The peerless and dark princess

Mu Wange didn't know at this moment that Prince Yan's Mansion was extremely anxious about her assassination, especially since Old Madam Chu almost fainted when she heard about it just now. She didn't even know that Chu Lixiao was already on the way to Yuanshan Temple.

Mu Wange couldn't sleep, so he lay in his room and thought about the shortcomings he had experienced during his fight with these people today: This body is relatively weak. Although he has been training for so long, if it weren't for the internal gong and Qinggong training, he probably wouldn't have reached the level of his previous life. It was because of the experience of fighting in the past life and the current internal gong and Qinggong training that made his body more flexible. If he encountered someone with higher martial arts skills, this would be far inferior...

"Second son?"

The secret guards of Prince Yan's Mansion were a little surprised to see Chu Lixiao. Could it be that they thought something had happened to Miss Mu? But the letter sent back to the mansion clearly said that Miss Mu was fine.

"Yeah. Wange, Haolin and the others?"

"My Lord, Miss Wange and Master Haolin are fine and have already gone to bed. I'll ask a monk to get you a room to rest in."

"No, it won't be long until morning."

The secret guard did not insist. The monks in the temple had already rested at this time, so they built a fire in the nearby forest and let Chu Lixiao lean against a tree trunk to rest for a while.

-

"Master Du, actually, I think that prince seems..."

"Prince Heng doesn't seem as dandy as people say in the capital, right?"

"Ahem, sir, how did you know that?"

"So you can only be the captain of the guard, but he is a prince, and a prince known for his dandy ways. Do you think such a simple person can stay in a place like Kyoto, where there are powerful people like him?"

Although Du Yuanhuai was talking about this person, he was actually saying that he did not know people well enough and could not see through Zuo Ci.

If it weren't for the fact that Zuo Ci had behaved in front of him intentionally or unintentionally during this period, he would probably still feel like those people in Kyoto that Zuo Ci had tarnished his father's glorious reputation.

"So should we?"

"Why? There aren't many people like him who serve the people. Look at those officials in the capital. They're really, really, really corrupt. Since he wants to hide himself with the reputation of a 'dandy', it means the royal family doesn't trust him. Even though he's hiding his true identity, as long as he doesn't harm the people, why expose him?"

"I see, sir, you are trying to cover up for him."

"Not really. We're the only ones who noticed it anyway. As long as he's doing it for the people, it's okay for me to cover up his lie. We officials are all about the good of the people. But those people have long forgotten the original purpose of being an official."

Du Yuan recalled the competition between the Second Prince's faction and the Crown Prince's faction in the court at that time. They didn't care about the lives of the people of Yuecheng at all. It seemed that the throne was the only thing they cared about.

In the future, will such a ruler be able to shoulder the responsibility of ruling the country?

Forget it, this is not something he can control. Since he is in office, no matter what his superiors say, he should just do his own job well.

"That's what my lord said."

"Have those people been settled?"

"We've already settled everything. The money allocated by the court is really too little, and there are so many houses that have collapsed..."

"Now that the flood has receded and the surveyed area is suitable for the people to live in, let them move there. The young men will go up the mountain to open up wasteland and build houses, the elderly will take care of the children, and the women will cook..."

"Ahem, Lord Du, the prefect, Lord Qin, has already made the arrangements."

What I mean is, Du Yuanhuai, you don’t have to arrange these anymore.

"Hmm? This Qin Zhishu is quite good."

"It's quite good. I heard from the people that if it weren't for Master Tan, they would have starved to death long ago, and there's no way they would have waited for the imperial court to arrive."

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"Yun Xin, how did your brother Zuo Ci get to know my sister Wange?"

It wasn't until a few days later that Chu Moxuan realized why Mu Wange had asked Zuo Ci to bring something to her. How did Mu Wange know Zuo Ci? Logically, the two had no connection. Their only connection was from previous letters, where Zuo Ci's testimony at the Hundred Flowers Banquet had proven Wange's innocence.

"Mo Xuan, I don't know. I've always lived in southern Xinjiang, and I don't know how my brother knew her."

"Forget it. Anyway, I don't know what happened in the capital during this period. Find a time to let Zuo Qi take us to meet your brother. I want to ask him."

"I don't think I have time. Now all the people above me have been dealt with by my brother and that Lord Du. I think they should be returning to the capital in a few days. Besides, the prefect can handle these things. So they should be very busy these days."

Chu Moxuan also had to meet Zuo Ciwen, but she was a little curious when she heard Zuo Qi mention his sister Wange in a respectful tone. Besides, she had stayed in the mountains with Zuo Yunxin for quite some time.

If it weren't for the incident in Yuecheng, I would have been able to secretly return to the capital with my father and eldest brother. I've been away from the capital for so long, and I really want to go back. But when I think about communicating with the people in the capital, I still think it's better to stay in Southern Xinjiang.

Zuo Ci saw that Du Yuanhuai didn't react to his actions and even had some vague thoughts of letting go, so he started to act recklessly.

Since Du Yuanhuai is from the monarchist party, he is also pedantic. Although he is strict and old-fashioned in his work, he can be considered a good minister and can be disciplined.

At this time, Zuo Ci finally understood the meaning of Chu Lianyue's recommendation of him, the "dandy", and Du Yuanhuai to come to Yuecheng. In this way, Tan Zhishu would benefit from this matter, and he, as the highest-ranking official in this operation, would be loved by the people. If a rebellion broke out, Yuecheng would definitely stand on his side as the "benefactor" who saved them from the dire straits, rather than the princes who were unaware of their lives.

Qin Zhishu was completely impeccable in front of Zuo Ci, pretending to be in a normal relationship, neither flattering nor pandering. However, he met with Zuo Ci privately, and many of his ideas were taught by Zuo Ci. Well, in fact, those were all given to Zuo Ci by Mu Wange earlier, but Zuo Ci was reluctant to give out the ones written by Wange, so he copied them again himself.

Therefore, Yuecheng took advantage of this disaster and made prompt changes, which were unknown to people far away in the capital. So Yuecheng and Nanjiang joined forces to develop as the back garden for Zuo Ci to act behind the scenes.

What Wange didn't expect was that Qin Zhishu later found out from somewhere that these ideas were hers, so she became a legend in Yuecheng and a god in the hearts of the people of Yuecheng. Even Zuo Ci was not half as good as Wange.

"Zuo Qi, tell the people in Southern Xinjiang."

"Yes."

"Wait, what about Chu Lianyao and his son?"

"They should be returning to the capital. The war has been over for quite some time now, and I don't think the enemy dares to attack again."

"Yeah, I got it, let's go."