Eat the whole family? I emptied the storehouse of the Marquis' Mansion and married the crippled

Those cunning ministers sent their own daughters to the palace, thinking they were so smart, but they didn't expect that not only would their daughters be returned, but Xiao Mo would also keep a note of them in his heart.

Xiao Mo would not dare to employ such people in the future. He was an official who always thought of crooked ways. If he encountered any problems, he would probably deceive his superiors and hide the truth from his subordinates and would not handle them properly.

Xiao Mo rejected several legitimate daughters who were sent to the palace, but some people still refused to give up.

Perhaps they all feel that their daughters are good-looking, and Xiao Mo will fall in love with them as long as he takes a look at them, and their family will prosper.

One after another, they were making a fuss every day, and Xiao Mo's little patience was gone in an instant.

From then on, if anyone dared to send his legitimate daughter to the palace, he would help to arrange the marriage.

He also had a large group of bachelors who followed him through thick and thin, as well as his advisers. In the past, they were unsuccessful and had no intention of getting married.

Now that he has finally ascended the throne as emperor, he naturally cannot treat them unfairly.

After he granted marriages four times in a row, those who had ulterior motives finally realized the seriousness of the matter.

Xiao Mo was serious about this, he didn't want to fill his harem.

The people who were most happy about this matter were the Marquis of Danyang Mansion. Xiao Mo only kept Xia Ying and rejected all other girls, which showed that he valued Xia Ying.

For a moment, the entire Danyang Marquis Mansion was secretly happy.

However, Mrs. Gan encountered some difficulties when she wanted to send someone to the palace secretly to contact Xia Ying.

Her people had no way of contacting Xia Ying, and even under the banner of the Marquis of Danyang's Mansion, they could not even step into the palace.

The current palace is countless times more strict than before. All the remaining palace maids and eunuchs are very tight-lipped and dare not convey messages easily.

Because someone had asked about what happened in Xiao Mo's room not long ago, he was beaten to death in public by Jiang Heng.

Xiao Mo is like the god of war of the Tian Qin Kingdom. Everyone finally realized that he is a ruthless person. He even treats the palace as a military camp. Anyone who dares to spy on him will lose his life.

"What can we do?"

Mrs. Gan paced around the room anxiously.

She didn't know when it started snowing outside the window. The winter in the capital was still very cold. She was a little worried that Ye Yanran was suffering in the cold palace.

"Xiao Mo has only been on the throne for a few days. The whole capital is still in a state of panic. It is understandable that the palace is heavily guarded. Mother, please stop worrying about it."

Compared to Mrs. Gan's irritability, Ye Dong was much calmer.

"Xia Ying is the only one in the entire harem now. Given how favored she is, it won't be long before my sister can return home."

"How can I not worry? Many of Xiao Yi's concubines have died or been injured, and now only your sister is still in the cold palace. I always feel that this matter is quite strange."

Madam Gan turned her head and looked at Ye Dong, muttering doubtfully, "Xiao Mo won't let your sister come back, will he? Does he want your sister to be alone in the cold palace for the rest of her life?"

"How could it be? Although our family has done some unpleasant things in the past, we have never killed anyone. We have no grudge against Xiao Mo, so how could he be so cruel to my sister?"

To this day, Ye Dong still feels that the Danyang Marquisate is indebted to Ye Jintang. After all, it was they who sent her into the Qin Palace.

But he didn't think about the fact that if Ye Jintang hadn't changed her soul, she would have died in Ningchuan City and turned into dry bones.

"That's right. After all, we are relatives. Xiao Mo can't be too extreme."

Madam Gan and Ye Dong were anxiously waiting for Ye Yanran to return home, but they didn't know that Xiao Mo's people had already gone to the farm to investigate Xia Ying's background.

There was a heavy snowfall in the capital, and a severe snowstorm had just occurred in Ningchuan City.

After the heavy snow stopped, Ye Jintang arranged all the male laborers in the city to work together to clear the snow in the city. Some roofs that were not strong enough also had to be cleaned in time.

It's just the beginning of winter, and we don't know how much snow will fall in the future. We should clean it up quickly to prevent the roof from collapsing.

Ye Jintang originally thought that after the heavy snow in Ningchuan City, Xiao Mo would not send any more letters.

Who would have thought that not long after the blizzard stopped, someone would ride into the city on horseback carrying four bamboo tubes.

"Your Majesty, there's a letter from the Emperor."

"what?"

Ye Jintang, who was writing a medical book, was so surprised that he almost dropped the brush on the table.

She looked up with disbelief at Luzhu who came in hurriedly.

"Where is the letter?"

When Luzhu handed her the four bamboo tubes, she was completely dumbfounded.

"Is it a carrier pigeon?"

"No, these bamboo tubes were delivered by a messenger on horseback."

Ye Jintang opened the four bamboo tubes eagerly and checked the letters inside.

Xiao Mo downplayed all the dangers in the capital city. He used a lot of words to express his longing for Ye Jintang.

Seeing the end, Ye Jintang was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. Xiao Mo couldn't tell her in detail about the situation in the capital.

"Send the messenger over. I have something to ask."

The messenger was a burly man. He answered everything Ye Jintang asked very fluently and did not look afraid.

"I used to be a businessman, and I am very familiar with the geographical environment of Ningchuan Prefecture. I remember all the villages, towns, and places to avoid the wind and snow."

"So I am not afraid even if there is a heavy snowstorm. At worst, I can find a cave to stay for a day and then continue on my journey after the snow stops."

"Also, the horse I ride is a Ningchuan horse that is specially made for mountain roads. Its hooves are relatively wide, so it can run on official roads even on snowy days."

The messenger's words aroused Ye Jintang's curiosity. She went to see this kind of horse that was specially designed for mountain walking. As the messenger said, the horse's hooves were much larger than those of ordinary horses.

After asking, she found out that the Ningchuan horse was a local pack horse unique to Ningchuan Prefecture.

Although Ningchuan horses are small in size, they can carry very heavy loads on mountain roads and snow, and have great endurance. In the past, most merchants in Ningchuan Prefecture used Ningchuan horses.

However, the Ningchuan horse has not only advantages, it also has a fatal flaw: it is not as good as other horses in reproduction.

Some mares only give birth to one foal in their lifetime, while some mares never give birth at all. If a stallion dares to force himself on her, the mare can kick the stallion to death.

Under such circumstances, there are fewer and fewer Ningchuan horses.

Ye Jintang gave the messenger some reward and asked him to rest in the city for a few days before leaving.

At the same time, she was interested in Ningchuan horses, so she asked Qiao Yuan to look around Ningcheng to see if he could find a Ningchuan horse of good quality.

Perhaps it would be more difficult for others to breed Ningchuan horses, and it is very likely that they would raise them for many years but not even get a foal.

But Ye Jintang is different. She has the space and can breed as many as she wants.

In the end, Qiao Yuan turned the entire Ningchuan City upside down before he found four Ningchuan horses of good quality. This shows how rare Ningchuan horses were at that time.

The level 4 space is already very large, but the stable has always been very crowded.

There were never enough war horses. Ye Jintang spent almost 12 hours a day breeding war horses, but it was still not enough.