"Mother," Mu Xue raised her eyes and looked at the tombstone in front of her, "I will come to see you every year from now on. You saw the person just now. I don't know whether I should accept it or not."
"Xue'er, you and the Third Prince go down and wait for me first. I have something to say to your mother alone."
Marquis Qingyuan walked to Mu Xue's side.
"Okay," Mu Xue knew that her mother couldn't give her an answer, or perhaps she already had the answer in her heart.
She kowtowed and went with the third prince to the carriage parking area to wait for Marquis Qingyuan.
Seeing the two people walking away, Qingyuan Hou took out a pot of wine from his pocket and spoke in a sad voice.
"When you were here, you didn't allow me to drink. At that time, I felt that you were controlling me. Now, even if I want you to control me, you can't control me."
Marquis Qingyuan opened the wine jug and took a sip, which choked him so much that tears streamed down his face.
He raised his sleeve to wipe it, and said with a smile: "Look, it's been so long since I last drank, I've choked and started crying."
After saying that, he sighed to himself.
"You saw that brat just now, don't worry, I will definitely not let our daughter suffer any loss. I have to make the Third Prince show his courtesy to me, otherwise the Emperor will definitely laugh at me."
…
Mu Xue and the third prince waited for Qingyuan Hou at the foot of the mountain for a while before they saw him come down.
Smelling the alcohol on him and seeing his red eyes, Mu Xue didn't say anything.
Daddy was no less sad than she was. He was even worried that his sadness would make her sad too, so he could only feel sad secretly behind her back.
I guess I just cried secretly in front of my mother, otherwise my eyes wouldn't be so red.
"The wind is really strong today," Qingyuan Hou raised his hand and rubbed his eyes, "the wind and sand are blinding me and it's quite uncomfortable."
Thinking of the third prince standing next to the carriage, Marquis Qingyuan, who had already sat in the carriage, stood up again.
"Third Prince, come together."
He can't be with his daughter now.
Otherwise, wouldn't the Third Prince take advantage of the uneven road to take advantage of my daughter? These are all left over from his past activities.
Return to the Marquis' Mansion.
The third prince spoke to Mu Xue for a few words before entering the palace to see the emperor.
When the emperor heard that the third prince had returned, he glanced at Ziyang, who was silent and had his head bowed, and said in a deep voice, "Let him come in."
Zi Yang shrank his neck. The emperor looked very angry. Wouldn’t he say later that he had advised the third prince, but he didn’t listen?
The third prince felt the emperor's anger as soon as he came in. He looked at Zi Yang, who dared not breathe, before stepping forward to pay his respects.
"Your son pays homage to His Majesty the Father."
[The Third Prince is truly a warrior charging forward for love. He actually rushed all the way from Changshan County to the capital, looking how angry the tyrant was.]
I don't know what the tyrant is angry about. He was more enthusiastic than anyone else when trying to match the Third Prince and the heroine together, but now that they're about to get together, he's actually not happy about it.
"Why did you suddenly return to the capital?" The Emperor did not let the Third Prince stand up. "Is there any progress in Changshan County?"
The Third Prince maintained his salute and said, "The matter in Changshan County is too complicated. I returned to the capital to report this to my father in person."
The emperor snorted coldly, "Report to me? I don't live in the mountains."
Qingyuan Hou must be very happy to see him rushing back after such a long journey.
"I know I was wrong. I returned to the capital to speak to my father about the Changshan incident."
It’s true that he wanted to see Mu Xue, but he would not ignore what his father told him.
The love between young people is important, but the safety of the people is equally important.
[Could it be that Third Brother has discovered that every previous county magistrate has died?]
This matter indeed involves a wide range of people. I guess if Third Brother wants to arrest someone, he can only catch the small fry of the Prince of Yueqing.
The third prince was surprised. He and General Jin had indeed captured someone, and after torture they found out that the man was the Prince of Yueqing's man.
[Prince Yueqing is truly wronged this time. He always let others take the blame before, but this time he is the one taking the blame.]
So, the death of every county magistrate in Changshan County was caused by another person?
The emperor frowned and asked the third prince to report to him everything he had found out.
"I previously thought that all the money the emperor allocated to Changshan County went into the pocket of the Changshan County Magistrate. But after checking, I found out that the Changshan County Magistrate who resigned voluntarily was killed and thrown into a cave."
If some villagers had not said that the place was too smelly, they would never have imagined that the county magistrate of Changshan died there.
"Any clues about the murderer?"
The Third Prince shook his head. "The murderer has never been found. When we asked the people, they said they had never seen these county magistrates come into contact with anyone."
"It seems that the silver allocated by the court has fallen into the hands of the murderer," the emperor rubbed his temples. This amount of silver is not a small sum. What did this person do with it?
"That's right. Not only did they take your money and make the Prince of Yueqing take the blame, they also tricked the able-bodied men of Changshan into working for them. Otherwise, Changshan wouldn't be left with only the old, weak, and sick."
"I think so too," the Third Prince said, also mentioning the disappearance of the young men from Changshan County. "Their families don't know where they went."
[Wherever they can go, the most dangerous place is the safest place. If they haven't moved yet, they are probably forging weapons in the other cave next to the corpses of the county magistrates.]
They even make weapons. How dare they do that.
The Emperor asked the Third Prince to stand up. "This matter is indeed of great importance. If that silver falls into the wrong hands, it would be disastrous. You must return to Changshan County immediately tomorrow and conduct a thorough search."
Luo'er said that this was the work of an acquaintance. Apart from the Prince of Yueqing, who else would dare to commit such a rebellious act?
The emperor really couldn't understand.
"Yes, I will set off to Changshan tonight and give an explanation to the people of Changshan."
Zi Yang breathed a sigh of relief only after he and the third prince left the imperial study.
Your Highness is really amazing. He diverted the Emperor's attention with just a few words.
"Your Highness, is Qi Chen too busy tonight?"
The Third Prince glanced at Zi Yang and said, "Go back to your residence and rest first. I still have things to attend to."
He originally wanted to leave immediately, but he hadn't had a good talk with Mu Xue yet. This time he had to say goodbye to Mu Xue properly.
…
After Mu Xue came back from the mountain, she sat in front of the window in a daze.
The maid stood aside and didn't dare to disturb her.
Mu Xue didn't notice the Third Prince coming in. The maid wanted to speak, but the Third Prince stopped her and motioned her to go out.
He walked over to Mu Xue and sat down.
Mu Xue collected her wandering thoughts and noticed the Third Prince sitting beside her.
"Why is Your Highness here?"
The Third Prince looked directly into her eyes and said, "I'm afraid the princess is feeling bad, so I came to see you."
Mu Xue poured a cup of tea for the Third Prince. "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. I'm fine. Is Your Highness okay too?"
The emperor must have been very angry after suddenly returning from Changshan.
"It's okay," the Third Prince looked at the sky outside, "Only when the princess is okay can I return to Changshan with peace of mind."
Mu Xue felt a warm feeling in her heart, and then a look of worry appeared on her face. "Your Highness didn't get enough rest when he rushed here. Isn't it too hasty to return to Changshan today?"
Just the bruises on his eyes showed how difficult it was for him to get here.
"No problem, Princess, can you accompany me to a place now?"
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