Traveling through time and space

"Master, let's search one place at a time. You can teleport in with Yue'er."

"We need to think about it carefully. Will this princess go with you? We need to scout the place first. Should we bring more people, especially those who can fight? In case the security there is tight, we need to bring more people. The most important thing is that we cannot let outsiders know about this." Su Yuanyuan thought of the secret guards her father had given her. However, it was late at night, so she didn't want to bother others. She could talk about it tomorrow. Thinking that the matter that had been giving her father a headache might really be solved, Su Yuanyuan relaxed a lot and slept well.

"Miss, do you have any plans for today?" Dongmei, who was serving at the side, asked during breakfast.

"Did the emperor assign a secret guard to this princess?"

"Yes, Princess."

"Let them all come in. I have something to tell them." Su Yuanyuan put down the chopsticks in her hand. She had to do what she had thought of yesterday. Su Yuanyuan returned to the main hall and sat down to wait for people.

"Your servants Yu and Luan pay their respects to the princess." Two little girls came in. They were about the same age as Dongmei and the others. They were plain and fair-skinned, and their clothes were neat and tidy.

"Dongmei, stand outside the door and don't let anyone in." Su Yuanyuan didn't want others to know about this.

"Yes, Princess, I will be guarding outside the gate."

"You two are the secret guards assigned to this princess by the Emperor. Where are the previous Flame Secret Guards?"

"I'm telling you, Princess, that Senior Brother Yan has been serving the Emperor since returning from Liupu, so the two of us were assigned to the Princess's side."

"Okay, A'Yu, A'Luan, this princess has a top-secret matter that I need you to do. Find out the He family's ancestral tomb as soon as possible. This is where He Kaijing, the father of He Zifang, the current head of the He family, is buried. Don't make a big deal about this."

"Princess, the palace guards have a special source of intelligence. Can we go into the palace to check?" A Yu asked.

"Of course you can. No one else is allowed to know about this matter except the emperor. This princess is referring to everyone."

"We know." The two disappeared immediately.

"Little Maozi, what's the matter with you?" Su Yuanyuan asked, clearly sensing that something was wrong with him. "You are my people. If there is anything, I will definitely help you solve it, because you are the ones who have always been by my side. It's not good to look so worried. Do you still have the mind to serve your master?" Su Yuanyuan was a little angry.

"Princess, I am a rootless person, but I am still a person who values ​​friendship and loyalty."

"Little Maozi, even though you are a eunuch and can't have children, you are still a man, a man who stands tall and proud. No man would hesitate like that. Just say what you want to say."

"Princess, I want to ask you to save someone. His name is Shuanzi. He was sold into the palace with me and castrated together. Since he was three years old, we have taken care of each other and supported each other as we grew up. He was on duty in Zilin Palace, but was reassigned to Qin'an Palace a few days ago. However, Concubine An was afraid of him because he used to work in Zilin Palace, so she treated him as a plaything. When I entered the palace yesterday, someone told me that Shuanzi was dying. I beg you to save Shuanzi. He is really a good man. He is only two months older than me, but he has protected me all these years. That is why I am still alive. I made a vow with him to support each other until the end of our lives. From now on, Shuanzi's life and mine belong to you. I only ask you to save him and let me know that he is still alive."

Seeing him weeping and kowtowing, Su Yuanyuan felt a little sorry for him. "Stand up and talk. Do you just want to save his life, or do you want to bring him to the princess's mansion so that you can serve me together in the future?"

"Princess, Xiao Shuanzi is very smart and has good skills. If you can bring him to the Princess's residence, I will be very grateful."

"Alright, I'll grant you this one favor. Madam Xiang, do you have someone you care about? I'll help you get one in."

"Princess, you are joking. I am alone and have no ties."

"Madam Xiang, if you do your job well, this princess will definitely provide for you in your old age. Little Maozi, just ask Eunuch Shen to handle this matter. You can go to the palace this afternoon and ask Eunuch Shen for help."

"I thank the princess for her great kindness." He knelt down again.

Su Yuanyuan waved her hand and said, "Have Yulin prepare the car and go to Yuezhong Building, Shizhong Building, and Mingzhong Building."

After washing up without hurrying, and preparing to go out, a guest came to the door, "Your subordinate greets the princess." The visitor was Ge Jinwen, the eldest son of the Ge family.

"Brother Ge, please take a seat."

"Princess, the Ge family is no longer worthy of being your elder brother. I am Ge Jinwen."

"Okay, Ge Jinwen, didn't you go to Kongshu with the prince?"

"The army is ready to set out at midnight tonight. Your subordinate has come to ask the princess for something."

He looked very embarrassed.

"Are you worried about the Ge family? Don't worry, my father said that he won't pursue the Ge family's affairs anymore. You can live a peaceful life from now on. Next year, Ge Congwen will be defeated. One day, when you have made great achievements on the battlefield, the Ge family will have a better life."

"I beg the princess to protect the Ge family while I am away from the capital."

"Don't worry, this princess will."

"Father is completely useless now. I heard that Ting'er was taken back by her grandmother. But the Qiao family is nothing. After my mother died, everyone urged my father to marry. At that time, Qiao Zhenhai was just a lowly ninth-rank secretary, and he married his sister to my father as a concubine. Now Qiao Zhenhai has become a cabinet scholar and has squeezed into a noble family. I heard that after the old lady took Ting'er into the Qiao family to raise her, everyone in the mansion didn't treat her well. In the past, they were worried about Congwen's status as a prince consort, but now they have no scruples at all."

