When the morning glow filled the sky in the distance, Liu Meier left the capital on a horse and turned her head three times.

There was a long queue at the gate of the capital city where people came and went. Liu Meier looked at the blurred figure on the city wall, and the joy that was originally aroused by the gift in her heart dissipated a lot.

Parting is always extremely uncomfortable.

In the previous life, Liu Meier would have already soaked her clothes with tears.

"If the young master is reluctant, why not come to the capital next month to visit the eldest princess." The servant Xiaofeng came up with an idea when he saw the young master couldn't stop looking back.

Liu Meier shook her head and said, "No way."

Sister Dai has a lot of complicated government affairs, and she has spent a lot of energy just to accompany her these few days.

What's more, the yamen in Chunri Shore City also has affairs to deal with, and running back and forth by myself will delay a lot of things.

Walking from the official road until noon, the group returned to Yacheng.

There was an endless stream of horses and horses passing by in front of Liu's mansion, Liu Meier got off her horse and entered the mansion still a little confused and asked: "What's wrong?"

The maid, Chang Yu, was calling for the servants to carry it: "Master Hui, this is the fragrant rice sent by the eldest princess last night."

Liu Mei'er looked at the running chariots and horses, and couldn't even see the end, thinking that this was too much.

After entering the Chang's courtyard, Liu Meier went to greet her as usual, just as the maid Chang Yu was reporting the number of objects brought into the mansion.

"There are hundreds of stones of fragrant rice in the capital, hundreds of boxes of ginseng and ganoderma lucidum, dozens of ointments for fever and cold used by the imperial court, and even a lot of medicinal materials for nourishing qi and blood and spiritual herbs. The exact number has not yet been counted."

"Okay, you go and watch it carefully, pick some servants with clean hands and feet to count, and go out first."

Chang made a sound while holding the teacup.

"Yes." Chang Yu immediately exited the room.

Chang glanced at Liu Meier who was beside her and said worriedly: "Son, why did the eldest princess suddenly have such a big fight?"

If these objects fall into the eyes of ordinary people, they can catch up with the scene of marrying a wife.

One stone of fragrant rice weighs one hundred and twenty catties, and this hundred stones is not a small sum.

Liu Mei'er didn't know that Sister Dai was so generous, and she only wanted to buy a bucket of rice, which was too much.

What's more, the supply of fragrant rice in the capital city is in short supply. The price of this hundred stone fragrant rice is so high that Liu Meier dare not mention it to Chang's.

Alas, if I knew it earlier, I wouldn't bother sister Dai.

"Earlier, Sister Dai said that she would buy some fragrant rice for me, but I didn't expect to buy so much." Liu Meier, who was taught not to take too much of other people's property since she was a child, was naturally ashamed.

Seeing that her own child didn't seem to know anything, Chang couldn't figure out what the eldest princess was thinking.

"Why don't Meier return these things to Sister Dai?" Liu Meier suggested.

"There is no reason to return the things that the eldest princess gave away." Chang could only comfort herself that maybe the royal rewards are so generous.

"Isn't mother angry?"

"I'm not angry because of my mother, but I'm just worried that the eldest princess has other thoughts about you." Chang's almost said that he was short-handed. Take the truth in vain.

Liu Mei'er didn't understand why Chang was so wary of Sister Dai, so she could only comfort her: "Mother, don't worry, Sister Dai just has good intentions."

"Forget it, it's useless to think too much now." Chang looked at the ruddy Liu Meier with the Buddhist beads in her hand, "Why does Meier feel much better after going to the capital for a few days?"

"Maybe it's because sister Dai makes people prepare ginseng soup every day." Liu Meier really ate a lot of tonic soup.

Mrs. Chang thought of the large amount of medicinal materials in Chang Yu's report just now, and thought that the Eldest Princess was quite a caring person.

These sent things are practical, at least not like those flashy jewelry, which are useless except for storing ashes.

At dusk, when the sun was setting and the sunset glow was scattered across the sky, the Princess Mansion in the capital was silent.

The news from Shore City was delivered to Jiang Changdai through flying pigeons.

The prefect of Yacheng is not so easy to transfer, especially now that it is the month of the imperial examination, Jiang Changdai will have to wait until autumn to find a formal reason to keep her in the capital.

The court officials are all good people, and Jiang Changdai didn't want to be too obvious so as not to attract criticism from all parties in the court.

This is also not good for Liu Meier's career.

