The general's eldest daughter has a spatial ability

Nangong Li listened to Li Liuyun's words and nodded with a smile: "You're planning to enrich the nightlife. Why open another restaurant? Wangjiang Pavilion isn't open at night, so it's perfect for late-night snacks."

Li Liuyun shook his head: "That won't work. Late-night snacks should be served outside. That's what gives them a lively, down-to-earth feel and atmosphere! Wangjiang Pavilion is more suitable for formal meals. We'll talk about it later. Right now, it's just an idea. Plus, I'm also planning to open a restaurant specializing in tofu, a tofu banquet!"

Upon hearing Li Liuyun's words, Wushuang and An Yi's eyes immediately lit up.

An Yi hurriedly spoke up: "Your Highness, when I'm not on duty, may I help out at your restaurant? I don't need wages, just food!"

Wushuang glanced at An Yi, then looked at Li Liuyun: "Master, I think we should forget about it. You need to think this through carefully! With your appetite, a day's wages might not even be enough to feed him. Wouldn't we be losing out big time?"

Upon hearing Wushuang's words, An Yi became anxious: "Your Highness, I only need one meal, just one meal!"

Li Liuyun burst out laughing when he saw An Yi's expression: "The head of the secret guards of the Pingnan Prince's Mansion, working at a restaurant just for a meal, isn't that a huge loss! If people find out, they'll think the Pingnan Prince's Mansion is going bankrupt!"

Don't worry, if you have time to help out at the restaurant, there will be plenty of staff meals! A la carte dishes will be 50% off, eat whatever you want. It's just that you think it's delicious now, but if you eat it every day, you'll eventually get tired of it.

Upon hearing Li Liuyun's words, An Yi chuckled and said, "The recipes invented by the Princess Consort are so delicious that we'd never get tired of them. It's settled then. I'll help out at your restaurant whenever I have free time!"

Li Liuyun nodded with a smile: "Okay, eat quickly, this roast suckling pig won't taste good if it gets cold."

After the meal, the group finished most of the roast suckling pig. Wushuang and An Yi conscientiously cleaned up all the bowls and chopsticks and took them downstairs.

After Wushuang and An Yi went upstairs, Wushuang said, "Master, after An Yi and I came here, we found that people often disappear, and they are the kind of people who are never seen again. We suspect that there are human traffickers around here! Do you need us to stay and help take care of Qingfeng and Mingyue?"

Li Liuyun and Nangong Li exchanged a glance, and Nangong Li nodded: "It's good that you stay and take care of them. When we get to the Southern Border Imperial City, Yun'er and I have things to do, and we don't feel comfortable leaving the two children with other people. As for the missing persons here, there's no need to worry about them; they were captured and taken to the mountains to mine."

We've rescued them. Those who are alive should be back in a day or two. As for those who won't return, they're probably already dead. After all, this is southern Xinjiang; there's no need to worry about them too much.

Wushuang and An Yi were shocked by Nangong Li's words. Wushuang said, "Who is it? This is too audacious! In broad daylight, they actually kidnapped these people and took them to the mountains to mine? This is simply disregarding human life!"

Li Liuyun said, "It's Prime Minister Lin Ruhai from Southern Xinjiang! But that old bastard has already planned to kill them to silence them, and the mines there are probably buried by now. Fortunately, we've already rescued all the miners. Among them are many scions of powerful families, and I believe it will be quite a spectacle when they return to Southern Xinjiang."

When Li Liuyun said this, he was unaware that some of the miners they had rescued had already returned home, and some were overjoyed to see them return and wept tears of joy.

Some families present a completely different picture, such as the Xue family, one of the four major families in southern Xinjiang.

After Xue Chengyan escaped from the mine, he and Liu Yaowen and others went to the nearest town, rented a carriage, and spent two days traveling back to the capital of Southern Xinjiang.

Upon returning to the capital, Xue Chengyan did not immediately go back to the Xue family. Instead, he went to a clothing shop, bought a clean set of clothes and a cap, and found an inn to stay at.

Then he wrote a letter, gave the waiter one tael of silver, and told him to go out and find a little beggar to come see him. He then gave the little beggar one tael of silver and told him to wait at the gate of the Xue residence and deliver the letter to his grandfather when he went out or returned home. After the matter was done, he was to bring his grandfather here, and he would give the little beggar another tael of silver as a reward.

Upon hearing this, the little beggar nodded excitedly, "Don't worry, young master, I will definitely do it!"

That's a tael of silver! He usually only earns two or three copper coins a day begging, and with a tael of silver after the deed is done, he can get through the winter. The little beggar secretly resolved to do his best to fulfill the young master's request.

The little beggar stuffed Xue Chengyan's letter into his pocket, kowtowed to Xue Chengyan, turned and went out the door, heading towards the Xue residence. He waited at the Xue residence gate for a whole day but did not see Grand Tutor Xue come out.

The little beggar thought for a moment, then gritted his teeth and spent thirty coins to buy a set of coarse cloth clothes. He found a place with water and washed his hands, face, and hair. After tidying himself up, he returned to the entrance of the Xue residence.

After changing his clothes and washing his face, the little beggar, who looked to be only thirteen or fourteen years old, arrived at the gate of the academy. When he saw the gatekeeper, he smiled and said, "Greetings, sir. I used to think this academy was quite lively, with people coming and going. Why is it so deserted now?"

"I heard a few days ago that the Xue family was still looking for a servant. I wonder if they've found one yet. Sir, would it be convenient for you to introduce me to one, so I can have a job?" He then slipped three copper coins into the old man's hand.

The old man saw that the boy was only thirteen or fourteen years old, dressed in coarse linen clothes and pitifully thin. He sighed and put the three copper coins back into the little beggar's hand: "Child, if it weren't for me, I wouldn't have introduced you. It's just that something terrible has happened to the Xue family. The old master has fallen ill, and the imperial physician says it's a heart ailment that medicine can't cure. Alas, the young master was perfectly fine, how could he have disappeared like this?"

Upon hearing the old man's words, the little beggar's heart stirred: if that's the case, he couldn't possibly have seen Grand Tutor Xue outside the door. The young master was missing, and he thought of the letter in his pocket.

Could it be that the person who sent him to deliver the letter was the long-lost young master? So the little beggar spoke up: "Sir, do you know if you have a way to take me in to see Grand Tutor Xue? To be honest, I have been entrusted by someone to deliver a letter to Grand Tutor Xue in person! Perhaps Grand Tutor Xue can cure his illness after seeing this letter."

Upon hearing this, the old gatekeeper became wary: "Who sent you? What is your purpose in infiltrating the academy?"

The little beggar looked around and said to the old man, "My master has news of your young master, but I must see Grand Tutor Xue before I can tell him. I am just a child, I don't know martial arts, and I can't do anything improper to your old master. If you believe me, this will be a great service. If you don't believe me, then I will leave now."

After the little beggar finished speaking, he turned to leave, but the old man guarding the gate, who also thought the same thing, quickly stopped him: "Young man, wait a moment!"