Seventh Master, Madam didn't go back to the mansion today.

Since Master Gongcheng came back, his thunderous tactics restored the order in the army. The navy of Changyi Kingdom was united as one.

As soon as the war is over, Little Qiye can go back to Shengjing to see the king and report on his duties.What he wants to do most in his heart is to get rid of that master shipmaster!Let the public servant Lonicera, who has made great contributions in this battle, take the position of admiral of the navy.

"See Your Majesty the Lord."

"Hahahaha! Good! General Gong Wei, you are really amazing! I want to reward you!" Zhuo Yi said with a smile.

"Thank you, Lord. I just did my best. In fact, the person who contributed the most to winning this battle is my subordinate—the Gongcheng Rendong. I also came here this time to..."

Before Qi Yutao finished speaking, Zhuo Yi suddenly interrupted him: "At present, the internal and external turmoil has been eliminated, I am very relieved. But there is still one thing I want to ask the general to do for me. After this is done, I will be awarded a title I will reward whoever you say you want to reward!!"

After hearing this, Qi Yutao became interested, clasped his fists and asked, "Please tell me, the Lord."

"It's not long since I unified the world, and now the world is peaceful, so I should consider my own affairs. In my harem, there is only the empress, and the position of concubine is vacant. Although I and Princess Huguo are brothers and sisters in name, they have no brothers and sisters." In fact, I also like her very much and want to bring her into the harem, no, I need an envoy to help me welcome the princess back and read the imperial decree, I want to leave this matter to you."

Zhuo Yi walked down the dragon chair steps, stared at Qi Yutao playfully, and said in a playful tone, "You and her are old acquaintances, and she listens to you very much. If you go, you will definitely be able to welcome her back, right?"

Qi Yutao's fists were clenched tightly, wishing he could go up and punch him now to discourage him.

Zhuo Yi stared at him for a long time, the hall was unusually quiet.Qi Yutao was silent for a long time, and after a while, Qi Yutao finally said: "Please forgive me, my lord. I'm not capable enough to do this. I'm afraid I can't do this. After this battle, I'm exhausted. I just want to resign and stay away from official careers and retreat into the mountains and forests." , and ask the lord for permission."

Zhuo Yi walked up to him, and said in a low and deep voice, "You just came back from a big victory, and you didn't want any rewards, so you resigned in a hurry?"

"I implore Your Majesty to reward the truly meritorious people. The naval officer Guan led the public and took Liandong to make the most contribution in this battle. He repelled several enemy warships with injuries and led the troops to kill countless enemies. He is worthy of the post of naval admiral."

"Okay, since General Gongwei asked in person, I will follow what you say. But the matter of welcoming the princess..."

"I have one more thing to say. The princess's temper is probably beyond His Majesty's tolerance. It's useless to force her to do things she doesn't want to do. Besides, she is the most unruly and will definitely disturb you." The lord of the country is restless. According to what I see, his words and deeds are not in line with the virtue of a concubine, the lord, let's take it back."

"Hahaha!" Zhuo Yi was not angry, but shrugged his shoulders and laughed, "Qi Yutao, you still have feelings for her, don't you? Since you would rather give up your own glory and wealth today than be this envoy. Then I, it's not good to brush your face too much..."

Zhuo Yi turned around, sat on the dragon chair and said with a smile: "A twisted melon is not sweet, it's more interesting for me to wait for her to come and beg me. Since you know that I want you to hand over your military power, you used this I will consider you. You should disarm and return to the fields and go home, and continue to live your civilian life."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Zhuo Yi was very satisfied with Qi Yutao's answer, and watched him walk away with ease.

When Qi Yutao walked to the gate of the palace, he turned his head and took a deep look at the large palace.In the past, this was the world of Daning Kingdom, how majestic it was.My second brother is in a high position, and I am also a noble son, but everything is no longer the same...

After Qi Yutao changed the official uniform, he put on the commoner clothes, he took a long breath, he still felt comfortable wearing this, and finally he could live a solid life again, he didn't want to bring the dusty atmosphere of the officialdom back home.

