The busy court affairs gradually slowed down as the New Year's Eve approached, and the banquet at the Capital Restaurant was also very lively.

Due to heavy snow and road closures, many places in various states and counties were inaccessible. When Jiang Changdai received the letter from Yicheng in late November, it was already New Year's Eve.

"Mei'er, she probably won't have time to go back to the capital this year." Jiang Changdai unfolded her letter of belief and Chang's, but there was no emotion in her eyes.

Chang also expected the result. After all, Yicheng is too far away from Ducheng Road, and it has been snowing heavily this year, so it would not be safe for her to hurry.

When she returned to her bedroom from the consort's mansion, Jiang Changdai was still holding the letter between her fingers.

[I wish sister Dai a happy new year in advance, and Meier is well, don't read it. 】

There are only a few mentions of himself in these letters, and the rest are reports on engineering affairs, especially detailed records on the amount of funds allocated by the imperial court.

Sitting alone in front of the desk, Jiang Changdai looked at this flimsy letter, and it took a long time to store it in the mezzanine.

Presumably, she wrote this letter in a hurry. After all, the project schedule is tight, so she should not be distracted.

When the carrier pigeon that came from afar landed on the window sill, it shook off the snowflakes on its feathers, and Jiang Changdai reached out to remove the note in it.

[Report the stolen goods and get them. 】

"It seems that this year's New Year's Eve is destined to be uneven." Jiang Changdai murmured as she threw the note into the incense burner beside her.

On New Year's Eve, many officials of the gentry who were having banquets, drinking and having fun in the gardens of various restaurants were suddenly arrested.

Then a large number of officers and soldiers entered the mansion to search the mansions of these gentry officials, and found a large amount of silver of unknown origin.

The people watching along the way exclaimed in amazement: "It's really a silver mountain full of flowers."

"My uncle returned to the city from Yicheng, and heard that the amount of silver delivered by the imperial court was strangely less than half. It turned out that it was swallowed up by these corrupt officials!"

"It's no wonder that today's big battle seems to be headed again."

The prince Jiang Hui in the palace was annoyed and kept pacing in the palace. Who would have thought that the ministers he trusted would dare to covet the construction of the new capital.

The ministers knelt in the snow outside the hall, smelling of alcohol, and the cold wind made everyone sober.

Who would have thought that the ministers who had just distributed the spoils of Yicheng's official money yesterday would be arrested today.

The natural ministers soon realized that someone had leaked this time.

Jiang Changdai was sitting in Chang's courtyard drinking tea, and the sound of firecrackers could be faintly heard outside the window.

When the people in the capital were celebrating New Year's Eve, many ministers were terrified.

When Song Yuanshan learned that many officials trusted by Prince Jiang Hui had been captured, he immediately thought of the eldest princess.

After all, these gentry officials relied on the trust of Prince Jiang Hui to blatantly target the eldest princess several times.

Now they have stumbled.

While all parts of Jiang Country are celebrating New Year's Eve, Yicheng is still busy.

Not only the craftsmen and common people were working hard, but also the supervisory officials could not rest.

Liu Meier stood at a watchtower, watching Nuo Da's new capital has begun to see its scale, and the surrounding Ministry of Industry officials were all excited.

"Ten-thousand-foot tall buildings start on the ground, as long as the foundation can be laid, the progress will be much faster in the future."

"That's right, today's New Year's Eve, everyone is busy." Liu Mei'er bowed and saluted.

The officials also saluted and congratulated each other: "Lord Liu, you are welcome."

In the night, Yicheng temporarily stopped work overnight, and tens of thousands of people gathered together to eat stoves and chat with each other during the snowy night.

Liu Meier carried a lamp to check the people's supplies for the winter, and then went through the foundation of Xindu in the middle of the night to see if there was any mistake.

The servant Xiaofeng who accompanied him trembled and said, "My lord, can't we come back so late tomorrow to see it?"

"Anyway, there's nothing to do tonight. It's better to walk around in such a cold day." In order to be able to accurately know the progress of the project, Liu Meier has already been familiar with the engineering drawings.

In the middle of the night, when Liu Meier returned to the house, her cheeks were already flushed from the cold. Because of saving supplies, the officials had strict requirements on the utensils. After Haosheng soaked them in hot water, her body would be somewhat warmer.

