Open the letter; it contained only a few short sentences.
“Xiaoxiao, I have to work hard for you. We might get a divorce, and then you'll be free. If you're willing to wait for me to conquer Zhenbei and marry you in style, that would be wonderful. The Empress Dowager is my maternal grandmother, and the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion is my father's family. I have to go back and take over the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion. I really don't want to grovel on the stone floor and beg for your protection and your love. Such love can be easily trampled and discarded. Forgive me, please wait for me. This white jade hairpin is what I earned painting landscapes for others. It's only enough to buy this. When I have more money, I'll bring mountains of gold and silver to marry you.”
These few dozen words were powerful and vigorous, with some tear stains beside the paper. Li Xiaoxin's anger subsided by more than half. It turned out that Qi Yu had not abandoned her, but instead chose to strive for success for her sake.
This reason made Li Xiaoxiao angry, but also touched. She could always protect Qi Yu and wait for him to grow up slowly, but if Qi Yu took the initiative, what reason did she have to stop him?
The white jade hairpin next to it looks cheap, but it's full of heartfelt sentiment.
He carefully placed the two items in the space and sat there for a long time.
At the same time, Qi Yu sat in the carriage, holding a handkerchief in his hand, clenching it tightly, his heart filled with trepidation, hoping that she would discover the abnormality under the pillow soon.
The guard beside him continued, "Master, when we return this time, we still need to slowly gather our clansmen and participate in the secret realm. If we are not careful, we may die inside. The Northern Wei Kingdom is just a small country. Going to Zhenbei is a minor matter. What is important is to gain the recognition of the royal family of the Wanzong Kingdom."
Qi Yu sat silently, his hands clenched tightly in his long sleeves. Fortunately, he still had this identity; otherwise, he would have been too humble to hold his head high for the rest of his life.
"Um."
The carriage soon departed, far away from Yunli Village.
Li Xiaoxiao composed herself and went out. Gu Lan and Chen Xueqing were sitting in the courtyard. They were very anxious when they saw Li Xiaoxiao. "Master, you've finally come out. Recently, the wine in the shop has been in short supply. The wine you gave us before has already sold out. We need you to make some more wine."
"How much longer until the winery is ready?" She rubbed her forehead. This wine couldn't be sold for long. Although it was exchanged for one drop of spiritual spring water for one barrel of wine, having more would be a waste of the space's spring water.
"Go and inform them that the healing spring water we made earlier is temporarily out of raw materials, and there is a limit of fifty bottles per day. I still have a batch of wine in the warehouse for immediate use. We'll plant barley later. I have a batch of seeds, so we can make as much as we can. Spread the word that the supply of the top-quality wine might be cut off, and release the lower-quality wine, priced at fifty copper coins. You and Chen Xueqing will handle these matters together. Come with me to the warehouse."
Li Xiaoxiao led the two into the warehouse and handed the key to Chen Xueqing and Gu Lan. This underground warehouse was behind a secret room, and the two then discovered countless seeds and wine, completely overturning their imagination.
"These can all put you at the top of the business world in the Northern Wei Kingdom; the key is how you use them."
Chen Xueqing never imagined this day would come. Gu Lan threw down his crutches; his legs were already strong enough to take two steps on the ground. Having always eaten at the Li family's house, they could guess just how expensive the food they usually ate was.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will certainly not fail to live up to your expectations."
The two of them immediately knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly.
In the original book, Chen Xueqing and Gu Lan are the male and female housekeepers of the female protagonist Wu Shiyao. They are good at business and shrewd in their calculations. Later on, they control a fortune as rich as mountains of gold and silver.
In the original book, Gu Lan's leg was broken during a dispute with the Rongguo Mansion, and there was no possibility of it being reattached. Gu Huaichen also died in the Rongguo Mansion.
Chen Xueqing led a group of women to burn down the mountain stronghold and escape. She then opened a brothel with the women and later took control of a lot of intelligence. She also expanded a number of clothing stores. However, they met Li Xiaoxiao early on, and now both of them are under her command.
But this was merely because Wu Shiyao controlled countless powers and money in the Northern Wei Kingdom, enough for her and her several husbands to squander and live an extremely extravagant life every day.
After giving each of the two men a key, Li Xiaoxiao finally relaxed a little. According to the ledger, she currently had a hundred taels of gold in hand, and the entire Yunli County still needed to accelerate the development of the planting industry.
She still needed to have a good discussion with County Magistrate Ma Xueyang. She needed to involve the villagers in the construction of the waterwheel, the digging of canals, and the distribution of planting resources.
Thinking of all this, Li Xiaoxiao became anxious to go to the county. Just as she stepped out of the room, she saw her child about to leave, but Wu Xinyue stopped her, saying, "My son, where are you going again? I have something important to discuss with you."
"Mother, what is it?" She stopped and looked at her mother, who had a serious expression, but finally followed her back into the room. "Mother."
Wu Xinyue coughed twice and said seriously, "Xiaoxiao, now that your mother has recognized you, you must come with me to the Duke of Kaiguo's mansion to see your maternal grandfather in the next few days."
These past few days? Li Xiaoxiao didn't quite understand why Wu Xinyue, who hadn't mentioned recognizing her ancestors before, suddenly brought it up.
"Originally, your mother wanted you to establish yourself here first, but the deployment of troops is almost complete. You also need to go see your maternal grandfather, as his health is not very good."
"Yes." Li Xiaoxiao didn't hesitate much. She might gain a lot from going to the Duke of Kaiguo's mansion, since she was going to meet the female lead face to face.
Wu Shiyao also has a space, possesses spiritual spring water, and is also a divine doctor. Everything Li Xiaoxiao possesses, Wu Shiyao also possesses, but she has never revealed these things to outsiders, and has many followers solely based on her superb medical skills.
After the situation was resolved, Li Xiaoxiao was about to leave when Ma Xueyang arrived in a carriage to visit her. He got off the carriage and bowed respectfully.
"Madam General, Lady Li, I, Ma Xueyang, have come to pay my respects."
"Please come in, please come in. Magistrate Ma has come just in time." Li Xiaoxiao invited him into the courtyard, and Bai Yi obediently brought tea and waited by the side.
"Madam Li, I have a favor to ask. I would like to request that you take in some villagers from this county to work."
The fact that the General's army is stationed here proves that Li Xiaoxiao is no ordinary person. Usually, Li Xiaoxiao would drive away the local villagers and use her own people.
His position as county magistrate will soon become a figurehead.
"This is exactly what I've been hoping for. I urge the magistrate to have a proper talk with me."
Ma Xueyang then took out the book and the two talked for a long time until noon, when the conversation ended and the group shared lunch.
In the afternoon, after Ma Xueyang left, Li Xiaoxiao returned to her room to rest. For some reason, she thought of Qi Yu again, wondering what he was doing now, whether he was being bullied, and whether he, being so inflexible, would meet an even more beautiful woman and forget about her altogether.
Hmph, what a scheming and wicked man. He'll never get to eat her cooking again.
Li Xiaoxiao lay in bed, looking at the bed curtains, and felt that the room was a little empty.
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