Gong Che said in a quiet voice. A touch of hurt that was difficult to catch was present in his voice.

  Regardless of whether the person before him was Gong Yimo, she still refused to see him, or at least, refused to see him with her true face. Both of those possibilities caused his heart to throb in pain, and it felt a little hard to breathe.

  Why……Even though he clearly missed her so much!

  “It is no matter at all.”


  Gong Yimo grinned and quickly began talking about business.

  “I heard that Your Highness still has some questions to discuss with this lowly one. May I inquire what?”


  Gong Che peered at her and sighed in his heart. Then, he spoke, “It is about logistics……May I ask if the men in your country are reliable for private inter-country trade?”


  Gong Yimo’s heart jumped slightly and she smiled. “Naturally they are. To that matter, may I ask if Your Highness has any proposals?”


  Gong Che suddenly looked at her and said, “I wish to leave the matter of trade between our two countries to the responsibility of one person, so as to all the unnecessary trouble. Do you think this is feasible?”


  Gong Yimo paused. Then, a little slowly, she began, “This is, after all, a matter of two countries. I am afraid it will not be easy to convince the people to agree to going with just a single fleet of trade ships. After all, would the person in charge be a person from Dayu or Yuheng?”


  Gong Che responded simply, “My subordinates have nothing but praises for you, and I believe you must be well wise in this matter. So, pray tell, what do you think is the best way for us to go about this matter?”


  Did he just toss the problem back to her?