"What my father meant, the ninth princess seized the report and didn't let the emperor know, how could the ninth princess ......"

Seeing that he had been reminded of this, his son still didn't understand, Gong Yuanhao suddenly felt powerless and accompanied by a trace of disappointment, took out a secret report from the drawer and handed it to him: "The ninth princess has been personally taught by the emperor since she was a child, and she loves the people like a son the most, and once she receives the report, she will immediately take countermeasures, and now there is no movement in the court, first, the court really does not know about this matter, and second, the ninth princess personally came to Beiyuan County to preside over the overall situation!" ”

Gong Yingjie opened the secret report suspiciously, and after reading it, he looked at his father in surprise: "Father suspects that Miss Yun is the Ninth Princess?" They had already arrived in Beiyuan County, and the raid on the Wei family this time was also done by the Ninth Princess? ”

"Although the appearance characteristics described in the secret report are very different from those of the Nine Princesses, don't forget," Gong Yuanhao said: "The Ninth Princess's real name is Mu Qingyun, and this Yun girl not only killed the chicken and set an example for the monkey to cut off the right hand of the wealthy businessman Deng Zhiqiang, but also reduced the benefits of seventy percent on the basis of the original tax, and forced more than a dozen grain merchants to help her resolve the food crisis, even if she was unwilling to help, she was forced to donate food and materials, and dared to take the imperial court tax as an exchange condition, in addition to the emperor, who else in the world today has this power?"

It is said that there is a man with whom she has a very close relationship, and as a father, he is sure that this person must be Mo Xuan. ”

"But the previous secret report said that the concubine deliberately designed to meet the ninth princess, but the ninth princess took her personal palace maid and the snow wolf to the royal palace to recuperate, and everyone in the government and the opposition knew about it."

"The emperor and the ninth princess have a deep father-daughter relationship, except for the epidemic in Nanyang County, when did Yingjie hear that the ninth princess had left the emperor's side? Mo Xuan's admiration for the Nine Princesses is well known, and he almost never leaves the Nine Princesses, why is there no Mo Xuan in the crowd who go to the Royal Palace? Also, not long ago, the bandits and a group of local officials in Qingshi Town were killed, even if someone deliberately blocked the news, there were still rumors that it was the ninth princess who did it, and all kinds of signs showed that the nine princesses of the royal palace were fake, and the real nine princesses had arrived in Beiyuan County! ”

Gong Yingjie's face was full of shame when he heard this, he really differed too much from the ninth princess: "It's because my son looks at the problem too superficially, and he almost missed a big thing, so please punish my father!" ”

Gong Yuanhao looked at his son with a smile and said: "My son doesn't have to be too depressed, the ninth princess is a woman and has lost her mother since she was a child, coupled with the emperor's careful cultivation and experience, her mind is naturally more delicate than ordinary people, and she looks at the problem more comprehensively and deeply. ”

After pondering for a while, Gong Yingjie realized what his father meant, the ninth princess was too scheming, as well as Mo Xuan and Ziyiwei, if she didn't turn a few more corners, she would probably be calculated by the ninth princess, seeing his father's smiling eyes, Gong Yingjie said firmly: "The son remembers his father's teachings." ”

"I'll just figure it out." As long as the son can calm down, with his ability and mind, he will naturally not be fooled.

Suddenly remembering something, Gong Yingjie suddenly said: "The ninth princess came this time, it must not be just to solve the food crisis in the north, after all, Ziyi Wei found out that the girl's disappearance case is related to Zhou Guo, so wouldn't we be ......?"

Under his father's deep gaze, Gong Yingjie swallowed the words he blurted out alive.

"My son's concern is not unreasonable." Gong Yuanhao endured the discomfort in his throat and sighed slightly: "How good would it be if the ninth princess was the daughter of this king?" ”

"Father......" Gong Yingjie was stunned: What does my father mean by this?

