Chapter 367 Penghu Province

Penghu Island was originally under the jurisdiction of Quanzhou, Fujian, and there was no administrative office on the island. The emperor's uncle and aunt wanted to move to this overseas island, and the emperor established Penghu Province with a stroke of his pen!

When spring came and flowers bloomed, the Eighth Sage Prince Zhao Defang and his wife took their family and embarked on a journey to move overseas.

More than 30 large ships were docked at the Bianhe Pier. To go to Penghu Island overseas by water, you must first take an official ship to the inland river, then transfer to a large sea ship at the Jiaozhou outlet, and sail south along the mainland.

People who came to see them off crowded the spacious pier. The emperor and empress, Empress Dowager Zhaoning and Princess Yongqing were all crying. Gao Ruoying and Yang Yanqi hugged Luo Li and cried and refused to let go.

"Luo Brainless, the Brainless trio is about to separate. I woke up crying from a dream last night." Yang Yanqi said with tears streaming down her face, her big belly pressed against Luo Li.

Gao Ruoying also hugged Luo Li's shoulders, crying, "Luo Li, come back after wandering overseas for a few years. The three of us will be happy if we spend the rest of our lives together."

Luo Li's eyes were also filled with sadness and tears, "Alright, alright! It's not a life-and-death separation. Do you two have to cry so sadly? It will take more than half a month to get back here by sea boat. Maybe, we will come back several times every year in the future. You can also take a boat to Penghu Island when you miss me."

Princess Yongqing, who was crying while hugging her mother, heard it and immediately looked up and confirmed with the Empress Dowager, "Imperial sister-in-law, this is what you said. You will come back several times every year. You are not allowed to break your promise!"

"Auntie! I heard it too. You are not allowed to break your promise!"

: "Luo Nao Cun, you must not break your promise!"

The eyes of the people who were seeing them off immediately lit up, and they all started to finalize the matter with Luo Li!

[Alas! I can't bear to leave you either! ]

Luo Li looked at the eager anticipation in the tearful eyes of her relatives and smiled, "I will never break my promise! We can't bear to leave you either, and we will miss you. If any of you miss us, just take a boat to Penghu Island and play with us for a few days."

The sad scene immediately became cheerful. Those who were leaving for a long journey wiped away their tears and discussed the itinerary happily, as if they were going to take a sea boat to Penghu Island tomorrow.

The Empress Dowager held the hand of her daughter-in-law, Empress Dowager Zhaoning, with one hand, and the hand of her daughter, Princess Yongqing, with the other hand, and gave a few more earnest instructions.

: "Fanghua, Yongqing, did you hear what Li'er said? If you miss us, take a boat to Penghu Island to see us."

: "I heard it, mother, you often say something to Li'er, reminding her that it's time to come home." Empress Dowager Zhaoning smiled with tears in her eyes and gave advice.

: "Mother, if the emperor's sister-in-law doesn't agree, you can act like a spoiled child and cry to the sky in front of her." Princess Yongqing also smiled and gave a bad idea.

The Empress Dowager glared at her daughter with dissatisfaction, "Yongqing, will your mother act like a spoiled child and cry to the sky in her life? She has lost her manners and dignity."

Princess Yongqing, who came up with a bad idea, stuck out her tongue playfully. She really had never seen her mother lose her manners before.

More than 30 large ships set off, and people on shore and on the ships waved to each other frequently and said goodbye in tears. ...

Luo Li held her young son Zhao Wuchen, and Zhao Defang held her daughter Zhao Jinghao, standing on the deck to watch the beautiful sunrise over the sea.

The eastern sky was already turning pale, and the sun had not yet appeared, but the layered clouds had already spread across the entire blue sky.

The Grand Empress Dowager and Madam Luo also walked out of the cabin chatting and laughing. When they looked up and saw the beautiful sea of ​​clouds in the blue sky, they exclaimed in amazement, "It's so beautiful! I never thought that I, who should have been lonely and depressed in the deep palace all my life, could sail thousands of miles and see such beautiful scenery?"

Madam Luo smiled and took the Grand Empress Dowager's hand, "It's all thanks to Li'er that we know that the world outside is so big and so beautiful." The

eastern sky and water were dyed orange, and slowly a semicircular light red halo appeared. Suddenly, half a bright red sun emerged from under the halo, rising higher and higher, and in the blink of an eye jumped out of the water, and then a big red sun sat steadily on the blue sea.