The heavy snow outside the house continued unabated, and the cold wind whizzed past, making the windows buzz. When Liu Meier fell asleep, she was still wondering whether the letter would be delayed by the wind and snow.

After all, Sister Dai would reply to letters normally.

But until the Shangyuan Festival passed, Liu Meier did not receive a reply.

Of course, Liu Meier didn't know that there was a huge corruption case in the capital.

The officials of the court were trembling because of this, but the prince Jiang Hui was in a dilemma.

If it is selfishness at this time, it will definitely encourage the evil phoenix.

But if he dealt with them, Prince Jiang Hui also knew that there would be no useful people around him.

Jiang Changdai could see Prince Jiang Hui's hesitation, but she didn't speak directly.

After all, if he participated directly, it would only intensify the conflict between himself and Prince Jiang Hui's followers.

The cold snow stopped slightly in the New Year, and the morning of the day was over. Prince Jiang Hui hesitated and said: "Auntie, what do you think they should do?"

"The crime of corruption is naturally to act in accordance with the laws of the Jiang Kingdom. If Chao Gang corrupts the laws of the Jiang Kingdom, people will trample on them. It is natural that a dike of a thousand miles collapses in an ant's nest. However, most of them are the prince's old companions or husbands. If they are severely punished, they will inevitably be punished. For favors, the prince might as well handle it as appropriate."

Jiang Changdai knew that the prince was worried about herself, so she couldn't be too strong.

Seeing his aunt thinking so much about himself, Prince Jiang Hui had already made a decision in his heart.

These ministers were all single-handedly promoted to guard against aunt, but now they have become moths of the Jiang country. If they are not punished this time, there will be endless troubles in the future.

"Auntie said so."

Not one of the corrupt officials was executed this time, but they were all dismissed from their posts, and all the embezzled silver was recovered.

All the gentry who came out of the prison breathed a sigh of relief. Although the edict was issued by the prince, everyone knew that the military and political power was in the hands of the eldest princess.

If the eldest princess hadn't been merciful, I'm afraid they would all be killed.

Back then when they were so tit-for-tat against the eldest princess, if it was the Wu family or the former Yuan family who were in power, I am afraid that all the nobles would be killed.

The eldest princess is so tolerant and generous that the children of the gentry who had been close to these gentry officials felt ashamed.

Naturally, these gentry officials had no face to stay in the capital, so Song Yuanshan could only practice for them in the restaurant.

"Farewell today, everyone please take care."

"Master Zhou, why should you be so discouraged? If you stumble today, you don't know what the future will be." Song Yuanshan didn't expect that this group of gentry would retreat because of this, and wanted to say a few more words of dissuasion.

"Hey, the crown prince personally gave me an order, but we forgot about being officials because of the party's interests. This time we lost because we were convinced."

"Yes, Taifu Song, don't talk too much."

When they bid farewell to each other and left, Song Yuanshan dropped the cup unwillingly.

In the bustling restaurant, the waiter came and went yelling non-stop, Rong Yue looked at Song Yuanshan who was leaving in a sedan chair, and raised her hand to signal the hidden guard to follow.

On the other hand, Yue Wu is now more than 40 years old. Even though he was a galloping general, he is just an old father now. It’s not that there are people outside!”

Rong Yue almost spit out the drink, and asked in a panicked voice: "Isn't General Yue drunk and stupefied?"

That little girl Yue Yue heard that she went to Yicheng with Prince Consort Liu, and she didn't come back on New Year's Eve this year.

"My girl has gone to blind dates hundreds of times, but no one has taken her fancy, and now she doesn't even come back for New Year's Eve."

The more Yue Wu said, the more he sighed, he didn't see the decisive demeanor on the battlefield at all, "She even had a fight with me before she set off last year, and she even said that she has someone she likes, and she won't marry unless it is this person!"

Rong Yue's eyes flickered and she poured her wine and asked: "Then did she tell who that person is?"

If this little girl dared to talk nonsense, her reputation would be ruined.

"Ugh!"

Yue Wu drank the wine in his glass and sighed, "I asked her who that person was, but she didn't say anything, it's really strange."

