Appointing a General as a Concubine: Where Can General Xiao Escape?

On the eighth day of the sixth lunar month, the weather was hot and humid. Qi Minxiu, who had been dealing with memorials all night, was already in low spirits. The officials under him kept urging him to put his offspring first.

Some even recommended their daughters to him, but he rejected them all for various reasons.

Everyone in the palace knew about the affair between him and Xiao Mo, and some people even took Xiao Mo's identity as the Crown Princess into consideration.

Now that Qi Minxiu is resisting the harem like this, they can no longer care about so many things. They just hope that Xiao Mo can return to the palace as soon as possible and give birth to more princes to continue the royal family.

Listening to the noisy discussions in the hall, Qi Minxiu frowned in annoyance.

Just when he was about to leave the court, a guard came outside the hall to report the drought in Cenzhou City.

He had been worrying about this matter these past two days, but he didn't expect that it would be resolved so quickly by the prefect of Cenzhou.

However, the prefect of Cenzhou was a young man who had just taken office. How could he be so courageous as to think of using the water from the Daqiang River from the west to solve the drought in the upper reaches of Cenzhou?

The Daqiang River is turbulent, and the upper reaches of Cenzhou are the gathering place of rice fields in the entire city. The underground rivers are crisscrossed. If they are not used properly, it is very likely to turn drought into flood.

If this prefect did not have an expert to guide him, he would be a rare talent.

In the evening, after reviewing the memorials, Qi Minxiu did not rest immediately, but called the guards who reported on Cenzhou City during the day and asked them in detail about the situation in Cenzhou.

The guard's answer was the same as during the day, which aroused his suspicion.

After sending the man away, he called Ling Su and told him to prepare a carriage and set off for Cenzhou the next day.

This situation has happened more than once or twice, so Ling Su was not very surprised. Instead, he left the room calmly.

In Qi Minxiu's opinion, this prefect of Cenzhou was either a talented person or had connections with external officials.

Cenzhou has a special geographical location. If there really is a traitor, it will not only be the people of Cenzhou who will suffer.

Five days later, at noon, they arrived quietly at the first town in Cenzhou City.

On the second and third days, Qi Minxiu inspected the two towns in turn and found nothing unusual.

However, I heard from passers-by that the South-to-North Water Diversion Project was being carried out and that it was a young girl who assisted the prefect in controlling the drought.

In the evening, Ling Su found an inn. While he was having dinner in a room on the second floor, he suddenly heard a familiar voice coming from the lobby downstairs.

"Boss, this is the money from last time. I put it on the table for you!"

Qi Minxiu's face changed when he heard the voice. He put down his chopsticks and ran out.

But when he reached the stairs, he only saw a shadow of someone stepping over the threshold.

Although he only saw the person's profile, combined with the voice just now, that person was undoubtedly Xiao Mo.

"Amo!" Qi Minxiu jumped down the ladder excitedly, and when he ran to the door, the person was gone.

The guests who were having dinner in the inn were frightened by his actions. When the place fell silent, Ling Su arrived and broke the atmosphere.

Back on the second floor, Qi Minxiu had lost all interest in eating. His mind was filled with the afterimage and the voice.

The next day, early in the morning, Ling Su went to ask the innkeeper about the identity of the person who returned the money yesterday.

Although the boss was surprised, he still told him that the man was the one who helped the prefect to control the drought.

She has great prestige in the entire Cenzhou City, and even the prefect is very respectful to her.

But she is a low-key person and never takes credit for it, so not many people know her.

At this point, the innkeeper raised his head proudly, saying that he was very lucky to have seen the legendary woman with his own eyes at the prefect's celebration banquet.

With this information, Qi Minxiu quickly thought of a way to find her quickly.

At 11:00 PM, at the gate of Cenzhou Prefecture, the soldiers guarding the gate saw Qi Minxiu rushing towards them and quickly stopped him with a serious look on their faces.

Ling Su followed behind him, switched his sword to his other hand, took out a token from his arms and held it high in the air.

He didn't say anything, but just glanced at the two soldiers with eagle-like eyes. The soldiers' faces turned pale with fear and they knelt down quickly.

"See the Emperor."

Qi Minxiu responded softly, allowed them to stand up, and strode into the mansion.

In the backyard, the magistrate of Cenzhou was checking files in the room. Hearing the noise coming from the door, he frowned in confusion. When he was about to ask, the door was pushed open.

On the day he took office, he went to the palace to pay homage to the emperor as usual, so he recognized Qi Minxiu the moment he stepped into the room.

"Your Highness, long live the Emperor."

Without waiting for Qi Minxiu to come closer, he lifted up his skirt and stepped forward to kneel down in worship.

Qi Minxiu lowered his eyes to look at him, then turned and walked to the main seat beside him and sat down: "Stand up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I wonder if your Majesty has come to visit me so late at night. Is there something important you would like me to know?"

The prefect of Cenzhou stood up respectfully and stood aside, carefully asking about the purpose of his visit.

Qi Minxiu looked at him with an unclear expression: "You handled the drought in Cenzhou City very well this time. Was it your idea or did someone else help you?"

The prefect guessed that he had come for this matter, and smiled, cupping his hands, "Your Majesty, I did indeed receive assistance from a distinguished person regarding the drought."

"Oh? Who is it?" Qi Minxiu's already bright eyes instantly lit up and stared at him straight.

He was shocked by his gaze for a moment, then smiled and said, "She is a woman from Qinshan, Qingzhou, named Su Mo."

"Su Mo..." Qi Minxiu murmured softly with a frown, then suddenly chuckled and lowered his eyes: "Where is she?"

"This..." The prefect's eyes dodged, and he smiled awkwardly: "Ever since the drought was brought under control, I held a celebration banquet, and then she disappeared without a trace."

"That's because you haven't paid attention to her. She's still in Cenzhou City. Do you have any way to get her to come here?"

Qi Minxiu's words left the prefect stunned. How could he get her to come back here? Moreover, how did he know that Su Mo was still in Cenzhou City?

Just as he was wondering about the relationship between Qi Minxiu and Xiao Mo, Ling Su stood up from behind him.

"The prefect can post a notice saying that you have a serious illness and will not live long. She will come back when she sees it."

"But she's only been gone for a few days, and I've already fallen seriously ill. This, this, this is a bit unreasonable..."

The prefect rubbed his hands in embarrassment, smiled helplessly, and hoped that the young emperor in front of him could give him a different approach.

Unexpectedly, Qi Minxiu interrupted him seriously without even thinking: "Do as he says."

Seeing the majestic aura emanating from the person in front of him, the prefect swallowed his saliva subconsciously and immediately lowered his head to accept the job: "Yes."

He thought everything would be fine if he agreed, but as soon as he raised his head, the person in front of him spoke again in a cold voice.

"Going right now."

"what?"

He was so surprised that his voice changed tone. After realizing that he had lost his composure, he quickly lowered his head.

Ling Su stood nearby, prying the tendon sheath with his thumb, full of threats: "Do you want to disobey my order?"

"Your humble servant dare not." He pursed his lips tightly, not daring to breathe. For the first time, he felt the terrifying power of the emperor.