Since Emperor Tianhui had sent an imperial edict at this time, rewards were necessary.
The edict praised the Duke of Qin and Qin Wangfei for their meritorious service in the disaster areas, as well as tracking down corrupt officials and eliminating evils for the people. But the most important part was yet to come.
After that, Emperor Tianhui ordered the Duke of Qin to continue taking care of the disaster areas and ensure that the victims survived the winter.
The edict clearly stated that the Duke of Qin could return to the capital only after farming had resumed in the three disaster areas.
Since Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi were sent to the disaster areas, how could Emperor Tianhui let them go so easily?
"Resume farming! That dog of an emperor! "Han Yunxi couldn't help but curse.
"Resuming farming" seemed very simple on the surface. As long as there was a spring thunder and a spring rain, the rivers would flow again, the soil would be nourished, and the people would be full and energetic. Naturally, everyone would fight to be the first to farm without the need for the higher-ups to urge them.
But the prerequisite for resuming farming was that everyone had to endure until the spring rains came! Moreover, it was up to Emperor Tianhui himself to determine the extent of the restoration of farming lands.
It had to be said that Emperor Tianhui had left a lot of cards up his sleeve!
Unlike Han Yunxi's indignation, Long Fei Ye remained calm and Ice. He finished his tea before saying, "When the time comes, he better not come begging your lordship to go back."
Hearing this, Han Yunxi's lips curved into an expectant smile.
Although she wasn't sure if they could help the disaster victims survive the chill of spring, Long Fei Ye's words were enough to tell her that the best part was yet to come!
She really wanted these two months to pass quickly!
Watching His Highness Duke of Qin torture people was much more enjoyable than doing it herself.
After receiving the edict, Han Yunxi went back to her rooms. She had been doing simulations in the detox system the entire time, trying to figure out how to treat the poison in Baili Mingxiang's body. The next two to three days were critical, so she had to close her eyes and rest her mind in the detox system.
Fortunately, Long Fei Ye didn't have anything to ask of her.
Han Yunxi walked towards the backyard without looking back. She didn't know that Long Fei Ye had been watching her the entire time. His deep, dark eyes were extremely heavy.
His Highness Duke of Qin, who usually didn't show his emotions on his face, actually wrote everything on his mind with his eyes.
Chu Xifeng stared blankly.
He couldn't see through it!
Between the two of them, it was always His Highness who was calm and unruffled. But what exactly happened last night? His Highness was filled with thoughts while esteemed wangfei was fine.
Chu Xifeng couldn't take it anymore. As soon as he saw Han Yunxi's figure disappear into the distance, he stepped forward and murmured, "Your Highness, is it because of Mute Granny?"
Long Fei Ye didn't even look at Chu Xifeng, much less reply.
Chu Xifeng only felt resentful. How would he dare to ask again?
Not long after, a secret guard came over. "Your Highness, there's news from the Medicine Ghost Valley. Gu Qi Sha hasn't returned since the last time he left the valley. He said that he's been looking for those two herbs. "
"Your lordship wants information on those two herbs!" Long Fei Ye was very unhappy.
"For now … there's no news," the guard replied timidly.
"Send someone to Medicine City's Wang Clan and bring this back. Have Wang Gong think of a way. Tell him to hurry!"
As Long Fei Ye spoke, he handed over the entry token Mu Yingdong had given him last time. This allowed him to enter the Mu Clan's medicinal grounds and take away any ingredient he wanted.
The guard took the item and prepared to leave immediately.
Chu Xifeng didn't want to coax him, but after some hesitation, he decided to throw caution to the wind and stop the guard from leaving.
"Your Highness, you have to think thrice before going to the Mu Clan!"
His Highness had given Gu Qi Sha a year's time, but that wasn't a long time at all. After all, the two herbs weren't easy to find. But now His Highness was panicking.
Him looking for the Wang Family and using the Mu Family's medicinal herb storehouse pass was actually an unnecessary action.
More importantly, it was very likely that Mu Yingdong was the one who poisoned Mute Granny. Naturally, the man would know the antidote for the poison. If they really did find the ingredients at the Mu Clan, Mu Yingdong would definitely suspect that Mute Granny was still alive.
Once news of this spread, esteemed wangfei would have no way of explaining herself.
Long Fei Ye immediately calmed down at Chu Xifeng's reminder. He realized that he'd been too impatient.
He'd sought out Gu Qi Sha in the first place precisely because the man was an expert at finding herbs. If Medicine City had these two things, Gu Qi Sha would definitely be able to find them.
Who would suspect Gu Qi Sha if he showed up to look for the ingredients?
Long Fei Ye furrowed his brows and sat down. Chu Xifeng quickly poured him tea. "Your Highness, you've lost track of your emotions."
Lost track of my emotions?
He really had lost track of his emotions multiple times over Mute Granny's matter. Even the stab to his heart had been caused by his "impatience!"
Han Yunxi had been disappointed last night, but she'd recovered today. Still, he'd rather her stay disappointed.
For the first time, he realized that he couldn't figure her out. For the first time, he felt like he was losing control.
This entire time, she'd been the one to pester him. Unknowingly, he'd been swayed by her emotions as well.
Long Fei Ye fell silent for a long time before he finally told Chu Xifeng, "Go find Gu Qi Sha personally. Tell him that if he can find the two ingredients within half a year, your lordship will owe him a favor!"
