Yi Xin as a concubine

When we returned to the post station, it was already bright and almost noon. Lancao had prepared a table of delicious food and was waiting for us at the door.

Seeing so many people coming back, she was a little dumbfounded and asked stupidly: "Second Master, I didn't cook for so many people, do they want to eat too?"

Following the direction of her finger, Wang Chuan saw a group of Qiang people who had abandoned their armor and weapons. He said bitterly, "Just let them starve. Animals don't deserve to be fed. It's a waste of food."

"Ah?...Oh! All right then, Second Master, I'll set the table right away." Lancao hesitated for only five seconds before turning around and running away.

As they had captured over a hundred prisoners, it was inconvenient for them to stay outside for long, so Chu Xingchen decided to rest for a night and set off at the beginning of the morning the next day.

Chu Xingchen had just finished half of his meal when the local county magistrate and several of his officials hurried over. It was clearly a clear and cool autumn day, but they were all sweating profusely.

"Your subordinates and others come to see King Dingbei. We did not know that the king had arrived and failed to welcome him from afar. Please punish us." When several people saw Chu Xingchen, they bowed down, with their foreheads touching the ground.

Chu Xingchen sat at the table, his eating rhythm was not affected at all, he swallowed the food in his mouth slowly, and said in his usual gentle tone in front of outsiders: "It's okay, everyone get up!"

"Yes." Several officials stood up tremblingly, and stood in accordance with the level of their official positions, with their brows lowered and their waists slightly bent, like typical subjects who were servile to their lords.

Chu Xingchen ignored them and continued eating. It seemed that the group of people blocking the doorway and the light were no different from the screen blocking the doorway. However, it was precisely this nonchalant attitude that made people even more frightened.

After he had finally eaten most of the food on the table, he put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth gracefully, and even drank a cup of warm tea to clear his mouth.

"Wangchuan, why don't you serve tea to the adults?" He pretended to scold his subordinates, then said gently: "I don't know how to do things, and I am negligent. Please take a seat."

After hearing what he said, everyone seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and obediently found a seat to sit down. However, no one dared to sit down completely. They were cautious and only sat halfway, which looked a bit awkward.

Wangchuan and Lancao walked in together, one holding tea and the other holding an empty tray. While Wangchuan was refilling the tea, Lancao had already neatly cleared the tableware and quickly left.

"Don't be nervous, my lords. I was just passing by and had no intention of disturbing you. I didn't expect to disturb you anyway."

Chu Xingchen's words were very friendly. After hearing them, the adults finally had the courage to look up and glance at the man sitting on the main seat.

The man sat upright, his eyes and eyebrows were clear and bright, he had a dignified appearance, and his temperament was as gentle as jade, giving people the feeling that he was easy to get along with.

So several people became bolder, and one of them stood up and asked, "I wonder how many days the master wants to stay in this county. I will go and arrange a better place for the master."

Chu Xingchen raised his eyes slightly, with the corners of his eyes turned up, showing a bit of sharpness for no reason, and just casually glanced at the person who was speaking. The person was so scared that he immediately shut his mouth, and because he sat too close to the edge, he almost slipped off the chair.

Chu Xingchen pretended not to see this funny scene, and his tone was still so gentle, "I was just passing by, and I will leave tomorrow. You gentlemen, just pretend that I have never been here."

What this means is that everyone should just do what they should do and don't try to make a presence in front of him. There are not many talents available at this stage, and these people can stay for a while, so it's a good time to observe.

The adults began to feel uneasy again. It is said that a new emperor appoints new ministers. Although they are still in their original positions now, they may be removed from their positions one day.

I had wanted to take advantage of this meeting to show myself in front of this young master and curry his favor. Maybe I could leave a good impression on him, which would also be good for me to keep my current position.

Little did they know that this man, who looked kind with a gentle voice, was actually deep in thought and very difficult to approach. They might have failed to flatter the master but ended up flattering the horse's leg.

And just as they expected, Chu Xingchen was indeed in a very bad mood. He already had a lot of things to do, and now there was one more thing - monitoring officials in various places. Wouldn't the day when he could bring his wife back be even more distant?

