He didn't bring too many people with him. After all, it was the emperor's order that the eldest princess came to Yingshui County to investigate the matter of the Palace of Eternal Life.
Since it is an oral order, it means that it needs to be kept secret. Even though everyone in Yingshui County knows that the eldest princess is in Dafeng Court now, as the county guard, he naturally does not dare to make decisions without the eldest princess’s intention to inform the world.
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It is a very reasonable thing to bring some personal guards with you.
Qin Chenggu thought secretly.
As for choosing to come here early in the morning, it just shows that as a subordinate, he is eager to pay homage to the eldest princess, and the eldest princess will not blame him.
Qin Chenggu was very satisfied with his arrangement.
But just in case, he still chose to enter Gale City with his guards in civilian clothes, not wanting to alarm the people.
Of course, he did not go to Dafengyuan immediately. Instead, he found a tea stall, ordered two pots of tea, and asked the tea stall owner about the situation of the eldest princess in Dafeng City.
After all, for a person with such a high status as the eldest princess to come to a remote place like the northern border of Wuyang, it is a novelty for both the people and the local officials. Inquiring into it will not arouse any suspicion.
"Boss, I heard that the eldest princess came to our Dafeng City and lived in the Dafeng Courtyard. Do you know about this?" He took a sip of dry tea. When he entered the mouth, this thing made him feel like chewing wax. Compared with other houses,
The Bai Yuchun served, this tea, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is horse urine, but he still endured the nausea and drank it.
The owner of the tea stall was a middle-aged man in his early forties with a loyal appearance. Hearing this question, he was not surprised, but said: "That's not true. Five days ago, most of the people in Da Feng City saw it.
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"Huh?" The words of the tea stall owner made Qin Chenggu feel a little nervous: "Have you seen it before? Boss, are you kidding me? Her Royal Highness the Princess's status is so noble. How can ordinary people like us say we have seen it?"
"I also heard people say that the eldest princess came to our Yingshui County this time to thoroughly investigate the Yongsheng Palace case that caused a lot of commotion some time ago. Logically speaking, it should be a private visit incognito. How could it be possible for the whole city to make such a fuss?"
When the tea stall owner heard this, a teasing smile appeared on his face: "Haha, the customer is not from Da Feng City at first glance. Let me tell you, any investigation or private visit incognito is all a matter of concealment.
When the princess comes to our Gale City, she is just a drunkard who is not interested in drinking!"
"Boss, what do you mean by this? Is it possible that the growing princess has other important things to do when she comes here?" If on a normal day a commoner pulled him and told him that he knew some secrets of the imperial court, Qin Chenggu would have probably screamed on the spot.
Someone smashed this guy's mouth. Maybe it was because the tea stall owner was too confident at the moment, or maybe it was for some other reason, but Qin Chenggu asked with rare patience.
The smile on the boss's face became more and more teasing, even faintly obscene...
He put his head in front of Qin Chenggu and said with a mysterious look on his face: "My lord, I don't know something now, but if you want to hear this, my lord, you must first put your hands on this armrest and sit firmly."
Only the young ones dare to tell you."
Qin Chenggu frowned and asked, "What does this mean?"
"I'm afraid of shocking the customers. If it breaks, the store can't afford to pay for it," the boss said.
Qin Chenggu didn't like this guy's pretentiousness. He said: "You can tell me what you want to say. What does it mean to be so mysterious? My officer... oh no, I have traveled all over the country. I haven't seen any big winds or waves. The boss said
Just come, don't be scared!"
The boss seemed to have seen many spectators like Qin Chenggu, and he was not angry. At that time, he imitated the storyteller and coughed twice, cleared his throat, and then said: "Your Highness, the eldest princess of the Wuyang Dynasty
, I didn’t come to this windy city for any important court affairs.”
"I just came here to have a private meeting with my lover."
puff!
When these words came out, Qin Chenggu, who was holding the tea and drinking it, was shocked. At that time, all the tea in his mouth spurted out. Several guards sitting opposite were sprayed all over their faces, but they didn't
Dare to complain even a little bit.
"Look, I told the guests to be prepared." The boss said with some complaint. While patting Qin Chenggu on the back who choked on his tea, he called the waiter to take care of the soaked tea table.
After a while, Qin Chenggu finally calmed down.
He stared at the tea stall owner with wide eyes and asked: "You guys, do you know that slandering my Wuyang royal family is a serious crime that can be punished by execution? Are you allowed to spread rumors about the eldest princess?"
On a normal day, Qin Chenggu's rage would have shaken the entire Yingshui County, but the tea stall owner looked calm and said innocently: "What are you saying, guest?
