Transmigrated into the prince's only daughter, and beat up the dignitaries in the capital with

Jiang An boarded a carriage at the county magistrate's residence, followed by a team of black-armored soldiers, with Zheng Yan riding in front to lead the way.

The two horse-drawn carriages started off slowly, and the jade decorations made a tinkling sound.

Such a big commotion in the city today has already alarmed the people.

Seeing that the young lady's carriage was leaving, they spontaneously stood on both sides of the street to see her off.

The young child in linen clothes stood peacefully under the protection of his mother, his eyes confused, the thin woman choked with sobs, tears dripping from her eyes like pearls falling from a string, the man clenched his fists, his eyes red...

They followed the carriage silently until the two-horse carriage left the city gate.

Jiang An likes to open the small window when riding in a carriage, so that she can clearly see the scenery along the way.

At this moment, through this small window, she saw many strange faces with complicated emotions. Tuanzi, who didn't understand why life was so bitter, had clear eyes.

She thought these people were so sad.

“Brew…”

Jiang An raised his confused round face and grabbed Nianniang's sleeve, "The bad guys have been arrested, why do you think they are so sad?"

Nianniang touched the young lady's silver hairpin with the intertwined bells hanging on it.

As the yellow sand stirred up, her hoarse and distant voice on the quiet street was carried far away by the wind... very far away.

"Miss, in this city... in this world, they are not the only bad guys. If there is no good official to govern this city, it will be useless even if we catch as many bad guys as possible."

Good people can become bad people, and bad people can change their ways, but if a city does not have a good official to serve as a ruler in their hearts, the suffering of the people will continue...

"The people are not sad. They are grateful to the young lady for arresting the bad guys. They are also worried about the new county magistrate who came out of nowhere and can control their fate..."

"Ow~"

Jiang An scratched his itchy head and seemed to understand what Nianniang said.

……

"Miss…"

"Um...Nianniao, are we there yet?"

Tuanzi, who was still sleepy, turned over on the cushion and pressed his little butt against the car wall.

"Eh…"

Nianniang held the young lady in her arms and quickly made her sit down before Tuanzi could react.

"Not yet. The prince is here to pick you up. He's outside."

Her father is here?

Jiang An rubbed his sleepy eyes and pushed open the door of the carriage.

Outside the carriage was a desolate scene. The walls of Chongzhou Prefecture were faintly visible in the distance. The prince riding on his warhorse was graceful and majestic.

Behind Jiang Jichen was a team of cavalrymen. The setting sun shone on the black armor of the black-armored soldiers, casting a cold light.

When Tuanzi saw his old father, he sat down, stretched out his two short arms, and smiled obediently on his round face, asking for a hug.

"Dad~"

"An An, I miss you so much! I miss you so much!"

The coldness between Jiang Jichen's brows melted away, and he clamped his long legs around the horse's back and walked towards his daughter.

He took the man to the horse, used his cloak to block the biting wind, and asked in a low voice, "Are you hungry, An?"

After a day of trouble, I probably didn’t eat anything…

Tuanzi, who realized it later, nodded in agreement, holding his stomach with grievance, "Hungry, An An is so hungry~"

"Okay, Dad will take you back home for dinner!"

"drive!"

"..."

Until Jiang An had eaten and drunk her fill, Jiang Jichen did not ask about what happened in the county, as if his daughter had just gone out to play for a day.

That night, a document was brought out of the palace by Guan Yan from the study, and the express horse knocked on the door of Xie Yunshan's general's mansion.

General Xie, dressed in his pajamas, took the document handed to him by Guan Yan with confused eyes. There was also Jiang Jichen's seal of commander-in-chief on it.

His flamboyant face showed that he did not understand the transfer order at all. He raised the document and asked again,

"So you're going to tell me that the prince asked me to lead troops to that godforsaken county in the middle of the night to serve as the county magistrate and put the city under military control?"

