A few days later.
Lin Yong returned from Qingzhou travel-worn and went straight to the clinic without even taking a break.
Fu Zhun had received the message in advance and was waiting with Su An in the courtyard. Soon, Su An appeared in a blue robe, looking slightly disheveled, but his enthusiasm and excitement were undeniable.
"Greetings, Your Highness! I should have tidied my appearance before paying my respects, but the matters of Fuyou County and Qingzhou are of greater importance. I was extremely anxious and rushed here to inform Your Highness without thinking twice. I am truly ashamed!" He bowed deeply to Fu Zhun.
Fu Zhun, seated in his wheelchair, looked down slightly, a hint of surprise in his eyes at Lin Yong, who appeared visibly agitated. He didn't speak, but simply gestured for Lin Yong to rise and speak.
Su An, who was standing next to him, couldn't wait to hear the whole story. He handed over a cup of tea and asked anxiously, "Lord Lin, please tell me quickly, what happened? What have you been through these past few days?"
Lin Yong nodded, took a deep breath, and began to recount the events in detail.
"Your Highness, this turmoil was caused by embezzlement during road construction. I initially thought the embezzler was the prefect of Qingzhou, but when I was kidnapped and taken to Qingzhou some time ago, I discovered that the person behind it all was actually that clerk from Qingzhou!"
"He tortured his subordinates severely, trying to force them to submit and join him in his corrupt practices. During this time, he even secretly dispatched troops to besiege Fuyou County!"
Lin Yong finished speaking through gritted teeth, then her expression changed to one of appreciation and gratitude.
"Fortunately, the prefect discovered the situation in time, personally led his troops to rescue me, and immediately dispatched reinforcements, which relieved the urgent crisis in our Fuyou County and protected the safety of all the people in the city!"
"After the clerk's many misdeeds were thoroughly investigated, the prefect personally beheaded him, bringing the criminal to justice and upholding the law!"
As she spoke, a blush of admiration rose on Lin Yong's face:
"Not only that, a few days ago, a small-scale plague broke out in Qingzhou. The prefect disregarded his own safety and personally took charge of the epidemic prevention work for the people day and night. Seeing this, I naturally stayed to help. Under the leadership of the prefect, we finally brought the plague under control!"
"Your Highness, the Prefect is decisive and righteous, a truly rare and excellent official, whom I greatly admire! After this matter was resolved satisfactorily, I rushed back to report the reasons to Your Highness, hoping for your understanding!"
Su An had been sitting still for a long time, and finally burst out laughing in anger: "Lord Lin, I don't even know what to say to you!"
"When Fuyou County was besieged, it was clearly the prince who led his troops back to the city to rescue it. What does it have to do with the prefect of Qingzhou!"
"He couldn't even come up with a decent excuse, and you actually believe him, Lord Lin?!"
Lin Yong was admiring the prefect's noble character and was even waiting for Fu Zhun to praise the prefect with him, but when he heard Su An's words, he was suddenly stunned.
He stood there dumbfounded, his eyes filled with disbelief: "Miss Su, how... how could this be? The Prefect would never deceive me; he must be a good official who cares deeply for the people!"
He then looked at Fu Zhun, who was stroking his wheelchair with an inscrutable expression, neither admitting nor denying anything.
“Miss Su, Your Highness, there must be some misunderstanding.” Lin Yong said urgently, “If Your Highness arrived with your troops first, then it must be that the Prefect’s troops lagged behind and withdrew to visit after seeing that the city was safe!”
"..."
This time, Su An was dumbfounded, staring at Lin Yong in disbelief.
Lin Yong is an honest man, not a fool, so why did he become so trusting of the prefect of Qingzhou after his trip there?
Su An couldn't help but feel deeply curious about what kind of spell the prefect had cast on Lin Yong, or how he could act so skillfully.
She couldn't help but want to ask aloud, but at that moment, Fu Zhun gave her a calm and reassuring look.
He then said to Lin Yong, "I am aware of this matter. You have been missing for several days, and there are still many matters to be handled in the city. You should go back now."
Hearing this, Lin Yong breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed the prince had indeed misunderstood.
He was also concerned about the affairs of the county government, and after repeatedly agreeing, he took his leave.
"Sigh." Su An looked at his straight back and sighed with sympathy.
"If he finds out in the end that he's been kept in the dark all along and has been completely fooled by the prefect, he'll probably be furious and vomit to death."
To avoid alerting the enemy, they couldn't tell Lin Yong the truth.
Fu Zhun said without changing his expression, "A few days ago, the prefect sent a message to test me. He found that I was doing normally in Fuyou County and had not made any other moves. He thought that I had no suspicion of him, so he released Lin Yong."
"Incidentally, he also used Lin Yong's words to praise the prefect in front of me, so that I would completely believe him. I might even have to reward him. It was indeed a clever scheme."
Su An glanced at him and curled her lip. "I suspect you're giving him too much credit. A commendation, my foot! He should be torn to pieces!"
"Now is not the time."
Fu Zhun smiled meaningfully, and was about to say something when Xie Qingfeng brought over a few steamed buns and threw them on the table in annoyance.
"Your Highness, you have time to chat but no time to eat? If you starve to death, I, the Divine Physician, will lose my reputation!"
Su An frowned, unable to contain her worry, and muttered to herself:
"Your Highness, how can you not eat? People need food to survive!"
Fu Zhun felt a flush rise in his cheeks as she stared at him with an interrogative gaze. He coughed lightly and explained, "I was just busy handling some city affairs these past few days and forgot. Now that Lin Yong has returned to take over, I will have much more free time in the future, and I will definitely not forget."
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