When Lu Yanzheng received the news, he did not hide it from Jiang Qinyu.

Jiang Qinyu couldn't laugh when she heard the news, because the Prince Yong's reaction in this life was so different from the one in the previous life.

In the original owner's memories of his previous life, after Prince Yong rebelled, he led hundreds of thousands of troops to the capital in one fell swoop and dragged the emperor off the throne.

However, Prince Yong's rebellion has been going on for quite some time now. Thanks to Lu Yanzheng, she has more and earlier information about this than others. It is currently known that Prince Yong did not go directly to the capital, but stopped in the Huai River basin, facing Jinzhou, where the capital is located, across the river.

At the same time, Prince Yong dispatched 30,000 troops to march towards Yongshan County, but their progress was hindered by the previous torrential rain, and they were not able to set up camp outside Chengguan Town until a few days ago.

The original message they received was that Prince Yong would take Yongshan County, subdue the border troops in the border town, and then resist the imperial court from the north and south. However, the message Lu Yanzheng received at this time was that Prince Yong wanted to see him.

Lu Yanzheng was deep in thought when Jiang Qinyu spoke up, "Prince Yong is not to be trusted. If you want to see him, you must be extremely careful."

"How does Qinqin know that Prince Yong cannot be trusted?" Lu Yanzheng asked in return.

Logically speaking, even if Jiang Qinyu is very capable, she shouldn't know anything about court politics, right? I've never heard her mention Prince Yong before.

Jiang Qinyu looked at him seriously and said, "Is a prince who disregards the lives of the people and insists on rebelling, and then fails to properly govern his fiefdom after the uprising, worth following?"

Anyway, she still remembered the tragic state of Qiongzhou in the original owner's memories of her previous life, and she never wanted to have anything to do with someone like Prince Yong again in this life.

"When did I say I would follow him?" Lu Yanzheng smiled faintly. "Qinqin, don't worry. Yongshan County and the border army are now in my hands. As long as I don't want to, no one can take this territory away."

He was no longer at an age where he would easily trust others; he deeply understood that within certain limits, he could only feel at ease if he held power in his own hands.

Yukang Prefecture is very large, but only Yongshan County and the border army have military strength. The total number of soldiers in the rest of the prefecture is less than 10,000. This is why Lu Yanzheng is not afraid of the prefect of Yukang Prefecture at all.

In any era, might makes right; whoever controls absolute force is the boss.

"It's good that you know it." Jiang Qinyu breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, but after thinking for a moment, she still reminded him, "Be extra careful this time you go out. Prince Yong's side is definitely not a kind person."

Lu Yanzheng felt a sweet warmth in his heart, and in his joy, he couldn't help but blurt out, "Is Qinqin concerned about me?"

Jiang Qinyu rolled her eyes at him. "Who cares about you? I'm just reminding you on behalf of your parents."

Anyway, she would never admit that she was worried about him.

But Lu Yanzheng saw through her insincerity, and suddenly pulled her into his arms, burying his face in her neck and whispering, "I don't care, I'll just take it as you caring about me."

Jiang Qinyu was a little flustered when he suddenly hugged her, but after hearing his shameless words, she was speechless and reminded him, "Aren't you supposed to be leaving?"

“Since it is Prince Yong who wants to see me, then the one who should be anxious is him, not me.” Jiang Qinyu had finally managed not to push him away, so naturally he did not want to let go of her like that.

As for Prince Yong and all that, let him wait.

Jiang Qinyu didn't dare to be as careless as him, and immediately began to struggle, even lightly stepping on his foot, "People are still waiting for you, hurry up and go... um..."

Lu Yanzheng's kiss came unexpectedly, and Jiang Qinyu was kissed before she could even react. So much so that her foot, which was on Lu Yanzheng's instep, hadn't even had time to move away.

But Lu Yanzheng seemed oblivious to the pain, showing no sign of loosening his grip on Jiang Qinyu.

Jiang Qinyu was so overwhelmed by his kisses that she felt breathless and began to push him away, "Mmm... let go..."

Lu Yanzheng noticed that her breathing was too erratic and intermittent, so he let go of her and then looked at her with an unnatural expression and asked, "Are you alright?"

Jiang Qinyu took several deep breaths before glaring at him and saying, "I won't let you breathe, see if you get hurt!"

"Uh, I'm sorry, I...I didn't know..." Lu Yanzheng was a little flustered. "I thought you would take a breath..."

After saying this, Jiang Qinyu's face suddenly turned bright red, and she angrily pushed Lu Yanzheng out the door, "Get out of here!"

She's been single for so many years, and this is her first time kissing. Is it her fault for being inexperienced? You jerk! You're getting the better end of the deal and then acting innocent.

Those waiting outside saw Lu Yanzheng come out and quickly stepped forward, saying, "General, everything is ready."

Lu Yanzheng looked apologetic a moment ago, but then immediately nodded with a cold expression and said, "Yes, let's set off now."

He glanced back at Jiang Qinyu's door, then turned around, put on his mask, and strode away.

Even if it were for nothing else, just so that she could have a peaceful life, he would never let Yongshan County and the border army fall into the hands of others!

...

The next morning, Chen Xiuer came next door under the pretense of learning to read, but as soon as she entered, she heard Shufan and Pan'er talking about Lu Yanzheng's departure.

"What did you say?" Chen Xiuer exclaimed in surprise, running to the two children. "Cousin is gone?"

Shufan glanced at her. "Uncle had an emergency and left last night."

They only found out this morning.

“Why did he leave? How could he leave without saying goodbye to my aunt and uncle? I…” Chen Xiuer’s tone unconsciously carried a hint of resentment.

She went to great lengths to get in touch with Jiang Qinyu just so she could have more opportunities to interact with her cousin. Now that he's not even here, what chance does she have of getting in touch with him?

"Cousin, what are you saying? Does Brother Zheng need to report to you where he goes?" Jiang Qinyu said in a nonchalant tone as she came out of the kitchen.

She had just finished clearing the dishes when she heard Chen Xiuer's voice and came out.

Chen Xiuer's expression froze for a moment, then she smiled and looked at Jiang Qinyu, saying, "Sister-in-law, you misunderstood. I was just afraid that Aunt and Uncle would worry, so I said the wrong thing in my haste."

"There's no need for you to worry about that, cousin. I'll explain things to our parents about Zheng-ge," Jiang Qinyu said indifferently.

Chen Xiuer was speechless. Since Lu Yanzheng wasn't there, she didn't need to put up with Jiang Qinyu's temper. So she quickly said, "I came here to tell my cousin that I'll be going to the fields with my uncle these next few days, so I won't be coming to learn to read."

"My cousin must have had a tough time." Jiang Qinyu smiled faintly, her words carrying a hidden meaning.

Chen Xiuer seemed completely oblivious, and sighed, "My uncle is getting old, and there's so much work to do in the fields. I don't trust him to go alone..."

“Cousin, our village uses a work-point system, and everyone helps with the work in the fields. It’s really kind of you to go to all this trouble.” Jiang Qinyu’s words were even more sarcastic.

Unfortunately, Chen Xiuer pretended not to understand and left quickly.

Stepping out of the courtyard, Chen Xiuer spat at Jiang Qinyu's yard, "What kind of bullshit work point system is this? They're all just bored and have nothing better to do than work for others. Are they all idiots?"