Gu Qingyi did not enter the city directly, but asked Zhou Jingming to find a carriage, bathe and change clothes, and change into a splendid and gorgeous women's dress before entering Qingning Mansion under the escort of a group of people.

When the carriage arrived at the residence where the King of Qin stayed, the prefect who heard the wind had already led the officials of all sizes to wait on the side, and when the carriage walked out of the woman's figure, they knelt down and bowed, "The lower officials greet the princess of Qin." ”

The onlookers also knelt on the ground, Gu Qingyi's eyes swept around the prefect and others, and squinted, "The prefect is polite, get up quickly, this concubine came because of the disappearance of King Qin, and she didn't want to stir up the people, but I didn't expect it to alarm you." ”

specially let the guards enter the city to hire vehicles, and enter the city with great fanfare, where do you not want to mobilize the people?

Shi Wenying carefully investigated the Qin Palace, and knew that the Princess of Qin was just an ordinary lady, and it was said that she was extremely soft and had nothing to show off, but she didn't expect that such a woman would come to Qingning Mansion from thousands of miles away, which was really incredible.

He kept speculating about Princess Qin's thoughts, but his face did not show anything, with appropriate respect and guilt, "It was the incompetence of the lower officials, who failed to protect the prince, let him be swept away by the flood, not to mention, his whereabouts are still unknown, the lower officials heard that the princess you came to Qingning Mansion, so he didn't dare to delay for a moment, and hurriedly came to meet him, if there was any disturbance, please also ask the princess to forgive her sins." ”

King Qin has not yet been recovered.

Although he had been mentally prepared for a long time, thinking that King Qin's whereabouts were still unknown for so many days, Gu Qingyi's heart sank little by little, "How could the prince be swept away by the flood?" Have you ever sent someone to search for it? The result? ”

Shi Wenying hurriedly said, "Princess Niangniang, due to the flooding, the river dam burst, so the prince decided to dredge the river and build the river dam, but he was unstable on his feet during the inspection and fell into the flood and disappeared. In the past month, Xia Guan has been sleepless all night, and has been sending messengers to search along the river, but there has been no result, only afraid, only afraid of ......"

He cautiously glanced at Gu Qingyi's face, his voice getting lower and lower, and he didn't dare to continue. Gu Qingyi's eyes were dark, and he secretly pinched himself before he regained his senses, "Continue to search, and don't let go of the villages around the river." ”

"This ......" Shi Wenying looked at her hesitantly, "Princess Niangniang, it's not that the lower officials are unwilling to contribute, now that the river dam is being built, it needs to be overseered, and there are not too many manpower arranged at all." ”

And so it was.

Gu Qingyi guessed that the local officials would not do their best, but now that she saw it with her own eyes, she still couldn't help but be so angry that her eyes were red, she endured it a few times before she didn't get angry, just calmed her face and said, "I know that Lord Shi is not easy, and I will definitely not use the manpower to build the river dam." Shi Wenying's eyes showed a trace of disdain, and his heart was really a woman who had no opinions, but just when he thought Gu Qingyi had given up, he saw her arch her hand at the people around her, and she made a long gesture, "Fathers and fellow villagers, the whereabouts of our prince are still unknown, and I also ask you to help, mobilize relatives and friends, help find people, but if you provide clues or find people, Qin Wangfu will definitely be rewarded heavily." ”

The onlookers were stunned at first, and then there was an uproar, as ordinary people, how could they have received the courtesy of nobles, not to mention that the other party was still the princess of Qin, which made them even more excited.

"Princess Niangniang, please rest assured, I will return to my hometown now, and let us inform the villagers to find someone."

"Yes, yes, His Royal Highness King Qin is dedicated to the people, if it weren't for him to dredge the river, the flood would still be flooding, and we should help find someone, and we don't need to be rewarded."

"I'm good at boating, and I'm good at water, so I'm willing to go to the bottom of the river to find it."

"I'm willing to ...... too"

……

The sound of commotion came and went, after everyone finished speaking, they immediately left in a hurry, it seemed that they were going to look for someone, this scene stunned Shi Wenying and others, although there were people who spontaneously searched for people after King Qin's disappearance, but a month passed, those people estimated that King Qin was more auspicious and less auspicious, and gradually stopped, but they didn't expect Princess Qin's words to incite them again.

She can bend and stretch, and in order to find someone, she bowed her head to a group of untouchables.

Shi Wenying felt more and more that Princess Qin was not simple, and wanted to explore the bottom, so she said with a smile, "The princess has traveled a long way, and the lower officials have already set up a banquet for you to receive the wind and wash the dust, and please enjoy your face." ”

Gu Qingyi touched the account book that she had been carrying with her, and squinted her eyes, "No need, the whereabouts of the prince are unknown, the concubine really has no intention of feasting, Lord Shi, you go and get busy, I'll go to the river to have a look." ”

Seeing her turn around and leave, the officials of Qingning Mansion looked at each other and looked at Shi Wenying hesitantly, "My lord, what is the purpose of this princess Qin's sudden arrival?" ”

Is it really that you have come all the way to find a husband? This kind of behavior is too shocking.