"Maybe she just said it casually to fool General Yue." Rong Yue breathed a sigh of relief.

But Yue Wu shook his head and responded, "You still don't know my daughter's temperament. She dared to go up to Daoshan Mountain to try, but she didn't dare to mention that person's name. I'm afraid it's probably true."

"Then, maybe she won't like it after a while."

"Impossible, my daughter is very similar to me. Her mother left early, although she has a carefree temper, but in fact, every year her mother's priest would secretly visit her mother." Yue Wu, a dignified general, couldn't help but Her eyes were wet, "I'm just afraid that this girl will fall in love with a playboy or a married prodigal son, then I won't be able to bully her."

Rong Yue took a sip of her drink guiltily and said, "Don't think too much about it, the prodigal children in the capital are probably afraid of her, and no one would dare to bully her."

When Yue Wu heard this, he thought the same thing, and immediately heaved a sigh of relief: "General Rong is right, I think my daughter may be angry with me, after all, she originally wanted to get acquainted with the descendants of the Chang family, who would have thought that she would just leave immediately?" After leaving the capital, I think if General Rong is free, why not persuade her to return to the city?"

After listening to the babbling in the middle of the night like this, Rong Yue finally had no choice but to agree to Yue Wu's words.

After all, the other jade pendant is still in Yue Yue's hands.

There was plenty of rain in February and March, and the progress of the project was a bit slow. The officials were suddenly very anxious.

Liu Meier only let everyone have a good rest, and resumed work when the river swelled and the giant logs were brought in.

Spring farming is the busiest season for the common people, naturally many common people want to leave Yicheng, so Liu Meier had no choice but to order the recruitment of manpower.

Yue Yue looked at Concubine Liu's serious work these past few months, and even less prejudice against him.

"Hey, since you are short of people, my subordinates are fine anyway. They are definitely stronger than ordinary people."

"That's troublesome Miss Yue." The general officials of Jiang Guo's army are not qualified to mobilize at all, Liu Meier is very grateful to Miss Yue for her help.

In the evening, as the smoke from the kitchen rose, the artisans stopped to eat.

The gorgeous sunset glow in the distance fills the sky, Liu Meier still feels a little worried when she looks at the day that is about to pass.

Three years is indeed too fast.

"Hey, how can you eat pickles and steamed buns as a high-ranking official?" Yue Yue asked casually while sitting aside.

Liu Meier came back to her senses and replied: "Miss Yue is joking, what I do is not physical work, just eat whatever you want."

Because of Liu Meier's order, the officials only had one meal of meat every five days, while the hard-working commoners had at least one meal a day of meat and eggs.

"I didn't expect that although you are playful, you will be sympathetic to the people." Yue Yue broke open half of a steamed bun, chewed slowly, looked at the gorgeous sunset, and muttered dissatisfiedly, "It's not like some stinky man. Stubborn donkey, I haven't seen her show up in the past year, she looks like a dead person!"

"Ahem..." Liu Meier almost choked on the steamed bun, quickly took a sip of tea, and then slowed down, "Miss Yue, does that person have any deep hatred for you?"

Otherwise, it would not be possible to curse people to death.

"It's not just hatred, it's the most annoying thing!" Yue Yue tore up steamed buns and stuffed them into her mouth, her eyes were full of sorrow, "Am I ugly?"

"It's not ugly." Liu Meier carefully poured a cup of tea for Miss Yue so that she would not be choked.

"Then why, when I said I liked her, she was so frightened that she avoided me like seeing a ghost?" Yue Yue was so angry that she wanted to kill someone!

Liu Meier subconsciously kept some distance and responded, "Maybe that person has another sweetheart."

These words were like stabbing a knife directly into Yue Yue's heart.

Yue Yue was speechless for a moment, completely lost her previous agitation, looked at Concubine Liu with grievances in her eyes and said: "But her sweetheart is already married, why is she so stubborn?"

"You ask me, I don't know." Liu Meier was a little flustered, and asked hesitantly, "Why don't Miss Yue like someone else?"

"I don't!" Yue Yue's eyes were full of injustice, she raised her hand to pick up the tea and drank it like drinking, "This girl is not as carefree as Master Liu."

