Chapter 290 What should I use to express my gratitude?
He treated it as a myth at the time.
But my grandfather said that there really are people in the world who can control birds and beasts. It's not some kind of ghost or god, but simply a person who has glimpsed the laws of nature.
The talk of dominating the world and causing chaos among the people is just a lie fabricated by those in power who discard those who have served their purpose and are afraid of capable people.
He asked his grandfather how he knew.
"Because our ancestors witnessed it with their own eyes."
Gu Chengye turned to look at Ji Ruyan.
Ji Ruyan also looked over quietly, her face as white as paper, and her eyes showing signs of fatigue.
"Your Highness! What's wrong? Does playing this require a lot of energy?"
Gu Chengye ran over and looked at the ground where they had just been.
The snow there had been trampled and was completely devoid of any color.
But Gu Chengye knew he hadn't misread it.
She hurriedly took out a few pills. "Your Highness, these are Qi-tonifying pills made by Miss Lu. Please take a few."
Ji Ruyan didn't take it, but looking at Gu Chengye's expression, her eyes relaxed a little.
Then, seeing the few pills in his hand, the corners of his mouth slowly curled up:
“I have one, and it’s bigger than yours.”
no the same.
Qingqing was different towards him after all.
"Oh my goodness, Your Highness, please eat! You're still injured! If I had known you came here... Oh, Your Highness, you've made me so worried!"
Ji Ruyan then took out the medicine, held it up and shook it in front of Gu Chengye before taking it.
Gu Chengye: "..."
What exactly is Your Highness showing off?
Ji Ruyan looked at the carcasses of beasts scattered on the ground and said, "It's a pity that wild boars are too unintelligent and difficult to lure."
"That's already quite good! You've attracted dozens of wild beasts at once. Your Highness, your health is precious. Please don't do this again. As for the provisions, I will find another way."
"Let's go down the mountain first. You rest, and I'll have someone go up and clean up."
Ji Ruyan was indeed mentally exhausted and felt a tightness in her chest.
This was the first time he had lured beasts this way, and he had also reached his limit; at most, he could only lure about a hundred beasts.
Furthermore, it's winter, which makes it more difficult; it would be easier under normal circumstances.
“Yuan Hua, you don’t seem surprised.”
“Your Highness, my grandfather has spoken of the Feathered Beast Spirit Clan.”
Gu Chengye told her the story he had heard, and Ji Ruyan was not very surprised.
In fact, many aristocratic families have left records about the Feathered Beast Spirit Clan. However, some describe them as a scourge, while others say they are meritorious officials who assisted a wise ruler in seizing power.
But the result was the same: the Feathered Beast Spirit Clan was indeed wiped out by the royal family.
The records passed down from the Gu family ancestors should be authentic.
When the cunning rabbit dies, the hunting dog is cooked.
Nothing is more ruthless than the heart of an emperor.
Gu Chengye added, "However, this record is too secretive. The manuscript should be hidden in the ancestral home. I haven't seen it. I'll go back and look for it when I have the chance."
Your Highness, it seems that your birth mother was a member of the Feathered Beast Spirit Clan.
It seems there are still members of the Feathered Beast Spirit Clan alive.
Ji Ruyan nodded.
However, there is no news about the Feathered Beast Spirit Clan in the world.
Perhaps the only answer is to return to the capital and seek the answer from my father, the emperor.
...
The spoils from the hunt were only enough to distribute to the starving civilians; the soldiers' rations wouldn't last more than ten days.
Gu Chengye inquired about Qin Wangchuan's situation, and it took him more than a dozen men to bring back a message.
After Qin Wangchuan's supplies were looted, and before the imperial court's new provisions had even arrived, they had already begun plundering the people.
"Your Highness, it seems we still need to investigate the Northern Barbarians."
"No, the political situation in Dagan is unstable, and we dare not provoke foreign enemies to invade again."
Actually, if we just hold on a little longer, once the medicine supplied to the south is produced and sent there, we can exchange it for food.
This has already been agreed upon.
As long as we can get through this period.