When the imperial examinations were released in March, the city was very lively. There were only five women from noble families who were serving as court ladies for the first time. Xie Xi passed the examination and entered the list.

There were endless banquets in the garden, and Xie Xi got drunk.

When going back to the courtyard to rest at night, Xie Xi turned her head to look at Wang Yan, whose face was washed with tears, and reached out to hug her for intimacy.

But the person in his arms stopped moving like a corpse, and the tears from the corners of his eyes silently slid down and soaked the soft pillow.

Xie Xi frowned slightly and opened the distance and asked impatiently: "Then Zhao Yang divorced you and just gave you freedom, why are you crying?"

Wang Yan sobbed sideways and said: "Wan'er is only two years old, I don't worry about the nanny next to her taking care of her."

"Oh, what's the use of crying at this time?" Xie Xi doesn't like women crying, because it looks too useless, and it will be looked down upon by others.

"I want to go back to Zhao's house to see them." Wang Yan said as she stood up.

Xie Xi reached out and slapped Wang Yan with an angry look: "Be sober, now you have been divorced by Zhao Yang, and you are not qualified to see the child at all. Wouldn't it be self-defeating to go now?"

"Then when Zhao Yang's dispatch leaves the capital, I'll go and see them secretly." Wang Yan said while covering her red and swollen face.

"So you don't think you're cheap?" Xie Xi reached out and grabbed Wang Yan's collar, "The two children are Zhao Yang's son, he will take care of them, and you have already been kicked out, why are you still kneeling?" to lick?"

With tears in her eyes, Wang Yan said, "I was the one who wronged Zhao Yang, and I should have suffered these things."

Xie Xi angrily let go of her hand and reprimanded: "I have never seen such a stupid woman like you. It's not like Zhao Yang's official sons don't find a woman outside to have fun, especially soldiers from the military camp who are looking for flowers and asking Liu Geng It's a common thing, why can't it be women's turn, don't you think they are disgusting?"

"If you're determined to go back to Zhao's house, I won't stop you. At worst, I'll tell Zhao Yang that your marriage was just a bureau." Xie Xi staggered to his feet, and arranged his clothes with his hands. , looking down at Wang Yan who was in tears, "I don't think any man can bear the conspiracy that his wife married him just for revenge."

"No!" Wang Yan shook her head and reached out to grab the corner of Xie Xi's dress to pray.

Xie Xi kicked Wang Yan away and said angrily, "Don't you really like Zhao Yang?"

There was no response to this, but no response is sometimes the best response.

"I don't accept useless people here, get out of here." Naturally, Xie Xi didn't want to be bothered with this kind of stupid woman, so she turned around and went out of the house, dragging the two maids back to the main house to hang out.

Wang Yan, who was lying alone on the bamboo couch, was annoyed why she believed Xie Xi's words.

The man is fickle, Wang Yan has seen too much in restaurants for herself in those years.

But I and Zhao Yang have known each other since childhood, although they have always been at odds, they are always more familiar with his temperament than others.

In the past few years, whenever Zhao Yang got rewards, most of them would send the silver taels home. As long as the jewelry Wang Yan wanted was within Zhao Yang's ability, he would try his best to satisfy him.

After the Wang family was ransacked back then, Wang Yan, who had been wandering all the time, always thought of revenge, and that's when she met Xie Xi in a restaurant.

But after seeing Empress Yuan died by the emperor, Wang Yan had already given up revenge.

Because if the revenge fails, Zhao Yang and the two children will be implicated, Wang Yan does not want to lose the only family she has now.

Who would have thought that Xie Xi was more ruthless and vicious than a man, and after several years of getting along with her, now she was treated like this, Wang Yan was in so much pain that she couldn't even crawl out.

That night, hundreds of restaurants in the capital continued to hold banquets all night long to celebrate the candidates who were on the list, while the candidates who failed the list left the capital one after another in frustration.

Most of the rain at the turn of spring and summer came and went quickly, and there were many government orders issued by the court one after another.

Liu Meier in Yacheng is also very busy with this. As the national treasury is full, water conservancy projects in various places have started one after another. Therefore, various places need to recruit a large number of young people who can work hard.

The local government offices are busy discussing this matter. When Liu Meier looked through the territory map of Jiang State, she found that Jiang State is mostly narrow and rugged terrain. Except for the western city territory acquired from Qing State, which is a rare plain, the rest of the country Mostly hilly and mountainous.

It seems that the project of the Ministry of Industry is very difficult. Not only will the river be opened, but many canals may also be repaired to help transport the water needed to irrigate the farmland.

