Arriving in the study, Yang Zhijin personally brewed two cups of tea. After the two sat down, Xie Yunzhou took a sip from the cup and said in surprise, "Hey, this tea is good."
"This is a tea leaf that a farm girl picked from the mountains and roasted at home. Some time ago, I went to the village to do some work, and someone gave it to me as a thank you."
"I'll bring you some when you leave."
"Hmm."
Xie Yunzhou didn't refuse, he thought it tasted really good.
After they finished their tea, Yang Zhijin asked, "Yunzhou, tell me, how can I help you?"
Yang Zhijin knew very well that his friend came to him at this time not just to reminisce about the past, but there must be something else, and it must be a big thing, and he would be needed.
Otherwise, as a friend, he could just order his servants to do it, and there would be no need for his friend to do it himself.
But now not only did his good friend come to Wuning County in person, he also came to find him. He thought things would not be simple.
As he expected, Xie Yunzhou's next words gave him a further understanding of the situation in the court.
But that was none of his business. He just had to do his job as the county magistrate of Wuning County and ensure that the people under his rule survived the locust plague safely.
"Zhi Jin, I won't hide it from you. My eldest sister-in-law and her nephew were traveling from Beiling City to the capital. When they passed through Qingshan Prefecture, her nephew Mingxuan was kidnapped without alerting anyone who was following them."
After hearing what Xie Yunzhou said, Yang Zhijin's expression changed from calm to serious very quickly.
He knew that among the direct descendants of Prince An's Mansion, Xie Mingxuan was the only boy. His friend had never been married and naturally had no children. Xie Shiya was a girl and would get married in the future. Whether the child was a boy or a girl, it would have to take someone else's surname.
What's more, Xie Mingxuan is the legitimate son of Xie Qichen, the eldest son of Prince An's Mansion. If nothing unexpected happens, he will inherit the palace in the future. This shows how valuable Xie Mingxuan's identity is.
The key point is that Prince An's Mansion is no different from other aristocratic families. Not only is the family tradition clean and upright, but there are also no messy people in the mansion, such as concubines.
Now Prince An Xie Kunchang has only one princess consort, who is also a relative of his best friend.
Unlike his father, after his mother passed away, he couldn't wait to bring his stepmother into the family, and he also took in many concubines and several maids.
As far as he knew, there were two concubines in the Marquis's Mansion, both of whom were maids serving Ji Li. In order to win over his father's heart, the maids were sent away.
His father doesn't care about meat or vegetables, he will accept anything you give him.
But the good thing is that his father didn't lose his mind completely. He had a lot of illegitimate sons and daughters, but there are only two young masters in the mansion so far, only him and his stepmother's son Yang Yunchi.
Of course, it is unknown whether it was because his father was unwilling or because his stepmother was too skillful and could cause all the pregnant women in the mansion to have miscarriages.
Let’s not talk about the Marquis’ Mansion for now. The next generation heir of Prince An’s Mansion was kidnapped on the way to the capital city. This is no trivial matter.
First of all, it is not normal that Xie Qichen is willing to let his wife take their son to Prince Wu’s Palace.
After all, Xie Mingxuan has been living in Beiling City since he was born. If he suddenly goes to Beijing, I'm afraid something big must have happened in the palace.
Xie Mingxuan went to Beijing with his mother, so his whereabouts were kept secret, but he could still be found clearly.
He didn't believe that there were no spies, but as the general of Huaihua, Xie Qichen had been guarding Beiling City. No matter whether it was himself or his wife and children, every person he used would be carefully selected, and only those with a clean background would be chosen.
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