More than 8,000 of the 10,000 people detained were originally from Qu County.
Some of them truly agreed with the bandits' methods from the bottom of their hearts, while others were just forced to do so or were temporarily deceived.
It is impossible to punish all these people according to Da Qi's laws. If this were the case, too many families would lose their husbands.
At the end of the day, Xie Xun should interrogate these people one by one.
How to deal with this group of people after this is a headache for Xie Xun.
The task of suppressing the bandits is now half completed, and there are only less than seven days left before Qin Rushuang is born.
Although Qin Rushuang wanted to stay in Qu County to help Xie Xun and sort out the problems among the people, she thought that there were still a lot of things waiting for her to decide in the palace, so she had to leave.
On the day Qin Rushuang left, Xie Xun gave special instructions, mostly asking her to pay attention to safety on the road.
Qin Rushuang was a little moved at first, but when Xie Xun talked more, she felt a little helpless.
Why didn't she know that the prince was such a talkative person?
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. The elite soldiers protecting me are all the best in the Imperial City Army. I also have Ying One and Ying Two following me. Moreover, it's only a short fifty-mile journey and we'll be there soon."
Xie Xun wanted to say something else, but after thinking about it for a while, it seemed that he had nothing to say.
Looking at Qin Rushuang who was about to leave, he suddenly wanted to get close to her, but he lowered his hand halfway up.
In the end, he couldn't help but pat Qin Rushuang's shoulder lightly, "Be careful along the way."
After a day's journey, Qin Rushuang successfully arrived in Kyoto.
Qingzhi had been waiting at the gate of the palace early. When she saw Qin Rushuang coming, she immediately walked over quickly and said, "Princess, you are finally back!"
After not seeing each other for a few days, Qin Rushuang also missed Qingzhi a little, and gently touched her head, "How has the palace been these days?"
"Everything is fine. In the past few days when the princess was away, Qian Ertong specifically asked for leave from the shopkeeper and came to the palace to help me. The servants all know that Qian Ertong and I are the right-hand men of the princess, and they all treat our
All orders are obeyed."
After returning to the palace and washing up, Qin Rushuang began to listen to Qingzhi talk about the preparations for the birthday banquet in the past few days.
Qingzhi works very reliably. Qin Rushuang looked at the list and found that there was basically nothing wrong with it, but she still had some things on her mind.
"Has Qin Fang been peaceful these days?"
"Back to Princess, I was just about to tell you that Qin Fang has been very peaceful these days, so peaceful that even this servant feels a little strange."
"What about Zhu'er? How is Zhu'er doing?"
"The same goes for Zhu'er. When you weren't here, she would just follow the slave doing chores honestly. She didn't have any bad intentions."
Qin Rushuang lowered her eyes and thought.
Since Qin Fanghao arranged Zhu Er to be with her, he must have some agenda, so what exactly were they plotting?
Thinking that she had asked Qian Ertong to investigate the situation of Zhu Er and Linglong, Qin Rushuang called Qian Ertong in.
After some understanding, Qin Rushuang learned that Zhu Er and Linglong's prostitution contracts were in Qin Fanghao's hands, and that their families were all under Qin Fanghao's control.
Qingzhi said: "Princess, is it too risky to keep Zhu'er by your side? I think it's better to send Zhu'er away."
Qin Rushuang waved her hand and said, "No, sending her away makes me feel uneasy. I'm afraid they are hiding something bad in the dark, so I feel more at ease if I keep her by my side."
The master and servant had just discussed Qin Fanghao's affairs when a servant suddenly came outside looking for Qingzhi.
It turned out that the new wine jug ordered by the palace had arrived.
Hearing what the servant said, Qin Rushuang was also a little confused, "Didn't the wine jug change just before the wedding? Why do you need to change it again?"
Qingzhi scratched her head, "I'm also curious. I thought it was the princess's intention. I thought the wine bottle before was not good-looking."
Qin Rushuang's heart trembled. Could it be that the servants in the mansion were doing something else while she was away?
In the houses of wealthy families, there are often servants who use the pretext of purchasing to replace some things that the master does not need and gain benefits from them.
This was what Qin Rushuang was afraid of, so when she heard someone talking about it, she followed Qingzhi out to take a look.
Qin Rushuang wanted to see the wine pot on a whim, which made the people below nervous.
