After rebirth, the daughter of the marquisate went crazy

Gu Yuanchen said, "When I left Kyoto, the court had not yet received the war report from the northern border. The flood in the south had been resolved, but the court had no food or fodder."

Gu Changyun was shocked. "How could the imperial court be out of food?"

Kyoto is located in the heart of the Central Plains, with abundant rainfall. It has always been a major grain-producing province. There are three granaries around Kyoto, each of which holds one million stones of grain. Even if the south needs disaster relief grain due to floods, it cannot all be sent to the south.

Gu Yuanchen sighed, "There's no food left in the granary in Kyoto."

"No food?"

Although Gu Changyun was a military general, he was also well versed in officialdom. He knew why after a little thought.

If there is no food in Kyoto, and the south has just experienced a flood, can he still rely on food here?

Ye Qingyu looked at Gu Changyun's unpredictable expression and asked softly, "Uncle, do you want to borrow grain from the prefect of Yanzhou?"

Gu Changyun came back to his senses and sighed, "Yes, but the Yanzhou prefect also needs disaster relief, and he's not well off. Zhu Chengyi has a good relationship with the Yanzhou prefect, so I wanted to borrow some food and fodder through him. I'll return it to Yanzhou Prefecture when the imperial court delivers the food and fodder."

Ye Qingyu lowered her eyes slightly, not knowing what she was thinking.

Gu Changyun suddenly glared at Gu Yuanchen, "Why did you bring Qingqing with you when you came back? Even if you didn't know there was a war here, didn't you know it was snowing heavily? It's freezing cold, did you bring Qingqing here to suffer?"

Gu Yuanchen was suddenly scolded and was unable to react for a moment.

Ye Qingyu chuckled and said, "Uncle, don't blame Fourth Cousin for this. I was the one who secretly followed Fourth Cousin here."

Gu Yuanchen shrank his neck and muttered softly, "My cousin is coming, how can I stop her?"

Gu Changyun shouted, "You think you're right? When you found your cousin, why didn't you send her back to Kyoto before coming back?"

Ye Qingyu tried to persuade him, "Uncle, this really can't be blamed on Fourth Cousin. I was the one who pestered him to come with me. When he disagreed, I started crying. He had no choice but to bring me to see you."

Gu Changyun couldn't blame Ye Qingyu at all for her face that looked so much like his sister. He lowered his voice and said, "You too, kid. Even if you wanted to come and see me, you had to pick a good time. Now, with the war going on and people freezing to death, what are you doing here?"

"Hey, Qingqing, it's not that your uncle doesn't welcome you, but right now, the Turks are going crazy trying to steal food. Pingliang City is not safe. You can rest for a day tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow I'll ask your fourth cousin to take you back to Kyoto."

Gu Yuanchen's expression changed. If his cousin left, there would be no food at the border!

Ye Qingyu glanced at Gu Yuanchen soothingly, her pretty face darkened, her lips pouted, and she turned her head away stubbornly, "I'm not going back, hum!"

Gu Changyun looked at Gu Yuanchen with questioning eyes.

Gu Yuanchen was also stunned for a moment. He had no idea what his cousin was doing and could only avoid his father's gaze.

"Why don't you go back?"

Ye Qingyu sniffed, her eyes watering. "My father and grandmother are forcing me to get married. I'm still in mourning for my mother and haven't even reached marriage age yet, but they're already rushing to find me a husband. If it was a good family, it would be fine, but, but..."

As soon as Ye Qingyu turned her head, she began to sob.

Gu Changyun was a grown man, and he didn't have a daughter at home, so he had no experience in coaxing such a delicate girl. When he saw Ye Qingyu crying so sadly, he panicked and didn't know what to do.

He looked at his son and said, "You, go and comfort your cousin."

Gu Yuanchen shrank his neck and said, "Father, I, I don't know how to coax people, let father do it."

Neither can he!

"Qingqing, don't cry yet. If you have any grievances, tell me and your uncle will take care of it for you."

Ye Qingyu sobbed and said, "Father and grandmother want to marry me off to an old man as a concubine. He already has two sons. Wuwu, uncle, I won't marry a widower as a concubine, and I don't want to be a stepmother to someone else's son. That's why I ran away. If you don't take me in, I'll just die! Wuwu!"

Gu Changyun was furious when he heard Ye Qingyu's words. "What? How dare they! Qingqing, don't be afraid. Your uncle will take care of things for you. You can stay here for the next few days. When the war is over, your uncle will return to Kyoto to take care of things for you."

Ye Qingyu covered her face and sobbed, "Really? Uncle won't chase me away?"

Gu Changyun: "Now that you're here, where else can I send you? Just stay here with peace of mind."

Ye Qingyu then raised her head, with crystal tears hanging on her thick long eyelashes, looking so pitiful.

She sobbed and said, "Thank you, uncle. Qingyu knows that uncle is the best."

Gu Changyun had a stiff smile on his face and said, "It's my uncle's fault. He didn't understand the situation clearly and wrongly blamed you. Let your fourth cousin take you back to the general's mansion. Your aunt and cousin's wife are here."

Ye Qingyu nodded obediently, "Qingqing, listen to your uncle."

Gu Yuanchen was stunned watching from the side.

Oh my God, my little cousin's face changes so quickly that she even dares to fool her father. She is so brave!

"Gu Yuanchen, what are you daydreaming about? Hurry up and send your cousin back home. It's getting dark."

Gu Yuanchen came back to his senses, "Oh, okay, cousin, I'll take you to the general's mansion."

Gu Changyun said: "I'll take you out."

Ye Qingyu stood up and walked out of the tent, suddenly asking: "By the way, where is my uncle and cousin?"

Gu Changyun said, "Oh, your eldest cousin has gone on an inspection tour with his men. When he comes back, ask him to come back to see you. He will be very happy if he knows you are here."

Ye Qingyu smiled and said, "Okay, uncle, my fourth cousin and I will go to the general's mansion first."

Gu Changyun watched Ye Qingyu get on the carriage and reminded her, "Okay, the road is slippery, tell the driver to go slower."

It was getting dark and it was difficult to ride a horse, so Gu Yuanchen also got into the carriage.

She looked at Ye Qingyu's pretty little face, which no longer showed the grievance and sadness, and couldn't help but marvel at her.

"I didn't expect my cousin to be so good at coaxing people. I'm really enlightened."

Ye Qingyu's expression was calm, without a trace of shame. "Given Fourth Cousin's understanding of Eldest Cousin, will you believe what we say?"

According to the results of her previous life, the imperial court's food and fodder would not arrive for a month, and the little food she had would not be enough to last until the imperial court's food arrived.

It wouldn't have taken so long originally, but some people in the imperial court couldn't bear to see that the Gu family still held the military power of the northern border troops, so naturally they kept delaying the process, which is why it took so long.

Gu Yuanchen pondered for a moment, "Brother is not a pedantic person. As long as it is for the people and to defend Pingliang City, he will give it a try even if he doesn't believe it."

That's good.