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

Chapter 276 Off Topic
"Why do you look at me like that?"

When asking this question, Mei Qian himself felt a little guilty.

"Nothing." Turning his gaze away, Qi Chen said, "The imperial kitchen has made some new snacks today. Would you like to try them together? If you like them, you can take some back."

Mei Qian hesitated for two seconds and then nodded: "Okay."

The subtle atmosphere between her and Qi Chen was really strange.

It seemed as if Qi Chen's confession to her that night was just a dream.

Apart from herself, perhaps only Qi Chen himself knew what happened that day, but she was too embarrassed to ask this question to Qi Chen.

To the point that now, Mei Qian didn't know what was going on between her and Qi Chen.

After coming out of the palace, she was in her house holding the plate of snacks she brought back from the palace, eating the snacks on it. Her eyes were dull and dazed, which made Chu Ji, who came to discuss something with Mei Qian, almost want to beat her up.

"Ruokong?"

"Ah? Yes, I am, teacher."

When Mei Qian came back to her senses, she saw Chu Ji staring at her seriously. She was so scared that she quickly asked the system what Chu Ji had just said.

Xiao Mei was also sarcastically saying, "How should I know? I just told you to shut up. The food hasn't been uploaded yet, but you didn't listen. I was also angry. How could I have heard you?"

Mei Qian:......

Seeing that Mei Qian was still distracted, Chu Ji simply exposed her and said, "Ever since the prince came back, you have been distracted. Between the two of you... I can't tell whether you have made up your mind or..."

Chu Ji said this so clearly.

He knew about Mei Qian and Qi Chen.

"Teacher, do you think this is appropriate for us?"

"Not suitable."

Mei Qian felt an unspeakable loss in her heart, but then she heard Chu Ji say, "But this inappropriateness is just my opinion. Whether you two are suitable for each other depends on you two."

Chu Ji finally said something that sounded simple but was very distressing.

"If the king ignores the opinions of others and acts arbitrarily, the people below him will also suffer, right?"

"puff--"

Chu Ji's sudden laughter made Mei Qian even more confused.

Mei Qian heard Chu Ji say, "Rukong, you are looking for a husband, not a king. The same goes for the prince, he is looking for a wife, not a subordinate.

When it comes to the affairs of the world, a king's arbitrary and autocratic behavior will indeed cause distress to the officials below.

However, what kind of wife the king chooses is a private matter. Do officials and the people of the world need to ask about it?"

Chu Ji's words made Mei Qian suddenly realize that her teacher seemed to be somewhat out of tune with others, so she put aside the relationship between herself and Qi Chen and asked off topic:

"All under heaven belongs to the king. All the people in the land are his subjects. The emperor's family is the emperor's family, and family affairs are the affairs of the world. Don't you think so, teacher?"

Chu Ji raised his eyebrows, but did not answer. Instead, he asked, "Does Rukong think so?"

Mei Qian: "..."

She didn't think so, but she wouldn't say it out loud.

If she opened her mouth to comment, she wanted to answer - a bunch of rebuttals.

Mei Qian was silent, so Chu Ji said, "I don't believe in Confucius, and I don't like Xunzi's theory of monarch and ministers."

Mei Qian: "..."

She had little education, so when it came to matters of faith and doctrine, she could only talk about what Old Ma said, who could make one look like a lunatic. For the rest, she just listened quietly.

“I didn’t believe in ghosts and gods before.”

Mei Qian's heart suddenly skipped a beat when she heard this. When she met her teacher's gaze, she suddenly had a bad premonition.

"But after seeing your abilities, Ruokong, are you... Ruokong, you are worried that you will become an immortal in the future, and it will be difficult to sever your earthly ties, right?"

Mei Qian:? ? ?
Ah, when did she say she could become an immortal?
Before Mei Qian could defend herself, she heard Chu Ji say again: "Rukong, can you help me see if I have the qualifications to cultivate immortality?"

Mei Qian: "...?"

Given Chu Ji's literary talent and status, Mei Qian felt that he would definitely have a place in history in the future, it was just a matter of how much attention he would receive.

Mei Qian didn't dare to think about it. In the future, #shock! A famous prime minister spent half his life searching for immortals, just because... #, if this was accidentally exposed, her teacher's image would be ruined, but don't take her with him! "Teacher, I don't practice immortality." Mei Qian emphasized every word, "I am just a small Taoist, doing some 'ghosts and gods' to accumulate Yin (mei) virtue (shi). In the Dharma Ending Age, it's not that outrageous."

"What is... the Dharma Ending Age?"

Mei Qian: "It's just... (nonsense)"

Mingming, this afternoon Chu Ji brought a bunch of official business to Mei Qian to deal with.