She took one out of a box of wine bottles and checked it. There was nothing wrong with it.
When I was about to put it back, I suddenly caught a glimpse of a wine bottle next to it. The color seemed slightly different from the ones around me.
If you were an ordinary person, you wouldn't be able to tell the difference at all, but Qin Rushuang is well-informed after all, and you can see the clues at this glance.
As soon as she got the wine flask in her hand, she felt something was wrong.
It's too heavy, the weight is wrong.
Although she noticed something was wrong with the jug, she didn't show it immediately.
Instead, he held it in his hand and groped carefully for a while before saying, "Who bought these wine bottles? I like them very much. Go down and receive the reward."
After sending the servants away, Qin Rushuang took Qingzhi back to her room.
"Princess, what's wrong with that jug?"
Qin Rushuang thought for a while and said, "If my guess is correct, that wine pot should be a two-centred pot.
The two-core teapot is a very delicate type of wine bottle. There is a mechanism on the handle, and the two inner cores can hold two different kinds of wine. It all depends on which one the person pouring the wine wants to pour to the drinker.
Could it be that Qin Fanghao wanted to drug her again?
Hearing what Qin Rushuang said, Qingzhi immediately became vigilant.
Could it be that Qin Fanghao has bad intentions for the fetus in the princess's belly? This is not okay!
Thinking of this, Qingzhi immediately became anxious.
The fetus in the princess's belly was now the top priority. She immediately raised her face and said, "I will go to Qin Fang now to ask Qin Fang clearly!"
I really ate the heart of a bear!
"Wait a minute." Qin Rushuang stopped her, "You girl, why are you so impatient? We actually already know that there is something wrong with this pot. I just need to pay more attention to it on my birthday."
The main reason is that Qin Rushuang also wants to know what kind of bad water Qin Fanghao is holding in her stomach that allows her to lie dormant in the palace for so long.
Putting aside the speculation in my heart, a few days passed.
That day, the concierge's servant suddenly came to report that someone wanted to see her.
The other party said that she was the proprietress of the previous rouge shop and wanted to come to apologize in person.
Qin Rushuang didn't have so much energy to deal with these things now, but she thought that the merchant must have made a lot of determination to come to the palace to pay her respects, so she allowed her to come in and say a few words.
We didn't talk about much, the main thing was to express our apology to Qin Fanghao. Before leaving, the proprietress of Rouge Shop mentioned something.
"Don't worry, Princess. I don't think the woman who came that day can get on the stage, and the jar of rouge that her maid picked for her is not a good one. We have stopped making it a long time ago. It was the last batch. There is some use in it.
The material is very bad for women, and the princess should not use that kind of material now that she is pregnant."
"The villain has ordered someone to make a few bottles of good quality in the past few days. I will order them to be sent to the princess to choose from another day."
Qin Rushuang knew that the landlady was complimenting her, but there was nothing to say about the landlady's craftsmanship, so she smiled and said, "Then you are serious."
The landlady said a few more words, probably about how good the batch of rouge was and how it would not be a hindrance to the pregnant woman, and finally left with a lot of gratitude.
In the next few days, everything was calm in the palace, and the three concubines helped Qingzhi do a lot of things, which made Qin Rushuang less wary of them.
After all, it’s not easy for these people.
Qin Fanghao has been as calm as ever these past few days, and has never shown his face in front of Qin Rushuang.
Qingzhi was still thinking that Qin Fang was trying to do good things, so she mentioned this to Qin Rushuang many times, but Qin Rushuang also smiled and said nothing.
No matter what her plans are, just come!
A few days passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was Qin Rushuang's birthday.
Early in the morning, a group of elite soldiers came rushing over from outside the palace.
First, he greeted Qin Rushuang, and then told Qin Rushuang the news. Xie Xun's affairs in Qu County had not been settled yet, and the princess's birthday might not come back.
When the elite soldier saw a look of loneliness flash across Qin Rushuang's face, he couldn't bear to mention it again.
"I shouldn't say much, but I miss the princess very much when I look at the prince these days, and the prince said he would come as soon as possible. If everything goes well, he might be able to come back tonight."
Qin Rushuang smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you should still focus on matters assigned by the court."
Even though I said that, I still have a thought in my heart.
It would be great if Xie Xun could come back in time tonight.
