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

"The rice and flour at the Bai family rice shop are selling normally... The Liangzhou governor has also gathered some small rice, flour, grain, and oil shops and is distributing their coarse grains to the people for free, giving each family several kilograms! You are responsible for maintaining order!"

"There's also a lot of rice and flour that was looted by the Liangzhou governor and stored in the Liangzhou granary. There's quite a bit of it, and there's also quite a bit in the government office..."

The Queen Mother simply made the decision and distributed all these things directly, even if some of them were against the rules.

Anyway, I am the emperor's mother.

Does the emperor have to scold her?

Besides, the government silver has been issued, is there still a need for this little thing?

After she finished speaking, she looked at Zhou Langya and said, "General Zhou, you've been exhausted from the journey. Let's leave these matters to the people below! You should take a rest first!"

Zhou Langya shook his head, his eyes sharp. "Empress Dowager, I'm afraid that won't work. I have to search Liangzhou City. If there are no Dawu rebels or Turks, I will go and rest."

"Your Majesty, please do as you please."

The Queen Mother nodded, and the two of them took action without hesitation.

In addition, Zhou Langya also sent someone to pass on a message to Bai Lu who was far away: "Madam Bai Lu must be getting anxious waiting."

I really didn't expect Bai Lu to be so smart. She had Mudan and Bingxin lead people to ambush here in advance...

My sister-in-law is awesome!

......

Qingzhou Fucheng.

Bai's rice shop.

"Pei Huizhou, why are you here?! Why don't you go back to Kyoto?"

Bai Lu was talking to her daughters in the store about how to run the store. Now that the border town was in ruins, it was time for them to cheer up.

But... Pei Huizhou was inside the Bai family rice shop.

Pei Huizhou raised his eyebrows and said calmly, "What's wrong with me being here? Why can't I be here?"

"...Why don't you return to Kyoto?"

Bai Lu was a little speechless. She waved her hand and the children left immediately.

Pei Huizhou sneered with sarcasm, "Why should I go back to Kyoto?"

He walked straight forward and blocked Bai Lu's retreat, looking down at the petite woman in front of him and said.

"If I return to Kyoto, wouldn't all the military achievements here belong to you and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? What should I do then?"

Bai Lu said happily, "What do you mean by me and His Royal Highness? I never seek these things!"

"General Pei, don't overthink it! We only want the people to be happy."

"If we only pursue military achievements, how can the people live in peace and happiness, how can the world be at peace? Will there always be war?"

"Just like the war between the Turks and the Dawu, if it weren't for greed...how could there be so much suffering?!"

Bai Lu looked disapproving.

Hearing this, Pei Huizhou laughed angrily: "What are you doing? Are you preaching to me?"

"That's right. If you don't understand this principle, you will die quickly."

Bai Lu said calmly, "General Pei, I've said this before. You've repeatedly provoked me... I won't let you go."

"If you don't let me go, what else can you do to me?"

Pei Huizhou looked at Bai Lu, and suddenly saw Bai Lu coming in front of Pei Huizhou in three or five steps. Her steps were strange and her skills were so exquisite that Pei Huizhou was amazed.

"How come your martial arts skills... have improved so quickly?!"

Before, her martial arts skills were inferior to his own, but now, they were showing a tendency to be even better than his.

What has Bailu been doing recently...

Bai Lu slapped out with a palm, and the internal force directly knocked Pei Huizhou to the ground.

Not long after the two of them started fighting, Pei Huizhou was immediately tied up like a big dumpling by Bai Lu.

"what are you doing?"

Pei Huizhou frowned, "Let me go!"

Bai Lu stared at Pei Huizhou carefully: "I think... you'd better follow Prime Minister Wang back to Kyoto as soon as possible."

As she said that, she slapped Pei Huizhou's head hard, and Pei Huizhou immediately fainted!

Then Bai Lu shouted, "Come here, quickly send General Pei to Prime Minister Wang, have him load the car immediately, and take General Pei back to Kyoto! There are still matters in Kyoto waiting for General Pei to deal with."

"Yes!"

Feiyu is Bai Liezhao's personal bodyguard. This time, his brothers borrowed Bai Qi and the other two from Bai Lu, and left Feiyu with Bai Lu to protect her.

Feiyu immediately flew over, pulled Pei Huizhou away, loaded him onto a truck, and sent him to Chief Minister Wang.

Bai Lu walked around the Bai Family Rice Shop, her brows furrowed. "Pei Huizhou came all the way to the Bai Family Rice Shop in Qingzhou. What are they going to do?"

She directly said to the shopkeeper of the Qingzhou Baijia Rice Shop, "You must keep a close eye on the shop for the next few days and don't let any bad guys in."

"If there's any loss, I'll hold you accountable. Do you hear me?"

