Su Nanjin had put up all kinds of difficulties before to win over the aristocratic family and refused to provide food. It was just a feint shot with a flash of sword, aiming to snatch food and grass from behind.He deliberately proposed that the merchants should lead a team to escort the grain and grass to the military camp, but he used the excuse that horse thieves were rampant now, and he was afraid that something would go wrong and he would not be able to explain it.Su Nanjin and Wang Canjun sang together and passed the blame completely. Qu Chongyu couldn't help but laugh, mocking Su Nanjin for coming to Xizhou and taking advantage of all the good things.

Wang Shenjun believed that Qu Duhu should be responsible for this operation, so Qu Chongyu proposed to let Zhang Huaiji escort the grain and grass.Zhang Huaiji was so frightened that he quickly shied away. When Pei Xingjian heard this, he understood and couldn't help laughing.Quduhu insisted on giving the task to Zhang Huaiji, but Zhang Huaiji did not dare to refuse.Pei Xingjian and Qu Chongyu were also responsible for escorting the grain, but they could only mobilize less than 300 people. The remaining 1,000 people were commanded by Su Nanjin and Zhang Huaiji.Liuli was deeply worried about this, and Pei Xingjian told her his plan to reassure her.

Su Haizheng attempted to annex the area near Qiuci, waiting for the grain and grass shipments from Xizhou to fail, so that he could use this to accuse Xizhou officials.However, before he had time to write the memorial, he received the news that grain and grass from Xizhou had been transported.Su Haizheng was unwilling to admit defeat, so he sent 600 men disguised as horse thieves, ready to snatch food and grass at any time, putting Pei Xingjian and Qu Chongyu in trouble.Liuli and Ashina Yunyi met Zhang Minniang when they were offering incense.Zhang Minniang asked for the signature, which made Liuli begin to doubt Su Nanjin's motives and realize that Zhang Minniang might also know about it.

That night, on the way to escort the grain and grass, Su Nanjin looked for an opportunity to leave, leaving only Pei Xingjian and Qu Chongyu to continue escorting the grain and grass.They encountered horse thieves sent by Su Haizheng on the way.Fortunately, Pei Xingjian had already contacted Fang Lie, who arrived in time with a thousand elite soldiers and eliminated all the elite soldiers pretending to be horse thieves.

Pei Xingjian and Qu Chongyu knew that this was Su Haizheng's conspiracy, but they had no evidence.They discussed sending the head of the horse thief to Su Haizheng as a warning.Su Haizheng was angry when he learned that these people had been killed, but he couldn't show it.Looking at Pei Xingjian and Qu Chongyu's leaving figures, he felt extremely insulted and his hatred for them became even deeper.

On the other hand, Zhang Minniang took the initiative to visit Liuli.Qu Jingtang and Ashina Yunyi were also present.Zhang Minniang asked Ashina Yunyi where her portrait was hung. After hearing that it was hanging in the study, she asked to have a look and apologized to Ashina Yunyi for her previous mistakes.Ashina Yunyi didn't want to listen to her pestering anymore, so she excused herself and left. Zhang Minniang followed her to the study and saw the portrait.She started talking about her previous mistakes again and apologized to Ashina Yunyi again.Ashina Yunyi didn't want to see other people saluting, so he generously expressed that he didn't care.

Zhang Minniang did not simply leave. She kept talking, talking about Ashina Yunyi's paintings in the Immortal Tomb for a while, and praising Liuli for a while, saying that she was the most perfect person she had ever seen.Ashina Yunyi didn't want to talk to her, but was too lazy to turn around and look at her, feeling very irritated in her heart.Liuli and Qu Jingtang were also thinking about Zhang Minniang’s purpose.They think that Zhang Minniang is not the kind of person who cares about where the portrait is hung. She should have other purposes.Liuli asked Qu Jingtang to go back and get some books, and invited Ashina Yunyi to have dinner with him.

When Qu Jingtang returned, Zhang Minniang was still there, while Ashina Yunyi pretended to be sleeping.When she heard that Qu Chongyu was back, she immediately ran out to greet him.Upon seeing this, Zhang Minniang knew that she was not welcome, so she said goodbye.By chance, he met Qu Chongyu, who unceremoniously asked Qu Jingtang to send Zhang Minniang away.Liuli sat alone in the yard admiring the moon, and specially prepared meals that Pei Xingjian liked to eat.She seemed to have a premonition that Pei Xingjian was about to return, and sure enough, Pei Xingjian appeared behind her.The two hugged each other tightly as soon as they met. During the days they were separated, they were worried about each other.

Qu Chongyu asked Ashina Yunyi about taking Zhang Minniang to see calligraphy and painting today.Ashina Yunyi vividly described the scene at that time and thought Zhang Minniang was quite polite.But Qu Chongyu guessed what Zhang Minniang would say today, which made Ashina Yunyi suspect that he might have done something wrong again today.