"He is still very weak and needs to rest in bed. Don't let too many people in at once to avoid disturbing his rest." Ye Baien said to Yan Qing when he came out.
Yan Qing bowed to Ye Baien and said, "Thank you, doctor. If it weren't for your help, my father would have been..."
Ye Baien raised his hand and said, "Hey, don't say that for now. I'm just using medicine to keep him alive. As for how long he can live, it all depends on his luck."
After Yan Qing sent Ye Baien and Xie Yunjiao away, he began his deployment. He left the city early the next morning and went to the temple to pray for the Duke of Zhenguo.
Soon the news spread that the Duke of Zhenguo was dying.
Even people from the Lin family came in waves, and when they came out, they all had red eyes, as if they had been crying.
When the spy who was guarding near the Yan family went back to report to the Fifth Prince, the Fifth Prince smiled triumphantly.
"That old villain is finally going to be finished. As long as he's dead, we can rest in peace." said the Fifth Prince.
Zhao Qian, who was "pretending to be dead", ate and drank at home every day and lived a very comfortable life.
He smiled triumphantly upon hearing the news.
"Father, didn't you let me marry Yan Ning just to keep an eye on that old ghost? Now he's dying, so why don't we drive Yan Jiaer away?" Zhao Qian said.
Not only did Yan Jiaer have an ordinary appearance, but she was also skinny and had no flesh where it should be. He felt sick just looking at her.
"Don't worry, wait until the old ghost surnamed Yan is truly dead." The Fifth Prince said, "I think it's not a bad idea to keep Yan Jiaer in our family. Maybe she will be of use in the future."
"Father, she is just a concubine's daughter from the second branch of the Yan family." Zhao Qian said with disdain.
"I only have a plan," said the Fifth Prince.
A few days later, Yan Qing came to court and told the emperor that a lot of money had been raised and many officials had contributed. He specifically named a few officials. The emperor was very happy and specially praised the officials named by Yan Qing, saying that they were the pillars of the country and were willing to help in times of crisis.
The expressions of those officials who were not named suddenly turned ugly. What did Yan Qing mean? He clearly did not tell them about fundraising.
Now that this has happened, what have they become in front of the emperor! Are they greedy for money and unwilling to help when the country is in danger?
Even the smile on the Fifth Prince's face disappeared. He had been waiting to see Yan Qing's good show, but now, he has become a joke himself.
"Your Majesty, I am also willing to contribute to the country. Prince Yan, remember to call me next time you raise money." said the Fifth Prince.
"We're short of money, but what we lack most right now is rice," Yan Qing said, looking at the Fifth Prince with a smile. "Does the Fifth Prince know where we can buy more food?"
The Fifth Prince glanced at Yan Qing. He didn't expect that he would set a trick on him at this time.
"Don't worry, I promised to help, so I will do my best."
Yan Qing knew that even though the Fifth Prince said so, he would not contribute much, but being able to get some rice and grain out of him was a plus.
The only thing left is to find another way.
As soon as Yan Qing returned to the Yan family after court, he saw Xie Yunjiao coming out of the mansion. He hurriedly asked Xie Yunjiao about the situation of the Duke of Zhenguo. Xie Yunjiao winked at him, and Yan Qing invited her to the study.
"Mrs. Lian, don't worry. This study is soundproof. No one outside can hear our conversation." Yan Qing said.
Xie Yunjiao said that the Duke of Zhenguo had responded well and asked him to rest assured.
Yan Qing couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he heard this.
"I heard that you are worried about rice. I can help you in this regard." Xie Yunjiao said.
Yan Qing was stunned for a moment, then looked at Xie Yunjiao in surprise: "Mrs. Lian, do you have rice?"
"Yes, I saw a lot more disaster victims on the streets, so I stockpiled a lot of rice on my farm, just in case."
Yan Qing's eyes lit up and he asked hurriedly, "How many are there?"
"It's not a lot, about 30,000 kilograms." Xie Yunjiao said.
For a while, she was bored and planted many kinds of rice in the space. She tinkered with it and created hybrid rice, which greatly improved the yield and quality.
Originally, she wanted to use these rice grains as seeds to plant on the farm outside, but now Yan Qing wants to use them, so she goes into the space to harvest them every day.
As long as the roots of the things planted in the space field are not pulled out, they will grow very fast. The rice will grow again within an hour after being harvested.
She worked alone for several days and finally produced 30,000 kilograms.
She was so tired that she could hardly stand up straight, and she had to drink a lot of spiritual spring water to keep herself from falling down.
She didn't want to do it again, so she only dared to tell Yan Qing that it was 30,000 pounds.
"Thank you. What you did is really a timely help. I will buy your rice at the current market price." Yan Qing said excitedly.
He doesn't need this little money.
"No need, just pay according to the previous price. We don't make money from national disasters." Xie Yunjiao said.
She is providing labor, so it is impossible for her to do it without any pay.
Yan Qing was very grateful to Xie Yunjiao for helping him at this time and for selling him rice at such a low price.
"You are Doudou's senior brother, so it's my duty to help you." Xie Yunjiao said.
"Mrs. Lian, although I cannot serve in the military camp now, I can help you meet Brother Lian." Yan Qing said.
Xie Yunjiao was stunned for a moment, and then her heart became excited.
"Are you serious? Then we'll go over after Doudou finishes the exam. You can arrange a time for us." Xie Yunjiao said.
In fact, she really wanted to see Gu Huai, but she never mentioned it to anyone, not even Ye Baien.
Because she knew that given Gu Huai's current situation, it would take a lot of manpower and resources to go in and see him, and it might not be possible.
She didn't want to expose Ye Baien's relationship with them to those people.
Yan Qing was not working in the military camp, so he had to spend a lot of effort to get her to meet Gu Huai.
Yan Qing's way of repaying her was exactly what she wanted, so she didn't bother to be polite with him.
"Don't worry, I will arrange it." Yan Qing said.
***
Doudou had finished his exams, and the results were still a few days away. He, Xie Yunjiao, and Lian Jin prepared a lot of food at home, all of which were Gu Huai's favorites.
After working for most of the day, they set out early the next morning to visit Gu Huai at the military camp.
But after arriving at the military camp, they waited for a long time before they saw Gu Huai hurriedly running towards them.
"My wife." Gu Huai looked at Xie Yunjiao, raised the corner of his mouth, gradually slowed down, and stopped a few steps away.
He couldn't believe that the Xie Yunjiao in front of him was real, he felt like he was dreaming.
"You've lost weight and become darker." Xie Yunjiao said with a smile.
"Yeah, it's good."
Gu Huai just looked at Xie Yunjiao, with only Xie Yunjiao in his eyes, and everything was self-evident.
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