"Yes Yes Yes!"

Several shopkeepers of Bai's rice shop nodded and bowed hurriedly, and they immediately spread the news to shops all over Qingzhou.

They also knew that Bai Lu and Pei Huizhou had never had a good relationship, unlike what outsiders said... Bai Lu and General Pei were engaged...

The Queen Mother has granted the marriage, but Lady Bai is unwilling to marry.

And it seems that she will never be able to get married in the future.

The shopkeepers were terrified. Pei Huizhou must not cause trouble for them here!

At this time, Bai Lu just received the news secretly sent by Tu Mi, Bing Xin, Mu Dan and others. She was relieved to know that nothing was wrong in Liangzhou.

She remained calm and said to the crowd, "Don't be afraid of the war going on outside Qingzhou and the difficulty of doing business. But don't the people still have to survive?"

"At this time...if we do business properly, we might be able to make a name for ourselves!"

"When the war is over, I will allocate a sum of money specifically for you to reward you for your dedication during the war... and to do business with the Bai family!"

"Remember what you are doing. The Bai Family Rice Shop is related to people's livelihood! Other shops can choose not to do it, but the Bai Family Rice Shop must do it! And we must do it well!"

Hearing this, the shopkeeper immediately showed joy on his face: "Thank you, ma'am, thank you, ma'am!"

They smiled at Bai Lu and said, "My lady, these are what we should do!"

Now that Pei Huizhou is gone, the children can be released.

Bai Lu especially didn't want Pei Huizhou to get close to the children. Maybe Pei Huizhou was a dangerous person, and she was always afraid that Pei Huizhou would do something to the children.

This person is even more dangerous than the previous governor of Liangzhou.

Seven little moons were peeking in from the door, and when they saw him leave, they immediately ran out happily.

Look, everyone has grown taller than before.

Bai Lu touched their heads.

By the Chinese New Year, they will be 7 years old.

It’s just the age in lunar calendar, but he is still 6 years old if calculated in terms of age.

Because they are really well-nourished, they look almost one meter tall.

However...with such nutrition, modern babies would probably be over one meter tall. Maybe people in ancient times were not particularly tall.

Bai Lu stroked their heads and whispered to them, "You must be careful when you go out for the next period of time. You must be accompanied by your sisters or brothers, and there must be guards beside you. Do you understand?"

"heard it."

"Don't worry, mother, we will be careful!"

They responded loudly, and then rubbed Bai Lu with their sweet and soft little bodies: "Mom misses you so much... Can you accompany us tonight? (′?w?｀)"

"Good~"

Bai Lu gave them some more instructions and then let them take care of the store business on their own.

There is a big advantage to having many children. If they become very successful when they grow up, you will have less worries.

Now they can take over all the simple business of the Bai family rice shop, and Bai Lu feels very happy.

By the way, she has to go see Prime Minister Wang!

......

At the city gate, Prime Minister Wang hurriedly stuffed himself into the carriage.

The guards below were shouting, "Master Prime Minister, why are you in such a hurry? Don't hurt your old back!"

"Oh, how can I not be anxious?"

Wang Shoufu couldn't help but stamp his feet in the carriage, his face showing anxiety, "If I'm not anxious, how can I send this villain Pei Huizhou back to Kyoto quickly?"

"What if he runs away on the way?"

Wang Shoufu's alarm bells were ringing. He felt that feeding him one drug was not enough at this time, so he took out the magic bag that Bai Lu had given him before and fed him two more...

He forgot what Bai Lu had told him before, that this drug would make one intoxicated for several days.

"It should be enough to keep him unconscious for seven hours!"

Alas, I’m old and my memory is not as good as it used to be.

At this moment, Bai Lu was seen riding a horse galloping from a distance.

"Hey? Bai Lu!"

Wang Shoufu's face lit up with joy. He waved happily at Bai Lu, as happy as a child. "Thank you so much! If it weren't for you, I'm afraid we wouldn't be able to get Pei Huizhou back!"

"Pei Huizhou said he wanted to go back before, but when I took him back, he started yelling and talking nonsense. Now it's like this, I should just knock him out and send him back!"

Bai Lu nodded and handed him a bottle of medicine, saying, "This is specially made for Pei Huizhou. It can knock down at least 10 people. I gave a bottle to the Prime Minister before, but I was afraid it wasn't enough, so I got you another one."

"If you think the effect of the medicine has worn off, give him another one."

"Don't feed them too much. They will become mentally retarded if you feed them too much."

Hearing this, Wang Shoufu nodded and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely weigh the dosage."

"General Pei is a beloved son in His Majesty's heart. How could I possibly feed him to death?"

Bai Lu smiled and said to Wang Shoufu, "Okay, that's settled."

As she spoke, she glanced hesitantly at the medicine bottle in Wang Shoufu's hand and fell into deep thought.

