But how could it be so easy?

Now his marriage is no longer just his personal matter.

Thinking that he was targeted this time because it was a suggestion made by King Xuan and King Zhuang, a glimmer of light flashed in Zhongli Zhou's eyes.

"My marriage will not be a shackle, nor should it be a bargaining chip. I have already made a plan. The one who should be anxious now should be King Zhuang."

A smile appeared on Zhonglizhou's lips.

He was not unprepared when he came to Beijing this time. He had already interrogated the traitor Song Yifei almost thoroughly, and the other party had almost revealed the color of his underwear.

"What do you mean? Do you have something on King Zhuang?"

"Well, although Song Yifei is a retainer of the Jiang family, he was actually arranged to go in by King Zhuang. He is actually King Zhuang's man. During the border incident, he was also a foreign tribe that King Zhuang colluded with."

Ji Changying's eyes widened: "Is there any evidence?"

"Of course." Zhongli Zhou laughed very wantonly.

Seeing the confidence in his smile, Ji Changying couldn't help but squint her eyes and look at him.

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

Feeling her gaze, Zhongli Zhou puffed out his chest uncomfortably.

"All the potatoes in Xiaotian Village have been harvested. I plan to set aside a small portion for the villagers to try. The rest will be used as seeds. By next spring, at least half of the dry land will be planted with this. After tasting the benefits of this, they will be more motivated to grow it. What do you think?"

Hearing about the serious matter, Zhonglizhou couldn't help but become more serious: "I leave this matter entirely to you. I have already explained to Zhang Ziru how to cooperate. My father and others will not interfere."

"This matter cannot be concealed from the Emperor. I reported this news to him yesterday. He has great confidence in you now."

Ji Changying was not surprised by this result.

The two hadn't seen each other for a long time and talked about a lot of things under the sun. Ji Changying vividly described to Zhong Lizhou the palace banquet when the Zhou family recognized their relatives, and Zhong Lizhou listened very attentively.

The snowflakes outside that were originally the size of salt grains have now turned into heavy snow.

More and more people came to the restaurant to sit for a while to avoid the snow, waiting for their servants to come with carriages and umbrellas before setting off on their journey home.

Zhonglizhou and Ji Changying didn't notice it while eating and chatting in the private room. It was only when they stood up to go downstairs to pay the bill that they realized there were a lot more people in the restaurant.

Just as Zhongli Zhou was about to pay the bill, a voice called out from the side: "Wait!"

Ji Changying and Zhong Lizhou turned their heads to look.

Two noble ladies stood side by side. The one on the left had an elegant temperament and beautiful appearance, with just the right smile on her lips. She walked as if measured with a ruler, and every step she took was graceful.

The one on the right is slightly less pretty, but still very pretty. Her manners are obviously not as proper as the one next to her. It was she who asked the question just now.

Zhongli Zhou and Ji Changying looked at them blankly.

"Is the princess going back to the princess's mansion?" Cui Yanwu looked at Zhong Lizhou beside her with a smile and asked softly.

Ji Changying nodded: "I was just about to go home. I wonder what you two wanted to talk to me about?"

"If I saw correctly just now, you should have come down from the second floor. In that case, I want your private room."

Jiang Chulan raised her chin slightly and spoke bluntly to Ji Changying.

They came in a little late, and the shopkeeper just said that there was no room left. Just at this moment, she saw Ji Changying coming down from upstairs, so she took the initiative to talk to her.

Ji Changying frowned at her seemingly matter-of-fact and even somewhat impolite order. She frowned and said, "We are just about to check out and leave. If this young lady needs anything, she can go and talk to the shopkeeper. There is no need to come to discuss it with us."

It was the first time that Jiang Chulan saw Ji Changying speak so bluntly and without any mercy.

"Shopkeeper, check out!"

"OK!"

The shopkeeper stood aside, seemingly oblivious to the others' witty remarks. He took out his abacus and began to calculate the bills in a businesslike manner. Seeing this, Jiang Chulan became a little anxious. She slapped the counter and said, "I told you! We want their private room! Go and clean it up. I want to go in now."

Cui Yanwu turned her head to look at the sky outside. It was pitch black, and there seemed to be nothing else between heaven and earth except this sliver of white. She turned her head to look at Zhong Lizhou and Ji Changying: "It's raining quite heavily outside now. If you two are not in a hurry, why don't we sit down and wait for a while?"

Ji Changying instinctively didn't want to stay with someone like Jiang Chulan, "No need."

"I told you to send someone to clean up the private room, didn't you hear me?"

Jiang Chulan looked at the shopkeeper who was still busy counting accounts, reached out to grab his abacus and glared at him.

The shopkeeper's expression remained unchanged: "Miss Jiang, please forgive me for this plan and don't make it difficult for me to pay the bill. If you want a private room, you can queue up on your own."

He pointed at the people sitting on the chairs outside waiting for a vacant seat, with a look of helplessness on his face.

"Since you know my last name, you know what to do. Why don't you go and clean up the private room?"

Jiang Chulan fiddled with the abacus nonchalantly and glanced at the shopkeeper with contempt.

Cui Yanwu frowned: "Forget it."

Jiang Chulan snorted coldly: "I don't believe it today, I can't sit still!"

Those who were queuing up obediently felt a little dissatisfied, but they recognized that the two were from the Cui and Jiang families, so they swallowed their anger and held it back.

A group of people walked in at the door with wind and snow. A layer of white frost fell on their heads. When they looked up, surprise flashed across their faces.

"master!!"

"Prince?!"

Two exclamations rang out at the same time.

Ji Changying also looked at them in surprise. They were Wang Fugui and Zhang Juzheng!

"I didn't expect to meet the master as soon as I arrived in Beijing! What a joyful occasion!"

When Wang Fugui saw Ji Changying, he immediately forgot about everyone else. He squeezed next to Ji Changying and started talking to her, "Oh! What a coincidence! I met a few brothers on the road, and after asking, I found out that they were actually your clansmen! So, they came along! Come and see if you know them?"

Wang Fugui tiptoed around and looked behind, then pulled Ji Shilin, Ji Shishan, Ji Hu and others over.

They were all confused when they were pulled over, but when they saw Ji Changying, they instantly became excited: "Aying!"

"Uncle! Uncle! When did you come?"

Ji Changying was surprised and happy.

"Hahaha, we set out two months ago and just got here today. The yellow potatoes and red potatoes at home are ripe. The tribe had planned to send you some before the New Year, so we didn't tell you!"

The people from Beiyan who were queuing outside heard the word "potato" keenly and immediately turned their heads to look at Ji Shilin and the others.