After crossing, I was forced to hold on to my thighs and build a kingdom

It was May in Youyun City, the yang energy was at its peak and the daylight was getting longer.

As usual, Jin Chu started his journey home after a busy day at the Salt Administration Bureau and slowly walked into the red gate of the Dingbei Palace.

Everything went smoothly during this period and she lived a very leisurely life.

After more than half a year of operation, the Northern Salt Administration was back on track. Last month, she personally promoted two diligent and responsible minor officials and dismissed a son of an official who had been forced into the job by his family to take advantage of the situation and was idle.

The elders of the family of the person who was laid off, relying on their friendship with King Dingbei, ran to King Dingbei to complain the next day, but what they got was a long lecture from King Dingbei.

"This Salt Administration was established to sell the white salt developed by Ah Jin. She has devoted all her energy to our Northern Salt Administration and cherishes it with all her heart. If she decides to dismiss your son from the administration, it must be because he is being perfunctory and neglecting his duties. Since you are so unwilling to work diligently, why not return home and enjoy a peaceful life?"

"Once my daughter-in-law gets serious, she's so sharp that even I have to stay away from her. But you've chosen to go against her will. Now that you've suffered, it's no use looking for me again! She seems gentle and easygoing on a daily basis, but when it comes to serious official business, she's a person who won't tolerate even a grain of sand in her eyes."

"Since you had the audacity to deceive her, you should be prepared to be driven out by her. As the saying goes, every peck and every sip is predestined. I hope you will be careful in your future actions and think carefully!"

Not only did that person not get any benefits, he was also reprimanded by King Dingbei and finally left in disgrace. However, these words were spread throughout the Northern Salt Administration with the authorization of King Dingbei.

At this point, all the officials in the department no longer dared to underestimate Jin Chu, nor did they dare to have any thoughts of being muddle-headed and taking advantage of the situation. They all put in their utmost energy and worked diligently.

For a while, the entire Salt Administration was in a new atmosphere, and everyone was fully focused on their official duties, which made Jin Chu very happy for several days.

From then on, she no longer stayed at the Salt Administration Office every day like before, but only went there every three or five days to check the sales volume of white salt, inquire about related information, and then returned home to do her own business.

There were two main things to do. One was to go to Man Cui Xuan every day to keep my sister-in-law, who was about to turn five months pregnant, happy and happy, fulfilling the aunt-sister relationship, ensuring her physical and mental well-being and rest during the birth. The other was to devote himself to daily martial arts lessons.

Ever since Zhao'er started practicing martial arts, she couldn't help but feel jealous. It wasn't that Jinchu liked to endure hardships, but she really valued her life.

Although she is now the Crown Prince's Consort, her master is ready to rise up at any time and go south to the capital to fight against those princes and grandchildren of the emperor.

The situation was turbulent at that time, and the Dingbei Palace was bound to become one of the vortexes of the changing situation.

In three months, she would be eighteen years old. At her age and talent, it would be sheer wishful thinking to think she could master extraordinary martial arts.

Fortunately, she had trained her muscles for a year or two when she was young. Although she gave up halfway later, the years of training had strengthened her physique and allowed her to develop greater strength than ordinary women.

Now that she had the opportunity to practice martial arts again, she would not give up easily. So every day she followed the two martial arts maids, Hanying and Hanzhu, specially arranged for her by Su Cheng'an, and studied martial arts seriously for two or three hours.

After a period of time, the results gradually became apparent, and now she can barely deal with three or five women who have no martial arts skills!

Although she has not yet reached the level of perfection, she has at least gained an ability to defend herself. In this turbulent time, she also has more confidence to make a living.

In addition, after careful consideration, Jin Chu specially chose a weapon that suits him, which is the crossbow.

Compared to other weapons, crossbows do not require years of lengthy training before one can master the art of using them.

Its shape is exquisite and flexible, and the quiver can hold ten arrows at a time, and up to five can be fired simultaneously. This performance is more than enough for women in the inner chamber to use for self-defense, and it can be said to be just right.

The purpose of practicing martial arts is to strengthen the body, increase physical strength, and make the body's reactions more agile. In dangerous situations, if she unfortunately encounters a bad guy, her agile and nimble body will give her a better chance of escape.

The purpose of learning to use a crossbow is to use its sharp edge to kill the enemy and defend oneself in times of crisis, thereby preserving one's own life.

Between the two, Jinchu places more emphasis on learning weapons.

Therefore, her heart was inclined towards learning crossbow from the beginning.

Thanks to her attention and hard work, in just two months, she was able to use the crossbow with ease and dexterity.

Her master, Hanying and Hanzhu, also praised her highly, saying that she was the fastest and best learner of crossbows she had ever seen.

Although she knew that the two martial arts masters were exaggerating, Jin Chu was still very happy. From then on, her enthusiasm and self-confidence became stronger. She practiced martial arts and crossbow more seriously every day.

Today, Jin Chu finished his martial arts practice as usual, and returned to Shaoguangyuan with a slightly tired step and a light sweat on his body.

After a simple wash and meal, she went to Mancuixuan next door feeling refreshed.

Huanyan was looking at the account book in the room. When she saw Jinchu coming over, she greeted her without even looking up: "Please sit down for a while and wait for me to finish checking this page."

Jin Chu didn't take it seriously. He smiled and found a chair to sit down. He lowered his head to ask Chu's mother about Huanyan's health while waiting for Huanyan to finish her work.

Because the pearl-rich cosmetics sold here are of superior texture and quality, they gradually attracted many stable customers in Youyun City.

In addition, merchants who came to purchase white salt would buy a few boxes of cosmetics when they returned home and give them to the women in their family as gifts, but they never thought that these cosmetics were quite popular among the women.

Over time, traveling salt merchants developed the habit of buying cosmetics for their female relatives on their return journey.

Even some salt merchants who had just arrived in the northern border and didn't know what to bring back for their families were recommended Jinchu and Huanyan's pearl powder by their peers.

Therefore, during this period, the cosmetics shops in Youyun City were doing very prosperous business, with crowds of customers every day. The profits increased several times compared to before, and Huanyan was so happy that she smiled every day.

Her pregnancy was becoming more and more stable, morning sickness had completely disappeared, and her appetite began to increase. Every day, she would eat four or five meals from morning to night.

As soon as she recovered, Huanyan's strong woman qualities emerged again, and she became eager to try her hand at the store again.

Jin Chu was worried that she would get tired at first, so she tried to stop her, but Mother Chu at the side spoke to her with a smile.

"The Crown Prince's Consort's concern for Madam Ye is a testament to the deep affection between them. However, in my opinion, Madam Ye is already pregnant. The next two or three months will be the most comfortable time of her entire pregnancy. It would be fine for her to do some exercise or handle some less strenuous tasks. This way, she won't be too concerned about her discomfort and will feel more cheerful."

Because of this, Jin Chu tacitly agreed to some of Huanyan's work, such as looking at the account books at this time, and going out to the store every week to check on it and relax.

After sitting for a while, Huanyan put away the account book and came to Jinchu.

Looking at her bulging belly under her single garment, Jin Chu curiously and intimately touched it. Suddenly, her eyes lit up, and she exclaimed to Huan Yan in surprise, "He just moved and pushed against my palm."

Huanyan lowered her head with a loving look on her face and gently stroked her belly, "This is a greeting to my aunt!"

Looking at her gentle profile, Jin Chu couldn't help but be stunned. In more than four months, Huanyan will give birth to a baby. By then, he wondered if Ye Jinxuan in the northwest would be able to come back to see the child?

And Su Cheng'an, her husband who had been away for over a month, wondered if his trip had gone smoothly and when he would return.