Long Wu didn't go away for too long before he hurried back.
He said: "I searched many inns, but most of them were not willing to accept women staying. I went to some inns in the outskirts, and I agreed after saying that I knew martial arts. The environment may not be that good, so I can stay here tomorrow."
"This Qizhou Prefecture is really..."
"It's okay, the prince has already made arrangements. We will stay at the prince's house tomorrow." Qing Ling said.
Long Wu breathed a sigh of relief: "That's great. The person arranged by the prince can use him to investigate some things."
Otherwise, if they go to investigate, it will be easy to alert the enemy, which is a good thing.
"Let's do this tomorrow. The princess is a young lady from Kyoto whose family is in decline. She came to seek refuge with him. In the past, the princess's father had some kindness to him. This is a logical reason." Qing Ling said.
Gu Jinyan felt it was appropriate and the matter was settled.
Qing Ling thought for a while: "Fortunately, the clothes we brought from Kyoto are simpler, and the materials are from Kyoto, and they are all round. The princess did not inform the court when she came to Qizhou Mansion, so no one would have guessed this.
a little."
The next day, they packed their things.
The innkeeper was relieved when he saw that they didn't argue with each other and left.
Go to the address given.
"It seems like this is it." Qing Ling said, looking at a two-entry house at the front of the alley.
Xiaochun went over and knocked on the door.
A young woman came to open the door. Seeing Xiaochun frowning, she asked angrily: "Who are you looking for?"
"Does You Mingxuan live here?" Xiaochun asked.
All they knew for the time being was the address and name, and they could only ask for the name.
The woman's face was even more ugly.
Gu Jinyan and Qing Ling came forward together. Seeing that Xiaochun didn't even reply after asking, Gu Jinyan asked: "What's wrong?"
Gu Jinyan's voice was nice, and his dress was a bit simpler, but his good-looking face was still stunning, and the woman's face was even more ugly.
Qing Ling doesn't have such a good temper.
Since this person belongs to the prince, it is natural that he will benefit from the prince whether it is money or other things. Now that he is used, it is the time when he is useful. Why is he so careless?
Qing Ling's tone became more serious: "What's going on? Is this where You Mingxuan lives? Why didn't you answer when I asked you?"
Seeing Qing Ling's strong tone, the young woman said angrily: "No."
"The address given is correct, it's from here." Xiaochun looked at the number plate again, how could he find the wrong one.
Is it possible that You Mingxuan moved to another place?
Xiaochun glanced at Qingling and saw what Qingling was planning.
The people inside may have heard the noise, came out to see it, and quickly came over to greet them: "But Miss Ying is here."
"Please go inside quickly."
You Mingxuan's tone was somewhat respectful, and he bent slightly when saluting them.
"Are you You Mingxuan?" Qing Ling asked.
Qing Ling used to be in Xiao Yuheng's hands and knew what was going on with the people who worked for the prince. Now that he was being used, he couldn't make any mistakes, so he was stricter. After all, this was related to the princess's safety.
"Yes." You Mingxuan replied respectfully.
"Then why did the woman say no?" Qing Ling glanced at the woman.
You Mingxuan was shocked: "Jinzhi, what's going on? Didn't I tell you specifically yesterday? Please pay attention to the people who come to your door. My benefactor's daughter is coming to seek refuge. Don't miss it. You must treat him well."
"They are so aggressive. Who knows who they are?" Jin Zhi said with some arrogance on his face.
"You!" You Mingxuan didn't know how to deal with this matter for a while.
Gu Jinyan didn't want to dwell on these matters, so he just said, "Let's go in first and then talk about it."
"It's just a misunderstanding."
You Mingxuan nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, Miss Ying, please come in."
"Yesterday I packed up the yard for you to live in. Do you want to go and see if there is anything you are not satisfied with? Then I will arrange it. I also went to the dental shop to hire a wife. It's just that I'm in a hurry right now so I can't hire one.
Man, my mother-in-law may have to arrive two days late."
"There's no need to invite the mother-in-law, we will take care of the young lady," Qing Ling said.
You Mingxuan nodded, that’s good.
Their family usually does not need a mother-in-law, and it is indeed impossible to invite one at short notice, especially since there are so many things going on in Qizhou Prefecture, many people do not dare to come out to find things to do.
"Let me lead you over."
"Don't worry, I have something to ask you." Gu Jinyan said in a dominant voice.
"The study is over there." You Mingxuan led him over.
His house is not big, and it is only a few steps away from there.
Gu Jinyan and You Mingxuan were talking about something inside, and the woman named Jin Zhi was also waiting outside. Seeing this, Qing Ling deliberately did not go into the study, and just stared at the woman named Jin Zhi.
Xiaochun is a girl with a softer personality. She is afraid that Xiaochun will be bullied. This Jinzhi just lied to them. Who knows what his intentions are.
Qing Ling just stared at her, while Jin Zhi pretended not to see her gaze and kept watching outside, looking inside from time to time.
Gu Jinyan asked: "What is Mr. You's position in the government office?"
"Clerk." You Mingxuan said: "At that time, I didn't have a good ranking in the scientific examination. I have been a clerk in Qizhou Prefecture for many years."
"Well, how much do you know about the affairs of Qizhou Prefecture?" Gu Jinyan asked.
"Miss Ying, I'm sorry, all the cases in the Qizhou Prefecture have passed through my hands, but I have no access to other matters." You Mingxuan's forehead was already sweating a little.
He really didn't have much ability, and he didn't even think that the regent would use him this time.
When I got the news, I started to feel a little panicked.
You can only be more thoughtful about other things.
Gu Jinyan didn't have any objections, he just said: "The officialdom of Qizhou Prefecture is like this, and it has nothing to do with Mr. You. The officials of Qizhou Prefecture who can move up are those who have connections with the core officials of Qizhou Prefecture."
, it’s really difficult for you, a clerk, to go up there.”
You Mingxuan was a little surprised.
I didn't expect this Miss Ying to be so transparent.
This is not only true of the officialdom of Qizhou, but also of the entire Jiangnan Prefecture.
Even if there are some Jinshi who enter the officialdom here, they are just like him, working as insignificant officials such as clerks, with no possibility of promotion. Many of those who are promoted are transferred from elsewhere.
But they also have one thing, no matter how they behave, they will not be touched, and they will be allowed to stay in their own positions peacefully. Even if they make mistakes, the superiors will not punish them.
"It's just that now that I'm here, you have to find a way to let me get in touch with people in the officialdom, no matter what method it is."