Chapter 972 - 219: Valuing Pei Qin_2
Emperor Chu Wen pondered for a moment, "Even if we solicit donations, it would be more appropriate to do so under a different guise. Being so overt right now is too conspicuous..." He raised his eyes and looked at Pei Qin, who was calmly and composedly organizing the deployment, and smiled, "I trust you!"
But Mo Heng did not trust him! He had repeatedly spoken to Qinqin without referring to himself as ’We’, brazenly showing favor!
In her deliberations, Pei Qin also found it strange that the old Emperor was so affable today, but she only thought about it briefly. After all, Mo Heng would be the one leading the troops to fight the Rong Clan, and she had to consider everything thoroughly—the provisions, the morale of the troops, and the military strategies. She had to overcome all these challenges.
They discussed for the entire afternoon, and in the evening, everyone in the household had a simple meal of stew and mixed grain pancakes. There was only a pot of it made, with no other dishes.
Pei Wendong only found it strange for a moment, but it was not that he couldn’t eat it; there were still assorted pieces of meat in it, chunky ones.
Xie Ze, however, found it hard to stomach. "Everything thrown together and cooked in a mess; how can anyone eat this!?" The mixed grain pancakes were as coarse as anything, and without any other dishes, even the servants wouldn’t eat like this. Was this deliberately punishing them!?
Xie Yi gave him a dark glare, signaling him to keep his thoughts to himself, and to show all on his face. Now that they had not reclaimed their family’s wealth and were dependent on others, they needed to lower their stance.
Pei Wendong pondered for a moment and then said, "Let’s have the kitchen cook a dish for you!"