nt: they would not allow Yang Lin to sell even one block of tofu.Although the big families were inwardly cursing the Zhou family for eating alone and having no shame, they couldn't refuse to give the..."Your Majesty, at first..."

Ziyin slowly began to speak.

In the beginning, Ziyi and Qingyi covered Li Yuyao's retreat. They thought they were certain to die, but they still wanted to fight as hard as possible to buy Li Yuyao more time.

As a result, they were so bloodthirsty that the bandits were frightened and dared not approach. In the end, they fought their way out through a bloody path.

After breaking out, the two immediately set out to find Li Yuyao.

However, Li Yuyao believed that all her guards had been killed in battle. Even if someone were to search for her, they could only be bandits or rebels.

Therefore, she tried her best to conceal her whereabouts.

In this way, even a skilled tracker like Zi Yi took half a month to investigate, visit, and inquire before finding clues. Then, following the trail of the refugees, they finally arrived in Jianghe County!

After hearing what the two had to say, Li Yuyao also felt a wave of emotion.

"Your Majesty, look at this!"

Ziyi unbuckled her bag from her back, slowly opening it to reveal several items inside.

And seeing these things, Li Yunyao was also taken aback!

"This... it's still here!"

Li Yuyue reached out and touched the jade seal. It was the size of a fist, pure white all over, with a dragon head carved at the top and the four characters "Emperor's Treasure" engraved at the bottom. She took a deep breath.

In addition to the "Imperial Seal," the "Imperial Mandate Seal" and "Mandate of Virtue Seal," all three jade seals are complete!

These three imperial seals belong to the three great treasures of the Daqian Emperor.

Among them, the Imperial Decree’s Treasures were used to reward and punish officials, as well as bestow titles upon them.

The Mandate of Heaven's Treasures were used to bestow titles.

And the Imperial Seal was the most commonly used, for issuing imperial edicts, bestowing titles on empresses, and even for the emperor's accession to the throne, succession, and general amnesty. This single seal could be employed for all these purposes.

The package also contains the emperor's imperial brush, cinnabar, a precious inkstone, and three blank imperial edicts!

"Well done!"

Li Yuxiang looked gratefully at the two of them.

She never thought she'd see these again.

These are all things that the late Emperor left for his own daughter. Besides proving she is the rightful Emperor of Great Qin, they are also a memento from her father.

"Your Majesty, you are the rightful ruler of Great Yan. No matter what outsiders think, Qingyi and I only recognize you as our Emperor!"

Li Yuyao reached out and touched the "Emperor's Treasure," her eyes fixed straight ahead, her gaze intense.

"If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been able to retrieve the Jade Seal; and if you hadn't found me, I wouldn't have been able to get it back either."

“Now we are all here, the Jade Seal is also here, and even Yang Lin sent by heaven... This is all God's will! I have made up my mind, to take back everything that belongs to me!!”

Hearing the emperor's bold and powerful words, both Ziyi and Qingyi were moved.

However, upon hearing the name Yang Lin, both of them looked at each other with strange eyes.

The woman in purple opened her mouth: "Your Majesty, this Yang Lin..."

"He... He is my husband."

Li Yuxiang lightly bit her red lips, blushing slightly as she spoke.

Ziyi and Qingyi were both greatly surprised.

Before, they had guessed it was one thing, but now that the Emperor himself spoke of it, both girls widened their eyes in surprise.

Because, to them, it's simply impossible under any circumstances!

Even before she ascended the throne and became Empress, her heart was filled with an extraordinary pride, as a princess.

Among all the sons and grandsons of princes, officials, and generals in the capital city, none of them were worthy of her attention!

How can she, who is so accomplished, have married a simple peasant

The Empress is their sovereign, but they also regard Li Yuyao as a precious jewel. Now that the Empress has been defiled and treated with such disrespect, it feels like their own fertile fields have been trampled by pigs!

In purple robes, her hands trembling slightly, she forced down her anger and asked, "Your Majesty, was Yang Lin forcing you If you don't want to, we can go kill him now!"

"No!"

Li Yuchun hurriedly shook her head.

He… he did not coerce me.

Purple and Cyan were even more surprised.

No coercion

Then that's even worse!

"At first, when I followed the refugees to Jianghe County, those corrupt officials and scoundrels captured me and sent me to the countryside to be chosen as a wife by others!"

Recalling the humiliation of that time, Li Yuyao clenched her fists tightly.

"Fortunately, I concealed my true appearance at first, so no one saw what I truly looked like until I met him…"

Remembering that day, when Yang Lin faced them and said, "I want it all," her angry expression unknowingly revealed a hint of a smile.

"That day, the nine refugees I was with were all left behind by him! And at that time, both I and they were still struggling over the 1,400 wen bribe we were trying to get from the low-ranking official. At that time, I also thought he was a lecherous wastrel, but I never expected that in just two days, he would have earned 1,400 wen!"

"From then on, everything became even more incredible."

He invented tofu, sold magical medicine water, improved iron smelting, and even built kilns to burn bricks and cement. He also invented the crossbow, built houses for the people, and repaired roads...

Among them, we also defeated two bandits twice. Even though the wealthy families in the county hated him so much that their teeth ached, they were helpless against him.

"Even now, after only a month has passed, we have amassed over ten thousand ounces of silver! In the village by the mountain, his prestige is unmatched!"

Li Yuxiang became increasingly excited as she spoke.

And Ziyi and Qingyi were also dumbfounded after hearing all this.

No wonder Gaoshan Village is so different!

It's no wonder that His Majesty would be smitten with him.

I never expected to find such a hidden talent in the wilderness!

"At first, I even considered dying to protect the royal honor! But the result..."

Li Yuyao chuckled self-deprecatingly: "Perhaps I'm being too petty."

"The reason why I chose to entrust him with this, is because of his character!"

"Actually, I am… I'm still a virgin."

Li Yuxiao said somewhat shyly.

Ziyì and qīngyì were surprised again.

With Your Majesty's beauty, not to mention men, even the women would be smitten upon seeing her.

His Majesty's aloof and noble aura would ignite a man's desire to conquer! Men would crave him, yearning to possess and subdue him!

But he didn't even move His Majesty

Could it be that Yang Lin's side isn't working well

Zizi and Qingyi couldn't help but let their minds wander.

"Yang Lin is a truly exceptional person. He would never take advantage of others' misfortune. Back then, when he kept me and the other women, it was only because he didn't want us to be left destitute."

"You could call him a good person, I guess. After all, he often uses his tricks to swindle the common people and make a profit."

"You could call him a cunning businessman, but the people truly benefited from his actions. Their lives improved, hope blossomed, and they genuinely admired him."

He respected every person, except for me. He never touched any other women and encouraged all the sisters to call each other by name. To the younger ones, he treated them like his own sisters, taking good care of them.

With this description, Li Yuyáo's own corner of her mouth also unconsciously curved upward.

In short, this man is talented and wise, of noble character, and has shown me kindness.

"Although now, my favor and use for him still outweigh my feelings, I have decided to entrust my life to him!" spoke, his hand holding a long spear, lying across his back.He knew very well that these bandits were different from the last group who had come.In the Great Jin Dynasty, horses were very valuable!Ev...