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After Shen Yu’an had left, the people in the workshop all looked enviously at Gao Shi.
“What did the young miss just say?”
She asked them to wait and will give them some roasted chicken after work? And there are several of them!
Everyone working here knows the relationship between Gao Shi, and the Shen family, but they still envy them.
As Shen Yu’an walked away, a woman nearby muttered with envy in her voice, “The young miss is really good to you all, giving you several chickens just like that, worth several dozen coins.”
Someone approached her to chat, but Gao Shi seemed to ignore the woman’s sour remark and responded with a cheerful smile, “That’s right, little An’an cares about us.”
When Gao Shi said this, the onlookers felt even more envious, thinking she might be modest about it.
He Shi’s hands continued to work, and she picked up the conversation, saying with a smile, “An’an has a kind heart. Otherwise, this workshop could have opened in the town, county, or even the capital city. It’s all because that girl thinks of us, the villagers, and is willing to lend us a hand. That’s why we have such good work to do.”
She continued, “And I’m sure An’an rewards us every day because she cares about all of us.”
Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement.
Shen Yu’an built this workshop right next to the village so they could easily find such a good job, and that’s why they have such a generous employer.
Moreover, He Shi and Gao Shi are distant relatives of the young miss, so it’s only natural for her to treat them a bit better.
With these thoughts in mind, the onlookers felt less envious and began to work diligently.
When they finished work in the evening, they lined up to collect their meat sauce and were pleasantly surprised when they got home.
Wow, this was indeed real meat sauce, filled to the brim with meat.
It looks so shiny; how much oil did they put in here?
Everyone wished they could hoard this jar of meat sauce. When eating, they carefully controlled the amount of oil, and the remaining oil could even be used to stir-fry vegetables.
When He Shi and Gao Shi left, they not only took two jars of meat sauce but also two jars of mushroom sauce and some roasted chickens, which made the two of them extremely happy.
In the evening, Ji Xun sent someone to the village with a letter, saying that he wouldn’t be returning today.
As for where he was going, he didn’t say.
…
In the capital city, in the heart of it all, was the residence of Prince Wuding.
After nightfall, a large eagle flew in and circled above the royal residence before landing in front of the window of a room. It pecked at the window.
In the next moment, the window was pushed open from inside, revealing the pale face of Fei Yanchen.
The large eagle, seeing Fei Yanchen open the window, leisurely hopped inside and began grooming its feathers.
Fei Yanchen looked at this haughty eagle, removed the bamboo tube attached to its talon, and then called out to someone outside.
“Fei Dong, take it downstairs.”
Fei Dong, like a shadow, swiftly emerged from a tall tree. The eagle displayed remarkable intelligence, flying onto Fei Dong’s shoulder, and he carried it away.
Fei Dong gave a disdainful look to the eagle perched on his shoulder and nudged his shoulder. “You’re such a lazy one.”
During the journey to deliver the message, the eagle wouldn’t hunt for food, even though it had only been three days.
Yes, from the moment Shen Yu’an wrote the letter to its arrival at the destination, it had taken only three days and two nights.
This eagle had been trained and was only used for urgent matters.
Fei Yanchen sat back at the table with the bamboo tube and, under the dim candlelight, extracted the letter from inside.
As soon as he unfolded the letter, he was greeted by delicate handwriting.
It wasn’t the people from the camp who had written this letter.
As Fei Yanchen read further, he immediately knew who had written this letter.
A woman, and the only person capable of sending a message with this eagle, was none other than An’an.
Thinking of Shen Yu’an, a gentle smile crept onto Fei Yanchen’s lips, relieving much of the pent-up frustration from the past few days.
The more he read, the brighter his smile became.
An’an was truly his lucky star, even managing to find the iron mine.
Reading the contents of the letter, Fei Yanchen could almost imagine the tone in which she would say these words if she were standing in front of him.
Not only would he have no objections, even if all the iron ore belonged to her, he wouldn’t mind.
However, her suggestion to find a way to refine the iron even more surprised him.
You see, the most crucial thing on the battlefield is weaponry.
If An’an could refine iron to a higher purity, it would double their chances of victory in times of war.
“Hahaha.”
Fei Dong, who had just returned from delivering the eagle to the aviary, was startled by the laughter of his master as soon as he got back.
What could be the content of the letter from Fei Xi that provoked such a reaction from the master?
Did the master come up with another wicked idea to deal with those people in the capital again? He’s laughing so… sinisterly!
If Fei Yanchen knew what Fei Dong was thinking, he would surely give him a good beating.
“Come in and assist me with writing.”
Fei Yanchen interrupted Fei Dong’s thoughts with these words.
Fei Dong quickly pushed open the door and entered. Fei Yanchen was sitting at the desk, spreading a sheet of paper on it.
The letter that had just been retrieved from the eagle was laid out flat on the desk.
As Fei Dong ground the ink, his eyes couldn’t help but glance at the contents of the letter.
Then, his hand slipped, and the inkstone almost flew out of his hand.
Fei Yanchen didn’t even raise his eyes and said, “What’s the matter? Can’t even grind ink properly now?”
To Fei Dong’s ears, this translated to: If you can’t do it right, then get lost!
Fei Dong quickly regained control of the slipping inkstone.
After waiting for a while, Fei Dong couldn’t help but speak up, “Master, if Miss Shen has indeed discovered a mine, we should send people there to guard it as soon as possible.”
“Do I need you to tell me that?”
It seemed that the master already had a plan in mind, so Fei Dong stopped talking and focused on grinding the ink.
Upon his return to the capital city, Fei Yanchen naturally moved into the residence of Prince Wuding.
Originally, the palace had used the excuse of the ill health of Prince Wuding and his consort to confine them to their home under the pretext of “convalescence.” In reality, it was a form of house arrest.
Even their daughter had been brought to the palace under this pretext, just to prevent any interference with their “convalescence.”
Now that Fei Yanchen had returned, despite the emperor’s grave illness and bedridden state, he had been summoned once while he was still lucid.
After leaving the palace, although he hadn’t brought the young princess back with him, the ban on Prince Wuding’s residence had been lifted.
Early the next morning, Prince Wuding discovered that there was an extra eagle in his residence.
This eagle had originally been trained by him and was, of course, very familiar to him.
But why was it here now?