Liu Meier looked blankly at Miss Yue and asked, "Am I bothering you?"

Yue Yue snorted softly and approached the scolding: "Lord Liu, don't you think that I just praised you just to forgive you for betraying the eldest princess all the time?"

"How could I betray the eldest princess all the time?" Liu Meier hid back to keep a safe distance.

After all, this girl Yue is very skilled, if she accidentally gets angry, there is no guarantee that she will not hurt innocent people.

"That year you eloped with Princess Mo with the eldest princess on your back, didn't you mean that you were a playboy?" Yue Yue raised her eyebrows and pressed her every step, playing with a dagger in her hand, "I heard that you were arrested by sister Dai overnight when you went shopping in the building. It’s always true, right?”

Liu Meier leaned back against Liang Zhu and responded, "I'm on business, not to elope with Princess Moguo. As for the arrest of adultery, it's just a rumor. Miss Yue, don't trust others."

"You have sharp teeth, no wonder the eldest princess is coaxed to like you so much." Yue Yue retracted the dagger by her side, put her hand on the shoulder of Prince Liu in a serious manner, and looked at him with a warning face, "But You'd better let the eldest princess like you all the time, otherwise...the consequences will be very serious."

Rong Yue's stubborn ass might rekindle his old love, then how can he compare himself with the Eldest Princess.

"Why can't I understand Miss Yue's words?" Liu Meier remembered that she was not discussing the person Miss Yue liked at the beginning, "Could it be that the person Miss Yue likes and her sweetheart is the eldest princess?"

This is too convoluted, Liu Meier hesitated for a while.

Yue Yue let go of her hands on her shoulders and said angrily, "Yes, so you'd better make peace with the eldest princess, otherwise why would her stubborn donkey look back at me?"

Liu Meier has always known that there are many people admiring Sister Dai, but she never imagined that it is so complicated.

"Don't worry, Dai and the eldest princess and I will have a good relationship for a hundred years, and we will never give others a chance."

"Of course I don't worry. It seems that the eldest princess likes a scholar with thin skin and tender flesh like you, and she definitely doesn't like her." Although Yue Yue knew that this would be a little sorry for Rong Yue, but at least it could break her thoughts no.

From warm spring to midsummer, tall buildings rose from the ground in Yicheng, but at this time the court was discussing plans to attack the Mo country.

Prince Jiang Hui and his aunt met with the envoys of Feng Kingdom. Only a few people knew the details of the meeting.

Jiang Changdai received a letter from Princess Feng requesting to send troops, and at the same time learned that the emperor of Mo had died of illness.

Before Rong Yue had time to go to Yicheng to see Yue Yue, she was ordered to take the black armor army to the border of Mo country overnight.

This battle is about Jiang Guo's future supremacy in the world, and it is also an opportunity for Rong Yue to avenge his blood.

In front of the vast land map, Jiang Changdai arranged Yue Wu and other generals to approach the southern part of the Mo country, while Rong Yue's Heijia army went straight to the western part of the Mo country.

At this time, Feng State was located on the eastern border of Mo State, and by early autumn, the war horses of the local armies had already occupied its position.

Mo country, which has been surrounded on three sides, is already in the pocket of Jiang Guo's army.

The war is like a raging fire that burns quickly on the grassland. The army of the Mo country was caught off guard, and soon the Jiang country occupied many cities.

When the people of Jiang State learned about the battle reports from the front line one after another, Yue Yue from Yicheng received another appointment from the imperial court.

When the fog was rising in the late autumn morning, Liu Meier watched Yue Yue lead the troops away from Yicheng with her own eyes.

Because it was a military secret, Liu Meier did not know where they were going.

But Liu Meier saw that the items they brought were all thin clothes, so she couldn't help guessing that they should not be in Moguo here.

The desert country is already extremely cold now, and this war must end before the end of the year.

Otherwise, once the mountain is blocked by heavy snow, the food and grass will not be able to get close, and I am afraid that Jiang Guo's army will be very dangerous.

And the progress of this first year's construction period has far exceeded Liu Meier's original plan. Now Yicheng has begun to take shape, and the walls of houses, large and small, are also being built in full swing.

