Dressed as a top-notch girl, leading the whole village to become rich

He couldn't understand why Ye Guo didn't tell him the answer before. She was not the kind of person who had no compassion at all. On the contrary, she was just like him, with a sense of justice.

But she had her own insistence on the answer to that question.

The decisive approach of not changing one's mind made him instinctively know that he should not be too aggressive.

But after years of being in a high position, he had always been offered everything he wanted. So in his eyes, Ye Guo's approach was special and challenging.

Now, seeing the person in front of him, he seemed to understand her original persistence.

I will definitely prepare a return gift for this favor someday.

The double doors were closed tightly. Ye An wanted to hide further away, but he couldn't seem to find a suitable place. He could only huddle timidly against the door with his head buried. Although he knew there was no way to retreat, his feet still shrank back, looking very pitiful.

The one-sided stalemate lasted for nearly a quarter of an hour before Xu Changqing slowly spoke.

"I am not here to take your life today."

"But if you're not willing to drop your disguise, that's another matter."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye An seemed to have suddenly regained her sanity. She stood up gently and politely. After tidying up her clothes, she bowed deeply to Xu Changqing who was sitting in the upper seat, "I am Ye An, a commoner. I pay my respects to the State Master."

There was no trace of emotion on Xu Changqing's handsome face, and even his words were in the same tone, "You are a smart person. You know how to use your own value to protect your life."

Without Xu Changqing's order, Ye An maintained his saluting posture and dared not move at all. He looked grim when he heard the words, but was unable to refute.

"Since you are a reborn person, and now you tell my master that you came back with your memories." Xu Changqing's eyes stayed on the rough teacup in his hand. "My master is very curious. Do you think I have any questions that I need to ask you?"

"Especially, you are confident that only you can give me the answer."

This scheming girl made it clear as soon as she entered the door that she knew his identity, and repeatedly emphasized that people should not ask her. She pretended to be a victim, but in fact she just wanted to get something from him.

Xu Changqing's eyes suddenly flashed. In terms of getting along and character, she was much better. There was really no gap without comparison.

"Forget it, stand up. Just tell me what you want to say, I'm all ears." As he said this, Xu Changqing, who had been turning his head sideways, tilted his head slightly, "Since you have seen me before, you should know my personality. You only have one chance."

Ye An's body couldn't help but tremble, but he quickly regained his composure.

As the imperial master of Daqing, no one is better at calculating than him, and no one is more ruthless than him. But apart from these, he also has a well-known advantage: he keeps his word.

"I came back from five years later."

"At the beginning of the next year, the Xiongnu invaded and war broke out on the border. The imperial court sent an army of 100,000 soldiers, but they were defeated one after another."

"To make matters worse, disasters continued to strike in the interior of the country. Take Yejia Village for example. First, there was a drought, then a flood. The people who survived were eventually hit by an earthquake."

"In order to survive, a large number of people began to flee famine, but they could not find any help. The closer they got to the imperial city, the more they could not even enter the county town."

"All the major cities opened their granaries to release grain, but when the common people got their hands on it, there wasn't much left."

"In the third year, the war gradually subsided because you, the Imperial Master, went to the border to fight in person. Daqing began to recuperate, but due to the corruption of officials, the people were still suffering."

"In the fourth year, I survived at the border. At that time, the news about the court became less and less. In the fifth year, on the eve of my return, Emperor Cheng died."

"Master Imperial Master is most concerned about the fate of Daqing. This is my sincerity."

Ye An bowed again, and besides nervousness, there was more fear in his eyes.

When she said this, every word stirred up waves in Xu Changqing's calm heart. But his face remained the same, and he didn't even stop drinking tea for a second.

His calm reaction was like a death warrant in Ye An's eyes.

Every second of his silence made her reflect deeply, whether she had not explained it clearly enough, whether the content was not informative enough, whether the key information was insufficient...

"Where did you see me? At the border?" He was not curious about what he would look like in the future, but he really wanted to know where her fear came from.

"Your death has nothing to do with me, why are you so afraid of me?"

Faced with such a straightforward question, Ye An instinctively stepped back, but the latter still held the teacup in his right hand and looked around it again and again.

Xu Changqing knew that as long as he waited patiently, this person would give an answer. A woman who could survive at the border could not have much to do with the word "weak".

If there was, it would only be a disguise, just like the first time she saw him.

What else can make a person afraid, besides power and status, money and comfort? Probably death.

But this death, does it refer to one person or a group of people?

Without even realizing it, Xu Changqing started thinking about Ye Guo again.

That person should have been afraid, but she lived recklessly. She was reckless, she dared to call him by his name, dared to refuse to answer his questions, but she was also cautious, even to the Wang family, she was polite.

He also heard from County Magistrate Lu that she had prepared the recipe for soybean oil in advance.

And today, she was the one who facilitated such a big event as planting another crop of rice. She was on guard against everyone, but she couldn't help but give people hope.

She was openly angry, she would pout and make a face at him, but he thought it was her true nature.

"The occasional reports of victory in the border wars are all related to you."

"The Chongling Mass Grave was your greatest military achievement. You also personally led the team to carry out the order to massacre the city. And..."

"It is said that Emperor Cheng is also you..." This time Xu Changqing really turned around to look at her.

But every time a look fell on her, it was as if it was washed by blood, and there was a red glow in front of his eyes.

"I killed him?" Xu Changqing continued what she had not finished saying.

The latter's knees went weak and he fell to the ground with a plop, shaking his head to deny, "I don't know, but that's what they all say. I really don't know."

In this era where the emperor is the most important person, this statement is definitely a serious crime that can implicate the entire clan.

Ye An didn't even dare to look up, for fear of seeing the bloodlust in his eyes.