After traveling through time, I was spotted by the new emperor

While Ye Wuwei was busy with the demolition, Xiao Chen also drew up the design plan for the first phase of the suburban new district and prepared a financial budget for review by the Ministry of Revenue and approval by the cabinet.

Because the project was supervised by Qi Wushuang himself, the entire project approval process was extremely smooth and fast. The project was approved before all the residents in the west of the city were relocated.

After the project was approved, Xiao Chen's construction team moved into the suburbs, and residents in the west of the city also began building the new suburban area together with the construction team.

After the residents in the west of the city moved out, the Imperial Guards demolished all the existing old houses in the west of the city, and Xiao Chen and his team replanned, designed and rebuilt them.

Ye Wuwei ran back and forth between the west of the city and the suburbs all day long. Most of the time, he stayed in a tent on the outskirts of the city with Captain Wang and his men, and he was covered in dust.

……

Time flies, and soon it is the end of July.

Ye Wuwei and Qi Wushuang have not seen each other for more than a month.

At the end of July, a group of people entered the city of Chamdo with great fanfare and stayed at Prince Qi's mansion.

The people who came were the family members of Prince Chu.

Chu Yuyan, the concubine daughter of Prince Chu and the half-sister of Chu Fuchi.

If Chu Yuyan came to Chamdo alone, Chu Fuchi would not bother to pay attention to her. The key point was that Prince Chu asked Chu Fuchi's cousin Chu Jianghe to escort Chu Yuyan to Chamdo, so Chu Fuchi had to take care of her.

Qi Wushuang cannot be ignored either.

After all, Chu Jianghe is also Qi Wushuang's cousin, in terms of blood relationship:

Chu Jianghe and Chu Fuchi are as closely related as Qi Wushuang.

On this day, Ye Wuwei, who was in the new district on the outskirts of the city, met a palace eunuch.

The eunuch was under Qi Wushuang's order to invite Ye Wuwei to attend the welcoming banquet that Qi Wushuang hosted in the palace for Chu Jianghe and Chu Yuyan.

Ye Wuwei didn't want to participate.

He said to the eunuch who delivered the letter, "Go back and tell His Majesty that I am too busy and will not attend."

The eunuch took a look at the construction site, which was bustling but dusty, and agreed.

The eunuch returned to the palace and relayed Ye Wuwei's words to Qi Wushuang. Qi Wushuang asked, "Is Minister Ye okay?"

"Minister Ye is in good spirits, but he's covered in dust and looks a bit disheveled."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Dengzi glanced at Qi Wushuang, who had lost a lot of weight, and thought to himself:

Minister Ye is so heartless. His Majesty is thinking about him every day, but he is unwilling to even enter the palace to see His Majesty.

Why did Xiao Dengzi know that Qi Wushuang was thinking about Ye Wuwei every day?

Because the dishes Qi Wushuang eats every day are all Ye Wuwei's favorites, an extra set of bowls and chopsticks must be prepared for every meal.

Qi Wushuang slept on Ye Wuwei's bed in the side hall every night.

……

The welcoming banquet that Qi Wushuang hosted for Chu Jianghe and Chu Yuyan in the Liangyi Hall of the Imperial Palace was quite lively.

On the day of the banquet, all the generals of Andu and above were present.

In addition, Qi Yushen, Qi Yushen’s two brothers-in-law Zhou Wenbo and Wang Yongqing, and Chen Shusheng and others were also on the list.

Qi Wushuang sat high in the main seat, the first seat on his left was Chu Fuchi, and below Chu Fuchi was Qi Yushen.

The first position on the right is Chu Jianghe, and below Chu Jianghe is Chu Yuyan.

Qi Yushen looked around but didn't see Ye Wuwei.

Qi Yushen quietly asked Chu Fuchi, who was sitting next to him, "Why didn't Wu Wei come?"

Chu Fuchi glanced at Qi Wushuang, who was sitting in the main seat with a lonely look on his face, and said, "It's too busy in the suburbs."

"A few days ago, my two brothers-in-law came to Qamdo. I wanted to invite Wu Wei to our home for a get-together, but I never saw him."

