Qiqi's beautiful eyes lit up, and he immediately understood the reason. Old Mrs. Xu was afraid that openly providing fleets and trade routes for the court would bring a disaster to the Xu family, so she publicly rejected the emperor. But behind her back, she quietly showed goodwill to the court through the Hu family, using a trade route to exchange for the court's understanding of the Xu family. However, in this way, the Xu family would not publicly intervene in the royal affairs.

Qiqi said: "Is this route reliable? After successfully reaching Luosong, will they be willing to sell food to us?"

Hu Xiaotian said: "If your princess is suspicious, you can pretend that Xiaotian said nothing."

Qiqi said: "Now, we organize the fleet and we should be able to come back before autumn. As long as we can implement this trade route before this winter, the grain can be continuously transported into Dakang and we can survive this difficult winter. But... who should we send?"

Hu Xiaotian said: "Bizhi is willing to go to Luo Song in person."

Qiqi's eyes were full of suspicion. When he traveled thousands of miles to Luo Song, Hu Xiaotian volunteered to do this, but he was afraid that he would have other plans. Does he want to take advantage of this opportunity to go out to sea to escape? To completely get rid of the royal family's control over him?

Hu Xiaotian had guessed from Qiqi's hesitation that she must have doubted her intentions, which was something he had expected before he came. He wanted to use Qiqi's suspicion to achieve his goal. He whispered: "I have to go there personally before I can implement this trade route."

Qiqi said calmly≌风≌成≌成≌成≌成≌成≌成, ww▽↓x: "What are you anxious about?" Her eyes fell on the navigation chart, and she looked at it for a long time before saying, "Let me think about it carefully."

Hu Xiaotian lowered his voice and said, "This matter is of great importance. Your Highness the Princess must not disclose it to others, including the Emperor."

Qiqi nodded.

Hu Xiaotian did not force him too much and said goodbye and left the palace. With his understanding of Qiqi, Qiqi would never let him go to Luosong in person. This trade route was provided by Mrs. Xu, and he also hinted that Qiqi had no choice except the Hu family that no one could handle this matter. Qiqi would not allow him to go, and the remaining choice was the father. As long as the father and mother took this opportunity to go to Luosong, he would have no worries.

Hu Xiaotian did not return to the Shangshu Mansion directly, but came to Baofeng Hall, but received news that surprised him. The sworn brother Zhou Mo and others came back together.

Zhou Mo looked ashamed when he saw Hu Xiaotian, and bowed deeply at Hu Xiaotian with his fists: "Third brother, I'm sorry to you!" Hu Xiaotian hurriedly stepped forward and held his arms and said, "Brother, why should you do this, brother?"

Zhou Mo sighed and shook Hu Xiaotian's hands hard. Gao Yuan, Liang Yinghao and others also came to see Hu Xiaotian together.

After the greetings, Zhou Mo and Hu Xiaotian came to Xiaotian's study, obviously wanting to explain Long Xiyue in detail to Hu Xiaotian. Although Zhan Peng had explained in detail to Hu Xiaotian before, Zhou Mo still said it from beginning to end. He paid attention to the promises. He promised Hu Xiaotian to help him take good care of Long Xiyue, but he did not expect that such a thing would happen in the end. The annoyance and guilt in his heart were really hard to describe in words.

Hu Xiaotian comforted Zhou Mo and said, "Leaving is her own choice. Don't talk about big brother, even if I'm there, I still can't stop her."

Zhou Mo said: "We asked Zhan Peng to come back to report the news first. We stayed in Haizhou for a few days. On the one hand, we searched around within Haizhou, and on the other hand, we went to the dock to investigate whether there were ships going on long voyages in those days. After eliminating them, we found several possibilities."

Hu Xiaotian nodded. Although he was extremely concerned about Long Xiyue's whereabouts deep in his heart, he could not show it in front of Zhou Mo. The more anxious he was, the more guilty Zhou Mo would feel in his heart. Hu Xiaotian didn't want him to continue to blame himself because of this incident, and it was not blamed by Zhou Mo at all.

Zhou Mo said: "First, she lurked in Haizhou and waited for us to leave before leaving. Another possibility is that she left by sea. On the day she disappeared, a passenger ship headed south to Tianxiang Country. Although Tianxiang Country is only a vassal state of Dakang, the empress of Tianxiang Country is Long Xuanjiao, the former eldest princess of Dakang. I suspect that she may go to Tianxiang Country to join her aunt. Third brother, don't worry, as long as the eldest brother is still there, he will definitely find the person back."

Hu Xiaotian smiled indifferently and said, "Brothers are like brothers and feet, and wife is like clothes. Isn't it just a woman? The old ones don't go to the new ones." Zhou Mo glared at him, and he didn't agree with Hu Xiaotian's words.