I gave him half a bottle of medicine before...but I was still worried that it was not enough to deal with a man with such high martial arts skills like Pei Huizhou, so I gave him another bottle of medicine, which could be used for seven days.

But it seemed that Prime Minister Wang ate it all in one go.

If Pei Huizhou is handed over to Prime Minister Wang in this way, will Prime Minister Wang really not be fed to death?

Bai Lu fell into deep doubt.

When she wanted to have a detailed discussion with Prime Minister Wang, she saw that Prime Minister Wang had already driven the carriage, and it seemed as if there was a wolf chasing him... He just ran away.

Seeing him running so smoothly, Bai Lu couldn't help but burst out laughing.

The flying fish next to him couldn't help but laugh.

Feiyu smiled at Bai Lu and said, "Lady Bai, you can rest assured and leave General Pei to our Prime Minister Wang. Prime Minister Wang has always been upright and honest, and he only cares about the government!"

"Even when His Majesty did something wrong, like when the Jiangnan flood relief fund was originally 5 taels of silver, he only gave out 1 taels because the treasury was tight... The Prime Minister scolded the court ministers and His Majesty for three days and three nights."

"He also asked His Majesty to take the money for building the imperial mausoleum and give it to the people. Now the imperial mausoleum has not been built yet."

Bai Lu was overjoyed and nodded, saying, "Prime Minister Wang is indeed interesting. I hope everything is safe on the road."

Bai Lu thought about it, but felt uneasy again. She told Feiyu, "Pei Huizhou is a skilled martial artist after all. Even if he has the drug... I'm not confident that Prime Minister Wang will just take him to Kyoto."

"Well, you go over and watch."

"Ah, you still want me to follow you?"

Feiyu was stunned.

Bai Lu said seriously: "Only if you watch Pei Huizhou enter the capital, I can feel at ease."

"...I'm really scared to see someone like Pei Huizhou hanging around in this border town."

"You don't want to see us living in fear day and night, do you? The war here is already tense enough..."

Feiyu listened to this and nodded, then quickly said to Bailu, "I understand, my lady. I'll go right away."

Having said that, he took his team of guards, put in his pocket the 100 taels of silver notes given by Bai Lu as travel expenses, and ran forward.

Bai Lu looked at their backs from behind, a trace of contemplation flashing across her eyes...

I sent Pei Huizhou to Kyoto so quickly. Even if Pei Huizhou wanted to do something, he probably wouldn't be able to do it.

Well, the focus now should be on Liangzhou.

If the war in Qingzhou is over, I will have to hurry back to Liangzhou to take a look.

Now there is no problem with Qingzhou, Liangzhou and Pingzhou, the only thing missing is Zhaozhou.

If Zhaozhou is confirmed to be safe and Zhou Langya returns, they can launch a large-scale attack on the Turks. Once the Turkic city is captured, they can return home.

......

At this time, inside the Bai family rice shop in Qingzhou City.

Something seemed to be moving inside a large cart loaded with rice.

The boy thought he had misjudged the rice. He yawned and muttered, "I've been so nervous these past few days that my eyesight has gone blurry. How could the rice possibly move?"

He shook his head and laughed.

Bai Yiyue came over and said to the servants below, "Have you checked all the rice?"

"Checked, checked!"

They smiled and said to Bai Yiyue, "We promise to deliver this rice to Pingzhou."

"Well, that's fine."

Bai Yiyue nodded and said to the servants with a friendly smile, "As long as you deliver this rice safely to Pingzhou, you will receive a month's reward!"

"My mother said that if you deliver one trip, you'll get an extra month's reward. If you deliver two trips, you'll get two extra months' reward. There's no upper limit. You better be careful!"

Most people were unwilling to send rice during wartime, so they had to pay a high price.

The servants nodded quickly and said, "Don't worry, young lady, we will definitely be able to deliver the rice!"

Then I saw a large cart loaded with rice slowly heading towards Pingzhou.

That direction...is actually similar to the direction Pei Huizhou and Wang Shoufu took back to Kyoto.

In the middle of the night, the servant was eating dry food when he suddenly felt a flash in front of his eyes, and then he knew nothing.

Bai Yansong touched his stiff limbs, jumped out of the cart, and curled his lips: "Oh, it's too hard, with these conditions..."

But it doesn’t matter, I finally got out.

"I have to rescue my son-in-law and get back to the boat!"

"That damn Bai Lu is so cruel even to her own husband. I really don't know how the two of them will get along in the future!"

Bai Yansong muttered, "Fortunately Huizhou told me this in advance..."

He also said that Bai Lu would forcibly send him back to Kyoto, and let Bai Yansong follow the cart of Bai's rice shop to Kyoto, so that the two of them could meet up...