Chapter 528: Suddenly Leaving the Palace and Leaving the City

Dean Chen was speechless, and waves rose in his heart. He had traveled to four countries and had countless experiences, but no one dared to say such words or do such things.

She is just a child, yet she has such courage.

"Master, I want to establish a sect and need a mountain. Do you have any place to recommend?"

Dean Chen took a long time to react: "Establishing a sect, a martial arts sect?"

"About the same."

"Yes, there is, but establishing a sect is not easy."

"The road is made by people, I want to give it a try."

"Master will think carefully about the matter on the mountain." Dean Chen needed to sort out his thoughts.

"Okay, it's night time, Master, please take a rest first." Ye Qianning stood up.

"Um."

Ye Qianning walked out the door.

"Two days, give Master two days." A voice came from inside the room.

Ye Qianning looked back at her master standing at the door and nodded slightly. If her master could help, she wouldn't have to worry about choosing a location for the sect. Master knew Beili best.

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The end of May is the beginning of summer.

Ye Qianning received a letter from his father, dated seven days ago, saying that a large number of bandits had been wiped out and the leader was currently on the run. Once he was caught, they would immediately set off back to Beijing.

July will be able to come back to celebrate her birthday.

Birthday. Ye Qianning had never celebrated a birthday in her previous life, and she didn’t know when her birthday was. When she heard her father mention her birthday, she felt inexplicably excited.

Fatty's birthday is July 16th. Dad said that as long as he can make it back, it won't be a big problem.

In the past few days, the sect's affairs have been neglected. The location has been set in a mountain range outside Suzhou City. Originally, there was a school on the mountain. However, some things happened more than ten years ago, and the school became deserted. The huge gate in the mountains was also abandoned.

The master wrote a letter and arranged for the purchase of the mountain range. It was already there, and it saved a lot of effort.

Ye Qianning had all the pills that Fu Wu had recently refined taken to Du Ying and Luo Xuan, along with a large sum of money, and it was up to them how to distribute it.

He also sent the extra guards in the mansion to Suzhou, as Du Ying and Luo Xuan were unable to handle them.

Some of Master's old friends are also in Suzhou, and tokens of support have been sent to them so that they can take care of them if anything happens.

Emperor Beili has been keeping an eye on the Imperial Merchants recently. Gu Shuo completed the handover of the business a few days ago and is currently unemployed. It will take at least two months for news from Nanyuan.

During this period, Gu Shuo was studying which cities would have restaurants built in the future, and people needed to be sent to observe the locations.

The Gu family has been much calmer recently. After the family property was divided, Gu Laosi and his family moved out of the old Gu house and received a sum of money.

Boss Gu has been busy expanding Qian Guangjin's pawnshop recently and has no time to take care of the Gu family's affairs. He sold several of the treasures he got the next day and made a profit of tens of thousands.

If he calculated that if he sold all of it, he would make at least 50,000 or 60,000 taels of silver.

The Gu family was deeply grateful for Miss Xiang's generosity and hoped to have more frequent interactions in the future.

Because of Gu Yuan's negligence, Yumin Pawnshop has been closed for several days. When Gu Laosi learned that his son was working in Yumin Pawnshop, he scolded him harshly.

He watched helplessly as Boss Gu made a huge fortune, feeling resentful and angry. It was obvious that the other party came to Yumin Pawnshop first, and although the price was lacking, the eldest brother was not a kind person. He stole his nephew's business without any consideration for the relationship.

The second son of the Gu family, Gu Laoer, heard about the Yumin Pawnshop incident and still disliked Ye Qianning, thinking that he was a troublemaker who went to the Yumin Pawnshop to pawn things and then turned around and gave the things to his eldest brother...

Isn't it obvious that this will cause disagreements between the brothers?

Gu Laosan handed the shop over to his son and wanted to be a hands-off boss. He has not yet decided whether to ask for money or move out of the old house.

Old Gu is the one with the most free time. He is usually either at Gu Shuo's manor helping him analyze cities in various places, or staying at the general's mansion. He is in high spirits now and has no business to do, so he is too lazy to go back to the Gu family.

In the Zhan family, Zhan Chi and Gu Shuo have been in close contact recently, and they are determined to learn the ways of business. Zhan Yi also supports him very much. Ever since he ate the seafood sent by the General's Mansion, he has been craving for it.

He also strongly supports Nan Yuan's business. Although the Zhan family cannot help with the management, he is very capable in terms of money and manpower.

A few days before Concubine Zhan was diagnosed with pregnancy by the imperial physician, and Madam Zhan was recently summoned to the palace to accompany Concubine Zhan.

Emperor Beili had been worried for many days, and he was delighted to learn that Concubine Zhan was pregnant. No prince or princess had been born in the royal family for many years, so how could he not be concerned about having a child in his old age?

Every day, boxes of tonic rewards were moved to Concubine Zhan's bedroom, which made Concubine Yuan very jealous.

Concubine Yuan has been so anxious and upset for days that she often treats the emperor with the cold shoulder. No emperor can tolerate this happening again and again. Recently, the emperor has not even visited Concubine Yuan's bedroom.

Concubine Yuan didn't care about this. What she cared more about was the lost token of the Medicine King Sect and the elixir passed down by her master. The elixir of the Medicine King Sect was very special. As long as someone used it, their sect would definitely notice it.

The Medicine King Sect leader has notified disciples from all over Beili that if they find anyone using or selling the Medicine King Sect's elixirs, they should immediately contact their fellow disciples and make sure the person who stole the elixirs is caught.

