The peasant girl has a private space, and her husband is handsome.

Emperor Jing of Qi was a diligent emperor who attended the morning court session on time every day.

When he woke up in the morning, it was still dark.

The first thing Emperor Qi Jing did was to rummage under his pillow for the victory report sent from the border the previous day.

They feared that the great victory at Silver Pass was just a dream.

I'm afraid that when I wake up, everything will have changed.

Emperor Qi Jing took out the letter and read it over and over again before finally letting out a long sigh of relief. Thank goodness, everything was real.

The Great Qi really did win a battle in the northern frontier; he wasn't dreaming.

That little girl from Qinghe County was truly his lucky star. General Shen said that it was thanks to the little girl's help that he was able to repel 100,000 enemy troops.

Emperor Qi Jing felt a pang of regret; how wonderful it would have been if that Miss Su were a man!

If a man were to perform such a great feat, even if it meant sealing the wolf's lair, the ministers would no longer strongly object.

This way, Miss Su can be sent to the northern frontier to command the three armies, and I'm sure there will be more good news to come.

What a pity, what a real pity!

Before attending the morning court session, it was necessary to eat something. Eunuch Fu instructed the palace maids to bring the rice candy sent by the Empress to the dining table.

Your Majesty had little appetite a few days ago because you were worried about Yinguan City. Now that you have won a great victory at Yinguan City, you should be in the mood to eat.

The Empress sends fresh rice candy every day; this gesture is truly heartwarming.

Now many concubines in the palace know about rice candy, and every day a large number of palace maids and eunuchs go out of the palace to buy rice candy.

But not everyone is lucky enough to snag some rice candy.

The Empress was the only one who could buy fresh rice candy every day, so how was she able to maintain her position as Empress? It was because of her power and influence.

Emperor Qi Jing has been very frugal lately, mainly because fighting on the border is too expensive.

For breakfast, he ate millet porridge and two side dishes: stir-fried greens and pickled radish strips. So the rice candy was quite eye-catching on the table.

"Your Majesty, this is rice candy that Her Majesty the Empress sent over."

Emperor Qi Jing picked up a piece of rice candy and took a bite, feeling as if he were sitting on a cloud!

Awesome! This rice candy is so delicious!

After finishing the first plate, I immediately ordered another one.

After finishing the second plate, he thought about the lack of money due to the war at the border, and tried hard to restrain himself from eating the third plate.

He picked up the plate and licked all the rice candy crumbs off the bottom of the plate clean.

Fu Gonggong was utterly ashamed. Who could believe that the monarch of a nation would be so frugal that he would even lick the plates!

After finishing his breakfast, Emperor Qi Jing carefully tucked the letter into his pocket, so he could take it out and check it at any time. This news of victory was his greatest comfort at the moment.

It was time to go to Xuanwu Hall to preside over the morning court session. Emperor Qi Jing walked out of the room.

It was still dark outside, and heavy snow was still falling.

Grandpa Fu quickly followed, holding up his large umbrella.

Before lunch, the Mu family, one of the five great families, received an urgent letter from Shacheng.

The head of the Mu family, Mu Hongyuan, is General Mu's uncle. He is nearly fifty years old, wearing a dark blue brocade robe with dark patterns. He has deep-set eyes and exudes the majesty of someone who has long held a high position.

To be honest, he gets a headache every time he receives a letter from his nephew in Shacheng.

Because my nephew always says things that show a lack of confidence, always saying he's afraid he won't be able to defend Shacheng and that it will bring shame to the Mu clan.

He would cry and complain that he didn't want to die in Shacheng or be a deserter, and asked the Mu family to find a way to transfer him away from Shacheng.

The Qi state has very few capable generals available now, and transferring my nephew away from Shacheng is harder than climbing to heaven.

However, the Mu family had saved the founding emperor of the Great Qi Dynasty and possessed an imperial edict bestowed upon them by the emperor.

The Iron Certificate of Immunity is similar to the Golden Token of Immunity, ensuring the safety of the Mu clan. Even if someone deserts, it won't be a big problem. The only drawback is that the Iron Certificate of Immunity can only be used once.

I wonder what my nephew will lament in his letter this time.

Mu Hongyuan unfolded the letter with a sense of irritation, only to find that his nephew had expressed some confidence in defending Shacheng.

This was the first time his nephew had expressed confidence, which made Mu Hongyuan feel much more at ease.

The head of the family wrote countless letters to Shacheng to persuade his nephew, but to no avail. So he was very curious about what had affected his nephew's state of mind.

