Unable to win through reasoning, Fang He resorted to shamelessness, sitting down and bursting into tears, "A ruler's word is law! Your Majesty promised us first, how can you go back on your word so easily!"
The emperor rubbed his temples. Before, he watched that old man Hong Yue cry, and now he's watching Fang He cry. It seems that playing the rogue is a tradition of the rulers and ministers of their little Liang Kingdom.
Finally, the emperor bestowed many gifts upon Fang He, and only then did Fang He relent.
There was nothing they could do but persist, since they didn't have a gold mine! Fortunately, they still received a considerable reward.
However, after that day, he would go to sit outside the city gate every day and sit there for the whole day. The soldiers guarding the city gate were puzzled. When the emperor sent someone to ask him, he said that he was waiting for Su Heng.
"Wait for Su Heng?"
The emperor frowned as he listened to the report from his subordinates. Fang He wanted Su Heng to fight for them.
Even if Su Heng came, this matter could only be settled as it was, since the conditions were there and the emperor couldn't do anything about it. However, since he was the one who broke the contract, they could at least receive some compensation in other ways.
Thus, the emperor stopped caring about Fang He, as long as he didn't cause trouble, he could just sit there and wait.
Two days later, the autumn chill deepened, especially in the evening when the air became cool, forcing Fang He to pull his clothes tighter.
He gazed into the distance and sighed, "Alas, I long for your early return, but why do you not return?"
The few Liang County locals next to them were eating mutton stew with bread with gusto when they heard this. They all looked at their boss. No, they're all uncultured, why are you suddenly acting all highbrow?
Ignoring their strange looks, Fang He continued to gaze at the setting sun on the horizon, which was about to be swallowed by the evening glow.
Chuanwen slurped up a mouthful of soup, followed his gaze, and said, "Ergou's house isn't over there."
Yes, it was Chuanwen who reminded him. The reason Chuanwen is here is because she received a letter from Ergou the day before yesterday, saying that he would probably arrive today, so she came here early this morning to wait.
Because I was bored, I chatted with these guys all day with my sleeves tucked in. Um... she also treated me to breakfast, lunch, and dinner today.
Fang He's expression of emotion turned into embarrassment. Cough cough!
"My lord, come, have a bowl!"
Hongyue handed Fang He a bowl of mutton stew, which he accepted without hesitation, as he was indeed a bit hungry.
While they were eating, a caravan of carriages came from afar. Upon seeing them, the group devoured their mutton stew like they were in a battle. Fang He almost choked to death and had to drink a large bowl of water to swallow the last bite.
When the carriage arrived in front of them, Su Heng got off the carriage, and Fang He ran over with tears in his eyes. He slid down to his knees and hugged Su Heng's leg, crying, "Lord Su, you're finally back! I've missed you so much!"
Chuanwen was dumbfounded. [How could they steal my lines?! Those are all my lines!]
Wen Xue, standing to the side, smiled. She noticed that Chuan Wen always seemed to lose in front of people like Xiao Liangjun. Hahaha, indeed, what defeats the shameless is the even more shameless!
However, Chuanwen's gaze fell on Su Heng's other, still-empty thigh. [Me,]
Before Chuanwen could finish speaking, Su Heng saw her eyes fixed on his other thigh and knew what she was up to. He immediately pushed Fang He away, strode over to Chuanwen, and gently hugged her, his voice low and tender, "I'm back. Did you miss me?"
[Oh, how come you came all by yourself? I haven't even managed to get on your good side yet!]
After expressing his feelings, Chuan Wencai nodded happily, "A day apart feels like three autumns."
Fang He, who had been pulled apart from behind, felt a pang of jealousy. She looked resentfully at the two people embracing, sob sob! Her little words were actually quite fluent!
Feeling two small hands reaching up to his chest, Su Heng's smile deepened, but even in public, he pulled the person out of his arms.
"good."
A large hand stroked the top of Su Heng's fluffy head, and his throat felt hot as he spoke.
Chuanwen was very happy to take the opportunity to pat her twice. Her sweet smile made Su Heng's heart itch again, and he couldn't help but reach out and pinch her cheek.
Are you alright?
Su Li got off the carriage and saw Fang He lying on the ground, so he extended a friendly hand.
Fang He looked up, and his tears flowed even more fiercely. There are still more good people in the world.
When the group returned to the Su family home, Fang He and Hong Yue tearfully recounted how the Western Regions had bullied them, sounding just like chicks complaining to their mother hen.
Su Heng pondered for a while, then decided it wasn't a big deal. The Great Jin Dynasty didn't know when electricity would be widespread; if it were, it wouldn't be a problem. With enough money, parallel development in the Western Regions and Xiaoliang County wouldn't be impossible.
However, the discovery of a gold mine in the Western Regions was somewhat unexpected. Could there be some kind of mine in Xiaoliang County as well?
Fang He and his group cried at the Su family's house, cursed Xiyu and Hua Jing, and then had a big feast, leaving Chuan Wen no chance to take advantage of Su Heng.
The next morning after the court session, Su Heng went to Ganlu Hall to meet the emperor. In order to appease Fang He, he asked the emperor for many benefits, such as the requirement that the train must be built to Xiaoliang County first.
However, the emperor agreed to Su Heng's request partly to make amends to Fang He and the others, and partly because he considered Chuanwen. He intended to continue deploying Su Heng to Xiaoliang County for development, and he was worried that Chuanwen would go with him. With the road now open, Su Heng could return more frequently, and he could keep Chuanwen in the capital.
After finishing his business, Su Heng was about to leave, but the emperor stopped him, seemingly hesitant to speak. Finally, under Su Heng's questioning gaze, the emperor asked, "Have you seen Wen'er?"
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