The young man devoured the food and ate three cakes with meat in a row. Because Qin Yining had given him too much meat before, there were only cakes left, and the young man also ate two cakes without meat.
Qin Yining was full after eating a piece of cake, drinking water, watching the young man gobble his food, thinking about what kind of life he has lived in these years, he couldn't help sighing.
"It's alright, when this matter is settled, I'll arrange for you to do things by my side. With such a good skill, going to the countryside to farm would have buried you a bit." Qin Yining gestured as she spoke, but the young man could not understand. How many.
What she didn't say is that the young man is lame and his arm is broken, and he doesn't know how he can recover. He can cope with the fight, but he may not be able to plant the land. In addition, he is deaf and mute, and he can't guarantee that he will not be attacked when he goes to the countryside. Bully.
Arranging a guard position for him beside her is also her reward for his maintenance.
The young man wiped the crumbs from the corner of his mouth, pursed his lips, and there was still a dimple on his right cheek.
Qin Yining just thought he had agreed.
With Meng Qin leading the way, they returned to the outskirts of the county in the evening.
Meng Qin pointed to the village not far away and said, "The biggest farm there is where Mr. Tao brought people to settle down."
Qin Yining thought about it and then said, "Meng Qin, I want to keep you nearby to observe and respond at any time. I don't know what you think."
Meng Qin saluted seriously: "Everything is at the command of the leader!"
Qin Yining patted him on the shoulder, brought the young man into the village quietly, carefully avoided the scattered pedestrians, and went all the way to the door of a manor at the other end of the village, which was backed by a mountain.
There are several mud-tiled houses in the manor, and the thatched houses are lined up in rows. The fields extend from the wooden fence all the way down the mountain towards the sunset, almost as far as the eye can see, enough to see the wealth of this family.
Almost as soon as Qin Yining arrived in front of the gate, a tall and strong middle-aged farmer in a khaki jacket saw her behind the gate.
Qin Yining and the young man both stopped sharply, and the young man even clenched the bamboo stick in his hand, ready to unsheath the sharp blade at any time.
Unexpectedly, a low-pitched exclamation suddenly came from the door, "It's you!"
The wooden gate was pushed open, and the peasant stepped forward excitedly, bowed his hands and said in a low voice, "Princess!"
Qin Yining breathed a sigh of relief and said in a low voice, "Is Mr. Tao here?"
"Yes, yes! Mr. Tao quietly came here with our group of guards. This village is the property that the prince has ordered Jinghuwei to buy. As soon as we entered the city, we arrived here immediately. Mr. Tao was worried about the princess. Safety, I don't know where you were kidnapped by the gangsters, I'm trying to save you!" He looked at the young man following Qin Yining defensively.
Qin Yining smiled, walked in and said, "He's not a villain, he's his own. Where is Mr. Tao?"
"It's in the hall."
The guards led Qin Yining and the young man inside. Along the way, they met many peasants. All of them were very strong. Although they were not as tall and long as Jinghuwei, they were all strong men. These people were very respectful when they saw Qin Yining, obviously they knew Qin Yining.
Although Qin Yining didn't know them, he felt a sigh of relief. There was a sense of relief that he had finally escaped danger for the rest of his life.
Soon someone came in to report back.
Not long after, a literati in a green robe walked out with a few people, and the leader was Tao Hanshan.
The most common advisors Qin Yining around Pang Xiao are naturally Xie Yue and Xu Weizhi, but if Pang Xiao wants to do what he wants to do, there are naturally many people under him, and not everyone is qualified to see the princess.
Tao Hanshan's status among the advisors was inferior to that of Xu Weizhi and Xie Yue, so there were not many opportunities to meet Qin Yining. But from Pang Xiao's deployment and arrangement, it can be seen that Tao Hanshan is also a person that Pang Xiao trusts and has a high status among the people around him.
"My subordinates have seen the princess!" Tao Hanshan approached and saluted respectfully. The scribes and guards behind Tao Hanshan all saluted.
Qin Yining hurriedly smiled and said, "Mr. Tao is exempted from the ceremony, and everyone is exempted from the ceremony."
Seeing Qin Yining still remembering himself, Tao Hanshan was very happy in his heart. Seeing that she and the people around her were all in a state of embarrassment, he hurriedly said: "Princess, are you ordering someone to prepare a hot soup for bathing?"
"Let's settle the matter." Qin Yining smiled, "Take advantage of this time to ask someone to prepare clothes for me and this brother." Qin Yining was referring to the young man who had been following behind him.
Tao Hanshan looked at the young man with a scrutiny, and immediately took the order and said with a smile: "Princess concubine is devoted to the matter of the lord, because the subordinates want to be distracted, then ask the concubine to move to the main hall to speak?"
Qin Yining nodded and walked ahead, followed by Tao Hanshan and the others.
The young man quickly followed suit, but he was stopped by Tao Hanshan's guards in front of the main hall.
The young man frowned and tried to break in. The guard said solemnly, "This is not a place for you to come. Please ask this brother to rest."
The young man couldn't hear it, so he insisted on going in.
When the guard saw that this man was so unwilling to cooperate, he couldn't help raising his voice: "What about you! It's not that you can..."
"Let him come in." Qin Yining noticed the movement in front of the door.
