Chapter 276 Zhou Yiran
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The next day, the ground was covered in a blanket of silver.
Last night, Li Shiyue could tell from the howling wind outside that the snow was going to be heavy.
Li's mother adjusted Li Shiyue's hat and reminded her, "Don't stay outside for too long. It's snowing heavily today, and you'll catch a cold."
Li Shiyue naturally agreed.
Today she has to go to three places: the General's Mansion, the Prince's Mansion, and Xingsheng Tower.
The main reason for going to the general's mansion was to inquire about his salary, official land, and stipend as a sixth-rank military officer.
Originally, it should have been the Sima from the Prince's Mansion who sent someone to inform her about this matter.
But isn't Li Shiyue trying to move his official land to Liujiatun?
So, besides delivering New Year's gifts to the General's Mansion, she also wanted to ask if it was possible to arrange for her assigned land to be allocated to Liujiatun.
As for going to the Prince's Mansion?
Naturally, he had to send New Year's gifts to the Prince of Zhenbei. Having just received an official position from him, he couldn't help but make his presence felt.
The main reason for going to Xingsheng Tower was to see if he could meet Yan Jiuniang. Li Shiyue wanted to give Yan Jiuniang and Manager Jin New Year's gifts to maintain their relationship.
Although it is said that a small gift carries great meaning, in Li Shiyue's opinion, that depends on who you are saying it to.
When she said this to the subordinates of the Turkic Sher, it was just empty talk, something she used to appease them.
How could she bear to give She'er anything valuable?
She sent four gifts to She'er through a messenger: tea cakes, a jar of wine, a box of pastries, and a box of candied fruit.
She bought the tea cakes from the Han merchant introduced by Yan Jiuniang, the wine was the most common kind from the wine shops in Qingsong Town, and the cakes and candied fruits were also bought from the more famous shops in Qingsong Town.
Honestly, it's not much money.
Besides bringing high-quality paper and charcoal from Liujiatun, Li Shiyue also prepared gold ingots as a gift for Manager Jin when she went to Xingshenglou. What she planned to give Yan Jiuniang was the reward she had obtained from completing a task in the system—Soft Bone Water.
Yan Jiuniang and Manager Jin have both been kind to her and Liujiatun. This small gift is hardly enough to express her gratitude.
Money is the most powerful way to express feelings.
If someone is unwilling to spend money on you, and then claims to have feelings for you, would you believe them?
On her way to Xingsheng Tower, Li Shiyue also wanted to talk to Yan Jiuniang, since according to the Prince of Zhenbei, Yan Jiuniang would be married to Guanlong next May.
The journey is so long, and once Yan Jiuniang leaves, we may never see each other again and can only communicate by letter.
What is the most important thing in the world for a woman?
That would naturally mean a healthy and strong body!
Nothing is more important than good health.
That's why Li Shiyue wanted to send Yan Jiuniang the Soft Bone Water!
She had poured some of this stuff into her own cup and drunk it. After drinking it, besides feeling that the meridians in her body were strengthened, Li Shiyue later discovered that this "softening bone water" was actually a way of gradually seeping into the body through the meridians to strengthen the bones.
Li Shiyue guessed: "This Soft Bone Water was probably originally intended to make a woman's body flexible, so that she could change positions at will, making sex more enjoyable."
Regardless of the system's original intention in giving the rewards, Li Shiyue used them for her own benefit.
If someone is willing to put thought into giving a gift, then that shows genuine affection.
Li Shiyue had put a lot of thought into this. She figured that after Yan Jiuniang married into Guanlong, she would inevitably encounter all sorts of problems and difficulties. She was far away in Andong and couldn't help her at all.
Why not let Yan Jiuniang have a strong body?
It's better to have it yourself than to have it from someone else!
With a healthy body, Yan Jiuniang can protect herself and stand up on her own to solve any problems and difficulties that may arise.
Therefore, if someone doesn't put any thought into giving you a gift, and what they're giving you isn't money;
So, this person's gift wasn't "a small gift with great meaning," but rather, like Li Shiyue's gift to She'er, it was "hypocritical"!
As a result, Li Shiyue, Li Qiutian, Li Xiatian, and Shi Tou braved the wind and snow to drive two carts of New Year's gifts to the General's Mansion. They were welcomed inside by Bai Lu, but only found Jiang Huijun there.
"As the year draws to a close, the general and the prince have gone to the border to reward the troops. They won't be back until the end of the year."
Li Shiyue nodded, and she immediately asked Jiang Huijun about the land granted to her as a military officer.
Jiang Huijun invited Li Shiyue to drink tea, and then said to Li Shiyue with a smile, "Shiyue, you are really amazing!"
