"Alright." Ye Jiu hadn’t expected Sikong Mo to nod so easily.
Of course, Sikong Mo knew what she had been doing these past two days and therefore was more agreeable. The main reason was, however, that Ye Jiu had indeed been very tired these days.
The person he held in his heart, he naturally couldn’t bear to see her struggle so much.
"Thank you for your understanding, Young Master Sikong," Ye Jiu immediately sighed in relief.
However, seeing that Sikong Mo still had no intention of leaving, Ye Jiu couldn’t help but remind him, "Young Master Sikong, I need to rest now, aren’t you going to sleep?"
"Tomorrow, the silver from the Ministry of Revenue will be available," Sikong Mo said, and then asked, "We leave for Qing Li in three days, can you make it on time?"
Ye Jiu thought for a moment, "That’s possible."
After all, she hadn’t planned to handle everything personally. With Prince Jing as a reliable ally and the quality products, she believed that they could manage even without her presence.
"By the way, when should I give you the grain?" Ye Jiu asked.
"There’s no rush for that, just take out a batch before we leave, and for the rest, we can slowly sort it out along the way," Sikong Mo arranged.
"Hmm, then, Young Master Sikong, once you find a good place, I’ll just put the grain directly into it," Ye Jiu said, yawning, "It’s getting late, I need to rest now, and you should go back and rest early too."
This time, Sikong Mo turned to leave, but before he did, he added, "Ye Jiu, whatever you plan to do next, if you need help, you can count on me. Anyway, I should be more reliable than those random people, right!"
Ye Jiu was taken aback, "Young Master Sikong, you know?"
About Qing Li’s situation, Ye Jiu hadn’t intended to hide it from Sikong Mo.
After all, Qing Li had initially wanted Sikong Mo’s life.
Moreover, compared to Sikong Mo, Qing Li certainly didn’t hold as much importance in Ye Jiu’s heart.
If Sikong Mo insisted that Qing Li pay the price for attempting to assassinate him, Ye Jiu thought she wouldn’t stop him since Qing Li was not that important yet.
Just as Ye Jiu was about to explain, Sikong Mo spoke again, "If you lack manpower, I can provide you with some reliable people."
Ye Jiu laughed awkwardly, "No need, the people in your hands are all crucial, and giving them to me would be an underutilization. As for Qing Li, I have ways to control him, that’s why I let him stay. If Young Master Sikong is concerned, you can take him away."
When he heard her mention "control," Sikong Mo’s eyebrows furrowed slightly.
But soon, they relaxed.
A life for a life, there were no more ties between them.
Now, as long as Qing Li didn’t attempt anything against him again, considering their past relationship, he didn’t want to be utterly ruthless.
If Ye Jiu truly had the means to control him, then it was acceptable.
Being by Ye Jiu’s side, he would no longer stand opposing him.
"No need, as long as you are confident that you won’t be backfired, keep him," Sikong Mo said.
Having learned Ye Jiu’s secret and knowing she was no ordinary girl, Sikong Mo also knew that if he really wanted her to stay by his side, he needed to give her enough space.
Perhaps, it was his childhood experiences that never made him belittle women like other men did, even experiences with women had left a terrible, horrifying mark on him, which was why women had been unable to approach him over the years.
It was a kind of oppression from the depths of the soul and an intrinsic fear that had shaped the man he was today.