Chapter 347: Heroes Emerge Young

Such a large mine is maintained by only a dozen people?

Pei Chuyan was really surprised, and turned around to look at the people who were being enslaved. If all the people were added together, there would be more people than these guards, right?

How come I have been trapped for so long?

Pei Chuyan waved his hand, signaling everyone to come forward.

In just one cup of tea, all the problems in front of him were solved.

Still feeling uneasy, he ordered his men to search around the mine and found that there were indeed no other remnants. Then he counted the number of people and prepared to return to the city.

He originally thought that it would be dawn by the time he returned, but now it was only the beginning of the yin hour. Thinking that he was escorting so many mine guards, plus some civilians, Pei Chuyan simply wanted to wait until it was a little brighter before returning.

Upon hearing that the army had rescued a group of enslaved people in the mountains outside the city, the people of De'an County lined the roadsides early in the morning to welcome the group back.

Seeing the young general at the front, there was naturally a lot of discussion.

"I didn't expect this general to be so young. Is it true that heroes emerge young?"

"I wonder if the general can get married. If it were my daughter..."

"If you're not awake yet, go back to sleep," the man who spoke earlier was pushed by the person next to him, "This is a general from the capital, highly trusted by His Majesty, how can ordinary people like you and me associate with him?"

"Hey~ I was just saying!"

......

Amid the enthusiastic cheers of the people, Pei Chuyan and his team finally brought everyone back to De'an County safely.

Now all government affairs of De'an County have been taken over by Prime Minister Lin, so Prime Minister Lin naturally started to get busy early.

They were busy resettling these abused people and welcoming Pei Chuyan's return.

What happened next naturally had nothing to do with Pei Chuyan.

But when he arrived at the backyard, he was also welcomed by everyone.

"Chu Yan is now able to lead troops on his own. It's true that a good father will have a good son." Song Qingyan was a man who led troops in battles, and she knew that this was not an easy task. Pei Chuyan was able to lead troops to suppress bandits at such a young age, which really shocked her.

Song Qingyan stepped forward and helped Pei Chuyan, who was bowing to her, up: "If your father and mother knew about this, they would definitely be proud of you."

[No wonder my father wanted Pei Chuyan to inherit the title of Duke of Anguo and participate in government affairs.]

[Is this guy actually so powerful? ]

[It seems that father has a good vision, but it is also good as it is now. Prince Pei is supporting the crown prince. If father has anything to do, he can also tell him.]

[This is a great help from the prince brother! 】

[I think with him and my second brother by the side of the Crown Prince, my father will feel at ease.]

Just as Lu Xingwan was daydreaming, the second prince walked quickly from behind the crowd to Pei Chuyan and said, "Thank you for your hard work. This night must have been difficult."

Pei Chuyan shook his head in embarrassment: "It's strange to say, I thought this mine should be heavily guarded."

"But although the items are complete, there are only a few dozen people, and they are just idiots."

"I asked my subordinates to search the mountain for a while, but there was no sign of other people living there. It seemed that..." Pei Chuyan paused and looked at the second prince in front of him, "It seemed that they evacuated in a hurry."

Pei Chuyan's voice was so low that only he and the Second Prince could hear it.

Of course, every word of it fell into Lu Xingwan's ears.

Yue Guiren naturally didn't care what they said. She quietly approached the Imperial Concubine and muttered, "Your Majesty, Prince Pei is less than ten years old, but he can do such a great thing for Your Majesty. He is really a hero in his youth!"

"From what I can see, Prince Pei's ability will definitely surpass that of his father in the future."

Song Qingyan didn't say anything, but she agreed in her heart. After all, Wanwan could say that Pei Chuyan would be a powerful person in the future, the second prince's greatest helper, and the second male lead in the story.

Now Song Qingyan can't tell who is the male lead and who is the female lead.

But she was clear about one thing: Prince Pei's ability should not be underestimated.

"Your Majesty," Wei Cheng came hurriedly from the front yard, "Your Majesty asked me to ask if Princess Yong'an has woken up, and wants to..."

At this point, Wei Cheng looked at the Royal Consort a little embarrassedly, "His Majesty said that he missed Princess Yong'an and wanted the princess to accompany him in the front yard."

Wei Cheng himself was also puzzled. Did His Majesty like Princess Yong'an to such an extent?

Does this...make sense?

Naturally, everyone's surprised gazes turned to Lu Xingwan, with inquiry and surprise in their eyes.

Only Lu Xingwan ran towards Wei Cheng quickly, opened her hands and looked at him: "Let's go."

[I never thought that my father actually likes me so much! No matter whether he likes it or not, I have to go to the front yard to hear the first-hand news.]

[You guys just wait here, I'll leave first. ]

Wei Cheng reached out and picked up Lu Xingwan, then turned to look at Pei Chuyan: "Prince Pei, His Majesty wants you to go as well."

[He just came back and you asked him to go again. Father, is it because he just woke up and his mind is not clear? ]

[Since he still needs to go there, why do we need to let him go back to the backyard? ]

But Lu Xingwan would not let Pei Chuyan go. She stretched out her hands and reached into his arms, wanting him to hug her.

Pei Chuyan also took Lu Xingwan into his arms as usual.

This made Yue Guiren, who was just admiring the young hero Pei, stunned.

Looking at the way Master Pei held the child, he was probably more skilled than himself. It was a huge contrast to his handsome appearance just now.

I wonder which lady will be so lucky in the future to marry a man like Master Pei.

In the front hall, Prime Minister Lin had already prepared everything and was ready to go to court to hear the case.

Because His Majesty was present, and the matter might involve former Prime Minister Cui Wen, the trial was not open to the public.

There were only a few common people who could speak clearly kneeling in the hall, as well as the leader of the gangsters that Pei Chuyan had just brought back.

For fear of disturbing His Majesty, everyone's mouths were gagged, waiting for Prime Minister Lin to ask questions.

Naturally, he first looked at the people in the hall and said, "You guys, tell me how you ended up in this deep mountain."

"We were just farming at home when we were abducted."

"I am a doctor. I was kidnapped by these people when I went to the mountains to pick herbs." The doctor actually cried when he said this. "The little herbalist next to me has been worked to death. I feel so ashamed of his family."

"We were tricked by these people into going up the mountain. They said we were going to work at the dock, but we were taken deep into the mountains instead."

Hearing this, Lu Xingwan turned and looked at the Emperor of Great Chu.