Jun Yi Xie wouldn't be able to escape Fishery Island on his own, so he could only place his hopes on the Northern Li imperial clan. After all, he'd used Northern Li's imperial ship this time. He'd requested permission from the Northern Dynasties Emperors.
If he didn't go back, the Northern Dynasties Emperors would naturally guess that something had happened to him once Long Fei Ye brought back a large batch of fish.
Jun Yi Xie sat by the lake and waited. Fortunately, he'd caught plenty of fish before, or else he would've starved to death.
But even then, he could still fight it out with the disaster victims of Tianning. He'd have to eat fish for every meal for the next few days.
After sitting for a long time, he grew bored and got up to walk towards the ice cave.
Fishery Island had its own rules, so the fishermen and workers weren't afraid of him. No one paid him any attention, either.
Jun Yi Xie scooped up some ice water with his bare hands and sniffed it before taking a few sips. He wondered just what was in that bottle of medicine Han Yunxi had poured down. How could it break the legend of the big fisheye and attract all the fish here?
But even after taking a big gulp, he still couldn't figure out what was going on.
He had to admit that this woman's poison skills were far superior to his own.
Jun Yi Xie stared blankly at his reflection in the water. He couldn't help but recall Han Yunxi's figure standing alone on the ice with her arms raised high.
That cinnabar mole seemed to be right in front of his eyes.
He still couldn't believe that woman was still pure. In other words, Long Fei Ye hadn't completely taken her yet.
Jun Yi Xie actually rejoiced at the thought.
Dammit, he should hate that woman for ruining his plans. But there was still a sliver of hope left in his heart.
Jun Yi Xie shook his head and forced himself to think rationally.
He was about to leave the ice cave when he suddenly sensed the scent of poison.
He was immediately on guard!
Poison!
Was he too careless? Had Han Yunxi really poisoned him?
Jun Yi Xie crouched down and scooped up some ice water to examine it carefully.
Even if there was only a sliver of hope, he would not let it go!
If he found evidence that Han Yunxi had poisoned him, history would be rewritten, and he would be able to turn the tables immediately!
Helplessly, he patiently and seriously checked over and over again, but in the end, he didn't find any signs of poison in the ice water.
In the end, he had to give up.
Just as he got up, he inadvertently caught a glimpse of the blood that had already solidified on the ice.
Jun Yi Xie was suspicious. He walked closer to take a look and suddenly realized why he couldn't find any trace of poison in the ice water even though he had smelled the scent of poison. It turned out that the blood was poisonous!
This blood was left behind by General Baili and Baili Mingxiang when they were trying to stop Chang Fei Ye from drawing his sword.
Jun Yi Xie glanced around and saw that no one was paying attention. He squatted down and took out a dagger to cut up the frozen blood. He held it in his hand and melted it with the warmth of his palm. Then, he put it into a porcelain bottle.
Everything was done silently, and no one noticed.
Although the blood here belonged to General Baili and Baili Mingxiang, he was almost certain that Baili Mingxiang was the one who had been poisoned.
He had noticed Baili Mingxiang, the sickly beauty, from the very beginning. He could see that she might have been poisoned, but he couldn't figure out why Han Yunxi didn't help her detoxify.
Judging from the blood, his guess was right. This woman was indeed poisoned, and the poison was very deep.
It was just that he had been so absorbed in provoking Chang Fei Ye that he didn't notice when Baili Mingxiang was bleeding.
Now that he had collected the blood sample, he had plenty of time to slowly figure out what kind of poison this sickly beauty had been poisoned with.
Baili Mingxiang's identity wasn't simple. Why was she poisoned? What kind of poison was it? Why didn't Han Yunxi help her detoxify? He was very curious!
At this time, Baili Mingxiang was already far away from Yu Zhou Island. She sat in the cabin and stared blankly at her injured hand.
She didn't know when she would see His Highness Duke of Qin again after today.
In the end, she hadn't been able to help this time.
She knew that it was useless to think too much, but she couldn't beat her own heart. She couldn't help but wonder what His Highness and esteemed wangfei were doing right now.
His Highness was so angry. What would he do to esteemed wangfei?
She couldn't help but laugh at the thought.
Both her and her father's hands were bleeding, but His Highness didn't even spare them a glance. He only told them to scram. But esteemed wangfei's hand hadn't even touched the blade when His Highness immediately withdrew his sword.
No matter how angry he was, what could he do to esteemed wangfei?
She was already injured, so why was she worried about him?
Ouyang Ning Nuo walked in with a smile. "Miss Baili, is your hand alright?"
"It's fine. Thank you for your concern, Young Master Ouyang," Baili Mingxiang replied politely.
"Miss Baili, you don't seem to be in good health. Are you ill? "Ouyang Ning Nuo was a shrewd man. He'd long noticed Baili Mingxiang's health problems.
He'd heard of this Miss Baili before, but his impression of her was that she was perfectly fine when she attended Tianning's empress dowager's birthday banquet a few months ago.
"I caught a cold, but it's nothing serious," Baili Mingxiang replied mildly.
"The winds are strong out at sea. Then Miss Baili will have to wear more clothes," Ouyang Ning Nuo said, before changing the topic. "Your esteemed wangfei is quite interesting."
Baili Mingxiang only smiled faintly in response. She had no intention of talking to an unscrupulous businessman like Ouyang Ning Nuo.
"Miss Baili, I heard that Qin Wangfei is Lady Tianxin's daughter?" Ouyang Ning Nuo asked next.
"Mingxiang isn't very clear. Esteemed wangfei's matters aren't something Mingxiang can discuss. Mingxiang is tired, so forgive me for not accompanying you any longer."
