Unlimited estates for rural beauty-Chapter 693: Xiaobai Gets Jealous and Has Murderous Intent, Three Spirits Secretly Protect the Food (1)
Dugu Chen’s expression softened as he gave a solemn nod to his wife. "Don’t worry, I am well aware of the situation."
Feng Xuxu nodded, leaning against his chest without any rush to leave. They remained quiet for a while before Dugu Chen let her go.
"Wife, Luo Kingdom has already submitted the Peace Edict, and now Luo is returning to Xueyan Country."
"Alright, so what’s your next step?" She already knew the result, so there wasn’t much surprise; rather, she was interested in his next move.
"Gather supplies and transport them to Luo County. The first step is to settle down the troops and the people. The rest will have to wait until after the New Year when spring comes," he sighed. It was indeed a source of worry.
Feng Xuxu’s cunning eyes spun as she flashed a secretive smile, beckoning him with her finger. Seeing his wife’s mischievous expression, Dugu Chen couldn’t help but laugh out loud. He obediently leaned in, and Feng Xuxu whispered a few words into his ear.
Dugu Chen took a while to collect himself before responding, "Wife, that’s a brilliant plan."
Feng Xuxu smiled proudly. "Of course, didn’t you see who I am?"
"Hahaha, you are my heart, my liver, you are the remaining three-quarters of me."
Feng Xuxu couldn’t help but laugh at him. Even such cheesy words could come out from his mouth. It seemed love really could change a person so much. She just wondered if under such transformations, her husband might become silly.
"You’re looking silly," she said, tapping his forehead lightly, and then paused. "The grain we confiscated from Prince Fu is all in the space, and the grain storage in the space is full. When the time comes, you just need to symbolically gather some grain, and when I find some free time to go out, I’ll release all the grain and transport it together. I think that grain should be enough to last us until next spring."
"Yes, with the New Year approaching and spring not far off, those grains, if we ration them, should last us until harvest time."
"Let’s start with transporting those, and if it’s not enough, we transport more. During this period, I will plant more grain in the space. Then, I will write to my elder brother to sell less, and once the people’s summer harvest is in next year, we won’t need to send grain anymore." Persisting for a few months shouldn’t be a problem for her.
After discussing it, they decided that Feng Xuxu would disguise herself and leave the palace the next day, heading to the Summer Villa outside the palace grounds. There, in the villa, she would transfer all the grain from the space and, when it was time to transport it, haul the grain from there as well.
Early morning on the sixth day of December, outside the Capital City.
Xiaobai, dressed in dark-colored clothes, sat regally on a precious horse, with pairs of grain-filled carts quietly standing behind him. The Iron Cavalry Army, whose members were robust, guarded the carts. A beautiful lady in blue rode beside Xiaobai, her ice-blue eyes alluring and her body draped in a snow-white cloak. Sitting on the horse, she idly stroked her raven hair. Xiaobai’s gaze kept flicking towards her, eventually resigning with a sigh. He couldn’t understand why his master would assign such a charming devil to do anything. To protect the food convoy, he alone should have been enough; alas.
Blue Fox flicked her ears and glanced at him with a tilt of her head, pouting her rosy lips. "Ah Bai, that’s the three hundred and twenty-fourth sigh from you today."
Xiaobai glared at her. "And whose fault is that but yours, you heartless one?"
"How am I heartless? If you don’t make things clear today, I won’t let you off." Blue Fox retorted with pitiful eyes.
Xiaojin blinked her reddened eyes, shaking her head gently. She nudged her horse closer to Blue Fox and whispered, "Fox, your little Xiaobai is just jealous. Why bother arguing with him?"