"It's so beautiful!" The little princess Zhao Jinghao clapped her hands and laughed, "Daddy, mommy, the sun on the sea looks different from the sun on the land. Are they really the same sun?"

Zhao Defang lifted his precious daughter a little higher, his smiling eyes full of doting, "Little Hongdou, daddy can guarantee you with his character that the sun on the sea and the sun on the land are the same sun."

Little Hongdou pinched daddy's nose and said mischievously, "Daddy, is your character reliable?"

The crowd gathered on the deck to watch the sunrise over the sea burst into laughter. The prince had doted on his precious daughter, the little princess, too much, and now he got his comeuppance.

Half a month later, sixteen large sea ships arrived at the northern pier of Penghu Island. Sima Qingyun personally led the Feiyun Cavalry and the Big Foot Women's Army Corps that arrived earlier to greet them.

Penghu Island is a large island in the shape of a banana leaf. Luo Li personally selected the site and built the Eight Sages Palace and the Penghu Provincial Administrative Office in the eastern part of the northern basin. Because, on the map, this is the location of Taipei City in later generations, the administrative and financial center of the entire island, and the transportation hub.

The construction project directed by Sima Qingyun himself has been going on for a year. There are thousands of craftsmen transported in batches, and tens of thousands of aboriginals who are recruited to do odd jobs with three meals a day and one or two silver coins a month. The Eight Sages Palace, which covers an area of ​​more than 600 acres, has been half built and can be occupied.

Luo Li stood in front of the towering and wide gatehouse, looked up at the golden characters "Eight Sages' Palace" on the plaque, smiled slightly, and said with emotion: "It's good to have money! You can enjoy a luxurious and comfortable life anywhere."

Ruhua laughed, "Miss, if you don't donate the money you earn from your business to charity, you can't spend it all in your lifetime."

Luo Li shook her head, "Ruhua, my dream of becoming the richest person in Song Dynasty has come true. In addition to enjoying the best material things, I also need some spiritual pursuits, right?"

Zhao Defang held a mischievous The daughter did not forget her duty as a bootlicker, and she praised her beloved wife with a smile, "Li'er, you are not only beautiful and smart, you also have a golden finger that can make a lot of money, and you have a heart of a bodhisattva who feels pity for all living beings. You always sympathize with and pity the poor lower-class people and try your best to help them."

Luo Li enjoyed being licked very much, and she raised her chin, "Let's go in and take a look at our new home, and see if Sima Qingyun has the ability he boasts about?"

Sima Qingyun next to her touched his nose and smiled bitterly. He worked diligently and hard as a laborer for a year, and he still had to be careful not to be criticized by the princess.

Didn't I, Sima, persuade the prince to ascend the throne? When the princess was chasing the prince for a divorce letter, didn't I angrily persuade the prince to take two concubines to compete with the silly princess?

The princess will remember this grudge for the rest of her life.

The pavilions and terraces were beautifully built, with a reasonable layout. The flowers, trees, ponds, pavilions, rockery, and small bridges were all designed with great ingenuity.

Luo Li liked it in her heart, but she was rude in her mouth: "Sima Qingyun is such a scheming person, who is full of calculations and schemes, but he is very good at being a dog-headed military advisor. I didn't expect that he also has some talent in architecture. This palace is well built."

Sima Qingyun, who was mocked and praised by the princess, immediately Mei smiled widely, and bowed, "Thank you for your compliment, Princess."

The Eighth Sage Prince Zhao Defang smiled with a big arc on his lips, and whispered to Sima Qingyun, "It's your fault! Who asked you to stir up discord between me and the princess?"

Sima Qingyun, who was delighted by the princess's compliments, was stunned!

"......?"

Looking at the back of the prince chasing the princess, he gritted his teeth and roared in anger!

"My lord, when the princess chased and scolded you for a divorce letter, was it my Sima who instigated the discord between you and your wife? It's because you are incompetent and can't please the princess, okay?!" The

Eighth Wise Prince Zhao Defang turned around and smiled proudly at Sima Qingyun, "I have already won the princess's favor, and we are in harmony and love each other. You, Sima Qingyun, are almost forty years old, and you are still a bachelor. Reflect on why you, Sima Qingyun, can't find a wife?"

Luo Li laughed so hard that she shook her body. She reached out and held the hand of her awesome husband. Little Hongdou praised her father, "Daddy, it's better to destroy his heart than to kill him. Awesome!"

Amid the giggling backs of the crowd, Sima Qingyun was left alone to suffer!