Escape: I rely on the food exchange system to survive to the extreme

Chapter 241: Reputation is in jeopardy
After returning to Li Su, Qi Fei sometimes regretted not bringing Mei Qian back.

Before she left, she had been told to remember to let her meet her father the next day. It was fine at first, but after the New Year, Qi Fei found that the frequency of this meeting dropped sharply.

The longest time was ten days or half a month before she could see her father.

Mei Qian didn't know what she was doing.

However, Qi Fei knew that she needed help from others, and Mei Qian worked under Qi Chen, so it was impossible for her to do nothing all day.

It is possible to forget.

So, whenever she had time, Qi Fei would write to Mei Qian to ask about her recent situation, and to make her presence felt so that she wouldn't really forget about it.

Later, when she learned that Mei Qian was transferred out to guard the city during the battle in the capital, Qi Fei also understood why Mei Qian could not remember to let her see her father regularly.

This kind of thing is really busy, and even she herself is currently busy keeping an eye on the movements of the Xirong soldiers in the northwest, so busy that sometimes she herself forgets about it.

However, as soon as she fell asleep that night, Qi Fei dreamed of her father.

The father and daughter talked intimately for a long time. Qi Fei then told Prince Jing about Li Su's recent military training and governance, hoping that Prince Jing would comment on it.

But at the end of the night, Prince Jing suddenly said, "Tonight, Mei Qian has something for me to tell you."

"Hmm? What's going on?"

This was the first time that Qi Fei saw Mei Qian asking her father to carry a message.

"She said she wanted you to find a pasture and a vacant farm in Lisu."

"What is she going to do? Is she going to come to my place?"

When Qi Fei heard this, she immediately wondered if Mei Qian was planning to join her?

Did she finally realize that it was difficult to work in the hands of her uncle?

Prince Jing just shook his head and said, "She said she would send a letter in a few days, and she just hoped you could make arrangements."

"Did she mention how big the farm would be?"

"Everything is up to you to arrange."

After hearing Prince Jing's words, Qi Fei became even more confused.

It looks like Mei Qian is going to send a group of people here to herd sheep and farm?

However, their Li Su Prefecture is not a wealthy place.

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"You came here so early in the morning just to ask me about the power to resettle the people in the capital who were once oppressed by the Western Rong people, right?"

Qi Chen looked at Mei Qian, whose eyes were red and whose expression was a little haggard.

As for what she said, Qi Chen had entered the city much earlier than Mei Qian, so he naturally knew who Mei Qian was actually talking about.

"Yes."

Mei Qian thought about it for a long time last night and finally decided to talk to Qi Chen and try to intervene in this matter.

"How would you like to be accommodated?"

"Change to another place, don't stay in this sad place."

Although Mei Qian wanted to help those poor people, he did not intend to say anything to them like "Everything is over, people should look forward" or "You should let it go", such words of comfort from a bystander's perspective.

For them, others can never understand their suffering, and may even ridicule and scold them. Most of them who are still "surviving" are very sensitive and fragile.

Mei Qian didn't intend to say much and just used actual proof.

"Change a place?"

"Things, change places, give a new possibility."

Did those women who were humiliated commit suicide because they lost their chastity?

No, it's just that they can't see any other way out because of their infidelity.

"I will write you a detailed report on this matter later."

This matter not only involves population migration, but also many other aspects.

Mei Qian couldn't finish her words at the moment, so she could only make this promise. The most important thing was to get the job from Qi Chen first.

Qi Chen saw Mei Qian's determination, sighed softly, and then said:
"Okay, I promise you."

This matter was temporarily over, but then Qi Chen asked about Ningcheng in front of Mei Qian. "Don't you have anything to tell me about the battle in Ningcheng?"

"We won a small victory and wiped out all the Xirong soldiers. Is there anything to blame for this?"

Perhaps it was because of Chu Ji's previous letter that Mei Qian had a preconceived idea, and Qi Chen reacted subconsciously at this moment and also felt that he had done something wrong.

There was even a hint of anger in Mei Qian's tone that she herself was not aware of.

"I don't mean to blame you. We didn't expect the Xirong cavalry to suddenly attack Ningcheng. You and General Su should be rewarded for what you have done.

However, the details of this battle... I saw in Su Jingkang's memorial that it was written as - fire attack?"

"Ah, yes, fire attack."

Now Chu Ji hasn't come yet. Mei Qian is 100% sure that she will have to say it again if Chu Ji comes.

It would be better to wait until Chu Ji comes and then she can talk to them in detail about the dust explosion.

Although Qi Chen didn't understand Mei Qian's lazy little thoughts, he knew that Mei Qian had something else to tell him.

"If your highness has nothing else to say, I will go down and take care of things first."

Seeing that Qi Chen was silent, Mei Qian took the initiative to leave, but was stopped by Qi Chen again.

"You are alone in the capital now. It won't be too late to do the things I taught you after I arrange some manpower for you later."

When Qi Chen said this, Mei Qian raised her eyes with some disgust and confusion.

A face full of "Why later, why not arrange it now?"
Qi Chen explained, "Haven't you always been curious about the secret decree?
Do you want to come with me to the Imperial City Office in the capital and personally see it out?"

"Your Highness hasn't produced the secret decree yet?"

Now it was Mei Qian's turn to be surprised.

She originally thought that Qi Chen had already obtained the secret decree. She thought it would be great to find Qi Chen to see with his own eyes the secret decree that was said to pass the throne to Qi Chen. But...how could this person be so calm and not take out the secret decree after entering the city for so many days?

"There are traps everywhere in the Imperial City Division, and only people from the Imperial City Division can enter."

"so?"

Mei Qian seemed to have thought of what Qi Chen was going to say.

Sure enough, in the next sentence, Qi Chen said that Mu Ying had been escorted here.

The task of obtaining the secret decree was naturally done by Mu Ying.

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When she saw Mu Ying again, Mei Qian felt that Mu Ying was like a different person.

When I first met her, she looked a bit feminine, with a sinister complexion and pale skin, a typical "factory flower".

As a result, after doing farm work like planting crops, carrying manure and building houses, he has now become a dark-skinned handsome man.

Mei Qian:......

What should I do? I want to laugh, but I’m afraid of getting beaten.

Seeing that Mei Qian wanted to laugh but didn't dare to, and her footsteps kept moving behind Qi Chen, Mu Ying couldn't help but sneer and said, "Why, you didn't recognize me after not seeing me for so many days?"

"How could it be? Ah, Commander Mu is still so handsome and suave, hahahaha..."

Mei Qian's words made the other people present have different and interesting expressions.

Qi Chen had a smile on his face. He probably understood what Mei Qian was thinking the best. Chang Ping, who was escorting Mu Ying, heard this and couldn't help laughing when he looked at Mu Ying's current appearance.

In the end, Mu Ying was the only one present who had a gloomy face.

"That's right. It's been a long time since we last met. Mei Qian, you're still the same—" Mu Ying deliberately dragged out the words, and finally said, "You're vicious and cruel."

When Mei Qian heard this comment, she met Mu Ying's gaze coldly and chuckled.

Immediately afterwards, Changping didn't expect that he would suddenly be glared at by Mei Qian.

Mu Ying rarely speaks without meaning to the point.

Let him say directly that he is cruel, he has never said this before, so everything Mei Qian has done recently has reached Mu Ying's ears.

Mei Qian actually didn’t care whether Mu Ying knew about this or not, but she cared about the opinions of those who heard about it.

Even if Qi Chen has already acknowledged her contribution to Ningcheng, why does the meaning change after the news spread?

Mei Qian: There are always villains who want to harm me