As a result, until Lingjiao came to tell Mei Qian that it was time for dinner, the two of them talked about everything from Mei Qian and Qi Chen's relationship to whether the monarch's private affairs counted as official business, and then they started talking about weird myths and nonsense. They didn't do any official business at all!
"Ask your people to prepare the guest room. Today's work must be done today. These must be dealt with tonight."

After Chu Ji finished speaking, Mei Qian, who had been drinking water with a dry mouth after talking for the whole afternoon, couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of water.

Mei Qian once again realized that his teacher was really short of manpower!
"Hey, teacher, the girl next to me helped me with some paperwork when I went to Li Su's house before. Let her help me tonight."

Mei Qian brought out the water chestnuts at the right time. Chu Ji glanced at Mei Qian who was smiling and did not shake his head, which was considered as his agreement.

Chu Ji knew about the little girl Lingjiao.

A girl who knew nothing but was personally taught by Mei Qian.

He was also looking forward to seeing what the young lady personally taught by Mei Qian would look like.

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Mei Qian had previously told Chu Ji that the Guli Army should send a representative to attend his coronation ceremony, and Chu Ji soon ordered the Ministry of Rites to arrange it.

If the Guli army enters Beijing, there will definitely be a lot of noise along the way.

It turns out that the existence of the Guli Army was invisible and intangible to the people in the court. They only knew that they would guard the border, and verbally praising them as "women are as good as men" would not cost them a penny.

But if the other person stands in front of you and everyone knows about it, that's not what some people would like to see.

So, someone tactfully expressed to Qi Chen whether it was hasty to let the Guli army come at this time, and whether it would be inappropriate for such a large army to come from the northwest and then go back?
As a result, Qi Qidao and others came. In addition to the coronation ceremony, it was also the first New Year after his accession to the throne. Of course, the Guli Army had to stay here to congratulate him on the New Year.

Then, wait until the spring of next year to take away the first official military pay.

Half a month before Qi Chen officially ascended the throne, a Guli army consisting of 8,000 cavalrymen had arrived in the capital.

Just as some feared, the Guli Army arrived with great fanfare.

Because the Guli army not only brought cavalry, but also a song and dance troupe from Tianxue City.

This is what Mei Qian arranged for Nasha and the others to do when she left Li Su Mansion.

This time, Mei Qian and Qi Fei had already agreed to let the Guli army enter Beijing.

Even if Mei Qian's suggestion was hindered, Qi Fei would send Guli Jun and the dance troupe in her name.

Therefore, when the Ministry of Rites' decree was sent to Li Su Mansion at full speed, the Guli Army was already halfway there.

In response to the arrival of the Guli Army, Qi Chen specially held a banquet, and most of the guests invited were military generals.

Mei Qian was also at the banquet.

Therefore, everyone understood which camp Qi Chen had positioned Mei Qian in.

There are some cunning military generals, but they are more straightforward than some civil officials.

Although Mei Qian is a woman, they are not unaware of the special status of her.

Although Mei Qian was not present in many battles, he managed to annihilate 30,000 to 40,000 soldiers of the Western Rong in two battles. In one of the battles, he won with a smaller force, and in the other, he led the female soldiers to win using the newly-made "Fire Crow Arrows".

Some generals have also heard that the Ministry of War is working with the Ministry of War to create this "Fire Crow Arrow", and that the "alcohol" developed by Mei Qian can save the lives of many soldiers on the battlefield...

Not to mention Mei Qian's other civil affairs such as salt making and grain, just the above things alone were enough to make many generals come to the banquet with large bowls to toast Mei Qian.

What's more, such talents are obviously capable of both civil and military affairs, but Qi Chen transferred Mei Qian to the military camp. How can this not show his respect for them as military generals?

Thinking of this, everyone became more enthusiastic about toasting.

Mei Qian held a small wine glass, and finally even replaced the wine with tea, but she still drank enough.

During the banquet, everyone kept praising Mei Qian and Gulijun. Mei Qian finally calmly used the saying of Bole and the Thousand-Li Horse, seemingly praising Qi Chen who was sitting at the upper seat.

But when Mei Qian finished speaking, she raised her head and drank the "wine" in the cup, and her eyes met Qi Chen's as he looked at her.

At that moment, Mei Qian's heart trembled and her eyelashes drooped.

Qi Chen, he heard the hidden meaning in his words...

Chu Ji can actually be considered a "rebellious youth". He is set up as an "abandoned child" of an aristocratic family. He abandoned himself (the old emperor admired him very much, otherwise he would not have arranged him to Qi Chen)

The way he gave up was actually very strange... I'll talk about it later when I talk about Chu Ji supporting the Mei Qiandong family~