Xiao Tianmu, who was listening on the side, had already understood Hu Xiaotian's intention. He was obviously worried that Zhou Mo would blame himself for this incident, so he showed an indifferent attitude towards Long Xiyue's departure. In fact, Hu Xiaotian's feelings for Long Xiyue were all understood. If he hadn't had the true feelings, how could he take such a big risk to do something to hide the truth? The price and hard work they paid were hard to imagine. The greater the effort, the greater the loss. Xiao Tianmu knew that Long Xiyue's resignation would have to be a huge blow to Hu Xiaotian. Hu Xiaotian's sudden illness two days ago should have a direct relationship with this matter.

Zhou Mo said: "Maybe she had no choice but to leave without saying goodbye. Third brother, I think she should have a deep affection for you."

Xiao Tianmu said: "Although the third brother is biased, in my opinion, if the relationship is really deep, why should we take such a way to leave without saying goodbye? Why do real men have no wives? The third brother is young and should have lofty ambitions and create a stunning cause. How can we be entangled in the love of children?"

Hu Xiaotian nodded and said, "What my second brother said is that I came here for something important to discuss with you. Now that the eldest brother and the others are back, it is of course the best."

The three brothers came to the table together, and Hu Xiaotian took out a navigation chart. Xiao Tianmu was blind and of course could not see what was drawn on the picture. Hu Xiaotian told the whole story from beginning to end, and told the two sworn brothers unreservedly about their plans and ideas.

After hearing this, Zhou Mo whispered: "This business path cannot help but affect the survival of the Dakang country and the livelihood and happiness of the people. This matter must be cautious."

Hu Xiaotian said: "I have proposed to Princess Yongyang that I will personally open up this trade route and transport grain to Dakang from Luosong State by sea. However, with her suspicious temperament, I will definitely not go there in person. Since this trade route is provided by my grandmother, it must be carried out by our Hu family to Luosong to implement it."

Xiao Tianmu whispered: "You mean that Old Mrs. Xu would arrange for someone to respond to Luo Song?"

Hu Xiaotian said: "She will definitely help in secret, otherwise even if she arrives in Luosong, she will not be able to resolve the grain trade."

Xiao Tianmu said: "As you said, Princess Yongyang will probably not let you go, so her choice is only Uncle Hu. Only Uncle Hu can implement this business path."

Hu Xiaotian nodded and said, "I just want to take this opportunity to get my father and mother out of the control of the Dakang royal family."

Xiao Tianmu said: "It is indeed an opportunity. If you master this food transportation path, it is equivalent to controlling the future destiny of the Dakang Dynasty. Even if the court is rampant, they will not dare to touch you father and son easily."

Hu Xiaotian said: "The distance from Kangdu to Luosong is far, and it takes two months for the sea voyage alone. It is nearly half a year after another. I really can't bear to let my father get tired of a long distance, not to mention that summer has begun, and there are many typhoons on the sea. If the wind is revealed at this time, there will inevitably be other countries' forces obstructing it. I don't know how many unpredictable situations will happen."

Zhou Mo said: "Third brother, why not accompany Uncle Hu on this trip."

Xiao Tianmu said: "I'll go!"

Both of them were slightly stunned. Hu Xiaotian originally wanted Zhou Mo to protect his father. In addition, Zhan Peng and others were there, so he could rest assured. Unexpectedly, Xiao Tianmu actually proposed to go.

In Hu Xiaotian's opinion, Xiao Tianmu's scheming and wisdom are all superb, but the biggest regret is that Xiao Tianmu's eyes are blind, so he was really unbearable to let him go to sea and sail.

Xiao Tianmu smiled and said, "Don't worry about my body. Although I can't see my eyes, I'm more accurate than anyone with eyes. This time I go to Luosong to open up the business road. Our Baofeng Hall can do some business together. I can't worry if I don't go such an important thing. Since Xiaotian has made the worst plan, my elder brother must stay in Kangdu. If something happens, with my elder brother's martial arts, you can take care of me. Zhan Peng and Gao Yuan will follow me, and with other good players, we can handle any trouble even if we encounter any trouble."

Zhou Mo nodded: "Okay! Just do what my second brother said."

At this time, Gao Yuan came over and asked Zhou Mo to have a meal. They had just returned and didn't even have enough food to eat.

After Zhou Mo left, Hu Xiaotian came to Xiao Tianmu and patted his shoulder and said, "Thank you, second brother."

Xiao Tianmu smiled and said, "What are you thanking me?"

Hu Xiaotian said: "What happened just now."

Xiao Tianmu said: "You just said that just now, just don't want the elder brother to bear too much burden. Actually, I know that you have a deep love for Princess Anping, and it's not that easy to let go."

Hu Xiaotian sighed and said, "Maybe the second brother is right. We are just young and should have lofty ambitions and create a stunning cause. How can we be entangled in the love between children?"

Xiao Tianmu said: "Does the third brother really want to serve the Long family for the rest of his life?"

Hu Xiaotian said: "I have long lost hope for the Dakang Dynasty. Long Xuan'en is stupid and unruly. Dakang has reached this situation. He still thinks only about his own affairs and fantasizes about immortality. Under such a foolish monarch, Dakang is not far from the destruction of his country."

Xiao Tianmu said: "Since you see the results, you have to make arrangements in advance. This is a great opportunity for you."

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