The besties traveled through the book together, and the prince and general became abandoned husbands

The eunuch chief was very worried when he saw that the emperor was a little crazy. But when he heard the words "Niao Niao was pregnant", he breathed a sigh of relief and knelt on the ground, smiling and congratulating:

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, His Majesty."

Xiao Tong was so overjoyed that he couldn't express it. He waved his hand and said happily:

"Congratulations, there's a reward!"

For several months, the emperor had never been so happy. The chief eunuch leaned forward again, smiled, and kowtowed to express his gratitude:

"I thank the Emperor for the reward.

As long as the Emperor is here, the Imperial Concubine will surely return to the palace safely and give birth to the Emperor's first prince."

Xiao Tong's face was filled with joy. He checked the letter back and forth, laughing loudly:

"Whether it's a prince or a princess, as long as it's the child of me and Niao Niao, I like them all.

Grind the ink for me. I will have the Qilin Guards protect the Imperial Concubine until I personally go to take her back to the palace."

The chief eunuch got up from the ground in a flash and quickly went forward to grind the paper.

Xiao Tong picked up the imperial pen, and the gloom and restlessness of the previous half month were swept away, and he was filled with endless joy.

After quickly writing the letter, Xiao Tong ordered someone to send it out of the palace. The next day, after leaving court, he left several important officials and Jiang Yuanzhou in the palace.

Jiang Yuanzhou, as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, along with several senior officials in their twilight years, was shocked by what the new emperor had just said.

"Your Majesty, you have just ascended the throne. This is the best time to stabilize the government. How can you leave the palace alone and let us, your ministers, govern the country?

This is absolutely unacceptable!"

The new Minister of Revenue was an important official who had supported the Crown Prince and was also Xiao Tong's confidant. As soon as he spoke, the remaining old officials nodded in agreement.

“The Minister of Revenue is right.

Your Majesty, what happened that made you leave the palace alone, regardless of your own safety?"

Xiao Tong did not speak immediately, but instead looked at Jiang Yuanzhou who was silent in the crowd.

After staring at Jiang Yuanzhou, who had a calm expression, Xiao Tong slowly spoke:

“South of the imperial court, there are severe floods every year.

When I was still the Crown Prince, I heard that officials in the south were secretly withholding the disaster relief funds distributed by the court and embezzling them.

As a result, every year during the plum rain season, floods and waterlogging disasters are severe, with tens of thousands of people dying in the floods and becoming displaced.

This year's disaster relief funds for the South are about to be dispatched. I intend to conceal my identity and personally take the Minister of Revenue with me to inspect them."

"This……"

Several old ministers were very hesitant, as the Great Sage Dynasty had a vast territory and abundant resources.

Floods have always been a major concern for the imperial court.

Countless manpower and material resources are invested every year, but the results have been very limited.

In addition, tens of thousands of people die in floods every year, which makes people cry and feel sad when they talk about it.

The emperor now wants to go there in person to check and investigate, which is actually for the sake of the country and the people, and is the act of a wise ruler.

But the journey is long and they don’t know what kind of dangers they will encounter, so several old ministers are worried.

"Don't worry, my lords. I will bring Zhao Qi and the Qilin Guards with me on this tour.

In a month at the shortest and three months at the longest, I will return to the capital."

The flood incident was not a whim of Xiao Tong.

When he was still the crown prince, he had wanted to deal with this matter, but the queen had interfered and Xiao Yi had repeatedly stopped him. He had many concerns and did not go to check it out.

This time when he went to pick up Niao Niao and bring her back to the palace, he happened to investigate the flood issue at the same time. If the southern officials really colluded with each other and enriched themselves, he would not hesitate to execute the corrupt officials and promote new talents to supplement the southern region.

As for Jiang Yuanzhou, as Niao Niao's brother, Xiao Tong must take him along.

As a last resort, if Niao Niao was unwilling to come back with him, he would ask Jiang Yuanzhou to persuade her, which would give him a better chance of success.