Seeing that the master was in a bad mood, Wang Chuan said at the right time: "The master has been busy all day and has to travel tomorrow. It is better to rest early. If you have nothing important to do, please go back early."

My Lords, you look at me, I look at you, for a moment in a dilemma, but they really have nothing important to do, and they don't know if it's too late to make it up now?

Of course, they didn't dare to make it up, and in the end they could only leave, looking back every few steps.

After seeing off the group of uninvited guests, Chu Xingchen felt a little irritable. He tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep. His head was full of thoughts about the things he needed to do, but after thinking about them over and over again, nothing could be completed quickly.

It seems that there are too few available people around me. When I think of people, I suddenly remember that I haven’t heard from my grandfather for a long time.

"Wangchuan." Chu Xingchen shouted.

Wangchuan was sleeping soundly in the middle of the night. When he heard Chu Xingchen calling him, he jumped up reflexively. His actions came before his consciousness, and he fell directly under the bed. He could only limp to the next room with his disabled body and strong will.

"Master, what's wrong?" Wang Chuan grimaced in pain, and gasped a few times when he answered.

Chu Xingchen was originally quite anxious, but he did not miss the change in Wangchuan's voice. He put on his shoes, went downstairs to open the door, and asked casually, "What's wrong with you?"

Wang Chuan held onto the door frame, looking at his master inside the door with a bitter face, straightened his body, and couldn't help but gasp twice before replying, "I'm fine, I accidentally fell, what do you want?"

"There's no rush. Do you want to rest first?" Chu Xingchen asked uncertainly.

"I can still hold on. Please tell me if you have anything to say." Wangchuan straightened up again. This time he didn't feel as much pain, so he said.

"There's no rush. Send a letter to Yifan tomorrow and ask him if his grandfather has given him any news." Chu Xingchen said.

"Speaking of which, there has been no news from Mr. Mo Xuan for a long time. I will go and pass on the message right away." Wang Chuan muttered to himself for a few words and then went to do it quickly. However, when he left, he still limped a little and looked a little awkward.

Chu Xingchen looked at it silently for a few times, and finally could only close the door in anger and amusement, but he still couldn't sleep that night.

It was still dark and the lights in the post station were on. Chu Xingchen appeared in front of everyone in high spirits and checked the accompanying personnel from front to back. When he saw a group of Qiang people who looked like dead dogs, he didn't even bother to glance at them. He turned around proudly and walked towards his carriage.

The Qiang people wanted to curse a few times to vent their anger, but after not eating for a whole day and night and walking on the mountain road for such a long time, they were really tired and hungry. They had no strength left. They could only try hard to open their eyes to express their anger.

But who cares?

"Let's go!" Chu Xingchen gave an order, and the wheels rolled forward, followed by the sound of horse hooves, and finally the sound of dragging footsteps and the clinking of chains.

Half an hour after the team walked out, the city gate behind them slowly opened, and the people waiting on both sides of the city gate began to come in and out.

The county magistrate arrived late again with a group of officials. The officials behind him stepped forward in a very impressive manner to separate the people at the city gate and open a way for the officials to leave.

The adults' carriages drove out of the city gate in a mighty manner and arrived at the post station at lightning speed, only to find that the huge post station was very quiet. After asking, they learned that everyone had left long ago.

The adults finally got up early in the night, but in the end, they came back empty-handed. They could only stand there in the cold autumn wind, feeling disheveled and sighing in despair.

Time passed quickly, and seven or eight days passed quickly. The foreign threat was eliminated, and the journey was smooth. The group returned to Dingbei Palace in Chengping County without any obstacles.

After handing over the prisoners to General Xu's deputy general outside the city, King Dingbei, who had been away for more than a month, finally returned to the city.

There were many people coming to greet Xiang Qing at the city gate. Among them was Xiang Qing's carriage. Little Duanhong stood on the shaft of the carriage and looked around. When he saw the person at the city gate, he jumped off the carriage and ran towards him, shouting "Daddy——"