The next day.
Rosamund Kwan is a forgetful person, especially when it comes to things she doesn't care about, so she forgets them very easily.
Just as Lan Shanqi told her yesterday, she was able to appear in front of him today as if nothing had happened, chatting and laughing with him.
But Lan Shanqi is different; after all, his feelings for her are too deep to express!
"Little Nuonuo, what are you doing?"
Lan Shanqi's nonchalant tone was something he had rehearsed in his mind several times before daring to speak like that; he just didn't know...
"I'm just trying to gain weight. I crush all these shrimp shells and crab sticks into pieces and bury them in the ground."
"This works too?"
"Absolutely."
"Why are you up so early today? I see bruises around your eyes, did you not sleep well last night?"
Lan Shanqi, can I say that I didn't sleep at all last night? Or how should I explain it?
"Oh, hehe, well, I spent the whole night looking at the account books last night."
Shang Zhuo, who was following behind, wanted to roll his eyes and muttered to himself, "He wasn't looking at the accounts at all; he was clearly just agonizing over things all night."
"Oh, now I finally understand why Mr. Lan became the richest man in the country. I am truly ashamed of myself!" Guan Zhiyue said with admiration, and even clasped her hands and bowed to him.
Lan Shanqi jumped back quickly. What the hell! Don't get him hurt!
She should be mindful of her status! She's still the Empress, after all. If people found out that she was openly bowing to a commoner like him, she'd be drowned in their spittle.
"Little Nunu, don't do that, it scares me!"
Guan Zhiyue was speechless, and then said, "I admire you. Staying up so late at night and looking at the ledgers, you're a real expert!"
"Looking at the time, it's been a whole night, and you still have so much energy. Don't you want to go and rest for a while?"
Lan Shanqi quickly waved his hand and said, "No, aren't you going to the Tranquil Orchard today? Can I go with you again to experience the tranquility of the orchard?"
Guan Zhiyue: "Why not? Let's go. Anyway, if you go, you'll have to work with me. If you don't want to work, then don't go."
"Both Shang Zhuo and I can work."
Shang Zhuo: Young master, I think you've got something wrong with your head! Why are you dragging me into this?
Guan Zhiyue turned her head to look at Shang Zhuo behind Lan Shanqi. Shang Zhuo quickly put on that irresistible smile, "Hehe, Your Majesty, my young master is right."
"Someone, move all these baskets onto the carriage." Guan Zhiyue ordered several soldiers to move her belongings to the carriage outside.
She straightened her clothes; her outfit was the same as yesterday's, except for the color.
"Come on, aren't you supposed to come with me to work in the fields?"
Lan Shanqi followed happily, and then climbed onto a carriage. Shang Zhuo and the coachman sat outside the carriage, looking very unwilling.
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maritime.
Li Qiji and his crew's ship had been anchored at sea for several days. Recently, instead of Japanese people, many pirates had come. Fortunately, the warship that Guan Zhiyue brought out was fully loaded with guns and ammunition.
So after the pirates experienced the danger the first time, they didn't dare to come any closer. Instead, they stayed close to the ship and kept ambushing them every day.
"Your Majesty, those pirates are here again. Should we fight them or not?" Ji Wu asked Li Qiji, who was sitting in the room leisurely reading a book.
Without looking up, Li Qiji said, "Are there many people coming? Are there many ships? If there are many, then take action; if not, then attract some more."
"Also, have those who are good swimmers prepare food. Those pirate ships must have plenty of food on them, since we haven't been able to dock for a long time."
We still need to find a way to replenish our food supplies. Since they like to bring us food, let them come.
"Yes, I understand."
After understanding his master's thoughts, Ji Wu was full of admiration! He never expected that his master would have such a plan.
Those pirates really came to deliver a pillow to them.
After Ji Wu left, Li Qiji put down the book in his hand, took out the photo that was placed on his chest, and looked at Guan Zhiyue's smiling face.
She gently inquired, "Yue'er, how are you? It's been almost half a month since I left you."
"Your birthday is in a few days, but unfortunately I can't make it back to be by your side this year."
"If you heard me, then let's meet in my dreams tonight!"
Holding the photo, Li Qiji murmured to himself, "I hope my ramblings can warm your years to come."
However, in the tranquil orchard, Guan Zhiyue seemed to suddenly feel something, and her heart clenched violently. "Ah!"
Lan Shanqi, who had been watching Guan Zhiyue closely, noticed her raising her hand to cover her chest. He rushed to her side and asked, "Yue'er, are you feeling unwell anywhere?"
Guan Zhiyue shook her head, looked up at Lan Shanqi in front of her, and said softly, "It's okay, it's okay. I just had a sudden heart palpitation, but I'm fine now."
Lan Shanqi was a little worried, so he raised his hand to check her pulse. Finding nothing wrong, he relaxed.
"You, you say I'm strong-willed, but I think you're strong-willed too. You don't even know how to take good care of yourself. Come on, it's hot, let's go rest over there." Lan Shanqi reached out to support Guan Zhiyue, looking at her with concern.
Guan Zhiyue's legs were still a little weak, so she didn't argue with him and followed Lan Shanqi's hand to sit down in a small pavilion.
Looking to the side, I saw the vast ocean with its blue sky and sea, now swaying in the wind, far from calm.
Guan Zhiyue looked up at the sea, lost in thought, and couldn't help but think of this sentence.
Kuafu is with the sun, and I am with you!
"Li Qiji, I'm waiting for you to come back!"
Guan Zhiyue made a silent promise in her heart, but Lan Shanqi became a little worried. He seemed to have touched the slippery pulse just now.
However, he did not think about the possibility of pregnancy, since Guan Zhiyue had just experienced heart pain, which could also be due to phlegm, food stagnation, or excessive heat.
The specifics are not clear yet; we need to take a closer look before we can know for sure.
Although he was the Valley Master of Guiling Valley, he had never mentioned it to the outside world, and only a handful of people knew about it. He didn't want Guan Zhiyue to know, so he dared not bring up the matter of taking pulses again and could only wait and see for the time being.
"Little Nunu, how are you now? Are you still feeling unwell?"
Guan Zhiyue snapped out of her daze, shook her head, and said, "I don't feel anything anymore. Thank you, Mr. Lan."
"Didn't we agree that you would call me Brother Lan?"
Guan Zhiyue was taken aback at first, then smiled and said, "Yes, thank you, Brother Lan. Now that I'm alright, let's get back to work! We need to put all these things away properly today."
Lan Shanqi was worried, and then said, "There are so many farmers on the estate, you can just let them come. Why do you have to go through all this trouble?"
Guan Zhiyue smiled but didn't say anything, because she needed to irrigate the tree with spiritual spring water, and she had to decide how much to water it based on how well the tree was growing!
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