Chapter 453 The Storm is Coming
Su Qianqian clasped her fists and saluted: "Prince Yi, you are joking. The little medical skills I have learned are superficial. I heard that Prince Yi had a cough when he was young. After so many years, he has been treated by many famous doctors. If he is still not cured, I am afraid it is a serious disease that is difficult to cure. How can my medical skills cure it!"
After Su Qianqian said this, not only did the smile on Prince Yi's face freeze, but everyone except Qin Hanzhang also looked surprised: There is no need to be so blunt.
"My sister-in-law is always joking. Please don't be offended, Your Highness Prince Yi. It's just a cough and I think it will be cured." Xue Zhiqing came out to smooth things over, and from her tone she was already representing the Wuning Marquisate.
"If Second Miss has a way, that would be great. But don't let His Royal Highness Prince Yi down." Su Qianqian said with a smile.
“It’s not a big deal. It’s been an old illness for many years. I’m used to it.” Prince Yi adjusted his expression and said calmly.
Prince Xiang now had a new respect for Su Qianqian, and in his heart he felt that Su Qian was reborn, so he tried to persuade Su Qianqian: "My brother, you are open-minded. This old disease is indeed difficult to cure. We just need to slowly find a good remedy."
Although the implementation of the new policy caused complaints from the wealthy and powerful families, the common people were delighted. Although measuring the land was difficult and inevitably encountered obstacles, it was still progressing in an orderly manner.
On the second day after Prince Yi arrived, he went to Qingzhou. It was said that Qingzhou had excellent feng shui and there was a dragon vein there.
[My lady, Prince Yi has received news that there is a place in Qingzhou that may be a treasure trove. Prince Yi not only brought his wife, but also the Chief Clerk Zhou, because both of them are good at geomancy. 】The system quietly eats melons.
[Where is the treasure hidden?] I don’t know if this map of mine is real or fake…】
Su Qianqian was packing up in the tent, preparing to return to Xijing. The remaining work was taken over by an official from the Ministry of Revenue. When she heard what the system said, she stopped, entered the space, took out the strange box, and looked at the map inside.
This picture was embossed on sheepskin and was made very finely. Every mountain, river and stream was clearly marked. The only circled place in the picture was in a valley, but Su Qianqian could not understand the words.
"Why does this map look like a frog..." Su Qianqian couldn't help but mutter to herself.
"What looks like a frog?" Xue Zhiqing's voice suddenly rang out, startling Su Qianqian. At this time, Xue Zhiqing had already walked into the tent. Su Qianqian quickly put the picture and seal into the box.
"Nothing..." Su Qianqian didn't expect Xue Zhiqing to come to her tent suddenly, because Xue Zhiqing, Qin Yuzhuo and the two old ladies were all living in the tent of the Qin family army guards, not the disaster relief army led by Qin Hanzhang.
Xue Zhiqing's eyes followed Su Qianqian's hand all the time, watching her put the box into the package: Xue Zhiqing watched, but there was no way to send it into the space.
"What's the matter, Second Miss, that has brought you here in person?" Su Qianqian asked in a somewhat distant tone.
"Sister-in-law, I am sorry for being so presumptuous. The local specialties that I prepared to bring for my father and mother are a little insufficient. I want to ask where you bought the peach blossom cakes. I hope you can go buy some too."
Xue Zhiqing hurriedly explained, but her eyes lingered on the bamboo box where Su Qianqian had placed the box.
"You should know that I'm not good at remembering directions. You might as well ask Yu Zhuo. She remembers the origins of food better than I do." Su Qianqian smiled and continued to pack.
"How could I have forgotten? Then I'll go look for Yuzhuo." Xue Zhiqing nodded, looked at the bamboo box again, and went out to look for Qin Yuzhuo.
Seeing Xue Zhiqing go out, Su Qianqian quickly put the box into the space to avoid any accidents if it was left outside.
Five days later, the relief army returned to Xijing, and Prince Yi also came back from Qingzhou and returned with the relief army.
When the relief army set out, the people from both sides of Hongzhou, especially the villagers of Cangshan Village, almost all of them came. They waited outside Hongzhou City early in the morning and brought their own food to see them off.
"My Fair Lady, this is the cake I made!"
"My Fair Lady, these are boiled eggs!"
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Su Qianqian's carriage was packed to the brim. No matter how much she refused, she couldn't stop the people's enthusiasm until they left Hongzhou.
When they came, Su Qianqian took a carriage, and everyone else rode horses. When they went back, the prefect of Hongzhou specially prepared several carriages, and the female family members all sat in the carriages, but Prince Xiang insisted on riding back on horseback.
[It makes sense for King Xiang to do this. If one wants to be valued by the emperor, one must show that one can endure hardships, even if there is no hardship. 】The system gave Su Qianqian an explanation.
[This time, His Royal Highness Prince Xiang stood out in the disaster relief effort and turned the tide in difficult situations. The emperor originally did not think highly of him and only wanted him to be a foil, but he did not expect that it would become an opportunity for him to become famous. 】Su Qianqian said in her heart.
In fact, she also understood that His Royal Highness Prince Xiang had the aura of a protagonist, and he would get better and better, but all this would be achieved by stepping on the Qin family's heads.
Cannon fodder is used as a stepping stone.
After walking for seven or eight days, they finally arrived at Pingyu. Beyond Pingyu was Yunhe Mountain. At this time in Yunhe Mountain, the two dukes were still fighting with bandits.
The team rested in Pingyu for one night and prepared to return to Xijing via the Yunhe Mountain official road and Jinning on the next day.
But just after entering the valley, the guards in front saw a group of people running towards them from the opposite side. The leader's hair was a little disheveled, and he kept looking back while running.
"Stop, who are you?" Qin Shisan, who was walking in front, drew his sword and asked.
The man looked up in horror and found the flag of the Qin family army. He shouted in surprise, "I am Duke Xu, and the troops in front of me are those of Marquis Wuning?"
The embarrassed Duke Xu was brought before Prince Xiang and Prince Yi, while Qin Hanzhang watched silently by the side.
"Your Highness, Prince Xiang, Duke Xuan has rebelled! I fought my way out of the encirclement and escaped. If I had been a little later, I would have lost my life here!"
Duke Xu was still frightened and looked back in the direction he came from from time to time.
"Duke Xuan has rebelled?" Prince Xiang's expression was extremely shocked. He really couldn't believe that Duke Xuan, who stayed in the mansion all day long and hung out with his concubines, would rebel.
"Yes, Your Highness, Prince Xiang, Duke Xuan is secretly colluding with the bandits in Yunhe Mountain. They have instigated the 30,000 imperial guards led by me to rebel. Now everyone in the valley is their people!"
Duke Xu was both ashamed and indignant, and pointed to the valley behind him.
"Can 30,000 Imperial Guards rebel? Duke Xu, you lead the best and most elite soldiers in the Imperial Guards. Why can Duke Xuan command them?" Prince Yi's face darkened at the side.
"My Lord, I am incompetent and have never doubted Duke Xuan's loyalty to Your Majesty. That is why Duke Xuan has repeatedly led his troops to attack the bandits in the valley. Although he suffered heavy casualties every time, I have never thought about his intentions."
"But gradually, I became suspicious: the bodies of those soldiers were never brought back!"
Duke Xu said sadly.
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