After she became a county magistrate, she took the ghost to investigate the case

Chapter 165 The Emperor's Word

Although Xu Yingying felt that Li Siqi was making a fuss over nothing, she couldn't resist Li Siqi's insistence and still followed his wishes.

Xu Yingying got into the carriage, but Li Siqi did not follow her in.

"Your Highness?" Xu Yingying looked at Li Siqi with some confusion.

Li Siqi gave Xu Yingying a reassuring look, "You just stay in the carriage. You are still a little weak. I will follow the carriage outside. If there is any accident, it can be solved in time."

Hearing this, Xu Yingying finally felt relieved.

But the two of them had not walked far before they were stopped by someone.

Xu Yingying had no idea what was happening outside the carriage. She only knew that the carriage stopped after a stumble.

Xu Yingying lifted the curtain and looked out, only to see a bright yellow color appear in front of the carriage. She had some guesses in her mind, "Could it be someone from the capital?"

As if to verify Xu Yingying's words, Li Siqi dismounted and stepped forward, and saw Su Shengyuan's figure.

"Eunuch Su? Why are you here?" Li Siqi asked puzzledly.

And Xu Yingying also got off the carriage with the help of the guards and came to Li Siqi.

"Your Highness the Ninth Prince, Magistrate Xu, it's been a long time since we last met. This old servant has come here on the orders of His Majesty." As he spoke, Su Shengyuan motioned to Li Siqi and Xu Yingying to look at the imperial edict in his hand.

Then the two looked at each other and both knelt on the ground.

Su Shengyuan unfolded the imperial edict and began to read it, "In compliance with the will of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims..."

"Your son accepts the order." Li Siqi didn't quite understand the emperor's thoughts, but he still agreed.

Su Shengyuan then placed the imperial edict in Li Siqi's hand with a smile on his face and helped him up personally.

"Your Highness the Ninth Prince, please stand up quickly. This is a sign of His Majesty's respect for you. You should know that it is not easy to establish a new county. His Majesty has entrusted this matter to you, and it is also a test of Your Highness's ability. I hope Your Highness will not disappoint His Majesty."

"Thank you for your guidance, Eunuch Su. I will not let my father down." Li Siqi was a little absent-minded. No matter how nice Su Shengyuan's words were, everyone present knew in their hearts that this was not an easy task.

After Su Shengyuan left, Xu Yingying and Li Siqi looked at each other and said, "It seems like we have to go back to County Master Huang first." Xu Yingying felt helpless.

Li Siqi nodded and agreed very much. On the way back, Li Siqi did not stay outside the carriage, but got into the carriage with Xu Yingying.

As soon as the curtain was lowered, Xu Yingying couldn't wait to ask, her voice full of worry.

"Establishing a new county town is probably a big challenge. The imperial edict also said that this new county town will be a small area carved out of Jun County."

"It has been merged with the refugee area in the capital. Just dealing with the refugee problem is enough to give people a headache. What is the purpose of the emperor's move?"

Li Siqi looked calm, as if he was used to this kind of situation. "I think I know why my father wants me to go back to the capital."

"I was ordered to supervise Xin County. I think they want to hinder my return to the capital. What is there in the capital that I should not know that makes the emperor want to stop me outside the capital like this?"

This was something that Li Siqi couldn't understand. Seeing Li Siqi like this, Xu Yingying felt a little sad, but she still spoke to comfort him.

"Perhaps something happened in the capital, so the emperor wants you to leave. Besides, the prince's party is eyeing you covetously in the capital. At this critical moment, it is the best way for you to stay outside the capital. I think the emperor is doing this for your own good."

"I hope so." Li Siqi murmured.

When Huang Shaohua returned to the County Lady's Mansion again, he was so shocked that he didn't know what to say.

"Your Highness, what happened again?" In the front hall of the County Lord's Mansion, Huang Shaohua looked at Li Siqi with a pale face.

Li Siqi touched his nose and said, "My father has just issued an order, asking me to supervise Xin County. For this reason, I have to stay in Jun County for a while longer."

"New county? Jun County is already close to the capital, how can a new county be set up around Jun County?" Huang Shaohua was very puzzled.

"Then it is natural to divide a piece of land from Jun County and add some areas in the capital to form this new county. As for the rest, County Master Huang, please don't ask too much."

Li Siqi's words and deeds had revealed his intentions very clearly, and Huang Shaohua decided to stop while he was ahead.

Since she couldn't return to the capital, Xu Yingying simply rested for a few more days in the county lord's mansion. When her body was no longer affected, she planned to start dealing with the issues concerning the refugee area with Li Siqi.

If you want to make the refugee area part of a new county, the first thing you need to do is to recruit the refugees.

Xu Yingying followed Li Siqi towards the refugee area.

Jun County is considered wealthy, but the closer you get to the refugee area, the more desolate the surrounding scenery becomes, especially the dilapidated houses that are everywhere you look. Xu Yingying feels extremely sad.

Just as the two of them approached the refugee area, a group of people jumped out from nowhere. Judging from their attire, they must be refugees not far away. Xu Yingying took half a step forward and tried to talk to those vigilant refugees.

"Don't be afraid, we are..." Before Xu Yingying could finish her words, a small stone flew out from somewhere and almost hit Xu Yingying on the head. If Li Siqi had not been quick to pull Xu Yingying, Xu Yingying would probably have a wound on her head now.

Li Siqi glared at the group of refugees in front of him, but he didn't expect that this would completely anger these refugees.

"Brothers, fight!" After that, someone started throwing stones at the two men one after another.

Seeing this, Xu Yingying gritted her teeth, pulled Li Siqi who was about to rush forward, turned around and ran, and only slowed down when she disappeared from the sight of the group of people.

"Why didn't you let me go forward just now?" Li Siqi looked at the panting Xu Yingying, feeling a little dissatisfied, "Those refugees are just used to being barbaric, they should be properly disciplined!"

Li Siqi had never seen such a scene before. He was shocked just now, but he was more angry. As a prince, even though he was sent abroad, it was the first time he encountered such a scene.

Xu Yingying's ideas are completely different from Li Siqi's. After all, her thoughts were not developed in ancient times. She is a woman with new-age thoughts.

Xu Yingying felt sympathy for these refugees. Moreover, based on Li Siqi's reaction just now, she also understood why the emperor wanted Li Siqi to intervene in this matter.

"Those are refugees. They have lost their homes and have come to the capital. But in such a huge city, where can they find a place to stay?"