Han Yiyi didn't dare to be too reckless, so she only took one item, the one with the most points from the system. That way, even if she returned to Ping'an Town, she wouldn't have to eat sweet potatoes every day. There was no way she could eat them every day, no matter how delicious they were.
Now that Emperor Beichen knows that Han Yiyi has such a treasure, Han Yiyi no longer hides it from him and directly exchanges it with the system in front of him.
Watching that thing suddenly disappear like that, Emperor Beichen's lips twitched again.
In fact, it would be impossible for Emperor Beichen not to have considered taking Han Yiyi's system for himself. However, he was worried that he would be destroyed by Han Yiyi before he even got his hands on it. In addition, with the relationship with Nangong Yuan, the God of War of Beichen, he dared not have any wicked thoughts. Furthermore, in his opinion, this thing was good, but it was too wasteful of "treasures".
After exchanging the items, Han Yiyi did not linger and left the Imperial Study.
After everyone left, Emperor Beichen's eyes darkened again. It was not for any other reason than that a spy had come from the border earlier, saying that Dongli was trying to unite the two countries of Nan Jing and Bei Chao. Now, there was no need to worry about Nan Jing, but the situation in Bei Chao was very worrying.
Initially, Nan Jing thought of sending spies to investigate the situation in Bei Chen, and Bei Chao was no exception. However, the closest place in Bei Chen to Nan Jing was Zhushan Village, and Zhushan Village happened to be planting sweet potatoes, which inadvertently avoided trouble. But Bei Chen was not so lucky.
The Northern Dynasty also sent spies who crossed the mountains into Beichen. What they saw was exactly as the Dongli envoy had said: these people were so poor that they had to eat wild vegetables every day to fill their stomachs. Therefore, the Northern Dynasty readily agreed to the alliance with Dongli. However, before the alliance could be formed, it was ruined by Nangong Yuan.
While Emperor Beichen was still worried about whether Dongli and Beichao would form an alliance, he received a letter from Nangong Yuan.
Upon seeing the letter, Emperor Beichen burst into laughter. In fact, it didn't say much. Nangong Yuan only said that he had successfully destroyed the alliance between the Northern Dynasty and the Eastern Li. No! The two countries were not yet in an alliance; it should be considered as destroying their attempt to form one.
As for Nan Jing, Nangong Yuan said that before he could stop them, Nan Jing killed the envoy from Dongli and even dumped him on the border between the two countries, for reasons unknown. It's clear that Nangong Yuan still has some doubts about this matter.
Neither of the two countries allied with him, so Dongli alone was not a threat. However, to prevent Dongli from causing any trouble these days, Emperor Beichen did not plan to recall Nangong Yuan to the capital for the time being.
However, in order to answer Nangong Yuan's questions, Emperor Beichen told Nangong Yuan about Han Yiyi's cultivation of sweet potatoes, Nan Jing's intention to send a princess to marry him because of the sweet potato, and the signing of a century-long peace treaty. At the end of the letter, he also mentioned that he had issued an edict forbidding Han Yiyi from marrying for two years.
After receiving the letter, Nangong Yuan saw that Han Yiyi had once again saved the people of Beichen. His eyes were somewhat dim and unclear. However, when he saw that the Emperor of Beichen had actually issued an edict forbidding her from marrying for two years, the corner of his mouth twitched involuntarily. But then he smiled again.
Nangong Yuan understood what Emperor Beichen meant. Perhaps after two years, when everything settled down, he could live the ordinary life she wanted with her.
Thinking of this, Nangong Yuan's gaze returned to the four characters "Princess Changning" on the letter, as if through these four characters he could see the person thousands of miles away who haunted his dreams.
With half a year to go before the sweet potato planting season next year, Han Yiyi hesitated, wondering whether to return to Ping'an Town first, or wait until next year to exchange for all the sweet potato seedlings that Emperor Beichen wanted before going back.
After returning this time, Han Yiyi felt that the two little ones had grown up a lot and had more homework than before. Zihui was doing better, but Zicheng was studying very hard, perhaps because he was focused on becoming the top scholar in the imperial examination. Sometimes, after playing with Han Yiyi for a while, he would take the initiative to ask to read a book.
Zicheng is now determined to become the top scholar in the imperial examination. Although he has received guidance from his teacher and the couple Nangong Ling, the most important reason for his success is Fan Ting.
Although Zicheng now knows that he and his sister are not Fan Ting's biological children, he still can't forget his experience in the Fan family.
Previously, he had no idea what the words "top scholar" that Fan Ting often mentioned meant, but now he finally understood. Therefore, he wanted to pass the exam even more and wanted to win back the honor that Han Yiyi had once held.
Han Yiyi was unaware of Zicheng's thoughts, but seeing how diligently the child was studying, she naturally had no reason to stop him.
Han Yiyi was still hesitating whether to return to Ping'an Town first or wait until after the New Year. After all, her two children needed her less and less these days. Of course, as the children grow up, they will naturally have their own lives, which Han Yiyi understood. However, she still felt a little lost. Therefore, she did not want to stay in the Princess's Mansion like a stone waiting for her children to come to her every day. So she decided to return to Ping'an Town first and come back next March when spring is in full bloom.
Furthermore, Han Yiyi is also afraid of the cold. In her house in Ping'an Town, she built a kang (heated brick bed), which is not available in the Princess's Mansion.
Unexpectedly, an accident occurred as soon as the group left the palace, and Han Yiyi was forced to stay in the capital. Fortunately, when Han Yiyi left this time, she personally led the mule to Aunt Zhang's house and asked her to take care of it. Otherwise, when she returned next time, the mule would probably look at her like an abandoned little wife.
It turned out that Han Yiyi thought the weather was pretty good today, so she decided to walk back. Of course, she had been traveling by carriage all the way from Ping'an Town to Kyoto, and her buttocks were so sore from sitting so long that she really didn't want to ride anymore.
As for Nangong Ling and his wife, it was rare for them to stroll around outside with their two little ones like this on ordinary days. Naturally, they wanted to enjoy this moment of warmth and decided to walk back with Han Yiyi.
Now that the flood has been over for a long time, the streets no longer look like they were flooded. On the contrary, in order to earn more money, there are more vendors selling things on the streets than before.
The group strolled around, looking here and there, quite enjoying themselves. Nangong Ling and his wife, in particular, found everything sold by the vendors to be novel and interesting, while the two little ones' hands were already stuffed full.
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