"Since you agree to work for me, then we can talk about other things." The third princess crossed her legs and changed into a comfortable position. "What happened in the Gaoshan County Mansion? I thought you could do it alone. If you can't take down Hu Huairen, you can protect yourself. But I didn't expect that adding a fox demon would cause such a big fuss. Even if he, the county magistrate, privately recruits a few martial arts masters, he won't be able to force you to this point, right? ?”
Mentioning what happened that night, Xia Fan suddenly remembered that besides Shangguan Cai, there were two other people -
"Wei Wushuang and Wang Renzhi...are they okay?"
The princess showed a smile and said, "After I left, Mr. Wei still stayed where he was. He didn't return to Jinxia until I sent someone to notify him in the morning. I didn't expect that a businessman could do this. People in this world are really interesting."
"As for the second son of the Wang family, he did not bring the news to the Prefectural Mufu. I don't know yet whether something happened."
"Is that so..." Xia Fan felt a little emotional for a moment. After adjusting his thoughts, he recounted what happened that night in detail.
After hearing this, Ning Wanjun showed a serious expression for the first time, "There is such a thing."
"Didn't you ask anything from Hu Huairen?" Xia Fan couldn't help but be a little surprised - Judging from Hu Zhixian's performance, the other party was not a strong-willed person.
"He is dead," said the princess.
"What—dead?"
"Well, he died in the dungeon of Jinxia City Government Office."
"When did you die?"
"That morning."
This is... too fast, Xia Fan secretly thought. You must know that in an era when communication methods are scarce, the speed of information circulation is basically the same as the speed of escort. As soon as the person arrived, preparations were already made to silence him
"Your Highness Princess—" He suddenly thought of a very important question and glared at the other party and asked, "Don't you even have the local government in your hands?"
Ning Wanjun turned her gaze away unconsciously, "...Isn't this normal? Let alone the fact that the official document of canonization has not arrived yet, even if it arrives, the officials in the Prefecture Mufu and Jinxia City Government offices will not be loyal immediately. Me?"
"Then let me do whatever you say—"
"Of course it's a phased process. Wherever my hand can reach, you will gain the degree of freedom of expression. Don't regret it yet -" Probably because she was afraid that he would quit on the spot, Ning Wanjun quickly added, "This There is no upper limit for remuneration. If one day I can bring Shenzhou into my pocket, you can also promote your ideas to the entire Shenzhou territory. Of course, this is just an example, an example! Do you understand?"
Sure enough, he was ambitious... Xia Fan rolled his eyes silently.
"Anyway, you have a road ahead of you, and so do I. But it can be expected that I will advance much faster than you. The title of Princess Guangping is not just a decoration." Ning Wanjun looked confident.
"I hope so." He sighed helplessly, "Back to business, what do you think of the woman in the magistrate's mansion? I saw the mark of a flower on her chest, and that mark seems to be in Jinxia City as well. Appeared."
"I don't know much about Jinxia City than you do, but I have heard a little bit about the strange magic you mentioned." Ning Wanjun muttered, "According to legend, there is a small country outside the East China Sea named Evil Horse, which is good at The characteristic of cultivating dead warriors is that they use gestures to replace talismans, and most of them are double techniques. However... the Privy Council does not think highly of it, thinking that it is too specialized in techniques, and that gestures are difficult to express more complex techniques. Law, development prospects are limited.”
"Why is it said according to legend?" Xia Fan noticed the doubt, "Is there no news about this country in Shangyuan recently?"
"Not only recently, these are basically records from the Yong Kingdom period. After the fall of the Yong Kingdom, evil spirits caused trouble for a long time. When everything settled down, foreign affairs in many surrounding areas were suspended." Ning Wanjun explained, "Of course. This is only the situation in Qi State. As for whether the other five countries have re-established contact, I don’t know. Besides, the Holy Emperor does not like to see these outsiders. There are several foreign envoys stationed in Shangyuan City, which has already caused a lot of confusion. ”
"The East China Sea is just outside Shenzhou, how can there be no news? Are there no merchant ships on both sides?" He suddenly paused at this point. This question seemed to have been raised on the day he first arrived in Jinxia, "Because there are evil spirits making trouble on the sea. ?”