Liu Meier then added a few separate items to recruit skilled craftsmen into the team in the recruitment order issued by the court to Yacheng.

From April to June, a large number of young people from all over Jiangguo went to work near the main river.

Each part of the court will also report the progress of the water conservancy and river courses. Jiang Changdai sent people to survey the topography and landforms of each place early on to set the completion deadlines for different sections.

But the rapid progress of Yacheng not only made the court officials feel incredible, but even Jiang Changdai didn't believe it.

The subsequent Yacheng documents detailed the above-mentioned construction personnel and various new tools and methods.

"Teacher, have you ever read the documents of Liu Zhifu in Yacheng?" Jiang Changdai left Li Ping alone in the early court.

Li Ping, who was reinstated as an official, was appointed as the Taifu, so he had dutifully reviewed the documents.

It is impossible not to appreciate it. Li Ping has never seen a local official so proactively requesting to share the water conservancy construction of other state cities.

Back then at the Imperial Academy, Li Ping saw that Concubine Liu had a good writing style and a gentle personality, except that he was not good at communicating with people and had almost no other problems.

Logically, it would be no problem to stay in the court as the Minister of Rites. Who would have thought that the emperor would have listened to Empress Xinyuan's slander and transferred Concubine Liu to be the minister of the imperial servant.

So when he was transferred in autumn last year, Li Ping also tried to test whether the eldest princess should transfer Concubine Liu back to the capital as an errand.

But Princess Chang just referred Prince Liu from the prefect of Fengcheng to the prefect of Yacheng, and had no intention of promoting him.

Li Ping didn't bring up this matter any more. At that time, he was still guessing that there might be a gap between the eldest princess and Concubine Liu.

Li Ping had heard of the rumors raging in the capital this spring, but he didn't expect that the eldest princess would seem to have changed her mind.

Hey, the eldest princess's thoughts are beyond anyone's guess.

"I am ashamed of myself. The prefect of Liu in Yacheng acted calmly, and thoughtfully recruited skilled craftsmen to develop many tools for digging mountains and opening roads. No wonder they were completed earlier than other prefectures." Said with the princess in mind.

Jiang Changdai originally thought about how to promote Liu Meier to be justified, but now she is fighting for her own strength.

The next morning, Jiang Changdai publicly praised the performance of some local officials, and among them, the prefect of Yacheng was mentioned.

The current Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Qi Tai, is an official promoted by Jiang Changdai. Naturally, he caught the information cleverly and thought that it would be a good time to promote this capable son-in-law Liu.

When the Jiang country was in full swing to build new water conservancy projects, the turmoil in the Qing country was already raging.

The Mo country has always been on good terms with the Qing country, and usually sends some envoys to visit each other to discuss the economic and trade exchanges between the two countries.

Unexpectedly, the crown prince of Qing State mutinied and killed the old emperor of Qing State, and many envoys from the Mo State who entered the palace for the banquet were pierced by random arrows and died in King Qing's palace.

This incident was like sparks igniting quickly, and the Mo Kingdom was furious and immediately mobilized troops to approach the border of the Qing Kingdom.

Jiang Changdai quickly ordered the Black Armored Army to approach the Qing Kingdom, and at the same time sent a team of envoys into the Mo Kingdom to request an interview with the Emperor of the Mo Kingdom.

The news about Jiang Guo's envoy team was quickly disseminated by Jiang Changdai, who even deliberately bribed the Minister of Qing with a lot of money to make the matter more serious.

The young and energetic Prince Qing had a gap because his father refused to accept the defeat agreement with Jiang Guo, so he was always ambitious and wanted to fight Jiang Guo again.

Unexpectedly, now Jiang Guo took the initiative to cooperate with Mo Guo, and even the soldiers and horses of the two countries gathered at the border of Qing Guo at the same time.

The original idea of ​​showing softness to the Mo country also disappeared, and the prince of the Qing country ignored the dissuasion of the veterans of the court and publicly threatened to conquer the country himself!

When the war was on the verge of breaking out, the emperor of Mo Kingdom was not confused. After all, he had invaded Jiang Kingdom's borders for many years, and now Princess Jiang Kingdom sent an envoy to visit suddenly.

But the envoy of the Mo Kingdom was killed in the Qing Kingdom, which was really embarrassing for the emperor of the Mo Kingdom.

