Chapter 73
"What is it?"
Lu Xiaobai looked at him excitedly, thought for a moment and said, "Did he exchange something, money or food?"
He is not He Qin. His thoughts are very simple. As long as the people here don't hurt him, he can go home... or not, it doesn't matter.
In his eyes, if there is anything that can be exchanged for these seeds, it is nothing but money and food.
He Qin shook his head.
He walked over to Lu Xiaobai and squatted down, touching the fire phoenix pendant on his neck and said, "You should have heard that the Feng family of Nanhe had the first emperor of the Enhe family, so there is an ancestral precept that every empress of Nanhe must be a member of the Feng family."
Lu Xiaobai nodded, a sense of crisis rising in his eyes, and asked with a pout: "I, I have heard of it. Now you tell me this, are you unable to defeat those ministers and ancestors, and are you going to marry Feng An?"
Hearing this, He Qin closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He raised his hand and flicked Lu Xiaobai's nose and said, "I'm not that incompetent. Besides, didn't I say when I came back that I would send Feng An out of the palace today?"
Not marrying Feng An, sending Feng An out of the palace, Lu Xiaobai's heart finally settled down. He sniffed aggrievedly and said, "No, it's just that I've watched too many TV dramas..."
The emperor in the TV series seems unable to make his own decisions, and there are always a bunch of people trying to persuade him.
Except for tyrants, of course.
But He Qin doesn't look like a tyrant.
He Qin didn't know what TV series Lu Xiaobai was talking about. To prevent him from overthinking it, he quickly explained, "I joined forces with Qi Yu to break this ancestral rule. From now on, all the emperors of Nanhe will not be forced to marry members of the Feng family."
When He Qin proposed that he would not marry Feng An, he was immediately opposed by the Feng family, who said that this was the ancestral rule of Nan He and could not be changed.
But at this moment, Qi Yu suddenly rushed in and told everyone about his "dream" last night.
He said that those seeds were a gift from God that his ancestor emperor prayed for because he could not bear to see the people suffer.
It was also said that after so many years, Nan He had paid off all the debts owed to the Feng family.
There is no need to continue the original agreement.
Feng An's father's face was dark, and everyone was skeptical until they opened the treasury together and looked at the sacks that were different from the grain stored in the treasury. They believed it then and there.
For the sake of the people and the entire Nanhe, they must go to the ancestral temple to formally abolish this ancestral rule.
The noise Lu Xiaobai heard was the sound of their conversation when they came back.
"That's fine."
Lu Xiaobai nodded, suddenly stood up from the water, put his arms around He Qin's neck and pulled him under, then swam away with a smile and said, "I don't care about other emperors, as long as you don't marry Feng An."
He Qin was suddenly dragged into the water, his clothes instantly soaked, but the culprit let go of him and ran away. He didn't chase after him, but instead stood up and began to take off his clothes, saying as he took off his clothes: "Come here, I have another good news to tell you, I guarantee it will make you happy."
Warmth brings warmth, and the water is not deep. Even if He Qinlu and Xiaobai are not holding each other, he is not afraid. Moreover, he is already very happy that the matter of Feng An and Zhongzi has been completely resolved. What other good news can there be?
Lu Xiaobai frowned, looked at him in disbelief and asked, "What is it?"
Maybe He Qin lied to him and wanted to catch him to do something disharmonious.
He Qin took off his clothes and slowly sat down, leaning against the stone wall and said, "Come over and I'll tell you, no, maybe it's bad news for you."
Lu Xiaobai: ???
"What are you talking about? Good news or bad news? You must be lying to me. I won't listen to you, and I won't date you anymore!"
Lu Xiaobai was afraid that He Qin was lying to him. They had such a disagreement in the water last night that the water had turned cold. Now it was early in the morning and he didn't want to do it again. He stood up and wanted to put on his clothes.
But just as he stood up, He Qin rushed over and hugged him in his arms. Their skin touched, and Lu Xiaobai's body softened instantly. However, he still pushed He Qin away in frustration: "I don't want to, I'm so tired..."
"If you don't do it, I'll just hug you."
He Qin bit his ear and said, "Also, I want to tell you that in order to witness the magic of your seeds, I plan to go to the fields to supervise them myself, but I'm afraid you won't be used to it, so we'll go to Lujia Village. Will it be hard for you?"
Go back to Lujia Village?
Lu Xiaobai turned around in surprise, looked at He Qin in disbelief, and asked excitedly: "Really? When are you going back?"
The palace was great, and the food, clothing, housing and transportation were better than in Lujia Village. He liked it very much, but maybe because of the history he learned and the TV dramas he watched, the palace in them was too scary, and he always felt it was unreal and uncomfortable.
Although life in Lujia Village was hard, he felt really comfortable there. He had lived there for a long time and had become quite accustomed to it.
He Qin saw that he wanted to go back. He had originally planned to leave next month, but he suddenly changed his mind and asked, "When do you want to go back?"
Lu Xiaobai pouted and said, "I want to hurry up. We still have chicks at home. If we leave, will they all starve to death?"
"No, the village chief will take care of them. We can go back quickly, but we've only been back for a few days. Can your body handle leaving again?"
He Qin was worried about Lu Xiaobai's health because he found that Lu Xiaobai was not used to the carriage and had a very strong reaction. He started to feel uncomfortable, vomiting and falling asleep not long after getting on the carriage.
Even He Zhou, who is in poor health, would not be like this, so why does Lu Xiaobai have such a serious reaction?
Speaking of carriages, Lu Xiaobai's expression became hesitant. In modern times, he was used to riding in stable cars, and even the roads were so smooth.
