Chapter 1422: A small inn on the border
"What you said to me before is indeed correct. Futi is himself first and foremost, and he has his own pride. I cannot break his pride just because I like him."
Princess Min'an pulled Shi Li aside and revealed her true feelings to her.
"But Lili, you have to know that people in this world are treacherous. Don't be impulsive in the future, or you'll get yourself into trouble."
"I know, I was indeed impulsive last time."
Shi Li looked at Princess Min'an's face and nodded seriously. She was indeed impulsive when she said those words to the princess last time, but fortunately the result was good.
"From now on, the desert will be handed over to you two."
Princess Min'an was not just talking about her own affairs, she also talked about state affairs and winked at Shi Li, "If you have a child in the future, please consider sending it to me and I will raise it."
Shi Li: ...
She just got married yesterday, Princess, you are really a little anxious.
Having a baby was a non-starter, and Shi Li did not argue with Princess Min'an. She just nodded perfunctorily.
The imperial city is prosperous and bustling, but she was born in the borderland and still feels that the desert and that small inn are her home.
"Tell me, when will the boss lady come back? She's been gone for almost two months."
Normally, there would be no guests in this remote inn. Xu Su sat on the steps outside the door, bored, grabbing a handful of melon seeds and eating them one by one.
Yuan Shang kicked the sand under his feet, wrote a word with his left foot, and then changed to his right foot to write another word.
"Who knows? Maybe they are dazzled by the wealth of the imperial city and don't want to come back."
"Shut up! The boss lady won't do that!"
Xu Su was an absolute supporter of the Shili faction and glared at Yuan Shang fiercely.
Yuan Shang was not convinced, "Am I wrong? Look at those people coming from the Imperial City, every one of them is dressed in gorgeous clothes and silks..."
"Where is my knife?" Xu Su stood up suddenly and went to the small kitchen to get a kitchen knife.
Seeing this, Yuan Shang begged for mercy, "Okay, okay, I was wrong, I was wrong..."
After they finished talking, they looked at each other and sighed deeply.
At this moment, Yuan Shang suddenly looked into the distance.
"Xu Su Xu Su! Look over there, is there someone coming towards us?"
The wind and sand have been very strong these days, obstructing vision. Upon hearing this, Xu Su squinted his eyes and looked hard into the distance.
I could only see two tiny black dots and couldn't tell whether they were a person or a ghost.
"I'll go check it out! What if it's the boss lady who's back?"
Xu Su was impatient and couldn't wait even a minute. She patted the melon seed shells off her body and rushed out holding up her skirt.
Yuan Shang stayed where he was, stamped his feet awkwardly, and finally followed.
The two groups of people were getting closer and closer. Shi Li was sitting on the horse when she saw Xu Su rushing over like a small cannonball. Her face immediately brightened, "Su Su is here to pick me up."
She immediately jumped off the horse, took a few steps forward, and hugged Xu Su who was running towards her.
"Madam Boss... I thought you wouldn't come back." Xu Su felt very aggrieved. She kept hugging Shi Li and refused to let go, acting coquettishly all the time.
Shi Li was surprisingly patient with her and hugged her and comforted her for a long time.
Xuanyuan Lin didn't say anything at the time. He just stood with his hands behind his back, looking at them with a smile, as if he didn't care.
It was only when he returned to the inn at night that Shi Li realized what "revenge after the event" meant.
"My young wife held Xu Su for a long time during the day."
It turned out that their rooms were adjacent to each other. Now that they were married, Xuanyuan Lin consciously took his bedding and moved into Shi Li's room.
As soon as the door was closed, he started to question me.
Shi Li: ???
No, do I have to eat this vinegar?
She was a little helpless, and after thinking about it, she simply opened her arms and said, "Brother, come here, I want to hug you too."
"I'm not that kind of person." Xuanyuan Lin said as he walked over.
Of course, what he wanted was not just a hug.
Later...
More and more people are traveling through the border desert as merchants.
It turned out that the people of Shan Dynasty were afraid of the Fuso people and did not dare to go there, thus missing out on a lot of trade routes.
Now the country is peaceful and the people are prosperous. Fuso is controlled by the Shan Dynasty and cannot even have its own army. Merchants have opened up many trade routes.
The inns opening on the edge of the desert also became bustling.
Everyone knows that the innkeeper is a young and beautiful lady who likes to sit on the swing at the back. The innkeeper and the cook are happy to pamper her.
The only boy was a bit of a chatterbox and if he said a few more words, the cook would chase him and chop him with a kitchen knife.
Some passers-by also heard that the innkeeper's identity was not simple.
It seems to be the patron saint of this area.
All in all, it is very reassuring for traveling merchants to stay in the inn when passing by here.
Ten years later, Emperor Shan died.
Princess Min'an succeeded to the throne and became the first empress of the Shan Dynasty.
The story continues.