"Go to the mountains to dig up wild vegetable roots and cut tree bark..."
Before he could finish speaking, he was suddenly interrupted by the messenger's voice.
"Report—"
"Come in!"
"Your Highness, General, brothers from Ming'an County are escorting supplies!"
"Supplies?"
The two stood up and looked at each other.
What else does Ming'an County have besides medicine?
Soon, three carriages and people entered the military camp.
"Zou Mao?"
Gu Chengye hurriedly asked, "What's going on? What's in the car?"
Zou Mao was dressed in tattered clothes, looking like a refugee, and was very excited to see Gu Chengye.
"General, these three carts contain cloth and cotton."
Then he took out a letter and respectfully handed it to Ji Ruyan.
"Your Highness, this is a letter for you."
"What happened?"
Everyone was completely confused.
Ji Ruyan's first thought was whether it was related to Qingqing, and upon looking, it was indeed so!
Oh my god!
Such amazing things can happen.
He said that Qingqing was definitely a celestial being reincarnated from heaven!
"Your Highness, General, there are still ten carts of grain ahead. To avoid arousing suspicion, we are transporting them via three routes. The grain will arrive soon!" Zou Mao reported again.
"Oh my god, oh my god, a savior! A great hero! What happened? Who is so capable as to buy this grain? Grain is incredibly expensive right now!"
The strategist and others circled around the car.
"My God, there's even silk! So much! Enough to make a suit of armor for every soldier. What other army gets this kind of treatment!"
It's usually only generals who have these clothes; ordinary soldiers never get to wear them!
"This is new cotton fabric, not wrinkled or water-soaked cheap stuff. It's sturdy yet soft!"
"Cotton, snow-white cotton, so warm! I love it!"
The strategist buried his head in the cotton.
They were so happy that they didn't even care about their chapped lips.
"Wow, what's this? Chilblain oil? Is it for treating chilblains? That's great! Everyone's frostbitten hands and feet are saved!"
After laughing, everyone wanted to cry!
I'm so excited!
No more going hungry.
Ji Ruyan and Gu Chengye had already led Zou Mao into the tent to inquire in detail.
Zou Mao is the son of that pig butcher, and he now idolizes Lu Qingqing.
He then recounted the whole story, explaining how he couldn't find the silver and how he finally discovered it. The tale was full of twists and turns, told with great emotion and vivid detail.
Gu Chengye knew that Lu Qingqing was a skilled doctor and that she was His Highness's savior.
Previously, what he valued most was the identity of her savior. Even though Gu Chengzhou said many good things about Lu Qingqing, he actually felt in his heart that she was not worthy of His Highness.
Your Highness is the future emperor, the most honored person in the world!
But after hearing what Zou Mao said, putting aside his status, his wisdom is absolutely worthy of the title!
Your Highness has excellent taste!
He went to see Ji Ruyan again.
But I saw his eyes were full of joy, admiration and pride, and he also looked conflicted, not knowing what to do.
He looks like a young boy.
"Your Highness, what's wrong...?"
"Yuanhua, do you think we should thank Lu Qingqing? She sent 30,000 troops before, and now she's sent another 350,000 taels of silver. That's equivalent to giving our 180,000 troops three months' worth of rations!"
Good heavens, Xu Hengzhi didn't contribute anything at all?
Well, indeed, without Lu Qingqing, Xu Hengzhi wouldn't have been able to find the money no matter how much he suspected.
"Tell me, how should we express our gratitude? It seems like we have nothing." Suddenly, I felt incredibly poor.
We're really poor.
Gu Chengye couldn't stand seeing him like this.
"Of course I have some jewelry..."
Gu Chengye remembered that she didn't like jewelry, and he also discovered that if she wanted to keep half of the 350,000 taels, His Highness would probably have given it to her.
But they didn't want any of it, and even helped us buy cotton cloth and cotton.
If you don't even want money, what else can you give me?
Suddenly he realized.
"Oh dear, Your Highness, you already belong to her, what else do you need to give me?"
Miss Lu doesn't want anything else, she just wants His Highness!
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