Chapter 1508: Caught in the Act

At this moment, at Longyan Port.

In order to play the role of a hands-off manager, Liu Zheng wrote a letter to the Minister of Revenue, Lord Li Hongfei.

He ordered him to carry one million shi of grain and fodder and rush to Austria.

After receiving the order, Li Hongfei quickly gathered one million shi of grain and fodder, because Liu Zheng had improved the grain seeds, and farming was now more... in Liu Zheng's words, scientific.

The yield of grain increased significantly, and he, the Minister of Revenue who came from a poor background, admired Liu Zheng from the bottom of his heart.

It was because of Liu Zheng's research that the annual grain yield was becoming higher and higher.

In the Longyan of the past, the common people did not have any surplus grain at home, and every time there was a war and grain was requisitioned, unless it was outright robbery.

Otherwise, it was very difficult to get any grain from the hands of these common people.

But now it was different; the national treasury was full, and he soon gathered this one million shi of grain and transported it to Austria.

The day before Li Hongfei left, Longyang Princess Xie Chan wrote a letter and entrusted him to bring it to Liu Zheng.

The love story between Liu Zheng and Xie Chan is still a household name in Longyan to this day.

It was heart-stirring, but now Liu Zheng had to command the Longyan war in Europe, while Xie Chan was forced to return to Longyan because of things that had gone wrong.

This resulted in the two being unable to see each other, and Li Hongfei also sighed endlessly about this matter.

Lovers, separated by the ends of the earth.

He immediately patted his chest and promised that he would definitely deliver it.

A long time had passed, and Liu Zheng was now busy and overwhelmed.

On one hand, he had to handle official business, and on the other hand, in order not to expose his identity, he needed to stay in the refugee camp with Teresa.

For convenience, Liu Zheng simply moved his office directly to the vicinity of the refugee camp.

This was more convenient, and in order to increase the credibility of his words, Liu Zheng said that he was now the official in charge of the refugee camp.

He lived right there.

However, the refugee camp only had places temporarily set up by Longyan; it was fine for office work, but it was too inconvenient to live in.

It was mainly because it was temporarily built and was not intended for living in at the time, so it was too crude.

Even the Longyan Soldiers patrolling and standing guard here did not choose to live here, but instead chose to live in a military camp five kilometers away.

To solve this problem, Liu Zheng had to pay out of his own pocket to buy a villa near the refugee camp as his temporary office location.

It also served as his temporary residence.

On this day, Teresa watched Liu Zheng's little villa, with people coming in and out.

"Liu Sheng, why do I feel like you are busier than those high officials of Longyan? These people come to see you every day to report to you."

Liu Zheng glanced at her and thought to himself, you child, how are you so smart?

Liu Zheng coughed twice and lied without blushing or skipping a beat: "There's no way around it. We are at war now. Although I am an official in charge of the refugee camp and don't have much power, you also know that I am still a merchant."

"It can be said that I took this city, so naturally I will be a bit busier."

Regarding Liu Zheng's explanation, Teresa scoffed: "When I was Grand Duke, I was never this busy."

Liu Zheng gave a dry laugh and did not answer.

Teresa looked at Liu Zheng with her beautiful, flickering eyes; ever since she met Liu Zheng, Teresa's condition had also improved a lot.

She was still wearing clothes made of linen, but her face was much cleaner.

Teresa wanted to live inside the refugee camp, but she was forced by Liu Zheng to live with him.

Liu Zheng thought to himself that the refugee camp was not that safe, and Teresa's status was special, so it was better to be careful.

Teresa refused at first.

But she could not withstand Liu Zheng's firm attitude.

Teresa was thus taken by him to the little villa, and they began their life of living alone together.

Liu Zheng looked at a piece of intelligence on the table with a bright smile.

"Teresa, I think it won't be long before you should pay the reward."

"What reward?"

Teresa looked blank.

Liu Zheng picked up a letter on the table, shook it, and said with a faint smile: "My Merchant Ship is about to arrive."

Hearing this, Teresa's pupils slowly dilated, the expression on her face gradually became excited, and she hugged Liu Zheng.

"That's great."

Liu Zheng was stunned, felt the warmth in his arms, and smiled slightly.

"With this batch of grain, the refugees in Prague will be able to survive this crisis."

Teresa looked up at Liu Sheng and thanked him sincerely: "Thank you, Liu Sheng."

Liu Zheng closed his eyes and pursed his lips.

Teresa understood his meaning in a second, her face flushed with shyness, and her eyes looking at Liu Zheng changed slightly.

She pushed Liu Zheng away.

"You only know how to take advantage of me."

Liu Zheng opened his eyes, looked at Teresa who hadn't taken the bait, and chuckled, his face calm and composed.

"When this batch of grain arrives, I will..."

Before Liu Zheng finished speaking, his face felt slightly moist.

Liu Zheng was stunned, looking at Teresa who was on her tiptoes; his expression slowly changed, and his gaze gradually softened.

Under Liu Zheng's gaze, Teresa's fair cheeks were already flushed red.

In her concept, a Kissing Ceremony was just a form of etiquette, but a kiss was a symbol of love; Teresa could not distinguish whether the kiss she just gave was love or just a simple Kissing Ceremony.

Liu Zheng, however, knew; he pulled Teresa into his embrace, his gaze softening.

Teresa felt flustered in her heart, recalling scene after scene of the past,

recalling her first meeting with Liu Sheng.

Recalling Liu Sheng's overflowing talent.

Recalling how Liu Sheng had severely wounded Franz for her sake.

Recalling how Liu Zheng had pulled the entire Lorraine Family down from their pedestal for him; from then on, there was no longer a Lorraine Family in Austria.

She thought of many things, and every time she thought of these, her heart would always become restless and uneasy.

But this time, her heart was unusually calm; looking into Liu Sheng's eyes, she seemed to see herself reflected within them.

Liu Sheng's face slowly drew closer to Teresa's eyes.

Just at this moment, the wooden door creaked and opened.

"Please come in, Lord Li; Lord Liu is inside."

"Mm, this humble official pays respects to..." Li Hongfei had just begun to salute when his voice came to an abrupt halt, as if a fishbone were stuck in his throat; he suddenly did not know what to say.

Liu Zheng and Teresa were also stunned on the spot, only then remembering that they hadn't closed the door earlier.

The two of them instantly felt the other's breath almost against their faces, and seeing Li Hongfei at the doorway, their faces turned bright red.

They hurriedly separated, the scene becoming extremely awkward.

Li Hongfei reacted at this moment and immediately thought of a countermeasure.

After all, he was a man who had weathered many storms; he instantly stepped back out, closed the wooden door, and caught his breath.

However, his heart was full of confusion: who was that woman? She looked like a European, and the actions between Lord Liu Zheng and this European woman just now...

... were too intimate; from this, it could be seen that the relationship between these two was unusual. Could it be that...

Li Hongfei thought of a certain possibility, and the image of Liu Zheng's devotion in his mind instantly collapsed with a crash!

"Ahem, come in, Lord Li."

Hearing Liu Zheng's voice, Li Hongfei's expression stiffened, and a surge of anger rose in his heart; before he became the Minister of Revenue, he was an official of Admonishment.

He was someone who could not tolerate even a grain of sand in his eyes!