You sell swords, I go crazy, I am a father in Shengjing

"Damn it! Both Feng Xi and Qi Xiao deserve to die! Ah! Didn't you say you had investigated everything? Didn't you say they had been staying in the palace all along? So what's going on now? Tell me what's going on!"

In the Mingzhou government office, Feng Jing's eyes turned red with anger, and he wished he could smash the teacup in front of him onto his men's faces.

Everyone told him not to worry, saying that Feng Xi would not be able to escape this time, and that he, Feng Jing, would be the emperor in the future.

But now?

Who can tell him how Feng Xi appeared?
Besides, don't the lowly people in Mingzhou hate Feng Xi to death? Why are they defending her like this now?
That’s right. Until now Feng Jing couldn’t believe that the plan he had planned for so long and was about to succeed was shattered.

"Your Highness, this matter is really strange. We don't know why the Princess Protector of the Country and her husband are here..."

At this point, Zhui Ming, the captain of Feng Jing's personal guards, could not help but say:

"Perhaps, perhaps it was because of your majesty's full support that they had the opportunity to escape from Shengjing?"

"Okay, okay, okay, father, it's father again!"

Feng Jing sneered. As expected, his cold-hearted father only had Feng Xi in his eyes. Only Feng Xi was his daughter. They were all picked up!
"Your Highness, calm down."

Zhui Ming lowered his head, completely hiding the relaxation in his eyes.

If it weren't for Prince Mu's suggestion to report the matter to His Majesty, he would have had a hard time getting out of here safely today.

"Sir, I am not exaggerating. It is just that the appearance of the Princess Protector of the Nation and her husband is too strange. According to the information I received before, they seemed to have arrived in Mingzhou when we sent troops from the capital..."

Jia Li stood in front of Mu Qingze with a gloomy face. Not to mention the Crown Prince Feng Jing and others over there, even he found this matter unbelievable.

Even if Feng Xi and the others set out at the same time as them and rushed to Mingzhou day and night, it would be impossible for them to arrive at the time mentioned in their message...

"Perhaps the family at the beginning and Feng Xi and Qi Xiao now are two completely different groups of people."

Mu Qingze rubbed his eyebrows. Compared to the gloomy Jia Li, he didn't seem to care how Feng Xi and Qi Xiao came to Mingzhou.

Because he knew that it was meaningless to pursue the matter now. No matter how much he quibbled about the Mingzhou Rebellion, it was nothing more than a matter of picking up something heavy and letting it go lightly.

Since ancient times, emperors have always been tolerant towards their children and relatives, not to mention that Feng Xi is Emperor Shengde’s most beloved princess.

In addition, Feng Xi has obviously won the hearts of many people in Mingzhou. She may not be rewarded when she returns to Beijing this time, but she will definitely not be punished.

So at this point, the affairs of Mingzhou are no longer important. Instead, the next plan to deal with the Princess Guardian's Mansion is more critical.

"Forget it. I wanted to use this incident to bring down Feng Xi and Qi Xiao, and save Feng Jing's life. But now it seems that Feng Jing can't die, at least not before he helps us bring down the Princess Guardian's Mansion."

Mu Qingze sighed, and finally picked up his pen to write a letter home, and said to Jia Li who was waiting beside him:
"Pass this book to Grandpa and tell him that the situation in the capital is unclear and it's time for him to come out and take a look."

"Yes."

While Mu Qingze and Feng Jing failed in their rematch, Qingquan on the other side could only be described as jubilant.

Originally, everyone in Qingquan was prepared to be attacked or even slaughtered, but unexpectedly, they developed a brotherhood with the princess.

Aren’t we just comrades?
Many of them even learned how to work and cure illnesses from the princess!
"Your Highness Zhaoming, are you really Your Highness Zhaoming? You are obviously a good person, why did those dog officials slander you so much?"

"That's right. Her Highness looks so humble. How could she be the kind of person who takes advantage of the people?"

"Yes, we also think that the princess is not that kind of person. She even treated my mother!"

……

For the people of Mingzhou who are used to officials being high and mighty and never caring about the suffering of the people, Feng Xi is simply the nation's good princess.

After all, if she didn't say it today, who would know that she was a princess!

Faced with the people lining the streets to welcome her, who even seemed eager to throw handkerchiefs at her, Feng Xi simply waved her hands and said:

"Stop praising me. Although I didn't take all your money over the years, I did take a portion of it. So are you stupid? You're actually standing up for me."

