Go to Yuzhou
Everyone present was stunned, and their eyes all turned to the doorway.
"Your Highness!"
"Your Highness, you're awake?"
The crowd swarmed around them immediately.
Xie Zhuo had obviously just woken up and came over; his clothes were still wrinkled. Wang Qianxin and Yin Xing were standing behind him.
"Your Excellency is quite imposing." Xie Zhuo's voice was slightly hoarse, but his aura remained undiminished.
Qu Zhengbin naturally dared not be rude to Xie Zhuo, and said, "Greetings, Your Highness."
Xie Zhuo gave Fu Zhi Qiao a reassuring look.
This scene appeared ambiguous to Qin Zhao. The young master's eyes seemed to be looking at some kind of treasure. Fortunately, he hadn't sided with Qu Zhengbin. He firmly believed that his judgment was correct.
When Zhao Junhui saw Xie Zhuo appear, he breathed a sigh of relief, and the heavy weight that had been hanging in his heart finally lifted.
Qu Zhengbin gritted his teeth. He was really unwilling to let the duck that was about to be caught fly away, but Xie Zhuo was right there, and he couldn't do anything in front of him.
"I will report the matter of alcohol to His Majesty myself, so there is no need for the Supervisor to worry about it."
Hearing Xie Zhuo's blunt words, Qu Zhengbin couldn't help but feel annoyed.
Seeing that Qu Zhengbin was unwilling to back down, Xie Zhuo directly ordered him to leave: "What, does the Chief Supervisor have something else to say?"
Qu Zhengbin also sensed the coldness in his words, and said with a fake smile, "The young master has spoken, how dare this humble official disobey?" With that, he left with a group of people.
As soon as the people from the Eastern Depot left, Xie Zhuo's imposing manner also subsided. He had just woken up from his coma and was still weak. He had only come to support Fu Zhi Qiao by sheer willpower.
Zhao Jun hesitated for a moment. It wasn't appropriate for the young master, a man, to stay in the home of an unmarried woman. Just as he was about to say something, Qin Zhao pulled him away without saying a word.
Almost everyone in the courtyard had left, and Xie Zhuo pretended to stumble.
Startled, Wang Qianxin hurriedly went to help him up. "Miss Fu, the young master just woke up and rushed over. Could you let him rest here for a while?"
Xie Zhuo first gave him a discreet look of approval before looking at Fu Zhi Qiao's reaction.
"Since you're not feeling well, why don't you take a nap here?" After settling Xie Zhuo in a guest room, Fu Zhi Qiao prepared to leave.
"Actually, I'm in pretty good health."
Fu Zhi Qiao: ...She had no time to banter with him. She needed to check on Yu Rou Lan's situation. When Qu Zheng Bin brought his men over earlier, she had them block Yu Rou Lan in her room. Now she needed to explain the reason to her.
"Ah Qiao, don't go." Xie Zhuo's voice was faint and a little hoarse.
"what?"
"Come here."
Their eyes met, and in the end, Fu Zhi Qiao gave in. She walked to the bedside and said, "Just say what you have to say."
Xie Zhuo didn't say anything, but sat up, took Fu Zhi Qiao's hand, and held it tightly in his own.
Fu Zhi Qiao instinctively tried to pull her hand away, but Xie Zhuo, even though he had just woken up from a coma, was stronger than her, and she couldn't break free, so she could only let him hold her hand.
"Ah Qiao, there's a misunderstanding between us. The only person I love is you."
Fu Zhi Qiao didn't want to talk to him about relationship issues. "You just woke up, so you should rest well and not think too much."
"If I don't say these things today, I'm afraid I won't have the chance to say them again. Qiao, please don't be angry with me, okay?"
During this time, seeing her getting closer and closer to Zhao Junhui, his anxiety was almost overflowing.
Xie Zhuo's ingratiating expression looked somewhat comical, and Fu Zhi Qiao pursed her lips: "I'm not angry."
"Ah Qiao, my heart will only beat for you." Xie Zhuo took Fu Zhi Qiao's hand and placed it on his chest. He looked somewhat uneasy and carefully looked at her expression after he finished speaking.
It must be said that Xie Zhuo's submissive attitude did please Fu Zhiqiao. Her hand was on his chest, and she could feel the strength of his heartbeat through her fingertips.
A subtle, tingling sensation crept into my limbs and bones.
Xie Zhuo stared intently at her with a fascinated gaze. His thick, straight eyelashes, sharp, angular features, and distinct lip lines exuded an extreme level of masculine hormones.
Fu Zhi Qiao guiltily shifted her gaze elsewhere, "No, you're already engaged."
"I told you I would break off the engagement with her, please don't push me away anymore, okay?" Xie Zhuo's tone was full of pleading. He was tired of her avoiding him like the plague, as if he were some kind of jackal or tiger.
Fu Zhi Qiao was a little unsure how to react; Xie Zhuo was actually serious!
"No! Xie Zhuo, don't be impulsive!" Fu Zhi Qiao strongly disagreed. Breaking off an engagement is not something to be taken lightly. Besides, she wasn't trying to use breaking up as an excuse to force Xie Zhuo to break off the engagement.
"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing." He's determined to break off this engagement.
*
Xie Zhuo had left behind too many unfinished tasks while he was in a coma, and upon waking up, he immediately threw himself into various matters.
The large-scale use of alcohol had a significant effect, helping all the patients infected with the plague to reduce their fever. Combined with the medicinal juice prepared by Physician Gao, the patients gradually recovered.
The plague in Qingzhou has greatly improved, and everything has returned to normal. Qu Zhengbin had no room to make a difference and had to return to the capital.
Xie Zhuo came to the Fu residence excitedly, wanting to tell her the good news that the patients at the clinic had recovered.
