In ancient times, she gave birth to seven daughters and was divorced by her husband's family.

Hearing this, Duke Liang felt uncomfortable and said to the Crown Prince, "Your Highness, what you said makes sense, but I am only responsible for delivering orders to His Majesty."

"His Majesty said...if possible, he hopes our White Lady can help..."

"If you can urgently transfer food from Liangzhou, I'm sure the Turks will be happy, and they won't harm your caravan going to Liangzhou."

They all watched Bailu.

"May I help?"

Bai Lu laughed in anger and said, "Ask me to help replace Pei Huizhou? I really want to ask! How dare Pei Huizhou let me go over and help him?"

"We have always been sworn enemies. This is known to everyone in the court! This is clearly making things difficult for me!"

After hearing this, everyone fell silent.

There was almost fire in their eyes.

No one understands at all... It's possible to exchange Pei Huizhou back, but the Turks put forward such a condition, which is definitely unreasonable!

Why did the emperor agree?

We also need to prepare 1 or 2 kilograms of food for the Turks?

Even the prince was not replaced in this way!

After Bai Lu finished speaking, the prince immediately stood in front of Bai Lu and spoke to Duke Liang in a straightforward manner.

"Duke Liang, I respect you as an old minister. I believe you are also following my father's orders. Even if you embarrass Bai Lu, I will not say anything more to you. Let's just let this matter go!"

"Don't mention it anymore! We are still the king and his subjects with a very good relationship!"

"If you mention it again, you will offend me."

"???"

Listening to the prince's words, Duke Liang's face turned ugly. On one side was the prince, and on the other side was the emperor's order, which put him in a dilemma.

Duke Liang wanted to say something, but it was difficult to say it at this time.

Everyone looked embarrassed, but asking them to persuade Bai Lu to give out her own food... was impossible.

Everyone knows what the relationship between Bai Lu and Pei Huizhou is.

For a moment, the air was silent and the atmosphere was not very good.

They each have their own ideas.

The Qingzhou governor stepped forward and, smiling, smoothed things over with everyone: "Alright, alright, we're all family. Why make things so unhappy? It's not good to ruin the harmony over some insignificant people."

"Hurry up, let's sit down and discuss something important."

The Qingzhou governor gave everyone a feng shui map."

Pingzhou has recaptured a lot of territory now. Does it require our Qingzhou soldiers to go over and help?"

"We have many generals in Qingzhou! But we have to keep some soldiers here in Qingzhou and not send out too many troops!"

"The generals can go out, but Duke Anguo and our Lady Bai must stay!"

One is the father of his adopted son, and the other is his own goddaughter, so of course he has to stay.

Duke Liang remained silent.

General Murong confronted General Li, and General Li smiled and said a few words to help him out, and the atmosphere gradually warmed up.

After Duke Liang left, the room was full of his own people. The prince suddenly exploded and threw all the teacups on the table to the ground, his eyes bloodshot.

Bai Lu quickly patted his shoulder, "Why are you so angry?!"

"Hurry down and have a cup of tea to calm down. There are people around here..."

The prince turned his head to look at Bai Lu, and suddenly grabbed Bai Lu's hand tightly.

Bai Lu's face changed drastically. She was also a woman, and was suddenly pulled over, which made her feel very embarrassed. There were so many people around.

But the prince refused to let go, and no matter how Bai Lu tried to signal him, it was of no use.

Alas... Bai Lu was helpless and simply used her other hand to break the prince's hand.

The prince felt a sharp pain in his arm, and his hand suddenly became limp, so Bai Lu pulled his hand out.

Bai Lu reconnected the connection for him, and the two of them only communicated for a few breaths. Everyone didn't suspect anything, thinking that the prince had something he wanted to talk to Bai Lu alone, so they all stood up and wanted to leave individually.

At this moment, the prince suddenly said in a cold voice: "Don't leave yet, I have something to tell you."

"Your Highness, please give your orders."

The prince looked around and said, "It seems that some people are confused. They only want to rescue Master Pei, but they don't care about the people of the world!"

