The carriage swayed and rocked along the way, which relieved Li Qiji's discomfort, while Guan Zhiyue's hands were almost broken.
"Thank you, Yue'er, you've worked so hard!" Li Qiji was already trying to be charming.
Guan Zhiyue no longer wanted to talk to him; he was simply a devil!
"By the way, what were you trying to say to me just now?" Li Qiji quickly changed the subject.
Guan Zhiyue shook her aching hands, picked up the tea on the table, took a small sip, and said slowly, "You should hurry up and have someone find asphalt, but you still need to keep it a secret."
"Yes, I understand. Is there anything else I need to remind you of?" Li Qiji asked.
Guan Zhiyue shook her head and said, "I'm afraid the grain seeds in my Cold Palace this year won't be enough to serve as seeds for a high-yield grain crop next year."
Do you know how much grain the imperial estate produces each year?
Li Qiji thought for a moment and said, "Not even half of what you have, and they're all single-season crops. The imperial estates are often idle."
"That won't do. If we do that, wouldn't the land be wasted?"
"Can't those old scholars study this problem? High-yield grains are the result of repeated experiments. They will never grow good grains if they don't reform and innovate."
"Traditional techniques and planting methods are not impossible, but innovation is needed. Only through continuous innovation can our country truly embark on the path of development."
"Ministers, if we cling to the old ways and refuse to find solutions, that won't work! If things continue like this, the Southern Kingdom will not achieve much. If you want to be remembered in history, then reform and innovate!"
Guan Zhiyue spoke passionately about the future development direction of Nan Ding Kingdom.
Li Qiji listened and agreed wholeheartedly. He was a man of action, and new things were the best way for him to prove himself.
What monarch wouldn't want their kingdom to be more prosperous and powerful?
"Yue'er, I've remembered everything you said. I'll start implementing it as soon as we return to the capital. But Yue'er, could you write me a plan or something for what you just said?" Li Qiji asked Guan Zhiyue pleadingly.
Guan Zhiyue was speechless. She looked at Li Qiji and said, "I knew it. You would definitely ask me to do things for you."
"Here you go, this is something I wrote a while ago. You can take a look at it, use what works, and modify what doesn't. After all, progress always starts with trial and error!"
Guan Zhiyue took out the plan she had written a few days ago from her spatial storage and handed it to Li Qiji, asking him to take a good look at it, as it was full of issues concerning people's livelihood.
They promoted initiatives such as building official roads, establishing medical academies in Sichuan, encouraging women to engage in commerce, implementing nine-year compulsory education, providing free vocational training, improving the overall quality of the population, and popularizing Mandarin.
These are all the areas that Guan Zhiyue believes the country needs to improve, so she wrote down all her thoughts in one go, aiming to elevate Nan Ding Kingdom to a new level.
Li Qiji became more and more excited and amazed as he flipped through the pages. He even wondered if Guan Zhiyue had seen these things before, otherwise how could she know so much?
"Yue'er, you...."
Guan Zhiyue yawned and asked sleepily, "What's wrong? Just tell me!"
Have you seen what these things would look like after they were realized?
Guan Zhiyue instantly snapped out of her daze and looked at Li Qiji with a scrutinizing gaze that made him feel uneasy before slowly saying, "If I say yes, what will you do then?"
Li Qiji didn't expect Guan Zhiyue to say that, and then said, "No matter what, I just know that the person is you."
"Didn't you ever care about the passing of the moon?"
Li Qiji put down the plan in his hand, looked at Guan Zhiyue with a very serious attitude, and said, "Although I don't know what kind of opportunity you got, I love the person in front of me now, the person you are now."
“I was wrong before, but I had no choice. I did it to protect you. I’ve said before that I will tell you everything after this is over. Just trust me.”
Guan Zhiyue thought for a moment and said, "What if I said that I am not Guan Zhiyue, but Guan Zhiyue?"
"I still stand by what I said: the one I love now and will love in the future is only the one in front of me, the one right now. So whether you are Guan Zhiyue or Guan Zhiyue, I only love the one in front of me."
Guan Zhiyue didn't reply, because she knew he probably already guessed it; perhaps she wasn't herself anymore, and he already knew!
The two remained silent throughout the journey. The coachman, a member of the secret guards, was so quiet that he suddenly became curious when he could no longer hear any sounds from inside the carriage.
As a martial artist, he heard everything that happened inside. He was still embarrassed, never expecting their emperor to be so wild.
The carriage traveled along a bumpy, stop-and-go journey, finally arriving in the capital on September 8th.
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The Imperial Palace.
"Royal brother, your beloved Qi Shang is here!!!" Li Qi Shang saw Li Qi Ji getting off the carriage and rushed over immediately. He missed his royal brother so much.
Then, with a thud, she clung to Li Qiji, and in the tone of a child tattled, recounted the hardships and difficulties she had endured over the past two months!
He left in early July and returned in early September; he was so heartbroken!
"Brother, they're all bullying Qi Shang! Ah!!!! Qi Shang is so sad!" Li Qi Shang clung to Li Qi Ji and pointed at the ministers beside him.
The ministers rolled their eyes in embarrassment, their toes practically gripping the castle floor. This carefree prince was utterly devoid of martial virtue!
"Your Majesty, we respectfully welcome you! Your Majesty has worked hard!" The ministers quickly flattered Li Qiji.
Li Qiji pulled Li Qishang off him and turned to Guan Zhiyue inside the carriage, saying, "Yue'er, get down!"
Li Qishang looked up and saw that his brother and Xiao Yue'er had become so close. The atmosphere seemed different. Was he destined to lose her?
"Sister-in-law, come down quickly!"
"Let me tell you, I recently discovered some delicious food in the capital. Let's go try it!" Li Qishang moved closer to Guan Zhiyue, looking at her with a provocative gaze.
When Guan Zhiyue saw the incredibly cute Li Qishang, the Li Qishang who said he would take her away, a bright and gentle smile appeared on her lips and brows.
"What delicious food is it? Is it something I haven't tried before?"
So what the ministers and Li Qiji saw was this kind of Empress and Prince Xiaoyao, these two are definitely gluttons!
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