The girl traveled through another world and forced the prince to take the imperial examination

The next day!

At dawn, Yun Qing rose early to begin his martial arts practice. He was dressed in a white, muscular outfit, his posture erect as a pine tree, his figure agile as a swimming dragon, his every move displaying exquisite skill.

His poison had been completely cleared, but his vitality had also been damaged and he needed to recover slowly.

After performing a set of punches and kicks, his clothes were already soaked with sweat. He ran straight to the hot spring pool and immersed himself in it. The comfortable feeling instantly spread throughout his body.

Mu Qingcheng's potted vegetables were placed around the hot spring pool. The vegetable racks, more than a meter tall, blocked the pool like four walls. Lush green vines climbed the bamboo racks at the top, and tender green fruits and vegetables dangled from the dense branches. The vegetables on the racks were growing beautifully and lushly. It was thanks to these vegetables that the little girl didn't run away from starvation.

Yun Qing soaked in the hot spring water, closed her eyes and pretended to sleep, with a satisfied smile on her lips.

Last night, he fell asleep on Mu Qingcheng's bed, hugging his little girl, and slept peacefully and comfortably without any dreams.

Yun Qing wondered if he would become addicted to this night. He was afraid he would have trouble falling asleep if he couldn't hold her in his arms anymore.

Just as he was thinking, he heard footsteps. Yun Qing listened carefully and found it was Mo Yu.

Mo Yu thoughtfully brought a cloak to his master and reported the news he had just received.

"Master, I just received a letter from Northern Xinjiang. The coal and iron stove have arrived safely in Northern Xinjiang."

Yun Qing's tense face finally relaxed. "How's it going in the northern border? Is it snowing heavily?"

"This year's heavy snowstorm arrived late. Luckily, our coal delivery team arrived a day before the road was closed. Now the team is stuck at the border and can only return next spring."

Yun Qing breathed a sigh of relief: "It's good that they've delivered it. Finally, not too many people will freeze to death this year, and we can celebrate the New Year in peace. They still have food and fodder."

Mo Yu quickly said, "Thanks to the young marquis's secret help over the past two years, although the people in the border areas are still hungry, they are not starving to death."

Yun Qing: "Is there still no news about Yan Che? Doesn't he have a secret passage in Nanyan where he can buy food? What happened this time? Is it because our white crystal salt is not tempting enough?"

Mo Yu said, "Master, don't worry. Young Master Ning has already collected 10,000 dan of grain from Nanyue and is sending it to us gradually."

Yun Qing's expression eased a little. This Ning Haochen was indeed very capable. Not only did he get food, he also got some rare fruits and some special snacks for Nuannuan.

These past two days, Mu Qingcheng and Mu Yao, two foodies, have finally satisfied their cravings.

"Master, the food that Young Master Ning bought for us was bought with real gold and silver. Why don't you exchange it for white crystal salt?"

Yun Qing: "White Crystal Salt cannot be revealed in the world right now, especially within the Great Qi Kingdom. Once it is revealed, it will surely attract dark forces to snatch it away. Now is not the time."

Mo Yu said in embarrassment: "But, we don't have much money left. Master, you still owe Master Mu 10,000 taels of gold..."

Before Mo Yu could finish, Yun Qing gave him a cold look: "What do you want to say?"

Mo Yu lowered his head and whispered, "It's like this. The coal mine and iron mine are both Master Mu's property, but we haven't paid Master Mu for the iron furnaces and coal we provided to the northern border defense. Isn't it the end of the year? Miss Su is in charge of Master Mu's accounts, and she wrote to ask where we are getting the money."

Yun Qing's face was so dark that ink could be squeezed out of it, but what could he do? "We'll talk about this later."

Mo Yu complained in his heart, this is all your own fault, Master. You insisted on being generous, and now you have trapped yourself!

In fact, they all knew that Mu Qingcheng never asked about the account, let alone the money. But if she didn't ask, they couldn't just take it. Whoever owned it, owned it.

Unless, Master, you have some courage and marry Master Mu back home quickly, then we won’t have to pay back the money.

Yun Qing really didn't want to discuss the money issue with Mo Yu, so she changed the subject again: "Is Ning Haochen back? This amount of food is far from enough. After the New Year, have him go to Nanyue to buy more food."

Who knew Mo Yu was such a straight man: "Master, if we continue to collect grain, we will really be out of money. Why don't we borrow some money from Master Mu..."

Mo Yu didn't finish his words. For the sake of his life, he decided to stop talking and change the subject.

"Young Master Ning should be back at the Ning family in Jiangzhou by now. He said he'd be back on the sixth day after the Lunar New Year. He also sent a letter saying that the Nanyue Prefecture is controlling the grain and forbidding merchants from purchasing large quantities. I'm afraid it will be even harder to harvest after the Lunar New Year."

Yun Qing sensed something unusual: "Is there any unusual movement in Nanyue?"

Mo Yu said, "There's no movement at the moment, but the entry and exit of Nanyue Prefecture is strictly checked. It's indeed like what Master Ning said, the government doesn't allow people to hoard grain."

Yun Qing fell silent. He no longer thought about the food problem. He was thinking that something was wrong in Nanyue.

Seeing his master's silence, Mo Yu thought he was still worried about food: "Young Master Ning once said he wanted to go to Nanyan to exchange for food, why not let him give it a try."

Yun Qing was silent again. "Let's talk about this after the New Year! Food is still our weak point after all. How is the winter grain that Nuannuan planted? It's so cold now. Has anyone frozen to death?"

Mo Yu: "Master, don't worry! Donggu is fine. The village chief had organized the villagers to cover it with straw mats before the snow fell, so it is not frozen."

Yun Qing: "As long as Donggu is truly successful, we must promote it next year. This way, the people of the Great Qi Kingdom may no longer lack food."

"Yun Qing... Yun Qing..."

Mu Qingcheng's voice came from the dormitory, and the little girl hurried to his dormitory.

The gloom on Yun Qing's face dissipated and a gentle smile appeared on his face. He knew why Nuan Nuan was in such a hurry to find him.

He walked out of the hot spring pool, put on his cloak and walked towards the dormitory.

"Nuannuan, I'm here!"

Yesterday, after meeting the craftsman, she told Yunqing that this lotus hairpin was carved by Lin Zhong, and he must know something. She asked Yunqing to ask him, as she was waiting for the big news!

When she woke up in the morning, she dressed neatly, asked Zijin to comb her hair, and put on a lotus hairpin. Then she couldn't wait to find Yunqing.

Liu Liu stood behind Mu Qingcheng, rolling her eyes and thinking to herself, "What a fool her master is! He didn't even know someone slept with him last night. Look, he woke up this morning and rushed to find the culprit."

Liu Liu couldn't help but shake his head in his heart and kept clicking his tongue!

Alas, my master, please be more careful. If I were not here to protect you, you would have been eaten until not even a bone was left!

Thinking of this, Liu Liu couldn't help but glare fiercely at the culprit who was walking towards them.

Sadly, she was ignored.

When Mu Qingcheng saw Yun Qing’s wet clothes, she knew that he had gone to the hot spring.

"Yunqing, why are you still taking a hot spring bath in such a cold weather? Go change your clothes quickly and don't catch a cold. I'll wait for you in the study."

Yun Qing couldn't hide the smile on his face: "Okay! You go first, I'll be there soon."