The Cold King Demands Love and Pleasure

"No food? Didn't I already issue an imperial edict for disaster relief? How can there still be no food?"

"I'm afraid it's been embezzled."

"Corruption? I will personally investigate this matter."

Min Yoo-an is intolerant of any wrongdoing, especially when it comes to the abuse of power that leads to death.

"Your Majesty, the frontier is cold; I shall go instead."

"With your physique, you'd better not."

Min Youan patted Feng Yuhan on the shoulder, "Qiucheng City is located at the border with Nanye. I want to go and see her hometown."

"As expected, but what will happen to the palace now that you're gone?"

"Leave it to you!"

"Your Majesty, you heartless wretch! My wife is about to give birth, and you expect me to stay in the palace reviewing memorials for you?"

"Or you could bring Min Rongfan in to handle government affairs."

"Ah? Are you serious?"

"It's true, he just wanted to kill me and seize power, but I'm not in the palace, and he has no real power, so he can't cause any big trouble."

Feng Yuhan snapped his fingers. "Your Majesty, you're so wicked. Don't worry, I have a way to make him obediently review memorials in the palace."

"When you ask the Ninth Princess for help, you can mention me. She feels indebted to me and won't refuse!"

How did that old fox Min Youan guess his plan again?

Feng Yuhan suddenly felt like he could never escape his grasp for the rest of his life.

"By the way, I personally taught Yue'er how to handle government affairs a while ago. After that, you and Min Rongfan will teach him together. I will check his homework when I get back."

Feng Yuhan sighed, "Sigh, you've left, but the tasks haven't decreased at all."

"Good job!"

Min Youan patted Feng Yuhan's arm, and then proceeded to handle matters related to going to Qiucheng.

The same problem also occurred in Jiangcheng, Nanye.

Jiangcheng and Qiucheng are separated by a river, yet both have suffered countless deaths and injuries due to the severe cold. Instead of economic growth, the border region's economy has actually regressed.

Xia Tongsheng plans to conduct on-site investigations in order to improve the quality of life in the border regions!

Actually, there was another reason: Xia Tongsheng didn't know how to face Anian.

Ah Nian liked Nan Le Ci!

But Nan Leci always fawned over her in front of her, which really hurt her feelings!

What woman could be so magnanimous as to let the man she likes pursue another woman right in front of her?

Xia Tongsheng felt he couldn't do it, and neither could A Nian!

Although A-Nian tried her best to suppress her emotions, the sadness she inadvertently revealed still made Xia Tongsheng feel sorry for her.

But Nan Leci wouldn't listen to advice, so Xia Tongsheng had no choice but to avoid her.

After making her decision, Xia Tongsheng told Nan Leci about her plan. After all, it should be possible for the goddess of Nanye to personally go to the frontier to understand the people's conditions.

She consulted with Nan Leci about this matter!

"Le Ci, I've made up my mind. I'll go to the frontier to fight the cold this time."

"What are you doing there?"

Given the harsh environment on the frontier, Nan Leci was worried that Xia Tongsheng wouldn't be able to handle it.

"I want to lead everyone to wealth and the pinnacle of life!"

Xia Tongsheng felt like he was a sent-down youth, or rather, a college student village official, leading everyone to get rich!

"But we can't do without you here!"

"How could you not be able to live without me? You've all been doing just fine without me all these years, haven't you? Nanye is enough with you. You wouldn't trust anyone else to handle the cold-weather relief, would you?"

"Are you really going?"

"Yes, I really want to go!"

Now that Nanye has no internal political crisis, this goddess is so bored she's practically a lunatic!

"Then I'll go with you!"

"No, it's better if you stay in Ye City. We can't do without you here. If I need help on my end, you can get supplies from Ye City in time."

"When are you coming back?"

"I'll come back once the situation on the frontier improves a bit!"

Nan Leci knew that since Xia Tongsheng had made this decision, she was determined to go!

"Alright, go ahead, but you..."

Xia Tongsheng knew what he wanted to say. "Don't worry, I won't run away without an explanation. I know my responsibilities!"

In her plan to go to the frontier, Xia Tongsheng did not intend to take Yi Yi with her.

But Yi-yi heard the news from somewhere and insisted on going together.

"Mother, I want to go with you!"

But the frontier is really too tough. Are you sure you want to come with me?

"Of course! Mother isn't afraid of hardship, and neither am I. With Mother, I'm not afraid of anything!"

Xia Tongsheng secretly felt that it would be better for the child to see that traveling is worse than reading ten thousand books. Since the child wanted to go, why not go together?

After a journey of more than twenty days, Xia Tongsheng brought Yi Yi to Jiangcheng.

The border regions are desolate due to years of war.

The two spent more than a month getting the cold-weather prepared.

Xia Tongsheng originally wanted to return to Yecheng, but the city lord of Jiangcheng insisted that Xia Tongsheng stay for the New Year.

She couldn't bear to refuse the city lord's kindness, nor did she want to spend the New Year on the road, so she decided to stay.

Min Youan, who also spent the Spring Festival in the border region, was moved by the scenery.

Looking back, Xia Tongsheng secretly followed him to the frontier to join the army. Because of her injury, the two spent the purest time together in a farmhouse.

Thinking of this, Min You'an led Cang Jue on a detour into Nanyejiang City.

He just wanted to see Xia Tongsheng's country and what her maternal home was like.

He arrived at a teahouse adorned with red lanterns, sat on the second floor, drank tea, and watched people come and go below.

He looked down at the street below and saw several men in black chasing a familiar figure as they passed by.

Min Youan quickly jumped off the building, only to find that there was no one on the road.

He joked to himself: Min Youan, Min Youan, are you hallucinating from thinking about her so much?

But that figure from just now felt so real.

Cang Jue caught up with him, "Young Master, what happened?"

"I think I just saw Ah Sheng."

"Actually, I have always suspected that Madam has returned to Nanye."

"What do you mean?"

Cang Jue thought for a moment and then said, "Three years ago, a serious internal strife broke out in Nanye. I thought there would be a large-scale internal struggle in Nanye, but after Madam disappeared, Nanye suddenly became stable. Who do you think has the ability to do that?"

"Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Cang Jue lowered his head, "This subordinate dares not. Your condition was not good at the time, and this subordinate was afraid that it would upset you, so I have never dared to say anything."

In fact, how could Min You'an not guess? He sent people to search the entire North Min region, as well as Dongchen, Xijue, and Nanye, but still found no news.

That was most likely in the palace of Nanye, but he couldn't believe it, and didn't want to believe, that Xia Tongsheng had really returned to Nanye to be her goddess.

Once she becomes a goddess, the distance between her and him will only grow wider.

Did the goddess of Nanye marry the emperor of Beimin, or did the emperor of Beimin marry into the family of the goddess of Nanye?