But Liu Meier was a little uneasy. Since the end of last year, Sister Dai has not replied to any letters sent from Yicheng.

Now that there is a sudden battle, Liu Meier can only comfort herself that maybe sister Dai is too busy.

The autumn rain was cold and the wind was raging, so Liu Meier asked people to prepare medicinal soup in advance for everyone to drink to drive away the cold.

It rained heavily in the middle of the night one day, and Liu Meier was holding a lot of blueprints in her arms, holding an oil-paper umbrella with one hand, and was almost unable to see the road clearly due to the wind blowing.

After finally entering the courtyard, her whole body was already wet by the rain, and Liu Meier didn't even have time to light the lamp. The baby laid the blueprints on the desk first, and then lit the lamp.

Seeing the doors and windows being clanged by the cold wind, Liu Meier leaned over to close the door.

Unexpectedly, a group of people walked over with lanterns in the corridor.

In the midst of the wind and rain, Liu Meier was still a little overwhelmed when she saw Sister Dai approaching gracefully.

Jiang Changdai reached out and lightly touched her rainy face and said with a smile: "Could it be that you look stupid?"

Yicheng is a little far away from Mo country, but it is very close to Feng country. In fact, Jiang Changdai had another thought when she sent Yue Yue to accompany her.

Once the country of Mo is captured, the country of Jiang will come into direct contact with the country of Feng. Regardless of whether the two armies are fighting or not, even if it is peace talks, they will be in a stalemate for several years.

Only when Yue Yue touches Feng Guo's heart from behind like a sharp knife, then Feng Guo has no intention of competing with Jiang Guo for the territory of Mo Country.

The two entered the house, Liu Meier saw that the house was full of mess, her face became hot and she said, "I'll clean it up."

Jiang Changdai reached out to hold her hand, pulled her closer and looked at her sideways carefully, saying: "Your clothes are soaked, if you don't change into clean clothes, you will catch a cold."

"Then I, go and change clothes first." Liu Meier looked even hotter, and turned around clumsily around the screen to undress.

Unexpectedly, Sister Dai walked around the screen and sat on the bed. Liu Meier shyly touched the scattered clothes and asked, "What is Sister Dai looking at?"

"Let me see if you've lost a lot of weight." Jiang Changdai looked at the thin figure worriedly.

Liu Mei'er had no choice but to turn sideways and quickly change into her clothes, and hesitated, "Actually, I'm not too thin."

During this period of time, she was very busy, so naturally Liu Meier couldn't take care of much.

There was a strong wind outside the house, but there was no sound inside, Liu Meier prepared some tea and handed it to Sister Dai, who hesitated and said, "It's a time when court affairs are busy, why did Sister Dai come to Yicheng?"

Jiang Changdai looked at the crude utensils inside, and saw that the only heating place was the charcoal stove.

There was a tea set for boiling water on the charcoal stove, Jiang Changdai took a sip of the tea that could no longer taste the taste of tea and said: "This time I mainly came to check the implementation of Xinzheng in local prefectures and counties, and I stopped by Yicheng to see Xindu How is the project going?"

"If there are no other accidents, the construction can be completed in three years." Liu Meier said seriously with red eyes.

"At the beginning of the year, many gentry officials were dismissed. In fact, you don't need to be in such a hurry." Jiang Changdai rubbed her eyes for her and said distressedly.

A light blue light appeared in Liu Mei'er's eyes: "Right now Jiang and Mo are at war, and financial resources may be tight, so I think it's good to be quick."

"This war will end before New Year's Eve without any accidents. Could it be that Meier can build a new capital so quickly?"

amount……

Seeing that she was silent, Jiang Changdai couldn't continue teasing her, so she reached out to let her sit on her lap, wrapped her arms in her arms and said in a low voice, "I haven't seen you for a year, and you've been quite haggard."

Liu Meier was resting on sister Dai's neck, suddenly recalling what Yue Yue said at that time, she tilted her head and said, "Do I look bad?"

Does Sister Dai really only like faces with thin skin and tender flesh?

"Well, but after all, you are not too young now." Jiang Changdai teased the person in her arms solemnly, "You can't always have a thin and tender face."

If this is the case, Jiang Changdai should be worried.