"As a father, I will talk about it casually." Gong Yuanhao waved his hand, and said in a daze: "You immediately set off to find him in Zhou State, and bring another 5,000 guards to hide secretly, once you find that the situation has changed, you must not let him do a big deal." ”

Gong Yingjie nodded: "My son understands." ”

"Also, remember not to confront the Ninth Princess head-on, and would rather give up some people and things to come back safely."

"My son obeyed." Gong Yingjie asked, "What about this side ......?"

Knowing what his son wanted to say, Gong Yuanhao's eyes flashed with a dark light: "The affairs of the family are arranged by the father, and such a major crisis occurs in the north, this king, as a citizen of the Jin Kingdom, has the obligation to truthfully report to the emperor and the court, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable!" ”

Gong Yingjie was slightly stunned, and then reacted: "The ninth princess deliberately concealed the disaster, causing the imperial court to be unable to solve the crisis in time, and even causing turmoil in the government and the opposition, this is a serious crime that will bring disaster to the country and the people, and the prime minister's party will not easily let go of this opportunity, and the ninth princess will also lose the support of the people, and we can ......"

"It's good to know the way." Gong Yuanhao looked at his son with a look of relief: "Go early and come back early." ”

"Yes, my son is leaving."

Kitawon-gun Governor's Office.

Several northern county guards led by Guo Ziqing stood side by side in the middle of the hall, looking at the girl sitting on the main seat, although her face was ordinary, but it was difficult to hide the noble temperament of Tsinghua, and several people involuntarily felt awe.

Guo Ziqing was just with mixed emotions on his face.

On that day, the girl broke into the county guard mansion with two maids, and took out the emperor's secret decree, and then issued an order to order the officials and garrisons in the north to hoard grain and wait for the opportunity to raise prices, which led to the crime of people's misery and quickly raided the shops of the Wei family, and the last was the Wei family's mansion.

Originally, he did not agree with solving people's livelihood problems in such an extreme way, but the other party had the emperor's secret decree, so he had to obey orders.

And although he had expected that the Wei family had a rich background, when he saw with his own eyes the almost mountains of gold, silver and jewelry, as well as several granaries full of them, he was still surprised: This is a rich family, and it is clearly rich and rivals the country!

In particular, it was found that the Wei family had obtained a lot of ill-gotten wealth through some illegal activities over the years, and it is no wonder that this girl would sentence all the men of the Wei family to be beheaded for public display, and the female dependents were given heavy punishments for official prostitutes.

After that, many grain merchants took the initiative to donate food and materials, and the people of Bukwon County and surrounding counties were able to eat and clothe themselves, and the problem of food shortage was finally alleviated.

In the end, he lacked the courage to make such a decisive decision, otherwise the livelihood crisis in Beiyuan County would not have been so serious, let alone delayed to this day.

Kneeling heavily in front of Qingyun, several people looked ashamed and pleaded guilty: "Please Lord Qincha and the officials failed to solve the crime of this crisis!" ”

"Adults don't have to blame themselves." Qingyun raised his hand slightly and motioned for a few people to get up: "Beiyuan County and the surrounding counties have always been the big granaries of northern China, no wonder some people with intentions deliberately want to cause trouble in the north, and it is also the negligence of the imperial court that failed to detect the clues in time, causing the subjects to suffer." ”

If it weren't for Bingying's letter saying 'girls for war horses', Yan Nuo would not have mentioned the sudden rise in grain prices in the north by two or three yuan, and she would not have thought of the fact that King Wen was hoarding grain for horses at the beginning of the rebellion, so she paid attention to it and immediately sent Ziyi Wei to investigate.

It's just that the people behind the scenes are very cunning, and after hearing the rumors, they decided to stop changing horses and buying grain and eliminate all traces, so they have not found out who has bad intentions.

Several people looked at each other, and Guo Ziqing said cautiously: "What does Lord Qincha mean, is this incident deliberately done?" ”

"A few adults, and think about the whole story again, I think you will understand."

Hearing this, several people really bowed their heads and pondered.

On the eve of the Spring Festival, the price of grain suddenly rose by two or three yuan, and they all thought that the grain merchants wanted to make another big profit in the New Year as in previous years, so they didn't care.

