Chapter 471: Seeing Off the Princess Consort

Three years have passed……

This damp yet barren plot, unable to grow grain, under Jiang Yun Chu's care and with suitable plant cultivation, finally sprouted seedlings.

"From now on, we need to take even better care of it; the days ahead will only get better." Jiang Yun Chu looked at the excited crowd and couldn't help curling the corners of her mouth.

The people from the Da Ning Ministry of Agriculture had arrived one after another, but they were also helpless regarding the land of Xijiang.

"Princess Consort, the new seedlings have grown; is there anything else we need to pay attention to?" The Ministry of Agriculture officials bowed to Jiang Yun Chu, their eyes full of admiration.

When they were in Ning Jing, they had already gone to see the grape seedlings in the sandy fields; that small bunch of grapes was crystal clear, with an alluring hue.

Grapes that had long relied on tribute from small states finally found a place in Da Ning.

The agricultural books of Chun Hua Xue Yuan were compiled into volumes by Master Kang Meng, then handed over to the Hanlin Academy for the compilation of agricultural texts.

They were also widely circulated in the Ministry of Agriculture.

Jiang Yun Chu chuckled and shook her head. "The future care routine will be no different from that in Da Ning; all beginnings are hard, but we have already found suitable plants."

"We need to open up experimental fields, carry out trials with various plants, and continually seek compatible methods."

"These will be your assignments."

What she needed to do has been done; what comes next requires the Ministry of Agriculture to take over.

Three years already—she has been trapped here for three years.

Xijiang is actually more suited for medicinal herbs; grain is only a part, and more of the land is suitable for planting medicinal plants.

She had already submitted a memorial to the court, presenting a concrete plan for the planning of Xijiang's land.

Old General Jiang, advanced in years, had already been recalled to the court by the Ning Emperor, and would spend his remaining years in the capital Jingdu.

After experiencing this battle, the entirety of the Jiang Family Army submitted completely to Jiang Fengsheng; the new General Jiang led the sons of the Jiang family in developing this land.

"Yun chu." A soft, weak voice sounded, yet carried a hint of a smile.

That person wore a white veil and sheer gauze covering the entire face, holding an embroidered handkerchief in hand; her expression could not be seen, but one could feel the gentleness emanating from her heart.

"Xifeng." The visitor was none other than the former princess of Xijiang, Princess Xifeng.

Jiang Yun Chu stepped forward and walked over.

But she had saved herself, and there was an agreement between them.

If Xijiang were to win, Xifeng would surely save Jiang Yun Chu's life.

If Da Ning were to win, Jiang Yun Chu would surely spare Xifeng's life.

"But you're leaving?" Xifeng lifted her head, looked at Jiang Yun Chu's appearance, and gave a light smile.

Her origins destined her to have no friends, no relatives.

Since her mother's passing, she has been a lone individual, with no one caring whether she lives or dies.

But……

When Xifeng City's troops pressed at the gates, when Xifeng City was breached, this woman descended from the heavens.

"Who dares to move her?"

That crimson soft sword was gripped tightly in her hand, those eyes seeming to carry an endless aura of slaughter.

She rescued her and brought her away from there.

All of it, as if it had happened just yesterday.

"Mm, it's time to go." Jiang Yun Chu nodded; she missed her child, she missed home……

Home……

Indeed, without realizing it, she had long since come to regard the Regent Prince's Manor as home.

"Can I follow you away? Yun chu, I wish to be your personal maid, hide my name and surname, and spend the rest of my life."

She was the princess of Xijiang, yet she held no feeling for Xijiang.

Xifeng City was the retreat her mother left for her.

Since Xifeng City has fallen, she also has no reason to stay.

"Xifeng……"

Jiang Yun Chu looked at the person before her, called out softly, but the words that followed were never spoken.

"With Xifeng City fallen, I have lost my roots; Yun chu, in this world, the only thing I can believe in is you."

"Whether as a maid or doing something else."

"Just treat me as someone seeking a place to go." Xifeng lowered the embroidered handkerchief in her hand and then handed it to Jiang Yun Chu.

On the handkerchief was a Riverside Pavilion, surrounded by emerald water, with a layer of sheer gauze on the pavilion, giving a swaying feeling.

This was precisely the place where Jiang Yun Chu had once nursed her wounds.

"To be my maid would wrong you."

"Xifeng, if I say, let you manage a shop, how would that be?" Jiang Yun Chu looked at Xifeng, who always wore a veil, because there was a deep blade wound on her face.

That was the blade wound left when the Third Prince threatened Xifeng.

Since then, Xifeng has worn the veil; no one has seen her current appearance.

She needed a place to heal, a world of her own, and a sense of belonging.

Jiang Yun Chu was willing to give her that.

"Good."

Xifeng nodded; as she swayed, the veil revealed a slit, and that dark scar was thus laid bare before Jiang Yun Chu's eyes.

The blade was poisoned, a toxin from Xijiang with no cure.

"I will have someone send you away, Xifeng; a person is made of flesh and blood, appearance is merely one aspect, not the whole."

"Can you let me see your wound?"

She wanted to help her, she wanted to treat her, but she refused all of it.

Xifeng didn't want her ugly wound to scare anyone.

"Yun chu, give me some time." Xifeng gently shook her head, her whole face showing a bit of being at a loss.

She unconsciously reached out and touched the protruding knife scar, that black mark, that ugly face, ah.

How could she not care?

"Good."

Jiang Yun Chu nodded, then arranged for someone to send Xifeng away.

Looking at the place where she had stayed for three years, she sat on horseback and took a deep look.

"Have you decided?"

That gentle voice, emotions that couldn't be melted hidden in her eyes.

He had come to pick her up.

She married off, while he, feigning death, hid in the barracks.

She went to the manor, he hid within the manor, and saw her for the first time.

She went to Xijiang, he hid in the darkness, protecting her.

This time, he wants to stand openly by her side, accompany her, protect her, and cherish her.

"Mm." Jiang Yun Chu nodded, and outside the city tower, a dark crowd of people spontaneously gathered here, each kneeling down, looking at that woman in white robes.

She is the Regent's Consort, but…

They will always remember her name; she is called Jiang Yun Chu.

"See off the Princess Consort."

In that moment, silently, even the willow branches began to sway back and forth, as if conducting some farewell ceremony.

"What are you doing? Go back." Jiang Yun Chu waved her hand, then turned, exchanged a glance with the man beside her, and began to ride away.

"Giddyup!"

Two people, two horses, on this road, left behind rising dust.

"Up ahead is a relay station; shall we rest a bit?"

Ning Chengyan looked at the silent Young Princess Consort; along the way, she hadn't spoken a word.