Guan Yan maintained a proper fake smile on his face, "Replying to General Xie, it is a temporary appointment. A new county magistrate will take office."

What rank is a county magistrate?

He is the legitimate son of the Xie family in Kyoto. Even if he is not valued by his father, he is still a child of an aristocratic family. How can he be made a county magistrate? !

General Xie sat on the edge of the bed, gritting his teeth, "What does your Highness mean!"

Thinking back to the past few years in Chongzhou City, although he was in the name of opposing Jiang Jichen, he was just doing his job in trivial matters to make himself felt. He was humiliating himself like this? !

Guan Yan: "The prince said that General Xie is a sincere man, and he has the pride of a noble family. He will never do anything to embarrass the common people of the county. You don't care about the gold and silver..."

"So looking at Chongzhou City, you are the most suitable person to do this!"

Guan Yan: I will never tell you, what the prince said is just a casual compliment...

"cough…"

Xie Yunshan took the document and suppressed the upward curve of his lips. He thought he had a good vision!

"Then I agree... Wait, don't forget to ask the prince to quickly arrange for a new county magistrate."

"Guan Yan will definitely tell His Majesty."

Guan Yan, who had left General Xie's mansion, rode back on the street. The soldiers patrolling the curfew saw that it was him and let him go.

When he returned, the candle in the study was still on, and Jiang Jichen was placing a secret letter on the candle to burn.

"Your Majesty, the matter has been settled. General Xie has accepted it."

"Ah."

Jiang Jichen was writing something when he saw the pen tip pause. The old father frowned and thought, "Is An's birthday coming soon?"

Watching the inkstone grinding ink, I paused. Is it fast?

"Your Majesty, the eldest lady's birthday is still more than two months away..."

Two months...

The prince frowned slightly, and the irritability in his body dissipated. He whispered, "I don't know if I can celebrate An's birthday in the palace."

Guan Yan hesitated for a moment and asked, "Your Majesty, is there any news from Kyoto?"

"Do you want me to go look for Advisor Hu?"

Jiang Jichen put away his pen, rolled up the note and stuffed it into the bamboo tube. The hawk perched by the window flew up into the black night sky.

"No need to look for him."

"The secret agent in the capital reported that the second prince was punished by my brother to be confined for two months... The princess who originally came back to celebrate the new year with Emperor Nanshang should have returned to the palace to prepare for her marriage, but she disappeared on the way back home."

"Today, scouts in the military camp discovered unusual movements at the Nanzhao border. They seemed to know who took away the princess who was about to marry the emperor..."

The Second Prince was under house arrest...

Guan Yan has been serving the prince for many years. Although he is not as good as Hu Junshi in planning and strategizing, he is not a fool.

The second prince was in charge of escorting envoys from various countries.

However, Princess Nan Zhao disappeared under the escort of the Southern Merchants' army. Naturally, he had to bear the emperor's wrath.

All the nepotism reactions that occurred after this incident would be blamed on this unfortunate second prince.

In Kyoto, the Second Prince's faction and the First Prince, who was raised by the Queen Mother, are trying to check and balance each other. Too many unexpected things can happen during a two-month confinement...

On the day of the Songhu Martial Arts Competition, Hu Yan told Jiang Jichen that the eldest prince of Shang State seemed to have a close relationship with this princess.

Moreover, on the day when A'an collided with the eldest prince of Shang Kingdom, Su Youqi, in front of Yufulou, he was still holding a jewelry box in his hand.

When Jiang Jichen was thinking about this today, he asked housekeeper Sun. The women's accessories made by this jewelry shop in Chongzhou are all styles worn by unmarried ladies or brides.

The Emperor of Shangguo had only one wife. The Queen was already thirty years old when she gave birth to this prince. This gift was not for her.

If the princess cannot return home, the war between Nan Zhao and Shang Kingdom is inevitable...

That's why Jiang Jichen was worried about whether he could celebrate his daughter's birthday at home.