If I were born again, I would marry a strong but short-lived husband.

It was not until she left Shangjing City that Shen Suian remembered something she had overlooked.

"Qing Su, why didn't the envoy mention releasing He Jingyao this time?" Shen Suian asked in a low voice.

"Why do you ask this, Princess?" Qing Su asked in surprise.

She looked around and asked, "Hasn't He Jingyao been killed by the princess?"

Shen Sui'an narrowed his eyes slightly, "The news reached the Southern Dynasty, saying that He Jingyao was killed by me?"

When Qing Su heard what Shen Suian said, she knew that the information they had received was wrong.

"Ginger still gets more spicy with age." Shen Suian chuckled.

"He Jingyao was indeed captured by me, but he was taken away by people sent by the emperor. He is still imprisoned in the imperial prison of the Pacification Office. He is not dead, but he is not living well." Shen Sui'an said.

If I'm not mistaken, the emperor just wants to keep He Jingyao so that he can use He Jingyao to threaten He Zhiyuan.

Although the emperor let her go and seemed to be broad-minded, he was still not completely at ease with Lu Yuan.

Otherwise, he would not have let someone take He Jingyao away, but would have let Shen Suian kill him.

"I thought He Jingyao had died a long time ago, otherwise he would have been killed in Shangjing." Qing Su was a little annoyed.

Shen Sui'an said, "It's not that easy to get into the Pacification Office."

I believe that after they leave Shangjing City, the emperor will release He Jingyao and find an imperial physician to treat his legs.

She was wondering why he was imprisoned in the Pacification Office. Was it to make He Jingyao think that Lu Yuan was the one who wanted to depose him?

"I heard that the second prince is now the regent in Yong Dynasty. Isn't the emperor going to die soon?" Qing Su said.

Shen Sui'an also had no idea what the emperor's current situation was.

The last time she entered the palace to express her gratitude, she merely kowtowed outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation and then went to meet Concubine Yao.

The emperor's health must be running out.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so kind to Nan Chao and let her take the Shen family away so easily.

He was probably worried that after his death, the young and energetic Second Prince would not be able to control the court, and the Southern Dynasty might break the agreement and start a war.

"Never mind. If we can catch He Jingyao the first time, we can catch him the second time." As long as He Jingyao dares to act like a bastard again.

Qing Su covered her mouth and smiled, "The princess is so cool."

She has the demeanor of the Empress when she was young.

"Princess, don't worry too much. When we return to the Southern Dynasty, Her Majesty will take charge of everything." Qing Su took a blanket and covered Shen Sui'an's legs.

Now the most important thing for the princess is to give birth to the baby safely.

Shen Sui'an smiled and said, "Yeah."

……

Southern Dynasty.

Although the emperor agreed to set up the Pacification Office, he also included the second prince and appointed him as deputy commander.

On the second day after the Zhenfu Division was established, there were at least dozens of people in the royal capital who tried various means to get jobs in the Zhenfu Division.

They are all uneducated and unskillful dandies.

Before Fu Jinyuan could say anything, Ruan Yilang and Fu Jinyi became so angry that they started cursing.

"What can these people do? They are all good-for-nothings, either playboys or losers. Every day they either drink and play with girls in brothels or play with cats and dogs. What can they do in the Pacification Office?" Ruan Yilang was so angry that he almost went crazy after driving away the twenty-seventh and twenty-eighth playboys.

Fu Jinyi sat aside angrily, "Brother, why aren't you angry at all? You even want to take him in."

"If you don't accept it, there will be no one left in the Pacification Office." Fu Jinyuan said lightly.

He had also realized in the past few days that the emperor did not intend to give him talented people who could be used, but let him choose the ones he could use under the pretext of letting him do so himself.

How is he going to choose?

Truly capable people never thought of joining the Zhenfu Division. They all knew that the Zhenfu Division was not valued by the Emperor and joining would be tantamount to ruining their own future.

The dude who came here to mess around was just instigated to have some fun.

"No matter who comes tomorrow, accept them first." Fu Jinyuan said.

"If it doesn't work, I'll pick a few people from the army for you to use." Ruan Yilang said, "First, support the Pacification Bureau, and as for the others, we can take our time."

Ruan Yilang: "The emperor clearly did it on purpose. He wanted you to have no one to use. In the end, the Pacification Bureau became a joke in your hands. He arranged for his people to come in. Didn't the Pacification Bureau become a gun for him to win over the imperial power?"

In the past, Lu Yuan was the one who supervised the ministers in the court for the Emperor of Yong Dynasty. Emperor Fu must have also wanted to have such a pacification office.

Fu Jinyi: "Brother, how many people does the Pacification Division need?"

"The Zhenfu Division has a total of nine departments, each with its own responsibilities, and each department has dozens of people," said Fu Jinyuan.

The Nine Departments include those responsible for supervising officials in the capital, those responsible for intelligence collection and analysis, and secret guards responsible for protecting the emperor, not to mention others who handle cases and imperial prisons.

A total of two to three hundred people are needed to complete the operation of the entire Zhenfu Division.

"It is impossible for the emperor to hand over the entire Pacification Bureau to you." Ruan Xinglin walked in from outside.

"Those who still want a future are definitely not willing to join the Pacification Division."

"My Lord, you need to train a group of people."

"Uncle." Fu Jinyi stood up immediately, "Then do you have any solution? Can you help my brother?"

Ruan Xinglin looked at him helplessly and said, "Your Highness, the Emperor will not agree to this."

"When it comes to recruiting talent, it's useless to rush." ​​Fu Jinyuan said, "A playboy can also be trained."

In the Zhenfu Division of the Yong Dynasty, there had been playboys who were accepted in the past, and they eventually became masters who could stand on their own.

"You guys don't have as much experience as the prince, so just listen to what he says." Ruan Xinglin said.

"We will think of other ways later when we need to."

"What about the second prince? He is the deputy commander." Ruan Yilang asked.

Fu Jinyuan smiled faintly, "As long as he can hold on."

Ruan Xinglin smiled and said, "The messenger who is going to pick up the princess has already set off. Soon, you and your wife will be reunited."

"Yeah." There was a hint of smile in Fu Jinyuan's eyes.

"There's another surprise." Ruan Xinglin said with a smile.

Fu Jinyuan looked at him suspiciously.

Ruan Xinglin patted his shoulder and said, "Prince, you are going to be a father soon."

"What?" Fu Jinyuan was stunned.

Fu Jinyi exclaimed, almost jumping up with joy, "So am I going to be an uncle?"

"Mother is going to be a grandmother!" Fu Jinyi shouted happily.

Fu Jinyuan remembered that before he left Yong Dynasty, he once forgot to soak the sheep intestine trap.

Actually...

His heart suddenly panicked, "Where are they? I'll go pick up Sui Sui."

"You don't have to go. Just in case, the Queen Mother specifically asked them to take another route. With the elite soldiers sent by the Queen Mother, the princess will arrive safely." Ruan Xinglin said.

Fu Jinyuan couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth, and he felt happy belatedly.

"Brother, this matter has not yet reached the emperor, right?" Ruan Yilang asked.

"Impossible. The messengers were sent by the Queen, and their messages were only passed on to me and the Queen." Ruan Xinglin said.