Chapter 440 Our Own Family
"By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: Prince Heng, Qin Mo... is hereby ordered to attend a meeting in the capital..."
Years later, Qin Mo received another imperial edict in Danshui City, but this time the one announcing the edict was no longer a random passing official like last time, but a proper eunuch without testicles.
"Your Highness, when I left the palace, His Majesty instructed me that this meeting concerns the very foundation of the nation, and I urge Your Highness to proceed to the capital as soon as possible!"
"Oh! The form of government? Does Eunuch Liu know why I have been summoned to the capital this time?"
"Your Highness, please forgive me, I truly know nothing about this!"
Seeing that Eunuch Liu didn't seem to know anything, Qin Mo had Uncle Lin take him away and treat him well, while she turned and headed towards the protected area outside Danshui City.
He was staying at home perfectly well, discussing mechanics with students from several research institutes during the day, and discussing life with Kai and Ruoxi at night. Occasionally, he would also go to Allen to discuss whether he was gay. After so long, he still hadn't been won over by Audrey, and Qin Mo even suspected that there was something wrong with him.
This wonderful life was ruined by an imperial edict. The key question was, what exactly was he being sent to the capital for this time? "To discuss matters"? Discuss my foot! In all these years, the court has caused so many troubles, has it ever discussed anything with him?
Qin Mo's intelligence network in the capital was being established very carefully and discreetly. No news came through this time, which meant that this meeting was not something that ordinary people could access. Therefore, he needed to find someone knowledgeable to ask.
Su Xiang Lou in Tamsui City still maintains its aloof and cold demeanor. There are no girls at the door to solicit customers, and once inside, the girls do not engage in intimate or promiscuous behavior. They act as if you are here to enjoy the demureness of a well-bred lady.
"Boss Suyu, you've got some new stuff here! Aren't you afraid they'll starve to death here?" Qin Mo saw several new faces as soon as she entered, obviously new girls who had just joined the company.
"Your Highness, if no new brides arrive soon, I, Su Yu, will have to personally come out to greet the guests!"
Su Yu was also helpless. If new talents didn't come, things really wouldn't work. Now, many officials had their eyes on the "performing artists" of Su Xiang Lou. As soon as they started singing and playing music in the city's restaurants, people would rush to redeem them and then launch a fierce romantic offensive.
At first, Su Yu could keep those girls in check, but later she couldn't control them at all. Faced with their advances, she herself almost succumbed to their charms.
Have you ever seen a guest singing love songs for you outside a wall in the middle of the night? Have you ever seen someone holding a bouquet of flowers and watching you sing and play music all day long? Can you imagine a guest who would rather get wet themselves than not hold an umbrella for you when it rains and walks you home? They never hide the admiration in their eyes for your beauty, and at the same time, their eyes are full of respect for you as a whole person!
What's more, these are all second-generation officials with impeccable credentials. Their fathers were all retainers of Prince Heng, and they all had shares in that so-called "company." Their children could attend school from a young age, and it would be free.
It can be said that these people have fulfilled all the girls' aspirations for the future, and Su Yu could not stop them. She could only continue to ask for people from her hometown and stipulate in advance that they could not leave the profession within a certain period of time.
"Your Highness, did one of your men take a fancy to a young lady today and ask you to redeem her from her servitude?"
"With my status, why would I concern myself with such trivial matters?"
Su Yu looked at Qin Mo, who seemed dignified and upright, and couldn't help but retort, "But I heard that those lecherous men received your guidance?"
Qin Mo looked at Su Yu strangely and said, "I told them to learn to respect women, is that wrong? Then I'll go back and tell them to just grab whichever girl they like, it'll save them time and effort."
"……I……"
"Suyu thanks Your Highness and hopes that Your Highness's troops will treat those girls well. They are all unfortunate people who rarely find a good home..."
"Of course, my men and I are all good husbands who love our wives!"
Su Yu looked at Qin Mo, who seemed to take it all for granted, and felt a mix of emotions. In Da Xia, women did not have a high status, and if a man said he loved his wife, he would be laughed at by other men.
But the man in front of her was the most sought-after bachelor among the younger generation in the empire. He was rich, had connections, owned territory, and was also very handsome, yet he claimed to love his wife.
What a strange man... and a fascinating one at that.
"Your Highness, what brings you to Su Xiang Lou today?"
"I have received an imperial decree summoning me to the capital to discuss important matters. I am unfamiliar with the affairs of the capital, so I would like to ask you if anything unusual has happened there recently?"
"We haven't received any special news recently... uh..."
Just as Su Yu said she didn't know, she saw a hero walk in from outside, and without even knocking, he casually came in and sat down.
"Your Highness, perhaps the news you need has arrived!" Su Yu looked at Qing Ning entering the room and immediately understood that she had come to deliver a message to Qin Mo, because every time Qing Ning came to Dayuan, it was related to Qin Mo.
She couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "This Prince Heng is indeed the Lord's trusted and beloved general. With the Lord able to find such a powerful ally, those with ulterior motives will have no chance of succeeding!"
After the heroes Qing Ning and Su Yu left, they quickly explained to Qin Mo the reason for summoning Qin Mo to the capital.
The two elders of the Temple arrived in the capital of the Great Xia Dynasty and held emergency consultations with the Great Xia court, hoping that Great Xia would do its utmost to ensure the smooth flow of the Silk Road and support the Temple in defeating their common enemy, the orcs.
However, the temple was too far from the Great Xia Dynasty. The Great Xia court believed that even if they sent troops from the Western Regions, it would still be nearly 10,000 miles to reach the Black Sea. It would take several years of fighting and they might not be able to succeed. The distant water could not quench the immediate thirst.
Ultimately, the Temple's envoy proposed that Great Xia send troops from the Western Regions to reach Persia and join forces with the Temple as soon as possible. At the same time, Great Xia would double its support for the Temple, transporting supplies by sea to the Red Sea and delivering them to the Temple.
Only then did the officials of the Great Xia court realize that Prince Heng's fleet had explored the Red Sea region two years ago. While their own merchant fleets were struggling to cross the desert step by step, gnawing at the sand, Prince Heng's large ships had already made a round trip to the Red Sea.
Several high-ranking officials of the court immediately wrote to Emperor Zhaowu, inviting Prince Heng to come for a meeting, and solemnly declared that as long as Prince Heng could be loyal to the country, they would agree to the temple's proposal.
"Your Highness, the Emperor has instructed me to tell you that on your journey to the capital, those people will undoubtedly make many demands in the name of the Empire's righteousness, such as money, armor and weapons, and even your nautical charts!"
"So, does your master want me to go or not?"
"My lord only said one sentence: 'Whether you go or not, our family will never suffer any injustice because of outsiders!'"
"This is what the Lord asked me to give you before he left!" Qing Ning handed a box to Qin Mo.
It was a familiar rectangular box. After Qin Mo opened it when she got home, she thought to herself, "I was the one who brought her clothes and shoes back then, and now I'm finally getting my reward!"
The box contained only a set of spring clothes and a pair of single shoes, and even a letter was omitted, but Qin Mo felt a warm sense of family!
"We're family... but I'll take that seriously!"
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