This …
Favors had to be repaid! In the future, His Highness Duke of Qin wouldn't be able to refuse Gu Qi Sha's requests.
Chu Xifeng wanted to persuade him further, but when he saw His Highness Duke of Qin's resolute gaze, he could only comply.
Long Fei Ye was in a rush to find the two ingredients. Far away in Medicine City, Mu Ling 'er was anxious as well.
She'd taken matters into her own hands at the empress dowager's birthday banquet to represent Medicine City's procession. As a result, she'd become the target of condemnation by all the major powers in the city. Even Mu Yingdong, who doted on her the most, couldn't protect her and told her to leave the city to lie low for a while.
Unfortunately, she'd just left Medicine City when Gu's words brought her back.
Of course, she didn't dare to let her father know she'd gone back.
After returning to the Mu Estate to get her notes on medicinal ingredients, she'd snuck into the Mu Clan's medicine storehouse and stayed there until now.
She'd found the whereabouts of the Panoptic Red Lotus in her notes when she was very young. The Mu Clan's medicine storehouse had a single Panoptic Red Lotus in it.
Unfortunately, she hadn't found a single trace of it after searching for three months.
Other families' medicine storehouses might be nothing more than storehouses, such as the Han Clan's.
But the three great clans in Medicine City had storehouses as big as several mountains! The Mu Clan's medicinal herb storehouse was the largest in the entire Medicine City. It occupied three large mountains and countless valleys of varying sizes inside.
Mu Ling 'er had to search for medicine while being on guard against the patrolling guards and medicine boys. It was truly tiring.
She'd start looking for medicine at daybreak and find a tree to lean against when it got dark. For the past three months, she'd only eaten dry rations and couldn't even drink a mouthful of hot soup in the middle of winter. She was afraid that she'd be discovered if she started a fire.
She was already thin to begin with, but now she'd lost a lot of weight and looked haggard.
Today, as usual, she set out at daybreak. Who knew that the sky would suddenly be filled with dark clouds in the afternoon?
"F * ck!"
She let out a sigh of relief and pouted her little mouth very high.
Just as he finished scolding, bean-sized raindrops began to fall. The rain in winter was freezing rain!
Mu Ling 'er looked around. The only shelter she could find was the withered tree she'd slept under last night. There were caves and forests nearby, but those places were guarded by medicine boys and guards. It would be easy to be discovered.
The bean-sized raindrops fell faster and faster. Soon, it became a curtain of rain. Hualala, it became bigger and bigger!
Mu Ling 'er hurriedly ran under the withered tree and hid under the long tree trunk to avoid the rain. At this time, she was already soaked.
Although it was very cold, she didn't mind. After all, she'd never been a flower in a greenhouse.
She carelessly sat cross-legged on the wet ground and propped her chin up with her hands. She had an impatient expression as she waited.
No matter how thick the tree trunk was, how much rain could it block?
Soon, Mu Ling 'er didn't dare to sit anymore. She squatted down and curled up into a ball, shivering.
It was so cold!
From afar, Mu Ling 'er looked like a lost animal in the rain. Anyone who saw her would feel sorry for her.
However, this girl was already in such dire straits, but she didn't have a trace of complaint or regret.
She lowered her head, allowing the two streams of rain to flow down from her head and down her cheeks.
As she shivered, she tried hard to remember where she'd seen the Panoptic Red Lotus when she was young.
She wouldn't remember wrongly. The Panoptic Red Lotus was in these three mountains.
Moreover, she was certain that only her father could pluck such an expensive medicinal herb. Her father didn't need to use this medicinal herb these few years.
She wiped her face and seriously muttered to herself, "It must be here!"
Just as she finished speaking, the rain suddenly stopped!
That's not right. The rain in front of her was still falling down. Why was there no rain above her head?
Mu Ling 'er suspiciously raised her head to look. She only saw a patch of enchanting red. In the cold winter rain, it was burning with a patch of enchanting red lotus flames!
In this patch of enchanting red fire, that man's charming eyes were like silk and his dimples were like flowers.
At this moment, Mu Ling 'er's entire world was clear after the rain and flowers bloomed like brocade.
"Qi Brother!"
She stood up in pleasant surprise and threw herself at Gu Qishao.
Gu was squatting on the horizontal branch of a tree. He stroked his eyebrows with one hand and held a large red umbrella with the other. He allowed Mu Ling 'er to throw herself at him. The smile on his face didn't change at all.
However, this girl who was stronger than weeds suddenly burst into tears the moment she threw herself into his warm embrace.
"Boohoo … Qi Brother … boohoo …"
"What's wrong?" Gu asked gently.
"Boohoo … I … boohoo …" Mu Ling 'er was still crying. She was no longer as strong as before. She cried miserably and couldn't even speak. She looked like a pitiful little girl.
Gu looked at the sky helplessly. "Crybaby … go ahead and cry. Cry all you want."
When he wasn't around, she was as strong as weeds. When he was here, she cried like this?
Was she pretending?
She wasn't.
No matter how strong a girl was, once she had an arm to rely on, all her strength would instantly collapse.
Mu Ling 'er cried for a long time. Other than the sound of "boohoo", she only said the three words "Qi Brother". She didn't complain at all.
After a long time, she finally stopped. She sniffed and looked up at Gu. "Qi Brother!"
"You're not crying anymore?" Gu raised his eyebrows and asked.
"I'm done crying!" Mu Ling 'er smiled through her tears.
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