Originally, the emperor of Mo Kingdom sent troops to suppress the border to demonstrate, so that the young prince of Qing Kingdom would learn a lesson and admit his mistakes. Who would have thought that the prince of Qing Kingdom would listen to the rumors that Jiang Kingdom and Mo Kingdom had good relations, what a fool.

Now the emperor of Mo country is riding a tiger. If we fight, it is not nice to say that the two countries have formed an alliance for generations. Besides, Jiang Guo's army is watching, so there is no guarantee that there will be no sneak attack.

If we don't fight, not only will the people of Mo country keep complaining, but it would be useless to gather tens of thousands of troops on the border to retreat now, but the army has not retreated, and they can't drink the northwest wind. The food and grass needed every day is a big deal.

The emperor of the Mo Kingdom decided to keep Jiang Guo's envoys indifferent for the time being and did not meet them, this was considered as a time for Crown Prince Qing to think.

It was already August when Feige returned from the desert country to the princess mansion in the capital of the Jiang country. When the autumn wind was getting cooler, Jiang Changdai looked at the letter paper, and then threw it into the incense burner and burned it.

The emperor of Mo country was very smart not to be fooled, but it is a pity that the prince of Qing country is so reckless that he doesn't know the heights of heaven and earth.

At the beginning of August, Prince Qing hurriedly assembled one hundred thousand troops, but the court was absurdly divided into two factions, the factions were not seeking war and peace.

Those veterans of the Qing Kingdom who sought peace were all placed under house arrest or killed. Instead, the war-seekers were debating whether to fight Jiang or Mo first.

Prince Qing yelled arrogantly: "Since they have already put the army at the door of the house, let's clean it up together!"

When the [-] troops were divided into two groups, the emperor of Mo Kingdom couldn't sit still.

This Crown Prince of the Qing Kingdom really has a long life!

When Jiang Changdai sent people to spread the news of the upcoming war to the Mo country, the Jiang country envoy who stayed in the Mo country was soon summoned by the emperor of the Mo country.

Song Yuanshan happened to be an envoy official to Mo country, so he hurriedly sent the alliance treaty back to Jiang country.

In the season of howling autumn wind, there is a chill atmosphere. When the alliance was discussed in Jiang Guochaotang, Jiang Changdai readily agreed to sign the alliance treaty.

Emperor Jiang Feng was a little dissatisfied, and when he was dealing with the government affairs memorial after the early court, he said: "Sister Huang, have you forgotten that the emperor of the Mo Kingdom has invaded the Jiang Kingdom for many years?"

Jiang Changdai looked at the memorial in her hand and didn't even look at the emperor to respond: "Naturally, I haven't forgotten that not only the Mo country, but also the surrounding countries have invaded and occupied Jiang's territory and cities, but now is a great opportunity to get rid of the Qing country. Do you want to give up on your majesty? Is it a chance to lose Qing Kingdom?"

"That shouldn't be an alliance with the Mo country. They will break the alliance in the future if they don't keep promises."

"Playing chess requires a step-by-step plan. Could it be that Your Majesty wants Prince Qing to be as reckless as one enemy and two?"

Jiang Changdai looked at the emperor Jiang Feng, her calm face was unpredictable.

The emperor Jiang Feng was a little frightened, and quickly shook his head in response: "Zhen...that's not what I mean."

The news of Prince Qing's patricide spread all over Jiang, and Jiang Feng naturally knew about it, so he was even more afraid of Huang Jie.

Now that the Jiang Guochaotang is under the control of the imperial sister, how could Jiang Feng have other thoughts.

"Then His Majesty should think carefully about why this palace would form an alliance with the Mo country instead of questioning it in anger."

"Yes."

In the evening, Jiang Changdai came out of the palace in a carriage, and the streets of the capital were already lit with lights.

The lamps inside the carriage became darker as they were about to burn out, and the curtains shook to reveal a little light outside.

Jiang Changdai's eyes were unfathomably illuminated by the looming light, the sound of the wheels turning was a bit clumsy, and the bustling noise of the street seemed a bit noisy from far and near.

For the emperor's temperament, Jiang Changdai somewhat understood.

His avoidance today is nothing more than proof that he may still have some deep-seated fear and grudge against himself.

The children of the royal family killed each other and tried to usurp the throne more than the prince of Qing Dynasty killed his father.

It's just that Jiang Changdai knew that the emperor's temperament was far less bloody than that of Prince Qing, so he would not say anything, but he would quietly have other thoughts in his heart.

