Su Rong's reputation in Daliang has already been as thunderous as the prince's rise in the East Palace and his position as crown prince. Even in Nanhuai City, a bitter and cold place, the reputation is astonishing.
Su Rong heard this and no longer shied away, "Thank you so much, Mr. Wang."
Mr. Wang said quickly: "You are welcome, Miss Seven, please."
Su Rong nodded.
So, Mr. Wang led the way, and Su Rong went to the quarry. Ning Ze, who liked to join in the fun, chased after Fengling and followed.
On the way, Mr. Wang asked tentatively: "Miss Qi, why did you bring so many soldiers and horses here..."
Su Rong glanced at him and said, "Master Wang, are you curious?"
Mr. Wang suddenly trembled and quickly expressed his position, "No, I'm not curious."
His back was soaked with cold sweat from Su Rong's glance, and he tried desperately to recall whether he had done anything treasonous and unethical to bring harm to the court during his years as an official in Nanhuai City. He felt that he hadn't, but he didn't dare to say that he hadn't. It's a small matter of embezzling money and accepting bribes. After all, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and the people sent here by the court are all guilty officials and sinners. It doesn't matter if he humiliates them, right? If he doesn't discipline people harshly, he won't be able to discipline them. After all, there are often escaped prisoners, so he has to manage this place so that no one dares to escape.
"Don't worry, Mr. Wang, I'm not here for you." Su Rong reassured him.
Mr. Wang was immediately moved and his whole body came alive because of these words. He wiped his sweat and said, "Thank you Miss Qi. Our Nanhuai City is desolate, cold and barren. There are all kinds of prisoners, including gangsters, traffickers and lackeys. There are family members of bureaucrats who are in trouble, and sometimes they are forced to resort to extraordinary measures when they are lowered from official positions, otherwise they really can’t control people.”
Su Rong nodded. When the water is clear, there will be no fish. She understands this truth, and Prince Yan Huihui understands it even more.
In the quarry, on a cold day, the soldiers used whips to beat the prisoners who were lazy and unable to do the work. Looking at the whole mountain, they could see people in ragged clothes working under the strong supervision of the soldiers.
Mr. Wang said cautiously: "Master Zhou of the Protector's Mansion once had someone pass a message to Xiaguan, asking him to take care of the Qin family, especially Qin Ruo. It's not good for him to take care of Master Zhou. In order to save face, he arranged for the Qin family to do some easy work. I originally arranged for Qin Ruo to keep accounts, but he felt sorry for his mother, so he exchanged the job of loading gravel into baskets with her. "
Su Rong nodded.
Mr. Wang looked at Su Rong's face and saw that her expression was as usual. He felt relieved again and waved to the person behind him, "Go and call Qin Ruo."
One person responded and went immediately.
Mr. Wang said to Su Rong: "The road ahead is difficult. There may be gravel falling on the mountain at any time. It's a mess. Miss Qi, let's wait here!"
Su Rong nodded, "Okay."
Looking at the environment in front of her, she was not surprised. Sinners in a bitter cold land live like this. They work at sunrise and may not be able to rest at sunset. Those who were sent here by the imperial court were not allowed to leave without being summoned or pardoned.
She came here for Qin Ruo and had no intention of breaking the rules here.
"There is a greenhouse over there. Miss Qi, shall we wait in the greenhouse?" Mr. Wang asked again.
Su Rong had no objection and nodded.
The greenhouse is used for the supervisors to rest. It is very simple, but fortunately it is clean and not dirty.
Mr. Wang waved his hand and asked the people in the greenhouse to clear out in advance, and invited Su Rong to sit in the greenhouse.
Someone brought hot tea. Su Rong was not thirsty and did not move. Fengling and Ning Ze drank two bowls in a row. They sat around the stove and studied it.
Fengling commented, "This stove is very easy to use. It is different from the stoves on the market. The air outlet is not big, so it does not make it smoky, but it is very ventilated, and the charcoal fire inside is quite strong. This stove is interesting. ."
"It's because there is an earth dragon buried underground, and the firebox is open here, and the smoke escapes from the exit on the roof of the firebox, so it is ventilated and flame-resistant." Mr. Wang explained, "Qin Ruo came and asked someone to burn this stove. He changed it, so even though I gave permission, the soldiers who oversaw this area took good care of him, and he didn't suffer much, and the Qin family was also a little better off than others."
Of course, it's just a few points.
At this point, Zhou Guyuan's face came from thousands of miles away from the capital, and Qin Ruo's own ability. Otherwise, in such a miserable place, where people are tortured to death without paying for their lives, no one's face will be that useful.
In a place like this, people die every day, and ten or eight people dying in a day is nothing new.
After waiting for about half an hour, the person sent by Lord Wang brought back an extremely thin young man. The man's clothes were thin, his hands and face were blue and purple from the cold, his hands were frostbitten, and his face also had small broken skin. He was probably Lord Wang. I mean, a small area of injury caused by a gravel hitting the face.
But even this appearance does not detract from his good appearance.
His clothes are neat and not in tatters, so he is probably considered a respectable person in the quarry.
Fengling tilted her head and said to Ning Ze, "Hey, this one is prettier than you."
Ning Ze glared, "I didn't offend you? Why did you pull me out and whip my corpse?"
Fengling said happily, "It's true."
Ning Ze snorted.
When Mr. Wang saw Qin Ruo coming, he immediately stood up and said, "Qin Ruo, this is Miss Su Qi, Su Rong. You should have heard that the young lady from Jiangzhou Governor's Office is also the princess of Southern Chu."
Although the emperor still did not dare to reveal Su Rong's identity to the world because of the empty treasury, fearing that the Wei Dynasty would use it to cause trouble, he had a reason to attack Daliang. However, except for a few civilians and people hiding in the mountains, there were no people in Daliang. , no one knows her rumored identity as the princess of Nanchu.
Even though he was born in the bitter cold of Nanhuai City, the news from outside had already spread. When the sinners had a little leisure time, they would listen to the chatter and chatter of the soldiers.
Qin Ruoben was working, and he didn't know why Mr. Wang wanted to find him. He asked on the way, and the person Mr. Wang sent to find him revealed that there was a woman who wanted to see her, and she didn't know her specific identity, but Wang The Lord was groveling in front of that woman, showing great respect and reverence. She had a good background, but he only knew so much.
Qin Ruo guessed that his sister had entered the East Palace, but soon he shook his head in his heart. Qin Luan could not come so far and have Lord Wang bow down and respect her. She is just a female official in the East Palace.
Qin Ruo couldn't think of who it was and stopped thinking about it. He came to the greenhouse and saw Su Rong. He didn't know her, but when Mr. Wang introduced her identity, he was surprised and surprised. Of course he knew this Miss Su Qi. In the past six months, there have been almost all rumors about her, but I don't understand why she came to him.
Dear babies, monthly pass, okay?
(End of chapter)
