Guo Qi quickly became familiar with the people in the Eastern Palace.

Huan Yue observed that her personality was quite different from Guo Bing's.

Although Guo Qi is cheerful and Guo Bing is open-minded, it's not that the sisters are bad.

Lu Wenhe was busy planting sweet potatoes.

There are already sweet potato seedlings here, and she plans to plant twenty pots in her yard!

Lu Wen said proudly, "My family wants to plant them all. My mother-in-law even wants to plant some cucumbers and eggplants. We're practically ruining the garden."

Huan Yue pondered, "If there's a bigger place, how about we move your family to a new house?"

Lu Wenhe quickly shook his head: "No need, no need."

Huan Yue said, "Why don't you go back and ask? It would be best to grant the Lü family and the Wen family the same neighborhood. It would be easier for your brother to protect you, and it would also be easier for you to help them in the future. It's good that there's space available now."

Lu Wenhe nodded: "I will listen to Your Majesty."

The maid was speechless, but already looking forward to it. Something like Daningfang would be quite nice.

The He family left behind a rather large mansion; even if a few escaped, the mansion would no longer belong to them.

The female official then said, "The Lü family has five junior generals; a small place won't do."

The Lu family's house wasn't small before, but it would get smaller when their son grew up and they had grandsons.

Taking this opportunity to move together should put Lü Liang at ease, as he can see his daughter more often.

Actually, when Ji Hui brought up that matter, he was implying that Lü Liang didn't tell his daughter many things.

But what's so surprising about that?

Lu Wenhe only found out that the Ji family had tricked her into revealing information many times and had even gone through her things. She was angry with the Ji family, but anyway, she felt that her father treated her the best!

If she blurts out something useful in a muddled way, she'll be in even more danger!

The more you know, the faster you die; besides, matters of the imperial court should never be leaked. The Ji family is insane if they even have such thoughts!

Her father was secretly protecting her.

Lu Wenhe had basically decided that if they lived nearby, his father wouldn't have to work so hard guarding the place.

Besides, her father suffered a lot of injuries, and in a few years, when her younger brother can take over, he probably won't have to go to the battlefield anymore.

Lu Wenhe should be a good son to his father.

Living far away makes it inconvenient to frequently visit one's parents' home.

For an ordinary person, it wouldn't be that easy.

However, since Lü Liang has rendered great service and Wen Miao enjoys imperial favor, this matter should be possible.

Besides, Wen Yuan is very useful to His Highness, and may become one of the Three Dukes in the future, so that's not a problem.

A palace attendant came to share some gossip: "Miss Yan goes to the study of the Duke of Qi's mansion to read whenever she has free time, going there in the morning and returning at night. Apart from occasionally helping to tidy up the study, she does nothing else. The Duke of Qi is so scared that he doesn't dare to use the study, but Miss Yan is a guest and an elder, so he probably greets her every day."

Huan Yue laughed and said, "It seems pretty good."

The eunuch nodded: "The beauties of the Duke of Qi's mansion are all confined to the backyard. Miss Yan never goes to the backyard. The Duke of Qi doesn't go there either, for fear of causing some uncontrollable situation."

Di Baose asked excitedly, "Should I go take a look?"

Huan Yue laughed and said, "No need. The Duke of Qi was just being polite; it's far from a real relationship. Miss Yan used to rely entirely on her imagination, but now that they've met in person, it's up to her to see for herself."

Di Baose exclaimed excitedly, "The Duke of Qi seems very afraid of her."

Lu Wen said, "The Duke of Qi was really screwed over by a woman. It was such a good thing before!"

Taking Wenmiao away was wrong, but having Chen Fengnu fill in the gaps afterwards was just too low-class. The Pei family had two exceptional young ladies, and then the most exceptional of them all, Kong Zhenjun.

Huan Yue said, "It's hard to say what the aftereffects might be."

"Isn't that what he wants?" Di Baose said.

Huan Yue said, "They're still young. It won't be easy for them to get out of this shadow."

Another eunuch rushed in and reported to the Empress: "The Emperor is furious and has imprisoned the entire delegation from the Great Stone Kingdom. All those associated with the Great Stone Kingdom have been arrested."

