The prince is very cruel

Empress Fuxi nodded and did not ask any further questions.

Then the two of them started chatting about family matters. When Fuxi heard that Guan Ning was going to be a father, he was surprised. It would be a comfort to the people in heaven if the Guan family had an heir.

In the evening, Guan Ning had a meal with Fuxi, and then watched him return to the Zen house before he left and returned to the Guan family.

When Empress Fuxi returned to the Zen residence and was about to change her clothes, she suddenly found a pendant around her waist. She picked it up in surprise and found it was a peony with golden thread.

"This, this is not..."

She ran out of the door and looked towards the mountain. There was a dim moon and stars, and no sign of Guan Ning.

She couldn't help but shake her head and smile bitterly, looking at the peony pattern in her hand. It was pulled out from the hairpin, and now it was no longer a hairpin, but an ornament.

"This guy..." She smiled helplessly and then accepted it.

……

A few days later, Guan Ning finished all the tasks at hand.

Then, he conveyed a message to the old emperor through Eunuch Lu, saying that he was about to leave for Guangdong and Guangxi. The old emperor naturally supported him with both hands and even rewarded Guan Ning with a large number of items.

The rewards given every few days let the whole capital know that the Guan family was favored and rising again.

There were countless people from the government and the public who wanted to visit and establish connections, but Qin Yao declined them all on the grounds that it would be inconvenient for them to do so because there were women in her family.

Even though they never came to Guan Ning, they could help Guan Ning deal with these things. They did not form cliques or factions because of others' solicitation or flattery. It can be said that Guan Ning's success was low-key and inseparable from the concerted efforts of all the women in the mansion.

September 9th.

The autumn wind is cool and the sun is shining brightly.

On this day, Guan Ning set off.

Qin Yao came with her big belly and brought everyone in the mansion to see her off. When Guan Ning saw her, he really didn't want to leave!

But there was no other way. For the sake of long-term family happiness in the future, he had to make this trip. More than 30 people, including Shen Lei, accompanied him and left the capital openly.

He used the excuse of going to Guangdong and Guangxi to track down the mold, but he was secretly making plans while building a plank road.

The carriage swayed and soon left the city.

"What did she write to you again?" Lou Xinyue raised her eyebrows.

Guan Ning took the letter with a smile and handed it over: "Would you like to take a look at it yourself?"

"Not interested." Lou Xinyue said coldly. She could guess what Hai Mei could write. It was either lustful words or unrestrained behavior.

"You didn't see it yourself. She asked when we could meet. It's already autumn, and she couldn't help but come to the capital." Guan Ning said.

Talking about this, Lou Xinyue couldn't help but suddenly asked: "Aren't you going to let her leave?"

"That army, without its baggage, is not really an army."

Guan Ning said: "It's not that urgent. Training the army doesn't necessarily require baggage, but fighting does."

"This isn't that urgent. I plan to meet with Roland from the Phoenix Leaf Chamber of Commerce after I get to Shu. Her business is growing bigger and bigger, and they have a lot of ships. I'd like to have her transport the supplies by water, which is the safest way."

"Furthermore, this matter cannot be taken lightly. We must arrange everything along the way. It would be best if we could ask Prince Ping and Sima Yuan to help look after it and ensure that the goods can reach Shu smoothly."

Lou Xinyue nodded, then reached out and lifted a corner of the curtain of the carriage.

"We have a tail behind us."

Guan Ning knew who it was without even looking.

"Let Yuwen Hongdu follow us, and then get rid of him halfway."

"Aren't you afraid that the old emperor will be unhappy?" Lou Xinyue raised her eyebrows.

"What's there to be afraid of? He needs me now, not me needing him. As long as the balance is not unbalanced, I can always lead them by the nose." Guan Ning said confidently.

Lou Xinyue felt a mixture of amusement and disgust when she saw his smug look.

"You're still leading them by the nose. What would you do if I suddenly reported you now?"

Guan Ning shuddered and looked at her with an amused expression, knowing that she was deliberately trying to scare him.

"What else can I do? I'll just wash myself clean and wait for you to chop off my head."

"I accept the fact that I can die in your hands."

Lou Xinyue raised her red lips and smiled slightly: "Then you'd better not provoke me. When a woman is pushed into a corner, she can do anything."