Fortunately, Li Jiaoyue was optimistic. When Shen Qingyu went to say goodbye, she mentioned this to Li Jiaoyue, who said, "My mother is the happiest about this."
"Huh?" Shen Qingyu asked, bewildered.
Li Jiaoyue laughed: "After my mother found out that Guan Xiangfei actually regarded me as his own, she was very worried that Guan Xiangfei would harm me when I was engaged to someone else in the future."
"Everyone is relieved that Lord Qi killed Guan Xiangfei. I was just cooperating, so why would I be angry?"
Shen Qingyu smiled awkwardly: "I was just worried that you would be wronged."
Li Jiaoyue laughed at her: "Are you stupid? I'm thinking about your husband, but you're worried that I'll be wronged?"
Shen Qingyu: "Cough cough cough..."
This honesty!
What should I do if I inexplicably like her more?
So Shen Qingyu changed the subject: "Are you still going to become a female Taoist priest?"
Li Jiaoyue's smile faded, and she lowered her eyes for a moment before saying, "Do it."
Shen Qingyu's eyes widened: "Why?"
“Because… it’s quieter this way.” Li Jiaoyue said calmly, then quickly smiled again.
Shen Qingyu: "..."
It was quite normal for young ladies from prominent families in the capital to seek marriage partners when they reached a certain age.
After Guan Xiangfei's incident, everyone knows that Li Jiaoyue is in love with Lord Qi of Da Qi. This reputation has spread throughout the aristocratic circles, and it won't be easy to find someone better.
However, as the legitimate daughter of the General's Mansion, Li Jiaoyue has her own pride, and it is impossible for her to marry down.
Rather than doing that, I'd rather become a female Taoist priest and give up on that idea altogether.
Since it involved personal beliefs, Shen Qingyu didn't know what to say. She left her address and took her leave.
As the couple embarked on their journey home, Da Qi sent another batch of gold, which was then exchanged for grain. The team that had been escorting the gold then escorted the grain back along the same route.
With this, the food crisis of the Great Qi Dynasty was basically resolved.
Although it cannot feed all the people of Daqi, it can at least prevent them from starving to death.
Furthermore, His Majesty the Emperor adopted Shen Qingyu's suggestion and built reservoirs in many places to help more areas with insufficient rainfall have water during the planting season, which will greatly alleviate the crisis of drought and flood in the future.
Shen Qingyu thought to herself, this is not bad.
But Shen Qingyu did not expect that no sooner had she left the capital of the Great Xia Dynasty than a caravan entered the capital from the seaside.
In the center, a middle-aged man in a carriage is dressed in fine clothes and has a dignified appearance, but he cannot hide the vicissitudes of life on his face.
"Master, shall we find a place to stay first?" the guard asked.
"good."
The carriage entered an inn. After the middle-aged man tidied up his room, he followed the guards to a private room in the teahouse next door for a meal.
Downstairs, a storyteller is telling a popular four-way love story: the story of the eldest daughter of a general's family who has a crush on Qi Yunxiao, the vice minister of the Court of State Ceremonies of Qi.
"Speaking of this Lady Qi, she was originally Princess Qingyu, the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Wei of the Great Qi. How could she possibly be willing for her husband to marry a concubine..."
Both the guard and the middle-aged man looked shocked.
Duke of Wei: "Is he talking about me?"
Guard: "Perhaps?"
A storyteller's words are a mix of truth and fiction; who can tell what's real and what's not?
However, confirming it wasn't difficult. The guard went out to inquire and, after spending a little money, quickly received confirmation: "That's indeed the case..."
After hearing what the guard said, the Duke of Wei became excited: "You mean, they just left?"
“That’s true.” The guard nodded.
Duke Wei jumped to his feet: "Then what are we waiting for? Let's chase after them!"
The guard nervously tried to stop the Duke of Wei: "My lord, you're not fully recovered yet! How can you travel like this?"
Duke Wei didn't care at all: "What's wrong with sitting in the carriage with thick cushions? Let's chase after them!"
Guard: "That person might not be the real one."
Everyone knows what happened back then: the Duke of Wei's only daughter died shortly after birth.
"But that might not be fake! Why don't we go after them and see for ourselves?" Duke Wei said, already heading out the door.
A waiter was bringing over a tray of tea, snacks, and dishes when he saw the customer hurrying away. He asked blankly, "Do you still need these dishes?"
The guard scrambled to grab some: "Bring these to me! And bring plenty of ready-made snacks..."
Qi Yunxiao was injured in the fight, so he traveled back with Shen Qingyu by carriage.
In this way, the speed wouldn't be too fast, and they would slowly and leisurely head towards Zhenjiang Pass.
Qi Yunxiao leaned against Shen Qingyu, and the two chatted casually while eating snacks and fruit, feeling relaxed after resolving the problem.
"After this trip, the disaster in Daqi can be considered over." Shen Qingyu licked her lips, wiping away the mulberry juice.
Qi Yunxiao then used a damp cloth to wipe the parts she couldn't see: "But who knows if we'll need to come again in the future?"
After all, no one can predict natural disasters.
"Therefore, the relationship with the Great Xia cannot be severed." Shen Qingyu finished speaking for Qi Yunxiao.
Qi Yunxiao was pleased by their unspoken understanding: "However, we cannot give the Great Xia the stallions from the North that they desire."
Horses and ironware are strategic resources and should not be given away lightly.
Jewelry and jade are safer to use for bartering food.
Shen Qingyu nodded and began to ponder: "Tell me, what other things can be sold without affecting the national economy and people's livelihood and then exchanged for grain?"
Qi Yunxiao smiled and glanced at Shen Qingyu: "I think you have more ideas about this than I do. Why don't you think about it?"
Shen Qingyu poked his pectoral muscle with her finger, and its good elasticity made her unable to resist poking it a couple more times: "Think about it together."
Qi Yunxiao felt a surge of heat in his heart from her touch and couldn't help but pinch her and whisper a few words in her ear.
Shen Qingyu slapped him on the chest: "What did you say?!"
Qi Yunxiao: "Then you shouldn't even count how many days it's been!"
"How can you blame me? You're the one who got hurt!"
"I'm all better now, you can check if you don't believe me."
Shen Qingyu pressed down on his mischievous hand and gritted her teeth fiercely in his ear: "I'm warning you! This is a carriage! And there's someone driving it!"
The two chattered and joked around, and soon arrived at the inn where they had stayed for the first day.
After visiting each other two or three times, Qi Yunxiao and Shen Qingyu had become acquainted.
The innkeepers had already prepared everything while they were sending people ahead to make preparations. As soon as the couple got off the carriage, they were immediately led to the best courtyard.
Shen Qingyu and Qi Yunxiao entered the courtyard and were very satisfied with the oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, rice, flour, cooking oil, and wood-fired stove prepared by the inn: they wanted to cook for themselves, only in this way could they eat the good ingredients in the space that could help their injuries recover.
After Shen Qingyu arranged everything, Qi Yunxiao still started the fire while Shen Qingyu cooked.
Just as the three dishes and soup were placed on the table, a commotion broke out in the front yard, seemingly indicating a dispute.
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