Li Guoan smiled happily and quickly replied.

"Your Highness, I understand!"

"Okay, I believe you!"

Wan Qingyan also responded with a smile, his tone friendly and approachable.

As everyone listened to the conversation between the two, their doubts grew.

Wan Qingyan sorted out the banknotes on the table and put them in his arms.

"Shi Ming, come here."

Wan Qingyan leaned back in his chair and waved to Shi Ming with a smile.

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Shi Ming walked over quickly, bowed and waited for instructions.

"Shi Ming, here are five thousand taels of silver. Take it and distribute it to the people below."

Wan Qingyan raised the corner of his lips, took out a silver note from his pocket and handed it to Shi Ming.

"Your Highness, the money you've given us is already more than enough. We truly don't deserve it!"

Shi Ming knelt down with a thud, and refused by waving his hands repeatedly without taking the banknote, his tone earnest.

"Are you dissatisfied with the amount of money?"

Wan Qingyan put the banknotes on the table, crossed his legs, and asked Shi Ming in a playful tone.

"Your Highness, I have absolutely no such intention! If I had such intention, I will be struck by lightning! Every time you have gold, silver and treasures, the first thing you think of is to reward us.

You have no selfish motives at all, and instead use all the money for disaster relief. With you as an example, we are really ashamed! How can we have the nerve to take money again! "

Shi Ming kowtowed suddenly, his eyes full of admiration.

"Shi Ming, I don't mean to blame you. Stand up and stop kowtowing! Who said I have no selfish motives? It's just that my selfish motives are not gold, silver, and treasures. In fact, I want more!

I have always been a person who rewards and punishes. If you do well, I should reward you. If you make a mistake or don't do things well, I will also punish you.

So don't feel any psychological burden, this is what you deserve! Besides, why would you refuse the reward on behalf of your subordinates?

You shouldn't do this, you don't want the money, but others do!"

Wan Qingyan helped Shi Ming up, patted her shoulder, and explained patiently.

Shi Ming lowered her head and tugged at the corner of her clothes awkwardly. She now agreed with Wan Qingyan's words, but didn't know how to respond.

Wan Qingyan saw her reaction clearly and grinned.

"Collect the banknotes and distribute them among your men. Now, prepare the horses. I need to go to the riverbank."

Wan Qingyan took the banknote and stuffed it into Shi Ming's pocket, then told her to go to work to ease the embarrassment.

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Shi Ming breathed a sigh of relief as if he had been pardoned. He bowed and ran out quickly.

Wan Qingyan looked at Shi Ming's panicked back, and the corners of his lips couldn't help but curl up.

She didn't expect that the mature and steady Shi Ming would have such a panicky side.

"Your Highness, I want to go too. Can you take me with you?"

A Nian suddenly ran out from the backyard and pulled Wan Qingyan's long sleeves and acted coquettishly.

"Anian, you have really sharp ears. Did you practice today?"

Wan Qingyan turned around, reached out and rubbed A Nian's little head, chuckled and asked back.

"Forehead……"

When A Nian heard the word "practice", she became dispirited. She guarded the door in the morning and cooked at noon, and did not practice at all.

"You, you haven't practiced properly, and you still want me to take you out? Besides, I'm not going there to play, I'm going to the riverbank to inspect the progress, so don't join in the fun!"

Wan Qingyan pretended to be angry, scolded An Nian, and then reached out and hit her on the head.

A Nian pouted in grievance and pulled Wan Qingyan's sleeve hard, refusing to let go.

"Your Highness, although I didn't have time to practice today, I practiced very hard every day before!

If you don't believe me, you can ask Master He to see if I'm lying! I just want to go out for a walk with you, anywhere is fine. I won't cause any trouble for you! "

As A Nian spoke, his eyes gradually turned red, tears welled up in his eyes, and his voice was filled with pleading.

"Anian, isn't it enough that I promised you? Do you have to act so pitiful? Someone who doesn't know would think I'm abusing you!"

Wan Qingyan held his forehead and smiled bitterly. He reached out to rub A Nian's hair and then put his arm around her shoulders.

"Your Highness is still the best. You can go out now, la la la!!!"

When A Nian heard that Wan Qingyan was willing to take her out, she laughed happily, no longer looking as aggrieved and pitiful as before.

When Wan Qingyan turned her head to look at the door, A Nian jumped up and pecked her cheek.

"Anian, don't show your love in secret, let's be open and honest!"

Wan Qingyan touched his cheek, his brows relaxed, and he smiled heartily.

Then he turned around, squatted down, looked into A Nian's eyes, and kissed her lightly on the forehead.

A'Nian was stunned, pouted her little mouth, and suddenly threw herself into Wan Qingyan's arms, sobbing and crying.

She felt the long-lost maternal love from Wan Qingyan.

Wan Qingyan also hugged A Nian lovingly. She saw her childhood self through A Nian.

While raising A Nian, she was also raising her own childhood self.

"Your Highness, the horses are ready!"

Shi Ming didn't see A Nian. When she came in from the door, she could only see Wan Qingyan's back.

This disturbed the tender moment between the two of them.

Shi Ming scratched his head in embarrassment again, not knowing whether to leave or stay.

"Okay, let's set off now!"

Wan Qingyan quickly calmed herself down, as she still had a lot of things to do.

A Nian wiped his tears, took a few deep breaths, held his head high and followed Wan Qingyan.

"Shi Ming, An Nian, we will split into two groups.

The two of you should disguise yourself and sneak into the group of disaster victims at Xiuhe Dike, gather some intelligence and bring it back...

I will go in openly to inspect the progress of the river repairs, and draw fire from you so you can sneak in!"

After Wan Qingyan finished speaking, he looked them both up and down and smiled playfully.

Shi Ming has superb costume skills and plays the role of a disaster victim with ease.

Not to mention A Nian, he doesn't even need to act, he can express his true feelings.

"Your Highness, I..."

A Nian pouted, pinched the corner of her clothes, and whispered softly.

Before she could finish her words, Wan Qingyan reached out and flicked her head three times.

"Anian, weren't you clamoring to go out just now? Now that I've asked you to go out, why are you pouting again? Don't you want to go out anymore?"

"Your Highness, I'm not unwilling to go. I promise to complete the mission, please rest assured!"

A Nian didn't want to make Wan Qingyan angry, so he quickly raised his hand to make a promise.

"Okay, I'll go first, and you guys can go out a little later."

After Wan Qingyan gave them some instructions, he quickly walked to the door, jumped on his horse, and rushed to the river mouth.

As soon as she left the government office, she hadn't ridden far when she realized someone was following her secretly.

She smiled with her lips pursed, a gleam in her eyes, and waved the whip to speed up.

The journey was smooth and these people did not do anything out of the ordinary except following us.

Wan Qingyan rushed to the river mouth and dismounted. Tian Lin came towards him with a smile and bowed respectfully.

"Greetings to His Highness the Fifth Prince!"

"Master Tian, ​​I haven't seen you for a few days. You look much better!"

Wan Qingyan stepped forward to help Tian Lin, chuckled and joked.

"Your Highness, please stop teasing me. Business is more important. I'll take you to inspect the progress of the river embankment project!"

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