"Pei Huizhou is indeed important. His life experience...has always been a knot in my father's heart!"

"But I never thought! He's so important, so important that he makes all the people in the world starve!"

Hearing this, everyone was shocked! They didn't know what Pei Huizhou's background was.

Everyone only knows that Pei Huizhou is the emperor's adopted son.

As for status...it's definitely inferior to those of the princes.

But the emperor trusted him very much and directly appointed him as an official of the Dali Temple.

Later, he offended Bai Lu and was demoted to a minor official of the sixth or seventh rank... But in short, he was still very much loved by the emperor.

Otherwise, he would not have been dismissed from his official position in Kyoto and sent here directly to serve as general.

Gu Liang and Bai Lu looked at each other in silence.

Gu Liang did tell the emperor about Pei Huizhou's stupid behavior in Kyoto at the beginning. He thought that after Pei Huizhou did that stupid thing, the emperor would not let him continue to participate in court affairs. But now he found that this was not the case.

At that time, the emperor must have been disgusted with Pei Huizhou and did not want him to continue causing trouble, so he sent him to Pingzhou.

It’s a pity that when the emperor learned that Pei Huizhou almost lost his life and one of his eyes was damaged...he felt heartbroken and wanted to rescue Pei Huizhou at all costs.

This is very confusing.

Bai Lu always felt that Pei Huizhou might be the emperor's illegitimate son.

Now I feel that this idea is becoming more and more possible, even with a 90% certainty.

And now that the prince said this...it was obvious that he was beginning to doubt.

They were all silent and no one dared to speak. After all, this was a royal matter.

The prince gritted his teeth and looked at everyone with eyes as cold as a poisonous snake.

"I will never let Pei Huizhou go! Pei Huizhou must not return alive. It will do no good to the people of the world, and it will do no good to me either!"

"You are all one family, so I believe... you understand what I mean."

Everyone fell silent.

The prince snorted coldly and walked away.

Before leaving, he told Bai Lu, "Little Moons like to eat Qingzhou's osmanthus cakes. I'll go buy some for them."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Bai Lu forced a smile.

In fact, Bai Lu didn't really want to get involved in their royal affairs, even though she was now the prince's cousin.

In the courtyard prepared by the Qingzhou governor, she simply called her seven daughters and told them, "Stay home for the next while. After you have rested well, I will accompany you to wander around Qingzhou City and take a look."

"...And business in Qingzhou must continue as usual. Remember to help me manage the rice shop in Qingzhou, and also connect with a few wealthy merchants!"

I have seven children and several sons, so I can definitely handle the work.

They were all young masters and young ladies from merchant families. They were much more familiar with such matters than himself, after all, they had to help their parents with business since they were young.

"Uh-huh(?????)!"

The seven little moons nodded quickly.

Bai Lu smiled and said, "Also... your uncle the Crown Prince has been very busy recently. If he wants to talk to you, don't talk to him too much and don't delay him."

"Uncle Crown Prince is busy with state affairs right now, so he can't take care of you or play with you."

"As for the prefect and the others...don't bother them either."

"it is good!"

The children all nodded.

The little guys rolled their eyes around, not knowing what they were thinking.

January sat next to Bai Lu. She was the eldest daughter and the calmest.

She whispered to Bai Lu, "Mother, why do I feel like... the atmosphere in the prefectural government office today is not right?"

"Liuyun's father came just now and called him over and gave him a good scolding!"

"Brother Liuyun was crying so hard that we couldn't stop him no matter how hard we tried to persuade him. In the end, it was Qiyue who came over and helped to comfort him, and he finally stopped crying! He even cried himself to sleep during lunch break."

January always felt that something big must have happened, or even...it might be related to the instructions Bai Lu had just given him.

Why can’t I contact the prince, his uncle, and the prefect and others?

Could something serious have happened? A hint of worry flashed in January's eyes.

I don't know if I can help.

Even if they don't help, they are already six years old now, and they won't cause their mother any worries.

Bai Lu was stunned when she heard this, and then she asked them, "Is your brother Liuyun still asleep?"

