Cross the doghouse to save Party A, Your Highness owes me ten mines

The young lady left without completing her task, feeling worried.

The stewards who were sitting together at the banquet suddenly realized Xia Shi's identity and dared not tease him anymore. They all started to compliment him, which was quite boring.

Chatting delayed the meal. Xia Shi did not say anything, and everyone fell silent.

Suddenly, most of the people stood up and greeted, "Greetings, old lady!"

The guards from other palaces also stood up.

Looking back at summer,

At the gate, among the women wearing jewelry and tinkling ornaments, stood an old woman, who was Qi Sheng's mother.

"Young lady, you don't want to go to the ladies in the inner courtyard, is it because you don't like them?"

Xia Shi: "Why?"

Madam Qi: "Young lady, eating in the servants' room, isn't that a disgrace to your status?"

Xia Shi: “…” Good fellow, you offended so many people with just one sentence. Where is the emotional intelligence of the lady of the house?

Qi Sheng is a shrewd man. Regardless of his character, he must be a man of both military and literary talents to have come this far. It's just that his mother has lived in the inner courtyard all her life and has a limited vision. Besides, his family is the biggest in Wucheng, so he needs to give face to everyone. The old lady has never looked at anyone's face in her life, and has never cared about anyone's face or mood.

Moreover, the two brats of the Gu family have been humiliating his son for two days. His son has worked for the Gu family all his life. He is a third-rank official, in his fifties or sixties, and he is still humiliated by the youngsters when he is old. So they wanted to make trouble for Xia Shi and spoke harshly.

Xia Shi: "Damaged? Whose identity was tarnished? Who tarnished whose identity? Who is nobler or lower than who? We all make a living by our own abilities. We are loyal and sincere. If you ask me, we are much cleaner than some two-faced people!"

"you……?"

This sentence seemed to be a hint that Prince Junze had summoned all the officials from the northern border to Linshui County a few days ago, but Wucheng was the only one who did not go. It choked the old woman and she said after a long time:

"A good girl is hanging out with servants, talking about high and low status all the time. Aren't you afraid that your parents will be heartbroken?"

Xia Shi: "If my parents knew that I work hard to make a living, they would be heartbroken. But if they knew that I look down on others and want to visit them as a guest without a matchmaker or an engagement, they would be really angry."

"you……"

"Madam, you are old now. You must know the customs of Dongzhou, right?"

Seeing that her words were going against her will, Madam Qi touched the ground with her cane and said loudly, "Well, what a sharp-tongued girl! I am a third-rank official from the imperial court..."

Xia Shi: "What a coincidence! I am a female official of the third rank, half a rank higher than you. Kneel down!"

Xi Yan: "Yes, if you really want to care about these things, the old lady should pay her respects and do the right thing!"

Madam Qi was about to get angry and teach these sixteen or seventeen-year-old kids a lesson when she suddenly saw Lou Junze walking in from the other side of the dining room.

She had no choice but to... faint gorgeously!

"Humph!"

Xia Shi and Xi Yan smiled slyly at each other.

At this time, the carriage outside was loaded with the full-time monitoring terminal rented by the boss.

The plan this time is to surround, trap and humiliate Qi Sheng, putting him in a desperate situation where he cannot survive without external help. As long as they make contact, as long as they open their mouths to speak, the secret of their betrayal of Marquis Zhenbei will be exposed.

Haha!

What did she say to the boss at that time? Use my monitor to save scouts, so that everyone doesn't have to take risks. It only costs one hundred taels. How about it? You won't lose!

"It's my fault!"

Amid the panicked cries of "help" from the old lady, Lou Junze walked up to Xia Shi.

Said softly:

"Come on, let's go to the main hall to eat!"

"it is good!"

She said she was a third-rank official as soon as she opened her mouth, and the inkstone was immediately set up on the table. The boss did not refute her, and she was very happy!

I thought to myself that the boss is indeed a good boss who knows how to adapt. He will definitely get things done quickly and benefit the mine. Great!

They walked all the way from the servants' dining hall to the flower hall in the main courtyard, which was filled with officials from Wucheng and the generals they brought with them. They all stood up as soon as they saw people.

Master Gu Liu is actually the prince Junze who is protected by the Marquis of Zhenbei. He used to be a captain in the army, but it was not until a few days ago at the banquet in Linshui County that he was made public. He met with the ministers as the prince.

But the northern border is a vast Gobi desert, and most people live along the water. In fact, the area is vast and sparsely populated. Linshui County is hundreds of miles away from Wucheng, and Lou Junze led his men to attack overnight. Unless it was a carrier pigeon, no news could be spread faster than him.

But bird repellers had been installed around Wucheng long ago, so all the birds with wings stopped coming. Then, a large army suddenly surrounded it. Even if the officials of Wucheng were powerful, they had difficulty in receiving foreign news in Dongzhou, where communication was difficult. They certainly didn't know that the Sixth Master of the Gu family was the prince.

So the generals of Wucheng watched the Sixth Master of the Gu Family come in with a young lady, and watched the generals he brought with him stand up and salute him. They were all very respectful to him, and took the opportunity to ask during the greetings:

"Excuse me, Sixth Young Master, when is it convenient for us to meet His Highness?"

Lou Junze had already walked to the main seat, took off his brocade cloak, and threw it to Yun Kai, revealing a dark-colored, gold-patterned five-clawed dragon robe underneath. He sat down and said:

"I am the prince, kneel down!"

Everyone in Wucheng was stunned!

They looked around, asked in surprise, and knelt down to pay their respects.

Qi Sheng too!

Lou Junze stared at him intently, wondering whether the astonishment in his eyes was real.

Qi Sheng is a thousand-year-old fox and is extremely cunning, otherwise he would not have been able to deceive the Marquis of Zhenbei for so many years and plan such a shocking case.

He was now as surprised as the other generals and apologized:

"It is truly my fault. I failed to discipline the soldiers properly and ordered them to be lazy. I did not receive the summons from Your Highness a few days ago and was unable to kowtow. That is why I did not know Your Highness's identity. Please forgive me, Your Highness!"

"It's alright! Things in this world are unpredictable, how can there be a token that is sure to come? Besides, you were the most beloved general of my uncle when he was alive, how can I punish you so easily!"

He spoke politely, but his actions were extremely rude. He waved his hand and had someone move his seat back so that Xiyan and Xia Shi could sit just above him.

He, the highest-ranking official in the North, was moved to the middle position in an instant.

The people brought by Pianlou Junze all acted as if it was their due. What a joke. If it were a tyrant... No, that's not right. If the late emperor was still alive, the girl would be able to sit on an equal footing with the emperor. What's the point of coming here to have a drink now?

But in the eyes of Wucheng people, what a humiliation this is?

Qi Sheng stepped back holding his wine glass, and his expression changed the moment he turned around.

……

Qingzhou City,

Built on the snow-capped mountain meltwater river and with sulphuric hot springs, Qingzhou is still green and lush and prosperous.

In a farmhouse somewhere in the mountains, deep in a fruit forest, inside a low house, there were several crazed laughs of a woman.