The Legend of the Farm Girl

The time for Yunfang to return to Yiqing County had been set. Without disturbing anyone, Yunfang left Liangzhou with Li Weiheng, four maids, Chun, Xia, Qiu and Dong, and Han Jingxin.

Along the way, they traveled with the caravan of the Yun Trading Company that was heading to Jiangliao Province. Yun Fang felt very proud. The caravan that she had devoted herself to cultivating over the years was indeed of high quality in all aspects.

Along with Yunfang, there were also letters sent by Yunfang to various places to inform them to transport wood. In short, Yunfang's ocean-going plan has been unstoppable.

They arrived at Yiqing County smoothly. Everyone from the Li family and the Yun family was waiting outside the city gate early. After Li Weiheng's full-month banquet, Yunfang's mother saw that Yunfang was fine and returned to Yiqing County.

It has been three years since I last saw my daughter, and I am extremely excited.

After Yunfang carried Li Weiheng down from the carriage, Li Weiheng hugged Yunfang's neck tightly and refused to get down. Fortunately, Li Weiheng was well-behaved and sweet-spoken. He called them grandpa and grandma, great-grandpa and great-grandma, grandmother, uncle, aunt, and aunt and uncle, which melted everyone's hearts.

They went home surrounded by Yunfang and others.

The Li family no longer lived in the original courtyard. After Li Muwen passed the imperial examination and became the governor of Liangzhou, countless people came to visit them every day, and some even jumped over the courtyard wall to take a look at Li Muwen's room.

Yunfang and Li Muwen both knew about this. Yunfang sent back a lot of money, allowing the Li family to buy a new mansion with a high gate and some maids and guards to ensure safety.

In addition to the Li family, Yunfang also sent a lot of money to her mother and brother, so that they could buy a better yard.

The Yun family's clothing store and wedding dress shop became bigger and better. Even without the money Yunfang sent back, the two families could be considered wealthy families in the city.

After spending a few days at home with Li Weiheng and his family, and after Li Weiheng was able to play and get along with these relatives who loved him sincerely, Yunfang officially devoted herself to the construction of the ship.

Li Weiheng's favorite person is his younger uncle, Yunying, who is 20 years old this year. She has been married for two years and married the younger sister of her classmate. The two live in harmony, but have no children yet.

Therefore, Yunying loved her nephew very much and often sent food and toys to Li Weiheng.

Yunfang asked Yunying to spend more time with Li Weiheng. She felt more at ease knowing that his younger brother was taking care of him.

When they arrived at Yunying's location for shipbuilding, Yunfang was very satisfied as the place was already filled with all the materials she needed.

Yunfang began to draw the design, combining her experience and knowledge to carefully conceive every detail. Yunying also often came to the shipyard to help carry materials and coordinate workers.

After several months of hard work, the outline of the ship gradually became clear. Yunfang personally selected a group of skilled craftsmen to work day and night.

During this process, Li Weiheng also grew up slowly. He was full of curiosity about shipbuilding and often ran around the shipyard with Yunying. Yunfang was very pleased to see her son so enthusiastic.

Finally, on a sunny day, the ship was completed and launched. The ship was magnificent and well-equipped. Yunfang stood at the bow with great ambitions in her heart. She looked forward to the future voyage and hoped that this voyage would bring more glory to herself and her family.

This year Yunfang was 30 years old and Li Muwen was 32 years old. Their relationship did not become strained due to their frequent separations, and they even cherished each other more.

Six years after Li Muwen completed his tenure in Liangzhou, Liangzhou had taken on a different kind of vitality. It was no longer the poor and barren place it once was, but a place with prosperous business and thriving learning.

As a result, Li Muwen received two excellent evaluations in a row and completely caught the emperor's eye.

After the Ministry of Personnel gave its evaluation, Li Muwen was transferred back to the capital and appointed as a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the emperor was gilding Li Muwen's reputation.

Everyone can see that Li Muwen has a bright future, so naturally many people are concerned about Li Muwen's family. Knowing that his wife is in his hometown and not with him, officials from all levels want to add some caring people to Li Muwen's backyard.

However, Li Muwen rejected all of them. It was one thing that he loved Chong Yunfang, but more importantly, he knew that everything he had now was with the help of Yunfang.

In fact, he felt very uneasy when Yunfang was not by his side. Others thought that he had made Liangzhou prosperous and that he was very capable. But he knew in his heart that without Yunfang, he was nothing.

So after Yunfang sent him a letter saying that the ship had been built, he thought about it and made a decision.

He wants to go out to sea with Yunfang.

As a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, one has the right to go to other countries to engage in diplomatic activities.

However, if Li Muwen goes with Yunfang, his return date will definitely be uncertain, so he must make this clear to the emperor.

After Li Muwen thought carefully for a whole night, he wrote a memorial and submitted it to the emperor.

The emperor knew about Yunfang's shipbuilding over the years. The emperor was always paying attention to the affairs of Liangzhou. Yunfang bought so much wood and refined extraordinary steel. The emperor was always very concerned about what Yunfang was going to do.

Later, when I learned that Yunfang was building sea ships, I thought that Yunfang wanted to expand the scale of her caravan. Maritime trading was indeed very profitable, but Yunfang might not be able to get a share of the pie from those old-fashioned sea merchants.

The emperor is worrying about the issue of succession. He has been feeling more and more overwhelmed recently. His ministers keep writing letters requesting the appointment of a crown prince, and the harem is also making a fuss, which gives him a headache.

The emperor's seven legitimate sons were all excellent. Her former queen and current queen both had distinguished family backgrounds, otherwise they would not have been able to sit on the throne of queen.

If he said that his favorite son was actually his youngest legitimate son, the current queen was twenty years younger than him, but she respected him very much and her heart and eyes were full of him. She was the queen he was most satisfied with, and all the previous queens were nothing compared to her.

He felt that the child born by the current queen was the smartest and cutest of all the legitimate sons, and the one who looked most like him. But he was only six years old, and it was uncertain whether he could grow up. If he was made the crown prince, with his current health, according to the imperial physician, he could only last another five years at most. By then, he would only be eleven years old, and would be controlled by his outside family.

The emperor still has to observe in his mind who can tolerate his brothers and give the other brothers a way to survive when he ascends the throne.

But after observing for a few years, he found that his sons, especially the legitimate sons, had almost become mortal enemies.

As for his other sons, almost none of them were successful. The emperor had already seen that after his death, no matter which of his legitimate sons ascended the throne, the other legitimate sons would not survive.

Even the youngest son, who was not very old, would not have survived, because the family behind him had been making many moves to fight for power for him. They were unaware of his physical condition and could only see that he doted on the new queen and his youngest son.

It was at this time that Li Muwen's memorial was submitted.