Feng Xi always says what she thinks. She is not greedy and useless, but the original owner used them but didn't care about them.

Based on this governance method, it cannot be said to be a heinous crime, but it is more or less an accomplice.

However, for the poor people who had interacted with her, her truthful words not only did not dampen their enthusiasm, but made them accept her even more.

After all, which official would speak frankly about their shortcomings and be open and honest with the people?
Even the governor of a state is arrogant, let alone a princess?
Coupled with the fact that there is Feng Jing, the prince who is indifferent to human life and cannot distinguish right from wrong, as a control group, Princess Feng Xi is simply too good to be true.

Therefore, amid the even more enthusiastic flattery from the people, Feng Xi finally said speechlessly:

"Okay, it's not that I'm too strong, it's that my opponents are too weak. It's all thanks to my peers, it's all thanks to my peers!"

The common people sent Feng Xi and the others back to Qingquan County Government Office. Only then were Feng Xi and Qi Xiao able to talk to Song Yichun and the others behind closed doors.

For Song Yichun, the fact that Feng Xi was Princess Zhaoming and Qi Xiao was the prince consort had already been digested, so the topic quickly turned to the future of Mingzhou.

The Lord of Mingzhou is right in front of us. Who else can we ask for plans if not her?

Feng Xi and Qi Xiao had been in Mingzhou for so many days, so naturally they had a thorough understanding of the situation in Mingzhou.

They even planned to send some new types of seeds to Minnesota to lead it towards becoming a granary, and at the same time attract merchants from all over the country to come and do business.

"This is called preferential policy official support. It doesn't matter if you don't understand it now. You will understand it when Qi Xiao understands it."

Feng Xi patted Qi Xiao on the shoulder, indicating that you can not trust me, but you must trust the reliable Qi Xiao!
Qi Xiao, who was still studying the economics magazine that Feng Xi stuffed into his hand two days ago, was helpless because he was almost tired of saying "you are the princess and I am the princess".

Fortunately, he does have credibility, and Song Yichun and others were actually comforted by his words.

It would take at least half a month for them to send the letter back to the capital day and night, and for the imperial edict from the capital to reach Mingzhou. During this period, Qingquan and the prefectural city would still be in a stalemate.

Fortunately, since things were roughly going in the right direction, the confrontation between the two sides could basically be considered peaceful, so Qi Xiao and Feng Xi stayed in Liu's house all day long, using the excuse that their identities had changed and it was inconvenient for them to go out.

The Liu Residence today is more like a temporary princess residence than the Liu Family.

Because after the army withdrew that day, Feng Xi and Qi Xiao made one thing clear: they hoped to build Qingquan County into the new Mingzhou capital and appoint Song Yichun as the new prefect of Mingzhou.

To Princess Feng Xi, this was just a sentence, but to Song Yichun and the entire Qingquan, it was an earth-shaking change. The first thing was the future resettlement of the people in the city.

After being driven away when returning to their hometowns, almost all the people in the city were no longer willing to return to their hometowns, but wanted to stay in Qingquan directly.

Similarly, if Qingquan wants to be promoted to a provincial capital, it must also carry out some construction to completely expand the county's base.

The emperor's edict could wait, but reconstruction could not, especially since they had already received confirmation from Feng Xi, so they naturally had to start working in advance.

Therefore, not only Song Yichun, the future prefect, but also the Liu brothers and sisters, Wen Xing and others were busy.

This is their hometown and will also be their hope for the future.

In this way, Feng Xi and Qi Xiao, who finally had some free time, finally had time to go out and visit Madam Su's family in Qingzhou.

What they didn't expect was that just a few days after they hadn't visited the Su family, they encountered another misfortune.

Just the night before, the Su family was raided by a group of thieves, and the three members of the family were nearly killed by the thieves.

"Guess what? Those thieves didn't climb over the wall, they sneaked in directly through the back door!"

"Is there such a thing? The Su family is really careless. They should know the principle of not showing off their wealth! Their family is so wealthy, why don't they keep a tighter eye on their own door!"

"Tsk, who said they didn't keep a close eye on us? We were keeping a close eye on them! Otherwise, how come the three women from the Su family were just frightened instead of being stabbed and stabbed?"

"That's right, those people were arrested! They were caught by the Su family's guards and sent to the government that night!"

……

Recently, the Su family has been in a state of flux. First, there was the priceless fragrant dew that attracted the attention of countless nobles from aristocratic families. Then, there were the quarrels over the separation of the family and other messes. It is hard for the people of Qingzhou not to pay attention to them.

