Chapter 252: No Eggs Can Be Left Unbroken When the Nest is Overturned
"Next time, you know what to do."
Lin Fuyan knelt on the ground, listening to Ji Mingzhu's cold voice, and curled his fingers slightly on the ground, saying: "Yes, Master."
The love poison incident was Lin Fuyan's own decision.
If he hadn't taken the initiative to expose it, what would have been waiting for him would have been not only punishment but also kneeling.
Being willful comes at a price.
"How's the food collection going in Nanzhou?"
Ji Mingzhu listened to the incessant sound of rain outside, a trace of melancholy lingering between her brows.
“The warehouses in the ten regions of Nanzhou are already full, and Lord Kong has been maintaining the price of grain.”
Ji Mingzhu nodded slightly.
Lin Fuyan asked, "Master, are you going to transport grain to Haizhou?"
"No need." Ji Mingzhu touched the cold tea beside her and said, "If Shu'er can't even support her own people, then she has no right to be the head of this family."
"I don't want to see a situation where I lose my wife and my soldiers. Nanzhou is my root."
"yes."
"Nanzhou needs you, so you should leave today." Ji Mingzhu looked at Lin Fuyan who was still kneeling on the ground and continued, "Keep a close eye on the capital and the northern border."
"Yes, but..."
Ji Mingzhu looked at the hesitant Lin Fuyan and asked, "Just what?"
"If we don't provide food, will we still be transporting military equipment to Haizhou?"
"Need not."
Ji Mingzhu showed a faint smile on her face and said, "Shu'er is dissatisfied."
"I have to make her realize that if I hadn't been secretly planning and strategizing for her, her path today wouldn't be so smooth."
"Since she wants independence, let her do it herself."
"If the young lady can't do it..."
Lin Fuyan had to point out this possibility to Ji Mingzhu. After all, they only had a few years left to prepare.
Ji Mingzhu said coldly: "If she can't do it, there will always be someone who can do it."
She looked at Lin Fuyan lying on the ground and said, "Do you know why your father has been able to stay with me peacefully for so many years?"
"Do you know why I chose your father among my retainers to manage Nanzhou on my behalf?"
Lin Fuyan felt the oppression above his head and thought about the words his father had always repeated to him whenever he had the chance since he was a child.
Lin Fuyan said: "Because he is very obedient."
"Yes, I want obedience."
Rather than a self-righteous subordinate who always wants to do some small things in secret.
There is no need for subordinates like that to exist.
"Fu Yan will remember the master's teachings!" Lin Fu Yan lowered his head again.
Ji Mingzhu waved her hand and said, "Go ahead, I'm tired."
"yes."
…
When Zhou Yunshu came out of her eldest brother's yard, she heard the sound of her mother and sister-in-law teasing their children from next door. She stood at the door for a long time and then went to the study in the front yard.
She knew too much today and had too much to digest.
She didn't want to have to pretend to be herself when facing her mother.
It is indeed easier to calm down when you are alone, and your mind becomes clearer.
Zhou Yunshu listened to the sound of rain outside and simply listed what had happened in the past few days on paper to make herself more familiar with the ins and outs of things.
After Zhou Yunshu finished sorting things out, she found that even if she knew these things, there was not much she could do.
Zhou Yunshu rolled up the paper covered with words, took down the lampshade beside the desk, and watched the paper stained with black ink slowly burn under the wick, turning into ashes without a trace left.
Zhou Yunshu smelled the smell of fire in the air and picked up the brush again.
Since some things cannot be changed for the time being, do what you can now and change what you can change.
Zhou Yunshu has never been one to sit and wait for death. Since the problem has arisen, she will try her best to solve it.
Zhou Yunshu filled a whole page with plans for the future, but the most pressing matter now was the rain.
It has been raining for too long. If it doesn't stop, Zhou Yunshu is afraid that all the crops she planted this year will be gone.
As far as she knew, whether it was Dongwang Village where she was now, Dongchuan, Jiangzhong, or the entire Haizhou, every household had no food reserves because of the plundering by the government and local tyrants.
Just like the Ye family where Zhou Yunshu had stayed during the heavy rain, if this rain really destroyed the crops in the fields, it would also destroy their hope of survival.
If the rain was as heavy as Ye Dayou remembered, Haizhou would definitely suffer a disaster, and the government clearly did not have the ability to provide disaster relief.
When people are extremely hungry, they will do anything. Zhou Yunshu had experienced this once when she was first exiled to escape famine.
It is true that she did store food, but it was only enough for her own family to live on.
No eggs are safe when the nest is overturned. If it really comes to that, you have to leave.
No matter how many people she has, they are no match for the people around her. No matter how strong she is, she cannot withstand the human wave tactics.
The sound of the dripping rain makes people irritated.
Zhou Yunshu put down the pen in her hand. Is the Great Zhou Dynasty really doomed?
Aren’t these natural disasters a little too frequent?
Just like modern games, you want to format and start over again.
"master."
Chunque's call from outside the door interrupted Zhou Yunshu's thoughts. She rolled up the paper in her hand again and said, "Come in."
When Chunque pushed the door open, the paper in Zhou Yunshu's hand was burning vigorously. The wind she brought in blew towards the burning flame, fueling its momentum, and instantly swallowed up the remaining paper, turning it into ashes that fell from Zhou Yunshu's hand.
"What's wrong?"
Chunque didn't even look at the ashes on the ground and said, "Lin Fuyan is leaving."
Zhou Yunshu paused as she was grinding the ashes between her fingertips. "So sudden."
"The carriage is ready at the door."
"Then let's go out and take a look."
No matter what happened before, since they didn't fall out in the end, she had to pretend to see him off.
And just as Chunque said before, when Zhou Yunshu arrived at the door, Lin Fuyan's carriage was already ready, but he was not in a hurry to leave. He stood at the door of Zhou's house with an umbrella, as if he was deliberately waiting for someone.
When Lin Fuyan saw Zhou Yunshu coming over, the corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously.
"Miss, you're here."
Zhou Yunshu's face showed no sign of alienation as she smiled and said, "Why did you leave so suddenly? Why didn't you stay a few more days?"
Lin Fuyan said: "You know, Nanzhou can't do without me now."
Zhou Yunshu nodded, "Indeed, Brother Fu Yan is now a big shot who can stand on his own."
Lin Fuyan smiled but said nothing.
"You left so suddenly, and we couldn't see you off."
Lin Fuyan looked at Zhou Yunshu and smiled, "I'm already very happy that you can come and see me off."
Even though she had other purposes, Lin Fuyan was very happy to see her before leaving.
It felt just like when he was standing in front of the Zhenbei Palace and she, still a little girl, was tugging at his clothes and didn't want him to leave.
"Miss."
Zhou Yunshu nodded.
"I made the kite I gave you myself." Lin Fuyan looked at Zhou Yunshu with a smile and said with a hint of meaning, "I hope you can see my sincerity."
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