After the jailers and the imperial physicians left, Xu Yuehuai suddenly felt that the entire prison was deserted again.
She sat back down, closed her eyes, and pondered the current situation between the Mingyue Kingdom and the Great Zhou Kingdom.
The Great Zhou Kingdom has better economic reserves and is richer in various resources than the Dark Moon Kingdom.
The Kingdom of Mingyue is known for its fierce and robust people, and it possesses a formidable cavalry force that strikes fear into the hearts of all.
If the Great Zhou Kingdom and the Dark Moon Kingdom were to go to war, it would be a costly and exhausting battle, with both countries suffering heavy losses.
Regardless of which side wins, it will be a devastating disaster for the people! It will certainly reduce their manpower significantly!
The best solution would be for the two countries to sign a truce, ensuring that they do not fight for at least the next few centuries.
Once the two countries are more stable, promoting trade between them might alleviate the resource shortage in the Mingyue Kingdom and allow the military strength of the Great Zhou Kingdom to grow.
At that time, there would be even less need for the two countries to fight, and they might even be able to maintain a balanced power balance.
Xu Yuehuai's idea was good, but putting it into practice would require a lot of effort.
First of all, the people of the Mingyue Kingdom did not agree with this. They looked down on the people of the Great Zhou Kingdom in the Central Plains, believing that they were nothing, yet they stood on the fertile land of the Central Plains.
They were able to conquer the Central Plains through their own military force!
The Great Zhou Kingdom did not want the Mingyue Kingdom to grow stronger, and there were spies from the Mingyue Kingdom who wanted to incite a war between the two countries.
Xu Yuehuai sighed and didn't think about it anymore.
These are all things that happened a long time ago; she is not the leader of either country.
If the Mingyue Kingdom and the Great Zhou Kingdom were to go to war, Xu Yuehuai would take her family to a peaceful place and live out her life in safety.
Xu Yuehuai opened her eyes and looked at the sky outside, wondering how Zhou Wan and the others were doing.
They must be very worried about her. As an elder, it's really not right of her to keep making them worry!
Xu Yuehuai gave a bitter smile, leaned against the wall, and missed Qi Guze again.
The Tianxianglou branch is much less crowded now. Ever since Xu Yuehuai was framed for poisoning the little princess, their business has declined significantly.
In recent days, almost no citizens of the Mingyue Kingdom have come to Tianxiang Restaurant to dine. Zhou Wan and the others felt heartbroken to see that Xu Yuehuai's efforts over the past few days were almost in vain.
"It's all thanks to Mother for creating so many new products. She wanted to bring the people of the Mingyue Kingdom and the Great Zhou Kingdom closer together and make them like the things from the Great Zhou Kingdom."
"I never imagined that after all the things my mother did, she would be slandered and imprisoned."
"These people from the Underworld Moon Kingdom really change their tune too quickly. They've completely forgotten everything Mother did for them and are even attacking our Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion!"
Zhou Wan blushed and stood in the courtyard, fidgeting restlessly.
Seeing this, Afu quickly tried to persuade him.
"Sister Zhou, don't be so angry. After all, the Mingyue Kingdom is so far away from our Great Zhou Kingdom. Their people are quite fierce and they are not so willing to trust others."
"Now that something like this has happened to Manager Xu, it's understandable that they're worried!"
"Even if they don't come to Tianxiang Restaurant now, they will definitely come after Manager Xu is exonerated."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Wan nodded, feeling somewhat relieved.
Immediately, Jiang Shichen added, "Yes! Grandma's pastries are so delicious. The people of Mingyue Kingdom have never tasted them before. They really like them now and will definitely come back in the future."
He didn't want all of Xu Yuehuai's efforts to go to waste.
Zhou Wan nodded, "What Brother Chen said makes sense!"
The group was very worried about Xu Yuehuai's safety, so they asked Qi Guze's guards to find out when Qi Guze would return.
The guard replied, "Our master has already replied and is on his way."
"Don't worry, Master cares about Manager Xu so much, he will definitely come back to save him!"
Zhou Wan said, "Alright! As long as the prince is on his way, that's fine!"
She clasped her hands together and prayed that Qi Guze would come back quickly to save Xu Yuehuai.
Jiang Shichen also followed Zhou Wan's example and prayed there.
It looked both cute and funny. Anan, watching from the side, had tears welling up in his eyes.
It must be because of him that Xu Yuehuai was dragged down!
He was rescued from the basement of the Ningyuan Marquis's mansion, and they found out about it. Now they're framing Xu Yuehuai, perhaps trying to force him to hand him over.
I wonder how Xu Yuehuai is doing in prison, and whether he will actually reveal his whereabouts.
Anan felt a chill run through him as he thought about it.
In prison, Xu Yuehuai was cold and hungry. It wasn't until midnight that a jailer came to bring her food.
Xu Yuehuai was somewhat surprised to see that the food looked so fresh.
When did the jailer become so kind? Does he even improve her meals?
Xu Yuehuai thought for a moment, then picked up the plate of chicken legs. After a closer look and a sniff, she immediately felt that the chicken legs smelled a bit strange, as if someone had added something to them.
She looked at it more closely and saw some small granular powder on the chicken leg.
I don't know what those powders are, but I don't think they're good stuff!
Xu Yuehuai decided not to eat these things.
Fearing being discovered by the jailers, and knowing that something was amiss, Xu Yuehuai secretly pretended to eat, but actually tore everything up and hid it in the straw pile.
After she finished dealing with those things, she threw the rice bowl on the table, making it look somewhat messy.
Xu Yuehuai looked at her masterpiece and smiled.
Immediately, Xu Yuehuai pretended to faint and collapsed onto the table with a thud.
Xu Yuehuai remained motionless, as if she had been drugged and had fallen into a coma.
She remained in that position, waiting for a long time.
Xu Yuehuai felt half of her body go numb, but no one had come to her cell.
Xu Yuehuai began to doubt herself. Could it be that she really had paranoia? Was there really nothing wrong with the food just now, and no one was trying to harm her?
Just as Xu Yuehuai was having doubts, suddenly, footsteps approached!
Xu Yuehuai was mentally prepared, pretending not to have heard anything, and continued to lie on the stone table, feigning unconsciousness.
Sure enough, Xu Yuehuai then heard footsteps stop outside her cell, and the other person was still unlocking the door!
A moment later, the footsteps reached Xu Yuehuai's side!
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