After that, the price of grain did not rise, but the grain merchants hoarded a large amount of grain, and when it came time for spring plowing and spring planting, the people everywhere could not buy seeds, and the grain merchants said that there was no grain in stock.

Although they felt that something was wrong, after some investigation, the grain merchants' warehouses were indeed empty, and they all said that the grain they had hoarded had been bought by those who had booked in advance, and in order not to delay spring plowing and spring planting, the local government had to sell the official grain to the people at a parity price.

Who knew that within a few days, many people came to buy grain again, for a variety of reasons, for the sake of people's livelihood, the government once again opened a warehouse to release grain.

When they reacted that something was wrong, there was not much official grain left, and the people still did not have spring plowing and spring planting.

At the same time, all prices rose rapidly, especially the price of grain rose to the highest price ever, and then there was a shortage of food in various places, and they realized that the matter was not trivial, and on the one hand, they immediately reported it to the imperial court, and on the other hand, they tried to raise food to help the people, and in the event of a famine, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Now I listen to what Lord Qincha said, if someone really did it deliberately, but who has such strong financial resources? What is the intention of buying so much food?

"I'm sure a few adults have figured it out." The expressions of several people who suddenly realized were in full view, and the light cloud eyebrows were as clear as water.

When several people heard this, they hurriedly reined in their minds and nodded, Guo Ziqing was still suspicious: "The lower official has something unclear, and I hope that Lord Qincha can solve the confusion for the lower official." ”

"Lord Guo, please speak."

"The lower officials and others have reported this matter to the imperial court for at least a month, why has the imperial court not responded for a long time?"

"As I said just now, it was a momentary negligence on the part of the imperial court."

"This is a major matter related to people's livelihood, and the slightest carelessness will cause chaos in the government and the opposition, how can the court be negligent?"

"Presumptuous!" Qingyun didn't say anything yet, and said coquettishly: "As a local parent official, it is a big crime to fail to find the problem in time and solve it properly, and now you dare to shirk your responsibility and complain about the court, it is simply an unforgivable crime!" ”

When several people heard this, their hearts trembled.

Which of them is not ten years of hard work and hard work, precarious for more than ten years to sit in the position of the four county guards, and this incident is indeed their dereliction of duty, if the Lord Qincha who has the power to cut first and then play insists on pursuing it, not to mention the black veil on their heads, I am afraid that their lives will be difficult to protect, and it will even affect their families.

Fluttering on his knees, the frightened few people didn't dare to gasp, Guo Ziqing wanted to say something, but a county guard next to him quietly grabbed him and shook his head slightly.

At this moment, life is at stake.

Guo Ziqing, who was upright and upright by nature, shook off the man's hand angrily, and looked up at Qingyun fearlessly: "The lower officials still have questions, this matter is related to the stability of the country, why didn't the emperor send a minister with extraordinary ability in the court to preside over the overall situation, but instead gave the girl a secret decree?" ”

As soon as Guo Ziqing said this, the rest of the people gasped, and at the same time moved their knees to the side away from him.

Obviously, the person who can get the emperor's secret decree must be the person who the emperor trusts and relies on.

waved his hand to stop the month of reprimanding Guo Ziqing again, his clear eyes circulated between the few people who lowered their heads and were shocked, and the most slur fell on the face of Guo Ziqing, who was fearless and fearless, and a smile seemed to be absent at the corner of his lips.

Guo Ziqing this person, she has heard of it, outspoken and stubborn, so he doesn't know how to be tactful and flexible, if he hadn't met a Ming monarch like his father, he would never have come out, and he would even have been killed, if it weren't for the fact that he was loyal to his father and honest and honest, just because he failed to find the clues in time and led to the serious crime, she could have beheaded him according to the law.

