She put the scabbard of her long sword on her waist, raised her eyes and looked at the long street in the distance, only to see that the doors and windows of the shops and restaurants around her were all closed.

The official was wearing bright red court robes and riding a tall horse, with armored soldiers on both sides escorting the official.

The group of people marched in a mighty manner. The sound of horse hooves hitting the long bluestone street was crisp, but one could also hear that the sound of the hooves was impatient. For Eleven, who had been in contact with horses for many years, it was obvious that the horse had already traveled a long distance for quite some time.

Extremely tired.

"We are acting on behalf of the government! Pedestrians please get out of the way!"

"How offending!"

Another soldier who was riding a horse in front and waving a military flag shouted loudly. Eleven narrowed his eyes and recognized at a glance that the man was dressed as a member of the Imperial Guards.

Following that, among the huge group of officials, there were two shadow guards wearing black armor and black iron masks.

With his fingertips stroking his chin, Eleven came to the conclusion in an instant. Could it be that... the influx of officials from other provinces into Jinzhou was the intention of Her Royal Highness the Princess?

But I think it's probably the same, although the young lady didn't take me with her during the royal hunting trip.

However, Eleven had already heard countless versions of the story. The Royal Guards were investigating the cause of the emperor's death, but as expected... they found nothing.

Now the Guards are probably in turmoil. Should they join the Princess or...choose a new ruler?

Currently, the most popular among the ministers is Prince Wen, who is still young and easy to control, so almost all ministers are willing to choose Prince Wen as the successor.

What's more, there is King Wen who is there to manage the connections.

However, who can say what will happen in the future? Although King Wen has the support of ministers in the court, he is not favored by the military officers. A young emperor can easily be led by the civil officials, which is not the situation that the military officers want to see.

She did not look at him any more. She turned around and walked along the street back to the young lady's carriage. Through the heavy curtain, she replied in a cold voice, "Young lady, he is a fifth-rank official from another province, and he is escorted by the Royal Guards and Shadow Guards."

At this point, the people in the carriage understood what he meant.

It turned out to be the eldest princess's idea. Why did the eldest princess do this? Is she so confident that the officials from other provinces will support her?

"I don't know what Dad thinks..."

Nuo Hanyan sighed, and unconsciously thought of the day when she saw Xia Zhiyuan at the Xia family mansion. The girl was always wearing a light blue cloak with a circle of soft white rabbit fur as an embellishment.

A frail body and a pair of clear autumn eyes.

Just looking at it makes people lose their mind.

"Why are you worried, young lady? The master has always been sensible. I'm sure... the master also has an idea in mind."

Xiao Tao quickly spoke up. Her young lady was always open-minded and would talk about things when there was something to say. It was rare for her to have such a moment.

"Of course I know that my father has this in mind, but if this is the case, the country will have to observe three years of mourning. I'm afraid Brother Boshan will be disappointed about this."

"I wonder if Brother Boshan will feel sad."

Nuo Hanyan's thoughts were flying and her voice was gentle.

Eleven, who was standing next to the carriage, had a cold look in his eyes. Naturally, he had heard what his young lady had said. He immediately thought of what happened that night.

Marquis Zhongyong came to meet the master at night, but he did not disturb the young lady and only brought a servant with him, which can be said to be extremely low-key.

Eleven had also wondered why the Loyal and Brave Marquis came to see the master. Did he and the master not intend to nominate the Princess as the emperor?

If this is true, then Her Royal Highness the Princess is truly surrounded by enemies on all sides. Not only do the civil officials in the court prefer Prince Wen, but even the military officials have begun to privately consider choosing a new ruler.

"What happened today? Officials from other provinces also came to Jinzhou... Just now, the loyal and brave young marquis led a large group of rich and noble young men to open a private room in Bazhenlou."

There was a faint sound in my ears, and judging from the movement, it should be coming from the second floor. An ordinary person would not be able to hear it clearly.

But Eleven has had excellent hearing since childhood, and any movement will not escape her ears. This is why the master specially promoted her to be a bodyguard for the young lady.

"You are such a talker, you think you are going to die, don't you? You are telling others about this kind of thing. Now there is a storm in Jinzhou City..."

The shopkeeper slapped his waiter on the forehead with a ferocious expression and a face full of flesh, and pointed his finger at the tip of the waiter's nose.

"Don't mention it to anyone next time. Even if the young marquis went to a brothel, it has nothing to do with us!"

"Did you hear that?"

The guy was dazed by the slap in the face. He covered his cheek with his hands in grievance and nodded.

"I see, boss... I just wanted to say that there are many officials from other provinces coming here recently. Why don't we clean up the inn? Maybe their family members who are accompanying them will want to stay here."

As soon as he said this, the shopkeeper paused for half a second, withdrew his hand, stroked his beard, and nodded.

"That's true, and it's true."

"Now that a large number of officials from other provinces have arrived, I think they will be staying for more than a day. The affairs in this palace are as deep as the seabed and the moat... I'm afraid they can't be handled in a short time. It's common for them to stay for ten days or half a month."

How could they not know, right at the foot of Jinzhou City, that there was a rule in the imperial city that only officials from other provinces who held official positions could meet the emperor and were qualified to rest in the imperial palace.

The accompanying family members, guards, servants and maids were either placed in the houses they had previously purchased or in the homes of old friends.

Or you can rest in the inn.

As for the officials from other provinces who were able to purchase houses in Jinzhou City, they were probably only those of the sixth rank and above.

For most people, this might be their first time entering Jinzhou City.

Hearing that the shopkeeper approved of his proposal, the waiter immediately straightened up and listened carefully to the shopkeeper's instructions.

"Tell your staff to buy out the best rooms, and get some money from the accountant to buy some things that scholars and elegant people would like to decorate the rooms."

"Also, the inn needs to be cleaned again."

"This way I can collect a few more silver coins, and the extra money will be yours."

After taking a glance at the gray room, the shopkeeper made an immediate decision.

"Yes, shopkeeper, I will definitely do it properly. You can rest assured, shopkeeper!"

The next conversation was about some business purchases in the inn, and Eleven understood it.

It is not possible that Her Royal Highness the Princess has any collusion with these officials from other provinces, but what is certain is that the reason why she summoned them to the palace so hastily is because she was afraid that the likes of Prince Wen would have time to take action.

When they arrived in Jinzhou, they went straight into the imperial city to cut off any possible communication between them.

For example...I'm afraid Your Highness is aware of what the Duke of Loyalty and Bravery did.

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