After all, there is an eight-year age difference between her and myself. In the past, the two of them were both young and could not see it for the time being, but now it is easy to see the gap.

Liu Meier pretended to be serious and asked eagerly: "Then sister Dai will not like Meier anymore?"

The two have been living in two places now, and it's not that Liu Meier has never seen many young princes handing out posts to the princess mansion all day long, so she couldn't help feeling worried.

"What?" Jiang Changdai thought she had heard the wrong sound.

"I, I am not as good-looking as before, will sister Dai stop..." Liu Meier's words were still spoken, and a soft kiss fell on her lips.

Jiang Changdai slightly distanced herself and asked, "What are you thinking about in your head?"

Liu Meier blushed and hesitated, "They said that Sister Dai likes a young and pretty face."

"Well, everyone has a love of beauty, and it's a common thing." Jiang Changdai was dissatisfied because the letters she wrote were only business affairs, so she deliberately didn't reply to her letters, "But I'm getting old at this age. , there is no young and good-looking person willing to accompany me."

Liu Meier looked at Sister Dai puzzled and asked: "Aren't there many young masters handing in posts during the Qiqiao Festival every year in the capital?"

"They only posted the post because I am Princess Jiang, but not because of me." Jiang Changdai slightly lowered her head and rubbed Liu Meier's cheek, the joy in her eyes could not be concealed, "Meier, will you know that jealousy will not happen now?" Is it too late?"

"I, I..." When Liu Meier heard the word "jealousy", she couldn't say anything to explain it.

Well, because I was indeed jealous.

Jiang Changdai saw that even her earlobes were slightly pink, she lowered her head and kissed her irresistibly: "Does Meier really think that I like you just because Meier is young and good-looking?"

Liu Meier, who had to tilt her head because she was afraid of itchiness, showed a large area of ​​white and tender skin instead. Jiang Changdai paused slightly with deep eyes, lightly pecked her face and smiled: "But maybe there was such a reason in the first place." .”

Liu Meier froze for a moment, staring blankly at Sister Dai beside her.

Jiang Changdai met those bright eyes and said earnestly: "It's like seeing a delicate flower and thinking of taking her back to the mansion to take care of it carefully, so as to save her from being seduced by flowers and plants outside."

"How can there be flowers and plants that will hook me up?" Liu Meier was straightened and sat on Sister Dai's lap, still worried that she was too heavy.

"Silly Meier, why don't you know how good you are?" Jiang Changdai pulled out her sash with her fingertips and covered it in front of her bright eyes.

"Sister Dai?" Liu Meier was a little confused because she couldn't see Sister Dai.

"Don't move around." Jiang Changdai fastened the belt in front of her eyes, lightly untied her thin clothes with her fingertips, and could faintly feel the strong heartbeat in her slender figure, "Meier, do you miss me?"

There were so many twists and turns before, Jiang Changdai actually wanted to ask this question the most.

Liu Meier only vaguely saw Sister Dai's figure, so she didn't dare to move around and nodded obediently: "Thought."

Jiang Changdai put her on the couch very easily, raised her hand to untie the gauze curtain, leaned over and asked, "How much do you want?"

"I really want to." Liu Meier was already sensitive, but now because she couldn't see, her heart was beating so fast.

"Mei Er, I miss you very much too." When Jiang Changdai lifted up her shirt with her fingertips, she expressed her missing without reservation.

The storm raged past outside the house, and the doors and windows of the old house were rattled by the wind and rain. Liu Meier only felt like a ship floating on the sea, completely out of her control.

In the cold autumn night, the charcoal fire inside the house gradually turned gray, but Liu Meier was very hot.

The night's wind and rain stopped at dawn, and there was a little light in the house, and the gauze curtains on the bed and couch were hanging down motionless.

The charcoal stove had already been extinguished, and the room was a little cold. When Liu Meier poked her head out from under the quilt, she realized that Sister Dai was gone.

"Sister Dai?" Liu Meier felt a little cold when she stood up, but she lowered her head and realized that she was not wearing any clothes.

Last night was probably not a dream.

Liu Meier leaned out from the gauze to look around, the room was empty and there was no one there.

Liu Meier's heart was throbbing with disappointment and tightness, but now she was tired and hungry, so naturally she couldn't stay in bed.

