Yang Zhaolu was silent, making Yuan Niang even more angry.
It's like this every time. When I mention this, I always respond with silence.
Seeing him like this, Yuan Niang softened her tone and said, "Husband, is there any way to remedy this matter?"
Yang Zhaolu looked at her and shook his head again.
"The imperial edict has been issued."
As soon as these words came out, Yuan Niang was inevitably a little disappointed even though she already knew the answer.
In previous years, Yuan Niang would not have been so angry, but things are different now.
The worst possible outcome is to accompany him to Cangshan County, but now he still has his daughter Wanwan.
Wanwan will be getting married in a few years. How can a person from a remote village in Cangshan County get a good marriage?
After going to Cangshan County, she didn’t know when she would be able to return to Luojing. She couldn’t risk her daughter’s future by going to the capital!
Yuan Niang held back her anger and looked at Yang Zhaolu, "This time, Wanwan and I will not accompany you to Cangshan County. I will take Wanwan back to Luojing, and you can go to Cangshan County by yourself!"
After saying this, Yuan Niang turned around and left without looking back.
After receiving the imperial edict in the morning, the mistress and the head of the family had a big fight, and the atmosphere in the entire county governor's mansion seemed very depressed.
Here, Chen Jue heard the secret guard reporting that Yang Zhaolu and his wife had quarreled. This was unexpected.
"Yang Zhaolu looks gentle and elegant. It is said that Yang Qing and his wife are very affectionate. Why would he quarrel with his wife?"
These days, Chen Jue also saw that this Commander Yang was a man who loved his wife to the core.
He would even discuss some matters with his wife.
If his wife says he can't do something, he won't do it.
In modern terms, it is henpecking.
How could such a man quarrel with his wife? If there was a quarrel, Chen Jue thought it was his wife's unilateral quarrel.
As expected, the secret guard's next words changed Chen Jue's thoughts.
"It's not really a quarrel. It was Mrs. Yang who unilaterally quarreled with Governor Yang and kicked him out of the house."
Chen Jue pursed his lips and smiled softly, raising his eyes to look across the river.
The place we want to go to this time is Shangzhou, which is across the river from Qianzhou.
For convenience, we chose to take the ferry this time.
Qianzhou and Shangzhou looked very close from a distance, but in fact they were not close at all.
It took a full hour to get there by boat.
When they arrived at the riverside, the magistrate of Shangzhou Prefecture was waiting at the bank of the Shangjiang River with his people.
Seeing Chen Jue and others coming out, Shangzhou Prefecture immediately greeted him with a smile, "My lord, Shangzhou Prefecture ordered Li Qing to pay homage to Your Majesty!"
Chen Jue, who had experienced it many times, did not panic at all. He raised his hand to call the people up and stood on the bow of the ship looking towards Shangzhou.
Shangzhou is worthy of being a city across the river from Qianzhou. In terms of prosperity, it does not belong to Qianzhou.
Entering Shangzhou, Chen Jue summoned the governor of Shangzhou alone as usual and conducted a series of inquiries about Shangzhou.
After the inquiry was completed, he waved to let people leave.
The man in the room hunched over and secretly wiped the sweat from his head, "I'm leaving."
As soon as he left the house, Li Qing felt as if he had come to life.
He glanced back at the young emperor in the room. After a long moment, he turned back and gave serious orders to the people around him.
"Our Majesty is not an easy person to deal with. You should quickly check the things you have arranged. Make sure there are no mistakes in these days!"
When the servant heard this, he immediately understood the meaning.
He responded and promised: "Don't worry, sir, everything has been arranged. Your Majesty will never find out about that matter. As long as His Majesty leaves, we can-"
At the end of the sentence, the servant remained silent.
The servant looked around and saw no one was around, so he made another gesture of wiping his neck.
"Well, very good!" Li Qing nodded with satisfaction and reminded him, "Remember, don't let any news about this matter leak out!"
But just in case, Li Qing sent extra manpower to prevent the incident from breaking out.
Li Qing returned to his house and thought of the young emperor he saw today. For some reason, he was still worried in his heart.
At midnight, Li Qing couldn't sleep well and had nightmares all night.
In the dream, he knelt in front of His Majesty in a state of embarrassment wearing prison clothes, listening to the imperial edict, followed by the confiscation of his family and the extermination of his family.
And he was drowned in the spit of the people of Shangzhou.
This dream comes over and over again.
By the time Li Qing escaped from the nightmare, the sky was already bright.
He raised his hand to feel his heartbeat, and then breathed a long sigh of relief.
Fortunately, still alive!
Li Qing patted his face and kept telling himself that the dream was the opposite, forcing himself to calm down.
At this moment, a voice came from outside the door, "Sir, there is something going on at the inn."
As soon as he finished speaking, the door opened directly from the inside the next moment.
I saw a tough and righteous man wearing white clothes standing by the door.
"What's going on?" Li Qing asked as he hurriedly put on his clothes and prepared to go out.
"Over at the inn, His Majesty is taking the imperial concubine out."
The servant reported: "But don't worry, Mr. Cen said that he is here, so I hope you can rest assured. Mr. Cen also said that you should not panic when you let me go."
Hearing this, Li Qing slowed down his dressing movements.
He understood what Mr. Cen meant.
Although he shouldn't panic, Li Qing was still a little younger after all, and he couldn't compare with officials who had been working for decades when he encountered something.
What's more, what he encountered this time was not trivial at all.
Li Qing, who pretended to be calm, got dressed and hurried out. Within a quarter of an hour, he finally met Chen Jue and others outside a snack shop.
"I pay my respects——"
Li Qing hurriedly stepped forward to salute, but suddenly thought that His Majesty's identity should not be exposed, so he quickly changed his words.
"Young Master, you and the young lady are of high status. It is not safe outside. Can I accompany your majesty back?"
Chen Jue looked back at him, then looked at the bustling streets of Shangzhou, waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter."
After that, he continued to wander the streets with the imperial concubine and others.
During this period, Li Qing wanted to interrupt from time to time and ask Chen Jue to go back to the inn, but he always rejected it.
Looking at the back of Li Qing exiting, Chen Jue narrowed his eyes and said, "Su Qing, I ask you, what do you think of Li Qing?"
"Me?!" Su Xing was stunned, not expecting His Majesty to ask him this.
Su Xing thought for a while and replied: "I only met Li Qing a few times, so I can't say we know each other well. Judging from the appearance, I just feel that this man is not very sophisticated and is a little naive."
To say it's innocent is just a nice way to say it, but it's better to say it's a bit stupid.
Hearing this, Chen Jue pursed his lips and smiled.
He turned to Wei Wei and ordered: "Send someone to follow him, and then have someone investigate Shang Zhoucheng."
"yes!"
Su Xing, who was standing aside, heard Chen Jue's order and recalled what His Majesty had just asked himself, "Does Your Majesty suspect that Li Qing has other intentions?"
Chen Jue glanced at him, "Let me ask you, why does Li Qing always want me to go back to the inn in broad daylight?"
