Hou Yao knew that after the battle report was sent to the court, someone might come down to check on him. After all, a Ganhu was killed in the battle.

But no matter how much I thought about it, I never imagined that the person coming down to inspect would be a prince.

Although King Yin has been crowned king for more than 20 years, he has actually been stranded in the capital.

Like him, those who were granted the title of queen but still stayed in the capital were King Ning, King Ye, King Zhou and King Chu.

These five kings are also generally considered to be the five most likely to succeed the crown prince.

Among them, King Ning and King Ning were the most favored because they participated in political affairs the most.

Prince Ning also had military exploits and personally led troops to put down the Jianzhou Rebellion caused by the Jurchen tribe, so he was also the successor most valued by the ministers.

King Tan had the best political performance, and he personally supervised the Shanxi relief case that once shocked the whole country.

In the first year of Shanxi Province, one million liang of silver was allocated to control the river. However, the river burst its banks in the second year, causing heavy losses.

The emperor openly asked the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Sixth Section to jointly handle the case, but secretly arranged for Prince Tan to go to Shanxi for an unannounced visit.

In the end, after half a year of secret investigation, King Xun not only investigated and punished the corrupt riverbank officials, but also

He also punished a group of 65 corrupt officials who had brought trouble to Shanxi for a long time, almost bringing down all Shanxi officials at that time. Among them were the supervisory envoys of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

This case became the most corrupt case involving officials investigated and punished since the founding of the Xia Dynasty.

There were as many as thirty-seven officials who confiscated their homes and exterminated their families. Ten of the principal culprits were sentenced to the Yi tribe.

The government and the public in Great Xia were in turmoil, and King Tan became famous. However, because he offended too many interest groups, his voice for superiority was never as good as that of King Ning.

But there are also a group of upright and staunch supporters.

Hou Yao knew that King Tan was visiting Bao'an County in person, and thought that the imperial court paid more attention to Li Kangsheng's death in battle than expected.

He immediately did not dare to neglect, and immediately took all the remaining people in the yamen and marched to Zhenhai Gate to greet him.

Those who came were members of the royal family. Even if Hou Yao didn't want to, he still had to give him enough face.

Zhenhaimen

When Ji Qizhen saw Hou Yao coming with a large number of government servants, he felt a little more at ease.

This at least shows that Hou Yaoliao has no intention to harm them. If he wants to harm them, he will definitely keep his identity secret for various reasons to facilitate his actions.

"The humble minister Hou Yao, the magistrate of Bao'an County, led all the officials of the county government to greet His Royal Highness King Xi."

"Wei Chen, Chengjiang Qizheng of Bao'an County, respectfully welcomes His Highness King Tan."

Now the only people in the county who are qualified to report their names are these two people.

King Xian raised his hand and said:

"No courtesy, stay on your own."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Hou Yao was about to stand up when a thin figure suddenly jumped out from behind King Xian and shouted:

"Bold Hou Yao, do you dare not to say hello to me?"

Hou Yao looked up and saw that he was an acquaintance. Hey, where were you hiding just now? I really didn't see him.

"Hou Yao greets Princess Wenjun and wishes her a happy life."

Jiang Qizheng was also confused. Why did another princess appear? When will the princess be able to run around?

When he saw Hou Yao saluting, he did not hesitate, and he also saluted in a learned manner:

"The humble minister Jiang Qi is greeting the princess and wishing her a happy and happy life."

Ji Wenjun raised his head. He had scared her to tears just now. She had never been so embarrassed in her whole life.

Now seeing Hou Yao being so respectful, his little tail curled up again.

Originally, her intention was to let Hou Yao kneel down for a while, but after Jiang Qizheng also knelt down, she was embarrassed to continue letting them kneel down.

"Get up."

Hou Yao felt his right eyelid twitch, and an ominous premonition arose in his heart.

"Please, His Royal Highness King Xi and His Royal Highness the Princess, follow me back to the official residence..."