Fu Zhi Qiao was in the study, and Cui Mama was blocking the door. "My young lady is busy, young master, please go back."
Xie Zhuo was met with a rebuff.
Granny Cui's refusal was very firm, which must have been specifically instructed by Fu Zhi Qiao. Xie Zhuo touched his nose. Granny Cui was old and not as easy to fool as Yin Xing. Unable to see her, Xie Zhuo had no choice but to leave disappointed.
In the covered walkway, Wang Qianxin and Yinxing were talking.
Wang Qianxin inquired for Xie Zhuo: "Miss Yinxing, is Miss Fu still angry with the young master?"
"My daughter doesn't have time to be angry."
Wang Qianxin looked puzzled. "What do you mean by that?"
"It's all because of the plague. Our winery has suffered a lot of losses in order to extract this alcohol! Grain prices are so high this year, every drop of alcohol is hard-earned. But when the young lady heard that the young master was in a coma, she used the grain stored in the warehouse to extract alcohol without thinking, which caused the winery's brewing plan to be interrupted."
Yinxing's tone carried a hint of complaint, "The young lady has been thinking of ways to make amends these past few days, which is why she hasn't had time to be angry with the young master."
Are you telling the truth?
Xie Zhuo suddenly spoke, startling Yin Xing.
"Is everything you just said true?"
Ginkgo nodded mechanically.
Xie Zhuo felt his heart, which was on the verge of death, come back to life.
Inside the Fu residence, Qin Zhao bowed respectfully to Fu Zhi Qiao in gratitude, saying, "On behalf of the people of Qingzhou, I express my thanks to you. I will certainly report Fu's achievements to His Majesty truthfully."
"Then thank you very much, Lord Qin."
The affairs in Qingzhou were almost settled, and Qin Zhao took Zhao Jun back to the capital to report. The remaining tasks were handed over to Li Wenkang.
The disaster relief officials could return to the capital, but Xie Zhuo couldn't leave yet; he needed to go to Yuzhou to check on the situation.
The Li River in Yuzhou is connected to Qingzhou. The epidemic in Qingzhou is under control, but the situation in Yuzhou has not improved. He needs to go there to take a look.
Xie Zhuo felt a sweet warmth in his heart after learning from Yin Xing what Fu Zhi Qiao had done for him. It turned out that he wasn't completely insignificant in her heart, and she still couldn't bear to see him die.
In order to spend more time with Fu Zhiqiao, Xie Zhuo tried to persuade her to go to Yuzhou with him, and he would visit the Fu residence every few days.
The gatekeeper knew Xie Zhuo's identity and dared not refuse to open the door for him.
Seeing Xie Zhuo reappear in her courtyard, Fu Zhi Qiao frowned. It seemed she needed to give the gatekeeper a talking-to and not let just anyone in.
Xie Zhuo's eyes lit up when he saw Fu Zhi Qiao. She rarely wore such a fresh color. She was wearing a pale yellow silk dress with a matching belt around her waist, which made her look slender and graceful. A soft gauze draped around her arm, and the breeze gently blew the hem of her dress, giving the impression that she was about to be carried away by the wind.
"Ah Qiao, this dress suits you very well, you look beautiful!" Xie Zhuo greeted her in a good mood.
Fu Zhi Qiao ignored him and went straight to the study.
Xie Zhuo followed him inside and said to himself, "I know everything you've done for me."
Fu Zhi Qiao frowned. No, what have I done for you?
She didn't quite understand what Xie Zhuo meant.
"Thank you for developing alcohol, which saved my life."
"You're really good at making yourself look good," Fu Zhiqiao said speechlessly. "Don't misunderstand, the alcohol wasn't developed for you. I just felt sorry for those patients."
"Okay, so you feel sorry for those patients." Xie Zhuo smiled and continued, following her lead. Fu Zhi Qiao was speechless again.
After learning that the alcohol had been provided free of charge by Fu Zhiqiao, Xie Zhuo offered to discuss buying more alcohol with her and even offered to compensate her with the money she had used.
"Let's forget about what happened before, that was money I was willing to spend myself. But I can consider buying alcohol. How much do you want?"
"Ten thousand catties?" Xie Zhuo wasn't sure how much alcohol he needed.
Fu Zhiqiao thought for a moment, "No, I don't have enough grain in my reserves to extract 10,000 jin."
"Then...would three thousand catties be alright?"
"OK."
Although it was called a negotiation, Xie Zhuo actually agreed to whatever Fu Zhi Qiao said. Knowing that the alcohol was to be used in Yuzhou to prevent and control the plague, she did not ask for an exorbitant price. The price of Taibai wine was ten taels per jar, and in the end, the alcohol was sold for three thousand catties at a price of twenty-five taels of silver per catty.
"However, I have one more request."
"What are your requirements?" Having secured a big deal, Fu Zhi Qiao was very friendly towards Xie Zhuo.
"You're coming to Yuzhou with me."
Why would I go to Yuzhou?
"This alcohol is the culmination of your hard work. Are you comfortable entrusting its management to someone else? Besides, the imperial court spends so much money buying alcohol from you. Aren't you responsible for it to the end?"
So that's where she was waiting.
First, use buying alcohol as bait to lure her in with small favors. Once she agrees, ask her to go to Yuzhou together and then ask her to do more.
"As long as you agree, the money will be in your account immediately."
Although Xie Zhuo had some selfish motives, he was really not at ease leaving the task of transporting the alcohol to Yuzhou and making better use of it to someone else.
After much thought, I decided it would be best to bring Fu Zhi Qiao along. She had put a lot of effort into developing the alcohol, and no one was more suitable for it than her.
Fu Zhiqiao didn't want to go to Yuzhou at first, but she compromised in the end because of the money.
It's foolish not to make money when you can.
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