On the first night after Jiang Zui got the house, he and Qi Chen spent the whole night together.

Since his wedding, Jiang Zui has finally been able to eat meat again.

The journey has been arduous and full of hardships.

Sunlight streamed in through the window, illuminating the two people sleeping soundly in bed. Jiang Zui, thinking about getting up early to work the next day, woke up very early.

Looking at Qi Chen beside her, Jiang Zui felt a surge of warmth in her heart. She couldn't help but smile and gently trace the contours of Qi Chen's face with her fingers.

Qi Chen was exhausted last night. The red spots on his body were covered by his clothes, except for one spot on his neck, which was suggestive.

The blush on her face hadn't faded yet, her eyelashes were curled, and she looked like a well-behaved baby, nestled quietly in Jiang Zui's arms.

Jiang Zui was deeply moved and couldn't help but kiss Qi Chen's lips.

Qi Chen was awakened by Jiang Zui's kiss. He subconsciously wrapped his arms around Jiang Zui's neck and said in a soft voice, "Husband..."

"It's still early, I'll sleep a little longer, I'm going to work now," Jiang Zui said softly.

"Hmm," Qi Chen replied unconsciously.

After coaxing Qi Chen to sleep, Jiang Zui quietly got out of bed.

Logically speaking, Qi Chen should also work, but Jiang Zui is rich.

Jiang Zui spent money to prevent Mayor Li Tian from assigning any work to Qi Chen.

After tidying up and having a meal, Jiang Zui headed towards his work area.

The road that Jiang Zui built was an official road from the Daxia granary to Lingnan, so that grain could be transported quickly during wartime.

Jiang Zui got used to the road construction in just one morning.

The construction of official roads in the Great Xia Dynasty was quite simple. Once the route was determined, obstacles such as weeds and branches were removed, and uneven soil and rocks were excavated and the land was leveled.

Finally, the loess was fired into tiles and bricks to fill the road surface.

But in Jiang Zui's view, it was inefficient, required a lot of manpower, and the materials were not easy to obtain.

Jiang Zui thought of something—cement.

In the original book, Zhao Xingyuan gave the town mayor the recipe for making cement, which saved him from having to work and even earned him a reward.

It was precisely because of the existence of cement that Jiangzhou was able to quickly occupy Lingnan.

Lingnan is thousands of miles away from the capital. Even with express mail, it would take nearly a month for a letter from Lingnan to be sent to the capital.

A month is enough for Jiang Zhou to successfully take control of Lingnan.

But if he submits the cement formula first, then... the outcome...

Hey!

Without hesitation, Jiang Zui knew that if he handed over the cement formula, Zhao Xingyuan would suspect that he was a modern person, so he had no choice but to proceed slowly.

Half a month later, Jiang Zui finally "developed" cement under the watchful eyes of others.

During this period, Zhao Xingyuan also figured things out.

For the past two weeks, Jiang Zhou has been digging the riverbed and is exhausted every day, so he hasn't had time to meet with Zhao Xingyuan.

Even when we meet, we only exchange a few words before parting ways.

Jiang Li somehow hooked up with the town mayor's youngest son, canceled her job, and resolutely followed the mayor's youngest son despite the opposition of everyone in the Jiang family and her own reputation.

Since Jiang Li's behavior was already well-known among the exiles, the youngest son of the town mayor who caused her death soon learned of Jiang Li's indecent behavior and abandoned her.

However, Jiang Li didn't care at all and, relying on her beauty, directly seduced the town mayor.

However, the mayor knew everything about Jiang Li, but he didn't care. After all, Jiang Li was just an interesting thing to him.

He even sometimes shares it with others, including his son.

Although Jiang Li's actions were despicable, Liu Yu repeatedly pressured Jiang Li, hoping that Jiang Li could speak to the town mayor and persuade Jiang Zhou not to work.

But what Liu Yu didn't know was that Jiang Li hated Jiang Zhou to death right now, so why would she help him?

The more Liu Yu pleaded, the more Jiang Li hated him.

Jiang Li not only didn't help, but instead asked the town mayor to find Jiang Zhou more tiring and difficult jobs.

Jiang Zhou was furious when he saw his younger brother acting this way, and announced in front of everyone in the Jiang family that he was breaking ties with Jiang Li.

Jiang Li, with an indifferent expression, quickly agreed.

Liu Yu was heartbroken to see her two sons break off their friendship, but in the end she still chose Jiang Zhou.

Simply because Jiang Zhou is a man.

After Jiang Li left the Jiang family, Jiang Hongsheng made preparations for himself, telling Jiang Zhou not to worry, that they would turn things around sooner or later.

With Jiang Hongsheng's assurance, Jiang Zhou's personality gradually returned to what it was before his exile.

Jiang Zhou called Zhao Xingyuan out, wanting to discuss this matter with her.

But when he saw Zhao Xingyuan, he hesitated.

The Zhao Xingyuan before us was not as glamorous as before. In just half a month, she had been exhausted by the work and had become thin and withered.

Even during the exile, the other party remained the same as always.

In an instant, Jiang Zhou realized that his feelings for Zhao Xingyuan had vanished.

Actually, Jiang Zhou initially fell in love with Zhao Xingyuan because he knew that Jiang Zui liked her.

He wanted to know just how good the person Jiang Zui liked was, so he gradually got closer to Zhao Xingyuan and watched as Zhao Xingyuan fell for Jiang Zui.

From that moment on, Jiang Zhou vowed to take everything that belonged to Jiang Zui.

Even though he was the only legitimate son in the entire Zhenyuan General's Mansion, he always felt a vague unease in his heart. He felt that Jiang Zuisheng was born to be his enemy.

"Xingyuan, how have you been these past few days?" Jiang Zhou asked cautiously.

Zhao Xingyuan didn't answer Jiang Zhou's question immediately. She looked at him deeply, made up her mind, sighed, and said, "Jiang Zhou, I'm sorry, I... I can't be with you anymore."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Zhou instinctively grabbed Zhao Xingyuan's arm tightly, his eyes sharp, and questioned, "Why? Xingyuan, you know I like you. We were perfectly fine before. Did someone say something to you?"

In an instant, Jiang Zhou's previous thoughts vanished without a trace, and he focused solely on the immediate problem at hand.

It could only be that he didn't want Zhao Xingyuan, but it could never be that Zhao Xingyuan didn't want him.

Zhao Xingyuan's arms ached from Jiang Zhou's strength. She frowned and said, "Jiang Zhou, let go of me, my arms hurt so much."

However, Jiang Zhou seemed not to hear Zhao Xingyuan's words at all, and kept pressing her, "Xingyuan, tell me the truth, I won't agree, I absolutely won't agree."

Zhao Xingyuan thought Jiang Zhou had overheard her words and was provoked into acting this way, but little did she know that Jiang Zhou had heard everything clearly and only wanted to teach Zhao Xingyuan a lesson.

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