"Yeah, still asleep."

"Brother Bingnian and Brother Su are all accompanying Brother Liuyun!"

"The young prince is cursing non-stop."

Hearing this, Bai Lu breathed a sigh of relief and thought, "That's good. I'll go see him later."

She was also very confused. What was the Duke of Liang's attitude?! She would go ask him later.

Bai Lu assigned another task to Yiyue and the others: "Yiyue, your task is very simple. Take care of all the Bai family's businesses in Qingzhou City and make sure there are no problems with the general ledger."

January nodded.

Bai Lu turned to look at Er Yue, "Er Yue, you're the most well-behaved of the sisters, and you're not a hot-tempered person... Mother is worried you'll suffer in the future, so this time I want you to go around Qingzhou and inspect the Bai family's business frequently to see if there are any problems."

"For example, if there's a problem with the account books one day, if a shopkeeper deducts money from customers or inflates prices, if a clerk steals things from the store, or if there's a dispute, conflict, or irreconcilable disagreement between the locals and our store staff, you go over and help mediate. Do you understand?"

February nodded.

"But be careful. Mother will give you a few more maids later."

Bai Lu then looked at Sanyue and said to her with a smile, "Sanyue, you and Siyue are both very smart. Go and help check the account books!"

"Sanyue is in charge of the accounts at the Bai family rice shop. Recently, the rice at the rice shop has probably been traded the most. The daily accounts must be checked thoroughly before being submitted to your eldest sister. She'll review them and then report them to me."

"Also, the Bai family rice shop is in partnership with other wealthy merchants. You can go to the rice shops owned by other wealthy merchants and take a look...see how they make their money and check their accounts to see if there are any problems."

March nodded quickly, her eyes sparkling with light. She loved checking the account books the most.

She nodded with a smile and said, "Okay!"

"Mother, don't worry, I will definitely be able to check all the account books of our Qingzhou Prefecture City!"

Bai Lu nodded, she has always been satisfied with March's ability to do things.

She added, "Siyue, you are responsible for the accounts of all the shops in Qingzhou City, except for the Bai family rice shop!"

"Though these shops do have business, they don't have as much turnover as the Bai's Rice Shop... Adding it all together, their accounts should be about the same as the Bai's Rice Shop. Go check it out."

"If you two are too busy later, I'll arrange for someone more capable for you."

OK, March and April nodded cutely.

Bai Lu turned her head and looked at Wu Yue again, smiling at her, "Wu Yue, you've been visiting the homes of those wealthy merchants frequently lately to meet their wives. If necessary... you can also meet with the head of the Shangguan family, Miss Shangguan, and several other wealthy merchants to discuss cooperation with them. You will be in charge of negotiating subsequent cooperation with them."

"For small cooperation, I'll come to you. For big cooperation... you can come to me when the time comes."

"Recently, the cooperation between wealthy merchants has been nothing more than raising or lowering the price of rice, and whether to release some rice that has been infested with insects and aged for several years and offer discounts."

May also nodded.

The little girl is pretty and pleasing to the eye, and everyone likes her in the blink of an eye.

She is extremely popular, so there is no problem in discussing things with her.

After thinking for a while, Bai Lu instructed Wu Yue again: "Remember to talk to them and ask them to help you get more discounts!"

"Some rice has worms in it, and some has been aged for years. Even if you sell it... you won't get a good price, and it will also damage your reputation."

"Why not just let it go? Sell it to the common people, do some charity, accumulate merit, and I'm sure the wealthy businessmen will agree."

May understood.

I play a central role here and help with communication.

"June."

Bai Lu turned her head to look at Liu Yue again, stroked her little head, and said to her, "Please do me a favor. This favor is very important."

"Don't you like to eat? Then mother will let you go out to give out porridge."

"...However, there are no beggars in Qingzhou City anymore. Go pick some alleys where poor people live and observe how the people there are living! Then go back and get a few more people from the prefectural government. Pay attention to safety."

"Also, walk around and see if there are any suspicious people. Connect with the people who are drinking porridge. If you have time, approach them and ask about their situation."