Since learning that Jiang Wumei had deliberately escaped, Xiao Tong had never thought of punishing her. His only thought was how to find her and bring her back to him unharmed.

The unforgettable experience of exchanging souls for several months was deeply rooted in his soul. Xiao Tong could not imagine how miserable and desolate the rest of his life would be without Niao Niao.

Jiang Wumei's weight in his heart has far exceeded his cognition and has become the unshakable everything in his life.

Having made up his mind, Xiao Tong acted as if it was useless to say more and directly assigned the affairs of the court to several important ministers to take charge temporarily.

After everything was arranged, three days later, Xiao Tong, along with Zhao Qi and Qilin Guards, set out on the journey to pursue his wife.

At this moment, Jiang Wumei and Xu Junjun, thousands of miles away, have successfully arrived in Jiangnan.

The two rested in the city for a few days. Xu Junjun went around the city and found out the situation. Then, he and Jiang Wumei went to the pawnshop to explain their purpose.

Hearing that the two wanted to buy a mansion, the dealer was very enthusiastic and welcomed them into the shop. He served them tea and snacks, and took out all the mansions available for selection and placed them in front of them, saying with a flattering smile:

"My two lords, these are all the houses recorded in our bank's records.

The most prime location among them is the Li Mansion, which is a hundred meters away from the government office.

Mr. Li is a well-known wealthy man in the city. The reason why he wants to sell his house is because Mr. Li passed the imperial examination a year ago, was favored by the emperor, and became a high-ranking official in Beijing.

Mr. and Mrs. Li planned to move their family to the capital to enjoy a better life, so they reluctantly gave up their love.

There aren't many houses with such good meaning and a good price. If it weren't for the two gentlemen's noble bearing and extraordinary appearance, I wouldn't be willing to recommend this house to you two."

The broker's words were full of water, but it did not prevent Jiang Wumei and Xu Junjun from being satisfied with the construction of this house.

Most importantly, this house is close to the government office.

Living here, the two women have an extra layer of security.

The two best friends looked at each other and their ideas coincided.

After flipping through the information album, he pointed to several other courtyards that were second only to Li's house and said to the broker:

"The Li residence and these courtyards are all quite nice. Do you have a carriage to show us around?"

Jiang Wumei still has a body, so Xu Junjun would definitely not let her walk around the house.

But she couldn't make the decision alone, so she could only come up with this compromise.

Seeing that the two had chosen valuable courtyards in the city, knowing that they were big clients, the agent became more enthusiastic and nodded repeatedly:

"Yes, yes. Please wait a moment, gentlemen. I will arrange a carriage right away."

These mansions are currently empty, which is just right for Jiang Wumei and her friend. The agent quickly arranged a carriage and driver, and hurried back to invite the two to move on.

Jiang Wumei and Xu Junjun went to the nearest house with their agent in a carriage. After looking around for a whole morning, they finally decided on Li's Mansion.

After returning to the brokerage firm, the two sides went through a price tug-of-war and finally reached a deal at a price of six thousand taels.

After completing the handover procedures, Xu Junjun and Jiang Wumei took the title deed and asked the broker another question.

"My two brothers want to buy some servants to serve us temporarily. Which matchmaker in the city has the cleanest servants?"

"In reply to your question, sir, the boys and girls under Mrs. Zhou Ya in the city are the best trained, all of them are fair-skinned and smart.

If the two gentlemen want to buy it, I can take them over to have a look and get to know the faces.”

People in the dental industry are the best at judging people and looking at their faces. From the behavior of Jiang Wumei and the other person, they knew that they were not ordinary people.

We live in the same city and may have dealings with each other in the future, so it’s always a good idea to make good friends.

A strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake. They are both doing business, one sells people and the other sells houses, so they are of the same origin. It is better for this broker to take action than for the two of them to go in blindly.

After a little thought, the two nodded in agreement and went to find Mrs. Zhou with the matchmaker.