After arriving in Jiangnan for a few days, Li Jieyu felt that everything was not satisfactory. How could such a place compare to the comfort in the capital? Moreover, she could not see Fu Yuheng here, and there was no chance for her to be favored. Even if the flood in Jiangnan was well controlled this time, it would only be Shen Qingwan's credit. Thinking of this, Li Jieyu felt uncomfortable.
"Go, get me some food. I want crab roe cakes. I remember they're sold not far away." Li Jieyu finally couldn't stand this situation anymore and asked the palace maids around her to go out to buy things. She was not a person who could endure hardship.
Although the palace maid was reluctant, she still did as she was told. However, in such weather and with such a disaster, it would be difficult to find the person.
After the maids left, Li Jieyu slowly sat up from the couch. It was a rare day when Shen Qingwan was not around, so she should tell Xiao Shushen the news here, hoping that she could go back earlier.
"What are you talking about? Going to inspect the disaster. How ridiculous." Thinking of Shen Qingwan's words in the morning, she felt it was ridiculous. There were so many officials in Jiangnan, how could it be her turn as a concubine in the harem? Fu Yuheng was not here, so who was she pretending to be for
In the palace, she tried every means to seduce Fu Yuheng to gain his favor, but she should save her mind from doing this outside. After making sure that there was no one around, Li Jieyu quickly prepared her pen and ink.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Xian has been behaving improperly in Jiangnan. I'm afraid she has an affair with the Governor of Jiangnan. The two of them are flirting with each other." After writing these simple words, Concubine Li couldn't help laughing.
Since Xiao Shushen asked her to come and look after her, she should tell her everything. As for the truth or falsehood, doesn't it depend on one's own mouth? She, Shen Qingwan, wanted a good reputation, but she didn't give it to her.
"Pigeon, oh pigeon, you must quickly return to the palace and tell the Queen, and then bring me the good news. Otherwise, I will eat you." Li Jieyu talked to herself while stroking the white carrier pigeon.
Xiao Shushen asked her to bring this pigeon, and it finally came in handy after such a long time. Standing in front of the window, Li Jieyu released the pigeon. Following the direction the pigeon flew, she felt as if she had returned to the palace.
The prosperous capital city, the majestic palace, the countless rare treasures inside, and that high and mighty man... I just don't know when I can go back.
"Sister, what are you doing standing here?" Her thoughts were suddenly interrupted by a voice. Li Jieyu turned around in a hurry and saw Shen Qingwan who had just returned, looking a little frightened.
I don't know if Shen Qingwan saw what she did just now. What are these maids doing? There was no one to pass the message, but she forgot that she was the one who ordered everyone out.
"Sister, you came back so early today." She looked in the direction where the carrier pigeon flew unnaturally. After a moment, she returned to the room, poured a cup of hot tea and handed it to Shen Qingwan.
At this time, Li Jieyu's back was soaked, and her eyes were a little vague. She was afraid that she would find out. If she found out, she would definitely not survive, so she could only try her best to cover it up.
"I asked you what you were doing standing there?" Shen Qingwan took the teacup but didn't drink it. She didn't know what Li Jieyu was doing. Usually, she was afraid of the cold, so she never went out with her.
But what happened today? He was standing in front of the window, blowing the cold wind. Her expression and actions made her feel something was wrong. She would not allow any mistakes to happen in this disaster relief.
"No, I just miss my parents." Seeing her keep asking, Li Jieyu squeezed out a few tears. She came here because she was worried about Jiangnan's parents.
But after so many days, there was no news from her parents, so her worry was understandable. "It's been so many days, and I don't know what's happened to my parents. It's also because my sister is useless and too weak to go out and look for them herself."
She was about to cry as she spoke, she knew that a woman's tears were very useful. Not only against men, but also against kind-hearted women, Shen Qingwan was one of them.
"We've already sent someone to look for him. Don't worry too much, sister. Go and have a rest soon." She nodded and didn't ask any more questions. After all, she couldn't say anything because it was for her parents.
"Your Majesty, I bought it for you." As soon as she walked out of Li Jieyu's courtyard, she saw Li Jieyu's personal maid, who was holding a package in her hand.
"What is this?" Shen Qingwan asked in confusion, stopping the maid. Seeing that it was her, the maid bowed quickly and said, "My queen said she wanted to eat the crab roe crisps here, so she asked me to buy some. Would the virtuous queen like to try some?"
She had gone to many places to buy this, so she didn't know what this place looked like before. But now it was a ruin, with disaster victims everywhere, and few stores were open.
Hearing this, Shen Qingwan's eyes darkened and she shook her head, "Go and send it to your madam." She felt a little ridiculous when she asked the maid to leave. Her parents' whereabouts were still unclear, and this Li Jieyu was actually in the mood to eat.
And because of the disaster victims, she hasn't had a good meal for a long time. But this Li Jieyu is very relaxed. Never mind, Shen Qingwan shook her head and decided to do her own thing.
"Empress, please wake up. It's time for dinner." After sleeping for a while, she heard Lianyun's voice. When she sat up, she felt sore in her waist and back. It seemed that she was too tired these days.
When she walked into the main hall, the governor of Jiangnan and Li Jieyu had already taken their seats, and it seemed that they were just waiting for her. When Li Jieyu saw her coming, she didn't even greet her but just picked up her chopsticks by herself. She was almost starving to death.
"Your Majesty, this is a specialty of Jiangnan. The recent disasters have been so severe that we don't have anything good to treat you two nobles. Please be patient." After Shen Qingwan sat down, Li Chaoyang carefully introduced the names of the dishes to her.
Shen Qingwan nodded, but frowned when she saw the almonds. Li Chaoyang could see clearly, "What's wrong, does the queen not like it?" He himself quite liked to eat it.
"No, it's just that I'm allergic to this. My whole body will become red and itchy after eating it." Shen Qingwan shook her head. It's not that she doesn't like to eat it, but that she can't eat it.
Li Jieyu, who was eating silently at the side, heard the sneer and picked up an almond and ate it. "Pretentious." She said it in a low voice but the three people present could hear it clearly.
Shen Qingwan frowned when she heard this. This Li Jieyu was becoming more and more unruly. Li Chaoyang also felt very embarrassed and had no good impression of Li Jieyu.