Qin Wan was enjoying her meal, but Xie Qing had a hard time eating, especially the governor standing next to her, who kept asking indirectly where the main force was.
The governor sighed, "There are many old cases piling up in the army that need to be adjudicated. I look forward to Lord Lu's early arrival. He has been at the border for eight years, so I think he has his own way of governing the army."
Xie Qing glanced at Qin Wan and reluctantly offered her a piece of fish maw. He then said to the governor, "They have many people, a lot of baggage, and are slow on foot. I don't know when they will arrive."
The governor shook his head and sighed, "It'll take seven or eight days to get to Huzhou, right? But that's fine. We can help prepare accommodations for everyone. There are so many people coming, right? The post station won't be able to accommodate everyone, so why not just let everyone stay at the military base? I wonder how many officials are there? Besides the judge, has the Five Armies Commandery sent anyone else?"
Xie Qing didn't think something was right. He exchanged a glance with Qin Wan, who immediately understood and interrupted him coquettishly, "I don't like fish either. Why are you giving it to me? I want to eat that, the candied taro."
Xie Qing apologized repeatedly, stood up, and picked up a piece of candied taro for her across half the table.
Qin Wan smiled as she took a bite of taro. She saw the girl playing the pipa leave and another girl come forward to dance. She tilted her head and said, "I want to drink some wine, fruit wine."
Xie Qing quickly asked someone to serve wine, without even glancing at the pretty ladies who were showing off their talents in front of him.
The prefect frowned when he saw them being so indifferent to others and how close they were. With His Royal Highness the Crown Prince acting like this, did his daughter still have a chance?
But he immediately relaxed his brows. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was in such a situation that he urgently needed a child to consolidate his position. After all, raising children across generations was not uncommon in history.
The prefect's mind was quick, his brows relaxed instantly, and he laughed heartily, "Our fruit wine here is quite famous. If the young master likes it, then have a couple of more glasses."
The governor took advantage of Xie Qing's busy schedule to inquire about the recent situation of several officials he was familiar with.
If Xie Qing wanted to say something, he would say a few words; if he didn't want to say anything, he would say he didn't know.
Qin Wan was concentrating on eating. She cooperated with Xie Qing and portrayed the identity of a male concubine to the fullest.
Only after she was full did Qin Wan put down her chopsticks. Blinking her eyes, she held her forehead and said, "Oh, did I drink too much? I feel a little dizzy."
Xie Qing quickly supported her shoulders and said softly, "Then let's go back to the room first."
Qin Wan feigned anger and said coquettishly, "You're leaving so soon? There are still two young ladies who haven't finished their performances yet. If you leave, wouldn't it be like throwing your eyes at a blind man?"
Xie Qing pinched her cheek without any hesitation and said lovingly, "Don't you know if I'm blind?"
Qin Wan slapped his hand away angrily. He took this opportunity to take advantage of her! Don’t think she doesn’t know!
Of course, his men showed no mercy. When Qin Wan slapped him, a slap mark immediately appeared on the back of the Crown Prince's fair hand.
Xie Qing looked at her in astonishment, leaned over and said in her ear, gritting his teeth, "You did this on purpose!"
Qin Wan smiled and said, "Guess."
In the eyes of the prefect and the governor, the two of them were flirting with each other.
The two of them walked out of the main courtyard as if no one was around, playing and joking.
The prefect waved his hand and all the servants in the room retreated. The prefect's wife also asked the governor's wife and the vice-governor's wife to take their children and leave. The governor's wife, the vice-governor's wife and their wives took the opportunity to say goodbye and leave.
The prefect came up to the governor and asked, "Can you find out some information?"
The governor looked at him and saw that they were each acting independently and with different goals. The governor tried to win over the prefect several times, but the prefect turned a deaf ear and dumb.
The prefect was not stupid, he just coveted power, but there were some things he could do and some things he could not do.
The governor couldn't win over the prefect, so naturally he wouldn't tell the truth. "You heard what the Crown Prince said, so what can you reveal? But maybe if we win over the young master beside the Crown Prince, we can get some information out of him. Do you know any family in the capital with the surname Qin?"
The prefect looked at the governor with a smile and asked, "You are more familiar with the capital than I am."
The governor was stunned for a moment, then seemed to have just realized what was happening. He stroked his beard and laughed heartily, "I forgot. You're not familiar with the capital. In this capital, the only people with the surname Qin are the Xuanwu Marquis's family. But Xuanwu Marquis spent his life fighting. Even if his son is not up to par now, it's impossible for him to become a male concubine."
The prefect was curious again when he heard this: "Could it be that this Young Master Qin is really an actor hired by the prince?"
The governor said, "That might be the case. If so, wouldn't all our preparations be in vain?"
The prefect thought of his beautiful daughters, gritted his teeth, and said, "Whether he's a homosexual or not is none of our business. Even if he's a homosexual, he's the crown prince. How can he stay single for his entire life without having children?"
The governor also agreed with the prefect: "The success or failure of our respective actions depends on our own abilities."
The two men looked at each other and hurried to find their wives.
When the prefect returned to the main courtyard, his wife's eyes lit up and she asked him, "Does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince have a crush on our Qing'er?"
The prefect frowned and looked at his daughter who was shy but eager to try, and said, "Qing'er is not allowed to go. The rest of the children, it's up to you to do what you want."
"Why won't you let me go? If I don't go, they can't go either!" Qing'er yelled angrily. She was the eldest daughter of Magistrate Feng, and she had been spoiled since childhood. How could she be willing to give up the position of Crown Princess to someone else? She turned around and glared at her concubines, then walked away.
Mrs. Feng was worried about her daughter and didn't have time to ask her husband what was going on, so she chased after him.
The prefect's family had a quarrel over this matter, and the governor's family also fought over it. Of course, there is no need to go into details about this matter.
As Qin Wan, Xie Qing and their group left the main courtyard, the guards surrounded them.
Qin Wan shook off her drunken state and gently pushed Xie Qing away: "There is something wrong with the governor."
Prince Du also took two steps forward to catch up with the two of them: "You saw it too?"
Xie Qing said, "The Emperor wouldn't send a judge to help with disaster relief for no reason. The truth is, there must be something wrong with the local army."
Prince Du was puzzled: "Now that the Marquis of Pingyang is the fourth brother's man, isn't this obvious? What's the point of sending him here?"
"Let's make a feint to the east and attack in the west to conceal our tracks." Xie Qingduo didn't say anything, but only said: "We can just pretend we don't know. I am just an incompetent prince."
Qin Wan thought back to her previous life and didn't see any problems with the local army, but her grandfather once said that if the current military mechanism was not rectified, there might be a big chaos in the future.
I guess Your Majesty also wants to reorganize the army, right?
Or is it that the prince is colluding with the local army?
In her previous life, perhaps because she died early, or perhaps because the prince died early, the local army did not play a role.
Either way, it's not good news right now.
If the local army really colluded with the prince, the emperor's move would undoubtedly stimulate the prince behind the scenes. Would the prince's "rebellion" drama be staged in advance?
Also, your majesty's life span...
Qin Wan recalled that in her previous life, not long after the Crown Prince died, the Emperor fell seriously ill...
Could it be that the emperor is now organizing the local army to clear obstacles for the prince, or the future crown prince?
In this way, no matter who comes to power, no one can mobilize the local army without the order of the future crown prince.
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