I heard from the general that you single-handedly fought eight Turks without being at a disadvantage, and even won a great victory!
Not only did you receive the Turkic Khan's scimitar and longbow, but the prince also immediately appointed you as a sixth-rank official!
This has truly brought honor to our Han people!
Li Shiyue cupped his hands and said to Jiang Huijun, "Our Great Long is full of talented people. Even if I don't take the stage, the General's subordinates will surely have someone to step up."
After solemnly saying this, Li Shiyue winked at Jiang Huijun, "If I could fight alongside Vice General Ma under the command of the General in the future, that would be truly amazing!"
After hearing Li Shiyue's words, Jiang Huijun's smile hadn't completely faded when she froze, as if the smile was frozen on her face.
However, after pausing for a moment, Jiang Huijun smiled and said to Li Shiyue, "That's wonderful!"
The general always told me that I had immense strength and that I was destined to become a fierce general.
That matter about the official lands you asked about...
As Li Shiyue stepped out of the general's mansion, a gust of north wind filled her mouth with snow.
"Ptooey, ptooey!" Li Shiyue reached out and covered her hat. Suddenly, she felt a darkness before her eyes. When she looked up, she saw the tall, imposing stone man standing in front of her, shielding her from the wind and snow.
"My brother is still the best to me! Hehe!"
Li Qiutian stepped aside to take the bolt of cloth from Li Shiyue's hand, saying, "Well, you don't see how good your brother and sister are to you?"
"Exactly, exactly. October, how come you don't say anything nice about how good your older sister is to you?"
"Haha, my older sister is the best to me!"
The group boarded the carriage and returned to the inn, where Li's mother and Zheng Meiniang were waiting for them in the lobby.
After moving the return gift from Jiang Huijun to their room, the group quickly moved the gifts they were going to send to the Prince's Mansion into the car and drove there.
It was quite a coincidence that just as Li Shiyue and his entourage's carriage stopped at the gate of the Prince's Mansion, the howling snowstorm suddenly stopped!
Li Shiyue thought that leaving her name at the gatehouse and putting her things down would be enough, but as soon as she gave her name, the gatekeeper bowed to her.
"It's Captain Li!"
The Crown Prince instructed that if Lieutenant Li were to come to the door, he must be informed!
"Lieutenant Li, please wait a moment. Go and rest for a while. I'll send someone to inform the Crown Prince immediately!"
Li Shiyue paused for a moment, then exchanged a glance with Li Qiutian and Li Xiatian before quickly responding to the gatekeeper and saying, "Thank you for your trouble."
Sitting in the warm room, with fine silver frost charcoal at their feet and hot tea in their hands, and several exquisite pastries on the table, Li Shiyue took a sip of tea and then looked at Li Qiutian and Li Xiatian with questions in their eyes.
Stone, oblivious to social cues, took some cakes from the table and ate them after asking Li Shiyue.
You can't gossip in someone else's home; walls have ears.
Li Shiyue thought to himself, "After the banquet at the trade market last time, Liu Shu actually came to find me and thanked me!"
This time they actually told the gatekeeper about me? They told him to inform him when I arrived at the gate?
Has he changed his ways?
Has he stopped being arrogant and complacent, and instead become humble and modest?
Just as Li Shiyue was wondering why Liu Shu seemed like a completely different person, a maid knocked on the door and came in to say that Liu Shu was waiting for her in the study!
He nodded to Li Qiutian, leaving Li Qiutian, Li Xiatian, and Shi Tou to have tea and snacks. Li Shiyue followed the maid out the door to Liu Shu's study.
Meanwhile, in Liu Shu's study, the tutor Zhou Yiran, whom Princess Zhao Changying had found for Liu Shu, was talking to Liu Shu about Li Shiyue.
"Your Highness, do not judge talented people based on the difference between men and women."
Although Andong has now made peace with the Turks and even started trading, the Turks are a different race, not of our kind, and their hearts are bound to be different!
Your Highness, the war in the future is inevitable!
The eldest son is older than His Highness and has worked in the Xuanjia Army for many years, while His Highness has little reputation in the army.
In order to ensure a smooth succession to the throne, Your Highness should cultivate some of your own people in addition to your maternal uncle's family.
Although Li Shiyue is a woman, she is incredibly strong and, with a little training, could become a fierce general capable of charging into battle!
On that day, she fought eight men alone and even threw the son of the Turkic Khan to the ground, which had already made her stand out among the soldiers.
From now on, Your Highness only needs to give her a chance, let her serve as a soldier under General Zhao, and after just a few battles, she will surely become one of Your Highness's own in the army!
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