Female Supreme: Population is in crisis, I have a fruit-bearing tree

A month passed in a flash, and as expected, the prefectures and counties around Ziyunling started fighting.

Qin Anmin was very busy. Baili Honglan also returned a few days ago with the imperial edict and reinforcements, and some military generals from Kyoto also returned with her.

According to Baili Honglan, Yuan Tongjun was the son-in-law of the Prince of Changping's mansion, and also the second daughter of the Yuan family in the Prince of Changping's fiefdom.

This time the two families joined forces to rebel, and the Yuan family must have been involved.

At the moment, Qin Anmin and Baili Honglan are having a hot affair with them, but Su Qinghe is hiding away in Qin Anmin's house.

Renovating a house is a time-consuming project, let alone a house as big as the Su residence. It took a month to complete only half of it.

The war was not over yet, and Qin Anmin did not want Su Qinghe, the free protective shield, to move away from his house.

The construction of the mansion was not completed and there was constant noise all day long. Su Qinghe didn't want to move back, so she simply agreed to Qin Anmin's request.

There were wars all around. Although Tianhe County had been relatively stable due to its geographical advantages, the people were still frightened. Fewer people went out on weekdays, and the entire street did not look as lively as before.

It was not until three months later that the internal war ended, when Prince Changping was shot dead on the spot, his palace was sealed off, and most of the people involved were taken into custody.

But after that, Qin Anmin sent back a message.

In Yuzhou, the fief of Prince Changping, after some investigation, she discovered that Zhao Xin, who had been in court with Su Qinghe before, was also Prince Changping's man.

She was the one who supplied most of the rations for the rebels.

And after digging deeper, they discovered the relationship with the Ji family.

After learning the news, Su Qinghe and Ji Yuan discussed for a while and decided to take the two brothers to Yuzhou in person.

Almost all the branches of the Ji family that had a say, as long as they had not been in cahoots with Zhao Xin, were harmed by her.

Those who are still doing business in the clan are all loyal to King Changping. Qin Anmin has already arrested them all. What is left are a group of ignorant and backboneless guys.

At this point, the largest grain merchant in Yuzhou was left without a leader.

As the eldest son of the Ji family, Ji Yuan is known to many of the guys.

Now that he has returned with his wife to take over, and with the support of Qin Anmin, a member of an official family, those people dare not get angry even if they have any grievances.

Su Qinghe took the two of them to stay in Yuzhou for more than a month. After helping Ji Yuan to arrange the original shop and finding a suitable agent, they returned home.

During this period, Ji Yuan originally wanted to hand over the business to Su Qinghe. After all, without her, he would not be who he is today. However, Su Qinghe refused.

"Do I look like a gigolo?"

Ji Yuan was speechless when asked this question.

Seeing that he was in a dilemma, Su Qinghe thought for a moment and said:

"Just think of it as helping Su Le take care of it now. We'll talk about it when Qingyu gives birth to a daughter. When they get married, just give it to them, just like Ling Cheng. I won't interfere too much in their future development."

After a while, Su Qinghe added: "I mean all my daughters."

Seeing Su Qinghe say this, Ji Yuan knew that she had made up her mind and could only nod and agree.

"Well, they are my wife's daughters anyway."

After realizing this, Ji Yuan stopped worrying about it and started to manage the Ji family's business honestly.

Now that he has his own business to take care of, he can't help Lin Xi with some of the chores at home.

Fortunately, Lin Xi was a quick learner. In the past few months that they had been together, they had become familiar with most of the tasks, such as looking at account books, using an abacus, and managing the affairs of the mansion, big and small.

Even if I don’t understand something occasionally, I can ask Ji Yuan. There is no contradiction.

……

A month after the death of Prince Changping, Baili Honglan and others were busy cleaning up the remnants. It was not until two days before the Double Ninth Festival that the operation was successfully completed.

Qin's house, on the dining table.

The lobby was filled with laughter and joy, and two large round tables just filled the entire hall.

One table was filled with soft-spoken men and children, while the other was filled with noisy women.

Today is a celebration banquet. Baili Honglan and Qin Anmin have both returned from their work. Of course, some military generals from Kyoto also came with them.

After three rounds of drinks, Baili Honglan looked at Su Qinghe.

"Qinghe, now that this matter is over, I will have to rush back to Kyoto to report in a few days."

"You have done a great deed this time. I informed the Crown Princess when I sent the news back to the capital. His Majesty also knew about your actions, but time was tight and he was busy suppressing the rebellion, so His Majesty has not yet decided how to reward you."

"I am about to go back. I believe that His Majesty's decree will come soon. His Majesty also asked me to ask you what reward you want!"

Baili Honglan had a proud look on her face, and the officials at the table were all very polite when looking at Su Qinghe, raising their glasses to praise her.

Qin Anmin laughed exaggeratedly.

"Hahaha...sister-in-law, with such a great contribution, you must ask His Majesty for an official position! That would be a happy event that would bring honor to our family!"

"That's right! Master Su, this will go down in history!"

A group of people echoed the sentiment, already thinking about how they would curry favor with Su Qinghe when she became an official.

But unexpectedly, Su Qinghe kept shaking her head.

"No, no, no, Sister Qin, please don't mention this. Sister Baili, please don't mention this to the emperor. I don't want to be an official!"

Su Qinghe made an expression of tiredness, showing that she was very resistant to this matter.

"I am a lazy person. Being an official is so tiring! If your majesty insists on rewarding me, I am a vulgar person who loves money. You can tell your majesty to only reward me with some gold, silver and jewelry."

As he spoke, Su Qinghe acted like a money-grubber again.

What a joke. If she becomes an official, wouldn't that be harmful to her?

Working for the emperor, one mistake could cost you your head, and there are endless official duties to deal with every day.

If she cannot gain enormous power and cannot spend money lavishly, and must always maintain the image of a clean and honest official, how can she be her own boss and live a carefree life?

If you're worried about offending officials, don't you have Qin Anmin and Baili Honglan?

One is a captain, and the other is a close minister of the Crown Princess. With the two of them around, most of the problems can be solved. Why should she find something for herself to do?

"Since ancient times, which woman didn't want to pass the imperial examinations and become a noble or prime minister? Master Su, please don't think about it. It would be a great event that would bring you great success and benefit future generations!"

A group of people were trying to persuade her, but Su Qinghe still refused outright.

In the end, Baili Honglan could only nod with regret on her face.

"All right! Since you have made up your mind, I will report this to His Majesty as you say."

Su Qinghe smiled happily. "Thank you, Sister Baili. Come, I'll toast you a glass."

Su Qinghe and Baili Honglan clinked their glasses and drank the wine in one gulp.

After eating and drinking, everyone chatted for a while and then dispersed.