Female Master: The Cold Prince

Thinking of this, Xiahou Jiuyue stopped secretly observing her and stood up. Jiang Huaiying walked past her and sat in the main seat, then turned his gaze to the other person.

Jiang Huaiying squinted his eyes and looked at the other person carefully. He saw that her brows were getting more and more furrowed, and he didn't know what she was thinking.

This person didn't speak, so Xiahou Jiuyue naturally didn't speak first. With a relaxed expression on her face, she sat back in her chair and let the other person look at her.

For a moment, the entire hall was eerily quiet. At this moment, Jiang Huaiying retracted his gaze and asked calmly, "Are you an official from the capital?"

She had never received any news about secret visits by officials in the capital before.

This person looked young, and if she didn't exude the aura of a superior, she would have had her kicked out of the house long ago.

"Yes, I am the governor-general and the chief censor. I am here on a secret visit to Dongcheng Prefecture under the order of the Empress. I am here to learn more about the situation from the prefect." Xiahou Jiuyue said with the aura of a high-ranking official.

At this time, Ye Yi, who was standing behind her, took out a token from his arms to prove his identity.

Seeing this, Jiang Huaiying stood up in shock, and her attitude changed 180 degrees.

"I didn't know the governor was coming. Please forgive me for not coming to greet you."

"May I ask what is the governor's doctor's name? Your humble servant Jiang Huaiying, nice to meet you, sir." She came up to him hurriedly, with an endless smile on her face.

"My surname is Xia." Xiahou Jiuyue's expression remained the same. She was no longer surprised by her sudden change.

Jiang Huaiying's smile froze. His surname was Xia? The surname of our dynasty is Xiahou. Is this person related to the royal family?

She quickly concealed the suspicion in her eyes and said respectfully, "Governor, please take a seat."

Xiahou Jiuyue nodded slightly, walked gracefully to the main seat at the top and sat down, and she also sat down below.

"I just heard that the governor has something important to ask me. I wonder what it is that has troubled the governor to come to my house in person?" Jiang Huaiying asked with a puzzled look on his face.

"Does the prefect know the current situation of the local people?" Xiahou Jiuyue did not directly say what it was, but asked her a question instead.

Jiang Huaiying didn't understand what she meant by this, and said with a proper smile: "I am the prefect of Dongcheng Prefecture, so I understand the current situation of the local people."

"The people of Dongcheng now have enough food and warm clothes, and don't have to worry about their livelihoods. Even on the streets, there are no beggars."

As she said these words, her eyes revealed a lot of pride. As a local prefect, she felt more proud than being a high-ranking official in the capital.

Apart from the imperial city, Dongcheng Prefecture is the largest and richest place in the entire Fenglin Dynasty. How could she not be proud as the prefect?

What's more, Dongcheng is located in the border area, and the emperor is far away. Although she has the pressure from the Prince of Chen, she has never been to Dongcheng. So, isn't she the highest person in Dongcheng Prefecture?

Xiahou Jiuyue saw the gleam in her eyes and knew what she was proud of without having to think about it.

As if she didn't notice the smug look on her face, she said to herself, "Sir, I have been secretly investigating the current situation of the people in Dongcheng for some time, but I seem to have found that it is not as beautiful as Sir Jiang described."

Hearing this, the smile on Jiang Huaiying's face froze instantly, and there was no smile in his eyes as he said, "Your Excellency the Governor's words make this humble official panic. I wonder what you mean?"

This governor might have come with bad intentions. No one knows the current situation of the local people better than her. Is she deliberately looking for trouble when she says this, or is the empress worried and wants to take action against her?

"Master Jiang, don't be nervous. I discovered something unusual when I was secretly visiting a few days ago. I wonder if Master Jiang knows that many people in the city have been inexplicably crazy in recent days?"

Xiahou Jiuyue lowered her head and sipped the tea carefully, without looking at her, and the tone of her voice seemed to be saying: Today's tea is good.

Hearing this, Jiang Huaiying's eyes were unclear, and he said with a guilty look on his face: "I have heard a little about this matter, and I have sent people to investigate. Unfortunately, I have not found any clues so far. I am ashamed."

Seeing that she did not look fake, Xiahou Jiuyue said, "I have some clues on this matter, but there are still some specific details that I need to ask Lord Jiang for."

"Your Excellency the Governor is worthy of being a pillar of our dynasty. You were able to find out the problem in such a short time. It really makes me ashamed!" Jiang Huaiying complimented him.

After all the flattery, the man was not moved at all. She felt a little embarrassed and had to get straight to the point: "What does the governor want to know? Just tell me directly. I will tell you everything I know."

"Lord Jiang, do you know the power of Jueshatang?" Xiahou Jiuyue looked straight at her and said.

"Jueshatang?" Jiang Huaiying's eyes were slightly startled. Seeing the man looking at her, she had to quickly tell him the information she knew.

"Governor, the Juesha Hall was originally a small local force, but not long ago, it suddenly became an unshakable local force. There are many masters in the hall, and most of them are desperate criminals in the martial arts world."

"The Juesha Hall usually makes a living by selling intelligence and goods. Therefore, it has also brought a lot of local economic income, so the people are more supportive of this suddenly rising force."

Xiahou Jiuyue listened in silence and frowned secretly. She had already heard all the words the prefect said from Ye Shi. After listening for a long time, she did not get the information she wanted.

After Jiang Huaiying finished speaking, she felt uneasy, not knowing whether this was the answer the governor wanted.

She has already said everything she knows, and she doesn't know how to praise it more.

"Lord Jiang, do you know how the Juesha Hall managed to rise so suddenly in an instant?" Xiahou Jiuyue asked the doubts in her heart.

"To be honest, I am really ashamed. I was also confused about this issue and sent people to investigate secretly, but we found nothing." She said with a rare heavy expression.

For a moment, the whole hall fell silent. Suddenly, Jiang Huaiying exclaimed in a startled voice: "Governor, could it be that the recent madness of the people in the city is related to the Juesha Hall?"

Hearing this, a gleam of admiration flashed across Xiahou Jiuyue's eyes. This prefect's mind was really quick. After just a few words, she was able to connect the dots to what had happened in recent days. She was worthy of being the prefect of Dongcheng.

"Yes, I have found out that the crazy things in the city were caused by Jueshatang, but I don't know much about their power, so I came to visit them today." Xiahou Jiuyue stated.

What he meant was that he hoped to get some useful information from her, rather than just listen to her talking about a bunch of things that could be known by just asking around.