After the marriage, my husband's family listened to my voice and turned the tide

Shang Tingli responded obediently: "Okay."

She didn't ask him where he was going or what he was going to do, she just confirmed it in her heart.

[No need to guess, he must be going to inform the Fourth Prince. By then, the situation in Nanwu will not be hidden from the Fourth Prince.]

Ke Xin pretended not to hear and got out of the car very quickly without any pause.

As soon as he left, Shang Tingli told the driver, "Pull over to the side and don't block the road."

"Yes." The coachman stopped the carriage on the side of the road.

……

Fengting Tower.

The young man sat at the table and brewed tea, with mist swirling around.

Someone pushed the door open and Ke Yu looked up and said, "Xingchen is here."

Ke Xin nodded and bowed to him.

"I have read the letter you sent last night. What have you figured out this time?" Ke Yu said.

After sitting down, Ke Xin poured himself a cup of tea and drank it all in one gulp as if to quench his thirst. Then he said, "Hasn't it been raining heavily in recent days? The pond in my yard is flooded."

Thinking of the people waiting at the city gate, Ke Xin said, "I'll have a short conversation with Brother Yun Yan. It's the rainy season now, and the south is most prone to flooding, especially in the Nanwu River. If there are continuous heavy rains every now and then, I always suspect that there will be floods."

Ke Yu concentrated and asked: "Flood in Nanwu?"

"Yes, I hope Brother Yunyan can prepare in advance." Ke Xin said, "The center of Nanwu City is surrounded by rivers. If a flood really breaks out, the people of the entire city may be doomed to suffer."

Ke Yu narrowed his eyes and said, "But I have never heard of Nanwu being flooded in previous years."

Ke Xin said seriously, "This is the first time the pond in my courtyard has flooded in many years."

Ke Yu lowered his eyes and was silent for a moment, then said, "I understand."

This means taking another gamble.

Ke Xin said: "If possible, I hope Brother Yun Yan can come to Nanwu in person."

Ke Yu raised an eyebrow: "Oh?"

"I will leave soon." Ke Xin paused, "I will accompany the Crown Princess back to burn incense to her father-in-law and mother-in-law."

"Okay." Ke Yu understood.

Once consensus is reached on some things, they tend to become tacit understandings.

……

A quarter of an hour later, Ke Xin came back.

[Hey, you're quite punctual. It's exactly 25 minutes after you said 25 minutes.]

Ke Xin sat sideways, his eyes fell on Shang Tingli, and asked, "Aren't you curious about where I went and what I did?"

Shang Tingli smiled and shook his head: "No, this is the prince's business, you have your own reasons for doing anything."

[Isn't it just to meet the Fourth Prince? It's nothing more than reporting your whereabouts, what's there to be curious about.]

She always looked so obedient and docile, but she was actually playing a double game in her heart. Ke Xin looked at her deeply and said calmly, "Okay."

But she was right, he really wouldn't tell her, at least not now.

Shang Tingli smiled slightly.

Both were silent.

[It will take nearly half a month to get there, and there will only be half a month left. I don’t know if I can make it in time.]

Shang Tingli was worried about this matter.

Ke Xin listened quietly beside him.

[It would be great if there was a way to contact the prince, but unfortunately there are too many talented people around him, so I can't get close to him. Besides, even if I tell the prince, I don't know how to start.]

【Ah, I am worried. 】

Shang Tingli closed his eyes as he thought about it.

[Forget it, I'll just have to go to Nanwu first and try my best. ]

Ke Xin also fell into deep thought.

After leaving the city gate, within half an hour, the sound of "clattering" rain could be heard outside. The bright sun that had been hanging high in the sky had flashed behind the clouds, leaving the sky dotted with dark clouds, and suddenly there were bursts of heavy rain.

Shang Tingli opened his eyes and frowned: "It's really the summer weather, just like a child's face, it changes instantly."

Ke Xin told the driver: "Find a place to hide from the rain."

The driver said, "There is a post station ahead, we will be there soon."

The carriage stopped at the post station, and everyone got off with umbrellas and went inside the post station to shelter from the rain.

The rain came suddenly, making Shang Tingli, who was already worried, even more anxious.

She couldn't help but ask Ke Xin: "Sir, do you think there will be floods if there are continuous torrential rains like this?"

"It's not impossible." Ke Xin was surprised that she would ask him, but he didn't show it on his face.

[Many things have changed to varying degrees. What if the flood in Nanwu also occurs ahead of schedule? ]

Shang Tingli twisted her hands together, feeling a little uneasy due to worry.

Ke Xin looked into the distance with a deep expression.

In less than two quarters of an hour, the sound of rain outside gradually subsided and turned into a drizzle.

Shang Tingli stood up suddenly and said, "Sir, the rain has subsided."

"Let's go." Ke Xin said.

Back in the carriage, we continued on our journey.

After traveling day and night with alternating sunny and rainy days for half a month, we finally arrived in Nanwu.

After entering Nanwu City, the driver lost his bearings and asked, "Prince, Princess, would you like to find an inn first?"

Shang Tingli lifted a corner of the carriage curtain and looked out. It was a sunny day today, with bright sunshine in the afternoon. The streets were crowded with carriages and passengers, like a market. It was a familiar place, yet also unfamiliar.

Ke Xin asked: "Would you like to stay at the inn?"

He rarely expressed his opinions along the way. As it was now, he basically let her make the decisions, as if he was just an ordinary husband accompanying his wife back to her parents' home.

Shang Tingli said, "Let's go to the prefectural government office first."

The driver responded and drove towards the prefectural government office.

Shang Tingli felt a little nervous.

Since her father passed away, the prefect of Nanwu was replaced by her father's old friend, the previous prefect of Li Zezhou, Qiu Ming.

After their parents passed away, the backyard of the government office where they originally lived had to be handed over to the next owner. If her mother had not written a letter to her uncle before her death, she would have been homeless.

She no longer has a home in Nanwu.

Now she went to the government office again, but she was hoping for a lucky break - what if Qiu Ming was willing to give her some face because of their past friendship with his father?

She soon arrived at the government office amidst her anxiety.

Shang Tingli was a little hesitant for a moment. The yamen runner at the door had been replaced a long time ago and was no longer the acquaintance she knew.

She took a deep breath, and a shadow suddenly fell in front of her. It was Ke Xin who stood in front of her and bent over, blocking some of the light. He asked, "Nervous?"

Shang Tingli nodded without denying it. She was indeed a little nervous.

Then he sneered, "It's just a revisit to an old place, why are you so nervous, Princess?"

Shang Tingli: “…”

[You are not me, so of course you are not nervous! In this case, you certainly don’t know why I am nervous! ]

Ke Xinxin said, isn’t it just the fear of not being trusted?

"Let's go," he said.

Shang Tingli took another deep breath, adjusted his mentality slightly, and followed him up the steps at the gate of the yamen.

The bailiff stepped forward to stop them and asked, "Excuse me, what are you two doing here?"

Shang Tingli said, "I'm here to see the prefect. Please let me know."

The bailiff said, "Please show us your identity token."

Ke Xin took out a badge from his bag.

The two yamen runners greeted him respectfully: "Greetings to the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess of Prince Ren."