Zhao Shi'an didn't let him finish speaking.
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty, but I have other plans. My mission in Tibet has been completed, and I would like to take this opportunity to say goodbye."
With that, Zhao Shi'an bowed and bid farewell to the Tibetan king.
"Thank you for your hospitality these past few times. We will deliver the grain seeds we agreed on soon."
The Tibetan king was someone I didn't expect to leave in such a hurry.
"Well, I still have something to discuss with you."
What he wanted to talk about was Princess Min'er's marriage to Fang Zhu.
"Neither General Fang nor I can make decisions about what the king wants to say."
The king was stunned.
She knew in her heart that the relationships in Dali were complicated, and that someone of Fang Zhu's status was probably not suitable for marrying a foreign princess.
"What a pity."
The king sighed.
"But there's no need to rush, I haven't properly entertained you all yet."
"We have already felt the King's hospitality these past few days, but we are too busy to stay any longer."
Zhao Shi'an had already bid farewell repeatedly, and the king could no longer persuade him to stay.
The carriages were readily available; they could simply go to the embassy, collect their belongings, and leave.
Princess Min'er remained silent, but when they boarded the carriage to leave, she asked for a horse and rode alongside Fang Zhu's mount.
Fang Zhu didn't look at her at all the time.
They left the Tibetan capital and headed towards Yongzhou.
It was getting late, so they stopped at a tavern for a meal and continued on their way.
Without stopping, by the time they arrived at the Yongzhou military camp, it was already completely dark.
As soon as they landed, Fang Zhu summoned his men.
"Someone, take the Tibetan princess back."
Hesitantly stepping forward, Princess Min'er's face immediately darkened.
"You big dark-faced guy! Do you really think I can't live without you?!"
Fang Zhu didn't say anything, but simply assigned a few people to Xiang Qian.
Princess Min'er was so angry that her face turned red, and she saw that Fang Zhu was really determined to send her away.
She had no face to stay any longer, so she snorted, mounted her horse, and disappeared into the night in the blink of an eye.
Fang Zhu quickly waved to Xiang Qian.
"What are you waiting for? Hurry up and follow her to deliver her to the Tibetan king."
He hurried forward and took his men with him.
Fang Qing and Zhao Shi'an exchanged a glance, neither of them spoke, and got up to return to their room.
They ate a little something and then went to sleep.
Exhausted from the whole day, Fang Qing woke up the next day to the sound of bugle calls during military training.
Zhao Shi'an had already woken up, and the bed next to him was cold.
Fang Qing dozed off again, and when she woke up again, Zhao Shi'an came in with food.
"What time is it?"
It's noon.
"It's so late, why didn't you call me?"
"I see you're tired, so I'll let you rest a little longer. Let's eat."
Fang Qing got up to wash up, and while eating, she heard Zhao Shi'an say that an imperial edict had been delivered from the shore of the capital.
They have to stay in Yongzhou this time.
"It's nothing. When I came here, I noticed that the agriculture here definitely needs further development, and this is an opportunity," Fang Qing said.
I'm afraid you'll suffer.
"What's so hard about it? Doing what you love is happiness."
If she initially started farming to get rich, she later came to truly love it after seeing her grain seeds feed millions of people.
This is not only her career, but also her hobby.
Zhao Shi'an's gaze lingered on Fang Qing's face for a moment.
To be honest, he was somewhat envious of Fang Qing.
She has her own goals, knows what she's doing, and her eyes light up when she talks about what she does.
"Alright, then let's stay in Yongzhou and farm."
Fang Qing went to do what she liked, and he accompanied her.
They didn't stay in the military camp for long before leaving for Yongzhou City.
Zhao Shi'an had already sent a memorial to the capital, requesting that the emperor be informed of the matter concerning the sale of grain seeds to Tibet.
An agreement has been reached on this matter, and the Emperor cannot possibly disagree.
Fang Qing wrote a letter to Zhou Ning, asking him to send grain seeds over.
Since they couldn't go back, Fang Qing also sent a letter to the couple, telling them to guard the crops and then go to the capital, where the people from Fengyulou would escort them.
It was half a month later after all these things were arranged.
Fang Qing and Zhao Shi'an found a house in Yongzhou City to stay in.
This house is an old house with a large area and many courtyards. Fang Qing originally did not intend to rent this courtyard, but she couldn't resist the fact that there was a large garden inside the house and a small river running through the courtyard. Moreover, the rent for this house was not expensive, so they decided to stay.
While staying there and making repairs, Fang Qing left these matters to Xiao Liu and the others, and looked at the account books sent by the Yongzhou government.
When they first learned of their identities, the officials from the government office were constantly coming to their place, but they haven't been coming much in the last few days.
Fang Qing was so curious that she asked Zhao Shi'an about it.
Zhao Shi'an scoffed.
“I had someone spread the word that my husband and I had been exiled here.”
Originally, the local officials in Yongzhou were thinking of currying favor with them, but when they heard that they were being demoted, they not only refused to visit them, but also considered them bad luck.
"It's quite interesting, but I'm afraid they won't take our affairs seriously in the future."
"I'm not afraid of that."
"That's true, it's because you're so amazing."
She said jokingly.
Zhao Shi'an also smiled.
"These are just things they wrote. If they want us to see them, that's all we can see. Tomorrow we'll go out and take a look. There are some things we need to ask the farmers, who know the most about them."
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