"For the past month or so, he has mostly lived in the suburbs."

“Wu Wei can indeed endure hardships.

When he was in Anping County, he was busy day and night, and spent every day studying with the craftsmen.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to produce coke and iron weapons so quickly."

Listening to Qi Yushen talking about iron weapons, Chu Fuchi remembered the battle report he received from Andu a few days ago:

They fought a small-scale battle with the imperial guards sent by the former emperor and won a decisive victory, relying on their iron weapons.

Yan's iron weapon effortlessly cut off the opponent's sword, forcing the opponent to retreat and flee.

If Qi Wushuang had not instructed them not to kill anyone unless necessary, they would have been able to catch up with the enemy and wipe them out completely.

Thinking of this, Chu Fuchi also sighed:

"Minister Ye is indeed a rare talent, proficient in both civil and military tactics, and possesses extraordinary talent.

What’s rare is that he’s easygoing, not arrogant, and willing to endure hardships.”

Qi Yushen also echoed.

Qi Wushuang was sitting not far from Chu Fuchi and Qi Yushen, and he heard their conversation.

Hearing Ye Wuwei's name, Qi Wushuang missed Ye Wuwei even more.

More than a month passed, and Qi Wushuang also tried to forget Ye Wuwei, but the more he tried to forget, the deeper he missed her.

Now he has to hold the nightgown that Ye Wuwei wore every night to sleep for several hours.

Qi Wushuang drank alone.

Chu Yuyan glanced at Qi Wushuang who was drinking by himself, then glanced at Chu Taian who was sitting opposite her drinking alone, picked up the wine glass, stood up and walked towards Qi Wushuang.

Chu Yuyan gave Qi Wushuang a shy and sweet smile, and looked at him with affectionate eyes:

"Cousin, I respect you."

Because Chu Fuchi hates Chu Yuyan, Qi Wushuang also dislikes Chu Yuyan, but Chu Yuyan also represents the face of Prince Chu, and Qi Wushuang cannot embarrass her in public.

Qi Wushuang drank the wine in his hand.

Chu Yuyan stepped forward and filled Qi Wushuang's glass with wine: "Cousin, we haven't seen each other for three years. Yan'er toasts you two more glasses."

Little Dengzi wanted to step forward to stop him, but he glanced at Qi Wushuang who looked lonely, thought about it, and stood there without moving.

It would be great if there was someone who could really help His Majesty resolve his worries!

Qi Yushen glanced at Chu Yuyan, whose hair was covered with jewels and whose smile was sweet, and whispered in Chu Fuchi's ear:

"If someone doesn't know, they would think that you, the concubine's sister, are the legitimate daughter of the Prince's Mansion."

Chu Fuchi glanced at Qi Yushen and said, "Doesn't your sister always behave like this?"

The person Chu Fu Chi was talking about was Qi Chan, born to Qi Yushen’s stepmother, Concubine Zhuang, and was Qi Yushen’s half-sister.

"Yes, but Qi Chan is the legitimate daughter of the Prince's Mansion and also has the title of County Lady, so it's understandable that she's a bit ostentatious.

But what does she have?

At this point, Qi Yushen paused and asked, "Did your father ask for a title for her?"

"My father has submitted a memorial to His Majesty requesting her to be conferred the title of County Princess, but His Majesty has yet to approve it."

Qi Yushen tsks his tongue: "Your father dotes on her!"

Isn't it? A concubine's daughter dares to ask for the title of County Lady!

One of the main reasons why Qi Chan was able to be named County Lady was because Concubine Zhuang was from the Zhuang family.

As for Chu Yuyan, regardless of her biological mother's commoner status, she was just a concubine when she died, and a guilty concubine at that.

Qi Wushuang, who was sitting in the main seat, glanced at Chu Fuchi and Qi Yushen who were whispering together, and thought:

If Wu Wei was here, I wonder if he would be whispering to Qi Yushen or gossiping with Nie Youren at this moment?

Or are you drinking with everyone?

No matter what, the party will be much more lively with him here.