Tao Hanshan asked suspiciously, "Princess?"
Qin Yining said: "It doesn't matter, I owe it to him to protect me along the way, otherwise I would have already died at the hands of the mob. Besides, he can't hear or speak, so it doesn't matter if he follows me."
Tao Hanshan looked at the young man suspiciously.
The guards in front of the door still stretched out their hands to stop the young man, but did not obey Qin Yining's words.
Tao Hanshan seemed to have analyzed it before slowly nodding: "Since it was the princess' order, let him in."
As soon as he waved his hand, the guards in front of the door immediately retreated to both sides.
The young man then took the bamboo stick and walked quickly lamely behind Qin Yining to stand still.
Qin Yining couldn't help but narrow his eyes.
She followed Pang Xiao and had absolute authority in front of Xie Yue, Xu Weizhi, Hu Zi, Tang Xiu and others. These people are Pang Xiao's most trusted confidants, and they naturally know the status of the princess in Pang Xiao's mind. Therefore, the people who always follow Qin Yining are obedient to Qin Yining's orders, and they never doubt Qin Yining's command.
But the people who are in front of her now are different from the people who are often in contact with her.
This feeling made Qin Yining unfamiliar, but she felt a little relieved. Mr. Tao and his subordinates were like this, which was enough to prove that Pang Xiao's people were strictly disciplined and had a fixed system to be able to accomplish great things.
Qin Yining took the seat first, and gestured for Tao Hanshan to sit as well.
Tao Hanshan turned around and instructed the others to step back, and then asked the guards to guard the front hall from a distance, and then gave Qin Yining a salute and took the first seat.
"How is the situation in the city now?" Qin Yining asked the most worried.
She was kidnapped, Pang Xiao didn't know how she was, was she still crazy? What she was most worried about was that Pang Xiao couldn't control his emotions and started killing, then they would have lost all their efforts.
Tao Hanshan saw Qin Yining's concern and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Princess, Wang Ye is safe now, and people are still trapped in the government office by the mob, because many people died in front of the government office, and most of the people in this county are from three major clans. , They are familiar with each other and are extremely united, so they are even more excited than before, and they have been forcing the prince to write a letter of guarantee, but the prince has not responded."
When Tao Hanshan spoke, his eyes swept over the young man behind Qin Yining inadvertently, and he disapproved of Qin Yining still keeping this person by his side.
Qin Yining was relieved to hear that.
As long as Pang Xiao didn't act impulsively, everything could be solved, and how to solve the problem of the people besieging the county government, she had already thought of a solution while she was fleeing this way.
At this time, Tao Hanshan was also looking at Qin Yining without a trace, and seeing Qin Yining's expression on his face, he couldn't help but remember that when Qin Yining was in the palace, before Qin Yining entered the door, Pang Xiao once took Qin Yining to participate in the discussion of business affairs.
If nothing else, the wangye's love for the princess is unquestionable. And the weight of the princess talking in front of the prince is also very considerable.
Therefore, since ancient times, there have been some demon concubines who have been chasing the country, which shows that the pillow wind is powerful.
No matter how well he behaves outside, how can the prince know his benefits if he doesn't know the details
Tao Hanshan thought of this, his smile became more sincere, and he said slowly: "Princess, my subordinates knew that something happened in the city, and immediately took action, brought people here, waiting to meet with the prince, The people who the lord arranged to work around have also been notified by his subordinates one by one, and ordered them to rush back immediately. Fortunately, the Gyeonggi Great Camp and the Fifth Army Camp are not far from here. In the name of mobilizing 3,000 men and horses, they came quickly to quell the civil unrest."
Tao Hanshan had a smile on his face, and his tone was not without the intention of inviting credit.
After the sudden mob besieged the government office, Tao Hanshan was quite capable of reacting so quickly and comprehensively.
Just Tao Hanshan's words made Qin Yining frown.
"Mr. Tao's arrangements are all right." Qin Yining spoke slowly, which made Tao Hanshan smile proudly.
"But if you do this, sir, I am afraid that the people of Danfu County will be charged with treason. The matter of treason is too widespread. It is really inappropriate to rush the troops of the fifth army camp to calm down the chaos."
Tao Hanshan's smile faded, and he said solemnly: "The princess's words are not good. The important things that the prince has done are now the construction of the imperial mausoleum! If the construction of the imperial mausoleum is not completed, the prince will be charged. Something in the factory."
Tao Hanshan lowered his voice again, and glanced at the young man behind Qin Yining defensively, remembering that Qin Yining said he was a deaf and dumb person, and then continued: "If Wangye wants to achieve great things, those things must be obtained. The reason for the siege of the yamen by the people of Fuxian County will inevitably lead to the fact that the people will not go to Huichuan County. In this way, the matter of building the imperial mausoleum will face a thorough investigation from the top. Delaying the construction period is a trivial matter, and the things in the stone factory should be How to do?"
In a few words, she understood Tao Hanshan's ambition.
It seems that Tao Hanshan is looking forward to the power of the dragon.
Having such an ambition can't be considered a bad thing, but in order to take advantage of the dragon's achievements, Qin Yining can't accept it.
"What Mr. Tao said is true. But the lord has always loved the people like a son, and there is no other solution at this time. It is a bit too much to kill the people of Danfu County with the crime of rebellion."