Looking directly at the silent Qingyun, Guo Ziqing insisted: "Please also ask the girl to solve the doubts of the lower officials." ”

"Several adults have been in the officialdom for many years, and they should know that the relationship between the government and the DPRK is complicated, and the emperor has long been aware that this matter is extraordinary, and the slightest carelessness will cause an uproar. Qingyun said tepidly: "I don't know if my explanation can solve the doubts in Lord Guo's heart?" ”

Guo Ziqing is incomprehensible, but he is not an ignorant person, he quickly understood, and said with a ashamed face: "It's the lower officials who are not thoughtful, and I ask Lord Qincha to forgive me!" ”

"Several adults are good officials who are dedicated to the country and the people, if it weren't for the idea of a few adults trying to send food to help the people and stabilize the situation, the consequences can be imagined, if I blame a few adults, wouldn't it be said that my rewards and punishments are unknown?" Qingyun smiled and said, "It's been a hard time for a few adults, so let's get up." ”

Seeing that Qingyun really didn't mean to blame them, Guo Ziqing and a few others hurriedly thanked them and stood up.

Looking at the few people with respectful faces, Qingyun said meaningfully: "Although the food problem has been solved and the situation has been controlled to deteriorate further, this matter is far from over, so several adults must be vigilant and strictly prevent someone from repeating the same tricks.

First, strictly check the outsiders who have entered their respective jurisdictions within six months or even a year, and if there is no evidence to prove their identity and origin, they will all be sent to a prison for interrogation, and if special circumstances are discovered, they will be reported immediately;

2. Inform the officials of counties, counties, villages and towns that, in accordance with the household registration information, stipulate that each household can only buy one catty of rice grain per person per day, and those who violate the regulations will be severely punished;

Third, it is now the late stage of spring plowing and spring planting, and we should assist and supervise the people to cultivate as soon as possible;

Fourthly, all the goods that are donated, the food that is distributed to the people every day, and the use of the five hundred thousand taels of silver that I have allocated to you, must be registered;

Fifth, order the sergeants stationed in various places to strengthen their defenses, and once it is confirmed that someone is plotting to commit misdeeds, they will be killed!

Do you remember them all? ”

Looking at the light clouds with clear and majestic brows in their eyes, several people were in awe: "The lower officials and others will strictly implement the orders of Lord Qincha!" ”

"Very good, if a few adults have anything, they will send someone to Zuiyun Tower to find me."

Guo Ziqing was stunned: "Doesn't Lord Qincha live in the mansion?" ”

"I have other things to do, and it's inconvenient to live in the mansion." Qingyun shook his head: "As for the matter of supervising and beheading the criminals of the Wei Mansion tomorrow, Master Guo will be fully responsible, and the female dependents will be escorted to the military camp immediately." ”

Although she couldn't bear it, she knew that Mo Xuan insisted on doing this in order to prevent future troubles, after all, the Wei family is a business family that has been passed down for more than 100 years, and its heritage is very profound.

Especially can not ignore women, since ancient times, women who have set off a bloody storm and even subverted the dynasty abound, especially women with hatred, such as the favorite concubine of the last emperor of the previous dynasty to avenge their family, such as the founder of the Jedi Palace who hated because of love...... So, they had to guard against it.

Speaking of the Absolute Dust Palace, she remembered what Yu Peiyao had said, she had been busy raiding the Wei family and solving the food problem in the past few days, and she didn't have time to talk to the owner and wife of the Jade Zhuang, and she had to send a secret letter to inform her father that they should prepare early.

"Okay, it's time for me to go back to Drunken Cloud Tower, you all go to your own duties." With that, Qingyun left with Moon and Dancing Shadow.

"The lower officials and others are sending off Lord Qincha!"

After leaving the county guard's mansion, Qingyun originally planned to visit Yuhua Villa, but inexplicably felt that something was wrong with the emptiness in his heart, and looked back at the moon and the dancing shadow that followed him, and then realized that Mo Xuan, who had never left his side, was not there, and it seemed that he hadn't seen him since he watched him fall asleep last night.

Thinking of this, Qingyun immediately returned to the exclusive backyard of Zuiyun Tower, and still didn't see Mo Xuan, the more he thought about it, the more abnormal Qingyun summoned the secret guards to ask, and they all said that they hadn't seen Mo Xuan.