"That's it." Ning Wanjun nodded, "More than a hundred years ago, Jinxia City was the battlefield where the Allied Forces of the Six Nations fought against the Yong Kingdom, and it was also a desperate place. How this battle was fought at that time has been prohibited from being reviewed by the Privy Council. The secret. But the result is what it is today, and there are no more ships on the sea."
Xia Fan couldn't help but think of Qingshan Town.
It's just that Qingshan Town is located in the mountains and forests, and people can always reach it with a little effort, while the unpredictable sea is another concept, which is probably why the evil spirits are difficult to eradicate.
"But if that woman really comes from across the sea, wouldn't it mean-"
"They found a new way to cross the sea." Ning Wanjun narrowed her eyes and said, "This is the issue that needs to be investigated clearly. Is this an accident or is it true? If it is the latter, what will happen to Jinxia City? I’m afraid it will be very lively.”
"How to check, you can't even control the government office."
"Uh..." Ning Wanjun was a little stuck, and after a while she answered, "I leave this to you, you go and figure it out."
"What?"
"You are about to be promoted to the Ministry of Command, and the other party is a sensitive person, so it is most appropriate to leave it to the Privy Council to handle it."
It sounds like he has a large number of people at his disposal.
"Your Highness, it's almost time." The maid coughed twice.
"Really? Let's stop talking this time." Ning Wanjun stood up and said, "You can continue to rest here. Don't go out until your injury is healed."
"What's the matter with you?"
"Wang Yi'an, the head of the Wang family in Jinxia City, wants to come and ask for an audience." She smiled slightly and said, "This is the most prominent local family, and I have no reason to refuse." When she walked to the door, the princess added, "Speaking of which, there is still news about the Wang family. You're so smart, I just revealed my identity in Gaoshan County, and he can come to the villa the next day to send me a greeting card. It seems that I want to take over Jinxia, and I will have to deal with him in the future."
After saying that, she pushed the door open and walked out of the bedroom.
"Mountain Villa?"
Xia Fan looked at Li.
The latter shook his ears and said, "There is a large house outside Jinxia City."
In other words - is this really the other party's bedroom
…
"Your Highness, you have gone too far!" As soon as she left the gate, the maid couldn't help but persuade her, "Even if Xia Fan meets your requirements, he is just a new alchemist. The greater your hope, the more In the end, the disappointment will be even greater. Not to mention the Jinxia Privy Council, even if he is in the imperial ministry, he may not be able to sit firmly."
She was ready to be beaten when she said these words.
"Qiuyue, you are good at everything else, but you talk too much." Ning Wanjun rubbed her forehead, "I really didn't have so many plans at the beginning. After all, winning the Privy Council House is a long-term process. But that person is different , he is not an ordinary person.”
Qiuyue blinked. She didn't even do the most basic "knock on the back of the head" today. She just verbally blamed her. Could it be that the princess was in a good mood now
No, it was bad to be good. She would rather be beaten by the princess than pay someone else wrongly.
Mr. Yun, your princess is about to go astray!
"What's so unusual about this? I think this servant girl is just an ordinary alchemist!"
"Let me ask you, who is he?"
"He was born as a refugee, has no fixed abode, and has a master named Zhao Dahai." She had already memorized these survey results by heart.
"Can a person like this be able to talk freely in front of the princess?"
"This-" Qiuyue was stunned for a moment.
"He is not like you, who has been serving me since I was a child." Ning Wanjun said with emotion, "Even after knowing my true identity, I can't see fear in his eyes, and everything is so natural that it is no different from before. It turns out, There really are such people in the world..."
"What kind of person?" she asked confused.
The princess smiled and did not answer, "That's not something you should know. He said the world should not be like this, but I would like to see what the ideal world looks like in his eyes."