One day in the future, if he collapsed by himself, the emperor might not be able to keep Jiang Guo.

In the past, Jiang Changdai never thought about her own safety and future affairs in advance, but now it is different.

Jiang Changdai always thinks about Liu Meier's future in advance.

Jiang Changdai has always felt deeply guilty about her death in the previous life.

So it's inevitable that in this life, I always want to think a little more for her, at least plan a way out for her before I close my eyes.

No one can always be at the peak of power, even Jiang Changdai realized that if the emperor really wanted to oppose her.

These ministers may not publicly support it, but Jiang Changdai, who is in charge of the government, will also be tainted, and a more brutal coup may follow.

Women were not allowed to be regents, which not only imprisoned the beauties of the harem, but also made the princesses of all dynasties powerless even to marry.

Although Jiang Changdai has overcome this situation now, she can't change Jiang Guo in a short time.

Obviously, in the previous life, she would not be so cautious, when Jiang Changdai touched the pouch beside her with her fingertips, she couldn't help but sighed in a low voice.

There are concerns in the heart, and sometimes it becomes a weakness.

"Princess, the Princess Mansion is here." The palace people outside said softly.

Leaning out from the carriage, the light from outside was revealed when the curtain was unfurled.

When the thin figure in the dark blue robe came into view, Jiang Changdai was still a little dazed.

Embarrassed, Liu Meier approached and explained awkwardly: "This is a freshly made moon cake. I wanted to bring it to Sister Dai to taste, so I came to the capital."

When she mentioned this, Jiang Changdai realized that tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival.

This period of time is so busy that Jiang Changdai will forget about it.

Jiang Changdai, who came down from the carriage, looked at the box she was carrying and asked, "Then why doesn't Meier wait until tomorrow to deliver it?"

Liu Meier followed beside her and replied, "I was worried that sister Dai would have a banquet during the Mid-Autumn Festival, so I came early."

Naturally, Liu Meier didn't have the nerve to say that she wanted to see Sister Dai, so she entered the capital under the name of sending mooncakes.

"You are very considerate." Jiang Changdai saw that she was holding the food box with her stiff hands, so she gave up on holding her hand.

The two walked through the corridor together, Liu Meier thought she would go to the bedroom, but she was led to the garden pavilion by Sister Dai.

The bright moon is in the sky, and the fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus is already very strong.

"Since the Mid-Autumn Festival is going to be celebrated, don't you want to enjoy the moon and flowers?" Jiang Changdai saw that she was stunned to the side, so she had to ask bluntly, "Meier, do you miss me?"

Liu Meier's face turned red and she nodded her head in a very low voice: "I think so."

Jiang Changdai smiled with satisfaction and said, "Then you can sit down."

"Ah."

Nodding like a chicken pecking rice, Liu Meier slowly moved closer.

"I haven't seen you for a long time, Mei'er looks thinner." Jiang Changdai reached out and caressed her cheek, feeling a little distressed that she was running back and forth, "Let me try the mooncake."

"Okay." Liu Meier came back to her senses and took the initiative to open the food box, took out the mooncakes inside, and said seriously, "It was delicious when it was just out of the oven, I ate a lot of it."

Jiang Changdai took a sip and said, "Well, the taste is very good."

Liu Meier frowned and smiled and said: "Meier and mother learned how to do this."

"Really?" Jiang Changdai was a little surprised, and ate some mooncakes in her hand, "Meier's craftsmanship is very good."

"If sister Dai likes it, Meier can do it every year in the future." Liu Meier said happily.

Jiang Changdai nodded happily, "Okay."

When the cool breeze in the pavilion came, the leaves rustled. Jiang Changdai took a sip of tea after eating the moon cake.

"It's a pity that I have had dinner today. I can't eat these mooncakes for the time being. Will Meier be unhappy?"

"No." Liu Meier felt that she was already very happy to get Sister Dai's recognition of her cooking skills.

Jiang Changdai turned her head to look at the person who couldn't hide the smile on her face, and even her originally heavy heart became much lighter and brighter.

In fact, Jiang Changdai doesn't like to eat moon cakes. Foods that are too sweet and greasy are easy to make people bored.

"Mei'er, let's stay at the princess mansion tonight." Jiang Changdai tilted her head and kissed her pink lips with a very soft voice.

So much so that the words that were clearly an order seemed so soft that it was impossible to refuse.

Liu Mei'er blushed and nodded, thinking that fortunately she told her mother in advance tonight that she might not be able to return to Yacheng.

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