Through the troubled times and famine, I just want to farm peacefully

As night fell, the sky was as dark as ink and the rain was pouring down. It was like thousands of ferocious beasts were roaring, deafening the ears.

Fan Yuejia and her maid were walking hurriedly through the winding corridor. She caught a glimpse of a person diagonally opposite her from the corner of her eye. The person was walking towards them.

She quickly pulled the maid to the corner of the corridor, covered her mouth with one hand, made a gesture to her to keep quiet, and then slowly released her hand.

When you get closer, you can even hear the singing mixed in with the sound of heavy rain.

This voice sounds familiar!

Fan Yuejia recognized that it was Yu Xunmei's voice.

What is she doing here so late at night?

Fan Yuejia was panicking. One of her hands, which was clutching her clothes tightly at her chest, was trembling slightly. The other hand subconsciously smoothed her messy hair.

close!

Footsteps could be heard, and people were getting closer and closer. Fan Yuejia's heart was in her throat and she dared not breathe.

A fragrant breeze blew by, and Yu Xunmei walked quickly past the two of them humming a cheerful tune, and soon disappeared at the end of the corridor.

"Ma'am, ma'am!"

The maid called out several times before Fan Yuejia came back to her senses.

She whispered, "Are you gone?"

"The young lady has gone back."

Fan Yuejia finally breathed a sigh of relief, collected her thoughts and said, "Let's go back and rest early."

The two of them walked in the opposite direction of Yu Xunmei and disappeared into the rainy night.

The next day was another sunny day.

Yu Xunmei and the housekeeper supported the head of the Yu family on both sides and went to visit Yu Shida who was recuperating from his injuries.

In the yard in front, the steward was directing the servants to clean it.

Patriarch Yu was puzzled. "Hey, isn't that the guest room where Young Master Xinming lives? What is the steward doing?"

The butler glanced at Yu Xunmei inconspicuously, then lowered his head.

"Go back to the master, this house is too dirty. Today the sun is bright, so it would be good to dry out the bad luck inside."

“That’s right. Don’t neglect Master Xinming. We must make sure he lives comfortably.” Patriarch Yu said, shaking his beard.

Yu Xunmei smiled, "Don't worry, father. He will definitely like where he lives now because I have killed him!"

"what?"

Her words were like thunder, and Patriarch Yu could hardly believe his ears.

"He deserves to die. He even covets my daughter and flirts with me time and again." Yu Xunmei said lightly, without any sadness or sorrow on her face.

Patriarch Yu took a deep look at his daughter in front of him, then said helplessly, "Kill her if you want."

"I know that fathers love their daughters the most."

Patriarch Yu frowned slightly but said nothing.

After treatment and the use of high-quality medicine, Yu Shida's wounds began to scab over and his life was basically no longer in danger.

At this time, there were several military officers and Yu family staff sitting in his room.

Their Yu family head came in and quickly stood up and saluted.

"I've met the head of the family!"

"I've met the eldest lady!"

After Patriarch Yu sat down, he waved his hand and asked them to sit down one by one.

He looked around at everyone, his eyes finally fell on Yu Shida's face, and he slowly said, "Do you have any good suggestions for this matter?"

The soldiers and staff all looked at Yu Shida at the same time.

Yu Shida cleared his throat and said, "Master, we have just discussed a few ideas. You came at the right time."

"Tell me."

An aide said, "We all agree that the Xihe Iron Mine must not fall into the hands of those people. If we can't get it, they will never get it either."

"So, what are you going to do?" Patriarch Yu frowned slightly. How could he not understand this logic?

Yu Shida, "Master, we are going to write a memorial to the court and let the court make the final decision."

"I heard that the imperial court is preparing to move the capital. I don't know when the imperial court will make a decision."

The head of the Yu family was not optimistic about this. The emperor was seriously ill last year and had been bedridden ever since, with the crown prince acting as regent.

After Lord Wang retired and returned to his hometown, all affairs of the court are now controlled by the Prime Minister's lineage. The Crown Prince is nominally the regent, but in reality he is just a puppet.

What made him feel embarrassed was that they had no familiar connections in the court, and the memorial had to go through the Ministry of Public Administration and the Cabinet before it could be delivered to the emperor. It would be difficult to deliver it smoothly.

The Xihe Iron Mine is not big, so it is extremely difficult to get it back successfully.

"Let's give it a try."

Next, the head of the Yu family led everyone to draft a memorial, with the chief secretary as the main writer, and the memorial was completed.

Although the matter was resolved, Patriarch Yu was still worried.

"Longtan is so arrogant that he has already taken away the profits of our Yu family's salt monopoly. If we continue to tolerate and indulge him, there will be no way for our Yu family to survive."

Yu Xunmei looked at Yu Shida who was half lying on the bed. Her eyes stayed on his strong and tight chest. The corners of her mouth slowly curled up, her eyes full of tenderness.

"Dad, this matter cannot be handled by our Yu family alone. Instead of waiting for the court's response, it is better to unite the forces of various families."

An aide spoke hesitantly, "Longtan held an investment promotion conference some time ago. I heard that all the noble families in Nanman Prefecture went there."

"Did the Ye family and the Zhong family go too?" asked Patriarch Yu.

"He went there. I heard he bought a few shops in Longtan."

"How can this be! This ungrateful person is just a wolf."

Patriarch Yu slammed the table in anger.

Yu Xunmei hurriedly calmed him down, "Dad, don't be angry. We still have many relatives in Nanzhou Prefecture."

"Yes, the Fan family and the Li family are both bigger than any other family in Nanman Prefecture." A steward immediately agreed.

Yu Shida was thinking of the troops under the control of various aristocratic families. After suffering heavy casualties this time, if the troops under the control of the aristocratic families were united, their strength would not be underestimated.

A gleam of light flashed in Patriarch Yu's cloudy eyes. After a moment's silence, he said, "I will write a letter in person later, and you can deliver it to the heads of each family."

The group of people discussed until noon before dispersing.

The Chief Secretary took the handwritten memorial to the attendant who was in charge of delivery, and an inconspicuous staff member came up.

"Sir, there's a play at Begonia Pavilion tonight. I managed to get two tickets. Shall we go and watch it together?"

"Let's do it another day. I have important things to do." The Chief Secretary waved his hand and said regretfully.

"My Lord, what are you busy with?"

Seeing that he had such a good relationship with him, the Chief Clerk did not hide it from him. He patted his chest and said, "I have to go find the attendant who is delivering it. General Yu has written a memorial and is rushing to send it out."

"How about I make the trip for you? I'm young and agile, and when I come back I can go to Haitang Pavilion with you to watch opera." The young aide asked tentatively.

The chief secretary thought for a moment, then took out the memorial and warned, "Keep it carefully and don't lose it."

"Don't worry, sir. I will definitely get it done for you."

The young aide carefully took the memorial and put it in his arms, then turned around and was about to leave. The chief secretary was worried and held him back again.

"You better take it!"

"Don't worry! It won't be lost."

When the young aide walked to the busy main street, a carriage just passed him.

By the time the carriage passed by, the young aide was nowhere to be seen on the road.