The last touch of carmine gradually receded from the horizon on the west side of Dongjun, like a young girl's shy face that turned red. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info It's so delicate and beautiful, but it's a pity that on the ground, except for one or two children playing in front of the door, no one notices it, and notices it flamboyantly and shamefully gone.

It is no wonder, because at that time, in the eastern county, most people's attention was focused on the sudden spring rain during the day, which came too suddenly and violently, so that they were stunned and worried, and did not know whether the rain was auspicious or evil. As soon as the rain stopped, they all gathered together and discussed it with wistfulness.

As the sun set, it was past dusk, and the lights were lit up in the windows of each house.

There was silence inside and outside the East County Office, there was no light, only a few old women sat in front of the kitchen door and whispered.

According to the rules, at night, even if the officials in charge have left, there will be someone in the official office to take care of the guard. Tonight, they all left the official office, and under the leadership of the officials and elders of the Eastern County, they gathered in front of the prince's mansion.

During the day, the king of Shang sent an envoy to Dongjun and ordered the prince and princess of Qingran to return to the capital. For more than a year, there has been a shortage of people starving at home and abroad, food is getting scarcer, and people are dying of hunger every day. The enemy soldiers pressed the border, and the king pinned his hopes on Xiao Bogong, but Xiao Bogong went against the true character of a victorious general and frequently lost on the battlefield. Under such circumstances, it was only a matter of time before the king let Prince Qingran go back. The hearts of the officials of the East County were clear. Therefore, they were not surprised by the arrival of the envoy, and assured the prince that when the prince left, they would govern Dongjun well according to the prince's instructions, so that he would not have any worries.

What happened next, though, changed the minds of officials.

…… The messenger departed. When the prince was halfway through his conversation, he suddenly stopped, looked straight at the sky outside the open door with deep eyes, his expression changed slightly, and then, ignoring the stunned eyes of those present, he hurried out of the council chamber and disappeared in an instant.

The officials present were startled by Qingran's sudden move, and by the time they came to their senses, the prince was gone. They exchanged glances with each other, and they had a common answer in their hearts.

Prince Qingran acted calmly and calmly, and he was not alarmed. There is only one reason that can make him move abnormally, and that is the princess.

Several of the younger officials had a smile on their lips, but the older ones did not smile, and a complicated and worried look appeared on their faces......

I heard that the princess went to the western suburbs to ride a horse early in the morning, so she shouldn't be back so soon. …… When the person in charge was not there, they were relieved. An official who manages the day-to-day affairs of East County said.

Could it be that the princess explained something before going out, and the prince forgot it? No, the prince never forgot the princess. A few young officials who are familiar with him, you said word by word.

Okay, don't speculate. An older, thin official said with a stern face. He is the county leader of Dongjun, and in addition to Qingran, he has the highest position among the officials. When several young officials saw him speak, they didn't dare to make a sound. Lao Juncheng's face was not wrinkled, and his eyes were bright. He summoned some of his close and able guards to him, and told them to follow the prince at once and find out what he was going to do when he went out.

The guards took the order, turned and went out.

Not long after, two of the guards returned to report. After Prince Qingran left the official office, he returned to the palace. The prince found a dozen guards in the palace and asked them to bring a large number of rain gear to go with him to the western suburbs. Prince Qingran said that there will soon be a heavy rainstorm in the western suburbs of Dongjun in Xishan. The princess took Yu'er and others to Xishan to play today, without rain gear. He was worried that the princess would be in the rain, so he was in a hurry to send it over.

Sure enough, because of the princess, the officials exchanged glances again. The young officials were proud because they guessed, but the faces of several older officials were a little ugly, especially the thin county man who sent the guards to investigate, he was the great elder of the East County, the county magistrate, and was responsible for the affairs inside and outside the East County. After listening to the report from the guards, his face was as gloomy as the weather before the heavy rain.

…… How could it rain in such a good weather? Several young officials didn't see the face of the old county prince, but they just heard the guards say that Prince Qingran left in a hurry because he was in a hurry to send rain gear to the princess, and said that it was going to rain heavily, and they all looked curiously at the sky outside the door, the sky was so blue that it was almost transparent, how could it rain.

According to the rainfall records of previous years, the earliest spring rains will be more than ten days later. The prince looked anxious, but it was as if the rain was about to fall. An official in charge of recording the weather couldn't help but say.

Others were suspicious and didn't believe it would rain. I don't know where Prince Qingran made his judgment.

Let's wait and see. While everyone was gossiping and talking, the old county magistrate said in his deep and majestic voice. The people in the room fell silent, silently looking out the door and window.

It took about a cup of tea. A cold wind blew in from outside, and outside, the sky, which had been high and clear, suddenly became gloomy, and dark clouds pressed down from the western sky and slowly rolled eastward.

…… The officials gathered silently in front of the open gate, the clammy wind penetrating their wide robes. When the traces of rain appeared on the stone pavement in front of them, their eyes met again in surprise. Lao Juncheng stared at the rain, and his bright eyes became gloomy.

……

Twilight shrouded the entire sky, and in the reflection of a little rain, the people in front of the palace finally waited for the shadow they were looking forward to, and hurried up to meet the shadow in the distance.

It was Qingran, Yu Zimo and others who came back in the twilight. Trapped by the mountain rain for most of the day, coupled with the accident on the way, they were very tired, so they wanted to hurry back to the mansion to rest, drink a cup of hot tea, warm wine, and finally get to the mansion, but saw a group of people rushing towards them in the dark. They were taken aback. Qingran has good eyesight, and can distinguish from a distance, those are the officials of Dongjun and their subordinates. At this time, they gathered in front of the palace, could it be that something serious happened. Qing Ran guessed in his heart.

The officials greeted Qingran's horse. The leader looked up at Qingran, took a step forward, fell to his knees, and fell to the ground. The others fell to their knees behind him.

What is the situation? Qingran was taken aback by the sudden actions of these officials. He hurriedly got off his horse and stretched out his hand to support the official kneeling at the front—a thin and capable man of nearly fifty years, the county of Dongjun. "What are you doing here, what the hell is going on?"

Lao Juncheng didn't get up, he knelt straight, his eyes were slightly red, and said earnestly and solemnly to Qingran: "The Shang Kingdom is in trouble, internal and external troubles, thanks to the prince and princess, Dongjun can be saved in this great disaster." The luck of the East County, the luck of the people. Now the national disaster is still ongoing, the people of the county are weak, and there are still calamities to come, and everything must be supported by the prince. If you leave, Dongjun will surely be in the midst of natural disasters and rebellion, just like the rest of the Shang Kingdom. Please be merciful to the prince and do not leave the East County, and do not leave us and the people of the East County. ”