At noon, Zhou Yanqing and Duan Lifeng dined together at the Chiyan County Government Office.
"Brother Zhou, finally we can relax a bit and have a few drinks?"
Zhou Yanqing waved his hand, "With the Sixth Prince still alive, it's best to proceed with caution."
Duan Lifeng scoffed, and Zhou Yanqing smiled wryly.
Under Pei Xueqiao's persuasion, the sixth princess went to the mine.
After galloping around once, he plunged into his tent and never came out again, not even to inquire about the progress of the canal digging.
The day before, I saw her with four maids, which I thought was enough, but I didn't expect to see six this time.
I heard there are as many as seven or eight more in the mansion. I don’t know where they are needed to serve her. The princess spoils her and even agreed to let so many idle servants come with her.
"Brother Duan, don't let your guard down. The matter of the underground dam in Mingyan County has been exposed. Didn't the Princess leave an official to investigate?"
She's currently busy with flood control and can't spare any time; who knows what kind of trouble it will cause afterwards.
Mentioning this, Duan Lifeng stopped joking and pointed upwards, asking, "What did they say?"
"The disaster relief efforts will be suspended for now, at least until the imperial envoy returns to the capital."
"Wouldn't that mean the whole summer would be gone?"
"Maybe."
Speaking of this, Duan Lifeng's face turned ugly. How much money would he lose if he cut off a season?
"If we don't mention this, what will Zhao Qingshan say?"
Duan Lifeng said seriously, "I asked Lao Qi this morning, and he said he wanted to go into the city to ask Jiang Mingyuan for help."
Upon discovering that someone was following them, and fearing that the villagers would be implicated, they ran back in fear.
According to him, they seem genuinely frightened this time and are unlikely to cause any further trouble in the near future.
Zhou Yanqing cursed the good-for-nothing in his heart. He could have solved the problem once and for all, but he let some young punk discover his whereabouts.
Thinking of Jiang Mingyuan, the lighthearted mood that had just risen instantly vanished.
"Tell Lao Qi to keep a close eye on the man and not let him out of sight again."
"good."
Previously, indulging him was just to see what else he had to rely on. Now that he's scared out of his wits, it's better to give up and take action directly after the Sixth Princess leaves.
The meal became rather dull towards the end, and the two hurried off to the mine.
Inside the mine camp, Qin Zhaoyue acted all high and mighty, taking a nap in the morning and having lunch served to her.
Aside from the less-than-ideal environment and food, they've finally settled into the carefree lifestyle they've always longed for.
He's like a cripple; he can't even lift his arm.
It's not that I'm really that lazy, although the possibility is very small, but the most dangerous time is this half day.
So she had no desire to go out and have fun; she would wait until the Xuanji Guard's support arrived.
Besides the two hundred Imperial Guards, Qin Zhaoqiong left only two officials behind: Pei Xueqiao and a member of the Heavenly Crafts Bureau.
They spent the entire morning at the mine, supervising, calculating, and recording – they were incredibly busy.
At noon, they finally managed to return to their tents to rest.
"Brother Pei, please make do with this."
Pei Xueqiao thanked him and took the flatbread and a bowl of thin porridge.
Zhou Yanqing did not treat the prime minister's eldest son with disrespect, and used fine grains instead of disaster relief grains to cook the porridge.
The flatbread was filled with minced mutton sauce and served with a plate of seasonal vegetables; it was already considered a top-notch meal in Chiyan County.
It's not that we can't come up with something better, it's just that we've gone too far.
Pei Xueqiao took a bite of the pancake, but her gaze was fixed on the tent flap, and she seemed somewhat absent-minded.
All morning, apart from running a lap of the marathon with me at the beginning, I didn't even see him after that.
That's not all. He heard that the Sixth Princess personally delivered food to the mine yesterday, two large food boxes!
One belongs to the eldest princess, but what about the other?
Now, forget about delivering food; they couldn't even get into the princess's tent to report earlier.
Pei Xueqiao cursed herself inwardly for being so foolish and naive as to be so pleased with herself for taking on this task.
The thought of this made him lose his appetite.
At around 3 PM, Qin Zhaoyue felt it was about time, and without even saying goodbye, she led her maids to leave the mine.
Zhou Yanqing heard that he rushed over but couldn't see her. He only heard from his subordinates that the Sixth Princess left a message before she left, saying that she would send some more good ingredients over.
He couldn't help but shake his head and chuckle; this one was easy to deal with.
No, there's no need to even deal with it; just focus on the results and not the action.
He immediately ordered his servants to take care of it, and it only took a few days; the county government could afford it.
On one side, Qin Zhaoyue had just entered the inner courtyard and closed the door when Yaoguang immediately stood in front of her.
Sui Mo lagged behind by a step and quickly protected her behind him.
"Not bad, Yao Guang, you've improved."
Accompanied by a somewhat flippant tone, Liu Yan revealed himself.
Qin Zhaoyue blinked.
A sky-blue silk robe with flowing water patterns draped over the wide sleeves, and two strands of black hair, slightly damp, fell from the jade crown that held up her dark hair.
His long, raven-feather eyelashes partially concealed his shimmering eyes, revealing a pair of peach blossom eyes that seemed to gaze with affection even at a dog. With each rise and fall of his folding fan, he exuded the air of a refined gentleman.
"Hey, handsome, who are you?"
Liu Yan raised an eyebrow. This sixth princess was quite interesting. He casually clasped his hands in greeting, "Liu Yan, Commander of the Xuanji Guard."
"Divine Martial Realm?"
"That's right."
Qin Zhaoyue: It's all settled, this time it's completely settled.
Traveling from the capital to here in half a day, without even breaking a sweat, that's the legendary level of skill.
Yin Zhe was wearing a veil and couldn't be seen clearly, but this person's face... looked similar to Pei Xueqiao's. Could it be that a higher cultivation level has the effect of whitening and smoothing the skin?
"He doesn't look very old. How can someone so young have such a high level of cultivation?"
Liu Yan lightly waved his folding fan. "Not bad, not even forty."
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