Maybe Sister Dai went back because she was in a hurry.

Liu Meier dressed neatly and ate porridge alone, but saw several colleagues rushing over in a hurry.

"Master Liu, you haven't eaten yet?"

"Well, I woke up a bit late today." Liu Meier was actually not very interested.

Out of breath, the official ran to stand aside and muttered: "But the eldest princess suddenly brought the inspection officials to Yicheng, and now I am waiting for you to receive them."

"What?" Liu Meier, who was full of frustration, regained her spirits in an instant, and immediately stood up with the porridge bowl in her hand, "Then hurry up and greet her."

"Please wait, Master Liu." The official looked at Master Liu who stood up with half a bowl of porridge and rice, and was a little surprised. After all, Master Liu is usually very calm and delicate, but today he is a little abnormal, "You Don't be in a hurry, at least put down the porridge bowl first, and then go change into the official robe and meet again."

"Hey, that's what you said." Liu Meier was anxious to see Sister Dai again, but felt that it was not good to waste food, so she ate the porridge bowl and hurried back to her room to change her official robes.

When the sky was bright, a group of officials from Yicheng hurried to the city gate.

"My minister sees the princess."

"Be flat."

"Yes."

Liu Meier raised her official robe and looked at Sister Dai who was wearing a court dress, thinking that since Sister Dai only arrived today, did she come here secretly last night?

Thinking of Liu Meier like this, joy arose in her heart, even the corners of her lips couldn't stop rising.

Along the way, Jiang Changdai deliberately let Liu Meier rest, so she always asked the officials nearby about the construction of the new capital.

"You guys did a great job." Jiang Changdai was surprised to see the common people and officials eating and living together along the way.

"It's all thanks to Mr. Liu." The official deliberately mentioned Mr. Liu among the crowd.

But Liu Meier was embarrassed to go forward, Jiang Changdai glanced at her in the crowd, and naturally knew that she was thin-skinned, so she didn't praise her among them.

At noon, all the officials held a banquet in honor of the eldest princess. Liu Meier seldom talked on weekdays, so naturally she would only stand not far away.

It wasn't until the eldest princess had to rest in the afternoon that Liu Meier was free to speak.

Jiang Changdai flipped through Liu Meier and handed over the construction blueprints of the new capital, looked at the stiffly standing people aside and said helplessly: "There is no one else at the moment, how long are you going to stand?"

Only then did Liu Meier sit aside and said, "I thought sister Dai had to leave in a hurry."

"Well, I don't have much time, and I'm going back to the capital tomorrow morning." Jiang Changdai looked at the person whose smile quickly disappeared, and pinched her face with her hand, "So I went to you early last night as a gift. Your compensation."

Entering the city privately is not something a princess of a country would do.

Liu Meier also understood what Sister Dai had done for her, so she reached out to cover Sister Dai's cold hands and said, "Sister Dai is in such a hurry, could it be that there is something important in court?"

"The thirteen tribes in the Mo country are in civil strife, and some patriarchs have surrendered. If you want to come to Mo country, you will surrender soon. The court always has to make two-handed preparations in advance."

"So fast?" Liu Meier really didn't expect that the soldiers of the Mo country who used to have one against three would be defeated in less than half a year.

Jiang Changdai traced the lines on her palm with her fingertips and said: "The emperor of Mo Kingdom died of illness too suddenly, the eldest prince's party has not yet been established, but the third prince has formed an alliance with all the tribes. The two forces are too disparate, so it is easy to cause civil strife."

At this time, Feng Guo joined forces with Jiang Guo to attack again, and Mo Guo was naturally caught off guard.

This war must be resolved as soon as possible, and there must be no delay, otherwise the opportunity will be missed.

Liu Meier listened very seriously, and sister Dai changed her words again: "Mei'er, I have something to leave to you when I come here this time."

"What?" Liu Meier vaguely felt that this matter seemed a little special.

Most of the ordinary affairs are directly issued by imperial edicts, and it is impossible for sister Dai to order privately.

Jiang Changdai took out a set of blueprints from her sleeve and said seriously: "When you arrange craftsmen to build the princess mansion, you must follow this blueprint in secret, you know?"

