However, we need to prepare two pots, just like today. If we only have one pot, Yu Shuo will be unhappy again.

He's not that delicate, but it's still not good.

Because Qin Su brought back a lot of dishes, the Liu family was all busy. Lian Tao was in charge of the broth, as she had learned a trick from Granny Qin, and the taste should be pretty close. Da'an didn't have chili peppers, so they could only use dogwood. According to the Empress Dowager, chili peppers tasted more authentic, while dogwood was always a bit inferior.

But something is better than nothing.

When Qin Su was bored, she mentioned the chili pepper to Yu Shuo. Tuoba Yan, who was watching Luo Zhi and looking at the insects, chimed in, "The one you're talking about seems to be ground pepper. We have it where I'm from."

"They're red and pointed, and green when they're unripe. They have a very strong taste, and we all agree that they're poisonous! But not deadly." Tuoba Yan told Qin Su everything he knew. Anyway, the two countries were on good terms and had a lot of trade. If Qin Su and the others really needed them, he would write a letter and have someone send them seeds.

Qin Su said, "I'm not sure either, but I can bring some over for Mother to see."

Whether the items are actually genuine or not, only the Empress Dowager knows; none of them have ever seen them.

Seeing Tuoba Yan's enthusiasm, Qin Su rolled her eyes and said, "I've heard of another plant, a root vegetable, whose fruit grows on the ground. It looks yellow and can be cooked and eaten; it's soft and glutinous."

"Is it taro?" Tuoba Yan's eyes lit up again, as if he felt that he had found common ground with Qin Su and the others.

"Why don't you bring some of the plants that Da'an doesn't have? If possible, I will try my best to get His Majesty to give something in exchange."

We can't just take advantage of this for nothing. After all, if what the Empress Dowager said is true, then the taro could feed a lot of people, and maybe even solve the living problems in Shacheng.

The kidney beans could barely fill their stomachs, but this was certainly not the result the superiors wanted.

Only when people are well-fed can they have the strength to do other things.

If even surviving requires a lot of effort, how can we talk about anything else?

"It's nothing, I'll write to it right away. We'll talk about the rest later."

Tuoba Yan wasn't foolish enough to give up everything. If he could further establish relations between the two countries, that would be the best outcome, and he would be happy to be friends with them.

The King said there are no permanent friends or enemies, but there are always permanent interests. So, in the Little Prince's view, if a relationship is to last, there must be a connection of interests.

That evening, everyone sat together in a cheerful atmosphere. Qin Su and Yu Shuo shared a hot pot. They had originally planned to invite Tuoba Yan as well, but the young prince, despite his royal lineage, was surprisingly good at mingling with the common people. He loved the lively atmosphere and kept heading towards the most crowded places.

For convenience, serving chopsticks were provided. The Liu family obviously didn't have this rule, but they gladly accepted it because of Qin Su and her group's arrival.

The moon on New Year's Eve is so round. Qin Su thought the moon in Kyoto must be round too.

After dinner, Liu Bai, Luo Zhi, and Tuoba Yan stayed up late in the main hall to celebrate the New Year, while Qin Su and Yu Shuo wandered around the courtyard.

There was a sudden sound in the woods, but Qin Su and Yu Shuo didn't sense any murderous intent, so they let it go.

"Cough cough cough." A familiar face emerged from the woods.

"Master, Madam, a letter has arrived from the capital." It was Chongyang, who had been away on business, who said to Qin Su and Yu Shuo with a smile.

Yu Shuo reached out to take it, and Chongyang handed the letter to Qin Su, saying, "It's from the Marquis to the Madam."

Yu Shuo pursed his lips and said nothing.

Qin Su hurriedly took it. When she opened it, the first sheet of paper was very strange. Apart from some doodles, there was a tiny handprint, very small, about the size of a baby's hand.

It belongs to Nannan.

Qin Su's eyes quickly reddened. She handed the letter to Yu Shuo and said, "This is a letter from my daughter. Take a look."

Yu Shuo took it and could only make out a handprint; the rest were meaningless doodles, but it seemed to be the work of a child.

The second letter must have been written by my mother, since she knew how to write.

They mostly asked her how she was doing outside and when she was coming home.

At the end, there was also my father's huge handwriting, but the font was really not good-looking.

But Qin Su's eyes welled up with tears.

The third font is much better looking, and you can already see some of its elegance.

The letter was signed by Qin Zhi. Qin Zhi's words were similar to his mother's, but he also said that she should take good care of herself while she was away, and that he would take good care of the family for his sister.

Qin Su thought that was it, but to her surprise, there was another one. Surprisingly, it was sent by the Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager said, "Is it fun outside? When you come back, you must tell me what you saw. My dear child, I have already seen her. She is very cute and looks a lot like Tzuyu. She will definitely be a great beauty when she grows up."

The Empress Dowager's words had a tone that was both that of an elder and that of an older sister, which Qin Su liked very much.

She handed the letter to Yu Shuo and said, "It's from behind the scenes."

Yu Shuo was not surprised at all. He took the child and looked at it, without paying any attention to the fact that the child looked like him.

Perhaps only he knows that the child is not his, since such a thing could never be made public, and the Empress Dowager must also believe that it is his child.

Besides, what can you tell from a baby?

"Let's set off tomorrow," Qin Su said to him.

They had originally planned to leave on the second day of the Lunar New Year, but Qin Su was really eager to go home.

"good."

Yu Shuo always went along with her wishes.

After returning, Qin Su told Lian Tao about it, and Lian Tao then told Tuoba Yan, Luo Zhi, and the others to pack their things and set off the next day.

The Liu family was very reluctant to part with them, as it was rare to encounter such benefactors, but even more so, they cherished the precious atmosphere they had spent with them.

Despite being a person of high status, he was incredibly down-to-earth.

But all banquets in the world must come together and then end.

Qin Su and his group left quietly, not daring to make a sound, otherwise the people would definitely come to see them off. Qin Su left a letter and a sum of money behind.

They were basically saying that they would meet again in the future, and that they would come to handle the land issues in Huang County.

The Liu family has always believed in and cherished the letter, placing it on the shrine.

Qin Su and the others hurried back to the capital in seven or eight days. Tuoba Yan was taken to the palace by Yu Shuo, while Qin Su rushed back to her residence, intending to see her daughter, only to find that her daughter had been taken away by the Empress Dowager. She could only suppress her emotions and wait until she had comforted her parents and Xiao Zhi before going to the palace.

Kyoto's prosperity remains unchanged, but looking at the sand city and then at this place, one can only feel that Kyoto is truly a place of extravagance and debauchery. Aside from lavish spending, nothing else is visible.

When Qin Su arrived, Granny Qin bowed to her and then led her inside.

She left when her baby was just born, and now the baby is a month old, no longer wrinkled, and looks very beautiful.

But Qin Su really couldn't see any resemblance to Yu Shuo. Of course, it's not that he wouldn't look like him when he grew up, it's just that it's not very noticeable in this baby.