…

Since there were more than a dozen people in the royal family including King Xuan and the princess, the official residence of Baoan County Government could not accommodate so many people.

Hou Yao could only temporarily find a large, high-quality house near the Yamen to rent for them to live in.

They were busy until the next shift and they had to settle down their large group of people.

When he returned to the room, Yu Xiuer had already put hot water for him to bathe.

Hou Yao came out of the bath and saw Yu Xiuer sitting on the bedside, looking worried. He walked forward and squeezed her hand and said:

"What's wrong with you? You look like you're in a state of confusion."

Yu Xiuer said in a panic:

"I didn't... didn't think about anything."

"Don't you think of anything? You have the word "Something is wrong" written so big on your face, do you think I'm blind?"

Yu Xiuer touched her face in panic:

"Ah? Is there any writing on my face? I don't know when it was written on it."

Hou Yao laughed loudly, this silly wife is so silly and cute sometimes.

"No, I mean your thoughts are reflected on your face. Just tell me what you have to say. Is there anything else you can hide from your husband?"

Yu Xiuer hesitated for a long time, and finally mustered up the courage to say:

"Ms. sir..., that princess...your highness, will...could he...come to marry you?"

Hou Yao let out a sigh and laughed on the spot:

"What do you think about every day in your little head? Your husband-in-law is just a small seventh-grade county magistrate.

It is impossible for the emperor to know me, so how can he marry the princess to me? Even if he wants to recruit a consort.

At least you have to be a Jinshi, a top-notch scholar, a top scholar, etc. It’s not my turn.

Besides, the princess’s stuff is not as cute as my little Xiu’er, so I don’t want it even if you give it to me.”

Yu Xiuer quickly made a small gesture:

"Sir, please don't talk nonsense, Her Royal Highness the Princess lives not far away."

Hou Yao didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He touched her face and said:

"What are you doing? Are you jealous? Why don't you ask me to call my parents and let's get married right away?

This way I won’t be afraid that the emperor will recruit me as his consort. Do you want me to be his consort? Do you want me to be his consort? Do you want me to be his consort? Do you want me to be his consort?"

As he spoke, he put his hand inside Yu Xiuer's clothes.

Yu Xiuer's face turned red with embarrassment and she resisted feebly:

"No...no, sir...wait...wait for Xiu'er to break through...can we talk about it after meeting the master?"

After Hou Yao took advantage, he let go of Yu Xiuer and said:

"Didn't you say a breakthrough was possible a few months ago? Why hasn't it taken so long?"

Yu Xiuer's cheeks were flushed. In fact, every time they had sex, she had to endure it harder than Hou Yao.

It’s just that Master’s teachings are always in my mind, and I don’t dare to cross that bottom line.

"Ms. sir... I'm sorry. Is Xiu'er too useless?"

Hou Yao touched Yu Xiuer's head:

"Don't think so much about whether you can make a breakthrough or not. Just let it go and go to sleep. I'm tired after a long day, so I'm going to sleep."

I yawned, turned over and lay on the bed, it was another sleepless night.

Yu Xiuer stood up and took two steps, then looked back, feeling sad.

She used to feel extremely inferior about her appearance.

But after living in Bao'an County for so long, I gradually heard many different voices from Nanhai and Annan Kingdom.

Now I no longer feel inferior to my appearance, but my guilt towards Hou Yao is getting more and more serious.

Especially the more Hou Yao is loved by the people of Baoan County, the more serious this feeling of guilt becomes.

I always feel that I was holding Hou Yao back, otherwise he could have become a bigger official and benefited more people.

The reason why I haven't been able to break through until now is because of this kind of mentality.

Yu Xiuer sighed softly and went back to the side room to rest.

A night of silence.

In the early morning, Yu Xiuer was dancing with a sword in the courtyard dressed in a sassy outfit. The shadows of the sword were flying, so elegant and agile.
To be continued...