Everyone in the entire Gale City knows about this, but I don’t
How dare you spread rumors out of thin air!"
Qin Chenggu was also stunned when he saw this. He secretly realized that he had just been in trouble and quickly calmed down his emotions, but he still scoffed at the boss's remarks.
"I have seen a lot of rumors and lies. The eldest princess is devoted to Taoism. She has been cultivating under the old god for so many years. I have never heard of her having any lover, let alone this high-ranking man in Yingshui County.
The journey is far away, this is the first time for the eldest princess to come to our territory, it is really ridiculous for the lover to say it!"
"Who said that our Yingshui County doesn't have any acquaintances with the eldest princess? Don't guests know that there is a distinguished guest from the royal capital in our Dafeng City?" the tea stall owner said with a smile while squinting his eyes.
"Um?"
Qin Chenggu was stunned again, but the next moment he thought of the name. He looked at the tea stall owner with wide eyes. The other party seemed to understand what he meant, and at that time he looked at him with a strange smile.
He nodded repeatedly.
"What a nonsense! What a nonsense! How could the eldest princess fall in love with that good-for-nothing Li Danqing!" Qin Chenggu slapped the table, stood up and spoke loudly. At this moment, he somewhat regretted that he, a dignified county guard, was actually here
After wasting so much time with a tea stall owner at this tea stall, I got such ridiculous news.
The tea stall owner also looked anxious and said: "How can this be nonsense! I heard all this news when the disciples of Dafengyuan came to my place to sell tea."
"The eldest princess is now having sex with the dean in the Dafeng Courtyard every day. They both say that they haven't seen Li Danqing leave the room for several days!"
"If you don't believe me, just ask someone!"
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The eldest princess fell in love with that playboy when Li Danqing was nine years old?
Not even a nine-year-old child?
Do everyone in the Ji family have such strong tastes?
Qin Chenggu stood in front of the shabby gate of Dafeng Yuan, thinking about the news he heard from the tea stall owner, but still found it difficult to accept it.
He stretched out his hand and retracted it, retracted it and stretched it out again, and went back and forth several times, but he never made a decision.
The guards around him looked at their county guard and felt a little confused, but they did not dare to ask more questions. They could only stand aside obediently, waiting for Qin Chenggu to make a decision.
But I never thought that a full quarter of an hour would pass by...
According to the tea stall owner, Li Danqing and the eldest princess had not gotten up at all at this point. Would he disturb Concubine Ji if he went to make trouble at this time?
But if they didn't see each other, Qin Chenggu felt uneasy again. He thought about it over and over, but he still didn't have a definite answer.
Squeak.
But at this moment, the courtyard door suddenly made a hoarse sound, and someone pushed the courtyard door open from the inside.
Qin Chenggu was caught off guard and almost pushed to the ground by the courtyard door. Fortunately, the guards behind him had quick eyesight and quick hands to support him.
But when he came back to his senses and took a closer look, he saw a familiar figure.
"Hou Yu? Why are you here?" His eyes widened and he said in surprise.
"Uncle Qin?" Hou Yu also reacted and said loudly in surprise.
The Qin family and the Hou family can be regarded as family friends. Shanshui Hou Hou Wen was granted the title of Marquis in Yingshui County based on his ancestors' merits. Although it was a sinecure and he had no real power, Hou Wen himself was used to being idle.
, no big ambitions.
But I couldn't resist the good fortune, and gave birth to two sons, both with extraordinary talents. One was valued by the headmaster of the Holy Mountain in the west and accepted as a disciple, and the other held an important position in the imperial court. Qin Chenggu, the county governor, met Hou Wendu on weekdays.
You must be courteous. Although Hou Yu is young, he is protected by two promising brothers at home. He is a figure that no one dares to offend in Yingshui County.
"I followed Sister Ning Xiu to Yangshan to participate in the Talent Search Conference, and then I followed her to Dafengyuan out of nowhere." Hou Yu blinked and said crisply.
She is naturally lovely and has a good temper, and I have never seen her do anything excessive because of her posture. Even a guy like Qin Chenggu likes this little girl from the bottom of his heart.
"Then you can't choose Dafeng Academy? What can you learn here? I'll talk to Zhao Quan later and let you practice in another place!" Qin Chenggu said proudly.
"That won't work! I have to follow Sister Ning Xiu. Sister Ning Xiu likes Senior Brother Xue. We will go wherever Senior Brother Xue goes." Hou Yu blinked again and spoke unabashedly.
Ning Xiu, who was behind her, had quick eyes and quick hands. She quickly covered Hou Yu's mouth, then looked at Qin Chenggu, bowed respectfully to him and said, "I've seen the county governor."
