Novel Wait
Chapter 1362: I Expect It to Be Like This
Chapter 1362: I Expect It to Be Like This
Editor: Henyee Translations
Shao Yunduan couldn’t help but chuckle. “I like what you’re saying.”
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Qiao Xuan was more concerned about accompanying Shao Yunduan to Qingdi.
Shao Yunduan didn’t hide anything from her and shared the Crown Prince’s response.
Qiao Xuan smiled. “I had faith that you would persuade the Crown Prince. That’s wonderful. Let’s start getting prepared to set off together.”
Seeing her joy, Shao Yunduan felt a sense of relief knowing that they wouldn’t have to be apart. The frustration he had felt earlier began to dissipate.
At this moment, he realized that deep down, he had hoped she would accompany him. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have felt this relaxed upon confirming the arrangement.
Qiao Xuan, on the other hand, was genuinely thrilled.
It was essentially an all-expenses-paid trip abroad.
This was Qingdi, not the Great Qin Empire. While she could roam freely within the Great Qin Empire, a place like Qingdi was not accessible to just anyone.
She had no intention of settling down there, but she was quite curious to explore.
With the current friendly relationship between Great Qin and Qingdi, their safety wasn’t a concern. Any minor issues could be resolved easily.
Qiao Xuan didn’t need to prepare anything extraordinary—just clothes, shoes, socks, medicine, and some tea leaves.
Her storage space held everything she needed. In addition to food crops and various harvested fruits, she had stored plenty of clothes and daily necessities. There was also an abundance of firewood, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and tea.
Afterward, Qiao Xuan took some time to check on the strawberries.
It was already late November, and there were no more strawberries in season. Songshi and his team had used sickles to trim the stems and leaves, covering them with a layer of straw.
Qiao Xuan could immediately see that the strawberry patch had significantly shrunk in size. She noticed that Songshi had tidied up all the scattered pieces, making the empty area quite conspicuous.
Qiao Xuan remembered that there used to be strawberries in that spot as well.
It was clear that this had been done by the individuals sent from the palace to harvest potatoes. They had taken numerous strawberry seedlings.
Although Qiao Xuan had anticipated this might happen, she couldn’t help feeling a bit displeased.
On second thought, there was a saying that it was easier to see the king of hell than to deal with his subordinates. Strawberries had become a precious commodity in the capital, and those people had an easy opportunity to obtain them. How could they resist the temptation?
She should consider herself fortunate that only a small portion had been lost.
What could she have done if they had taken them all or trampled them into a mess? Would she need to plead with the Crown Prince?
They had harvested the potatoes neatly, and the vacant space had been plowed and tidied. The tangled potato stems were also cleared away.
Qiao Xuan was aware that Songshi must have arranged for this cleanup. Court personnel wouldn’t bother with such tasks.
Songshi was indeed a meticulous individual.
Qiao Xuan returned to Shao Yunduan and smiled, “You should commend him later. Let’s prepare a generous red envelope for him during the New Year.”
Shao Yunduan nodded. “He is remarkably attentive and organized, which is quite rare. We’ll get sizable red envelopes and present them to him before we depart tomorrow.”
“Agreed!”
When Songshi received his master’s praise and heard about the red envelope, his face immediately lit up. Despite his humility, he couldn’t help but grin with satisfaction.