Baili Mingxiang was naturally on her guard, so she rose to leave.
Ouyang Ning Nuo didn't linger either. He walked out of the cabin and watched Fishery Island disappear into the distance with a faint smile on his lips. "Han Yunxi … heheh, how interesting!"
At this moment, one of his retainers came running over. "Master, we've lost big this time!"
The retainer was right. Ouyang Ning Nuo had wasted a lot of manpower and resources. After offending Long Fei Ye, he'd offended Jun Yi Xie as well. In the end, he hadn't even been able to settle the horse trade at the Northern Li border. In the end, he'd lost a huge amount of grain and silver.
This was Ouyang Ning Nuo's biggest loss since entering the business world.
"Don't worry, we won't lose that much," Ouyang Ning Nuo didn't seem to mind at all …
The ship sailed across the sea. It was spring, and the winds were calm and there wasn't much danger.
Long Fei Ye's ship was the first to reach the harbor.
On the first day of the new year, a large group of officials knelt in front of the provincial governor's estate, begging for an audience with Long Fei Ye. They desperately wanted grain and disaster relief plans.
Long Fei Ye had said that he wouldn't be back until the fifteenth day of the month.
It was precisely the fifteenth day of the month that they'd arrived at the South Ning provincial governor's estate. Those officials definitely hadn't knelt for the full fifteenth day, but they were all gathered at the gates again.
When they saw Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi disembark from the carriage, Ningbei County's county magistrate was the first to approach them. "Your Highness Duke of Qin, esteemed wangfei, you've finally returned. Ningbei County's grain is about to shine. All the disaster victims have been waiting for Your Highness and esteemed wangfei to return. Today, you've finally returned!"
This was clearly using the people to coerce the ruler.
However, they'd learned their lesson this time. They'd used the hearts of the people, not their anger.
Think about it. The people had placed all their hopes on the Duke of Qin. If he disappointed them, wouldn't he lose the hearts of the people?
"Tianhui's improved this time," Long Fei Ye murmured.
Han Yunxi almost laughed out loud. If Emperor Tianhui heard the Duke of Qin's words, he'd probably be hopping mad.
"Tell them not to worry. In five days, your lordship will let you all eat meat!" Long Fei Ye said.
Eat meat?
Everyone was stunned. Is the Duke of Qin joking?
The famine had lasted for so long that even humans had no food to eat, much less livestock. Where would they find meat to eat?
When Emperor Tianhui heard these words, he burst into laughter in his study.
"Eat meat? Heheh, Zhen'd like to see how capable Zhen's good little brother is! "
Five days later, Ouyang Ningnuo's Trade Consortium delivered 600,000 dan of grain and discounted silver. At the same time, the first three batches of fish arrived as well.
Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi didn't make an appearance, but left the distribution of grain and fish to a few reliable officials. Husband and wife went back to Jiangnan's Plum Blossom Sea for a vacation.
The entire nation was shocked that grain could be found at a time like this. Who would've thought that His Highness Duke of Qin had caught so many fish? He'd really given the famine victims a chance to eat meat!
Even the people living in the disaster areas couldn't finish all of the fish. Even the people living around the disaster areas received benefits and were given a few batches of fish.
After all, Tianning's fishing industry was one of the most developed in Cloud Realm Continent, but there was still a limit to how much fish could be caught. How could ordinary people eat such delicious fish so easily?
The spring plowing season hadn't arrived yet, but the disaster relief efforts were already complete. Because they'd come in time, very few people died of illness. There were no large-scale epidemics, either.
This time, the most severe famine in Tianning's history had passed without a hitch.
Long Fei Ye listened to Han Yunxi's suggestions and used the silver sent by Cloud Realm Trade Consortium to buy a large batch of high-quality seeds for the famine victims.
Long Fei Ye not only won the hearts of the people, but was also recorded in the annals of history. His glory far surpassed Emperor Tianhui's.
Emperor Tianhui was so angry that he fell ill and couldn't even attend court for a few days.
As the weather warmed up, the ice and snow melted.
Jiangnan's Plum Blossom Garden was filled with plum blossoms that drifted to the ground, filling the air with petals. It was a veritable sea of plum blossoms, so beautiful that Han Yunxi wanted to live here forever.
Long Fei Ye had already accompanied her for a few days, but Long Fei Ye never brought up the matter again, so she didn't say anything either.
Perhaps it was her imagination, but she felt that Long Fei Ye had been spending time with her on purpose, as if he was trying to make up for something.
In the past, no matter where they lived, he'd always go out at night and stay out for two or three days at a time.
This time, he hadn't left once since they moved in.
It really seemed like they were here on vacation.
He spent most of his time in his study, flipping through ancient texts and occasionally dealing with urgent reports. Meanwhile, she spent most of her time basking in the sun and immersing herself in the detox system, seizing the time to help Baili Mingxiang make antidotes.
Occasionally, she'd read with him at night, but before she knew it, she'd fall asleep in his study. When she woke up, she wasn't sleeping in her own room, but in his arms.
Occasionally, she'd wake up in the middle of the night to see him soaking in the hot springs. She'd pretend not to see and hurriedly pass by, but he knew.
Occasionally, she'd see him drinking tea by himself and scoot over to lean on his shoulder to chat with him. He didn't talk much, but he'd always answer her questions.
Han Yunxi felt so close to this man for the first time. Days like this were simple, but very comfortable.
However, such days were destined not to last for long.
Spring plowing had yet to arrive when Emperor Tianhui sent someone to urge Long Fei Ye to return to the capital …
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