Looking at Qingyun, who was frowning, Dark Thirteen said cautiously: "Master, why don't you wait for your subordinates to go out and find Master Mo?" ”

"No need." Shaking his head slightly, Qingyun turned around and returned to the room, then sat down at the table: Mo Xuan's martial arts were much higher than those of the Dark Guards, and if he had the heart to avoid them, the Dark Guards would not be able to detect it.

Poured a cup of hot tea and handed it to Qingyun, and said with relief: "Miss, don't worry, maybe Master Mo will go to assist Wen Xiu and Haiyang in handling affairs, and he will be back soon." ”

"I hope so." Qingyun lowered his eyes to look at the tea leaves floating in the tea, and looked up at the door from time to time, with worry and anxiety in his eyes that could not be concealed.

Waiting until dark, Shopkeeper Liao led people to set up dinner, but Mo Xuan still didn't come back, Situ Jingyu and Lou Haiyang didn't see anyone, Qingyun suddenly became a little anxious, and was about to order the moon to go out to inquire about the situation, when he heard the sound of Lou Haiyang and Yu Peiyao arguing.

Qingyun's heart was slightly relieved, and she hurriedly put down the teacup and walked to the door, only to see Situ Jingyu, Lou Haiyang, Yu Peiyao and Yun Chaiying coming one after another, and she didn't see Mo Xuan at all, her slightly relaxed heart suddenly became nervous, and her voice that she tried to suppress was full of anxiety: "What about Mo Xuan?" Isn't he with you? ”

"Mo Xuan?" Yu Peiyao, who never knew that Mo Gongzi's full name was 'Mo Xuan', subconsciously asked: "Who is Mo Xuan?" ”

Raising his eyebrows and glancing at Yu Peiyao, Lou Haiyang sneered: "I keep saying that I love him deeply, but I even know his name, are you called love?" ”

"Mo Gongzi? Mo Xuan? It turns out that he is the world-famous miracle doctor Mo Xuan! Yu Peiyao murmured softly, her beautiful face full of surprise, joy, and loss...... All kinds of complex emotions, and it is even more rare that there is no backlash.

And Situ Jingyu saw Qingyun waiting at the door for the first time, her heart was filled with joy and pity, and before she could say anything, she heard her eagerly ask Mo Xuan, and for a while she only felt bitterness spread in her heart, she really only had Mo Xuan in her heart, and she couldn't tolerate others anymore?

Seeing the undisguised worry and anxiety between her eyebrows, Situ Jingyu suddenly felt heartache, glared fiercely at Lou Haiyang, who was about to ridicule Yu Peiyao, and looked at Qingyun with concern: "We haven't seen him for a day, isn't Mo Xuan with Miss?" ”

"Nope!" Qingyun shook his head: "I haven't seen him since he left last night, I thought he was tired and resting and didn't care, I, I ......"

It's all her fault that she only wanted to deal with this incident as soon as possible, but she invisibly ignored Mo Xuan, so she didn't notice his abnormality in time!

Looking at Qingyun with a look of self-blame and helplessness, Situ Jingyu's heart ached, and he wanted to step forward and hug her into his arms to comfort her, but he was afraid that there were too many people, and his hands hanging down his side clenched into fists and said softly: "Miss, don't worry, maybe Mo Xuan has something delayed, and he will come back in a while." While comforting Qingyun, he glanced at Lou Haiyang.

Lou Haiyang instantly understood: "Wen Xiu is right, Mo Xuan likes to save people the most, maybe he met people who were seriously ill and were busy treating, so he didn't have time to inform Miss." ”

"Really?" Lou Haiyang's words, Qingyun didn't believe it at all, she knew too well that Mo Xuan never saved people easily, unless......

"Of course they lied to you!" Yu Peiyao, who had already calmed down the complex emotions in her heart, glared at Qingyun angrily and said loudly: "He only has you in his heart, and he can't wait to stay by your side every second, how can he suddenly disappear?" It's clear that something major has happened, and it has something to do with you, he doesn't want you to be hurt, so he faces it alone!