Shi Wenying's face was gloomy, "Let's talk about it later." ”

Gu Qingyi didn't know where King Qin disappeared, Zhou Jingming brought two familiar guards, "Princess, this is Tang Hao and Li Gan, they are the guards of the prince's companions, and they are left behind in the courtyard, you can ask them any questions." ”

Gu Qingyi seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw, and couldn't wait to ask, "Is there really no news from the prince?" ”

Tang Hao and Li Gan looked sad, and they didn't dare to look at Gu Qingyi at all, "After the disappearance of the prince, the other guards have been looking for the prince outside, and there has been no news back so far. ”

After asking Shi Wenying, Gu Qingyi still had a little bit of the luck that King Qin covered up, but now that he was recognized by the guards, he finally couldn't stand the blow, and tears poured into his eyes for a while.

Zhou Jingming and the others were frightened, Tang Hao and Li Gan knelt down even more loudly, their heads buried low, "It's the subordinates who don't protect well, please punish the princess." ”

Gu Qingyi was physically and mentally exhausted, as if her whole body strength had been drained, if it weren't for Zhou Jingming's quick help to her, I am afraid that she would have fallen to the ground by this time. Zhou Jingming said uneasily, "Princess, you have traveled all the way, and your body can't stand it anymore, go back to rest first, and then find the prince tomorrow." ”

After riding the horse for so many days, not to mention the other injuries, Gu Qingyi's inner legs were already miserable, but she held on with one breath and endured until now, but she seemed to be walking a little slowly.

But ninety-nine steps have been taken, and this step is not missing, Gu Qingyi shook his head and asked Tang Hao and the two to get up, "I'm fine, go and see the situation first." ”

The Yellow River flows through Qingning Prefecture, and every two or three years there is a big flood, and the flood resistance of the dam has become the key, but the dam was just built not long ago and was washed away by the flood this year, so there is no resistance at all.

However, those corrupt officials and corrupt officials are full of private pockets, and there is no evidence to cure their crimes, the king of Qin was ordered to provide disaster relief, and thoroughly investigate the whereabouts of the disaster relief silver, and before arriving in Qingning Mansion, he became a thorn in the side of the secret people, and encountered only a lot of assassins along the way, and came to Qingning Mansion with great difficulty, because disaster relief was important, he had no time to thoroughly investigate the whereabouts of the disaster silver, and dredged the river and rebuilt the embankment as soon as possible.

It's just that the disaster relief silver was greedy, and there was not much left, and there was no silver to construct at all, so what he did at the beginning was to dredge the river and divert the water from the branches, so that the water gradually receded, and after another month, the water level would drop to a safe position, and the damaged river dam could also support one or two.

The broken river dam was ignored, even if the people were panicked after the disappearance of the King of Qin, they still relied on a small amount of silver to rebuild, and the young and middle-aged people who served labor sweated like rain in the river, and the women and children were sewing and washing on the side, and they were also responsible for the diet of the civil service, and built pieces of wooden sheds, which were dirty and messy, and there were young children who were running around and making trouble, and it was a mess.

Gu Qingyi and the others happened to bump into noon, at this time, there was a cooking smoke next to the wooden shed, the woman who was cooking was boiling a pot of gruel, a big bowl of porridge did not see a few grains of rice, and the laborers drank a big bowl of hulala, and it was estimated that they were not even full.

This group of people was tanned and shiny, their faces were yellow, they were so thin that only a handful of bones remained, only sorrow and exhaustion were left between their eyebrows and eyes, and the glamorous Gu Qingyi suddenly appeared in this kind of place, like a noble lady who had strayed into a slum, and everyone looked at her, looking at the clothes on her body, looking at the group of guards behind her, muttering her identity in their hearts.

Could it be that the prefect's wife came to condole?

"I've seen the prefect's wife, not like this." A servant whispered, "This lady's momentum is even more than that of the prefect, and she looks like His Royal Highness the King of Qin, and I don't know what kind of character it is." ”

Everyone talked about it, but they didn't dare to come forward to talk, until a man covered in mud came from a distance, and a laborer shouted, "Lord Song, there is a noble person visiting, I don't know if I am looking for you." ”

Gu Qingyi followed the line of sight, and saw a middle-aged man with a clear face, he had the same complexion as a servant, and was wearing coarse linen clothes, if he wasn't called Lord Song, he wouldn't have seen that he was also an official at all, and at this time he also noticed Gu Qingyi and the others, and his eyes showed a little surprise.

Tang Hao recognized Lord Song and took the lead in standing up, "Lord Song, this is the master of our family, who has just arrived in Qingning Mansion and has come here to learn about the situation from you." ”

Song Zhizhong thought of the woman's identity, his face changed greatly, and he hurriedly wanted to come over to salute, but was stopped by Gu Qingyi, "Lord Song doesn't need to be polite, you just came back from the river, it's better to eat first, and it's not too late to talk later." ”

Song Zhizhong also realized that he was misbehaved, and he was really rude to Princess Shangqin, so he hurriedly confessed, "The lower official is rude, please go into the shed and wait for a while, and the lower official will come when she goes." ”

Gu Qingyi was not in a hurry, and entered Song Zhizhong's exclusive wooden shed under the gaze of the laborers to wait, and listened to Tang Hao's introduction while waiting, and had a general understanding of this Lord Song.