his waist, started beating it, and after a while, he calculated the losses clearly, "From

We are transporting grain to the July City of the Shang Kingdom. The distance alone is more than 2,000 miles. Even if there is no bad weather, we have to walk for thirteen days. Even our labor is free, and people have to eat horse chews.

If we sell more than two hundred stones of grain at a reasonable price, we will lose our lives! How about..."

"Just do whatever I ask you to do! Where does all this nonsense come from!"

Before Ling Yue could finish what he said, Jiang Yue interrupted him, "The people suffered from floods and had no food and clothing. With her temperament, she would not sit idly by and ignore it. She is a woman from a Shang country who is a hostage, and she is not familiar with the place."

Yes, what can you do?! If I don’t help her, is it possible that she will have to endure the humiliation and go and ask for it from that old guy Sima Qing? Get out!"

Knowing that His Highness was worried about the princess being in trouble, he calmed down in Zero Month. If the food was lost, he could make money from other places. It was only more than two million stones of food. Even if he lost a cent, it would still be a loss.

It's just a matter of hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. It can relieve the princess from her embarrassment and allow His Highness to prepare for the restoration of the country with peace of mind. What does this little money mean? It's worth it!

That night, Ling Yue hurriedly ordered out two million stones of grain, loaded it into trucks, and transported it out of the mountain overnight, heading towards Jishui City on the border between Shang and Mozambique.

…

Half a month later, Ling Yue personally brought more than 10,000 ox carts to the Shang Empire's imperial capital, July City.

"Please inform the princess that an old acquaintance of mine is here to bother me. I hope you can meet me."

After a little inquiry, Ling Yue found Nalan Xue's residence, took out a greeting note from her sleeve, and handed it to the guard guarding the door with a respectful attitude.

"Your distinguished guest, please wait a moment."

The guard was sent by Shang Fusu for the purpose of protecting Nalanxue's safety. According to Lingyue, she was Nalanxue's old friend and he even called her princess, so she was instinctive and treated him politely.

He accepted the invitation with both hands, turned around and went in to deliver the message.

Nalan Xue never dreamed that Ling Yue would appear in the July City of Shang Kingdom at this time, bringing a greeting card and coming to see her! As the saying goes, meeting an old friend in a foreign land is a great joy in life, Nalan Xue

Xue, who was not exempt from vulgarity, took the invitation from the guard, threw it aside, got up, and went to the door in person to greet Ling Yue who was waiting there!

"Long time no see."

Ling Yue looked over with sharp eyes and found that Nalan Xue was a little thinner than when she was in Yucheng before. She knew it in her heart, but her face showed no change at all, only a shallow smile.

He bowed respectfully to her and said, "How are you, Princess?"

"fine."

Nalan Xue smiled and made an "invite" gesture to Liangyue, inviting him to come into the house to rest, "What kind of business do you plan to do when you come to July City this time?"

"Ling Yue came here not to do business. Instead, he followed the master's instructions and came to sell some of the grain he obtained in Yucheng, Yuncheng a month ago, to the princess at a price to help the princess solve some of her problems."

Ling Yue did not follow Nalan Xue into the mansion. She only stood up straight and smiled lightly at Nalan Xue, "Now, two million stones of grain are outside the city, waiting for the princess to inspect."

"You...your master, you are really helpful!"

The heavy rain has stopped, but the flood has not receded. No matter how carefully Nalan Xue rations it, it is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice. Just two days ago, the grain reserves in the Shang State's warehouses were already on the verge of bottoming out.

.

About ten days ago, she sent Mo Xian to Mo Country to buy the newly arrived grain and then transport it here in a caravan. She calculated that it might take two days before Mo Xian could transport the grain, which was not enough.

She used the grain to cook porridge and distribute it to the victims. Just now, she was still thinking about whether she should wait for Shang Fusu to come down to the court and send someone to invite him over and discuss with him how to obtain some goods from some people in the name of Shang State.

The big grain merchants will first bring some grain over, and after Mo Xian has transported the grain back, it will be returned to them... Now, two million stones of grain have been shipped here in zero months, and they still have to sell it to them at a collected price.

Isn't that what she wants?

"It's almost noon, and now it's the wet season in the Shang Kingdom. Ling Yue thought it would be better for the princess to check the grain before dark and put it into the warehouse to reminisce about the past. Later,

It’s also too late.”

Zero Yue's timely reminders with a respectful attitude can easily make people feel respected. Even if he is the benefactor, it will not make people feel uncomfortable at all. "The caravan has been walking for half a month, and all

We haven’t had much rest, and we have more than 10,000 cows, so we have to ask the princess to help with their placement.”

…

Nalan Xue took Yan Niang and rode out of the city with Ling Yue. At the palace, she also sent guards to report to Shang Fusu that two million stones of grain were bought at the collected price.

It's also hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. This is not a small amount, but just out of respect, she also needs to explain it to Shang Fusu.

Outside July City, more than 10,000 ox carts were lined up neatly, like soldiers waiting for a general's lecture. Nalan Xue just looked at it and couldn't help but want to cheer.

.

Two million stones of grain are enough to fill half of the grain depots in the Shang Kingdom to provide relief to the victims. At least, it will be enough for one month. In one month, even if the water does not recede, Mo Xian will go to Mo Country to buy new grain.

, it’s time to come back with the food transport convoy!

