I was divorced because I got pregnant during the lean years, so I went back to my parents’ home and

Li Yunjiong looked at Ji Xiaobei in surprise.

He did want to vigorously develop agriculture, but he did not expect to do business with foreign ethnic groups in Western Xinjiang.

"Is this really feasible?" Li Yunjiong was somewhat excited.

Ji Xiaobei nodded firmly.

"I've been doing business for a few years, I think it's possible!"

"Then you can become a royal merchant and go there to open up new territories and shops. I'll give you ten thousand... I don't seem to have much silver in my private treasury!" Li Yunjiong said with an awkward smile.

"Your Majesty, I have some silver. You can keep your silver for disaster relief. Xiaobei wants to join the ranks of the imperial merchants!"

"well!"

Li Yunjiong agreed immediately.

"Also, Your Majesty, Jiaojiao is a princess of the Kangju tribe. I would like to ask you to grant her a marriage with He Ye. If she marries someone from our Great Northern Dynasty, my business with the Kangju people may be smoother!"

Ji Xiaobei took the opportunity to speak.

"Okay, I grant you the marriage..." Li Yunjiong hesitated and said, "Miss Qiu is your sister. She will follow you. I grant her the title of Princess Zhaohui!"

"Follow me?" Ji Xiaobei was surprised.

Li Yunjiong smiled and said, "Yes, everyone knows that you are my sister. If I don't give you a title, I will be sorry to everyone in the world! You are the Princess of Beishan."

Ji Xiaobei quickly thanked the emperor.

"Your Majesty, I will be the Princess of Beishan in the future. I have to do my part in building the mausoleum for the late emperor. I will give you 100,000 taels of silver!"

Ji Xiaobei said with a smile.

Li Yunjiong said with a straight face: "You two are singing the same tune, don't you just want me to save money for disaster relief?"

Fu Jichang quickly stood up and said, "I dare not!"

"Is there anything in this world that you dare not do? Forget it, forget it. If the late emperor knew that I used the silver to help the people, he would definitely be pleased. Let's postpone the construction of the mausoleum for now!"

After Li Yunjiong finished speaking, he seemed to have lifted a heavy burden from his heart.

He grew up outside the palace and was ignored by his father. He always wanted to get his father's recognition.

Even after becoming the crown prince, he was still very cautious, fearing that he might do something wrong and displease his father.

Now that his father is gone, Li Yunjiong can no longer fulfill his filial duty, so he wants to build a mausoleum for him;

But I remembered what my father said before he left, asking him to be a good emperor, govern the country well, not to be greedy for pleasure, not to indulge in beauty, and not to plunder the people...

Li Yunjiong worked diligently to build water conservancy projects, control the flooding of the Yellow River, encourage the Minister of Agriculture to cultivate new varieties, and implement many measures to benefit the people.

In the first year after the death of the late emperor, high-ranking officials had to observe mourning for the late emperor and were not allowed to get married or hold any wedding ceremonies.

He Ye was not an official appointed by the imperial court.

Minister He could only hold a low-key wedding for his son.

Jiaojiao is now Prince Zhaohui and a member of the royal family. Minister He dare not neglect him in the slightest.

Only relatives from both sides were invited to the wedding, which was low-key and exquisite.

But none of the necessary links are missing.

Jiaojiao married into the He family happily.

The place we went back to was Ji Xiaobei's home in Anzhou.

Mrs. Lin invited all the maids in her family to a banquet for the people on the textile street.

When Ji Xiaobei was away, his neighbors provided a lot of help.

The He family is a high-ranking official in the capital, and we are just ordinary people. What is there to be afraid of? Just build as much as you can!

Mrs. Lin's face was full of joy.

"Jiao, this is your and Xiaobei's home from now on. If you encounter any trouble, just come home, even though I, an old woman, can't help you much..."

Mrs. Lin said with a smile.

"Auntie, Jiaojiao, thank you. This will be my home from now on!"

Jiaojiao's eyes were filled with tears.

Not long after Jiaojiao got married, she and He Ye moved into He Ye's courtyard.

It's still comfortable for two people to live in.

Fu Jichang has always had a stern face recently.

Only Ji Xiaobei knows why?

"That kid He Ye is always ahead of me in everything. What sin have I committed in my life that I have to know him!" Fu Jichang threw the book in his hand and said angrily.

Hei Yi came up and said, "Brother, Guoguo and Zhengzheng are already four years old, and Mr. He's child hasn't come out yet. Aren't you ahead of him?"

Ji Xiaobei doesn't want to get married, and Xiaoju doesn't want to get married either. She wants to wait for her sister to get married first.

Heita is not in a hurry anymore, my brother hasn’t gotten married yet.

Why am I in such a hurry!

……

A month later, a carriage drove in from the north gate of the capital.

The carriage ran very fast and stopped at an inn.

In the inn, Mrs. Lin was waiting anxiously in the room.

Last night, they received news from Ji Xiaobei that Ji Daniu would arrive in Beijing today.

It just so happened that Shitou came to the capital to deliver goods, and he brought Mrs. Lin with him.

Ji Xiaobei came to Beijing to see Jiaojiao and also came over.

"Mom, please speak nicely to Dad when you see him. Dad must have his own reasons!" Ji Xiaobei comforted Mrs. Lin.

Mrs. Lin didn't sleep all night yesterday and her eyes were red.

He lowered his head and said nothing.

Shitou felt distressed. With his mother's temper, she would definitely scold his father when she saw him.

Over the years, my mother's temper has gotten worse.

Shitou and Ji Daniu didn't live together for a long time, so their impression of their father is a bit vague.

I kept imagining what my dad looked like in my mind.

The carriage stopped at the door of the inn.

Two people helped a gray-haired man out of the car.

Mrs. Lin stood at the door of the inn and watched the man get off the car.

It was getting dark and I couldn't see his face clearly.

She shook her head and said, "Xiaobei, that's not your father. Why is your father so old?"

Ji Xiaobei: Please take a closer look. Just now a servant came in and said that the person in this carriage belongs to Ji Daniu!

Shi Tou also frowned and stared at the man standing at the door.

The man slowly raised his foot and walked towards this side.

Mrs. Lin suddenly burst into a scream: "Ji Daniu, is it really you? Ji Daniu!"

The man's staggering steps suddenly stopped, and he raised his head to look over here.

His body visibly shook, and the people around him hurriedly helped him up.

"Lin..." The man spoke in a low and old voice.

Hearing the familiar voice, Mrs. Lin burst into tears, rushed over, grabbed Ji Daniu and punched him twice.

The fist landed on Ji Daniu with a dull sound.

Ji Daniu said nothing, his wrinkled face was full of tears.

Shitou wiped his tears and turned back into the house.

Ji Xiaobei followed the two people who brought Ji Daniu back out and gave them some change to express his gratitude.

The two men jumped into the carriage and drove away.

Ji Xiaobei did not return to the inn, but went out for a walk.

Mrs. Lin stopped crying and asked, "What happened to your leg?"

Ji Daniu looked at Mrs. Lin and could hardly believe his eyes. How come she looked younger than when he left ten years ago?

"You...are you Mrs. Lin?" Ji Daniu asked.

"Why not me? Open your dog eyes and take a look. I haven't heard from you in all these years, and now you're back pretending not to know me!"

Mrs. Lin started to curse.

Ji Daniu smiled innocently and said, "Who was that young man just now?"

"Shitou, that's Shitou... The one who just left is Xiaobei, our eldest daughter..."

Ji Daniu tilted his head and looked outside, only vaguely seeing a figure.

"Ten years have passed in a flash. I thought I would never be able to come back."