Huan Yue nodded; this meant there would be many more things to catch up on.

Some people are just despicable!

Despicable! They're not afraid of being killed! It's like the Great Stone Kingdom is the most powerful, so they dare to call others "father."

After this winter, the Great Stone Kingdom flourished like springtime, and the harvest of wild vegetables was plentiful.

General Gao has already beaten Yu Shan to a pulp, so let's keep fighting him; we're just idling around anyway.

Fighting within the Zhao state is generally easier than fighting outside. At least they're more familiar with the area, and supplies are guaranteed. They generally don't worry about being stabbed in the back.

Making a little money isn't a problem, as long as it doesn't look too bad.

The Kingdom of Da Shi is particularly shameless, having incurred the wrath of the Zhao Kingdom.

The eunuch thought to himself, "Empress is being forced to break a boulder on her chest; how can the soldiers of Great Zhao possibly stand for it? It's just breaking a boulder on the chest, isn't it? Bring it on!"

Empress Huan's actions have made her one of the top ten news stories of the year, even before the first month of the lunar calendar is over.

When Xie Zhou returned and saw his wife farming, he breathed a sigh of relief!

If she really went to perform outside Xuande Gate, Xie Zhou would have to go to the battlefield!

To personally wield the hammer and settle a personal score?

Guo Qi changed his clothes and started farming. He wasn't particularly skilled at it, but he really knew how.

Guo Bing refused to do it and sat in the pavilion supervising the construction.

Xie Zhou also sat in the pavilion, watching Guo Qi.

Guo Bing said politely, "Your Highness, please forgive my rudeness."

Xie Zhou quickly replied, "No, just don't break the big rocks."

Guo Bing thought to herself, "The Empress might really be capable of doing that."

But it can boost the morale of the Zhao state to its highest level!

Xie Zhou thought it best to go against it; the soldiers and men of Great Zhao were alright.

The previous indulgence was to see which pawns had been buried for a long time.

However, the Kingdom of Da Shi is cunning, but it doesn't matter. The Great Zhao is in charge!

We are not afraid of an army of 100,000, let alone a small delegation.

Guo Bing speculated: "Does the Great Stone Kingdom want to wait for the Wunu Kingdom's delegation to come again and to build momentum for it?"

Xie Zhou exuded unparalleled domineering confidence: "What we fear is not the delegation!"

Guo Bing nodded. He was afraid that if the fighting was too harsh, the burden on the people would be too heavy, or that the Zhao state would be weakened.

Despite the internal strife within the Zhao state, the lives of ordinary people are actually improving.

Anyone who dares to reach out will lose their hand.

Zichan Mountain has basically settled down.

Those who later went to the government office to rent land realized they had to pay more rent than those who owned land themselves, and they regretted it.

But it's already good enough that the government can rent to them; the rent is less than that of landlords, so they should be satisfied.

Anyone who dares to cause trouble, just beat them up.

After finishing his work, Huan Yue felt a bit sore in the back and waist.

Xie Zhou quickly picked her up and carried her away.

Xie Li stared blankly, feeling utterly bewildered as the spring breeze blew.

Why is it okay for my second sister-in-law to be covered in mud? Does that mean no one will hug her if she's covered in mud?

Everyone who claims to be clean is applying double standards! They might even be applying three or four standards!

Juro was very happy; he was being held, and he was the happiest person around!

Xie Li tried to grab him, but with the wet nurse holding him, he couldn't reach him.

Guo Qi saw that Balang was crying very sadly.

Guo Bing took her back to Xuexiang Courtyard, saying coldly, "That's just how he is."

Guo Qi nodded, "It's quite fun."

After leaving the Qing'e Palace, the area where the soil had been drying outside was also cleaned up.

Once they're all planted, we can look forward to eating sweet potatoes!

Guo Qi asked her sister, "Is it delicious?"

Guo Bingbing coldly replied, "It's alright."

Guo Qi asked, "What does the Empress like about you? She didn't even glance at you while you were talking to His Highness."

Guo Bing asked, "Are you glancing around aimlessly while you're working?"