Yunqing didn't need to personally handle the trade route matters. She gave Yiguang a token and told her to take it to the shop. After all, she hadn't personally run the shop, so she couldn't explain it clearly in just a few words.
However, Yi Guang was already very grateful: "I had made a lot of preparations beforehand, but I didn't expect Lord Li to be so easy to talk to. Thank you very much."
“The princess has come with sincerity; how can we refuse her?”
Yun Qing felt that she wasn't as scary as the rumors suggested, was she?
She remained calm and said, "If there are any future collaborations, Princess, you can speak up without hesitation."
Who would complain about having too much money?
To wage war against the Rouran, the national treasury, which is currently barely profitable, is not enough.
"Alright." Yi Guang laughed heartily, his impression of Yun Qing improved even more, and he felt that his previous thoughts were naive. "Then thank you, Lord Li."
Such a person would be a good choice as a partner.
After a brief conversation with Yi Guang, Yun Qing strolled around the area. Because of the arrival of the envoys in the capital, the place was still bustling even in the cold winter. After all, these envoys were not short of money and might just like some novelties, making it a good place to do business.
She tried to keep a low profile, but she was still recognized. Unable to refuse, she took two strings of candied hawthorns and some sweet cakes back with her.
Holding the warm sweet cake in her arms, it was still warm when she arrived at the mansion. Yun Qing was hungry, and since she was at home, she didn't stand on ceremony. She took out a piece to eat and mumbled, "Where's Yun Shu?"
Uncle Jiang replied, "They went boating on the lake with Miss Shen."
"good."
Li Yunshu and Yun Qing have completely different personalities. She is outgoing and enthusiastic, and she made friends not long after returning. Yun Qing is relieved that she has something to do.
Yun Qing: "Have her come to me when she gets back."
"Okay." Uncle Jiang saw her action and asked, "Is the young master hungry? If so, I'll have the kitchen prepare dinner earlier."
"good."
Yun Qing responded.
The sweet cake was indeed quite delicious. Knowing that it was almost time to eat, Yunqing didn't indulge. She wrapped the rest in oil paper and set it aside.
Then she summoned Diancui. Over the years, the young girl had become more and more capable of managing things. She was basically in charge of managing many shops and was already able to handle things in an orderly manner.
Everyone is growing.
After all, everyone has their own value, and Yun Qing is happy to see the people around her make a name for themselves.
She told Diancui about the new trade route: "...We can first send a caravan to explore the route. If it works, we can gradually increase the number of people in the caravan."
“Alright.” Diancui smiled. “Our caravan doesn’t seem to have been to Loulan yet. I’ll have someone keep an eye on things and bring them back to show us anything new and interesting.”
In fact, there were quite a few caravans in this era, but most of them traveled around the territory of Da Xi. It was only in the last two years that more and more countries around them became dependent on them that caravans were willing to travel around. If they wanted to explore a relatively unfamiliar place, it would definitely be safer to go through official channels.
"Um."
After Diancui left, Yunqing had dinner and waited and waited, but Li Yunshu did not return. Finally, just as it was getting dark, she received a message.
"The young lady said she's staying at the Shen residence tonight."
Uncle Jiang was also quite helpless. Li Yunshu was just like that, doing whatever came to mind. A while ago, she was enthusiastic about taking Yunqing out for walks, but recently, for some reason, her enthusiasm suddenly dropped.
"Well, never mind then, there's nothing important anyway."
Yun Qing took two strings of candied hawthorns, ate one herself, and had intended to give the other one to Li Yun Shu, but it seems there's no chance now.
Just as she was about to go back to her room, Yun Qing suddenly heard the sound of fireworks outside. She snapped back to reality: "What day is it today?"
Uncle Jiang slapped his forehead: "Oh, it's the Lantern Festival today. I forgot to tell the kitchen to cook some glutinous rice balls for the young master."
It's really not Uncle Jiang's fault. He was used to Yun Qing spending every holiday with His Majesty in the palace. This year, due to various events, Yun Qing unexpectedly stayed at the Li residence, and he forgot about it.
Yun Qing also forgot.
The palace gates are now locked, making it inconvenient for her to enter. She also hasn't prepared any gifts, and she can already imagine the little brat's aggrieved expression tomorrow.
Yun Qing touched her forehead with her hand, feeling melancholy: "Never mind. We'll deal with tomorrow's problems tomorrow."
Uncle Jiang smiled and said, "Young master, you should go back to your room first. I'll ask the kitchen to cook some glutinous rice balls so we can eat some to celebrate the festival."
Yun Qing did not refuse the kind offer.
She took the remaining string of candied hawthorns back to her room, where servants had already lit the lamps. As Yun Qing turned to close the door, she felt someone wrap their arms around her waist from behind, followed by a softly smiling voice: "Grand Tutor."
To be honest, Yun Qing was really startled for a moment, and the boy grabbed her hand that she had instinctively raised.
Her voice almost broke down: "What are you doing here?"
Yun Qing had been thinking about dealing with tomorrow's matters tomorrow, but Xie Rang's appearance here truly startled her.
Why aren't the bodyguards and assassins standing guard outside the house saying a word?!
This is what she wanted to ask most.
Why else could it be? Naturally, no one dared to stop them. The leaders, Qingque and Qinglan, remained silent. Who would dare to lay a hand on the Emperor?
Xie Rang didn't mention these reasons. He was a little sad and lowered his voice: "If the Grand Tutor won't come to the palace to celebrate the Lantern Festival with me, I will have no choice but to come out of the palace to find the Grand Tutor."
Not to mention that everyone in the Li family was used to it, Xie Rang was used to it too. Whenever this happened, he could legitimately keep the Grand Tutor there, so he had long been prepared to wait for Yun Qing to come to the palace to find him.
As a result, they waited until the palace gates were locked, but they still didn't see anyone.
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