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Chapter 368 Silver Mountain (I)

Cui Du was stunned and rubbed it subconsciously, and it turned out to be a round wild fruit.

Jiang Shaohua whispered softly: "Eat some wild fruit to refresh yourself."

Cui Du hummed, brought the fruit to his mouth, and took a bite. Instantly, a sour taste filled his mouth, and his whole body was alert, and his facial features were squeezed uncontrollably.

...Sure enough, I instantly became energetic.

Jiang Shaohua looked at Cui Du's wrinkled face and burst out laughing.

Chen Jinyu and others on the side also turned around and smiled secretly.

Cui Du pinched the wild fruit, but couldn't eat the second bite: "This fruit is too sour!"

Jiang Shaohua replied seriously, "It's a little sour, but it's refreshing. We used to eat this kind of wild fruit when we were tired and thirsty in the mountains."

Cui Du twitched his lips and looked at the princess: "I am young, princess, please don't fool me."

Everyone couldn't help but laugh.

Joyful laughter rang out in the originally quiet forest.

Jiang Shaohua rarely showed his mischievous and playful side and smiled at Cui Du: "If you don't like it, just throw it away."

That wouldn't do. This was the wild fruit she picked herself, so he couldn't bear to throw it away. Cui Du took a deep breath and took another bite, his handsome face still twisted into a ball.

Jiang Shaohua burst out laughing again.

Song Yuan watched this scene silently, with a smile flashing in his eyes. The princess was usually too calm and composed, often making people ignore her age. In fact, the princess was just a little girl. When she was with Cui Du, the princess had the vigor and vitality of her age.

In such a relaxed and cheerful atmosphere, the group walked along the mountain road for another hour and finally reached their destination.

Cui Du looked at the mine under the moonlight and was so shocked that he almost couldn't find his voice: "Princess, is this also an iron mine?"

Jiang Shaohua turned around and smiled, with a hint of pride in his tone: "Of course not, this is a silver mine."

Cui Du took a breath.

Silver mine!
No wonder the Nanyang Palace was so wealthy, raising so many personal soldiers, maintaining "intercourse" with high-ranking officials in the capital, "honoring" the Empress Dowager, offering tributes to the court from time to time, and constantly recruiting hungry people! To achieve all this, new grain alone is far from enough.

He once joked privately that the palace was like a mountain of gold that could never be spent. Now the mystery was finally solved.

The palace has no mountain of gold, but it has a mountain of silver.

Yang Zheng and Ma Yaozong had not yet entered the real core circle of the Nanyang Palace, so they were not qualified to know about this matter. Today, the princess brought him here, which also meant the princess's trust.

Cui Du's chest was filled with an indescribable excitement. He wanted to say something, but he had to hold it back under the watching gazes of Chen Jinyu, Meng Sanbao and others.

Jiang Shaohua smiled softly and said, "It's already midnight, let's go in and rest first. Tomorrow I'll take you on a tour of the silver mine."

Cui Du nodded vigorously.

The chief manager of the silver mine had already received the news and came over with several managers.

Hot water had already been prepared, and the accommodation had been prepared. There were limited places to stay in the mountains, so Chen Jinyu and Jiang Shaohua stayed together that night. Chen Changshi and his son lived together. As for Cui Du, he had no choice but to live with his uncle Song Yuan.

After walking on the mountain road for a whole day, Jiang Shaohua felt a little tired and fell asleep quickly when he lay down on the bed.

The night wind was strong in the mountains, the branches and leaves rustled, and the calls of night owls could be heard from time to time. Cui Du was not used to it, and he couldn't fall asleep with his eyes closed, and he didn't turn over to avoid waking Song Yuan.

It was not until four o'clock in the morning that I fell into a drowsy sleep.

When he opened his eyes again, it was already daybreak. Song Yuan had already gotten up and gone to the princess' side. The room was empty, with only him. Cui Du got off the bed, and as soon as his feet touched the ground, he felt a sharp pain and couldn't help but hiss.

"Mr. Cui has finally woken up." The door was pushed open, and a familiar honest young face appeared in front of him. It was Meng Sanbao, who was most familiar with Cui Du.

Meng Sanbao looked at Cui Du, who was grimacing and crying out in pain, and teased him unceremoniously: "What? Can't you stand walking on the mountain road for a whole day?"

Cui Du was not ashamed and responded confidently: "I am not like you warriors who have been practicing martial arts since childhood. What I am good at is farming, okay!"

That's true. Everyone has their own strengths. Mr. Cui is a great contributor to growing new crops, how can he be compared with these personal guards?

Meng Sanbao took out a porcelain bottle from his bosom and handed it to Cui Du: "This is the medicine prepared by Imperial Doctor Sun himself. Pop the blisters on the soles of your feet and apply some ointment. Rest for half a day and it will be healed."

Now is not the time to show off. Cui Du took the ointment and sat down. A big blister appeared on each of his left and right feet.

Meng Sanbao said again: "You take a rest first, I will go and report to the princess and tell her that you can't go to the mine today."

That won’t work. Cui Du immediately said, “I just applied the ointment and it will be fine. I can walk.”

Meng Sanbao chuckled: "You have no say in this matter. You have to listen to the princess."

Cui Du did not object and watched Meng Sanbao leave the house.

After a stick of incense, Meng Sanbao went and came back. With him came a familiar slender figure.

Cui Du was rarely embarrassed. He quickly put on his shoes, stood up and saluted.

"There's no outsider here, so there's no need to greet you." Jiang Shaohua said with a smile, "I heard from Meng Sanbao that you were not feeling well, and I was worried about you, so I came to see you."

Cui Du felt warm in his heart: "There are just two blisters on the soles of my feet. Just pop them and apply ointment."

"Don't leave the house today." Jiang Shaohua said immediately, "The silver mine is right here, it won't fly away. Just stay here for two more days and take a look."

During this meeting and companionship, Jiang Shaohua's attitude underwent a subtle change.

Of course, they were familiar with each other before, but one was the king and the other was the minister, and one was the savior and the other was taken in, so their identities were not equal. To put it bluntly, in her eyes, he was just a minister who had ability and talent and could be used.

And now, Jiang Shaohua treated him like an ordinary girl treated a young man. It was ambiguous and unclear, approaching silently.

This feeling must be the most wonderful feeling in the world.

Cui Du seemed to be soaked in a pool of honey water, and couldn't help grinning: "Okay, I will listen to the princess."

His silly look is really funny.

Jiang Shaohua's brows relaxed and he smiled with pursed lips.

She herself also found it strange. Whenever she was with Cui Du, she always felt particularly relaxed and happy.

"Have you had breakfast?"

"not yet."

"I'll have breakfast brought over and we'll eat together."

"Didn't the princess have breakfast either?"

"That's not the case. I've already eaten, but I have a big appetite, so it doesn't hurt to eat some more with you."

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