And you? He's been gone for a day, and you didn't realize that something was wrong until this moment, and you didn't immediately send someone to find him, and you waited here stupidly, did you really take him to heart?

Do you know how many people's interests have been harmed by the suppression and raid in the past few days, if it weren't for him by your side to protect you, you don't know how many times you would have died? Do you know how ruthless and vicious those people's methods are, and it is worse than death in their hands?

Have you forgotten what you promised me? If he makes a mistake, I won't let you go! Yu Peiyao finished roaring, turned around and galloped away.

Listening to Yu Peiyao's accusations, Qingyun's face turned pale, and her body shook violently, but fortunately, Zhuyue and Wuying helped her in time to avoid falling: "Miss......"

Situ Jingyu and Lou Haiyang were also full of worry, while Yun Chaiying was silent, but his lips pursed into a straight line.

"I'm fine. You've also been tired from the day, eat and rest early, and you still have a lot to do tomorrow. Rejecting the support of Zhuyue and Wuying, Qingyun pursed her lips and walked to the inner room step by step, two lines of tears silently crossed her cheeks, and there was sadness and loneliness under her eyes and eyebrows.

The four people standing in place silently looked at her bleak and thin back, with different thoughts.

Three days and three nights have passed, Mo Xuan still hasn't come back, and Yu Peiyao has not been able to find any trace of Mo Xuan without alarming outsiders.

Qingyun, on the other hand, calmly handles affairs during the day, and at night sits alone at the table, waiting by the flickering candle flame.

She can imagine that Yu Peiyao is desperate to find Mo Xuan, but she can't, because she is not only Mo Xuan's sunset, but also the ninth princess of the Jin Kingdom, and she is the subject of the whole country who supports her, so she must fulfill her due responsibilities and obligations.

But Mo Hyun was the person she loved the most, she had never left her since her fifteenth birthday, and she was so worried about him that she couldn't sleep for three nights in a row.

Looking up at the gray sky outside, Qingyun blinked her dry eyes, and a wry smile of disappointment tugged at the corner of her lips.

Another day has passed, where the hell are you? Is it safe and sound?

Picking up the teacup on the table to wake up, only to find that the teacup and teapot had long been without a drop of water, Qingyun stood up and wanted to simply freshen up with cold water, who knew that because of sitting for a long time, her feet were numb, and she was about to fall, a pair of strong arms supported her in time, and the familiar faint fragrance of herbs enveloped her peacefully.

"Tatsuha......" Qingyun muttered in a low voice.

Buried in her lightly fragrant hair, Mo Xuan's slightly hoarse voice revealed infinite tenderness: "Xiyan, I'm back." ”

Trying his best to break free from Mo Xuan's embrace, Qingyun took a few steps forward, then turned around and stared at him and said coldly, "You still know how to come back!" ”

Mo Xuan smiled, and suddenly stretched out his arms and hugged Qingyun tightly in his arms, kissed her forehead with cool lips, and then buried his face in her white jade-like neck.

Qingyun wanted to push him away, but a soft sigh came from the burning breath that lingered in his ears: "Xiyan, these nine years have been more difficult for me than several lifetimes......

Hearing this, Qingyun looked stunned and forgot to struggle at the same time, and only reacted after a long time, what he said was 'not seen for a day is like three autumns', and his heart suddenly softened, his hands naturally wrapped around his waist, but his tone was still cold: "You still know that you have been away for so long." ”

"I'm sorry for worrying you." Holding Qingyun and sitting in the seat in front of her, Mo Xuan bowed his head and was about to kiss the red lips of Chao Si Du to relieve the pain of lovesickness.

Who knew that the discouraged Qingyun clenched his right hand into a fist and slammed it into his chest, and Mo Xuan screamed 'oops', his voice was full of pain.

Qingyun, who originally thought he was pretending, saw that fine cold sweat quickly oozed from his forehead, and his complexion couldn't help but change, and he suddenly ripped open his shirt, but saw that his white left chest had a palm print as colored as cinnabar.

"What's going on?"