After this incident, Xuanyuan Yi dared not let An ling-Yao take any risks, so he made her stay obediently in the Governor's office and forbade her from going out for anything important. But he was worried that she might run away, so he moved his residence to the Governor's office and arranged for his most trusted guard, Han Ze, to protect An ling-Yao at all times. After everything was arranged properly, Xuanyuan Yi went to the disaster area with Liu Xuan.
After several months of handling by everyone, the disaster victims have been preliminarily resettled. Seeing that the affairs in the disaster area have been more or less settled, Xuanyuan Yi entrusted the remaining matters to Liu Xuan and returned alone to Sing Capital.
Back in Sing Capital, Xuanyuan Yi quickly went to the Governor's office. As soon as he arrived at the Governor's office, he immediately found Han Ze to inquire about the situation, "Princess... how is Miss Mo doing recently?" Han Ze replied with a bow, "Reporting to His Royal Highness, Miss Mo has been staying in the Governor's office chatting with the governor's wife, or going out to buy rouge and powder. There is nothing special."
Xuanyuan Yi nodded at the words, then gestured for Han Ze to step back, saying, "Alright, you can step back for now. I'll find you if I need anything." He then went to An ling-Yao's room and lightly knocked on the door, whispering, " Changle, are you in there? If you are, please respond to me." After a while, there was still no response from inside the room. Xuanyuan Yi stood in front of the door and spoke to himself, " Changle, I know I was wrong this time, but I didn't want you to be in danger. I had no other choice. I also understand that you don't really belong to Da Qian, your heart is not here. Your heart is in Southern Departure, I just can't bear to let you leave. Do you know? I was so happy when the Emperor agreed to our marriage. But when you said you didn't want to be my wife, I was so heartbroken. Forget it, forget it, I dare not ask for anything more now, as long as you are by my side, it's enough."
After Xuanyuan Yi finished speaking to himself, there was still no response from An ling-Yao's room. Feeling disinterested, Xuanyuan Yi turned to leave. But just as he was about to leave, he heard An ling-Yao's voice, "Crown Prince? It's so late, why are you standing in front of my room?"
Hearing An ling-Yao's voice, Xuanyuan Yi was stunned for a moment, then grabbed An ling-Yao's shoulder excitedly, "You weren't in the room? I thought you were asleep. Where have you just come back from?"
An ling-Yao broke free from Xuanyuan Yi's hand, looking puzzled. She then explained, "Oh, I just got back from the medical clinic, and it's so late because I got carried away chatting with Mu Yue and lost track of time. By the way, why did you come back so soon? Is everything taken care of over there?"
Xuanyuan Yi nodded in response, "That's good. The situation in the disaster area has been mostly handled, and the rest can be taken care of by Liu Xuan and the others, so I came back first. By the way, I... never mind. It's nothing. You should rest early."
"Oh, I see. Alright, Your Highness, you should also go back and rest early," An ling-Yao nodded, then walked straight into the room. As she was about to close the door, she noticed that Xuanyuan Yi had not left and asked in confusion, "Does the Crown Prince have something else to do? If not, you should go back first. It's cold here at night, so you don't want to catch a cold."
Xuanyuan Yi had a hesitant look, then sighed and waved his hand, saying, "Alright, I'll leave in a while. You should rest first, don't worry about me." With that, he turned and left.
After Xuanyuan Yi left, An Ling-Yao looked at his back and murmured, "It's just because of our disparate identities that there can never be a result between us."
The next day, Xuanyuan Yi found An Ling-Yao and asked, "Are you bored staying here? Since the disaster relief work is mostly done, how about I take you around Jizhou?"
An Ling-Yao eyes lit up at the words, excitedly saying, "Really? When do we leave?" After speaking, he bowed to Xuanyuan Yi to express his gratitude.
Xuanyuan Yi smiled and said, "In a few days, after I finish handling the remaining matters. If you need to pack, you can go ahead. I still have things to attend to here, so I won't accompany you for the meal."
Before Xuanyuan Yi could finish, An Ling-Yao eagerly bowed and left. After An Ling-Yao left, Han Ze asked quietly, "Your Highness, since the disaster relief is already done, why doesn't Your Highness return to Luo Capital early?"
Upon hearing this, Xuanyuan Yi's smile disappeared, and he said sternly, "Since when does my doing require you, a servant, to teach me?"
Hearing this, Han Ze quickly knelt down and apologized, "I misspoke, I deserve to die a thousand times, please forgive me, Your Highness."
Xuanyuan Yi waved his hand and said lightly, "Get up. I am staying here because there are still matters to attend to. After these days of visiting, I have found serious corruption in Jizhou. I have reported this to the emperor, and he wants me to stay in Jizhou to investigate further. You will take the Shadow Guards and go see what the situation is."
Han Ze left to attend to his duties. After he left, Xuanyuan Yi sat quietly in the inner hall, not saying a word, just quietly watching the birds in the sky and drinking tea. After a long time, he whispered, " Changle, you are like the birds in the sky. But I really don't believe in this, I want to try to see if I can keep you."
The next day, Xuanyuan Yi quietly left Sing Capital with only a few people including An ling-Yao. On the way, Xuanyuan Yi asked An ling-Yao, "Where do you plan to go first for the first stop?"
After a moment of thought, An ling-Yao slowly replied, "I heard that Le'an County is a beautiful place, a good destination."
Once this was said, Xuanyuan Yi didn't think much about it. After a moment of contemplation, he said, "Luo'an? Not a bad place to go. Alright, let's go to Luo'an first." After months of long-distance travel, Xuanyuan Yi and his group finally arrived at the edge of Le'an County - Moshan County. Moshan County, although the southernmost county of Le'an County, is almost isolated from the outside world due to being surrounded by mountains on three sides, causing its economy to lag further behind.
The officials in Moshan County take advantage of their remote location and the fact that the county magistrate, Chen Chang, is the younger brother of the governor of Luo'an, Lu Qiang, causing all the officials in Moshan County to act recklessly. Although the provincial governor of Qingzhou, Liu Xuan, has obtained some evidence, he does not dare to act against Lu Qiang easily due to the latter's influential family and the insufficient evidence in Liu Xuan's possession. However, what everyone did not expect was that the decision to go to Moshan County would lead Xuanyuan Yi and his group into a dangerous situation...
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