"If you sell me for the price, your master will lose too much. So, based on the current market price in Mo Country, I will give you an interest of 10%. It's not much, so don't mind it."

Nalanxue looked around the grain truck, thought for a moment, then turned her head and said to Liangyue, "You are businessmen, and profit is the basis of your business. For someone like me, it doesn't even count as a chance meeting."

People have lost so much, how can they do anything?!"

"Ling Yue's master specifically ordered that Ling Yue sell it to the princess at the price paid. If Ling Yue disobeys it and goes back, he will be punished."

Ling Yue thought about it in a somewhat "embarrassed" manner, and after a while, she "put forward" a suggestion that Nalan Xue could accept more easily. "If the princess really feels sorry for herself, help Ling Yue get the silver she deserves at the market price."

, buy the iron ore that is a specialty of the Shang country! In this way, you can transport the iron ore back to the Mo country in October and have it hammered and made into farm tools for sale, and you can get a lot of profits. This does not go against the master's wishes, but also

How does the princess... feel about making this trip profitable?"

"This is a good idea! Later, I will go and tell Shang Fusu and ask him to send someone who is familiar with iron ore to take you there!"

The last thing Nalan Xue wanted to do was to owe others a favor, but this time, she owed the favor. She had never met Ling Yue's master, but at this time, she was favored by him regardless of the benefits.

She tried her best to help... When she was in Yucheng before, she also investigated the prices of farm tools and asked the craftsmen about the profits. The Shang country is rich in top-quality iron ore, and the price is also reasonable. If these ox carts are used,

Loading the iron ore and transporting it back to Mo will probably allow the owner of Ling Yue to earn a little bit of money, not much, but it’s still better than paying for it!

While they were talking, Shang Fusu came quickly.

Just now, at court, he heard that an old friend of Nalan Xue sent his men to send food to help. The price was only the price of buying food in Mo country, two million dan and more than 10,000 cattle.

If you can buy all the cars, it will be enough to sustain the Shang Kingdom until the water recedes!

"What's a good idea?"

Before the horse stopped, Shang Fusu jumped down and landed next to Nalan Xue using the skill of lightening himself. Along with this, he bowed respectfully to Ling Yue beside him, "Your Excellency, come here."

Help our Shang Kingdom out of trouble. Shang Fusu is grateful. Shang Fusu promises here today. After today, your master will be the eternal friend of the Shang Kingdom. His caravans will not have to pay any customs fees when entering or exiting the Mo Kingdom.

Tax!"

"I told him to give him an extra 10% of the silver, so that his master wouldn't have to pay for it. He said that he had already received the order from his master, so he must not accept it."

Nalan Xue smiled at Shang Fusu and was extremely satisfied with his "good performance". People should be grateful. Even if others do not intend to repay, they should keep it in their hearts. In the future, when others need help, they should take the initiative to help others.

"I forced him to have no choice, so he came up with the idea of ​​using the money he earned to buy iron ore produced in Shang State at market prices, transporting it back with oxcarts, making farm tools and selling them, to make some small profits.

, so that he can not disobey his master, but also be able to explain to me... Fusu, do you think this is feasible?"

"What's wrong with such a trivial matter? Your noble man has come a long way, so he must be tired. Today, let's rest for a day. Tomorrow, Shang Fusu will ask someone who knows the market to take you to the mine to buy iron ore.

.”

Shang Fusu agreed without any hesitation, as if instinctively, turned his head and smiled at Nalan Xue, "It's too humid outside the city, let's go back to the city now. Here, I'll use

Just let people carry it. The warehouse is not far from here. It only takes two cups of tea to transport it by oxcart. There are livestock sheds next to the warehouse. How about letting these animals spend the night there tonight?"

Nalanxue didn't like humidity either. If she hadn't gone out of the city gate to see the food, she wouldn't have bothered to go out. At this time, after hearing what Shang Fusu said, how could there be any reason why she shouldn't? Get busy.

He turned his head and got on his horse, "Let's go to the house to talk. We have to move here for a while. Those of us who can't help, don't cause trouble here!"

…

Facing Sima Qing's sudden "show of goodwill", Sima Yu couldn't help but frown.

As the old saying goes, if you show courtesy for nothing, you will either commit adultery or steal.

He didn't believe that Sima Qing, his father, would suddenly turn into an infatuated person and want to be honest with him and talk about satisfying himself and allowing himself to marry Nalan Xue as his wife!

"If you have any purpose, just tell me!"

Sima Yu sat up on the couch, keeping some distance from Sima Qing, raising her chin slightly, and being wary of him, "Such beating around the bush is just a waste of time!"

"Father, I have no purpose or request. I just want to ask you, do you really like Xue'er and want to marry her and be your crown princess?"

Sima Qing tried to please Sima Yu and moved closer to Sima Yu, trying her best to appear as kind as possible, and said to him, "If you really like her and feel that there is no other person besides her, yes

If I can get you to like me, my father will agree to make your marriage come true. What do you think?"

"She is already the fifth brother's wife."

Sima Yu frowned slightly, almost suspecting that the Sima Qing in front of him was pretending to be someone else, "Father, you just said this now, don't you think it's too late?"

"There's no need to be too late! Haven't they two had their wedding yet?"

Sima Qing's eyebrows were crooked and his face was full of smiles, which made people feel like those matchmakers in Zhaoyang City who make a living through matchmaking. "As long as you say yes, my father will issue an edict."
Chapter completed!