Regardless, Xue Qi was determined to make a trip to Qihuai County in person.
Knowing that the princess preferred Tang Huan's deal, he said, "Come back to Qihuai County with me. As long as I'm sure that place can protect everyone, I will agree to this deal."
"You'll definitely agree," Qin Yuyang said confidently.
After discussing it, the two decided to set off for Qihuai County immediately.
Tang Huan would naturally not refuse their investigation; anyone would have done the same.
"Sir, although we trust Xiao Qin, are we just going to let them go like this? What if they don't go back to the county and just leave?"
Li Daikui approached Tang Huan and said something without any attempt to hide his feelings.
His actions seemed furtive, which immediately drew Xue Qi's displeasure.
"I used to think of you as someone important, but it turns out you're just a petty person..." Xue Qi glared at Li Da Kui and said no more.
Li Daikui retorted, "Xiao Qin is a decent person, but he's still been deceiving us for so long, so of course we don't trust him."
Qin Yuyang felt a pang of bitterness in his heart.
But there was nothing that could be done. He had indeed concealed his identity, and it was inevitable that Li Daikui and Xue'e would harbor resentment towards him afterward.
Tang Huan didn't care about this and laughed, "It's okay, let them leave if they want to. We haven't lost anything anyway."
Xue'e smiled and agreed, "For the master, he only lost a beautiful maid, but for the Qin Dynasty, he lost a protection that is hard to come by again. I believe the princess can distinguish the pros and cons."
As a maid, Xue'e had a keen eye and immediately saw the key point.
Although she didn't quite understand why Tang Huan wanted to protect these people, now that he had made the decision, she had to increase her side's chances of winning.
"We'll meet here again in three days."
Xue Qi glanced at the group, left a message, and then left with Qin Yuyang.
Only Tang Huan and his two companions remained in the courtyard, the same familiar group.
A reckless young master, a burly, hot-tempered, and brainless guard, and a clever, meticulous, and considerate maid.
The three of them stopped paying attention to Qin Yuyang and the other person who had left, and instead looked at the several corpses in the courtyard.
Now they all need to seriously consider what to do with these bodies.
Outside Chunfeng Tower, Lei Bao kept a close watch on everything in the mansion.
Therefore, he secretly stationed many people around the mansion to monitor everything there.
He soon received news that two figures had left almost silently.
If it weren't for someone being quick-witted, they would have almost been fooled by the two.
"A man and a woman, both with impressive skills, could they be His Majesty's men?" Lei Bao guessed instinctively.
After the assassination, His Majesty will surely send someone to offer condolences.
They might even secretly prepare a group of guards around the mansion.
Lei Bao felt a sense of pressure and ordered, "Pass down the order: everyone retreat and keep your distance from the mansion. You must not be exposed."
News about that mansion has been kept closely relayed to the adults.
The news of Xue Qi and Qin Yuyang's departure was no exception; however, they did not know the specific identities of the two.
"Two mysterious people quietly left the mansion. The people monitoring them dared not get too close and did not know what exactly happened inside the mansion."
Reading, with a stern face, recounted the information he had received.
He was a little impatient and couldn't hold his breath.
After meeting with Prime Minister Cui, he told him the whole story, but the other party didn't say anything from beginning to end, only gesturing for him to drink tea twice.
Seeing that Redding had not drunk the tea, Cui Renshi ordered someone to bring him wine instead.
Reading glanced at the Fenjiu liquor on the table, wishing he could smash it, but in the end he angrily opened it and took a big gulp.
"Prime Minister Cui, the matter has been exposed. We must find a solution immediately, or there may be disaster!"
Cui Renshi calmly put down his teacup. "So what if we lost? Even if they know I was behind it, what can Tang Huan do? Or what can His Majesty do?"
Cui Xiang's stature speaks for itself.
The entire Cui faction is a behemoth in the court, and it would be too difficult to remove its leader.
Even if Her Majesty can't do anything, her resentment towards you will only deepen...
Cui Renshi did not refute further. After pondering for a moment, he asked doubtfully, "Has General Pang not returned yet?"
"I received news a few days ago that he has already set off from the Northern Region and it will take at least half a month for him to return."
They had received the news in advance, perhaps even before the Empress learned of it.
Redding didn't quite understand. General Pang was a member of the royal family. It was he who firmly supported Wu Lanxi's ascension to the throne and assisted her in her campaigns in the south and north.
In the battle that decisively defeated the Qin Dynasty, Wu Lanxi was nominally in charge of the troops, but the actual credit was mostly given to General Pang Da.
Even Prime Minister Cui would be wary of such a powerful and loyal figure returning to the capital.
There were very few people in the entire imperial court who were not afraid of General Pang.
"Since there's still some time, let's wait patiently."
Cui Renshi stopped talking and continued to drink his tea with his head down.
...
After a day of travel, Xue Qi and Qin Yuyang finally arrived in Qihuai County by horse-drawn carriage.
Qin Yuyang lifted the curtain in front of him and peeked out, saying, "We'll be in Qihuai County in about ten minutes."
"More than ten minutes?" Xue Qi tugged hard on the reins, his brows furrowing.
Qin Yuyang sighed, "It's about a quarter of an hour. This is a new way of telling time that Tang Huan set up, dividing the twelve two-hour periods of a day into twenty-four hours, with each hour being sixty minutes, which is four quarters of an hour..."
After explaining Tang Huan's method of keeping time, Qin Yuyang realized that he had already gotten used to it during his month or so in Qihuai County and didn't find anything strange about it.
Sometimes she also feels that this kind of timekeeping is even more convenient, as it is not so difficult for some people who do not pursue education.
"This is unnecessary..."
Xue Qi snorted lightly, offering no comment on this approach.
As the carriage continued forward, a black, mountain-like ridge suddenly appeared before them.
Xue Qi pulled hard on the reins, and the carriage came to a stop.
"this……"
Xue Qi was somewhat stunned. Even from a distance, the black city wall made Xue Qi feel small, as it was two or three times taller than most city walls he had ever seen.
Even the imperial cities of the Qin and Qing dynasties pale in comparison to this place.
"If I were to attack this city, how many soldiers would I need to do it?"
This question suddenly popped up, and Xue Qi tried to imagine it based on his experience of attacking the city, but found that he couldn't find an answer at all.
Because there had never been such a massive city before, the difficulty of conquering it increased dramatically.
"Keep going. There are many more places in Qihuai County that will surprise you. This outermost city wall is just the beginning."
"What?"
Xue Qi immediately fell silent.
He realized that, to the city, he was probably just a country bumpkin.
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