"Your Majesty, you are so hurtful!"
"How about that? Are you going to flatter me that the centipede you sewed looks good?" Yang Shu looked at Fang Zhuang, took out the dried meat from his arms, cut off half and handed it over.
Fang Zhuang was very sad. After looking at it repeatedly, he had to admit that the prince's description was quite right.
After taking a bite of the dried meat, Fang Zhuang spoke vaguely, "Your Majesty, we are obviously the winning side, so why are we running away in defeat? Let's go after we have had enough food and drinks."
Yang Shu bent his legs, "I just caught them off guard."
"The reputation of the Yang family army is too great. Those people thought that the old man was alive and had no intention of resisting, so they allowed us to enter the palace."
"If they had known it was me from the beginning, the Imperial Army would not have surrendered so easily."
"Prince Xi and Guo Qi are dead, but Jian'an cannot be sorted out. There are only a few people in Qiuyue Tower, and the main force of Xiao State is dormant somewhere."
"If you stay any longer, your heir apparent will hate the northwest."
"The maximum benefit has been achieved, and you should not take risks that you shouldn't take."
"The water in Jian'an will be calm when I leave."
Fang Zhuang nodded. Judging from his expression, he didn't quite understand. He liked to use his hands, not his brain.
"It's almost a quarter of an hour. Go and greet them on their way."
Yang Shu stood up, full of expectations for Huining County.
At this time, another pigeon flew out of Jian'an with fluttering wings.
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Liu Yun stroked her belly with her fingers and smiled at the corners of her lips. She had become more and more active in recent days, and she was afraid that it would be difficult for Yang Shu to keep quiet.
"Second Madam, Master Xu is here." Zi'er walked into the room and said softly.
Liu Yun gently rubbed her waist, sat upright, and said, "Please come in."
"Second Madam." Xu Jingzhou saluted.
"You're welcome, Sir."
"Building schools and building bridges, every expenditure is recorded." Xu Jingzhou put the booklet on the table.
Liu Yun did not open it, "Master Xu, the prince trusts you, you don't have to show these to me."
"Master Xie, are you still closed to the public?"
Xu Jingzhou nodded, "Master Xie is too upright..."
Liu Yun raised her eyes and said, "His temperament is beyond words. He took him to the school being built in the east of the city and asked him to do manual labor."
Xu Jingzhou hesitated for a moment and then spoke, "Although Master Xie is very knowledgeable, he probably won't be of much help to the Crown Prince. Why is the Crown Prince bothering so much?"
Xu Jingzhou knew very well that Yang Shu was not a pure and good person.
He is very harsh on officials and will not save them if he does not see their value.
But the Xie family sent them all to Huining County.
What is unreasonable is that if we really attach great importance to it and entrust it with a big responsibility, it is impossible for them to live together as a family without missing a single person.
You know, his sister is still being held captive by Yang Shu.
Liu Yun opened her lips slightly, "Those of you who follow the Crown Prince will basically not resist his orders. It's just Huining County now and we haven't achieved much victory yet."
"But in the future, as the prince expands his territory, you will support him more and more. You will not think about right or wrong for every decision he makes, but will act instinctively."
"The Crown Prince is also a mortal. If he wins too many battles, he will swell."
"Master Xie is a tough man. He is not afraid of death. If he thinks you are wrong, he will dare to point your nose in and scold you."
"Such a person will not please the king, but he cannot be less."
"With different voices, a country can go further."
Xu Jingzhou was slightly startled, and his eyes swept across Liu Yun's face, "The second lady saw everything clearly."
Liu Yun shook her head, "It's not that I see clearly." She just understood the person next to her.
"I'll do it right away." Xu Jingzhou left the room.
Zi'er helped Liu Yun stand up, but stopped talking.
"Tell me about it." Liu Yun walked slowly in the room to gain some physical strength so that she would be able to survive by then.
"You see Mr. Xu quite often. If your unpleasant remarks reach the ears of the Crown Prince..."
Liu Yun's eyebrows were filled with tenderness, and she spoke firmly: "He won't doubt me."
"Xu Jingzhou has a great talent, and the prince definitely has great expectations for him."
"He is respectful to me now, all because of the Crown Prince."
"There's nothing wrong with that, but if it's all because of the crown prince, he won't take it seriously if I ask him to do it."
"I have to let him understand that although I am a woman, I cannot be fooled."
Liu Yun frowned as she spoke and gently rubbed her belly with her hand.
"Madam, the young master kicked you again." Zi'er hurriedly helped her sit down.
"I don't hope it's a boy." Liu Yun whispered. If it was a boy, as the eldest son, he would definitely not be able to relax.
"Is there a letter from the Crown Prince today?"
Zi'er was rubbing Liu Yun's waist. Hearing this, she stepped back and said, "I'll go ask."
"Um."
Liu Yun looked through the window in the direction of Jian'an. The liar said that it would be soon and there was no news of departure at this moment.
She was not far away from giving birth, and Liu Yun hoped that Yang Shu could accompany her.
"Master, there are no guests." Seeing Xu Jingzhou coming again, the concierge said helplessly.
Xu Jingzhou's face was expressionless. He did not leave this time, but signaled the guards around him to go in directly.
Seeing Xu Jingzhou forcing his way in, the concierge stopped him and let him go.
He is someone who can see the situation clearly. Now living under the breath of others, he is no longer a chaste and martyr woman.
Food, drink, and a place to live are all provided by others.
"Master."
After shouting outside the study, Xu Jingzhou opened the door directly.
"Is this going to be hard?" Master Xie stood up and looked directly at Xu Jingzhou.
"The Grand Master has been here for a while. Farming is not easy for farmers. It's time for you to contribute to Huining County."
"Please." Xu Jingzhou's attitude was firm and he could not refuse.
Grand Master Xie closed the book and walked out past Xu Jingzhou.
In the carriage, neither of them spoke, and the wheels kept turning.
After about half an hour, Xu Jingzhou opened the car curtain and said, "Grand Master, we have left the market. It is much quieter here. Most of the things that we can see are vegetation."
"What do you feel?" Xu Jingzhou turned to look at Master Xie.
Master Xie frowned slightly and looked outside.
Without waiting for his answer, Xu Jingzhou said slowly: "It's a road. Even if it's Jian'an, once it's remote, it's bound to be bumpy."
Master Xie stared intently. He opened the curtain and saw that the avenue was about four meters wide and could not be seen to the end.
"The prince transported a lot of silver to Huining County. According to a rough calculation, it was ten million taels. However, within a year, the books were basically empty."
"What you see now is only a part of it." Xu Jingzhou said unhurriedly.
Master Xie pursed his lips and kept his gaze on the flat ground.
Xu Jingzhou placed the brewed tea in front of Master Xie and said no more.
"Master Xu is here!"
As soon as the carriage entered the east of the city, greetings rang out from the surrounding area.
"Sir Xu, please try the scallion pancakes that have just come out of the pan." The vendor chased the carriage and handed the pancakes wrapped in oil paper inside.
"Master Xu, please don't dislike the shoes that my mother-in-law bought..."
"Master Xu..."
People kept sending things in, showing their love from the bottom of their hearts.
