More than ten days later.
On the outskirts of Menqing County.
"Hush!"
There was a shout, and several horses stopped in front of a woman.
These people on horseback all wore different clothes. In fact, they were sent by Chunxu to retrieve Xi Ran.
However, Xi Ran doesn't know them now.
Xi Ran looked nervous.
The man on horseback took out a portrait from his clothes and compared it with the woman in front of him.
After confirming that there were some portraits, the man on the horse with the portrait in his hand asked.
"Is your name Li Xiran?"
Hearing this question, Li Xiran looked nervous, swallowed and nodded.
Seeing this appearance, several men on horses smiled.
Seeing the smiles of several men on horses, Li Xiran was so scared that he said: "What do you want to do? Don't mess around. Otherwise, I will report it to the official."
After hearing this, a man on the horse hurriedly explained: "Don't be afraid, girl, we are the leaders, and it was the leaders who asked us to come to you. Our leader said that he will not blame you, the child has already Found it."
Another man echoed: "Yes, the leader said he won't blame you. Girl, come back with us. The leader is worried."
Listening to the words of these two men, the tension in Xi Ran's heart subsided a little, and she asked in a low voice: "Are you...really Chunxu's people?"
Several men nodded.
"The leader asked us to come back to you. The child has been found."
"By the way, General He's father didn't know what he said to the leader when he came back, and the leader ordered us to come find you. He said he would take you back."
The man's words made Xi Ran feel a little less nervous.
Seeing that Xi Ran didn't say anything for a long time, a man said something to persuade: "Girl, come back with us. You are the one who asked us to find you."
Finally, Xi Ran responded: "Okay, I'll go back with you."
"But don't lie to me. Otherwise, I will report to the official."
Seeing that the woman agreed, and she had completed the task assigned by the leader, the man on horseback said: "Don't worry, girl, if we really lie to you, just report it to the official."
Seeing Xi Ran take a few steps forward, a man on a horse jumped off the horse and looked at Xi Ran: "Girl, get on the horse."
Xi Ran was not worried at all, and with the help of the man, he got on the horse.
He thought that after the man asked him to get on the horse, he got on the horse again, but he didn't. Instead, he picked up the reins, walked in front of the horse, and led the horse back in the direction of the rebels.
On the road, Li Xiran, who was riding a horse, completely put aside all worries in his heart.
"How did you...find me?" Li Xiran asked
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After listening, the man who was walking in front of the horse with the reins in his hand came over and said: "When the leader ordered us to come to you that day, he gave us your portrait and asked us to come to you. Just take this portrait, I searched one by one, no, then I found you."
After saying this, the man asked curiously: "By the way, what is your relationship with our leader? He cares about you so much? Knowing that you did not come back with General He's father, he let us ride these horses that night The horse will come to you.”
Listening to this, for some reason, Xi Ran felt a little happy in her heart. Maybe she was thinking that Chunxu still cared about her so much.
After a moment, Xi Ran said with confidence: "Husband and wife."
Of course, this sentence is not just talk. There is indeed a contract between husband and wife, but there is no wedding.
If it weren't for the landlord Jiang in Xitong County who deliberately made things difficult that time in Xitong County, maybe Li Xiran and Chunxu are not husband and wife now.
"It turns out to be Madam." The man holding the reins smiled and looked at the brothers riding on the horses.
At this time, a brother just remembered something and asked hurriedly.
"By the way, I almost forgot."
"Madam, are you hungry? How about we take you to eat something?"
Hearing this, Xi Ran shook his head and lied: "I'm not hungry."
At first glance, it was clear that he was not at ease, and several brothers around him explained it to him.
"Madam, it was the leader who said, if I see you, I will take you to have something to eat. The leader still deserves the money."
"We can't accept the money and not do the work, right?"
Just after listening to this man's words, another man spoke up and said: "Madam, you can rest assured that we are really the leaders. This money is really what he ordered us that day."
Upon hearing this, Xi Ran had no choice but to agree: "Okay."
A few days later.
Beijing.
"The national treasury is short of money and food. How can we have money to help with this disaster?"
"Even if the money and food are allocated, it won't be enough."
"How can these people be safe if there is nothing we can do?"
"If you had listened to me and exempted Baixin from taxes for a few years, how could we have been in this situation now?"
"What's the use of saying that?!"
"What we should be worried about now is how to come up with money and food for disaster relief?!"
There were endless noises in front of Su Yunqi, the left prime minister in the prime minister's residence.
Su Xiang's head was getting bigger and bigger.
"Okay, stop arguing." Su Xiang raised his heavy head and looked at the officials in front of him with a sad expression.
"Xiang Su, I really can't get this money and food out." Cen Wenxing, the Minister of Household Affairs, was confused.
"If we can't get the money and food, it will be difficult for the people affected by the disaster to live in peace." said an official from the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Watching several officials from the household department still
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Thinking of making a quarrel, Su Xiang said hastily: "Okay, you go back, think of a way, stop quarreling, and let me take it easy."
Hearing this and looking at Su Xiang's tired look, Cen Wenxing, the Minister of Household Affairs, took the lead and said, "Well, I will resign."
"I am resigning."
"I am resigning."
After saying goodbye, the officials left one by one, and the Prime Minister's house became quiet.
Seeing the sad look on Zuo Xiang's face, Yang Xiang shouted: "Zuo Xiang."
I originally thought it would be better to discuss this matter with Zuo Xiang, but Zuo Xiang Su Yunqi waved his hand and said, "I'll be quiet and think about it later."
Seeing that the left prime minister was unwilling to discuss, the right prime minister Yang Youcheng did not force himself and continued busy with the work at hand.
The officials who left the Prime Minister's Mansion began to discuss.
"The sea ban has also been lifted. How come the money in the treasury has not increased after such a long time?" an official said to himself.
The official who heard these words said: "This is lifted, but the militia team established a few years ago does not require much money in food, but it costs money in all aspects."
Listening to the discussion between the two officials, Cen Wenxing, the Minister of Household Affairs who knew the inside story, said nothing and continued walking pretending not to know anything.
Although the imperial court was saving money wherever possible, it must not be forgotten that the queen living in the harem was simply a prodigal woman. She didn't care at all and just cared about eating well and using herself.
As for her father, Su Yunqi, he wanted to persuade her but didn't know how. This daughter's character was just as stubborn as the sons in the family, and Su Xiang had no choice.
Most of the areas in Nanyue, Guangnan, and Mozhang have been occupied, which means that the seasonal fruits that the queen eats every year are cut off. However, because of the queen's stubbornness, her father Su Yunqi does not want the emperor to know what is happening. Da Mo had no choice but to buy seasonal fruits from Nanyue and Guangnan at high prices and send them to the harem in the capital to please the queen.
As for why I am so afraid of my daughter, it is not because she is the queen, and she is the most favored in the entire harem. Once she is upset, these words will reach the ears of the emperor, and Su Yunqi is probably the left prime minister. Such a big official will be gone.
The more he thought about this, the more upset Su Yunqi became.
Although I insist on not thinking about these things, I can't control myself and keep thinking about them.
Look, the left prime minister Su Yunqi who came back from the palace is still in the same condition as the previous few days. Even walking this way is not stable.
Although my Su Mansion is a prestigious mansion in the capital, and I can let the Su Mansion's carriage drive to the palace gate and ride home in the carriage, Su Yunqi also wants the reputation of Qingliu. , and then walked towards home.
But compared with his state today, he was in a different state than he was in the past few days.
At this moment, Su Xiang suddenly felt the world shaking.
He couldn't hold on, and fell down with a "bang" among the people coming and going.
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