His Majesty the Emperor is young and in good health; he will recover from his cold in a couple of days. Yun Qing doesn't always indulge him, and seeing that he is doing well, she went to attend to other matters.

Gu Xingzhi and his party were called back halfway before they even reached their destination. Gu Xingzhi was also surprised to hear that His Majesty wanted to appoint him as a water official.

"Can I really do this?"

Because of his health condition, Gu Xingzhi had been well taken care of by Gu Yun since childhood and had never left the capital. On his way here this time, he saw many different landscapes and gained a deeper understanding of the outside world.

"Whether it's feasible or not, we have to go." Yun Qing glanced at him, her tone indifferent. "His Majesty said it himself."

Gu Xingzhi is a sickly person. It's already amazing that he was able to change the course of history and live past nineteen. Now his body is still not as good as that of a normal person. Yun Qing is a little worried about letting him stay here, but what the little tyrant said makes sense.

At this point, it's up to Gu Xingzhi to make his own choice.

Although Gu Xingzhi often stayed at home, he was not actually afraid of trouble. After a moment's thought, he raised his hand and bowed to Yun Qing: "Please trouble Lord Li to convey to His Majesty that I will do my utmost and even die for it."

"There's no need to make it sound so serious," Yun Qing smiled. "Lord Gu came to the Li residence for your sake back then. Even when you're away, you must take good care of your health. It's not like the court is going to exploit people like this, to the point of wanting to die."

Yun Qing could understand their thinking, but there was really no need for that. As long as Gu Xingzhi could do his job well, that would be enough.

At least don't end up like those two.

"The Grand Tutor's admonition is correct."

Gu Xingzhi had only heard of Grand Tutor Li's name before, but after working with her for a period of time, he finally understood why the ministers spoke so highly of her.

Indeed, you can't judge a person by their age.

Faced with Gu Xingzhi's suddenly admiring gaze, Yun Qing was speechless.

What happened that she doesn't know about?

Yun Qing didn't know much about water conservancy, so she could only glean some experience from her memory and tell it to Gu Xingzhi. The more Gu Xingzhi listened, the brighter his eyes became, and in the end, he simply picked up a pen and started writing it down on paper.

"What the Grand Tutor said is useful. I will go and take another look later."

Gu Xingzhi's gaze on Yun Qing had completely changed. Yun Qing couldn't hold back any longer and slipped away under the pretext of going to see His Majesty.

In the past two days, the people in Huai'an Prefecture have been purged. However, no matter how drastic the reduction, some usable people were still left. After all, they had been here for a long time and knew the area best. It would be difficult to handle things if all the people were gone at once.

When Yun Qing arrived, Xie Rang was tying a letter to a pigeon's leg.

Getting from here to the capital city by pigeon is definitely faster than by human power.

She casually asked, "Is His Majesty planning to transfer people from the capital?"

"Hmm." Xie Rang released the pigeon and let it fly away, saying, "There are many canals in Jiangnan, we should pay attention to them."

Whether for business or for transporting supplies during wartime, waterways are an important mode of transportation. Moreover, during the rainy season, if the dikes were to breach, it would not only bring severe disaster to the people, but also increase the pressure on the imperial court for disaster relief. It cannot be taken lightly.

These two were serious for a while, but then they started to slack off because they saw that there was no one around to help them. Now it's not too late to find someone to fix things.

Seeing that he had given it serious consideration, Yun Qing didn't say anything more.

After Xie Rang finished speaking, he turned around and stared straight at her, asking with a smile, "Now that things are settled here, shall we still go on our trip as originally planned?"

"yes."

Yun Qing didn't know why he asked this, but she still answered politely, "I'll go and see how this place has developed now."

Speaking of this, she suddenly remembered something and asked in her mind, "33, has it reached the exchange limit?"

Yun Qing was right as expected. This incident was enough to push her happiness value up significantly. 33 reminded her when she just reached the exchange limit, but she was busy at the time, and the little tyrant was sick, so she didn't have time to pay attention.

33 was awakened: "Yes, host, no rush, you can take your time to look around before deciding what to choose."

33 has already given a general direction, but how to do it specifically depends on Yunqing's choice, and there's no rush.

Yun Qing agreed: "Okay, then let me think about it some more."

Yun Qing didn't know what was most needed here right now, so it would be better to go and see for herself.

"...Grand Tutor?"

Xie Rang noticed that Yun Qing was lost in thought, narrowed his eyes slightly, and called out to her.

He noticed more than once that the Grand Tutor would sometimes suddenly space out while talking, but Yun Qing hid it too well and never revealed his true feelings in this regard, so he didn't know exactly what the other party was thinking.

"What's wrong?" Yun Qing lowered her eyes guiltily. Even though it was a child she had raised, she didn't know why she felt this way. "I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I was just lost in thought?"

[The little tyrant is truly remarkable for someone who grew up in the cold palace; his perception is incredibly sharp.]

Xie Rang thought to himself, "He's sharp-witted, but isn't the Grand Tutor just the same?"

"Speaking of which, the Dragon Boat Festival is just around the corner, so the Grand Tutor and I can go together to join in the fun."

Xie Rang subtly changed the subject. They hadn't really had a proper Dragon Boat Festival in the past few years, and they never expected that the most peaceful one would be spent outside.

But it's fine. Xie Rang hates tedious banquets and even more so the ministers who nag and flatter him. As long as he's with the Grand Tutor, he's happy.

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