Hearing Xiao Yue's soft trembling, Qin Chuan felt very strange. Xiao Li liked his intensity and madness, but for some reason, Xiao Yue preferred to be slow.
Xiao Yue clutched the pillow with one hand and wiped the sweat from her forehead with the other, her voice barely audible: "Husband... I love it like this..."
Qin Chuan felt extremely tired.
But I still followed her advice.
Half an hour later, after it was all over, Qin Chuan still felt unsatisfied.
Xiao Yue, however, had one hand on his stomach, breathing warmly, as if she had fallen asleep contentedly...
Xiao Yue woke up once in the middle of the night and couldn't help but ask him for it again.
This time, Qin Chuan was finally satisfied.
Xiao Yue nearly tore the pillow to shreds before finally whispering in Qin Chuan's ear, "Husband, you're amazing. So that's how it is. I like it even more now... No wonder my elder sister doesn't attend court for your sake. I finally understand."
Qin Chuan, having had his fill of torment, gently stroked her back and drifted off to sleep.
The next morning at dawn, Jiang Lianyue knocked on the window. Qin Chuan grumbled irritably, "You're calling me again at 7 AM!"
After saying that, he went back to sleep, unaware that Xiao Yue had gotten up.
Xiao Yue dressed neatly and went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast for Qin Chuan. At this moment, Jiang Lian Yue came over and advised her, "Doesn't your husband like to eat out? You don't know how to cook these things, so why bother?"
"Your husband..."
Upon hearing Jiang Lianyue's words, Xiao Yue blushed and rolled her eyes at Jiang Lianyue: "You're up so late at night, eavesdropping on other people's conversations. You're really something!"
Jiang Lianyue was taken aback, feeling embarrassed as if her embarrassing secret had been exposed, and turned to leave.
In the kitchen, Xiao Yue tried to light the firewood in the stove with a tinderbox, but failed several times...
Finally, she gave up.
She murmured, "Maybe she's right, my brother-in-law just likes eating out."
After saying this, she walked out of the kitchen, wiped the soot off her face with a wet tissue, and then went out with her embroidered spring knife.
When Qin Chuan woke up, Xiao Yue had already bought breakfast from outside.
After washing up, seeing the grime still on Xiao Yue's face, he couldn't help but reach out and wipe it off for her, smiling gently: "What happened? Did you go to the kitchen?"
Xiao Yue narrowed her eyes slightly, a smile playing on her red lips. At this moment, she felt as if she were the happiest woman in the world…
She didn't speak, but Qin Chuan had already guessed that she was doing it in the kitchen. He continued, "You're a royal princess, you shouldn't be doing these chores anymore. We're not short of money, what can't we buy, right?"
Xiao Yue nodded with a smile. For a moment, she appeared very obedient and well-behaved, which was completely different from her usual demeanor.
Seeing her like this, Qin Chuan knew that their relationship as lovers was now completely solidified. After returning to the capital, he would directly tell Xiao Li that he would marry her.
For now, matters of personal feelings should be put aside. Now that we're in Hangzhou, we must thoroughly investigate the case of the flood that killed more than 10,000 people.
Perhaps if I hadn't come myself, and had let the Embroidered Uniform Guard investigate, that would have been fine too.
But since we're here, we should find out the truth as soon as possible, then return to the capital and live the most comfortable life with my empress wife, Yao Yao wife, Ru Shi wife, and Jiang Ran wife...
He also noticed that there were plainclothes Imperial Guards following him everywhere, which was obviously arranged by the Empress. To be honest, although he coaxed Xiao Yue and Jiang Yao by saying that he loved them the most, he still felt guilty towards the Empress, after all, she was really too good to him.
Thinking of this, Qin Chuan picked up a lotus leaf cake, unwrapped it, and handed it to Xiao Yue. Xiao Yue happily accepted it, her eyes filled with deep love for him...
After having breakfast, Qin Chuan was escorted to the county government office by the two women.
Just like yesterday, I went to the magistrate's office to sign my name on the register, and then waited for the magistrate to assign me tasks. If there were no tasks, I could just laze around all day and then laze around the next day...
After all, the job of earning five bushels of rice a month is probably the same for every clerk. They just do their job day by day, getting by as long as they can...
"It's so hot today!"
Zhao, the constable, sat on a stool outside the door with a knife at his waist, shielding his eyes from the sun with his sleeve and muttering complaints.
Qin Chuan also felt hot and wanted to get a fan, but he was afraid of attracting attention, so he had to endure it.
He took out a folding fan, fanned himself as he walked up to Zhao, the head of the garrison, and asked, "Head of the garrison, can you tell me about the case of the dike breach during the Dragon Boat Festival?"
To everyone's surprise, Zhao Ban jumped up as if he had been electrocuted, shouting, "Qin Dian Shi! I don't know anything! I have an elderly mother to support, a wife and children to raise, I don't know anything, please don't get me into trouble!"
After saying that, he immediately disappeared from Qin Chuan's sight.
Qin Chuan found it strange; why was he reacting so strongly?
And judging from his tone, he clearly knows the inside story!
About half a month ago, Censor Lai Mingchuan reported to him and the Empress on the Hangzhou dike breach case, saying that 8,000 people had drowned in Yuhang County, while the total number of people who drowned in Hangzhou was 10,000. Unexpectedly, from Yuhang County to Hangzhou Prefecture, and then to the Jiangzhe Governor's Office, every level chose to lie about the truth. What exactly is going on here? What kind of tricks are these three levels of government playing?
Qin Chuan chose to investigate the case himself, determined to get to the bottom of it.
Unexpectedly, even a county constable knew the truth, but no one dared to speak out.
Since no one dares to speak up, I'll have to investigate myself.
He wanted to go to the villages, especially the ones under the jurisdiction of the Yang family, to see if he could find any clues. However, his current position was that of a clerk, under the jurisdiction of the county magistrate. Without official business, he couldn't take people out on errands without permission.
Fortunately, on his fifth day as a clerk, Magistrate Hong Ying gave him a task.
At the end of the hour of Chenshi (7-9 AM) that day, Qin Chuan arrived at the county government office to sign documents. Unexpectedly, the county magistrate Hong Ying and the county assistant Lin Shaotang had arrived before him, while the registrar Zhao Wenkai arrived at the same time as him.
After Qin Jiang signed his name on the roster, Magistrate Hong Ying stroked his beard and walked over, saying with a forced smile, "Clerk Qin, I'm giving you a task today. Take Sergeant Zhao and twenty men with you to Yangjiabao. Take my warrant and arrest a few troublemakers..."
After saying that, Hong Ying led Qin Chuan to the main hall, took a warrant from the container on the trial table, and handed it to Qin Chuan.
Qin Chuan took it and then asked, "Master, what kind of troublemaker do you want?"
Hong Ying waved her hand, and the registrar Zhao Wenkai brought over several portraits and placed them one by one on the trial table.
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