Qian family, Qian Fu meditates every day and rarely leaves the house. The occasional trip is to the general's mansion.

Qian Fanji was very concerned about the child trafficking issue that Ye Qianning mentioned last time. He contacted officials from all over the country to collect evidence of the crimes of human traffickers. Those with more serious crimes, such as theft, kidnapping, and trafficking, would be sentenced to death.

This is a warning to those who steal children!

Ye Qianning has not left the house in the past few days and has stayed in the space all day. Although the two pieces of land are small, the seeds mature quickly and a lot can be harvested in one day.

The longer the time to refine the elixir, the purer it becomes. There has been nothing important recently, and she has never deviated from the quality and timing of the elixir.

Mr. Gu, Zhan Yi and other elders like to drink tea, so she should also prepare more. Drinking more is good for health and well-being.

The sun rises in the east and sets in the west, and a few days pass quickly.

In the blink of an eye, it was the fifth day of June.

Early in the morning, before Ye Qianning got up, someone came from the palace.

The housekeeper waited at the door for a long time, but Ye Qianning didn't come out, so he looked around anxiously for Luo Wen.

"Guard Luo? Is he here?"

He was met with silence in response.

"Guard Luo, the people in the palace are still waiting. If you don't come out, I will have to knock on the door and come in." The butler pushed the door tentatively.

"The eldest lady hasn't woken up yet, let them wait." A voice came over.

The butler withdrew his hand, took a few steps back, and looked around, but still couldn't see Luo Wen. "How dare I report this to someone from Concubine Yuan's bedroom? Guard Luo, please wake up the young lady."

"No matter who she is, she will have to wait." Luo Wen said coldly.

The housekeeper had a worried look on his face and was walking around anxiously.

Ye Qianning has woken up from this incident. For some reason, he has felt tired and weak these past two days. It may be that his body is under some pressure and his sleep has become much deeper.

He sat up, rubbed his head, and said lazily, "The housekeeper asked me to wait a moment."

"Miss, you're up?" The housekeeper was delighted.

"Um."

"Okay, I'll go and inform my father-in-law."

Ye Qianning sat there without moving, feeling a little dizzy.

"If the young lady is not feeling well, just send someone back." Luo Wen said while standing at the door.

"If you don't go today, you'll come tomorrow."

The medicine that Concubine Yuan gave her last time is almost up. The time interval between taking chronic medications should not exceed two months, so it’s almost time.

If she insisted on not going, Concubine Yuan would probably find an excuse to go to the general's mansion in person.

Ye Qianning hadn't seen Sang Zhi for some time. He was not allowed to enter the palace without being summoned, so it was quite difficult for her to see him.

Although I receive messages from the little honey sucker every day, I am still a little worried.

She shook her head, slowly moved to the bed and jumped down, walked to the closet, picked out a set of light-colored clothes, put them on, and tied an embroidered waist belt.

Standing in front of the bronze mirror with her hair casually tied into a ponytail, she looked a bit like a little Taoist nun.

Luo Wen came in with a basin of water, placed it on the basin rack, picked up the towel on the basin rack and put it in the basin, then turned around to prepare a cup for rinsing his mouth.

"Let Yingyuan and Yingge do these things from now on." Ye Qianning said as he took the cup from his hand.

Luo Wen was stunned, then knelt on the ground, his voice a little panicked: "Miss, is there something wrong with what I did?"

"No, I just think it's inappropriate for a grown man like you to do these things." It's a waste of talent for a handsome young man who is 1.8 meters tall to help her wash and dress all day long.

"I am willing to serve the young lady." Luo Wen didn't think it was inappropriate at all.

"Get up."

"Miss, please don't chase me away. I will follow you for the rest of my life." Luo Wen stood up and his handsome face wrinkled.

"You can't stay with me forever."

"Miss?" Luo Wen panicked again.

"You're eighteen this year, you're old enough to get married. If you find a girl you like, tell me. As long as we're in love, I can help you marry her, even if she's a princess."

"I have never thought of getting married."

"I haven't thought about it because I haven't encountered it. If I encounter it in the future, you will be anxious." Ye Qianning chuckled.

Luo Wen had no idea about getting married. As long as he could be the eldest lady's secret guard in the general's mansion for the rest of his life, he would feel that his life was worth it.

Ye Qianning rinsed his mouth and brushed his teeth, spit out a mouthful of water, took the towel handed to him by Luo Wen and wiped his face. After cleaning up with a yawn, he felt a little lazy all over.

Luo Wen bent down and picked her up. He had long been accustomed to some of Ye Qianning's habits, and he knew what to do with just one look.

At the gate of the general's mansion.

The young eunuch who came to pick up the person walked back and forth anxiously, looking into the mansion from time to time.

I came to pick someone up early in the morning, but I've been waiting for more than an hour and still no one has come out. I'm afraid it will be noon before I get back to the palace.

"Why haven't you come out yet?" The father-in-law frowned and scolded.

"Don't be anxious, eunuch. It takes some time to wash and dress before entering the palace. The young lady doesn't have a maid to serve her, so it's understandable that she's a little slow." The housekeeper was originally very anxious, but when he saw the eunuch's impatience, he somehow stopped being anxious...

"Such a big general's mansion can't even afford to hire a maid?" The young eunuch was annoyed and surprised when he heard this.

"Well, I can't afford it. How about the eunuch say something good to the imperial concubine and reward my eldest daughter with some money?"

(End of this chapter)