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"But Empress, even if Zhi Lan can't stop the Empress, we have to give it our all!"

Just now, Hu Xiao did not even kneel down and had already been helped up by Zhi Lan, but the meaning behind her words did not change at all.

"Come out."

It could not be, that Hu Xiao happened to be at the side of a deserted and dilapidated temple, so she brought Zhi Lan to enter, and after a while, she suddenly spoke.

Even though she was standing in the abandoned temple, with someone following him from behind, Hu Xiao still maintained a calm demeanor, as if she was not afraid of anything at all.

After Zhi Lan heard Hu Xiao's words, she anxiously stood in front of Hu Xiao, and looked outside the entrance of the temple with caution.

"Empress, you have keen ears and sharp eyes. You actually found the two of us so quickly. This one truly admires you."

When the previously cautious Zhi Lan saw the person in front of him, she finally relaxed.

"Haha, didn't I tell you not to follow me at the yamen?" "Why?"

Hu Xiao looked at Yin Fufeng and said with a smile. She had thought that she had made things clear, but she did not expect the two people to still follow him.

Seeing that, Yin Fufeng did not feel embarrassed at all. Looking at Hu Xiao and Hu Xiao's expressions and what Zhi Lan had just said, she knew that Hu Xiao and her master was definitely not here for a stroll! Furthermore, she had already wandered outside the city!

"The safety of Empress is our top priority. Now that Empress has left the city, I'm afraid that she will be in danger. This humble subject and the General Zhao must follow him."

Hu Xiao sighed, she already knew that they would not throw her off so quickly, but she had to do something that would alert the enemy if there were too many people.

"Hehe, it's just that I can't stay at the Sui City, and came out to wander around. Why is it that even you guys have to do this?"

It was now impossible to leave.

"Since it's like this, it's better for Empress not to wander around outside. After all, Empress is naturally clear about the current situation of the Sui City, so it's best for us to return early."

Zhao Qiyan anxiously said.

Seeing that the three of them were looking at Hu Xiao, Hu Xiao smiled slightly, but just as she was about to speak, she was stopped by a group of people.

"Who is it!?" This broken temple is our territory, you came here, quickly leave! "

A group of ragged clothed people were supporting each other as they walked in, but when they saw the few people inside the temple, their eyes changed a bit.

No one had ever shouted at Zhao Qiyan like this before, especially when there was a Empress amongst them, how could a Empress with East Court be taught a lesson by this group of people!

Just as he was about to speak, he was stopped by Hu Xiao.

"No worries, let's go."

Judging from the clothes these people were wearing, they should be the victims. They must have no homes, yet they gathered here because of this. Perhaps it really was them taking over their land.

Hu Xiao did not speak to the victims who were chasing them away viciously just now, and only turned around and walked out of the door. The group of people did not make things difficult for them when they saw the four of them being so obedient, and only watched as they left.

Initially, they were still wondering if Hu Xiao was still going to continue on the path she had just taken, but after seeing Hu Xiao walking towards the city, they did not say anything else and followed behind him.

They had originally thought that they would be able to return to the residence smoothly, but as soon as they entered the city gates, they saw a scene that caused them to be rather shocked.

"Three pieces of silver for a bowl, three pieces of silver for a bowl."

She was still curious about what had attracted the attention of so many people, but when Hu Xiao saw the item that the peddler had bought, she felt that it had gone too far.

"Do you know about this?"

Since when did their East Court need water as well?!

Seeing Zhao Qiyan and Yin Fufeng frown as they shook their heads, Hu Xiao immediately lost the thought of continuing to wander around and angrily headed towards the yamen.

She stood in front of Qin Shuo in an uncontrollable rage, restraining herself in her heart, but she still could not hold it in.

"His Imperial Majesty really does have a way of governing countries."

Hu Xiao did not care about the few people still standing at the side, and blurted out, while the few people following behind were also startled.

Originally, he was very dissatisfied with Hu Xiao leaving the seats, but when he saw that Hu Xiao had changed from her usual lazy look, the rage on her face made Qin Shuo a little stunned.

"What happened to the empress?"

Qin Shuo was, after all, the emperor of East Court, but Hu Xiao's shamelessness still made Qin Shuo a little angry.

"What's wrong? The East Court is truly huge, to actually be able to sell water sources in a place with a group of affected people, does His Majesty not plan to meddle in this matter? "

Even though she knew that Qin Shuo might not know about this matter, Hu Xiao still felt that it had something to do with Qin Shuo. Especially since they had once held a banquet here, while the merchants outside had to sell their water sources because of the natural disaster!

"Is that true?"

Seeing how Yin Fufeng and Yin Fufeng were acting, they must have followed Hu Xiao here, and the two of them nodded their heads, which allowed Qin Shuo to understand the importance of the matter.

"Go and investigate this matter, Yin Fufeng! Do you think I'm dead? We are still in Sui City, but these merchants are actually so audacious! "

Seeing that, Qin Shuo did not bother about Hu Xiao's disrespect anymore. After all, this was a huge matter, and after thinking about it carefully, he knew why Hu Xiao was so angry just now. Initially, he wanted to explain to Hu Xiao that as the Queen and also in advance was holding a banquet for the Queen, it was disrespectful to leave, but now, he did not want to care about it anymore.

When Hu Xiao told him the answer she wanted, Hu Xiao turned and left. Although Qin Shuo did not know about this, but Hu Xiao did not guarantee that she could continue staying with Qin Shuo. She did not dare guarantee that she would not be able to hold back and punch Qin Shuo.

"Bring the new Prefect up to see Gu."

He had thought that this person would be carefree, but it turned out that it was all for him to see. Had he really been blind recently? He had actually made this kind of low level mistake again and again.

After a while, the Prefect arrived.

"Recently, there has been a sale of water sources in Sui City. Do you know about it?"

Looking at the Prefect kneeling in the lower hall, Qin Shuo slightly restrained the anger in his heart as he spoke.

"What?" This humble subject is unaware of such things. This person is truly audacious, to actually dare to commit such heinous acts. Your Majesty, please allow this humble subject to apprehend him! "

When the Prefect heard him, he immediately exclaimed with a face full of shock.

"Heh, at this time, we have already ordered Yin Fufeng to go and take care of it. Prefect, since you are the newly appointed parent official, you should be more attentive to the matter of Sui City, and definitely not walk the same path as the previous Prefect."

"This humble subject thanks Your Majesty for his teachings. I will not disappoint Your Majesty's mission!"

Seeing that, the Prefect immediately knelt down to express his gratitude. Seeing that Qin Shuo was no longer blaming him, he turned and left.

As the saying goes, a new official can only take care of a few matters. However, the current Sui City was simply too overbearing, and could only be slowly improved upon. However, there were still so many offenses that caused him to feel uneasy.