"No, Ge Congwen is still a tribute student."

Ge Jinwen shook his head. "This blow is too great for him. He has been raised safely under his mother's protection for all these years. He can't stand the slightest setback. I'm afraid he'll never recover."

"The former Japanese princess even dined with him. Besides, he gets along very well with the second brother of the Cai family. He will always try to persuade him. I believe he won't give up. Ge Jinwen, you care about them so much, have you told them?"

"My maternal grandfather's family had some connections with Prince De's residence. I have been with Prince De since I was nine years old. I was rarely in the residence, so I don't have much affection for them."

"This princess remembers that the Ge family has a concubine and a concubine's daughter?"

"I'm worried about this woman. She was born in a brothel and has been selling off a lot of things in the house. I'm afraid she'll attack Ting'er. When I'm around, she'll be a little hesitant, but I don't know when I can come back, and Congwen won't be able to stand up for herself."

"Don't worry. Considering my connection with the Ge family, I will protect them. As for you, travel light and kill as many enemies as possible. Aren't you leaving tonight? Bring them to the Princess's residence at 5 p.m. I've prepared some things for the Prince, but I have to go out now and don't have time to pack them. Come get them this afternoon."

"I would like to thank the princess for her kindness on behalf of the prince. It's just the journey we took."

"This princess has obtained several books on strategy and tactics, which I believe will be of benefit to His Majesty. Tell His Majesty that if he wants them, he can come and get them."

"Yes, I will tell His Majesty that the Ge family will be entrusted to the princess."

"Okay, don't worry. This princess always keeps her word. When you return triumphantly one day, this princess will wait for you at home in perfect condition." After getting in the car, "Dongmei, this princess will take a rest. Call me again when you arrive." Su Yuanyuan went straight to the space and found a few books, "On War", "The Art of War", "On Strategy", "The Science of Victory", all in vernacular, simple and easy to understand. I hope it will be of some help to them. She also prepared some pine and bamboo fruits for strengthening the body, poison-dispersing pills, painkillers, gold wound medicine, and muscle-growing pills. The muscle-growing pills have excellent effects. Su Yuanyuan quickly asked Yue'er to pour out the small bottle and put it in the big bottle. There were not too many in total. The space has a limited amount of these, and the same number will appear repeatedly. Su Yuanyuan told Xiaoyue'er not to do anything else and just stay here and collect these medicines. They will need them. By the afternoon, they should have accumulated quite a few. With Xiaoyue'er's help, Su Yuanyuan was relieved. At the same time, the sound outside the car sounded.

"Princess, we're here."

Su Yuanyuan tidied her clothes and got out of the car. There were really a lot of people coming and going. How could business be bad?

"Princess, you are here." The carriage stopped and people got off. Someone immediately came to greet them. It was Mao Da whom they had met last time.

"Princess, where is Xiaoyue?" Dongmei came up and asked, "I can't find it. I hope it doesn't get lost." By the way, when Su Yuanyuan got on the car just now, she carried Xiaoyue up with her.

"It just ran out by itself. Don't worry, it will find its way back after playing for a while."

"Little Maozi, go to the residence of Grand Tutor Lu in person and find Lu Zhixu and Lu Zhilin. Tell them that the princess is in Yuezhong Tower."

"Please come in." Su Yuanyuan followed Mao Da into Yuezhong Building.

"Mao Da, haven't any guests arrived yet? Why is it still such a mess?" As soon as Su Yuanyuan entered, she frowned when she saw the scene in front of her. The stools and other things had not been put away yet, and there was even a table that was still a mess.

"In reply to the princess, the new shopkeeper, Zheng, has asked the restaurant to open half an hour later than before. It's still in time. Previously, all the staff were in place at 10:45, cleaned up, and opened on time at noon (opening at 11), but now it's not open until 12:30 (noon). There's still a while, and someone will clean up. I just saw them all arrive."

"Shopkeeper Zheng, has the shopkeeper changed?"

"Yes, a lot of people have changed, and there are not many old guys left." Mao Da said with his head lowered.

"Take me to the kitchen to have a look?" Su Yuanyuan understood a little in her heart. This person might be a family member or relative of some young master who had planted him there.

"Mao Da, this place isn't open for business yet? Why are you bringing everything in here?" A middle-aged woman in her thirties, with a plump body, was lying at the entrance of the stairs.

Mao Da wanted to say something, but Su Yuanyuan pushed him back. When entering Yuezhong Building, Su Yuanyuan only allowed Nanny Shang and Dongmei to follow her in, and everyone else was waiting at the door.

"Who are you?" Su Yuanyuan asked. She had never seen this woman before.

"Manager Zheng is my master, and I am here to manage them for him. Miss, what can I do for you? My name is Liu Hua."

"My father is going to celebrate his fiftieth birthday. Yuezhonglou is one of the best restaurants in Qingyang. They have a rich variety of dishes. I came here today to take a look. Is it suitable for holding a banquet here?"

"The mansion is..."

"Why are you asking so many questions? My family has too many guests for my father's birthday and the house is too busy to handle them all. Is your restaurant capable of taking on such a job?"