The convoy finally moved away and turned into a string of black dots.
Magistrate Lin wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Go back home."
The head catcher shouted, and the bearers immediately came running over with the sedan.
Magistrate Lin got on the sedan chair, recalled Li Wen's attitude, and nodded with satisfaction.
The prince never gave him a cold face from the beginning to the end, so he probably didn't blame him for the accident. So, he escaped this disaster! There is no need to hold him accountable!
Magistrate Lin couldn't help humming a ditty as he thought about it.
Look at how smart he is, why don't you just pretend to be a grandson for a few days? Such a big thing has been smoothed over!
What does the army disguised as bandits have to do with him? He is just an innocent and pitiful outsider who knows nothing about it.
Well, I want to celebrate. I won't be working today and will set up a table and bar in the garden. The prince is not going, so all the decorations, food and wine are wasted. Xiao Lian and Xiangyu from Honghuang Pavilion are also waiting to perform a dance.
, I can’t serve the prince, but serving him once is not a waste, right?
The more Magistrate Lin thought about it, the happier he became. He wanted to change his clothes when he returned to the back office.
As soon as I entered the house, before I had time to call the girl, I suddenly felt a chill on my neck.
"What are you so happy about, Master?" A cold voice sounded in his ears.
County Magistrate Lin froze, slowly lowered his gaze, and sure enough he caught a glimpse of the sharp blade of the sword. What a sin, what mistake had he made? He thought the bad luck was gone, but why did the evil star come again!
"Hero, if you have something to say, please tell me, don't, don't do anything!" He apologized hurriedly.
The other party laughed and said slyly: "Whether I take action or not depends on whether the master understands me or not!"
County Magistrate Lin hurriedly said: "Say! If you have anything to do, just say it! If this county can help, we will definitely help."
The other party nodded with satisfaction and asked: "What's going on with the Xu family? Why do they want to deliberately scare the prince?"
Magistrate Lin was stunned: "This... I don't know!"
The blade of the sword was pressed down, and a threatening voice came from behind: "Huh?"
County Magistrate Lin was startled and begged: "Hero, spare your life! This county really doesn't know! Mr. Xu and Miss Xu San are doing things every day. How can this county know what they are thinking?"
"Yeah?"
"Really! This county swears!"
Probably his expression was sincere enough, and the man finally calmed down: "Well, first tell me what the Xu family has done here!"
Magistrate Lin breathed a sigh of relief. In order to survive? He answered whatever he asked and poured the bamboo tube clean like beans.
A moment later, an ordinary man wearing coarse cloth came out of the county government office.
He got on his horse and went straight to the inn in the suburbs.
However, when he entered, he saw an empty house.
He frowned and thought to himself: These two informants of the Wei family? They are too scared to death. After the people left, they couldn't wait to escape. Forget it, let's go back and ask their masters in person.
After he left, on the hillside outside the inn, the man who took away the boss and the long-term worker first asked his companion: "Whose people are these?"
The companion replied: "Look at his route? He seems to have come out of the same door as us."
The secret agents of the Dongjiang Palace have their own training methods. So, this person also came from the Dongjiang Palace?
He nodded: "Go back and report to the Crown Prince."
…
Jiangdu.
The autumn breeze brings coolness, and it is the season for chrysanthemum appreciation. Chrysanthemum appreciation parties are held one after another in various houses. There is no free time.
Miss Wei Si went to several shows in a row, feeling extremely tired. She was too lazy to socialize anymore today, so she just sat in a secluded corner, closing her eyes and meditating.
After sitting for a while, several ladies came over.
"Did the Crown Prince really go to pick up Miss Xu?"
Did these words reach her ears? Miss Wei Si opened her eyes.
Separated by a screen? They didn’t know there was anyone else? They started chattering.
"Yes! We set out a few days ago, maybe we'll be back soon."
"So, Miss Xu has been inseparable since she became the imperial concubine?"
"We can't decide like this, right? After all, the autumn banquet hasn't been held yet!"
"The Autumn Banquet is just an opportunity to meet each other. If the prince has already fallen in love, it doesn't matter whether he participates or not."
Having said this, several people were a little depressed. They had also received the invitation, and they planned to go to the autumn banquet to show off their talents, but maybe the luck would fall on them? They never thought that the autumn banquet had not been held yet, and they hoped that
Gone now.
However, none of them were popular candidates, and their chances of being selected were slim to begin with. They were only disappointed for a short while before they cheered up again.
"Speaking of which, everyone thought that the Crown Princess would be the Fourth Miss Wei or the Second Miss Tong. They never expected that Miss Xu would appear."
"Isn't that right? The two families must be very disappointed, right?"
"The Tong family has always kept a low profile, and Miss Tong doesn't pay much attention to what's going on outside. The Wei family is so ridiculous. You don't know that a while ago, even their servants were arrogant when they came out to buy.
It’s as if a concubine is really going to be born in my family.”
"Who is the Crown Princess? She is clearly the Princess!"
At this point, the ladies laughed. When you are unlucky, you are so happy to see others being even more unlucky.
"Then Miss Wei Si always put on airs in front of us in the past, so she doesn't know what to be proud of. In terms of family background, she is not as good as the Lu family. Her uncle is still the one in charge of the family. How can she be better than us? Really?
I am the number one noblewoman in Jiangdu!"
"Yes! I can write a few lines of poetry and draw a few strokes of painting, but I am still not as good as those students, but I am praised as high as the sky and called the Pearl of the East River."
"It's not just someone who knows how to brag, so what do outsiders know? Maybe it was passed down from their own family!"
"I met her at a poetry gathering last time. When I said hello to her, she just smiled. How dare you claim to be knowledgeable about books and etiquette? It's so disrespectful!"
"Hey, you have misunderstood her. I can guarantee that she is not looking down on you, but thinks that it is prudent and dignified..."
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Several ladies laughed for a while. When they heard the sound coming from outside, one of them had a thought and said: "It seems that Miss Zhou is here. The Zhou family is Miss Xu's maternal family, right? Then Miss Zhou is Miss Xu's."
My cousin is here, how about we go meet her?"
The others readily agreed: "Okay! If we have a good relationship now, we can meet the Crown Princess later."
The group of people left in a hurry, and Miss Wei Si's face in the corner was already ashen.
She has outstanding talents and good looks since she was a child. She became famous in several poetry gatherings, and some good people called her the Pearl of the East River. She has always been very proud of herself, and the Wei family also deliberately promoted this reputation. Unexpectedly, outsiders secretly
This is how she was arranged.
If she becomes the Crown Princess, she will naturally not take these people seriously, but if she doesn't...
Miss Wei Si shuddered, remembering what someone said to her that night: "If Miss Wei Si wants to be the crown prince, she doesn't necessarily need that person. The crown prince can also change, right?"