Chapter 480: Movement at Night

As soon as the people from the Ministry of Works arrived, they began to take over the disaster relief matters.

Xiao Jin did not immediately move against Wei Zhongming and his men because at this juncture, if everyone was arrested, many things would be left unattended. Now that the person to take over has arrived, Wei Zhongming and his cronies cannot be left alive.

He will follow Su Ying and others to the capital to be questioned.

Wei Zhongming had prepared himself mentally early in the morning, but he still trembled when he was really put in handcuffs.

"Please save my life."

Xiao Jin glanced at him coldly and said, "Why weren't you afraid when you were trying to murder the people?"

Wei Zhongming and his men were taken to the prison van.

Su Ying also took Zhou Qing onto the carriage.

Zhou Xiangrong followed him out and got on the carriage behind.

Everything was ready. Xiao Jin mounted his horse and gave an order to set off for the capital.

In order to speed up the pace, Su Ying asked everyone to speed up.

Zhou Xiangrong was sitting in the carriage, being jolted so hard that her bones were about to fall apart. She had a gloomy face and her eyes were filled with displeasure.

On the road, there were still disaster victims everywhere, all of them fleeing to the south.

Because they were traveling very fast and taking the official road all the way, they arrived in Lincheng before dark.

The city guard of Lincheng had heard a long time ago that the Queen had gone to Luocheng to provide disaster relief. Now that the disaster relief matters had been handed over to the Ministry of Works, the Queen was about to return to Beijing and would definitely pass by Lincheng on her way back, so the city guard had been waiting at the city gate to greet her early.

Seeing Su Ying's team running towards him, Ma Chengshou quickly stepped forward and knelt down to salute.

"Your humble servant greets Her Majesty the Queen."

The team stopped, and Su Ying's cold voice came from the carriage, "Get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I have already prepared a house for you to stay in. Please come in, Your Majesty."

From the time they set out in the morning till now, except for the quarter of an hour break at noon, the rest of the time has been spent on the journey. Even though Su Ying is in a strong body, she can hardly stand such bumps.

Ma Chengshou had someone clean up a beautiful courtyard and had everything prepared early on.

After getting off the carriage, Su Ying felt her body was still floating when her feet touched the ground.

"Your Majesty, this place is not like the palace. If you need anything, just tell me and I will definitely bring it to you."

Su Ying's eyes swept across the courtyard in front of her. At first glance, this courtyard did not have any luxurious decorations, but the few scattered furnishings looked very valuable. These officials had no other abilities, but they did have the ability to flatter.

"Nothing special is needed. Just prepare the food and send it up, feed the horses and take care of the carriage."

"Yes, yes."

Ma Chengshou had heard a little about Su Ying's temper, so he didn't dare to neglect or offend her at all, and quickly asked someone to serve the prepared food.

The eight-person table was filled to the brim with food, and Su Ying finished all of it without saying anything.

"Zhou Qing, go and have a rest. You don't need to serve me here."

Zhou Qing responded and left. As soon as she left, Xiao Jin walked in.

"Want to keep her by your side after returning to Beijing?" Xiao Jin said, looking in the direction Zhou Qing left.

Su Ying tore off a chicken leg and was about to take a bite when she saw Xiao Jin's bony hand. He turned his wrist and put the chicken leg in his bowl. "You don't like her."

Xiao Jin looked at the chicken leg in the bowl and his brows softened. It was rare that she would think of picking up food for herself first while eating.

"Your man, keep him if you can use him conveniently." He just looks as annoying as Lin Zhuyu.

"Isn't she yours?"

"If you want it, it's yours." Xiao Jin didn't rush to eat, but picked up the fish on the table and started picking the bones for Su Ying.

His movements were careful and meticulous, as if he was doing something very important.

"Open your mouth."

A piece of ribs was brought to his mouth. He looked at her with a smile, opened his mouth and ate the ribs. She cared about him even more.

Su Ying took the soup bowl and took a sip. The hot chicken soup made her stomach feel warm.

"No matter what happens in the future, you must eat well."

Xiao Jin pushed the selected fish meat towards her and said, "Okay."

Although Xiao Jin was busy in Luocheng those days, he would eat on time as Su Ying requested and never missed a meal. Now he seemed to have a little more meat than when they first met, but it was still far from enough compared to before.

The whole table of food was eaten up completely at Su Ying's request and her own efforts.

After eating, Su Ying breathed a sigh of relief.

The maid came into the room carrying tea and her eyes widened in surprise when she saw the empty plate.

When Zhou Qing returned to the room and saw Xiao Jin sitting with Su Ying, he felt it was a bit strange no matter how he looked at it. This Lord Xiao was really too rude. Why was he still at the Queen's place so late at night? Wasn't he afraid of ruining the Queen's reputation?

"My lord, it's getting late. The queen needs to rest. Please go back."

"I still have something to discuss with the queen, please leave."

Zhou Qing felt that he had spoken very tactfully, so why couldn't this person understand?

"My lady, would you like to take a bath?"

Before in Luocheng, because of the drought, Su Ying felt guilty every time she took a bath. Now that she is in Lincheng, she wants to take a good bath.

"Well, go get some water."

Zhou Qing glanced at Xiao Jin, and became even more unhappy when he saw that he was still sitting there without moving. The Queen was about to take a bath, but he still refused to leave!

Zhou Qing's eyes were impossible to ignore, so Xiao Jin could only stand up with a sullen face. When they returned to the capital, he would definitely let her go to the laundry to wash clothes for a month!

After taking a shower, Su Ying lay down on the bed. She was indeed a little sleepy after a whole day of tossing and turning. She felt a little drowsy after lying down on the bed.

When she was half asleep, she felt a figure approaching the bed. After seeing the person clearly in the dim moonlight, she instinctively moved towards the bed.

The next moment, she was embraced in a familiar embrace.

Su Ying closed her eyes and leaned into his arms. Just as she was about to continue sleeping, a pair of dry hands with thin calluses fell on her waist.

Su Ying muttered in a low voice, "Sleepy."

"You sleep." The deep voice carried a deadly charm.

Su Ying opened her eyelids. He had already taken off the mask on his face. He had previously declared in a domineering manner that when she was in the most selfless state, she would definitely see his face.

What a childish man.

In the end, she was so angry that she woke up. If she couldn't defeat him, she would defeat him hard!

When the noise gradually subsided, the two fell asleep in each other's arms, having a dreamless night.

When Su Ying woke up, Xiao Jin had already left. Zhou Qing would come over in the morning. She got up, took the dress on the screen and put it on before making a sound to let Zhou Qing in.

"My lady, did you hear anything last night?"

(End of this chapter)