For the first time, he realized how happy it was to be a citizen of Huaiyuan.

Because the people are protected by the prefect.

Unlike their Northern Qi, where most officials were corrupt and did nothing of substance.

Wasn't he forced to join the army because his family starved to death because they couldn't pay their taxes?

Qi Yuan snorted coldly and turned her head to the side, offering no reply.

Prefect Xu stared intently at Qi Yuan, then turned his gaze to Ling Qi and Ling Ba below the hall.

"Two vice generals, is General Gu in Huaiyuan? Where is he right now?"

If General Gu comes, then this woman's identity will not be able to be hidden.

Ling Qi shook his head: "Our General Gu is stationed at the border."

Ling Ba suggested, "Lord Xu, regardless of whether this woman is a princess of Northern Qi or not, the fact remains that she committed evil deeds in Huaiyuan."

As the prefect of Huaiyuan, you have the authority to deal with her.

In fact, neither Ling Qi nor the other two knew what the Northern Qi princess looked like.

They were usually either fighting or training the army with Gu Qian. Even if they had seen the Northern Qi princess occasionally, it had been a long time, so who could remember her?

However, judging from the woman's clothing and attire, as well as her admiration for the general, they believed that this woman was the princess of Northern Qi.

Prefect Xu: "If we do this, won't General Gu...?"

Ling Ba replied, "General Gu is very busy and will not concern himself with such trivial matters."

Qi Yuan seemed to have suffered a great humiliation. She immediately flew into a rage and shouted at Ling Ba, "You're just a dog kept by General Gu, what are you!"

If she hadn't been restrained, she would have already stepped forward to settle scores with Ling Ba.

Ling Ba's expression remained unchanged, but Ling Qi couldn't stand it anymore: "You're constantly pestering our general, you've completely disgraced women!"

Qi Yuan's chest heaved as she pointed a finger at Ling Qi, "You just wait!"

"Ling Qi, don't be angry." Ling Ba patted Ling Qi on the back of the shoulder, then looked at the head of the court: "Prefect Xu, this woman's behavior is suspicious. I suspect she is a spy from Northern Qi."

"Indeed!" Prefect Xu was enlightened by Ling Ba's reminder.

"She committed acts of violence at will, beating my people of Huaiyuan. There is no doubt that she is a spy from Northern Qi."

"Guards, take him away. First, give him thirty lashes, then throw him into jail."

At this moment, Prefect Xu believed that the woman's words were a delaying tactic.

"Nonsense!" Qi Yuan felt a tightness in her chest, as if it were about to explode.

...The next morning, Qiu Yan and her servant Jiang Liu returned to Baiyang, and then went their separate ways.

After returning home, Qiu Yan rested for a while before going to the wonton shop.

She went straight to Qiu Yumei and said to her:

"Auntie, I've bought another shop."

Qiu Yumei smiled knowingly and said, "I've already heard about this from your uncle. It's about his old teahouse."

"Besides that one, there's another one. I bought another shop in Huaiyuan."

"Huaiyuan?" This eldest niece never failed to shock Qiu Yumei. "You're going to open a wonton shop in Huaiyuan?"

Qiu Yumei originally felt that being with Qiu Yan had broadened her horizons.

But now she realizes that she is just a frog in a well.

"Hmm." Qiu Yan raised her lips and nodded. "Auntie, would you like to go to Huaiyuan to continue being the manager?"

"Can I... do it well?" Qiu Yumei thought, of course she wanted to.

"I trust you, Aunt," Qiu Yan said, then thought of her uncle. "By the way, Aunt, when the pharmacy opens in a while, I'd like to hire your uncle as the accountant. Could you go back and ask him if he agrees?"

"No need to ask, your uncle told me yesterday that he wanted to go back to his old job as an accountant at the teahouse. I guess he also wants to work with you."