This move completely stunned Liu Shuijin. He had finally managed to get out, and if he went back, wouldn't he have to go up against his brother again?

It wasn't that he was afraid of his brother; they were brothers after all. If he wanted the title, he could just give it to him. He didn't really care for it anyway.

When he was a child, his older brother treated him well, and he was also quite good-looking and lived a carefree life.

Although he was unlucky, during his three years as county magistrate, he first encountered a drought, and then the counties under his jurisdiction became ghost towns.

Liu Shuijin, no, it's Liu Haixin, who has nowhere to confide his grievances!

Liu Haixin looked at Lin Yuxin and suddenly burst into tears, tears and snot streaming down his face.

“Princess! I am so pitiful! My father died, and my elder brother was fighting me for the position. I finally managed to escape, thinking I could live a carefree life far from the emperor's reach. But after less than two years as a county magistrate, I encountered a drought.”

"Not only are the common people starving, but I am also on the verge of starvation. And my own subordinates are traitors, digging tunnels in my study behind my back. I have no idea what they are hiding there."

"Now even the county I govern has become a ghost town, sob sob sob, why is my life so miserable!"

Liu Haixin's crying was so pitiful!

But in Lin Yuxin's eyes, it was full of disdain.

[This man must have been reincarnated into the wrong body, becoming a woman instead. He cries so much? And he cries so ugly! It's unbearable to look at!]

Lin Yuxin just watched Liu Haixin cry, complaining in her heart, but didn't say anything. She wanted to see how long this guy could cry.

To deal with a person who's being difficult, you have to ignore them. After a while, they'll get bored and naturally stop being difficult.

Liu Haixin cried for a long time but Lin Yuxin didn't say anything, so he could only look at her out of the corner of his eye.

As a result, he saw Lin Yuxin sitting there motionless, watching him cry, which made Liu Haixin unable to cry anymore.

He pretended to wipe away his tears and said in a wronged tone:

"Princess, you have no compassion!"

When Lin Yuxin heard him accuse her, she couldn't help but roll her eyes and slap the table.

"Smack!"

"Liu Haixin, you're a grown man, why do you need a woman to comfort you? What? Haven't you been weaned yet? How about I find you a wet nurse to breastfeed you for a few more years?"

"You! You...!"

Lin Yuxin's words made Liu Haixin blush. He pointed at Lin Yuxin and struggled for a long time without coming up with anything. He was so angry that he almost fainted.

He had never met a woman who spoke so vulgarly.

"Stop with the 'you, you, you' nonsense. Put away your little schemes. I've come to you for important business. I don't have time to play mind games with you. And don't pretend to be stupid!"

Lin Yuxin didn't give him any face at all, and regardless of how angry he was, she looked at him directly and said bluntly.

Liu Haixin's trembling hand paused, his eyes flickered, he took a deep breath, lowered his hand, and then spoke:

"Does the princess have any questions?"

"Liu Haixin, where are the remaining people in this county government office?"

Lin Yuxin didn't waste any words and went straight to the point.

Before entering the secret passage, she believed that the entire county's population had been controlled and taken away by the people of the Northern Frontier.

But once inside the tunnel, they realized something was wrong.

There are at least 10,000 people in a county, or even more. Gouzi said that there are still many people who have not left their homes, but she has not seen many people since she entered Quyan County, and there are not even many corpses.

Even if they were poisoned by Gu and controlled by someone, when they faced Qiling King in the back mountain, Qiling King's subordinates were all soldiers from their northern frontier, but there were no civilians among them.

Even the puppets they encountered when they first entered the mountains were dressed in the clothes of people from the northern frontier.

Therefore, these people must have been settled by someone, and that person must be the most capable one. Lin Yuxin's first thought was Liu Haixin.

Wang Yu said this person has some skills, so he must have a way to save people right under Zhang Qiang's nose.

Liu Haixin's lips curled up, his phoenix eyes were exceptionally handsome, and he looked at Lin Yuxin with admiration in his eyes.

No wonder the Emperor favored him; his mind is truly sharp.

He tilted his head and looked at Lin Yuxin, asking:

"How can you be so sure, Princess, that it was me? How could I possibly have such an ability?"

Lin Yuxin lowered her hand, leaned back in her chair, and spoke softly:

"You know whether you have the ability or not. I've called you here today to tell you that I've captured King Qiling. Quyan County is safe for now. You need to release the people as soon as possible."

"If the common people are poisoned by Gu, I may have a way to cure them. However, if it goes on for too long and damages their brains or other parts, they may become mentally impaired even after the Gu poison is removed."

"How should we choose? I believe Magistrate Liu should know, right?"

"What? You captured the King of Qiling?"

Now it was Liu Haixin's turn to be surprised, staring at Lin Yuxin in disbelief.

While he was in prison, he learned from Zhang Qiang that the Northern Frontier would send a team to open up the border passage of the Xia Kingdom and kill the Regent.

Although it was a secret operation, there were at least a thousand people involved.

As far as he knew, the princess and the prince only brought a few hundred people with them when they came to provide disaster relief. How could they possibly deal with so many people?

Moreover, there were only three people when the princess entered the secret passage today. How did she manage to capture King Qiling in just half a day? Could it be that there was reinforcement coming from another direction?

Liu Haixin looked at Lin Yuxin suspiciously; he couldn't quite believe it.

"Whether you believe it or not, the most important thing right now is the people. You have to release them and get rid of the poison first. Otherwise, once the people in the Northern Frontier realize what's happening and take control of these people, I think your Quyan County will really become a ghost town."

Lin Yuxin was speechless when she saw the disbelief in his eyes. She didn't have time to explain to him and just told him to release the person.

Liu Haixin lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment, wondering whether what Lin Yuxin said was true or false.

However, he also knew that there was no other way now. He couldn't just ignore those people. Although he had made preparations in advance, several days had passed, and he didn't know how those people were doing.

Liu Haixin pondered for a long time, then looked up at Lin Yuxin and spoke cautiously:

"Princess, I entrust the people to you now!"

Seeing this, Lin Yuxin sat up straight and nodded seriously.

After that, Liu Haixin mentioned a place, and Lin Yuxin looked at him in surprise, and had to admire how clever Liu Haixin was.

The most dangerous place is the safest place.

"Alright, I understand. You should rest well. Leave the rest to me!"

Lin Yuxin stood up and made a promise to Liu Haixin.

Although Liu Haixin couldn't get up, he still clasped his hands together and bowed to Lin Yuxin, which was also a way of paying respects to the people.

Lin Yuxin went outside and saw three guards staring wide-eyed at the tiger lying on the ground, not daring to move.

Lin Yuxin glanced at the tiger helplessly. She suddenly realized that the tiger was probably trying to cling to her.

“Leave one person here to guard the area, and the other two will take a few more people and come with me to find the remaining people of Quyan County.”

Lin Yuxin didn't have time to deal with the tiger for the time being, so she could only let it follow her. Then she said to the three guards at the door.