Liu Meier opened the drawing and looked at it carefully, then asked in a daze, "Why do you want to keep it..."

The palm against her lips blocked Liu Meier's next words, Jiang Changdai said very seriously: "Because I want to leave us a way out, remember that you can only supervise the project yourself."

"Ah."

Liu Meier nodded solemnly in response.

At night, because Yicheng was busy with work, the surrounding area was not quiet.

Liu Meier originally wanted to choose a secluded place for Sister Dai. After all, the old house she lived in was intended to be close to her, so she could check the progress of the project at any time.

But sister Dai did not agree.

When the candle was extinguished, Jiang Changdai lay on the bed, turned her head to look at the person with closed eyes and said, "Meier, are you sleepy?"

"No." Liu Meier leaned closer, apologetically, "Is sister Dai unable to sleep because of the noise?"

The wind and rain were too strong last night, and perhaps some construction work has stopped, but today is a calm day, so naturally the work has to be stepped up at night.

Jiang Changdai shook her head and replied, "No."

The simplicity of the house really surprised Jiang Changdai. It stands to reason that if Liu Meier wanted to live in a better place, the local officials would not dare to disagree.

"It's just seeing you being so troubled, Mrs. Chang should feel distressed." Jiang Changdai couldn't express what she felt in her heart, so she had to go around and borrow Chang's voice.

"Sister Dai, please don't tell mother that she is an old man." Liu Mei'er didn't want Chang to worry about her, and she felt sorry for Chang because she didn't fulfill her filial piety while staying away.

"You can deceive people in the letters you write on weekdays."

Jiang Changdai pinched her face with her hands and blamed her.

"What the letter said is not all false." Liu Meier pressed her hands on the gaps in the quilt and moved closer, "Originally, when there is a project, I will be busy. Naturally, I slept until dawn. I am not busy today. It will be noisy."

Because Sister Dai mentioned the letter, Liu Meier asked curiously: "By the way, I haven't received a reply from Sister Dai since the end of last year. Could it be that I'm too busy?"

Jiang Changdai pressed her face with her fingertips and responded slightly angrily: "You have never cared for me, why do you want to reply?"

Liu Meier was a little dazed and said, "Where did I not care about Sister Dai?"

In order to complete Sister Dai's plan to build a new capital, Liu Meier almost worked hard.

Now being questioned like this all of a sudden, Liu Mei'er felt a little aggrieved in her heart.

"You only wrote the progress of the project, the quantity of various equipment and the account remuneration in your letter. I thought you would forget about me?"

"How could it be?" Liu Meier raised her head anxiously and moved closer, her face flushed and she said in a soft voice, "I think of Sister Dai all the time in my heart."

Jiang Changdai heard the voice as thin as a mosquito, but the corner of her mouth couldn't stop rising and kissed her: "Why is your mouth so sweet now?"

Liu Meier blushed and didn't know how to answer: "I thought sister Dai was upset."

"No matter how unhappy I am, I can't be really cruel and leave you alone in Yicheng for three years." Jiang Changdai hugged her slender figure affectionately, bowed her head and kissed her forehead, "Mei'er, you are so kind to me." Not confident?"

Liu Mei'er didn't know how to answer this question, the He Li Shu in her previous life was really hurtful.

So much so that now when Liu Meier sees sister Dai angry, she thinks that she doesn't like her.

Jiang Changdai, who was just asking casually, did not expect that her neck was a little wet.

"Meier?" Jiang Changdai held her face with her hand, lowered her head to see tears in her eyes, thought that she had just joked, and hurriedly said, "I was just joking, why are you crying?"

Liu Meier reached out and wiped away her tears, but didn't answer:

Jiang Changdai rubbed her eyes with her fingertips and said: "If you are unhappy, just tell me, don't hide it in your heart, otherwise I won't be able to guess it."

Ashamed to say, Jiang Changdai can have a sharp insight into the situation in the court.

But she often couldn't guess Liu Meier's emotions, her tears were like wind and rain, coming and going quickly.

"I'm not unhappy." Liu Meier felt more at ease when she listened to sister Dai's heartbeat.

Jiang Changdai caressed her face lightly with her palm, seeing that she was calm and seemed not to be crying,

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