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"Qiu'er, do you think they will raze that stalactite cave to the ground?" Yu Honghua asked gently.
Qiao Qiu was drowsy, but upon hearing this, she became slightly more alert and nodded. "That's a relatively quick method. As for the gunpowder, my people can provide it. Moreover, leaping over that cliff isn't difficult for someone with good lightness skills; Qiang Di can do it too."
Qiao Qiu knew that as long as she took Honghua to that place once, Honghua would fully understand her meaning that night without her having to say anything.
Yu Honghua nodded. "It's a bit risky, but it's a good plan. Would you like to offer your suggestions?"
Qiao Qiu shook her head, opened her dark eyes, and looked at Yu Honghua. "This is also a test for Wei Jin. If he can think of this and successfully overcome this obstacle, then it would be a good thing to let him take charge of water conservancy in Jizhou. Perhaps decades later, his great achievements will still be remembered by the world."
Yu Honghua chuckled softly, "Aren't you worried at all about how many herbs you've taken from here lately?"
Qiao Qiu felt a little guilty, so she hugged her and rubbed her face against hers, acting as obedient as a cat. "No, it was to save people too."
"Trying to act innocent with a man's face, aren't you afraid of being sold into a ditch?" Yu Honghua laughed and scolded.
Qiao Qiu looked up at her, blinking her captivating dark eyes, "So, are you going to buy it?"
Yu Honghua flicked her nose and laughed, "I've really fallen for you."
Qiao Qiu laughed along and lay back down. In her heart, she silently apologized to Yu Honghua; in this life, she was perhaps destined to help Dongfang Wuye ascend the throne.
In the next life, no matter how difficult it is, I will suppress the protagonist and bring you back up. I will definitely make you remember again.
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As it turns out, the Son of Heaven is destined to be invincible (except for uncontrollable factors, such as Qiao Qiu + the ring). Wei Jin has been studying this mountain for nearly twenty years, and it can be said that he has explored almost every inch of this land.
He knew about that stalactite cave, of course, but he just couldn't recall it at the moment.
While Wei Jin and Dongfang Wuye were racking their brains trying to come up with an idea, Dongfang Wusheng even came over to laugh at them. Finally, Wei Jin slapped his thigh and remembered!
This made Dongfang Wuye extremely happy.
Then they started discussing when to bomb that place.
Then they received another piece of bad news: the only road they could take was washed away by the flood!
How are we going to get the gunpowder over there?
Before Dongfang Wuye could even feel happy, his enthusiasm was extinguished by a bucket of cold water poured over his head.
It's too late to think of a solution now, so we can only wait for the weather to clear up, then go and take another look, and then try to think of a solution.
At this time, Dongfang Wusheng had nothing to do, and Qiao Qiu, seeing that he was idle anyway, sent someone to take him to the manor for tea.
Upon seeing him, Dongfang Wusheng said sourly, "I knew it! That's why Wuye is so lucky. It turns out he has the eldest prince's brother."
Qiao Qiu flicked her sleeve, poured a cup of tea, and said unhurriedly, "Sit down."
It was still raining outside, but it wasn't too cold at this time. Sipping warm tea and watching the rain drifting outside the window, life couldn't be more pleasant.
Dongfang Wusheng sat down as instructed, took a sip of warm tea, and immediately felt his whole body come alive.
Qiao Qiu looked at his enjoyable expression and laughed, "Did you suffer?"
Dongfang Wusheng waved his hand, "It's not that, it's just that I'm not as carefree as my brother, and the tea isn't as good as the one here."
"Do you know why I invited you over for tea?" Qiao Qiu asked.
Dongfang Wusheng rested his chin on his hand, his eyes darting around as he chuckled, "Could it be that my royal brother wants me to give up the fight for the throne?"
"That's your business, it has nothing to do with me," Qiao Qiu said. "It doesn't matter to me who sits in that position."
"Then why did my imperial brother summon me here?" Dongfang Wusheng asked.
Qiao Qiu laughed and said, "I saw you were bored, so I specially invited you over for tea to relieve your boredom. Would you accept?"
Dongfang Wusheng rubbed the cup with his fingertips, his gaze falling on the inside, his eyes almost fixed. "Brother, you also noticed that I'm very free?"
"Rather than saying I saw it, it's more accurate to say you showed it. I sent someone to invite you, and you came without a word. That first sentence is what's bothering you, isn't it?" Qiao Qiu gave him a definite answer, "Wei Jin is not one of my people."
Dongfang Wusheng's pupils contracted slightly, then he sighed, "Brother, you've always been my role model since childhood. It was because of you that I became interested in the throne. Now that you've suddenly withdrawn, I feel a bit bored with the throne. I've been hesitant about whether to fight for the throne or not. Until I saw many seemingly impossible things in Wuye, all of which he accomplished with his own wisdom. And some things that seem impossible to me are always simplified to a very simple degree in his eyes."
“Seeing his luck, I realized that there really are such things as ‘emperors’ in this world, and I can’t compete with them.” Dongfang Wusheng looked up at Qiao Qiu. “If my brother hadn’t told me about this, I would have suspected that he was helping him. Now I know that there are two kinds of people in the world: those who are powerless and controlled by fate, and those who have the power to control fate. Wuye is the former, and my brother is the latter. I still want to follow my brother’s example and be my true self!”
Qiao Qiu looked at him with admiration. "Life is your own, and I'm very happy for you that you have this awareness."
Dongfang Wusheng laughed proudly, his handsome face becoming increasingly spirited. "Of course, I want to make my elder brother proud!"
"As long as you don't do anything illegal or disorderly, I will support whatever you do," Qiao Qiu said with a smile. She could probably tell that Dongfang Wusheng was a child who desperately craved love, and his longing for family love far outweighed everything else.
"Mmm." Dongfang Wusheng nodded with a smile, his smile becoming even brighter. "Elder brother, may I stay here for a while?"
Qiao Qiu nodded, "Yes, but you can only come here after the flood is resolved."
Dongfang Wusheng's smile vanished instantly, and he asked, feeling wronged, "Why? We're both here to provide disaster relief and help the people, but you're acting like you're on a vacation, brother?"
"Because you are aboveboard, and I am protecting you in secret," Qiao Qiu said leisurely as she poured herself another cup of tea.
Dongfang Wusheng rested his chin on his hand, looked at Qiao Qiu, and grinned mischievously, "Brother, have you been keeping a mistress? You're quite different from before."
"Oh? How is it different?" Qiao Qiu raised an eyebrow, avoiding the main point.
“You have that feeling, that sense of having a family,” Dongfang Wusheng said confidently. He saw in Qiao Qiu the feeling that only a married man would have, like a husband.
“Your feeling is absolutely right,” Qiao Qiu said with a smile. “I did get married.”
"What?!" Dongfang Wusheng was stunned.
"A marriage bestowed by my father." Qiao Qiu delivered another heavy blow to him.
"What?!" Dongfang Wusheng was completely dumbfounded. When did his father choose a crown princess? How come he didn't know? And why was there no news at all throughout the country about the crown prince's marriage? Was this for real?
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