Qiao Tongzhi specially called a carriage to pick up Qi Yutao. When Qi Yutao got off the carriage, he saw his family members standing outside the house waiting for him, with tears in their eyes.

"Master, you have finally returned safely." Jiang Wanzhen wiped her tears with a handkerchief, and walked in front of Qi Yutao with the help of her maid.

"Daddy!" Little Bojia also ran out.

Qi Yutao's dark face was blown by the sea breeze, and there was a gentle smile, and he quickly bent down to hug him, "Hey, Bojia has grown a lot taller! He's also heavier."

"It's windy outside, don't stand outside, let's all go in." Qi Yutao held the child in one hand, put his arm around Jiang Wanzhen's shoulder and entered the room, glanced at Jin Xiaolan next to him from the corner of his eye, and saw that familiar yet unfamiliar face , Qi Yutao felt warm in his heart, and smiled softly at her.

There was a big table in the room, and it was Jin Xiaolan who had prepared a big table of dishes, waiting for Qi Ye to come back to clean up the dust.

As soon as Qi Yutao entered the room, the whole family sat around and ate lively, Qiao Tongzhi also sat down.

"My lord, what will the lord say when you come back?" Jiang Wanzhen asked with concern.

Hearing this, the smile on Qi Yutao's face froze, he picked up his chopsticks and picked up a dish: "I resigned after I came back, I don't want to work for him anymore, he also wants me to hand over my military power .”

Qiao Tongzhi sighed: "Not long after he took the throne, he went around killing people, dismissed him from office, and killed heroes. I think it's a good thing that he doesn't trust anyone."

Qi Yutao put down his chopsticks: "Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it. If you are not a good king, all people in the world will not obey him. He will not sit on the throne for a long time."

"Xiaolan, serve me a bowl of rice." Qi Yutao handed the bowl to Jin Xiaolan.

Jin Xiaolan hesitated for a moment, took the bowl and went to the kitchen.

In the kitchen, Jin Xiaolan opened the pot and looked at the last bit of rice, feeling a little depressed.In fact, the family was too poor to open the pot for a long time. Today when the master came back, the eldest lady deliberately refused to save food, and used the usual three-day amount of rice when cooking.

She looked at the big rice vat that had bottomed out, sighed, and still filled a bowl full of rice for the master.

All of this was seen in the eyes of Qiao Tongzhi who was about to serve the meal. He saw the empty big vat and the little rice, and sighed silently... The prince who used to be indulgent, now But worry about survival.

After lunch, Qiao Tongzhi said that the place where Xiao Qiye lives is really crowded, so he took Princess Puhe and the children to live in Qiao's house. Banknotes and a bag of silver money.Even if Qi Ye found out, he didn't know it was given by him. He just thought that Princess Puhe left it to repay their kindness of taking them in.

The room was finally vacant, and Qi Yutao went back to Jiang Wanzhen's room to sleep at night. After taking a bath and preparing to go to bed, he heard the lady next to her groan.

"Ma'am, are you hungry? Seeing that you didn't eat much today, you ate some food." Qi Yutao asked.

"Oh, no, I just have a stomachache." Jiang Wanzhen lowered her head in a somewhat concealed manner.

"During the days I was away, I saw that you have lightened up a lot. Didn't you eat well?"

Seeing her smiling and not speaking, Qi Yutao made a guess in his heart.He sighed and hugged her in his arms: "I have no salary now, and I still have a few mouths to eat at home. I have to think about how to live in the future. Should I find a job to do?"

"Master... what can you do? I can do some needlework, and I can exchange it for some money." Jiang Wanzhen said.

"I'm a big man, how can I let my wife take care of me? I'll go out tomorrow and have a look. If it doesn't work, I can farm the land and sell vegetables to make money. I can't just sit on the mountain and eat nothing." Qi Yutao hugged Jiang Wanzhen tightly. , Comforting softly.