The group entered Huzhou Prefecture. Xie Qing was not the kind of person who would let himself be wronged. Since he had arrived in Huzhou, he didn't think about going to the post station to rest. The local officials would know about it anyway, so why not make himself comfortable?
So they went straight to the Huzhou government office.
When the Huzhou prefect heard that the crown prince had arrived, he hurriedly led his men to greet him: "Your Highness, I pay my respects to the crown prince."
"Get up." Xie Qing didn't move on the horse and called out lazily.
The Huzhou prefect got up and saw only three people, a carriage, and a few guards. He was a little suspicious: "Your Highness, why did you come to Huzhou Prefecture..."
Before he could finish his words, the Huzhou prefect slapped his forehead and said with a smile, "I forgot, Your Highness the Crown Prince is going to Shenyang to provide disaster relief. He's really fast, but why did he only bring so few people with him?"
Xie Qing said calmly, "I am traveling light with my men. We are passing through this place and need to take a good rest."
The Huzhou prefect quickly sent people to the palace to prepare, and said, "I will immediately prepare a banquet to entertain His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Xie Qing jumped off the horse and followed him into the mansion: "No need, hurry up and get something to eat so we can rest early."
The prefect of Huzhou quickly agreed, invited the person into the front hall, and asked someone to make arrangements immediately.
The prefect of Huzhou tried many times to get close to Xie Qing and talk to him, but Xie Qing ignored him and only talked to the handsome young man next to him, which made the prefect of Huzhou look at him several times.
Qin Wan was also very tired, but in front of outsiders, she still forced a smile to deal with Xie Qing: "I'm not tired, it's okay."
Some parts of her body were rubbed raw, but she couldn't tell anyone else, so she could only say it was okay.
Xie Qing's legs had been rubbed raw on the way here. Thinking that Qin Wan, a delicate and delicate young lady, would be more seriously injured, he asked someone to bring some medicine and said, "Go back and apply it later."
Qin Wan's ears immediately turned red. What would people think if she gave them a bottle of medicine in front of so many people?
She asked Yijia to take the medicine, raised her eyes to glare at Xie Qing, and said through gritted teeth: "Your Highness, I thank the Crown Prince."
Prince Du glanced at the Huzhou prefect, who dared not say a word, and said with a chuckle, "Your Highness, I need some medicine too."
"For you, for you, all for you." Xie Qing glanced at him and saw Qin Wan's blushing cheeks. He then realized that he had been rash just now. He immediately realized that he should not have given her the medicine in public. Besides, her grandfather was the Marquis of Xuanwu. Would he not give her the medicine she prepared for going out?
The Huzhou prefect watched the three men interact and immediately understood that the rumors in the capital were true: the prince was a man of many sexual interests! He quickly observed them, wishing he were blind and hadn't seen what was happening.
Fortunately, the food was served at this time.
To entertain His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the food naturally cannot be simple, but time is tight, so we can only pick what can be prepared quickly.
Someone checked and tested for poison, and then the food was served. The eunuch who served Xie Qing came forward to check it again, and then everyone sat down.
The prefect of Huzhou accompanied him cautiously, looking like he wanted to speak but didn't dare to.
Seeing him so distressed, Xie Qing put down his chopsticks and asked, "Is there anything wrong?"
"No, no." The Huzhou prefect waved his hands repeatedly.
Xie Qing thought for a moment and said, "I will leave after noon tomorrow. If there are any political matters, we can discuss them tomorrow. You can go now."
"Yes, yes, yes." The prefect of Huzhou breathed a sigh of relief, wiped his sweat, and quickly retreated. He had always been an official in the local area and was the only one in power. Now that a prince suddenly came, he was really nervous.
Xie Qing looked at Qin Wan and said, "Let's eat first. Then go back to your room, take a shower, and have a good sleep."
"good."
Qin Wan actually couldn't eat much, so she just drank a bowl of porridge and went back to the guest house.
The prefect of Huzhou prepared a courtyard, with the main house for Xie Qing to live in, and Qin Wan and Master Du living in the east and west wing rooms respectively.
The hot water was ready. Qin Wan took off her clothes and only then realized how serious her injuries were.
After living a life of luxury for so many years, she was now on such a fast march that the insides of her legs were rubbed to the point of bleeding.
Yijia applied medicine to her while crying, "Miss, why bother coming here? Let's take a carriage tomorrow."
Qin Wan shook her head. She couldn't shower right now, so she had to have someone scrub her and wash her hair. "A horse pulling an empty cart doesn't move at the same speed as a horse pulling a cart with people. If the drought in Shenyang ends a day later, countless victims will suffer. The sooner we get there, the better to help them."
After she finished speaking, she looked at the two maids. She could still rest for a while, but these two had to take care of themselves whenever she rested. They must be exhausted. "You should wash up and go to bed soon. When we set off tomorrow, we can take turns to rest in the carriage, okay?"
Upon hearing this, the two maids had no choice but to agree.
Qin Wan packed up and went to bed to rest. After several days of sleeping in the open air, she was already exhausted and fell asleep as soon as she touched the pillow.
When she opened her eyes again, the room was pitch black. Qin Wan turned over and the candlelight outside the curtain lit up.
Yijia asked softly, "Is the young lady awake?"
"Yeah." Qin Wan responded.
Yijia then lifted the curtain and helped her get up and wash.
The lanterns outside the window also lit up. Through the transparent glass window, Qin Wan saw a pretty maid standing in the yard. She asked curiously, "Who is that?"
Yijia replied, "It was the head maidservant beside the lady of the inner house. She said the prefect prepared a welcoming banquet and invited no outsiders, only officials from the government office. She is waiting here to wait for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to wake up and go to the banquet."
Qin Wan shook her head: "It's just useless work."
They were exhausted from the long journey and when they woke up, they just wanted to eat something and rest. How could they be willing to attend a banquet?
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