"This is a small matter. Have someone go back to the mountain and check how many more stones are left. Also, have someone go to Heping County and take a good look around. With these two mines, our Lanno Kingdom will remain invincible," Zhu Jingchen said happily.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! This is a great joy for the Kingdom of Lanno!" Eunuch Liu quickly knelt down and said.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty," Xu Heming said, bowing to Zhu Jingchen.
"Alright, let's deal with this tomorrow morning. Now, go back and rest." Zhu Jingchen sighed as he looked at Xu Heming, who appeared travel-worn. He figured Xu Heming must have rushed to the palace to find him as soon as he found out.
Thinking of this, Zhu Jingchen felt a little guilty. He had just misunderstood him.
"Your Majesty, I would like to ask for leave on behalf of Lord Li." Thinking of Li Tianyou, who was still unconscious, Xu Heming felt that Li Tianyou would probably not be able to attend the morning court session on time tomorrow.
"Lord Li has rendered meritorious service this time, so let him rest for a few days before attending court; tomorrow morning, you personally lead a group to that mountain to take a look, and you don't need to come to the morning court." Although Zhu Jingchen said there was no rush, he was also very eager to know what kind of surprise awaited them there.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I shall take my leave!" Xu Heming still wanted to know about Li Tianyou and Xu Qingshi's situation, so he didn't dare to stay any longer.
Besides, he has already said everything he needed to say.
At this point, Xu Heming had no intention of staying any longer.
After Xu Heming left, Zhu Jingchen was very excited.
"Your Majesty, it's late. Would you like to return to Consort Wang's quarters or to the Qianqing Palace?" Eunuch Liu asked cautiously, noticing that Zhu Jingchen was still wide awake.
"Return to the Qianqing Palace," Zhu Jingchen said without hesitation.
Now that Lanno Kingdom has the resources to rapidly improve, why would he need to cater to those women?
"Yes!" Eunuch Liu said, and then ordered someone to arrange for the Emperor to stay overnight at the Qianqing Palace.
When Xu Heming returned to the Prince An's residence, Qingsong and Liu Ming were still waiting there.
"How are things between Lord Li and Qing Shi?" Xu Heming asked.
"Your Highness, rest assured, Lord Li and the Heir Apparent are both fine. They were just exhausted and overwhelmed by the stress, which caused them to faint. However, they haven't been eating properly for the past two days, so they'll probably only have some porridge to drink tomorrow." Liu Ming quickly repeated Doctor Zhang's words.
"Hmm, are they asleep now?" Xu Heming breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that the two were alright.
“They’ve both gone to sleep. Doctor Zhang said they’re both exhausted. I’ve already had the kitchen prepare some porridge, so they can eat it when they wake up,” Liu Ming added.
"Yes, Steward Liu, you did a good job. Qingchuan, come to the study, I have something to tell you." Xu Heming nodded. He still needed to arrange for the trip to Wangxian Mountain to check on the iron mine the next day.
Qingchuan was still a little confused, but he quickly followed Xu Heming to the study.
The next morning, Li Zhiwei went to Prince An's residence early in the morning.
If it hadn't been so late last night, she would have come to Prince An's residence last night.
At this moment, she wanted to see Li Tianyou to make sure he was safe and sound.
When Li Zhiwei arrived, Li Tianyou was drinking porridge.
Liu Ming personally served him porridge.
"Steward Liu, I'll do it myself, I'll do it myself." Li Tianyou was extremely guilty. You see, he had only come to the mansion with Xu Qingshi to retrieve his secret stash of money, which was why he had fallen into the hands of someone with ulterior motives. Now that he had escaped, he was going back to the Prince An's mansion first.
No matter how Li Tianyou thought about it, he felt something was off.
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