He continued reading.

I discovered in my nephew's letter that he had exchanged a hundred crossbows made of meteorite iron with a young girl from Qinghe County, so he was confident that he could defend Shacheng.

They also said that the reason why Yinguan City was able to repel the enemy was because of that little girl from Qinghe County.

Mu Hongyuan was extremely surprised: ??? A little girl actually played such a big role in the war. I really want to see if that little girl has three heads and six arms?

The other members of the Mu clan in the room, seeing the puzzled look on the head of the Mu family's face, wondered if something terrible had happened in Shacheng.

"Master? How is Shacheng?"

"Has Sand City fallen? Although our Mu family is one of the five great families, in recent years we have been gradually overtaken by the Murong family. If Sand City falls this time, it will greatly weaken the strength of the Mu clan."

Mu Hongyuan waved his hand, "No need to worry, Shacheng is fine."

Mu Hongyuan looked at the room full of Mu clan members and asked, "Have you all heard of that young lady surnamed Su from Qinghe County?"

The clansmen shook their heads. They usually only paid attention to the other four aristocratic families that were on par with the Mu family, and had no interest in the other small fry.

Those small fish and shrimps are not worth their time to understand.

Mu Hongyuan continued reading the letter and learned that the iron pot used by Gu's Tea House to make popcorn was actually made of extraterrestrial meteorite iron.

"Don't underestimate that girl from Qinghe County. She has a meteorite iron bestowed by heaven. I heard that she used the meteorite iron to make many bows and arrows, and also made an iron pot. The rice candy at Gu's Tea House in the capital is made with that meteorite iron pot."

In Daqi, meteorite iron also has another name: divine stone, which means a stone bestowed by the gods. So all the other members of the Mu clan in the room were very surprised.

The ancients had an extraordinary fascination with things from beyond the heavens, believing that things from beyond the heavens were the possessions of immortals and were extremely precious.

I never expected that little girl would have so much meteorite iron. She actually used divine stones to make iron pots. What a waste of good things!

Are all small fry these days so powerful? Is the Su family in Qinghe County really that big? They don't even take the extraterrestrial stone seriously.

"Patriarch Mu, food cooked in a pot made of divine stone is definitely not ordinary food. It must be extremely good for your health. Our Mu clan should send people to snatch it as soon as possible so that all our clansmen can share in the good fortune."

"Patriarch Mu, it would be even better if we could buy back the meteorite iron pot. We don't care how much it costs."

As one of the five great families, the Mu family has a very deep foundation, and its wealth is just one of its insignificant advantages.

Mu Hongyuan shared the same thought as his clansmen: "Pass on my order: send one hundred men to queue up at Gu's shop to buy rice candy. Remember, conceal your identities as much as possible."

Several senior members of the Mu clan were unconvinced. They thought the Su clan was truly enviable. Even a large family like the Mu clan couldn't obtain the extraterrestrial meteorite iron, but the Su clan did.

They actually used meteorite iron to make cookware? That's an absolute waste!

The Mu clan members have a strong competitive spirit. The Mu clan has been a large clan for hundreds of years, but they were overshadowed by a small clan from a remote county in the capital, which made them very uncomfortable.

At the same time, everyone was also curious as to why the teahouse run by the Su family was called Gu Ji instead of Su Ji.

"Let's go to Gu's Tea House for tea."

"Today we must see what a small-time operation like the Su family's teahouse is really like."

Mu Hongyuan went along, and when they arrived, they found that the place selling rice candy had too many people queuing up, and it was so crowded that it was impossible to move.

Gu Ji also sells black charcoal, which is very popular.

Mu Hongyuan led six elders of the Mu family with difficulty into the lobby of Gu's Teahouse, only to find it packed with people; business was booming.

Several senior members of the Mu family wore expressions of amazement.

"This is incredibly profitable!"

"I haven't left the house for very long, and suddenly there are so many places in Beijing that are incredibly popular!"

Moreover, the group heard that the area on the west side of the main hall, which was surrounded by people, was displaying rare ancient books from more than 300 years ago.

It is said that the characters in the ancient book are the lost Chu seal script, and such a treasure is not something that an ordinary small family can produce.

Moreover, the lobby also displays masterpieces by renowned painters and works by genius painters.

That's incredibly extravagant! Absolutely incredible!

Several respected elders of the Mu clan speculated that the Su family must have been operating in Qinghe County for many years, and must be a large and well-established clan.

We must thoroughly investigate the Su clan; we absolutely cannot allow them to surpass the Mu clan.