Female Master: The Cold Prince

"Put aside the matter of Prince Chen for now. There is no need to investigate. However, Prince Duan has been favored by your mother recently. She has been in charge of everything. This is not a good thing. You should pay attention to it, especially the ministers who are close to her."

Ever since Xu Ziqiao's death, he has been feeling uneasy, and Xu Rong has been kept in jail and has not been executed, which has forced him to think carefully.

He was also deeply worried about Prince Duan's recent behavior. He couldn't think that Prince Duan would be an easy person to deal with.

"Yes, father, don't worry." Xiahou Zhiruo said.

It is a rare occasion that the eldest princess and the fourth princess are not in the capital. During this time, she can win over many ministers who remain neutral in the court.

As for the fifth princess, she is not an easy person to deal with either. Her wings must be broken as soon as possible before they become fully grown.

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Here, the carriage galloped and finally arrived at a small town before nightfall.

Several people got off the carriage with tired faces, walked into a restaurant, and also booked three rooms. However, tonight, Xiahou Jiuyue asked to share a room with Song Xiaoyi.

Song Xiaoyi was shocked and looked at Xiahou Jiuyue and Shangguan Linglong with confusion, not knowing what had happened.

What happened to the prince and the miracle doctor? Why did they live separately tonight?

Shangguan Linglong was also stunned, and a vague sense of loss flashed through her heart.

Xiahou Jiuyue did not give any explanation and directly carried Song Xiaoyi into the room, leaving everyone standing there in a daze, not knowing what was going on.

Yu Suyuan was very observant and soon noticed something unusual. He looked at the person in front of him with dim eyes, feeling a rush of emotions in his heart, which made him panic.

Guan Yawen was the first to notice the change in his aura, and asked hurriedly with concern: "Su Yuan, what's wrong with you?"

Hearing this, Yu Suyuan forced himself to suppress the turmoil in his heart and said in a tired voice: "I'm a little tired, let's go back to the room!"

I hope he misunderstood. How could Dr. Shangguan be that kind of person?

Ye Yi looked at him worriedly, but seeing that he looked tired, he didn't dare to go up to him to greet him. He could only worry about him silently in his heart.

Several people returned to their guest rooms, and after a short rest, they fell asleep one after another. The long night passed in a flash.

After a whole night's rest, everyone felt much better. After a simple breakfast at the inn, they set out on the monotonous and boring journey again.

In this way, day after day, after non-stop journey, the group finally arrived at Dongchengzhou in the afternoon half a month later.

During this period, Yu Suyuan suddenly became very clingy and did not give Xiahou Jiuyue and Shangguan Linglong any chance to be alone, but he did not do it too obviously. After all, it was all his own guess.

Dongchengzhou, a prosperous place comparable to the capital, is located at the border between two countries, attracting many merchants from other countries to settle here.

At the same time, many forces have also taken a fancy to this rich land far away from home. In order to take root here quickly without any restrictions, they can only continuously introduce batches of talents to the local area.

With the existence of these merchant forces, the economy of Dongchengzhou developed rapidly, and the local people no longer worried about food and clothing, and every household started small business.

Ye Yi drove his inconspicuous carriage along the bustling streets, bypassing the crowded and lively streets and heading straight to a sparsely populated alley.

After a long time, they finally reached the end of the alley, and the carriage stopped in front of a relatively ordinary courtyard.

Several people got off the carriage and looked at the yard in front of them. The yard was not big, but it was small and unique, far away from the hustle and bustle. After taking a look around, a hint of satisfaction flashed across their eyes.

Just when they were satisfied, the courtyard door was opened from the inside, and Ye Shi walked in quickly and said, "Meet the master."

"Well, go in!" Xiahou Jiuyue nodded and walked into the yard first.

After traveling for half a month, the men were already exhausted. When the servants saw their masters coming back, they all cleverly boiled water and prepared meals to welcome their masters.

Yu Suyuan was in weak health, and after traveling for many days, he was even weaker. Seeing this, Xiahou Jiuyue arranged for the servants to take him to have a rest, while she and Ye Shi went to the study.

"Have you found out anything?" Xiahou Jiuyue went straight to the point.

"I am incompetent and have not found anything." Ye Shi said in panic. During this period of time, she sent people to investigate every day, but found nothing.

Xiahou Jiuyue frowned slightly and said thoughtfully: "Tomorrow, Ye Yi will go with me to the prefecture, and you can go to the nearby hilltop to take a look..."

She was not very clear about the local forces, but the prefect was different. As a local official, he knew the local forces better than her anyway.

After discussing the strategy, Xiahou Jiuyue returned to her room to rest for a while. She stood in front of the window and thought about everything that had happened in Dongchengzhou in her mind to see if she could find any flaws.

Logically speaking, if a force is dangerous, it will inevitably be targeted by other forces. How could it quietly erode the entire Dongchengzhou without anyone noticing?

How exactly is this done?

Xiahou Jiuyue thought about this question over and over in her mind, but she still couldn't come up with an answer that satisfied her. So she simply stopped thinking about it and waited to see what the prefect would say tomorrow.

At dinner time, everyone looked at the delicious food on the table and almost shed tears of happiness. These past few days, they had been sleeping in the open air and traveling madly, so when had they ever eaten so well.

"Everyone has worked hard these past few days, despite the wind and rain! We will serve delicious wine and food tonight, so don't be restrained, let's eat!" Xiahou Jiuyue said while sitting in the main seat.

Upon hearing this, everyone stopped being reserved and started picking up food. After a few days of getting along, everyone had become accustomed to each other.

After dinner, everyone finally relaxed and had a good sleep.

The next day, just after dawn, when everyone was still asleep, Xiahou Jiuyue had already left the house in a carriage.

Dongcheng prefect

A group of maids were busy with their day's work in an orderly manner. In a room, a woman was being helped by several maids to dress and wash.

At this time, the maid outside the house came to report, "Sir, there is an official outside the mansion who claims to be from the capital. The housekeeper has taken him to the living room and is waiting."

Hearing this, the woman's pretty eyebrows slightly frowned. An official from the capital? Could it be...

In the living room, Xiahou Jiuyue sipped her tea with a calm expression.

Before the prefect arrived, the maids all stood by with nervous expressions, bringing him some cakes and pastries from time to time, not daring to neglect the prefect in the slightest.

Just when Xiahou Jiuyue looked unhappy, a graceful woman walked into the living room.

She had a friendly and dignified face, and was followed by several maids. This person must be the prefect, Jiang Huaiying.