The carriages nowadays are not very shockproof and the roads are not easy to travel on, so he feels very uncomfortable because it is too bumpy. Moreover, he has to stay there for a long time and the road is too long.
Lu Xiaobai's eyes were red, and she pouted as she said, "Well, let's rest for a few more days and buy some more things. I want to bring back some food and clothes."
There are fewer resources in the countryside, and the quality is not as good as in the imperial city. He wants to bring more back so that he can share some with the villagers. After all, the people here have always taken good care of him.
"Well, then I'll have someone take you to the Imperial City to buy it."
Let someone else accompany him?
Lu Xiaobai asked curiously: "What about you? You won't accompany me."
He Qin had a smile in his eyes. He was very satisfied that Lu Xiaobai relied on him. However, the original plan changed and he became busy. So he touched Lu Xiaobai's hair and said, "I still have things to take care of. Can I let Lingyi take you there?"
Lingyi is the best and most successful of his secret guards.
Although he was a little unhappy that Lingyi liked Lu Xiaobai, He Qin felt that although Lu Xiaobai was a little silly, he really deserved to be liked by many people.
Moreover, Lingyi likes Lu Xiaobai and will do his best to protect Lu Xiaobai without his instructions.
Hearing that it was an acquaintance, Lu Xiaobai nodded: "Okay, then you should finish your work early and sleep with me at night."
"good."
They were almost done soaking in the hot spring, so He Qin picked up Lu Xiaobai, wiped him clean and dressed him.
Lu Xiaobai watched He Qin's actions, snatched the trousers from his hand, and put them on his legs with a red face. As he put them on, he said, "You are always like this, treating me like a child. It's not like I can do it myself."
He Qin said nothing, turned around and put on his own clothes, then took out a set of black clothes with gold embroidery that he had made two years ago and put it on Lu Xiaobai: "Although it may not fit you at all, if you wear this, everyone in Nanhe will know that you belong to me. Even if you get lost, no one will dare to take advantage of you."
Hearing He Qin's words, Lu Xiaobai curled his lips unhappily and said, "It's not like I get lost every time."
He Qin smiled and said, "What if?"
"snort!"
Lu Xiaobai put on his clothes, touched the golden embroidery thread and said, "It's really beautiful."
He Qin didn't answer. He pulled him out of the hot spring room, called out Lingyi who was hiding in the dark, and then left.
He selected a younger brother of the emperor with good qualifications, who was eleven years old this year. He Qin planned to train this younger brother to take over Nanhe, and then he would accompany Lu Xiaobai to travel around, or settle down in Lujia Village.
Of course, Nan He will not just give up. He will come back to deal with some important matters, and he will wait until his younger brother is able to take over before abdicating.
The emperor has a heavy workload. If his younger brother is unable to cope and is unwilling to take over, he will ask his elder brother to take it back. Anyway, the ancestral system has been abolished and the throne should have been his.
But all of this needs to be planned and arranged by him, and there cannot be any mistakes.
He Qin left, and Lu Xiaobai happily followed Lingyi out the door.
Just like He Qin said, no one dared to touch him when he went out wearing this outfit, because the people would kneel down when they saw him and would not even dare to look at him.
Lu Xiaobai: ...
This was not the result he wanted.
But he couldn't take off his clothes in the street, otherwise He Qin would have another excuse to deal with him.
Lingyi smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, Master. You are now as powerful as the Emperor. It is normal for them to pay you respect."
"But I don't want them to worship me and shorten my life."
Lu Xiaobai curled his lips, but his words were useless. He said stop worshipping, but others didn't listen to him. They were completely different from He Qin. If He Qin spoke, they would definitely listen.
Lu Xiaobai was unhappy and turned into a pastry shop, only to find that half of the shelves were empty. Only then did he realize that the raw materials were out of stock.
Lu Xiaobai lost interest in buying anything. He finally found a few stores and ordered a few boxes of imperial city specialty crispy candies, as well as some high-quality and abundant cloth to make clothes in the future. He didn't buy anything else.
Lingyi looked at Lu Xiaobai's lost look and said with a smile: "Master, don't worry, everything will be fine next year. Your seeds are so good, there will definitely be a good harvest next year."
Lu Xiaobai shook his head: "The only crops that will have a good harvest are rice and corn, and other fermented black beans probably won't."
Lingyi thought about it and agreed. He could only guarantee that the people of Nanhe would not go hungry next year, but other foods would still be in short supply. Although he knew that not starving to death was the happiest thing, he did not want to see Lu Xiaobai disappointed, so he hoped that other grains would also have a good harvest.
Seeing that Lingyi was also sad, Lu Xiaobai quickly smiled and comforted him: "But don't worry, I will be able to get more seeds by the end of this year, including the raw materials for these foods. Nan He will be fine."
Seeing Lu Xiaobai's smile, Lingyi also started smiling.
But he didn't understand that apart from the secret guards who had been trained since childhood, there were actually people in this world who were as selfless as Lu Xiaobai, not greedy for fame and fortune, and willing to be the person behind the scenes.
A few days later, He Qin handed everything over to the Prime Minister and the Third Prince He Yu, and then took Lu Xiaobai and the previous four people and left the imperial city in the name of supervising spring planting.
This time, Lu Xiaobai did not sit in the carriage all the time. Instead, he asked He Qin to take him out for a horse ride from time to time. Although his thighs would hurt, it was much better than being in the carriage.
So when they arrived at Lujia Village, Lu Xiaobai was full of energy. He got a big box of crispy candies from the carriage and ran towards the village.
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