Therefore, during their journey, Qi Xiao and Feng Xi basically heard everything that happened at the Su family the night before.

First of all, thieves broke into the Su family. These thieves should have the key to the Su family's yard. They actually entered the Su family directly and almost injured three people from the Su family.

However, Qi Xiao and Feng Xi already knew that the fragrant dew was a precious thing, and there must be many people secretly coveting it.

Since they were the ones who brought danger to the three members of the Su family and they also took most of the silver, they naturally had to ensure the safety of the three members of the Su family.

Therefore, what the people called the Su family guards were actually the secret guards who stayed in the Su family to guard their money.

For these secret guards, catching thieves is like using a butcher knife to kill a chicken. They can catch one with ease, but if one runs away, they lose!
So naturally those thieves got nothing good and all had to suffer in the government office.

But the question is, how did the thieves get the keys to the Su family?
This question was also the first question Feng Xi and Qi Xiao asked when they arrived at the Su family and asked Old Madam Su who was lying in bed recuperating.

"You two masters are indeed foresighted. If you hadn't left someone for the three of us women, we probably wouldn't be able to see you today."

Old Madam Su on the bed looked pale, obviously frightened. She even fell down because of the fright and had to stay on the couch.

Su Xue and Su Jing, mother and daughter, were waiting by their side, their faces also looking grim.

They were not injured, but they obviously had something to say but could not.

Finally, Madam Su wiped away the tears from her eyes and said with a choked voice:
"To be honest, I think the key in the thief's hand came from Su Quan. He left home with a grudge, or he was bewitched by the vicious woman Yun Xiang and wanted to kill the three of us so that he could occupy the Mingxiang Pavilion with a legitimate reason."

Although Madam Su's voice was sad, the meaning of her words was extremely clear.

Because they knew that the Su family was in a conspicuous position now, they usually carried their keys with them and were followed by secret guards when they went out.

Among them, Old Madam Su and Su Xue seldom go out. One stays in the back while the other manages the shop. Only Su Jing often goes out to discuss business.

Similarly, the Su family also protects her most closely.

Apart from the three of them, only Feng Xi and Qi Xiao had the keys to the Su family. Logically, the thieves could only climb over the wall to get in.

But they just walked through the door...

In addition to the people mentioned above, there was another person who once possessed the key but whose key was later taken back by Mrs. Su.

Obviously, this person is Su Quan.

Although Su Quan returned the key when he was kicked out, he had plenty of time to take the key out and have it duplicated while he was packing his furniture before moving out.

Similarly, once the thieves broke into the house and killed the three members of the Su family, their property would naturally be inherited by Su Quan.

Because for Madam Su and the other two, Su Quan was their closest relative, and their only relative...

Regardless of the motivation for the behavior or who benefits from the result, Su Quan is the most suspicious.

"The old lady means that she hopes my husband and I will spare Su Quan's life and not hold him responsible for this matter?"

Qi Xiao sat at the table, tapping his palm with the folding fan in his hand, as if he hoped that Madam Su would be careful with her words.

Because he can listen to some things, but the little phoenix beside him will not tolerate any grain of sand in his eyes.

Fortunately, Madam Su only glanced at Qi Xiao and the others, then smiled bitterly and shook her head, saying:
"Master, please don't misunderstand me. In fact, I have already reported this speculation to the government office that night. I hope they can investigate this matter thoroughly and give us three people justice."

Feng Xi raised her eyebrows. She didn't expect that the old lady was sober enough to actually kill her own relatives for the sake of justice.

But come to think of it, her son wanted to kill her whole family for money.

"But you two masters don't know that even though I have reported the doubts to the government, the government office has no intention of investigating them in detail. The government officers did go to Su Quan's house to ask a few questions, but they concluded that Su Quan had never done it."

Old Madam Su sighed. If the government office had conducted a thorough investigation and said that Su Quan was not there, she would not have made such vicious assumptions about her own son.

However, such a half-hearted investigation, as well as more than a day of questioning that failed to extract any useful information from the thief, really made Old Lady Su disagree.

"You two masters may not know that our Su family has made friends with one or two policemen and asked them to secretly pass on some news from the government office to us. Just this morning, they told us that the thieves in prison were not punished at all!"

Finally, Su Jing, the youngest one on the side, couldn't stand it anymore and said.

More than a day passed, and those thieves who almost killed their family were alive and well in the government office. How could they not be angry? (End of this chapter)