Gu Yunxi leaned on Leng Qingtang's chest, blushed. She tried to calm her breath and reminded in a soft voice,"Master, you haven't extinguished the candle...""Take it easy. I want to have a good look at you... Girl, do you miss me? We've been apart for a long time."Leng Qingtang asked tenderly. He tilted up Gu Yunxi's delicate chin with his big hand to set her sight on him.She was so close to him that his beautiful face took up the entire field of her vision."Do you miss me?"Hadn't got her answer, he repeated his question, accentuated, hankering for her approval.It seemed that there were sparks splashed from their intersection in the air when they met each other's eyes. Tides of emotion that was hard to put into words surged silently in the man's and the woman's eyes.Gu Yunxi blushed at the sweet affection in his words. She darted her eyes away and equivocated,

Outside Yongning Palace, Ming Lan waved in panic and grievance at Wan Li, who stood aggressively in front of him."Your Lordship, you wronged me. How can I not be considerate after the long years serving Her Grace? I beseeched His Majesty for the Jiangan's food relief job, and I almost got it. Yet Her Majesty came out of nowhere and recommended the Eastern Depot Master Leng Qingtang as the imperial envoy. There was nothing I could do..."Frowning at his explanation, Wan Li cast his fiery eyes away from Ming Lan's pale face towards the distance and muttered to himself."Empress Qian... Hasn't she been claiming to be sick for a long time? When did she come out again? Showing such favor to the Eastern Depot, does she intend to join forces with Leng Qingtang?"Standing by Wan Li's side, Ming Lan heard every word of his monologue. He took the opportunity to move closer to Wan Li and whispered,"Your Lordship, that sounds re

It was in early February, the beginning of spring, when the imperial convoy of the Eastern Depot arrived at Qiling, the last county in Jiangan.The snow had stopped for quite a few days. The cold wind was gone, and the sun appeared in the sky. The temperature gradually rose, spreading some gentle warmth.Gu Yunxi lifted the thick curtain of the carriage and looked out of the window into the mountains and withered trees. The warm sunshine on her face made her feel very comfortable."Master, we are reaching Qiling."Gu Yunxi squinted languidly. She was fully enjoying the sunlight, with her sweet voice filled with joy.Suddenly something occurred to her. She retracted into the carriage and took the Master's arm intimately,"Master, as I know, Feng Yunheng, the prefect of Qiling County, is notorious and corrupt in Jiangan. This time, in the name of disaster relief, can the Eastern Depot take any action?"

In the Prefect's Mansion of Qiling County.The secret guards' report astonished Gu Yunxi.It made sense that a man broke his arm and head due to the slippery road, but he wouldn't change his disposition no matter how badly he fell.Therefore, her conjecture was right.Who was this fake Prefect Feng?Leng Qingtang remained silent. Eyes closed, no one could see anything from his imperturbable face."Have you been to the post house and Feng's Mansion?"A secret guard answered, "When I arrived at the post house, the manager told me that the post house is not open to the public because of the imperial envoy. I'm afraid of being spied on, so I didn't contact the third captain and the tenth captain to not alert them.""Well done!" Leng Qingtang praised the guard without lifting his eyes.Another secret guard replied, "I watched carefully outside Feng's Mansion. It was weird

Qinger crawled out of the dog hole and dusted herself angrily. Seeing how Yuan Qian and Xiao Xiaoshen couldn't hold their laughs, she rolled her eyes at them,"This is your good idea? Teaching me how to crawl out of a dog hole?"Xiao Xiaoshen crossed his arms and held his chest. He looked down at Qinger who was much shorter than him. He smiled and asked,"Who taught you Kungfu? You can't even climb over a wall? How can you protect Yunxi?"Qinger was not convinced. She smiled coldly and countered him with what he said to her in the post house,"Lady is with the Master. Does she need our protection? What are you thinking?""Huh? I...""Are you two finished? We have a business to do!"Yuan Qian was impatient. He interrupted their quarrel, turned back, and glanced at the end of the alley vigilantly.Qinger arched her back and asked quietly, "The tenth captain, are we real