Then she hurriedly said: "Chief, don't listen to Yu'er's nonsense. I came to Dafengyuan purely for practice. This must not be spread to my father."
In the ears.”
"Senior Brother Xue?" Qin Chenggu smiled teasingly: "Uncle understands, your father is just a bit old-fashioned, but uncle is very curious, which young talent can let our girl Ning come here?"
This Dafengyuan?”
Qin Chenggu said teasingly, but for some reason the contempt for Dafeng Yuan in his words made Ning Xiu somewhat uncomfortable.
But she didn't show it after all. Instead, she changed the topic that made her a little embarrassed and asked: "Why is Uncle Qin free to come to our Dafeng Courtyard today?"
When Qin Chenggu heard this, he also put the matter behind him and said with a smile: "What else can happen? The eldest princess is here in our Yingshui County."
"You said she didn't go to Yingshui City, so she came straight to Dafengyuan. I only received the news yesterday, so I rushed here in a hurry."
"If something goes wrong with her rich body, wouldn't it push your Uncle Qin to death?" Qin Huaiyi vomited bitterness in a rather artificial way. After seeing Ning Xiu showing some sympathy, he suppressed it while the iron was hot.
The voice asked: "Please tell uncle first. Is there anything wrong with the eldest princess?"
Ning Xiu shook her head, glanced at Qin Chenggu strangely and asked, "The eldest princess is so cultivated, how could something happen?"
Qin Chenggu didn't know if he felt guilty, so he laughed and said: "It's fine if everything is fine! Aren't I worried? You said that if she was fine, why did she think of running to Dafengyuan?"
When Ning Xiu heard this, she suddenly looked embarrassed and her face turned slightly red. She hesitated for a long time but couldn't explain why.
Hou Yu on the side caught a glimpse of the opportunity, grabbed Ning Xiu's hand covering her mouth, and said loudly: "The eldest princess is here to practice."
"In the past few days, I have been practicing with the dean in seclusion in the house day and night. We kept arguing most of the night, so that sister Ning Xiu and I moved to the nearby courtyard!"
"Yu'er! What nonsense are you talking about!" Ning Xiu's face turned redder and she reprimanded loudly.
Hou Yu felt a little aggrieved and pouted: "Didn't my sister tell me this?"
"He also said that the dean has been very hard these days and we can't see anyone else."
When Qin Chenggu heard this, he certainly understood what the so-called practice meant. He suddenly felt dizzy and almost fell to the ground.
The scene was a little awkward for a moment, and Ning Xiu didn't know what to say, so she asked: "Since Uncle Qin is here to see the eldest princess, should I go..."
"No! No need!" Qin Chenggu waved his hands repeatedly when he heard this, but he was thinking secretly in his heart.
Since Master Concubine Ji did not hide her whereabouts when she came to Da Feng City, and she still had the intention to tryst with Li Danqing, does that mean that there is really nothing serious about her? If so...
But is it really possible for Master Ji and Li Danqing to break up?
Thinking of this, Qin Chenggu still had some doubts. He always felt that everything about this matter was weird - how about meeting him again?
This thought came to his mind and he was about to change his mind.
"I'm starving! Xiaoxiao, bring me some food! I've been tired all night, my waist is about to fall apart!" But at this moment, the door directly opposite the courtyard door suddenly opened, revealing a shirtless Li Danqing.
He walked out of the room carelessly and shouted loudly towards the courtyard.
These ambiguous words and the dissolute appearance of his naked body shocked Qin Chenggu.
"Damn ghost! Who told you to leave! Come back!" A charming voice came from the room at this time.
Qin Chenggu could tell that it was Master Ji's voice...
"My eldest princess, it's been a whole night, please let me rest. Although I am strong and strong, there are times when I get tired!"
"I'll give you three breaths. If you don't come in, I'll let the emperor chop off your head!"
"Alas." Li Danqing sighed again after hearing this, and walked into the room dejectedly. Then the sound of the bed swaying came from the windy courtyard, and even the people standing at the door of the courtyard could hear it clearly.
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The disciples who were busy in the courtyard seemed to have been accustomed to all this, and they still did their own thing without being affected at all.
Ning Xiu stood at the entrance of the courtyard, covering her forehead, feeling ashamed.
"Well...Uncle Qin, you've also seen it. It's really inappropriate. Why don't you go sit in the courtyard first..."
"No, no!" Qin Chenggu waved his hands repeatedly and finally put away his little thoughts.
"It won't be good if it disturbs the eldest princess's elegant mood. In this way, you tell the eldest princess that I will come to visit another day. If she needs anything, you can send someone to tell me. I will definitely not neglect you."
After Qin Chenggu said these words, he took several personal guards and left Dafengyuan as if fleeing...